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USPHL Premier, Elite National Championships returning to Utica, N.Y., in 2024
October 24th, 2023The United States Premier Hockey League is proud to announce that the 2024 USPHL National Championships will return to Utica, New York, co-hosted between the League and the Utica Jr. Comets and the Utica Comets (AHL) organizations, between March 21-26, 2024. The host site will once again be the three-sheet Utica University Nexus Center in Utica. The Utica University…
For Highlands Ranch native Jimenez, USPHL proving to be step in right direction for development
October 24th, 2023Dylan Jimenez was born in North Carolina and moved to Colorado when he was five years old. During his youth living in Highlands Ranch, Jimenez found a love for hockey and played for the Littleton Hawks, Colorado Rampage and Colorado Springs Tigers. Last season, he moved on to junior hockey with the USPHL’s Provo Predators…
Salt Lake City native, Grizzlies netminder, Rampage grad Metcalf selected ECHL Goaltender of the Week
October 23rd, 2023Garrett Metcalf of the Utah Grizzlies has been named the Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Oct. 19-22. It is the second time in his career that he has received the weekly honor. Metcalf, who is under contract to the AHL’s Colorado Eagles, stopped all 35 shots he faced on Sunday in a…
Castle Rock native, Colorado youth hockey grad Lane seeing game improve with USPHL’s Whalers
October 22nd, 2023Liam Lane played for a multitude of youth hockey programs back home in Colorado, but has found his niche in junior hockey with the USPHL’s Hampton Roads Whalers. A second-year goalie for the Virginia-based Whalers, Lane spent the 2022-23 season for the program’s USPHL Elite team before moving up to the USPHL Premier squad for…
ECHL’s Grizzlies name blueliner Wesley captain ahead of new 2023-24 season
October 21st, 2023Defenseman Josh Wesley has been named captain of the ECHL’s Utah Grizzlies for the 2023-24 season. Keoni Texeira and Kyle Betts will be the alternate captains for Grizzlies home games, and Tyler Penner and Dylan Fitze will be alternate captains for away games. Wesley is entering his eighth full season as a professional. He has…
Team Colorado 16U AA team finding early success, eyeing fruitful 2023-24 season
October 18th, 2023For Team Colorado 16U AA coach Shelby Butler, seeing her team win the 200×85 CCM Hockey tournament two weeks ago in Dallas is hopefully the tip of the iceberg for what the squad can achieve this season. “From tryouts in August picking this team, my assistant coach (Dru Burns) and I knew we were going…
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Arvada product, Colorado youth hockey alum Leivian aiming to fine-tune game with NA3HL’s Sea Captains
October 12th, 2023Chase Leivian knew he’d eventually leave home to pursue hockey, and that time was the 2023-24 season. Leivian, who played all his youth hockey in Colorado, made the jump to junior hockey this season with the NA3HL’s Norwich Sea Captains, a team in Norwich, Conn. “The opportunity for me to sign with Norwich arose through…
Team Colorado AAA standout Bynan earns association’s first NCAA commitment of 2023-24, decides on Hood
October 11th, 2023Ella Bynan is a Utah native that has ventured to Colorado to round out her game on the ice. Earlier this week, the Team Colorado AAA standout announced her commitment to Hood College, a new NCAA Division III program in Frederick, Md., set to start play in 2024-25 “After joining NCSA, I started researching and…
Denver natives Hampton, Lane take home weekly USPHL honors
October 11th, 2023The USPHL has announced that two players from Colorado have earned weekly awards. Bellingham Blazers blueliner Tanner Hampton is the Northwest Premier Defenseman of the Week, while Hampton Roads Whalers netminder Liam Lane is the Southeast Premier Goaltender of the Week. Hampton, a 2005 birth year out of Denver, put up a goal and three…