Mad Dog Tournament Results for the 2007 Season

Summary:

Once again, the Mad Dogs asserted their dominance as the leading inline hockey club in the region and one of the leading clubs on the East Coast.  The most notable track record must go to the Mad Dog Mites, who clinched two National titles.  Right behind them one would have to say it was the ’92 team. This team won every regional – two of them a division up – and placed 2nd and 4th in the Elite Division at two different nationals.  

Number of Regional 1st Place finishes:  23
Number of Regional 2nd Place finishes: 14
Number of final four finishes at a National Championship:  10

’98 Team

1st Place, ECHO Regional, Fredericksburg
1st Place, 2HOT4ICE Regional, Fredericksburg
1st Place, Silver Division, 2HOT4ICE Nationals
1st Place, Coastal Cup Nationals Raleigh
2nd Place AAU Regional, Chantilly
3rd Place, Competitive Div.  Jr. Olympics, Detroit

’97 Team

2nd Place, AAU Regional, Centreville
3rd Place, AAU Regional, Richmond

’96 Team

1st Place, 2HOT4ICE regional, Fredericksburg
1st Place, AAU Regional, Centreville
1st Place, Silver Division, 2HOT4ICE Nationals
2nd Place, AAU Regional, Centreville
2nd Place, Apple Blossom, U12 Division, Winchester
3rd Place, AAU Nationals, Feasterville

’95 Team

1st place, Silver Division, 2HOT4ICE Regional, Fredericksburg
2nd place, ECHO Regional, Fredericksburg
2nd Place, AAU Regional, Centreville
3rd Place,  AAU Regional, Centreville

’95 Blue Team

1st Place, AAU Regional, Centreville
1st Place, AAU Regional, Richmond
1st Place, Apple Blossom Cup, Winchester
2nd Place, Silver Division, 2HOT4ICE Regional, Fredericksburg
4th Place, USAHIL/NARCH Regional, Waldorf
5th Place, AAU/USARS Nationals, Feasterville

’94 Team

1st Place, AAU Regional, Centreville
1st Place, ECHO Regional, Waldorf
2nd Place, Battle of the Plex, Winchester

’93 Team

1st Place, Silver Division, 2HOT4ICE Regional, Fredericksburg
2nd Place, AAU Regional, Richmond
3rd Place, AAU Regional, Chantilly
4th Place, (U16) ECHO Regional, Waldorf
6th Place, AAU Nationals, Feasterville, PA

’92 Team

1st Place, NARCH/USA Hockey Regional, Waldorf
1st Place, (U16) ECHO Regional, Waldorf
1st Place, (U16) AAU Regional, Centreville
1st Place, 2HOT4ICE Regional, Fredericksburg
2nd Place, Elite Division, 2HOT4ICE Nationals, Raleigh
4th Place, Elite Division, USARS/AAU Nationals, Feasterville

U14 Blue Team

1st Place, Apple Blossom, Winchester
2nd Place, Division 1 AAU Regional, Centreville
3rd Place, NARCH Regional, Broomall

’90 Team

1st Place, NARCH/USA Hockey Regional, Waldorf

’89 Team

2nd Place, ECHO Regional, Fredericksburg

’88 Team

1st Place, TORHS Regional, Philadelphia
1st Place, AAU regional, Centreville
2nd Place, NARCH regional, Buffalo  
3rd Place, USARS Nationals, Feasterville

U21 Team

2nd Place, USARS Nationals
2nd Place, Jr. Olympics, Detroit    
2nd  Place, TORHS Regional

Adult Team

2nd Place, TORHS, Regional, Philadelphia

      U12 Team USA South Wins Gold at the International Division of the Junior Olympics!

The U12 Team USA South team was the only Team USA team to win GOLD at the recent Jr. Olympics International tournament.  This is the World Cup of roller hockey. Canada won every other boys division (U10, U14, U16  & U18).

Mad Dogs Ian Jonesi and Derek Guzik were members of this team.  The other players hailed from the Richmond Rattlers and Mission Team Carolina.  The event took place in Detroit and the team defeated Great Britain, Canada, Team USA East, Team USA North, and then Team USA West 2-1 in the finals. 

Mad Dogs at USARS Nationals, Feasterville, PA

96 Mad Dogs take 3rd at USARS Nationals

Mad Dogs Create Stir at 2HOT4ICE National Championships!
June 21st thru June 24th

For the first time ever, the Mad Dog Club decided to send teams to the 2HOT4Ice national championships in Raleigh, NC.  The U8 team, the '96 Mad Dogs and the '92 team all attended this event. 

The U8s played against some of the best Mite teams in the country and ended up winning the National title for the Silver Division.  Their preference was to play in the Gold Division but due to a decision by tournament organizers to make the "Goals Against" stat a higher priority than the "Head to Head" statistic, the Mites ended up in the Silver Division.  Meanwhile, a team soundly defeated by the Mad Dogs was moved up to the Gold Division.  Very strange. Nonetheless, with three '99s on the team, winning the national Silver Division title was a great accomplishment.

In the U10 division, the '96 team opted to play in the Silver Division and went undefeated for the entire tournament. This team had some '97 Mad Dogs on its roster so it was a young team.  The Mad Dogs 96 goalie, Trey Kovalick, won the "Best Goalie" award and Mad Dog Chris Berry won the "Dishman" award for most assists.

In the U14 Platinum Division, the '92 Mad Dogs went undefeated until the final game, losing in overtime to Phat Tape, a team they had previously defeated.  It was a real heartbreak, but the Mad Dogs did sweep all the individual awards:  Most Assists award was given to Peter Wydler; the Most Points award was won by Charles Baldwin and the Best Goalie award was earned by Andy Baker.

Overall, the Mad Dogs conducted themselves well and we received lots of compliments about the club.  Winning two national Silver Division titles and a second place in the Platinum Division is a performance we can all be proud of. 

What An Unbelievable Upset!
June 15th thru 17th

 To defeat the U16 Team Breakaway team in the final 4-3 has to be one of greatest upsets in Mad Dog history! ECHO Regional tournament 2007.

Mad Dogs Take 2nd at NARCH in Buffalo, NY
Platinum Division
June 8th thru 10th

Six Mad Dogs Land Spots on National U18 Teams

Mad Dogs Brad Pryor, Augie Gardner, Nick Peters, Brett Boss, and Spencer Becker were selected to serve on one of two U18 Minor teams while Taylor Witt was selected to be on the U18 Major team.   These teams are organized by the AAU and will play against national teams from other countries.  The fact that Mad Dogs are landing more spots on the U18 National teams than any other club is evidence that the Mad Dogs are now being recognized as one of the leading inline clubs in the East.  Congratulations to all the boys!

Former Professional Inline Player takes over as Coach of U18 and Jr. Mad Dog Teams

The Mad Dogs are pleased to announce that Michael Nolan has been named the new coach of the U18 and Jr. Mad Dog teams. Born and raised in New Jersey, Michael started playing ice hockey at age 3 and ended up playing travel ice hockey for the Little Flyers and then the Junior Flyers.  He started playing roller hockey at age 12 for the 99ers club in New Jersey.  This team won 10 National Championships at NARCH and at the now defunct AIRHS.  When the RHI professional inline league began, Michael was picked up by the Philadelphia Bulldogs and also played semi-pro with the Blue Diamond team in the PIHA League.  He has been coached by some of the best inline players in the country, including CJ Yoder, Todd Melton, Bob Kelly(ex-flyer), and Ron Tracey.  Michael is on active duty with the Air Force and lives in Alexandria. Welcome aboard Michael!

Mad Dogs Mites Win National Coastal Cup Championships!

The 8U Mad Dogs Participated at the Coastal Cup Nationals at Apex NC, May 18-20. Our Mad Dogs team played in the Gold/Silver Division, the highest division during round robin play.  The team started on Saturday morning against the Home team DSC Dragons which the team tied 6-6.  The next game was against CCH Blue, which the Mad Dogs soundly defeated 11-3, and the last round robin game was against the Richmond Rattlers.  The Mad Dogs defeated them 7-1 to close out round robin play on Saturday undefeated with 2 wins and a tie to finish as top seed due to the second to last tie breaker (goals scored) for the playoff run.

The Semi Final winner would advance to the Gold Final, with the loser playing for the Silver final.  The Mad Dogs semi final was against the CCH Blue team again and the Mad Dogs mercied them this time 9-1 to advance to the Gold Division Championship Game. In the Gold Division Final it was our Mad Dogs against the team that they had tied the day before, the hosting team DSC Dragons.  The game was never in doubt as the entire Mad Dogs team stepped up and triumphed over the DSC Dragons  6-1 to win the Gold Division National Championship. Robbie "Kamikaze" Baldwin took all tournament team honors and won the Sniper Skills Competition. Jake "the Mouth" Herslow also took all tournament team honors and lost only by 1 goal in the goalie part of the skills competition!

Mad Dogs Nearly Sweep AAU Regional in Centreville

1994 Mad Dogs Champs at the AAU Regional - Centreville, VA

1995 Mad Dogs Finalists at the AAU Regional - Centreville, VA

The U18 team dominated their division by defeating the Pittsburgh Bandits 7-2 in the final.  In the U16 Division, the Mad Dogs were represented by the '92 Mad Dog team, which decided to play an entire bracket. The '92s won in a stunning upset over the Richmond Rattlers 5-1 in the U16, Division II final.  In the U14 Division, the Mad Dogs were represented by the our U14 Blue team which placed an honorable 2nd place, losing 5-2 to a Bandit team. 

In the U12 division, we had a family squabble as the '94 Mad Dogs defeated the '95 Mad Dogs 4-3 to win the U12 Division in what was perhaps the most competitive game of the whole tournament.   A similar thing happened in the U10 Division as the final two teams in this division were the '97 and '96 Mad Dogs.  Rather than playing late Sunday night however, the AAU director allowed the two Mad Dog teams to play each other in two weeks at a more convenient time.

Mad Dogs Convert the Slapshotz into the DOGPOUND!

Congratulations to the '92 Mad Dogs for taking first place at the 2HOT4ICE Tournament held on May 12, 2007 in Fredericksburg!

The Mad Dogs entered the 2HOT4ICE regional in force this weekend with 7 teams participating.  In the U8 division, the Mad Pups defeated the Richmond Rattlers 4-1 in the final.  In the U10 division, the '96 Mad Dog team hounded the Sabers into submission 6-2 in the final to capture the Gold.  Capturing both the Silver and Gold brackets of the U14 Division was the '93 and '92 Mad Dogs.  The '93s won the final over the Rattlers 4-0 and the '92s won the championship by beating a very tough Team Breakaway team 3-1.  Four teams brought home the Gold, not bad for a weekend.

Congratulations to the '96 Mad Dogs for taking first place at the 2HOT4ICE Tournament held on May 13, 2007 in Fredericksburg!

The team's first game came bright and early on Sunday at 6:00am. They played the home rink team, the Central VA Sabers, in their first game and won with allot of team play, passing, and excellent goal tending. The next game was against the U-8 Richmond Rattlers. This was a tough game. Even though this team was made up of 8 and 9 year olds, they gave our ‘96ers a run for our money.  The boys played hard, but they managed to end the game with a tie, 1-1. The 12:00pm game was against the Potomac Mavericks. Going into this game, they had to win the game AND not let the Mavericks score more than one goal to guarantee skipping the seed 2 and 3 game and going straight to the championship game. The boys came out swinging and played a fast and hard game against the Mavericks winning the game while Trey and his teammates kept the Mavericks from scoring.

The ’96 Mad Dogs played the Central VA Sabres again in the championship game. Even though they won the first game against them, the Sabres came out fighting! The Sabres scored first and the Mad Dogs came back and scored two goals, followed by a Sabre goal to tie up the game 2-2. During the third period the boys went on a rampage and kept the Sabres from scoring any more goals and scored 5 more goals themselves putting the final score at 7-2!

Twenty-three Mad Dogs Selected for the
Virginia State Wars team

Tryouts for the Virginia State Inline team occurred this past weekend at The Box Inline rink.  Over two hundred hockey players from all over Virginia tried out for birth year teams in almost every category.  The Mad Dogs once again dominated the selection process.

The '96 Virginia Team chose Max Guidry and Nick Jones.  The '97 team selected Jack Klerekoper,  Robert Limoges, and Garrett Forrest in the net.  Mad Dogs Nicky Grose, Trevor Mack, Kade Krause, and goalie Dani Hannan were picked by the '95 team. 

The organizers created two teams for both the '92 and '93 teams, with the top team competing in the very competitive  AA/AAA bracket.  The '93 Mad Dogs making the top team were Alex Grose, Eric Baldwin, and Mad Dog alternate Adam Ware.
The '92s who were chosen were Peter Wydler, Min Yoon, Justin Lucus, Charles Baldwin, Seve Cordova, Tony Cordova and Mad Dog alternate Sam Stone.

In the U16 division, Kyle Weitzman and John Loveland were chosen for the '91 while Brett Boss and Tyler Berkey made the '90 team.  Congrats to all! 

Mad Dog Teams Victorious at ECHO & USA Inline Regional

The Mad Dog U16 team took the Gold at the USA Hockey/NARCH regional in Waldorf, winning a close 2-1 game over the Maryland Thrashers, a new team based at the Waldorf rink.  In the U14 division, the undefeated '92 Mad Dog team beat the Maryland Thrashers in back to back mercies, winning the finals 10-1.  

At the ECHO regional in Fredericksburg, the '95 Mad Dog team out played a strong '95 Rattler '95 but lost in the finals. In the Mite division, the '98 Mad Dog team took home the Gold medal.

April 22th, 2007
Mad Dogs U16 Team Wins USA Inline/NARCH
Regional in Aldorf, MD

April 21th, 2007
Mad Dogs 1992 Team Wins USA Inline/NARCH
Regional in Aldorf, MD

April 14th - 15th, 2007
Mad Dogs U12 Blue Team Wins AAU
Regional in Richmond, VA

April 24th-25th, 2007
Mad Dogs U12 Blue Team Wins AAU
Regional in Chantilly, VA

Seven Mad Dogs Selected for National Inline Teams

The U10 and U12 National Inline teams were selected last weekend (March 24-25) after a rigorous tryout camp.  The U10 team selected Mad Dogs Christopher Berry, Garrett Forrest, Max Guidry, Nick Jones, and Alex Limoges.  The U12 Team selected Mad Dogs Derek Guzik and Ian Jonesi.  Congratulations! The club is proud of you!

Mad Dogs Perform Well at First Tournament of the Season

Despite the fact that many Mad Dogs have been on their inline skates only once in nine months, five Mad Dogs teams performed well at the AAU regional at the Box inline rink.

In the U8 Division, the Mad Dog Mite team placed 2nd, with Mad Dog goalie Jake Herslow and forward Robby Baldwin winning All-Tournament honors.

In their first event of the 2007season, the U10 Mad Dogs made their mark, playing impressively enough to reach the championship in the AAU Regional Tournament held at The Box on March 24th.  In the final game, the Mad Dogs faced off against the Richmond Rattlers to whom they'd lost 4-1 in pool play. This time, a spectacular effort by the entire team took the game into overtime before the Rattlers prevailed 3-2.

In the U12 Division, the Mad Dog ’94 team did not participate but our two ’95 teams did.  Due to the large number of teams, there were two U12 divisions created.   The ’95 White team lost in the semi-finals by one goal to the Richmond Rattlers.  Nicky Grose was named to the All-Tournament team. 

The ’95 Blue team won the other division over the Rattlers 4-2!  Selected to the All-tournament team was Goalie Garrett Forrest (named All-tournament in two different age divisions!) and skaters Drew Schneider, Ian Jonesi and top scorer Jamie Cooper.

In the U14 Division, the ’92 Mad Dogs did not participate but the ’93 team held its own against mostly ’92 teams.  The ’93s lost in the semi-finals to the DC Elite, an all-’92 team composed of Tier 1 ice hockey players from the Statesmen team and Ashburn Xtreme.  The ’93 team led much of the game but lost 4-3.

All and all, a respectable performance for our first outing.