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Four state teams participating at USA Nationals

By Michael Trzinski, WiPH Staff, 03/31/16, 9:30PM CDT

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Sites include Blaine, Wayne, and San Jose

cover photo by tom brandt

Do you know the way to San Jose?

Does anyone know where Wayne, New Jersey is?

How about the Schwan's Super Rink?

What do these locations have in common? Teams from Wisconsin will be competing at each of these sites in the 2016 USA Hockey Nationals.

Four Wisconsin teams qualified for the right to contest for a national title, with games beginning today and running through April 4.

Two boys teams and two girls teams began play in their quest for a national championship.

TIER I (U16)
Headlining the quartet of teams is the Team Wisconsin U16 squad. 'T-Dub' won its opening match today, a 5-3 victory over the North Jersey Avalanche. Jordan Steinmetz led the team with a goal and two helpers, while Jack Gorniak had a pair of goals in the win.

TIER II (WEHL ORANGE U16)
Representing the Milwaukee area, Team Orange is playing in Wayne, NJ. They dropped their first game to Skylands Kings Navy, 4-2. Elijah Tormala and Gavin Henry each scored for Orange.

GIRLS TIER I (U14)
Playing in Blaine, Minnesota at the Super Rink, TW U14 pulled out a 3-2 overtime win over the Syracuse Nationals this morning in opening round play. Lexi Epperson scored four minutes into the extra period for the game winner. Hadley Malcolmson and Eden Gruber also scored in the win.

GIRLS TIER I (MADISON CAPS U16)
Also playing in Blaine, the Caps beat the Chicago Young Americans, 5-3 in today's action. Brittyn Fleming had 2 goals and 2 assists and Maddie Posick had a goal and 2 assists to lead the U 16 Madison Capitols past the 5th-ranked CYA.