From July 12th to July 15th we will be holding our Colorado Grit Main Camp. During this camp, our top 100 prospects will battle it out for a spot on our 25 man roster for the 2023-2024 season. Stop by to catch some fast paced, competitive play & get a taste of what our inaugural season will bring to the Greeley Ice Haus. The season will start on September 8th, with our home opener against the El Paso Rhinos.
We’re excited to share with you our 2023 draft picks!
Round 1, Pick 1: Jack Rimmer
Round 2, Pick 33: Nicholas Paone
Round 3, Pick 65: Brock MacDonald
Round 4, Pick 97: Kyle Murray-Smith
Round 5, Pick 129: Timothy Kim
Round 6, Pick 161: Axl Johansson
Round 7, Pick 193: Ty Broten
Round 8, Pick 225: Owen Vilhauer
Round 9, Pick 257: Alex Hebblethwaite
Round 10, Pick 289: Nayan Pai
Round 11, Pick 321: Duncan Shin
Round 12, Pick 353: Mason Sturm
Round 13, Pick 385: Julien Wasmer
Colorado Grit Hockey will be partnering with the Drill House Sports Center for our Denver Inaugural Season Camp (Click here to register). Drill House – an operation based out of the Family Sports Center in Centennial, CO – is an organization that boasts a combined 40+ years of professional hockey experience and provides a “one-stop-shop” for hockey training.
Not only will we have traditional camp scrimmages, but we will also provide strength, speed, and force plate testing led by the elite staff at Drill House. This training will all take place within the same facility that the Colorado Avalanche practice in. In addition, camp participants will receive a guest presentation from professionals in the field of sports performance.
For more about Drill House, check out their spotlight in The Denver Post and visit their website HERE.
Drill House Sports Center introduces “one-stop-shop” hockey training for all ages
Grit. It’s where perseverance and passion overlap. It’s the pursuit of a goal over the long haul – it’s the pursuit of greatness. Grit drives us to show up every time not just for the sake of it, but for the love of it.
Colorado is steeped in a tradition of grit. Behind the American folklore of frontiersmen staking their claims to the future was the grit that drove them to do so. They saw the land as it was, and what was possible. Look around Greeley, and you see the odes to grit everywhere – it’s no coincidence that the community is home to two institutions of higher learning. Like the mountains on the horizon, Greeley is always reaching skyward.
But grit isn’t about smarts, nor is it even about talent. It’s about dedication – and it’s the difference that makes champions, on and off the ice.
Just take it from David Clarkson, owning partner of Colorado Grit hockey team and director of player development: “When things get tough, athletes with grit don’t point fingers at others, blame or complain. When pressure and the more challenging moments arrive, they embrace them with strength and courage.” And after 12 years and 570 games in the NHL, he should know.
Grit Hockey isn’t a name we chose to represent WHAT we are, it represents WHO we are and HOW we play. We’re strong. Determined. We never give up. But along the way, we’re gonna have some fun. And like our community, we’re not afraid to be a little different. In fact, we’re pretty proud of that.
Register for camps now!
Colorado Grit Pre-Draft Camps have gone live and registration is now open! Please click HERE for details on our Chicago and Denver Pre-Draft Camps.
If you have any questions, please email info@coloradogrithockey.com.