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NWHL Coach of the Year
The Yellowjackets are proud to announce that Patrick O'Brien has won the NWHL Coach of the Year award. Patrick is the coach of the NWHL Mite team. Congratulations to Patrick on this wonderful achievement. Its well deserved.
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Squirt B Black takes 2nd, 2/10-12, at the Great Lakes tournament series in Holland, MI, put on by MYhockey Tournaments.
The boys won 3 of 4 games to finish alone in second place. We lost in the Championship game to the Muskegon, MI Chiefs, but were able to completely shut down their leading scorer.
The Chiefs were undefeated for the tournament, and are undefeated this season. As well as being the MI Regional Champs, they are on their way to the State Championships.
We are very proud of how hard the boys played all weekend, their discipline, and their dedication and commitment to their teamates.
Front row (L-R): Jack Kirchner, Tom Stygar, Joseph Schumacher (Goalie), Jack Gilhooly, Quang Nguyen
Second row (L-R): Zachary Ryan, Dominic Tellone, Ryan Logan, Eric Czapla, Jack Turner, Austin Beller
Back (L-R): Coach Kevin Logan, Coach Marc Czapla, Coach Tony Turner.
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The Yellowjackets Mite B team participated in the 12th Annual Logan Klemm Memorial Hockey Tournament in Barbaboo, Wisconsin on Jan 21-22. The Yellowjackets finished 3rd in their division. Our Coaches and parents are very proud to announce our team was the recipient of the tournaments Sportsmanship Award. This award is very special to the Klemm family and the recipient team is selected by the volunteer referees, Logan’s father and younger sister.
Participants this year: Sean Ryan, Owen Cassell, Lance Skillen, Jackson Gentges, David Chinlund, Ethan Lane, Braydon Gibour, Lindsey Smolen, Gavin Reining, Ben Sherwood, Jake Wooley, DJ Mazurek, Chazzz Nelson, Matt Rochford, Allison O’Brien & Brady Hilgenberg.
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The Squirt A Team captured 1st place in the Tornado Tournament held in Onalaska, WI, the weekend of Jan 27-29.
The team swept all three games which ended with a 3-0 victory over Washington County, WI.
The team played solid offense and defense throughout the weekend and was back stopped with a great performance by
goalie Connor Lindley who only gave up one goal for the tournament.
The coaching staff is proud of the continuous sportsmanship, dedication, and team play that these 14 boys displayed.
1st row: Nicholas Chiapetta, Evan Clayton, Connor Lindley, Michael Greenhill, Aidan O'Brien, Charlie Hirsch
2nd row: Riley Scott, Matt Tilles, Michael Lupo, Kevin Johnson, Kurt Kunkle, Drew Bond, Lucas Novack, Philip Collard
3rd row: Coach's; Mario Collard, Dave Tilles, Bob Greenhill, Paul Johnson, Steve Novack, and Chris Lindley
Not Pictured; Coach Jeff Hirsch (Team Photographer) and Manager Scott Clayton |
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Squirt Gold NW 2nd place Dells Waterpark Classic
Coaches - Rick Smith, Dave Roggenbuck, Scott Zordan
Standing - Carrick Roggenbuck, Morgan Mannix, Austin Smith, Triston Dalman, Evan Cummings, Laura Colcernian
Kneeling - Becca Zordan, Liam McAloon, Aidan Brendle, Abby Rubsam, Drake Griffin, Louis Hawrysz
The NW Gold team won their first 3 games 6-0, 14-4 and 9-0, before falling to the Admirals, a NIHL Bronze team, in the Championship game. All the kids played hard and really came together as a team, with standout performances by Liam McAloon with hat tricks in 3 out of 4 games; Aidan Brendle had a hat trick in 2 games; and goalie, Drake Griffin, had 2 shutouts. |
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The YJ Mite AA team participated in the 12th Annual Logan Klemm Memorial Hockey Tournament in Barbaboo, Wisconsin on Jan 21-22. The YJ finished second in the Mite AA Division.
Players participating in this year tournament was Marissa Paaske, Benjamin Hartmann, Jaidyn Britt, Justin Ballou, Benjamin Vonder Haar, Bowen Lopez, Jacob Giangrego, Ryan Conlon, Kenny Milarsi, James Dingle, Bennett Dufault, Brandon Senescu. The Mite AA team is coached by Keith Van Damme, Jon Dingle, David Vonder Haar and the team manager is Brittney Lopez. |
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The Bantam A team captured 1st place going undefeated in the Big Bear ‘Big Chill’ Tournament in Detroit, Michigan over MLK weekend. The team faced the Kalamazoo K’Wings, winning 10-4; the Wilmette Braves, winning 7-4 and the Livonia Knights, winning 5-1. The championship game facing the Livonia Knights was a thrilling back and forth battle. The Yellowjackets took the lead 2-1 with only 4 minutes left in the game. The entire team really came together to overcome a difficult week, including a goalie with a broken leg, a forward with a broken hand and several kids with the flu. The parents and coaching staff couldn’t be prouder of the Yellowjacket sportsmanship and the grit the boys displayed.
Front row from the left: Connor Greig, Tommy Martin, Eric Helm, Stephen Bonne, Jake Hamilton, Clint Billamack, Nick Madej, Derek Hartmann. Back row from the left: Coach Curt Whitehouse, Colby Flanagan, Coach Bob Hartmann, Jonny Ambrogio, Payson Wilde, Timmy McDonnell, Nick Kaspari, Mitchell Whitehouse, Dominic Miller and Coach Marty Miller
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The Squirt A Team captured 1st place in the Fox Valley HuHot Hockey Tourny near Appleton, WI, the weekend of 12/16-18.
The team opened with a decisive 7-1 victory over Green Bay. Followed by a 4-1 win against a strong Fond Du Lac team that controlled most of the game for the 1st two periods but was tied 1-1.
This was the first loss of the season for Fond Du Lac who entered the tourny 8-0-1. Then closing the pooling round with a 4-3 win against a persistent Sun Prairie team that came back from a 3-1 deficit after the 2nd period. The host Fox Valley Blades "felt the sting" in a 3-1 Championship victory for the Yellowjackets. Per coach Paul "The Tournament was won as a result of team play in every game. This team had 14 MVP's in this tournament." The coaching staff is proud of the boys for the dedication and HEART that they displayed during the tournament.
Front Row: Nicholas Chiappetta, Evan Clayton, Connor Lindley, Michael Greenhill, Aidan O'Brien, Charlie Hirsch
Second Row: Philip Collard, Matt Tilles, Riley Scott, Michael Lupo, Kurt Kunkle, Lucas Novack, Kevin Johnson, Drew Bond
Third Row: Head Coach Paul Johnson, Assistant Coaches Mario Collard, Dave Tillis, Chris Lindley.
Not pictured Asst. Coaches Steve Novack, Bob Greenhill, & Jeff Hirsch |
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Fun Time had by all at the Inaugural NIHL Mite Cross-Ice Jamboree
On Saturday, December 17th, the Yellowjackets Hockey Club hosted this first-ever NIHL event intended to promote the spirit of the new USA Hockey ADM, which strongly encourages Cross-Ice play at the Mite playing level. Mite Teams from the Yellowjackets, Redwings, and Rockford joined together at the Crystal Ice House regional site, one of nine sites chosen by NIHL, for this event. The event started out with the playing of our National Anthem. All of the players then got to play three forty minute cross-ice games with ten minute snack periods in between them. Snack bags and drinks were supplied by the Yellowjackets to all participants. Following the cross-ice games, the Yellowjackets and Redwings Mites stuck around for a fun-filled skills session. Officially, no scores were kept and every Mite Player, Coach, and Parent was a winner that day! Each player received a medal and certificate for participating in the event. The Yellowjackets Hockey Club really set the bar high for future Jamboree host sites. We are very proud of our Mite Coaches, Team Manager, and Parent volunteers who helped to make this such a successful event. Thank you!
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The NWHL Squirt B1 Black team participated in the Sheboygan Lakers Squirt B tournament on the weekend of December 9-11, 2011 in Sheboygan, WI.
The boys beat Marinette, WI, 3-2 in the first game, and Hoffman Estates Wolfpack 3-2 in the second game, with Tommy Stygar scoring shorthanded while we had two men in the penalty box. Jack Gilhooly and Nic Tellone contributed their first ever goals during these games.
The team took second place honors after falling to The Winnetka Warriors NIHL Squirt A Silver team in the Championship game. The coaching staff would like to congratulate the boys, and to thank the parents for all their support. We look forward to a great season!
The team includes Austin Beller, Eric Czapla, Jack Gilhooly, Jack Kirchner, Ryan Logan, Quang Nguyen, Zach Ryan, Tom Stygar, Nic Tellone, Jack Turner, and Joseph Schumacher in goal. |
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MITE AA TEAM PLACES SECOND
The Mite AA Team captured second place this past weekend at the Firebolt Tournament in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Yellowjackets lost to a very good Ontario, Canada Georgetown Raiders team in the championship. The Mite AA team will be hosting the first NIHL Mite Cross Ice Jamboree on Saturday, December 17, 2011.
The official tournament team consisted of Justin Ballou, Jaidyn Britt, Ryan Conlon, James Dingle, Bennett DuFault, Jacob Giangrego, Benjamin Hartmann, Bowen Lopez, Kenneth Milarski, Hunter Niemann, Marissa Paaske, Brandon Senescu, Benjamin Vonder Haar. Coaches Keith Van Damme, Jon Dingle and David Vonder Haar. |
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Squirt AA team wins BIG BEAR in Grand Rapids
Back Row; Manager Frank Concialdi, Coach Pat Rainey, Coach Dan Jones, Coach Todd Wheeland
Middle Row; Cooper Jones, Nolan Rainey, Mark Rohloff, Michael Boyd, Michael Helm, Dylan Bremer, Sam Gentges, Dominic Tanzillo
Front Row; Mark Thornton, Matthew Marquis, Max Billimack, Anthony Concialdi, Ben Wheeland, Zachary Hitzler
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Druzhba78 Youth Hockey Team from Ukraine coming to Crystal Lake
“Druxhba” means “friendship” in Ukrainian and it’s on this theme that the Yellowjacket Bantam AA hockey team will be hosting and billeting the Ukrainian Elite 97 Bantam team. The friendship game is scheduled for 5:00pm on Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at the Crystal Ice House. Both teams will be participating in the 1997 age classification of the Bauer International Invite. A total of fifty-seven AAA hockey games will be played at the Crystal Ice House “Home of the Yellowjackets” over a three day period from November 4-6, 2011. |
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