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Wayzata Junior Gold A Team Wins High School National Championship

03/22/2016, 10:15am CDT
By Stateofhockey.com Staff

Trojans Outlast Edina in Overtime of All-Minnesota Final

From USA Hockey press release:

USA Hockey crowned its first national champions of 2016 on Monday, as Wayzata High School (Wayzata, Minnesota) and J.W. Mitchell High School (New Port Richey, Florida) both won championship games in overtime to earn top honors at the Toyota-USA Hockey High School National Championships in Ashburn, Virginia.

In the Pure Division championship game, Wayzata out-dueled Edina in a finale that matched two schools from Minneapolis suburbs separated by just 14 miles. Edina held a 1-0 lead until Wayzata's Andrew Oare (Wayzata, Minnesota) scored the equalizer with 11.2 seconds remaining in the third period. Oare struck again in overtime to win it for Wayzata.

J.W. Mitchell claimed the Combined Division championship, besting Boulder/Monarch from Colorado, 8-7, in overtime. Lucas Sowder (Trinity, Florida) of J.W. Mitchell scored three goals in the championship game and topped all players in the tournament with 32 points (22G, 10A) in six games.

The Pure Division is comprised of teams that draw their players from a single school, while the Combined Division is for teams made up of players from two or more schools.

In all, some 4,000 players will compete for American hockey top honors in the sled, youth, girls, high school, adult and women's levels at 10 host sites across the United States between now and late April. Up next, the youth, girls and women's A-B-C Toyota-USA Hockey National Championships begin March 31.

USA Hockey, in conjunction with FASTHockey, streams all the action online. Games are available live and on-demand by visiting USAHockey.FASTHockey.com, creating an account and purchasing a subscription. In addition, games will be available for purchase following the tournament by visiting USAHockey.FASTHockey.com.

Also of note is the Toyota-USA Hockey National Championships app. Available for both Apple and Android devices, the app provides unprecedented access to news, scores and schedules, as well as photos and videos from fellow participants in the app social stream.

In addition to streaming and mobile coverage, USA Hockey will provide scoring, stats, standings and photos from each of the games on Nationals.USAHockey.com. Fans can follow all of the action from each tournament on Twitter (@USAHockey), Facebook (facebook.com/USAHockey) and Instagram (@usahockey). 

2016 Toyota-USA Hockey National Championships

Date

Classification

Host Site

March 17-21

High School

Reston/Ashburn, Virginia

March 31-April 4

Youth Tier I 14U

Anchorage, Alaska

March 31-April 4

Youth Tier I 16U, 18U

San Jose, California

March 31-April 4

Girls Tier I

Blaine, Minnesota

March 31-April 3

Women's A-B-C

Blaine, Minnesota

March 31-April 4

Girls Tier II

Burlington, Vermont

March 31-April 4

Youth Tier II 14U

Charlotte, North Carolina

March 31-April 4

Youth Tier II 16U

Wayne, New Jersey

March 31-April 4

Youth Tier II 18U

Amherst, New York

April 7-10

Sled

Fraser, Michigan

2016 USA Hockey Adult National Championships

Date

Classification

Host Site

April 7-10

* Men's 50+, 60+, 70+

Brandon/Ellenton, Florida

April 14-17

* Men's 40+, 65+

Brandon, Florida

April 21-24

* Women's 30+, 40+, 50+

Ellenton, Florida

* No streaming available

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