This document will continue to be updated throughout the USA Hockey National Championship tournaments being held at various locations March 29 through April 3.

REMINDER: USA Hockey High School Nationals were recently held.

CLICK HERE for all the info and links to the different divisions, scores, standings, schedules, etc. 

 

It's finally here!

USA Hockey Nationals week is upon us, and starting on Wednesday, April 29, more than 300 youth (boys’) and girls’ teams from around the United States will begin competing at various locations for national championships at the Tier 1 and Tier 2 levels.

There will be 184 competing teams in the Youth Division and 120 in the Girls Division, with the Tier 1 programs broken down by age level and the Tier 2 teams separated by age group and state USA Hockey enrollment. Forty-eight Tier 1 girls’ teams and 72 Tier 2 girls’ programs will be vying for titles, while on the youth side there will be 120 Tier 2 and 64 Tier 1 programs competing.

The youth hockey version of March Madness started a few days early this year as the first of many Tier 1 USA Hockey district championship tournaments that take place throughout the early weeks of March actually got underway in mid-February

At the Tier 1 level, for the 14U (2008) age groups and older, district tournament results are used to determine which teams from a given region of the country will earn automatic berths in the USA Hockey National Championship tournaments. State champions earn the right to compete in the Tier 2 championships.

During the final week of February, the Pacific District, which includes Tier 1 programs from California, Washington, Alaska and Nevada, crowned its champions and awarded its automatic Nationals berths. In the first few weeks of March, the Atlantic, Central, Michigan, Mid-Am, New England, New York, Northern Plains, Rocky Mountain and Southeastern districts deternined which of their teams would head to Nationals. 

States such as Michigan, Minnesota and New York, which have the highest number of players per capita registered with USA Hockey, are treated as separate districts. Their Tier 1 and Tier 2 state champions earn automatic berths to Nationals, while districts in which many of the players play on varsity or junior varsity high school teams such as Minnesota and Massachusetts crowned their champions in October and November before the prep seasons got underway. 

In some areas of the country, various league or state champions are awarded the opportunity to compete in district tournaments, while in areas like the Northern Plains, where only a few teams compete, there may be a series of games between two clubs to determine who goes to Nationals. Some of the local and state tournaments that determine which teams advance to districts have been going on since mid-February and others wrapped up the first weekend of March.

Youth Tier 1 championships are held for the 14U, 15O, 16U and 18U age groups, while girls’ Tier 1 national championships are contested at the 14U, 16U, and 19U levels. Tier 2 championship tournaments are held for both genders at the 14U, and 16U levels, with the Youth Division also crowning an 18U champion and the Girls Division holding a 19U event.

 

Tier 1 USA Hockey National Championship dates and locations:

• Youth Tier 1 14U – Plymouth, Mich., March 29 – April 3
• Youth Boys Tier 1 15U – Wayne, N.J., March 29 – April 3
• Youth Boys Tier 1 16U – San Jose, Calif., March 29 – April 3
• Youth Boys Tier 1 18U – San Jose, Calif., March 29 – April 3
• Girls Tier 1 14U, 16U, 19U – Dallas, Texas, March 30 – April 3

 

Tier 2 USA Hockey National Championship dates and locations:

• Youth Tier 2 14U – Denver, Colo., March 30 – April 3
• Youth Tier 2 16U – Amherst, N.Y., March 30 – April 3
• Youth Tier 2 18U – Maple Grove, Minn., March 30 – April 3
• Girls Tier 2 14U – Irvine, Calif., March 30 – April 3
• Girls Tier 2 16U – Irvine, Calif., March 30 – April 3
• Girls Tier 2 19U – Anaheim, Calif., March 30 – April 3

 

At the Tier 1 level, 64 boys’ and 48 girls’ teams will compete for national championships as each age group is comprised of 16 teams spread out across four pools. Teams play one game against an opponent in their pool each of the tournament’s first three days, with the top-two finishers in each pool advancing to the quarterfinals.

In general, each of the 11 district champions – along with a host team in each age group – earns the right to compete at Tier 1 Nationals, with the remainder of each age group’s tournament fields being filled with teams that are offered at-large berths based on their overall record, national rankings and other considerations. 

All USA Hockey National Championship games can be viewed live and on-demand at USA Hockey TV.

 

Here is a list of all the competing Tier 1 Youth and Girls teams, along with links to the schedules, results, standings and statistics for each division and our Games of the Day for each day of pool play:

 

Youth 14U Tier 1 Competing Teams (rankings as of March 29)

Liberty Pool

#4 Mount St. Charles (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#7 Los Angeles Jr. Kings (3-0 - 8 pts)*

#21 Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (1-2 - 4 pts)

#22 Team Wisconsin (0-3 - 0 pts)

 

NHL Pool

#3 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (3-0 - 9 pts)*

#6 Minnesota Lakers (1-2 - 3 pts)

#9 Boston Jr. Eagles (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#26 Valley Forge Minutemen (0-3 - 0 pts)

 

Olympic Pool

#2 Chicago Mission (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#8 Bishop Kearney Selects (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#10 Pittsburgh Vengeance (1-2 - 3 pts)

#28 Carolina Jr. Hurricanes (1-2 - 3 pts)

 

USA Pool

#1 Shattuck-St. Mary’s (3-0 - 9 pts)*

#5 Dallas Stars Elite (2-1 - 5 pts)*

#11 Little Caesars (1-2 - 4 pts)

#33 Team North Dakota (0-3 - 0 pts)

* Advances to quarterfinals

Semifinalists in bold

 

Semifinal Results - April 2

11:00 a.m. ET - #8 Bishop Kearney Selects (4), #9 Boston Jr. Eagles (1)

1:15 p.m. ET - #2 Chicago Mission (7), #3 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (4)

 

Championship Game - April 3

10:00 a.m. ET - #8 Bishop Kearney Selects (2), #2 Chicago Mission (1)

Joshua Henry broke a scoreless tie with a second-period goal and Rudolphs Berzkalns buried the game-winner with 15:10 left in the third to lift Bishop Kearney to a close-checking 2-1 victory and the 14U Tier 1 national championship. Goaltender Gavin Weeks was forced to make just 14 saves in a game that featured only 35 total shots on goal. Lukas Zajic scored the lone Mission goal. 

 

CLICK HERE for 14U Tier 1 Youth schedule, scores and standings

 

 

Youth 14U Tier 1 Games of the Day in Plymouth, Mich.

All games on USA Hockey TV. 

 

Wednesday, March 29 – 2:45 p.m. ET

#8 B.K. Selects (5), #10 Pittsburgh Vengeance (2) – Olympic Pool

These two teams met for the fourth time this season, with B.K. entering the game holding a 2-1-0 series edge, including a pair of 5-2 victories Jan. 29 and Feb. 5. Pittsburgh won by a 3-2 margin Feb. 3 The Vengeance got on the board first in this one on Caden Harvey's first-period goal, but the Selects netted the next four, with Rudolfs Berzkalns accounting for three of those tallies. Camden Nimmer added a pair of goals for Bishop Kearney, while Sean Miller had the other Pittsburgh tally. Gavin Weeks stopped 22 shots to earn the win in goal.The Selects improved to 59-16-3, while the Vengeance fell to is 38-20-3. 

 

Thursday, March 30 – 2:30 p.m. ET

#3 Pens Elite (5), #9 Boston Jr. Eagles (0) – NHL Pool

Pens Elite improved to 2-0 with the shutout win after beating the No. 26 Valley Forge Minutemen, 3-2, in their opener. Boston, which had knocked off the No. 6 Minnesota Lakers, 5-3, in its previous game, fell to 1-1. The Jr. Eagles now will have to beat Valley Forge and hope for a Lakers loss to Pittsburgh to guarantee advancing to the quarterfinals. Pens Elite got a pair of goals from Brody George and 9 saves from Noah Stasa in a dominant win. Pittsburgh is 34-19-2. Boston is 22-7-3. These teams have yet to meet this year.  

 

Friday, March 31 – 2:30 p.m. ET

#5 Mount St. Charles (2), #7 Los Angeles Jr. Kings (3) SO – Liberty Pool

Both teams had clinched quarterfinal berths and were playing to be the top-seeded team from the Liberty Pool. The Kings led by one standings point since MSC needed overtime to beat the No. 21 Oakland Jr. Grizzlies, 3-2. Mount St. Charles also beat No. 22 Team Wisconsin, 4-1. Los Angeles knocked off Team Wisconsin, 6-4, and OJG, 5-1. These teams were meeting for the first time. Los Angeles won this one in a shootout on Matyas Fischer's goal to make a winner of goalie Oliver Kanat, who thwarted four of five MSC attemtps. The Kings are 46-7-1. MSC is 45-14-2. 

 

 

Youth 15O Tier 1 Competing Teams (rankings as of March 29) 

Liberty Pool

#4 Bishop Kearney Selects (3-0 - 8 pts)*

#5 Los Angeles Jr. Kings (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#13 Neponset Valley River Rats (1-2 - 4 pts)

#21 New Jersey Rockets (0-3 - 0 pts)

 

NHL Pool

#3 Shattuck-St. Mary’s (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#6 Mount St. Charles (3-0 - 9 pts)*

#10 Team Wisconsin (1-2 - 3 pts)

#26 Dallas Stars Elite (0-3 - 0 pts)

 

Olympic Pool

#2 Chicago Mission (3-0 - 9 pts)*

#12 Compuware (1-2 - 4 pts)

#7 Long Island Gulls (2-1 - 5 pts)*

#34 Carolina Jr. Hurricanes (0-3 - 0 pts)

  

USA Pool

#1 Little Caesars (3-0 - 9 pts)*

 #8 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#9 Mid-Fairfield Jr. Rangers (1-2 - 3 pts)

#46 Team North Dakota (0-3 - 0 pts)

* Advances to quarterfinals

Semifinalists in bold

 

CLICK HERE for 15O Tier 1 Youth schedule, scores and standings 

 

Semifinal Results - April 2

11:00 a.m. ET - #3 Shattuck-St. Mary's (4), #1 Little Caesars (3)

1:30 p.m. ET  - #8 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (2), #5 Los Angeles Jr. Kings (5)

 

Championship Game - April 3

10:00 a.m. ET - #3 Shattuck-St. Mary's (2), #5 Los Angeles Jr. Kings (3) OT

James Russell scored with 1:09 left in overtime as the Jr. Kings claimed the national championship in a thriller. Los Angeles trailed, 2-0, after surrendering a pair of first-period power-play goals, but the Kings rallied to score the next three, tying the game on Tyler Russell's marker with 15:08 left in regulation. Each Russell also assisted on the other Russell's goal. Luke Norcross scored the other Los Angeles goal, while Seid-Ali Nabiev made 28 saves. Wyatt Cameron and Gavin Kor scored for Shattuck. 

 

Youth 15O Tier 1 Games of the Day in Wayne, N.J.

All games on USA Hockey TV.

 

Wednesday, March 29 – 12:30 p.m. ET

#8 Pens Elite (4), #9 Mid-Fairfield Jr. Rangers (2) – USA Pool

Pens Elite and Mid-Fairfield met for the fifth time this year. The Jr. Rangers won the first game between the two teams, 3-2, Sept. 9, but Pittsburgh skated off with victories in the next three contests by 6-3, 2-1 and 6-2 tallies. In the Nationals opener for both teams, Pens Elite trailed, 2-1, late in the third period before exploding for three goals in the final 1:22 to notch the comeback victory. Ian Kuisis, Justin Vlassis and Kieren Dervin scored during the deciding run. Dervin's empty-netter provided the insurance, and Vlassis' second of the game turned out to be the game-winner. Giulio Torriero stopped 16 shots to earn the win in goal. Pens Elite improved to 37-19-6, while Mid-Fairfield fell to 30-24-4. 

 

Thursday, March 30 – 2:30 p.m. ET

#3 Shattuck-St. Mary’s (5), #10 Team Wisconsin (3) – NHL Pool

Shattuck locked up a quaterfinal berth along with No. 6 Mount St. Charles, while Team Wisconsin dropped to 0-2 after also falling to MSC, 6-3, on opening day. SSM knocked off No. 26 Dallas Stars Elite, 5-3, in its opener. Gavin Katz buried his second and third goals of the tourney to lead the Sabres, with Graham Jones, Aaron Obobaifo and Alexander Donovan each scoring once. Jones also recorded an assist, while Gavin Kor dished out three helpers and Clarke Nehmens added a pair of assists. Grayson Hanggi picked up the win in goal with 24 saves. SSM is 32-18-5. TW is 24-13-3. Shattuck and Mount St. Charles face off in the final game of pool play to determine the NHL Pool's top seed.

 

Friday, March 31 – 10:00 a.m. ET

#2 Chicago Mission (4),  #7 Long Island Gulls (2) – Olympic Pool

This one was for pool bragging rights and to be the top seed out of the Olympic Pool in the quarterfinals. Both teams were unbeaten entering Day 3 action. The Gulls beat No. 12 Compuware, 2-1, in a shootout and the No. 34 Carolina Jr. Hurricanes, 8-1. Meanwhile, the Mission knocked off Compuware, 3-1, and Carolina, 7-1, and held a one-point standings lead thanks to the two regulation wins. The teams were meeting for the first time, and the Mission skated away with the victory thanks to Cameron McKinney's hat trick to take the top seed. Chicago is 53-12-13. Long Island is 65-13-3. 

 

 

Youth 16U Tier 1 Competing Teams (rankings as of March 29)

Liberty Pool

#3 New Jersey Rockets (2-1- 6 pts)*

#7 Bishop Kearney Selects (1-2 - 3 pts)

#19 Phoenix Jr. Coyotes (1-2 - 4 pts)

#24 Anaheim Jr. Ducks (2-1 - 5 pts)*

 

NHL Pool

#5 North Jersey Avalanche (2-1 - 7 pts)*

#9 Little Caesars (3-0 - 8 pts)*

#10 Cleveland Barons (0-1 - 1 pt)

#27 Seacoast Performance Academy (1-2 - 2 pts)

 

Olympic Pool

#2 Long Island Gulls (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#4 Compuware (2-1 - 7 pts)*

#6 Mount St. Charles (1-2 - 5 pts)

#26 Nashville Jr. Predators (0-3 - 0 pts)

  

USA Pool

#1 Shattuck-St. Mary’s (3-0 - 9 pts)*

#8 Chicago Mission (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#11 Boston Little Bruins (1-2 - 3 pts)

#56 Team North Dakota (0-3 - 0 pts)

* Advances to quarterfinals

Semifinalists in bold

 

Semifinal Results - April 2

2:00 p.m. ET. - #2 Long Island Gulls (6), #3 New Jersey Rockets (3)

2:15 p.m. ET - #8 Chicago Mission (1), #9 Little Caesars (4)

 

Championship Game - April 3

1:00 p.m. ET. - #2 Long Island Gulls (2), #9 Little Caesars (0)

The teams played through two scorelss periods before Grant Young finally found the back of the net on the power play with 13:20 left in the third period. John McNelis provided insurance with a short-handed tally in the game's final seconds to secure the national championship. Ryan Denis stopped all 16 shots he faced to earn the shutout, while his counterpart Owen Lepak made 20 saves for Little Caesars. 

 

CLICK HERE for 16U Tier 1 Youth schedule, scores and standings

 

 

Youth 16U Tier 1 Games of the Day in San Jose, Calif.

All games on USA Hockey TV.

 

Wednesday, March 29 – 5:00 p.m. ET

#4 Compuware (4), #6 Mount St. Charles (3) – Olympic Pool

Compuware was 42-15-2 entering the National Championship tourney and had compiled a 266-149 scoring advantage over its opponents. Mount St. Charles was 35-18-2 and had outscored its opponents, 238-142. Michael Barron scored twice in the final 2:43 of the tournament opener for both teams, netting the game-winner with 1:10 left in regulation to help Compuware rally to a 4-3 victory. Theo Kiss opened the scoring for Mount St. Charles in the first period before Carson Lynch and John Delverne responded to push Compuware in front, 2-1, in the second period. Vincent Ipri and David Ehrhard scored the next two, however, and MSC led, 3-2, with 14:50 left to set the stage for Barron's heroics. Benjamin White stopped 17 Mount shots to earn the win in net. 

 

Thursday, March 30 – 5:15 p.m. ET

#5 North Jersey Avalanche (4), #10 Cleveland Barons (3) – NHL Pool

The Avs punched their ticket to the quarterfinals and will take on Little Caesars for the NHL Pool's top seed on the final day of pool play as both teams ar undefeated through two games. North Jersey also beat No. 27 Seacoast Performance Academy, 6-4, while the Barons lost to LC in their opener. The Avalanche needed third-period goals from Cameron Stehle, his second of the day and third of the tournament, and Benjamin Wilmott to secure the victory. Wilmott's game-winner came with 9:53 left in the final frame. John Mustard also scored his fourth Nationals goal in the opening period, and Jackson Silverberg stopped 15 shots to earn the victory in goal. North Jersey is 59-14-2. The Barons are 35-24-2.

  

Friday, March 31 – 5:15 p.m. ET

#3 New Jersey Rockets (3), #7 B.K. Selects (4) – Liberty Pool

The 2-0 Rockets and 0-2 Selects faced off with New Jersey already having clinched a spot in the quarterfinals and Bishop Kearney having surpisingly been eliminated. The Rockets defeated the No. 19 Phoenix Coyotes and No. 24 Anaheim Jr. Ducks, 7-4 and 5-0, respectively. Those two teams also played with a quarterfinal berth at stake. The Selects lost to Phoenix, 5-3, and Anaheim, 4-1. They were 43-19-3 entering the game. New Jersey was 59-14-2. The teams were meeting for the seventh time this year, with the Rockets having won four of the six meetings, including one shootout and one overtime victory. B.K. turned the tables in this one, however, with four different players scoring and Tyler Flaig combining with Vladislav Bryzgalov in goal to stop 32 shots. 

 

 

Youth 18U Tier 1 Competing Teams (rankings as of March 29)

Liberty Pool

#7 Long Island Gulls (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#10 Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (1-1 - 3 pts)

#35 Omaha Mastery (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#40 Florida Alliance (0-2 - 0 pts)

 

NHL Pool

#3 Mount St. Charles (2-1 - 7 pts)*

#6 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (1-2 - 3 pts)

#13 Buffalo Regals (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#50 Anaheim Jr. Ducks (1-2 - 2 pts)

 

Olympic Pool

#2 Culver Academy (2-1 - 5 pts)

#5 Yale Jr. Bulldogs (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#12 Victory Honda (2-1 - 7 pts)*

#52 Sioux Falls Power (0-3 - 0 pts)

 

USA Pool

#1 Shattuck-St. Mary’s (2-1 - 7 pts)*

#4 Little Caesars (1-2 - 3 pts)

#8 Boston Jr. Eagles (3-0 - 7 pts)*

#54 Colorado Rampage (0-3 - 1 pts)

* Advances to quarterfinals

Semifinalists in bold

 

Semifinal Results - April 2

4:30 p.m. ET. - #5 Yale Jr. Bulldogs (1), #13 Buffalo Regals (4)

4:45 p.m. ET - #1 Shattuck-St. Mary's (8), #35 Omaha Mastery (3)

 

Championship Game - April 3

3:30 p.m. ET. - #1 Shattuck-St. Mary's (10), #13 Buffalo Regals (2)

The top-ranked Sabres rose to the occasion and proved themselves more than worthy of their No. 1 ranking. Eight different Shattuck players scored, with none recording more than two goals. William Zellers and Samuel Crane each had a pair of goals, with Zellers also dishing out a pair of helpers and Crane picking up an assist. Daniel Shlaine had a goal and two assists and Ian Spencer had a goal and an assist, while Shaun Rios and Colin Ralph each recorded two helpers. According to the official scoresheet, the shots on goal were 51-29 in favor of Buffalo, but that likely was flipped.

 

CLICK HERE for 18U Tier 1 Youth schedule, scores and standings

 

 

Youth 18U Tier 1 Games of the Day in San Jose, Calif.

All games on USA Hockey TV.

 

Wednesday, March 29 – 8:00 p.m. ET

#13 Buffalo Regals (3), #6 Pens Elite (1) – NHL Pool

Pittsburgh and Buffalo met for the first time this year in San Jose, and the Regals pulled off the upset by a 3-1 margin. They jumped to a 2-0 first-period lead on goals by Jordan Palmer and Joseph Odyniec and sealed the victory on Charlie Gollob's empty-net goal after Camden Davis had cut the margin to one on a power-play marker with 7:08 left. Matthew Alberti contiued his hot play in goal, stopping 26 of the 27 Pens Elite shots he faced. Buffalo improved to 20-7-3, while Pittsburgh dropped to 32-20-2.

  

Thursday, March 30 – 12:45 p.m. ET

#1 Shattuck-St. Mary’s vs. #8 Boston Jr. Eagles – USA Pool

A pair of opening-day winners face off in this one, with the victor very likely to advance to the quarterinals. Shattuck beat the No. 54 Colorado Rampage, 7-1. The Jr. Eagles beat No. 4 Little Caesars, 4-0. Zach Nehring had two goals and an assist, with William Zellers adding 1-3-4, Hunter Anderson contributing 1-1-2 and Austin Moline dishing out two assists in SSM's win. Calvin Vachon stopped 32 shots. Brock Cummings was the star for the Jr. Eagles, recording a hat trick, while Brian Hall netted Boston's other tally and Paul Dalessio, who won a 16U national title with the Bishop Kearney Selects last year, stopped all 30 shots he faced. Boston is 22-6-3. Shattuck is 34-6-3. These teams have yet to meet this season. 

 

Friday, March 31 – 12:45 p.m. ET

#2 Culver Academy (2), #5 Yale Jr. Bulldogs (5) – Olympic Pool

Many playoff scenarios were in play in the Olympic Pool, but the simplest was that unbeaten Culver would advance to the quarterfinals with a win of any kind. Strange things happen in March, however, and that's not how it worked out as Yale got a pair of goals from Derek Tremblay to earn a quarterfinal berth and knock Culver out of the running. Culver had beaten the No. 52 Sioux Falls Power, 6-2, and No. 12 Victory Honda, 4-3 in a shootout, to pick up five points in the first two games. Yale beat the Power, 7-1, but fell to Victory Honda, 3-1, giving the Bulldogs three points. They needed a regulation win to guarantee advanciing and got it. Culver is 30-17-2. Yale is 25-6-4. The teams are meeting for the first time. 

 

 

Girls 14U Tier 1 Competing Teams (rankings as of March 29)

Liberty Pool

#4 Minnesota Walleye (3-0 - 9 pts)*

#7 Chicago Mission (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#19 Washington Pride (1-2 - 3 pts)

#24 Anaheim Lady Ducks (0-3 - 0 pts)

 

NHL Pool

#3 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (3-0 - 9 pts)*

#9 Team Illinois (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#20 Team Colorado (1-2 - 3 pts)

#27 Mid-Fairfield Stars (0-3 - 0 pts)

 

Olympic Pool

#2 East Coast Wizards (2-1 - 7 pts)*

#11 Boston Jr. Eagles (3-0 - 8 pts)*

#17 Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (1-2 - 3 pts)

#37 Rochester Jr. Americans (0-3 - 0 pts)

 

USA Pool

#1 Minnesota Lakers (3-0 - 6 pts)*

#12 Little Caesars (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#18 Team North Dakota (1-2 - 3 pts)

#59 Dallas Stars Elite (0-3 - 0 pts)

* Advances to quarterfinals

Semifinalists in bold

 

Semifinal Results - April 2

#4 Minnesota Walleye (3), #2 East Coast Wizards (2)

#12 Little Caesars (3), #3 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (1)

 

Championship Game - April 3

10:30 a.m. ET. - #4 Minnesota Walleye (2), #12 Little Caesars (0)

After a scoreless opening period, Hadley Bakker and Madelyn Kimbrel scored over the final two frames to help the Walleye skate away with the national championship. Isabella Prosser stopped all 22 Little Caesars shots she faced to earn the shutout win in goal. Natalia Dilbone had 20 saves for LC. 

 

CLICK HERE for 14U Tier 1 Girls schedule, scores and standings

 

 

Girls 14U Tier 1 Games of the Day in Dallas, Texas

All games on USA Hockey TV.

 

Thursday, March 30 – 4:30 p.m. ET

#12 Little Caesars (2), #18 Team North Dakota (1) – USA Pool

These two teams played Oct. 21, with LC squeaking out a 1-0 victory. This one was just as close, but Little Caesar's prevalied again as Payton Rolli made 10 saves to make a hard-luck loser out of Natalia Dilbone just like in the previous matchup. This time North Dakota managed to score first as Karlee Kalbrener beat Rolli early in the opening period, but Ciara Gilbert tied it before the end of the first and Katelynn Graham won it with a goal early in the final frame. LC is 43-17-5. North Dakota is 7-9-4. 

 

Friday, March 31 – 2:30 p.m. ET

#17 Jr. Flyers (1) #2 East Coast Wizards (5) – Olympic Pool

The Wizards looked to remain unbeaten, while the Jr. Flyers hoped to stay in the hunt for a quarterfinal berth. East Coast opened play with a 4-2 win against the No. 34 Rochester Jr. Americans. The Jr. Flyers fell to the No. 11 Boston Jr. Eagles, 3-0. Jane Daley, Brooke Bartlett, Lily Bromley and Sienna Glass each scored for the Wizards in their opener. These teams met Sept. 24 and 25, with East Coast winning by 8-0 and 3-2 tallies. The Wizards improved to 35-3-1 and locked down a playoff berth, while  Philadelphia dropped to 33-29-4. East Coast scored the first five goals of the game, with Mia Daley netting a pair, and then cruised to the win. 

 

Saturday, April 1 – 11:30 a.m. ET

#4 Minnesota Walleye (3), #7 Chicago Mission (2) – Liberty Pool

The Walleye started Nationals by going 2-0 to clinch a quarterfinal berth and improve to 20-7-2. Chicago also won its first two and clinched the quarterfinals while improving to 48-12-4. The Walleye won this game to get the top playoff seed out of the Liberty Pool. Gabrielle Lopez and Maislyn Tomlinson scored first-period goals, and Talla Hansen scored the game-winner with 14:42 left in the third period. Emma Matack made 23 saves. These teams also played Oct. 22, with the Mission winning, 4-3. 

 

 

Girls 16U Tier 1 Competing Teams (rankings as of March 29)

Liberty Pool

#5 Shattuck-St. Mary’s (3-0 - 9 pts)*

#7 Chicago Mission (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#21Team North Dakota (1-2 - 3 pts)

#31 Anaheim Lady Ducks (0-3 - 0 pts)

 

NHL Pool

#2 East Coast Wizards (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#6 Little Caesars (3-0 - 9 pts)*

#17 Belle Tire (1-2 - 3 pts)

#36 Florida Alliance (0-3 - 0 pts)

 

Olympic Pool

#3 Assabet Valley (2-1 - 7 pts)*

#8 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite 3-0 - 7 pts)*

#18 Jr. Flyers (1-2-3 pts)

#42 Team Colorado (0-3 - 0 pts)

 

USA Pool

#1 Minnesota Elite Magazine (3-0 - 9 pts)*

#10 Mid-Fairfield Stars (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#11 Bishop Kearney Selects (1-2 - 3 pts)

#45 Dallas Stars Elite (0-3 - 0 pts)

* Advances to quarterfinals

Semifinalists in bold

 

Semifinal Results - April 2

#5 Shattuck-St. Mary's (3), #1 Minnesota Elite Magazine (2)

#10 Mid-Fairfield Stars (3), #7 Chicago Mission (2)

 

Championship Game - April 3

12:30 p.m. ET. - #10 Mid-Fairfield Stars (1), #5 Shattuck-St. Mary's (0)

Brooke Eselunas scored with 8:04 left in the third period and goaltender Leila Fournier made that goal stand up, finishing with 39 saves to lead the Stars to the upset win and and the 16U Tier 1 national championship. Shattuck finished with a 39-27 shots-on-goal advantage but could not figure out Fournier. Morgan Stickney made 26 saves for SSM in suffering a tough loss. 

 

CLICK HERE for 16U Tier 1 Girls schedule, scores and standings

 

 

Girls 16U Tier 1 Games of the Day in Dallas, Texas

All games on USA Hockey TV.

 

Thursday, March 30 – 11:45 a.m. ET

#10 Mid-Fairfield Stars (6), #11 B.K. Selects (1) – USA Pool

In what was expected to be one of the more evenly matched games of the day, Mid-Fairfield won for the 12th time in its last 13 games by scoring the last four goals to break open what was a 2-1 contest late in the second period. Chloe Obser and Annabel Raffin scored in the final 1:49 of the second period before Brooke Eselunas and Megan Hosman scored to finish the Selects off in the third. Madison Morris and Emma Hannah also scored for Mid-Fairfield, and Leila Fournier made 14 saves. Mid-Fairfield is 25-5-3. Bishop Kearney is 43-12-6. 

 

Friday, March 31 – 4:15 p.m. ET

#3 Assabet Valley (4) vs. #18 Jr. Flyers (1) – Olympic Pool

Assabet opened play at Nationals with a 6-0 win over No. 42 Team Colorado, while the Jr. Flyers lost an OT heartbreaker to No. 8 Pens Elite, 4-3. Philadelphia looked to keep its quarterfial hopes alive after having three different players score vs. Pittsburgh: Skyler Moore, Teagan Flod and Nicola Forth. Avery Rodeheffer was only forced to make five saves in the Assabet shutout win as the team piled up a 49-5 shots advantage. Six different Assabet players scored, with Madelyn Murphy notching a goal and two assists and Emily Mara contributing a goal and an assist. These teams had not met this season. Assabet got a pair of goals from Peyton Kennedy in opening up a 3-0 advantage and never looked back in improving to 26-5-0. The Jr. Flyers dropped to 38-26-2. 

 

Saturday, April 1 – 2:30 p.m. ET

#5 Shattuck-St. Mary’s (3), #7 Chicago Mission (0) – Liberty Pool

A pair of unbeatens with guaranteed quarterfinal berths under their belts met to determine who finished atop of the Liberty Pool. This was the fifth meeting for these two teams this season. Shattuck won by a 4-2 score as part of a three-game January series, with the Mission winning the next two games, 3-2 and 7-3. After a scoreless opening 34 minutes, Ella Muralt scored what turned out to be the game-winning goal with 29 seconds left in the second period on the power play. Ella Sproule and Kylie Amelkovich added third-period markers, and Ainsley Tuffy earned the shutout with 29 saves. They played to a 3-3 tie Dec. 16. 

 

 

Girls 19U Tier 1 Competing Teams (rankings as of March 29) 

Liberty Pool

#4 Chicago Mission (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#8 Boston Jr. Eagles (3-0 - 9 pts)*

#15 Gilmour Academy (1-2 - 3 pts)

#25 Florida Alliance (0-3 - 0 pts)

 

NHL Pool

#3 Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (3-0 - 9 pts)*

#5 East Coast Wizards (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#18 Culver Academy (1-2 - 3 pts)

#36 Alaska All-Stars (0-3 - 0 pts)

 

Olympic Pool

#2 Bishop Kearney Selects (3-0 - 8 pts)*

#10 Mid-Fairfield Stars (1-2 - 3 pts)

#12 Belle Tire (2-1 - 7 pts)*

#39 Dallas Stars Elite (0-3 - 0 pts)

 

USA Pool

#1 Shattuck-St. Mary’s (3-0 - 9 pts)*

#9 North American Hockey Academy (1-2 - 3 pts)

#11 Little Caesars (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#40 Team Colorado (0-3- 0 pts)

* Advances to quarterfinals

Semifinalisgs in bold

 

Semifinal Results - April 2

#3 Philadelphia Flyers (4), #2 Bishop Kearney Selects (2)

#1 Shattuck-St. Mary's (4), #1 Shattuck-St. Mary's (3)

 

Championship Game - April 3

1:00 p.m. - #1 Shattuck-St. Mary's (4), #3 Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (1)

CLICK HERE for 19U Tier 1 Girls schedule, scores and standings

 

 

Girls 19U Tier 1 Games of the Day in Dallas, Texas

All games on USA Hockey TV.

 

Thursday, March 30 – 2:30 p.m. ET

#9 North American Hockey Academy (5) vs. #11 Little Caesars (6) – USA Pool

The fifth meeting of these two teams proved to be just as close as the previous four battles as Little Caeasars was able to take control of a see-saw affair with three-straight second-period goals and then held on for the win. NAHA dropped to 39-23-8 with the loss, while LC improved to 36-18-5 with its ninth win in a row. Cassie Hall paced the Little Caesars attack with two goals and two assists. Kaia Malachino and Ella Blackmore each had two goals an an assist, and Sidney Jackel handed out a pair of assists. Kiera Dempsey tallied twice for NAHA, with Audrey Knapp adding a goal and three assists and Mia Buonarosa contributing a goal and two assists. 

 

Friday, March 31 – 10:15 a.m. ET

#B.K. Selects (4), #12 Belle Tire (3) OT – Olympic Pool

The winner of this one was guaranteed to control their own quarterfinal destiny on Day 3. Bishop Kearney defeated No. 39 Dallas Stars Elite, 8-0, in its first game thanks to three-point performances from Ashley Mandeville, Isabella Vasseur, Peyton Compton and Finley McCarthy. Brooke George added two goals, and Angelina DiGirolamo had a goal and an assist, while Ava McNaughton stopped 11 shots to earn the shutout. Belle Tire beat the No. 10 Mid-Fairfield Stars, 2-0, with Teagan Brown stopping 20 shots to record the clean sheet. Ashley Kokavec and Rielly O'Brien scored for BT. These teams had met three times previously, with the Selects holding a 2-0-1 advantage in the season series. They improved that record to 3-0-1 on Finley McCarthy's overtime GWG with 2:26 left in the extra period. Brooke George, Molly Jordan and Ashley Mandeville also scored for Bishop Kearney. The Selects are 48-7-6. Belle Tire is 37-17-6. 

 

Saturday, April 1 – 4:30 p.m. ET

#3 Jr. Fyers (3), #5 East Coast Wizards (2) - NHL Pool

With both teams already having earned quarterfinal berths on the strength of perfect 2-0 records, the Wizards and Jr. Flyers faced off to determine who finished first in the NHL Pool. The teams have yet to meet this season. Philadelphia beat the No. 36 Alaska All-Stars, 4-0, and No. 18 Culver Academy, 7-2, in its first two games. The Wizards beat Culver, 4-1. In this matchup Thalia Delia scored the game-winner on the power play with 5:01 left in the third period after Anne Averill had tied it for the Wizards earlier in the final frame. Laney Potter and Kaylee Lewis also scored for Philadelphia, and Mattie Robotzer made 22 saves to pick up the win in goal. The Wizards are 19-8-4 on the season. The Jr. Flyers are 58-13-2.

 

USA Hockey Tier 2 Nationals

Tier 2 National champions will be crowned in the Youth (Boys) Division and the Girls Division at the 14U and 16U age levels, and there will be a Youth 18U Division and a Girls 19U Division as well. Various state champions as well as invited at-large teams compete in each Youth Division age group, with district champions and at-large invitees participating in the Girls Division. Each age group is further broken down into 1A, 2A and 3A divisions that are filled by teams based on the hockey enrollment in their states. 

All of the Youth Division age groups have a 1A, 2A and 3A classification, while the Girls Division tournaments have 1A and 2A divisions.  Youth classifications have eight, 12 or 16 teams broken into pools of varying sizes, while all of the girls’ divisions have 12 teams competing in two pools.

All of the Tier 2 National Championship tournaments are scheduled to begin March 30 and conclude on April 3. 

All Tier 2 National Championship games can be seen on USA Hockey TV.

Here is how the tournaments break down:

 

Youth Tier 2 14U National Championship – Denver, Colo.

• 1A – 12 teams in 2 pools
• 2A – 16 teams in 4 pools
• 3A – 16 teams in 4 pools

CLICK HERE for Youth 14U Tier 2 information, schedules, scores and standings

 

14U Youth 1A Division American Pool Competing Teams

#55 Team Wyoming (3-0 - 9 pts)*

#155 Oklahoma City Oil Kings (1-2 - 3 pts)*

#184 Portland Jr. Winterhawks (1-2 - 3 pts)

#94 Atlanta Fire Premier (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#136 Delaware Ducks (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#215 New Mexico Ice Wolves (0-3 - 0 pts)

 

14U Youth 1A Division National Pool Competing Teams

#104 Montana Wolves (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#120 Omaha Jr. Mavericks (3-0 - 9 pts)*

#271 Quad City (0-3 - 0 pts)

#107 Idaho Jr. Steelheads (1-2 - 3 pts)*

#117 Charleston Jr. Stingrays (2-1 - 5 pts)*

#22 Alabama Thunder (1-2 - 3 pts)

 

Championship Game - April 3

12:00 p.m. - #94 Atlanta Fire (7), #120 Omaha Jr. Mavericks (1)

Omaha scored first in this one when Evan Larson tallied halfway through the opening period, but Atlanta did not pantic. Zach Iannone tied it with 1:04 left in the first frame, and that turned out to be the first of seven straight goals for the Fire. Iannone finished with a pair of goals, Greg Altemeyer added two goals and an assist and Brayden Bowes contributed a goal and an assist, while Ryder Robinson made 25 saves. 

 

14U Youth 2A Division Liberty Pool Competing Teams

#74 Vegas Jr. Golden Knights (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#87 Manchester Flames (3-0 - 9 pts)*

#183 Spokane Jr. Chiefs 1-2 - 3 pts)

#102 Nashville Flyers (0-3 - 0 pts)

  

14U Youth 2A Division NHL Pool Competing Teams

#49 Palm Beach Breakers (3-0 - 8 pts)*

#81 Arizona Bobcats (1-2 - 4 pts)

#128 Utah Jr. Grizzlies (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#186 St. Albans Leafs 0-3 - 0 pts)

 

14U Youth 2A Division Olympic Pool Competing Teams

#42 Team North Dakota (3-0 - 9 pts)*

#99 Montgomery Ice Devils (1-2 - 3 pts)

#27 South Bend Irish Rovers (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#283 Maine Moose (0-3 - 0 pts)

 

14U Youth 2A Division USA Pool Competing Teams

#19 Carolina Jr. Hurricanes (2-1 - 4 pts)

#75 Rhode Island Saints (1-2 - 4 pts)

#93 Valley Thunder (2-1 - 5 pts)*

#124 Team South Dakota (1-2 - 5 pts)*

 

Championship Game - April 3

10:30 a.m. ET - #74 Vegas Jr. Golden Knights (2) vs. #93 Alaska Valley Thunder (1) SO

Liam Butsavich and Tommy Trent scored on the Golden Knights' first two shootout attempts and Vincent Vitale thwarted the Thunder's final four shooters as Vegas earned a hard-fought title-game victory. The game featured a scoress first period, with Rodrick Reynolds III of Vegas finally breaking the ice with 6:25 left in the second period. Tavian Mukaabya tied it with just 4:09 left in regulation, setting up a scoreless overtime. Vitale stopped 27 shots, including eight in overtime, to go along with his shootout heroics. Keagon O'Bryan also made 27 saves for Valley. 

 

 

14U Youth 3A Division Liberty Pool Competing Teams

#5 Naperville Sabres (0-3 - 0 pts)

#4 Littleton Hawks (3-0 - 9 pts)*

#45 Columbus EDP Spiders (2-1 - 5 pts)*

#52 Dallas Penguins (1-2 - 5 pts)

 

14U Youth 3A Division NHL Pool Competing Teams

#7 Darien Youth (2-1 - 7 pts)*

#8 St. Louis Eagles (3-0 - 8 pts)*

#40 North Pittsburgh Wildcats (0-3 - 0 pts)

#59 Orange County Hockey (2-1 - 7 pts)

 

14U Youth 3A Division Olympic Pool Competing Teams

#3 Cheektowaga Warriors (3-0 - 9 pts)*

#11 Traverse City North Stars (2-1 - 5 pts)*

#22 Northern Colorado Jr. Eagles (0-3 - 1 pt)

#54 Valley Forge Colonials (1-2 - 3 pts)

 

14U Youth 3A Division USA Pool Competing Teams

#1 Ashburn Xtreme (2-1 - 7 pts)*

#14 Islanders Hockey Club (1-2 - 3 pts)

#56 Montclair Blues (1-2 - 2 pts)

#15 Minnesota Green Giants (2-1 - 6 pts)*

 

Championship Game - April 3

1:00 p.m. - #3 Cheektowaga Warriors (3), #4 Littleton Hawks (4) OT

Littleton's Colton Lien scored the championship-winning goal with 4:48 left in overtime to cap a thrilling game after Joseph Aiello had tied the game for Cheektowaga with 43 seconds left in regulation. On a day of huge performances, Lien's was as big as anyone's. The OT GWG was his third of the day after he had rallied his team from an early two-goal deficit with a pair of tallies in the second period. Connor Markowski also scored for the Hawks, giving them a 3-2 lead with a goal midway through the third period. Cole Miller staked the Warriors to a 2-0 lead by scoring twice in the game's first 19 minutes. Blake Bell made 36 saves, including 10 in overtime, to earn the victory in goal. 

 

* Advances to quarterfinals

Semifinalists in bold

 

  

Youth Tier 2 16U National Championship – Amherst, N.Y.

• 1A – 8 teams in 2 pools
• 2A – 16 teams in 4 pools
• 3A – 16 teams in 4 pools

CLICK HERE for Youth 16U Tier 2 information, schedules, scores and standings

 

16U Youth 1A Division American Pool Competing Teams

#102 Charleston Jr. Stingrays (1-2 - 3 pts)

#138 New Mexico Ice Wolves (1-2 - 3 pts)

#153 Idaho Jr. Steelheads (1-2 - 3 pts)

#42 Alabama Thunder (3-0 - 9 pts)

 

16U Youth 1A Division National Pool Competing Teams

#198 Vegas Jr. Golden Knights (2-1 - 6 pts)

#184 Team Wyoming (1-2 - 3 pts)

#274 Bend Rapids (0-3 - 0 pts)

#179 Delaware Ducks (3-0 - 9 pts)

 

Championship Game - April 3

8:30 a.m. ET - #102 Charleston Jr. Stingrays (3), #42 Alabama Thunder (5)

The Thunder sprinted to three goals in the game's first 12 minutes to take control and later recovered form a three-goal Charleston rally with a pair of goals of their own in the final frame. Owen Buzon connected twice for the Stingrays in the second period, his second and third of the game, to tie the game at 3, but Ashton Lambert would compete a hat trick of his own with a late insurance goal for the Thunder to go along with Miles Daehn's earlier game-winning tally. 

 

 

16U Youth 2A Division Liberty Pool Competing Teams

#21 Reston Raiders (3-0 - 9 pts)*

#47 Montana Wolves (2-1 - 5 pts)*

#84 Fort Wayne Force (1-2 - 3 pts)

#100 New England Wolves (0-3 - 0 pts)

 

16U Youth 2A Division NHL Pool Competing Teams

#18 Atlanta Fire (1-2 - 4 pts)*

#53 Tri-City Eagles (1-2 - 4 pts pt)

#71 Vermont St. Pat’s (3-0 - 8 pts)*

N/A Team South Dakota (1-2 - 2 pts)

 

16U Youth 2A Division Olympic Pool Competing Teams

#11 Carolina Jr. Hurricanes (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#57 Casco Bay Mariners (3-0 - 9 pts)*

#86 Ogden Jr. Mustangs (1-2 - 2 pts)

#185 Sno-King Jr. Thunderbirds (0-3 - 1 pt)

 

16U Youth 2A Division USA Pool Competing Teams

#8 Valley Thunder (3-0 - 8 pts)*

#67 Arizona Jr. Sun Devils (2-1 - 7 pts)*

#72 Providence Hockey Club (1-2 - 3 pts)

#164 Music City Marauders 0-3 - 0 pts)

 

Championship Game - April 3

10:00 a.m. ET - #67 Arizona Jr. Sun Devils (1), #8 Alaska Valley Thunder (2)

Brodie Richard's goal with 8:29 left in the third period off of Afanasy Efimov's second assist of the game capped a two-goal rally by the Thunder and held up as the game-winner in this tight championship tilt. Gavin Benjamin opened the scoring for the Sun Devils after a scoreless first period. Mason Holler scored on the power play with 5:39 left in the second period to even the game after two. Liam Van Buskirk made 20 saves to earn the win in goal and make a tough-luck loser out of Arizona goalie Dominic Seligman, who stopped 37 shots. 

 

 

16U Youth 3A Division Liberty Pool Competing Teams

#7 Boston Jr. Eagles (3-0 - 9 pts)*

#10 Allegheny Badgers (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#25 Texas Tigers (0-3 - 1 pt)

#32 Troy Sting (1-2 - 2 pts)

 

16U Youth 3A Division NHL Pool Competing Teams

#4 Afton Americans (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#13 Power City Bruins (3-0 - 8 pts)*

N/A North Central Wisconsin (1-2 - 3 pt)

#39 Central CT Capitals (1-2 - 3 pts)

 

16U Youth 3A Division Olympic Pool Competing Teams

#3 Chicago Bulldogs (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#20 Woodbridge Wolfpack (3-0 - 9 pts)*

#29 Florida Jr. Panthers (1-2 - 3 pts)

#40 Rose City Pats (0-3 - 0 pts)

 

16U Youth 3A Division USA Pool Competing Teams

#2 Littleton Hawks (3-0 - 9 pts)*

#22 Genesis Hockey (1-2 - 3 pts)

#13 PAL Jr. Islanders (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#125 Cincinnati Swords (0-3 - 0 pts)

 

Championship Game - April 3

11:00 a.m. ET - #2 Littleton Hawks (4), #20 Woodbridge Wolfpack (2)

Littleton fell behind, 1-0, early on Daltry Ferrigno's goal less than three minutes in, but the Hawks rallied for the next four goals overlapping the second and third periods to capture the national crown. Their three third-period goals came in a span of less than a minute, with Tyler Vaughan and Jack Hannock scoring 15 seconds apart. Bodie Tillman added a third-period insurance goal, and Max Neumayr scored in the second period. Christian Adamski had the other Wolfpack tally. Chamberlain Nocera stopped 23 Woodbridge shots to record the victory in net. 

 

* Advances to quarterfinals

Semifinalists in bold

 

 

Youth Tier 2 18U National Championship – Maple Grove, Minn.

• 1A – 8 teams in 2 pools
• 2A – 12 teams in 2 pools
• 3A – 16 teams in 4 pools

CLICK HERE for Youth 18U Tier 2 information, schedules, scores and standings

 

18U Youth 1A Division American Pool Competing Teams

#66 Sun Valley Suns (3-0 - 9 pts)

#120 Portland Jr. Winterhawks (1-2 - 4 pt)

#105 Atlanta Fire (1-2 - 2 pts)

#88 Montana Wolves (1-2 - 3 pts)

 

18U Youth 1A Division National Pool Competing Teams

#98 Delaware Jr. Blue Hens (2-1 - 7 pts)

#163 Ogden Jr. Mustangs (1-2 - 2 pts)

#135 Team Wyoming (2-1 - 6 pts)

#179 Alabama Thunder (1-2 - 3 pts)

 

Championship Game - April 3

9:30 a.m. ET - #66 Sun Valley Suns (6), #98 Delaware Jr. Blue Hens (3)

Dawson Speth notched a championship-game hat trick and three other Sun Valley players scored as the Suns captured the gold medal over Delaware. Thomas Nisson, Zachary Benson and Trace Alley also scored for Sun Valley, and Clayton Elsbree made 19 saves. Nicholas FIore, Edward Morroni and Michael Masc scored for the Blue Hens. 

 

18U Youth 2A Division American Pool Competing Teams

#18 Ashburn Xtreme (3-0 - 9 pts)*

#43 Nashville Jr. Predators (3-0 - 9 pts)*

#60 Raleigh Raptors (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#38 Arizona Jr. Sun Devils (1-2 - 3 pts)•

#52 Northern Cyclones Academy (0-3 - 0 pts)

#138 Tri-Cities Jr. Americans (0-3 - 0 pts)

 

18U Youth 2A Division National Pool Competing Teams

#33 Montgomery Ice Devils (3-0 -85 pts)*

#78 Anchorage North Stars (1-2 - 3 pts)*

#118 Clearwater Ice Storm (0-3 - 0 pts)

#20 Arizona Bobcats (2-1 - 1 7 pts)*

#47 Maine Gladiators (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#61 Central CT Capitals (1-2 - 3 pts)

 

Championship Game - April 3

11:00 a.m. ET - #43 Nashville Jr. Predators (2), #20 Arizona Bobcats (5) 

Cameron Cote notched two goals and an assist and Aiden Biswanger made 13 saves to lead Arizona to the national title. Cote netted both of his goals in the opening four minutes of the game to set the tone and give the Bobcats a lead they would never relinquish. Ryan Jim, Alexander Munkelwitz and Jason Hammett also scored for Arizona. Cote, Jim and Hammette also added assists. Justin Dickinson and Kyle Barbarite scored for the Jr. Preds.  

 

18U Youth 3A Division Liberty Pool Competing Teams

#4 West Dundee Leafs (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#5 Rochester Coalition (3-0 - 8 pts)*

#32 Littleton Hawks (1-2 - 3 pts)

#40 Montclair Blues (0-3 - 0 pts)

 

18U Youth 3A Division NHL Pool Competing Teams

#2 Chicago Hawks 3-0 - 9 pts)*

#41 Boch Blazers (1-2 - 3 pts)

#14 Minnesota Voyageurs (0-3 - 0 pts)

#42 Golden State Elite Eagles (2-1 - 6 pts)*

 

18U Youth 3A Division Olympic Pool Competing Teams

#3 Philadelphia Blazers (3-0 - 9 pts)*

#6 Green Bay Bobcats (0-3 - 0 pts)

#15 Texas Tigers (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#7 Chesterfield Falcons (1-2 - 3 pts)

 

18U Youth 3A Division USA Pool Competing Teams

#1 Team Ohio (3-0 - 9 pts)*

#13 Mount Lebanon Hornets (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#12 Minnesota Grey Ducks (1-2 - 3 pts)

#48 Northern Michigan United  (0-3 - 0 pts)

 

Championship Game - April 3

12:00 p.m. ET - #4 West Dundee Leafs (1), #5 Rochester Coalition (2)

Drew McCandless and Tyler Eberhart scored to stake Rochester to a 2-0 lead after two. The Leafs got a third-period goal from Brady Cigrand but couldn't beat ROCO goalie Jackson Gruttadauria to tie the game as Rochester held on for the title. Gruttadauria stopped 19 shots to earn the win.  

 

* Advances to quarterfinals 

Semifinalists in bold

 

 

Girls Tier 2 14U National Championship – Irvine, Calif.

• 1A – 12 teams in 2 pools
• 2A – 12 teams in 2 pools 

CLICK HERE for Girls 14U Tier 2 information, schedules, scores and standings

 

14U Girls 1A Division American Pool Competing Teams

#17 Hockey Club Fairbanks (3-0 - 9 pts)*

#44 Adirondack Northstars (3-0 - 9 pts)*

#76 Nashville Jr. Predators (1-2 - 3 pts)*

#27 South Pittsburgh Rebellion (1-2 3 pts)

#69 Team Wyoming (0-3 - 0 pts)

#97 Dallas Stars Elite (1-2 - 3 pts)*

 

14U Girls 1A Division National Pool Competing Teams

#21 Team Colorado (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#58 Adirondack 46ers (2-1 - 5 pts)*

#77 Montgomery Ice Devils (1-2 - 3 pts)

#38 Sno-King Thunderbirds (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#61 Danbury Hat Tricks (1-2 - 4 pts)*

#68 Anaheim Lady Ducks (1-2 - 3 pts)

 

Championship Game - April 3

11:45 a.m. ET - #21 Team Colorado (1), #44 Adirondack Northstars (2)

Emily McCaulay scored in the first and second periods to give Adirondack a 2-0 lead after two and Aurora Graham-Hayes held off Team Colrado's third-period rally, finishing the game with 18 saves, as the Northstars captured the 14U Tier 2 (1A) championship. Leena Kelly scored on the power play with 3:36 left in the third period to make things interesting, but that's the only goal Graham-Hayes would surrender. Zoey Bonney had 10 saves for Colorado. 

 

14U Girls 2A Division American Pool Competing Teams

#1 Valley Jr. Warriors (3-0 - 7 pts)*

#7 Chicago Hawks (3-0 - 7 pts)*

#11 Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (1-2 - 2 pts)

#5 Rhode Island Sting (1-2 - 5 pts)*

#10 Steel City Selects (0-3 - 1 pt)

#13 Minnesota Moose (1-2 - 5 pts)* 

 

14U Girls 2A Division National Pool Competing Teams

#3 Casco Bay Mariners (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#8 Minnesota Lakers (3-0 - 9 pts)*

#12 Kalkasa K-Stars (1-2 - 3 pts)

#4 Massachusetts Spitfires (1-2 - 3 pts)*

#9 Princeton Tiger Lillies (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#16 WEHL North Central/Northeast (0-3 - 0 pts)

 

Championship Game - April 3

12:00 p.m. ET - #8 Minnesota Lakers (4), #1 Valley Jr. Warriors (2)

Box score not available on USA Hockey Nationals website. 

 

 * Advances to quarterfinals

Semifinalists in bold 

 

Girls Tier 2 16U National Championship – Irvine, Calif.

• 1A – 12 teams in 2 pools
• 2A – 12 teams in 2 pools

CLICK HERE for Girls 16U Tier 2 information, schedules, scores and standings

 

16U Girls 1A Division American Pool Competing Teams

#14 Connecticut Polar Bears (1-2 - 3 pts)

#36 Anchorage North Stars (2-1 - 5 pts)*

#41 Western Wisconsin (3-0 - 8 pts)*

#22 Webster Cyclones (2-1 - 7 pts)*

#39 Utah Lady Grizzlies (1-2 - 3 pts)*

#56 St. James (0-3 - 1 pt)

 

16U Girls 1A Division National Pool Competing Teams

#16 Team South Dakota (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#31 Grand Rapids Griffins (3-0 - 8 pts)*

#43 Team Colorado (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#56 Sno-King Jr. Thunderbirds (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#37 Nashville Jr. Predators (0-3 - 0 pts)

#50 Anaheim Lady Ducks (0-3 - 0 pts)

 

Championship Game - April 3

1:15 p.m. ET - #56 Sno-King Thunderbirds (2), #22 Webster Cyclones (1)

All the scoring in this one took place in the first period. Sno-King scored first, with Lola Macuiba denting the twine 5:21 into the game, only to see Ava Farrell tie it 1:34 later. Esme Lichong responded for the Thunderbirds less then two minutes after Farrell's goal, but despite the fast start to the game, that was all the scoring we'd get. Lucy Holliday made 30 saves to earn the win in goal for the T-Birds, while Lola Betancourt stopped 24 shots for Webster. 

 

16U Girls 2A Division American Pool Competing Teams

#2 Mid-Fairfield Stars (2-1 - 6 pts)*

N/APremier Prep Navy (0-3 - 1 pt)

#13 North Shore Warhawks (0-3 - 2 pt)

#6 Bay State Breakers (2-1 - 4 pts)*

#9 Adirondack Norhstars 3-0 - 9 pts)*

#15 New Jersey Bandits (2-1 - 5 pts)*

 

16U Girls 2A Division National Pool Competing Teams

#3 Boston Jr. Eagles (1-2 - 4 pts)*

N/A Premier Prep Purple (1-2 - 3 pts)

#10 Steel City Selects (0-3 - 0 pts)

#5 Casco Bay Mariners (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#8 Glenview Stars (3-0 -9 pts)*

#12 Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (2-1 - 5 pts)*

 

Championship Game - April 3

1:00 p.m. ET - #2 Mid-Fairfield Stars (1), #5 Casco Bay Mariners (2)

A pair of New England rivals faced off with a national title on the line. Jamie Flynn scored what turned out to be the game-winner, her second of the game, for the Mariners with 11:05 left in the third period. Natalie Beach responded to that goal with one of her own 1:33 later, but Casco Bay goaltender Brooklyn Goodman held off the Stars down the stretch to finish with 29 saves and earn the victory. Noel Schaab stopped 21 shots for Mid-Fairfield. 

 

* Advances to quarterfinals.

Semifinalists in bold

 

 

Girls Tier 2 19U National Championship – Anaheim, Calif.

• 1A – 12 teams in 2 pools
• 2A – 12 teams in 2 pools 

CLICK HERE for Girls 19U Tier 2 information, schedules, scores and standings

  

19U Girls 1A Division American Pool Competing Teams

#14 Nashville Jr. Predators (2-1 - 7 pts)*

#28 NYC Cyclones (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#39 Philadelphia Little Flyers (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#27 Idaho Vipers (1-2 - 2 pts)

#30 Alaska All-Stars (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#112 Anaheim Lady Ducks (0-3 - 0 pts)

 

19U Girls 1A Division National Pool Competing Teams

#15 Arizona Kachinas (3-0 - 9 pts)*

#31 Armstrong Arrows (1-2 - 3 pts)

#60 Piedmont Predators (2-1 - 6 pts)*

N/A South Anchorage Oilers (1-2 - 3 pts)*

#38 Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#68 Montana Wolves (0-3 - 0 pts)

 

Championship Game - April 3

2:15 p.m. ET - #14 Nashville Jr. Predators (4), #15 Arizona Kachinas (3)

The Predators exploded for four third-period goals for a come-from-behind championship-game win. They trailed, 2-0, after two periods, but Heather Ajakie started things off early in the third with the first of her three goals. Jenna Majewski responded to keep the margin at two just over a minute later, but Ajakie struck with 13:16 left and again with 11:27 on the clock to even the score. That set up Devon Cavaliere's game-winner about four minutes later. Majewski also recorded a hat trick in this exciting game, but she and her teammates were unable to tie the game in the final 7:36..  

 

19U Girls 2A Division American Pool Competing Teams

#1 Syracuse Valley Eagles (3-0 - 9 pts)*

#5 Valley Jr. Warriors (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#10 Chicago Bruins (1-2 - 4 pts)*

N/A Premier Prep Gold (1-2 - 3 pts)*

#8 Rhode Island Sting (1-2 - 3 pts)

#19 Grand Rapids Griffins (1-2 - 3 pts)

 

19U Girls 2A Division National Pool Competing Teams

#2 East Coast Wizards (2-1 - 6 pts)*

#7 Mid-Fairfield Stars (3-0 - 8 pts)*

N/A Premier Prep Royal (3-0 - 5 pts)*

#3 Wisconsin Selects (0-3 - 0 pts)

#6 Little Caesars (1-2 - 3 pts)*

#11 Steel City Selects (0-3 - 2 pts)

 

Championship Game - April 3

2:30 p.m. ET - #2 East Coast Wizards (1), #1 Syracuse Valley Eagles (6)

The No. 1 team played like the best team in the nation in this one vs. two championship-game matchup. Syracuse wasted no time getting started, scoring three goals in the game's first 21 minutes and then two more late in the second period after Caitlyn McCarthy got the Wizards on the board. Adelena Alvarez concluded the scoring for the Eagles with her second of the game in the third period. Four other Syracuse players scored, but Drew Kopek was the only other Eagle to record multiple points with two assists. Abigail Seaman made 18 saves to earn the victory. 

 

* Advances to quarterfinals.

Semifinalists in bold