The following are the proposed out-of-state tournaments/showcases for the Pikes Peak Miners Bantam AAA team for 2009/2010 season. Tournaments are subject to change and dependent on acceptance. In addition, the Bantam Miners will participate in four in-state tournaments/showcases. NAHL Showcase Tournament,Blaine, Minn Russell Stovers Showcase, Kansas City Nike-Bauer, Chicago, IL Burnaby X-mas Tournament, Burnaby, BC NAPHL Top Prospects, Ann Arbor, MI Rocky Moutain Districts-TBA

The Pikes Peak Miners organization is proud to announce a cooperative partnership with Dasher Sports, Colorado Springs' premiere distributor of hockey goods. Under the partnership, the Miners have agreed to purchase "soft goods" through Dasher Sports and wear the company logo on select gear. Items that Dasher will provide for the Miners include: game jerseys, game socks, hockey bags, travel bags, practice jerseys, practice socks, workout gear, team jackets, and sweat-suits. In addition, Dasher Sports will be doing all of the Miners merchandising and they have streamlined the process to make ordering Miners apparel easier and more efficient through our online store. More Miners items will be available on-line in the next few weeks. (Click "Merchandise" to visit online store). "We've been doing business on different levels with Dasher Sports and their parent company, AllCustom Apparel, for the past 5 years. We've been pleased with the level of service that we've received year in and year out. Patrick Brunk, Dasher Sports's Operating Manager, has done an excellent job building the Dasher Sports brand by offering a quality product and treating his customers in a first class manner. When you do business with Dasher Sports, you are not doing business with a massive corporation. Instead, you are working on a personal level with a guy that knows the sport and knows how to meet a hockey team's needs. Patrick has been a fixture in our local hockey community for years, and I'm happy that the Miners have developed a more meaningful partnership with Dasher Sports and AllCustom Apparel." Lucas Trombetta, Miners Program Director

Congratulations to Brendan Broderick who was selected to attend the USHL Central Scouting Showcase Camp in Chicago. Brendan was one of only a select few 1995's nationwide asked to attend. Great job Brendan and good luck!

The Pikes Peak Miners would like to congratulate Carter Brodeur, Robson Cramer, Anthony Olguin and Colin Staub for being selected to the USHL Central Scouting Showcase Camp. These four Miners have been added to the USHL Central Scouting Draft List for 1994’s and will attend the Showcase in Chicago in May. Good Luck Carter, Robson, Anthony and Colin

The Pikes Peak Miners U18 impressive season ended on Sunday afternoon with a 6-3 defeat to the Dallas Stars at the Rocky Mountain Districts Championship Game. The Miners were 4-0 heading into the championship game and had already beaten the Stars 6-2 earlier in the weekend. The rematch to see who would go to the USA Hockey Tier I National Championships did not go quite as well. Dallas put the Miners down early scoring just 2:30 into the contest and then again a 1:00 minute later to put the Miners down 2-0 and on their heels. The U18’s were never able to get their game going and fell behind 3-0 by the end of the first period. The U18’s finally settled down but couldn’t keep the Stars off the scoreboard before falling 6-3. And the Stars moving on to Nationals.

The U18 Miners finished the season ranked 12th in the country and a 38-17-3 record. The 38 win season was more for the Miners in one season then the previous 2 seasons combined. In their last 25 games the Miners had a 19-5-1 record which is a true testament to the character and team play of all 20 players. The Miners have set the precedent for next year as one of the top Tier I programs in the country. Congratulations to all players, parents, and staff on an excellent and successful season.

The Pikes Peak Miners Spring Evaluation Camp will be held the weekend of April 24-26 in Colorado Springs. The camp is open to 91-94 birth-years who are interested in playing AAA hockey next season. All information on the Spring Evals can be found by clicking on "tryouts" at the top of this page.

The Pikes Peak Miners finished the season with a loss to the Colorado Thunderbirds in the semifinals of the Rocky Mountain District Championships. The Miners played hard and competed well at the District Championships, and finished the season with a 31-23-6 record. With 7 players eligible to return next season, and 5 of this season's top scorers, the Pikes Peak Miners U16 team is already looking forward to the 2009/2010 campaign.

The Pikes Peak Miners U18 team wins Colorado State Championship!!! The Miners took on the Colorado Thunderbirds in game one winning by a score of 4-1. In game two, the Miners took on defending State Champions, Colorado Rampage, and sent them to the elimination bracket by scoring 3 goals in the 3rd period and a final score of 4-1. In the elimination bracket, the Thunderbirds beat the Rampage 2-1 in an overtime thriller. This set up a rematch of 2 weeks earlier when the Miners and Thunderbirds played in the Championship game of the Colorado Springs Jr. Tigers President's Day Tournament. After an exciting, 1-1 deadlocked game, the Miners would score with just 12 seconds left in the 3rd period for the win and the coveted title of STATE CHAMPIONS! Congratulations to all players and coaches and good luck in Salt Lake City!

After a long road to reach the finals of the CAHA State Championship the Miners U16 AAA team fell 6-1 to the Colorado Thunderbirds '92 team on Sunday at Big Bear Ice Arena in Denver. The Miners lost a frustrating game to the Colorado Thunderbirds 93 team 1-0 in the first game of the tournament on Friday, before coming back to beat both the Colorado Outlaws 6-3 and the '93 Thunderbirds 6-4 on Saturday to earn a birth in the Championship round. This is the second year in a row that the Miners have placed second in the Colorado State tournament. The U16's head to Salt Lake City next week for the Rocky Mountain District Championship tournament where they will be looking to build on their 30-20-6 record.

The Pikes Peak Miners U-14's wrapped up the 2008/2009 season with a 6-3 loss to the Thunderbirds in the State Tier I finals. The Bantam Miners finish their inaugural season 20-26-2. The coaches and staff were very pleased with the effort and results of this the first season fielding a Bantam Tier I team. The work ethic and achievement of the players did not go unnoticed with 6 players selected to the USHL prospect camp this summer. The Bantam Miners will continue to work this summer with Miners camps and evaluations as well as a tournament team which will make the trip to Kamloops this spring.

The Miners U18's and the Colorado Thunderbirds were proud to be part of the events for the The Colorado Youth Hockey Foundation. Poker Night followed the game and was attended by some of the top hockey folks in Colorado including Tony Granato, Joe Sakic, and Avalanche General Manager Francois Giguere. The Foundation raises money to help keep kids on the ice by helping out youth and families in need of financial assistance to get through the hockey season. The Miners topped the Thunderbirds 7-5 in an exciting game and started off a great night for the Foundation.