Repost from MY Hockey Rankings, January 12, 2024

For our Week 17 Games of the Week, we will be tracking girls’ and boys’ tournaments in the Northeastern part of the United States. On the girls’ side, will be highlighting the National Girls Hockey League (NGHL) MLK Winter Classic outside of Philadelphia. The tournament includes teams in the NGHL Red Division at the 14U, 16U, and 19U age levels.

The NGHL Red Division is comprised of USA Girls Tier 1 and top Tier 2 programs. Celebrating its fifth year, the NGHL is dedicated to the promotion and growth of girls’ ice hockey programs across the United States and supports its member clubs’ vision for player-focused development and progression to higher levels. Member and guest teams compete in league play, showcases, and exposure clinics from age 10U through 19U.

This weekend’s NGHL Red MLK Winter Classic gets underway Saturday and runs through Monday at the Revolution Ice Gardens and Bucks County Ice in Warminster, Pa. Both of these facilities are serviced by LiveBarn, so all of the games should be available to watch live and on-demand via webstream.

We are going to be focusing on the 14U Division for the NGHL MLK Winter Classic. This year’s NGHL Red Division MLK Winter Classic features more than 50 games being played by more than 20 teams Saturday through Monday at the 14U, 16U, and 19U levels. For our Week 17 Games of the Week, we are focusing on the 14U Division at the NGHL MLK Winter Classic. At the 14U level, two top-10 Tier 1 National Bound teams will be competing along with the Nos. 18, 28, and 40 Tier 1 teams and the No. 9 Tier 2 club. Play gets underway at 8:30 a.m. Saturday for the 14U teams. Here is a look at the weekend’s top matchups:

Saturday’s Top NGHL 14U Games

  • 8:30 a.m. at Bucks County Ice #1 – #9 T2 Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (7), #40 T1 Carolina Jr. Hurricanes (1)
  • 10:00 a.m. at Bucks County Ice #1 – #18 Valley Jr. Warriors (7), Syracuse Valley Eagles (1)
  • 11:30 a.m. at Bucks County Ice #2 – Lovell Academy Lions (5), #28 Rochester Americans (0)
  • 2:30 p.m. at Bucks County Ice #1 – Syracuse Valley Eagles (2), #40 Carolina Jr. Hurricanes (4)
  • 4:00 p.m. at Bucks County Ice #1 – #18 Valley Jr. Warriors (5), #28 Rochester Jr. Americans (3)
  • 7:45 a.m. at Revolution Ice Gardens #2 – #9 T2 Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (4), Syracuse Valley Eagles (0)
  • 8:00 a.m. at Revolution Ice Gardens #1 – #28 Rochester Jr. Americans (4). #40 Carolina Jr. Hurricanes (3)
  • 9:30 a.m. at Bucks County Ice #1 – #18 Valley Jr. Warriors (3), #9 T1 Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (4) – SO

In one of the weekend’s matchups, the No. 9 Jr. Flyers tied the game in the third period on Caroline Coen’s power-play goal then won it on Allyson Dembzynski’s shootout goal as goalie Kaitlyn Larson stopped all three Valley attempts. Ashylyn Jacobs and Madeline Allen also scored for the Jr. Flyers, while Cadence Crowley, Lauren Dockray, and Brooke Carlson tallied for the Jr. Warriors. 

  • 12:40 p.m. at Revolution Ice Gardens #1 – #2 Lovell Academy Lions (5),  #40 Carolina Jr. Hurricanes (2)
  • 2:00 p.m. at Revolution Ice Gardens #2 – #18 Valley Jr. Warriors (7),  #9 T2 Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (1)
  • 3:00 p.m. at Bucks County Ice #1 – Syracuse Valley Eagles (0), #28 Rochester Jr. Americans (5)
  • 6:00 p.m. at Bucks County Ice #1 – No. 2 Lovell Academy Lions (5), #9 T1 Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (4)

In a matchup of top-10 Tier 1 National Bound USA Girls teams, Lovell sprinted to a 3-0 first-period lead but needed Aubryn Monter’s game-winning shorthanded toal with 1:38 left in regulation after the Jr. Flyers stormed back to tie the game at 4 with 4:12 remaining. Trailing 4-1 late in the second period, Philadelphia got three-straight goals from Allyson Dembzynski, Ashlyn Jacobs, and Madeline Allen to set up Monter’s heroics. Lauren Steward also scored for the Jr. Flyers. Sydney Stoughton, Montana Morris, Grace Hilderbrandt, and Annabelle Lovell scored for the Lions. Peyton Scott stopped 14 shots to earn the win in goal for Lovell, while Ella Rajnys had 27 saves for the Jr. Flyers. 

Monday’s Top NGHL 14U Games

  • 7:00 a.m. at Revolution Ice Gardens #1 – #18 Valley Jr. Warriors (7), #40 Carolina Jr. Canes (1)
  • 8:30 a.m. at Revolution Ice Gardens #1 – #2 Lovell Academy Lions (11), Syracuse Valley Eagles (0)
  • 10:00 a.m. at Revolution Ice Gardens #1 – #9 T2 Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (0), #28 Rochester J