State Tournament Summary

AHC wrapped up its State Tournament participation this past weekend with the PW-AA’s playing in the Tier IV tournament in Falmouth, and the Squirt-AAA team playing in the Tier III tournament in Haverhill.

The PW-AA’s went 2-1 in round robin play, beating the eventual Champion, Hanover, 1-0 in over time. Unfortunately, the overtime win was only worth two points (a regulation win is worth three points), causing the team to be eliminated in the round robin play, despite having a winning record.

The Squirt-AAA’s started the tournament on a low note, losing to Hanover 5-1, in their initial game. The next day they bounced back and beat Haverhill 7-0, and upset Charlestown 3-0 (Charlestown plays in the top league, several above AHC), to advance to the semifinals, with a 2-1 record. In the semifinal, they beat Holy Name 6-2, to advance to the Championship game against Hanover (again). In the Championship, they went down 2-0 early in the first, but kept their focus and worked through a scoreless second period. In the third period they rallied to tie the game in the last five minutes, which generated a lot of momentum going into overtime, tied 2-2. Unfortunately they lost a few minutes into the overtime off a tipped shot from Hanover.

This season AHC sent six teams to the Massachusetts State Tournament, all of whom represented Arlington with distinction:

• Bantam AAA team - Semifinalist
• Bantam AA team - eliminated in round robin play
• Peewee AAA team – State Champion
• Peewee AA team – eliminated in round robin play
• Squirt AAA team – State Runner-up
• Squirt AA team – State Champion

AHC Community Efforts Featured on the Valley League Website

The Valley Hockey League recently featured some of AHC's community work with the Children's Room on their website.  AHC holds an annual fund raiser through our Skate-a-thon event, which raises money and awareness for the Children's Room.

Bruins Learn to Play Program for Girls

The Bruins Academy is hosting a Learn to Play program this year specifically for girls.  To sign up, visit Bruins Learn to Play for Girls.

AHC Girls Roll into Green Mountain Tournament!

Earlier this month all three of the AHC Girls Travel Program teams participated in the Green Mountain Hockey Tournament hosted by the Brattleboro Hockey Association. The tournament was a great opportunity for all of the AHC players to bond and the teams had a blast!

On the day of the tournament, all three teams played in consecutive games and many of the 10U girls stayed and cheered for both the 12U and 14U teams well into the night. Later in the weekend, all of the girls spent time hanging out together at the hotel pool and enjoyed a joint AHC pizza party.

The 14U girls ended up winning the 14U division, the 12U girls placed third in their bracket, and the 10U girls played two tremendous games against higher-level competition in their first ever tournament.

AHC Annual Fund Raiser

The Arlington Hockey Club is a charitable organization whose mission is to offer a high-quality, affordable opportunity for kids to play hockey. AHC strives to provide age-appropriate and skill-appropriate player development and coaching. We strive to build solid foundational skills as part of our travel, developmental and instructional programs, enabling us to have a robust and sustainable program year after year. Our annual drive goes a long way in helping the club achieve its mission.

Along with on-ice activities, part of the funds will go to the Brent Williams Scholarship fund, which supports our Learn to Play Program by purchasing equipment for first-time hockey players. The scholarship also helps club participants who need financial assistance. Your kind donation can go a long way and make a big difference. Please consider donating today to the Arlington Hockey Club during this annual drive.

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