USA Hockey National Championship tournament fields continued to round into form over the weekend as more boys’ and girls’ Tier 1 district champions were crowned around the United States.

The following Nationals berths were determined:

• Michigan Girls
• Southeastern Boys & Girls
• Mid-Am Boys & Girls
• Pacific Girls
• New York Girls
• Atlantic Girls

This year’s USA Hockey Nationals are scheduled to take place between March 30 and April 4 in the following locations:

• Youth (Boys) Tier 1 14U – Chicago, Ill. March 30 – April 4
• Youth (Boys) Tier 1 15U – Plymouth, Mich. March 30 – April 4
• Youth (Boys) Tier 1 16U, 18U – Rochester, Mich. March 30 – April 4
• Youth (Boys) Tier 2 14U – Kalamazoo, Mich. March 31 – April 4
• Youth (Boys) Tier 2 16U – Troy, Mich. March 31 – April 4
• Youth (Boys) Tier 2 18U – Irvine, Calif March 31 – April 4
• Girls Tier 1 14U, 16U, 19U – Pittsburgh, Pa. March 31 – April 4
• Girls Tier 2 14U, 16U, 19U – West Chester, Pa. March 31 – April 4

Through Week 23 action, the following Tier 1 teams have qualified for USA Hockey Nationals:

• Boys 18U – #1 Shattuck-St. Mary’s, #16 Boston Jr. Eagles, #62 Anaheim Jr. Ducks, #17 Nashville Jr. Predators, #12 Culver Academy
• Boys 16U – #1 Shattuck-St. Mary’s, #3 Boston Jr. Eagles, #14 Anaheim Jr. Ducks, #18 Florida Alliance, #12 Culver Academy
• Boys 15U – #2 Shattuck-St. Mary’s, #53 Minuteman Flames, #30 Los Angeles Jr. Kings, #27 Florida Alliance, #6 Cleveland Barons
• Boys 14U – #1 Shattuck-St. Mary’s, #26 California Golden Bears, 49 Nashville Jr. Predators, #2 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite
• Girls 19U – #6 Shattuck-St. Mary’s, #8 North American Hockey Academy, #20 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite, #2 Philadelphia Jr. Flyers, # 1 Little Caesars, #15 Florida Alliance, #35 Alaska All-Stars, #17 Gilmour Academy, #10 Bishop Kearney Selects
• Girls 16U – #1 Minnesota Elite MSP Grey, #2 East Coast Wizards, #16 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite, #20 Gilmour Gladiators, #12 Philadelphia Jr. Flyers, #14 Belle Tire, #40 Florida Alliance, #34 Anaheim Lady Ducks, #7 Bishop Kearney Selects
• Girls 14U – #1 Minnesota Green Giants, #5 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite, #35 Cleveland Lady Barons, #13 Philadelphia Jr. Flyers, #7 Little Caesars, #22 Florida Alliance, #19 L.A. Lions, #25 Amherst Knights

 

Here is a recap of the Week 23 District Tournament action:

Michigan Girls

Much like New York, Massachusetts and Minnesota, in hockey-hotbed Michigan the Tier 1 state champions are awarded berths to the USA Hockey National Championship tournaments. Michigan figured out which of its Tier 1 girls’ teams would advance to Nationals last weekend.

Michigan boys’ and girls’ playoff games are all scheduled for Taylor Sportsplex and can be viewed live or on-demand at www.LiveBarn.com.

CLICK HERE for the full schedule and all game scores.

 

14U Girls Participating Teams

#7 Little Caesars

#18 Honeybaked

#30 Belle Tire

  

Championship Game:

Sunday, March 6 – 9:00 a.m. ET at Taylor Sportsplex on www.LiveBarn.com

#7 Little Caesars 3, #30 Belle Tire 2

 

16U Girls Participating Teams

#5 Little Caesars

#14 Belle Tire

#29 Honeybaked

#53 Biggby Coffee

 

Championship Game:

Sunday, March 6 – 11:15 a.m. ET at Taylor Sportsplex on www.LiveBarn.com

#14 Belle Tire 3, #5 Little Caesars 2

  

19U Girls Participating Teams

#1 Little Caesars

#22 Belle Tire

#24 Honeybaked

#38 Biggby Coffee

 

Championship Games:

Sunday, March 6 – 10:45 a.m. ET at Taylor Sportsplex on www.LiveBarn.com

#1 Little Caesars 9, #24 Honeybaked 1

 

 

Southeastern District Youth and Girls

At the Tier 1 level, the Southeastern District is comprised of teams in Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida and Tennessee. The clubs represented last weekend included Team Maryland, the Nashville Jr. Predators, Florida Alliance, the Carolina Jr. Hurricanes, the Washington Pride and the Washington Little Capitals.

Play opened March 3, with games being played at three Virginia rinks, and ran through March 6.

CLICK HERE for full schedule, results and standings

 

14U Youth Participating Teams

#39 Carolina Jr. Hurricanes

#40 Florida Alliance

#49 Nashville Jr. Predators

#51 Team Maryland

 

Championship Game:

Sunday, March 6 – 10:10 a.m. at Ion International Training Center on www.LiveBarn.com

#49 Nashville Jr. Predators 2, #51 Team Maryland 1

 

15U Youth Participating Teams

#27 Nashville Jr. Predators

#56 Florida Alliance

#59 Washington Little Caps

#102 Carolina Jr. Hurricanes

  

Championship Game:

Sunday, March 6 – 10:20 a.m. ET at Ion International Training Center on www.LiveBarn.com

#27 Nashville Jr. Predators 5, #56 Florid Alliance 2

 

16U Youth Participating Teams

#18 Florida Alliance

#32 Team Maryland

#57 Nashville Jr. Predators

#77 Carolina Jr. Hurricanes

 

Championship Game:

Sunday, March 6 – 12:30 p.m. at Ion International Training Center on www.LiveBarn.com

#18 Florida Alliance 5, Team Maryland 1

 

18U Youth Participating Teams

#17 Nashville Jr. Predators

#52 Team Maryland

#69 Washington Little Caps

#98 Florida Alliance

  

Championship Game:

Sunday, March 6 – 12:20 p.m. at Ion International Training Center on www.LiveBarn.com

#17 Nashville Jr. Predators 2, #69 Little Caps 1

 

14U Girls Participating Teams

#22 Florida Alliance

#26 Washington Pride

#48 Carolina Jr. Hurricanes

  

Championship Game:

Sunday, March 6 – 2:30 p.m. at Ion International Training Center on www.LiveBarn.com

#22 Florida Alliance 5, Jr. Hurricanes 2

 

16U Girls Participating Teams

#40 Florida Alliance

#50 Washington Pride

 

Best of Three Series Schedule:

Friday, March 4 – 2:40 p.m. ET at Ashburn Ice House

#40 Florida Alliance 1, #50 Washington Pride 0

 

Saturday, March 5 – 1:20 p.m. ET at Haymarket IcePlex on www.LiveBarn.com

#40 Florida Alliance 3, #50 Washington Pride 1

 

19U Girls Participating Teams

#15 Florida Alliance

#25 Washington Pride

#52 Carolina Junior Hurricanes

 

Championship Game:

Saturday, March 5 – 2:20 p.m. at Ashburn Ice House

#15 Florida Alliance 3, #25 Washington Pride 1

 

 

Atlantic District Girls and Boys

The Atlantic District, which includes New Jersey, Central and Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware, determined its Tier 1 girls’ Nationals qualifiers last weekend at the 14U 16U and 19U age levels. Meanwhile, youth (boys') teams in the 14U, 15U, 16U and 18U age groups competed in qualifiers for the right to play in three-game series the following weekend that will determine the district champions and Nationals berths. 

All Atlantic District girls’ games were played at the Ice Vault in Wayne, N.J., and could be seen live or on-demand at www.hockeytv.com.

Boys’ games were played at Ice Line in West Chester, Pa., and could be seen live or on-demand at www.LiveBarn.com.

CLICK HERE for the girls’ schedule and scores.

CLICK HERE for the boys’ schedule and scores.

 

14U Girls Participating Teams

#13 Philadelphia Jr. Flyers

#41 New Jersey Colonials

 

Series Schedule:

Friday, March 4 – 6:15 p.m. ET at Ice Vault on www.hockeytv.com

Jr. Flyers 2, Colonials 0

 

Saturday, March 5 – 12:30 p.m. ET at Ice Vault on www.hockeytv.com

Junior Flyers 4, Colonials 1 – Jr. Flyers win series, 2 games to 0

 

16U Girls Participating Teams

#12 Philadelphia Jr. Flyers

#18 New Jersey Titans

 

Series Schedule:

Friday, March 4 – 7:00 p.m. ET at Ice Vault on www.hockeytv.com

#18 Titans 2, #12 Jr. Flyers 1

 

Saturday, March 5 – 3:45 p.m. ET at Ice Vault on www.hockeytv.com

#12 Jr. Flyers 2, #18 Titans 1

 

Sunday, March 6 – (if necessary) 4:00 p.m. ET at Ice Vault on www.hockeytv.com

#12 Jr. Flyers 4, #18 Titans 0

 

19U Girls Participating Teams

#2 Philadelphia Jr. Flyers

#42 New Jersey Titans

 

Series Schedule:

Friday, March 4 – 8:30 p.m. ET at Ice Vault on www.hockeytv.com

#2 Jr. Flyers 8, #42 Titans 1

 

Saturday, March 5 – 5:45 p.m. ET at Ice Vault on www.hockeytv.com

#2 Flyers 8, Titans 0

 

14U Youth Participating Teams

#22 New Jersey Rockets

#23 North Jersey Avalanche

#41 Philadelphia Jr. Flyers

#56 Mercer Chiefs

 

#22 N.J. Rockets go 3-0, advance to Championship Weekend to face #19 Philadelphia Flyers Elite.

 

15U Youth Participating Teams

#22 New York Saints

#23 Philadelphia Jr. Flyers

#31 Valley Forge Minutemen

#34 New Jersey Rockets

 

#34 N.J. Rockets go 3-0, advance to Championship Weekend to face #14 North Jersey Avalanche.

 

16U Youth Participating Teams

#6 New Jersey Rockets

#29 Philadelphia Jr. Flyers

#47 New Jersey Colonials

#63 Philadelphia Flyers Elite

 

#6 N.J. Rockets go 3-0, advance to Championship Weekend to face #8 North Jersey Avalanche.

 

18U Youth Participating Teams

#23 New Jersey Rockets

#29 Philadelphia Jr. Flyers

#58 Mercer Chiefs

#67 New Jersey Titans

 

#29 Jr. Flyers go 3-0, advance to Championship Weekend to face #26 Philadelphia Little Flyers.

 

 

Pacific District Girls

At the Tier 1 level, the Pacific District includes teams from Alaska, Washington, and California. The Pacific District Tournament began March 3 and ran through March 6 at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the Big Dipper Ice Arena in Fairbanks, Alaska.

CLICK HERE for the full schedule and results.

 

14U Girls Participating Teams

#19 Los Angeles Lions

#31 Anchorage North Stars

#40 Anaheim Jr. Ducks

#5 Seattle Lady Admirals

 

Championship Game:

Sunday, March 6 – 3:00 p.m. ET at Big Dipper Ice Arena

#19 Lions 2, #31 North Stars 0

 

16U Girls Participating Teams

#23 Alaska All-Stars

#34 Anaheim Lady Ducks

#45 San Jose Jr. Sharks

 

Championship Game:

Sunday, March 6 – 5:15 p.m. ET at Big Dipper Ice Arena

#34 Lady Ducks 3, Alaska All-Stars 1

 

19U Youth Participating Teams

#35 Alaska All-Stars

#43 Anaheim Lady Ducks

#53 Seattle Jr. Lady Admirals

 

Championship Game:

Sunday, March 6 – 7:30 p.m. ET at Big Dipper Ice Arena

#35 Alaska All-Stars 4, #53 Lady Admirals 0

 

 

Mid-Am District Boys and Girls

USA Hockey’s Mid-Am District Tournament features Tier 1 teams from Western Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana. On the youth (boys’) side, six teams qualified in each age group – 14U, 15U, 16U and 18U. The tournament started March 3 with 18U youth games, while the other youth age levels opened play March 4. Preliminary-round play continued through Saturday evening, after which the top two teams in each age group were paired in Sunday’s championship games.

In the girls Mid-AM Tier 1 District Tournament, at the 19U level, No. 20 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite already had qualified for Nationals as a host team, leaving No. 17 Gilmour Academy and No. 29 Culver Academy to battle it out for another potential berth Saturday. No. 20 Gilmour and No. 16 Pens Elite both will represent the Mid-Am District at Nationals in 16U play, while No. 5 Pens Elite and the No. 35 Cleveland Lady Barons will compete in Nationals at the 14U level. 

The tournament was held at UPCM Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry, Pa., so all games could be seen live or on-demand at www.LiveBarn.com.

 

Girls 19U Mid-Am Qualifier Saturday, March 5:

#17 Gilmour Academy 2, #29 Culver Academy 1

 

CLICK here for the scores and complete schedule.

 

14U Youth Participating Teams

#3 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite

#22 Cleveland Barons

#54 Ohio Blue Jackets

#53 Esmark Stars

#61 Indy Jr. Fuel

#95 Tri-State Spartans

  

Championship Game:

Sunday, March 6 – 8:00 a.m. at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex on www.LiveBarn.com

#3 Pens Elite 6, #22 Cleveland Barons 0

 

15U Youth Participating Teams

#6 Cleveland Barons

#7 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite

#42 South Hills Panthers

#53 Ohio Blue Jackets

#55 Pittsburgh Vengeance

#65 Tri-State Spartans

 

Championship Game:

Sunday, March 6 – 10:00 a.m. at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex on www.LiveBarn.com

#6 Cleveland Barons 5, #7 Pens Elite 1

 

16U Youth Participating Teams

#10 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite

#21 Culver Academy

#38 Esmark Stars

#45 Cleveland Barons

#56 Ohio Blue Jackets

#60 Gilmour Academy

 

Championship Game:

Sunday, March 6 – 12:00 p.m. ET at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex on www.LiveBarn.com

#21 Culver Academy 4, #38 Esmark Stars 1

 

18U Youth Participating Teams

#9 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite

#12 Culver Academy

#21 Ohio Blue Jackets

#27 Esmark Stars

#45 Tri-State Spartans

#50 Gilmour Academy

  

Championship Game:

Sunday, March 6 – 1:10 p.m. ET at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex on www.LiveBarn.com

#12 Culver Academy 1, #9 Pens Elite 0

 

 

New York Girls

Another state with enough teams and clubs to warrant being its own district, New York, held its Tier 1 girls’ qualifying tournament in Amherst, N.Y., March 4-6. Six teams competed in the 14U and 16U divisions, while a pair of 19U teams will face off for Nationals berths. 

The tournament was played at three rinks in the Amherst area – Northtown, Cornerstone and Dwyer – with all games available at www.LiveBarn.com.

CLICK HERE for the full schedule and all game scores.

 

14U Girls Participating Teams

#25 Amherst Knights

#36 Syracuse Valley Eagles

#50 Rochester Jr. Americans

#59 Buffalo Regals

#61 Syracuse Nationals

#66 Buffalo Bisons

  

Championship Game:

Sunday, March 6 – 4:20 p.m. ET at Northtown Center on www.LiveBarn.com

#25 Knights 5, #36 Eagles 2

 

16U Girls Participating Teams

#7 Bishop Kearney Selects

#19 Syracuse Valley Eagles

#26 Buffalo Bisons

#37 Syracuse Nationals

#39 Rome Grizzlies

#49 Rochester Edge

 

Championship Game:

Sunday, March 6 – 4:05 p.m. ET at Northtown Center on www.LiveBarn.com

#7 B.K. Selects 3, #19 Eagles 1

 

19U Girls Participating Teams

#10 Bishop Kearney Selects

#28 Buffalo Bisons

 

Schedule:

Game 1 – Saturday, March 5, 8:00 a.m. at Northtown Center on www.LiveBarn.com

#10 B.K. Selects 4, #28 Bisons 0

 

Game 2 – Saturday, March 5 6:15 p.m. at Northtown Center on www.LiveBarn.com

#10 B.K. Selects 10, #28 Bisons 0