Looking at the first two days of AAHA qualifiers
Release Date : 03/05/2016
HATFIELD, Pa. – The first two days of the Atlantic District Qualifier has provided some of the best hockey of the season between teams seeking to claim the place in next weekend’s Atlantic District Championships.
Teams playing this weekend, at the 14U Bantam Major, 16U National and 18U levels, are also battling for the right to lay claim the district’s automatic birth in the Toyota/USA Hockey Tier I National Championships.
Team Comcast (12U), the New Jersey Colonials (14U), and the North Jersey Avalanche (16U and 18U) have already qualified for the Atlantic District Championships. The games will be held March 12-14, 2016 at the Ice Line Quad Rinks in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
After two days of play, here is a look at each of the participants (losing teams in red):
12U:
New Jersey Colonials (2-0)
Colonials 4 Devils Youth 1
Colonials 3 Valley Forge 2
New Jersey Devils Youth (0-2)
Devils Youth 1 Colonials 4
Devils Youth 1 Avalanche 4
North Jersey Avalanche (1-1)
Avalanche 2 Valley Forge 5
Avalanche 4 Devils Youth 1
Valley Forge Minutemen (1-1)
Valley Forge 5 Avalanche 2
Valley Forge 2 Colonials 3
14U:
Jersey Hitmen (0-2)
Hitmen 0 Avalanche 7
Hitmen 2 Mercer 5
Mercer Chiefs (2-0)
Mercer 5 Devils Youth 2
Mercer 5 Hitmen 2
New Jersey Devils Youth (0-2)
Devils Youth 2 Mercer 5
Devils Youth 1 Avalanche 9
North Jersey Avalanche (2-0)
Avalanche 7 Hitmen 0
Avalanche 9 Devils Youth 1
16U:
Jersey Hitmen (1-1)
Hitmen 3 Titans 2
Hitmen 3 Comcast 6
New Jersey Junior Titans (1-1)
Titans 2 Hitmen 3
Titans 2 Junior Flyers 1 (3OT)
Philadelphia Junior Flyers (1-1)
Junior Flyers 4 Comcast 3
Junior Flyers 1 Titans 2 (3OT)
Team Comcast (1-1)
Comcast 3 Junior Flyers 4
Comcast 6 Hitmen 3
18U:
Jersey Hitmen (1-1)
Hitmen 2 Junior Flyers 3
Hitmen 3 Titans 0
New Jersey Junior Titans (0-2)
Titans 2 Comcast 3
Titans 0 Hitmen 3
Philadelphia Junior Flyers (2-0)
Junior Flyers 3 Hitmen 2
Junior Flyers 7 Comcast 4
Team Comcast (1-1)
Comcast 3 Titans 2
Comcast 4 Junior Flyers 7
Here is Sunday’s schedule:
12U:
North Jersey Avalanche @ New Jersey Colonials (10:15 a.m.)
New Jersey Devils Youth @ Valley Forge Minutemen (11:15 a.m.)
14U:
Mercer Chiefs @ North Jersey Avalanche (8:20 a.m.)
Jersey Hitmen @ New Jersey Devils Youth (9:20 a.m.)
16U:
Team Comcast @ New Jersey Junior Titans (12:20 p.m.)
Jersey Hitmen @ Philadelphia Junior Flyers (1:10 p.m.)
18U:
New Jersey Junior Titans @ Philadelphia Junior Flyers (2:30 p.m.)
Jersey Hitmen @ Team Comcast (3:20 p.m.)
All games are being streamed over the AYHL’s broadcast partners at Fast Hockey.
Comment on all the action via social media by using the hashtag #AAHAPlayoffs.
