Category Archives: Junior
Monument native, T-Birds alum Mantaro decides on D-I Air Force
December 22nd, 2016Keegan Mantaro is coming home. After plying his trade as a youth with the Colorado Thunderbirds and Jr. Tigers and then making the jump to the United States Hockey League (USHL) the last three seasons, the 18-year-old Monument product will come home soon to play NCAA Division I hockey at Air Force (Atlantic Hockey). It will be a…
Englewood native, T-Birds alum Foote selected to CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game
December 15th, 2016The Canadian Hockey League announced the 40 players that will compete in the 2017 Sherwin-Williams CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game at Centre Vidéotron in Quebec City on Monday, Jan. 30, 2017. The 40 CHL players competing in the game were chosen by all 30 NHL clubs and divided into teams by NHL Central Scouting. This season’s…
Rampage grad Hanson tabbed USHL Defenseman of the Week
November 14th, 2016The United States Hockey League (USHL) announced is weekly award winners for the week ending Nov. 13, 2016, and a Colorado connection bagged one of the honors this week. CCM Defenseman of the Week Bo Hanson – Muskegon Lumberjacks 2 GP: 1 goal, 4 assists, +4 Hanson now leads all USHL defensemen in scoring after…
RMJHL’s Yetis go dormant for ’16-17 season
September 15th, 2016In year two, the Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League (RMJHL) will begin the season with six teams instead of seven, and a 42-game regular-season schedule (plus playoffs). The Grand Junction-based Glacier Yetis will not be included during the 2016-17 campaign. Struggling to field players, the RMJHL Board of Directors placed the Yetis franchise in dormancy…
Six with Colorado ties taken in annual NAHL Draft
June 8th, 2016A half dozen players with connections to Colorado were selected in the annual North American Hockey League Draft, which was conducted on June 7. Josiah Slavin (Erie), F – Minot Minotauros (3rd round, 67th overall) – T-Birds 18U AAA Nick Ness (Broomfield), F – Bismarck Bobcats (4th round, 93rd overall) – RoughRiders 18U AAA Zach…
WSHL success fuels Jr. Eagles’ hunger for more in ’16-17
May 23rd, 2016In just three years’ time, the Colorado Jr. Eagles have made major strides in the Western States Hockey League (WSHL). After two successful seasons to start their run in the WSHL, the Jr. Eagles went all-in for the 2015-16 season, finishing 43-7-0-2 in the regular season and advancing to the Thorne Cup championship series against…
Englewood’s Eansor selected CHL Player of the Week
April 27th, 2016The Canadian Hockey league announced April 26 that forward Scott Eansor of the Seattle Thunderbirds is the CHL Player of the Week for the playoff week ending April 24 after scoring three goals in two games with a plus-minus rating of plus-3. Eansor scored three of his club’s five goals on the road last week,…
Overtime heroics fuel Aspen’s run to RMJHL championship
March 22nd, 2016After trailing the Breckenridge Bucks 6-1 going into the third period of a Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League (RMJHL) semifinal on March 3, it looked all but over for the Aspen Leafs. About an hour later, Aspen captain Taylor Knight’s overtime winner completed the comeback and the Leafs had a 7-6 win and a date…
Colasimone, Wammes bring Canadian culture to Jr. Eagles
February 16th, 2016After playing the 2014-15 season in the Pacific Junior Hockey League, Mac Colasimone made the jump to the Western States Hockey League (WSHL) this season with the Colorado Jr. Eagles, a move he hopes pays off with an NCAA opportunity down the line. Colasimone, a 20-year-old forward from Surrey, British Columbia (near Vancouver), was looking…
Former Rampage star makes ‘Strong’ NCAA commitment
January 28th, 2016The Topeka RoadRunners of the North American Hockey League have announced that forward Cam Strong has committed to play NCAA Division I hockey at Dartmouth College (ECAC) in Hanover, N.H. Strong skated for the Colorado Rampage 18U AAA team from 2012-14, scoring 41 points in 76 games and making a trip to the USA Hockey…