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TStars Junior Team Makes Push for First Place
he New England Stars have game of the showcase was against Stars head coach!
continued with their success the Mid Cities Jr. Stars. In what was Green Added, “Three of since the last version of The another great back and forth game, our 99 birth years will be attending
Hockey Academy News. They this time the Stars would come out the top prospect event. It was a
currently are in rst place of the North American 3 Hockey League Coastal Division with 7 games remaining in the regular season. They are projected to have either the 1 or 2 seed in the playoffs pending remaining game results.
The NA3HL Showcase in Blaine Minnesota was another exceptional experience, playing some of the top teams in the league across the country. The Stars loss game 1 vs. the Granite City Lumberjacks who won the Silver Cup last year. Game 2 was against the Pittsburgh Vengeance. The Stars would come up just a goal short in what was a great back and forth game, losing 3-2.. The Final
on top with a 4-3 win!
“We played well at the league
showcase despite a 1-2 record. We played three very good teams and all of them could have went either way” added Head Coach Darryl Green.
The NA3HL has their Top Prospects tournament next which is taking place February 26th and 27th in Plymouth Michigan. From the Stars, Cole Archambeault, Greg Moon, and Derek Flynn have been selected for the Central / Coastal Team. Head Coach Darryl Green has been selected to coach the team. Michael Lempiainen was also selected to represent the Stars on the 18U Selects White Team. Congratulations to all players and
very tough choice who to send considering we have a few other 99’s that could have gone also. The playoffs are a couple weeks away so we are looking to be playing our best heading in to the second season. We aren’t sure who we’ll be playing yet and it doesn’t really matter because I believe the 3 other Coastal division playoff teams will provide a tough rst round match up. We’ll need to be prepared regardless of who it is.”
For more information on the Stars Junior Program, visit www. nestarsjuniorhockey.com. For League information, stats, and standings, visit ww.na3hl.com
f T Stars Excel in EJEPL!
he New England Stars have Stars Coach, Eric Ryan, who led completed their rst year as a the team to a 9-6-1 record which put member of the Eastern Junior them in 13th out of 27 teams. Among
Elite Prospects League (EJEPL). some of the season’s highlights The Stars entered teams at the U13 were Ryan McCarthy not only being and U14 level for the rst season. names to the 14U All-Star game but
Congratulations, Ryan!
The 13U team had an
extremely impressive league debut! Finishing the regular season with a 12-2-0-2 record, they would earn a spot in the playoffs. Game 1 they lost to the Red Bank Generals 5-1. Game 2 they beat the Southern CT Stars 3-2. Lastly, game 3 they beat the Pro Tec Ducks 3-1 which would give them enough points to be seeded to the Semi-Final game! In what was a back and forth battle. The Stars would come up just shy, losing 3-1 to the Jersey Colts. The Jersey colts ended up losing in the nals to Red Bank Generals in overtime.
Congratulations to our U13’s on a very impressive season and we look forward to many more successful seasons as members of the EJEPL!
The U14 team was lead by earning the 14U White Team MVP!
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