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Air Force netminder Starrett tabbed Atlantic Hockey Goalie of the Week
December 14th, 2016Air Force sophomore Shane Starrett was named the Travel Team USA Atlantic Hockey Conference Goalie of the Week as he helped lead the Falcons to a sweep over Niagara Dec. 9-10. Starrett, from Bellingham, Mass., stopped 38 of the 39 shots he faced in the series for an .050 goals-against average and a .974 save…
Colorado College goalie Leclerc named NCHC Rookie of the Week
December 13th, 2016After holding Miami University to just four goals in two games last weekend, Colorado College freshman goalie Alex Leclerc was named the Bauer National Collegiate Hockey Conference Rookie of the Week. Leclerc continued his strong play of late, helping snap Colorado College’s seven-game losing streak at Miami. On Friday, the freshman surrendered only a goal in…
Thunderbirds grad, Parker native Hawkey wins Hockey East weekly honor
December 12th, 2016Providence College sophomore goaltender Hayden Hawkey was named the Hockey East’s Defensive Player of the Week. Hawkey, a Parker native and Colorado Thunderbirds graduate, paced the Friars to a two-game sweep at RIT this past weekend after stopping 65 of 67 shots on goal over the two games. The sophomore posted a 1.00 goals-against average…
Thornton native, DU grad Salazar enjoying return home with Eagles
December 8th, 2016It’s come full circle for Luke Salazar, who grew up in Thornton and later played NCAA Division I hockey at the University of Denver. After graduation in 2012, Salazar played four years of pro hockey overseas before returning home this season to play for the ECHL’s Colorado Eagles. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE “I came to…
Avalanche stepping up with officiating mentoring program
December 7th, 2016Attracting, training and retaining officials for youth hockey games is a problem throughout the country. How bad of a problem? An estimated 40 percent of youth hockey officials quit each year, most after only a season or two. Colorado isn’t immune to the dropout rate. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE But Ron Groothedde thinks a large…
Tigers alum Swayman lands USHL roster spot, NCAA commitment
December 6th, 2016Jeremy Swayman came from Alaska to join the Pikes Peak Miners’ (now Colorado Springs Tigers) 18U AAA team prior to last season and made an immediate impact between the pipes. This season, he’s doing the same with the United States Hockey League’s (USHL) Sioux Falls Stampede and recently secured an NCAA Division I commitment with…
Slew of RoughRiders standouts making plans for WHL, NAHL hockey
December 6th, 2016The junior hockey world is taking note of the Rocky Mountain RoughRiders’ course of development. Since mid-October, four RoughRiders players signed tenders with North American Hockey League (NAHL) teams and a fifth, Midget 16U AAA forward Nikita Krivokrasov, signed a Western Hockey League (WHL) standard player agreement with the Prince Albert Raiders. “All of these…
Tahoe Hockey Academy finding elusive ‘path to success’
December 6th, 2016It has been more than two months since the Tahoe Hockey Academy opened its doors to its first class of student-athletes, and the progress being made on and off the ice has the administration feeling extremely optimistic. “The goal from Day 1 was to implement a program that provided an extensive athletic and academic curriculum,”…
Trio of Colorado connections make up weekly NCHC awards
December 6th, 2016Three Colorado connections are represented among the Bauer NCHC Players of the Week for the week of Nov. 28-Dec. 4. OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Austin Ortega, Omaha Senior Forward Escondido, Calif. Ortega totaled five points to power Omaha to a tie and win at Wisconsin last weekend. On Friday, he dished out an assist…
Lakewood native, Select alum Hensley lands NCAA Top 10 award
December 5th, 2016Former Colorado Select and Lindenwood University women’s hockey goaltender Nicole Hensley was chosen as one of the 10 recipients for the NCAA Top 10 award. Hensley becomes the first player from the College Hockey America conference to win the award, and the fifth recipient all-time from the sport of women’s hockey. The award recognizes former student-athletes for their…