Category Archives: Junior
Pair of Colorado products selected for NAHL Top Prospects Tournament
January 26th, 2022The NAHL has announced the rosters for the 2022 NAHL Top Prospects Tournament, which will be held from February 7-8, 2022, at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry Township, Pa. The number of players each NAHL team is sending to the tournament, in which teams from the four NAHL divisions (Central, East, Midwest and…
Colorado high school products Hall, Herz take home weekly USPHL honors
January 26th, 2022The USPHL has announced its players of the week and a pair of Colorado products earned weekly honors. Decatur Blaze goalie Zack Hall is the Midwest East Division Goaltender of the Week, while Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights defenseman Simon Herz is the Atlantic West Division Defenseman of the Week. Hall, a 2003 birth year from Erie, earned…
Former Tigers standout Bland relishing familiar surroundings with NA3HL’s Bighorns
January 21st, 2022Growing up in Spokane, Wash., Liam Bland took to hockey at an early age, as a fan and as a player. His family had season tickets to Spokane Chiefs (WHL) games and Bland got on the ice for the first time when he was just two years old. As he improved yearly, his travels eventually…
Trio of Colorado youth hockey grads collect weekly USPHL accolades
January 21st, 2022The USPHL announced this week that three Colorado natives have picked up weekly player honors. Richmond Generals goalie Logan Gorbitz is the Southeast Division Goaltender of the Week, while Elmira Jr. Enforcers netminder Joseph Holguin is the Atlantic West Division Goaltender of the Week, and Northern Cyclones forward Jackson Tillinghast is the New England Division…
Castle Rock’s Saenger, Parker’s Herz tabbed weekly USPHL honorees
January 14th, 2022Two Colorado natives have been recognized with weekly awards from the USPHL. Long Beach Shredders forward Jacob Saenger is the Pacific Division Forward of the Week while Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights blueliner Simon Herz is the Atlantic West Division Defenseman of the Week. Making the 3,000-plus mile trek to Marlborough, Mass., for the USPHL Winter Showcase, Saenger, a…
Denver product, Colorado youth hockey grad Stevens making his mark in Lake Tahoe, USPHL
January 13th, 2022For Luke Stevens, growing up in the Denver area exposed him to great hockey during his youth. Now in his first season of junior hockey with the USPHL’s Lake Tahoe Lakers, Stevens has been on a mission this season on the Lakers’ back end, claiming numerous weekly awards from the league and amassing 31 goals…
Thunderbirds, Evolution alum Gretz taking game to next level after signing pro deal to play in Germany
January 7th, 2022After spending his junior hockey days in the Ontario Hockey League, Marcus Gretz is moving overseas to play pro hockey in Germany. Gretz had been with the Flint Firebirds since being selected by the club in the second round (23rd overall) of the 2017 OHL Priority Selection. He spent time in Germany last season with…
Five Colorado products take home monthly honors from USPHL
January 7th, 2022The USPHL has announced its monthly award winners for December and five Colorado natives took home honors for their on-ice performances last month. Jersey Hitmen forward Kayden Dormer is a Forward of the Month in the Atlantic East Division, while Northern Cyclones forward Jackson Tillinghast earned the same honors in the New England Division, Cyclones…
EHLP announces rosters for inaugural 2022 All-Star Game
January 6th, 2022The Eastern Hockey League Premier (EHLP) is pleased to announce the names of the 42 players that will be participating in the 1st Annual EHLP All-Star Game on Saturday, January 15 at The Rinks at Exeter in Exeter, N.H. The first installment of the league’s brand-new event will feature a total of 24 forwards, 12…
Wheatridge native, Colorado youth hockey grad Mickel wins weekly honors from NAHL
January 4th, 2022The NAHL announced today that Minot Minotauros defenseman and captain Cole Mickel is the Central Division Star of the Week. Mickel, 19, had a big weekend to help the Minotauros pick up a sweep of the Bismarck Bobcats in a home-and-home series and take over sole possession of first place in the Central Division. The…