Category Archives: College
Air Force’s Dylewski an asset to the Colorado Springs community
January 7th, 2016The student-athletes at the Air Force Academy have a rare balance of giving and receiving when it comes to accomplishments or service. As they spend their time competing in athletic competition, they are given praise for their success, especially considering that at the Academy, success can be tougher to attain than it is at a…
Select alum Smith wins Hockey East monthly honors
January 6th, 2016Kyra Smith, a freshman goaltender on the University of New Hampshire women’s team, was honored Wednesday by Hockey East as the Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Month for December. A Littleton native and Colorado Select product, Smith started all five December games and went 4-1-0 with a 2.36 GAA and .905 save percentage. She was…
Veterans Butcher, Zajac taking control of Denver blue line
December 28th, 2015The University of Denver faced a daunting task coming into the season – replace seven seniors who played key roles for a squad that reached the NCAA tournament’s final eight last spring. Perhaps nowhere were the losses felt more than on the blue line, where All-American Joey LaLeggia and rock-solid Josiah Didier graduated and went…
Colorado developing goaltenders at a rapid pace for junior, college hockey
December 24th, 2015As the overall quality of youth hockey in the Rocky Mountain region has increased in the past decade or so, another trend has emerged – the place is starting to become a goalie factory. Think it’s fiction? Check the facts. Four goaltenders from Colorado and Utah have been selected in the past three NHL drafts…
Air Force’s Reid never thought about military, but now embracing it
December 23rd, 2015Playing college athletics and serving in the military is in A.J. Reid’s blood. His dad, Alan, was a Division I football player and his uncles graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Today, Reid finds himself in a similar situation as both his dad and his uncles. He’s currently a Division I athlete…
Ockey’s experience at CC mirrors that of his grandfather
December 3rd, 2015It’s hard not to see the similarities between Colorado College freshman Tanner Ockey and his grandfather, Don Stouffer, at least when it comes to their time playing at CC. Over 50 years before Ockey, a 20-year-old Calgary native, set foot on the ice at the World Arena, Stouffer was suiting up for the Tigers. At…
Air Force’s Starrett named AHC Rookie of the Month
December 2nd, 2015Air Force freshman goaltender Shane Starrett has been named the Atlantic Hockey Rookie of the Month for November. In eight games, the Bellingham, Mass., native helped lead the Falcons to a 4-3-1 record. Starrett posted a .918 save percentage and a 2.16 goals-against average. He was named the AHC Goalie of the Week after stopping…
Martello’s time at CC the ultimate tribute to his father
November 18th, 2015It was supposed to be a day that James Martello Jr. received a really cool birthday present – Sept. 11, 2001. Martello was going to go into New York City with his dad, James Sr., and check out his offices in the North Tower of the World Trade Center. He woke up and got ready…
Serratore family ties bind tight on, off the ice at Air Force
November 5th, 2015If the Air Force Academy hockey team has a certain feel of family around it, it’s because there are some family ties involved. Every time freshman forward Matt Serratore takes the ice, he’s being watched by his coach and uncle in Frank Serratore. Last season at some point on the recruiting trail, Frank had to…
Select alum Jasper named CHA’s Player of the Month for October
November 4th, 2015College Hockey America has announced its monthly award winners for the month of October and Aurora native Shara Jasper is the league’s Player of the Month. Jasper, a senior forward at Lindenwood University in St. Louis and a Colorado Select alum, totaled 10 goals and five assists in the first eight games of the season,…