Tag: Usa Hockey
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How the Avalanche’s arrival in 1995 turned Colorado into a thriving youth hockey market
With nearly 13,000 youth hockey players registered through USA Hockey last year, the sport of hockey is as popular as it’s ever been in Colorado. How did the game grow so fast and extensively within the state? It didn’t happen overnight. Hockey didn’t suddenly appear out of nowhere in Colorado when the Avalanche arrived…
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Colorado Springs U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Art Berglund remembered for decades of contributions to sport
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On Saturday morning, the sport of hockey lost one of its champions. Art Berglund passed away at age 80. He managed more than 30 U.S. men’s teams and helped grow the game nationally and internationally. Berglund served as director of player personnel for the 1992, 1994 and 2002 U.S. Olympic teams, chaired the 1984 U.S.…