It’s Week 24 of the 2021-22 youth hockey season, and that means the final automatic berths for USA Hockey’s National Championship tournaments will be decided by the end of the weekend. Next week, USA Hockey will determine the at-large teams that will round out the fields for Youth and Girls Tier 1 and Tier 2 Nationals.

Automatic Tier 1 qualifiers will be determined this week in the following districts:

• Central Youth (Boys) and Girls
• Atlantic Youth (Boys)
• Michigan Youth (Boys)
• New York Youth (Boys)
• Rocky Mountain Youth (Boys) and Girls
• New England Youth (Boys) and Girls 

This year’s USA Hockey Nationals are scheduled to take place between March 30 and April 4 in the following locations:

• Youth (Boys) Tier 1 14U – Chicago, Ill. March 30 – April 4
• Youth (Boys) Tier 1 15U – Plymouth, Mich. March 30 – April 4
• Youth (Boys) Tier 1 16U, 18U – Rochester, Mich. March 30 – April 4
• Youth (Boys) Tier 2 14U – Kalamazoo, Mich. March 31 – April 4
• Youth (Boys) Tier 2 16U – Troy, Mich. March 31 – April 4
• Youth (Boys) Tier 2 18U – Irvine, Calif March 31 – April 4
• Girls Tier 1 14U, 16U, 19U – Pittsburgh, Pa. March 31 – April 4
• Girls Tier 2 14U, 16U, 19U – West Chester, Pa. March 31 – April 4

Through Week 23 action, the following Tier 1 teams have qualified for USA Hockey Nationals:

Youth/Boys 18U – #1 Shattuck-St. Mary’s, #16 Boston Jr. Eagles, #59 Anaheim Jr. Ducks, #18 Nashville Jr. Predators, #12 Culver Academy

Youth/Boys 16U – #1 Shattuck-St. Mary’s, #4 Boston Jr. Eagles, #14 Anaheim Jr. Ducks, #15 Florida Alliance, #20 Culver Academy

Youth/Boys 15U – #2 Shattuck-St. Mary’s, #53 Minuteman Flames, #30 Los Angeles Jr. Kings, #25 Nashville Jr. Predators, #6 Cleveland Barons

Youth/Boys 14U – #1 Shattuck-St. Mary’s, #3 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite, #11 Boston Jr. Eagles, #24 California Golden Bears, #32 Minnesota Green Giants, #45 Team North Dakota, #47 Nashville Jr. Predators,

Girls 19U – # 1 Little Caesars, #2 Philadelphia Jr. Flyers, #6 Shattuck-St. Mary’s, #8 North American Hockey Academy, #9 Bishop Kearney Selects, #15 Florida Alliance, #17 Gilmour Academy, #20 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite, #34 Alaska All-Stars,

Girls 16U – #1 Minnesota Elite MSP Grey, #2 East Coast Wizards, #7 Bishop Kearney Selects, #11 Philadelphia Jr. Flyers, #14 Belle Tire, #16 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite, #20 Gilmour Gladiators, #34 Anaheim Lady Ducks, #40 Florida Alliance

Girls 14U – #1 Minnesota Green Giants, #5 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite, #8 Little Caesars, #13 Philadelphia Jr. Flyers, #18 L.A. Lions, #22 Florida Alliance, #25 Amherst Lady Knights, #35 Cleveland Lady Barons

 

Here is a breakdown of the Week 24 District Tournaments:

Central District Girls and Youth

The Central District is comprised of clubs in Missouri, Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin. For both the girls and boys, this weekend’s Tier 1 qualifying tournament will be held at the Fond du Lac Family Ice Center in Fond du Lack, Wisc., from Friday through Sunday. All of the games can be viewed live or on-demand at www.LiveBarn.com.

CLICK HERE for the full schedule and results.

 

Central Girls 14U Participating Teams

#7 Team Illinois

#34 Team Wisconsin

#39 St. Louis Lady Blues

 

Game of the Weekend:

Sunday, March 13 at 12:15 p.m. ET - #7 Team Illinois vs. #34 Team Wisconsin on www.LiveBarn.com

 

Central Girls 16U Participating Teams

#6 Chicago Mission

#21 Team Wisconsin

#38 St. Louis Lady Blues

 

Game of the Weekend:

Sunday, March 13 at 2:15 p.m. ET - #6 Mission vs. #21 Team Wisconsin on www.LiveBarn.com

 

Central Girls 19U Participating Teams

#3 Chicago Mission

#23 Madison Capitols

#32 St. Louis Lady Blues

 

Game of the Weekend:

Sunday, March 13 at 12:00 p.m. ET - #3 Mission vs. #23 Capitols on www.LiveBarn.com

 

Central Youth 14U Participating Teams

#2 Chicago Mission

#8 Northeast Wisconsin Jr. Gamblers

#14 Omaha Mastery

#22 Carshield

 

Game of the Weekend:

Sunday, March 13 at 10:15 p.m. ET - #2 Mission vs. #8 Jr. Gamblers on www.LiveBarn.com

 

Central Youth 15U Participating Teams

#8 Windy City Storm

#11 Team Wisconsin

#21 St. Louis AAA Blues

#106 Des Moines Buccaneers

 

Game of the Weekend:

Sunday, March 13 at 6:15 p.m. ET - #8 Storm vs. #11 Team Wisconsin on www.LiveBarn.com

 

Central Youth 16U Participating Teams

#9 Chicago Mission

#11 Team Wisconsin

#31 Carshield

#77 Des Moines Buccaneers

 

Game of the Weekend:

Sunday, March 13 at 10:00 a.m. ET - #8 Mission vs. #11 Team Wisconsin on www.LiveBarn.com

 

Central Youth 18U Participating Teams

#4 St. Louis AAA Blues

#19 Chicago Mission

#21 Team Wisconsin

#48 Des Moines Buccaneers

 

Game of the Weekend:

Sunday, March 13 at 4:30 p.m. ET - #19 Mission vs. #4 Blues on www.LiveBarn.com

 

Atlantic District Youth

The Atlantic District’s Tier 1 girls’ Nationals qualifiers were determined last week, while four boys’ teams in each age group competed for the right to face the district’s top-seed in a three-game series this weekend. Those series will take place starting Saturday and running through Monday at the Ice House in Hackensack, N.J. The Atlantic District covers Central and Eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey.

All games can be viewed live or on-demand at www.LiveBarn.com. The full schedule and results can be found by CLICKING HERE.

 

Atlantic District Youth 14U Schedule

Saturday, March 12 at 4:15 p.m. ET – #20 New Jersey Rockets vs. #17 Philadelphia Flyers Elite on www.livebarn.com.

Sunday, March 13 at 1:45 p.m. ET – #20 New Jersey Rockets vs. #17 Philadelphia Flyers Elite on www.livebarn.com.

Sunday, March 14 at 12:50 p.m. ET – (if necessary) #20 New Jersey Rockets vs. #17 Philadelphia Flyers Elite on www.livebarn.com.

 

Atlantic District Youth 15U Schedule

Saturday, March 12 at 1:30 p.m. ET – #28 New Jersey Rockets vs. #13 North Jersey Avalanche on www.livebarn.com.

Sunday, March 13 at 1:30 p.m. ET – #28 New Jersey Rockets vs. #13 North Jersey Avalanche on www.livebarn.com.

Sunday, March 14 at 2:30 p.m. ET – (if necessary) #28 New Jersey Rockets vs. #13 North Jersey Avalanche on www.livebarn.com.

 

Atlantic District Youth 16U Schedule

Saturday, March 12 at 3:45 p.m. ET – #6 New Jersey Rockets vs. #8 North Jersey Avalanche on www.livebarn.com.

Sunday, March 13 at 3:45 p.m. ET – #6 New Jersey Rockets vs. #8 North Jersey Avalanche on www.livebarn.com.

Sunday, March 14 at 11:30 a.m. ET – (if necessary) #6 New Jersey Rockets vs. #8 North Jersey Avalanche on www.livebarn.com.

 

Atlantic District Youth 18U Schedule

Saturday, March 12 at 6:00 p.m. ET – #26 Philadelphia Little Flyers vs. #38 Philadelphia Jr. Flyers on www.livebarn.com.

Sunday, March 13 at 6:00 p.m. ET – #26 Philadelphia Little Flyers vs. #38 Philadelphia Jr. Flyers on www.livebarn.com.

Sunday, March 14 at 1:45 p.m. ET – (if necessary) #26 Philadelphia Little Flyers vs. #38 Philadelphia Jr. Flyers on www.livebarn.com.

 

Michigan Youth

The winners of the Tier 1 Michigan state tournaments earn automatic bids to USA Hockey Nationals. Last week the girl’s representatives were determined, and this weekend boys’ qualifiers will be decided in the 14U 15U, 16U and 18U age groups.

All of the games are being played at Taylor Sportsplex Friday through Monday and can be viewed live or on-demand at www.LiveBarn.com.

CLICK HERE for the full schedule and results.

 

Michigan Youth 14U Participating Teams

#4 Little Caesars

#10 Compuware

#15 Victory Honda

#27 Fox Motors

 

Game of the Weekend:

Saturday, March 12 at 9:30 a.m. ET – #4 Little Caesars vs. #15 Victory Honda at Taylor Sportsplex on www.LiveBarn.com

Championship Games:

Teams TBD

Sunday, March 13 at 9:00 a.m. ET – at Taylor Sportsplex on www.LiveBarn.com

Sunday, March 13 at 3:00 p.m. ET – at Taylor Sportsplex on www.LiveBarn.com

Monday March 14 at 10:00 a.m. ET – (if necessary) at Taylor Sportsplex on www.LiveBarn.com

 

Michigan Youth 15U Participating Teams

#5 Little Caesars

#10 Honeybaked

#15 Compuware

#67 Biggby Coffee

 

Game of the Weekend:

Saturday, March 12 at 1:30 p.m. ET – #5 Little Caesars vs. #15 Compuware at Taylor Sportsplex on www.LiveBarn.com

Championship Games:

Teams TBD

Sunday, March 13 at 11:00 a.m. ET – at Taylor Sportsplex on www.LiveBarn.com

Sunday, March 13 at 5:30 p.m. ET – at Taylor Sportsplex on www.LiveBarn.com

Monday March 14 at 12:30 p.m. ET – (if necessary) at Taylor Sportsplex on www.LiveBarn.com

 

Michigan Youth 16U Participating Teams

#3 Compuware

#16 Little Caesars

#22 Oakland Jr. Grizzlies

#40 Victory Honda

#48 Belle Tire

#105 Biggby Coffee

 

Game of the Weekend:

Friday, March 11 at 3:00 p.m. ET – #3 Compuware vs. #40 Victory Honda at Taylor Sportsplex on www.LiveBarn.com

Playoffs:

Teams TBD

Saturday, March 12 at 11:30 a.m. ET – at Taylor Sportsplex on www.LiveBarn.com

Sunday, March 13 at 10:00 a.m. ET – at Taylor Sportsplex on www.LiveBarn.com

Sunday, March 13 at 5:00 p.m. ET – at Taylor Sportsplex on www.LiveBarn.com

Monday March 14 at 12:30 p.m. ET – (if necessary) at Taylor Sportsplex on www.LiveBarn.com

 

Michigan Youth 18U Participating Teams

#8 Oakland Jr. Grizzlies

#32 Little Caesars

#33 Belle Tire

#63 Compuware

#53 Honeybaked

 

Game of the Weekend:

Saturday, March 12 at 4:00 p.m. ET – #32 Little Caesars vs. #33 Belle Tire at Taylor Sportsplex on www.LiveBarn.com

Championship Games:

Teams TBD

Sunday, March 13 at 2:00 p.m. ET – at Taylor Sportsplex on www.LiveBarn.com

Monday March 14 at 10:00 a.m. ET – (if necessary) at Taylor Sportsplex on www.LiveBarn.com

 

New York Youth

The winners of the Tier 1 New York state tournaments earn automatic bids to USA Hockey Nationals. Last week the girl’s representatives were determined, and this weekend boys’ qualifiers will be decided in the 14U 15U, 16U and 18U age groups.

All of the games are being played in the Amherst, N.Y., area Friday through Sunday and can be viewed live or on-demand at www.LiveBarn.com.

CLICK HERE for the full schedule and results.

 

New York Youth 14U Participating Teams

#7 Bishop Kearney Selects

#12 Long Island Gulls

#25 Rochester Coalition

#29 Buffalo Jr. Sabres

#63 C.P. Dynamo

#72 Syracuse Nationals

 

Game of the Weekend:

Saturday, March 12 at 10:15 a.m. ET – #7 B.K. Selects vs. #12 Gulls at Northtown Center at Amherst on www.LiveBarn.com

Championship Game:

Teams TBD

Sunday, March 13 at 9:50 a.m. ET – at Northtown Center at Amherst on www.LiveBarn.com

 

New York Youth 15U Participating Teams

#3 Bishop Kearney Selects

#18 Buffalo Jr. Sabres

#36 Syracuse Nationals

#43 C.P. Dynamo

#46 Buffalo Regals

#58 PAL Jr. Islanders

 

Game of the Weekend:

Friday, March 11 at 2:55 p.m. ET – #3 B.K. Selects vs. #18 Jr. Sabres at Northtown Center at Amherst on www.LiveBarn.com

Championship Game:

Teams TBD

Sunday, March 13 at 1:35 p.m. ET – at Northtown Center at Amherst on www.LiveBarn.com

  

New York Youth 16U Participating Teams

#2 Long Island Gulls

#5 Bishop Kearney Selects

#12 Buffalo Jr. Sabres

#23 Buffalo Regals

#71 C.P. Dynamo

#81 Syracuse Nationals

 

Game of the Weekend:

Saturday, March 12 at 12:15 p.m. ET – #2 Gulls vs. #12 Jr. Sabres at Northtown Center at Amherst on www.LiveBarn.com

Championship Game:

Teams TBD

Sunday, March 13 at 3:55 p.m. ET – at Northtown Center at Amherst on www.LiveBarn.com

 

New York Youth 18U Participating Teams

#5 Bishop Kearney Selects

#6 Long Island Gulls

#7 Buffalo Regals

#23 Nichols School

#77 Troy/Albany Titans

#109 Syracuse Nationals

 

Game of the Weekend:

Saturday, March 12 at 4:15 p.m. ET – #6 Gulls vs. #5 B.K. Selects at Northtown Center at Amherst on www.LiveBarn.com

Championship Game:

Teams TBD

Sunday, March 13 at 6:15 p.m. ET – at Northtown Center at Amherst on www.LiveBarn.com

 

Rocky Mountain District Girls and Youth

The Rocky Mountain District, which includes clubs from Texas, Arizona, Utah and Colorado, will crown girls’ district champions in best-of-three-game series at the 14U and 19U levels this weekend at Children’s Health StarCenter in Valley Ranch and Famers Branch, Texas. Meanwhile, boys’ teams will compete for USA Hockey Nationals berths at the 14U, 15U, 16U 1nd 18U age levels in at the same Dallas-area venues. All of the games, which are being played Thursday through Sunday, can be viewed live or on-demand at www.LiveBarn.com.

CLICK HERE for the full schedule and results.

 

Rocky Mountain Girls 14U Series Schedule

Friday, March 11 at 6:30 p.m. ET – #24 Dallas Stars Elite vs. #33 Team Colorado at Valley Ranch on www.LiveBarn.com

Saturday, March 12 at 3:15 p.m. ET – #24 Dallas Stars Elite vs. #33 Team Colorado at Farmers Branch on www.LiveBarn.com

Sunday, March 13 at 12:15 p.m. ET – #24 Dallas Stars Elite vs. #33 Team Colorado at Farmers Branch on www.LiveBarn.com

 

Rocky Mountain Girls 19U Series Schedule

Friday, March 11 at 8:30 p.m. ET – #30 Dallas Stars Elite vs. #40 Team Colorado at Valley Ranch on www.LiveBarn.com

Saturday, March 12 at 3:00 p.m. ET – #30 Dallas Stars Elite vs. #40 Team Colorado at Farmers Branch on www.LiveBarn.com

Sunday, March 13 at 3:30 p.m. ET – #30 Dallas Stars Elite vs. #40 Team Colorado at Valley Ranch on www.LiveBarn.com

 

Rocky Mountain Youth 14U Participating Teams

#16 Dallas Stars Elite

#31 Colorado Thunderbirds

#36 Phoenix Jr. Coyotes

#66 Rocky Mountain RoughRiders

 

Game of the Weekend:

Saturday, March 12 at 1:15 p.m. ET – #16 Stars vs. #36 Coyotes at Farmers Branch on www.LiveBarn.com

Championship Game:

Teams TBD

Sunday, March 12 at 10:15 a.m. ET – at Valley Ranch on www.LiveBarn.com

 

Rocky Mountain Youth 15U Participating Teams

#12 Phoenix Jr. Coyotes

#17 Colorado Thunderbirds

#36 Rocky Mountain RoughRiders

#38 Dallas Stars Elite

 

Game of the Weekend:

Saturday, March 12 at 1:15 p.m. ET – #12 Coyotes vs. #36 RoughRiders at Valley Ranch on www.LiveBarn.com

Championship Game:

Teams TBD

Sunday, March 12 at 10:00 a.m. ET – at Valley Ranch on www.LiveBarn.com

 

Rocky Mountain Youth 16U Participating Teams

#17 Phoenix Jr. Coyotes

#21 Dallas Stars Elite

#30 Colorado Thunderbirds

#125 West Coast Renegades

 

Game of the Weekend:

Saturday, March 12 at 1:00 p.m. ET – #21 Stars vs. #30 Thunderbirds at Valley Ranch on www.LiveBarn.com

Championship Game:

Teams TBD

Sunday, March 12 at 12:15 p.m. ET – at Valley Ranch on www.LiveBarn.com

 

Rocky Mountain Youth 18U Participating Teams

#11 Dallas Stars Elite

#30 Rocky Mountain RoughRiders

#74 Phoenix Jr. Coyotes

#111 West Coast Renegades

 

Game of the Weekend:

Friday, March 11 at 4:00 p.m. ET – #11 Stars vs. #30 RoughRiderss at Valley Ranch on www.LiveBarn.com

Championship Game:

Teams TBD

Sunday, March 12 at 12:35 p.m. ET – at Valley Ranch on www.LiveBarn.com

 

New England District Youth and Girls 

Because Massachusetts exists as its own district, the New England District essentially is divided up among the remaining New England states – Connecticut, Vermont, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Maine. New England will be holding playoffs March 11-13 to decide its USA Hockey National Championship automatic qualifiers. 

CLICK HERE to get to the New England District/Regional home page. 

New England Youth 14U Participating Teams

#5 Mount St. Charles

#6 Mid-Fairfield Jr. Rangers

#28 Providence Hockey Club

#57 Seacoast Performance Academy

#82 New Hampshire Avalanche

N/A Vermont Flames

 

Game of the Weekend:

Saturday, March 12 at 9:10 a.m. ET – #5 Mount St. Charles vs. #6 Jr. Rangers at Sullivan Arena, Manchester, N.H. 

 

New England Youth 15U Participating Teams

#2 Mount St. Charles

#20 South Kent Selects Academy  

#24 Yale Jr. Bulldogs 

#26 Seacoast Performance Academy

#29 Mid-Fairfield Jr. Rangers

#80 Northern Cyclones 

 

Game of the Weekend:

Saturday, March 12 at 2:30 p.m. ET – #24 Jr. Bulldogs vs. #26 Seacoast at Northford (CT) Ice Pavillion on www.LiveBarn.com

 

New England Youth 16U Participating Teams

#7 Mount St. Charles

#18 Mid-Fairfield Jr. Rangers

#29 Yale Jr. Bulldogs 

#33 South Kent Selects Academy  

#41 Seacoast Performance Academy

#56 Maine Nordiques

#80 Northern Cyclones 

#84 Elite Hockey Academy

 

Game of the Weekend:

Saturday, March 12 at 10:00 a.m. ET – #29 Jr. Bulldogs vs. #18 Jr. Rangers at Northford (CT) Ice Pavillion on www.LiveBarn.com

 

New England Youth 18U Participating Teams

#2 Mount St. Charles

#3 Yale Jr. Bulldogs 

#10 Maine Nordiques

#28 Mid-Fairfield Jr. Rangers

#31 Northern Cyclones Prep

#40 Seacoast Performance Academy

#44 Elite Hockey Academy

#80 Maine Moose

 

Game of the Weekend:

Saturday, March 12 at 7:00 p.m. ET – #10 Nordiques vs. #28 Jr. Rangers at Northford (CT) Ice Pavillion on www.LiveBarn.com

 

New England Girls 14U Participating Teams

#51 New England Wildcats

#54 CT Ice Cats  

#55 CT Northern Lights

 

Game of the Weekend:

Saturday, March 12 at 4:30 p.m. ET – #51 Wildcats vs. #54 Ice Cats at The Rinks at Shelton (CT) on www.LiveBarn.com

 

New England Girls 16U Participating Teams

#10 Mid-Fairfield Stars

#13 CT Polar Bears

#48 CT Jr. Eagles 

 

Game of the Weekend:

Sunday, March 13 at 8:15 a.m. ET – #10 Stars vs. #13 Polar Bars at The Rinks at Shelton (CT) on www.LiveBarn.com

 

New England Girls 19U Participating Teams

#12 CT Polar Bears

#13 Mid-Fairfield Stars

#48 New England Wildcats

#37 CT Jr. Eagles 

 

Game of the Weekend:

Saturday, March 12 at 8:30 p.m. ET – #13 Stars vs. #12 Polar Bars at The Rinks at Shelton (CT) on www.LiveBarn.com