Casey: Time to let high school teams compete in national championships — officially
On Monday, within about 30 minutes of one another, two Colorado high school hockey teams won national championships.
On Monday, within about 30 minutes of one another, two Colorado high school hockey teams won national championships.
The 2014-15 all-state hockey team is led by player of the year Travis Work of Air Academy.
High school hockey in this state is growing in a number of ways, but what the sport’s committee did on Friday is perhaps the biggest indication: The group unanimously recommended the addition of junior varsity teams.
It’s not often you get a championship that was 25 years in the making.
Seventy-six minutes and 36 seconds into the game, the night ended. After six overtimes. But before the game had to be suspended.
After their respective performances in the quarterfinals, the stakes were high for goaltenders Brady Mielnicki and Joey Owston. Neither would disappoint.
When Monarch hockey fell to Regis Jesuit 4-1 just over a month ago in league play, the feeling was there that we hadn’t seen the last of the two-time runner-up.
It wasn’t always pretty, but when the dust (snow) had settled and all was said and done, it was the Monarch Coyotes who would advance to take on Regis Jesuit in the state hockey semifinals.
Resurrection Christian is moving on in the hockey playoffs after upsetting No. 3-seeded Doherty in the first round on Friday afternoon.
Regis Jesuit is back in hockey’s semifinals for the eighth consecutive season following a 3-0 win over Resurrection Christian in the quarterfinals on Saturday.