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| Latest News and Events |
| Pee Wee AA team continues its winning ways |
| The Jr. Tiger Pee Wee AA team continued its winning ways, winning the President’s Day Cup in the AAA division. This is the team’s fourth major tournament championship of the season (Silver Sticks qualifier, Littleton’s Thanksgiving, and the Colorado Cup)! The team posted an undefeated record, going 4-0-1. In the five games, the Jr. Tigers tied the Idaho Steelheads (28th nationally ranked AA team), and beat the Northwest Admirals, the Phoenix Firebirds, Arvada (48th nationally), and then the Dallas Ice Jets 5-2 in the championship game. This final was particularly impressive because the Ice Jets are a AAA team out of Dallas! The closest game was a 4-3 win over a tough Arvada squad, with Jonathan Valtin scoring the winning goal in overtime. The Tigers outscored their opponents 28 - 12, with a shots-on-goal advantage of 103 - 74. Along with their 28 goals, the Tigers recorded 28 assists. Ty Pochipinski was the Tiger’s top point scorer, registering 10 over the five games. Three other players contributed 7 points. It was once again a true team effort, with each of the 13 skaters registering at least 1 point. In net, Jeremy Hamerquist had 1 win and a tie, and Samir Rezgui had 3 wins. Congrats to the entire team and coaching staff for another superb tournament! |
| Pee Wee AA team win Colorado Cup |
| The Jr. Tiger Pee Wee AA team won the Colorado Cup tournament by going 5-0 over the first weekend in January. This is the team’s third tournament championship this season (Silver Sticks qualifier and Littleton’s Thanksgiving tournament). The team beat NCYH, CHC, Littleton A, Arapahoe, and then beat NCYH a second time in the championship game. During those five wins, the team outscored its opponents 29 –10, outshot them 138 – 80, and recorded 36 assists. As has been the case all season long, the Tigers used a relentless and balanced offensive attack, with ten different players scoring throughout the weekend. The Jr. Tigers had the tournament’s top three point leaders: Cole Daniluk (11), Ty Pochipinski (10), and Sam Thrutchley (9). On the defensive side, goaltender Jeremy Hamerquist registered three wins, while Samir Rezgui picked up the other two victories in net. |
| U19 Girls off to Districts |
| Our U19 Girls were the runner up in the CO state tournament and head to Dallas for the district tournament March 4-7. Congratulations to our girls! Good luck in Dallas! |
| U16 Miners win League title |
| Congratulations to coach Luc Trombetta and team coming in 1st place in the regular season of the North American Prospects Hockey League (NAPHL). In the 20 game NAPHL regular season, the Miners ranked 2nd in goals for (97), 2nd in goals against (40), had the lowest number of penalty minutes (236) and the best overall record at 17-2-1. The top 8 teams in the regular season will play for the North American Prospects Hockey League Championship in San Jose over Presidents Day, February 12-15. |
| Bantam B runner-up in International SilverStick |
| The Bantam B team has just returned from Pelham, Ontario where they competed in the International Silver Sticks tournament. They lost the championship game in a heartbreaker 1-goal game. David and Goliath came to mind when the Jr. Tigers team went out on the ice against the team from Bloomington, Indiana but the Tigers fought hard and the game was decided in the final minutes of play. It was a terrific tournament and a trip that all of the families will remember. Congrats to the Bantam B team! |
| Miners 14U Win Everett Silvertips Invitatiomal |
| The Pikes Peak Miners 14U AAA team won the 16 team Everett Silvertips Bantam Invitational Dec 26 – 30 turning in a 7 – 0 performance enroute to the championship. The Miners 14U team started the round robin play with four wins outscoring their opponents 24 – 4 securing the number one seed for the quarter finals. Nash Worden, Mason Boh, Logan Turner, and Alex Feese won player of the game honors in each of the first four games. The Miners played Spokane AAA in the quarter finals and although they outshot Spokane 36 – 15, the game was tied after OT. The game was decided in a 1 man shootout by Vance Siebert winning the game for the Miners. Cowichan Vally AAA was the semi final opponent which the Miners dispatched 3 – 2. Jake Gerson played outstanding earning player of the game honors. The Championship game was played against the Surry Thunder AAA. The Miners went down 0 – 2 in the first ten minutes of the game but played an outstanding second period to take a 3 – 2 lead while killing off a 6 on 4 power play for Surry in the last two minutes of the third perriod winning the game. Miners forward Noah Carter was voted MVP for the final game by the tournament staff. The Miners were the only team to go undefeated and scored 33 goals while only giving up 10 in seven games. Congratulations to the Miners 14U team for an outstanding weekend. |
| Bantam AA runner-up in Mankato |
| Another impressive weekend for the Jr. Tigers! The Bantam AA team went undefeated into the Finals of the Mankato Minnesota Thanksgiving Tournament. Along the way they defeated the Sioux Falls Stars, St, Paul Saints, Mankato and Faribault before falling to St. Cloud in the Finals to take the runnerup Trophy back to Colorado Springs. |
| Bantam B wins Silver Stick qualifier |
| Bantam B also won their Silver Stick qualifier in Hyland with a decisive 7-1 win against the Jr. Eagles. They will play in Pelham, Ontario in January! Congratulations to Coach Dan and the rest of the Bantam B team! |
| Squirt A wins Littleton Thanksgiving tournament |
| The Squirt A team also came home with a championship in Littleton over Thanksgiving! Congratulations to all of Squirt A! |
| Peewee AA wins Littleton Thanksgiving tourney |
| Peewee AA won the Littleton Thanksgiving tournament on Sunday! Adding to their undefeated championship in the Silver Sticks tournament several weeks earlier,the Peewee AA Jr Tigers overwhelmed their opponents this weekend and won the Littleton Thanksgiving tournament! Over the course of the 4-day holiday weekend, the Jr. Tigers went 6-0-1. They registered their 6 wins over Hyland Hills, Foothills, Littleton A, Utah, Idaho, and an inspired 6-0 shutout over the U11 AAA Thunderbirds in the championship game. In the only game they didn’t win, the boys had an impressive 2-2 tie against the Littleton AA team, which entered the tournament ranked in the top 10 nationally! In that game, Jeremy Hamerquist and the defense fought off a furious 5 on 3 Littleton attack for the final 90 seconds to secure the tie. For the tournament, their offense outscored their opponents 35-11, and outshot them by an incredible 176-88! It was a complete team effort, with their 35 goals being distributed among 9 different players, and included 34 assists. Additionally, their smothering defense registered 2 shutouts, both by Samir Rezgui. Congratulations to Coach Bob and all of the team! |
| Peewee A wins Silver Stick regional |
| Our Peewee A team won the Silver Stick regional tournament in Hyland Hills on Sunday, November 29th with a close game against Arapahoe! The team will travel to Port Huron, MI in January to compete in the Silver Sticks tournament. Congratulations to Coach Brian and all of the coaches and players! |
| Notes from the Scheduler |
| Ask the Scheduler! Please check out the "Notes from the Scheduler" document in the document store for the answers to the most frequently asked questions! go to "Links" "Information" "Document Store" and look under General Information. |
| Peewee A wins FrightFest |
| Pee Wee A scares up Championship win at Hyland Hills FrightFest Our Jr. Tigers were on the prowl with a 3-0-1 record this past weekend. They went undefeated against Hyland Hills, Boulder, Foothills and Arapahoe. Our boys pulled all of that off with some amazing team work and great coaching. Our goalies were awesome with some crazy saves! Our defense was spot on and our offense skated their hearts out! We took on a lot of injuries, but our boys played through the pain. Our last game was unbelievable, the stands were rattling like skeleton bones, the goalie moms were on edge as we won against Boulder at the end of the 3rd period, tied 2-2 into sudden death overtime with 1:02 left on the clock. That is a Halloween story to be told for years! |
| Squirt B wins Steamboat Tournament! |
| Jr. Tigers Squirt B won the Jim Fournier Memorial Hockey Tournament held in Steamboat Springs over Halloween weekend. The team went 4-1-0 over the weekend, shutting out the NCYH Jr. Eagles 2-0 in the championship game. Congratulations! |
| Peewee AA wins Silver Stick Tournament |
| PWAA won Silver Sticks Tournament this weekend going undefeated with a 6-0 record. The Jr Tigers stifled their opponents with a relentless backchecking and good goaltending, while putting terrific numbers on the scoreboard. The team outscored their opponents from Arizona and Colorado by a margin of 41-9 over the weekend. The team will be traveling to Port Huron, MI over the weekend of January 21-24, 2010 to compete in the National Silver Sticks Tournament. |
| Bantam AA wins Silver Stick Tournament |
| Bantam AA won the Silver Sticks Regional tournament on Sunday! They beat Arapahoe 7-2 and will advance to the National finals. The finals will be played in Port Huron, Michigan January 8 through January 11. Congratulations to all of you Bantam AA players and coaches Grant Dion and Matt Gradisar! |
| Bantam AA wins Early Bird Tournament! |
| Our Bantam AA team beat DU 7-1 to take home the 1st place Early Bird tournament trophy. Congratulations to you! |
| Squirt A wins Front Range Classic! |
| Congratulations to the Jr. Tiger Squirt A team on winning the first tournament of the season at Front Range last weekend! The Colorado Springs Squirt A Junior Tigers won the Front Range Fall Classic Hockey Tournament in Denver Sept. 18-20. The Junior Tigers finished the tournament with a 4-0 record and claimed the Championship banner with a 5-4 overtime shoot-out win over Arapahoe in the final. |
| Former Jr. Tiger Commits to UMASS-Lowell |
| Saucerman Commits to UMASS-Lowell Colton has been a stand-out defenseman for the Miners 16U team for the past 2 seasons racking up 13 goals, 63 assists, and 220 penalty minutes in 121 games with the organization. Colton grew up in Colorado Springs and played his youth hockey for the Colorado Springs Amateur Hockey Association Jr. Tigers. This summer, Colton signed with the Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League and is planning on spending 2 seasons in Des Moines prior to starting his college career with the River Hawks. At UMASS-Lowell, Colton will be playing for coach Blaise MacDonald who is entering his 9th year with the university. The River Hawks finished the 2008/2009 season with a 20-16-2 record and ranked #16 overall in the USCHO/CBS College Sports poll. More |
| Former Jr. Tiger to University of New Hampshire |
| Campbell Commits to the University of New Hampshire Former Miners goaltender Cody Campbell (16U Miners 2006-2008) has accepted a scholarship to play college hockey at the University of New Hampshire beginning in the fall of 2010. Cody grew up playing his youth hockey for the Colorado Springs Amateur Hockey Association. After playing 2 seasons with the Pikes Peak Miners Cody was tendered by the Fargo Force in the United States Hockey League where he finished the 2008/2009 season with a 2.99 goals against average and an .895 save percentage and a trip to the final round of the 2009 USHL playoffs. This summer, Cody attended the USA Hockey National Player Development Camp where he was selected to play for the 2009 U.S. Under-18 Select Team that will compete at the 2009 Ivan Hlinka Memorial from Aug. 11-15, in Piestany, Slovakia. Cody will return to the Fargo Force for the 2009/2010 season to finish high school and continue his preparations for college hockey. The University of New Hampshire Wildcats won the Hockey East conference in 2007 and 2008, and tied for 3rd place last season. In addition, the Wildcats have been to the NCAA tournament 15 of the past 18 seasons and have earned NCAA frozen four appearances 7 times. More |
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