Brian Williams tallied both of the LA Selects' goals on breakaway backhanded shots, including the game-winner with 2:04 remaining in the first overtime, to lift LA to a 2-1 win over Honeybaked in the 2008 USA Hockey 12 & Under Tier I national championship game.Download championship frame
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The Wisconsin Fire took a big step toward its team goal of playing on Sunday at the Tier-I 12 & Under National Championship after being crowned champions at the USA Central District Regionals, held March 14-16 at the Glacier Ice Arena in Vernon Hills, Ill.
Kenton Murphy is coaching in his seventh nationals, and he’ll have to project a calm demeanor to his 12 & Under Tier I team when they start nationals April 2 against the Valley Junior Warriors at the Ice House in Hackensack, N.J.
The New Jersey Rockets clinched the Atlantic District 12 & Under Tier-I championship and flies into nationals looking for a championship.
Perhaps the best way to sum up what makes Eric Comrie a special goalie is to consider what his brother, Mike Comrie of the New York Islanders, said regarding the last time he saw his 12-year-old brother between the pipes.
The latest district championship put the New Jersey Rockets, from Pro Tec Ponds in Somerset, N.J., into the April 2-6 USA Hockey Tier I 12 & Under National Championships at the Ice House in Hackensack, N.J.
With their 5-3 victory over West Seneca in the district championship game last weekend, the Westchester Express 12 & Under team earned a trip to nationals with yet another impressive weekend of hockey.
Zach Hartley jumped on a loose puck in the neutral zone, drove hard to the net, fired a strong shot and Cody Meyer was there to bang home the rebound. Thirty-three seconds into overtime, the game was over and the Wisconsin Fire were on their way to nationals.
Goalie Andrew McLean had to make a couple of tough stops in the final two minutes, but the Colorado Thunderbirds survived to beat Texas 4-3 to win the 12 & Under Rocky Mountain District title on Sunday and move on to the USA Hockeyu National Tournament in Buffalo April 2-6.
After dominating most of their opponents throughout the season, the Los Angeles Selects were in perfect form over the weekend and were crowned Pacific District 12 & Under champions on Sunday after cruising past the Sno-King Thunderbirds, 6-1.
