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Thunderbirds product, Castle Rock native Hinton coming home with NCAA D-I Air Force commitment

January 14th, 2025

After a stint in Maryland, Castle Rock native Trey Hinton is coming home. Hinton, playing this season for the NAHL’s Maryland Black Bears, recently committed to play NCAA Division I hockey for the Air Force Academy (Atlantic Hockey America). “I would like to thank everyone at the MBB family for their support to start the…

Timnath native, Team Colorado AAA star Robinson chooses NCAA D-III Concordia for future destination

January 6th, 2025

Mia Robinson will soon be leaving home for her college hockey and academic career, but the Timnath native won’t be in unfamiliar territory. Late last month, the second-year Team Colorado AAA standout committed to NCAA Division III Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn. “When I first started looking at NCAA Division III schools, Concordia’s location was…

Colorado Springs native, Rampage, Liberty High alum Ouellette collects weekly CCHA award

January 3rd, 2025

Northern Michigan senior goalie Ryan Ouellette has been named the CCHA Goaltender of the Week. Ouellette posted a CCHA-best .953 save percentage last week, stopping 41 of 43 shots against No. 1 Michigan State on Sunday in the Great Lakes Invitational semifinals. After allowing two goals in the first period, he closed out the game…

Spot with NCDC’s Bulls has Denver native Friedman sharpening goaltending game close to home

December 24th, 2024

Noel Friedman said the start of the 2024-25 season “has been pretty crazy for me.” With things simmering down a bit, the Denver native is focusing on rounding out his game between the pipes with the NCDC’s Pueblo Bulls. “I originally was planning on being at Pueblo, but then I got drafted by a different…

Hockey journey continues for Morrison native, Colorado youth hockey alum Taylor with NCDC’s Grizzlies

December 19th, 2024

Reid Taylor spent last season with the Littleton Hawks’ 18U AA team, making it all the way to USA Hockey Youth Nationals. This season, the Morrison native has made the jump to the NCDC’s Rock Springs Grizzlies, a team based in Wyoming, after signing a tender agreement with the club in March. “I like the…

Rampage graduate Bradford grateful for 2024-25 NA3HL season with Rhinos, enjoying ‘sense of family’ feeling in Texas

December 15th, 2024

Donovan Bradford was born in Northern California but moved to Colorado at the start of his teens and saw his game take off with the Colorado Rampage. This season, Bradford is loving his second year of junior hockey with the NA3HL’s El Paso Rhinos. “The opportunity to sign with El Paso came about last season,”…

Colorado youth hockey grad, Golden native Stukey enjoying 2024-25 ride with USPHL’s Whalers

December 15th, 2024

Curren Stukey is playing his rookie season of junior hockey with the USPHL’s Hampton Roads Whalers, an organization located in Virginia. So far, the Golden native is enjoying the 2024-25 season, on and off the ice.  “I got the opportunity to sign with Hampton basically just by advocating for myself and reaching out to my…

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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