U10 Girls Win Bruins Mini 1-on-1 -- On to the Garden!!

ARLINGTON U10 GIRLS WIN DISTRICT 9 CHAMPIONSHIP IN BRUINS MINI 1-ON-1 DISTRICT PLAYDOWNS TOURNAMENT, ADVANCING THE GIRLS TO THE FINALS AT TD GARDEN!

Congratulations to our Arlington U10 Girls Caroline Spencer, Serena Li, Milly Hartman, and Persey Wheeler, who delivered extraordinary performances this past Monday, showcasing skill, determination, and teamwork that propelled them to victory against some of the district's top players in an updated 3-on-3 team format. The team excelled with aggressive offense and near flawless defense, while goalie Persey Wheeler delivered a “lights-out” performance, not allowing a single goal during regulation time in any of the six games played.

Despite a narrow loss in a sudden-death shootout in their second game, the girls prevented elimination and rallied to defeat Newton and Winchester before facing an undefeated Waltham in a thrilling two-game finale. This included a dramatic five-round shootout win in the first game and a 2-0 championship-clinching victory in the second.

Their hard-fought win secures them a spot at the TD Garden on December 20th, where they’ll represent Arlington in the Bruins Academy Mini 1v1(3v3) tournament against top team each of Massachusetts 10 Districts statewide.

As these talented skaters prepare for this incredible opportunity at TD Garden, Arlington is immensely proud of their achievements. Best of luck to the team as they showcase their skills and represent our community on the big stage!

Go Arlington U10 Girls!

Congratulations Mite AAA Team on Winning the Falmouth Tournament!

AHC's Mite AAA won the championship game on Sunday in this weekend's 2024 Falmouth Thanksgiving Memorial Tournament. After 3 straightforward wins to reach the finals against host Falmouth and then Acton-Boxborough, they had to play a tighter game the second time against Cape Cod Canal including stopping two penalty shots to hang on and win. Playing the same lines all weekend in the 3 v 3 format, Arlington really progressed as players and teammates, making life long memories on and off the ice in the process.

Congratulations PeeWee AAA Team on Winning the Falmouth Tournament!!

Congratulations to AHC's Peewee AAA team on winning the Falmouth Thanksgiving Day Tournament!  Participation in the Falmouth Tournament is a long tradition of AHC that has been attending the tournament for over 50 years.  

This year the Peewee team won the tournament, going 3 - 0, and beating Waltham 5 - 1, Falmouth 4 - 1, and then defeating Waltham 3 - 2 in overtime in the final game to win the tournament.  In the Championship, Arlington went down 1 - 0 early in the second period, but fought back against a tenacious Waltham team to tie the score 2 - 2 at the end of the third period.  Arlington scored the game winner on their first shift, just over a minute into overtime.  For most of the peewee players, this was their first time winning the Falmouth Tournament.  Arlington was lead by goaltender Dante Cusanno, and Zach Sheehan who scored two goals in the game, including the game winner in overtime.

Thank You Arlington Touchdown Club!

On November 14, the Touchdown Club of Arlington hosted their annual Thanksgiving dinner and awarded the Arlington Hockey Club a $1000 donation for recognition of AHC's dedication to Arlington youth in the sport of hockey.  

The Touchdown Club of Arlington has been investing in Arlington youth sports since 1943.  It is the only charity in Arlington dedicated to fund raising for all youth sports, K-12, both boys and girls, and supporting Arlington’s sports teams and facilities.  The Touchdown Club sponsors annual scholarships and awards presented at special dinners throughout the year - The McAvoy, Ostergren, and Yewcic Awards.  The Club also hosts a speaker-series that is open to guests, which features local sports luminaries.  The Club is an Arlington institution in the youth sports community, and raises funds through donations, annual membership dues, and a golf tournament.

Bantam AAA's Punch their Ticket to the Massachusetts State Tournament!!!

Congratulations to the Bantam AAA team on winning the District 9 Championship and qualifying for the 2024-2025 Massachusetts State Tournament!!  After defeating Belmont 12-2 in the District 9 semifinal, Arlington won a hard fought game against a tenacious Lexington-Bedford team, 8-3.  The game was much closer than the score indicated, and after Arlington went out early 2-0 in the first period, Lexington came back to tie the game 2-2 in the second period.  Arlington then exploded for five straight goals in the second period, including two on the same shift.  The teams traded goals in the third period, to end the game 8 - 3.  For the 2010 players on the Arlington team, this is their fourth consecutive trip to the State Tournament, where they'll try to defend their last two consecutive State Championships.

The 2024-2025 State Tournament will be held March 21 - 23 at the New England Sports Center.

Julie Chu Runs AHC Practice at Ed Burns Arena!

This weekend the AHC Girls' teams were excited to welcome 4-time Olympian Julie Chu to the ice as a guest coach. Julie was in town coaching her Concordia University team in games against BU, Merrimack, and UVM, but squeezed in an hour to spend with our girls.

Coach Julie ran the girls through some of the same drills she uses with her collegiate players, and the players had fun and learned a lot. The AHC coaches also picked up some new drills to use!

We hope Coach Julie will swing by again later in the season and spend a bit more time hanging with the AHC girls - and her brother, Coach Rich!