03.05.2026 River Hawks Rewind

 River Hawks Fans,

The Grand Junction River Hawks wrapped up the regular season series against the Casper Warbirds this past weekend at Casper Ice Arena. We finished what has been a dominant season-long matchup. See the highlights below, and don't forget - we have a home game THIS FRIDAY, March 6th vs. the Rock Springs Miners!

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Game 1 - Friday, February 27 @ Casper

River Hawks 2 | Casper 0

The River Hawks delivered a composed, playoff-style road performance Friday night, shutting out Casper 2-0.

After a tight, defensive first two periods, Grand Junction broke through late in the third:

• #20 Edvards Eglitis opened the scoring at 18:30 of the 3rd period, assisted by #21 Reid Taylor and #2 Cole Jackson 

• #21 Reid Taylor sealed it with an empty-net goal at 19:40, assisted by #20 Eglitis and #25 Tibor Nemeth 

The Hawks controlled the game territorially, outshooting Casper 34–32  and once again leaned on disciplined defensive structure.

Most impressively, the penalty kill remained perfect — a theme all season long against the Warbirds.

Game 2 - Saturday, February 28 @ Casper

River Hawks 0 | Casper 1

Saturday’s finale was a defensive battle from start to finish.

• Casper scored late in the 3rd period (5:39)  and that would stand as the lone goal of the night.

• Grand Junction pushed hard, generating 39 shots on goal and holding Casper to just 34 as well, but could not find the equalizer.

Despite the result, the River Hawks once again demonstrated elite defensive structure and discipline, killing off all 5 Casper power plays  to close the season series with continued special teams dominance.

Home Game this Friday - Get Ready!

With the Casper chapter officially closed, the River Hawks now shift focus toward the stretch drive and positioning within the Mountain Division.

If this series was any indication, this group understands how to:

• Win tight games

• Protect leads

• Play structured, playoff-style hockey

• Execute defensively when it matters most

That’s what it means to Be a Young Pro.

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HawkTalk will be in the Riverside Pub at 6:30PM this Wednesday.

Go beyond the ice each week with Head Coach Dustin Timm and River Hawks players as they share how the team prepares for upcoming match-ups, and competes at the NCDC level.

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