Williams, Davis lead Toledo Cherokees to nationals Published by sports@presspub. on Thu, 04/01/2021 - 1:48pm
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Toledo Cherokees player Bryce Davis. (Photo by Diane Woodring)
The Toledo Cherokees Junior A hockey team finished the season 33-9-1-1 and qualified for the U.S. Premier Hockey League national tournament. They were led by team captain, Bryce Davis of Elmore, assistant captain Caleb Williams of Genoa, and coaches and support staff members from Oregon. Head coach Kenny Miller, equipment manager Jay Fravor, broadcaster Zeke Fravor and game day operations manager and team statistician Brandee Stanton are from Oregon. In the USPHL, the Cherokees finished second in the Great Lakes Division and got a first-round playoff bye. The Cherokees swept the Pittsburgh Vengeance in a best of three games to qualify for the USPHL Premier Division national championships in Hampton Rhodes, Virginia.
Season Ends for Blades in Double-Overtime Defeat
The Steele County Blades junior hockey club rallied from a deficit three times on Sunday, but lost 6-5 in double overtime at the Minnesota Blue Ox to get swept out of the US Premier Hockey League playoffs. The Blue Ox won Saturday s series opener 4-0 at the Coon Rapids Ice Arena in the Midwest West Division playoffs.
The fifth-seeded Blades were down 2-0 on Sunday less than eight minutes into the game, but roared back to tie it at 2-2. Connor Movalli scored from Matthew Ebersole at 15:04. Ryan Brouillette added the tying goal just under a minute later with an assist from Gavin Ellis. The Blue Ox responded to grab a 3-2 lead at first intermission.