Category Archives: College
Utah native, Rampage alum Halloran wins weekly NCHC award
October 24th, 2016Colorado College freshman forward Nick Halloran has been named the NCHC Rookie of the Week. A native of Draper, Utah, Halloran powered the Tigers to a 1-1 record, scoring three of CC’s five goals over the weekend, all on the power play. He opened the scoring in the Tigers’ 4-1 loss at Boston College Friday,…
Air Force grads now have immediate pro hockey options
October 19th, 2016The dream of playing professional sports for service academy athletes, including Air Force hockey players, was breathed new life earlier this year when a U.S. Department of Defense policy changed. The shift allows the possibility of joining a pro sports team after graduation instead of waiting two years. It will ease one recruiting disadvantage all…
Denver native Hayton nabs weekly ECAC Hockey honors
October 18th, 2016ECAC Hockey men’s AVISION AHEAD weekly awards were announced Tuesday. Denver native Kyle Hayton earned the league’s Player of the Week and Goaltender of the Week honors. Hayton was 2-0-0 with a .930 save percentage and 1.50 goals-against average and helped the Saints to a weekend sweep of New Hampshire and Merrimack with 40 combined…
Denver duo captures weekly NCHC awards
October 17th, 2016After all eight National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) teams were in action last weekend, the conference announced the Bauer NCHC Players of the Week for the week of Oct. 10-16 on Monday. Denver senior blue liner Will Butcher is the NCHC Defenseman of the Week, while DU junior Tanner Jaillet garnered NCHC Goaltender of the…
Colorado College receives $8 million gift for on-campus rink
October 12th, 2016Colorado College alumnus Edward J. Robson has given the college $8 million to build a new on-campus hockey arena. The facility, which will be located on the west side of Nevada Avenue between Dale and Cache La Poudre streets, is part of a campus master plan the college’s Board of Trustees approved in 2015. CC’s…
Air Force’s Starrett tabbed AHC Goalie of the Week
October 12th, 2016Air Force sophomore Shane Starrett was named the Travel Team USA/Atlantic Hockey Conference Goalie of the Week as he earned MVP honors at the Ice Breaker Tournament in Denver last weekend. Starrett, from Bellingham, Mass., stopped 83 of the 87 shots he faced to lead Air Force to a win over then-No. 5 Boston College…
Centennial native Huggins bags weekly WCHA honor
October 11th, 2016Senior goaltender Cole Huggins backstopped then-No. 19 Minnesota State to a season-opening sweep of then-No. 17 Michigan Tech, stopping 45 of 46 shots in the two wins. For his efforts, he was named the WCHA Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 10. His .978 save percentage and 0.50 goals-against average both led the WCHA…
Pioneers see hat trick of talents drafted in Buffalo
August 11th, 2016The University of Denver served notice to the NCAA in the spring with its Frozen Four run. In June, it was the NHL’s turn. Two sophomores to be – forward Dylan Gambrell and defenseman Blake Hillman – and incoming freshman Henrik Borgstrom were selected in the annual NHL Draft on June 24-25. It marked the…
Starrett spends his summer leave tending goal in Chicago
August 10th, 2016The hockey world continues to take note of the sterling freshman season turned in by Air Force goaltender Shane Starrett. Starrett, who fashioned one of the best seasons by a goaltender in the Academy’s storied hockey history, participated in the Chicago Blackhawks’ Development Camp from July 9-13. The 6-foot-5 goalie backstopped Air Force’s second-place finish…
CC’s Kivihalme excelling on the ice, in the kitchen, too
August 8th, 2016In the midst of his fourth prospect camp with the Nashville Predators in late June and early July, Colorado College’s Teemu Kivihalme traded his hockey gloves for oven mitts. And the result was a lot of happy faces and satisfied sweet tooths at the Ronald McDonald House in Nashville. The 6-foot junior, who will be…