The UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex and the Pittsburgh Penguins Elite organization are proud to play host to the 2019 Chipotle-USA Hockey Youth Tier I 14U National Championship. The tournament, which features 16 teams from around the country, begins on April 3rd and wraps up with the championship game on April 8th.
The UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex and Pens Elite organization previously played host to the 16U and 18U National Championships in 2017.
This year’s pool of teams features 3 former NHL players as head coaches: Milan Hejduk (Colorado Thunderbirds), Mike Richter (Mid Fairfield Jr. Rangers) and Craig Rivet (Buffalo Jr. Sabres).
The 16 teams are divided into 4 pools with 4 teams each. Each team will play 3 games against the others in its pool and the top 2 seeds from each pool will advance to the quarterfinals.
The full list of participating teams can be found below:
POOL PLAY – USA
Mid Fairfield Jr. Rangers (CT)
Little Caesars (MI)
Sioux Falls Power
Anaheim Jr. Ducks
POOL PLAY – OLYMPIC
Buffalo Jr. Sabres
Compuware (MI)
South Shore Kings (MA)
Colorado Thunderbirds
POOL PLAY – NHL
Shattuck St. Mary’s (MN)
Pittsburgh Penguins Elite
Chicago Mission
Anchorage North Stars
POOL PLAY - LIBERTY
Honeybaked (MI)
St Louis Blues
Florida Alliance
Valley Forge Minutemen
Complete game schedule click here: https://nationals.usahockey.com/page/show/4714226-2019-chipotle-usa-hockey-youth-tier-i-14u
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