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Chaska/Chanhassen PeeWee A takes third in Edina

Front row (l-r): Blake Bigelbach, Baron Bugucki, Jake Campbell, Noah Reeb, Tyler Hromatka, Griffin Nutter, Johnny Abercrombie, Luca Colombo. Second row (l-r): Assistant Coach Erik Hromatka, Assistant Coach Ryan Krzmarzick, Ella Sharkey, Henryk Krzmarzick, Sean Hokkanen, Dylon Olson, Henry Johnson, Drew Lindell, Assistant Coach Nick Bigelbach, Jayden Reiter, Ryan Colleran, Head Coach Jeff Campbell.

Chaska/Chanhassen PeeWee A earned its second tournament trophy of the season, taking third at the 53rd annual Tradition Invitational in Edina on Dec. 28-31. The Stormhawks went 2-1 in pool play, defeating Wayzata 10-5 and Rosemount 5-2 before falling 7-5 to St. Louis Park with the Orioles scoring the game-winning goal in the game’s last minute. In the third-place contest, CC fought back from a pair of two-goal deficits with a four-goal second period to defeat Burnsville/Apple Valley 4-3. For the tournament, every Stormhawk aside from goaltender John Abercrombie tallied at least one point. CC is next in tournament action on Jan. 28-30 in Grand Rapids.

CCHA Squirt C Black wins Squirt Extravaganza

Top row (l-r): Gunnar Flaten, Jack Anderson, Assistant Coach Jerad Payne, Assistant Coach Paul Raukar, Head Coach Jarrett Bowen, Assistant Coach Chad LaGow. Middle row, standing (l-r): Zach Patton, Conner Bowen, Brody Erickson, Alex Bystrzycki. Middle row, kneeling (l-r): Jimmy Payne, Parker LaGow, Zander Houmann, Miles Raucker, Noah Hennagir, Nolan Aulizia. Front row: James Hetzel.

Chaska/Chanhassen Squirt C Black captured its first championship of the season, winning the Osseo/Maple Grove Squirt Extravaganza on Dec. 31-Jan. 2. After an opening 4-3 win over eventual consolation champ Osseo/Maple Grove Gold, the Stormhawks defeated Woodbury 7-3 and Osseo/Maple Grove Black 3-1 to claim the tournament title.

Chaska/Chanhassen 10U B1 takes third in Blaine

Players: Elizabeth Bloedow, Maya Burque, Clara Friant, Kennedy Herrmann, Alexandra Johnson, Lila Jones, Mia McCoy, Charlotte McCurry, Brezlin Overman, Amelia Popa, Palmer Prosser, Maddie Roberts, Hannah Schancer, Quinn Sween, Olivia Thiele, Eleanor Witheridge. Head Coach: Mike Burque, Assistant Coaches: Sam Bloedow, Nick Friant, Eric Overmann, Kevin Roberts.

Chaska/Chanhassen 10U B1 had a great weekend at the Danglefest in Blaine on Dec. 30-Jan. 1. The girls worked hard and finished third in their division. The Stormhawks won games against Andover and Shakopee, but couldn’t find the same magic in the semifinal against eventual champion Woodbury despite some hard work. MVP awards were given to Maddie Roberts, Palmer Prosser and Brezlin Overmann.

CCHA PeeWee C Purple wins Anoka consolation title

Players: Caleb Antonovitch, Andrew Bellefy, William Browne, Lucas Grier, Carson Holthusen, Charles Huppert, Dylan Jackelen, Kade Juliar, Liam O’Reilly, Harvey Perkins, Connor Rydberg, Griffin Stein, Nolan Strand, Cooper Swanson, Shane Willis, Milo Young. Coaches: DJ Bellefy, Zach Perkins.

Chaska/Chanhassen PeeWee C Purple captured the consolation championship of the Anoka Classic on Jan. 6-9. After an opening 6-4 loss to Spring Lake Park, the Stormhawks cruised to the consolation title with a 7-1 win over Northern Edge and a 9-0 victory over St. Louis Park. In the final game, Andrew Bellefy notched his first hat trick of the season, while goalie Harvey Perkins earned his first shutout.

Chaska/Chanhassen Bantam B2 Gold takes second in Elk River

Chaska/Chanhassen Bantam B2 Gold earned runner-up honors at the John Twaddle Memorial Tournament on Jan. 7-9 in Elk River. After an opening 8-4 victory over Osseo/Maple Grove Crimson, the Stormhawks advanced to the championship game with a 6-3 win over Northfield and 6-4 triumph over White Bear Lake. In the title game, CC Gold faced fellow District 6 team Prior Lake Navy, falling 4-1.

Players: Will Bushey, Sam Copen, Mason Gutowsky, Christian Jackson, Ryan Jirele, Ty Johnson, Bridger Kolesar, Desmond McPhillips, Holden Palmquist, Gavin Schmid, Thomas Toohey, Carson Uhlenkamp, Max Worthington, Coleman Zielinski. Co-Head Coaches: Steve Bushey, Brandon Kolesar.

Stillwater wins Albert Lea Squirt A Tourney

Albert Lea runner up at home squirt A tourney

Pemberton Law 12UA Hockey rings in the New Year with a shutout win

PHOTO BY JENNY OLSON Evelyn Wedll sends a shot on goal against the Fargo Freeze.

by Amy Wedll

The Otter Girls’ 12UA Hockey team got back to business after the holidays, hosting the Fargo Freeze 14UB on Jan. 2.

Maddie Brimhall put the Otters in front before a minute had ticked away on the clock. One minute later, she did it again, this time assisted by Averie Tonneson and Kynzie Zender. After two quick goals, the third took a bit longer: Anna Rosa Sem scored off a feed from Brinly Shol with just over a minute to go in the first period, for a 3-0 Otter lead.

Returning for period two, the Otters had to work a little harder for the glory. Finally, with 3 minutes remaining, Tonneson put up goal #4, with Brimhall providing the assist. This would be the only scoreboard activity of the second, for a score of 4-0 Otters.

In the third and final period, the Maroon & Gold again struck quickly, with Sem scoring from Shol and Ella Dirkman in the first minute. Then, making it a 6-pack for the Otters, Evelyn Wedll scored on a juicy rebound from Maggie Greenagel.

A third-period penalty looked to threaten the shutout opportunity, but goalie Mia Olson made a sprawling save to keep the goose egg. In the end, she would earn her 4th shutout of the season, with all 24 Freeze shots denied.

CCHA PeeWee B1 Purple takes third at back-to-back tournaments

Front row: Ethan Rundell. Middle row (l-r): Brooks Conrad, Braden O’Connell, Beckett Eide, Johnny Moore, Ryan Lind. Top row (l-r): Quinn Johnson, Jameson Flannery, Reid McGinn, Finn Johnson, Mitchell Robinson, Wyatt Connors, Casey Becker, James Connors. Not pictured: Aiden Gerding, Coaches Jon Johnson, Tom Becker, Carl Robinson and Ryan Connors.

CCHA PeeWee B1 Purple team captured third-place trophies in back-to-back tournaments in December, defeating the home team in each tourney for the hardware. In the Grand Rapids Star of the North Tournament on Dec. 3-5, Purple team defeated Grand Rapids on Sunday after winning 2 out of 3 pool play games, outscoring Minot and Roseau by a total of 16-1. Two weeks later in the PeeWee Showdown in Bloomington, Purple advanced to the third-place game after a 2-1 record in pool play. After losing to a top Woodbury Black team in pool play, the Stormhawks defeated Buffalo and St. Louis Park, outscoring their opponents 13-2. In a thrilling third-place showdown, CC Purple led Jefferson throughout the game and held off a late comeback attempt to win 6-5.

CCHA 10UA wins Danglefest championship

Players: Emmy Blahoski, Grace Gerebi, Joey Hartle, Kami Huh, Keely Huh, Dana Madsen, Avery Moe, Audrey Nichols, Leighton O’Leary, Ella Olsen, Ellie Parrington, Ruby Simet, Raeya Svobodny, Ainsley Ward. Co-Head Coaches: Drew Nichols, Justin Olsen. Assistant Coaches: Nick Gerebi, Jae Huh, Patrick O’Leary.

Chaska/Chanhassen 10U A captured the championship of the Danglefest on Dec. 30-Jan. 1 in Blaine, posting a 5-0 record to earn the team’s first tournament title of the season. The Stormhawks opened with three straight wins in pool play, defeating Forest Lake 4-2, Centennial 6-2 and Osseo/ Maple Grove 4-1. In the semifinals, CC upended Wayzata 4-1 with Keely Huh and Audrey Nichols each posting multi-point games. Behind a shutout from netminder Ruby Simet, the Stormhawks claimed the tournament crown with a 4-0 blanking of Edina in the championship game.