Category Archives: High School
Westminster native, Monarch alum Maisells heading to familiar settings, signs with USPHL’s Cougars
July 14th, 2021After graduating from Broomfield High School and playing the last two years for the Monarch Coyotes high school team, Kevin Maisells is about to feel a breeze. The 2002 birth year from Westminster recently inked to play junior hockey next season for the USPHL powerhouse Chicago Cougars, a team that he hopes feels like home….
Chatfield High, Hyland Hills graduate Beckett ready for next challenge with USPHL’s Advantage
July 2nd, 2021With junior hockey options for the 2020-21 season, Holden Beckett decided to stay home this past season and play one more year of 18U and high school hockey. That decision has paid off to the 2003-born Craig native as Beckett recently signed to play next season for the USPHL’s Boston Advantage. “I participated in the…
For Centennial native, Cherry Creek alum Hunt-Bahn, NA3HL’s Rhinos provide opportunity to be ‘an impact player’
June 8th, 2021The staff of the El Paso Rhinos is actively building the team’s roster for the 2021-22 season. And the club has recently, apparently, taken a liking to Colorado talent. After selecting Payne Pent in the first round of April’s NA3HL Draft, the Rhinos signed Pent’s teammate Riley Hunt-Bahn to a tender agreement for next season….
Parker native, Cherry Creek graduate Pent finds junior hockey opportunity with NA3HL’s Rhinos
June 3rd, 2021Payne Pent wasn’t sure of his hockey options once he finished up his senior season with Cherry Creek High School in 2020-21, but the NA3HL’s El Paso Rhinos see him as a prospect to make some noise for the team next season. In the NA3HL Entry Draft, which was held April 28, Pent was chosen…
Thunderbirds alum, Golden native Begg taken by Janesville in NAHL Supplemental Draft
June 2nd, 2021The North American Hockey League held its supplemental draft Tuesday, and one Colorado native was chosen. With their first pick (ninth overall), the Janesville Jets selected Ethan Begg, a forward from the Shattuck-St. Mary’s program. In each of his four years in Faribault, Minn., the Golden native improved his points per game, and in January…
Centaurus grad, Broomfield product Biggerstaff excited to be moving up to NA3HL’s Cobras in ’21-22
May 14th, 2021For Ross Biggerstaff, he has always believed in the development system in the game of hockey. This past season, the Broomfield native skated for Centaurus High School and previously, for the Hyland Hills Jaguars. Next season, he’ll make the leap to junior hockey after recently signing with the NA3HL’s Butte Cobras, coached by Vail native…
CHSAA All-Colorado, all-state, all-conference selections revealed for 2020-21 season
April 12th, 2021he time has come to dole out some hardware, courtesy of the Colorado High School Ice Hockey Coaches Association. The inaugural two-class CHSAA ice hockey season came to a close in mid-March with Battle Mountain claiming the first state title in Class 4A, while Valor Christian won its second consecutive state crown and the first in Class…
Tahoe Hockey Academy: What a difference a year makes
February 1st, 2017The beginning of a new year is a time when most people make resolutions to improve in the year ahead while reflecting on what they have achieved in the previous 12 months. The staff at the Tahoe Hockey Academy (THA), although off to a great start in its inaugural season and school year, is hard…
Tahoe Hockey Academy boasts solid marks at halfway point
December 28th, 2016As 2016 draws to a close, the leadership at Tahoe Hockey Academy is taking some time to reflect on the trials and tribulations of starting a hockey academy from the ground up, and the many successes they’ve encountered since opening their doors to their first class of student-athletes on Sept. 12. “Our goal from Day…
Tahoe Hockey Academy finding elusive ‘path to success’
December 6th, 2016It has been more than two months since the Tahoe Hockey Academy opened its doors to its first class of student-athletes, and the progress being made on and off the ice has the administration feeling extremely optimistic. “The goal from Day 1 was to implement a program that provided an extensive athletic and academic curriculum,”…