The 16U Weekend: The Weekly Top Five

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We give you the best five weekends had by 16 and Under teams in Minnesota over Memorial Day weekend. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>The Weekly Top Five!</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>(1) [program_tooltip program_id='2821775' first='Buffalo' last='Legacy']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>(2) Minnesota Rise</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>(3) [program_tooltip program_id='2075672' first='Minnesota' last='Fury'] Zurn</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>(4) [program_tooltip program_id='2075310' first='Northstar' last='Titans'] Stone</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>(5) [program_tooltip program_id='2075672' first='Minnesota' last='Fury'] Sabin</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Undefeated</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='2821775' first='Buffalo' last='Legacy'] won the Hard Work Region Finals at 16u with six wins highlighted by a triple overtime victory over Fury Zurn to take the championship. Thomas and [player_tooltip player_id='2126866' first='Matthew' last='Jordan'] were sensational. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Minnesota Takeoff was thrown in the lowest pool of the Minneapolis Showcase so they crushed everybody. That's about it, they crushed everybody</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='2075808' first='Powerhouse' last='MN'] put in the second pool in the Minneapolis Showcase where they beat Comets Schumann by three scores and then hammered everybody else. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Impressive 4-1/3-1 Showings</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Minnesota Rise had a really nice weekend at 16u. They avenged a loss again - Fury K previously, this time Select Fuerte - and they pushed to the semis before losing to red hot [program_tooltip program_id='2821775' first='Buffalo' last='Legacy']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='2075672' first='Minnesota' last='Fury'] Zurn crushed some teams, beat EAT, avenged the loss to Fury Goring, but then ran into the Jordans from Buffalo. Five wins in a weekend is a big deal still and deserves a tip of the cap </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='2075310' first='Northstar' last='Titans'] Stone tracked across Wisconsin to play in the local event there in Pool A, and they won three of four games. Good showing, basically second place among 16u teams. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='2075672' first='Minnesota' last='Fury'] Sabin smacked up three opponents and then gave the Wisconsin Blizzard a good run before losing by two scores. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='2078859' first='Starks' last='Elite'] beat a CDH Ice team by 21, beat Chapmna, beat the Blizzard and lost to Select Jeff by two scores Good showing for the Starks squad! </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Next Weekend!</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It's NHR State! We crown a state champion! The vast majority of the top 25 will be there and.... you know if a team isn't in it, their players will be looking for a team to jump on to get into this traditional classic event closing the spring! </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->