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Westminster native McKernan finding right fit for start of junior hockey career in Wyoming with NA3HL’s Wild
November 12th, 2024At the end of the 2023-24 hockey season, Michael McKernan had a goal to play junior hockey for the 2024-25 season. Enter the NA3HL’s Gillette Wild. “The GM (Ethan Hayes) had reached out to me and it felt like a great fit,” said McKernan of the Wyoming-based team. “The year before, they had a great…
Rampage alum, Colorado Springs product Elrod grabs monthly USPHL accolades
November 12th, 2024The USPHL has announced that Bold City Battalion forward Sebastian Elrod is the Florida Premier Division Forward of the Month. Elrod (‘04/Colorado Springs) was out of the gate like a slingshot for the Battalion, putting up six goals and five assists for 11 points in his first nine games of his second season in Jacksonville….
Lakewood native, Colorado youth hockey grad Clarke gains weekly NCHC award with Bulls
November 11th, 2024The USPHL has announced that the NCDC Mountain Division Forward of the Week is Brody Clarke of the Pueblo Bulls. Clarke, an ‘05 out of Lakewood, was immense for the Bulls throughout the weekend, putting up a pair of goals and adding three assists to help the Bulls sweep the Casper Warbirds. The second-year Pueblo…
Northern Colorado natives Thompson, Mbereko take home weekly NCHC awards
November 5th, 2024A pair of Colorado natives have earned weekly honors from the NCHC. Denver junior forward Aidan Thompson (Fort Collins) is the Forward of the Week, while Colorado College goalie Kaidan Mbereko (Aspen) is the Goaltender of the Week. Thompson powered top-ranked Denver to a sweep at Yale with a four-point series, leading all NCHC forwards…
Colorado products Stringer, Marvici, Woolverton earn weekly honors from USPHL
November 4th, 2024The USPHL has announced that a trio of Colorado products have earned weekly player awards. Bold City Battalion goalie Evan Stringer is the Florida Premier Division Goaltender of the Week, Hampton Roads Whalers forward Blake Marvici is the Southeast Elite Division Forward of the Week, and Bold City goalie Kael Woolverton is the Florida Elite…
Centennial native, LHA, Regis Jesuit alum Ott collects monthly Atlantic Hockey honors
November 2nd, 2024Niagara senior forward Shane Ott has been been named Atlantic Hockey America’s Forward of the Month for October after a strong start to the 2024-25 season. Ott led the team with 10 points in seven games, including two goals and eight assists. The playmaking forward recorded multiple points in four games during October, including a…
Denver native Gordon excited for opportunity to come home with commitment to NCAA D-I Colorado College
November 1st, 2024Dain Gordon grew up playing hockey in the Denver area and has spent the last several years playing prep school hockey for the Bishop Kearney Selects in Rochester, N.Y. Recently, Gordon committed to NCAA Division I Colorado College and will head home for his college career in 2027-28 at the earliest. “I started talking to…
‘Realization of a dream:’ Denver City Council approves new 55-acre development around Ball Arena
November 1st, 2024The area of Denver’s Ball Arena will soon be surrounded by a new residential and commercial district. The proposed transformational redevelopment project can now move forward after Denver City Council approved a series of rezoning, development agreements, and service plan ordinances on Oct. 21. Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, which owns the arena as well as…
For Colorado Springs’ German, donning ‘C’ in 2024-25 for NAHL’s Grit ‘a great honor’ for Rampage grad
November 1st, 2024Alex German came home in 2023 to play his second season of junior hockey with the NAHL’s Colorado Grit, then a first-year program. This season, the Colorado Springs native is back for his final season of junior eligibility and was recently chosen to serve as the Grit’s captain for the 2024-25 campaign. “It’s a great…
Elrod improving game with USPHL’s Battalion as Colorado Springs native enjoying Year 2 in Jacksonville
October 28th, 2024Sebastian Elrod saw everything fall into place last season when the Colorado Springs native advanced to junior hockey with the USPHL’s Bold City Battalion. This season, he’s back for his second season with the Jacksonville, Fla.-based franchise. “(In 2023), I was looking for a USP team and saw there was a team in Jax,” said…