Arapahoe Warriors player, Lisunov, earns 109 points in season

Turns in 23 hat tricks

BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

ere is a new hat-trick king in town and it’s not any players from the Colorado Avalanche. Instead, it’s Dennis Lisunov from the Arapahoe Warriors 10-and-under hockey program.

As the six-month-long season came to a close in early March with the Colorado Cup Championships Tournament, Lisunov nished with 109 points and 98 goals in the 40-game season.

It is nothing for Lisunov to turn in multiple hat track performances. By the end of the 2023 season, the 10-yearold had 23.

Lisunov said about three years ago his father took him to see a Colorado Avalanche game. Lisunov recalled the Avalanche winning 7-3, noting he became hooked on the game.

“Before that, I was only on roller skates, but I knew I wanted to get into hockey,” Lisunov said. “On the ice you just go faster and smoother.” e 2022-23 season is Lisunov’s rst year playing competitive hockey, joining the Arapahoe Warriors Yellow team.

In the start of the season,