The 37th OFFICIAL US NATIONALS  FOR THE PENGUIN ( 7 to 9 yr olds) BEAVER (10 to 12 yr olds) CADET ( 13 to 15 yr olds) divisions were being held this Memorial Day Weekend....May 26th to May 30th at the Leominster Dekhockey Center. Teams from Pittsburgh, Philadelphia area, Toronto , New Jersey and New England are competeing for the the coveted titles. Great action packed games with plenty of upsets filled the schedule.

The playoffs were some of the most exciting action in many years, Overtimes, Double Overtimes and upsets marked the rounds.

Cadet A the powerful Penn Hills All Stars, who looked like a sure bet for the National championships, but were shutout in the final game 4-0 by Rte 2 A Auto. Rte 2A had been a powerhouse in Penguin and Beaver divisions in previous years. The team capped off their triple crown of 3 US Nationals with the upset over Penn Hills.

Cadet B  RC Motors of Leominster had advanced to the final and play the Leominster Blues and both teams had won exciting Semi's in OT, then had their final game in double OT, winning 5 to 4

Beaver A Two local rivals the Titans and the Terriers played a great, action packed game, the Terriers edged the Titans 2 to 1 in double OT. The game also saw a Penalty Shot in the first OT.

Beaver B The Hudson Shockers squeaked out a Championship victory over the GHTA NJ Panthers 3 to 2, the Shockers jumped out to a 3 to 0 lead in the early periods, the Panthers worked back into the game with two 3rd period goals, pulling their goalie, but the Shockers held on.

PENGUIN BEAVER CADET DIVISIONS
	EAST			THUR			WEST
DEVILS	PENGUIN	FITCHBURG STARS	4-5	6:00	4-2	Worc County CHIEFS	PENGUIN	A/O AVALANCHE
				7:05	2-7	Leominster BLACKHAWKS	Beaver B	GLDHC BULLDOGS
				8:15	5-2	ROUTE 2A AUTO	Cadet A	SAL'S PIZZA
	EAST			FRIDAY			WEST
FIREBIRDS	PENGUIN	Hudson THUNDER	4-2	4:20	2-13	FITCHBURG STARS	PENGUIN	Worc County CHIEFS
GTHA Panthers	PENGUIN	WARRIORS	10-0	5:30	5-1	Leominster TITANS	BEAVER A	Athol AVS
SAL'S PIZZA	Cadet A	Shamrock ELITE	3-3	6:35	0-2	Barrie STORM	BEAVER A	Leominster TERRIERS
ROUTE 2A AUTO	Cadet A	Gloucester NJ Panthers	3-0	7:40	0-3	GTHA NJ PANTHERS	Beaver B	Hudson SHOCKERS
Leominster STORM	Cadet A	Penn Hills ALL STARS	1-3	8:45	2-1	GTHA PANTHERS B	Cadet B	Athol AVALANCHE
	EAST			SATURDAY			WEST
Athol AVS	BEAVER A	Leominster TERRIERS	1-0	8:15	1-4	Barrie STORM	BEAVER A	Leominster TITANS
Leominser CHIEFS	Beaver B	Mays Landing	0-1	9:20	2-1	FIREBIRDS	PENGUIN	PREDATORS
Leominster BLACKHAWKS	Beaver B	GTHA NJ PANTHERS	0-5	10:25	0-4	A/O AVALANCHE	PENGUIN	GTHA Panthers
RC MOTORS Monstars	Cadet B	GTHA PANTHERS B	2-3	11:30	10-0	Hudson THUNDER	PENGUIN	WARRIORS
Leominster LIGHTNING	Cadet B	New Jersey HURRICANES	0-9	12:40	1-1	Leominster BLUES	Cadet B	Athol AVALANCHE
Gloucester NJ Panthers	Cadet A	Penn Hills ALL STARS	1-3	1:50	3-3	Mays Landing	Cadet A	Leominster STORM
Barrie STORM	BEAVER A	Athol AVS	4-2	3:00	2-4	Mays Landing	Beaver B	GLDHC BULLDOGS
Leominster TERRIERS	BEAVER A	Leominster TITANS	3-1	4:10	0-12	Leominster BLACKHAWKS	Beaver B	Hudson SHOCKERS
A/O AVALANCHE	PENGUIN	Hudson THUNDER	3-1	5:10	3-6	GTHA Panthers	PENGUIN	Worc County CHIEFS
Leominster LIGHTNING	Cadet B	Leominster BLUES	1-9	6:15	4-3	RC MOTORS Monstars	Cadet B	New Jersey HURRICANES
Mays Landing	Cadet A	Shamrock ELITE	7-4	7:20	2-3	GLDHC BULLDOGS	Beaver B	Leominster CHIEFS
	EAST			SUNDAY			WEST
RC MOTORS Monstars	Cadet B	Leominster BLUES	2-1	8:30	4-2	New Jersey HURRICANES	Cadet B	Athol AVALANCHE
WARRIORS	PENGUIN	DEVILS	1-11	9:40	1-9	Leominster LIGHTNING	Cadet B	GTHA PANTHERS B
FIREBIRDS	PENGUIN	FITCHBURG STARS	2-4	10:50	6-1	GTHA NJ PANTHERS	Beaver B	Leominster CHIEFS
Mays Landing	Beaver B	Hudson SHOCKERS	1-5	11:55	3-2	Penn Hills	Qtr Final	CADET A" Sals Bulldogs
GHTA Panthers	Cadet B Qtr Final	Mays Landing		1:00	1-0 OT	RC Motors	Cadet B Qtr Final	Athol
Blues	Cadet B Qtr Final	Lightning	7-1	2:10	0-2	STORM	Cadet A Qtr Final	Shamrock Elite
Terriers	Beaver A" SEMI	Barrie Storm	3-1	3:20		Titans	Beaver A"SEMI	Athol Av's
Athol Av's	Penguin B" SEMI	Devils	10-2	4:30	4-2	May Landing	Beaver B" QTR	Chiefs
GTHA	Penguin A SEMI	Hudson Thunder	6-0	5:40	3-1	GLDHC	Beaver B" Qtr	Black Hawks
Athol Av's	Penguin B FINAL	Fitchburg Stars	5-0	6:45	2-1 (2) OT	Terriers	Beaver A FINAL	TITANS

  

CADET A						CADET B
Division	1	2	TL			Division	1	2	3	TL
ROUTE 2A AUTO	13	13	26			NJ HURRICANES	19	0	12	31
SALS PIZZA	0	5	5			RC MOTORS MONSTARS	0	11	11	22
GHTA PANTHERS NJ	0	0	0			GHTA PANTHERS "B" NJ	11	11	18	40
LEOMINSTER STORM	5	0	5			LEOMINSTER BLUES	5	18	0	23
PENN HILLS ALLSTARS	12	12	24			Athol Ma PHANTOMS	0	5	0	5
SHAMROCK ELITE	5	0	5			LEOMINSTER LIGHTNING	0	0	0	0
MAYS LANDING NJ	5	13	18
BEAVER A						BEAVER B
Division	1	2	3	TL		Division	1	2	3	TL
BARRIE ONT STORM	0	0	12	12		Leominster BLACKHAWKS	0	0	0	0
Leominster Ma TITANS	14	13	0	27		Worcester Co Ma CHIEFS	0	11	0	11
LEOMINSTER TERRIERS	12	0	12	24		GLDHC BULLDOGS	15	12	0	27
ATHOL/ORANGE AV'S	0	11	0	11		GHTA PANTHERS "B" NJ	0	15	15	30
						MAYS LANDING NJ	11	0	0	11
						HUDSON Ma SHOCKERS	13	20	14	47
PENGUIN A & B
Division	1	2	3	TL		* SCORING	10 PTS= WIN		5 PTS= TIE
GHTA PANTHERS NJ	20	14	0	34		0 PTS= LOSS	1 PT Goal Diff (10PT MAX)
ATHOL MA AVALANCHE	0	0	12	12			EX: 5-3 Win = 12 Points
Worcester Co Ma CHIEFS	12	20	13	45
HUDSON MA THUNDER	12	20	0	32
TWIN CITY DEVILS	0	0	20	20
Kreative Dezign WARRIORS	0	0	0	0
FITCHBURG STARS	11	0	12	23
FIREBIRDS	0	11	0	11
	PLAYOFF SET UP					ALL GAMES SINGLE ELIMINATION
CADET A	7 Team Format			After 2 Round Robin Games Teams will play
				a 3rd Round Elimination Game based on their PTS
BEAVER A	ALL 4 Teams advance to Semi's
CADET B & BEAVER B	6 Team Format Top 2 teams from each Division advance to Semi's
	Teams # 4 thru 6 advance to the Qtr Finals
PENGUIN A & B	8 Team Format
	After 3 Round Robin Games Top 3 Teams advance to A" Playoffs
	Teams # 4 thur 6 to B" Playoffs Teams # 7 & 8 Eliminated