The young Mites went undefeated playing the Chicago area clubs, delivering a scoring barrage of 34 goals versus the oppositions’ 6 over the four games. The Penguins got out to a fast start on Friday winning 9-2. The Championship game was close until the Penguins pulled away for the 7-3 win. Congratulations Penguins!
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Champions Gallery 08-09
Penguin Mites Win Chicago Cup Preseason Challenge AA Tournament
Penguin Squirt Major AA’s Win ’08 Texas Shootout Tournament
Going 5-0 in the tournament, the young Penguins won the Championship on Labor Day against a persistent Jr. Brahmas team 4-2. The 98’s, many of whom have played together for years showed teamwork beyond their years throughout the tournament. They survived with a shoot-out victory on Sunday to get into the finals. One of the wins was a tight 1-0 victory. Using quick shifts, their consistent play on offense and defense was seen over the entire ice. The offensive lines contributed evenly, providing 34 total goals and dominating in shots 136 to 43 for the opponents. The stingy defense allowed only 5 goals by the opponents. Great play in goal was reflected in the skimpy 1 Goal Against Average and an outstanding .914 save percentage. In addition to the best goalie performance for the tournament, the Penguins produced the tournament scoring champion. And, three of the top five scorers in the tournament came from the veteran group. Good job boys!
Penguin Mites Win Texas Shootout ’08 Tournament
The Dallas Penguin Mite Majors won the Mite Division of the 2008 Texas Shootout Tournament with a convincing seven to one victory over a gritty Junior Brahmas team on Labor Day. It was a truly impressive team performance overall, the Penguins outshot their opponents 119-28 and outscored them 45-6. Way to go Penguin Mites! See the Mite page for More>
Penguins Win Texas Shootout
The Midget Minor 93 AA team won the Platinum bracket of the DSS Labor Day Shootout Tournament going 5 - 0. The Squirt 98 AA team won the Platinum bracket going 5 - 0. The Mite team won the Mite bracket with a 4 - 0 record. The Bantam 94 AA team lost the Platinum championship game in a shootout out. The Midget Major A team lost the Gold championship game in a hard fought battle after going undefeated in pool play. Congratulations Penguins!
U18 AAA Penguins Win Chadder's Tournament
The U18 AAA Penguins traveled to Salt Lake City, UT for the Chadder's Round Robin tournament and came away with the championship. On Friday, the Penguins defeated the Nevada Stars 5-2. On Saturday, they defeated the Okanagan Hockey Academy 6-0. On their second game on Saturday, 13 hours after their first game of the day, the Penguins lost a 6-3 game to Chadders. In the Championship game on Sunday, the Penguins beat Chadders 2-1. Ten different players scored a total of 16 goals and 9 different players tallied a total of 23 assists. In net, Will Landa gave up 1 goal in 2 games. Congratulations boys on your first tournament win as Penguins!
Mite Majors Win Western Region International Silver Stick Tournament
The Mites won their third straight tournament over the Columbus Day
weekend going 5-0 to earn a trip to the Silver Sticks Finals in
January. The young Penguins held off a determined Jr. Brahmas team to win 3-0 and take the trophy. Off to St. Clair Shores for the Finals!
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MIDGET MAJOR AA WINS IN CHICAGO
The Midget Major AA Penguins were in Illinios for the Chicago Cup Fall Classic on October 24 to October 26. All games were played at the
This is the second straight tournament championship for the Midget Major AA team having gone 5 – 0 in the Western Regional Silver Stick tournament two weeks earlier. Team page.
Mite Majors Win Dallas Stars Fall Round-Up Tourney Playing Squirt
Playing in the Squirt Silver Division, the Mites went 4-0 to win the Dallas Stars Fall Round-Up Tournament over the Thanksgiving weekend. Playing against big and fast opponents from Colorado Springs, Mexico City, and Tulsa, the Penguins posted 25 goals and gave up only 8. After getting down 0-2 in goals in the first period of the Championship game against a tough Tulsa Flames squad, the Mites dug deep and scored 5 in the second on the way to a 6-4 victory. Dallas posted the top three scorers and the best goaltending of the tournament.
SQUIRT AA 98'S ENJOY THANKSGIVING TOURNAMENT FEAST!
PENGUINS GO UNDEFEATED TO EARN FALL ROUND UP CHAMPIONSHIP! During a holiday weekend designed to give thanks, it was what the 98 AA Penguins didn't give that was most notable; namely goals, power play opportunities, shots on goal, odd man rushes, or loose pucks in front of their net. As a result of their defense first, disciplined style of play, the 98 AA's allowed a total of 3 goals against, including 2 shutouts, and went 4-0 to claim the 2008 Fall Roundup Championship. The 98 AA's further established what has become their signature trademark by again being the best passing team in the tournament. It is also evident that each player is committed to the system employed during practice, which stresses hard work and responsibility. Congratulations to both the players and their Coaches! All of your hard work is paying off!
Pee Wee 97 – Reid Wins Fall Round-Up Tournament Championship
The Dallas Penguins 97 team enjoyed tremendous success this past weekend capturing the Fall Round-Up Tournament Championship. The Penguins went undefeated, winning all four games they participated in, outscoring their opponents 26-10. The goaltending was stellar and the defense was awesome as their opponents were held to under 20 shots in each of the last three games. The Penguins had three boys lead the Pee Wee Platinum Division in points and two lead in goals, while Anthony D’Aloisio had top honors for the goalies. The boys meshed together nicely as they skated their way to victory using teamwork as their top initiative. Congratulations to all the boys as all their hard work is paying off!!!
Dallas Penguins Midget Major AA Advance to NTXHL Championship
A season to remember for the Midget Major AA players will come to an end this weekend with the culmination of The North Texas Hockey League's Championship series versus a extremely tough Texas Brahmas team. The series will be the best of 3 games beginning with game 1 at 1:30 PM on Saturday. Games 2 and 3 (if necessary) will be played Saturday night at 7:00 PM and Sunday Morning at 10:00 AM respectively. All games will be played at StarCenter Farmers Branch.
With many of the Penguins facing the end of their Hockey careers last
weekend, they answered with emotional and courageous performances.
In Game One the Penguins faced their championship series opponents, the Texas Brahmas. The Brahmas are a very skilled team that possess
great speed and tenacity. In the end the Penguins prevailed 2-1 behind
the excellent goaltending performance of Tony Girard. Adam Singer and
Sean Heidrick both registered Coast to Coast tallies as the Penguin
defense supplied the offense.
Game 2 was an incredible match up with the Texas Aces. A team that
always brings a strong effort combined with an arsenal of goal scorers
that are very talented. Sam Turner put the Pens up early only to see
Ryan Holloway tie it 2 minutes later for the Aces. Devin Davis
supplied all of the second period scoring putting the Aces up 2-1
after 2. The Penguins came just as if they were playing for their
playoff, and career lives. They put up three goals in 6 minutes to
give DJ the 4-2 victory. Justin McDowell added a goal, Sam Turner was
the man on the spot to clinch the game with an empty netter. But, the
spectacular game winner came from Chase Bunning as he busted behind the Ace's defense with an incredible breakaway goal.
Game 3 matched the Penguins against the hardest working, and hardest hitting team of the tournament, Tulsa Flames. The Penguins edged out a tough physical 3-2 victory over a fiercely determined opponent. Chris Murray scored 2 goals, including a phenomenal short-handed goal that will never be forgotten. Sam Turner lit the red light in the third with the game winner. Tony Girard was again strong in net saving 31 of 33 shots.
Game 4 lined the Penguins up against the Alliance Bulldogs. It was a
must to capture at least a tie to advance to the Championship series.
The talented Bulldogs came full force with two quick goals from Brett
Jacobson and Michael James to open up the first period. Coach Kowal
considered the timeout to get his team in order. He commented " These
kids find a way each and every week. I just had to let them play
themselves out of this situation." The team didn't disappoint as they
fought back from deficits four times to send the game into overtime.
Sean Heidrick led the Pens with 2 goals. Taylor Clymer and Grant
Willis added goals to send this match into a scoreless overtime
period. Chris Murray and Justin McDowell converted in the Shootout,
while Tony Girard came up with 2 big saves on the Alliance shooters to
capture the victory.
I urge all DJ'ers to make their way to cheer these incredible kids on
as many of them put the skates on for the final time. All season long
they have never quit, this weekend will not be any different. You can
figure these guys will make it very entertaining if this whole season
is any indication!
By Kelly Clymer
95 – Reid Wins Nashville’s President’s Cup Championship
The Penguins competed in the Nashville President’s Cup Tournament that had 8 other Bantam A teams competing. In round robin play, the Penguins tied the Affton Americans 1-1, and defeated the Charlotte Jr. Checkers and Winston-Salem Ice Hawks 2-0 and 4-2 respectively. The Penguins went into the Semi finals as the second seeded team and played the, Kirkwood Stars, from St. Louis and dominated them in a 10-0 victory. The finals were against the Charlotte Flames who were the #1 seeded team after winning all of their games in the tournament.
The boys were determined to not let this Championship slip away after losing the last Championship game in their previous tournament. They came out skating hard and were the first to score in the first period. The Penguins scored again in the middle of the third period. Charlotte answered back after pulling their goalie with less than two minutes to play in the game. The Penguins held on for the rest of the game to win the Championship game 2 – 1 against the Charlotte Flames.
Overall it was a great weekend for the Penguins. The boys played hard and got better as the weekend progressed. Most importantly, they had fun. Congratulations boys!
MITE MAJORS SILVER STICK FINALS CHAMPIONS
Penguin Mite Majors Win
International Silver Sticks
Coach Fletcher’s Mite Majors went 6-0 to win the fifty-first Annual Mite A International Silver Sticks Championship in
The team name will be permanently etched in the Hockey Hall of Fame Silver Stick Finals exhibit in Toronto.
Top Gun AAA Tournament - Salem NH - PeeWee 97 Reid
Game 1 vs Connecticut Wolves Won 5 - 1
Game 2 vs New England Falcons Won 3 - 0
Game 3 vs DRUZHBA Russia Won 5 - 0
Game 4 vs WB/Scranton Knights Won 5 - 2
Semi-Final: Win - Shoot out
Final: Loss 3-4 in OT. Bringing home second. Congratulations!!!
MITE A - FLETCHER - FINALS CHAMPIONS
Game 1 vs East Gwillimbury Eagles, Win 7 - 1
Game 2 vs Montgomery Blue Devils, Win 4 - 2
Game 3 vs Mt Clemens Wolves, Win 10 - 0
Quarter Finals vs Westchester Vipers, Win 4 - 1
Semi Finals vs Montgomery Blue Devils, Win 4 - 3
Finals vs Orillia Terriers, Win 6 - 1
Saint Clair Shores Silver Stick Finals Results
Tournament Website: Click Here
Mite Majors Win NTXHL Championship
Capping a highly successful season, the number 1 seed Penguin Mite Majors won the league championship tournament in a convincing style, winning two straight in the best of three finals series. The youngsters outscored the gritty cross town rival Brahmas team 10-1 over the two games on Saturday. The Brahmas came out strong, scoring with only 1:48 gone in the first period of game one. But the Penguins tied it up 15 seconds later and never looked back, winning 5-1. Game two was much the same, and five different Penguins scored in the 5-0 win. The Brahmas defense held the Penguins to only 19 shots in game two, but the Pens defense was even stingier allowing only 9 Brahmas shots. The two Penguin goal tenders teamed up all tournament long to shut down their opponents.
Clearly the Brahmas played with a lot of heart and had great support from their parents and fans. Visible with their unselfish play, the Penguins showed once again how the coaches’ focus on skill development plus team play gave them the edge they needed throughout the season.
All year the Mites had great coaching and great support from the parents which when combined with their hard work yielded a perfect league record (20-0) and playoff run (6-0). They won 5 of the 7 tournaments they entered including the Chicago Pre-Season Mite AA and the Fifty-First International Silver Sticks Mite Championship. Overall, they finished 39-2-0, outscoring their opponents 310 to 54 (a 7.56 vs. 1.32 GPGA) and produced the league’s scoring and goalie champions. It proved to be a very special team all around. Congratulations Mites!
Squirt AA NTXHL Champions Roll Perfect 6-0 in Playoff's to Cap Off 2008-2009
First off, the Dallas Penguins 98 AA’s Coaching Staff and families tip their collective hat to the Dallas Scots 98 AA’s for their effort, fan enthusiasm and well played final round!
Ultimately, it’s the one intangible that you’ll never see a statistic for what lead to the Penguin championship…Composure. “You can’t teach that” Commented Head Coach Kevin O’Brien, “but you can definitely nurture it” The nurturing process this year came from the boys playing the finals in 3 of 5 tournaments. They learned hard work and team execution is essential to being a champion.
Having to comeback from one goal deficits 4 times in 2 games, the Penguins played with a sense of urgency and never gave up a lead once they had it.
Game One:
Cole Watson pulled the Penguins even at 1 late in the first period off great passes from Nick Griebenow and Josh Kim.
Down 2-1 in the second, Nick Alexander tied it up at 2-2, and Nick Mueller pulled the Pens even again to end the second period 3-3.
In what became their strongest period all season, the Pen’s pulled away in the third, with the Game Winner coming from Mitch McCoy, and an insurance goal from Alexander, whose top shelf back hander came off a clean face off win from Johnny Sadowski deep in the Scot zone. The Defensive trio; Jake Sobieksi, Niko Ala-Kokko and Matthew O’Brien stood strong supporting goalie Kevin Graves in holding the Scots to 3 goals as the Penguin offense pumped 33 shots at the Scots.
Game Two:
Nick Mueller took a feed from Boone Hoenshell and Griebenow tying it at 1 on the power play.
In the second period Watson put the Pen’s ahead with a nice assist from Kyler Paredes and Kim. Mueller gave the Pen’s a two goal lead they would not relinquish weaving down low beating 2 Scots before cashing in the power play Game winner. Kevin Graves and a full Defense with Matthew Butler held down the fort in the third with a strong back check from all the forwards for his sixth playoff win.
Game, Season, Champions!
Season Recap:
Texas Shootout Champions
Fall Round Champions
Silver Stick Regional Champions
NTXHL Regular Season Champions
NTXHL Squirt AA Playoff Champions
Coach O’Brien and staff are very proud of the boys, and want to congratulate them again for their effort and attitude!
Coach would also like to acknowledge and thank the parents for their commitment and support in making this season such a great success!
Dallas Penguins Squirt A Team Wins NTXHL Championship
Lefebvre Dallas Penguins Squirt A team, completed an outstanding season by capturing the NTXHL 2008-2009 Championship in a 2 game sweep against the vastly improved Grapevine Wolves.
Lefebvre Dallas Penguins went 19-0-1 in regular season play to win the NTXHL Regular Season Championship, which brought tremendous momentum to the playoffs. Winning 3 of 4 games in the semi-finals and only allowing 5 goals, thanks to the defensive play of Nicolas Samadian, Neil Moisan, William Laird, Seiler Burr, and Goaltender Jared Stahel, the Penguins earned top spot going into the Championship series.
The first game went scoreless virtually the entire 1st period when with 3:06 left on the clock Nicolas Samadian and Ryan Dupre assisted Lane Haught in putting one of many Penguin goals past the Wolves goalie and into the net. Two more goals came shortly after when Conner Simpson scored on a penalty shot and Zach Riley scored ending the first period 3-0. Within the first minute of the 2nd period Grapevine scored back to back goals to quiet the Penguins fans, but that would be the only Grapevine Wolves goals of the game. Jared Stahel and the Penguins defense dominated the remainder of the game to win with a final score of 7-2.
The second game was a nail-biter. Zach Riley was the first to score on an assist from Nicolas Samadian; however the Wolves would answer back just seconds later. Play went back and forth with each team scoring 2 more goals. Just as everybody watching thought it was going to overtime, with only 1:42 left in the tied game Lane Haught scored on an assist from Joseph Crump. Now it was all up to the Penguins defense to keep the Wolves out of the zone and win the game. With a final score of 4-3 the Penguins Squirt A team wins the NTXHL Championship in back-to-back wins over a tough Grapevine Wolves team.
Eight different Penguin players had points during the final 2 games; it was a testament to the passing, communication and teamwork evident throughout the entire season.
Thanks to all of the Coaches, parents and players for making this a great season.
CONGRATULATIONS Penguins Squirt 98 A team on winning both the NTXHL Regular Season and NTXHL Tournament Championships!!!!
Penguin Bantam AA's Win NTXHL Championship!
DJHA Bantam AA coached by Mike Aigen and Jason Aigen beat the Stars Selects on Sunday to win 2008 - 2009 NTXHL Bantam AA Blue Finals. The Penguins won the 2 out of 3 game series by winning game one by a score of 2-1 and game three in a shootout 3-2.
The Stars Selects won game two by a score of 2-1. These were all very tight games with goaltending at its best. Dakota Dreger and Brendan Strobel-McLean, goalies for the Penguins, played outstanding games to keep the Stars Selects goal scoring to a minimum.
Congratulations, Penguins! Way to go!!!
5 Penguins Advance to USA Hockey National Player Development Camp
Congratulations to Colton Hargrove (92), Tyler Hope (92), Hunter Tatum (92), John Dayton (93), and Kevin Loppatto (93) as they all advanced out of the Rocky Mountain District Camp and will participate at the USA Hockey National Player Development Camp this July. All 5 of these players were part of our U16AAA team this past season. We wish them best of luck.
Penguin Moving On...
Will Landa, a member of Jaz Hayden's Penguin U18 Tier 1 Team during the 2008-2009 season, has agreed to play Jr A with the Cornwall Colts. Prior to joining DJHA this past season, Will played for the Green Mountain Glades, Omaha Energy AAA, and locally for HP Scots JV, Duncanville Dragons and the Jr Scots. The Colts are members of the CJHL which is a league that competes in the Canadian Junior A Hockey League.
Congratulations Will, and Good Luck in Canada
Dallas Penguin Alumni Update...
Connor Nunnally DJHA Alumni and member a of the Nichols College men’s hockey team won the ECAC Northeast Championship, defeating Wentworth, 4-3, Saturday afternoon at Levy Rink. The title marks the first in program history for the Bison, who earned the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Bison now await the NCAA Tournament bracket announcement Sunday evening to find out where they will make their first-ever appearance in the national championship tournament.
Who will win the Pacific Division this season?
