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Avalanche reloads through trades, draft, free agency
October 2nd, 2015A good guess of the Colorado Avalanche’s worth this season is somewhere in the middle, the medium of the last two seasons. The Avs probably weren’t as good as their 112-point season of 2013-14, and they were likely better than their 90-point campaign last year. The 22-point difference was startling, yet educational. In Year 3…
New Miners 16U, 18U coach Cook boasts impressive resume
October 1st, 2015New Pikes Peak Miners coach Cliff Cook knows a thing or two about finding good hockey in non-traditional hockey areas. After all, he grew up learning the game in Dallas, Tex. – in the 1980s. “I was a rarity back in the early ‘80s, as you might imagine,” Cook said. “Not too many people really…
Longtime Utah hockey staple Bernardy calls it a career
September 30th, 2015Joe Bernardy isn’t even of retirement age, but he just felt that “it was time.” This past summer, Bernardy stepped down from his position as the hockey program coordinator and assistant arena manager at the County Ice Center in Murray after nearly 20 years. Now, he spends more time at his Sandy home than he…
Crew, Carroll add energy, expertise to Rampage coaching lineup
September 29th, 2015Excuse J.J. Crew and Joey Carroll for their enthusiasm, but they work in a sport they love, giving back to young players, in their second home. The Colorado Rampage’s two newest coaches realize they wouldn’t have had the opportunities they have without many other coaches giving back to them over the years. “I love the…
Select a vital cog in High Performance Training Day
September 28th, 2015It’s always a positive event when four competitive organizations come together for one common goal. Back on Aug. 22, the top 14U age level female hockey players from around the state gathered in Colorado Springs for the 14U High Performance Training Day – a day of intense on-ice training, fitness testing and an off-ice presentation…
Trio of Colorado Junior A clubs aiming for WSHL glory
September 25th, 2015On the eve of the 2015-16 Western States Hockey League (WSHL) season starting, every team is optimistic that all the pieces are in place to make a successful run for the prestigious Thorne Cup. For the three Colorado-based teams – Colorado Evolution (Denver), Colorado Jr. Eagles (Fort Collins) and Superior RoughRiders (Superior) – each of…
RoughRiders amped to host Rocky Mountain Challenge
September 24th, 2015Once again this fall, elite youth teams from across the United States and Canada will venture back to Denver to try their hand once more in the Rocky Mountain Challenge. An East Coast Elite League (ECEL) showcase, the tournament is hosted by the Rocky Mountain RoughRiders – a charter member of the ECEL that strives…
Competitiveness keeps Englewood’s Eansor in the fast lane
September 23rd, 2015Scott Eansor achieved one goal this summer, and if he continues his upward trajectory with the Seattle Thunderbirds, he could reach another before New Year’s Day. Eansor was one of four former Colorado Thunderbirds players that participated in the U.S. National Junior Evaluation Camp at Lake Placid, N.Y., in early August, and he acquitted himself…
Ex-DU coach Gwozdecky comes home, takes job at Valor Christian
September 23rd, 2015George Gwozdecky had no idea what was next for him. He had just finished his second season as an assistant coach for the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning after making it to the Stanley Cup Finals and losing to the Chicago Blackhawks and the only certainty was that he was not returning to Tampa Bay. Gwozdecky…
Aspen elated to have ‘impressive, elite’ Knutson on board
September 23rd, 2015Emily Knutson wanted to step away from coaching hockey to be a skiing coach and for five years, she was content being on the slopes and away from the rink. The one notion she couldn’t get out of her head was that the urge to get back on skates was still there – and it…