2008 GATORADE CHALLENGE CUP GOES ON TOUR!!

By Sir Patrick Hanchon
Reuters

Virginia Beach, VA.:   After winning the 2008 Gatorade AAA Challenge Cup at Hollydell, New Jersey this last weekend, the Washington All Stars 98 Squirt Major team sent their well-deserved and highly-coveted “Challenge Cup” on tour throughout the Eastern United States.  The cup travelled down the Eastern shore to Virginia Beach, Virginia to the home of #88 Matty Hanchon for a few days of “fun in the sun”.

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Team '98 Captures The
Gatorade AAA Summer Challenge!

In a dominant show of offensive performance, Team '98 crushed every opponent in the round robin and semi-final rounds. They fought off a feisty Delaware Valley Selects team in the final and prevailed 5 to 4- securing the first ever championship for our 1998 birth year.

Team '98 scored an impressive 45 goals, an average of 7.5 per game, and yielded only 2.5 goals per game. Congratulations to the players, coaches, and parents for coming together to form such a potent team with a strong foundation to build upon for next season!

L to R Front Row: Dean Kern, Hayden Keener: L to R 2nd Row: Ryan Leibold, Matt Jahn, Tyler Morgan, Matthew McDaniel, Sam Dexter, Matt Hanchon L to R 3rd Row: Dominic Norris, Justin Daves, Cade Groton, Amir Sadikov, Grant Thompson. Coaches L to R: Coach Jahn, Coach Groton, Coach Hanchon

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Team '97 Crowned Champions
At Philadelphia AAA Shootout!

Team '97 crushed their playoff opponents 9-1 in the semi-finals and finals to capture the Pee Wee Minor Championship! Despite a pool of talented AAA teams, including Team Comcast and the Jr. Flyers who failed to make the playoff round, Team '97 proved too strong and captured it's first AAA championship! Team '97's powerful offense accounted for 29 goals in 5 games and its solid defense had a 1.80 GAA. With a 4-1 tournament record and convincing playoff victories, It's safe to say, many northern hockey coaches, parents, and players now know that Washington has talented All-Stars!

L to R Front Row: Michael Zurasky (Richmond), Ross Allen (Montgomery), Liam Walsh (Ashburn), Josh Oring (Montgomery), Garrett Forrest (Ashburn), Travis Broughman (Fredricksburg), DJ Smith (Richmond) L to R Second Row: Nick Haeff (Ashburn), Jordan Graves (Prince William); Alex Limoges (Ashburn); Dominik Pettey (Montgomery); Patrick Dotter (Richmond); Deven Melice (Prince William); Cameron Smith (Ashburn), Johnny Litscher (Prince William); Regen Cavanaugh (Hampton) L to R Coaches: Markus Litscher (Prince William), Joey Melice (Prince William), Patrick Cavanaugh (Hampton):
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TPH Prospects dimmed as
Team '95 takes 6-1 Playoff Win

After playing competitive hockey with some of the best '95 AAA Tier 1 clubs during the Showdown In Motown, team '95 rebounded in the playoff round by defeating TPH Prospects 6-1.
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Team '96 surges late to
ground the Jr. Flyers 4-3

Team '96 came out fast and controlled the first period for a 1-0 lead. In the second period, the Jr. Flyers started hitting hard and often. The Jr. Flyers changed the momentum of the game by playing the body and the score a was 2-2, after period 2. The Jr. Flyers built a 3-2 lead until late in the 3rd period. However, a great slap shot from an impossible angle by Will Harrison hit the corner of the net to tie the game at 3-3. With momentum on their side, Team '96 put the game away 30 seconds later for the win 4-3.

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Team '99 chills Holland Icedogs
9-0 and qualifies for playoffs

Staring with a dominate victory over Michigan's Holland Ice Dogs 9-0, Team '99 earned playoff spot as 7th seed out of 15 teams in '99 division. Team '99 will face Compuware in the playoffs. Compuware consistently fields some of the best AAA birth year teams that play year round.