FOUR MORE: Sabres Reign

For just the second time in program history, the ShattuckSt. Mary’s Hockey Center of Excellence finished with four USA Hockey National Championships in a single season as four teams capped off the year with a national title.

The Boys and Girls Prep teams won the Tier I 18U Boys and Tier I 19U Girls championships, respectively. Additionally, SSM had a lock on the High School National Championships with the Boys AAA team winning the prep division and the Girls U19 team running away with the girls division trophy. The winning spree kicked off on Monday, March 27 in Plymouth, Minnesota as the Sabres claimed their first two titles with Boys AAA and Girls U19 winning their respective divisions. Boys AAA got things rolling with a dominant 10-0 victory over New Trier Green in the championship game.

In the tournament, SSM outscored its opponents 26-2 and did not allow an even-strength goal in the tournament. This was also the second year in a row that the team finished on top as it won the High School Division I title last season.

Following up on the morning’s excitement, the Girls U19 team earned its first ever national title in thrilling fashion, defeating Anchorage 2-0. Payton Holloway’s (PG) first period goal was the difference-maker and Hailey Anderson ’23 capped things off with an empty netter with 15 seconds remaining to start the celebration for the Shattuck-St. Mary's faithful.

One week later, the Sabre domination continued as the Girls Prep team captured its ninth national championship in team history in Dallas, Texas. The team had an impressive run to the title as they went undefeated in six games and