This past labor day weekend, the Pittsburgh chipmunk division, 4-7 year olds, had their last tournament of the summer in Brookline, PA. Six teams competed so hard and left everything out there. Everyone involved went above and beyond. Every team had fun, every player had a smile on their face.
The first semi-final of the day had Team Pittsburgh Sharks knocking off the Murrysville Dragons. Then the second semi-final had the Cranberry Screaming Eagles beating the Murrysville Sharks.
In the the finals under the lights. Cranberry came out strong going up 2-0 in the first period. Team Pittsburgh answered with 2 goals of their own in the second to tie up the game, and then Cranberry went up 3-2 in the 3rd. Team Pittsburgh tied it up late in the 3rd forcing OT. They then finished the comeback winning it in OT with 35 seconds left.
This summer was awesome for this chipmunk division. 4 tournaments, 4 great finals and a bunch of nail biters along the way.
Thanks to Dan Cunningham and Stacy Rush from Brookline for running a great event over the weekend. Thanks to John Sylvestor for reffing all day. And lastly, thanks to the hockey families for joining us in these tournaments and making great memories with your kids.
Watch out for next summer, this chipmunk division is growing. Bigger and better things coming. These kids are future USA Ball Hockey players in the making. Come get on board next summer!