Gwozdecky has built powerhouse legacy at Valor Christian

George Gwozdecky has built a high school hockey power at Valor Christian High School and he hopes to continue his work for at least a few more seasons.

Valor Christian won its third Class 5A state hockey championship over the past four seasons with a 7-3 win over Ralston Valley on March 7 at the University of Denver’s Magness Arena.

Gwozdecky, the 69-year-old former college coach and National Hockey League assistant, was named head coach at Valor in 2015 and wins have accompanied him.

Valor has gone 131-30-5 with Gwozdecky as head coach and made ve straight trips to the state championship game.

“ is is probably the most depth we’ve had in the eight years I’ve been at Valor,” said Gwozdecky. “I’m having a ball and I really enjoy it. I’m really involved in high school hockey, not only at Valor but I’m on the national rules board and I help run the Team Colorado camp.

“I’m really involved with high school hockey and I’m having a blast. So as long as they will have me, I want to keep doing this.”

Valor Christian hockey coach George Gwozdecky PHOTO BY JIM BENTON

the title encounter against Ralston Valley and nished the season with a 20-1 record.

Six players scored goals for Valor, which went three-for- ve on the power play.

Senior Noah Fekete had two goals to go along with two assists to give him four points. Alec Al eri, another of the 13 seniors on the Valor roster, had a goal and assist for three points.

Other goal scorers were Aiden Owen, Garrett Convey, Nick Maronna and Maddux Charles in what was the highest-scoring state title game in 31 years.

And, the game followed the Class 4A title game, which was the complete opposite as Cheyenne Mountain downed Glenwood Springs 1-0 in three overtimes.

Valor led only 4-3 heading into