Eligible Participants- All birth years 1998-2001 who played High School, AA, or AAA in 2014/15
Description- 5 hours in 4 days of on ice skill work consisting of skating, shooting, passing, and small area games (all goalies welcome). 2 hours of off ice skill work at the Skills and Development Center (SDC). Off ice training will consist of speed and power workouts as well as additional stick skill work. This is an excellent opportunity for all players to get quality ice and hone their skills before attending the CAHA state evaluation camp beginning March 19th at Family Sports in Denver.
Coaching Staff- Luke Fulghum (U16AAA) & Greg Vanover (U18AAA)
Schedule-
March 11th March 12th
Ice: 5:00 – 6:15pm at Sertich
Ice: 8:00 – 9:15pm at Sertich
Training: 6:45 – 7:45 at SDC
March 13th March 16th
Training: 4:15 – 515pm at SDC
Ice: 5:15 – 6:30pm at Sertich
Ice: 6:00 – 7:15pm at Sertich
Cost- $100 Please follow link for registration
*If you can not register online please print off this form and make checks payable to Pikes Peak Miners/CSAHA
Player Name/Birthyear:___________________________
Parents Names:_______________________________
2014/15 Team:_____________________
Primary Phone:___________________________
Secondary Phone:________________
Primary Email:_________________________________
Secondary Email:______________________________________
*Please bring form with check payable to Pikes Peak Miners/CSAHA to March 11th ice time
Overview: The Pikes Peak Miners AAA Hockey Club is excited to offer an excellent opportunity for skill development with an elite programming atmosphere. The spring elite program will cater to age groups born in 2000 and older interested in playing Junior, Tier 1, Tier 2, Travel Hockey, or High School in 2015/2016 season.
Focus: To improve all individual skills on ice through drills designed to maximize skating and puck possession time for each individual. Structured off-ice training at CSAHA’s Skill Development Center will improve the individual players strength, agility, stick skills, and overall general athleticism.
Dates:
March 31st to April 2nd - 3 hours on-ice, 2 hours off-ice
April 7th to April 9th - 3 hours on-ice, 2 hours off-ice
April 21st to April 23rd - 3 hours on-ice, 2 hours off-ice
April 28th to April 30th - 3 hours on-ice, 2 hours off ice
Staff:
Luke Fulghum (Miners Program Director/U16AAA Head Coach)
Greg Vanover (Miners U18AAA Head Coach)
Brandon Straub (Miners U16AAA Assistant Coach)
Will English (Miners U18AAA Assistant Coach)
Nick Harper (Miners U18AAA Assistant Coach)
Freddie Beaubien (Miners Goaltender Coach)
Colorado College Players (On Ice Instructors)
Cost: $350
12 hours of on-ice training, 8 hours of off-training = 20 hours of instruction
Payment/Registration: Please follow link to register
The Pikes Peak Miners 16U team marched into Troy, Michigan ready to battle. Kicking off the weekend, the Miners had teams attention when they handed highly ranked Omaha with a 2-1 loss in a shootout. Miners goalie Fessenden, stood tall, while his team mates battled to slide one by Omaha goalie late in the first ending the first with a 1-0 lead with a goal from Dillon Milliron (Medina). The battled continued, but left the scoreboard the same at the end of the second 1-0. Omaha managed to get one past Fessenden late in the third forcing a shootout. Shootout goals by Garret Medina and Calvon Boots made for an impressive win for the Miners.
The New Jersey Titans were up next for the Miners and the Titans quickly put up a couple goals, before forward, Garret Medina (Milliron, Hanson) added to the scoreboard.The Titans added a few more in the third, with the only goal for the Miners coming from forward Martin Pietraszek (Armstrong, Boots) but too late as the Miners drop the game to the Titans.
Sunday afternoon the Miners faced the Madison Capitols and let them know they were there to battle. Hitting the scoreboard in the second period was Miners forward, Martin Pietraszek (Kiemel, Boots). The Capitols answered back, but not before Miners foward Ross Hanson put away two goals (Hanson, Medina, Ridgley) (Hanson, Boots, Medina) to finalize the scoreboard with a 3-1 win with goalie Fessenden standing strong in net.
The final game on Monday morning had the Miners facing the Everett Jr. Silvertips. The Pikes Peak Miners jumped ahead with two goals in the first with the first goal by Martin Pietraszek (Kiemel, Ridgley) and the second being tallied by Kiemel (Boots). The Miners held a 2-1 lead at the end of the second and headed into the third with momentum. Third period the Miners shut down the Silvertips, with goalie Joe Chekan, standing strong, and Miners forward Ross Hanson (Medina,Luther) with not only one, but two goals in the third (Hanson, Milliron, Luther) and the win for the Miners.
The Pikes Peak Miners will head to Troy, Michigan in February to play in the NAPHL final playoff showcase.
Head Coach Luke Fulghum and the Pikes Peak Miners Hockey Team headed to Chicago for their second NAPHL showcase of the season.
First off in Romeoville, Illinois, the Miners faced the Pursuit of Excellence. Both teams battled hard and kept the crowd guessing as they both came to the end of the first locked at zero. The second period POE kept the Miners quiet in scoring and tallied 3 in the second. The third period the Miner's added a goal by forward Ross Hanson (Pietraszek, Ridgley), but it would be the lone goal for the Miners, dropping game one, 5-1.
The single game Saturday was against the Arizona Bobcats,with both teams locked at one goal a piece at the ice make. Goal by Miner Nikita Penzov (Polaski, Milliron), would be the only goal in a very tight match against the Bobcats, as late in the third, the Bobcats goal ended the back and forth, high paced game, with a 2-1 loss to the Miners.
The weekend continued with an early morning Sunday match up with the Lansing Capitals. The single goal by Miner's forward Ross Hanson (N.Kiemel), blew by the goalie in the first minute of the third period. The goal was not enough to get the Miners up and running, as they fell to the Capitals.
Late into Sunday, the Miners faced the San Jose Sharks for their second game of the day. The first period was anyone's game as both teams evenly matched closed out the first period 0-0 and and it wasn't until into the second half did the Miners and Sharks rack up points.The Sharks came out strong and put up three goals, but not before the Miners answered back with two goals by forward Ross Hanson (Pietraszek and unassisted), to cut their lead 3-2. The Sharks capitalized on a power play and the Miners fell to the Sharks in a close 4-2 game.
Finally, Monday morning, the Miners awoke to hit the ice and play the California Titans, a game that was the most exciting of the weekend. With the third game the Miners kept teams at zeros at the end of the first, Ross Hanson (N. Kiemel) hit the scoreboard first to give the Miners a 1-0 lead...only to have the Titans tie it up. The Titans went ahead in the third, only to have forward Griffen Medina (Penzov, Cramer) of the Miners, tie the game and force the teams into a shoot out. Going through all five shooters, the deciding goal was the Titans, with a tough loss for the Miners.
Next up, the Miners will travel to Omaha, Nebraska to take on the U16's in a three non-league game series.
This past Saturday, September 27th, the Pikes Peak Miners 16U National team took on the Rocky Mountain RoughRiders for their first league home and home series for the 2014-2015 season. The RoughRiders were first to sneak one by the Miners midway into the first, but the Miners answered back quickly on a power play goal from Kodie Ridgely (Boots, Penzov) and closing out the back and forth first period tied, 1-1. The second period proved to be a bit more of a challenge with penalties as the Miners allowed three power play goals and one even strength goal, leaving the second period scoreless for the Miners.
The ice make proved to be refreshing for the Miners as they came out and battled hard, shutting down the RoughRiders and allowing no goals in the third, with Miners goalie Joe Chekan in net. The game ended with the Miners down 5-1 in a hard fought match for both teams.
Sunday, the Miners hosted the RoughRiders at Sertich, with another battle between these two rivals. The back and forth play brought on a scoring frenzy for the teams, as Miners players notched two goals, the first by Nikita Penzov (Daniels, Hanson) and the second by Ross Hanson (Pietraszek), but head into the second period trailing 3-2. The second period the Miners came out with a quick goal by Dillon Milliron (Ignatovich, Beaver) putting the game at a 3-3 tie. The Rocky Mountain Roughriders closed out the period with two goals, and headed into the third period with a 5-3 lead.
Following the ice make, both teams came out in full force, keeping the score quiet until late into the third when the RoughRiders scored on Miners keeper David Fessenden with a 6-3 final. The Pikes Peak Miners will face the Colorado Thunderbirds in a home/home series the first weekend in October.
As the Pikes Peak Miners set out for their first regular season contest, there were a lot of new faces. David Fessenden happens to be our only returner from the season before. The boys had a tough test ahead of them. Hampered by injuries to our Captains Noah Kiemel, Calvon Boots, and our speedster Brenden Polaski serving a suspension we had our work cut out for us. With over half the team with no Tier 1 AAA experience we set out to Blaine to make our mark.
Head Coach
Phone: 303-557-8813