By Matt Robinson/Valencia Flyers Junior A Hockey 3/27/2014 1700EST
With the divisional playoffs decided, the Western States Hockey League has put out its schedule for the 2014 Thorne Cup Tournament in El Paso, Texas April 2nd-6th.
The Fresno Monsters, El Paso Rhinos, Ogden Mustangs, Idaho Jr. Steelheads, Texas Brahmas, and Phoenix Knights will all gather at the Sierra Providence Events Center, home rink of the El Paso Rhinos, for the five day tournament.
The teams have been split up into two flights of three and will play against all three teams from the other flight, with the two best records from each flight advancing to Saturdays semi-final games. The winners of each semi-final will then play in the Thorne Cup Championship game on Sunday at 4:30 CST.
Bracket A | Overall Ranking | |||
| 1. El Paso Rhinos | 1 | |||
| 2. Fresno Monsters | 2 | |||
| 3. Ogden Mustangs | 3 | |||
| Bracket B | ||||
| 4. Phoenix Knights | 4 | |||
| 5. Idaho Jr. Steelheads | 5 | |||
| 6. Texas Brahmas | 6 | |||
| Wed: | Home | Visitor | ||
| 11am | Fresno Monsters | v | Texas Brahmas | |
| 3pm | Ogden Mustangs | v | Phoenix Knights | |
| 7:30pm | El Paso Rhinos | v | Idaho Jr. Steelheads | |
| Thurs: | ||||
| 11am | Texas Brahmas | v | Ogden Mustangs | |
| 3pm | Idaho Jr. Steelheads | v | Fresno Monsters | |
| 7:30pm | Phoenix Knights | v | El Paso Rhinos | |
| Fri: | ||||
| 11am | Ogden Mustangs | v | Idaho Jr. Steelheads | |
| 3pm | Fresno Monsters | v | Phoenix Knights | |
| 7:30pm | El Paso Rhinos | v | Texas Brahmas | |
| Sat: | ||||
| 3pm - #2 vs. #3 | Game A | |||
| 7:30pm - #1 vs. #4 | Game B | |||
| Sun: | ||||
| 4:30 PM- Win A vs. Win B | Championship | Game | ||
The two teams that make the Championship game will also earn a berth to the UHU National Championship tournament in Las Vegas, NV April 16th-20th.
All games for both the Thorne Cup Tournament and UHU National Championship tournament will be broadcast live on Fasthockey.com
Matt Robinson is the Play-by-Play Voice of the Valencia Flyers. In addition, Matt also handles the Valencia Flyers Social Media accounts, produces stories and content for valenciaflyers.net and does Play-by-Play for College of the Canyons Ice Hockey.
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