Which City is the State of Hockey's Capital?

Volume XLVII • Number 7 • Issue 1248

December 6, 2018

WHICH CITY IS THE TRUE CAPITAL OF THE STATE OF HOCKEY? Find out inside... pages 20-21

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IN THIS ISSUE Stillwater Minneapolis

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Eden Prairie Bloomington

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Golden Rules of Nutrition ... pg. 6

KIM MCCULLOUGH

3 disastrous defensive mistakes ... pg. 7

ANDY NESS Speed kills ... pg. 8 DAVE SCHWARTZ

Lakeville

Experience is on Wayzata’s side ... pg. 9

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JOSH LEVINE

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St. Mary’s Point Arena celebrates its 50th year

By K yle Oen Kyle As Cal Marvin once called Warroad’s Memorial Arena his “castle on the corner,” St. Mary’s Point Ice Arena must be Stanley Hubbard’s’ “arena of dreams nestled in the trees, along the St. Croix River.” The story of St. Mary’s Point Arena began back in 1967 when the mere idea arose to longtime friend to hockey and president of Hubbard Broadcasting Stanley Hubbard’s dream of having a covered building from the elements, where local kids could skate and play hockey. The idea was born, and primary funding and donation of land for the community arena came from Hubbard.

When one talks about the history of St. Mary’s Point, one needs to talk about Hubbard himself. When researching his past, it is mainly about his time as CEO and chairman of Hubbard Broadcasting Company. Hubbard is an American billionaire heir and business executive. One thing that many people in Minnesota hockey circles know is that Hubbard has been known simply as a “friend to hockey” which truly is an understatement.

Hubbard was a teammate and roommate for the 1953-54 season of University of Minnesota hockey legend John Mayasich (who later worked for Hubbard after finishing hockey himself). He also once owned the St. Paul Vulcans Jr. hockey club, was part of a group of local businessmen trying to save the Minnesota North Stars from relocation to Dallas, and later was a part of local investors to assist then-Governor Norm Coleman in bringing NHL hockey back to the State of Hockey. When the Minnesota Wild returned to Minnesota in 2000, Hubbard became a minority investor with the club. He, along with Kathleen Ridder, were volunteer chairs of fundraising of $5.5 million to build the new Mariucci Arena in 1993, and renovation of old Mariucci/Will-

iams Arena.

Hubbard liked hockey so much that in 1983 he made the decision to broadcast on Channel 5 an Edina vs. Hill-Murray game on Christmas Eve – vs. airing the Gator Bowl being played at the same time. “No one was at the station, as it was December 24, to answer the phones for people complaining why the football game wasn’t on TV, but we thought it was the right decision as it was Minneapolis (Edina) vs. St. Paul (Hill-Murray),” Hubbard said. The game was part of the Edina Invitational Hockey Tournament held at Bloomington’s Met Center.

Hubbard also once called Herb Brooks to

offer him a job to “come learn how to be a broadcaster” when the contract talks with Brooks to coach the N.Y. Rangers were in lieu.

Brooks was quoted as saying, “he would keep that in mind.”

St. Mary’s Point Arena, located at 2489 Itasca Ave South, opened in 1968 with natural ice. The initial idea was to have a roof over a sheet of ice, to “keep the kids from having to shovel snow off of the newly laid ice all of the time,” said longtime arena manager Michael Thron. “Then as the building was going up, it became a fully enclosed building” for the picturesque town that once was a cabin camping community along the

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St. Croix River nestled between the small cities of Lake St. Croix Beach and Afton with a population of fewer than 500 and a small city hall located across from the arena.

Two years later in 1970, an ice plant to make artificial ice was added within the building for better extended ice-playing seasons during warmer winters and into the spring. The arena itself is a no-frills arena, with seating for less than 100 on two small wooden bleacher sections. But it is a beautiful well-cared for building inside and out – from the amazingly hand-painted signs hung in the rink and lobby areas, and beautiful hand-painted stenciling done on the two Zambonis that work on both the indoor sheet of ice, and adjacent refrigerated outdoor sheet during the winter months.

The people and volunteers involved in operating the arena take great pride on its 50 years of serving the community. Although local Stillwater, Hastings, St. Paul Park, Hudson, UW-River Falls and UW-Stout used to call St. Mary’s Ice Arena home, today it is used by many local teams and figure skating clubs as a practice facility. Many youth recall being dropped off at St. Mary’s and skating all day into the night to be picked up to return again in the morning.

The arena of dreams nestled in the trees, along the St. Croix River stands the test of time, and will enjoy the addition of curling within the building beginning in the 201819 season for future generations of curlers, hockey and figure skaters alike to share the same ice surface.

On Dec. 2, St. Mary’s Arena hosted its 50th year celebration (1968-2018). Many local youth and alumni were present for the celebration with Hubbard, Mayasich and Minnesota Wild mascot Nordy all present for the celebration. It was a time to reflect on the past, thank Hubbard for all he has done through the years as a friend to hockey, and to see his own castle on the corner.

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Minnesota Hockey, an affiliate of USA Hockey, is the governing body of youth and amateur hockey in Minnesota and the premier developer of hockey players in the state.

With over 67,000 registered players and coaches, it is the largest state governing body for amateur hockey in the United States.

By TTodd odd Smith

Go bar down with Dani Cameranesi

Dani Cameranesi is a dangler. A sniper.

She knows how to light the lamp. Bury the biscuit. Dani goes bar down, top cheddar.

Five-hole. Garbage goals. One-timers. She’s got sauce, vision and silky-smooth hands.

She is, as they say, a (now Buffalo) Beauty.

The Plymouth, Minnesota native and current forward for the NWHL’s Buffalo Beauts tallied 357 points in high school and 201 points at the University of Minnesota, along with five huge points (3 goals, 2 assists) en route to 2018 U.S. Olympic Gold.

“When I was younger, I used to be an assist person,” said Cameranesi, a two-time NCAA National Champion (Gophers), twotime state high school champion (Blake), Ms. Hockey Award winner (2013), and 2018 Olympic Gold Medalist.

“Then I started shooting a lot of pucks in the garage. I don’t remember my first goal.

But I do remember the feeling of scoring as a kid. It’s really exciting, obviously. A lot of the time, though, scoring is due to a lot of the hard work by teammates. Being able to celebrate with your teammates and the people that made it happen is the most exciting part.”

Here are some of Dani Cameranesi’s goalscoring secrets.

In Stride The game of hockey is more offensiveminded than ever before. But the goalies

have improved, too.

“It’s definitely harder to score goals now,” Cameranesi admits. “The goalies have gotten a lot better. They have better techniques and that helps them cover up more space which definitely makes it a lot harder.”

To counter-balance the increase in high-quality goalies, Cameranesi has had to develop a new skill set.

“A big thing that I’ve been working on recently is getting my shot off in stride. To be able to get your head up and pick the corners while in stride,” Cameranesi said. “I’m working on a quicker release because if I release in stride the goalie isn’t set or squared up to my shot.

The minute you set your feet, the goalie squares up to your stick and the puck. But if you’re in stride and don’t set your feet, then they don’t know when it will be released.”

Snap It! “For my whole career, I’ve taken more of a snap shot rather than a wrist shot. A wrist shot stays on your stick a lot longer and flows off,” Cameranesi said. “The most important thing I’ve discovered with the snap shot is that you pull it in and open your blade up and release it quickly. Even just pulling it in a little bit changes the goalie’s angle on the puck.”

Get in Tight “I do a lot of drills with former Gopher and current Wayzata boys’ coach Pat O’Leary and my brother Tony,” Cameranesi said. “We do a lot of drills in tight near the goal. That’s where I score a lot of my goals. I’m not scoring far out from the net. I’m in tight. So, it’s important to get the knack of getting the puck up quickly into the top part of the net.

We do little drills out of the corners. I skate out of the corner with the puck along the goal line. I keep my feet moving along the goal line. And then I pull the puck out quickly and go top shelf near side corner.”

“The more players can work on small-area games and be able to find space in those tight areas really helps with goal scoring.”

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Goalies should not be shut out from coaching

By Steve Carroll

It’s that time of year when teams have been selected and practices and games have started.

It’s also when people begin to realize what the coaches are or are not doing to improve the skill development of the goalies on their team. Unfortunately, in a lot of cases, nothing is being done.

I often wonder why is it that goalies – arguably the most important players on a team – receive the least amount of coaching.

I have heard a variety of reasons for this including: coaches knowing little about the goalie position, or perhaps more importantly, taking the time to get up to speed on what they can do to assist in the development of their goalies.

Coaches hope that somehow the goalies magically improve during the season and become that much-needed differencemaker in big games. Unfortunately, it doesn’t usually work that way.

Some hockey associations hire outside coaches to work with their goalies. This is certainly a step in a right direction. However, this should not be an acceptable reason for coaches to ignore their goalies during team practices because they will get all the individual skill work they need during the goalie clinics.

The reality is, goalies spend considerably more time during the season at their team practices than they do at any association goalie clinics. Constructive/productive use of a team’s practice time, in addition to any goalie clinic, is a key part of development.

Here are some goalie coaching tips that can help: • Assign someone to be your team’s

goalie coach and encourage them to learn as much as they can about the position.

• Schedule 15-20 minutes of each practice for your goalie coach to work with your goalies on individual skill development.

Make sure to write this down on your plan so you don’t forget about it. Give your goalie coach time and space to work on the ice.

Goalie development time can take place at one time or in a block throughout the hour.

• Incorporate goalies into team drills— for example, have them stop the puck behind net on breakouts and leave it for a teammate to pick it up or have them shoot puck ahead to teammate.

• Set up your goalie for success. Control pace of team drills so they have time to get set for each shot and into position to play rebounds. Teach goalies to treat every shot like it means something in practices and games and to be accountable for their effort and performance.

• If your association holds goalie clinics, make sure your goalies attend and strongly recommend that your goalie coach also go – taking notes and/or helping out on the ice. Coaches should build on what’s being taught at the clinics during team practices. · Mix up location of where the coach shoots pucks at the goalies during practices.

Most of the time they shoot multiple shots from the slot area when in fact goalies actually sees very few shots from this area during games. · Goalies are not shooting targets for players or coaches. They should be treated with respect. Coaches should shoot the puck at appropriate speed/locations to properly challenge the goalie. · Coaches need to control their reactions/emotions on bench when goalie gives up a goal. Goalies typically feel bad

enough when they get scored on and it doesn’t help the situation when they look at the bench and see coach upset and/or screaming at them.

• Make sure your goalie gets a good pregame warm-up with plenty of quality, stoppable shots.

• Encourage your goalies to develop a post-goal routine so they do the same thing after every goal. They need to quickly analyze what just happened and refocus on

what’s about to happen. This needs to be done before the puck is dropped at center ice. For NHL goalies, their post-goal routine often revolves around the water bottle.

• Be good to your goalies, and chances are, your goalies will be good to you and your team.

For additional tips, drills and resources, visit the Goalie section of the Minnesota Hockey website or go to www.usahockeygoaltending.com.

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One of the items that I have had on my list for the Elite League for a number of years is the development of nutrition (and hydration) guidelines so our young players could grow and get stronger. We always seemed to be behind in the whole “training” areas, including nutrition. That made many of our players not as big or as strong as some of the other players in other states. I believe we have had, and still have, on the whole more skills in the Upper Midwest than in many other areas. Nonetheless, adding more size and strength will certainly be valuable.

Over a year ago, I contacted an old friend and former teammate at the University of Wisconsin, Dr. Charlie Alward, to see if he would work with me, then take on the challenge of developing the whole area of training for hockey players. I was delighted that he was willing and eager to get going. Charlie is not only a pediatric doctor and former hockey player, but also a former Ironman triathlon competitor – and very health oriented. He is now the fitness director for the Upper Midwest High School Elite Leagues.

He also has grandkids playing at the Mite/ Squirt levels (as I do) and was monitoring the whole nutrition areas with them. I’ll later give you his recipe for killer pancakes that are great tasting and great for getting top nutrition (with nuts, fruits, oatmeal, eggs, etc.). I’ve made a large batch (and froze them). They get used up as a great day starter with only a short microwave visit to “activate.”

Dr. Charlie started to dig into the youth nutrition area and met with a number of nutrition specialists, as well as getting anecdotal evidence from current players that “came over from the dark side” (potato chips, fast food, junk food) to good nutrition and saw their bodies grow and their play improve. Most of the materials that I will lay out in this series was developed by Dr. Charlie. I’m the conduit for his developed ideas – albeit a very enthusiastic conduit. All of the materials in this series were also developed initially for players in the Elite Leagues. They have been processed to the Elite League boys and their parents in seminars and in written form. It is now time to share with all youth players.

Now is the time, no matter what age, for hockey athletes to start training. That means players who are serious, want achievement and success, and are dedicated, need to eat right, sleep properly, hydrate properly (especially before, during and after games, practices and workouts) and train their bodies.

A 5-11 or 6-0, 160-pound junior or senior isn’t as well prepared to compete as a 5-10 or 6-0, 185-pound junior or senior – and isn’t nearly as well set up for going on to junior and college hockey. All of the proper eating for proper growth and performance actually starts at an early age (6, 7, 8 years old). Getting into the right habits, including less bad carbs and more good protein, as well as good carbs – and good nutritious breakfasts – are critical as early as possible.

This series may actually be more aimed at parents – the ones that buy and prepare most of the meals – than anyone else. In this segment, I want to provide the next new Golden Rules. These new rules are every bit as important as those for defensemen, forwards and goaltenders. Nutrition has be-

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2) 1-2 hours before = high carbohydrate, low to moderate protein, low (or nonfat) snack, plus approximately 10 ounces water/100 pounds of body weight. b. Post-activity 1) First hour is very important: re-hydrate plus a high carbohydrate, moderate protein snack (2% chocolate milk or a sports drink accompanied with protein bar) 2) 1-2 hours after eat a balanced meal c. During activities, frequent water intake is usually sufficient. come as important as any other portion of off-ice training or development. As part of the training regimen, it will play a big role in the potential future (and present) success of young hockey players.

Once a young girl or boy reaches junior high school, they should be mature enough to work with their parents more closely in proper nutrition if they truly want to be good athletes. That’s really the key if a youngster is to be an athlete or not. To be an athlete, a youngster needs to be in training. Early on, the training may not include big off-ice workouts or weightlifting, but it must include nutrition.

So, the following are the new Golden Rules of Nutrition, developed by Dr. Charlie (for the Upper Midwest High School Elite League) for use by all hockey athletes, all ages.

The next part of this series will get into more detail, including defining good carbs and protein, how muscle is created, and how to eat before practices and games, to name a few items.

Golden Rules of Nutrition for Hockey Players 1. To maximize your growth, your strength and your energy, you must have a nutrition plan. Your nutrition plan is a guide – you won’t be perfect – but the goal is to achieve it at least 90 percent of the time. Appropriate nutrition will not improve your hockey skills, but without it you will not be as strong as you could be, nor as fast, and you will tire more quickly than your peers.

2. A quick and simple physiology lesson: a. Carbohydrates are the body’s main fuel for hockey activity. b. Protein is necessary for muscle growth and repair of muscles following work-outs and games. c. Fats provide energy storage and body insulation (~20% of diet). d. Vitamins and minerals are not made in the body and are only available in your diet.

They are important factors in the body working correctly. If taking these as supplements, do not exceed Recommended Dietary Allowance of each vitamin or mineral unless told otherwise by a health professional.

3. Carbohydrates (whole grain breads & pasta, rice, cereals, fruits, vegetables, energy bars) should represent 60 percent of your daily nutrition intake. Not enough carbohydrates results in reduced energy, inability to maintain high intensity activity and muscle breakdown. Carbohydrates should be part of all meals and snacks.

4. A growing exercising player needs 0.70.9 grams of protein per pound of weight per day (a 100-pound player needs 70-90 grams of protein/day). Calculate the amount of protein you need daily: Your weight in pounds x 0.7-0.9 = No. of grams of protein to eat on a daily basis.

5. Protein is not stored in the body. It must be available when the muscle needs it for growth and repair. It is best to distribute your daily protein intake over 4-5 servings per day. Eating excess protein is not helpful – extra protein is either changed into carbohydrate or eliminated from the body.

Protein from food sources (lean meat, fish, milk, eggs, Greek yogurt) is superior to protein supplements because food contains additional substances (vitamins, minerals, fiber) that promote overall health.

6. Eat breakfast. This is often the most important meal of the day. Focus on liquids, carbohydrates and some protein for this meal. Breakfast can be a real meal (eggs, cereal, pancakes, smoothie, milk) or can be as little as an energy bar and a glass of juice as you run out the door.

7. In order for your body to function at its highest level, you must be well hydrated. A good way to measure your hydration is to observe your urine. Urine the color of diluted lemonade is ideal. Darker urine (yellow to orange), like the color of urine the first thing in the morning, suggests the need for more fluid.

8. Hydration before and after workouts and games: a. Pre-activity 1) 4-6 hours before = ideally a wellbalanced meal (60% carbs, 20% protein, 20% fat).

9. Plan your daily eating of meals and snacks ... a. Around exercise activities (pre-activity, during activity, recovery after activity). b. To achieve CHO and protein goals. c. Do not skip meals.

10. Eating meals with your family is encouraged because it provides a more balanced meal.

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Three mistakes that lead to defensive disasters

By Kim McCullough, M.Sc, YCS Playing great team defense doesn’t end up on a lot of highlight reels. Sure, you’ll see bone-crushing hits and game-saving stops on TV, but you rarely hear much about the “not so sexy” stuff that keeps the puck out of the net. Here are three mistakes that aren’t always the direct cause of a goal against but are quite often the starting point where it all starts to break down.

2. Circling We all know we have to stop and start in the defensive zone. This is simply non-

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1. Puck watching Players can never be entirely puckfocused. When this happens in 1-on-1 battles in the defensive zone, sometimes you end up getting a well-timed poke-check which results in a quick breakout transition for your team. But quite often, that puck focus leads to your player getting turned inside out by the attacking player. And when the players who aren’t directly defending the player with puck become too focused on the little black thing, they often lose proper position on their man. And unaccounted-for attacking players in the offensive zone are a very dangerous thing.

All it takes is a well-timed and executed pass from the puck carrier to create a dangerous scoring chance.

negotiable if you want to be a great defensive player and team. And yet we get lazy, and we circle away from the puck and our player all the time. Not only do we lose sight of our man and the puck, but we also lose track of the play. Teams and players must use straight-line skating in the defensive zone in order to keep the play in front of them and to be able to read what the attacking team might do next. Turn your back on the play too many times and the puck ends up in the back of your net.

3. Chasing the play Your defensive zone coverage has to have

structure. While chasing the puck around in-zone might be a marginally effective strategy against opponents who don’t have a high degree of skill or structure themselves, it will lead to disastrous results when you play better teams who can execute in the offensive zone. One particular example of chasing the play that drives coaches crazy is when the wingers are down battling for pucks in the corner.

In the majority of defensive zone systems, the winger who is on the same side as the puck (when the puck is down low in the corner) is responsible for two things. First

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and foremost, they must try to prevent the puck from making it from the corner to the D on the point who is their check. They must also be in a support position to prevent the attacking forwards from walking off the halfwall if the low players in the defensive system need help. When wingers join the scrum in the corner to fight for the puck, they think they are helping. But then the puck squirts out on the opponent’s stick, is quickly passed back up to the point player they should have been covering who has plenty of time to get a shot off or make a pass that keeps the defensive team running around. Chasing the puck around the zone against a team that moves the puck well is a recipe for disaster.

Fixing these three mistakes will make a huge difference in how you and your team defend. There are certainly more technical and detailed mistakes that we can work on, but this is a great starting point for anyone looking to take their defensive game (and goals-against average) to the next level.

Coach Kim McCullough, MSc, YCS, works exclusively with aspiring female hockey players. She is the Director and Founder of Total Female Hockey. You can get complete access to Kim’s articles, videos, interviews and advice on how to take your game to the next level at totalfemalehockey.com.

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By Andy Ness We all understand the obvious reasons why speed is so important – beating opponents to pucks, creating breakaways or just flat-out beating guys wide on a rush.

If you watch games live or on TV at any level, you are able to see which skaters have speed.

Speed does so much more other than the obvious. It creates a ton of stress on the opposing team defensively. I have talked to a number of defensemen who have talked about going against faster skaters. For them, it’s a catch-22. If they keep a tight gap on them, they may get beat wide, but if they play back, they give them a ton of space in which to work with to be able to make a play.

Speed doesn’t just “kill” with a puck, but without a puck, too. Quicker and faster skaters are able to get to loose pucks and/ or opponents with the puck quicker, limiting opponents’ options by taking away their time

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and space. That is usually why you always have your faster skaters on the penalty kill, to cover the most amount of ice in the least amount of time.

Pure and simple, speed is just an asset that every team is looking for. Consider the photos of Jordan Schroeder, Blake Wheeler, and Jason Zucker training in the summer.

Most of these guys are at the highest level because of their speed. Yes, they have other exceptional skills too, but speed is a big reason they are able to make an impact at the highest level.

First, is the ability to create power. Power comes from having a low knee-bend and a strong base. To demonstrate this, I will have the kids stand straight up and down and tell them to jump as high as they can. When they do this, they notice they do not get very far off the ice, maybe a couple of inches. I will then have the skaters get to 90 degrees and jump. They will immediately notice that they are able to “explode” up and generate

go,” you are already in motion and not caught flat-footed. The key is understanding what part of the blade to use. The skate blade is made up of your inside and outside edge along with your hollow or “flat.” Gliding should be done on the flat of the blade when moving in straight line forward as grinding your edges too deeply in the ice will create friction and slow you down. Gliding while turning is obviously done on your edges. The same principal applies: The less friction made into the ice, the less speed you will lose. Gliding can be done with every skill you do, as your feet will not always be constantly moving.

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all of their power when jumping. This is a good way to explain to young kids why it is so critical to constantly try to stay down in a low powerful position.

It’s hard to be explosive without a knee bend. There’s just nothing to push from.

Getting kids to bend their knees, drop their hips and flex their ankles forward is the best recipe to create speed.

Second, we need to consider quickness.

The ability to get your feet moving and staying light on your feet is key. Overspeed training is the best way to work on this. The best way to improve this is by having the skater repeatedly work on quick corners and crossovers, concentrating on moving his/ her feet. Off-ice sprints can also help in generating faster feet. Remember, overspeed training takes a lot of energy and effort, but that’s what it will take to bring your speed to the next level.

Finally, being able to glide will help you maintain speed, so when you need to “really

Andy Ness is the head skating and skill coach for the Minnesota Wild. He has also been an assistant skating instructor for the New Jersey Devils, the University of Minnesota men’s and women’s hockey teams and the U.S. Women’s Olympic Hockey Team.

Officially Speaking: Rule ignorance Western Regional Silver Sticks just left town and though the hockey was pretty much legitimate AA as advertised, OS was most surprised by the ignorance of basic USA Hockey rules displayed by several of the coaches. I mean, this is 16U and 18U AA, and at the very least, coaches should be expected to master some of the well-known playing regulations, no?

Rule misapprehension No. 1. Too Many Players on the Ice. So the coach of a certain 16U team, replete with oversized USA Hockey National Championship patch donning the chest area of his jacket, gets all flustered when I called a too many players infraction on the opponent.

“What’s wrong?” I query.

“You waited 15 seconds to shut the play down,” he hollers.

“Yeah, that’s when the offending team gained possession,” I retort.

“That’s not the rule for a too many players penalty,” he insists. “You have to blow the whistle immediately.”

Whaaat?

So let’s look at USA Hockey Rule 409.

Rule 409 | Calling of Penalties (a) Should an infraction of the rules be committed by a player of the team in pos-

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session and control of the puck, the Referee shall immediately stop play and assess the penalty(s) to the offending player(s).

Now, it’s true that this rule refers to “player of the team,” but that is a problem with the rulebook verbiage. In fact, the rulebook that makes no exception to the team in possession rule when the infraction is too many players. Like any other “infraction of the rules” being assessed against a single team, play continues until the offending team obtains possession.

Rule ignorance No. 2. The simple USA

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Rule 409(b). If the Referee signals an additional minor penalty(s) against a team that is already shorthanded (below the numerical strength of its opponent on the ice at the time of the goal) because of one or more minor or bench minor penalties, and a goal is scored by the non-offending team, the goal shall be allowed. The delayed penalty(s) shall be assessed and the first non-coincidental minor penalty already being served shall terminate automatically under Rule 402(c) (Minor Penalties).

OK, so try explaining this to a 16U AA coach who’s been plastered on the sofa watching too much idiot box and insists that the delayed penalty is waved off while the original offender stays in the box. So what if that’s the NHL rule? This is USA Hockey, right? And you’re supposed to be a AA coach competing in the Western Regional Silver Sticks. Watch out for this, you coaches, parents and impressionable players.

Rule insanity No. 3. Tell me, how does an

18U AA head coach not comprehend the USA Hockey high-sticking rule? You know, when a player plays the puck with a stick above the shoulder resulting in a stoppage and a faceoff in the offending team’s defensive end zone.

Let me repeat this one more time for you ignorant coaches. I say ignorant only because no one, coaches in particular, should ever call out a veteran official for an alleged rule error when that coach himself is ignorant of the very rule debated. In this case, the rule is the USA Hockey high-sticking Rule 621(c), and here is the applicable casebook scenario: Situation 8: A player high sticks the puck which deflects to an opponent. The opponent makes no attempt to play the puck, hoping to get a faceoff in the offending team’s Defending Zone when the puck is first played by a member of the offending team. What should the Referee do?

The Referee should stop play and the ensuing faceoff shall take place at an end faceoff spot in the Defending Zone of the offending team. Rule Reference 621(c).

The non-offending team has no obligation to play the puck in this instance, because of the high stick infraction committed by the opposing team.

Got that, Mr. 18U AA coach? I stopped play because the opposing team wasn’t interested in playing the puck since they understood the rule.

In sum, and this is for you younger players in particular, as you proceed through college and life in general, never engage in debate with an opponent unless you are absolutely certain of your facts AND you are positively convinced your opponent is ignorant of his or her respective facts.

Because as the aforementioned scenarios illustrate, certain coaches have lost credibility with their young players, and credibility lost is immensely difficult to retrieve.

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Experience is on the Wayzata girls’ side

By Dave Schwartz Let’s Play Hockey In high school, the window of opportunity to win is small. You have to have the right players, peaking at the right time who mix well with the coaching staff. In Wayzata, the girls’ hockey team is off to a great start to the season, which should come as no surprise. They are returning 16 letterwinners from last year’s team that went 19-8-1 and tied for second in the Lake Conference. With a group that includes multiple Division I recruits and commits along with a solid defensive core, head coach Jess Scott believes that this season is one that will see them take the next step.

“We look to be a very up-tempo and aggressive team led by an experienced goalie and defensive core,” Scott said.

“Some high-end forwards give us the ability to create, and our depth will be a huge factor.”

The best coaches know that the way to success is to surround themselves with a good coaching staff, and at Wayzata, Scott’s is one of the most experienced in high school hockey. Former Gophers Mira Jalosuo and Rachael Bona share the bench with impressive resumes. Jalosuo just recently won a bronze medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Bona was a three-time national champion at the University of Minnesota. Both have distinct talents that Scott believes provide a great benefit to her squad. “(Mira) can pinpoint the smallest things with players (of any age) – a hitch in their stride, shoulder placement, vision, etc.,”

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Scott said. “She is a difference-maker as she can transform players and get them out of their comfort zone. She also has an uncanny ability to motivate and get kids to believe in themselves.

“Rachael understands the game, but more importantly, she understands the players and their tendencies. Our goal production increased by 49 percent from our first year to our second year, and I firmly believe that was largely due to the things that Rachael was bringing to the table.”

For Jalosuo , this is a twist to her life that she never really envisioned. As a child, she had many interests which caused her to explore careers in politics and medicine.

Eventually, success on the ice at the University of Minnesota and at the Olympics introduced her to a new love – coaching.

“When I played, I always analyzed what we did well and how we could improve,” Jalosuo said. “It’s the same thing as a coach.

I always think what went well and how we can do things better. Winning or losing games feel the same, however, I really enjoy seeing the young girls celebrate after a big win.”

For some great players, coaching kids to do the things they did can be difficult. And leaning on their own successes as a teaching tool can fall on deaf ears. Jalosuo has decided not to take that route. Instead, she lets the results of her teaching speak for itself.

“I enjoy earning the respect by being a coach and I prefer not even telling my background for the players I coach,” Jalosuo said. “Every player is different and I try to get to know the players on a personal level

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and find a right way to communicate with them.”

For Bona and Scott, this is far from their first foray into hockey together. Scott actually coached Rachael when she was in high school at Coon Rapids. That relationship grew throughout Bona’s career at the University of Minnesota, and made it an easy call for Scott to bring her in as an assistant. In addition to coaching, Bona is also working towards finishing her master’s degree which makes her schedule quite demanding, but that long-time friendship has helped.

“She has been so flexible and understanding with me and really allowed me to have a coaching opportunity that I don’t think I would be able to have elsewhere,” Bona said. “We have also become great friends, which is really fun,” Even though they now share the bench, that teaching relationship that started in high school continues now at Wayzata. Scott believes a lot of their success in scoring goals is because of Bona, while she believes

that it is Scott’s care for her players that is of the most benefit.

“She is someone that the girls can come to for anything and you don’t always find that,” Bona said of Scott. “She has so much experience both coaching and playing, and the girls are really lucky to have her expertise behind the bench.”

Bona’s resume is equally impressive, which definitely gets the attention of the young girls she coaches. Like Jalosuo, she believes that respect is earned, not given, based on her past playing career.

“I don’t expect to walk in and automatically be respected because of the successes I have had,” Bona said. “I do think I have earned that respect though, which is exactly how I want it to be. I have to earn their respect, just like they need to earn mine.”

Respect can come with winning, too, which is what Wayzata has done and hopes to do again this year, with all three of these coaches at the helm.

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Developing athleticism: It’s a project for the CNS

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Challenging the central nervous system (CNS = brain + spinal cord) is the highest priority for young athletes. Metabolic, muscular, and cardiovascular adaptations are byproducts.

Athleticism is the synergistic combination, not the sum of isolated pieces.

By Jack Blatherwick Let’s Play Hockey Columnist Success in hockey and many other sports is achieved by combining: a) sport-specific skill, b) read-react creativity and c) athleticism – speed, quickness, agility, coordination, explosive strength, instantaneous reactions – and the specific endurance to maintain those qualities.

As athletes mature and reach elite levels, they often decide that improvement of athleticism is not as important as it was when they were young, so training priorities shift to weight training and slow aerobic exercise. Therefore, children and adolescents should not be concerned with how the pros train now, but how they developed elite athleticism when they were young.

History tells a different story than what is recommended in Long-Term Athlete Development Models (LTADs & ADMs). Throughout history, great athletes put it all together as children and adolescents: They played fast-moving sports. They didn’t isolate strength from speed and agility, nor did they train core muscles separately from muscles that moved limbs.

There was no ADM model that advocated training for speed, strength and endurance in different years. And fitness gurus – each selling one piece of the puzzle – didn’t arrive on the scene until later.

Michael Jordan was not the fastest, nor did he jump the highest, although he was fast and jumped high. He had amazing skills, endurance and quickness, but was not the

very best in each of these areas either. He was the best COMBINATION. Throughout childhood and adolescence, the more the central nervous system is challenged by the COMBINATION of athletic elements, the more likely the result will be an athlete like Jordan, Bobby Orr, Wayne Gretzky or Connor McDavid. Children must put it all together. Play!

It’s not good enough to be fast, strong and agile. These factors must function at just the right moment during chaotic competition when a roadblock presents itself without warning. That’s athleticism. It’s when the reaction is coordinated and smooth – almost unnoticeable – because the athlete maintains balance and speed throughout the unplanned adjustment.

Isolating strength workouts from speed, agility and random adjustments makes it less likely the result will be another wide receiver like Larry Fitzgerald. He sprints fast, cuts quickly, sprints again, looks over one shoulder only to find the ball coming to the other side. So he turns his head, jumps high and catches the ball one-handed while being tackled by the defender. Athletic attributes must fit the random requirements of the game.

How did Fitzgerald develop athleticism?

He played other sports, including basketball. It’s unlikely that we will produce athleticism like that in the future if we isolate the different pieces of the puzzle on different days – or different years, as one might infer from the ADM.

“Dream. State.” returns for third season Six-episode television series to feature defending boys’ Class AA state champion Minnetonka

In Minnesota, hockey is more than a game; it’s a part of life. On Tuesday, Feb. 5, “Dream. State.” presented by Adidas will return with a six-episode television series on FOX Sports North.

The show will follow the Skippers from Minnetonka High School as they look to defend their Class AA boys hockey state championship. After winning their program’s first-ever title last season, the Skippers are more determined than ever to get back to the Xcel Energy Center. “Dream.State.” goes behind the scenes to meet the players and coaches, sharing their inspiring stories as well as how the entire community embraces the team.

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about,” said Jamie Spencer, Minnesota Wild Executive Vice President, Business Development.

“Nothing rivals the Minnesota State High School Hockey Tournament and the pursuit of winning state. We are inspired to share these incredible stories of hard work, passion and sacrifice that are all part of chasing a dream.”

“We are excited for the opportunity to represent MN High School hockey as this years Dream.State.

team and Hockey Day participant in Bemidji,” said Sean Goldsworthy, Minnetonka boys’ head hockey coach.

“Dream. State.” will debut on FOX Sports North on Feb. 5, at approximately 10 p.m., immediately following the “Wild Live” postgame show. New episodes are scheduled to run through March 14. Debut dates for each episode are listed below: • Episode 1 - February 5 • Episode 2 - February 15

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• Episode 3 - February 19 • Episode 4 - February 26 • Episode 5 - March 7 • Episode 6 - March 14 “We are thrilled to partner with the Minnesota Wild and State of Hockey to bring to life the story of the Minnetonka Skippers, a team that truly embodies what adidas hockey stands for, as they try to win backto- back State Hockey Championships,” said Dan Near, Sr. Director of adidas Hockey. “As the Creator sports brand, we seek to inspire through our products, our athletes, and our community partnerships, so we’re excited to help bring the third season of Dream.

State. to life.”

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High school hockey tournament coming to Schwan Super Rink, Ridder Arena and Aldrich Arenas Dec. 26-Jan. 1 12 p.m., SSR #3 - Owatonna vs. Cap City Cougars, 2:30 p.m., SSR #3 - Green Bay Area. vs. Northern Lakes, 5 p.m., SSR #3 - Marshall vs. University School of Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m., SSR #3

Girls’ preview The Schwan’s Cup girls’ division will be played Dec. 26-28, at the Schwan Super Rink and Ridder Arena. The 40 girls’ teams are divided into five divisions – Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Open American and Open National.

The Gold Division is loaded, with six of the eight teams ranked in Let’s Play Hockey’s Dec. 6 rankings. The division is led by No. 1AA Andover. Blake, defending Gold Division champion, is ranked No. 3AA. Centennial, runner-up in the Gold Division last year and currently ranked No. 18AA, returns as well. Also in the mix is No. 3A Proctor/Hermantown, No. 4A St. Paul United and No. 12A Mahtomedi.

Two other champions return: Duluth Marshall, Bronze champion now promoted to Silver; and Luverne, defending its title in the Open National Division.

Girls’ Open/National Division firstround match-ups • Dec. 26 • Schwan Super Rink - Waseca vs. Western Wisconsin Stars, 12 p.m., SSR #1 - Albert Lea vs. Eveleth-Gilbert, 2:30 p.m., SSR #1 - Arrowhead vs. North Shore, 5 p.m., SSR #1 - Luverne vs. Fairmont, 7:30 p.m., SSR #1

Boys’ preview: The 28 boys’ teams will be divided into four divisions – Gold, Silver, Bronze and Open Divisions.

The Gold Division will play its first two rounds of games at Aldrich Arena and the final day at Ridder Arena on Dec. 29. Other divisions will play their first two rounds at the Schwan Super Rink at the National Sports Center in Blaine Dec. 29 and 31.

Championship games for those divisions will be played Jan. 1, at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis.

The Gold Division will be a four-team round-robin format, with the championship going to the team with the best record. All other divisions will be eight-team bracket format.

Three MSHSL State Tournament teams from 2018 will play Schwan’s Cup this year – Centennial and Hill-Murray in the Gold Division and St. Michael-Albertville in the Silver Division.

Three Schwan’s Cup champions will return to defend their titles. Cretin-Derham Hall, the champion in the Silver Division, has been promoted to the Gold Division.

Hudson, Wis., Bronze Division champion, moves up to the Silver Division, and Simley will return to defend its championship in the Open Division.

Here is a summary of the 2018 Schwan’s Cup format: Wednesda ednesdayy, Dec. 26: Girls’ Gold Divi-

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The National Sports Center, owner of the Schwan’s Cup high school hockey tournament, announced the full field and schedule for the boys’ and girls’ divisions of the 18 th annual Schwan’s Cup high school hockey tournament, Dec. 26, 2018-Jan. 1, 2019.

The Blake Bears return to the Schwan’s Cup in defense of last season’s Girls’ Gold Division championship.

sion quarterfinals at Ridder Arena; all other girls’ quarterfinal games at the Schwan Super Rink.

Thursday, 7: Girls’ Dec. 2 27 Gold Division semifinals and consolation games at Ridder Arena. All other girls’ semifinals and consolation games at the Schwan Super Rink. First-round games in boys’ Gold Division at Aldrich Arena.

Frida ridayy, Dec. 28: All five girls’ championship games at Ridder Arena. Girls’ tournament concludes. Second-round games in boys’ Gold Division at Aldrich Arena Satur da Saturda dayy, Dec. 29: Final-round games in boys’ Gold Division at Ridder Arena. Boys’ Gold Division concludes. Quarterfinal games in boys’ Silver, Bronze and Open Divisions at the Schwan Super Rink.

Sunda Sundayy, Dec. 30 30: Off day.

Monda 1: Boys’ Silver, Bronze Mondayy, Dec. 3 31: and Open division semifinals and consolation games at the Schwan Super Rink.

Tuesda uesdayy, Jan. 1: Boys’ championship games in Silver, Bronze and Open Divisions at Ridder Arena. Boys’ Silver, Bronze and Open divisions conclude.

The National Sports Center’s in-house webcasting service, NSCgamecast, will provide live-streaming broadcasts of all the games from Ridder Arena on Dec. 26-29, and Jan. 1: http://www.nscsports.org/ page/show/1598209-schwan-cup.

Single-day ticket prices are $10 for adults and $8 for students and seniors. An all-tournament pass is $27 for adults and $15 for students and seniors. All tickets are general admission and may be purchased at the door. Passes are sold separately for

boys’ and girls’ tournaments. Children 10 and under are admitted free, and high school passes will not be accepted.

Girls’ Gold Division firstround match-ups • Dec. 26 • Ridder Arena - St. Paul United vs, Mahtomedi, 12 p.m.

- Andover vs. Rogers, 2:30 p.m.

- Holy Family Catholic vs. Blake, 5 p.m.

- Centennial vs. Proctor/Hermantown, 7:30 p.m.

Girls’ Silver Division first-round match-ups • Dec. 26 • Schwan Super Rink - Buffalo vs. Spring Lake Park, 12:30 p.m., SSR #4 - Delano/Rockford vs. Duluth Marshall, 3 p.m., SSR #4 - Bloomington Jefferson vs. CambridgeIsanti/Mora/Pine City, 5:30 p.m., SSR #4 - Rochester Lourdes vs. Duluth, 8 p.m., SSR #4 Girls’ Bronze Division first-round match-ups • Dec. 26 • Schwan Super Rink - St. Francis/North Branch vs. Totino-Grace, 12:30 p.m., SSR #2 - Moose Lake Area vs. East Ridge, 3 p.m., SSR #2 - Minneapolis vs. International Falls, 5:30 p.m., SSR #2 - Irondale vs. Red Wing, 8 p.m., SSR #2 Girls’ Open/American Division firstround match-ups • Dec. 26 • Schwan Super Rink - Chisago Lakes vs. St. Paul/Henry Sibley,

Bo ys’ Gold Division • Dec. 2 7 • Boys’ 27 Aldrich Arena - Centennial vs. Cretin-Derham Hall, 1 p.m.

- Hill-Murray vs. Burnsville, 6:30 p.m.

Dec. 28 • Aldrich Arena - Hill-Murray vs. Cretin-Derham Hall, 1 p.m.

- Burnsville vs. Centennial, 6:30 p.m.

Dec. 29 • Ridder Arena - Cretin-Derham Hall vs. Burnsville, 1 p.m.

- Centennial vs. Hill-Murray, 6:30 p.m.

Boys’ Silver Division first-round match-ups • Dec. 29 • Schwan Super Rink - St. Cloud vs. Tartan, 12 p.m., SSR #4 - Breck vs. Hudson, 2:30 p.m., SSR #4 - Minneapolis vs. St. Louis Park, 5 p.m., SSR #4 - Park of Cottage Grove vs. St. MichaelAlbertville, 7:30 p.m., SSR #4 Boys’ Bronze Division first-round match-ups • Dec. 29 • Schwan Super Rink - Totino-Grace vs. Minnehaha Academy, 11:30 a.m., SSR #3 - Mounds View vs. Holy Angels, 2 p.m., SSR #3 - Spring Lake Park vs. St. Paul Academy, 4:30 p.m., SSR #3 - University School of Milwaukee vs. Rogers, 7 p.m., SSR #3 Boys’ Open Division first-round match-ups • Dec. 29 • Schwan Super Rink - Princeton vs. Marshall, 12 p.m., SSR #2 - Simley vs. Henry Sibley, 2:30 p.m., SSR #2 - Southwest Christian/Richfield vs. Pine City Area, 5 p.m., SSR #2 - Chisago Lakes vs. Bloomington Kennedy, 7:30 p.m., SSR #2

Nominate your PeeWee or Bantam for the Patrick Schoonover Award Fifth annual award to be presented at the 2019 Minnesota Boys’ High School Hockey State Tournament Banquet

Nominations are currently being accepted for the fifth annual Patrick Schoonover Award to honor a Minnesota PeeWee or Bantam hockey player who best exemplifies Patrick’s ideals of hard work, high character, loyalty, honesty, humor and athletic achievement.

On the ice for his Eastview Bantam AA team, Patrick Schoonover was a leader, defender and excellent teammate. Off the ice, he was a leader, defender, excellent friend and classmate, loving brother and son. In recognition of the way he led his life, Let’s Play Hockey and the Minnesota Wild are proud to present the Patrick Schoonover Award.

Nominations can be made by youth hockey coaches and parents, with the win-

ner selected by Let’s Play Hockey staff and the Schoonover family. The winner of the

2019 Patrick Schoonover Award will be presented at the Boys’ High School Hockey

State Tournament Banquet in March at Roy Wilkins Auditorium. The winner will be featured in a permanent display for the award at Xcel Energy Center. Past winners: 2018 Joel Seethaler (Elk River PeeWee B2), 2017 Griffin Ludtke (Lakeville South Bantam AA), 2016 Josh Karels (Cottage Grove Bantam A), 2015 Ben Doherty (Alexandria Bantam A).

To nominate a player for the Patrick Schoonover Award, go to www.stateofhockey.com/page/show/ 3801712-patrick-schoonover-award, or email editor@letsplayhockey.com to receive a nomination form. Nominations are due by noon on Friday, Feb. 16.

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December 6, 2018

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This Levy won’t break

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Minnesota State freshman goalie Abigail Levy has backstopped the Mavericks to their best start since 2005-06

By Andrew Vitalis Let’s Play Hockey

Photo: David Faulkner/SPX Sports

Even though the Minnesota State women’s hockey team was on the road in Columbus, Ohio, last Sunday when Ohio State sniper Tatum Skaggs lit the lamp at the 7:42 mark of the first period, everyone inside of the rink got on their feet and recognized what had just happened. It wasn’t the goal that made Mavericks and Buckeye fans come together for that one moment in time, but rather what the goal represented. The OSU goal was their first of the weekend. It was also the first goal MSU freshman goaltender Abigail Levy had given up in over 218 minutes of hockey. That’s not a typo – 218 minutes of out-of-this-world goaltending from a rookie netminder who has taken the conference by storm.

The night before, Levy strolled off the ice having just shut out Ohio State – one of the most dangerous offensive teams in the nation. The Mavericks’ 3-0 win marked Levy’s third straight shutout and her fifth this season. The fifth shutout of her rookie campaign tied the school record for most shutouts in a season and the win was MSU’s fourth straight victory for their first fourgame winning streak since the 2010-11 campaign.

After stopping all 41 shots she saw, the performance also improved on her conference-leading save percentage which was already hovering near 96 percent. Then on Sunday, the Congers, N.Y., native made 38 saves on 40 shots. Despite the Maverick loss (2-0), it was just another reminder as to why MSU is no longer a bump in an opponent’s schedule.

Now 8-6-2 overall and 3-6-1-1 in the WCHA, Minnesota State has already surpassed last season’s win total of five and looks to be a serious threat from this point forward. And while it starts and ends with Levy in net, the Mavericks as a whole have been suffocating on the defensive side of the puck, especially since their 4-0 loss to Ohio State on Oct. 12. Since that setback, MSU has given up 17 goals in 13 games and are now second in the WCHA in team defense.

Even better than that is what the Mavericks are doing on the penalty kill. Operating at a clip of 91 percent, Skaggs’ power-play tally this past Sunday against Levy and company was just the fifth goal their opponents have scored against MSU with the extra skater all year. The Mavericks are not only first in the conference in penalty kill percentage, but also fifth in the nation.

“Abigail has been unreal for us this year and she is what keeps us in the game most of the time,” MSU senior defenseman Megan Hinze said. “She makes unreal saves. Being on defense, we are always told that we are first-layered goalies and we kind of take that to heart. Coach always tells us that courage is key to how we play and being able to sacrifice yourself when needed.

When you do something like block a shot, that’s like making a play. It’s going to help your team in ways that maybe a goal will.

It’s going to prevent a goal from happening.

It’s going to make the puck go the opposite direction. That’s someone sacrificing themselves for the team to make something happen.”

Things are happening alright. Of their eight wins, three have come against conference foes Ohio State, St. Cloud State and Bemidji State. With three months left to go, the three WCHA victories have already tied their conference win total from the entire 2017-18 season. Individually, Levy has been awarded weekly conference honors five times already (WCHA Goaltender of the Week three times, WCHA Rookie of the Week twice) including her most recent honor that was bestowed

Minnesota State’s Abigail Levy owns an 8-6-2 record with a 1.36 goals-against average and .956 save percentage.

on her this week after the Mavericks split with the Buckeyes. If that’s not enough resume building material, Levy was named WCHA Goalie of the Month for October and November.

Along with being first in the conference in save percentage, the freshman phenom is second in goals-against average (1.36) and fifth in winning percentage (.562). In a conference that has seen its fair share of dominating goaltenders, Levy’s performances have already thrown her name into the conversation.

It’s something head coach John Harrington didn’t necessarily see coming right away, but at the same time, it doesn’t surprise him either. Blessed with size and a quick snap to her glove, Harrington thinks Levy’s best quality is what you can’t see.

Coming from Shattuck-St. Mary’s, Harrington cites Levy’s ability to think the game as the biggest reason for her early success. For some, college hockey can be overwhelming at times. For Levy, the only thing she seems to be feeling is confidence.

“Coming from Shattuck, they have had a lot of success,” Harrington said. “They understand big games and they understand playing in pressure situations. I think that has helped her a lot. I laughed with her earlier this year because she probably saw more shots in the first two weeks than she saw all last year at Shattuck. What has been impressive for me has been how well she thinks the game and how she has learned the game as it has gone on. Certainly she has the physical skills but it’s her ability to think the game well. She’s got a smile on her face all of the time – she just loves playing hockey. That certainly has not only helped her in the position she plays, but it’s also helped our team. It has helped relax our team and I think we have been playing that way.”

“Definitely, Shattuck shaped me become the person I am today,” Levy said. “It was a very easy transition for me coming here.

Coming from such a prestigious prep school and going to a college program, I was prepared in the weight room, school-wise and hockey-wise. I got over the homesickness issue at a young age and now just growing with my teammates and working with them every single day, Mankato feels like home for me now. I came into this season with a specific mindset and so did most of the other freshmen. We kind of made a pact when we got here. We want to turn this thing around. We want the Mavericks to be on top. The whole team has come together and everyone has pushed hard with those goals in mind and everyone has put it all on the line. We want to make this a program that other teams are afraid of.”

In this case, using the word afraid and respected are interchangeable. Minnesota State has begun to develop a reputation for being a hard-nosed squad that can make 60 minutes of hockey an unpleasant experience if you’re not prepared. Whereas last year the Mavericks had flashes of brilliance, this season MSU has shown the ability to

bury their opponents on both ends of the ice. Harrington’s offensive attack is still a work in progress, but their dedication to defense never seems to waver – at least in terms of effort.

If you need added proof, just look at the Mavericks’ blocked shots this season. Minnesota State leads the conference in blocks, including an eye-popping 26 last Saturday in Columbus. It has become a bleak proposition for opposing offenses. If a shot on the Maverick net gets through, 96 percent of the time Levy is there to stop it. Being good on defense takes a special kind of commitment that you can’t just talk about – actions speak much louder than words.

The Mavericks are letting their play do the talking.

“Our team definitely plays strong in front of me,” Levy said. “Some games there are a lot more blocks than shots on net. They want this team to succeed and they want to see us move up in the conference and in the rankings. They will risk their body by stepping in front of a shot. I personally don’t look at the numbers – it’s all just a statistic in the book. I come to the rink every day

and I enjoy working hard and I love to play the game. I just go out and play my best, whatever my best is that day. I am focused on being present with the team and embracing the team philosophy we have this season. I am definitely more interested in the team being a cohesive group and embracing that common feel of sisterhood and love for the game we are playing.”

“We are in a process of developing our offense a little bit and still kind of finding out who gives us the best opportunity to be successful, but they all understand we have to play defense,” Harrington said. “It’s a group effort when we play. Whether it’s a goaltender, defenseman or forward, it’s all five working together and being good as a group when we do that. I think our team has understood that, that they champion one another by making great plays defensively. They recognize and celebrate that, and I think that’s what has developed our team into a good defensive team.”

It’s not a mistake that when being questioned, Harrington, Levy and Hinze mentioned the word “team” with every response they gave. It’s also not a coincidence that the Mavericks have jumped out to their best start since 2005-06. It’s not surprising that when asked to sum up her team this season in four simple words, Levy’s response was straight to the point: “We are a family.”

The Maverick family goes back to work this weekend, looking for their fifth win in six games on Friday night in Duluth against the Bulldogs. Minnesota State plays two against UMD before taking the rest of December off. Beginning in early January, MSU will take part in the Minnesota Cup along with the University of Minnesota, St. Cloud State and Minnesota Duluth.

Andrew Vitalis can be reached at lphprep@yahoo.com.

2018-19 NCAA Statistical Leaders Save Percentage (minimum 50 percent of team’s minutes) Goalie Team GP MIN W-L-T Andrew Shortridge Quinnipiac 5 299:28 5-0-0 Tommy Nappier Ohio State 9 504:01 5-1-2 Darion Hanson Union 6 364:05 4-1-1 Cale Morris Notre Dame 12 721:48 7-4-1 Sam Tucker Yale 4 239:32 3-1-0 Ryan Larkin Miami 14 791:53 8-4-1 Stefanos Lekkas Vermont 12 727:30 4-7-1 Devin Cooley Denver 11 662:29 7-3-1 Tyler Wall UMass Lowell 10 600:20 5-4-1 Matt Murray Massachusetts 9 542:03 9-0-0 Ryan Bednard Bowling Green 12 720:53 9-2-1 Joseph Woll Boston College 11 635:33 3-6-2 Mathias Israelsson Minnesota State 8 425:28 7-0-0

SO 2 2 0 1 0 3 0 2 2 0 2 1 1

GA 5 12 11 22 7 25 27 23 18 18 21 23 10

GAA 1.00 1.43 1.81 1.83 1.75 1.89 2.23 2.08 1.80 1.99 1.75 2.17 1.41

SV 108 234 182 339 105 363 383 322 251 235 259 283 123

SV% .956 .951 .943 .939 .938 .936 .934 .933 .933 .929 .925 .925 .925

Goals-Against Average (minimum 50 percent of team’s minutes) Goalie Team GP MIN W-L-T Andrew Shortridge Quinnipiac 5 299:28 5-0-0 Mathias Israelsson Minnesota State 8 425:28 7-0-0 Tommy Nappier Ohio State 9 504:01 5-1-2 Hunter Shepard Minnesota Duluth 14 824:33 10-3-1 Ryan Bednard Bowling Green 12 720:53 9-2-1 Sam Tucker Yale 4 239:32 3-1-0 Jeff Smith St. Cloud State 5 303:41 3-1-1 Tyler Wall UMass Lowell 10 600:20 5-4-1 Darion Hanson Union 6 364:05 4-1-1 Cale Morris Notre Dame 12 721:48 7-4-1 Ryan Larkin Miami 14 791:53 8-4-1

SO 2 1 2 2 2 0 2 2 0 1 3

SV 108 123 234 285 259 105 117 251 182 339 363

SV% .956 .925 .951 .922 .925 .938 .929 .933 .943 .939 .936

GA 5 10 12 24 21 7 9 18 11 22 25

GAA 1.00 1.41 1.43 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.78 1.80 1.81 1.83 1.89

GAA 2.45 1.75 1.75 1.99 2.43

SV 440 285 259 235 342

SV% .919 .922 .925 .929 .917

SO 3 2 2 0 2

W-L-T 10-6-0 10-3-1 9-2-1 9-0-0 9-3-1

Wins Goalie Team GP Joey Daccord Arizona State 16 Hunter Shepard Minnesota Duluth 14 Ryan Bednard Bowling Green 12 Matt Murray Massachusetts 9 Cayden Primeau Northeastern 13 5 goalies tied with 8 wins

MIN 956:27 824:33 720:53 542:03 765:27

GA 39 24 21 18 31

The Mike Richter Award annually honors the most outstanding goaltender in NCAA men’s hockey.

The 2019 award will be presented during the 2019 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four in Buffalo, N.Y. Candidates for the Mike Richter Award will be determined by a vote of all 60 NCAA Division I men’s hockey head coaches. The finalists and winner will then be selected by a selection committee of coaches, scouts and members of the media.

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Craig Barnett named new ACHA director

By Dale Decker The American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) recently named Craig Barnett as their new Executive Director. In this important role, Barnett will direct the league, which governs nearly 500 men’s and women’s college hockey teams at hundreds of colleges throughout the U.S. A native of Oakville, Ont., Barnett played college hockey at Plattsburgh State then in the New York Rangers organization. Barnett has coached or directed programs at colleges and high schools, including the University of Findlay, Lake Forest Academy, Becker College, Mercyhurst University, the American Lacrosse Conference, the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League. In addition, Barnett has been the NAHL’s Director of Compliance and Education since 2012.

I asked Barnett a few questions about the ACHA and college hockey at-large.

Craig, what is your first main task as the new Director of the ACHA? CB: One of my biggest goals is to attend events and showcases to meet with prospective student-athletes and their families and present ACHA opportunities to them.

We don’t want to just tell them to consider ACHA hockey, we want to explain the league and what it offers. We need to talk about our schools and where we are located across the U.S. What can you tell us about the ACHA brand?

CB: Our league has three men’s and two women’s divisions at different competitive levels in 48 states, including traditional regions like the east and mid-west and also in non-traditional areas where a student may want to attend college. We have teams in

Utah State faced rival BYU recently in ACHA action.

states like Florida, Texas, Caliing video analysis and comfornia and Washington. Most munication. We have better people don’t realize the scope coaches than ever. We have a of the ACHA. The league has global recruiting market and teams at the top academic we are seeing prospective stucolleges in the U.S. We need dent-athletes from around the to share this message of opworld that want to play hockey portunity and promote the in the ACHA. Many of our playACHA brand. ers move on to play or coach Why has the ACHA at different levels after their grown so much in recent time in the league. The ACHA years? offers players the chance to CB: There are many reawear their school colors and sons, including opportunity, play in front of fans…we have Craig Barnett players, coaches and fans. become the destination for the There is a lot of opportunity for players in majority of college hockey players in the U.S. How is the league run? our league as the NCAA has only 60 DiviCB: The majority of our association is sion I programs. Our game has grown so much, and I often say that there are a lot of made up of passionate hockey people that good NCAA D-I players on NCAA D-III and volunteer to be involved. This is special and ACHA rosters, so it’s supply and demand. we can’t forget about what makes this all Many players are good enough to play at a work for our student-athletes and their coltop collegiate level and we offer them that lege experience.

Why is there a mystery about the chance with five years of eligibility instead league? of four.

CB: I’m not sure what people know or There are more players going through development and enjoying hockey more than don’t know, so our focus is to tell our story. ever. Combine these players with advances There are 13,000 players in the ACHA. in coaching, training and technology, includ-

Some of our teams play at a very high level and are well funded with great arenas, locker rooms and equipment. These travel in charter buses and/or planes and play in front of large crowds. Other teams are funded by the student-athletes themselves but get a chance to represent their school and play a more regional schedule. There are teams between these examples that receive partial funding and play a more competitive schedule.

We also host a National Championship Tournament for five divisions (Men’s 1, 2, 3, Women’s 1 and 2) which brings 72 schools to one location in March. This is an experience the players never forget. The ACHA is staffed to run a first-class event and we crown five Divisional National Champions. We also offer opportunities to play on ACHA All-Star teams that travel the globe and compete in international tournaments such as the World University Games, Student Hockey League Challenge and the World Cup of College Hockey. The league provides governance and guidance for our conferences and teams as well as registration and has a partnership with USA Hockey.

These are the type of stories we will continue to tell and educate people on what the ACHA is and how they can continue playing competitive hockey while in college.

What is the future of college hockey?

CB: The ACHA is going to play a big role.

It’s tough for the NCAA to grow and we have fewer barriers. Players, fans and their schools benefit from ACHA teams and there is demand for hockey at the colleges. Our teams sell game tickets for about $10 and apparel with concessions just like football and basketball. Our league is positioned to fill the growing demand for college hockey on campuses throughout the U. S.

Battle States 2018 update

Who would win if NHL teams were organized with players playing for their home state/region?

By Dave Druk Northland Hockey Group As a refresher, Battle States 2018 is a fictional league I created in the PS4 video game NHL 18 with NHL players representing their home state, province or country.

The games are simulated on the screen and stats are kept.

The nine teams competing in Northland Hockey Group’s “Battle States”: • Illisouri – This team is made up primarily of players born in Illinois, but has four from Missouri as well.

• Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • New York

• Northeast USA – This team has all northeast states other than Massachusetts and New York.

• Southeast USA – This team has players from the Southeast and also Indiana, Ohio

and Pennsylvania.

• West USA • Wisconsin The second half of Battle States has begun. Michigan and Team West are still un-

defeated with a 9-0-1 record. Northeast’s Max Pacioretty still leads the way with 13 points in 10 games. The first fight of the season happened as Illisouri’s Adam Lowry and Wisconsin’s Drew Stafford went at it.

Team Minnesota had the most lopsided win of the season as they defeated New York 81. There were no overtime games in weeks nine or 10, nor was there a shutout.

Battle States has every team play each other twice for a 16-game season. The top two teams will get a bye and then the teams that finish 3-6 will have a best-of-three playoff series. The winners of the first round will play the teams that had a bye in a best-offive series. The Battle States Cup will be a seven-game series after that.

Battle States 2018 Results • Standings • Leaders Week 9 Massachusetts 5, Illisouri 3 Michigan 4, Minnesota 1 New England 4, New York 1 West 4, Southeast 1 Illisouri 4, Wisconsin 3

Week 10 Michigan 5, Massachusetts 3 Minnesota 8, New York 1 Southwest 5, New England 2 West 5, Wisconsin 4

Standings Team Michigan West Northeast Southeast Wisconsin Massachusetts Illisouri Minnesota New York

W 9 9 6 4 4 4 3 3 3

L 0 0 3 4 5 5 6 6 7

OTL 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0

Pts 19 19 13 10 9 9 7 7 6

GF 39 39 34 30 36 34 23 33 23

GA 21 25 26 32 42 41 35 34 35

Points

Goals Name Sean Couturier Justin Abdelkader Cam Atkinson Patrick Kane Ryan Kesler Phil Kessel Dylan Larkin Anders Lee Zach Parise Brandon Saad Nick Schmaltz

Team West Michigan Northeast New York Michigan Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota Minnesota Southeast Wisconsin

Goals 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

Team West Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan Northeast

Assists 9 8 8 8 7

Assists Name Kevan Miller Dustin Byfuglien Jordan Schmaltz Zach Werenski Max Pacioretty

Name Max Pacioretty Kevan Miller Dustin Byfuglien Zach Parise Vincent Trocheck

Team Northeast West Minnesota Minnesota Southeast

Points 13 11 10 10 10

Goals-Against Average Name Connor Hellebuyck Ben Bishop Jonathan Quick

Team Michigan West Northeast

GAA 1.84 2.46 2.58

Save Percentage Name Connor Hellebuyck Ben Bishop Jonathan Quick

Team Michigan West Northeast

SV% .931 .914 .910

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Minneapolis PeeWee B1 wins home tournament

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Mahtomedi Squirt B1 claims Turkey Tourney crown

Mahtomedi Squirt B1 captured the championship of the Cottage Grove Turkey Tourney on Nov. 23-25, defeating Tartan 4-0, Forest Lake 4-1 and Cottage Grove Green 3-0.

Any leftover effects of tryptophan were of no concern for the Minneapolis Storm’s PeeWee B1 team who swept the Minneapolis Cup Tournament over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend in front of scores of friends and family on their home rink, the Parade Ice Garden. Victories began with a couple of shutouts for the goalie pair of Charlie Arms and Johnny Kerwin. With a solid 5-0 team effort, the team dominated the Eagan Wildcats on Friday morning. Highlight-reel goals were notched by winger Riley Naughton who netted two for the Storm and winger Markus Stratman who grabbed one of his own in the game. Defenseman Mac Thiesing and center Rory Kronick rounded out Storm’s 5 on the scoreboard.

The team went on to fight off a scrappy Lakeville North team on Saturday with a 20 win. Right wing William Bransford grabbed the game-winning goal late in the third, slapping a bouncy puck into the net. With a teammate in the penalty box, and the opposing goalie pulled, winger Jackson Retterath’s quick stick poked the puck out of the zone at two key moments to save an offensive rush by the Panthers. Kronick sealed the deal with an empty-net goal.

In the championship, the team faced a skilled Johnson-Como-North St. Paul team.

Down 1-0 after an inadvertent deflection on their own net (and the only point scored against your heroes the entire weekend), the speedy Storm came out strong in the second and third periods with Kronick grabbing a low snipe goal halfway through the second to tie it up. Strong performances by Minneapolis defensemen Oliver Foley, Brendan Hainey, Murray Stebbins and Thiesing limited the shots on net, and helped move the team into a sudden death, 3-on-3 five-minute overtime.

Minneapolis dominated the Polar Devils in overtime. With 2:55 left on the clock, the gutsy coaches sent out the combination of three quick and feisty linemates in William Degan, Cooper Cirone and Jack Anderson who forced the puck in the zone for an extended period, where it ultimately landed on Cirone’s stick. The center made no mistake slamming it to the back of the net as the crowd went wild!

Minneapolis Storm head coach Joe Cirone is assisted by Jesse Stebbins, Alex Kronick, Tim Thiesing, Leo Arms and John Foley.

Duluth Denfeld Bantam A wins Up North Tournament

The Duluth Denfeld Hunters Bantam A’s had a strong showing in the 2 nd Annual Up North Tournament hosted in Duluth, Minn., on Nov. 23-25. The Hunters went 4-0 defeating Grand Rapids, Delano and Northern Lakes to reach the championship. The Hunters defeated Eveleth/ Gilbert/Mesabi East to win the tournament. The Hunters outscored their opponents 37-6 over the weekend. The Up North Tournament is hosted by the Duluth Denfeld Association and drew teams from throughout Minnesota and Thunder Bay, Ont. Back row (l-r): Cooper McClure, Kaden Postal, John Bloomquist, Simon Davidson, Nate Larson, Connor Bell, Sam Kartch. Middle row (l-r): Connor McClure, Jack Davis, Brendan Friday, Joe Stauber. Front row (l-r): Blake Imhoff, Andy Larson, Dominic Brennan, Peter Smith.

Hastings PeeWee C captures Minneapolis Cup

Hastings Raiders PeeWee C competed in the Minneapolis Cup tournament over Thanksgiving weekend which was held at the Richfield Ice Arena. The Raiders won their first game against Minneapolis Black with a score of 4-1. Their second game against White Bear Lake ended in a second victory with a score of 3-1. The championship game ended with a shootout between Hastings and Minneapolis Purple, with the title going to the Raiders with a final score of 3-2.

The entire team put forth an enormous effort throughout the entire tournament.

Raiders’ goalie Levi Kruse contributed

greatly to the team’s success, having saved an impressive 26, 28 and 40 shots each game, respectively. The Raiders’ team is comprised of 17 boys: Hudson Bauer, Leo Brabec, Mason Downs, Ian Ferguson, John Gegen, Justin Hamann, Quinton Heiman, Levi Kruse, Tanner Lamb, Hayden Meyers, William Molnar, Mason Reuter, Cason Ries, Hunter Shoen, Keshav Sitaram, Jacob Smelser and AJ Werner. The team is led by head coach Jason McCarville, and assistant coaches Ben Lamb, Tyler McCarville, Greg Smelser and Morgan Sweeny. Team managers are Cindy Kruse and Kris Ries. Way to go, boys!

Orono PeeWee C wins Hopkins Thanksgiving title

The Orono PeeWee C team won big at the Hopkins Thanksgiving Tournament, beating Edina PeeWee C White in overtime. Orono beat Prior Lake 3-1 and New Prague 8-0 to advance to the championship game on Nov. 25 against Edina White.

After a scoreless first period, Orono scored in the second period, but the third period was the nailbiter! Orono scored again making it 2-0 with nine minutes left in the game.

Then Edina scored, followed by Orono to make it 3-1 with 5:22 remaining. Edina scored two more goals to tie the game 3-3,

sending it to overtime. Less than two minutes into overtime, Orono scored the gamewinning goal and won the championship!

Great teamwork and coaching by Orono!

Orono PeeWee C players: Mathias Ronnings, Joe Carnivale, Bodie Terry, Joey Mariani, Tommy McCabe, Blake Van Patten, Davis Beumer, Brek Hovland, Brady L’Esperance, Jordy Hansen, Blake Barrington, Caden Barnes, Dylan Kringen, Billy Foster, Erik Iverson. Orono PeeWee C Coaches: Nicole Van Patten, Ryan McCabe, Jeff Kringen, Stewart Hansen.

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Champions crowned at All-American Girls’ Hockey Tournament Back in 1993, it was a pioneering event in female ice sports in Minnesota. This year, the All-American Girls Hockey Tournament, celebrated its 26th anniversary on Nov. 1618, at the Schwan Super Rink on the campus of the National Sports Center in Blaine, Minn.

When you’ve been around for 26 years, you start to get second-generation players taking the ice, and that’s exactly what happened this year. Jennifer Williams and Jenna Boutain were among the first Minnesota youth girls’ hockey players when they played in the All-American Tournament in 1995.

And both had daughters playing in the tournament for the first time, as teammates on

the Rosemount 10U A team.

Both Boutain and Williams went on to play at high levels. Boutain won a state championship at Apple Valley in 1998 and went on to play college hockey at Minnesota State Mankato and Bemidji State. Williams played for four years at St. Cloud State. Both embrace their roles as pioneers in Minnesota female hockey.

“I was on the absolute turning point for girls’ and women’s hockey,” says Williams.

“My first year playing varsity hockey was as an eighth grader and it was the first season of varsity hockey in Rosemount. Then, my first season up at St. Cloud State was the

first year of transition into Division-1 hockey and I was able to play D-1 all four years.”

At this year’s All-American Tournament, 64 teams participated, representing four states and provinces — Illinois, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Manitoba. On Sunday afternoon, champions were crowned in nine different divisions: 10A, 10B (American and National), 12A (American and National), 12B (American and National), and 15A (American and National).

Here is a rundown of the championship game scores: 10A: Osseo-Maple Grove 2, Roseville 1.

10B American: Glenview Stars (Ill.) 2,

Woodbury Royal 0.

10B National: Proctor-Hermantown Mirage White 4, Anoka-Rogers 0.

12A American: Orono-Westonka 3, Duluth Icebreakers 2.

12A National: Chaska-Chanhassen 2, Roseville 1.

12B American: Osseo-Maple Grove 2, Anoka-Rogers Black 1.

12B National: Bismarck (N.D.) 2, Anoka-Rogers Black 1.

15A American: Proctor-Hermantown 5, Andover 1.

15A National: Minnetonka 3, Alexandria 1.

10A Champion: Osseo/Maple Grove

10B American Division Champion: Glenview Stars

10B National Division Champion: Proctor/Hermantown

12A American Division Champion: Orono-Westonka

12A National Division Champion: Chaska/Chanhassen

12B American Division Champion: Osseo/Maple Grove

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Chaska/Chanhassen Squirt B2 Gold wins Brick City Classic

12B National Division Champion: Bismarck The Chaska/Chanhassen Squirt B2 Gold team took first place in the Brick City Classic in Chaska on Nov. 25, defeating Chaska/Chanhassen Purple 6-2. It was an awesome experience for the team to be able to share first- and second-place honors with their fellow CCHA players. During the tournament, they also defeated Eden Prairie 10-2, Westonka 5-1 and Rogers 4-0.

Front row (l-r): Max Huffman, Bennet Pierce. Middle kneeling (l-r): Charles Rice, Griffin Friedrich, Jake Wolf, Matthew Tyler, Desmond McPhillips, Luke Anderson. Middle standing (l-r): Drew Lindell, Kaleb Bergman, Chris Tchida, Wyatt Asanovich, Landon Huh, Sam Tessmer. Back row (l-r): Asst. Coach Dave Anderson, Asst. Coach Chad Lindell, Head Coach Corey Bergman, Asst. Coach Jae Huh. Not pictured: Jack Popa, Asst. Coach Chris McPhillips.

Minnetonka 12U B Black wins Cake Eater Classic

15A American Division Champion: Proctor/Hermantown

The Minnetonka 12U B Black earned the championship title in the 2018 Edina Cake Eater Classic Tournament on Nov. 25. The team went 3-0 during pool play to clinch the No. 1 seed, of which two of those games were shutouts. The championship game was against Blaine/Spring Lake Park whose record was 2-0-1 during pool play. The title game was intense with a score of 0-0 in all three periods. The game went into sudden death overtime. Minnetonka’s No. 9 scored the winning goal to earn the championship title.

Northern Lakes Squirt B takes second in Duluth

15A National Division Champion: Minnetonka Blue

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Northern Lakes Squirt B played in the Duluth Squirt B Tournament on Nov. 16-18. The team beat Portland Black and Hermantown Gold in order to advance to the championship game vs.

Farmington Black.

Front row (l-r): Grady Tjaden, Max Raushel, Hunter Moreland, Levi Paulbeck, Derek Berg. Second row (l-r): Landen Cartie, Parker Fulton, Owen Spolarich, Garrett Furry, Tyler Potter, Vinny Przybylski. Back row (l-r): Mike Paulbeck, Tony Fulton, Chad Raushel.

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MINNESOTA’s HOCKEY CAPITAL From tiny Taconite to mighty Minneapolis, Minnesota is full of hockey-mad cities. But who should be named the capital of Minnesota hockey?

By Kevin Kurtt Let’s Play Hockey Editor Longtime readers of Let’s Play Hockey will remember the annual not-quite-comprehensive list we provide of what it means to be a hockey fan in Minnesota. Atop that list is the following item: “You might be a hockey fan in Minnesota if … you get ticked off when you hear Detroit call itself ‘Hockeytown USA.’” In the Dec. 10, 2007, edition of Sports Illustrated, Michael Farber dethroned the Motor City and handed over the mythical title to St. Paul. Detroit lost its designation as Hockeytown USA largely due to lackluster attendance at Red Wings games and waning interest in hockey in Michigan’s largest city.

St. Paul, Farber wrote, is hockey’s epicenter in the U.S., mainly because of the Minnesota Wild, a franchise that has gone out of its way to be respectful of the game, its fans and the countless hockey players in the state.

Farber’s conclusion was certainly greeted with pride here in the Twin Cities as it seemed the nation had been told what we have known all along: The game of hockey holds a special place in the hearts of countless Minnesotans – something you just don’t see in many other areas of the country.

What Farber failed to recognize, however, was the inadequacy of naming just one Minnesota city as Hockeytown USA. Although it’s truly just a marketing slogan the Wild cooked up in their nod to grassroots hockey, the “State of Hockey” really does capture what the sport means to this state.

Here in Minnesota (not just in St. Paul), hockey is strongly woven into our fabric of life. Learning to skate, shoot and stickhandle is a rite of passage for countless Minnesota kids every winter in cities and towns across the state. Hockey in Minnesota is about trudging through the snow to reach the warming house at the local park. It’s about skipping school or work to go to or watch the state high school tournament. It’s about hockey moms (and dads). It’s about rivalries. It’s about Mites, Squirts, PeeWees, Bantams and a nation-leading population of girls’ hockey players.

The debate will continue on as to what city deserves the title of “Hockeytown USA.” Detroit will point to its trademarking of the phrase. Warroad will look to its history of claiming the title for over 50 years. St. Paul will turn to Sports Illustrated. And a host of other cities, including Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Philadelphia and Binghamton, N.Y., will make their case.

That debate won’t be settled anytime soon. But what is certain is that Minnesota is a state of Hockeytowns. From tiny Taconite (pop. 633) to mighty Minneapolis (422,331) and every city, suburb, burg, hamlet, municipality and whistle-stop in between, Minnesota is chock full of hockey-mad locales.

Instead of settling the Hockeytown USA debate, let’s shift gears and formally crown a capital of hockey in Minnesota. To do that, we used strict criteria to measure just how strong a case each city has in being named the hockey capital. That criteria included tracking the hometowns of players in pro, college (Division I and III) and junior hockey (U.S. Tier I & II, Canada Major Junior & A) in the 2017-18 season, the hometowns of alltime NHL alumni, a city’s historical success in winning youth and high school state championships, and the number of indoor ice rinks in each city.

The total number of players, state titles and rinks were then added up to determine our rankings for the capital of Minnesota

hockey. For example, Roseau can claim three players in pro hockey, nine in college and one in juniors, while also owning seven NHL alumni, 12 state championships and three indoor ice sheets. Add it all up, and the home of the Rams clocks in with 35 points, good for 18th on our list.

This ranking system was put together in the hopes of measuring a city’s current success in pro, college and junior hockey, while also taking a city’s history on the ice into consideration.

Following, in reverse order, are the top 25 cities in our rankings for Minnesota’s hockey capital.

25 (tie). Eagan, Hibbing, Lino Lakes – 25 points 24. Hermantown – 28 points 23. Warroad – 29 points 22. Elk River – 31 points 20 (tie). Burnsville, Moorhead – 32 points 19. Roseville – 33 points 18. Roseau – 35 points 17. Wayzata – 37 points 16. Blaine – 40 points

women – and 11 Minnesota Hockey state championships (we gave MG credit for the titles even though its association is shared with Osseo). The home of the Crimson could lay claim to seven junior hockey players during the 2017-18 season.

9. Stillwater – 48 points A picturesque city on the shores of the St. Croix River, Stillwater (pop. 19,368) enters the top 10, in part, to its 27 college hockey players during the 2017-18 season, a total that ranks tied for third in the state. Stillwater led all cities with 12 Division III women’s players. The home of the Ponies also has produced two MSHSL girls’ state titles, three Minnesota Hockey state championships and one NHL alumnus (Adam Berkhoel).

Grand Rapids captured the 2017 Class AA boys’ state tite

12 (tie). Grand Rapids – 40 points The home of the Thunderhawks, Grand Rapids (pop. 11,242) enters the rankings thanks in part to its nine all-time Minnesota Hockey state titles and four MSHSL boys’ state championships. This northern Minnesota city had one NHL player in 201718 in Arizona Coyotes defenseman Alex Goligoski, and can also claim eight NHL alumni. Grand Rapids also had nine junior hockey players last season, including four each in the USHL and NAHL.

Reed Larson (Minneapolis)

7 (tie). Minneapolis – 59 points Minnesota’s largest city takes the No. 7 spot despite only having four players in pro hockey last season. Minneapolis (pop.

422,331) owns its spot in the rankings, in part, to its 11 indoor ice sheets and 19 college hockey players in 2017-18. The City of Lakes boasts 17 NHL alumni, including Stanley Cup champions Tom Chorske, Cully Dahlstrom and Virgil Johnson, and U.S. Hockey Hall of Famers Reed Larson, Mike Ramsey and Dahlstrom.

Jake Guentzel (Woodbury)

12 (tie). W oodbur 1 points Woodbur oodburyy – 4 41 A suburb of St. Paul, Woodbury (pop.

69,756) enters the rankings thanks to its 25 natives who played college hockey in 2017-18, including 21 at the Division III levels. Woodbury is also home of four pro hockey players, most notably Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jake Guentzel, and a state-leading seven players in the NAHL.

White Bear Lake Hippodrome

11. White Bear Lake – 42 points This northeast metro suburb (pop.

25,888) earns its spot in the top 15 largely on the back of its 14 all-time Minnesota Hockey state championships. The home of the oldest ice arena in the Twin Cities still in operation today, White Bear Lake claims five all-time NHL players, including 1996 Hobey Baker Award winner Brian Bonin and two-time Stanley Cup champion Elwyn “Doc” Romnes.

New York Islanders defenseman Nick Leddy (Eden Prairie)

7 (tie). Eden Prairie – 59 points Boasting a state-leading four players in the NHL last season, Eden Prairie (pop.

64,400) takes the No. 7 spot in our rankings. Prior to making it to the pros, the Eagles are also successful, claiming 11 alltime Minnesota Hockey titles and five high school crowns. After high school, EP sends players to the next level with eight players in juniors, 19 in college and 10 in the pros in 2017-18.

Winnipeg forward Blake Wheeler (Plymouth)

12 (tie). Plymouth – 4 1 points 41 Plymouth (pop. 78,395) lays claim as the Minnesota city to have produced the most professional hockey players in 2017-18 (14, tied with Duluth). The west metro suburb also boasts 17 college hockey players, including six who played at the Division I level. Plymouth’s total would certainly have been higher if it was home to a youth hockey association as neighboring Wayzata gets to take credit for 26 Minnesota Hockey state titles, many of which were earned with Plymouth natives on team rosters.

Ohio State forward Rebecca Freiburger (Rochester)

10. Rochester – 43 points The southernmost city on the list (by far), Rochester (pop. 115,733) saw 16 of its native sons and daughters play college hockey last season. The third-largest city in Minnesota can also boast six indoor ice sheets, four all-time Minnesota Hockey state championships and seven NHL alumni, including 2001 Stanley Cup Shjon Podein.

Osseo/Maple Grove won the 2018 Bantam AA state title

12 (tie). Maple Grove – 36 points A northwest metro suburb (pop. 71,066), Maple Grove earns its spot due to its 17 college hockey players – 14 of whom are

Stillwater captured the 2009 Class AA girls’ state tite

Lakeville North won the 2015 Class AA boys’ state title

6. Lakeville – 63 points If it’s college hockey players you want, then head to the southern metro as Lakeville (pop. 63,748) produced 30 collegiate skaters in 2017-18 (second only to the No. 1 city on our list). That number includes 15 Division I players. Home to the undefeated 2015 MSHSL Class boys’ state champion Lakeville North Panthers, this suburb can boast four indoor ice sheets and six all-time Minnesota Hockey titles.

Lakeville placed three players in the NHL last season in Justin Kloos, Charlie Lindgren and Brady Skjei.

4 (tie). Minnetonka – 69 points The 2017-18 season saw 15 natives of this west metro suburb play Division I college hockey, including a record 11 women.

Minnetonka (pop. 53,085) is also home to

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St. Cloud State defenseman Jimmy Schuldt (Minnetonka)

four MSHSL state championships and 13 Minnesota Hockey titles. The home of the Skippers boasts one current NHL player (Vinni Lettieri) and three NHL alumni.

Minnetonka also led the state with five pro women’s players in 2017-18.

Colorado defenseman Erik Johnson (Bloomington)

4 (tie). Bloomington – 69 points The largest suburb in Minnesota, Bloomington (pop. 85,866) may be the former home of the Minnesota North Stars, but it’s the current home to 10 pro hockey players, including Colorado defenseman Erik Johnson. Bloomington can claim another nine NHL alumni, including Stanley Cup champions Ben Clymer, Don Jackson and Tom Kurvers. Home to the Bloomington Ice Garden, a training spot of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team, Bloomington has captured 11 Minnesota Hockey championships and seven MSHSL state titles, including six by the Jefferson boys’ hockey program. The

Buffalo Sabres forward Kyle Okposo (St. Paul)

Duluth’s Amsoil Arena

3. Duluth – 82 points A hockey hotbed on the shores of Lake Superior, Duluth (pop. 86,066) excels at moving its natives to the next level. In 201718, Duluth ranked first in pro hockey players (14), seventh in college players (24) and ninth in junior players (7). Natives of this northern city have captured their fair share of state championships, with 15 Minnesota Hockey titles and three MSHSL boys’ state crowns (all by Duluth East). Duluth had three NHL players in 2017-18 (Derek Forbort, Dom Toninato, Andy Welinski), and boasts nine NHL alumni, including 1993 Stanley Cup champion Sean Hill.

2. St. P aul – 9 1 points Paul 91 With 24 NHL alumni hailing from Minnesota’s capital city, the home of the Minnesota Wild and the MSHSL state tournaments takes the runner-up spot in our rankings. Leading the list of NHL alumni from St. Paul (pop. 306,621) is four-time Stanley Cup champion Dave Langevin, current Philadelphia Flyers president Paul Holmgren and U.S. Hockey Hall of Famer Jack McCartan. Although he doesn’t factor into the point totals, Minnesota hockey legend Herb Brooks also called St. Paul his home. This past season saw two Saintly City

natives play in the NHL in Mark Alt and Kyle Okposo. Another 30 St. Paulites played college hockey, including 11 at the Division I level. St. Paul can also claim 11 indoor ice sheets, four MSHSL boys’ state titles and 11 Minnesota Hockey championships.

Downtown St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center is the epicenter of hockey in Minnesota, with the 18,000-seat arena hosting numerous high school, college and pro hockey games throughout the season.

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Anders Lee, and claims 10 NHL alumni, including three-time Stanley Cup champion Bill Nyrop and 1986 Stanley Cup champion David Maley. Home to the largest youth hockey association in the state, an Edina team has captured a Minnesota Hockey state championship for 15 consecutive years. Likewise, an Edina boys’ high school hockey team has won a record 12 all-time MSHSL state tournaments. Twelve Edina natives played junior hockey last season, including a record five in the USHL. This southwest metro suburb has been churning out elite hockey talent for decades, and it shows no sign of stopping anytime soon.

For that reason, it’s time to crown Edina as Minnesota’s Hockey Capital.

New York Islanders forward Anders Lee (Edina)

Edina won the 2018 Bantam A state title

1. Edina – 149 points It probably should come as no surprise that Edina (pop. 51,958) lands atop our rankings for the capital of hockey in Minnesota. The home of the Hornets leads the state with 35 college hockey players (including 15 Division I men), 14 MSHSL state championships and 62 Minnesota Hockey state titles. Edina had two players in the NHL last season in Steven Fogarty and

Bill Nyrop (Edina)

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City Pro hockey players (NHL) Edina 11 (2) St. Paul 9 (2) Duluth 14 (3) Bloomington 10 (1) Minnetonka 10 (1) Lakeville 5 (3) Eden Prairie 10 (4) Minneapolis 4 (0) Stillwater 4 (0) Rochester 5 (0) White Bear Lake 9 (0) Grand Rapids 3 (1) Maple Grove 4 (0) Plymouth 14 (1) Woodbury 4 (1) Blaine 3 (0) Wayzata 1 (0) Roseau 3 (2) Roseville 9 (0) Burnsville 4 (3) Moorhead 4 (1) Elk River 4 (3) Warroad 5 (2) Hermantown 5 (1) Eagan 6 (0) Hibbing 1 (0) Lino Lakes 2 (0) Eveleth 0 (0) Hastings 5 (2) St. Cloud 3 (1) Apple Valley 5 (0) Thief River Falls 2 (0) Bemidji 0 (0) Prior Lake 2 (1) Chanhassen 6 (1) St. Louis Park 5 (0) Anoka 1 (0) Oakdale 1 (0) South St. Paul 4 (3) Andover 2 (0) Cottage Grove 1 (0) International Falls 1 (0) Inver Grove Heights 2 (0) Champlin 0 (0) East Grand Forks 2 (1) Forest Lake 2 (0) Brooklyn Park 1 (0) Delano 2 (0) Faribault 5 (2) Mound 1 (0) Red Wing 2 (0)

College hockey players (DI) 35 (24) 30 (11) 24 (2) 20 (4) 27 (15) 30 (19) 19 (14) 19 (5) 27 (9) 16 (4) 9 (1) 6 (3) 17 (6) 17 (6) 25 (4) 19 (11) 5 (3) 9 (2) 12 (4) 14 (6) 11 (5) 17 (5) 9 (5) 10 (1) 17 (9) 3 (3) 12 (7) 0 (0) 10 (2) 10 (2) 6 (2) 9 (4) 7 (4) 7 (1) 10 (5) 5 (4) 9 (2) 12 (5) 2 (0) 9 (4) 7 (2) 3 (1) 10 (2) 8 (0) 7 (5) 8 (0) 9 (1) 7 (1) 6 (3) 6 (2) 8 (3)

Junior hockey players 12 4 8 9 8 14 9 4 8 4 2 9 7 5 7 5 4 1 0 5 5 4 0 9 0 3 1 1 4 4 1 5 7 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 3 1 1 0 4 0 1 1

MSHSL titles 14 4 3 7 4 1 5 1 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 7 3 2 0 2 6 3 0 3 1 7 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 7 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1

Youth titles 62 9 15 11 13 6 11 3 3 4 14 9 11 0 3 1 26 5 5 3 5 1 2 0 0 2 9 5 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0

Indoor ice 5 11 9 3 4 4 4 11 3 6 3 2 2 4 2 10 0 3 2 2 4 2 2 1 2 2 0 1 2 4 2 2 4 2 0 4 2 2 2 1 3 2 2 1 3 3 2 1 3 2 1

NHl alumni 10 24 9 9 3 0 1 17 1 7 5 8 0 1 0 1 0 7 2 2 3 1 5 0 0 11 0 9 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Total 149 91 82 69 69 63 59 59 48 43 42 41 41 41 41 40 37 35 33 32 32 31 29 28 25 25 25 23 23 23 21 21 19 19 18 18 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 14

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Throw Them a Changeup Another subtle key to scoring goals is reading your opponent and the flow of the game.

“When you’re going against defensemen and goalies, say a 1 v 1, if you change your speed it becomes a lot more difficult for them to stop you,” Cameranesi said. “If you come down the ice at full speed all the time they can easily read that. But if you change your speed all the time it causes them to

change, it makes them slow up a little.

When that happens, you pick your speed back up or cut to the inside and then out.

Changing up your patterns makes it more difficult for goalies and defensemen.”

Find the Soft Spots Play in the offensive zone can often times be chaotic. So sometimes it’s important for a player to slip in and out of the action to find little pockets of open ice.

“There are times when players have to keep moving their feet. Then there are times when they have to slow down, too, to find that soft spot in the offensive zone,” Cameranesi said. “I know one thing that’s really important in the offensive zone is being able to create 2 v 1. The biggest thing is isolating a defenseman and find the soft spot around them, or think of it as a triangle. We call it the Snow Cone. The person with the puck is the point or tip of the cone and the defender is in the middle part as the snow cone. So, the other forward slips into that open space on the side and forms the triangle to isolate them for a 2 v 1.”

Just Keep Shooting “Honestly, sometimes it is just a matter of getting the puck on net,” Cameranesi said, laughing. “It doesn’t have to be a perfect shot or even a great shot. But as long as you get it off and get it on net you give yourself a chance to score and maybe a chance for your teammates, too.”

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Net Front Presence At 5-5, Dani fights larger defensemen for valuable real estate in the offensive crease.

She believes that scoring goals in the crease is both a physical and mental test.

“Being in front of the net is one of my favorite things. I’m almost always in front of the net screening the goalie,” Cameranesi said. “I’ve scored most of my goals around the net and in front of the net. I score off of rebounds, too. A lot of my goals have come from fighting to get to that open space in front of the net and get my stick free. I get myself in a position to get rebounds or tip the puck. It’s a lot easier to score when the goalie’s eyes are taken away.”

The mental fortitude it takes to continuously go into the crease to battle for pucks and tips is tough sledding, too.

“As I’ve gotten older, it’s been a lot harder to fight for that space and get to those open spots in front of the net,” Cameranesi said.

“I’m definitely not one of the biggest players either. But if you find the right techniques and mental and physical strength to get through being slashed, hooked, and crosschecked, you can succeed. I know the more I stand my ground, the more I stay there in the areas I need to be in, there will be more scoring opportunities for me and my teammates.”

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Update NA3HL Showcase set for Dec. 16-18 The 2018 NA3HL Showcase is set for Dec. 16-18, at the Schwan Super Rink in Blaine, Minn. This season marks the ninth straight year the NA3HL will hold a leaguewide Showcase, which features some of the best junior talent in the United States.

All NA3HL teams will play three regularseason games at the Showcase, which is annually one of the most well-attended and scouted events of the entire season for the league, attracting college and junior scouts alike. The NA3HL Showcase brings every NA3HL team under one roof, which allows scouts to see all the great talent the league has to offer. Not only does the showcase see a large presence of NCAA scouts but NAHL Central Scouting is also in attendance, furthering the chances for players to earn a call up to the NAHL. The 2018-19 season marks the ninth for the NA3HL, which is one of two USA Hockey-certified Tier III junior leagues. This past season, no other league has had more movement and advanced more players onto play in the NAHL than the NA3HL. The NA3HL is also the only league that has an exclusive NAHL tendering system available only to NA3HL players. This sets the stage for a proven and quantifiable NA3HL-NAHL pipeline as the NA3HL continues to make their mark in advancement of players. A total of 51 former NA3HL players played in the NAHL during the 2017-18 regular season. In addition, 24 more current NA3HL

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players were tendered by NAHL teams to play in the NAHL for the 2018-19 season.

The NA3HL also saw over 150+ college commitments in 2017-18. Almost 70 percent of those college commitments were NCAA commitments.

“The timing of the NA3HL Showcase is perfect for our teams and for the college and junior scouts in attendance. This event is all about the opportunity for the players.

The record number of advancement of NA3HL players to the NAHL is a direct result of the unique relationship the two leagues share and the exposure players are getting at NA3HL events like the Showcase,” said NAHL Commissioner and President Mark Frankenfeld.

Another benefit of the NA3HL’s direct relationship with the NAHL is the presence of NAHL Central Scouting. A team of dedicated and knowledgeable scouts will be on hand at the Showcase evaluating NA3HL players in a true unbiased manner. That information on all players is then organized and provided to NAHL teams and college coaches. In a system that no other junior league in the United States has, individual player scouting profiles are then uploaded into the Rink Net database, the same service used by NCAA and NHL teams. NAHL Central Scouting is led by Tony Zasowski, Director of Player of Personnel for the NAHL, NA3HL and NAPHL. His primary role is to coordinate the scouting at all events, and to promote player advancement and to supply information to NAHL, NCAA and other junior and collegiate coaches.

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TEAM BNG BNG MKE LEA BNG LEA BNG BOZ

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GP 26 24 25 26 23 25 26 23

G 28 23 26 26 26 15 30 11

A 41 44 35 34 33 41 25 43

PTS 69 67 61 60 59 56 55 54

Defenseman Scoring PLAYER JP Chauvin Cole Ouellette Jake Berry Mitch Dolese Elijah Morris

TEAM LEA LEA MKE LOU OSW

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GP 25 25 23 26 22

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PTS 56 53 53 35 33

Save Percentage PLAYER Jeff Zero Thomas Sullivan John Driscoll Drew Scites Colin Burgess Daniel Miller

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MINS 615 550 561 723 712 542

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SV% .950 .934 .929 .927 .927 .926

MINS W-L-OTL-SOL SV% 542 9-0-0-0 .926 615 10-1-0-0 .950 420 7-0-0-0 .919 539 8-1-0-0 .938 788 11-1-1-0 .915 550 6-2-0-0 .934 * More stats on NA3HL.com

GAA 1.55 1.56 1.57 2.00 2.06 2.18

Goals-Against Average PLAYER TEAM GPI Daniel Miller LEA 9 Jeff Zero BNG 12 Hunter Raye LEA 7 Viktor Wennberg GFL 9 Thomas Held TEX 14 Thomas Sullivan BNG 11 * bold indicates Minnesota native

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INSIDE THE NAHL

NAHL, USHL announce new player affiliation & movement agreement

2018-19 NAHL College Commitments Aberdeen Wings Brad Belisle Pierson Brandon Nick Leitner* Kyle Mandleur Adam Pitters Joey Strada Dalton Weigel

Brookings Blizzard Nicklas Andrews Sam Antenucci Kendrick Frost Thomas Magnavite

Keranen commits to Army The Minnesota Magicians announced that forward John Keranen has committed to play NCAA Division I hockey for Army.

Keranen, 20, is currently in his second full season of playing in the NAHL for the Magicians. The 6-2, 190-pound native of Delano, Minn., is currently fourth in team scoring with 16 points (8 goals, 8 assists) in 22 games played.

“We are very excited for this opportunity for John. He has earned all his success. The structure and discipline West Point will offer complements John’s core values,” said Magicians head coach AJ Bucchino.

Keranen made his NAHL debut during the 2016-17 season with the Magicians. In eight games that season, he recorded three points and also played in three playoff games. Last season, Keranen had 29 points in 55 games played. Overall in his NAHL career, he has appeared in 85 career regular season games and recorded 48 points.

Prior to playing in the NAHL, Kernanen

was a standout forward for Delano High School in Minnesota and also played in the Upper Midwest High School Elite League during his senior season.

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Johannes commits to AIC The Bismarck Bobcats announced that veteran forward Hunter Johannes has committed to play NCAA Division I hockey at American International College starting in the fall of 2019.

“It’s a great feeling to be committed to play Division I hockey, for sure,” expressed Johannes, who is in his second year of junior hockey out of Eden Prairie (Minn.) high school, “not only because you grow up dreaming of playing college hockey but because it lets you focus on this season and winning a Robertson Cup.” A 2018 tender signee, Johannes has 10 points on four goals and 10 assists in 22 appearances and is an alternate captain for the Bobcats.

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investment into the hockey community.”

"We are thrilled to finalize a new player movement agreement with the NAHL and update our partnership in conjunction with USA Hockey's Ladder of Development," said USHL President and Commissioner Tom Garrity. “This new agreement is all about more and better opportunities for junior hockey players, which is exactly what we all aim to provide.”

The NAHL and USHL are the top two producers of NCAA commitments in the world.

Last season, the two leagues combined for over 700 NCAA commitments, with the USHL having more than 400 and the NAHL having 331.

The new agreement, which is an update to the 2007 player movement agreement between the NAHL and the USHL, grants USHL teams the unprecedented ability to recall designated affiliate players from the NAHL without having to execute a formal trade.

“We're extremely pleased with this agreement,” said John Vanbiesbrouck, assistant executive director of hockey operations for USA Hockey, “It’s a positive step forward and a central piece to the ladder of development in Junior Hockey."

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Janesville Jets Erik Bargholtz Michigan State Cole Brady Arizona State Justin Engelkes Bowling Green Christophe Fillion* Quinnipiac Brenden MacLaren Ferris State Nicholas Nardella Michigan Tech Rensselaer Union Lake Superior State Garrett Nieto RPI Western Michigan Johnstown Tomahawks Joey Baez Alabama Huntsville Colgate Cam Hebert Robert Morris Michigan Tech Roman Kraemer Robert Morris Samuel Solensky Bemidji State Merrimack Kenai River Brown Bears Clarkson Markuss Komuls Alaska Bemidji State Cam McDonald* Providence American Int’l UMass Lowell Lone Star Brahmas Air Force Princeton Northern Michigan Joseph Berg* Sam Brennan Air Force American Int’l Blake Evennou* Ferris State St. Lawrence Matt Guerra Bentley American Int’l Ben Pirko Union Air Force Vilho Saariluoma Bentley Jakub Sirota Maine Michal Stinil American Int’l Colorado College Colorado College Maryland Black Bears Army Patrick Choi Bentley St. Mary’s Marek Wazny New Hampshire

Amarillo Bulls Jason Brancheau Brenden Datema Logan Jenuwine Austin Bruins Dylan Davies Che Landikusic Brett Miller Carson Riddle Anthony Stark* Levi Stauber

The North American Hockey League (NAHL), the nation’s only Tier II junior hockey league, in conjunction with the United States Hockey League (USHL), the nation’s only Tier I junior hockey league, and in partnership with USA Hockey, announced a revised player movement agreement between the USHL and NAHL, effective immediately.

The agreement between the two leagues promotes the Ladder of Development in junior hockey, and provides for greater developmental and advancement opportunities for players. Under the new agreement, USHL teams may automatically recall designated affiliate players, who are playing in the NAHL, without a trade form under certain conditions. The agreement also allows USHL teams to loan players to the NAHL on a temporary basis under certain conditions.

“It's another great day for the players entrusted to us, as we strengthen our partnership with the USHL and within the USA Hockey family, further reinforcing our common core commitment to develop players for the NCAA and NHL,” said North American Hockey League Commissioner and President Mark Frankenfeld. “Combining the resources of the USHL and the NAHL for player development equals an unmatched

Jax Murray John Stampohar Noah Wilson

Bemidji State Air Force Bemidji State Vermont Bowling Green Arizona State Air Force

Chippewa Steel Joshua Langford Dylan Moulton Camden Thiesing Hunter Weiss

Maine Bowling Green Ohio State Notre Dame

Corpus Christi Ice Rays Brady Bjork Anthony Firriolo Brian Kramer Aleksi Peltonen Nick Seitz Rylee St. Onge* Coltan Wilkie

Notre Dame Army Robert Morris Wisconsin Princeton Alaska Anchorage Colorado College

Fairbanks Ice Dogs Dylan Abbott

Minnesota Magicians Ethan Haider Jack Jensen Jackson Jutting John Keranen Tino Passarelli Jack Robbel

Clarkson Minnesota Colorado College Army Miami Lake Superior State

Minnesota Wilderness Kaleb Johnson Ben Ward

North Dakota St. Cloud State

Minot Minotauros Brendan Hill Keenan Lund

Lake Superior State Air Force

Minnesota State

Cristophe Tellier*

Quinnipiac

New Jersey Titans Nick Abruzzese* Chris Garbe Kyle Jeffers Thomas Lacombe Matt Ladd Oli MacDonald* Ryan Naumovski Zach Nazzarett Trevor Peca James Wiseman

Harvard Brown American Int’l Union Canisius Omaha Niagara Miami Miami Connecticut

Northeast Generals Louis Boudon David Fessenden Brady Gaudette John Jaworski Connor Marshall Trevor Smith

Lake Superior State Alabama-Huntsville Maine Sacred Heart Brown Vermont

Odessa Jackalopes James Crossman Patrick Dawson Eric Huss Carson Pearce

Brown Sacred Heart Army Clarkson

Shreveport Mudbugs Justin Cmunt Gueorgui Fedulov CJ McGee Cole Quisenberry*

Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Quinnipiac Brown

Springfield Jr. Blues Spencer DenBeste Evan Fear* Jack Williams

Lake Superior State Quinnipiac Michigan State

Topeka RoadRunners Max Finner Chad Hillebrand* Dallas Tulik

Ferris State Alaska Anchorage Ferris State

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights Jacob Badal Western Michigan Jeff Belstrand Penn State Adrian Danchenko Alabama-Huntsville Lincoln Hatten Army Greg Japchen Omaha Evan Orr Michigan Tech Davis Pennington Omaha Zach Stejskal Minnesota Duluth Gabe Temple Michigan Tech *NAHL Alumni Brady Lindauer*

St. Mary’s

2018-19 NAHL Standings & Stats Central Division Team GP Austin 24 Minot 25 Aberdeen 22 Bismarck 23 MN Wilderness 24 Brookings 24

W 15 16 15 15 13 3

L 6 8 5 7 10 19

OTL 0 1 1 1 1 1

SOL 3 0 1 0 0 1

PTS 33 33 32 31 27 8

GF 69 89 94 83 74 47

GA 47 65 56 57 64 111

DIFF 22 24 38 26 10 -64

PCT 0.688 0.660 0.727 0.674 0.563 0.167

PIM 349 382 373 393 272 379

East Division Johnstown Jamestown New Jersey W-B/Scranton Maryland Northeast

28 25 26 25 27 23

24 14 15 9 7 7

4 8 11 15 15 13

0 2 0 1 3 2

0 1 0 0 2 1

48 31 30 19 19 17

121 72 86 60 60 64

67 62 80 77 102 90

54 10 6 -17 -42 -26

0.857 0.620 0.577 0.380 0.352 0.370

413 401 519 454 567 406

Midwest Division MN Magicians 24 Fairbanks 26 Janesville 26 Springfield 25 Kenai River 26 Chippewa 27

18 14 14 10 10 6

6 9 9 12 13 19

0 1 2 2 2 1

0 2 1 1 1 1

36 31 31 23 23 14

72 76 61 68 60 56

53 62 74 75 70 101

19 14 -13 -7 -10 -45

0.750 0.596 0.596 0.460 0.442 0.259

556 421 354 363 463 335

South Division Amarillo 23 Topeka 26 Lone Star 25 Shreveport 25 Odessa 23 Corpus Christi 22

16 13 11 11 11 10

3 10 10 11 11 11

2 2 2 0 0 1

2 1 2 3 1 0

36 29 26 25 23 21

89 72 51 69 71 58

56 79 61 73 75 65

33 -7 -10 -4 -4 -7

0.783 0.558 0.520 0.500 0.500 0.477

284 363 469 599 488 390

Leading Scorers PLAYER Samuel Solensky Carson Briere Cameron Hebert Logan Jenuwine

TEAM JHT JHT NJT AMA

P F F F F

GP 28 28 28 22

G 16 18 12 19

A 29 21 26 14

PTS 45 39 38 33

Defenseman Scoring PLAYER Brenden Datema James Crossman Sam Malinski Dalton Weigel

TEAM AMA ODA BIS ABD

P D D D D

GP 23 20 23 18

G 12 9 7 4

A 13 11 13 16

PTS 25 20 20 20

GPI 9 13 18 17

MINS 485 793 1017 1000 * More NAHL

W-L-OTL-SOL GAA 7-1-0-0 1.61 8-4-0-1 1.59 9-7-1-0 2.48 15-1-0-0 1.98 stats on nahl.com

Save Percentage PLAYER TEAM Jack Robbel MNM Kyle McClellan AUS Zach Stejskal WBS Carter McPhail JHT * bold indicates Minnesota native

SV% .952 .940 .937 .935

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CCHA Bantam C Purple wins Super Rink Spectacular

The Chaska/Chanhassen Bantam C Purple team won the Blaine Super Rink Spectacular Tournament, going undefeated against Wayzata, Mahtomedi, West End and two teams from Thunder Bay, Ont. Both Wayzata and the Thunder Bay Beavers came to the tournament undefeated for the season, taking their first loss to Chaska/Chanhassen.

Back row (l-r): Zack Bradford, Colin Pierce, Nick Stallock, Ryker Valk, Cody Nahan, Jackson Bilden, , Michael Conyard, John Kordonowy. Front row (l-r): Grant Penttinen, Kyle Cody, Justin Owens, Connor Parsons , Max Maginnis, Caden Ellingson. Not pictured: Wil Richter

Minnetonka 10U A takes Cake Eater Classic title

The Minnetonka 10U A girls kicked off their season with a strong showing in the Cake Eater Classic over Thanksgiving weekend. The Skippers earned three shutouts in pool play, outscoring their opponents 24-0. Woodbury was also undefeated in pool play, and the Sunday championship game was one to remember. Minnetonka jumped out to an early 3-0 lead, but Woodbury fought hard and refused to go away. In the end, Tonka secured a 4-3 victory and took home the trophy.

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Roseville Bantam B1 wins Minneapolis Cup

Three solid defensive efforts by the Roseville Bantam B1 team secured them the championship of the Minneapolis Cup over Thanksgiving weekend. In three games, Roseville scored 20 goals and only gave up three, outshooting its opponents 95-49.

Roseville defeated Minneapolis Orange 3-1, Cottage Grove 6-1 and Woodbury Black 11-1 in the championship. Minneapolis Orange came out strong against Roseville, holding them scoreless for two periods despite Roseville’s 22 shots on goal in that

time. Minneapolis drew first blood in the second period, but Roseville rallied in the third, scoring three goals, including an empty netter at the end to secure the win.

The tournament helped showcase this well-coached, defensive-minded team that came into the tournament 12-3-1 and finished the month of November 10-1. The Minneapolis Hockey Association ran a great tournament at a great facility, Parade Ice Garden.

OMGHA Bantam B2 Gold captures Minneapolis Cup

Osseo/Maple Grove Bantam B2 Gold won the championship at the 2018 Minneapolis Cup. The boys battled hard to win as they were down three defensemen with one out with a broken leg, one out with a concussion and the other out with the flu!

Hopkins Bantam A wins home tournament

CCHA PeeWee B2 Purple wins title in Champlin Park

The Hopkins Bantam A team took first place in the 43rd Annual Hopkins Thanksgiving Tournament on Nov. 25, defeating Anoka 4-3 in overtime. They defeated Andover on Nov 24 4-3 in a shootout and St Francis on Nov 23 3-2.

Back row (l-r): Asst. Coach Dylan Talkovic, Charlie Haub, Mitchell Winter, Nick Hartley, Andre Kristal, Conor Junker, Ben Pullan, Lukas Wright, Drew Gieser, Head Coach Mikey Spencer. Front row (l-r): Finnigan Greeley, Jacob White, Louis DeGiulio, Ben Sullivan, Troy Landschoot, Sammy Schumacher, Johnny Hussey.

The Chaska/Chanhassen PeeWee B2 Purple team, consisting of Thomas Hawley, Ty Johnson, Brayden Soderstrom, Walt Gute, Griffen Miller Riley Nahan, Peter Worre, Jack Gleason, Breckin Jones, Andrew Rauch, Sam Strand, Brady Robbins, Griffen Newman and Tyler Neshiem, beat Champlin Park, Hastings, and St. Cloud en route to winning the Rebel Thanksgiving Classic Tournament in Champlin Park. The team is coached by Jason Notermann, Shawn Nahan, Jonathan Worre, Scott Robbins and Thomas Hawley.

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By Jim DenHollander USPHL.com

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Tight Midwest West Division gears up for USPHL Midwest Showcase

The United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) Midwest West Division has seen parity in a big way through the first half of the season, but in the early days of the second half, there are early signs of separation.

It’s important to note there have been “signs” like this throughout the season, but things change from weekend to weekend.

However, if post-Thanksgiving trends continue, there could be some trends forming. The next few weeks – wrapping up with the Midwest Showcase that will carry Cal Ambrose (left) has been a clutch goaltender for the Hudson Havoc this season, while Case Moioffer (right) has the division into the Christmas Break - will helped the Havoc fight off several challenges for the top spot in the USPHL’s Midwest West Division this season. tell the tale.

Photos: Joshua Boyd/USPHL Here’s a look at the nine Midwest West Division teams in order of standings (as of win one/lose one team. The team is 4-6-0- though is there still could be some time.

Dec. 3), followed up by a quick look at the 0 in its past 10 but carries a two game win- The Blades have played just 18 games so Showcase event. ning streak into the weekend after a sweep far which is fewer than any other time. In 5-5-1-1 – 3 1 at home against the Kasson Vipers.

• Hudson Ha Havv oc (1 (15-5-1-1 31 fact, the gap is as many as eight games, so pts.): While positions have changed be• Rum River Mallards (11-10-1-1 the Blades will be busy through the second hind them every weekend, the Havoc has – 2 4 pts.): One of two expansion teams half.

24 held the point lead for much of the sea- in the division this season, the Mallards son, thanks in part to an 11-1-0-0 start to have brought junior hockey back to the town Midwest Showcase hits ice in Chithe season. of Isanti, Minn. After dropping four of its first cago from Dec. 20-23 Since the start of November though, the five games, the Mallards have been much All but one of the nine Midwest-West Havoc have come back to the pack a bit more competitive, although they have teams will wrap up its USPHL Showcase with a 5-5-0-0 run through its past 10. Af- slipped a bit of late, 4-6-0-0 in its past 10. Series games in the Windy City leading into ter a weekend off, the Havoc finds itself The Mallards slipped by the Ducks in the the Christmas Break. clinging to a slim one-point lead on the top standings, but due to a postponed game The Blades are the lone exception. They spot.

Saturday, they sit tied with the Mullets in did not participate in the Islanders Hockey • Minnesota Moose (15-8-0-0 – fifth place.

30 pts.): The defending division champi• Dells Ducks (11-14-0-1 – 23 pts.) ons are in a much more familiar position There have been some big wins for the Team GP W L OTL SOL as of late, putting together an 8-2-0-0 Ducks this season, both against division Hudson 22 14 5 1 1 23 15 8 0 0 record through its past 10 games and car- opponents and at Showcase events. They MN Moose 13 6 1 0 rying a three-game winning streak out of a have been met by disappointing losses as MN Blue Ox 20 WI Rapids 22 12 9 1 0 sweep on home ice against the Dells Ducks well and the team is entering a weekend MN Mullets 23 11 10 2 0 this past weekend. off which it hopes is the tonic to snap a six- Rum River 23 11 10 1 0 26 11 14 0 1 • Minnesota Blue Ox (13-6-1-0 – game losing streak. The Ducks are 4-5-0-1 Dells Kasson 25 7 17 0 1 27 pts.): Equally as impressive as the in its past 10. The season is far from over, Steele County 18 4 14 0 0 Moose, the Blue Ox have shrugged off a but this team needs some wins quick to slow start to the season with an 8-1-1-0 stay with the top half of the division.

Leading Scorers TEAM P GP run that included a three-point weekend 7-0-1 – 1 5 PLAYER • K asson Viper Viperss (7-1 (7-17-0-1 15 Nate Holm MUL F 23 on home ice against the Wisconsin Rap- pts.): The other expansion team is a nice Tyler Kulas MUL F 23 ids Riverkings. The team is 2-1-1-0 in its geographical rival for the Steele County Adam Peterson WRR F 19 past four, but won eight in a row before Blades. They are enduring the normal grow- Philip Schader MOX F 20 DEL F 25 that. ing pains of a first-year team but have a Stone Stelzl MOX F 20 • Wisconsin Rapids Riverkings good shot of hitting the post season in its Eric Worre Cole Creger WRR F 22 (12-9-1-0 – 25 pts.): The Riverkings first season. The Vipers took both ends of a Justin Gibbons KSV F 25 represented the division at the USPHL Na- two-game weekend at Owatonna against Nick Mueller MOX D 20 KSV F 23 tionals last spring. Like the Moose, who the Steele County Blades over the Thanks- Ryan Stokes KSV F 22 made the trip east with them, they have giving Weekend, to strengthen its grip on Austin Burgener Philip DeSavva MOO F 23 many new faces in the lineup. But this team that final playoff spot. Those wins are the Thimo Ely WRR F 22 has also found its footing in recent weeks, team’s only W’s in its past 10 games as the Caleb Griffin RRM F 21 HUD F 22 racking up a 7-3-0-0 record in its last 10. Vipers dropped a pair to the Mullets this Dylan Marty Cade Saeugling KSV F 23 Saturday’s 7-6 loss on the road against the past weekend.

Zach Earl RRM F 23 Blue Ox snapped a five-game winning • Steele County Blades (4-14-0-0 Vladimir Fadeev RRM F 23 streak against its own division.

– 8 pts.): The Blades won their first two Peter Meyer RRM F 23 HUD F 22 • Minnesota Mullets (11-10-2-0 – games of the season and three of its first Oscar Saarinen Max Wigfield HUD F 22 24 pts.): The Mullets are just over .500 four. Things haven’t gone so well since then, and have been that though. The team is 1- Defenseman Scoring way since Day 1.

9-0 in its past 10 and PLAYER TEAM P GP MOX D 20 There is no streak currently mired in a Nick Mueller Lamm HUD D 22 longer than three seven-game losing Ben Chris Dusek HUD D 20 games at any point streak. Making it Jordan Stear WRR D 22 this season. They tougher was the sweep Case Moioffer HUD D 21 are young, but have at the hands of the ViSave Percentage some good leaders. pers on home ice over PLAYER TEAM GPI MINS There is still time for Thanksgiving, which Cal Ambrose HUD 14 805 the team to make a could have eliminated Parker Swanson RRM 10 581 DEL 21 1149 run and be among a shot at reaching the Emil Norrman Ventela SCB 10 542 the front runners or postseason – the Niilo Josh Bostedt MUL 16 888 go the other way. So The first-year Kasson Vipers are finding their feet in the Blades now trail the Vi- Josh Greune MOX 10 538 far though, the Mul- USPHL, which included a trip to the East Coast to face pers by seven.

Rupert Svard MOO 9 517 KSV 17 916 such teams as the New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs. lets have been a The good news Nick Barrett

Club Showcase out east with the rest of the division in November, and instead will return from the break with a trip to the USPHL Winter Showcase, Jan. 4-6, also on the east coast.

The Midwest Showcase will bring together all nine teams from the Midwest West and the six Midwest East teams. All but one of the 29 games will be played at the Leafs Center in West Dundee, Ill. The Midwest West teams are familiar with the arena from an earlier Showcase event in October and it is home ice arena for the Chicago Cougars. A great facility with three sheets will be home to the two divisions for four days.

Division teams will officially each play a dozen Showcase games this season, as well as the exhibition games played in Blaine at the end of October. Each of the Showcase events offer an opportunity for scouts to see several teams at the same venue over a weekend.

While early Showcase events offer a chance to “meet and greet,” this event in Chicago will likely see scouts and players a little more focused on commitments. It won’t be surprising if teams start making announcements about college commitments during or shortly after this event.

USPHL Premier Midwest West Standings & Stats

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589

PTS 31 30 27 25 24 24 23 15 8

GF 76 86 86 76 68 74 77 69 32

GA 47 59 60 62 75 60 89 131 75

DIFF 29 27 26 14 -7 14 -12 -62 -43

PCT .705 .652 .675 .568 .522 .522 .442 .300 .222

G 16 11 17 11 10 9 11 14 5 8 8 11 8 14 4 13 9 12 5 8 9

A 22 21 14 16 17 16 13 10 18 15 14 11 14 8 18 9 12 9 16 13 12

PTS 38 32 31 27 27 25 24 24 23 23 22 22 22 22 22 22 21 21 21 21 21

G 5 2 7 1 2

A 18 17 10 16 14

PTS 23 19 17 17 16

W-L-OTL-SOL 9-4-0-1 4-4-1-0 7-10-0-1 2-7-0-0 7-7-1-0 6-3-0-0 5-4-0-0 5-9-0-1 6-3-1-0

GAA 2.01 2.27 3.08 3.65 3.52 2.79 2.79 4.59 2.85

SV% .933 .927 .919 .907 .905 .905 .897 .895 .878

PIM 363 287 482 337 206 379 529 626 308

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Players of the Month

MTU’s Lucchini, LSSU’s Saccoman & Nordqvist, NMU’s Tolvanen net league honors

WCHA Forward of the Month Jak e LLucchini, ucchini, Sr ., Michigan TTech ech Jake Sr., (T rail, British Columbia) (Trail, Lucchini helped vault Michigan Tech into the national rankings with a fantastic November, leading the WCHA with six goals (tied), seven assists (tied), 13 points, 1.44 points-per-game and two game-winning markers (tied). The Huskies’ co-captain also assisted on two game-winning strikes, helping Tech to a 6-2-1 mark.

The senior from Trail, B.C., tallied a point in six of nine November games, including three multi-point efforts – beginning with a two-goal (including the game-winner) and one-assist effort in Tech's 4-1, sweepclinching win Nov. 3 at Alabama Huntsville.

Lucchini then earned NCAA First Star and WCHA Forward of the Week honors following a five-point performance in the Huskies’ Nov. 9-10 road sweep at Ferris State, which included two assists in the opener and a two-goal, one-assist outing (along with the game-winner) in the finale.

He added a goal Nov. 17 at Clarkson, before finishing the month with four points (1g-3a) in a Nov. 23-24 sweep of Alaska (setting up both game-winning strikes).

Lucchini also netted a goal in 3-on-3 overtime Nov. 30 vs. Bemidji State, giving Michigan Tech the extra league point.

Prior Lake/Savage Bantam B2 Gold claims title in Moorhead

The Prior Lake Bantam B2 Gold team won the Moorhead Invitational Tournament on Nov. 23-25.

Back row (l-r): Terry Sullivan (assistant coach), Sean Morrill (assistant coach), Miles Nelson, Chris Kearns (assistant coach), Alex Carlson, Chuck Trachsel, Jack Pedersen, Jack Burley, Shane Carlson (head coach). Middle row (l-r): Luke Celatka, Nick Thompson, Dylan Sullivan, Connor Dombrowski, Luke Christopherson, Owen Tushie, Andrew Schaaf, Kerrick Masser, Matthew Walz, Brady Kearns, Leo Morrill. Front row: Evan Bruce.

WCHA Defenseman of the Month ., Lak e SupeJr., Lake Collin Saccoman, Jr rior Stat e (Stillw at er State (Stillwat ater er,, Minn.)

Saccoman emerged as one of the nation's top blue-line scoring threats in November, leading WCHA defenseman and tying for first in the country with five goals, while also pacing his NCAA peers with a .357 goals-per-shot percentage (14 shots on goal). He also added two assists and tied for second among WCHA defensemen with seven points, while contributing a team-best 15 blocked shots – good for sixth-most in the league.

The junior from Stillwater, Minn. had a streak of four-consecutive games with a goal, a run that culminated by lighting the lamp in a 5-0 victory at then-No. 10 Bowling Green on Nov. 17. That stretch was also part of a six-game point streak for Saccoman, which wrapped up with a goal in Lake Superior State’s 4-2 victory against Northern Michigan on Nov. 23.

WCHA Goaltender of the Month A tt e TTolv olv anen, Sr ., tte olvanen, Sr., Northern Michigan (Vihti, Finland) Tolvanen was a stout workhorse in November, leading WCHA goaltenders in games and starts (nine), minutes (534:14), saves (227) and shutouts (two), while posting a .930 save percentage, a

1.91 goals-against average and a 4-5-0 record for a Northern Michigan team that scored just 1.78 goals per game.

The Vihti, Finland native was at his best against ranked opponents, especially on the road. Tolvanen turned in a 35-save shutout Nov. 3 at then-No. 9 Bowling Green, backstopping the Wildcats to a 2-0 win. A night after making 34 stops at thenNo. 20 Lake Superior State, Tolvanen made 25 more saves and held a shutout for 59:48 of a 2-1 triumph on Nov. 24. His final outing of the month was a 33-save effort Nov. 27 at now-No. 5 Notre Dame, helping NMU force overtime despite being outshot by a 35-19 margin. Tolvanen also turned aside 39-of-40 shots during a Nov. 16-17 sweep of Alaska Anchorage.

Tolvanen is tied for the NCAA lead with three shutouts, while he ranks third with 389 saves.

WCHA Rookie of the Month Jacob Nordqvist, D, Lake Superior State (Gothenburg, Sweden) Nordqvist, a rookie blueliner, led WCHA freshmen in November with six assists (tied), eight points, 0.89 points-per-game, one game-winning goal (tied) and a plus-6 rating. His efforts helped Lake Superior State earn wins over then-No. 12 Michigan and then-No. 10 Bowling Green as the Lakers themselves returned to the national rankings for the first time in two years.

The Gothenberg, Sweden native opened the month with WCHA Rookie of the Week honors after an impressive performance against Michigan. He netted his first career goal, the game-winner, in the Lakers' 5-2 victory Nov. 2 over the Wolverines, added a pair of assists the next night. All told, Nordqvist tallied points in seven of nine games to lead WCHA defensemen in November scoring.

This Week (Dec. 7-8) Bowling Green at Ferris State Michigan Tech at Northern Michigan Alabama Huntsville at Bemicji State Alaska Anchorage at Minnesota State Lake Superior State at Alaska WCHA Standings Michigan Tech Minnesota State Bowling Green Northern Michigan Alaska Bemidji State Lake Superior State Ferris State Alabama Huntsville Alaska Anchorage

W -L -L-- T 7-0-1 7-1-0 5-2-1 5-3-0 4-5-1 4-3-1 4-5-1 2-6-0 1-7-0 0-7-1

Pts. 23 21 17 15 14 13 13 6 3 1

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Prior Lake/Savage Squirt A takes title in Hopkins

Prior Lake Savage Squirt A won the Hopkins Thanksgiving Tournament, surrendering only six goals over four games. After beating Mankato 5-1 to start the tournament, Prior Lake lost a tight game versus Eden Prairie that was 2-2 until EP banged home the winning goal with just nine seconds remaining.

Prior Lake shook it off and rebounded later that day to beat Armstrong Cooper 7-1, earning a spot in Sunday’s championship game.

While at a post-game team dinner Saturday night, the Laker boys were excited to hear they’d get another crack at EP once it was

announced the Eagles had secured the other spot to play for the title on Sunday.

Sunday’s championship game started much like Saturday’s tilt, but it didn’t last.

Tied 1-1 midway through the first period, the floodgates opened with five straight Laker goals to close out the championship game 6-1 over a skilled EP squad. Balanced scoring and great goaltending paced the Lakers to their first hardware and a great start to the season.

The Prior Lake Savage Squirt A team thanks Hopkins, all teams and all fans for such a great tournament.

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Edina PeeWee C Black wins Super Rink Spectacular

The Edina Black team won the PeeWee C championship in the Mounds View Youth Hockey Association’s Super Rink Spectacular Tournament on Nov. 23-25. Led by head coach Chris Cooper and assistant coaches Rich Doyle and Tim Hughes, the team remained undefeated throughout the tournament.

Defenseman Sam Brumbaugh led the team in offense with a total of eight goals and three assists. The team’s defense was formidable with goalie Max Rasmussen presiding over two shutouts with strong defensive support from defensemen Brady Doyle, JP Corona, Sam Brumbaugh and Alex

Kelman.

The coaches also credit the team’s strong offensive play to their victories: Liam Mikkelson (3-4--7), Frankie Hughes (1-3-4), Jackson Marston (1-2--3), Dallas Jennings (1-1--2) and Tommy Cooper (0-3-3). Last but certainly not least, forwards Emmett Nahlovsky (2-2--4) and Daniel Aubitz (6-2--8) were both awarded a game puck by their coaches for their exemplary play during the tournament.

The team would like to thank the Mounds View Youth Hockey Association Tournament organizers and volunteers for putting on a well managed and fun tournament with a “really cool trophy.”

Woodbury 10U B Black wins Cake Eater Classic

OMGHA 12U B Crimson captures All-American title

Osseo/Maple Grove 12U B Crimson took the championship title in a shootout game at the AllAmerican Girls Tournament in Blaine. They had fun, showed great sportsmanship, played with former teammates, cheered on their friends and truly enjoyed a weekend of hockey. Way to go OMGHA Crimson!

Coaches (l-r): Asst. Coach Chad Dorn, Head Coach Andy Beissel, Asst. Coach Dan Hamman. Back row (l-r) (l-r): Sierra Krull, Addison Doherty, Abigail Quiram, Natalie Laurance, Claire Dorn. Front row (l-r) (l-r): Carly Hamman, Nadia Hudda, Grace Miettinen, Kylee Sandberg, Gina Gaspard, Lauren Biessel, Madison Olson. Goalie Goalie: Anya Rokusek.

Woodbury 10U B Black claimed the Edina Cake Eater Classic championship with a 21 win over Minnetonka Blue. Maria Chlebecek scored two first period goals.

Woodbury used tough team defense and strong play from goaltender Lainey Brod to finish out the game. Kami Szybatka led all tournament skaters with 12 points as Woodbury earned their way to the title game with wins over Orono Westonka, Blaine/ Spring Lake Park and Edina.

“What a great tournament,” Head coach Scott Szybatka said. “Minnetonka is always a good team, and to be able to square off with them in the championship game was

great. All the girls played great in the earlier games and all of them contributed to helping us get to the championship. Luckily, Maria came through during the final game and was able to get us our two goals we needed to secure the win. It was a hardfought game by both teams and could have gone either way.”

“It was a great opportunity for the girls to play in a first-class tournament,” assistant coach Mark Pohl said. “It was exciting to see them earn their success. As a coach, you hope they give their best effort and have fun. Our girls did both all weekend long.”

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Prior Lake/Savage Bantam AA wins First Test of the Best

Prior Lake Bantam AA won their second consecutive tournament winning the Eden Prairie First test of the Best. The Lakers had a tough road to get the title with two games at 8 a.m., and two games on Championship Sunday. As the host team Eagles rested at home, the Lakers battled Lakeville North to a 6-3 win to advance to the title game.

After a short rest, the boys returned to the ice to face a well-rested Eden Prairie team.

After a second overtime was completed, the puck was ready to drop for a third OT. The Lakers sent out three skaters for the opening faceoff. Sam Rice won the center-ice draw back to Alex Bump. Bump retreated to behind his net to set the puck to rest for the speedy Riley Dueber to pick it up and race the distance of the rink. Once entering

the offensive zone, Dueber carried the puck to the corner, as Rice drove to the net, he found Bump in the high slot. Dueber put a pass on the tape of Bump who fired a slap shot to beat Sam Schowalter on the blocker side. The contest was very hard-fought by both teams. This win gave the Lakers a 171-2 record.

The Lakers are represented by Trevor Boschee, Jackson Anderson, Keegan Masser, Bruin Allen, Justin Simonson, Alexander Lesnar. Riley Dueber, Sam Rice, Richard Carsten, Tanner Lykken, Max Revak, Zack Schmidt, Will Schumacher, Justin Kingery, Dalton Spratt, Kellen Stokes, Alex Bump and Ben Mickett. Coaches are Tony Bianchi, Bart Hauge and Andy Kranz.

Stillwater Squirt B1 Red captures title in Hopkins

Stillwater Squirt B1 Red captured the championship of the 2018 Hopkins Thanksgiving Tournament, defeating Mankato 8-0, Rosemount 6-3 and Stillwater Black 5-3 Players: Patrick McCloskey, Axel Diehl, Jake Taverna, Chase Edstrom, Brady Schneider, Tate Batchelor, Luca Frascone, Joseph Howe, Henry Hanson, Oliver Ligday, Max Williams, Liam McGlynn, Cooper Gosso, Beckett Fredenberg, Grayson Schoenecker, Cody Barrett. Coaches: Joel Taverna, Bill McGlynn, Steve Schoenecker

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All invitational tournaments held in Minnesota must first go through a district tournament coordinator before being sent to the Minnesota Hockey tournament coordinatir, Tim Sweezo, for final approval. The list below is of Minnesota Hockey tournament coordinators for each district.

Please call them if you need information about a certain tournament.

District 1 Tom Mickus (651) 248-3075; District 2 Jake Reinseth (651) 274-9023; District 3 Chad Nicholls (952) 544-0808; District 4 Kris Hohensee (507) 360-6787; District 5 Jeff Carlen (320) 274-3509; District 6 Brad Hewitt (952) 250-6431; District 8 Zac Dockter (612) 735-9703; District 9 Troy Marquardt (507) 384-7386; District 10 Mark Osmondson (612) 747-8308; District 11 Clark Coole (218) 590-0703; District 12 Craig Homula (218) 7445566; District 15 Cyndi Young (218) 731-5899; District 16, Mark Dragich (218) 791-0229; Senior Women, Nancy Wefler (763) 537-7837.

Tournament entrants from outside Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota: Be informed that Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota Squirt, PeeWee and Bantam teams will likely have some players up to six months older than the USA Hockey age guidelines for those classifications. Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota are using a July 1 age cut-off date while USA Hockey is using a January 1 age cut-off date. If you are concerned about this issue, you should contact the tournament director immediately to determine whether or not you should register for the tournament.

DECEMBER 2018 7-9 Two Harbors, MN: The Great Lake Skate, Bantam B2; Contact Jesse Lundgren (218) 834-8339 or thyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.twoharborsyouthhockey.org 6-9 Lino Lakes, MN: Centennial Girls Super Chill Tournament, Girls 15U A & B, 12U A & B; Contact Kathy Gould (651) 216-5768 or kgould.cyha@gmail.com or visit www.centennialhockey.org 6-9 West St. Paul, MN: Salute to Hockey, Squirt A & B; Contact Todd Rohrer (612) 860-8390 or todd.rohrer@comcast.net or visit www.sibleyareahockey.org 7-9 Albert Lea, MN: Bantam B; Contact alyhatournamentdirector@gmail.com or visit www.albertlea.pucksystems2.com 7-9 Alexandria, MN: Big Ole Hockey Tournament, Girls 10U A & 10U B; Contact Mike Peterson (320) 760-1960 or mikepeterson1509@gmail.com or visit www.alexhockey.org 7-9 Amery, WI: Bantam B (WI 3A/2B/1C); Contact Mariann Sobczak (715) 557-1878 or mariannjanetta@ gmail.com or visit www.ameryhockey.com 7-9 Apple Valley, MN: Lightning Classic, Girls 12U B; Contact (952) 292-1029 or visit www.eastviewhockey.net 7-9 Austin, MN: Girls 12U & 10U; Contact Dave Lagerstedt (507) 438-2256 or tournamentdirectorayh@ gmail.com or visit www.austin.puckststems2.com 7-9 Bemidji, MN: Bantam B1; Contact Jeff Loewe (218) 760-3228 or bemidjihockeytourney@ gmail.com or visit www.bemidjiyouthhockey.org 7-9 Brainerd, MN: Battle for the Ax, Bantam AA; Contact (218) 851-2244 or visit www.brainerdhockey.com

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7-9 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, Bantam B2; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 7-9 Brookings, SD: Bantam A & B; Contact Jessica Bingham (605) 690-4270 or tournamentdirector@ brookingsrangers.com or visit brookingsrangers.com 7-9 Cloquet, MN: Squirt A; Contact cloquethockey@hotmail.com or visit cloquet.pucksystems2.com 7-9 Cottage Grove, MN: Wolfpack Invitational, PeeWee AA & A; Contact Shawna Munger (651) 2350235 or tournaments@cghockey.com or visit www.cghockey.com 7-9 Crookston, MN: Squirt B; Contact Kristy Swanson (218) 470-0423 or crookstonhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.crookstonbluelinehockey.com 7-9 Des Moines, IA: JT’s SlapShot’s Holiday Classic, Bantam A & B; Contact Ryan Ehrhardt (515) 306-4600 or ryan@slapshothockeyshop.com or visit www.slapshothockeyshop.com 7-9 Devils Lake, ND: Darren Linde Memorial Bantam Hockey Tournament, Bantam B1 & B; Contact Terry Wallace (701) 662-8243 or twallacedlpb@ gondtc.com or visit www.dlparkboard.org 7-9 Duluth, MN: Glen Avon Head of the Lakes Classic, Bantam B1, PeeWee B1; Contact Brad Orn (612) 963-8700 or born@northshoretitle.com or visit www.duluthhockey.com 7-9 Forest Lake, MN: Ranger Classic, Squirt B2 & C; Contact Dave Clark at tournaments@ flhockey.org or visit www.flhockey.org 7-9 Grand Forks, ND: Girls 15U B, 12U B & 10U B; Contact Jessie Close (701) 787-0316 or jclose.gfyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.grandforksyouthhockey.com 7-9 Grand Rapids, MN: PeeWee B1; Contact Colleen Forrest at grhockey55744@yahoo.com or visit www.grhockey.com 7-9 Hibbing, MN: Squirt B; Contact hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.hcyha.org/tournaments 7-9 Inver Grove Heights, MN: Bantam B1 & C; Contact Jen Kurowski (651) 206-7547 or ighhatourney@gmail.com or visit ighhockey.sportngin.com 7-9 La Crescent, MN: PeeWee B; Visit www.lacrescenthockey.com 7-9 La Crosse, WI: Chill Classic, PeeWee A; Contact Ryan Egan at regan@crchill.com or visit www.greenislandice.com/tournaments 7-9 Lakeville, MN: Ice Cats Classic, Girls 10U B; Contact Brian Peterson (612) 708-0336 or tournamentdirector@lakevillehockey.org or visit www.lakevillehockey.org 7-9 Little Falls, MN: Squirt A & B; Contact Kari Houle (320) 282-1434 or kari.anne.houle@gmail.com or visit www.littlefallsyha.pucksystems.com 7-9 Mankato, MN: Bantam B; Contact Kcarie Sing at kcarie.sing@gmail.com or visit www.mankatohockey.com 7-9 Maple Grove/Osseo/Brooklyn Park, MN: Lucas Decker Ultimate Showdown, PeeWee B2/C; Contact Eric Ruska (763) 258-3445 or Sara Grant (763) 442-7259 or tournamentchair@omgha.com or visit www.omgha.com 7-9 Moorhead, MN: Spud Shootout, Squirt A; Visit www.moorheadyouthhockey.com 7-9 Mora, MN: Mustang Showdown; Girls 10U B; Contact Cristy Thomas (612) 390-5790 or morahockey@yahoo.com or visit www.mayrasports.com

7-9 New Hope, MN: 8th Annual New Hope Classic, PeeWee B2, Squirt B2 & Squirt C; Contact Susie Melynchuk at smelynchuk@comcast.net or visit www.armstrongcooperhockey.org 7-9 New Richmond, WI: Joe Swanda Memoria, Squirt B1 (WI A) & B2 (WI B); Contact Barry Cunningham (651) 283-0072 or tournaments@nryha.net or visit www.nryha.net 7-9 New Ulm/Sleepy Eye, MN: PeeWee B; Contact Alissa Griebel (507) 276-5612 or bagriebel12@gmail.com or visit newulm.pucksystems2.com 7-9 Owatonna, MN: Girls 12U B, 10U A & 10U B; Contact Pat Cullen (507) 363-6594 or patcullen07@ gmail.com or visit www.owatonnahockey.com 7-9 Park Rapids, MN: Headwaters Cup, Bantam B; Contact Clayton Hoyt (218) 255-0773 or thehoyts@unitelc.com or visit www.prhockey.com 7-9 Plymouth, MN: Wayzata Fire on Ice, Squirt B2 & C; Contact tournaments@wayzatahockey.org or visit www.wayzatahockey.org 7-9 Red Wing, MN: Shiver River Showdown, PeeWee B; Contact Casey Tanner (651) 380-9511 or casey.tanner6@yahoo.com or visit www.redwingathleticassociation.org/RW-youth-hockey 7-9 Richmond, MN: PeeWee A & Squirt A; Contact riverlakestourneys@gmail.com or visit www.riverlakeshockey.com 7-9 Rochester, MN: Rochester Invitational, PeeWee B; Contact Rob Cothern at robertcothern@ yahoo.com or visit www.ryha.net 7-9 Roseau, MN: Neal Broten Squirt B Tournament; Contact Bill Lund (218) 689-0636 or visit www.roseauhockeyonline.com 7-9 Sartell, MN: Frozen 4x4 Half-Ice Tournament, Squirt A & B; Contact Jill Smith at Jill.Smith@SartellPediatrics.com or visit sartell.pucksystems2.com 7-9 Sauk Rapids, MN: Squirt B2; Contact Connie Pesta (320) 333-3860 or pestaconnie@gmail.com or visit www.saukrapidshockey.org 7-9 Sheboygan, WI: PeeWee B & Squirt C; Contact Megan Schaalma (920) 296-3444 or hockeyvilletourneys@gmail.com or visit www.sheboyganlakershockey.com 7-9 Silver Bay, MN: PeeWee B2; Contact Mike Guzzo (218) 226-4214 or silverbayarena@hotmail.com or visit www.silverbayhockey.com 7-9 Sioux Falls, SD: Squirt B/B1 (SD A) & Squirt B2/C (SD B); Contact Brian Dozark (605) 2204032 or brian.dozark@sfflyers.com or visit www.siouxfallsflyers.com 7-9 Siren, WI: Junior Gold, WAHA HS B/C; Contact Michelle Nutter at michelle@ northernwisconsintitlesearch.com or visit www.burnettyouthhockey.com 7-9 Somerset, WI: PeeWee B1 (WI A) & Peewee C (WI B); Contact Jim Urquhart (763) 218-1385 or jurq121@icloud.com or visit www.somersethockey.com 7-9 Superior, WI: Bantam A; Contact Steve Nelson at steve@sahahockey.com or visit www.sahahockey.com 7-9 Thief River Falls, MN: PeeWee A; Contact Rick Nordhagen (218) 289-2408 or rntrfaha@mncable.net or visit www.trfaha.org 7-9 Willmar, MN: Bantam B1 & B2; Contact Nick Pederson (763) 913-7657 or nicholaspederson21@ gmail.com or visit www.willmarhockey.com

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7-9 Winona, MN: Squirt A & B; Contact Ditlev Larsen at dlarsen@winona.edu or visit www.winona.pucksystems2.com 8-9 Babbitt, MN: Northwoods Hockey Tournament, 60+ Division; Contact Duane Lossing (218) 7504425 or duanelossing@hotmail.com 8-9 Fergus Falls, MN: Squirt A; Contact Darren Krein (701) 640-6980 or d3krein@gmail.com or visit www.fergusfallshockey.pucksystems.com 8-9 Hermantown, MN: Squirt B; Contact Amber Manion at hawkdome@isd700.org or visit www.hermantownhockey.com 8-9 Mason City, IA: Mite Jamboree, Mite A/B; Contact Jennifer Pearce at jpearce1206@gmail.com or visit www.mcmohawkhockey.com 8-9 Mitchell, SD: Candy Cup Classic, Squirt A & B; Contact Ryan Mitchell at ryan@mitchelltelecom.net or visit www.mitchellmarlins.com 8-9 Moose Lake, MN: Girls 12U B; Contact Heidi Oswald (218) 565-2488 or heidi3258@gmail.com or visit www.mlaharebels.com 8-9 River Falls, WI: Mites Holiday Extravaganza; Contact Marissa Feely (651) 983-6350 or rfhockeytourney@gmail.com or visit riverfalls.pucksystems.com 9 Walker, MN: City on the Bay Mini/Mite Jamboree; Contact Nate Gustafson at nwgustaf@hotmail.com or visit www.walkeryouthhockey.com 12-14 Des Moines, Iowa: The MITES Before Christmas Tournament; Contact Travis Hamilton (515) 250-7583 or mrhockey22@hotmail.com or visit www.dmyha.com 13-16 Anoka, MN: Anoka-Rogers Girls Classic, Girls 10U A, 10U B, 12U A & 12U B; Contact Kristine Wippich at anokatournaments@gmail.com or visit www.anoka.pucksystems2.com 13-16 Eden Prairie, MN: Prairie Shootout, Squirt A & B1; Contact Shelly Heggestad at tournaments@ ephockey.com or visit www.ephockey.com 13-16 New Richmond, WI: Ryan Olson Memoria, PeeWee A & B1 (WI B); Contact Barry Cunningham (651) 283-0072 or tournaments@nryha.net or visit www.nryha.net 13-16 White Bear Lake, MN: Girls 10U A, 10U B, 12U A & 12U B; Contact Emily St. Martin at tournaments@ wblhockey.com or visit www.wblhockey.com 14-15 Richmond, MN: Girls 10U; Contact riverlakestourneys@gmail.com or visit www.riverlakeshockey.com 14-16 Albert Lea, MN: PeeWee A & B; Contact alyhatournamentdirector@gmail.com or visit www.albertlea.pucksystems2.com 14-16 Alexandria, MN: Big Ole Hockey Tournament, PeeWee B; Contact Mike Peterson (320) 7601960 or mikepeterson1509@gmail.com or visit www.alexhockey.org 14-16 Apple Valley, MN: Squirt A; Contact Kyle Cloutier (952) 334-8278 or tournament.director@ applevalleyhockey.com or visit applevalleyhockey.com 14-16 Austin, MN: Squirt A, B & C; Contact Dave Lagerstedt (507) 438-2256 or tournamentdirectorayh@ gmail.com or visit www.austin.puckststems2.com 14-16 Baldwin, WI: Rose Schultz Memorial, Girls 12U & 10U; Contact Jon Zevenbergen (651) 271-2400 or tournamentdirector@baldwinhockey.org or visit baldwin.pucksystems2.com 14-16 Bemidji, MN: Squirt C; Contact Jeff Loewe (218) 760-3228 or bemidjihockeytourney@gmail.com or visit www.bemidjiyouthhockey.org

www.stateofhockey.com 14-16 Brainerd, MN: Squirt A; Contact (218) 8512244 or visit www.brainerdhockey.com 14-16 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, PeeWee B2; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 14-16 Brookings, SD: Junior Gold B; Contact Jessica Bingham (605) 690-4270 or tournamentdirector@ brookingsrangers.com or visit brookingsrangers.com 14-16 Buffalo, MN: Buffalo Stampede Tournament, Bantam A/AA & B; Contact Jennifer Sabetti (612) 7087701 or tournaments@buffalohockey.net or visit www.buffalo.pucksystems2.com 14-16 Cloquet, MN: Squirt B; Contact cloquethockey@hotmail.com or visit cloquet.pucksystems2.com 14-16 Coleraine, MN: Dean Rajala Memorial, PeeWee A; Contact Rebecca Walker (218) 360-0157 or nwlamb@yahoo.com or visit www.gahamn.org 14-16 Coon Rapids, MN: Cardinal Clash, PeeWee B2 & Squirt C; Contact Steve Ellenson (763) 464-0690 or sponsorcryha@gmail.com or visit www.coonrapidshockey.com/2018-19clash 14-16 Cottage Grove, MN: Mite Jamboree, Mite Tier 2 & 3; Contact Andrew Berling at mitedirector@ cghockey.com or visit www.cghockey.com 14-16 Crookston, MN: PeeWee A; Contact Kristy Swanson (218) 470-0423 or crookstonhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.crookstonbluelinehockey.com 14-16 Detroit Lakes, MN: PeeWee A; Contact Britt Moore (218) 234-5763 or bwestrum20@gmail.com or visit www.dlyouthhockey.com 14-16 Duluth, MN: Lake Superior Classic, Bantam A, PeeWee A; Contact Brandee Lian (218) 213-1958 or deyhchockey@gmail or com or visit www.duluthhockey.com 14-16 Faribault, MN: Girls 15U A; Contact Pat Nesburg at fhatournaments@gmail.com or visit www.faribaulthockey.com 14-16 Grand Rapids, MN: PeeWee A/AA; Contact Colleen Forrest at grhockey55744@yahoo.com or visit www.grhockey.com 14-16 Green Bay, WI: Ray Gardner Tundra Tussle, Bantam A, PeeWee A, Squirt A; Contact Don Chilson (920) 403-2000 or donchilson@netnet.net 14-16 Hibbing, MN: PeeWee B; Contact hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.hcyha.org/tournaments 14-16 Hudson, WI: Raider Classic, Squirt A, B & C; Contact Bob Mueller (715) 716-0606 or bobmhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.hudsonhockey.com 14-16 Hutchinson, MN: Girls 12U B & 10U B; Contact Caleb Paulson (320) 292-4512 or caleb.m.paulson@wellsfargo.com or visit www.hutchhockey.com 14-16 Marshall, MN: Bantam A & B; Contact Graham Falde (612) 730-5074 or gfalde@gmail.com or visit marshall.pucksystems2.com 14-16 Moorhead, MN: Potato Classic, Bantam B; Visit www.moorheadyouthhockey.com 14-16 Mora, MN: Mustang Showdown; Girls 12U A & 12U B; Contact Cristy Thomas (612) 390-5790 or morahockey@yahoo.com or visit mayrasports.com 14-16 Northfield, MN: Jesse James Showdown, Girls 10U B; Contact tournamentdirector@ northfieldhockey.net or visit www.northfieldhockey.net 14-16 Owatonna, MN: Bantam A & PeeWee A; Contact Pat Cullen (507) 363-6594 or patcullen07@ gmail.com or visit www.owatonnahockey.com 14-16 Proctor, MN: Squirt B; Contact Jason Seguin (218) 730-7139 or pahatournamentdirector@gmail.com or visit www.proctorhockey.com 14-16 Rochester, MN: Rochester Invitational, Squirt B; Contact Rob Cothern at robertcothern@yahoo.com or visit www.ryha.net 14-16 Roseau, MN: Paul Broten PeeWee A Tournament; Contact Bill Lund (218) 689-0636 or visit www.roseauhockeyonline.com

Tournament Calendar 14-16 Shakopee, MN: Saber Paw Classic, Bantam B2, PeeWee B2; Contact Jason Young (952) 2929228 or SYHAYoung@gmail.com or visit www.shakopeehockey.com 14-16 Superior, WI: Girls 15U, 14U, 12U B & 10U B; Contact Steve Nelson at steve@ sahahockey.com or visit www.sahahockey.com 14-16 Two Harbors, MN: The Great Lake Skate, PeeWee B2; Contact Jesse Lundgren (218) 834-8339 or thyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.twoharborsyouthhockey.org 14-16 Walker, MN: City on the Bay Tournament, Squirt B2; Contact Mitch Loomis at loomis@shoresofleechlake.com or visit www.walkeryouthhockey.com 14-16 Worthington, MN: Girls 10U; Contact Nik Anderson (813) 546-2405 or nikelasanderson@ yahoo.com or visit www.wgtnhockey.net 15 La Crescent, MN: Mite Jamboree; Visit www.lacrescenthockey.com 15 Somerset, WI: Mite Jamboree; Contact Dan Gilkerson (715) 222-2448 or dgilkerson@ somersethockey.com or visit www.somersethockey.com 15-16 Fergus Falls, MN: PeeWee A; Contact Darren Krein (701) 640-6980 or d3krein@gmail.com or visit www.fergusfallshockey.pucksystems.com 15-16 Hermantown, MN: Squirt A; Contact Amber Manion at hawkdome@isd700.org or visit www.hermantownhockey.com 15-16 Moose Lake, MN: Girls 10U B; Contact Heidi Oswald (218) 565-2488 or heidi3258@gmail.com or visit www.mlaharebels.com 21-23 Grand Rapids, MN: Girls 15U; Contact Colleen Forrest at grhockey55744@yahoo.com or visit www.grhockey.com 21-23 Warroad, MN: Bantam A & B; Contact Robin Marvin (218) 452-0185 or visit www.visitwarroad.com 26-28 Blaine, MN: Schwan Cup Girls, Varsity & JV; Contact Kristi King (763) 785-5649 or kking@superrink.org or visit www.nscsports.org/ schwancup 27-29 Bloomington, MN: PeeWee Showdown, PeeWee A, B1, B2 & C; Contact bahatourneys@ gmail.com or visit www.bloomingtonhockey.com 27-30 Cambridge, ON: 52nd Annual Hespeler Olympics Hockey Tournament; Novice/Mites, Minor Atom/Squirt Minor, Atom/Squirt, Minor PeeWee, PeeWee, Minor Bantam, Bantam, Minor Midget, Midget, Juvenile, U10, U12, U14, U16, U18; Contact (877) 702-5701 or info@weekendhockey.com or visit www.weekendhockey.com 27-30 Various Michigan cities: OneHockey World Hockey Invite, 58 Divisions from House to AAA, Mites to U18, Boys & Girls; Contact (888) 784-6444 x1000 or info@onehockey.com or visit www.onehockey.com 27-31 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, Squirt C; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 27-1 Edina, MN: 50th Annual Tradition Invitational Tournament, Bantam AA, A & B1, PeeWee AA, A & B1; Contact Pete Waggoner (952) 769-6513 or pete@sportscontentmanagement.com or visit www.edinatourney.com 28-30 Bemidji, MN: Paul Bunyan International Hockey Tournament, PeeWee A/AA; Contact Jeff Loewe (218) 760-3228 or bemidjihockeytourney@gmail.com or visit www.bemidjiyouthhockey.org 28-30 Brookings, SD: Squirt B; Contact Jessica Bingham (605) 690-4270 or tournamentdirector@ brookingsrangers.com or visit brookingsrangers.com 28-30 Cloquet, MN: PeeWee B2; Contact cloquethockey@hotmail.com or visit cloquet.pucksystems2.com 28-30 Cottage Grove, MN: Year End Bash, Bantam C, PeeWee C; Contact Shawna Munger (651) 2350235 or tournaments@cghockey.com or visit www.cghockey.com

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28-30 Devils Lake, ND: Cobblestone Inn Holiday Squirt Tournament, Squirt B; Contact Terry Wallace (701) 662-8243 or twallacedlpb@gondtc.com or visit www.dlparkboard.org 28-30 Duluth, MN: Duluth Cold Steel on Ice, Bantam B2; Contact Brandee Lian (218) 213-1958 or deyhchockey@gmail or com or visit www.duluthhockey.com 28-30 Eagan, MN: Carter S. Weber Memorial Cup, Bantam B1, PeeWee B1; Contact Mike Jellen (651) 338-4422 or Mindy Rutzick (612) 987-4933 or ehatourney@gmail.com or visit www.eaganhockey.com 28-30 Elk River, MN: Jon Twaddle Memorial Tournament, Bantam B1 & PeeWee B1; Contact Kurt Remick at eryhatournaments@hotmail.com or visit www.elkriverhockey.org 28-30 Grand Forks, ND: PeeWee B2; Contact Jessie Close (701) 787-0316 or jclose.gfyouthhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.grandforksyouthhockey.com 28-30 Grand Rapids, MN: Bantam A; Contact Colleen Forrest at grhockey55744@yahoo.com or visit www.grhockey.com 28-30 Hermantown, MN: Girls 12U B; Contact Amber Manion at hawkdome@isd700.org or visit www.hermantownhockey.com 28-30 Maple Grove/Osseo/Brooklyn Park, MN: Squirt Extravaganza, Squirt A, B, B2 & C; Contact Eric Ruska (763) 258-3445 or Sara Grant (763) 442-7259 or tournamentchair@omgha.com or visit www.omgha.com 28-30 Moorhead, MN: Golden Potato, Junior Gold B; Visit www.moorheadyouthhockey.com 28-30 Sioux Falls, SD: Bantam B/B1 (SD A), & Bantam B2/C (SD B); Contact Brian Dozark (605) 2204032 or brian.dozark@sfflyers.com or visit www.siouxfallsflyers.com 28-30 Superior, WI: Junior Gold B; Contact Steve Nelson at steve@sahahockey.com or visit www.sahahockey.com 28-30 Waseca, MN: Bantam A; Contact Shelly Kuster (507) 461-7657 or estelaraeh@gmail.com or visit www.wasecahockey.org 28-30 Waseca, MN: Mite 3 & Girls 8U; Contact Shelly Kuster (507) 461-7657 or estelaraeh@gmail.com or visit www.wasecahockey.org 29 Apple Valley, MN: South of the River Showdown, Mites; Contact Kyle Cloutier (952) 334-8278 or tournament.director@applevalleyhockey.com or visit www.applevalleyhockey.com 29-1 Blaine, MN: Schwan Cup Boys, Varsity & JV; Contact Pete Carlson (763) 717-3881 or pcarlson@superrink.org or visit www.nscsports.org/ schwancup 29-1 Des Moines, IA: JT’s SlapShot’s New Year’s Puck Drop, Squirt A & B; Contact Ryan Ehrhardt (515) 306-4600 or ryan@slapshothockeyshop.com or visit www.slapshothockeyshop.com

JANUARY 2019 3-6 Anoka, MN: PeeWee A-AA, B1 & B2; Contact Kristine Wippich at anokatournaments@gmail.com or visit www.anoka.pucksystems2.com 3-6 Blaine, MN: Super Rink Spectacular, Girls 15U A, 12U A, 12U B, 10U A & 10U B; Visit www.mvihockey.org 3-6 Eden Prairie, MN: Border Battle, Junior Gold B; Contact Shelly Heggestad at tournaments@ ephockey.com or visit www.ephockey.com 3-6 Fargo, ND: SCHEELS Girls International, 10U A, 10U B, 12U A, 12U B; Contact Sommer Lockhart (701) 235-4300 or sommerl@fargohockey.org or visit www.fargohockey.org

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4-5 Fergus Falls, MN: Squirt B & C; Contact Darren Krein (701) 640-6980 or d3krein@gmail.com or visit www.fergusfallshockey.pucksystems.com 4-6 Alexandria, MN: Big Ole Hockey Tournament, Bantam B & Bantam B2; Contact Mike Peterson (320) 760-1960 or mikepeterson1509@ gmail.com or visit www.alexhockey.org 4-6 Baldwin, WI: Bantam B1 (WI 2A/3A) & Bantam C (WI 2B/3B); Contact Michelle Stevens (507) 272-1212 or tournamentdirector@baldwinhockey.org or visit baldwin.pucksystems2.com 4-6 Bemidji, MN: Girls 12U A & 10U A; Contact Jeff Loewe (218) 760-3228 or bemidjihockeytourney@ gmail.com or visit www.bemidjiyouthhockey.org 4-6 Brainerd, MN: PeeWee B1 & B2; Contact (218) 851-2244 or visit www.brainerdhockey.com 4-6 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, PeeWee C; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 4-6 Cloquet, MN: Bantam B2; Contact cloquethockey@hotmail.com or visit cloquet.pucksystems2.com 4-6 Coleraine, MN: Buzz Guyer Memorial, Bantam A; Contact Rebecca Walker (218) 360-0157 or nwlamb@yahoo.com or visit www.gahamn.org 4-6 Crookston, MN: Girls 12U A; Contact Kristy Swanson (218) 470-0423 or crookstonhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.crookstonbluelinehockey.com 4-6 Detroit Lakes, MN: PeeWee B; Contact Britt Moore (218) 234-5763 or bwestrum20@gmail.com or visit www.dlyouthhockey.com 4-6 Grand Forks, ND: Bantam B & PeeWee B; Contact Jessie Close (701) 787-0316 or jclose.gfyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.grandforksyouthhockey.com 4-6 Grand Rapids, MN: Bantam B; Contact Colleen Forrest at grhockey55744@yahoo.com or visit www.grhockey.com 4-6 Hastings, MN: The Big Chill, Bantam A/AA & B; Contact tournaments@hastingshockey.com or visit www.hastingshockey.com 4-6 Hermantown, MN: PeeWee B2; Contact Amber Manion at hawkdome@isd700.org or visit www.hermantownhockey.com 4-6 Hibbing, MN: PeeWee A; Contact hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.hcyha.org/tournaments 4-6 Hudson, WI: Raider Classic, PeeWee A & B2; Contact Bob Mueller (715) 716-0606 or bobmhockey@gmail.com or visit www.hudsonhockey.com 4-6 Hutchinson, MN: Squirt A, B & C; Contact Caleb Paulson (320) 292-4512 or caleb.m.paulson@ wellsfargo.com or visit www.hutchhockey.com 4-6 Lakeville, MN: Squirt Showdown, Squirt B; Contact Brian Peterson (612) 708-0336 or tournamentdirector@lakevillehockey.org or visit www.lakevillehockey.org 4-6 Moorhead, MN: Sweet Potato, Girls 15U; Visit www.moorheadyouthhockey.com 4-6 New Richmond, WI: Tiger Winter Classic, PeeWee C, Squirt C; Contact Barry Cunningham (651) 283-0072 or tournaments@nryha.net or visit www.nryha.net 4-6 New Ulm/Sleepy Eye, MN: Squirt C; Contact Alissa Griebel (507) 276-5612 or bagriebel12@ gmail.com or visit newulm.pucksystems2.com 4-6 Owatonna, MN: Bantam B & PeeWee B; Contact Pat Cullen (507) 363-6594 or patcullen07@ gmail.com or visit www.owatonnahockey.com 4-6 Plymouth, MN: Wayzata Freeze, Squirt B1 & B2; Contact tournaments@wayzatahockey.org or visit www.wayzatahockey.org 4-6 Red Wing, MN: Shiver River Showdown, Girls 12U B; Contact Casey Tanner (651) 380-9511 or casey.tanner6@yahoo.com or visit www.redwingathleticassociation.org/RW-youth-hockey

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4-6 Redwood Falls, MN: Mite Jamboree; Contact Jessica Schmidt (320) 296-4948 or rahatournaments@ gmail.com or visit www.redwoodareahockey.com 4-6 Richmond, MN: Girls 12U B; Contact riverlakestourneys@gmail.com or visit www.riverlakeshockey.com 4-6 Roseau, MN: Stan Ostby Bantam A-AA Tournament; Contact Bill Lund (218) 689-0636 or visit www.roseauhockeyonline.com 4-6 Silver Bay, MN: Girls 12U B; Contact Mike Guzzo (218) 226-4214 or silverbayarena@hotmail.com or visit www.silverbayhockey.com 4-6 Siren, WI: Squirt C (WI 3B/4A); Contact Michelle Nutter at michelle@ northernwisconsintitlesearch.com or visit www.burnettyouthhockey.com 4-6 Spirit Lake, IA: Sticks and Slides, Bantam B; Contact Brandi Danielson (712) 330-7110 or brandid@whatakitchen.com or visit www.bojibayice.com 4-6 Spring Lake Park, MN: 36th Annual Panther Classic, Squirt A & B; Contact Michelle Rice at ricemichelle88@gmail.com or visit www.slpyha.org 4-6 St. Paul, MN: St. Paul Ice Breaker Tournament, Squirt B & C; Visit www.stpaulcapitalshockey.com 4-6 Superior, WI: PeeWee A & Squirt A; Contact Steve Nelson at steve@sahahockey.com or visit www.sahahockey.com 4-6 Thief River Falls, MN: Bantam B; Contact Rick Nordhagen (218) 289-2408 or rntrfaha@mncable.net or visit www.trfaha.org 4-6 Two Harbors, MN: The Great Lake Skate, Squirt B; Contact Jesse Lundgren (218) 834-8339 or thyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.twoharborsyouthhockey.org 4-6 Walker, MN: City on the Bay Tournament, Squirt C; Contact Mitch Loomis at loomis@shoresofleechlake.com or visit www.walkeryouthhockey.com 4-6 Waseca, MN: PeeWee A & B; Contact Shelly Kuster (507) 461-7657 or estelaraeh@gmail.com or visit www.wasecahockey.org 4-6 Worthington, MN: Squirt A & B; Contact Nik Anderson (813) 546-2405 or nikelasanderson@ yahoo.com or visit www.wgtnhockey.net 5-6 Amery, WI: Mite Cross-Ice Jamboree; Contact Mariann Sobczak (715) 557-1878 or mariannjanetta@ gmail.com or visit www.ameryhockey.com 5-6 Mitchell, SD: Candy Cup Classic, Mite A & B; Contact Ryan Mitchell at ryan@mitchelltelecom.net or visit www.mitchellmarlins.com 5-6 Monticello, MN: Wild Moose Jamboree, Mite A/B/C; Contact Sean Lawrance at krazykustoms49@ gmail.com or visit www.mooseyouthhockey.com 5-6 Moose Lake, MN: Mite 1 Jamboree (crossice); Contact Heidi Oswald (218) 565-2488 or heidi3258@gmail.com or visit www.mlaharebels.com 5-6 Moose Lake, MN: Mite 2 Jamboree (full ice); Contact Heidi Oswald (218) 565-2488 or heidi3258@gmail.com or visit www.mlaharebels.com 10-12 Walker, MN: Leech Lake Rumble on Ice; PeeWee C; Contact Jim Archibald at jim@ leisurehotel.com or visit www.rumbleonice.com 10-13 New Richmond, WI: Kittel/Parin POW/MIA Memorial, Bantam A & C (WI B); Contact Barry Cunningham (651) 283-0072 or tournaments@nryha.net or visit www.nryha.net 10-13 Shakopee, MN: Saber Paw Classic, Girls 15U B & 12U B; Contact Jason Young (952) 292-9228 or SYHAYoung@gmail.com or visit www.shakopeehockey.com 10-19 Edina, MN: 42nd Annual John E. Reimann Tournament, Junior Gold B & U16; Contact Pete Waggoner (952) 769-6513 or pete@ sportscontentmanagement.com or visit www.edinatourney.com 11-13 Albert Lea, MN: Girls 12U A & 10U B; Contact alyhatournamentdirector@gmail.com or visit www.albertlea.pucksystems2.com 11-13 Alexandria, MN: Big Ole Hockey Tournament, Girls 12U A & 12U B; Contact Mike Peterson (320) 760-1960 or mikepeterson1509@gmail.com or visit www.alexhockey.org 11-13 Bemidji, MN: PeeWee B1; Contact Jeff Loewe (218) 760-3228 or bemidjihockeytourney@ gmail.com or visit www.bemidjiyouthhockey.org 11-13 Bloomington, MN: Spartan Squirt Classic, Squirt A, B & C; Contact bahatourneys@gmail.com or visit www.bloomingtonhockey.com 11-13 Brainerd, MN: Girls 12U A; Contact (218) 851-2244 or visit www.brainerdhockey.com 11-13 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, Squirt B; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 11-13 Brookings, SD: Mite A & B; Contact Jessica Bingham (605) 690-4270 or tournamentdirector@ brookingsrangers.com or visit brookingsrangers.com 11-13 Cloquet, MN: Bantam AA; Contact cloquethockey@hotmail.com or visit cloquet.pucksystems2.com 11-13 Coon Rapids, MN: Cardinal Clash, Bantam B2; Contact Steve Ellenson (763) 464-0690 or sponsorcryha@gmail.com or visit www.coonrapidshockey.com/2018-19clash

Tournament Calendar 11-13 Cottage Grove, MN: Skating with the Wolves, Girls 12U B & 10U B; Contact Shawna Munger (651) 235-0235 or tournaments@cghockey.com or visit www.cghockey.com 11-13 Crookston, MN: Bantam B; Contact Kristy Swanson (218) 470-0423 or crookstonhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.crookstonbluelinehockey.com 11-13 Duluth, MN: DAHA Mid-Winter Classic, Bantam C, PeeWee C; Contact Jason Watt (218) 7288000 or jason@duluthhockey.com or visit www.duluthhockey.com 11-13 Fargo, ND: Buffalo Wild Wings Woodchipper Classic, PeeWee B1, PeeWee B/C; Contact Sommer Lockhart (701) 235-4300 or sommerl@fargohockey.org or visit www.fargohockey.org 11-13 Faribault, MN: PeeWee A & B; Contact Pat Nesburg at fhatournaments@gmail.com or visit www.faribaulthockey.com 11-13 Grand Rapids, MN: Squirt A; Contact Colleen Forrest at grhockey55744@yahoo.com or visit www.grhockey.com 11-13 Hermantown, MN: Bantam B2; Contact Amber Manion at hawkdome@isd700.org or visit www.hermantownhockey.com 11-13 Hibbing, MN: Bantam A; Contact hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.hcyha.org/tournaments 11-13 Inver Grove Heights, MN: Girls 10U A & B; Contact Jen Kurowski (651) 206-7547 or ighhagirlstourney@gmail.com or visit ighhockey.sportngin.com 11-13 La Crescent, MN: Bantam B; Visit www.lacrescenthockey.com 11-13 Little Falls, MN: PeeWee A & B2; Contact Kari Houle (320) 282-1434 or kari.anne.houle@gmail.com or visit www.littlefallsyha.pucksystems.com 11-13 Luverne, MN: Blazing Blades Tournament, PeeWee A/B; Contact Eric Edstrom (507) 380-1002 or ericedstrom@hotmail.com or visit www.luvernehockey.com 11-13 Mason City, IA: Collins Tournament, PeeWee/Squirt; Contact Jennifer Pearce at jpearce1206@ gmail.com or visit www.mcmohawkhockey.com 11-13 Moorhead, MN: Fried Potato, PeeWee A; Visit www.moorheadyouthhockey.com 11-13 New Ulm/Sleepy Eye, MN: Squirt A; Contact Alissa Griebel (507) 276-5612 or bagriebel12@gmail.com or visit newulm.pucksystems2.com 11-13 Northfield, MN: Jesse James Showdown, Squirt C; Contact tournamentdirector@ northfieldhockey.net or visit www.northfieldhockey.net 11-13 Proctor, MN: PeeWee B2; Contact Jason Seguin (218) 730-7139 or pahatournamentdirector@ gmail.com or visit www.proctorhockey.com 11-13 Redwood Falls, MN: Girls 12U B; Contact Jessica Schmidt (320) 296-4948 or rahatournaments@ gmail.com or visit www.redwoodareahockey.com 11-13 Richmond, MN: Squirt C; Contact riverlakestourneys@gmail.com or visit www.riverlakeshockey.com 11-13 River Falls, WI: Pony Tail Classic, Girls 10U A (WI)/10U B (MN), 12U A (WI)/12U B (MN); Contact Marissa Feely (651) 983-6350 or rfhockeytourney@gmail.com or visit riverfalls.pucksystems.com 11-13 Rochester, MN: Rochester Invitational, Bantam AA; Contact Rob Cothern at robertcothern@ yahoo.com or visit www.ryha.net 11-13 Rogers, MN: Bardown Classic, PeeWee A/ AA; Contact Jeanette Rodgers (612) 296-3957 or reichertjn@yahoo.com or visit www.rogershockey.com 11-13 Roseau, MN: Dave Wensloff Squirt A Tournament; Contact Bill Lund (218) 689-0636 or visit www.roseauhockeyonline.com 11-13 Sauk Rapids, MN: PeeWee B2; Contact Connie Pesta (320) 333-3860 or pestaconnie@gmail.com or visit www.saukrapidshockey.org 11-13 Sheboygan, WI: PeeWee C & Squirt B; Contact Megan Schaalma (920) 296-3444 or hockeyvilletourneys@gmail.com or visit www.sheboyganlakershockey.com 11-13 Siren, WI: PeeWee C (WI 3B/4A); Contact Michelle Nutter at michelle@ northernwisconsintitlesearch.com or visit www.burnettyouthhockey.com 11-13 Somerset, WI: Squirt B1 (WI A) & Squirt C (WI B); Contact Jim Urquhart (763) 218-1385 or jurq121@icloud.com or visit www.somersethockey.com 11-13 Superior, WI: PeeWee B; Contact Steve Nelson at steve@sahahockey.com or visit www.sahahockey.com 11-13 Thief River Falls, MN: Girls 10U A; Contact Rick Nordhagen (218) 289-2408 or rntrfaha@mncable.net or visit www.trfaha.org 11-13 Worthington, MN: Bantam; Contact Nik Anderson (813) 546-2405 or nikelasanderson@ yahoo.com or visit www.wgtnhockey.net 12-13 Brookings, SD: Termite; Contact Jessica Bingham (605) 690-4270 or tournamentdirector@ brookingsrangers.com or visit brookingsrangers.com 12-13 Fergus Falls, MN: Bantam B; Contact Darren Krein (701) 640-6980 or d3krein@gmail.com or visit www.fergusfallshockey.pucksystems.com

12-13 Moose Lake, MN: Bantam B; Contact Heidi Oswald (218) 565-2488 or heidi3258@gmail.com or visit www.mlaharebels.com 12-13 Sauk Centre, MN: I-94 Challenge, PeeWee B2; Contact Mike Petrich (320) 491-9592 or scmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit saukcentremelrose.pucksystems.com.

12-13 White Bear Lake, MN: Winter Blast Outdoor Mite Jamboree, Mites 3/4; Contact Brian Girffin at mitecoord@wblhockey.com or visit www.wblhockey.com 14-20 St. Paul, MN: JCNSP Winter Carnival Mite & 8U Jamboree; Contact Sean Cunningham at JCNSPMites@gmail.com or visit www.jcnsphockey.org 17-20 Eden Prairie, MN: Winter Classic, Bantam A & B2; Contact Shelly Heggestad at tournaments@ ephockey.com or visit www.ephockey.com 17-20 White Bear Lake, MN: Junior Gold A & B; Contact Emily St. Martin at tournaments@ wblhockey.com or visit www.wblhockey.com 17-21 Anoka, MN: Bantam A-AA, B1 & B2; Contact Kristine Wippich at anokatournaments@gmail.com or visit www.anoka.pucksystems2.com 18-19 Cottage Grove, MN: Mite Jamboree, Mite Tier 1, Girls 6U; Contact Andrew Berling at mitedirector@ cghockey.com or visit www.cghockey.com 18-20 Albert Lea, MN: Squirt A & B; Contact alyhatournamentdirector@gmail.com or visit www.albertlea.pucksystems2.com 18-20 Alexandria, MN: Big Ole Hockey Tournament, Bantam AA/A & PeeWee AA/A; Contact Mike Peterson (320) 760-1960 or mikepeterson1509@ gmail.com or visit www.alexhockey.org 18-20 Amery, WI: Squirt B (WI 3A/2B/1C) & Squirt C (WI 3B/4A); Contact Mariann Sobczak (715) 5571878 or mariannjanetta@gmail.com or visit www.ameryhockey.com 18-20 Ames, IA: AMHA Squirt Tournament; Contact squirtcoordinator@ameshockey.com or visit www.ameshockey.com 18-20 Apple Valley, MN: Play for Patrick Bantam AA Tournament; Contact tournament.coordinator@ eastviewhockey.net or visit www.eastviewhockey.net 18-20 Brainerd, MN: Battle for the Hatchet, Squirt B; Contact (218) 851-2244 or visit www.brainerdhockey.com 18-20 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, Squirt C; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 18-20 Brookings, SD: Girls 14U B; Contact Jessica Bingham (605) 690-4270 or tournamentdirector@ brookingsrangers.com or visit brookingsrangers.com 18-20 Brooklyn Park, MN: January Pirate Classic, PeeWee B2 & C; Contact Joan Nelson at tournamentdirector@nmyha.com or visit www.nmyha.com 18-20 Buffalo, MN: Buffalo Stampede Tournament, Junior Gold; Contact Jennifer Sabetti (612) 708-7701 or tournaments@buffalohockey.net or visit www.buffalo.pucksystems2.com 18-20 Crookston, MN: Girls 10U B; Contact Kristy Swanson (218) 470-0423 or crookstonhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.crookstonbluelinehockey.com 18-20 Des Moines, IA: JT’s SlapShot’s Winter Freeze, PeeWee A & B; Contact Ryan Ehrhardt (515) 306-4600 or ryan@slapshothockeyshop.com or visit www.slapshothockeyshop.com 18-20 Detroit Lakes, MN: Squirt A/B; Contact Britt Moore (218) 234-5763 or bwestrum20@gmail.com or visit www.dlyouthhockey.com 18-20 Devils Lake, ND: VFW PeeWee Hockey Tournament, PeeWee A & B; Contact Terry Wallace (701) 662-8243 or twallacedlpb@gondtc.com or visit www.dlparkboard.org 18-20 Duluth, MN: Girls St. Luke’s Icebreaker Invitational, Girls 15U A, 12U A, 12U B, 10U A & 10U B; Contact Clarke Coole (218) 590-0703 or cooleclarke@ gmail.com or visit www.duluthgirlshockey.com 18-20 Duluth, MN: Portman Skate on the Edge, Squirt B; Visit www.duluthhockey.com 18-20 Fargo, ND: Buffalo Wild Wings Woodchipper Classic, Bantam B1, Bantam B/C; Contact Sommer Lockhart (701) 235-4300 or sommerl@fargohockey.org or visit www.fargohockey.org 18-20 Fergus Falls, MN: PeeWee B & B2; Contact Darren Krein (701) 640-6980 or d3krein@gmail.com or visit www.fergusfallshockey.pucksystems.com 18-20 Forest Lake, MN: Mite Jamboree; Contact Dave Clark at tournaments@flhockey.org or visit www.flhockey.org 18-20 Grand Forks, ND: Squirt A, B1 & B; Contact Jessie Close (701) 787-0316 or jclose.gfyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.grandforksyouthhockey.com 18-20 Grand Rapids, MN: Bantam AA; Contact Colleen Forrest at grhockey55744@yahoo.com or visit www.grhockey.com 18-20 Hermantown, MN: Bantam A; Contact Amber Manion at hawkdome@isd700.org or visit www.hermantownhockey.com 18-20 Hibbing, MN: Bantam B; Contact hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.hcyha.org/tournaments

www.stateofhockey.com 18-20 Lino Lakes, MN: Centennial Boys Chill Classic, Junior Gold 16U; Contact Kathy Gould (651) 2165768 or kgould.cyha@gmail.com or visit www.centennialhockey.org 18-20 Mankato, MN: PeeWee C & Squirt A; Contact Kcarie Sing at kcarie.sing@gmail.com or visit www.mankatohockey.com 18-20 Maple Grove/Osseo/Brooklyn Park, MN: Winter Face-Off Classic, PeeWee A & B1; Contact Eric Ruska (763) 258-3445 or Sara Grant (763) 442-7259 or tournamentchair@omgha.com or visit www.omgha.com 18-20 Marshall, MN: PeeWee A & B; Contact Graham Falde (612) 730-5074 or gfalde@gmail.com or visit marshall.pucksystems2.com 18-20 Moorhead, MN: Bantam AA/A; Visit www.moorheadyouthhockey.com 18-20 Mora, MN: Mustang Showdown; Squirt B2; Contact Cristy Thomas (612) 390-5790 or morahockey@ yahoo.com or visit www.mayrasports.com 18-20 New Hope, MN: 5th Annual Knockdown at New Hope, Girls 12U A, 12U B & 10U B; Contact Susie Melynchuk at smelynchuk@comcast.net or visit www.armstrongcooperhockey.org 18-20 New Ulm/Sleepy Eye, MN: Squirt B; Contact Alissa Griebel (507) 276-5612 or bagriebel12@gmail.com or visit newulm.pucksystems2.com 18-20 Plymouth, MN: Wayzata Junior Gold A High School Invitational; Contact tournaments@ wayzatahockey.org or visit www.wayzatahockey.org 18-20 Proctor, MN: PeeWee A; Contact Jason Seguin (218) 730-7139 or pahatournamentdirector@ gmail.com or visit www.proctorhockey.com 18-20 Rice Lake, WI: Squirt A & B; Contact Josh Tomesh (715) 651-7217 or jtomesh@hotmail.com or visit www.ricelakehockey.com 18-20 Richmond, MN: Squirt B; Contact riverlakestourneys@gmail.com or visit www.riverlakeshockey.com 18-20 River Falls, WI: PeeWee A (WI)/PeeWee B2 (MN), PeeWee B (WI)/PeeWee C (MN); Contact Marissa Feely (651) 983-6350 or rfhockeytourney@gmail.com or visit riverfalls.pucksystems.com 18-20 Rochester, MN: Rochester Invitational, Bantam B1 & B2; Contact Rob Cothern at robertcothern@ yahoo.com or visit www.ryha.net 18-20 Roseau, MN: Dick Johnson PeeWee AA Tournament; Contact Bill Lund (218) 689-0636 or visit www.roseauhockeyonline.com 18-20 Sauk Rapids, MN: Bantam B2; Contact Connie Pesta (320) 333-3860 or pestaconnie@gmail.com or visit www.saukrapidshockey.org 18-20 Silver Bay, MN: PeeWee B2; Contact Mike Guzzo (218) 226-4214 or silverbayarena@hotmail.com or visit www.silverbayhockey.com 18-20 South St. Paul, MN: Cowtown Classic, PeeWee B2 & C; Contact Michael Ahern at sspyha.tournaments@gmail.com or visit www.sspyha.pucksystems2.com 18-20 St. Michael-Albertville, MN: Inaugural Luke Letellier Memorial Tournament, Bantam AA & Girls 15U; Contact stmatournaments@gmail.com or visit www.stma.pucksystems2.com 18-20 St. Paul, MN: St. Paul Heart Breaker Tournament, Girls 12U B, 10U A & 10U B; Visit www.stpaulcapitalshockey.com 18-20 Superior, WI: Bantam B; Contact Steve Nelson at steve@sahahockey.com or visit www.sahahockey.com 18-20 Waseca, MN: Squirt B; Contact Shelly Kuster (507) 461-7657 or estelaraeh@gmail.com or visit www.wasecahockey.org 18-20 Willmar, MN: Girls 12U B & 10U B; Contact Nick Pederson (763) 913-7657 or nicholaspederson21@gmail.com or visit www.willmarhockey.com 18-20 Winona, MN: Girls 12U B & 10U B; Contact Ditlev Larsen at dlarsen@winona.edu or visit www.winona.pucksystems2.com 18-21 Clearwater, FL: MLK Invitational Hockey Tournament; Squirt/Atom, PeeWee, Bantam, Midget, U18; Contact (877) 702-5701 or info@weekendhockey.com or visit www.weekendhockey.com 19 Somerset, WI: Mite Jamboree; Contact Dan Gilkerson (715) 222-2448 or dgilkerson@ somersethockey.com or visit www.somersethockey.com 19-20 Baldwin, WI: Girls 15U/14U; Contact Jon Zevenbergen (651) 271-2400 or tournamentdirector@ baldwinhockey.org or visit baldwin.pucksystems2.com 19-20 Sauk Centre, MN: I-94 Challenge, PeeWee; Contact Mike Petrich (320) 491-9592 or scmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit saukcentremelrose.pucksystems.com.

19-20 White Bear Lake, MN: Winter Blast Outdoor Mite Jamboree, Mite 2; Contact Brian Girffin at mitecoord@wblhockey.com or visit www.wblhockey.com 23-27 Bloomington, MN: Girls Cupid Classic, Girls 15U, 12U & 10U; Contact bahatourneys@ gmail.com or visit www.bloomingtonhockey.com 23-27 White Bear Lake, MN: Bantam AA & PeeWee AA; Contact Emily St. Martin at tournaments@ wblhockey.com or visit www.wblhockey.com

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www.stateofhockey.com 24-26 St. Paul, MN: 60th Annual Langford Park Winter Classic Outdoor Squirt C Tournament; Contact Scott Hamilton (651) 329-8609 or scotth@langfordparkhockey.com or visit www.langfordparkhockey.com 24-27 Stillwater, MN: 16th Annual Skate for the Roses, Girls 15U A, 12U A, 12U B, 10U A & 10U B; Contact Cari McGlynn (952) 484-7252 or carimcglynn@ yahoo.com or visit www.stillwaterhockey.net 25-27 Alexandria, MN: Big Ole Hockey Tournament, Girls 15U A & 15U B; Contact Mike Peterson (320) 760-1960 or mikepeterson1509@gmail.com or visit www.alexhockey.org 25-27 Austin, MN: Tyler Brady Memorial Tournament; PeeWee A, B & C; Contact Dave Lagerstedt (507) 438-2256 or tournamentdirectorayh@gmail.com or visit www.austin.puckststems2.com 25-27 Bemidji, MN: Squirt B; Contact Jeff Loewe (218) 760-3228 or bemidjihockeytourney@gmail.com or visit www.bemidjiyouthhockey.org 25-27 Brainerd, MN: Girls 10U B1 & B2; Contact (218) 851-2244 or visit www.brainerdhockey.com 25-27 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, PeeWee A; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 25-27 Brookings, SD: Junior Gold A; Contact Jessica Bingham (605) 690-4270 or tournamentdirector@ brookingsrangers.com or visit brookingsrangers.com 25-27 Cloquet, MN: PeeWee AA/A; Contact cloquethockey@hotmail.com or visit cloquet.pucksystems2.com 25-27 Crookston, MN: PeeWee B; Contact Kristy Swanson (218) 470-0423 or crookstonhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.crookstonbluelinehockey.com 25-27 Duluth, MN: Portman Skate on the Edge Tournament, Squirt B; Contact Gregg McCall (218) 3102674 or portmanhockey@gmail.com or visit www.duluthhockey.com 25-27 Elk River, MN: John McLaughlin Upper Midwest Championships, Bantam B2 & PeeWee B2; Contact Kurt Remick at eryhatournaments@hotmail.com or visit www.elkriverhockey.org 25-27 Fargo, ND: Buffalo Wild Wings Woodchipper Classic, Bantam A, PeeWee A; Contact Sommer Lockhart (701) 235-4300 or sommerl@fargohockey.org or visit www.fargohockey.org 25-27 Forest Lake, MN: Ranger Classic, Squirt B2 & C; Contact Dave Clark at tournaments@ flhockey.org or visit www.flhockey.org 25-27 Grand Forks, ND: Bantam B1; Contact Jessie Close (701) 787-0316 or jclose.gfyouthhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.grandforksyouthhockey.com 25-27 Grand Rapids, MN: Squirt B2; Contact Colleen Forrest at grhockey55744@yahoo.com or visit www.grhockey.com 25-27 Green Bay, WI: George Wrobel PeeWee and Squirt Fox River Classic House Tournament; PeeWee C, Squirt C; Contact Don Chilson (920) 403-2000 or donchilson@netnet.net 25-27 Hudson, WI: Raider Cup, Junior Gold B & 16U; Contact Bob Mueller (715) 716-0606 or bobmhockey@gmail.com or visit www.hudsonhockey.com 25-27 Hutchinson, MN: Bantam A & B; Contact Caleb Paulson (320) 292-4512 or caleb.m.paulson@ wellsfargo.com or visit www.hutchhockey.com 25-27 Inver Grove Heights, MN: Squirt B & C; Contact Jen Kurowski (651) 206-7547 or ighhatourney@ gmail.com or visit ighhockey.sportngin.com 25-27 La Crescent, MN: Squirt B; Visit www.lacrescenthockey.com 25-27 Lakeville, MN: Panther Classic, PeeWee B2; Contact Brian Peterson (612) 708-0336 or tournamentdirector@lakevillehockey.org or visit www.lakevillehockey.org 25-27 Little Falls, MN: Bantam A & B; Contact Kari Houle (320) 282-1434 or kari.anne.houle@gmail.com or visit www.littlefallsyha.pucksystems.com 25-27 Minneapolis, MN: Winter Storm, Girls 12U B & 10U B; Contact Rebecca Lee (651) 338-4602 or beccastpaul@yahoo.com or visit www.mplshockey.com 25-27 Monticello, MN: Iceberg Classic, Squirt B1 & C, Contact Sean Lawrance at krazykustoms49@ gmail.com or visit www.mooseyouthhockey.com 25-27 Moorhead, MN: Tater Tot Classic, Squirt B; Visit www.moorheadyouthhockey.com 25-27 Mora, MN: Mustang Showdown; Bantam B & PeeWee B; Contact Cristy Thomas (612) 390-5790 or morahockey@yahoo.com or visit www.mayrasports.com 25-27 New Richmond, WI: Cally Briggs Memoria, Girls 12U B & 10U B; Contact Barry Cunningham (651) 283-0072 or tournaments@nryha.net or visit www.nryha.net 25-27 New Ulm/Sleepy Eye, MN: Girls 10U B & 12U B; Contact Alissa Griebel (507) 276-5612 or bagriebel12@gmail.com or visit newulm.pucksystems2.com 25-27 Owatonna, MN: Squirt A, B & C; Contact Pat Cullen (507) 363-6594 or patcullen07@ gmail.com or visit www.owatonnahockey.com 25-27 Plymouth, MN: Wayzata Junior Gold Classic, Junior Gold B & 16U; Contact tournaments@ wayzatahockey.org or visit www.wayzatahockey.org

25-27 Proctor, MN: Bantam A; Contact Jason Seguin (218) 730-7139 or pahatournamentdirector@ gmail.com or visit www.proctorhockey.com 25-27 Red Wing, MN: Shiver River Showdown, Squirt B & C; Contact Casey Tanner (651) 380-9511 or casey.tanner6@yahoo.com or visit www.redwingathleticassociation.org/RW-youth-hockey 25-27 Redwood Falls, MN: Squirt A/B; Contact Jessica Schmidt (320) 296-4948 or rahatournaments@ gmail.com or visit www.redwoodareahockey.com 25-27 Rice Lake, WI: Bantam A & B; Contact Josh Tomesh (715) 651-7217 or jtomesh@hotmail.com or visit www.ricelakehockey.com 25-27 River Falls, WI: Blackcat Classic, Girls 14U; Contact Marissa Feely (651) 983-6350 or rfhockeytourney@gmail.com or visit riverfalls.pucksystems.com 25-27 Rochester, MN: Rochester Invitational, Girls 12U A, 12U B & 10U B; Contact Rob Cothern at robertcothern@yahoo.com or visit www.ryha.net 25-27 Roseau, MN: Jon Wensloff PeeWee B Tournament; Contact Bill Lund (218) 689-0636 or visit www.roseauhockeyonline.com 25-27 Silver Bay, MN: Bantam B2; Contact Mike Guzzo (218) 226-4214 or silverbayarena@hotmail.com or visit www.silverbayhockey.com 25-27 Sioux Falls, SD: PeeWee B/B1 (SD A) & PeeWee B2/C (SD B); Contact Brian Dozark (605) 2204032 or brian.dozark@sfflyers.com or visit www.siouxfallsflyers.com 25-27 St. Louis Park, MN: Bantam A/AA, B & C; Contact Carl Hoikka (763) 477-8934 or carlhoikka@me.com or visit www.slphockey.org 25-27 Thief River Falls, MN: PeeWee B; Contact Rick Nordhagen (218) 289-2408 or rntrfaha@mncable.net or visit www.trfaha.org 25-27 Two Harbors, MN: The Great Lake Skate, Girls 12U B & 10 UB; Contact Jesse Lundgren (218) 834-8339 or thyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.twoharborsyouthhockey.org 25-27 Walker, MN: City on the Bay Tournament, PeeWee B2; Contact Mitch Loomis at loomis@shoresofleechlake.com or visit www.walkeryouthhockey.com 25-27 Willmar, MN: PeeWee B1 & B2; Contact Nick Pederson (763) 913-7657 or nicholaspederson21@ gmail.com or visit www.willmarhockey.com 26-27 Fergus Falls, MN: Girls 12U A; Contact Darren Krein (701) 640-6980 or d3krein@gmail.com or visit www.fergusfallshockey.pucksystems.com 26-27 Hibbing, MN: Girls 8U/6U Jamboree; Contact hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.hcyha.org/tournaments 26-27 Moose Lake, MN: PeeWee B; Contact Heidi Oswald (218) 565-2488 or heidi3258@gmail.com or visit www.mlaharebels.com 26-27 Sauk Centre, MN: I-94 Challenge, Squirt B; Contact Mike Petrich (320) 491-9592 or scmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit saukcentremelrose.pucksystems.com.

26-27 White Bear Lake, MN: Winter Blast Outdoor Mite Jamboree, Mite 1; Contact Brian Girffin at mitecoord@ wblhockey.com or visit www.wblhockey.com 27 Winona, MN: Mite Jamboree; Contact Ditlev Larsen at dlarsen@winona.edu or visit www.winona.pucksystems2.com 31-1 White Bear Lake, MN: Squirt A & B1; Contact Emily St. Martin at tournaments@wblhockey.com or visit www.wblhockey.com

FEBRUARY 2019 1-2 Waseca, MN: Mites 1, 2 & 3; Contact Shelly Kuster (507) 461-7657 or estelaraeh@gmail.com or visit www.wasecahockey.org 1-3 Albert Lea, MN: Squirt C; Contact alyhatournamentdirector@gmail.com or visit www.albertlea.pucksystems2.com 1-3 Alexandria, MN: Big Ole Hockey Tournament, PeeWee B2 & Squirt A; Contact Mike Peterson (320) 760-1960 or mikepeterson1509@ gmail.com or visit www.alexhockey.org 1-3 Austin, MN: Bantam A & B; Contact Dave Lagerstedt (507) 438-2256 or tournamentdirectorayh@ gmail.com or visit www.austin.puckststems2.com 1-3 Bemidji, MN: PeeWee B2; Contact Jeff Loewe (218) 760-3228 or bemidjihockeytourney@ gmail.com or visit www.bemidjiyouthhockey.org 1-3 Brainerd, MN: Squirt B1 & B2; Contact (218) 851-2244 or visit www.brainerdhockey.com 1-3 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, PeeWee B1; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 1-3 Brookings, SD: Girls 19U A; Contact Jessica Bingham (605) 690-4270 or tournamentdirector@ brookingsrangers.com or visit brookingsrangers.com 1-3 Buffalo, MN: Buffalo Stampede Girls 3x3 Tournament; Contact Jennifer Sabetti (612) 708-7701 or tournaments@buffalohockey.net or visit www.buffalo.pucksystems2.com

1-3 Cloquet, MN: Girls 12U B & 10U B; Contact cloquethockey@hotmail.com or visit cloquet.pucksystems2.com 1-3 Coleraine, MN: Bantam B; Contact Rebecca Walker (218) 360-0157 or nwlamb@yahoo.com or visit www.gahamn.org 1-3 Coon Rapids, MN: Cardinal Clash, PeeWee A & Squirt A; Contact Steve Ellenson (763) 464-0690 or sponsorcryha@gmail.com or visit www.coonrapidshockey.com/2018-19clash 1-3 Detroit Lakes, MN: Bantam A; Contact Britt Moore (218) 234-5763 or bwestrum20@gmail.com or visit www.dlyouthhockey.com 1-3 Devils Lake, ND: John & Pat Olsen Memorial Squirt Tournament, Squirt A & B; Contact Terry Wallace (701) 662-8243 or twallacedlpb@gondtc.com or visit www.dlparkboard.org 1-3 Duluth, MN: Zenith City Invitational, Bantam B2, PeeWee B2; Contact Dave Shea (218) 3431498 or shea@vikingelectric.com or visit www.duluthhockey.com 1-3 Fargo, ND: SCHEELS Girls International, 15U; Contact Sommer Lockhart (701) 235-4300 or sommerl@fargohockey.org or visit www.fargohockey.org 1-3 Faribault, MN: Squirt A & B; Contact Pat Nesburg at fhatournaments@gmail.com or visit www.faribaulthockey.com 1-3 Grand Forks, ND: Bantam A & PeeWee A (MN AA); Contact Jessie Close (701) 787-0316 or jclose.gfyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.grandforksyouthhockey.com 1-3 Grand Rapids, MN: Girls 10U B; Contact Colleen Forrest at grhockey55744@yahoo.com or visit www.grhockey.com 1-3 Hastings, MN: The River Rumble, Bantam C & PeeWee C; Contact tournaments@ hastingshockey.com or visit www.hastingshockey.com 1-3 Hermantown, MN: PeeWee A; Contact Amber Manion at hawkdome@isd700.org or visit www.hermantownhockey.com 1-3 Little Falls, MN: Girls 12U A & B; Contact Kari Houle (320) 282-1434 or kari.anne.houle@gmail.com or visit www.littlefallsyha.pucksystems.com 1-3 Luverne, MN: Mite/Mini-Mite Jamboree; Contact Eric Edstrom (507) 380-1002 or ericedstrom@hotmail.com or visit www.luvernehockey.com 1-3 Mankato, MN: Squirt B2 & C; Contact Kcarie Sing at kcarie.sing@gmail.com or visit www.mankatohockey.com 1-3 Maple Grove/Osseo/Brooklyn Park, MN: Girls Cabin Fever Classic, Girls 10U A & B, 12U A & B; Contact Eric Ruska (763) 258-3445 or Sara Grant (763) 442-7259 or tournamentchair@omgha.com or visit www.omgha.com 1-3 Marshall, MN: Squirt A & B; Contact Graham Falde (612) 730-5074 or gfalde@gmail.com or visit marshall.pucksystems2.com 1-3 Moorhead, MN: Curly Fry Classic, Girls 10U B; Visit www.moorheadyouthhockey.com 1-3 New Ulm/Sleepy Eye, MN: PeeWee A; Contact Alissa Griebel (507) 276-5612 or bagriebel12@gmail.com or visit newulm.pucksystems2.com 1-3 Oakdale, MN: Tartan Cup, Bantam C, PeeWee C & Squirt C; Contact president@tayha.org or visit www.tayha.org 1-3 Owatonna, MN: Bantam C & PeeWee C; Contact Pat Cullen (507) 363-6594 or patcullen07@ gmail.com or visit www.owatonnahockey.com 1-3 Park Rapids, MN: Headwaters Cup, PeeWee B; Contact Bryan Hanson (218) 556-7034 or walleye488@gmail.com or visit www.prhockey.com 1-3 Proctor, MN: Bantam B; Contact Jason Seguin (218) 730-7139 or pahatournamentdirector@ gmail.com or visit www.proctorhockey.com 1-3 Roseau, MN: Girls 10U A; Contact Bill Lund (218) 689-0636 or visit www.roseauhockeyonline.com 1-3 Sartell, MN: Frozen 4x4 Half-Ice Tournament, Squirt C, Girls 10U; Contact Jill Smith at Jill.Smith@SartellPediatrics.com or visit sartell.pucksystems2.com 1-3 Silver Bay, MN: Girls 10U B; Contact Mike Guzzo (218) 226-4214 or silverbayarena@hotmail.com or visit www.silverbayhockey.com 1-3 Thief River Falls, MN: Squirt B; Contact Rick Nordhagen (218) 289-2408 or rntrfaha@mncable.net or visit www.trfaha.org 1-3 Walker, MN: Leech Lake Rumble on Ice; Squirt B2; Contact Jim Archibald at jim@leisurehotel.com or visit www.rumbleonice.com 1-3 Willmar, MN: Squirt B & C; Contact Nick Pederson (763) 913-7657 or nicholaspederson21@ gmail.com or visit www.willmarhockey.com 1-3 Winona, MN: PeeWee B; Contact Ditlev Larsen at dlarsen@winona.edu or visit www.winona.pucksystems2.com 2-3 Ames, IA: Mite Meltdown; Contact mite8ucoordinator@ameshockey.com or visit www.ameshockey.com 2-3 Moose Lake, MN: Squirt B; Contact Heidi Oswald (218) 565-2488 or heidi3258@gmail.com or visit www.mlaharebels.com

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7-10 Eden Prairie, MN: Prelude to the Playoffs, Girls 15U A & B; Contact Shelly Heggestad at tournaments@ephockey.com or visit www.ephockey.com 7-10 Edina, MN: 34th Annual Bob O’Connor Tournament, Squirt A, B & C, PeeWee B2 & C, Bantam B2 & C; Contact Pete Waggoner (952) 769-6513 or pete@sportscontentmanagement.com or visit www.edinatourney.com 7-10 Fargo, ND: Squirt International, Squirt B/C; Contact Sommer Lockhart (701) 235-4300 or sommerl@fargohockey.org or visit www.fargohockey.org 8-10 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, PeeWee C; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 8-10 Brookings, SD: Squirt A; Contact Jessica Bingham (605) 690-4270 or tournamentdirector@ brookingsrangers.com or visit brookingsrangers.com 8-10 Detroit Lakes, MN: Girls 12U B; Contact Britt Moore (218) 234-5763 or bwestrum20@gmail.com or visit www.dlyouthhockey.com 8-10 Duluth, MN: Twin Ports Junior Gold Tournament, Junior Gold B; Contact Adam Rapp (218) 4280996 or arapp09@yahoo.com or Jason Watt (218) 7288000 or jason@duluthhockey.com or visit www.duluthhockey.com 8-10 Grand Forks, ND: PeeWee B; Contact Jessie Close (701) 787-0316 or jclose.gfyouthhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.grandforksyouthhockey.com 8-10 Hibbing, MN: Mite Jamboree, Half-Ice; Contact hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.hcyha.org/tournaments 8-10 Hibbing, MN: Mini-Mite Jamboree, CrossIce; Contact hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.hcyha.org/tournaments 8-10 Isanti, MN: Ruckus on the Rum Squirt B Tournament; Contact JP Wright (763) 444-6432 or isantiicearena@gmail.com or visit www.cambridgeisantihockey.org 8-10 Lakeville, MN: Cougar Classic, Bantam B2; Contact Brian Peterson (612) 708-0336 or tournamentdirector@lakevillehockey.org or visit www.lakevillehockey.org 8-10 Luverne, MN: Blazing Blades Tournament, Squirt B; Contact Eric Edstrom (507) 380-1002 or ericedstrom@hotmail.com or visit www.luvernehockey.com 8-10 Mason City, IA: J2K Tournament, Bantam/ PeeWee; Contact Jennifer Pearce at jpearce1206@ gmail.com or visit www.mcmohawkhockey.com 8-10 Moorhead, MN: Hot Potato, Girls 12U A; Visit www.moorheadyouthhockey.com 8-10 New Hope, MN: 31st Annual Knockdown at New Hope, Bantam A, PeeWee A & Squirt A; Contact Susie Melynchuk at smelynchuk@comcast.net or visit www.armstrongcooperhockey.org 8-10 New Ulm/Sleepy Eye, MN: Mite; Contact Alissa Griebel (507) 276-5612 or bagriebel12@gmail.com or visit newulm.pucksystems2.com 8-10 Proctor, MN: Squirt A; Contact Jason Seguin (218) 730-7139 or pahatournamentdirector@gmail.com or visit www.proctorhockey.com 8-10 Rice Lake, WI: PeeWee A & B; Contact Josh Tomesh (715) 651-7217 or jtomesh@hotmail.com or visit www.ricelakehockey.com 8-10 River Falls, WI: Bantam B (WI)/Bantam C (MN); Contact Marissa Feely (651) 983-6350 or rfhockeytourney@gmail.com or visit riverfalls.pucksystems.com 8-10 Siren, WI: Bantam C (WI 3B/4A); Contact Michelle Nutter at michelle@ northernwisconsintitlesearch.com or visit www.burnettyouthhockey.com 8-10 Thief River Falls, MN: Squirt A; Contact Rick Nordhagen (218) 289-2408 or rntrfaha@mncable.net or visit www.trfaha.org 8-10 Warroad, MN: Squirt A & B; Contact Robin Marvin (218) 452-0185 or visit www.visitwarroad.com 8-10 Waseca, MN: Girls 12U B & 10U B; Contact Shelly Kuster (507) 461-7657 or estelaraeh@ gmail.com or visit www.wasecahockey.org 8-10 Worthington, MN: PeeWee; Contact Nik Anderson (813) 546-2405 or nikelasanderson@ yahoo.com or visit www.wgtnhockey.net 9-10 Coleraine, MN: “Misky” Memorial, Squirt B; Contact Rebecca Walker (218) 360-0157 or nwlamb@yahoo.com or visit www.gahamn.org 9-10 Hermantown, MN: Girls 10U B; Contact Amber Marion at hawkdome@isd700.org or visit www.hermantownhockey.com 9-10 Hudson, WI: Raider Girls Half-Ice 8U Jamboree; Contact Bob Mueller (715) 716-0606 or bobmhockey@gmail.com or visit www.hudsonhockey.com 9-10 Silver Bay, MN: Squirt B; Contact Mike Guzzo (218) 226-4214 or silverbayarena@hotmail.com or visit www.silverbayhockey.com 14-17 Eden Prairie, MN: Prairie Madness, Bantam C, PeeWee C, Squirt C; Contact Shelly Heggestad at tournaments@ephockey.com or visit www.ephockey.com 14-17 Fargo, ND: Squirt International, Squirt B1; Contact Sommer Lockhart (701) 235-4300 or sommerl@fargohockey.org or visit www.fargohockey.org

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15-16 Devils Lake, ND: Mikal Wakefield Memorial Mite Jamoboree; Contact Terry Wallace (701) 662-8243 or twallacedlpb@gondtc.com or visit www.dlparkboard.org 15-17 Amery, WI: PeeWee B (WI 3A/2B/1C) & Squirt C (WI 3B/4A); Contact Mariann Sobczak (715) 557-1878 or mariannjanetta@gmail.com or visit www.ameryhockey.com 15-17 Baldwin, WI: Squirt B1 (WI 2A/3A) & Squirt C (WI 2B/3B); Contact Michelle Stevens (507) 2721212 or tournamentdirector@baldwinhockey.org or visit baldwin.pucksystems2.com 15-17 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, Squirt B; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 15-17 Duluth, MN: Congdon Northern MN Blades of Steel, Squirt B; Contact Lynden Medlin (218) 3435030 or aemduluth@yahooo.com or visit www.duluthhockey.com 15-17 Grand Forks, ND: Bantam B; Contact Jessie Close (701) 787-0316 or jclose.gfyouthhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.grandforksyouthhockey.com 15-17 Green Bay, WI: Maryann Robinson Girls Tournament; Girls 14U, 12U & 10U; Contact Don Chilson (920) 403-2000 or donchilson@netnet.net 15-17 Hermantown, MN: Mite 1; Contact Amber Manion at hawkdome@isd700.org or visit www.hermantownhockey.com 15-17 La Crosse, WI: Chill Classic, PeeWee B; Contact Ryan Egan at regan@crchill.com or visit www.greenislandice.com/tournaments 15-17 Moorhead, MN: Mashup, PeeWee B2; Visit www.moorheadyouthhockey.com 15-17 River Falls, WI: Bantam A (WI)/Bantam B (MN); Contact Marissa Feely (651) 983-6350 or rfhockeytourney@gmail.com or visit riverfalls.pucksystems.com 15-17 Siren, WI: Girls 15U B (WI U14 A); Contact Michelle Nutter at michelle@ northernwisconsintitlesearch.com or visit www.burnettyouthhockey.com 15-17 Somerset, WI: Junior Gold B & 16U; Contact Jim Urquhart (763) 218-1385 or jurq121@icloud.com or visit www.somersethockey.com 15-17 Superior, WI: Squirt B; Contact Steve Nelson at steve@sahahockey.com or visit www.sahahockey.com 15-17 Winona, MN: PeeWee C & Squirt C; Contact Ditlev Larsen at dlarsen@winona.edu or visit www.winona.pucksystems2.com 16 Grand Rapids, MN: Mites; Contact Colleen Forrest at grhockey55744@yahoo.com or visit www.grhockey.com 16 New Richmond, WI: Mite Invitational; Contact Barry Cunningham (651) 283-0072 or tournaments@ nryha.net or visit www.nryha.net 16-17 Hudson, WI: Raider Classic, Bantam A; Contact Bob Mueller (715) 716-0606 or bobmhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.hudsonhockey.com 16-17 Red Wing, MN: Shiver River Mite Jamboree; Contact Casey Tanner (651) 380-9511 or casey.tanner6@yahoo.com or visit www.redwingathleticassociation.org/RW-youth-hockey 16-17 Sioux Falls, SD: Mite Falls Freeze Tournament, Mite A & B; Contact Brian Dozark (605) 220-4032 or brian.dozark@sfflyers.com or visit www.siouxfallsflyers.com 18 Blaine, MN: The Rush 3v3, Mite A, Mite B, Squirt A, Sauirt B, Girls 8U, Girls 10UA, Girls 10U B; Contact Kristi King (763) 785-5649 or kking@superrink.org or visit www.nscsports.org/therush3v3 21-21 Fargo, ND: Squirt International, Squirt A; Contact Sommer Lockhart (701) 235-4300 or sommerl@fargohockey.org or visit www.fargohockey.org 22-24 Baldwin, WI: PeeWee B1 (WI 2A/3A) & PeeWee C (WI 2B/3B); Contact Michelle Stevens (507) 272-1212 or tournamentdirector@baldwinhockey.org or visit baldwin.pucksystems2.com 22-24 Eden Prairie, MN: Prairie Meltdown, Girls 10U A & B; Contact Shelly Heggestad at tournaments@ ephockey.com or visit www.ephockey.com 22-24 Faribault, MN: Squirt C; Contact Pat Nesburg at fhatournaments@gmail.com or visit www.faribaulthockey.com 22-24 Green Bay, WI: George Heimbuch Tundra Tussle, Bantam B, PeeWee B, Squirt B; Contact Don Chilson (920) 403-2000 or donchilson@netnet.net 22-24 Hermantown, MN: Mite 2; Contact Amber Manion at hawkdome@isd700.org or visit www.hermantownhockey.com 22-24 La Crosse, WI: Chill Classic, Squirt B; Contact Ryan Egan at regan@crchill.com or visit www.greenislandice.com/tournaments 22-24 Moorhead, MN: Curly Fry Classic, Girls 10U A; Visit www.moorheadyouthhockey.com 22-24 Superior, WI: Mite 2; Contact Steve Nelson at steve@sahahockey.com or visit www.sahahockey.com 23-24 Babbitt, MN: End of the Road Over 50 Hockey Tournament; Contact Duane Lossing (218) 7504425 or duanelossing@hotmail.com 23-25 Fergus Falls, MN: Girls 8U; Contact Darren Krein (701) 640-6980 or d3krein@gmail.com or visit www.fergusfallshockey.pucksystems.com

MARCH 2019 1-3 Marshall, MN: Mites & Mini-Mites; Contact Graham Falde (612) 730-5074 or gfalde@gmail.com or visit marshall.pucksystems2.com 5-7 Blaine, MN: Ironman Adult Tournament, Men’s B, C, CII & D; Contact Eric Besse (763) 7173210 or ebesse@superrink.org or visit www.nscsports.org/ironmanhockey 8-10 Des Moines, IA: Sticking It To Canver MITEE-March Year End Tournament; Contact Travis Hamilton (515) 250-7583 or mrhockey22@hotmail.com or visit www.dmyha.com 8-10 Mankato, MN: Mite Jamboree; Contact Kcarie Sing at kcarie.sing@gmail.com or visit www.mankatohockey.com 8-10 Spirit Lake, IA: Sticks and Slides Girls Jamboree, 12U & 10U; Contact Brandi Danielson (712) 3307110 or brandid@whatakitchen.com or visit www.bojibayice.com 8-10 Worthington, MN: Mite/Mini-Mite; Contact Nik Anderson (813) 546-2405 or nikelasanderson@ yahoo.com or visit www.wgtnhockey.net 15-17 Burnsville, MN: March Madness Memorial Adult Hockey Tournament, Open, 30+; Visit www.burnsvilleicecenter.org 15-17 Mankato, MN: Brian Fazio Memorial Adult Hockey Tournament, 18+, 25+, 35+; Contact Nate Brekke (507) 340-0728 or mankatohockey@hotmail.com or visit www.katohockey.com 15-17 New Richmond, WI: Senior Men’s (no check); Contact Barry Cunningham (651) 283-0072 or tournaments@nryha.net or visit www.nryha.net 15-17 River Falls, WI: Mites 3/4 Shamrock Shootout; Contact Marissa Feely (651) 983-6350 or rfhockeytourney@gmail.com or visit riverfalls.pucksystems.com 23-25 River Falls, WI: Fat Boys (Old Timers); Contact Doug Black at ddblack@vector1776.com 29-31 Blaine, MN: AAA Opener, Boys Open 20062010/11; Contact Randy Peake (763) 744-8610 or randy@northlandhockeygroup.com or visit www.aaatournaments.com 29-31 Somerset, WI: Spartan Senior Men’s Tournament; Contact Dan Gilkerson (715) 222-2448 or dgilkerson@somersethockey.com or visit www.somersethockey.com

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26-28 Green Bay, WI: Cheese Cup, Boys 20042006, Girls 10U, 12U & 14U; Contact Don Chilson (920) 403-2000 or donchilson@netnet.net 26-28 St. Cloud, MN: Mountain Dew Blast, Boys Open 2005-2007; Contact Randy Peake (763) 744-8610 or randy@northlandhockeygroup.com or visit www.aaatournaments.com

JULY 2019 MAY 2019 3-5 Blaine, MN: Mountain Dew Blast, Boys Open 2003; Contact Randy Peake (763) 744-8610 or randy@northlandhockeygroup.com or visit www.aaatournaments.com 3-5 Blaine, MN: Mountain Dew Blast, Girls Open 10U-16U; Contact Randy Peake (763) 744-8610 or randy@northlandhockeygroup.com or visit www.aaatournaments.com 3-5 Fargo, ND/Moorhead, MN: Mountain Dew Blast, Boys Open 2005-2010; Contact Randy Peake (763) 744-8610 or randy@northlandhockeygroup.com or visit www.aaatournaments.com 10-12 Blaine, MN: Walleye Chop, Men’s A, B, C, CII, D & Novice, Women’s A, B & C; Contact Eric Besse (763) 717-3210 or ebesse@superrink.org or visit www.nscsports.org/walleyechop 10-12 Green Bay, WI: Cheese Cup, Boys 20072010; Contact Don Chilson (920) 403-2000 or donchilson@netnet.net 10-12 Twin Cities, MN: Spring Stampede AAA Tournament, Boys U16 & 2003-2011, Girls U8-U14; Contact Dan Iannazzo (763) 225-7320 or dan@ midwesthockey.net or visit www.mhptournaments.com 17-19 St. Cloud, MN: Mountain Dew Blast, Boys Open 2004; Contact Randy Peake (763) 744-8610 or randy@northlandhockeygroup.com or visit www.aaatournaments.com 17-19 Twin Cities, MN: Spring Stampede AA Tournament, Boys U16 & 2003-2011, Girls U8-U14; Contact Dan Iannazzo (763) 225-7320 or dan@midwesthockey.net or visit www.mhptournaments.com 17-21 Twin Cities, MN: Mountain Dew Blast, Boys Open 2005-2010; Contact Randy Peake (763) 744-8610 or randy@northlandhockeygroup.com or visit www.aaatournaments.com 24-26 Duluth, MN: MN Female Elite Prospects Showcase, Girls 16U & U19; Contact Kevin Mudrak (218) 522-1375 or kmudrak@yahoo.com or visit www.mnfemalehockey.com

APRIL 2019 JUNE 2019 5-7 Blaine, MN: AAA Opener, Boys Open 20032005; Contact Randy Peake (763) 744-8610 or randy@northlandhockeygroup.com or visit www.aaatournaments.com 5-7 Sioux Falls, SD: AAA Opener, Boys Open 2007-2010; Contact Randy Peake (763) 744-8610 or randy@northlandhockeygroup.com or visit www.aaatournaments.com 5-7 Twin Cities, MN: Early Trailblazer AAA Tournament, Boys U16 & 2003-2011, Girls U8-U14; Contact Dan Iannazzo (763) 225-7320 or dan@midwesthockey.net or visit www.mhptournaments.com 6-7 La Crosse, WI: Chill Classic, Advanced Mites, 2010s only; Contact Ryan Egan at regan@crchill.com or visit www.greenislandice.com/tournaments 11-14 Twin Cities, MN: 10th Annual Border Battle AAA Tournament, 2004-2010, U16 & U18 Boys, U10U16 Girls; Contact Dan Gilkerson (715) 222-2448 or dgilkerson@nextlevelhockey.net 12-14 Blaine, MN: Stick It To Cancer, Women’s: A, B1, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3 & College, Youth 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U & 19U; Contact Kristi King (763) 7855649 or kking@superrink.org or visit www.nscsports.org/ stickit 12-14 Sioux Falls, SD: AAA Opener, Boys Open 2005 & 2006; Contact Randy Peake (763) 744-8610 or randy@northlandhockeygroup.com or visit www.aaatournaments.com 12-14 St. Cloud, MN: AAA Opener, Girls Open 10U-16U; Contact Randy Peake (763) 744-8610 or randy@northlandhockeygroup.com or visit www.aaatournaments.com 12-14 Twin Cities, MN: Early Trailblazer AA Tournament, Boys U16 & 2003-2011, Girls U8-U14; Contact Dan Iannazzo (763) 225-7320 or dan@midwesthockey.net or visit www.mhptournaments.com 19-21 St. Cloud, MN: Mountain Dew Blast, Boys Open 2008-2010; Contact Randy Peake (763) 744-8610 or randy@northlandhockeygroup.com or visit www.aaatournaments.com

21-23 Plymouth, MN: NHG Cup, Girls Open 10U & 12U; Contact Randy Peake (763) 744-8610 or randy@northlandhockeygroup.com or visit www.aaatournaments.com

21-23 Blaine/Plymouth, MN: NHG Cup, Boys Open 2006-2010; Contact Randy Peake (763) 744-8610 or randy@northlandhockeygroup.com or visit www.aaatournaments.com

19-21 Duluth, MN: 14th Annual Northern Exposure AAA Hockey Tournament, 2002/03-2010; Contact Kasey Yoder (651) 432-1840 or kaseyyoder@gmail.com or visit www.northernexposureaaahockey.com

AUGUST 2019 2-4 Sioux Falls, SD: Combat Cup, Boys Open 2007-2010; Contact Randy Peake (763) 744-8610 or randy@northlandhockeygroup.com or visit www.aaatournaments.com 9-11 Twin Cities, MN: Combat Cup, Boys Open 2003-2010; Contact Randy Peake (763) 744-8610 or randy@northlandhockeygroup.com or visit www.aaatournaments.com 16-18 Sioux Falls, SD: Combat Cup, Boys Open 2003-2006; Contact Randy Peake (763) 744-8610 or randy@northlandhockeygroup.com or visit www.aaatournaments.com 16-18 Twin Cities, MN: Combat Cup, Girls Open 10U-16U; Contact Randy Peake (763) 744-8610 or randy@northlandhockeygroup.com or visit www.aaatournaments.com 16-18 Twin Cities, MN: Summer Round-Up AA Tournament, Boys U16 & 2003-2011, Girls U8-U14; Contact Dan Iannazzo (763) 225-7320 or dan@ midwesthockey.net or visit www.mhptournaments.com 23-25 Twin Cities, MN: Summer Round-Up AAA Tournament, Boys U16 & 2003-2011, Girls U8-U14; Contact Dan Iannazzo (763) 225-7320 or dan@ midwesthockey.net or visit www.mhptournaments.com No portion of the tournament calendar may be copied, reproduced or transmitted without written permission from Let’s Play Hockey and its publisher.

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Champlin Park PeeWee C wins home tournament

Champlin Park PeeWee C came out on top in the Champlin Park Rebel Thanksgiving Classic Tournament. Champlin Park played Armstrong/Cooper in the championship game on Sunday, Nov. 25. It was a well-played game by both teams, providing lots of excitement and action with Champlin Park emerging with the win and clinching first place.

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Roseville Bantam A wins Cardinal Clash

On Nov. 9, the Roseville Bantam A team loaded up their gear and made their way to the Coon Rapids Arena for the Cardinal Clash Hockey Tournament. The players appeared relaxed, confident and perhaps a bit anxious as they listened to a wide range of music including Neil Diamond, Johnny Cash and other fine artists (most not known to the 46-year-old driver) on the 35-minute ride to the arena.

The first game of the tournament slotted the Raiders against the Stormhawks from Chaska/Chanhassen. Both teams were a bit sloppy early, passes were just a bit off as the teams tried to get rid of their early game jitters. The teams traded goals in the first period and the score ended 2-2 after the first period. The Raiders were relentless, showering the Stormhawks’ goalie with one shot after another. The team showed their depth by pouring in five unanswered goals from five different players. Overall, 10 Roseville players ended up on the scoresheet and the stingy defensemen limited a good CC team to 10 shots.

In advancing to the semifinals, the Raiders earned a game with the White Hawks from Mound Westonka. The White Hawks were coming off an impressive 1-0 shutout over Armstrong Cooper. Both teams opened the game fast with good scoring opportunities on both sides. The Raiders lit the lamp about halfway through the first period, added two more goals in the second and two more in the third period to complete a 5-0 shutout win.

The championship game pitted the Raiders against the host Cardinals. Coon Rapids gained their spot in the title game with wins over Kennedy Richfield and Spring Lake Park. The Raiders were ready from the opening drop of the puck and struck early, taking 1-0 a mere 36 seconds into the game,

then netted another goal halfway through the first period. Inspired by their large home crowd, the Cardinals would not be denied and cut the lead in half late in the first. The Cardinals reversed things in the second, scoring two goals to Roseville’s one goal.

It was 3-3 heading to the third.

Goaltending and missed opportunities were the story in the third period, but the goalies stood tall and the score remained tied throughout the period and through an exciting five-minute 4 on-4 overtime. The Cardinal Clash championship would be decided in a shootout.

Roseville’s ZackGoodwin started the shootout by tickling the twine on a slick stickhandling move. Coon Rapids answered with a goal of its own. Ian Macklem was next up for the Raiders and he showed off his shootout prowess with a great move of his own and a goal. Roseville goalie Joey Heiple was successful in stopping the next Coon Rapids’ shooter. Roseville’s Mike Heffernan was stymied in his attempt. With the help of some advance scouting from Coach Luke, and a great athletic play, Roseville’s Heiple made the save on the third Coon Rapids shooter to lift Roseville to the win.

Coach Luke thanked the players for their hard work and determination and called the tournament a good way to start the year, and a solid building block for the rest of the year.

The Roseville A Bantam team is Trey Schabacker, Zack Goodwin, AJ Schreier, Will Haug, Daniel Tschida, Hunter Heffernan, Joey Heiple, Egan Hiber, James Bartel, Chase Smith, Sawyer Cox, Tyler Robillard, Ian Macklem and Colin Sundeen. The team is coached by Luke Christianson, Brad Macklem and Mike Heffernan, and managed by Tammy Heiple.

Moorhead PeeWee B Black wins home tournament

After a few short practices, the Moorhead PeeWee B1 Tournament was the start of the season for Moorhead Black.

After a slow start in the first game, the kids really came together, worked hard and continued to build as a team throughout the weekend and ended up having a successful home tournament. Moorhead Black defeated the Lincoln Jr. Stars, Fargo White and tied Sartell in pool play before defeating St. Cloud in the championship by one goal. The team is coached by Nick Midthune, Josh Jaster and Kevin Krogen. #GOSPUDS

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Mahtomedi Squirt C Blue claims Hopkins Thanksgiving crown

Mahtomedi Squirt C Blue was tremendously excited to win first place in the Hopkins Thanksgiving Tournament on Nov. 23-25.

“This was the first time that our boys really came together and played,” said Stephanie Schrankler, team manager and mother of Brody Schrankler, the team’s right wing. “We were so happy to see all of their hard work at practice pay off in these first games.”

Mahtomedi beat Stillwater 2-1 in the championship after defeating Hopkins and

St. Michael-Albertville earlier in the tournament.

“It was a great start to the hockey season,” said head coach Sheil Nelson. “We have a really great team this year.”

A special mention goes out to Andrew Klingbeil who got a hat trick in two of the three games the team played and to the team’s goalies, Moses Smetana and Blake Mickelson, for their amazing stops.

“We are proud of all of our boys,” said Schrankler. “It was truly a team effort and should be celebrated by all.”

Fergus Falls 10U B takes third at home tournament

The Fergus Falls 10U B girls’ hockey team kicked off its 2018-19 hockey season hosting an invitational tournament. Five teams from around the state showed up to compete in the two-day competition.

The Otters started out the tournament facing the Albert Lea Tigers. Just over seven minutes into the first period, Anna Sem got the game’s first goal, unassisted, giving the Otters a 1-0 lead. Atleigh Shol added an insurance goal shortly into the second period, assisted by Izzy Kenyon-Woessner, to extend the lead to 2-0. The final goal of the game was scored by another Otter, Emma Sandstrom, with just over a minute remaining in the second period. Sandstrom’s goal was assisted by Otters goalie Ella Sem. Ella had eight saves in the game, recording a shutout as the Otters went on to beat the Tigers 3-0.

The Otters faced a very talented East Grand Forks team in game two of the tournament. Five of the eight goals that EGF scored were unassisted. EGF scored three times in the first period, twice in the second period, and three more in the final period, giving them an 8-0 victory over the Otters.

Sem had 28 saves during the game.

Day two of the tournament brought on some great competition for the Otters. They started out Sunday morning facing a tough Apple Valley/Burnsville team. At the end of the first period, the Otters trailed 1-0. However, the Otter girls started to heat up in the second, scoring three consecutive goals to give them a 3-1 lead going into the third period. Each team scored a goal in the third as the Otters edged the Firehawks 4-2. All four Otter goals were scored by four different girls – Shol, Anna Sem, Abygehl Shuman and Nadia Carlson. Both Otter assists came off the stick of Shol.

The fourth and final game for the Otters was against the Roseau Rams. The Rams scored the first five goals of the game before the Otters’ Alana Higbee, put them on the board with just under six minutes remaining in the game. Higbee’s goal was assisted by Atleigh Shol and was the only goal the Otters scored as they fell to the Rams 6-1.

The 10U B girls finished with third place as they went 2-2 on the weekend. The 10U B team is coached by Josh Shol and Lisa Truax.

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