Weekend Wrap: Great Action at Stoney Creek, Northeast Pack & MAHA Showcase Events
The fourth weekend of the 2025-26 North American youth hockey season is now behind us, and what a weekend it was.
After some top Canadian Girls AA teams crossed the border to take on strong USA Tier 1 clubs during Labor Day Weekend, for the weekend of Sept. 5-7, a number of traditionally strong American teams returned the favor by heading north for the Stoney Creek Sabres U18 AA Showcase.
Stoney Creek’s annual U18 AA Showcase ran from Friday, Sept. 5, through Sunday, Sept. 7, and featured 16U Girls Tier 1 teams from the U.S. competing against U18 AAA teams from Western Canada and U18 AA teams from Ontario and Quebec.
The Stoney Creek U18 AA Showcase included 68 teams broken down into eight divisions of either eight or 10 teams.
Stoney Creek also is hosting a University Showcase for U22 Canadian and 19U U.S. teams Sept. 12-14 and a U15/14U event Sept. 19-21. We will cover those tournaments as well.
That wasn’t the only high-level event of the weekend, however.
The Northeast Pack, one of the top USA Boys Tier 1 in-season leagues, held its first regular-season showcase weekend in Rhode Island. Hosted by perennial USA-powerhouse Mount St. Charles, the NE Pack’s opening weekend featured it’s six Northeast-based 14U and 15O member clubs competing in one game each per day as well as a couple of 18U guest teams.
In addition, the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association launched its 2025-26 season with the annual MAHA Tier 1 Showcase at Buffalo Wild Wings Arena in Troy. This event included the National-bound teams from all of Michigan’s Tier 1 Boys organizations. The Michigan-based programs sent 14U, 15O, 16U and 18U teams to the event.
Always one of the highest-quality early-season events, the Stoney Creek U18 AA Showcase – the first of three high-level events the Sabres are hosting in September – attracted 68 teams including many of the top American 16U Tier 1 Girls programs along with U18 Western Canadian AAA teams and U18 AA teams from Ontario and Quebec.
The 68 teams were divided into eight divisions for pool play, with games starting Friday, Sept. 5, and running through Sunday, Sept. 7. Games were played at Gateway Ice Arena, and Liuna! 4 Ice Centre. Both venues are serviced by LiveBarn, with Liuna! 4 Ice Center listed on the website as Mohawk 4 Ice Centre.
Teams were seeded for the playoffs based on round-robin points, with the top four No. 1 seeds competing for the Gold championship, while pool-winning seeds 5-8 played for the Silver title
The second-place teams in each pool also were seeded 1-8, with Nos. 1-4 playing for the Bronze championship and Nos. 5-8 playing in the Brass playoff bracket. Remaining teams competed in consolation games Sunday.
CLICK HERE for the complete schedule and all game results
CLICK HERE for updated showcase standings
Stoney Creek Showcase Carter Division
The Carter Division included traditionally strong programs such as Belle Tire, the Sudbury Lady Wolves, Culver Academy, the Stratford Aces and the Ottawa Lady Senators.
Top Four Team Records
Team Illinois (4-0-0; 29GF, 2GA)
Belle Tire (4-0-0; 13GF, 2 GA)
Culver Academy (3-0-1; 11GF, 2GA)
Sudbury Lady Wolves (2-1-1; 5GF, 4GA
Stoney Creek Showcase Cooper Division
Little Caesars headlined the Cooper Division along with the Barrie Sharks, Philadelphia Jr. Flyers, East Ottawa Stars, Stoney Creek Sabres and Whitby Wolves.
Stoney Creek Showcase Top Four Team Records
East Ottawa Stars (3-1-0; 9GF, 3GA)
Stoney Creek Sabres (3-1-0; 10GF, 5GA)
Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (2-0-0; 10GF, 9GA)
Little Caesars (2-2-0; 7GF, 7GA)
Stoney Creek Showcase Fortino Division
The Durham West Lightning, Lovell Academy, Pittsburgh Penguins Elite, Toronto Leaside Wildcats, Bluewater Hawks and London Devilettes were among the teams battling it out in the Fortino Division.
Top Four Team Records
Lovell Academy (4-0-0; 17GF, 1GA)
Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (3-0-1; 12GF, 2GA)
Bluewater Hawks (3-1-0; 6GF, 3GA)
Durham West Lightning (2-2-0; 6GF, 14GA)
Stoney Creek Showcase Jenner Division
In the Jenner Division, the USA-powerhouse Chicago Mission were joined by Ontario’s Peterborough Ice Kats, Windsor Wildcats and Central York Panthers as well as Quebec’s Bourget College Prep and l’Outaouais Olympiques.
Top Four Team Records
Chicago Mission (4-0-0; 21GF, 3GA)
Windsor Wildcats (4-0-0; 11GF, 5GA)
Central York Panthers (2-2-0; 6GF, 6GA)
Bourget College Prep (1-2-1; 9GF, 9GA)
Stoney Creek Showcase McKibbon Division
Western Canada’s Eastman Selects battled the Nepean Wildcats, Winnipeg Avros, Mississauga Hurricanes, Biggby Coffee and Cambridge Roadrunners in the McKibbon Division.
Top Four Team Records
Eastman Selects (4-0-0; 10GF, 2GA)
Mississauga Jr. Hurricanes (3-1-0; 9GF, 4GA)
Cambridge Roadrunners (3-1-0; 11GF, 5GA)
Biggby Coffee (2-2-0; 7GF, 7GA)
Stoney Creek Showcase Nelles Division
Another USA powerhouse, the Bishop Kearney Selects was joined in the 10-team Nelles Division by Chicago’s Windy City Storn. They had to beat out Western Canada’s Fraser Valley Rush as well as Ontario’s Etobicoke Dolphins, North Halton Twisters and Waterloo Ravens for playoff berths.
Top Four Team Records
Etobicoke Dolphins (4-0-0; 14GF, 2GA)
Bishop Kearney Selects (3-1-0; 9GF, 8GA)
North Halton Twisters (2-1-1; 8GF, 6GA)
Windy City Storm (2-2-0; 9GF, 8GA)
Stoney Creek Showcase Nurse Division
Perennial Quebec contenders, the Laurentides-Lanaudiere Stars highlighted the Nurse Division, with Ontario’s North York Storm, Thunder Bay Queens, Kitchener Lady Rangers and Oakville Hornets providing stiff opposition to their playoff hopes.
Top Four Team Records
Thunder Bay Queens (3-0-1; 16GF, 3GA)
North York Storm (3-0-1; 15GF, 3GA)
Laurentides-Lanaudiere Stars (2-0-2; 13GF, 5GA)
Kitchener Lady Rangers (2-1-1; 13GF, 9GA)
Stoney Creek Showcase Vasko Division
And in the Vasko Division, another group with 10 teams, the Burlington Barracudas, Calgary Fire, Ancaster Avalanche, Ottawa Senators, Moncton Rockets and Hamilton Hawks from Canada were hoping to make HoneyBaked’s trip across the border as difficult as possible.
Top Four Team Records
Moncton Rockets (3-0-1; 16GF, 2GA)
Ancaster Avalanche (3-1-0; 12GF, 6GA)
Burlington Barracudas (3-1-0; 8GF, 9GA)
Ottawa Senators (2-1-1; 12GF, 4GA)
Gold Championsship Game
Lovell Academy def. Team Illinois, 3-1
Sliver Championship Game
Moncton Rockets def. East Ottawa Stars, 2-1
Bronze Championship Game
Bishop Kearney Selects def. Pittsburgh Penguins Elite, 4-1
Brass Championship Game
Mississauga Jr. Hurricanes def. North York Storm, 6-1
NE Pack’s 14U/15O Mount St. Charles Showcase
The Northeast Pack Hockey League is made up of six youth hockey organizations from the Northeast along with Little Caesars, which became a member at the 18U level for the 2025-26 season, from the Midwest. In addition, the Long Island Gulls have been replaced by the Woodbridge Wolfpack from New Jersey this year.
Joining Little Caesars and the Wolfpack are the New Jersey Rockets, Mid-Fairfield Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins Elite, Bishop Kearney Selects and Mount St. Charles. Most of those clubs regularly qualify teams that compete for USA Hockey national championships in multiple age groups.
The NE Pack season consists of six showcase weekends spaced out throughout the member teams’ regular seasons. Showcases are held in the Northeast and are easily accessible to high-level junior and college scouts. The playoffs take place at the Utica University Nexus Center in New York in February, and at least one league member has won a national championship each year since the league NE Pack was founded in 2019.
The season-opening showcase for 14U and 15O teams was hosted by Mount St. Charles and held at three Rhode Island ice rinks: Adelard Arena, Providence College’s Schneider Arena and Rhode Island Sports Center. Only Schneider Arena is listed as a potential LiveBarn viewing option.
CLICK HERE for NE Pack Mount St. Charles Showcase standings & scores
NE Pack 14U Standings
Pens Elite (3-0-0, 9 pts)
Mount St. Charles (2-1-0, 6 pts)
Woodbridge Wolfpack (2-1-0, 6 pts)
BK Selects (1-2-0, 4 pts)
NJ Rockets (1-2-0, 2 pts)
Mid-Fairfield Rangers (0-3-0, 0 pts)
Pens Elite rolled through the weekend undefeated while outscoring its opponents, 16-7. They were led by Cullen Hall’s 3G, 3A, 6PTS, while David Chappell added 0-4-4. Jason Pukhov of Woodbridge led all 14U scorers with 4-3-7.
NE Pack 15O Standings
BK Selects (2-1-0, 7 pts)
Woodbridge Wolfpack (2-1-0, 7 pts)
Mount St. Charles (2-1-0, 5 pts)
Pens Elite (1-2-0, 3 pts)
NJ Rockets (1-2-0, 3 pts)
Mid-Fairfield Rangers (1-2-0, 2 pts)
Bishop Kearney and Woodridge lead the 15U Division after the opening weekend, with each team having gone 2-1-0. BK lost to Mid-Fairfield, 4-3, in overtime, while the Wolfpack fell in a shootout against host Mount St. Charles by a 3-2 margin. Bishop Kearney’s Robert Span led all 15O scorers with 3-7-10, with teammate Matthew Lynn adding 3-3-6 to tie Thomas Boisvert of Mount St. Charles (2-4-6) for second. Defenseman Colin MacCormack lead all Wolfpack scorers with 3-2-5.
Michigan’s Tier 1 September season-opening event brought together all state National-bound Tier 1 Boys teams in the 14U, 15O, 16U and 18U age groups. Teams from each age division completed a three-game schedule over the course of the weekend at Buffalo Wild Wings Arena in Troy.
Games were streamed online by MIHockey.TV – with single-game and full-showcase packages available.
First held in 2019, the MAHA Tier 1 Showcase returned to Buffalo Wild Wings Arena for the sixth time. A second MAHA Tier 1 Showcase has been added this year and will be played Dec. 5-7.
MAHA Tier 1 Showcase Competing Team Records
Oakland Jr. Grizzlies
14U (2-1-0), 15O (2-1-0), 16U (2-1-0), 18U (2-1-0)
Little Caesars
14U (3-0-0), 15O (3-0-0), 16U (1-2-0), 18U (2-1-0)
HoneyBaked
14U (1-2-0), 15O (2-1-0), 16U (2-1-0), 18U (0-3-0)
Victory Honda
14U (1-2-0), 15O (0-3-0), 16U (1-2-0), 18U (2-1-0)
Biggby Coffee
14U (1-2-0), 15O (0-3-0), 16U (2-1-0), 18U (3-0-0)
Belle Tire
14U (3-0-0), 15O (0-3-0), 16U (0-3-0), 18U (2-1-0)
Fox Motors
14U (1-2-0), 15O (3-0-0), 16U (3-0-0), 18U (1-2-0)
Compuware
14U (0-3-0), 15O (2-1-0), 16U (1-2-0), 18U (1-2-0)
Chicago Mission (18U only)
2-1-0
Soo Indians (18U only)
0-3-0
CLICK HERE for the MAHA Tier 1 Showcase complete schedule, scores and standings
