Category Archives: Junior
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…
Colorado Springs native, Tigers alum Bland tabbed with weekly NA3HL recognition
January 4th, 2022The NA3HL announced today that Helena Bighorns forward Liam Bland is the Frontier Division Star of the Week. Bland compiled six points in two games against the Badlands Sabres last weekend. In a 6-3 victory for the Bighorns, Bland netted two goals. In the second game against the Sabres, the Colorado Springs native recorded four…
Larkspur native, Tigers product Fletemeyer finding ‘steady road’ in ’21-22 with NAHL’s Steel
December 29th, 2021Marc Fletemeyer played his formative youth hockey years with the Colorado Springs Tigers, rounding out his game to get noticed by junior hockey teams. The NAHL’s Chippewa Steel was one of those clubs and decided to take Fletemeyer in the second round (41st overall) of the 2021 NAHL Entry Draft this past July. Fletemeyer made…
Parker native, Thunderbirds grad Hejduk named to 2022 BioSteel All-American Game
December 28th, 2021USA Hockey announced this week the 44 players who will compete in the 2022 BioSteel All-American Game next month at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Mich. The game, which will feature top prospects eligible for the 2022 NHL Draft, will be played Monday, January 17, with opening faceoff set for 4 p.m. ET. The game…
From Aspen to Michigan to Nebraska, and back to Colorado, Mbereko living the hockey dream
December 24th, 2021Kaidan Mbereko is currently in Western Canada with the United States National Junior Team, representing his country at the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship. And while he’s one of the top junior hockey goaltenders in the U.S. right now, it’s imperative to realize that his journey started in Aspen, then took him across the country…
Superior’s Nieusma, Littleton’s Flageolle collect USPHL weekly honors
December 23rd, 2021The USPHL has announced that Northern Cyclones defenseman Andrew Nieusma is the New England Division Defenseman of the Week, while Hampton Roads Whalers goalie Kannon Flageolle is the Southeast Division Goaltender of the Week. A second-year Cyclone, Nieusma, a 2001-born Superior native, posted two goals and one assist in two wins, over which the Cyclones…
Parker native, Colorado youth hockey grad Gomez excited with commitment to NCAA D-I Alaska Anchorage
December 23rd, 2021Currently in his third and final season playing junior hockey for the NAHL’s New Mexico Ice Wolves, Alex Gomez recently secured his plans for the next four years by committing to NCAA Division I Alaska Anchorage. Last season and this season, UAA didn’t play due to various reasons, but the Seawolves are gearing up to…
Colorado natives Mbereko, Smilanic tabbed for 2022 U.S. National Junior Team
December 16th, 2021USA Hockey has named the 25 players to the 2022 U.S. National Junior Team set to compete in the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship from Dec. 26, 2021 to Jan. 5, 2022 in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta. “We have had a long process evaluating this team dating back to the summer showcase and scouting…
Boulder native, Evolution alum Stevens garners weekly USPHL honors
December 16th, 2021The USPHL has announced that Lake Tahoe Lakers blueliner Luke Stevens is the Pacific Division Defenseman of the Week. Stevens, a 2002 birth year out of Boulder, helped the Lakers go 2-1 over a three-game weekend against the Ontario Jr. Reign. He scored four assists on the first day and finished with 4-5-9 in the…