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After not playing in ’20-21, Thunderbirds alum Levy looking to make impact in ’21-22 for BCHL’s Wild
September 30th, 2021Hank Levy sat out the 2020-21 season due to not be able to cross the Canadian border, but that won’t be the case this season after the 2002-born goaltender signed earlier this month with the BCHL’s Wenatchee Wild. Levy last played for the Colorado Thunderbirds’ 18U AAA team in 2019-20 and posted an 8-2-0 record…
Advancing game to USPHL’s Mullets ‘a perfect fit’ for Colorado youth hockey grad Szmul
September 29th, 2021Jackson Szmul was born in Dallas and moved to Castle Rock when he was seven years old. Once he arrived in Colorado, Szmul’s involvement and development with hockey took off. This season, he’s enjoying his inaugural season of junior hockey with the USPHL’s Minnesota Mullets. “My (Mullets) coach Chris Walby sent me a text and…
Kinasewich tabbed new coach, general manager for ECHL’s Grizzlies
September 28th, 2021The ECHL’s Utah Grizzlies announced Tuesday that Ryan Kinasewich is the team’s new head coach and general manager. Kinasewich, the eighth head coach in team history and fourth since the team joined the ECHL in 2005, takes over for Tim Branham, who was named an assistant coach with the AHL’s Colorado Eagles earlier this month….
Boulder native Stevens garners weekly honors from USPHL
September 28th, 2021The USPHL announced today its players of the week for the West Region. Boulder native Luke Stevens, a defenseman for the Lake Tahoe Lakers, was named Defenseman of the Week for the Pacific Division. Stevens picked up six points over the Lakers’ first three games, including five assists. He’s also been solid on defense throughout…
Tigers graduate French finding motivation in ’21-22 season playing north of border with SJHL’s Millionaires
September 22nd, 2021Although he is from Alaska, Keaton French improved his game with the Colorado Springs Tigers from 2017-20, even earning a call up at the beginning of the 2019-20 season to the NAHL’s Fairbanks Ice Dogs. After not playing anywhere last season due to the pandemic, French is in Canada this season to play in Saskatchewan…
Aurora native, Arapahoe, Regis Jesuit grad Sannes getting college hockey exposure with USPHL’s Mullets
September 21st, 2021Brody Sannes started skating when he was just two years old. Now some 16 years later, the Aurora native is starting his rookie season of junior hockey with the USPHL’s Minnesota Mullets. Sannes said the adjustment to the junior level has been positive to date. “The group of guys here on the Mullets are great,”…
Colorado College celebrates new Ed Robson Arena with ribbon cutting ceremony
September 19th, 2021A project in the making for five years became a reality on Saturday with a ribbon cutting ceremony for Ed Robson Arena and the Mike and Barbara Yalich Student Services Center on the campus of Colorado College. Former CC hockey player Ed Robson and Barbara Yalich joined Colorado College President L. Song Richardson, Colorado Springs…
USPHL Premier 2021-22 Preview Series: Mountain Division
September 17th, 2021The Mountain Division, new to the USPHL in 2020-21, delivered on its promises of excitement, drama, a high skill level and several commitments to high-level NCAA Division III institutions. Could Year 2 be even better? The coaches across the division certainly believe so. The parity is built in, considering the fourth-seeded Utah Outliers pulled off…
Colorado Springs native Campbell moving up coaching ranks, takes over for NAHL’s Minotauros
September 15th, 2021Cody Campbell is just 29 years old but fast moving up the junior hockey coaching ranks. Last week, the Colorado Springs native was named the head coach and general manager for the NAHL’s Minot Minotauros after two seasons with the EHL’s Walpole Express. “Minot has been a top organization in the NAHL for a long…
For Parker native Wild, opportunity for development key to re-signing in USPHL with Decatur
September 15th, 2021Cody Wild signed with the USPHL’s Decatur Blaze for the 2020-21 season and got acclimated to the development model of junior hockey. Fast forward a year and the 2003-born Parker native is back in the quaint Illinois town for his second season with the club. “The opportunity to re-sign with Decatur was because my coaches…