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Outdoor youth tournament set for Bakersfield this winter
September 15th, 2016It’s no secret that outdoor hockey has taken off in popularity over the last few years. The NHL’s Winter Classic and Stadium Series have been overwhelming successes, bringing the game back to its pond hockey roots and delivering added visibility for the sport. This winter, youth hockey players from across the Western United States and…
RMJHL’s Yetis go dormant for ’16-17 season
September 15th, 2016In year two, the Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League (RMJHL) will begin the season with six teams instead of seven, and a 42-game regular-season schedule (plus playoffs). The Grand Junction-based Glacier Yetis will not be included during the 2016-17 campaign. Struggling to field players, the RMJHL Board of Directors placed the Yetis franchise in dormancy…
Behind the scenes, Millar does it all for the RoughRiders
September 14th, 2016How would you like to arrange travel and accommodations for 20 Rocky Mountain RoughRiders hockey players, a manager and a handful of coaches – 35 times combined for six teams during a seven-month span? If you’re up for that, how about ordering jerseys, socks, bags, pant shells, off-ice training gear and jackets and more for…
Avs bring in Calder Cup champ Bednar to refuel squad for ’16-17
September 8th, 2016Patrick Roy was a players’ coach, a man virtually everyone would run through a wall for. Roy may not be on the Christmas-card list of former Colorado Avalanche forwards P.A. Parenteau and Daniel Briere, among others, but it appears that Colorado’s returning cast will miss the Hockey Hall of Fame goalie who abruptly ended his…
Avalanche tab AHL vet Bednar as new coach
August 26th, 2016The Colorado Avalanche announced Thursday the appointment of Jared Bednar as the franchise’s new head coach. Bednar, who replaces Patrick Roy, becomes the seventh head coach in Avalanche history and the 15th in franchise history. “After profiling the type of coach I wanted for our team and going through an interview process with several good…
Taking Liberties With… Ryan Massa
August 18th, 2016RYAN MASSA Position: Goaltender, Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL) Hometown: Littleton Last Amateur Team: University of Nebraska-Omaha (NCHC) Youth Teams: Littleton Hawks, Colorado Thunderbirds, Colorado Rampage Littleton native Ryan Massa, who recently re-upped with the ECHL’s Orlando Solar Bears for the 2016-17 season, is also carving out a niche as a goaltending coach in Omaha, Neb.,…
Roy steps down as coach, VP of hockey operations for Avalanche
August 11th, 2016After three seasons, Patrick Roy has resigned as head coach and vice president of hockey operations for the Colorado Avalanche. The Hall of Fame goaltender released a statement Thursday: “For the past three years, I have carried out my duties as Head Coach and Vice President of Hockey Operations for the Colorado Avalanche with energy,…
Pioneers see hat trick of talents drafted in Buffalo
August 11th, 2016The University of Denver served notice to the NCAA in the spring with its Frozen Four run. In June, it was the NHL’s turn. Two sophomores to be – forward Dylan Gambrell and defenseman Blake Hillman – and incoming freshman Henrik Borgstrom were selected in the annual NHL Draft on June 24-25. It marked the…
Outliers focused on tasting even more success in Year 2
August 10th, 2016Outliers Hockey Academy director of hockey operations Paul Taylor saw Year 1 of his program as “a great success.” Now, he sees Year 2 as one to keep the progression moving. “We were able to raise the skill level of our athletes and teams through our intense training system and now we have some new…
Starrett spends his summer leave tending goal in Chicago
August 10th, 2016The hockey world continues to take note of the sterling freshman season turned in by Air Force goaltender Shane Starrett. Starrett, who fashioned one of the best seasons by a goaltender in the Academy’s storied hockey history, participated in the Chicago Blackhawks’ Development Camp from July 9-13. The 6-foot-5 goalie backstopped Air Force’s second-place finish…