Follow Our Players at Nationals!
No fewer than 10 Team DC players are rostered on 16U and 18U teams competing in this weekend's USA Hockey Nationals. DMV-area teams that qualified this year are the Tri-City Eagles 18U, Reston 18U, Howard Huskies 16U and 18U and Ashburn Xtreme 16U. Team DC has players playing for Tri-City, Reston, Ashburn and Howard 18U.
Play opened in both tournaments yesterday, with the 16s competing in Wayne, NJ, and the 18s facing off in Amherst, NY. Defenseman Jimmy Zinter and his Ashburn Xtreme 16U teammates got off to a strong start with a 5-1 victory over the Chicago Blues in Wayne. The day didn't go as well for our players competing in the 18U tournament, with Howard falling to the New England Edge 3-1 after holding a 1-0 advantage heading into the final period, Tri-City dropping a 4-1 decision to the Golden State Eagles and Reston falling, 6-0, to the Atlanta Knights.
Team DC's Devin Lowe of the Huskies scored his team's lone goal, while Team DC goaltender Charlie O'Mara allowed just one goal on 12 shots in 26 minutes of action for Tri-City. Team DC alternate netminder Jacob Cutter stopped 10 of the 12 shots fired his way for Howard. Other Howard players on the Team DC roster include defensemen Tiger Lindsay and Matt Cremen. Other Tri-CIty players playing for Team DC include forwards Trevor Dixon and Phil Satin and defenseman Austin Kelly. Forward Kevin Polak is the lone Reston representative on Team DC.
All four teams are back in action today and tomorrow, and you can follow all of the action via live webstream at www.Fasthockey.com:
Remaining USA Hockey Nationals Schedule for Team DC players:
Friday, April 1
10:15 a.m. - Tri-City 18U vs. St. Claire Shores Saints
12:00 p.m. - Howard 18U vs. Phoenix Jr. Coyotes
2:15 p.m. - Reston 18U vs. Utah Golden Eagles
4:00 p.m. - Ashburn 16U vs. Team Wisconsin
Saturday, April 2
10:15 a.m. - Howard 18U vs. Boise Hawks
10:30 a.m. - Ashburn 16U vs. Skylands Kings
12:00 p.m. - Reston 18U vs. Maine Moose
4:15 p.m. - Tri-City 18U vs. Team Ohio
Good luck to all of our participants and all of the local teams competing in USA Hockey Nationals!