December 16, 2006

JAKE MINTON HONORED AS NORCAL STAR OF THE WEEK

Congratulations to Jake Minton #27 of the Squirt A Team for winning the Norcal Star of the Week!

In the Tri Valley Blue Devils Squirt A game against the Capital Thunder on Sunday, December 10, 2007, #27 Jake Minton scored an amazing 5 goals and 2 assists to lead the Blue Devils to a 10-1 victory.
The announcement was made on the air between faceoffs during a San Jose Sharks telecast by play by play announcer Randy Hahn.

NORCAL is working in conjunction with FOX Sports Bay Area and the San Jose Sharks to select a player, team or coach nominated from their respective youth hockey clubs in Northern California to be recognized for their outstanding achievement which is ultimately presented during a San Jose Sharks telecast by Mr. Hahn.

If you have a nominee for Norcal Star of the Week, please contact your Team Manager no later than the Monday following the weekends games. The TM will submit a form including a digital photo of the player, team or coach to the TVMHA Star of the Week Representative, Angela Kruse for a comittee vote if more than one nominee is received.

December 2, 2006

BLUE DEVIL MITES FEATURED ON SHARK BYTE!

Check out this Shark Byte segment on YouTube featuring our very own Blue Devil Mite X Team in action during the Future Sharks intermission break at the recent Sharks vs. Penguins game last week!

http://www.fsnbayarea.com/SB505d.jsp
Click Here to watch a fabulous Shark Byte featuring our very own Tri-Valley Blue Devil Mites!.

DINING FOR DOLLARS AT RIGATONI'S ON DECEMBER 5TH!

This weeks Dining for Dollars is at Rigatoni's in Dublin on Tuesday, December 5th. Pasta is the perfect food for our energetic players!

November 26, 2006

BANTAMS, MIDGET 18'S WIN SILVER STICK REGIONAL TOURNAMENT!

The Bantams never looked back as they dominated the title game with aggressive physical play and creative plays that produced several goals and exciting chances. Parents could be heard supporting the team with enthusiastic cheers as each player made solid plays that moved the team to the 5-0 victory.
The Midget 18A's played the tournament with a single mission in their minds. A confident and talented performance in the title game was reflective of the consistent performance throughout the event as the team showed that they were determined to repeat as Regional Champions and return to the Silver Stick International Tournament in Sarnia, Ontario.
The Midgets captured the title easily in a win over Fresno 6-0 and should be considered a contender for the title at the International Tournament in Sarnia, Ontario in January. Great job guys!
The Bantam B Team went undefeated in the event with 4 wins and a tie and gave up only 5 goals in 5 games with 3 shutout game victories including a 5-0 victory and shutout in the regional title game for goalie Nate Szeumowski.
The Midget 18A's also went undefeated at the Silver Sticks with 5 victories allowing only 5 goals against and won the regional title game in a shutout for goaltender Kenny Heumann.The Bantam B's will now travel to the Silver Stick International Tournament in Pelham, Ontario on January 11th and the Midget 18A's will play in Sarnia, Ontario on January 19th for the Silver Sticks International Title.Good luck to our great teams at the Silver Stick International and LETS GO BLUE DEVILS!

November 22, 2006

BLUE DEVILS COMPETE AT SILVER STICKS REGIONAL

Logitech Ice Center hosts the annual Thanksgiving Hockey Tournament with a complete lineup of Tri-Valley Blue Devil teams playing.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING AND GOOD LUCK TO ALL TEAMS!

November 7, 2006

DINING FOR DOLLARS AT FRESH CHOICE NOVEMBER 13-14

Here's another great Dining for Dollars event at Fresh Choice located in the Stoneridge Mall on Monday and Tuesday, November 13 & 14th! Hey Blue Devils, let's have some great food and support our hockey club!

November 6, 2006

BANTAMS GRIND OUT A 4-2 WIN AT HOME!

In their Norcal season home opener, the Blue Devil Bantams faced the tenacious Cupertino Cougars.

From the opening faceoff, the game featured intense action with several hard checks and fast breaks.
Tri-Valley opened the scoring in the first period with a marvelous end to end rush from Brandon Byrnes that resulted in the first of Brandon's two goals on the evening.
The Cougars then rebounded strongly by scoring two goals in less than a minute during the second period which took the Blue Devil Bantams by surprise.
Both teams had good end to end plays, but Blue Devil forwards Cody Leibow, Randall Hahn and Steven Xue created some of the evenings best neutral zone transitions and line rushes which produced several quality chances and resulted with a twisted wrister shot from the point for Byrnes second goal to tie the game at 2-2.
The Blue Devil Bantams went up 3-2 on a well executed transition from Andrew Byrnes to Tommy Heppner to Artem Tarkhanyan, who then fooled the Cougar dman with a move that led to what would end up being the game winning goal.
Cupertino was not finished though. For several minutes, the Cougars pressed hard and created scoring opportunities but were ultimately stopped by the outstanding effort in goal by Jesse Rogers and physical defensive play by Maddie Christoff and Andreas Rahm.
Late in the game with little time remaining and the score at 3-2, the Cougars pulled their goalie for an extra attacker. The Blue Devils looked very confused in the defensive zone as clearing attempts would not cross the blue line to safety.
Finally, the puck rebounded off a skate and out of the zone to be picked up by Tarkhanyan who streaked past a defender into open ice and shot the puck into the open net for the 4-2 victory.
Next game for the Blue Devil Bantams is in Santa Rosa on Saturday.
Check out these vids of the game.
http://www.xyscape.com/hockey2/games.html

PEEWEES PLAY STRONG IN 7-2 HOME OPENER WIN!

Dublin, CA - After his team suffered a heartbreaking season opening loss to Santa Clara, Tri Valley PeeWee A Head Coach Ken Vonderach was wondering how his players would rebound the following week.

The answer was resounding as the Blue Devils got a hat-trick from Andreas Dereschuk and nearly perfect goaltending from Colby Paxton on their way to a 7-2 victory over the Berkeley Bulldogs at Dublin Iceland.

"I'm so proud of the way the team responded", said Vonderach. "We were strong in all three zones of the ice and we received solid performances from everybody on the roster."

The Blue Devils hit double digit figures in shots on goal in each period, outshooting Berkeley 55-27 on the night.

Tri Valley opened scoring just 4 minutes into the game when Patrick Melville tallied on a setup from Dereschuk. Mike Birdsall tied it up just a few seconds later for the Cougars. Dereschuck then scored his first goal of the contest with assists from Alec Christoff and Melville. Berkeley came right back with a goal from Chris Timm and it was 2-2. But Tri Valley wasn't finished. They added two more first period goals and never looked back. Theo Somers made it 3-2 on a goal set up by Jordan Smith and Michael Hahn. Then with a minute left to go in the period Dereschuck netted his second goal of the game with Christoff and Nathan Lundberg assisting.

Dereschuck, who finished with 5 points in the game, completed his hat-trick early in the second period with assists on the goal to Christoff and Melville. Melville had a big game also with a goal and two assists. Christoff had one goal and three assists.

Somers made it 6-2 with his second goal with assists going to Hahn and Chase Piombo. Christoff rounded out the scoring in the third period on a setup from Dereschuck.

After allowing the two first period goals, Paxton was excellent in goal shutting out the Cougars the rest of the way. He finished with 25 saves.

Tri Valley also received solid efforts from Jeremy Che, Graham Dickinson, PJ Kruse, Michael Liamos, and Matthew-Donald Toombs.
With a 1-1 NORCAL Hockey Association record, the Blue Devils have a bye next weekend.

October 15, 2006

BANTAMS ROLL TO VICTORY IN SANTA ROSA

The Bantams rolled into Santa Rosa and rolled out with their first win of the season.

Despite a very short bench, the Blue Devil Bantams skated hard with strong efforts from all 9 skaters and both goaltenders.
Game highlights were a Hatrick by Andrew Byrnes, Artem Tarkhanyan 4 assists, Andreas Rahm with 1 goal 2 assists, Stephen Xue with 1 goal 2 assists, Cody Leibow with 1 goal 1 assist.

Click here for a VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS OF THE GAME

October 10, 2006

DINING FOR DOLLARS AT ARMADILLO WILLIES!

Here's the plan. Bunch of Blue Devils rustlin up a hunger on the ice takin' team photos decide to mosey over to Willies to eat tons of grub and make some cash for the hockey club. Pretty cool plan if you're asking.
We'll see ya on Wednesday, October 18th at Willie's!