76 teams compete at the Fargo Squirt A International tournament

Hudson Frith of West Fargo Blue dangles past his opponents in the A Bracket 3 Championship at the Squirt A International Tournament in Fargo on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2022.

By Sydney Wolf

March 02, 2022 at 10:04 AM

FARGO — The annual Squirt A International tournament in Fargo drew over 75 teams this year from all over the country with every player hoping to earn the top prize.

There were plenty of teams from both Minnesota and North Dakota, but there were also a handful of teams from states such as Colorado, Florida and North Carolina.

With so many teams competing throughout the Feb. 25-27 weekend, it can be a tough task to win the tournament, so teams are split up into brackets after the first day of play so that there can be a champion crowned for each bracket (with bracket No. 1 being the most prestigious).

This year, Stillwater would take the top prize in the highest bracket, defeating runner-up Moorhead Red in a 4-0 shutout win.

Stillwater SQA caps off an amazing season with a 4-0 shutout win over Moorhead in the Fargo Squirt International championship! 76 Teams, we went 6-0 in the tourney. First win by Stillwater in this tournament’s 38 year history! Special group!! @sahahockey pic.twitter.com/z2usxrhnda
— Stillwater Squirt A (@stillysquirta) February 28, 2022

The Rink Live talked with Stillwater's head coach about the win and how the tournament went for the Ponies, you can view the interview along with championship game footage below.

Make sure to check us out on our TikTok page @therinklive for all the highlights throughout the weekend at the tournament.

1/8: Goaltenders Hudson Rinehart and Kane Wandschneider are co-players of the game after both helped Stillwater win the championship game and allowed zero goals in the match.

2/8: The Colorado Rampage celebrate their Bracket 5 Championship win.

3/8: Goalie Jacob Barton of the Colorado Rampage received player of the game honors after only allowing three goals in the bracket 5 championship game.

4/8: West Fargo Blue celebrates their Bracket 4 championship win.

5/8: Casey Aldinger is player of the game for West Fargo Blue

6/8: Goaltender Donovan Knapp is player of the game after posting a shutout for Osseo/Maple Grove White in the Bracket 2 championship game.

7/8: Stillwater celebrates their tournament championship win with their trophy

8/8: Stillwater celebrates their tournament championship win

1/36: Bryson Elliot of Proctor

2/36: Hudson Rinehart of Stillwater

3/36: Hudson Rinehart of Stillwater

4/36: Bryson Elliot of Proctor

5/36: Donovan Knapp of Osseo/Maple Grove White

6/36: Lucas Pearl of Stillwater

7/36: Matthew Mueller of Stillwater

8/36: Osseo/Maple Grove White Team

9/36: Osseo/Maple Grove White Team

10/36: Donovan Knapp of OMGHA-White

11/36: Oscar Talarico of Proctor

12/36: Oscar Talarico of Proctor

13/36: Ethan Boorman of Proctor

14/36: The Colorado Rampage

15/36: OMGHA-White team

16/36: OMGHA-White team

17/36: Westin Rehm of Moorhead Red

18/36: Brevyn Treat of Alexandria

19/36: Squirt A International Championship game between Moorhead Red and Stillwater

20/36: Weston Rosenfeldt of Moorhead Red

21/36: Alexandria and Colorado face-off in the Bracket 5 Championship

22/36: Cohen O'Shea of Alexandria

23/36: Julian Wiles of the Colorado Rampage. Wiles had a hat trick in the Bracket 5 Championship match.

24/36: Colton Bradford of Alexandria

25/36: Alexandria Squirt A

26/36: Colorado Rampage 10UA

27/36: Hudson Frith of West Fargo Blue

28/36: Liam Lewis of Owatonna

29/36: Liam Lewis of Owatonna

30/36: Maxwell Gooselaw of West Fargo Blue

31/36: Brody Benson of West Fargo Blue

32/36: Jevan McMenamy of West Fargo Blue

33/36: Quinn Mohs of Owatonna

34/36: Jaxn Hacker of Owatonna

35/36: West Fargo Blue celebrating a goal

36/36: West Fargo Blue celebrating a goal

MORE YOUTH HOCKEY COVERAGE ON THE RINK LIVE:

Squirt A International Results:

Bracket 1
1st Place: Stillwater
2nd Place: Moorhead Red
3rd Plaec: Tampa Bay Jr. Bulls

Bracket 2
1st Place: Osseo/Maple Grove White
2nd Place: Proctor

Bracket 3
1st Place: West Fargo Blue
2nd Place: Owatonna

Bracket 4:
1st Place: Eagan
2nd Place: Littleton, CO

Bracket 5:
1st Place: Colorado Rampage
2nd Place: Alexandria

Bracket 6:
1st Place: Lakeville North
2nd Place: Orono

By Sydney Wolf

Sydney Wolf is a reporter for The Rink Live, primarily covering youth and high school hockey. She joined the team in November of 2021 and graduated from St. Cloud State University with a degree in Mass Communications and a minor in Writing and Rhetoric Studies.

76 teams compete at the Fargo Squirt A International tournament

Stillwater won the highest level bracket with Moorhead taking second place.