Category Archives: Youth
More T-Birds off to high-level junior ranks
October 8th, 2014By Matt Mackinder All high-level AAA hockey programs have the same goals in mind: win games – championships if possible – and advance players to junior hockey and beyond. For the Colorado Thunderbirds, handling both of those tasks on a yearly basis has become par for the course. Thunderbirds director of hockey operations and 16U…
Miners’ 18s regroup after advancements
October 7th, 2014By Matt Mackinder For Greg Vanover, coaching the Pikes Peak Miners’ 18U AAA team can be challenging, but in the end it’s always rewarding. This season is no different, as the program’s Midget Major squad has just two returning players from last year’s team in forward Christian Gums and defenseman Logan Parsley. Vanover will lean…
Plenty of Rampage grads off to juniors
October 3rd, 2014When it comes to developing players for high-level junior hockey, few do it better than the Colorado Rampage. A total of 12 standouts from last season’s 16U AAA and 18U AAA teams have moved on play in the United States Hockey League (USHL), North American Hockey League (NAHL), Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) and United…