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Wheat Ridge native, Arvada, Thunderbirds alum, DU commit Boettiger nabs weekly USHL award
January 14th, 2025The USHL has announced that USA Hockey NTDP netminder Harrison Boettiger is the USHL Goalie of the Week Boettiger made 27 saves on 29 shots for the NTDP (U18) in its 4-2 win vs. Tri-City on Friday. The Wheat Ridge native then earned his second win of the weekend with 27 stops in a 7-5…
Renegades alum, West Valley City native Shaw gloves weekly USPHL honors
January 13th, 2025The USPHL has announced that Wisconsin Rapids Riverkings goalie Deaken Shaw is the North Premier Division Goaltender of the Week. Shaw (‘06/West Valley City) went 1-0 with a 14-save shutout win against the Steele County Blades on Jan. 4. In his first Premier season, this is Shaw’s third shutout win. He has a .935 save…
Fort Collins native, Jaguars alum, Elk standout Wilson gets USPHL monthly award
January 10th, 2025The USPHL has announced that Colorado Fighting Elk forward Braden Wilson is the Northwest Premier Forward of the Month. Wilson (‘06/Fort Collins) joined the Fighting Elk from the Bellingham Blazers during the month of October and has been a great addition for the first-year Colorado squad. In 16 games with Colorado, he has 10 points,…
Jaguars, Thunderbirds alum Forgrave picks up weekly accolades from NA3HL
January 7th, 2025The NA3HL has announced that Austin Ice Bats forward Tommy Forgrave is the South Division Star of the Week. A first-year Ice Bats forward, Forgrave extended his point streak to eight games, accumulating five points over three games against the El Paso Rhinos. The Palm Springs, Calif., native started the series with a two-goal performance,…
Timnath native, Team Colorado AAA star Robinson chooses NCAA D-III Concordia for future destination
January 6th, 2025Mia Robinson will soon be leaving home for her college hockey and academic career, but the Timnath native won’t be in unfamiliar territory. Late last month, the second-year Team Colorado AAA standout committed to NCAA Division III Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn. “When I first started looking at NCAA Division III schools, Concordia’s location was…
Colorado Springs native, Thunderbirds, Miners alum Gricius loving college hockey career north of the border in Calgary
January 5th, 2025Jake Gricius played his junior hockey in the WHL and then decided to stay in Western Canada for his college hockey career with the University of Calgary. Now in his fourth season with the Dinos, the Colorado Springs native has loved every minute north of the border. “The opportunity came kind of in the midst…
Team Colorado standout Zimiga decides on Jamestown for college hockey, academic career
January 5th, 2025Paige Zimiga is from Rapid City, S.D., but has spent the 2024-25 season developing her game on the blue line with the Team Colorado 19U AAA team. Next season, Zimiga will again advance her game after recently committing to play college hockey for the University of Jamestown, an ACHA team located in Jamestown, N.D. “The…
Bulls defenseman Hofer showing well in NCDC, taking next step with NCAA D-III Concordia commitment
January 5th, 2025It’s onward and upward for Pueblo Bulls defenseman Will Hofer. Recently, the Fargo, N.D., native announced his commitment to play for NCAA Division III Concordia College, a school located in Moorhead, Minn. Hofer has played 80 games in a Bulls jersey while amassing 17 points (three goals, 14 assists) in a season and a half…
Colorado Springs native, Rampage, Liberty High alum Ouellette collects weekly CCHA award
January 3rd, 2025Northern Michigan senior goalie Ryan Ouellette has been named the CCHA Goaltender of the Week. Ouellette posted a CCHA-best .953 save percentage last week, stopping 41 of 43 shots against No. 1 Michigan State on Sunday in the Great Lakes Invitational semifinals. After allowing two goals in the first period, he closed out the game…
Spot with NCDC’s Bulls has Denver native Friedman sharpening goaltending game close to home
December 24th, 2024Noel Friedman said the start of the 2024-25 season “has been pretty crazy for me.” With things simmering down a bit, the Denver native is focusing on rounding out his game between the pipes with the NCDC’s Pueblo Bulls. “I originally was planning on being at Pueblo, but then I got drafted by a different…