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Rampage grad, Monument product Vanderbeck takes home weekly CCHA award

October 25th, 2022

The CCHA has announced that Northern Michigan senior AJ Vanderbeck is the CCHA Forward of the Week. Vanderbeck led the Wildcats to a split with Alaska Anchorage last week, recording a CCHA-best four points on two goals and two assists. He scored two goals, including a power-play tally with two helpers in a 9-1 victory…

Littleton native, Colorado youth hockey alum Stern nails down weekly USPHL award

October 21st, 2022

The USPHL has announced that Provo Predators netminder Bryson Stern is the Mountain Division Goaltender of the Week. Stern, a 2003-born Littleton native, started back-to-back games for the first time this year and rewarded his coach’s confidence. He finished the weekend 1-1-0, stopped 64 of 67 shots in two games, and pitched a 30-save shutout…

Boulder native, Colorado youth hockey grad Blackburn enjoying final junior season with USPHL’s Sabers

October 20th, 2022

Ethan Blackburn spent the 2021-22 season with a pair of USPHL teams, the Wisconsin Rapids Riverkings and Decatur Blaze. This season, the 20-year-old Boulder native is making an impact on the West Coast manning the crease for the San Diego Sabers. He’s been the top goalie for the Sabers and has already taken home two…

Thunderbirds alum Lackas named weekly EHL Top Performer

October 19th, 2022

The EHL has announced that New England Wolves forward A.J. Lackas is one of the league’s Top Performers for Week No. 5. Lackas and the Wolves keep chugging along as they picked up a pair of wins this past week over the New Hampshire Avalanche and the Railers Jr. Hockey Club, improving their overall record up to…

Battle Mountain grad Large finding success with NA3HL’s Cobras with eye on short-term, long-term goals

October 19th, 2022

After the 2021-22 season with Battle Mountain High School, Carter Large wasn’t ready to hang up the skates. He knew he had the ability to play junior hockey, but it took a by-chance meeting to make that happen. “I had randomly met up with (Butte Cobras coach-GM) Kirk Golden in Vail where I was practicing…

EHL announces 2022 South All-Star team to face off with NCAA D-III Lebanon Valley College

October 18th, 2022

The Eastern Hockey League (EHL) has announced the roster for the 2022 South All-Star Team that will be taking on Lebanon Valley College on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. This exhibition matchup is a new addition to the EHL All-Star College Series, which has grown since its inception back in 2017. “I was very…

Thunderbirds, RoughRiders alum Hargraves picks up weekly accolades from NAHL

October 17th, 2022

The NAHL has announced that Fairbanks Ice Dogs goaltender Kayden Hargraves is the Midwest Division Star of the Week. Hargraves, 20, got the Ice Dogs back on track with a weekend road sweep of the first-place Kenai River Brown Bears. “Kayden is a lighthouse for our group, meaning that he provides security regardless of the…

Lafayette native, Thunderbirds, RoughRiders alum Morton garners weekly CCHA accolades

October 17th, 2022

The CCHA has announced that Minnesota State senior Sam Morton is the conference’s Forward of the Week. Morton posted a league-best four-point weekend in helping lead fifth-ranked Minnesota State to a two-game home non-conference sweep over fourth-ranked Minnesota Duluth. On Friday, the Lafayette native registered a goal and an assist in the Mavericks’ 6-0 win,…

Centaurus graduate Hall grabs weekly USPHL accolades

October 15th, 2022

The USPHL has announced that Jersey Hitmen goalie Zackary Hall is the Mid-Atlantic Division Goaltender of the Week. Hall, a 2003 birth year from Erie, is another second-year USPHL Premier player and is off to a fantastic start in Year 2. He put up back-to-back shutouts at the Rockets Hockey Club Showcase against the Buffalo…

Boulder native Young makes plans for long-term future, commits to NCAA Division I Harvard

October 14th, 2022

Grant Young is just 16, but he already has plans in place to excel, both on and off the ice. Earlier this month, the Boulder native committed to play NCAA Division I hockey at Harvard University (ECAC Hockey). He said he’s unsure when he will start as a freshman, but ideally it will be in…

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