The Ottawa Edge, Lights Out (Ohio Township, PA) and the New Jersey Red Dragons won Street Hockey USA national championships at RMU Island Sports Center near Pittsburgh April 25-27. Thirty-five teams competed in the three-day competition.
The Edge beat the two-time defending champion Pittsburgh Wizards, 2-1, in the C final. John Chu, the tournament MVP, had the game-winning goal. The Edge’s Mario Arruda was named the Most Valuable Goalie; Bernie Chmiel of the Wizards was the Most Valuable Defenseman. The Edge – playing as the Road Apples – won the D competition at last year’s tournament.
Lights Out beat Top Flight (Penn Hills, PA), 2-1, in an all-Western Pennsylvania D final. Jody Goblick of Lights Out was named the first-ever MVP/Most Valuable Goalie double-award winner in Street Hockey USA tournament history, playing phenomenally all weekend. Top Flight's Mark Lovas was the Most Valuable Defenseman.
The Red Dragons rallied from a 2-0 deficit to beat D-Mobb (Penn Hills, PA) 3-2 in the Novice championship game. The Red Dragons’ Frank Facciponti had two goals in the final and was named Most Valuable Player; teammate Mike Allen got Most Valuable Goalie. George Bergomasco of D-Mobb was the Most Valuable Defenseman.
Playoff results:
Men's C Final – Ottawa Edge 2, Wizards (Pittsburgh) 1
Semifinals – Wizards 5, LDHC (Leominster, MA) 2
Edge 4, Legend Killers (Buffalo) 2
Quarterfinals – Edge 2, 4.5 MM (Buffalo) 1
Wizards 3, Empire (Phoenixville, PA) 0
LDHC 3, Team Pittsburgh Gods 2
Legend Killers 5, WuTang (Pittsburgh) 2
Men's D Final – Lights Out (Ohio Township, PA) 2, Top Flight (Penn Hills, PA) 1
Semifinals – Lights Out 2, DC Phantoms (Washington, DC) 1
Top Flight 4, Thriller (Murrysville, PA) 0
Quarterfinals – Lights Out 6, National Jets (St. Catharines, ON) 2
Top Flight 3, Keystone Acquisitions (Ohio Township, PA) 2
DC Phantoms 4, Play It Again (Pittsburgh, PA) 2
Thriller 2 , Bridgeville (PA) 1
Men's Novice Final – Red Dragons (NJ) 3, D-Mobb (Penn Hills, PA) 2
Semifinals – D-Mobb 3, Revenge (Hopewell, PA) 2 (OT)
Red Dragons 5, Hellraisers (Ohio Township, PA) 2
Quarterfinals – Red Dragons 4, Team Pittsburgh Rage 3
D-Mobb 6, Diesel (Mon Valley, PA) 5 (OT)
Thanks to all participants!