All things Denver XXVII: From Boonetown to Motown - It's not a Ford, it's a Chevy!

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====>Colorado has a champion at youth hockey's highest level. By beating the North Jersey Avalanche 5-1 on Sunday in Woodridge, Ill., the Colorado Thunderbirds, an under-16 squad, became the state's first triple-A team to win a Tier 1 national championship.

"Pretty awesome, and that's an understatement," said Thunderbirds coach Angelo Ricci, who also serves as the organization's director. "The most special thing about it is, it's going to last forever for the boys. It's a statement about them and Colorado hockey. In 30 or 40 years, they'll always remember being the first team ever to win a Tier 1 national title. It's pretty special."

The Thunderbirds, who previously won state and district championships, went 6-0 at nationals — outscoring their opponents 26-8. They finished 67-9-9 (36-1-3 at home) and on a 15-game winning streak.<====

It took a former Pioneer to coach them there. Ricci was a very good DU player in the Serratorre era, and it's great to see him have success in coaching. Well done, Angelo.

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====>Colorado has a champion at youth hockey's highest level. By beating the North Jersey Avalanche 5-1 on Sunday in Woodridge, Ill., the Colorado Thunderbirds, an under-16 squad, became the state's first triple-A team to win a Tier 1 national championship.

"Pretty awesome, and that's an understatement," said Thunderbirds coach Angelo Ricci, who also serves as the organization's director. "The most special thing about it is, it's going to last forever for the boys. It's a statement about them and Colorado hockey. In 30 or 40 years, they'll always remember being the first team ever to win a Tier 1 national title. It's pretty special."

The Thunderbirds, who previously won state and district championships, went 6-0 at nationals — outscoring their opponents 26-8. They finished 67-9-9 (36-1-3 at home) and on a 15-game winning streak.<====

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Matt Carle helped put the nail in the Rangers coffin by scoring the tying goal in the 3rd period on the PP to make it 1-1. The Flyers went on to win in a shootout and knock the Rangers out of the playoffs.

Bagman is in mourning today.

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DU's NHL players heading to the playoffs regular season stats:

Paul Stastny 79 points plus 2
Matt Carle 35 points plus 19
Chris Butler 21 points minus 15

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Courtesy of the Maple Leafs website

Since January 31st, who was the Leafs best player?
VOTE
Phil Kessel 26.41 %
Tyler Bozak 33.81 %
Dion Phaneuf 16.52 %
Jonas Gustavsson 23.26 %
(You can still vote at the Leafs site.)

Tyler got an assist tonight taking his season total to 27 points in 37 games.