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Eagles take 2nd place in Cheyenne, Wyoming Mite Tournament |
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 On Feburary
24th and 25th the Colorado Jr. Eagles Mite Team participated in their
first full ice Tournament in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Eagles parents battled
50 m.p.h. winds, ground blizzards, and road closures to reach this
Tournament and it was all worth it!
We made great progress with the
youngest members of our Eagles organization! These players faced "FULL
ICE" and "OFF SIDES" for the first time and by the last game all had a
basic understanding and showed a great deal of effort to stay "ON
SIDES". Our Mite players also got their first experience playing 5 on 5
games, in which they all did a great job lining up for face-offs and
attempting to stay in Offensive and Defensive positions.
A reminder....... these players have only played "half ice 4 on 4 scrimmages" this season.
Our team lost the first game of the tournament 4 to 0 to the Rock
Springs "Miners", but worked hard to win the next two games against the
host team Cheyenne "Capitols" and Laramie Youth Hockey earning a spot
in Sunday's Championship game.
The Eagles played a very competitive game and lost to a more
experienced Rock Springs team 4 to 3 in the final seconds of the
Championship game on Sunday.
We all should be proud of our youngest players as they played with a
lot of effort and overcame a lack of personal experience to achieve
this 2nd place finish!
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