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Englewood’s Eansor selected CHL Player of the Week
April 27th, 2016The Canadian Hockey league announced April 26 that forward Scott Eansor of the Seattle Thunderbirds is the CHL Player of the Week for the playoff week ending April 24 after scoring three goals in two games with a plus-minus rating of plus-3. Eansor scored three of his club’s five goals on the road last week,…
Balancing life, hockey a must for Rampage’s Sarver family
April 21st, 2016Shift work comes naturally for the Sarver family. Chris Sarver is a lieutenant with South Metro Fire and Rescue in south Denver and his wife, Amy, is a pediatric oncology nurse. Their three young boys – Sam, 11; Tommy, 9; and Johnny, 7 – have adapted quite well to taking regular shifts as well, but…
Arapahoe Pee Wees return from Quebec with unique memories
April 12th, 2016It’s one thing to travel out of state for hockey. It’s another to travel to a different country and become immersed in that country’s culture for nearly two weeks. In mid-February, the Arapahoe Warriors Pee Wee AA team ventured nearly 2000 miles one way to play in the 57th Annual Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament….
Heinen leaves Denver, signs NHL deal with Bruins
April 11th, 2016University of Denver sophomore forward Danton Heinen will forgo his junior and senior seasons to sign an entry-level contract with the Boston Bruins. Heinen was selected by Boston in the fourth round (116th overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft and has led Denver in scoring in each of the last two seasons. “We’re very…
Air Force’s Dylewski takes home prestigious Hockey Humanitarian Award
April 8th, 2016Air Force senior Chris Dylewski is this year’s recipient of the Hockey Humanitarian Award, presented by BNY Mellon Wealth Management. Finalists included Kyle Criscuolo, Harvard; Jamie Murray, Babson; Morgan Richardson, Cornell; and Alison Rolandelli, Brown. The award recognizes college hockey’s finest citizen — a student-athlete who makes significant contributions not only to his or her…
Klee wants more success with U.S. Women’s National Team
April 4th, 2016He’s back … behind the bench. Former NHL stalwart Ken Klee has been named coach of the U.S. Women’s National Team that will compete in the 2016 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women’s World Championship. The tournament will be March 28-April 4 at the Sandman Centre in Kamloops, British Columbia. This is the sixth consecutive…
National tournament a goal from Day 1 for Lady RoughRiders
March 30th, 2016Getting to the USA Hockey Youth Nationals last year was one thing for the Rocky Mountain Lady RoughRiders 16U AA team. Doing it again was the bigger challenge, but the girls repeated with a Rocky Mountain District championship March 12, sweeping the Arizona Lady Coyotes in two straight shutouts of 8-0 and 7-0. “It definitely…
Colorado Select sends trio to USA Hockey Nationals
March 30th, 2016The Colorado Select Girls Hockey Association (CSGHA) reestablished itself as the dominant force in elite girls hockey in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain Region during this year’s playoff season. Over the past month, CSGHA has brought home a C470 league championship at the 12U level, a state championship at the 14U Tier II level, a…
Lady Grizzlies’ 19U AA team repeats as district champions
March 29th, 2016What a difference a year makes. The Utah Lady Grizzlies 19U AA team won the Rocky Mountain District (RMD) title in 2015, but coach Stan Weiss said it “was almost a surprise.” Going into the RMD tournament March 11-13 in Westminster, Colo., there were no surprises as the Lady Grizzlies took both games from the…
Tier II states find Boulder, Littleton collecting banners
March 29th, 2016After the Littleton Hawks 18U team won a Colorado Amateur Hockey Association Tier II state title back in December, two more championships were decided the first weekend in March at the South Suburban Ice Arena in Littleton. The Hawks 16U team won the organization’s second Tier II state crown of the year and then the…