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The Rep Pee Wees will travel to Huntsville, Alabama for the USA Hockey Tier II Nationals as Pacific District Champions. They will face the Michigan Jaguars, the Seacoast Spartans and the Reston Raiders.
There is an excellent website available that even promises to have live updates during the game:
http://www.peewee-nationals.com/
The twelve teams in the tournament are:
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NORCAL Rep Club Pacific Dist Oakland, CA |
Framingham Jets
Massachusetts Dist Framingham, MA |
Chicago Huskies
Central Dist Chicago, IL |
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Michigan Jaguars Michigan Dist Fraser, MI |
Littleton Hawks
Rocky Mountain Dist Littleton, CO |
Hershey Jr Bears
Atlantic Dist Hershey, PA |
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Reston Raiders Southeast Dist Reston, VA |
Gilmour Sabres
Mid-American Dist Cleveland, OH |
Huntsville Chargers
Host Team Huntsville, AL |
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Seacoast Spartans New England Dist Rochester, NH |
Clifton Park Eagles
New York Dist Clifton Park, NY |
Clifton Park, NY
Alaska North Stars
Alaska Anchorage, AK |
See the USA Hockey District Map for an explanation of each district's territory.
The NORCAL Rep Pee Wee team traveled to Escondido to take part in the California State Tier II Championship, and they brought home 18 championship trophies.
The Pee Wees faced the LA Junior Ice Dogs in the championship Sunday afternoon. After a scoreless first period, Rep opened the scoring at the 12 minute mark of the second period with a goal by Kyle Spraker, assisted by Mike Grzanowski. The next six minutes saw two more Rep goals, by Matt Erickson from Ian Brown and Michael Fink, and by Jeff Hazelwood from Heath Ocampo and Jared Katz. The 3-goal lead did not hold up for long as the Ice Dogs came back with 2 goals of their own, the second coming with 3 minutes remaining in the game. But Jeff Hazelwood's second period goal stood as the game-winner, as the NORCAL Rep Pee Wees under head coach Phil Hazelwood and assistant Bob Fink became the first team in NORCAL Rep and NORCAL history to win a state Tier II title.
The real test of the weekend came Sunday morning in the semi-final game against a determined Westminster Wave team. The Rep team went out to an early lead on a first period goal by Heath Ocampo (assisted by Jeff Hazelwood and Jared Katz), and a goal early in the second period by Nick Brassill (set up by Mike Grzanaowski). But at the 6:32 mark of the second, the Westminster team scored a short-handed goal, followed by a second goal to tie the game with only 17 seconds on the clock in the second.
The action went back and forth in a hard-fought third period, with the Westminster team controlling the play through much of the period. But the Rep defense in front of goaltender Chris Kelley held the Wave in check. Suddenly, an errant pass by a Westminster player near the red line was pounced on by Rep's Heath Ocampo, and he was off to the races, beating the Westminster goalie for the eventual game-winning goal.
The Rep Pee Wees were undefeated in preliminary play, with victories over West Valley Wolves (5-1) and Anaheim Junior Ducks (14-0) and a 5-5 tie with the Beach Cities Lightning.
By virtue of their title, the Rep Pee Wees advance to the Pacific District Championship Tournament in Portland, Oregon, starting March 18th. The winner of that tournament will travel to Huntsville, Alabama to represent the Pacific District in the USA Hockey Tier II National Championships.
Go to http://www.passhockey.com/intro.html and select "Student Spotlight".
With results in from 4 or their final 5 Southwestern League regular season games, the NORCAL Rep Pee Wee team has clinched first place in their division with three wins and a tie.
The Christmas meet in Lakewood California opened with a 15-1 victory over the Utah Stars, a 5-3 win over South Coast Sabres, a 7-1 win over Tacoma Junior Rockets, and a 4-4 tie with the Mountain View Mavericks.
The Rep Pee Wees face the San Diego Gulls on Tuesday, in a battle of division leaders.
The Pee Wees traveled to Littleton, Colorado for the Mile High Invitational Tournament over the long Thanksgiving weekend, and came home bearing the first place trophy.
In five tough preliminary games, the Pee Wees made it clear that they were a force to be reckoned with, notching 4 wins and one loss in preliminary play. They defeated teams from Albuquerque, NM (7-0), Omaha NE (9-1), Utah (7-0) and Phoenix (5-2). Their only loss was to host Littleton, 1-0.
Their 4 wins were enough to secure them the 2nd place seed in the semi finals, where they faced Phoenix for the right to advance to the championship. NORCAL won by a 4-2 score.
This win set up a rematch with host Littleton, the only team to have beaten NORCAL in the tournament. This game was as close as a hockey game can be, going three full periods and a 7-minute overtime with no score. The tournament rules called for a shootout to settle the game, and NORCAL prevailed on a goal by Heath Ocampo in the second round of the shootout.
The final official score showed NORCAL the Champion after a 1-0 OT victory.
The NORCAL Rep Pee Wee Tier II team hosted a weekend of games at their home rink in Oakland, California. They faced the four teams in their division for a second time, and swept all four games, giving them a strong hold on first place in their division.
They opened the weekend with a 5-2 win over Phoenix, followed by a 4-2 win over Dallas, 6-3 victory over Beach Cities and a 5-0 shutout by goalie Daniel Clough over the Los Angeles Wildcats team.
This sets the Pee Wees up for the all-important cross-division weekend in Lakewood over the Christmas Holidays, where they will play 5 games against the teams from the other division in the SYHL.
The NORCAL Rep Pee Wee Tier II team traveled to Phoenix, Arizona to face off against Southwestern League American Conference rivals October 10-11, and came away with four solid wins.
The Reps faced the host Phoenix Jr. Coyotes (5-3), Dallas Jr. Stars (6-3), LA Wildcats (5-2) and the Beach City Lightning (5-2).
The Rep Pee Wees serve as hosts for the next league weekend, November 14-15, playing the same four teams.
The 1998-99 NORCAL Rep Pee Wee team opened their season with a trip to the annual Glacial Gardens Labor Day Hockey Festival. The Pee Wees finished the weekend with two victories over impressive Southern California opponents, including a 7-0 shutout of the West Valley Wolves, a team that last year represented the Pacific District in the Tier II National Championships.
See the Pee Wee Games/Scores page for the scores.
The 97-98 NORCAL Rep Pee Wees represented the Pacific District at the Tier I National Championships in Chicago, Illinois. The team that finished first in the regionals, Alaska, had already been given a bye into the National tournament when the Minnkota district elected not to send a team to Nationals. Because of their second place finish in the district, the Rep team was offered the spot and so were the Pacific District Representative.
The tournament was held April 1-4 in Chicago, Illinois. Although they Pee Wees lost four games, everyone came back enthused and pleased at their effort, and their chance to participate in hockey at its highest level in the country.
The 97-98 NORCAL Rep Pee Wee team finished their trip to the Pacific District Tier I Regionals in Tacoma in second place, with a 3-2 record overall. Qualifying to play in the championship agasint a strong Alaska team, the Pee Wees lost 6-1. Despite the loss, the Pee Wees finished the tournament with their heads high and the satisfaction of having represented NORCAL Rep and California well indeed.
Earlier games were a 7-6 overtime win over Banff (featuring C. J. Viso with four goals in the win); a 4-2 win over the Seattle Sno Kings; a 9-1 win over Seattle Junior Hockey; and a 9-1 loss to the eventual champion, Alaska.
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