Elite League

Shattuck U19 Captures 2011 Bauer NIT Title

This year marked the fourth year of the annual Bauer National Invitational Tournament, hosted by the Upper Midwest High School Elite League. Team MN Black fell 4-0 to Shattuck-St. Mary’s U19 team, failing to defend their 2010 championship.

This year’s tourney field was extended to eight teams, including some of the best U19 teams from North America and Canada: three UMHSEL Elite All-Star Teams (MN Red, MN White and MN Black) made up of the best high school players in Minnesota, Shattuck-St. Mary’s U19 and U16, Michigan’s Honeybaked U19, Ontario’s Thunder Bay U19 and Team Wisconsin U19.

Minnesota White and Minnesota Red met in the third-place game, with Minnesota White taking the lead early in the second, outscoring Minnesota Red 3-1. Minnesota White added two more goals in the third to win 6-4. Maddie Woo had a hat trick for Minnesota Red, and Milica McMillen and Megan Wolfe added a pair of goals each for Minnesota White.

Shattuck-St. Mary’s U19 team and Minnesota Black met in the championship game for the second consecutive year. Shattuck scored two goals in the second period, and two goals in the third to win 4-0, claiming their first NIT Championship.

2011 Girls Elite League schedule/results

Date Time Game Result

Sept. 24 9 a.m. Shattuck U19 vs. Thunder Bay Shattuck 4-3

9:15 a.m. Red vs. Eastman Selects Red 6-1

10:45 a.m. White vs. Westman Selects White 5-0

11 a.m. Black vs. Madison Capitols T 3-3

12:30 p.m. Wisconsin U19 vs. Grand Rapids Wisconsin 1-0

4:15 p.m. Red vs. Westman Selects Red 9-1

4:30 p.m. White vs. Madison Capitols Madison Capitols 4-2

6 p.m. Shattuck vs. Eastman Selects Shattuck 10-2

6:30 p.m. Black vs. Grand Rapids Blaze Black 6-1

Sept. 25 8 a.m. Thunder Bay vs. Wisconsin U19 Thunder Bay 2-1 (9th place)

9:40 a.m. White vs. Westman Selects White 7-1 (7th place)

11:20 a.m. Grand Rapids vs. Eastman Eastman 4-2 (5th place)

1 p.m. Black vs. Madison Capitols Black 5-2 (3rd place)

2:40 p.m. Red vs. Shattuck U19 Red 4-3 (Championship)

Oct. 1 5:30 p.m. White vs. Red Red 4-2

6 p.m. Black vs. Shattuck U19 Shattuck 4-3

Oct. 2 9:15 a.m. Shattuck U19 vs. Red Shattuck 2-1

10:25 a.m. White vs. Black Black 2-1

2:40 p.m. White vs. Shattuck U19 White 2-1

3:40 p.m. Red vs. Black Black 5-4 OT

Oct. 8 4 p.m. Red vs. Team Wisconsin U19 Red 9-1

4:30 p.m. White vs. Black White 2-1

Oct. 9 8 a.m. White vs. Team Wisconsin U19 White 9-0

9:10 a.m. Black vs. Red Black 3-1

1:40 p.m. Black vs. Team Wisconsin U19 Black 9-1

2:40 p.m. Red vs. White Red 7-6 SO

Oct. 15 5:30 p.m. Red vs. White White 7-3

7 p.m. Black vs. Shattuck U19 Shattuck 5-2

Oct. 16 9:05 a.m. Red vs. Black Red 4-2

9 a.m. White vs. Shattuck U19 Shattuck 5-2

2:10 p.m. White vs. Black Black 4-3

5:30 p.m. Red vs. Shattuck U19 Shattuck 7-5

Bauer National Invitational Tournament

Oct. 21 6 p.m. White vs. Thunder Bay U19 T 2-2

6:20 p.m. Black vs. Honeybaked U19 Black 4-1

7:55 p.m. Shattuck U19 vs. Team Wisconsin U19 Shattuck U19 10-1

8:15 p.m. Red vs. Shattuck U16 Red 5-3

Oct. 22 9:30 a.m. Black vs. Team Wisconsin U19 Black 11-1

10 a.m. Red vs. Honeybaked U19 Red 4-1

11:25 a.m. Shattuck U19 vs. Thunder Bay U19 Shattuck U19 3-0

11:55 a.m. White vs. Shattuck U16 White 3-1

6:10 p.m. Shattuck U19 vs. Honeybaked U19 Shattuck U19 2-1

6:40 p.m. Black vs. Shattuck U16 Black 4-1

8:05 p.m. Red vs. Thunder Bay U19 T 4-4

8:35 p.m. White vs. Team Wisconsin U19 White 4-1

Oct. 23 8 a.m. 7th place – Shattuck U16 vs. Wisconsin Shattuck U16 4-3 (OT)

8:20 a.m. 5th place – Honeybaked vs. Thunder Bay Honeybaked 3-1

9:55 a.m. 3rd place – Red vs. White White 6-4

10:15 a.m. Championship – Black vs. Shattuck U19 Shattuck U19 4-0