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7 Minnesota Teams Headed to Tier 1 Nationals

By Minnesota Hockey, 04/04/17, 10:15AM CDT

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Minnesota will be well represented at USA Hockey’s Tier 1 National Championships, which are set to begin Thursday, April 6 at sites across the country. Seven teams from Minnesota — one at each level of competition – will represent the Minnesota District at the tournaments.

The Minnesota Green Giants (Youth 15) and Minnesota Lakers (Girls 14U) will make their first appearance at USA Hockey’s National Championships, becoming the first-ever representatives from the CCM Minnesota Hockey High Performance Tier 1 Leagues. The CCM HP Tier 1 Leagues were a key component of the new framework for Tier 1 hockey in Minnesota. The framework established a before/after structure for Tier 1 competition to allow for players to return to their association or high school teams.   

Shattuck-St. Mary’s, which is recognized as the only in-season Tier 1 program in Minnesota, will send five teams to the National Championships, including four teams who enter among the top two seeds at their level.  At last year’s championships, Shattuck-St. Mary’s claimed the national titles at the Youth 14U, Youth 16U, Girls 16U and Girls 19U levels. Shattuck-St. Mary’s Girls 16U team has won the past four championships and will look to extend their national title streak to five consecutive years.

The pool play schedule for each of the teams from Minnesota is listed below. For official updates and results, visit nationals.usahockey.com

Youth 14U - Shattuck-St. Mary's

Day Date Time Opponent Score
Thursday April 6 6:05 PM Pittsburgh Penguins Elite 3-2
Friday April 7 10:00 AM Alaska Oilers 1-3
Saturday April 8 4:15 PM New Jersey Colonials 5-4 (OT)

Youth 15 - MN Green Giants

Day Date Time Opponent Score
Thursday April 6 11:15 AM North Jersey Avalanche 1-5
Friday April 7 3:30 PM Pittsburgh Penguins Elite 1-7
Saturday April 8 10:00 AM Compuware 1-4

Youth 16U - Shattuck-St. Mary's

Day Date Time Opponent Score
Thursday April 6 11:00 AM Tampa Scorpions 5-3
Friday April 7 12:00 PM Cape Cod Whalers 6-2
Saturday April 8 12:00 PM Colorado Thunderbirds 5-2
Sunday April 9 10:15 AM Omaha AAA 4-1
Monday April 10 9:00 AM Compuware 1-2

Youth 18U - Shattuck-St. Mary's

Day Date Time Opponent Score
Thursday April 6 2:00 PM PAL Jr. Islanders 6-2
Friday April 7 3:30 PM Little Caesars 7-1
Saturday April 8 2:00 PM Yale Bulldogs 5-4 (OT)
Sunday April 9 12:30 PM Team Wisconsin 2-3 (OT)

Girls 14U - MN Lakers

Day Date Time Opponent Score
Thursday April 6 8:00 AM Chicago Mission 1-2
Friday April 7 10:05 AM Dallas Stars Elite 1-3
Saturday April 8 1:10 PM Pittsburgh Penguins Elite 3-2

Girls 16U - Shattuck-St. Mary's

Day Date Time Opponent Score
Thursday April 6 11:40 AM Team North Dakota 18-1
Friday April 7 11:50 AM Detroit HoneyBaked 5-2
Saturday April 8 3:00 PM MA Spitfires 4-0
Sunday April 9 4:10 PM Pittsburgh Pens Elite 0-1

Girls 19U - Shattuck-St. Mary's

Day Date Time Opponent Score
Thursday April 6 1:50 PM New Jersey Colonials 4-0
Friday April 7 3:40 PM Washington Pride 7-1
Saturday April 8 7:25 PM Chicago Young Americans 0-1 (SO)
Sunday April 9 6:10 PM Mid Fairfield CT 1-0
Monday April 10 12:20 PM Chicago Mission 3-1

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