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Team Colorado aiming to make noise at America’s Showcase
January 27th, 2016Team Colorado is headed back to America’s Showcase only this time, bigger and hopefully, better than ever. America’s Showcase is an annual five-day hockey tournament held in the spring at Robert Morris University in suburban Pittsburgh. It gives premier junior and senior high school players representing their state an opportunity to compete and display their…
RMJHL gaining confidence, notice on a national level
January 26th, 2016With a handful of players moving up to Tier I and Tier II levels of junior hockey, as well as several teams and players ranked among the best in all of USA Hockey Tier III juniors, it’s difficult to realize that the Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League (RMJHL) is still on its maiden voyage. Then…
Utah native Pike, former T-Bird Carlson named to NAHL Top Prospects Tournament
January 25th, 2016The North American Hockey League (NAHL) has announced the rosters for next month’s NAHL Top Prospects Tournament, presented by Easton, which will be held from Feb. 15-16 at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Mich. Two player with Colorado/Utah connections were selected in Bismarck Bobcats forward Jared Pike, a native of Sandy, Utah, and former Colorado…
Air Force’s Dylewski a nominee for Hockey Humanitarian Award
January 25th, 2016Air Force senior Chris Dylewski is one of 18 nominees for the 2016 BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award. The award recognizes college hockey’s finest citizen — a student-athlete who makes significant contributions not only to his or her team, but also to the community-at-large through leadership in volunteerism. The 2016 finalists will be…
RoughRiders send talented bunch to NAPHL, ECEL All-Star Games
January 21st, 2016Several Rocky Mountain RoughRiders players were recently recognized as league All-Stars in the North American Prospects Hockey League (PHL) and East Coast Elite League (ECEL). The ECEL 16U and 18U All-Star Games were played on the campus of Yale University on Dec. 19, while the PHL’s 16U game was Dec. 5 in Blaine, Minn., and…
Pikes Peak trio of NAPHL All-Stars on development fast track
January 19th, 2016Smash Mouth’s major 1999 hit “All Star” directly applies to the Pikes Peak Miners 18U AAA trio of goaltender Jeremy Swayman and forwards Brendan Doyle and Trevor Paradise. All three played at the North American Prospects Hockey League (NAPHL) All-Star Game Jan. 9 in the Detroit suburb of Troy, Mich., and represented the Miners well….
Carlo, Eansor reflect on United States World Junior bronze
January 18th, 2016Admittedly, there were a few nerves for Brandon Carlo and Scott Eansor. That was during the United States’ pre-tournament camp in Vierumaki, Finland, before the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship began in Helsinki over the Christmas holiday. “I was rooting for him so much in camp,” said Carlo of his longtime friend and former Colorado Thunderbirds…
Taking Liberties With … Chris Wagner
January 15th, 2016CHRIS WAGNER Position: Forward, Colorado Avalanche Hometown: Walpole, Mass. Age: 24 Height/Weight: 6-feet, 195 pounds Last Amateur Team: Colgate University (ECAC Hockey) Acquired: Claimed off waivers from Anaheim, Nov. 15, 2015 Drafted: Anaheim’s fifth-round pick (122nd overall) in 2010 NHL draft Colorado Rubber: What’s some advice you have for a young hockey player and his/her…
Tigers freshman Bradley providing hope for the future
January 14th, 2016Over the last two seasons, it’s been clear that the rebuilding process for Colorado College was going to be a long, tough road. The light at the end of the tunnel is starting to shine brighter and lately, the spotlight has been on freshman forward Trey Bradley. Through the Tigers’ first 16 games of the…
Denver, CC sweep weekly NCHC awards
January 12th, 2016After only one National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) team swept last weekend, Denver earned three Bauer NCHC Player of the Week honors for Jan. 4-10 while Colorado College earned the fourth accolade on Monday. Claiming Bauer NCHC Players of the Week for week 12 are Denver sophomore forward Danton Heinen for Offensive Player of the…