Yesterday, USA Hockey crowned their Tier 1 and 2 Champions across 19 different divisions. Upsets were plenty as teams from Florida through Alaska flew all over the country to take on the best of the best. Overtimes, shootouts, even advantage goals, shorthanded goals, power play goals and more filled 6 days of non-stop hockey action.
The Maine Moose won their third consecutive Tier 2 U181A national championship while there were two other teams to repeat as national champions, Boys Tier 1 18U Central CT Selects and Girls Tier 1 16U Chicago Mission. Three national championships were decided in overtime and three were decided in shootouts. Overall 12 of the 19 championship games were decided by two goals or less, while six of the games ended in shutouts.
While all of the championship games were memorable for most, some really stood out:
Boys Tier 2 16U1A final where the Jr. Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Atlanta Jr. Kings 2-1 in a shoot out was such an intense final, and while no one likes games ending in a shootout, the excitement was unmatched at the Jr. Knights were elated.
Boys Tier 2 16U2A final was almost as good, as McKinney North Stars went up 3-0 over the Anchorage North Stars, only to see Anchorage score four unanswered goals, including the winner with under a minute to play to win 4-3.
The Girls Tier 1 14U final where the Pittsburg Pens Elite defeated Little Caesars 4-3 in OT was easily the girl’s game of the tournament. The Pens were down 2 with 5 minutes left to play, to go on to win the championship on a shot from the point in OT.
Boys Tier 1 18U championship game saw the Central Ct Selects successfully defended their national title with a 3-2 OT win over the always dangerous North Jersey Avalanche. Central CT Selects were up 2-0 with under a minute left to play, North Jersey pulled the goalie and scored twice in 25 seconds to send the game to OT. The Selects somehow overcame the huge momentum swing and scored 2 minutes into overtime, giving them the championship.
As usual, USA Hockey delivered an outstanding youth nationals experience for thousands of players and families. Below are the final results from each division’s national championship game:
Boys Tier 1
14U Finals
Little Caesars 4
Florida Alliance 0
15U Finals
Little Caesars 4
Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 0
16U Finals
Pittsburg Pens Elite 2
Yale Bulldogs 1
18U Finals
North Jersey Avalanche 2
Central CT Selects 3 (OT) (back to back national champions)
Boys Tier 2 Finals
14U1A
Atlanta Fire Elite 2
KC Mavs 1
14U2A
Carolina Jr. Hurricanes 3
Team South Dakota 0
14U3A
CHA-CSDHL 4 (SO)
Canton Hockey 3
16U1A
Jr. Vegas Golden Knights 2 (SO)
Atlanta Jr. Kings 1
16U2A
Anchorage North Stars 4
McKinney North Stars 3
16U3A
Cheektowaga Hockey 5 (SO)
Falcons Hockey 4
18U1A
Atlanta Phoenix 5
Alaska Oilers 0
18U2A
Maine Moose 6 (three peat)
Mission Red 3
18U3A
Minnesota Moose 4
Team Ohio 5 (OT)
Girls Tier 1
14U
Pittsburg Pens Elite 4 (OT)
Little Caesars 3
16U
Chicago Mission 2 (back to back national champions)
Selects at BK 0
19U
Boston Jr. Eagles 2
Shattuck St. Mary’s 1
Girls Tier 2
14U
North Shore Vipers 5
Boston Jr. Eagles 3
16U
Vt Shamrocks 5
B/R Black Cats 0
19U
Boston Jr. Eagles 6
Concord NH Capitals 1
For full game by game results and state head over to nationals.USAHockey.com
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