The Central Hockey League on Sunday delayed a players strike that threatened the start of the minor league’s season after agreeing to meet this week with the players’ union. The two sides will convene in Denver on Wednesday.
The Professional Hockey Players Association had called for a strike of the CHL, which includes the Colorado Eagles and the Rocky Mountain Rage. But the PHPA lifted the strike after the CHL agreed to continue working toward a collective bargaining agreement.
The CHL season is scheduled to start Oct. 17. With the strike lifted, teams were allowed to continue with preseason training camps. The Eagles and Rage begin practices today.
The Eagles and Rage are scheduled to play their first preseason game Wednesday in Loveland. The game will be a benefit for injured Colorado player Les Borsheim.
CU women’s soccer tops Kansas.
Colorado’s Nikki Keller and Gianna DeSaverio scored second-half goals, goalkeeper Kirstin Radlinski notched five saves in a shutout and the No. 15-ranked Buffaloes (9-2-2, 3-1-1) topped host Kansas 2-0 in a Big 12 Conference women’s soccer game. Kansas dropped to 8-4-1, 2-2-0.
Colorado coach Bill Hempen, in his 21st season as an NCAA head coach and eighth with CU, earned his 250th career victory. He is one of 17 active Division I coaches to have reached the mark.
DU women post soccer win.
The Denver women’s soccer team continued on a roll, winning its seventh consecutive game with a 2-0 victory over visiting Florida Atlantic at Pioneer Field.
Lizzy Carlson opened scoring in the 24th minute, on a service from Kari Storslett on the outside. The Pioneers (11-1-1, 4-0-0 Sun Belt Conference) put the game out of the reach of Florida Atlantic (1-8-1, 0-3-1) in the 56th minute when Storslett scored on a cross from Taryn Hemmings on the left side.
Pioneers blank UNLV.
Kyle Christensen’s game-winning goal in the 36th minute led the Denver men’s soccer team to a 1-0 victory over UNLV in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation game at Pioneer Field. Denver (4-50, 2-0-0) got seven saves from goalkeeper Joe Willis. The Pios moved two games ahead of UNLV (5-3-1, 0-2-0) in the MPSF.
• The New Mexico men’s soccer team (4-4-2, 1-1-0 MPSF) shut out host Air Force (3-7-0, 1-1-0) at Cadet Soccer Stadium, winning 4-0. The Lobos book-ended their scoring with a unassisted goals from Jack Smithson in the 4th minute and Masashi Shibuya in the 89th.
Wax’s 3-under-par total tops.
Denver’s Daniel Wax earned medalist honors after topping the field at the Wyoming Desert Classic with a three-round, 3-under 213 at the Classic Club course in Palm Springs, Calif.
Wax carded a final-round 4-under-par 68 and finished tied with Kevin Tucker of Washington State. But Wax won a scorecard playoff.
Colorado State topped the team leaderboard at 877, seven strokes ahead of second-place Idaho.
Northern Colorado’s Kory Harrell and Colorado State’s Dustin Morris were two of three players tied in fourth place at 217.
