12U A State Champions!!

The 12U A team brought home the State Champion banner this weekend! 

Their weekend started off with a 2-0 win over Vail on Friday morning. Saturday, they faced Summit, another mountain team, and won 6-5. This secured them a spot in the semi-final game on Sunday. Sunday morning rolled around and they faced Vail a second time, this time winning 3-0. This punched their ticket to the final! Sunday afternoon, the Stampede faced off against the Littleton Hawks. These two teams finished the regular season as the top two in the state, so it was sure to be a battle. Steamboat showed up ready to leave it all on the ice, and they won the game 5-3!

This team ended the year 36-7-1. They started the season strong and ended it even stronger, and we are so excited that they've brought home another state title for the Stampede!

15U Girls State Runner-Up!

Congratulations to the 15U Girls for earning the Runner-Up banner in the State Tournament!

The weekend started with a tough 0-5 loss to Summit on Friday, but quickly turned around with back-to-back wins against Vail on Saturday and Sunday. The semi-final win against Vail on Sunday secured them a spot in the championship game. They would face Summit again, after a long weekend of play, at 5:45 on Sunday evening. They held Summit to only 2 goals this time, but unfortunately fell in the championship game. 

This capped off their season, going 9-9-1 in the regular season, and coming home as the number two team in the state! So many great victories and such incredible growth this year. We can't wait to see what this team accomplishes in the future! 

12U B WCHL Champions!

Ended the regular season undefeated, this team showed up ready to play for league playoffs! They started the weekend with a 5-2 win over Durango, then kept the momentum into Saturday, defeating Aspen 7-2 and Vail 5-2. This secured them a spot in the Championship game, having gone 3-0 on the weekend so far! On Sunday, they faced Glenwood in the championship game. Because the tournament is double-elimination, Glenwood would have to defeat Steamboat twice to earn the banner. The Championship game started at noon, and ended in defeat for Steamboat in a 4-2 loss. But the weekend wasn't over, and Steamboat wasn't giving up yet! The puck dropped on the second game at 3:00. After a back-and-forth game, Steamboat came out on top with a 7-4 win! This team brings home the banner and secures a spot in the State Championship Tournament in two weeks. 

12U A League Champions!

This team is on FIRE! The 12U A team showed up to play this weekend. Coming in to playoffs with only one loss in league play, these boys were ready to work to keep it that way! They started the weekend on Friday with a 10-0 win over Grand Junction, followed by a hard fought win over Aspen, 5-6. Heading into Saturday, they had one game on their schedule to focus on. At 2:30, they faced off against Summit. This game ended in a 1-4 win, securing them a spot in the Championship game. On Sunday morning, the puck dropped at 10:30, as they took on Vail. Vail was the only team to defeat them in league in the regular season, so it was going to be a tough battle. With a back and forth battle throughout the game, and everyone on the edge of their seats, the go ahead goal was scored with 4:12 left in the third period by Kai Riegler, making it 3-2. The boys battled hard to keep it that way for the next four minutes and twelve seconds, and secured the win! This team will be headed to the State Championship tournament in two weeks. Go get 'em, boys!

10U B Champions and Runner Up!

All season long, these two 10U B teams have been neck and neck in the standings. 

10U B Red started playoff weekend with wins over Aspen and Vail, before facing off against their friends on the 10U B Black team. 10U B Black also came to this game undefeated, having won against Durango and Vail already this weekend. This game was a battle for both sides! In the end, Red won, with three goals, and Black only scoring two. But this story isn't over yet! 

10U B Black had a harder path now, but they weren't giving up. On Sunday, they battled back to the big game with a 5-0 win over Vail. Now, the two Steamboat teams were facing off again in the championship game! 

The excitement of the weekend continued to build. Since the tournament is double-elimination, 10U Black would have to defeat 10U Red twice. The puck dropped on the Championship game at 12:15, this time ending the third period with a 4-4 tie. With 4:10 left in the first overtime period, Mason Erhart on 10U Black decided the game, and the saga continued! 10U Black won, 5-4, and there would be yet another game for these two teams to decide the champion.

These two faced off once more at 2:30. After a long weekend and intense play, the game ended with four goals for Steamboat Black, and one goal for Steamboat Red. 

The teams met their friends at center ice to take pictures with their banners together, in a true show of sportsmanship and excitement for each other! 10U B Black is the WCHL Champion, and 10U B Red is the Runner Up. Both of these teams will head to the State Championship tournament in two weeks, representing Steamboat so well, and continuing to work hard together and encourage each other through it all! 

10U Girls WCHL Champions!

Way to go, girls! This team started off the weekend at home against Summit with a 10-0 win! Then, they rounded out their Saturday with an 8-0 win over Vail! On Sunday, they faced West Elk in the championship game, winning 4-3 with a whole team effort. These girls are headed to the State Championship tournament in two weeks in Denver, ready to keep rocking it! 

12U Girls League Champions!

This team was on fire this weekend! Having the home ice advantage for playoffs worked like a charm for the 12U Girls. They started the weekend with a 7-0 win over Summit on Saturday, followed by a 2-3 win over Vail. On Sunday, they faced Vail again for the championship and won 5-0! This team is headed to the State Championship tournament in two weeks ready to compete!

19U Girls WCHL Runner Up!

After starting the weekend 2-0, the 19U Girls team faced off against Vail at 7:00 on Sunday morning. The game ended in a 1-4 loss, but the battle wasn't over yet. Double-elimination meant that Vail had the task of beating Steamboat a second time. So, the teams faced each other again for an 11:15 puck drop. At the end of regulation, the game was tied at 2-2, with Steamboat goals from Megan Boos and Taylor Bennett. The girls battled hard through an intense THREE OVERTIME periods, and unfortunately fell to Vail with 2:13 left in the game. These girls had an incredible season, and will get to battle through State Playoffs in two weeks. Great work, ladies!