Mt. Clemens Wolves 16U girls win Pittsburgh tourney

Congratulations to the Mt. Clemens Wolves 16U Girls, who won the 2011 Pittsburgh Thanksgiving Classic Girls Ice Hockey Tournament.

This is the fourth year in a row that the 16U Wolves have attended this tournament, and their second time coming home champions.

The Wolves had a 3-1-1 record.   In pool play, the Wolves had a 7-1 win against the St. Catharines Chaos, a hard 0-1 loss against West Northumberland, and 1-1 tie against the North Halton Twisters.  In the semifinals, the Wolves took advantage of their second chance with West Northumberland, winning 2-1.  In the Finals, the Wolves played the North Halton Twisters again, getting a huge 4-0 victory to be crowned champions.

The 2011 16U Wolves consist of: Jenay DeCraussin, Kayla Nowicki, Frankie Wojtylo, Karen Harper, Kelsey Weyland, Alyssa Genette, Alli Bianchini, Alex Brinkman, Katelyn Tomlian, Leigh Farquhar, Kristin Doxen, Devin Tomlinson, Emily Ellis, Jessica Wahby, Andrea Hutchinson, Olivia Lord, Tayler Losee and Mackenzie Dennis.  Head coach is Cassandra Jaeckle, assistant coaches are Tim VanEckoute, Rick VanderHagen, Garret Dennis and Ken Lord and Team Manager Ann Tomlinson.

The 2011 16U Wolves are looking forward to continuing their excellent season!

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