A special moment in Victoria yesterday as the Chaska/Chanhassen Squirt B1 Gold team and its opponent, Waconia, both taped their sticks with pink tape in honor of a CCHA mom who is battling breast cancer. There wasn’t a dry eye in the arena.
The entire CCHA community sends its thoughts and prayers to the family and friends of
@Jaggirlshockey
coach Mike Ryan, a beloved member of the Bloomington hockey community. Please consider a donation to support Mike’s family during this difficult time.
Former Chaska/Chanhassen player Jimmy Snuggerud will play for Team USA at the 2020 Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland. Jimmy is a freshman forward on the
@CHSboyshockey
team this season.
The CCHA is excited to announce Jalen Long as our Bantam A head coach for the 2020-21 season. A 2020 graduate of
@MNSUMankato
, Jalen was the JV head coach and varsity assistant for
@mankatoeastpuck
last season. Prior to that, he was a goalie for
@BSMBoysHockey
.
A huge thank you to the 475 people who have donated to the Lorenzens.
Mr. Rogers was correct: “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’”
Chaska/Chanhassen Bantam AA captures the
@MinnHockey
West Region championship with a 5-4 win over Andover to earn a spot in the State Tournament. Nice work, Stormhawks!
Not the ending we wanted, but couldn’t be more proud of this group of guys. They trusted the process and chose to stay and play with their lifelong teammates. Thank you to this group of seniors for their leadership and showing the state what Storm Hockey is all about!
This Saturday at BIG, 4 CCHA Bantam teams - AA, B1 Gold, B2 & C - will face off against Bloomington Jefferson in D6 action. Off the ice,
@JHBCHockey
will be hosting a FUNdraiser for Ethan Glynn - the Bantam who was severely injured during a football game earlier this fall.
Chaska/Chanhassen Bantam AA captured the championship of the
@MinnHockey
West Region Tournament, winning a trio of close games to earn a spot in the 2020 Bantam AA State Tournament. En route to the title, the Stormhawks defeated Wayzata 4-2, Centennial 3-2 and Andover 5-4.
Congratulations and good luck to the 2️⃣7️⃣ former CCHA players participating in the
@MinnHockeyHP
Spring Festivals this weekend at the 16, 17 & 18 levels!
CCHA PeeWee AA took 3rd place at the
@MinnHockey
State Tournament. CC opened with a 7-0 win over Andover before a narrow 5-4 loss to OMG. Trailing 2-0 to Tonka in the 3rd-place game, CC scored 2x in the 3rd to force OT. Late in the 1st OT, Connor DeBoer scored to win it for CC.
Before the CCHA PWB1 teams faced off last Friday, they came together to support Jacquelyn Vranicar - Cooper's mom & coach Kevin’s wife - who is battling stage IV metastatic breast cancer. The players taped their sticks the colors of metastatic breast cancer - green, pink & teal.
Chaska/Chanhassen Squirt A took 3rd at the 68-team Squirt International Tournament in Fargo, going 5-1 and out-scoring opponents 32-11. After a 4-2 loss to eventual champion Fargo Black in the semifinals, CC rebounded in the 3rd-place game with a 3-2 win over West Fargo Blue.
Congrats to the CCHA Squirt A team for finishing 5th out of 72 teams at the Fargo Squirt International Tournament! The Stormhawks posted a 4-1 record, defeating the California Gold Rush 8-7 in their final game. WTG, CCHA!
I am proud to announce my commitment to play division 1 hockey at the University of Wisconsin. I would like to thank my family, friends and all of the coaches who have helped me along the way.
#gobadgers
🦡
Former CCHA players Jack Willis and Owen Thomas, in their first full seasons with the NA3HL's
@WarHawksWillmar
, rank t-1st and 3rd on their team with 14 and 12 points, respectively.
@chanboyshockey
@CHSboyshockey
Chaska/Chanhassen Bantam AA captured third place at the 2021 Minnesota Hockey State Tournament, marking the third time in CCHA history that a Bantam team has earned a top-three finish in the season-ending tournament. The Stormhawks defeated Moorhead 5-0 in the third-place game.
Congratulations and good luck to the 🔟 current and former CCHA players selected to participate in the
@usahockey
National Development Camps and the
@MinnHockeyHP
Summer Development Camps!
Bantam A Purple, led by head coach Antti Laaksonen, just became the first CCHA team to win the District 6 regular season title at the Bantam A level! Only 2 other CCHA Bantam teams have previously taken 1st place in D6 (2018-19 Bantam C; 2003-04 Bantam B1).
My March ranking for the
#2023NHLDraft
is out at
@TheAthletic
!
- Top 64 prospects ranked
- 32 honourable mentions
- Exhaustive scouting reports
- Player tiers
More than 11,000 words of analysis:
Chaska/Chanhassen Bantam AA captured the championship of
@YouthHockeyHub
's Battle for the Blue Ox, posting a 6-0 record and outscoring opponents 32-7. The Stormhawks defeated Elk River 8-0, Osseo/Maple Grove A 8-0, Moorhead 6-1, Grand Forks 3-2, Wayzata 5-3 and Minnetonka 2-1.
Congrats to the 4️⃣ CCHA alums named to the Star Tribune All-Metro teams!
2nd Ashton Schultz (Minnetonka)
2nd Gavin Uhlenkamp (Chanhassen)
3rd Owen Buesgens (Chanhassen)
3rd Javon Moore (Minnetonka)
Congrats to the CCHA Bantam AA team on winning the
@MinnHockey
East Region Championship and qualifying for next weekend’s State Tournament in Edina!
#Drive2State
CCHA Bantam A qualified for the
@MinnHockey
State Tournament with a 3-1 mark at the East Region Tournament. The Stormhawks defeated White Bear Lake 5-2 & Stillwater 9-3 before falling 3-2 in OT to St. Paul. CC rebounded with a 7-3 win over Stillwater to earn their trip to State.
🚨
#GOPHERS
GOAL 🚨
WHAT A FIRST GOAL FOR JIMMY!
Snugs stays with it in front of the net and beats Rancier for his first in Maroon & Gold!
Good guys up 1-0!
CCHA 10U A completed a remarkable season with the championship of the D6 Playoffs. The Stormhawks defeated Edina 4-2 & Minnetonka 4-0 in round-robin play before blanking the Hornets 2-0 in the title game. For the season,
#1
CC posted a 33-1-1 record, winning 3 tournament titles.
After falling 6-5 in OT to eventual champ Northfield in the semis of the
@MinnHockey
Bantam A South Region Tournament, CCHA posted 3 comeback wins to earn a trip to State. CC defeated Edina 3-2 in OT, New Prague 3-1 and Osseo/Maple Grove 5-4 to punch their ticket.
#Drive2State
On Jan. 7-9 in Fargo, CCHA 10U A claimed 1st place at the SCHEELS Girls International for the team's 2nd title of the season. CC went 3-0 in pool play, defeating Roseville 8-1, Moorhead 9-1 & Lakeville 9-2. In bracket play, the Stormhawks blanked Blaine 14-0 and Fargo Freeze 5-0.
Chaska/Chanhassen's two Bantam A teams met in the championship of the Woodbury Rumble yesterday with Purple edging Gold 4-3 to take home the tournament championship. Way to go, Stormhawks!
I am proud and excited to announce my commitment to play Division 1 hockey at Minnesota State University. I would like to thank my family, friends, teammates, and coaches for helping me along the way.
#hornsup
Prior to the impending pause on youth hockey, the CCHA experienced significant success on the ice. In fact, of the 12 teams that participated in a tournament since Oct. 30, 5️⃣ finished in 1st, 2nd or 3rd place, with another 2️⃣ finishing in 4th.
#StormhawkStrong
Good luck to Jimmy Snuggerud as he plays for Team USA at the Winter Youth Olympics in Switzerland. Jimmy is the 8th Breakaway Academy alum to represent
@usahockey
in International competition.
A GoFundMe started to help a CCHA family who lost their home and possessions to a fire yesterday has raised over $35K so far. The Lorenzens have 3 young players in the CCHA. Go here to help support this hockey family:
7️⃣ former CCHA players have earned roster spots for the Upper Midwest High School Elite League. The 2022 season begins Sept. 10.
Jack Christ
Nathan Hinze
Caden Lee
Alex Lunski
Jacob Margarit
Sam Scheetz
Gavin Uhlenkamp
Look out, fellow Stormhawks - the Lorenzen kids are back in hockey gear (thanks to the generosity of so many: )!
Looking good, Zeek, Mya & Hank!
#HockeyFamily
#StormhawkStrong
I am proud and honored to announce my commitment to play college hockey at the University of Minnesota. I would like to thank my family, friends, and coaches for helping me get to this point in my career.
#GoGophs
〽️
Congrats to the 6️⃣ CCHA alumni who have earned roster spots for this summer's
@usahockey
National Player Development Camps:
Girls 18
Maeve Kelly
Katelyn Roberts
Girls 15
Lauren Mack
Boys 17
Sam Rinzel
Boys 16
Tanner Bruender
Sam Scheetz
#StormhawkPride
HEADED HOME WITH A MEDAL
Congrats to our
#Gophers
on winning bronze at
#WJC2023
!
🥉 Ryan Chesley
🥉 Logan Cooley
🥉 Luke Mittelstadt
🥉 Jimmy Snuggerud
#PrideOnIce
Congratulations to
@CCHAGirlsHockey
players Sienna Duffy, Lauren Mack & Aly McPartland for winning the
@MinnHockey
14U Tier 1 District Championship this past weekend. Their District 6 Lakers team had a record of 18-0-1 this fall.
4
@CHSboyshockey
players and 1
@chanboyshockey
player to participate in the Elite League this season.
Chaska
Max Burkholder
Barrett Calvin
Will Magnuson
Nick Olmscheid
Chanhassen
Josh Weyandt
For the 2nd straight year, CCHA Bantam AA brought home hardware from the
@YouthHockeyHub
Battle for the Blue Ox tournament, winning the White Bracket title. The Stormhawks went 3-1, defeating Spring Lake Park 5-4 in the final with Ryan McPartland scoring the game-winning goal.
It's Storm vs. Hawks - with rosters chock full of former CCHA Stormhawks - tonight as
@CHSboyshockey
hosts
@chanbhok
at the Chaska Community Center!
🕒 JV 5 pm / V 7pm
📺 or
Congratulations to the 1️⃣5️⃣ current or former CCHA players who have been selected to compete at the
@MinnHockeyHP
14 & 15 Development Camps in St. Cloud in June.
#StormhawkPride
BREAKING. A huge recruiting day continues. Minnesota lands one of the biggest recruits available, 5 ⭐️ 2006 Brodie Ziemer out of Shattuck. Ziemer will play for the U17 NTDP this fall. He joins fellow 5 ⭐️ John Whipple at Minnesota.
More on Ziemer ➡️
CCHA 10U A captured 1st place at Stillwater's Skate for the Roses to earn the team's 3rd tournament title of the season. After an opening 6-0 win over Central MN, CC edged rival Woodbury 2-1 in a semifinal shootout, followed by a 7-2 rout of host Stillwater 7-2 in the title game.
Congratulations and good luck to the 1️⃣6️⃣ current & former CCHA players participating in the
@MinnHockey
CCM Boys NIT Tournament and the
@MinnHockeyHP
Boys & Girls Spring and Final 54 Festivals this weekend!
Chaska/Chanhassen Bantam AA captured the championship of the Tradition Invitational, out-scoring opponents 28-3. The top-ranked Stormhawks defeated Lakeville North 10-1, White Bear Lake 7-0, St. Michael-Albertville 8-0 and Edina 3-2 to claim its second championship of the season.
I am proud to announce my commitment to play division 1 hockey at the University of St. Thomas. I would like to thank my family, friends and all of the coaches who have helped me along the way.
#rolltoms
“National Hockey Mom Day”. Thank you to all the moms who make the magic happen! Gear cleaned, kids to practice, positive feedback on the car ride home ... ALL you ladies are amazing!!! Thank you for all that you do!!! Post some pics of your hockey ladies!!!!
@cchahockeymoms
National champions! Congratulations to our Boys U14 team on defeating the Buffalo Saints 7-2 in today's championship game. We are so proud of you!
#GoSabres
#USAHNationals
3 former Chaska/Chanhassen boys' hockey players are currently playing professional hockey:
Mike Reilly -
@CanadiensMTL
Shane Gersich -
@TheHersheyBears
Zach Doerring - Borås HC (Sweden)
Five CCHA teams have earned spots in the 2020
@MinnHockey
Region Tournament:
- Bantam AA (West - Anoka)
- Bantam A Purple (East - Shakopee)
- Bantam A Gold (East - Shakopee)
- PeeWee AA (South - Faribault)
- Girls 15U B (National - Stillwater)
Good luck, Stormhawks!
#Drive2State
Former CCHA player Briar Charchenko, a junior forward with
@HFgirlshockey
last season, commits to Adrian College - one of the top DIII women's hockey programs in the nation.
Chaska/Chanhassen Bantam B1 took third place in Rochester last weekend, going 3-1 for the tournament. After opening with a loss to Mahtomedi, the Stormhawks defeated Rochester Red 6-2, Rosemount 9-2 and Sioux City 5-4 to take home third-place honors.
ChaskaChan takes down Stillwater in the 10UA championship game, 7-2.
Player of the Game Audrey Nichols scored FIVE GOALS!!! (Yes, you read that right!)
As we head to Duluth Marshall tonight, we are especially thinking of our Squirt A brother, Marshall Bader, who died in an accident over the weekend. We're leaving sticks by our doors and our porch lights on as we begin to say goodbye.
#LaterBader
#family
UND has finally landed its goalie of the future. One of the best 2006-born netminders in the U.S., Caleb Heil of Victoria, Minn., gave a verbal commitment to Karl Goehring on Goehring's birthday. Story:
The Gobbler - Bantam B
Semi
#2
Chaska/Chan’s Micah Saxon scores the eventual GWG in a 2-1 win over OMG Black. Saxon’s goal vaults the Stormhawks into the Chip vs Stillwater.
From the CCHA to CC: Former Stormhawk Nikolai Charchenko commits to Colorado College! He joins fellow CCHA alum Max Burkholder as a Tiger commit. Congrats!
I want to thank God, my entire support system from my parents, siblings, grandparents, family, friends, coaches, and teammates. I’m humbled to announce my commitment to play Division 1 college hockey and further my education at Colorado College and become a Tiger!
Two former CCHA forwards are currently leading their respective teams in the 2021
@MinnHockeyHP
Tier I Fall League:
Mason Grinnell, 14U Lakers: 11-7--18, 15 gp
Jared Grenier, 15 Lakers: 8-10--18, 14 gp
#StormhawkPride
Despite this news, the CCHA would like to applaud the efforts of all players, coaches & families for following protocols to reduce the spread of the virus and keep our kids on the ice. We will eagerly await the return to play and the chance to wear the Stormhawk jersey once again
Forward Alex Lunski, a member of the CCHA Bantam AA team last season, currently ranks 3rd in goals (11) and 5th in points (17) in the 2020
@MinnHockeyHP
Tier I 15 Fall League. He is one of 8 CCHA players on the second-place 15U Lakers.
Congratulations and good luck to the 2️⃣7️⃣current & former CCHA players participating in the
@MinnHockeyHP
Boys Spring Festivals this weekend at the 14, 16, 17 & 18 levels!
Minnesota goalies are participating in the
@OctoberSaves
Goalie Challenge this year to help raise money to fight cancer. Goalies can visit to find out more or contact local representative Vanessa Bauer at octobersavesmn*at*gmail
Six finalists have been named for the annual
Reed Larson Award, presented by Let's Play Hockey to the state's top senior defenseman.
🏒Owen Buesgens - Chanhassen
@chanbhok
🏒Barrett Dexheimer - Edina
@EHShornetsnest
🏒Hawke Huff - Wayzata
@WHS_boyshockey
🏒Ryan Lund -
River Valley Stars 12U B1 (a co-op of CCHA &
@shakopeehockey
) captured the consolation championship at the Hopkins Thanksgiving Tournament. After opening with a 5-2 loss to eventual champ Wayzata, the Stars defeated Centennial 3-0 and Bloomington 4-1 to nab the consolation title.