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Castle Rock native Lane lands NCAA D-III commitment to West Conn in third season of junior hockey

December 3rd, 2024

Liam Lane is playing his third year of junior hockey in 2024-25 for the EHL’s New York Apple Core and will stay out east for the 2025-26 season. Recently, the 2004-born goaltender from Castle Rock committed to NCAA Division III Western Connecticut State for the fall of 2025. Lane has played 18 games this season…

Colorado trio collects weekly NCDC, USPHL honors

December 2nd, 2024

The USPHL has announced its weekly awards, with a handful of California natives earning the honors. Pueblo Bulls goalie Devin Peck is the NCDC Mountain Division Goaltender of the Week, Bold City Battalion netminder Evan Stringer is the Florida Premier Division Goaltender of the Week, and Hampton Roads Whalers forward Blake Marvici is the Southeast…

Fort Collins native, NCYH, Tigers alum Marvici developing game in junior hockey with USPHL’s Whalers

November 14th, 2024

Blake Marvici wound up playing junior hockey last season for the USPHL’s Hampton Roads Whalers in Virginia by way of a connection from back home in Colorado. This season, the Fort Collins native is back with the Whalers. “My coach here with Hampton (CJ Sweigart) coached with the Colorado Tigers my first year of 18U,”…

Westminster native McKernan finding right fit for start of junior hockey career in Wyoming with NA3HL’s Wild

November 12th, 2024

At the end of the 2023-24 hockey season, Michael McKernan had a goal to play junior hockey for the 2024-25 season. Enter the NA3HL’s Gillette Wild. “The GM (Ethan Hayes) had reached out to me and it felt like a great fit,” said McKernan of the Wyoming-based team. “The year before, they had a great…

Rampage alum, Colorado Springs product Elrod grabs monthly USPHL accolades

November 12th, 2024

The USPHL has announced that Bold City Battalion forward Sebastian Elrod is the Florida Premier Division Forward of the Month. Elrod (‘04/Colorado Springs) was out of the gate like a slingshot for the Battalion, putting up six goals and five assists for 11 points in his first nine games of his second season in Jacksonville….

Lakewood native, Colorado youth hockey grad Clarke gains weekly NCHC award with Bulls

November 11th, 2024

The USPHL has announced that the NCDC Mountain Division Forward of the Week is Brody Clarke of the Pueblo Bulls. Clarke, an ‘05 out of Lakewood, was immense for the Bulls throughout the weekend, putting up a pair of goals and adding three assists to help the Bulls sweep the Casper Warbirds. The second-year Pueblo…

Colorado products Stringer, Marvici, Woolverton earn weekly honors from USPHL

November 4th, 2024

The USPHL has announced that a trio of Colorado products have earned weekly player awards. Bold City Battalion goalie Evan Stringer is the Florida Premier Division Goaltender of the Week, Hampton Roads Whalers forward Blake Marvici is the Southeast Elite Division Forward of the Week, and Bold City goalie Kael Woolverton is the Florida Elite…

For Colorado Springs’ German, donning ‘C’ in 2024-25 for NAHL’s Grit ‘a great honor’ for Rampage grad

November 1st, 2024

Alex German came home in 2023 to play his second season of junior hockey with the NAHL’s Colorado Grit, then a first-year program. This season, the Colorado Springs native is back for his final season of junior eligibility and was recently chosen to serve as the Grit’s captain for the 2024-25 campaign. “It’s a great…

Elrod improving game with USPHL’s Battalion as Colorado Springs native enjoying Year 2 in Jacksonville

October 28th, 2024

Sebastian Elrod saw everything fall into place last season when the Colorado Springs native advanced to junior hockey with the USPHL’s Bold City Battalion. This season, he’s back for his second season with the Jacksonville, Fla.-based franchise. “(In 2023), I was looking for a USP team and saw there was a team in Jax,” said…

Junior hockey with USPHL’s Battalion bolstering Parker native Woolverton’s game between pipes

October 22nd, 2024

Born in Denver, Kael Woolverton grew up in Parker and worked to solidify his game as a goaltender. After his 15U season, a few setbacks left him without a team, so Woolverton sought an opportunity in Florida. This season, he has stayed in Florida to play junior hockey with the USPHL’s Bold City Battalion, a…

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