Home of the two-time USA Hockey National Champions Sioux City Metros
USA Hockey 2025 High School Hockey National Championships
Irvine, CA / March 26th-30th, 2025
A collection of Championship teams from all over the country, converge in Irvine to compete in the High School National
Championships. The tournament is split between the Great Park and the FivePoint Ice Arenas. This is one of the the largest ice
facilities in the United States. Consisting of three NHL & one Olympic sized rinks, it is also home to the Anaheim Ducks practice
facility. In addition, the campus hosts a full complement of entertainment and leisure amenities including dining, shopping,
arcades, lodging, exercise opportunities and public & private ice.
USA Hockey 2024 National Tournament Top Scorers
Between the Pipes
Assistant Coach Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach
Scott Patrick Jesse Monell Chris Hedquist Andy Pinney
2025 USA Hockey Division I, II & III Participants
This year’s tournament format has been changed; dropping the participating team’s Pure or Combined status and adding
another division. This third division, allows for the addition of eight high-profile Prep-Schools to also compete in the tournament.
Forty high school teams, divided into Divisions I, II & III, will now compete for a USA Hockey National Championship.
As Midwest League (MHSHL) regular Season and State Tournament Champions, the Metros arrive ready to represent
the State of Iowa. Joining the Metros in the USA Pool (Division II) are teams from Arizona, Indiana and Pheonix.
Divided into four different pools, each team plays their opponents once. Only the first two teams advance to Saturday’s
semi-final play-off round; pitting the winner of one pool taking on the second place finisher of a different pool. Later that
day, the winners of both contests play for an opportunity to advance to the National Championship game the following day.
Division II Pool Groups
Pool-Liberty
McKinney Texas (TX) * Omaha Jr. Lancers (NE) * Erie Cathedral Ramblers, (PA) * Rushmore Thunder (SD)
Pool- NHL
North Broward Eagles (FL) * Miami Jr. Redhawks (OH) * Illinois TBA (IL) * Colorado Bruins (CO)
Pool-Olympic
Sreaming Eagles (CO) * Canton-Akron Jets (OH) * Long Beach (NY) * California TBA (CA)
Pool-USA
Pinnacle Pioneers (AZ) * Keller Texas (TX) * Sioux City Metros (IA) * St. Joseph (IN)
USA Hockey National Tournament Game 1
Wednesday, March 26th
Sioux City (IA) Metros vs. St. Joseph (IN) Huskies
Sioux City Metros
Who They Are: Located in Sioux City, IA, the greater Siouxland area has a population of approximately one hundred
thousand people. The Metros also draw in players in from several surrounding towns as well. They are members of the
Midwest High School Hockey League (MHSHL). They have won the League Championship nine times; the most recent
being this 2025 season. In 2024 they were also the USA Hockey National Champions for the second time.
How They Got There: The Metros dominated the thirty-two game regular season; boasting twenty-seven wins and just
five losses. They would win three more times, securing the team’s ninth Tournament Championship. The League’s
top three scorers and best goaltender are all Metros. Their coach is a two-time MHSHL Coach of the Year.
How They Did: Sioux City would finish second in the USA Pool recording wins against Keller (TX) and St. Joseph (IN).
They would take a disappointing lose to the very beatable Pinnacle Pioneers (AZ). Sioux Ctty would mount a quarter-finals
come-back, recording four straight goals; defeating the favored Valor High Screaming Eagles (CO) in overtime. However,
they would fall short in the semi-final game to the eventual National Champions, the Rushmore Thunder (SD). A game
that was undecided until a Thunder shot found the back of an empty net with just five second remaining.
St. Joseph Catholic Huskies
Who They Are: Located in South Bend, Indiana, the Huskies draw players from the surrounding area with an approximate
population of 300,000 people. They are members of the six team Indiana State High School Hockey League (ISHSHL)
and the Indiana State Independent Hockey League, made up of additional surrounding area teams from Indiana and Michigan.
How They Got There: The Huskies finished the ISHSHL regular season with perfect 15-0 season and win
the post-season City Tournament. The third ranked Huskies are defeated in the State Championship semi-finals game.
They would also play an additional Independent League schedule, finishing the season with an overall 39-8-3 record.
They boast four players among the League’s top ten scorers and the League’s top goaltender.
How They Did: St. Joseph would start out round-robin play with a pair of losses and a single win, finishing in third
place in the USA Pool. Recording losses to the Sioux City Metros (IA) and the Pinnacle Pioneers (AZ) they would grab
their first win of the tournament against the Keller (TX).
Round Robin Game One
Wednesday, March 26th
5-Sioux City (IA) Metros vs. St. Joseph (IN) Huskies-0
The Metros start-out this year’s National Tournament in grand fashion as they beat Indiana State’s second best team. Five
different Metros record goals including Karson Fitch (Hedquist, Doleman) with the eventual game-winner just three minutes
into the game. Brody Herman (Hunter Echter) and Blake Dunagan (Hedquist) would also grab first period tallies.
The second period is all Metros, with Hunter Echter (Hedquist) and Ryan Hedquist (Fitch, Doleman) giving the Metros
a commanding lead. The Metros defense is stellar and allows just seven shots on goal in the remaining two periods.
Goaltender Cam Patrick is his usual stingy-self, allowing the visitors from Indiana no chance to get on the score sheet.
He stops seventeen shots and records one, of the first two shut-outs of the tournament. This is also Cam’s first National
Championship shut-out.
Ryan Hedquist grabs a goals and a pair of assists. Hunter Echter and Karson Fitch both record a goals and an assist.
Brody Herman and Blake Dunagan grab goals. Tegan Doleman records a pair of helpers.
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Round Robin Game Two
Thursday, March 27th
Sioux City (IA) Metros vs. Keller ISD (TX) 
Keller (TX) Independent School District
Who They Are: A suburb of the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Keller draws players from city population of around
50,000 residents. They are members of the eight team AT & T Metroplex High School Hockey League. They also
play a shortened schedule of additional surrounding non-league teams.
How They Got There: Keller finishes the regular season with a mediocre 8-8 record, but shine at the League’s State
Tournament. They beat the state’s top team in round robin play, but fall a tally short of defeating them in championship
game, losing in overtime. Keller’s most recent State Championship was in 2022. They place a pair of players
among the League’s top leaders in total points.
How They Did: Keller would struggle with offence this week with none of their top scorers are able to find the back
of the net. Recording three round-robin losses to the Pinnacle Pioneers (AZ), the Sioux City Metros (IA) and the
St. Joseph Huskies (TX).
Round Robin Game Two
Thursday, March 27th
5-Sioux City (IA) Metros vs. Keller ISD (TX)-0
It’s another five goal win for the Metros, as they defeat one of Texas’ top teams in the Metroplex League. The Sioux City
jumps out to a two goal lead after the first period. Noah Dirkschneider and Tegan Doleman both record their first
goals of the tournament; Noah’s a game winner and Tegan’s the first of his eventual hat trick.
The second period sees Keller apply a bit more pressure and appear to have adjusted to the Metros’ game, however, with
just thirty-eight seconds remaining, Tegan Doleman finds the back of the net giving the Metros a three goal lead and some
much needed momentum.
The third period is all Metros. They launch fifteen shots on goal and two more are successful; Tegan Doleman grabs his third
of the night and Karson Fitch seals the deal with just over two minutes remaining. Cam Patrick is still on fire. He stops all
twelve shots, records his second shut-out in as many days and is on track to be one of the tournament’s best goaltenders.
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Round Robin Game Three
Friday, March 28th
0-Sioux City (IA) Metros vs. Pinnacle (AZ) Pioneers-0 
Pinnacle Pioneers (AZ)
Who They Are: Located in the Phoenix, Arizona area, The Pioneers draw players from all over the area’s 1.5 million
people. They are members of the twelve team Arizona High School Hockey League (AHSHL) and field teams in three
different varsity level divisions.
How They Got There: Pinnacle finishes the regular season in second place with a 15-2-3 record. They win all four
tournament games, upsetting the top team in the League and securing their seventh State Title. They boast the
League’s top goal scorer and place two players among the top seven overall scorers. Both goaltenders are among
the top seven in the League.
How They Did: The Pioneers would win the USA Pool with wins over Keller (TX) 3-1, St. Joseph (IN) 3-2 and Sioux
City (IA) 3-1. They would advance to the quarter-finals against San Diego Central Cathedral (CA). In a match-up that found
the Pioneers the favored team, none of their top scorers could find the net and they would fall to the Jets 4-0.
Round Robin Game Three
Friday, March 28th
1-Sioux City (IA) Metros vs. Pinnacle (AZ) Pioneers-3
Game three pits the pool’s two remaining undefeated teams. Sioux City looks like the favorite on paper, but ya still
gotta play the games and the Arizona State Champs were not going down without a fight. Like the last two games,
it’s the Metros that strike first on a tally from Hunter Echter, his second of the tournament. The Metros put ten shots
on goal and hold the Pioneers to just five-Sioux City looks to be in control of this one.
However, the Pioneers are able to tie the game up in the second and the final period looks to be a dandy. Unfortunately,
it’s not…an Arizona goal just ten seconds into the period zaps the Metros. They play the remainder of the game drained. The
offence stalls and they muster only five shots in the third. The defense is lax and gives-up ten shots and two goals;
the latter one an empty netter.
Cam Patrick faces twenty-seven shots and stops twenty-five of them. Despite the loss, he still remains one of the top
goaltenders in the tournament. Metros forwards Ryan Hedquist, Tegan Doleman and Karson Fitch are still among
the pool’s top scorers. The Metros enter double-header Saturday as still as one of the teams to beat this week.
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USA Hockey National Tournament Quarter-Finals Game 4
Saturday, March 29th
Sioux City (IA) Metros vs. Valor Christian Screaming Eagles (CO)
Valor Christian High School Screaming Eagles (CO)
Who They Are: Located in Highlands Ranch, this one of the southernmost suburbs of Denver. Recording a local population
of 100,000 it also draws in players form the Denver metro area as well. They are members of the sixteen team Colorado State
5A High School Hockey League. Their most recent State Championship win was in 2023; they also won in 2020 and 2021.
How They Got There: Valor High School finishes the regular season with a 15-7-0 record. They would eventually defeat
the state’s top team in the championship game; giving the Eagles their fourth State Title in six years. They boast the League’s
top three scorers and another among the top ten.
How They Did: Valor would win all three of their pool games against teams from Ohio, California and New York. They
would open pool play with a huge 10-3 win over the Canton-Akron, a 5-4 barn-burner against San Diego Central Cathedral
and another commanding win over Long Beach 5-0. They enter the first round matched-up with Sioux City but squander a
three goal lead and eventually get beat in overtime.
Quarter-Finals Game 4
March 29th, 2025
5-Sioux City Metros vs. Valor Christian Sreaming Eagles-4 OT
Sioux City starts out Double-Header Saturday down-n-out; fresh off a disappointing loss the prior day and now
matched-up against the Olympic Pool’s top undefeated team. The Metros are able to stay with the Eagles, matching their
first strike with a tally from Hunter Echter, tying the game after the first.
However, you can see the Eagles start to pull-away as the Metros seem to run out of gas. The second period is all Eagles, they
put ten shots on net and foil the net minder twice. Sioux City launches nine unsuccessful shots on a seemingly unbeatable goaltender.
The third period start isn’t much better as the Metros surrender another goal and it looks like the end of the line for the green
shirts. Instead of protecting their 4-1 lead, the Eagles look to take the game more physical direction, in doing so, they take
three consecutive unnecessary penalties. The Metros are able to capitalize on all three, recording power play goals from
Tegan Doleman and two more from Hunter Echter, stunning the Eagles and sending the game into overtime.
Newly invigorated with this last period’s comeback, the Metros are a new team and the Eagles aren’t…they take another
penalty and halfway into the overtime the Metros make them pay when Tegan Domeman grabs his second goal of
the day, giving the Metros an unbelievable come-from-behind overtime win, sending them to the semi-finals.
USA Hockey National Tournament Quarter-Finals Game 4
Saturday, March 29th
Sioux City (IA) Metros vs. Rushmore Thunder (SD)
Rushmore Thunder
Who They Are: Located in Rapid City, South Dakota, this team draws players from the surrounding area with an
approximate population of 145,000 residence. They are members of the twelve team South Dakota High
School Hockey League.
How They Got There: The Thunder dominated the South Dakota State Hockey League this season. They would finish
the season with an undefeated record of 22-0-0. They would record a League high of 235 goals scored and surrender just
twenty-six all season. They would easily capture this year’s State Championship defeating the Sioux Falls West Flyers and
advancing to the USA Hockey National Championships.
How They Did: Rushmore would eventually win their first ever USA Hockey National Championship, defeating the
Warriors Hockey Club (IL). They would win two pool games against Erie Cathedral (PA) 5-2 & McKinney (TX) 6-1 and
drop a close one to the Omaha Junior Lancers (NE) 3-4. After that they are perfect; limiting their next three opponents
to just three total goals; they defeat The Colorado Bruins (CO) 4-0, Sioux City Metros (IA) 3-1 and the Warriors
Hockey Club (IL) 6-2.
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