Category Archives: Girls/Women
Colorado Select sends trio to USA Hockey Nationals
March 30th, 2016The Colorado Select Girls Hockey Association (CSGHA) reestablished itself as the dominant force in elite girls hockey in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain Region during this year’s playoff season. Over the past month, CSGHA has brought home a C470 league championship at the 12U level, a state championship at the 14U Tier II level, a…
Hensley saves her best in rewriting NCAA record books
March 2nd, 2016To think that when Nicole Hensley first left her Lakewood home to attend and play hockey at Lindenwood University, she was a bit lost and called home for guidance – often. Four years later, she’s an NCAA record-holder. Early in the first-period Jan. 29 against Robert Morris University, Hensley’s first save of the game represented…
Lakewood’s Hensley named to U.S. Women’s National Team
February 25th, 2016Lakewood native and former Colorado Select goaltender Nicole Hensley has been named to the roster for the U.S. Women’s National Team that will compete in the 2016 IIHF Women’s World Championship. The tournament runs March 28-April 4 at the Sandman Centre in Kamloops, British, Columbia. Hensley is wrapping up her senior season at NCAA Division…
Adversity hasn’t deterred ‘amazing’ Green Mountain Falls star Morton
February 18th, 2016Madi Morton has been through more in her 14 years of life than most adults experience. Truth be told, the negatives far outweigh the positives, but by getting immersed in the game of hockey, the Green Mountain Falls Bantam A standout has been able to focus on moving forward and leaving the past where it…
Staufer endures summer scare, back coaching Lady RoughRiders
December 28th, 2015Jennifer Staufer is an avid hiker in the offseason, but this past summer, found herself climbing a much higher challenge that had her starting out in panic mode, but ultimately, has a happy ending. Staufer, who coaches the Rocky Mountain Lady RoughRiders 12U team, was hiking Crestone Peak in July with her hiking partner, Adam…
Girls Stick With It aims to increase numbers for girls hockey
November 26th, 2015By and large, hockey is generally seen as primarily (and sometimes solely) as a boys sport. There is no women’s league that generates the level of coverage that the NHL does, nor is there as much college hockey coverage as there is for men. But one Denver program is doing its best to try change…
Select’s Martinez earns prestigious Liz Turgeon Award
November 19th, 2015Lexi Martinez said she has had a love for hockey ever since she set foot on the ice as a toddler many years ago. Now in her fifth season playing for the esteemed Colorado Select organization, that passion has translated into the 19U AAA forward being named the 2015 recipient of the Elizabeth “Liz” Turgeon…
Development, momentum on Lady RoughRiders’ side
November 13th, 2015For the Rocky Mountain Lady RoughRiders, less means more. As the program transitions into its third year of operation, the 2015-16 campaign will be the first without a 19U team. Not to worry, according to Lady RoughRiders director of hockey operations Marcus Scarafoni. “We’re growing the right way and that’s what we are most proud…
Select a vital cog in High Performance Training Day
September 28th, 2015It’s always a positive event when four competitive organizations come together for one common goal. Back on Aug. 22, the top 14U age level female hockey players from around the state gathered in Colorado Springs for the 14U High Performance Training Day – a day of intense on-ice training, fitness testing and an off-ice presentation…
Aspen elated to have ‘impressive, elite’ Knutson on board
September 23rd, 2015Emily Knutson wanted to step away from coaching hockey to be a skiing coach and for five years, she was content being on the slopes and away from the rink. The one notion she couldn’t get out of her head was that the urge to get back on skates was still there – and it…