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Strong final season at NCAA D-I Minnesota State leads to Lafayette native Morton signing NHL deal with Flames
March 23rd, 2024After a dominant final season with NCAA Division I Minnesota State, Lafayette native Sam Morton has signed with the NHL’s Calgary Flames. Morton’s contract will begin with the 2024-25 season. He will be joining the Calgary Wranglers on an amateur tryout for the remainder of the 2023-24 campaign. “It’s unbelievable,” Morton told CalgaryFlames.com. “Since you…
Parker native, Arapahoe, Thunderbirds alum Schwartz tabbed Atlantic Hockey Best Defensive Forward for ’23-24 season
March 19th, 2024Air Force junior forward Austin Schwartz has been named Atlantic Hockey’s Best Defensive Forward for the 2023-24 season. Schwartz led the nation with four short-handed goals and ranked third in the nation in blocked shots by a forward with 46. The Parker native played a key role on the Falcons penalty kill that ranked sixth…
Colorado Springs native, Catamounts, Doherty alum Bogan developing game with NA3HL’s Bighorns
March 17th, 2024When Garrett Bogan wrapped up his high school season in 2021 playing for Doherty, he wondered if he would have a chance to play junior hockey and continue to develop his game. In short, that answer became a resounding “yes” over the summer of 2021. “I went to the Colorado Springs Tigers ID camp and…
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Thunderbirds, RoughRiders alum, Lafayette native Morton tabbed CCHA Player of the Year for ’23-24
March 15th, 2024The CCHA has announced that Minnesota State graduate student Sam Morton has been voted CCHA Player of the Year. The CCHA Forward of the Year and All-CCHA First Team selection was one of three finalists for the honor, along with Bemidji State’s Kyle Looft and Mattias Sholl. Morton, a Lafayette native, paced all CCHA skaters…
Eagle native, Team Colorado AAA star Weatherred decides on next level with NCAA D-I St. Michael’s
March 13th, 2024Kyler Weatherred is heading to play NCAA Division I hockey starting with the 2025-26 season. A Team Colorado AAA standout, Weatherred made her commitment to St. Michael’s College last month, choosing to play for the Vermont-based school in the NEWHA conference. “The opportunity for me to commit to St. Michael’s arose through Carla Pentimone at…
Aspen native, Colorado College goaltender Mbereko collects national monthly honors
March 8th, 2024Colorado College’s Kaidan Mbereko continues to rack up awards, named this week the Hockey Commissioners Association National Goaltender of the Month for February. Mbereko was placed on the national ballot after earning his third straight NCHC Goaltender of the Month award, becoming the second player in league history to win three straight monthly honors, joining…
Illinois native, Team Colorado AAA star Schmidt heading home in ’24-25 with commitment to NCAA D-III Aurora
March 2nd, 2024Keilana Schmidt is following in the footsteps of her older sister Samira. Both have played for the Team Colorado AAA program and next season, they’ll be teammates again at NCAA Division III Aurora University. My sister is a freshman at AU and that sparked my interest in attending there,” said Schmidt. “My coach Karen Rickard…
Team Colorado AAA standout Mullin decides on future, commits to NCAA Division III Marian
March 2nd, 2024When looking at college hockey programs for next season, NCAA Division III Marian University had it all for Summer Mullin. The Colorado Springs resident recently committed to the Fond du Lac, Wis., school for the 2024-25 season. She’ll join another Colorado native, Aurora’s Samantha Brennan, with the Sabres next season. “In my recruitment process, Marian…
Aspen native, Colorado College netminder Mbereko named top NCHC goalie for third straight month
March 2nd, 2024Colorado College sophomore netminder Kaidan Mbereko has been named the NCHC Goaltender of the Month for the third month in a row. Mbereko continued his stellar play while backstopping CC to a 3-2-1 record in February. The Aspen native led the NCHC with a .939 save percentage and 168 saves during the month, averaging 28.00…