Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin of Erie was a 2020 NHL All-Star, winning the accuracy shooting at the skills competition in St. Louis.
Anaheim Ducks forward Troy Terry of Highlands Ranch will become Colorado’s second home-grown NHL All-Star early next month in Las Vegas. And former NHL forward Nick Shore of Denver will represent the U.S. men’s hockey team at the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics in China.
Boston Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo of Colorado Springs can explain what he has in common with Slavin, Terry and Shore.
“It speaks a lot about the Colorado Thunderbirds and how they helped us along the way,” Carlo said of the triple-A youth organization when in town this past Wednesday to play the Avs.