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Thunderbirds alum Kiecker-Olson chosen for weekly Atlantic Hockey America honors

February 17th, 2026

Canisius senior forward Killian Kiecker-Olson has been named the Atlantic Hockey America’s Forward of the Week. A native of Andover, Minn., Kiecker-Olson registered a team-high five points (goal, four assists) during the Golden Griffins’ split of their AHA series against Holy Cross last weekend at LECOM Harborcenter. The Colorado Thunderbirds alum also paced Canisius with…

Colorado natives Kaufman, Warfield garner weekly EHL awards

February 11th, 2026

A pair of Colorado natives has earned weekly EHL honors. Seahawks Hockey Club goaltender Nick Kaufman and New Hampshire Avalanche defenseman Max Warfield are two of the EHLP Northeast Conference Stars of the Week. Make it eight straight wins for the Seahawks, who have now leaped into second place in the Northeast Conference. This past…

Team Colorado’s Balogh ‘excited about the opportunity’ to play hockey, trumpet at NCAA D-III Potsdam

February 8th, 2026

Brooke Balogh is enjoying her final season of youth hockey with Team Colorado AAA’s 19U team. As the season started, Balogh knew she wanted to keep playing the game in college and also wanted to follow her music dreams. Once Potsdam entered the picture, the search was over. “I have been in the college process…

Denver rallies from two-goal deficit, ties Colorado College to retain Gold Pan

February 8th, 2026

The Gold Pan is staying in Denver. The Denver Pioneers tied the Colorado College Tigers 2-2 on Friday night at Ed Robson Arena to secure the esteemed trophy for the seventh season in a row. DU went on to win the best-of-three shootout at the end of overtime to earn an extra point in the…

Superior native, RoughRiders, Monarch grad Wasik collects weekly Atlantic Hockey award

February 4th, 2026

Air Force junior Dominik Wasik has been named the Atlantic Hockey America Goaltender of the Week. Wasik, from Superior, allowed just two goals in 51 shots in the series sweep over Sacred Heart for a .961 save percentage and a 1.00 goals-against average. Wasik earned his second career shutout by making 21 saves in the…

Greenwood Village native, Arapahoe, Krivo, T-Birds alum Gudridge earns monthly NAHL honor

February 4th, 2026

The NAHL has announced that Watertown Shamrocks goalie Mason Gudridge is the NAHL Goaltender of the Month. There was not a smidge of nerves for the 18-year-old goaltender in the month of January. Gudridge is a second-year veteran of Watertown and produced four big wins in his six games played this past month. Before spotlighting…

For Evans native Barton, 2025-26 season in KIJHL one of development, opportunity

January 27th, 2026

Quintin Barton spent the last three seasons playing for Resurrection Christian High School and knew when he graduated in 2025 that he wasn’t finished playing hockey. Last summer, the Evans native signed with the KIJHL’s Spokane Braves and has been loving every minute of the current 2025-26 season in the state of Washington. “The opportunity…

Denver offense explodes in third, Pioneers down Minnesota State for record-tying ninth NCAA crown

April 14th, 2022

Down 1-0 after 40 minutes in last Saturday’s NCAA national title game, the University of Denver came alive in the third, scoring five unanswered goals at Boston’s TD Garden to down Minnesota State University 5-1 and take home college hockey’s top prize for the 2021-22 season. The title is the Pioneers’ ninth all time, tying…

Denver East rallies in third period, captures USA Hockey Division II high school national championship

March 31st, 2022

Despite his team trailing 2-1 after two periods, Denver East Angels head coach John Kopperud wasn’t worried. In the final frame, Denver East responded with three unanswered goals, including two from Kaden Dunham, to capture the Division II title with a 4-2 win over the Northport (New York) Huntington Tigers in the 2022 Chipotle-USA Hockey High School National Championships at the Children’s…

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