TIER 1 Elite Hockey League: Colorado Thunderbirds
GREAT ARTICLE ON FORMER TBIRDS MIKEY EYSSIMONT!!
Date:01/05/2016 Source:TIER 1 Elite Hockey League: Colorado Thunderbirds
Tbirds former player, Mikey Eyssimont, helped St. Cloud State with their 5-2 and 6-2 victories over Denver University December 11-12. Eyssimont was cheered on by several family members attending the games as Mikey returned to Colorado to play his first games in his home state since leaving three years ago to play Junior Hockey. Eyssimont played for Colorado Thunderbirds from 2009-2013 before...
FORMER TBIRDS DUO WIN BRONZE!!
Date:01/05/2016 Source:TIER 1 Elite Hockey League: Colorado Thunderbirds
Tbirds alums, Brandon Carlo and Scott Eansor, helped the U.S. National Junior Team earn the bronze medal with an 8-3 victory against Sweden in Helsinki, Finland, at the 2016 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship. Team USA finished the tournament with a 5-0-0-2 (W-OTW-OTL-L) record, scored 34 goals for and allowed only 10 goals against, and has medaled in four of ...
2016 TBIRDS SPRING PROGRAM INFO MEETING!!
Date:12/24/2015 Source:TIER 1 Elite Hockey League: Colorado Thunderbirds
January 25, 2016 at 6:00pm Aspen Academy in the Auditorium (5859 S. University Blvd, Greenwood Village, CO 80121 Discussion on Spring Program for birth years 2002-2007 2016-2017 Fall/Winter tryouts/teams Meeting will be conducted by Angelo Ricci, Director of Hockey Operations, Kim Feno, Secretary/Treasurer, plus many of the Thunderbirds Coaches will be in attendance Please HERE ...
TBIRDS ALUMS CARLO & EANSOR SELECTED TO PLAY IN THE IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Date:12/24/2015 Source:TIER 1 Elite Hockey League: Colorado Thunderbirds
Congratulations to Colorado Thunderbirds Alums Brandon Carlo and Scott Eansor as they were selected on the 2016 US National Junior Team that will compete in the 2016 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championships in Helsinki, Finland. Team USA will conclude its training camp in Vierumaki, Finland on December 24 before traveling to Helsinki. Team USA's first game wil...
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
Date:12/24/2015 Source:TIER 1 Elite Hockey League: Colorado Thunderbirds
Colorado Thunderbirds wishes everyone Happy Holidays this season and all the best in the New Year! The greatest gifts are family and friends! We wish eveyone a Safe, Healthy, Happy Holiday Season and New Year! ...
GREAT ARTICLE ON OUR VERY OWN ANGELO RICCI!!
Date:12/24/2015 Source:TIER 1 Elite Hockey League: Colorado Thunderbirds
....Still, he’s most proud of making the T-Birds, now in their 14th season, one of the most respected and recognizable AAA programs in not only the Rocky Mountain region but the country. The T-Birds have seven levels of youth hockey — 11U, 12U, 13U, 14U, two 16U teams (American and National) and 18U — as well as a 20U Tier III team in the first-year, six-team, Rocky Mounta...
CCM HOCKEY SHOWCASE MAY 27-30, 2016
Date:12/24/2015 Source:TIER 1 Elite Hockey League: Colorado Thunderbirds
The #1 Junior Hockey Showcase in the United States! The CCM Hockey Showcase is the #1 scout and coach attended Junior A Showcase in the country. Annually, the event hosts over 140 coaches and scouts from 21 different North American leagues, and welcomes 400 Bantam-Midget AAA/AA and Junior A/B players. USHL & NCAA Hockey Seminars Each year the CCMHS is proud t...
CONGRATS TO LHA MIDGET MAJOR U18AA
Date:12/24/2015 Source:TIER 1 Elite Hockey League: Colorado Thunderbirds
Congratulations to LHA's Midget Major AA CSDHL team on capturing their 6th consecutive CAHA State Championship. The team is currently 31-4-1 and is ranked #8 in the country. The Hawks also sit #1 in the Central States Development Hockey League (CSDHL) and recently won LHA's 44th Annual Mile High Thanksgiving Day Tournament with a 5-2 win over Edge Elite from Calgary, Alberta. ...
COLORADO THUNDERBIRDS ALUMS CALE MORRIS AND CJ DODERO TO COMPETE IN THE 2016 USHL/NHL TOP PROSPECTS GAME
Date:12/15/2015 Source:TIER 1 Elite Hockey League: Colorado Thunderbirds
Colorado Thunderbirds is proud to announce that former Colorado Thunderbirds stars Cale Morris and CJ Dodero were chosen to compete in the 2016 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in Omaha, Nebraska, January 12. All players on the team are eligible for the 2016 NHL Draft held in Buffalo, New York, June 24-25, 2016. The players selected for the USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game will be split into two...
JAKE GRICIUS SELECTED FOR USA NTDP 2015 U17 FOUR NATIONS TEAM
Date:12/15/2015 Source:TIER 1 Elite Hockey League: Colorado Thunderbirds
Colorado Thunderbirds is excited to announce that Jake Gricius was selected for the U.S. National Under-17 Team which will compete at the 2015 Under-17 Four Nations Tournament in Púchov, Slovakia December 16-20. Team USA will compete against teams from Russia, Slovakia, and Switzerland. Gricius played for the Colorado Thunderbirds 2010-2011 and 2014-present. Jake...
COLORADO THUNDERBIRDS ALUMS SLAVIN AND OLOFSSON MAKE NHL DEBUT ONE DAY APART!!
Date:11/24/2015 Source:TIER 1 Elite Hockey League: Colorado Thunderbirds
Two Colorado Thunderbirds alumni, close friends, defense partners protecting the blue line together for 2 seasons, both moving on to play USHL, both made college commitments to Colorado College and played one season together, both drafted by the NHL, and this week, Jaccob Slavin and Gustav Olofsson both made their NHL debut one day apart. It doesn't get much better than that! Jaccob Sla...
Colorado Rubber Hockey publishes feature on Colorado Thunderbirds
Date:11/13/2015 Source:TIER 1 Elite Hockey League: Colorado Thunderbirds
Colorado Rubber Hockey magazine publishes feature on the Colorado Thunderbirds organization. Check it out: http://issuu.com/awodigitaledition/docs/colorado_rubber_hockey_magazine?e=2076238/4815478 ...
Tbirds 16U National Team Capture Bauer World Invite Title
Date:11/10/2015 Source:TIER 1 Elite Hockey League: Colorado Thunderbirds
The Colorado Thunderbirds are champions of the prestigious Bauer World Invite. The Tbirds went 2-0-1 in the round robin pool play and 6-0-1 overall outscoring their opponents 28-5 in the seven games. It all started in the Sweet 16 round by defeating the defending champs the Yale Lions Prep Team from Abbotsford, BC by the score of 6-0. This game really seemed to give the t...
NHL Bruins Sign TBird Alum Carlo to Entry-Level Contract
Date:09/25/2015 Source:TIER 1 Elite Hockey League: Colorado Thunderbirds
The Boston Bruins have signed Thunderbird Alum Brandon Carlo to an entry-level contract. Carlo, a defenseman, played for the TBirds form 2008 to 2013. The full announcement can be read by clicking here. ...
Colorado Thunderbirds Phillip Knies Commits to Miami University
Date:09/07/2015 Source:TIER 1 Elite Hockey League: Colorado Thunderbirds
The Colorado Thunderbirds program is pleased to announce that Phillip Knies has committed to play college hockey for Miami of Ohio after his junior hockey career concludes. Knies played for the 2014-2015 Thunderbirds 16U National team and is drafted by the USHL Sioux City. Phillip is the son of proud parents Miro and Michaela Knies from Phoenix, Arizona. The Colorado Thunderbirds organizati...
Thunderbirds Baker Shore Wins Gold with Team USA U17 Select Team
Date:09/07/2015 Source:TIER 1 Elite Hockey League: Colorado Thunderbirds
Congratulations to Baker Shore and the entire Team USA U17 Select Team for winning the Five Nations Title in Switzerland August 16 with an 8-1 win over Germany. Team USA had an impressive 3-1-0-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L) record in the tournament. ...
Ricci Leads Skills Development at Buffalo Sabres NHL Development Camp
Date:07/15/2015 Source:TIER 1 Elite Hockey League: Colorado Thunderbirds
The Thunderbirds Angelo Ricci was leading the skills drills last week at the NHL Buffalo Sabres Development Camp. "I've always done skill stuff, that was my game. I was an offensive-type guy," Angelo said. "I was fortunate enough to learn under Real Turcotte who was a stick-handling guru when I was young. And then you just develop your own patterns." Ricci's emphasis no...
Shore Named to Team USA U17 Five Nations Roster
Date:07/15/2015 Source:TIER 1 Elite Hockey League: Colorado Thunderbirds
The Colorado Thunderbirds are excited to announce that Baker Shore was named to the Team USA U17 Five Nations Roster! Shore will suit up for the red, white, and blue to represent the United States at the Five Nations Tournament in Arosa, Switzerland, August 10-16. We wish Baker and Team USA the very best of luck! Baker has played for the Colorado Thunderbirds since 2009 and mo...
Thunderbirds Jack Doremus Commits to University of Denver
Date:07/10/2015 Source:TIER 1 Elite Hockey League: Colorado Thunderbirds
The Colorado Thunderbirds program is pleased to announce that Jack Doremus has committed to play college hockey for University of Denver after his junior hockey career concludes. Doremus, forward, played Thunderbirds from 2013-2015 and will be playing for the USHL Chicago Steel this coming season. Jack is the son of proud parents Andrew and Jeanne Doremus of Aspen, Colo...
Tbirds chosen for 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament Team
Date:07/02/2015 Source:TIER 1 Elite Hockey League: Colorado Thunderbirds
Ben Lown and Dayton Rasmussen have been named to the 2015 Under-18 Select Team USA that will compete August 10-15 at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament in Breclav, Czech Republic, and Piestany, Slovakia. Lown, forward, and Rasmussen, goalie, played on the Colorado Thunderbirds 16U National Team this past 2014-2015 season. Lown is committed to Miami of Ohio and Rasmussen is commi...
Slavin inks deal with Carolina Hurricanes
Date:07/02/2015 Source:TIER 1 Elite Hockey League: Colorado Thunderbirds
Colorado Thunderbirds alumni, Jaccob Slavin, signed a three-year entry level contract with the NHL Carolina Hurricanes! Carolina Hurricanes selected Slavin in the fourth round, 120th overall in the 2012 NHL Draft. Slavin, a defenseman, played for the Colorado Thunderbirds from 2006-2011. Jaccob currently plays for Colorado College where he has played the past two seasons. P...
Four Tbird Alumni Selected in the 2015 NHL Draft!!
Date:06/27/2015 Source:TIER 1 Elite Hockey League: Colorado Thunderbirds
The Colorado Thunderbirds are pleased to announce that four former Colorado Thunderbirds players, Brandon Carlo, Troy Terry, David Cotton, and Evan Smith were drafted today, June 27, in the 2015 NHL Draft bringing the total Thunderbirds players drafted in the NHL to 14 since 2008! Players from the Colorado Thunderbirds program continue to have excellent opportunities and to benefit from the ...
Tbirds see ten players taken in NAHL Draft
Date:06/12/2015 Source:TIER 1 Elite Hockey League: Colorado Thunderbirds
The Colorado Thunderbirds are pleased to announce that the following players from our 2014-2015 Colorado Thunderbirds 18U and 16U teams were selected in the NAHL Entry Draft on Tuesday, June 9. We wish all of these players the very best. We are extremely proud of them! NAHL Drafted (Tbirds 18U team): #190 Overall - Blake Terry - New Jersey Junior Titans #192 Overall - Sam Rappaport - ...
15 TBirds to Participate in USA Hockey National Camps
Date:05/28/2015 Source:TIER 1 Elite Hockey League: Colorado Thunderbirds
The Colorado Thunderbirds are pleased to announce that we were well represented at the District Festivals. The Thunderbirds had 54 current players advance out of Colorado to their respective District Festivals. We would like to express our best wishes to the 15 Thunderbird players that have been selected from their respective District Festivals to advance to the National Player D...
Tbirds Foote signs with WHL Kelowna Rockets
Date:05/18/2015 Source:TIER 1 Elite Hockey League: Colorado Thunderbirds
Colorado Thunderbirds, Callan Foote, signed with the WHL Kelowna Rockets. Kelowna Rockets drafted Callan in the 2013 WHL Draft. Foote, a defenseman, played for the Colorado Thunderbirds from 2009-2015. Callan was captain of the 2014-2015 Thunderbirds 16U National team which placed 3rd in the nation. Callan is the son of proud parents Adam & Jennifer Foote of Englewood, Colorado. Adam is a form...
Tbird alum Turgeon signs with Detroit Redwings
Date:05/11/2015 Source:TIER 1 Elite Hockey League: Colorado Thunderbirds
Colorado Thunderbirds alumni, Dominic Turgeon, signed a three-year entry level contract with the Detroit Redwings. Detroit Redwings selected Turgeon as their 2nd pick in the 2014 NHL Draft. Turgeon, forward, played for the Colorado Thunderbirds from 2008-2012. He currently plays for the WHL Portland Winterhawks where he has played since 2012 and will also play the 2015-2016 seaso...
Five Tbirds Selected in the WHL Bantam Draft (00)
Date:05/07/2015 Source:TIER 1 Elite Hockey League: Colorado Thunderbirds
On Thursday, May 7, the Western Hockey League (WHL) held their Bantam Draft for 14 year old players (2000 birth years). As in previous years, the Colorado Thunderbirds were well represented in this draft. Colorado Thunderbirds had five current players selected and one former player chosen in the Bantam Draft. The five players drafted were from the Thunderbirds 14U team. Th...
Tbirds Fly All over USHL Draft
Date:05/05/2015 Source:TIER 1 Elite Hockey League: Colorado Thunderbirds
The 2015 USHL Futures and Main Entry Drafts were held May 4 and May 5, and the Colorado Thunderbirds continue to position players for their next level of hockey. The Thunderbirds had 8 current players selected and 1 alumni chosen in the USHL draft. The eight current players selected in the 2015 USHL Draft, along with 7 players selected in the 2014 USHL Draft, bring the total to 15 play...
Dayton Rasmussen commits to Denver
Date:04/29/2015 Source:TIER 1 Elite Hockey League: Colorado Thunderbirds
The Colorado Thunderbirds program is pleased to announce that Dayton Rasmussen has committed to play college hockey for University of Denver after his junior hockey career concludes. Rasmussen played goalie for the 2014-2015 Thunderbirds 16U National team and is drafted by the USHL Waterloo Blackhawks. The Thunderbirds organization continues to provide an avenue for the elite studen...
Clemenson picked to lead Tbird 20U Tier 3 Junior team
Date:04/20/2015 Source:TIER 1 Elite Hockey League: Colorado Thunderbirds
Colorado Thunderbirds are pleased to announce that Cam Clemenson has been selected as head coach of the new Colorado Thunderbirds 20U Tier 3 Junior team of the Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League (RMJHL). The Colorado Thunderbirds 20U Tier 3 Junior team is one of six original teams and will be competing against the Aspen Leafs, Breckenridge Bucks, Colorado Rampage, Glacier Yetis, and Pikes Peak Mi...
