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Most of the coaches and players from the Anaheim Lady Ducks 12 and 14 & Under teams arrived in West Chester in plenty of time for Wednesday’s opening round. But several players had a harrowing trip from the West Coast, making the 9:30 a.m. ET start especially difficult for the 12 & Under squad.

Team Illinois 14 & Under girls’ coach Emily Pemrick knows what it’s like to be the last team standing at Nationals. Her U-14 Team Illinois squad won it all last year in San Jose, Calif., and seven players from the 2006-07 team returned this season.

A glance at the Syracuse Stars 14 & Under girls’ mark of 36-28-12, may leave you wondering how exactly they brought home a New York District championship and are preparing to play in the USA Hockey National Tournament.

State champion Assabet Valley and runner-up, the Massachusetts Spitfires, both earned the opportunity to skate for the 14 & Under crown, but there are few similarities between the two clubs when put in historical context.

Ohio Flames 14 & Under coach Randy Jarvis employs a coaching philosphy akin to the child's game keep away and he plans on continuing it when his team competes in the USA Hockey National Tournament April 2-6 in West Chester, Pa.

In only took two contests in the final district series for Team Illinois to grab the hardware and begin making travel plans for Nationals. Team Illinois won Game 1, 4-1, and Game 2, 3-1, on March 15 at the Glacier Ice Arena in Vernon Hills, Ill.

Bolstered by a stifling defensive effort, Assabet Valley secured a return trip to the USA Hockey National Tournament with a 3-0 triumph over the Massachusetts Spitfires in the title game of the Massachusetts District 14 & Under final on Sunday afternoon at the New England Sports Center.

Katie McGovern scored all three of the Lady Coyotes’ goals, the last coming at 1:53 of the second overtime, to give her team a 3-2 win over Colorado at Alltel Ice Den to give Arizona its first-ever team in the girls’ national tournament.

Jenny Wisniewski played big in goal for 14 & Under Ohio Flames leading her team to a 2-1 victory over Team Pittsburgh that catapults Wisniewski & Co. into the national tournament April 2-6 in West Chester, Pa.

Emily Flom scored two key goals for Little Caesars Sunday in a 4-1 win over Victory Honda in the Michigan District 14 & Under Tier I tournament championship game at the Taylor Sportsplex in Taylor, Mich.