After a politically rocky start to the high school hockey season, this talented team of individuals came together under the supervision of coaches, Jon, Jen and Clayton to be the powerhouse team of the High Plain Hockey League. The Lambkins, or ‘Baby Sheep’ bested all comers and finished the season in the number one position.

Other teams were shaking in their hockey boots as the end of season tournament loomed. The Baby Sheep knocked off the Cheery Creek team and set their sights on the eventual winners of the Grandview Wolves vs. North Central Hawks. At the end of the day it was the Grandview Hawks who had earned there way into the championship game.

These two teams had seen each other twice before. The first meeting ended in a score of 5-0 in favor of Fort Collins. The second meeting was not so fortunate for the Lambkins as they were defeated with a score of 1-2 on April 11th, 2010. Close to one month later these two hockey powerhouses would be able to finally settle up and determine who has the best club.

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Seeing is believing. Take sixteen minutes out of your busy life and enjoy sweet Lambkins hockey victory:

Final results are “in the book”! See you next year…

Photo: Colorado State University

2nd Annual Rocky Mountain Face Off®
Presented by The Colorado Eagles
CSU Rams vs. UNC Bears
Budweiser Events Center
February 5, 2010 7:05 PM

Proceeds benefit youth hockey in Northern Colorado.

Tickets, priced at $11, $16, and $21 (plus applicable fees), on sale starting Monday, January 11th at 10 a.m.

http://www.comcastTIX.com

(877) 544-8499

The Budweiser Events Center Box Office
Fort Fun in Fort Collins
The Colorado Eagles Office in Windsor
Woody’s Newsstand & Café in Greeley

Specially priced student and children’s ticket prices are available at the Budweiser Event Center Box Office only.

Press Release: http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/reeases/?id=3945783

Spread the word. I hope to see you all there. It should be a great night of college hockey, with proceeds going to a great cause.

At the midget level, all the parents have seen enough coaches, enough players and enough games to know a puck hog and a bad plan when they see one. We as a group grumble in the stands when we see the D men try to skate coast to coast with the puck, freezing their offense at the blue line in the process. We endure one hurried shot somewhere in the direction of the goal,  blind centering passes with no consideration of their open points; puck hogs all.

Finally in a home game, our boys started playing together here and there. After a long loosing streak they manage to win a game 4-1! Nobody knows why. The day before the game the team had a mis-cued practice where many players missed and after ten minutes the coaches skipped; still they played the most team hockey we parents had see all season.

Notes:

• As this writing team is 2-4-3
• High Plains High School Hockey Tryouts Begin January. Are you registered?
• Next game vs. Hyland Hills (2-6-1)

CSU Hockey is also hosting the 4th Annual Sam Spady Firefighter vs. Police Charity Hockey Game this Fri at EPIC at 730pm. Proceeds are split 50/50 b/t the team and the Sam Spady Foundation (a nationwide alcohol awareness program that has chosen Ram Ride as this year’s local recipient of the proceeds.)

If you have additional questions try to contact someone with CSU hockey. We are not directly involved with these events, just helping spread the word.

The University of Colorado Hockey Team is excited to announce that we will be having our annual Rocky Mountain Center Ice Showdown hockey game against Colorado State at the Pepsi Center!

The game will be held on Thursday, November 5th at 7:00 pm. We worked out a great deal with the Colorado Avalanche and will be offering a $20 ticket that is good for BOTH our game against CSU, as well as a ticket to the Avalanche game (worth $58) against the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday, December 9th. Furthermore, there will be free parking at our game on November 5th. Our team receives a portion of this ticket sale and it is a huge help in our efforts to fund our season.

The CU Hockey Team is asking for your help in getting the word out about this great deal. Any hockey fan knows that a $20 ticket for an Avalanche game is unbeatable, let alone a ticket to the CU vs CSU game as well. Please let your hockey clubs know how to get this deal.

We appreciate your time and can’t wait to see you at the game.

The University of Colorado Men’s Hockey Team

Rocky Mountain Center Ice Showdown

AT THE PEPSI CENTER

Tickets will be first-come, first-served and will be based on availability

Thursday November 5th 2009

CSU vs. CU Women Club Game 5pm | CSU vs. CU Men Club Game 7pm

$20 Tickets Include:

• $5 Donation to the University of Colorado Club Hockey Program
• Lower Level ticket for all the CU club games on November 5th, 2009
• Free Parking the night of Nov. 5th

Colorado Avalanche Upper Level ticket, a $40-$53 value for the CU ALUMNI NIGHT with THE AVS

Wednesday December 9th 2009 | Colorado Avalanche vs. Minnesota Wild

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Remember Tim George? You would have to remember back to Bantam Blue or even further back to PeeWee Black. Tim is the spawn of Brian George. In the past Tim was generally found playing in net. He was often called upon to skate out; a nail biting experience for the coaching staff (read Brian and Flash).

Tim Getting a Little Help

Brian moved Tim, along with the rest of the family to Flint Michigan. When Tim went to that area’s try-outs he was picked up by a competitive midget A team; not for his skills, but for his good nature. It was explained that the coach thought he might be ‘coach-able?!

Michigan hockey is quite different from what we have here in Colorado. Instead of an A team getting ~ 20 games, their system will deliver over fifty! Coaches are in control and earn thousands of dollars in pay; picking their own team and dropping kids due to their actions, or even the actions of their parents.  I can think of a lot of coaches here in the Fort Collins area that would enjoy that season.

As it turns out Tim’s team, the Grand Rapids  Griffins, has been having a terrible season yet Tim has grown to be a solid goal tender. All his skills have vastly improved. Lateral movement, up-downs, and best of all he as learned, finally, to play out of the net!

Coach Brian Arnot has done a great job with the Fort Collins Astro’s baseball team. Part of the larger Fort Collins Baseball Club, the Astro’s have won most of their games and will be in the tough side of the playoffs draw.

picture: Max Alexander, Ethan Bussel, Chris Arnott, Nathan Welch, Jake Clark

Roster

A fantastic asset here in Fort Collins, CO are the various outdoor roller hockey rinks. Lucky for us the best rink is less than ten minutes from the house. Fossil Creek Park has a lot to offer, an outdoor hockey rink complete with nets, benches, boards and a nearby water fountain. Saturday mornings belong to a tight group of friends. Generally this group consists of hockey dads and their boys. Oh, we have one hockey mom too, Jan Baby is there and always brings her a game. Ask anybody who tries to beat her. This a a venue where the coaches get schooled by their kids. Consider coaches Brian George, Shane Chipp and Flash Buddy who seem to be getting driven into the boards by the likes of Tim George (heavy hitter), out skated by Jason Chipp, and out scored by Max Alexander. His dad still thinks all those posts he hits are flukes.

There are no membership requirements other than to show up with a stick and a pair of skates. Players begin arriving as early as eight to beat the summer heat and play through the noon hour.  So come on out and enjoy the fruits of Fort Collins. It’s hockey eh?!

Under the expert coaching from Dan Timmons and Clayton Kvasager, the Fort Collins High Hockey Team is cutting through opponents like a knife through butter. This weekends games were no different with wins over Loveland (7-3) and Dakota Ridge (9-3). Today the Fort Collins Hockey team is in first place in the Tier III division with fourteen points. Their nearest opponents are Rocky and Columbine with twelve points each.

Shot by Matt Nagel - Puck On Its Way into the Net

The Friday night game had the team playing in front of the largest crowds seen this season. In fact it was the largest assemblage of fans many players had seen in their young careers! Groups of students had coalesced and were loudly bantering back and forth, their teen-age voices echoing off the stone walls and ice floor of the EPIC hockey arena. This reporter has been coaching and attending hockey games since 1999 and it was the first time attendance of security personnel made sense. I’ll take that duty much more seriously in the future.

Fort Collins High School Hockey Fans

Adam Crawford was net minder for the game whom at this point in the season is enjoying a 2.28 Goals Average Allowed (GAA). Scoring leaders with ten point or more include Cody Palumbo (17pts), Nick Whynott (17pts), Ross Stults (15pts), Tyler Schott (12pts) and Rodger Maddox (10pts). C’mon Matt Nagel, only one more point and you too can join this illustrious group. It wouldn’t be fair not to include the top three penalty leaders, just to keep things in perspective. They include Tyler Schott (16!), Brandon Uhl (14) and Ross Stults (12).

If you want to see some great hockey then come out and support the team. There are plenty of home games left.

See the Photos »

See the Stats

• vs. Loveland/Windsor »
• vs. Dakota Ridge »

Jule Smith, owner of Rocky Mountain Videos has some very affordable video DVDs’ available from the weekends games.

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