2Hot4Ice’s
sold-out annual foray to Michigan the weekend of
March 13-15 produced
multiple championships
for two Detroit-area
programs and added 30
teams to the number
eligible to compete for
a 2Hot4Ice national
title. The multiple
champions that emerged
from the regional
qualifier at the
JCC Center in Detroit were Team Advanced Care and the Storm.
Team Advanced Care took
championships in the 14U
Gold, 16U Gold and 18U
divisions. The Storm
prevailed in the 10U and
14U Silver divisions.
10U
Division
The Storm
was the first champion
crowned on Sunday after
it recorded its third
shutout of the regional
qualifier, a 7-0
pounding of RBK 98,
which had tied the
Storm, 3-3, in a
preliminary round game.
For his outstanding
play, the Storm’s Mike
Hubbard was named the
division’s top goalie.
Teammate Joe Tabbi
earned the Deebs Young
Award, presented to the
unsung hero in each
division. The points
leader and top dishman
were the RBK 98’s
Brandon Glasser and Cam
Tomyn, respectively.
12U
Division
RBK 97
Michigan won all four of
its games, capping its
run with 8-3 and 5-2
triumphs over the
Mission Storm behind the
division’s top dishman,
Ryan Moran; its top
goalie, Spencer
Applebaum; and the Deebs
Young Award recipient,
Zack Malles. The other
individual honor went to
the Storm’s Mac Burkhard,
who led all 12U skaters
in points.
14U Gold
Division
Team
Advanced Care, which
plays out of the Skate
Zone in
Rochester Hills, Mich., grabbed its first division title in Detroit with a 3-1 win over
the Tour Excitement ’95.
The triumph in the
division championship
game followed a 5-3
opening-game win over
the Tour Excitement and
6-4 and 4-1 decisions
over the Diablos Black
and Detroit Mission
Stars, respectively.
Team Advanced Care
players dominated the
division’s individual
awards. Nathan Renouf
was the points leader,
Stephan Beauvais the top
dishman and Alex
Silverson the top
goalie. The Deebs Young
Award was presented to
the Tour Excitement’s
Connor Kenrick.
14U
Silver division
The Storm
rebounded from a 5-3
opening-game loss to the
RBK 95 Michigan squad to
win its four games,
including a 3-0 decision
over the RBK 94 in the
championship game. The
Storm was paced by
division individual
honorees Ryan Guzek, the
top goalie, and Dalton
Czaicynski, the Deebs
Young recipient. Jake
Gammichia of RBK 96
Michigan and Logan
Bennett of RBK 94 were
the points leader and
top dishman,
respectively.
16U Gold
division
Team
Advanced Care joined the
12U RBK 97 Michigan and
the 14U Gold Tour
Excitement ’95 teams as
the only undefeated and
untied squads at the end
of the Detroit qualifier when it beat the US Hawks,
4-1, in the division
finale after outscoring
its first three
opponents 26-5. Division
individual honors went
to Advanced Care’s Keith
Long, points leader;
Nathan Renouf, top
dishman; and Chris Kirk,
top goalie. The Deebs
Young honoree was
Brandon Price of the US
Hawks
16U
Silver Division
After
opening the qualifier
with a tie and a loss,
the Detroit Mission
Stars 93 fought to a 2-1
semifinal victory over
the Diablo Whites to set
up a title showdown with
the Patriots. Led by
Deebs Young Award winner
Ronnie Moomey, the
Mission Stars fought off
the stubborn Patriots to
win, 3-2, in overtime.
Patriots’ bladers took
home the other three
individual honors. Yanni
Kefallinos was the
points leader, Stephen
Sage the top dishman and
Jamie Daniels the top
goalie.
18U
Division
Team
Advanced Care won two of
three games from the
Diablos, including a 5-1
decision in the division
finale, en route to the
program’s third
championship in
Detroit. Leading
the way for Advanced
Care was Corey Pfeiffer,
who was presented with
the Deebs Young Award.
The Diablos swept the
other three individual
awards, with Kevin Moore
honored as the points
leader, T.J. Zagata as
the top dishman and Zack
Cetrone as the top
goalie.
Next up
for 2Hot4Ice competitors
is the regional
qualifier in Greenville, South Carolina
March 27-29. As is the
case at all 2Hot4Ice
events, each team
automatically qualifies
for the series’
outstanding
season-ending Showdown,
2009 Nationals.
See you
there!
