No. 1 Glenwood Springs hockey tops No. 3 Steamboat Springs in battle of Colorado’s best
For the Post Independent

Jaymin Kanzer/Post Independent
The 4A Mountain varsity boys hockey league featured its biggest matchup of the 2024-25 season Saturday night as the No. 3 Steamboat Springs Sailors traveled to Glenwood Springs to take on the No. 1 Demons in a clash between the top-ranked teams in the state.
The Demons continued their dominance at home, sending the Sailors back with a 4-1 loss. Glenwood senior forward Jacob Stockdill scored twice in the high-intensity matchup, boosting his team and league-leading goal total to 16.
Glenwood boasts one of the top power-play units in the state, and it showed Saturday night. The Demons capitalized on a Steamboat mistake during a 5-on-3 advantage in the second period, scoring twice.
“It’s our mentality,” senior co-captain Jacob Roggie said. “Practice first, and it’ll translate into our play in games. Hard work translates to wins, and wins are really fun.”
A hooking penalty turned into a massive opportunity for the Demons after the Sailors’ captain argued the call and received an additional penalty. Glenwood wasted no time. Stockdill ripped a shot from the left faceoff dot that rang off the crossbar before landing in the net. Less than a minute later, senior defenseman Lucas Chartier scored from nearly the same spot, sending the Glenwood bench into celebration with a commanding three-goal lead.

Senior forward Beck Wetherred quietly had a standout game, scoring the opening goal early in the first period and later assisting Stockdill’s second goal. His backhand saucer pass floated over defenders’ sticks in the neutral zone, perfectly setting up Stockdill for a breakaway.
As Steamboat’s desperation grew, so did its physicality and chirps. Glenwood stayed composed, looking to its captains for leadership and ignoring the taunts. The Sailors managed a late goal against freshman goalie Isaac Zevin in the third period, but by then, Glenwood controlled possession and ran out the clock.
Teams across the league know the challenge of facing Glenwood at home. Since the 2022-23 season, when the Demons reached the state championship, they have lost only two of their last 25 games at Glenwood Ice Rink.
“The community’s support really makes it incredible,” Roggie said. “I know there haven’t been many losses here over the past few years, but they make it such a great environment to play in. Every day, every game, they’re always here cheering us on, which makes it great.”
With the win over Steamboat Springs and an impressive 12-0 routing of Rampart earlier in the week, The Demons improved their record to 10-0-1 on the season. They next travel to Grand Junction on Tuesday to face off against the 0-10 Caprock Academy Eagles before returning home for a challenging stretch of league games. Glenwood will then host Aspen, Battle Mountain, and Summit over 10 days before closing the regular season with four straight games on the road.

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