Durango youth hockey teams returned to the ice this weekend and racked up some wins.
The 10U-A team traveled to Denver while the 14U squad competed in the Colorado Cup tournament in Colorado Springs.
The 14U team went 3-0 in seeding to reach the Colorado Cup’s championship game, playing some amazing games with everyone getting in on the action.
In the team’s first game against Colorado Springs, Durango scored a 7-2 win. Goalie Fiona Chandler had 23 saves. Gavin Zuber earned a hat trick , and Bryson Quimby and Luke Fowler also scored goals. Quimby assisted three other goals to earn a playmaker, and Brenden Johnson, Finn Stanifer and Zuber also had assists.
In the team’s second game, Durango beat the Texas Jr. Brahmas, 6-2. Zuber scored three goals for a hat trick, and Connor Jones and Fowler added goals. Sawyer Jones, Zuber, Fowler and Quimby all assisted goals. Chandler registered 17 saves.
In the team’s third game, it scored a 7-5 win over the Colorado Rampage. Luke Fowler finished with a hat trick, and Connor Jones, Johnson and Quimby also found the back of the net. Durango skaters Quimby and Zuber also earned playmakers in the game. Fowler, Connor Jones and Johnson also assisted goals while Chandler made 21 saves.
In the championship, however, the team’s run came to an end, and Durango lost to the Rampage 7-5. Zuber earned a hat trick in the loss, and Connor Jones and Fowler also scored. Fowler also assisted three goals, and Sawyer Jones and Johnson assisted goals too. Chandler had 22 saves in the loss.
The 10U-A team played two games against the Foothill Flyers and won both. The team, led by goalie Walker Green, earned a shutout in game 1, 3-0. Parker Brown and John Capsay both scored, while Brady Wright and Carter Lopez assisted them.
In Game 2 against the Flyers, Durango registered a 4-2 win. Emmett Sorenson, Tyler Wood and Capsay scored with assists from Drake Loughman, Lopez, Wood and Brown.
Defenders Soren VanWinkle and Asher Clair were excellent holding the line.
The team also played The Littleton Hawks-Red team. Durango led most of the game but ended losing 5-4. Green made 14 saves. Brown earned a hat trick and Wood also scored a goal. Wood, Lopez and Sorenson all had assists.
The Durango team is ranked No. 9 in its age group in Colorado.
