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.
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.
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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
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
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
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.