Category Archives: College
Northern Colorado natives Thompson, Mbereko take home weekly NCHC awards
November 5th, 2024A pair of Colorado natives have earned weekly honors from the NCHC. Denver junior forward Aidan Thompson (Fort Collins) is the Forward of the Week, while Colorado College goalie Kaidan Mbereko (Aspen) is the Goaltender of the Week. Thompson powered top-ranked Denver to a sweep at Yale with a four-point series, leading all NCHC forwards…
Centennial native, LHA, Regis Jesuit alum Ott collects monthly Atlantic Hockey honors
November 2nd, 2024Niagara senior forward Shane Ott has been been named Atlantic Hockey America’s Forward of the Month for October after a strong start to the 2024-25 season. Ott led the team with 10 points in seven games, including two goals and eight assists. The playmaking forward recorded multiple points in four games during October, including a…
Aspen native, Colorado College netminder Mbereko chosen NCHC Goaltender of the Week
October 28th, 2024Colorado College junior Kaidan Mbereko has been named the NCHC Goaltender of the Week. Mbereko, a native of Aspen,, was a rock in net for the Tigers all weekend, backstopping CC to a sweep at Alaska Anchorage while surrendering only one goal all series. In Friday’s opener, he made 28 saves in a 2-1 victory. The…
Rampage grad Cosentino nabs weekly AHA college hockey accolades
October 9th, 2024Atlantic Hockey America has announced that Air Force senior Clayton Cosentino is the AHA Forward of the Week. Cosentino, a center from San Carlos, Calif., who played youth hockey with the Colorado Rampage, had four points (3-1-4) as the Falcons split with Arizona State, while also winning 27 faceoffs and blocking a pair of shots….
Vail native Golden advancing up coaching ladder, lands role as assistant with NCAA D-III Castleton
October 6th, 2024Kirk Golden has rapidly ascended the coaching ranks in recent years, leading teams in the NA3HL and scouting for NAHL clubs. This season, the Vail native will be behind the bench of NCAA Division III Castleton, a school based in Vermont, as an assistant coach. “I originally met Castleton University’s head coach Kyle Richards through…
Colorado youth hockey grads Cosentino, Schwartz named captains for NCAA D-I Air Force
October 6th, 2024The NCAA Division I Air Force hockey team has named its captains for the 2024-25 season. Seniors Clayton Cosentino and Austin Schwartz will each wear a “C” while juniors Mason McCormick and Holt Oliphant will wear an “A” as alternate captains, as voted on by the team. Cosentino and Schwartz have connections to Colorado as…
Former Colorado women’s hockey coach Dessart moves to NCAA D-I level as Vermont’s associate head coach
August 31st, 2024Just a few short years ago, Kevin Dessart was coaching the UC Boulder women’s hockey team. Fast forward to 2024, and Dessart is now in the NCAA Division I ranks after recently being named associate head coach for the Vermont women’s hockey team. “I am extremely excited to become the associate head coach with the…
Westminster’s Millar finishes NCAA D-I career with Colorado College, starts pro career with AHL’s Reign
April 19th, 2024Jack Millar spent four seasons playing NCAA Division I college hockey for Colorado College. Once his senior season with the Tigers ended last month, the Westminster native saw his career continue at the professional level when he signed with the AHL’s Ontario Reign. “Ontario had kind of been interested from the second half of the…
After four seasons at Boston University, Thunderbirds grad Peterson inks NHL contract with Blues
April 18th, 2024The NHL’s St. Louis Blues have agreed to terms on a two-year entry-level contract with Dylan Peterson. The California native was the Blues’ third-round selection (86th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft and has spent the past four seasons with NCAA Division I Boston University (Hockey East). In 119 NCAA regular-season games, Peterson recorded 26…
Denver to host Minnesota at Ball Arena for U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game over Thanksgiving weekend 2025
April 15th, 2024Denver announced Monday that the school has been awarded the 2025 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game, as the Pioneers hockey team will host Minnesota at Ball Arena in downtown Denver over Thanksgiving weekend 2025. “The University of Denver is honored to host the 2025 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game and excited to rekindle…