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For 53 years, Littleton Hawks have developed players for junior, NCAA, pro hockey
December 3rd, 2016When Grant Arnold was a young hockey player growing up in the Littleton Hockey Association (LHA), it’s unlikely anyone foresaw him helping the University of Denver to a Frozen Four. Or developing into one of just three two-time captains in the program’s nearly 70-year history. Arnold, who began his pro career this fall playing for…
Denver’s Hayton takes home monthly HCA nod as November’s best
December 2nd, 2016St. Lawrence junior goaltender Kyle Hayton has been named the Hockey Commissioners’ Association National Division I Player of the Month for November. Hayton led the Saints to a No. 19 national ranking last month and finished November tied among all of his Division I counterparts in games started (8), posting a 5-0-3 record. He began…
Denver’s Hayton selected ECAC Hockey Goalie of the Month
December 1st, 2016Denver native and St. Lawrence University junior Kyle Hayton has been named the ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Month for November. Last month, Hayton went 5-0-3 with a 1.09 goals-against average and a .963 save percentage for the Saints. During his youth hockey days, Hayton played for the CC Jr. Tigers, the Colorado Thunderbirds and…
Renegades building momentum in Utah youth hockey circles
November 30th, 2016First, the West Coast Renegades (WCR) brought aboard former NHL Stanley Cup champion Kevin McClelland to coach in the program. Then it was David Imonti as the organization’s hockey director. Furthering the trend of adding high-quality staff members was the recent addition of Steve Metcalf, Zach Hale and Derek Porter in various roles. READ OUR…
Falcons defender Boje tabbed Atlantic Hockey Defensive Player of the Week
November 29th, 2016Air Force defenseman Phil Boje was named the Travel Team USA Atlantic Hockey Conference Defensive Player of Week for games played through Nov. 27. The junior from Shoreview, Minn., had a team-high four points in two non-conference games last week against No. 2 Denver and Colorado College. He had two points (goal, assist) against Denver in…
Pioneers pick up three NCHC weekly honors
November 29th, 2016While only four National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) teams were in action last weekend, there were still several impressive performances on display with the lone NCHC team to win both games over the weekend picking up three of the four Bauer NCHC Players of the Week honors for the week of Nov. 21-27. Garnering NCHC…
Red Grizz focusing on ‘skills gained,’ ‘friendships made’
November 23rd, 2016Thinking outside the box is something Eric Capps obviously excels in doing. Back in 2015, Capps, Jeff Tilk and Connie Tilk wanted to find a way to “do something more than what high school offers, but less time, travel and expense than what the other 16U teams were offering.” READ OUR LATEST ISSUE After a…
Colorado College a homecoming for Rampage alum, Utah native Halloran
November 22nd, 2016Nick Halloran‘s hockey career is on a fast track. That’s an appropriate way to describe the ascension of the speedy forward, who has gotten off to a great start in his freshman season at Colorado College and attracted the attention of a handful of NHL scouts. Halloran had four goals and four assists through the…
NHL dreams turn to reality for Colorado Springs’ Carlo
November 21st, 2016Believe it or not, Brandon Carlo does get nervous. You just wouldn’t realize it from watching the composure he’s played with as a 19-year-old on the Boston Bruins’ top defensive pair early this season. Carlo turns 20 on Nov. 26. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE “We had a team dinner when the team told us we’d…
Denver announces five newcomers for ’17-18 season, including T-Birds alum Rasmussen
November 17th, 2016University of Denver coach Jim Montgomery announced Nov. 17 that five student-athletes have submitted National Letters of Intent to join the program in 2017. Goaltender Dayton Rasmussen, forwards Adam Goodsir and Kohen Olischefski and defensemen Ian Mitchell and Griffin Mendel will all join the Pioneers as freshmen next season. “We’re very excited about next year’s…