Chadders AAA U 18 hosted a round-robin tournament October 10-12th at the Salt Lake City Sports complex. Its rare Chadders plays at home and the team did not disappoint the family and friends who came out to support the team.
Chadders opened the tournament on Friday 10/10 against the Okanagan Hockey Academy. Being from Canada, OHA had predicted they would easily defeat Chadders. Chadders controlled the game and held on for a 3-1 win. Great game to watch.
On Saturday 10/11 Chadders played two games. The first game was against the highly ranked Nevada Stars. The Nevada Stars roster included a familar faces including Coach Pokey Reddick. Reddick has long history against teams from Utah. As a minor league goalie, Reddick visited Utah in the 80s and 90s playing for various Salt Lake Golden Eagles opponents. Its always fun to see someone from my hockey past still in the game. The game was a nerve racking back and forth, they score, we score, they score again type of game. After 11 goals in the first two periods, the third period was a defensive scoreless battle. Chadders managed an impressive 6-5 victory against the higher ranked Stars.
Chadders was 2-0 in the tournament heading into their second game of the day verus the Dallas Penquins. The cocky Penquins came into the game believing they were the better team and would easily win. Chadders dominated the game scoring three goals in the first period and three in the second. Dallas managed three goals but they fell short. Chadders were once again victorius - undefeated on the weekend.
The Championship Game was played on Sunday 10/11. The Dallas Penquins got there chance for revenge. In a penalty filled game (although most penalties were not penalties in my opinion- ridiculous referee), the Dallas Penquins managed to eek out 2-1 win.
Chadders went 3-1 for the weekend and achieved a higher national ranking as a result. Excellent hockey and so fun to watch. Thanks to everyone who came out to see JJ play. Its always more fun when I have friends and family to share the experience with.
JJ's fan club for the weekend inlcuded: Gary, Ruby, Casie, Ty,
Denise, Mike, Alli, Travis, Brian, Nicole, Tara (1st JJ hockey game ever!) , Diego(1st hockey game ever!), Coby, Tara's dad Ted, Debbie (1st hockey game ever!), Freida and her Grandson, and the Johnsons.
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