Chance Creger: Northland College Commitment

In the recent weeks there has been some major changes in my plans for college this semester. Unfortunately my hopes to attend MSOE were smothered after receiving a sub-par amount of financial aid. The plan had been to do participate in ROTC under a scholarship, in order to make up for the extra tuition that I needed for MSOE. Although the engineering program is one of the best in the country, the amount of debt that I would have accumulated over the four years would not have weighed even with the degree I received. My attention quickly shifted to find another path with either another D3 school or with professional hockey. I contacted Derek Armstrong, President of the Denver Cutthroats, in order to make plans to attend the Cutthroats Open Camp. Unfortunately with the folding of the Cutthroats I was unable to attend the open tryout.

During this time, one of my good friends and former teammates Dax Deadrick had come down to Colorado to train for the week. Fresh off a commitment to Northland College, he had sparked my interest in the hockey program and I sent in my application. Shortly after, Dax passed on my contact information and I was contacted by the Head Coach of Northland College, Seamus Gregory. Coach Gregory expressed heavy interest in having me join the program over at Northland which was beginning the first year of a rebuilding process. I went through the admissions and was awarded a substantial Academic Scholarship which cut the tuition to a more reasonable amount. I committed to Northland College shortly after and continued to train for the remainder of the summer to prepare for the upcoming season. I am extremely excited to be apart of the team here at Northland College and will continue to train heavily until tryouts in mid-October. I have just arrived for orientation today and will begin classes September 3rd.

Kenny McCudden Camp

It has been a very busy off-season this summer! This past week I had another great opportunity to coach at the Kenny McCudden camp at boulder for the second year in a row. My family hosted two Chicago players once again which is always a pleasure. One of the two Jacob McGlynn (White Center in Picture), stayed with us last year. He has improved tremendously and will be playing for Chicago Fury AAA next season. My youngest brother, Cole(22 white in picture) was also able to participate in the camp this year and will be playing U14 AAA for the RM Roughriders this upcoming season. Both Jacob and Cole won the "Kenny Cup" awarded to four players who showed the most tenacity, best work ethic, and overall skill in the week long camp. They will have their names engraved on the cup and I could not be more proud of both of them. 

Although this week was much more focused on my coaching, it was a fantastic learning experience to increase my overall knowledge of the game. I spent the week assisting at Stations with Kenny McCudden, Chris Lockrem and Paul Gylnn. All three are tremendous coaches and listening to how they presented skill work to players will absolutely aid in both my playing and coaching. It was an awesome experience and I hope to be able to participate in the camp again next year in Chicago! During Friday's game I was asked to referee the game for the kids, needless to say that will be one side of Hockey that I never wish to pursue. 

This off-season I have been very focused on both off and on ice training. I will be going into next season much stronger and weighing between 210 and 215. Also I am participating in the Denver Cutthroats Open Tryout August 22nd-24th! It should be a perfect opportunity to showcase my skill in a professional atmosphere and gear up for next season.

MNJHL - Chance Creger – Milwaukee School of Engineering (NCAA DIII)

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Chance Creger – Milwaukee School of Engineering (NCAA DIII)

Chance joined the Saints on Jan. 31 and finished the year playing in 10 games to finish out the year. Now next season he will be taking a short travel down to Milwaukee just a 3 hour drive from Wisconsin Rapids where the Saints play. Creger is happy about the opportunity to study Industrial Engineering while continuing his hockey playing days. “Great opportunity to further my hockey career while also getting an education at one of the best engineering programs in the country.” Chance is another student athlete that has a good head on his shoulders, as he not only looked to elevate his game, but also his academic knowledge.


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Chance Creger Commits to MSOE NCAA Div III

Boulder Hockey Club would like to Congratulate Chance Creger on his recent commitment to play NCAA Div III hockey at Milwaukee School of Engineering.

 “It is a great honor to be able to play at MSOE.” Chance Creger says. “I'm very excited about this coming season and would like to thank all those who have helped me achieve this goal. I would like to especially thank past coaches Matt Huckins, Brent Cullaton and Marty Quarters.”

 Chance started playing hockey at the YMCA in Lafayette from Mites until his first year of Bantam before finding a home at the Boulder Valley Hockey Assoc. Chance has been a long time Bison playing Bantam A, Midget Minor AA and for the Jr Bison over the last 7 years. In 2010 he helped the Bison U16 AA Team win Regional Silver Sticks, a State Championship, and a trip to Nationals.

"Chance is one of those resilient players that you use as an example in your locker room.” states former Bison Hockey Director Matt Huckins. "He played hurt, had to recover from major surgeries, and was up and down during his junior career. The key is he stayed mentally tough and was able to achieve his goals, Congrats Chance."

Chance also played for the Peak to Peak CSHAA high school hockey team as a freshman and sophomore where he was alternate captain as a sophomore. From there he left to play junior hockey for the Corpus Christi Icerays in the North American Hockey League (NAHL); being the youngest player on his team that season. He also played for the Minot Minotauros in the NAHL. Chance finished his junior hockey career playing with the Central Wisconsin Saints in the Minnesota Junior Hockey League (MNJHL) for coach Marty Quarters.

"Although Chance joined our team late in the season he was a welcomed addition from the first practice.” stated Saints’ Head Coach Marty Quarters. “This is a testament to his leadership, ability, and the experience he has gained playing Jr A hockey the previous seasons. As good as Chance was on the ice, his off ice also set a standard of strong character and hard work in the local community. The Saints are proud of Chance committing to MSOE and are confident that he will represent them on the ice and on campus. He is what our next generation should all try to emulate"

Playing in 111 games during his Junior A hockey career, Chance tallied 31 PTS from 12 G and 19 A with 261 PIM.

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Chance Creger and the Minotauros: Dream Catchers' Softball Game

Yesterday I was presented with a great opportunity to play some softball with the Dream Catchers. The Dream Catchers are a group of kids in Minot with special needs, the group meets and plays softball in the spring and summer every year. Each player was able to pair up with one of the kids and help them field, bat and run the bases. I was paired up with an 8th Grader named Haley and a Preschooler named Nole. It was an incredible experience to help these kids out and something that I'll never forget.