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Slew of Colorado products tabbed in two-part 2021 USHL Draft
May 29th, 2021The USHL held its two-part draft this past week – Phase I and Phase II – as teams look to stock their rosters for upcoming seasons. Phase I of the draft is ten rounds of “futures” age players only, which are Under-17 players for next year’s season (2005 birth year players only for the 2021…
Littleton native, Colorado youth hockey grad DiPonio sets NAHL course for ’21-22 with Anchorage tender
May 28th, 2021For Kory DiPonio, he had nothing but positive feelings when approached about starting his junior hockey career next season in Alaska. DiPonio, a Littleton native, signed a tender agreement last week with the Anchorage Wolverines, an NAHL expansion franchise set to begin play with the upcoming 2021-22 season. “The opportunity with Anchorage began when we…
Nine USPHL players, four alumni listed in NHL Central Scouting Final Rankings
May 28th, 2021The United States Premier Hockey League saw nine of its players who skated in the 2020-21 season ranked in NHL Central Scouting’s Final Rankings released on Thursday, May 27. Eight of the players listed skated in the USPHL’s Tier II, tuition-free National Collegiate Development Conference during the season. Seven were listed directly as NCDC with…
Avalanche sweep aside Blues in four straight to open 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs
May 25th, 2021The Colorado Avalanche claimed the Presidents’ Trophy with the best record during the 2020-21 regular season in the NHL. And Colorado proved that accomplishment was no fluke, downing the St. Louis Blues in four straight games to open the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Avalanche picked up a 5-2 victory in Game 4 at the Enterprise…
Vail, Arapahoe, Thunderbirds grad Schelter finds faith in Minnesota, WHL experience with Winterhawks
May 20th, 2021Luke Schelter spent his youth in Colorado playing for the Vail-Eagle Hockey Association, Arapahoe Warriors and Colorado Thunderbirds before going up to Minnesota for a new challenge at the Northstar Christian Academy. This past season, the 2004-born Centennial native also left home again, playing six games for the WHL’s Portland Winterhawks. He’ll be a full-time…
Carbondale product, Aspen, Thunderbirds alum Scott signs NAHL tender with returning Jr. Blues
May 20th, 2021The Springfield Jr. Blues sat dormant during the 2020-21 NAHL season due to the ongoing pandemic. That won’t be the case in 2021-22 as the Jr. Blues have been on the recruiting trail and signing prospective players for next fall. One recent signee was Carbondale native Fisher Scott, a 2004-born defenseman who grew up playing…
New OneHockey girls hockey director Seiling sees growth potential for game across U.S.
May 20th, 2021As OneHockey, the premier tournament program in North America, gets set to kick off its summer programs, the company is also expanding on the girls hockey side. The recent hiring of former NHL player Ric Seiling will speed that growth in leaps and bounds. “(OneHockey president and CEO) Sebastien Fortier was very open when I called him to ask…
Colorado quartet selected in 2021 NCDC Entry Draft
May 19th, 2021Back on May 12, the USPHL’s National Collegiate Development Conference held its 2021 Entry Draft, which allowed teams the opportunity to draft 2001- through 2004-born players onto their organizational rosters. A total of 155 players were selected by the 13 NCDC teams in the 12-round draft from countries all over the world, and from dozens…
ECHL’s Grizzlies sign Herriman native Mannek for remainder of ’20-21 season
May 19th, 2021The ECHL’s Utah Grizzlies have signed forward Mason Mannek, who was born and raised in Herriman. Mannek played with the WHL’s Portland Winterhawks from 2018-21, and in four seasons with Portland, scored 43 goals and 51 assists for 94 points, along with a plus-27 rating. This season with Portland, he had 10 goals and seven…
Centaurus grad, Broomfield product Biggerstaff excited to be moving up to NA3HL’s Cobras in ’21-22
May 14th, 2021For Ross Biggerstaff, he has always believed in the development system in the game of hockey. This past season, the Broomfield native skated for Centaurus High School and previously, for the Hyland Hills Jaguars. Next season, he’ll make the leap to junior hockey after recently signing with the NA3HL’s Butte Cobras, coached by Vail native…