Training camp is over and preseason action has begun!

JJ and Henry made it to Dryden after three days of driving. Training camp went well. After the first day, JJ was feeling pretty confident he belonged on the team. After training camp, JJ was still on the roster! Great first step.

No onto preseason games! Dryden lost the first two games in overtime. Tough to lose in OT! JJ got his first goal in game 2. See photo of scoresheet. :) Games 3 and 4 are on the road. More details to follow!

JJ really likes his host family. He says they remind him of his grandparents, Ruby and Poppa. He said they cook every night and the house is always full of food. Can't beat that!

Next stop: Junior A Tier 2 Hockey

JJ and Henry left this morning headed to Dryden, Ontario. Home of the Dryden Ice Dogs who are part of the Superior International Jr A Hockey League. Henry played for Dryden last year and pretty much has a spot secured for the upcoming season. JJ will have to show what he's made of during training camp against a pile of Canadian boys. If for some reason JJ doesn't make the team, he does have a spot on a team in Hudson, Wisconsin - the Hudson Crusaders. Dryden is a Tier 2 team. Hudson is a Tier 3 team. So Dryden is definitely the preferred team. So here's to JJ! Go kid go!

Here's a map that shows Dryden (A) and Hudson (B) just so you have a sense of where these places are.

U18s have magnificent run during regional tourney

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 — The Chadders U18 team capped off the season with a fairy tale run to the Final at the Rocky Mtn Regional. Chadders did so by being the Number 1 seed out of their pool.
On Thursday night, the boys nearly stole a win from the Dallas Stars, coming up short 2-1. Vili Mattila(92) scored for Chadders in the third. On Friday in a must win, the team did so, beating the Co Rampage 5-3. JJ Ziegler(91) got his first of four for the tournament.
On Saturday morning, in another must win, Chadders came out on top pf the Mission, 3-2. The team was trailing 2-1 going into the late stages of the third. Cole Klippenstein(92), kept the hope alive, scoring an unassisted end to ender to tie the game at 2 with just over a minute left. Chase McDonald then sent the bench and crowd of families into hysterics when he scored with 42 seconds remaining to send Chadders to the semifinals.
In the semifinal action, Chadders took on Texas Alliance and the Rampage took on the Colorado TBirds. The Tbirds won their semi 3-1, and another late came come back by Chadders sent them to the final, beating Texas, 3-2. Mike Pelletier(92) had the game winner and Ziegler had 3 points.
In the Sunday morning final, Colorado took the trophy with a 2-1 win. Chadders again trailed 1-0 going into the third. Doug Newell(92) evened the score midway through the third on a great single effort goal. The unbelievable run for Chadders came to a crash when Dan Doremus(DU Bound), scored with a minute remaining to end the tournament.

U18s on 7 Game Winning Streak Heading Into Regionals

Monday, March 1, 2010 — The Chadders U18 team returned back from a 3 game series in Vegas on Sunday. They won all 3 games, with the last victory coming in a shootout.
On Saturday morning, Chadders beat the Stars, 5-0. Mike Pelletier and Ryan Carroll both had 2 points in the win, and Dylan Wells stopped all 17 shots he saw. Saturday Evening saw a much closer tilt. Nevada scored first, but the U18s scored the last 3 in a win. Chase McDonald led the way with 2 helpers.

On Sunday morning, Nevada was a game opponent, taking Chadders to a shootout. Dylan Wells, for the 2nd time in a row, stopped all 5 shooters. AJ Higman scored on the first attempt and the U18s completed the sweep, 3-2.

These 3 wins along with the last 4 in San Jose, give the team some good momentum heading into Rocky Mtn Regionals. Chadders 3 opponents will be AZ Mission, CO Rampage, and Dallas Stars. The team will have to finish in the top 2 of the group to play in the Semifinals.

U18s go 4-1 at Last NAPHL Showcase

Tuesday, February 16, 2010 — Chadders U18 team won 4 games straight after losing the first game. That first game was against a good Green Bay team. Vittorio Cigana(92) scored 40 seconds into the game, but the Jr Gamblers scored 3 in the second to win 4-2. Later on Friday, the team took on Marquette. Dylan Wells(91) led the way stopping 20 out of 20 shots, including a penalty shot late in the game to shutout Marquette, 3-0. Ryan Carroll(92) had 2 assists in the win as well.

On Saturday, Chadders took on a much improved Carolina Jr Canes team. The captain Chase McDonald(91), led the way emotionally and on the score board as he scored two goals and had several key blocked shots. One of those blocked shots turned into a breakaway with just over 2 minutes left. Chase buried a great low shot to secure the win. Cole Klippenstein(92) had a goal and an assist, also.

Sunday saw the U18s squeek by the Florida Hockey Alliance, 2-1 in a shootout. McDonald had the lone regulation goal on the power play. Ryan Carroll was the lone goal scorer in the shootout. Dylan Wells again played a near flawless game as he stopped all 5 Florida shooters and turned away several point blankers in the final minutes. Wells(91) stopped 13 out of 15 shootout attempts in the NAPHL season!

On Presidents Day, the team beat the New Jersey Habs, 5-2. The Habs were filling in for the Phantom Hockey team. They were 3-1 on the weekend coming into the Monday meeting. Doug Newell(92) led the way with 2 golas in the win.Overall for the NAPHL season, Chadders went 14-10-1. For all league stats please visit NAPHL.net or this site under the STATISTICS drop down.

Chadders U18s will next travel to Las Vegas on Feb 27, 28. The Stars and our U18s will face off for a 3 game series. Then its on to the Rocky Mtn Regional in AZ, March 11-14.

Chadders Takes 2 out of 3 from the AZ Mission

Chadders Takes 2 out of 3 from the AZ Mission

Sunday, January 31, 2010 — Chadders U18 team hosted the Az Mission(Phoenix) for 3 games over the last weekend in January. The 18s took 2 out of 3. On Saturday afternoon, Arizona flew in and took the first game 3-2. Chadders outshot the Mission 31-30 but couldnt find the game tying goal late in the game. On Sunday morning, Chadders put 40 shots on net and buried 4. Arizona could only muster one goal. In the 'rubber match', the 18 team again outshot Arizona and won 2-1. James Dickinson(91) scored both goals and had 3 total, on the weekend. Dylan Wells(91) allowed only 2 goals on 50+ shots for 2 wins. The U18 team will next travel to San Jose for the last NAPHL Showcase of the season(Feb 11-14). Chadders will be the Utah representative in the Rocky Mtn Regional in Arizona during the 2nd weekend in March, as well.