The San Jose Jr. Sharks 19AA Girls team is headed to USA Hockey Nationals!

The Girls punched their ticket to Nationals, in Marlborough, MA, by winning the Pacific District Championship! This year, the Jr. Sharks hosted the Pacific District Championship March 6-9, and the 19AA Girls were able to defend their Pacific District Title! The Girls opened the tournament by beating the Anchorage North Stars 6-0 and Washington Wild 5-2 on Thursday. Friday morning they suffered a 5-1 loss to the Alaska All-Stars before bouncing back with a 5-0 win over the Seattle Lady Admirals Friday evening.

The Girls earned a spot in the Championship on Sunday by going 3-1 in round robin play. Setting up a rematch with the Alaska All-Stars, who finished 4-0 in round robin play.

In a rematch of last year's Pacific District Championship, the Jr. Sharks got on the board first when Evelyne Blais-Savoie scored a diving, one-handed goal. That would prove to be all the Jr. Sharks needed!

E. Blais-Savoie added 2 more goals and Angela Hawthorne stopped all 18 shots she faced and the Jr. Sharks skated away with a 3-0 and a birth in USA Hockey Nationals.

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Best of luck to the Girls as they look to defend their 2017 National Championship!