St. louis Super98 Series

Dates: September 28th – 30th, 2012 Location: Hardee’s Iceplex Chesterfield, MO 63005 www.HardeesIceplex.com (636) 537-4200 Go to Youth1.com for full coverage of your elite hockey tournaments.

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For the schedule, stats, and standings go to SuperSeriesAAA.com Tournament Preview (Youth1 Hockey) – The St. Louis Super98 Series will easily have some of the best teams competing in the tournament, including four teams who were ranked within the top 10 in the country last year. The event will take place from September 28th-30th and will be at Hardee’s Iceplex in Chesterfield, Missouri. Here’s a closer look at the teams competing this weekend.

St. Louis Blues – The Blues (9-0-1), who were ranked second in the country last year, are riding a five-game winning streak. They will face the Chicago Mission, whom they tied 2-2 earlier this month, on Sunday. The Blues roster includes forwards Luke Martin, Trent Frederic, Brandon Puricelli, Willie Canfield, Zach Fizer, Logan Brown, Josh Dunne, Tyler Watson, Zach Solow and Jared Preete, defensemen Steve Lockwood, Timmy Makowski, Ty Farmer, Cody Foppe, Evgeniy Shomin and Michael Joyce and goaltenders Joseph Woll and Tommy Nappier.

Chicago Mission – The fourth-ranked team in the country for the 2011-2012 season, the Mission (2-4-1) have had a bit of a rough start mainly because they have played tremendous competition so far this season. The Mission will likely be battling the Blues for a spot at USA Hockey Nationals. The Mission roster includes defensemen Samuel Sterne, Brett Callahan, Ryan Carlson, Alexander Green and Jake Toporowski, forwards Cameron Teamor, Luke Sammons, Brendan Schultz, Michael Cali, Wei Zhong, Daniel Chang, Dominick Mersch, Martan Yelle, Michael Pleshar, Nicholas Caprio, William Knierim and Hugh Mcging and goalies Vincent Purpura and Myles Hektor.

Colorado Thunderbirds - The Thunderbirds closed out last season ranked seventh in the country, going 46-10-5, a run that included winning the inaugural SuperSeries Cup. The addition of several talented forwards should ensure that Colorado remains one of the top teams at this level. The Thunderbirds roster includes defensemen Anea Ferrario, Charlie Kiefer, Keegan Mantaro, Jovan Zimmerman, Bryan Yoon and Cal Foote, forwards Trey Bagwell, Josiah Slavin, Brandon Yi, Trystan Isenhour, Brian Hawkinson, Dillon Scala, Ashton Fry, Jaden Anderson, Max Gerlach and Zach Walker and goalies Austin Park and Douglas Dendy.

Indiana Jr. Ice - Compiling a 40-22-7 record last year, the Ice finished No. 10 in the nation last season. This team was one of the nations most under rated last season. After winning a Tier 2 national title as Pee Wees, the Jr. Ice moved to Tier 1 last season and proved they belonged with the best. The Ice roster includes forwards Riley Doyon, Jack Knipscheer, Joey Barone, Sam Swanson, Bob Fritsch, Jack MacNab, Sam Ruffin, Will Schlagenhauf, Ethan Stahlhuth and Justin Whited, defensemen Darek Davis, Matt Sawyer, Reece Morris, Zack Lauderback, Bryant Gunn and Jackson Koblick and goalies Nate Funk and Tyler Matthews.

New Jersey Devils – The Devils (9-1-0) are a very tough team to play against. They have a tremendous defense and one of the best goaltending tandems in the country. Due to injuries they only have four defensemen so they have to hope that they do not get worn down at this high level of play. The Devils roster includes goalies Peter Negron and Logan Kramsky, defensemen Ryan Bogan, Andrew Petrillo, Chris Helmlinger, Brendan Less and Zach Berzolla and forwards Chet Morgis, Jack Chatwin, Danny Farr, Matthew Lavalette, Alex Borowiec, Sam Field, Thomas Lamacchia, Tim Clifton, Augie Burkhardt, Michael Nisky and Derek Contessa.

Philadelphia Little Flyers – The Flyers are a very good team that not a lot of people know about. This group has a great defense and some very big, strong forwards that can make a big difference in games. This will be a huge test for them. The Flyers roster includes defensemen Zachary Vendetti, Steven Bray, Branson King, Ryan Lauk and Alex Wilkins, forwards Derek Golembrosky, Andy Iehle, Evan Carroll, Alex Peterson, Noah Bradley, Joey Kubachka, Demitrios Stefanou, Eric Lauk, Bryce Witman, Cody Liguori, Tyler Riddle, Benjamin Griffith and Jack McDonough and goaltenders Joseph Giacobbo and Jacob Snyder. Rosters

St. Louis Blues 98 Chicago Mission 98 2 Luke Martin D 5 Samuel Sterne D 4 Steve Lockwood D 6 Cameron Teamor F 7 Trent Frederic F 8 Brett Callahan D 10 Timmy Makowski D 9 Luke Sammons F 12 Brandon Puricelli F 10 Brendan Schultz F 15 Willie Canfield F 16 Michael Cali F 16 Zach Fizer F 19 Wei Zhong F 21 Logan Brown F 22 Daniel Chang F 29 Joseph Woll G 25 Dominick Mersch F 33 Tommy Nappier G 30 Vincent Purpura G 55 Josh Dunne F 32 Martan Yelle F 56 Ty Farmer D 33 Michael Pleshar F 64 Tyler Watson F 39 Myles Hektor G 66 Cody Foppe D 44 Ryan Carlson D 77 Zach Solow F 52 Alexander Green D 88 Evgeniy Shomin D 71 Nicholas Caprio F 91 Jared Preete F 77 Jake Toporowski D 96 Michael Joyce D 92 William Knierim F 98 Hugh Mcging F Rosters Continued

Colorado Thunderbirds 98 Indiana Jr. Ice 98 4 Anea Ferrario D 4 Riley Doyon F 6 Trey Bagwell F 5 Darek Davis D 7 Josiah Slavin F 7 Jack Knipscheer F 9 Brandon Yi F 8 Joey Barone F 14 Charlie Kiefer D 9 Sam Swanson F 15 Trystan Isenhour F 10 Matt Sawyer D 17 Keegan Mantaro D 13 Reece Morris D 19 Brian Hawkinson F 17 Bob Fritsch F 21 Dillon Scala F 20 Jack MacNab F 22 Jovan Zimmerman D 29 Sam Ruffin F 30 Austin Park G 30 Nate Funk G 45 Bryan Yoon D 33 Tyler Matthews G 50 Douglas Dendy G 40 Will Schlagenhauf F 52 Cal Foote D 44 Zack Lauderback D 85 Ashton Fry F 57 Ethan Stahlhuth F 88 Jaden Anderson F 77 Bryant Gunn D 91 Max Gerlach F 78 Jackson Koblick D 98 Zach Walker F 81 Justin Whited F Rosters Continued

New Jersey Devils 98 Philadelphia Little Flyers 98

1 Peter Negron G 2 Zachary Vendetti D 2 Ryan Bogan D 4 Derek Golembrosky F 5 Chet Morgis F 7 Steven Bray D 6 Jack Chatwin F 10 Andy Iehle F 7 Danny Farr F 13 Evan Carroll F 8 Matthew Lavalette F 14 Alex Peterson F 14 Alex Borowiec F 17 Branson King D 15 Sam Field F 20 Ryan Lauk D 18 Andrew Petrillo D 24 Noah Bradley F 19 Thomas Lamacchia F 25 Alex Wilkins D 20 Chris Helmlinger D 26 Joey Kubachka F 24 Tim Clifton F 27 Demitrios Stefanou F 25 Augie Burkhardt F 28 Eric Lauk F 29 Brendan Less D 30 Joseph Giacobbo G 40 Logan Kramsky G 35 Jacob Snyder G 42 Michael Nisky F 41 Bryce Witman F 45 Derek Contessa F 44 Cody Liguori F 91 Zach Berzolla D 71 Tyler Riddle F 77 Benjamin Griffith F 88 Jack McDonough F Tournament Schedule

GM Date Time Home Away Rink 1 9/28/12 8:40 am St. Louis Blues vs. Colorado Thunderbirds NHL 2 9/28/12 9:00 am Philadelphia Little Flyers vs. New Jersey Devils NCAA 3 9/28/12 11:40 am Chicago Mission vs. Indiana Jr. Ice OLY 4 9/28/12 6:20 pm Colorado Thunderbirds vs. Chicago Mission NCAA 5 9/28/12 7:20 pm St. Louis Blues vs. Philadelphia Little Flyers NHL 6 9/28/12 8:00 pm New Jersey Devils vs. Indiana Jr. Ice NCAA 7 9/29/12 12:00 pm Philadelphia Little Flyers vs. Chicago Mission NCAA 8 9/29/12 1:00 pm St. Louis Blues vs. New Jersey Devils NHL 9 9/29/12 1:40 pm Colorado Thunderbirds vs. Indiana Jr. Ice NCAA 10 9/29/12 7:20 pm Colorado Thunderbirds vs. Philadelphia Little Flyers OLY 11 9/29/12 7:30 pm New Jersey Devils vs. Chicago Mission NCAA 12 9/29/12 7:40 pm St. Louis Blues vs. Indiana Jr. Ice NHL 13 9/30/12 8:30 am Philadelphia Little Flyers vs. Indiana Jr. ice NCAA 14 9/30/12 9:00 am St. Louis Blues vs. Chicago Mission OLY 15 9/30/12 10:10 am Colorado Thunderbirds vs. New Jersey Devils NCAA Game Rules and Regulations Specific tournament rules and regulations are outline below. If a situation arises that is not specifically covered, then USA Hockey Rules and Regulations apply. All decisions by the tournament director are final. 1. Any discrepancies with what is recorded in the NGIN game scoring system will be addressed as per the score sheet change request process detailed on the SuperSeries website at http://www.superseriesaaa.com/page/show/259742-scoresheet-change-request-process. 2. Rosters: Only players (including goaltenders) listed on the official tournament team roster may play in tournament games. A player’s name may only appear on one (1) roster for the tournament. 3. Home and visiting teams are indicated on the tournament schedule. Home teams shall wear light colored jerseys and matching socks. Visitors will wear dark jerseys and matching socks. All jerseys must have a player number clearly displayed. Taped numbers or players without numbers will not be permitted to participate. 4. Mouth Guards: All players in the tournament are required to wear a colored – non-clear (Rule 304C) mouth guards. 5. Penalty/Box Attendant: Each team is responsible to provide its own penalty box monitor or attendant. 6. Penalty times will be as follows: Minor 2:00 minutes, Major 5:00 minutes, Misconduct 10:00 minutes 7. Game Lengths: a. Each host city decides on game lengths of either 15 or 17 min periods. b. There will be no runtime for goal differential. In the event a game may run past the allotted duration (75 minutes or 90 minutes), the scorekeeper will adjust the game clock to the allotted time left in the 3rd period. No exceptions. i. Example: At approximately the 10-minute mark of the 3rd period, if there are 8 minutes left in the game then the scorekeeper will adjust the game clock to read 8 minutes and runtime will begin. ii. This precaution is to be utilized as a last resort, but experience shows that 17-minute periods games are completed in 90 minutes 98% of the time. 8. Warm-up period: three (3) minutes. 9. Period Break: There will be a one (1) minute break between each period. 10. It is the responsibility of the coach to ensure their team is ready to go at the start of each period and the sound of buzzer after timeouts. 11. Time Out: One 30-second time out is permitted per team per game. 12. Tie games: If the game ends in a tie, each team will be awarded a point in round robin play. For ties in the semi-finals or finals, the game will proceed to a 3-man shootout. a. Each team will select three (3) players to participate in the shootout. i. Eligible players: 1. If a player is serving a penalty, he is unable to participate in the shootout 2. Once a players shoots he/she is no longer eligible to participate until every player on the bench (excluding goaltenders, players serving penalties and/or players that are injured) has shot at least once. b. The home team shoots last in each round. c. Once all six (6) players have finished their attempts, the team with the most goals is declared the winner. d. If, after all six (6) players have finished their attempts, the game remains tied then each team will start the second round by selecting one (1) player who has not yet participated in the shootout. e. The shootout will then proceeds one player at a time with each team having an equal number of turns. f. During the second round and beyond, the team that scores first, with the other failing to score, is declared the winner. 13. Any forfeited games will be recorded as a 3-0 score. 14. All divisions will be scored per game as follows: a. Two (2) points for a win b. One (1) point for a tie c. Zero (0) points for a loss 15. The maximum goal differential attainable per game is +/- 6. 16. Tie-breaker: The following tie-breaker formulas will be used to determine the order of finish (seeding) after bracket play: a. Most wins overall b. Head-to-head competition (direct play between two tied teams) c. Goal differential d. Fewest goals allowed overall e. Lowest total penalty minutes f. Coin toss 17. Mercy Rule: If, at the beginning of the third period or at any time during the third period, a team is ahead by five goals or more the clock will go to running time. If the difference is reduced to three goals the clock will revert to stop time. St. Louis Super98 Series Sponsor

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