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Thunderbirds’ 16U AAA standouts Shore, Foote make plans for future
April 29th, 2016The Colorado Thunderbirds develop their players for higher levels of hockey, plain and simple. There is no overlooking the extensive alumni list on the program’s website at www.tbirdhockey.org. Expect two new names to join that list is Thunderbirds’ 16U AAA National forwards Nolan Foote and Baker Shore, both of whom made decisions on their respective…
Longtime Miner Nolette makes plans with NAHL’s Rebels
April 27th, 2016After five years with the Pikes Peak Miners AAA organization, J.P. Nolette says it’s time to move on. Last month, the 18U forward signed a tender agreement with the Aston Rebels of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) and looks at beginning his junior hockey career next fall. “I had been talking to Aston for…
Krivo School of Hockey Elite teaches lessons on, off the ice
April 27th, 2016With practice four days a week at 6 a.m., players with the Krivo School of Hockey Elite arrive at their real school bright-eyed and ready to go. Most other kids have only been awake a short while. Krivo School players are a determined bunch. Would they rather sleep in? Sure. Or would they rather set…
Chalk Talk: There are always lessons to be learned from losing
April 27th, 2016Only a handful of teams across our state and continent get to end their season on a win. For the other 99 percent, it means one of the dirtiest words in sports: losing. In 25 seasons of hockey, both as a player and as a coach, I’ve been fortunate to be a part of a…
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…