Category Archives: Youth
Colorado, Utah teams take in Tier II nationals; LHA 18U AA bags bronze
May 4th, 2016Three Colorado teams and three Utah teams traveled to various locales across the country in late March to participate in the 2016 USA Hockey Tier II Youth Nationals. The 14U event was staged in Charlotte, N.C., the 16U tournament in Wayne, N.J., and the 18U teams ventured to Amherst, N.Y. In Charlotte, Chris Lockrem’s Boulder…
Thunderbirds’ 16U AAA standouts Shore, Foote make plans for future
April 29th, 2016The Colorado Thunderbirds develop their players for higher levels of hockey, plain and simple. There is no overlooking the extensive alumni list on the program’s website at www.tbirdhockey.org. Expect two new names to join that list is Thunderbirds’ 16U AAA National forwards Nolan Foote and Baker Shore, both of whom made decisions on their respective…
Longtime Miner Nolette makes plans with NAHL’s Rebels
April 27th, 2016After five years with the Pikes Peak Miners AAA organization, J.P. Nolette says it’s time to move on. Last month, the 18U forward signed a tender agreement with the Aston Rebels of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) and looks at beginning his junior hockey career next fall. “I had been talking to Aston for…
Krivo School of Hockey Elite teaches lessons on, off the ice
April 27th, 2016With practice four days a week at 6 a.m., players with the Krivo School of Hockey Elite arrive at their real school bright-eyed and ready to go. Most other kids have only been awake a short while. Krivo School players are a determined bunch. Would they rather sleep in? Sure. Or would they rather set…
Balancing life, hockey a must for Rampage’s Sarver family
April 21st, 2016Shift work comes naturally for the Sarver family. Chris Sarver is a lieutenant with South Metro Fire and Rescue in south Denver and his wife, Amy, is a pediatric oncology nurse. Their three young boys – Sam, 11; Tommy, 9; and Johnny, 7 – have adapted quite well to taking regular shifts as well, but…
Arapahoe Pee Wees return from Quebec with unique memories
April 12th, 2016It’s one thing to travel out of state for hockey. It’s another to travel to a different country and become immersed in that country’s culture for nearly two weeks. In mid-February, the Arapahoe Warriors Pee Wee AA team ventured nearly 2000 miles one way to play in the 57th Annual Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament….
Tier II states find Boulder, Littleton collecting banners
March 29th, 2016After the Littleton Hawks 18U team won a Colorado Amateur Hockey Association Tier II state title back in December, two more championships were decided the first weekend in March at the South Suburban Ice Arena in Littleton. The Hawks 16U team won the organization’s second Tier II state crown of the year and then the…
Thunderbirds sweep Tier I states, take two district crowns
March 28th, 2016The Colorado Thunderbirds have five new banners to display within the organization. With three Tier I state championship victories Feb. 28 by the 14U, 16U National and 18U teams, plus 14U and 16U Rocky Mountain District (RMD) titles on March 13, the Thunderbirds are creating quite a gallery for championship banners and hardware. The Colorado…
NAHL advancement sends Miners’ Eubank home to Alaska
March 17th, 2016Even in Kenai, Alaska, the reputation of the Pikes Peak Miners is well-known. Jake Eubank was looking for an 18U team after options ran out in his home state and a longtime family friend, Steve MacSwain, turned Eubank’s eye to the Miners. “Steve had a lot of input for me and had heard nothing but…
RoughRiders booming, soon to call Sport Stable home
March 9th, 2016The blueprints for the Rocky Mountain RoughRiders’ success over the years have literally morphed into construction blueprints. Beginning with the 2016-17 season, the RoughRiders AAA youth organization will call the Sport Stable, a new state-of-the-art complex located in Superior, its new home. The program, now in its sixth season with six teams (12U tournament team,…