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The fact that we made it through a full regular season and playoffs in all five divisions is a testament to how invested everyone was to making sure our players could compete and develop. As a result, we now get to celebrate this weekend with two great events in one location, the Fraser Cup and the NA3HL Top Prospects Tournament. While this season has been unique and one of the most challenging in our history, this weekend provides us with an opportunity to showcase our players, our teams, and our league. This weekend is also a bittersweet for all of us in the NAHL and NA3HL office, because we remember our long-time staff member Fraser Ritchie with the awarding of the Fraser Cup. Back in 2017, the NA3HL Championship trophy was renamed the Fraser Cup in memory of Fraser Ritchie, a long-time and dedicated staff member of the NAHL, NA3HL and NAPHL. Fraser lost his battle with cancer and passed away on June 10, 2017, but his influence and daily interactions with all of the owners, coaches, staff, volunteers and administrators in our three leagues will never be forgotten and are remembered each season with the awarding of the Fraser Cup. It is such an opportune and wonderful time to be involved and playing in the NA3HL. This season saw continued exposure initiatives that were put in place several years ago designed for NA3HL players to advance to the NAHL and beyond. These initiatives have increased the advancement numbers and provided an additional development path for those players in the NA3HL. The NA3HL enjoys all the same events that the NAHL does and has great owners and coaches. We all share in the common mission of creating an enhanced level of play and competition that is focused on a player’s development and advancement. As a result, this season has been another incredible year for the NA3HL in terms of skill level, competition, and player advancement. Over 50 former NA3HL players are currently playing in the NAHL, and 16 more have signed NAHL tenders for next season. No other Tier III junior league advances more players to the NAHL than the NA3HL. In addition, we saw seven former NA3HL players make NCAA Division I commitments in 2020 and to date there have been close to 40 NCAA commitments out of the NA3HL so far during the 2020-21 season. We will continue in our mission to provide more places for players to play and coaches to coach, than any other hockey property in the country, which truly defines the North American Hockey League as the League of Opportunity. The more players and parents can learn who we are and what we are about, the more people desire to be part of who we are and the difference we make in these young men’s lives. We hope you enjoy this weekend. Give it everything you have and thank you again for your support of the NA3HL, a Step Above the Rest! Mark Frankenfeld Commissioner & President, North American Hockey League NAHL PERSONNEL Alex Kyrias Tony Zasowski Shannon Smith Blake MacNicol Craig Barnett Director, Sales & Director, NAPHL & Director, Finance & Commissioner, NA3HL Director, NCAA Compli- Marketing Player Personnel Administration & Director, Hockey ance & Education Operations, NAHL Vinnie Perricelli Peter Dewar Joel Plattner Keith Kaval Mark Faucette Rob Martell Manager, Coordinator, Coordinator, Director, Director, Director, Digital Media Media & Design Hockey Officiating Player Safety, Player Safety, Administration NAHL NA3HL FRASER CUP SCHEDULE THURSDAY - APRIL 15 4:00 PM South A #1 Sheridan Hawks #4 Northeast Generals 7:00 PM South A #2 Rochester Grizzlies #3 Texas Brahmas FRIDAY - APRIL 16 4:00 PM South A #1 Sheridan Hawks #6 North Iowa Bulls 7:00 PM South A #2 Rochester Grizzlies #5 Oklahoma City Blazers SATURDAY - APRIL 17 2:30 PM South A #4 Northeast Generals #6 North Iowa Bulls 5:30 PM South A #3 Texas Brahmas #5 Oklahoma City Blazers SUNDAY - APRIL 18 12:00 PM South A Pool A 1st Place Pool B 2nd Place 3:00 PM South A Pool B 1st Place Pool A 2nd Place MONDAY - APRIL 19 3:00 PM South A Highest Seed Semi Final Winner Lowest Seed Semi Final Winner Pool A Game 1 Game 2 GF GA Points Pool B Game 1 Game 2 GF GA Points Sheridan Hawks Rochester Grizzlies Northeast Generals Texas Brahmas North Iowa Bulls Oklahoma City Blazers TOP PROSPECTS SCHEDULE SUNDAY - APRIL 18 5:30 PM South A Team Krampade (Red) Team Bauer (Black) 8:00 PM South A Team K1 (White) Team Apex (Blue) MONDAY - APRIL 19 10:00 AM South A Team Apex (Blue) Team Krampade (Red) 12:30 PM South A Team Bauer (Black) Team K1 (White) FRASER CUP CHAMPIONSHIP 2019 Texas Brahmas 2018 Metro Jets 2017 Granite City Lumberjacks 2016 North Iowa Bulls 2015 Granite City Lumberjacks 2014 North Iowa Bulls 2013 North Iowa Bulls 2012 Granite City Lumberjacks 2011 Chicago Hitmen 2010 St. Louis Jr. Blues 2009 Dubuque Thunderbirds 2008 Dubuque Thunderbirds 2007 Dubuque Thunderbirds The 2021 NA3HL Fraser Cup Championship will be held April 15-19, 2021, 2006 St. Louis Jr. Blues in St. Peters, MO. The five divisional playoff champions and one wild-card 2005 St. Louis Jr. Blues team will advance to the NA3HL Fraser Cup Championship Tournament, 2004 St. Louis Jr. Blues where they will play a two-game round robin format followed by a semi-final 2003 St. Louis Jr. Blues and a championship game. The five divisional playoff winners and wild-card 2002 Metro Jets team will be seeded 1-6 based on their regular season point totals. 2001 Metro Jets 2000 St. Louis Jr. Blues The Fraser Cup is awarded to the national playoff champion of the NA3HL. 1999 Toledo Cherokee Formerly known as the Silver Cup, the NA3HL renamed the trophy the 1998 Motor City Chiefs Fraser Cup back on September 11, 2017. The Fraser Cup is named after 1997 Toledo Cherokee Robert ‘Fraser’ Ritchie, a long-time staff member of the NAHL, NA3HL and 1996 Motor City Chiefs NAPHL. 1995 Toledo Cherokee 1994 St. Louis Jr. Blues On June 10, 2017, Ritchie passed away peacefully with family at his side 1993 Wayne Chiefs after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Although Ritchie ultimately 1992 Downriver Blades lost his battle with the disease, his influence and daily interactions with all 1991 Wayne Chiefs of the owners, coaches, staff, volunteers and administrators in the NAHL, 1990 Metro Jets NA3HL and NAPHL, will never be forgotten. 1989 Lytes Rustlers 1988 St. Louis Jr. Blues “Fraser had a special place in his heart for the mission of the NA3HL and its most importantly, its players, so when we approached the idea of memorializing him with the renaming of the Championship trophy with the NA3HL leadership and the Ritchie family, they were unanimous in their support. We all felt honoring his memory in this fashion was a way to remind people of his influence on the NA3HL,” said NAHL Commissioner and President Mark Frankenfeld. Now in its 11th season, the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL), a USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier III Junior league, serves as one of the top training grounds in the country by providing the best coaching, exposure and developmental vehicles available for student-athletes in its classification. The primary mission of the NA3HL, which is managed organizationally by the North American Hockey League (NAHL), is to provide a structured developmental environment for student-athletes whose NA3HL.COM/FRASER-CUP youth options are limited but are still reaching their potential and have aspirations of playing in the NAHL or United States Hockey League and eventually the NCAA or American College Hockey Association. #1 SHERIDAN HAWKS FRONTIER DIVISION coaching staff Sheridan, WY Head Coach: Andy Scheib sheridanhawks.com Asst Coach: Chad Bailey 1 Luke Fundator G L Las Vegas, NV 03/22/02 6-1 175 3 Nick Tigges D L Dubuque, IA 03/30/01 5-10 160 4 Davis Smidt D R Brentwood, TN 01/16/00 6-1 180 5 Brice French D L Fairbanks, AK 06/05/00 6-2 200 7 Simon Herz D R Parker, CO 10/31/01 5-8 145 9 Justin Schwartzmiller F L Fon Du Lac, WI 06/12/00 5-9 185 10 Logan Syrup F L Park River, ND 06/16/00 6-1 165 11 Jacob Cummings F R Anchorage, AK 08/01/00 5-10 200 12 Teejay Torgrimson F R Rochester, MN 08/11/02 5-11 150 13 Jonathon Teasdale D L Troy, MI 09/07/00 5-8 165 14 Blake Billings F L Sheridan, WY 03/08/01 6-1 165 15 Caeden Phelps F R Eagan, MN 08/16/01 6-2 185 16 Nathan Gilleshammer F R Crystal, ND 08/06/01 5-8 150 17 Gavin Miller F R Park River, ND 06/08/00 5-8 175 18 Dakota Kott D R Hartland, MI 01/30/02 5-7 134 19 Briar Sylvester D R Fargo, ND 03/29/01 6-1 190 21 Jack Harris F R Cody, WY 09/05/01 6-1 190 22 Tony Brings F L Cottage Grove, MN 11/18/00 5-6 150 23 Zach Brydges F R Woodbury, MN 11/12/00 5-11 175 24 Stepan Ruta F L Jaromer,