Minneapolis Cup Tournament: 2nd Place!

So I wanted to wait until the tournament was over to put up my post. It really was a crazy weekend of hockey, not only in our tournament but all over Minnesota for all the Thanksgiving tournaments. Thanksgiving is one of the top weekends for hockey tournaments in the Twin Cities, and every team I've spoken with was in one. Our team was in our home tournament, the Minneapolis Cup, which was an 8-team bracket play tournament. Teams like Wayzata, Bloomington Jefferson, Edina, and Minneapolis took part. Our team played Wayzata for the first game.

Game vs. Wayzata: The boys came out working hard and knew that they had a tough task ahead of them. Wayzata, normally one of the top associations in the state, was going to be a tough task. The boys came out ready to play, and boy did it show! We put 2 in the net in the first period and 2 in the second period. They shut us out in the third, but we didn't let any by either. Final score: 4-0. Next, semi-finals!

Semi Finals vs. Bloomington Jefferson: Bloomingon had beat the other Storm B2 team 2-1, and I think that the boys came out a little over confident. Having a not-so-great first period, it really made the boys open their eyes and realize that if they wanted to go onto the championship they would have to step it up. Well, after our "huddle" between the first and second period they came out playing the kind of hockey that they usually do. We scored 2 in the second and 2 in the third. I was very proud of how the boys stepped it up. I don't think many teams would be able to do that.

Championship vs. Edina: By far our toughest game of the tournament. We came out hard but had some early penalties. They were just an all around good team. I think our boys were pretty tired from all the hockey, but this game was a good way for us to see what we need to improve upon. I think in the end the boys were satisified and know that they had to work hard to get there. I am very proud of them! Final score: 5-2 Edina.

Good weekend! We have a few league games before our Eden Prairie tournament. Here we go!