Category Archives: College
Tigers freshman Bradley providing hope for the future
January 14th, 2016Over the last two seasons, it’s been clear that the rebuilding process for Colorado College was going to be a long, tough road. The light at the end of the tunnel is starting to shine brighter and lately, the spotlight has been on freshman forward Trey Bradley. Through the Tigers’ first 16 games of the…
Denver, CC sweep weekly NCHC awards
January 12th, 2016After only one National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) team swept last weekend, Denver earned three Bauer NCHC Player of the Week honors for Jan. 4-10 while Colorado College earned the fourth accolade on Monday. Claiming Bauer NCHC Players of the Week for week 12 are Denver sophomore forward Danton Heinen for Offensive Player of the…
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…