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T-Birds’ Gerlach commits to North Dakota
January 3rd, 2015Colorado Thunderbirds 16U National forward Max Gerlach has committed to play his NCAA Division I hockey at the University of North Dakota (National Collegiate Hockey Conference) at the conclusion of his junior career. Since 2012, Gerlach, a 1998-born from Flower Mound, Texas, has resided with Adam and Jenn Foote as his host family while playing…
Gwidt right at home with Grizzlies
January 3rd, 2015He might be a Wisconsin native, but nowadays Brent Gwidt calls the Salt Lake Valley home. Gwidt, in his second full season with the ECHL’s Utah Grizzlies after playing four years of NCAA Division I hockey at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, lives in the area year-round with his wife, Amanda. “The organization, the city, Maverik…
Staub to fly with Falcons
December 30th, 2014Colin Staub, a forward with the North American Hockey League’s Wichita Falls Wildcats, will continue his hockey career at the NCAA Division I level next season after committing to the U.S. Air Force Academy. “I’m excited not only to play college hockey, but to play college hockey in my hometown,” the forward from Colorado Springs…
Littleton, Hyland Hills win Midget AA states
December 30th, 2014Two Colorado Amateur Hockey Association state champions were crowned earlier this month as the Littleton Hawks’ 18U AA team won the title in its division, while the Hyland Hills Jaguars took home the 16U AA state championship. The 18U tournament was held at Boulder Valley Ice in Superior and wrapped up on Dec. 13, and…
Q&A: Women’s National Team coach Ken Klee
December 17th, 2014Ken Klee enjoyed a lengthy and successful career patrolling the blue line in the NHL, including a season with the Colorado Avalanche, and now is honing his chops behind the bench. The head coach of the U.S. Women’s National Team that competed in last month’s Four Nations Cup in Kamloops, British Columbia, the Littleton resident chatted…
T-Bird goalie grads shine between the pipes
December 16th, 2014Recently, Colorado Thunderbirds director of hockey operations and 16U AAA coach Angelo Ricci and goaltending instructor Cam Clemenson struck up a conversation relating to the number of graduates now stopping pucks in the high-level junior and NCAA ranks. The list is pretty impressive, to say the least. “The Thunderbirds have always had a solid base…
Highlands Ranch’s Shaw commits to Princeton
November 21st, 2014Highlands Ranch native Austin Shaw has announced his commitment to play NCAA Division I hockey at Princeton University beginning the fall of 2015. “I’m extremely excited to commit to Princeton, and I couldn’t have done it without the help of my teammates and coaches,” said Shaw, who is stopping pucks this season for the Wichita Falls Wildcats…
Smith decides on Cornell University
October 29th, 2014Former Colorado Thunderbird Brendan Smith, from Centennial, has committed to play college hockey at Cornell University. “I’m incredibly excited to commit to a school like Cornell,” said Smith, a defenseman with the United States Hockey League’s (USHL) Omaha Lancers. “Cornell was an easy choice due to their rich tradition on and off the ice. “My mom also…
T-Birds grad Olofsson commits to UNO
October 22nd, 2014Chicago Steel forward Fredrik Olofsson, a graduate of the Colorado Thunderbirds program, has committed to play NCAA Division I hockey at the University of Nebraska-Omaha following his United States Hockey League (USHL) career. “I spoke to my parents this weekend and I felt like it was the right place for me,” Olofsson said. “I liked everything about the campus,…
RoughRiders to host ECEL showcase
October 14th, 2014By Matt Mackinder Programs from more than 10 states and parts of Canada will converge on Westminster’s Ice Centre at the Promenade from Nov. 21-23 for an East Coast Elite League (ECEL) showcase event – the Rocky Mountain Challenge – that’s sure to generate plenty of interest from junior and college scouts and coaches. The…