The Host Associations are DYHA and the Phoenix Polar Bears. Site is Peoria, Arizona at Polar Ice.

 

Midget Major U18:  6 Teams: Arizona (2), Colorado (2), Texas (1), Utah (1)

Midget Minor U16:  6 Teams (For Preview, Click HERE): Alliance, Arizona (1), Colorado (3), Texas-2

Bantam U14:  3 Teams (For Preview, Click HERE): Alliance, Arizona, Colorado,

PeeWee U12:  2 Teams: Colorado, Texas

 

The Alliance Youth Hockey Association extends their congratulations to the 3 Tier I teams that won Championships this weekend in Phoenix.  Respective 2006 RMD Champions advancing to the USA Hockey Nationals are the U18 Dallas Stars, the U16 Colorado Thunderbirds '89, and the U14 Phoenix Firebirds.  The 2006 RMD U12 Tier I Championship will be decided March 17-19 in Dallas, when the U12 Ice Jets will play the Littleton Hawks.

 

 

 

Bantam Tier I (U14AAA)...

 

The Alliance Bulldogs look to defend their 2005 RMD Championship, but they will be facing two teams they little experience with this season.  They have defeated the Phoenix Firebirds twice, but have not played the Colorado Thunderbirds.  Colorado comes into the tournament with a 21-22-7 record, but played 23 of those games against Midget Minor AA competition.  The T'Birds and Firebirds split the two games they played against each other this year.  It will be interesting to see how it turns out. 

 

Tier I - U14 AAA Bantam Teams
Team	Nat'l Rank	Record vs. RMD Teams
Alliance Bulldogs	13th	2-0-0
Colorado Thunderbirds	NR	1-3-0
Phoenix Firebirds	21st	1-1-0

 

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Midget Minor Tier I (U16AAA)...

 

The Alliance Bulldogs look to defend their 2005 RMD Championship, but it will be a tough road to hoe, with 5 other top flight teams to work through to get there.  All of these six teams participated in the 2006 Dallas Cup Tier I AAA tournament back in late January, and if that was any indication, this RMD Tournament will be exciting and very competitive, with any one of the six teams capable of coming out on top. 

 

By record alone, the Thunderbird '89s look to be the favorite, with their 10-2-1 record against the other teams in the tournament.  On a positive note for a couple of teams, their 2 losses (to Alliance & Outlaws) and 1 tie (Outlaws) came in the last month and in 3 of their last 4 against RMD teams.

 

Tier I - U16 AAA Midget Minor Teams
Team	Nat'l Rank	Record vs. RMD Teams
Alliance Bulldogs	9th	9-4-3
Colorado Outlaws	13th	4-5-2
Colorado Thunderbirds '89	6th	10-2-1
Colorado Thunderbirds '90	38th	4-7-4
Dallas Ice Jets	16th	3-5-2
Phoenix Firebirds	36th	1-7-0

 

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Midget Major Tier II (U18AA)...

 

The Alliance Bulldogs look to avenge their loss in the Championship Game of the 2005 RMD Championships, but they will have some tough teams to battle in Denver.  First up for the Bulldogs will be the Utah Jr. Wildcats, followed by Arvada, CO, and then the 13th Ranked Highland Hills Jaguars sporting a 23-5-5 season record.

 

Tier II - U18 AA Midget Major Teams
Team	Nat'l Rank	Record vs. RMD Teams
Alliance Bulldogs	25th
Utah Jr. Wildcats
Arvada, CO	27th
Tulsa Flames
Highland Hills Jaguars	13th
Sun Valley Suns
Colorado Hockey Club
New Mexico
Team Wyoming
Arizona

 

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