Category Archives: Junior
Glenwood Springs’ Weatherred taking giant development step with EHL’s Bears, loving ‘how great the team is’
December 20th, 2025Jett Weatherred entertained an offer this past summer to head east and play junior hockey in the EHL for the New Jersey Bears. Accepting the offer has paid immediate dividends for the Glenwood Springs native, who spent the 2024-25 season with the NA3HL’s Texas RoadRunners. “I think what appealed to me the most was just…
Glenwood Springs native Weatherred posts productive weekend, earns weekly EHLP accolades
December 15th, 2025The EHL has announced that New Jersey Bears forward Jett Weatherred is one of the EHLP Mid-Atlantic Division Stars of the Week. Weatherred was a strong offensive presence for the Bears with a standout performance in their 6-3 win over the New Jersey 87’s on Saturday. The Glenwood Springs native, now a two-time Star of…
Junior hockey journey keeps motivating Denver native Orr, now eyeing next stage of career
December 14th, 2025Briggs Orr was born in Denver and lived in the Lowry neighborhood before his family moved to California. After progressing up the youth hockey ranks in Colorado and California, Orr made the jump to junior hockey with the WHL’s Calgary Hitmen. He has since played for four teams in the NAHL – Minot Minotauros, St….
Arvada native Scarafoni named team captain of NCDC’s Miners for 2025-26 season
December 14th, 2025Heading into the holiday season, AJ Scarafoni found himself with an early Christmas present as the Arvada native was recently named captain of the NCDC’s Rock Springs Miners. Scarafoni was with the organization for the 2024-25 season, then known as the Rock Springs Grizzlies, and came back to man the blue line for a second…
Golden native, Colorado youth hockey grad Gilcrease finding development niche with EHL’s RoughRiders
December 8th, 2025Houston Gilcrease played all over Colorado during his youth hockey career, developing his game every step of the way. This season, the Golden native is playing his rookie season of junior hockey, lacing up the skates for the EHL’s Connecticut RoughRiders. “The opportunity came after Grand Junction River Hawks main camp, where head coach Dustin…
Jr. Pioneers, RoughRiders alum Delaney takes home monthly NCDC accolades
December 5th, 2025The NCDC has announced that Lewiston MAINEiacs blueliner Kevin Delaney is the New England Division Defenseman of the Month. Delaney tallied 11 points across nine games in November. Delaney’s performance was highlighted by a four-point game where he added a goal and three assists. The Denver native is in his first NCDC season and has…
Wheat Ridge product, Arvada, Thunderbirds alum Boettiger gloves weekly WHL honors
November 26th, 2025The WHL has announced that Kelowna Rockets netminder Harrison Boettiger has been named Goaltender of the Week for the week. Boettiger, a 17-year-old product of Wheat Ridge, went 2-0-0 with a 1.53 goals-against average and .955 save percentage this past week. Eligible for the 2026 NHL Draft, Boettiger was assigned a ‘B’ rating in NHL…
Greenwood Village native, Thunderbirds grad Crawford bags weekly accolades from EHL
November 26th, 2025The EHL has announced that East Coast Wizards forward Patrick Crawford is a Northeast Conference Star of the Week. The Wizards couldn’t have had that success without six points from Crawford, a returning forward. The Greenwood Village native earned at least a point in all four games. In the Wizards’ two wins against the North…
NCDC, USPHL weekly award winners include Colorado natives Delaney, Stringer
November 25th, 2025The NCDC and USPHL have announced their weekly award winners, including a pair of Colorado natives. The NCDC New England Division Defenseman of the Week is Kevin Delaney of the Lewiston MAINEiacs and the USPHL Premier Florida Division Goaltender of the Week is the Coral Springs Jr. Cats’ Evan Stringer. Delaney was solid for Lewiston…
Glenwood Springs native Weatherred has monster weekend, earns weekly EHLP accolades
November 19th, 2025The EHL has announced that the EHLP Mid-Atlantic Conference Star of the Week is New Jersey Bears forward Jett Weatherred. The Bears have found their groove, winning five of their last six and in their last two wins, they got major contributions from Weatherred, a Glenwood Springs native. Weatherred assisted on a pair of power-play…