The MVI/RV/STP 15UA team rolled into Baldwin, WI this weekend and came back Ice Fest champions.
They tied Hastings 1-1 and then shut out Baldwin-River Falls 4-0 to make it to the championship game. They faced Madison for all the marbles and skated to a commanding 6-0 victory to win the big prize.
Way to go, champs!
The Caps' Peewee C Red team took 3rd at the Stillwater Round-up tourney.
They got off to a great start with a 6-goal win against Wayzata.
What’s remarkable is the Caps’ scoring depth. No Caps player scored more than once in a single game throughout the tourney.
Next up was a tough Dodge County team. The game went into the 3rd period knotted at 2 before Dodge County pulled away.
The Caps roared back defeating hosts, Stillwater Red, 4-2 to scoop up the 3rd place hardware.
Great effort -> great results!
Congrats to the Peewee C Blue team who won the Breezy Point Peewee C tournament this past weekend in Breezy Point, prevailing over Farmington in the championship game. Opening with strong wins over St. Louis Park and Minnetonka, the PWC Blue’s had a tough game against Delano before moving on to face off against Farmington
After a scoreless first period, Farmington took a one goal lead in the second period. The Caps evened it up at the start of the third period, only to have Farmington take the lead again on a penalty shot. After trading goals midway through the third period, the Caps had two goals in quick succession to seal the game and the tournament victory.
“I think we wanted it more than the other team today,” said winger Ansel Nestingen. “The boys played great. We got pucks deep and played all 36 minutes.”
PWC Blue is in action again Tuesday night when it plays Edgcumbe outside at the Edgcumbe recreation center in a true St. Paul Winter Classic!
The Bantam B1 team took their game to Grand Rapids and the results were impressive. They beat Roseau and then shut out host Grand Rapids, who is #12 in the state. They then skated past Buffalo to win their pool with a 3-0 record. In the finals they faced the #3 ranked Bantam B1 team in the state, Moorhead, who also won their pool with a 3-0 record.
They battled hard but fell to a very tough Moorhead team to take 2nd in the tournament. Great job, boys!
The Caps 12UB1 team beat three tough teams to get to the Championship game vs Eden Prairie this weekend. They kept fans on the edges of their seats by going from down 3-1 with 3 minutes left in the game to taking things to overtime. The team battled hard through the 4v4 overtime and ended up coming up short in the shootout.
The players and teamwork were amazing this weekend. This group even had other teams watching and cheering for them. It was an all around top notch effort. Congrats to everyone involved!
In a thrilling, overtime victory the Capitals Squirt B1 team beat Edina 5-4 to win the championship game of the Ice Breaker's Squirt B bracket. The team took an early 2-0 lead, but Edina chipped away to tie the game at 2 goals apiece. The Capitals surged back to take another 2 goal lead. Two quick goals by Edina in the third period tied the game and led to overtime. After three and half minutes of four on four sudden death, the Capitals scored to win the game and the B bracket of our home tournament. Congratulations to Coach Sandvik and his Squirt B1 team!
The Capitals Squirt B2 team had an outstanding tournament as well, beating Saint Michael-Albertville 2-1 in overtime to win the third place game of the B bracket of the Icebreaker. Congratulations to Jed Johnson and his Squirt B2 team!
After beating Alexandria in their opening game, the Capitals Squirt C team lost to Moorhead, putting them in a duel with Wayzata in the third place game of the Squirt C Red bracket. Despite a valiant effort by all the kids, Wayzata prevailed over the Capitals. Congratulations to Adam Sager and his Squirt C team!
And a huge thank you to tournament organizers Ryan Strom, Leann Farrell and andy hoenisch, who made the Icebreaker a tremendous success this year. Thank you to all the volunteers who helped out this weekend, and thank you and congratulations to all the teams that participated in the Icebreaker tournament!
The Caps are getting some great recognition for living up to our values. Here's a note from a tournament host about our Peewee* C Blue team:
"I watched every single game of this tournament, and if we had a sportsmanship trophy it would be going home with your team!
...
You guys played great hockey, but I was most impressed with your sportsmanship!
Truly a class act!"
We never get tired of hearing that kind of feedback!
* Our recent member email newsletter mistakenly identified this team as the Squirt C Blue team. Apologies!
The Capitals Squirt B1 team won the Rochester 56th Annual Squirt B Hockey Inivtational this past weekend in Rochester, Minnesota. Victories on Saturday over Rochester and Des Moines, and a victory Sunday over Alexandria put the Squirt B1s in the championship game against Mankato. The Squirt B1s dominated the first half of the game, but Mankato clawed their way back. Mankato pulled within one with four minutes remaining, but the Squirt B1s played stellar defense over the last four minutes to prevail. Congratulations to Coach Sandvik and his Squirt B1 team on their tournament victory!
See this team in action next Wednesday at 5:45 pm when they travel to the St. Croix Rec Center to face Stillwater Black.
This past weekend's SKATE 218 Girls Tournament in Moorhead was our 10UA team's most recent stop on their barnstorming tour, where the team took 2nd place overall. The girls took first in their tournament pool after commanding victories over Hutchinson, Moorhead, and West Fargo. But they could not overcome Shakopee in a hard fought championship game.
Congratulations to the Capitals 10UA team on their second place at the SKATE 218 girls tourney.
The Capitals Peewee B1 team took third place at the Albert Lea tournament this past weekend. The snow storm Friday left them short handed to start, but the team rallied to win the next three games (two of which were come from behind victories). Our kids worked their butts off and we're extremely proud of them! Congrats to Coach Walz and his team on some well earned hardware! Check back in for reports about other tournament results as they roll in. Go Caps!
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