2008 US NATIONALS Champions A & B Divsions 38 Teams and over 300 players participated for the coveted Street & Dekhockey crowns this past Memorial Day. Two teams also made the journey from Canada to compete, Innisfil Ont WAVE and Hamiton Marine Canucks from Niagara Falls. Plenty of action and excitement in 78 fun filled games, and a few upsets thrown in for good measure. Ken Bergeron's Egg Harbor squads had a great showing winning the Penguin A" and Runner Up in Penguin B" and Beaver B". Team Jersey, coached by Butch Knoblauch lost to Steve Kendall's Kings in Round Robin then reversed the score in the final. The Leominster Capitals coached by Zach Marquis upset the Blue Devils coached by Bernie Saulnier 2-1 in Overtime. Mike Shelton's Athols Av's upset EHT and the big news was the Rick Defazio's STARS edging the Innisfil Ont WAVE coached by Paul Ciccone 1-0. The STARS and WAVE had tied 2-2 in Round Robin, the WAVE had adapted from Ball Hockey to play a great tournament. Full story for the tournament and pics will be posted soon
Penguin B Athol Orange Ma Avalanche 3 Egg Harbor NJ Phantoms 1
Penguin A Egg Harbor NJ A" 3 Leominster Ma Flames 1
Beaver B Pittsburgh Knights 4 EHT NJ Phanatoms 0
Beaver A Leominster Stars 1 Innsifil Ont Wave 0
Cadet B Leominster Capitals 2 Leominster Blue Devils 1 OT
Cadet A Team Jersey 3 Leominster Kings 2