Alaska State Hockey Association

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Youth Tier II - 14U 2A - Alaska Stars

Youth Tier II - 18U 1A - Alaska Oilers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Monday, May 3, 2021

Youth and Girls Champions Crowned at Chipotle-USA Hockey National Championships

Twelve Different States Represented by Championship Teams

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The 2021 Chipotle-USA Hockey National Championships crowned champions at 22 different classifications, across six different host sites across the country. Champions hail from 12 different states, including seven states with multiple teams.

As part of USA Hockey Nationals, some 4,000 players have competed for American hockey top honors in the youth, girls, high school and adult levels at various host sites across the United States between mid-April, and now culminating into the championship matchups.

For complete coverage, USA Hockey provides news stories, scoring, stats, standings and photos from all of the action on Nationals.USAHockey.com and USAHockey.com/adultnationals. Fans can re-live all of the action from each tournament on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram using the #USAHNationals hashtag.

**2021 USA Hockey National Championship Matchups**
Classification	Host Site	Champion	Final Score
Youth Tier I 14U	Dallas, Texas	Shattuck-St. Mary's (MN)	7-2
Youth Tier I 150	Dallas, Texas	Honeybaked (MI)	6-3
Youth Tier I 16U	Maryland Heights, Mo.	NJ Avalanche (NJ)	5-1
Youth Tier I 18U	Maryland Heights, Mo.	Rochester Youth Hockey (NY)	4-2
Girls Tier I 14U	West Chester, Pa.	Chicago Mission (IL)	2-1, OT
Girls Tier I 16U	West Chester, Pa.	Detroit Little Caesars (MI)	5-2
Girls Tier I 19U	West Chester, Pa.	Chicago Mission (IL)	4-1
Youth Tier II 14U 1A	Dallas, Texas	Charleston Jr. Stingrays (SC)	5-4, OT
Youth Tier II 14U 2A	Dallas, Texas	Alaska Stars (AK)	5-3
Youth Tier II 14U 3A	Dallas, Texas	Woodbridge Wolfpack (NJ)	3-0
Youth Tier II 16U 1A	Grand Rapids, Mich.	Atlanta Fire (GA)	4-3, OT
Youth Tier II 16U 2A	Grand Rapids, Mich.	Ashburn Xtreme (VA)	5-4, OT
Youth Tier II 16U 3A	Grand Rapids, Mich.	USA Eagles (MI)	3-2
Youth Tier II 18U 1A	Green Bay, Wis.	Alaska Oilers (AK)	4-3, OT
Youth Tier II 18U 2A	Green Bay, Wis.	Ashburn Xtreme (VA)	4-1
Youth Tier II 18U 3A	Green Bay, Wis.	Janesville Jr. Jets (WI)	3-2
Girls Tier II 14U 1A	Denver, Colo.	Detroit Honeybaked (MI)	3-1
Girls Tier II 14U 2A	Denver, Colo.	Assabet Valley (MA)	3-2, SO
Girls Tier II 16U 1A	Denver, Colo.	RM Lady RoughRiders (CO)	3-2, OT
Girls Tier II 16U 2A	Denver, Colo.	Minnesota Prep Orange (MN)	3-2, OT
Girls Tier II 19U 1A	Denver, Colo.	MCYH Edge (NY)	3-0
Girls Tier II 19U 2A	Denver, Colo.	Minnesota Prep Black (MN)	5-1

NOTES: A list of previous USA Hockey national championships dating back to 1938 can be found here … For more information about the 2021 USA Hockey National Championships, click here.

For more information, contact Aaron Westendorf (aaron.westendorf@usahockey.org/ 719.538.1176).

NHL 2021 Most Valuable Hockey Family!

The Owen family of Homer has won the NHL Most Valuable Hockey Family award, adding another accolade to their trophy case right next to the Homer High School hockey team’s 2021 state championship trophy.

The NHL Most Valuable Hockey Family award is given out annually and is an opportunity to recognize outstanding parents, guardians, and mentors in the youth hockey community.

Chris Owen is a hockey coach in Homer along with his wife Joanna. The two got married after years of coaching with each other. Chris’s daughter Haylee Owen is no stranger to the ice either, having played hockey in Homer for several years, including on this year’s state championship team.

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USA Hockey Names Hockey Club Fairbanks Model Association

The youth hockey club becomes the first Model Association in Alaska

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Hockey announced today that Hockey Club Fairbanks has earned designation as a USA Hockey Model Association, becoming the first Model Association from Alaska and increasing the total number nationwide to 25.

With the designation, Hockey Club Fairbanks has committed to fully implement programming dedicated to age-appropriate, age-specific skill development in accordance with USA Hockey's American Development Model throughout the 8-and-Under, 10-and-Under and 12-and-Under age classifications.

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