Category Archives: High School
Twin talents, part 1: Summit grad, Breckenridge native Jackson Weir signs with NA3HL’s Mountain Kings
July 26th, 2024For Jackson Weir, it was all about comfort and having confidence in trusting the process. Next season, the Breckenridge native will play junior hockey with the NA3HL’s New Hampshire Mountain Kings, a situation he said checked all the boxes. “I started looking for opportunities to continue playing hockey after high school,” said Weir. “I reached…
Centaurus, Ralston Valley high school, Arvada alum Henry moving up to USPHL’s Fighting Elk for 2024-25 season
June 2nd, 2024Jadon Henry enjoyed a successful high school hockey career in Colorado, and the Arvada native will continue on with junior hockey next season in his home state with the new Colorado Fighting Elk franchise in the USPHL. “The opportunity was actually presented to me by Anderson Stark (the first player signed by the Fighting Elk),”…
Denver native Delaney enjoying success at prep school, eyeing junior hockey opportunity
May 5th, 2024Kevin Delaney has had hockey in his blood basically since birth, and the Denver native has experienced marked success recently at Proctor Academy, a prep school in Andover, N.H. In the 1980s, Delaney’s father, Chris, played high school hockey with Proctor’s head coach, Mike Walsh. “We looked to go down the prep school path after…
Parker native, Arapahoe, Chaparral alum Stark makes history with new USPHL Fighting Elk franchise
April 29th, 2024Anderson Stark will forever be the answer to the trivia question, “Who was the first player signed by the USPHL’s Colorado Fighting Elk?” A Parker native, Stark signed with the Craig-based Fighting Elk last week after spending the last several seasons between the pipes playing for Chaparral High School. “I saw Colorado got a team…
Thunderbirds, Cherry Creek alum Tauoa taking game to next level, signs tender with NCDC’s Spud Kings
December 28th, 2023Max Tauoa only played two years of hockey in Colorado, but those two seasons were beneficial to getting the Oklahoma City native on the hockey map. Playing this season out east for the Atlantic Coast Academy, located in Pittsfield, Mass., Tauoa recently signed an NCDC tender with the Idaho Falls Spud Kings and looks to…
For Parker native Prendergast, NCAA D-I Western Michigan commitment checks all boxes
December 27th, 2023Tommy Prendergast’s commitment to NCAA Division I Western Michigan had been in the works for nearly a year. For the Parker native, choosing WMU, a school based in Kalamazoo, Mich., and a top team in the NCHC, was a decision worth the wait. “Western Michigan scouts saw me at a Green Bay Gamblers USHL tryout…
For Centennial product, Arapahoe, Cherry Creek grad Gruenther, EHL’s Seahawks next stop on advancement ladder
August 16th, 2023Kai Gruenther played for the Arapahoe Warriors up until the 2020-21 season, when he joined the Cherry Creek High School team for his last three years of high school. Next season, the Centennial native will again be on the move after recently signing to play junior hockey for the EHL’s Seahawks Hockey Club. “I was…