Tennessee Amateur and Youth Hockey Team Spotlight

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January 2010: Southern Flyers Squirt B Travel Team
(story submitted by: Jennifer Woodard)

Nashville’s Southern Flyers Squirt B Travel Team Sweeps All 5 Silver Stick Southern Regional Games, Wins Championship in 3-0 Shutout!

On December 5-7, 2009, at the Silver Stick Southern Regional Tournament in at the Ice Complex in Huntsville, Alabama, Nashville’s Southern Flyers Squirt B Travel Team swept all 5 games to win the Championship, beating the Atlanta Knights, Pelham Panthers, Kennesaw Junior Thrashers, and Houston Hitmen. In the Championship game, the Flyers shutout Pelham 3-0 to win it all! This Nashville travel team of 8-10 year olds outscored the opposition 21 to 9, achieving a goals against average of 1.80! Additionally, Goaltender Garrett Bennett, won the Bob O'Gorman Most Valuable Goalie Award for the Tournament. As Regional Champions, the Flyers advanced to the Silver Stick International Finals in Pelham, Ontario, Canada, January 7-10, 2010, one of the oldest youth hockey tournaments in North America. The Flyers are currently also in 1st place in their division of the Southern Youth Travel Hockey League with a record of 16-1-2 and play at Centennial Sportsplex as a part of the Nashville Youth Hockey League. Another tournament Championship came for this team January 16-17 at the Big Bear Tournament. For more information on the Southern Flyers visit www.nhyl.com.

December 2009: Bison Hockey Hat Trick
November 2009:The Wilson Central Wildcats/Brentwood Academy
February 2009: Ace's Got Skills
January 2009: Tennessee Inferno, Youth, Inc.
December 2008: Nashville Ice Tigers
November 2008: Silver Stick Regional Champs
October 2008: Team South 2008 Champs - Black Team
June 2008: TN represented at USA Hockey Nationals Development Programs
March 2008: Southern Ice Storm Mite Selects
February 2008: Nashville Predators Jr. NHL All-Star Squirt and Peewee teams
November 2007: Thunder AAA Hockey
February 2007: Mt. Juliet High School
January 2007: Southern Flyers Girls U19 team
December 2006: Memphis Blues
November 2006: Tennessee Inferno
October 2006: Challenged Athletes Playing Equally