Category Archives: Junior
Highlands Ranch’s Shaw commits to Princeton
November 21st, 2014Highlands Ranch native Austin Shaw has announced his commitment to play NCAA Division I hockey at Princeton University beginning the fall of 2015. “I’m extremely excited to commit to Princeton, and I couldn’t have done it without the help of my teammates and coaches,” said Shaw, who is stopping pucks this season for the Wichita Falls Wildcats…
Smith decides on Cornell University
October 29th, 2014Former Colorado Thunderbird Brendan Smith, from Centennial, has committed to play college hockey at Cornell University. “I’m incredibly excited to commit to a school like Cornell,” said Smith, a defenseman with the United States Hockey League’s (USHL) Omaha Lancers. “Cornell was an easy choice due to their rich tradition on and off the ice. “My mom also…
T-Birds grad Olofsson commits to UNO
October 22nd, 2014Chicago Steel forward Fredrik Olofsson, a graduate of the Colorado Thunderbirds program, has committed to play NCAA Division I hockey at the University of Nebraska-Omaha following his United States Hockey League (USHL) career. “I spoke to my parents this weekend and I felt like it was the right place for me,” Olofsson said. “I liked everything about the campus,…
Expectations high for WSHL’s RoughRiders
October 8th, 2014By Matt Mackinder For most junior teams, rosters are comprised of players from across the United States and even parts of Canada and Europe. The Western States Hockey League’s (WSHL) Colorado RoughRiders, formerly the Boulder Jr. Bison, though, have a group made up of in-state talents who played at several different youth associations growing up, including…
Weatherly at home in Amarillo
October 3rd, 2014In his first year with the Amarillo Bulls, Jacob Weatherly has emerged as the North American Hockey League team’s No. 1 goaltender early on, but knows there’s still plenty of work in front of him. “I just have to play my game,” said Weatherly, 18. “I want to carry on the winning tradition here in…