March 24, 2009
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The 2009 USA Hockey National Championships will begin Friday (March 27) with the start of the Tier III Junior A, B & C National Championships in Marlborough, Mass., and the Women's National Championships in Rochester, N.Y. In total, 28 champions will be crowned at the youth, girls’/women’s, junior and adult levels in 11 cities across America.
2009 USA Hockey National Championships Schedule | Tier III Junior National Championships Date | Classification | Site | March 27-31 | Tier III A, B & C | Marlborough, Mass. |
Youth, Girls' & Women's National Championships
presented by Easton and McDonald's Date | Classification | Site | March 27-29 | Women's | Rochester, N.Y. | April 1-5 | Girls' | Rochester, N.Y. | | April 1-5 | Youth Tier I/II 12 & Under | Indian Trail, N.C. | | April 1-5 | Youth Tier I/II 14 & Under | Plano, Texas | April 1-5 | Youth Tier I/II 16 & Under | Chesterfield, Mo. | April 1-5 | Youth Tier I/II 18 & Under | Pittsburgh, Pa. |
Adult National Championships
presented by Labatt Blue
Date | Classification | Site | April 2-5 | Elite/U.S. Checking | Fond du Lac, Wis. | April 2-5 | 30 & Over Non-Checking | Brandon, Fla. | April 2-5 | 40 & Over Non-Checking | Brandon, Fla. | April 16-19 | 50 & Over Non-Checking | Brandon, Fla. | April 16-19 | 60 & Over Non-Checking | Ellenton, Fla. | | April 24-26 | Women's Recreational
50 & Over | Ellenton, Fla. |
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The USA Hockey National Championships welcome teams from various levels and each of USA Hockey’s 12 districts to compete for a national title.
The Youth Tier I and Tier II divisions include competition in the 18 & Under, 16 & Under, 14 & Under and 12 & Under age classifications. Girls’ age levels include 19 & Under, 16 & Under, 14 & Under and 12 & Under. Women’s teams will compete in the Senior A, B, C and 30 & Over categories. Each of the 16 Youth and Girls’ and Women’s National Championships is presented by Easton and McDonald's.
In addition, USA Hockey will host the 2009 Labatt Blue/USA Hockey Adult National Championships. These events will feature seven classifications in three cities across the country, beginning on April 2, with the Elite and U.S. Checking National Championships in Fond du Lac, Wis., and the 30 & Over and 40 & Over National Championships in Brandon, Fla.
USAHockey.com will provide live scoring, stats and standings from each of the Youth, Women’s and Girls’ USA Hockey National Championship sites. Select Youth and Girls’ quarterfinal and semifinal match-ups, along with all of the Youth and Girls’ championship games, will have written recaps on the site. Additionally, USAHockey.com will also accept user-submitted photos and publish them throughout the tournament. Photos can be submitted by clicking here.
USA Hockey, in partnership with FASTHockey, will provide unprecedented live streaming coverage of the upcoming USA Hockey National Championships. Games will be offered on a pay-per-view basis. FASTHockey uses a unique game-credit system for viewing games, offering discounts to customers who watch multiple games. Users who want to watch one or more games must first sign up for a free account at video.FASTHockey.com. Users can then buy game credits - a single game ranges from $6.99 (when one game credit is purchased) to $3.99 (when 100 game credits are purchased). Game credits can be used to watch live games or archives on-demand and never expire.
USA Hockey.com will also provide scores and updates from various National Championship sites via Twitter. Final score updates will be filed online after each game of Youth Nationals and users can elect to follow scores from any and all nationals locations online or on their mobile phones. Click here to learn more.
For more information on the USA Hockey National Championships, click here.
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