18-year-old Eric Czapliniski has been the team manager for the Lacey High School Lions for the past three seasons while also playing Center for the Brick Stars Challenger Program.
A National Hockey League star and Stanley Cup champion spent some time in Cheyenne recently, and even enjoyed what he called "the best mocha in the west."
While Wyoming does have a competitive youth level and two Western States Hockey League Junior Hockey teams, it doesn't have a rich history of famous hockey players.
Thanks to some recent strong play, the Team Wyoming Bantam American ice hockey squad is headed to Canada for the International Silver Stick Tournament in January.