{"id":2458418,"date":"2020-05-13T22:08:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T04:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/former-aspen-leaf-hockey-player-fisher-scott-drafted-into-ushl-by-dubuque\/"},"modified":"2020-05-13T22:08:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T04:08:00","slug":"former-aspen-leaf-hockey-player-fisher-scott-drafted-into-ushl-by-dubuque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/former-aspen-leaf-hockey-player-fisher-scott-drafted-into-ushl-by-dubuque\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Aspen Leaf hockey player Fisher Scott drafted into USHL by Dubuque"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.7035830618893\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-325697-391\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled gallery-container\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/hockey-atd-051420-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/hockey-atd-051420-1-1024x769.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy photo | Former Aspen Junior Hockey player Fisher Scott, who now plays for the Colorado Thunderbirds select team, was recently drafted into the United States Hockey League by Dubuque.\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><strong>Former Aspen Junior Hockey player Fisher Scott, who now plays for the Colorado Thunderbirds select team, was recently drafted into the United States Hockey League by Dubuque.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/hockey-atd-051420-1-1024x769.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Former Aspen Junior Hockey player Fisher Scott, who now plays for the Colorado Thunderbirds select team, was recently drafted into the United States Hockey League by Dubuque.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/hockey-atd-051420-1-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/hockey-atd-051420-1-1-1024x768.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy photo | Basalt High School graduate Stella Scott recently finished up her first season playing NCAA Division I ice hockey at Long Island University.\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Basalt High School graduate Stella Scott recently finished up her first season playing NCAA Division I ice hockey at Long Island University.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/hockey-atd-051420-1-1-1024x768.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Basalt High School graduate Stella Scott recently finished up her first season playing NCAA Division I ice hockey at Long Island University.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/hockey-atd-051420-1-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/hockey-atd-051420-1-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy photo | Basalt High School graduate Stella Scott recently finished up her first season playing NCAA Division I ice hockey at Long Island University, where the team won its league championship.\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Basalt High School graduate Stella Scott recently finished up her first season playing NCAA Division I ice hockey at Long Island University, where the team won its league championship.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/hockey-atd-051420-1-2.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Basalt High School graduate Stella Scott recently finished up her first season playing NCAA Division I ice hockey at Long Island University, where the team won its league championship.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/hockey-atd-051420-1-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/hockey-atd-051420-1-3.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy photo\/LIU Athletics | Stella Scott\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong>Stella Scott<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy photo\/LIU Athletics<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/hockey-atd-051420-1-3.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Stella Scott\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/former-aspen-leaf-hockey-player-fisher-scott-drafted-into-ushl-by-dubuque\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/former-aspen-leaf-hockey-player-fisher-scott-drafted-into-ushl-by-dubuque\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText DropCap\">Fisher Scott is that much closer to following in his older sister\u2019s footsteps to the college ranks. The 15-year-old standout hockey player was recently drafted by the Dubuque Fighting Saints of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ushl.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">United States Hockey League<\/a>, the top junior league sanctioned by USA Hockey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt was kind of a cool deal for him. It\u2019s a tough list to get your name on and being a little mountain hillbilly from Basalt, Colorado, and earning your way on that list is not easy,\u201d said Peter Scott, Fisher\u2019s father. \u201cIt\u2019s a tough team to make and being drafted doesn\u2019t guarantee a spot on the team by any means, but it definitely guarantees you a spot at camp and to go earn your way onto the team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Fisher grew up in the Roaring Fork Valley and once played for Aspen Junior Hockey. Then, this past fall, he moved to Denver to join the Colorado Thunderbirds, one of the top AAA hockey organizations in the country. He\u2019ll likely play for the Thunderbirds and 16U coach and former NHL player David Clarkson again next season, but not before going to Dubuque\u2019s main camp this summer \u2014 coronavirus permitting \u2014 to try his luck in the USHL, largely a 20-and-under league.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt\u2019s pretty cool, especially from a small town like Aspen, being able to do that and show all the little guys that maybe look up to me what\u2019s possible,\u201d Fisher said. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t really mean anything yet, but it\u2019s a cool notice.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"row at-donation at-donation-mobile p-0\" readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"handleDonationButtonClickMidArticle()\">Donate<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Fisher was drafted in the eighth round of the USHL Phase 1 \u201cfutures\u201d draft on May 4. Considering he\u2019ll be one of the youngest players at Dubuque\u2019s camp fighting for only a few roster spots, he understands his USHL playing days are likely still a few years out. Still, the experience he will gain skating against high-level juniors as much as five years his senior could pay big dividends down the line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Should Fisher eventually get to compete for the Fighting Saints, the chances of him making it onto a college team skyrocket. According to the USHL website, \u201c95% of USHL players receive Division I college hockey opportunities.\u201d The league also boasts having 287 alumni in the NHL.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt gives him an opportunity and this summer will be the most competitive and best hockey he\u2019s ever been exposed to. All those kids are top shelf,\u201d Peter Scott said. \u201cHe\u2019d love to have an opportunity to play college hockey, for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Fisher\u2019s older sister, Stella Scott, is a 2019 Basalt High School graduate who recently finished her first season playing for NCAA Division I Long Island University in New York. It was LIU women\u2019s hockey\u2019s inaugural season, one that included <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liuathletics.com\/news\/2020\/2\/23\/champions-womens-ice-hockey-defeats-saint-anselm-1-0-to-capture-newha-championship.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">winning the New England Women\u2019s Hockey Alliance championship<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Like her brother, Stella grew up playing for AJH before moving on to higher-level camps and teams in high school. She largely credits <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/basalt-senior-stella-scott-invited-to-u17-national-hockey-camp-in-minnesota\/\">her time spent at the North American Hockey Academy<\/a> in Vermont as paving her way to playing in college.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cBeing out on the East Coast is the only way for a girl\u2019s hockey player, personally, to make it to the level that I did, because there is so much exposure and the hockey out there is insane,\u201d said Stella, who plays on the left wing for LIU and studies business. \u201cThat was the only ticket for me, personally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">If all goes to plan, Fisher hopes to find that same success at the college level. A defenseman, he\u2019ll hopefully get a taste of the USHL as soon as the coronavirus pandemic will allow it. In the meantime, his 16U Thunderbirds team is setup to be one of the country\u2019s best next season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWe should be a really good team again next year. Probably top 10, top five even. We should be really good, and the year after that I don\u2019t know what I\u2019m going to do yet,\u201d Fisher said. \u201cPlaying college hockey is the goal. I\u2019d say I\u2019m on a pretty good path right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Tagline\"><a href=\"mailto:acolbert@aspentimes.com\">acolbert@aspentimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/former-aspen-leaf-hockey-player-fisher-scott-drafted-into-ushl-by-dubuque\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Aspen Junior Hockey player Fisher Scott, who now plays for the Colorado Thunderbirds select team, was recently drafted into the United States Hockey League by Dubuque.Courtesy photo Basalt High School graduate Stella Scott recently finished up her first season playing NCAA Division I ice hockey at Long Island University.Courtesy photo Basalt High School graduate [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2458418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-local-news"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-17 16:35:09","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSPN The Valley&#039;s Quality Rock","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2458418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2458418"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2458418\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2458418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2458418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2458418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}