Maddy Acorn can squeeze a nickel until Thomas Jefferson taps out.

She can juggle 18 flaming swords with one hand and drive a minivan with the other. She can tell you what day of the week Feb. 27, 2026, falls on without looking it up (it’s a Friday). She can find the best group hotel rates in about six seconds flat.

In other words, she’s a hockey mom. She’s got superpowers that would put a radioactive spider to shame.

On Sunday at Magness Arena, this hockey mom, who routinely leaps tall buildings with a single bound, tipped a grateful helmet to the Avalanche and DU Pioneers.

“Living in Colorado, we’re so far removed just location-wise from everything that when you play outside of (certain) leagues, you have to travel, no matter what level you’re playing,” Acorn, co-founder of the Young

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