Denver Post: Gold Pan Provides Incentive For DU

(above) Tyler Ruegsegger wants the Gold Pan back

From: Denver Post
by Mike Chambers

Notwithstanding the absence of a valuable piece of local hardware, Lakewood native Tyler Ruegsegger could be the poster boy for successful, homegrown amateur hockey players.

At age 12 in 1999, he played on the Littleton peewee team that captured Colorado's first youth national championship at any level. He went on to star for Minnesota's renowned Shattuck-St. Mary's High School before being drafted by the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs in 2006.

He made an immediate impact for the University of Denver as a freshman in 2006-07, and he represented his country at the prestigious 2008 World Junior Championship. (read rest of article)

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