Category Archives: High School
Team Colorado aiming to make noise at America’s Showcase
January 27th, 2016Team Colorado is headed back to America’s Showcase only this time, bigger and hopefully, better than ever. America’s Showcase is an annual five-day hockey tournament held in the spring at Robert Morris University in suburban Pittsburgh. It gives premier junior and senior high school players representing their state an opportunity to compete and display their…
HPHL proving to be competitive spring hockey option
December 22nd, 2015Hockey in the spring? Why not? The High Plains Hockey League (HPHL) has proven since 2000 that it can be done. The USA Hockey-affiliated high school league gives hundreds of Colorado hockey players an opportunity each year to represent their school and community and play alongside their friends and classmates. A total of 34 varsity…
Colorado sees high school numbers trending skyward
October 28th, 2015The Colorado Prep Hockey League (CPHL) continues to experience growth on various levels. Two years ago, the CPHL had just six teams and after growing to 13 teams in 2014, the league now boasts 22 varsity programs for the 2015-16 season. Four junior varsity squads have also been added to the mix this year. The…
Ex-DU coach Gwozdecky comes home, takes job at Valor Christian
September 23rd, 2015George Gwozdecky had no idea what was next for him. He had just finished his second season as an assistant coach for the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning after making it to the Stanley Cup Finals and losing to the Chicago Blackhawks and the only certainty was that he was not returning to Tampa Bay. Gwozdecky…
CPHL another worthy high school option
July 23rd, 2015Since its inception in 2013, the Colorado Prep Hockey League (CPHL) continues to reach new heights. The USA Hockey-sanctioned circuit began with six teams – Cherry Creek, Cheyenne Mountain, Columbine, Heritage, Regis Jesuit and Resurrection Christian – and was launched in an effort to organize fall high school teams. There were a few high school…
Thriving HPHL continues to gain popularity
July 23rd, 2015The High Plains Hockey League (HPHL) has been around for over 15 years, but only in the past few has the spring high school league blossomed to unprecedented levels. When Ralph Bammert took over as president of the circuit eight years ago, never would he have imagined the marked progress the league would make in…
Regis Jesuit back to old, championship form
February 25th, 2015Before Ralston Valley took over the Colorado high school hockey scene the past two seasons, it was all about Regis Jesuit. The Raiders won three state championships in a five-year span and, in 2012, went on to win a USA Hockey national championship in Utah. Well, don’t forget about the Raiders quite yet. They’re back…
Tower stands tall on Res Christian’s defense
January 22nd, 2015Typically, a position change from forward to defenseman signals the end of a hockey player’s days as a regular scorer. For John Tower, it’s been quite the opposite. The Resurrection Christian standout made the switch to defense last year and, in addition to receiving some prestigious postseason recognition, watched his offensive numbers dramatically ramp up….
Longenecker gets fresh start at Denver East
October 10th, 2014By Paul Willis Jack Longenecker’s disappointment and uncertainly quickly turned into elation. One of the leading scorers on the Bishop Machebeuf hockey team as a junior last season, Lognenecker and his teammates were shocked at the revelation that the Buffaloes were doing away with their hockey program. “There wasn’t very much of a clear explanation…