Category Archives: College
Now a prominent piece in the DU lineup, Ritt finds role as Pioneers’ senior
January 27th, 2017Evan Ritt’s summer vacation wasn’t much of a vacation – he worked two jobs and went to the gym every day. Yet that routine was transformational for the University of Denver senior, who finds himself as a fixture in the Pioneers’ lineup for the first time in his four seasons. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE “I…
Falcons’ offensive force Haak ‘just goes about his business’
January 25th, 2017Kyle Haak’s grasp of chemistry is as impressive as his command of physics. The Air Force center, a physics major and nuclear weapons and strategy minor, has one of the highest grade-point averages of any sophomore at the Academy. Through 22 games, he also was the Falcons’ scoring leader with 20 points, one more than…
Confidence proving to be the guiding light for CC’s Hansen
January 23rd, 2017The children’s book “The Little Engine That Could” has nothing on Colorado College’s Matt Hansen. The senior knows he can, and he’s proved it by emerging as a value component on the Tigers’ best line this season, teaming with top scorers Mason Bergh and Luc Gerdes. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE “His compete level has gone…
Pioneers’ Jaillet picks up NCHC Goaltender of the Week honors
January 17th, 2017University of Denver goaltender Tanner Jaillet has been named NCHC Goaltender of the Week, collecting his third NCHC Goaltender of the Week award this season and fifth of his career. GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK Tanner Jaillet, Denver Junior Goaltender Red Deer, Alberta READ OUR LATEST ISSUE Jaillet backstopped the top-ranked Pioneers to a split at…
Denver’s Terry selected NCAA First Star of the Week
January 10th, 2017After helping the United States’ gold-medal winning performance at the World Junior Championship, Troy Terry returned to the University of Denver to lead the Pioneers to a victory against Arizona State. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE On Tuesday, Terry was named the NCAA’s First Star of the Week. Terry made all three of his shootout attempts…
Trio of Colorado NCAA players nab weekly NCHC awards
January 10th, 2017Underclassmen took over last weekend as all four Bauer National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) Players of the Week for the week of Jan. 2-8, 2017, are either freshmen or sophomores. Three have Colorado ties. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE Earning Bauer NCHC Player of the Week honors for Week 12 are Denver sophomore forward Troy Terry…
Thunderbirds alum, Parker native Hawkey selected Hockey East Goalie of the Month
January 4th, 2017Providence College sophomore goaltender Hayden Hawkey has been named the Stop It Hockey East Goaltender of the Month for December. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE In six games during the month of December, the Parker native posted a 3-1-2 record, a league-best 1.47 goals-against average and ranked second in save percentage (.947). Hawkey stopped 47 of…
Thunderbirds graduate Ortega chosen NCHC Player of the Month
January 4th, 2017University of Nebraska-Omaha senior forward Austin Ortega has been named the National Collegiate Hockey Conference’s (NCHC) Player of the Month for December. It is the second monthly award for Ortega, who picked up the same hardware in December of 2014. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE Ortega led the NCHC in scoring in December with five goals…
Air Force’s Ledford named Atlantic Hockey Player of the Week
January 3rd, 2017Air Force junior Tyler Ledford was named the Travel Team USA Atlantic Hockey Conference Player of the Week for games ending Jan. 1. Ledford, from Colorado Springs, helped lead the team to a conference road sweep at Sacred Heart Dec. 30-31, with three points in the two games. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE In the first…
Former T-Bird Ortega, Colorado College freshman Leclerc net weekly NCHC honors
January 3rd, 2017The Bauer National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) Players of the Week for the weeks of Dec. 16, 2016 through Jan. 1, 2017 include University of Nebraska-Omaha senior forward Austin Ortega (Offensive Player of the Week) and Colorado College freshman netminder Alex Leclerc (Goaltender of the Week). Ortega is now a six-time NCHC Offensive Player of…