D1 Champions!
The Chaos D1 Team hustled their way to a Championship victory on Sunday Afternoon at BIG and were crowned D1 Tier Champions in front of a packed crowd.  The Chaos faced off against the Highly talented Pool A Divisional Champions Diablos.  Chaos split with the Diablos during the regular season, including a Diablos 2-0 shutout of Chaos in their last meeting, only one of two losses for Chaos this year. This time around, however, Chaos outpaced the Diablos to earn the 2010 D1 Tier Title.  This year was the first year for Chaos in the D1 Level.  Last year, Chaos claimed the 2009 D2 Title and two years ago, they claimed the 2008 Beginner Title. Chaos finishes the 2009/2010 Winter D1 season with a combined 21-2-2 record for an .880% win pct. and 44 of 50 points possible.  Congrats to the great sportsmen Diablos, who have advanced to the D1 Title game three years in a row going 1-2 in those three games in the last three years.

The game started off fast paced and had Championship speed.  Chaos would score first 5 minutes in by Rob Whiteford assisted by Jay Westerlund.  Diablos forward Craig Gabel tied it up in the first going top shelf.  The teams skated evenly until Connie Leigh, from behind the net, setup Adam Ettl, who looked up quickly to see some net, then buried it in that very spot to make it 2-1 Chaos in the 2nd. Mike StClair would find open net after Byran Nelson's shot deflected off traffic and caught Diablos netminder Todd Latterner out of position to make it 3-1 Chaos. Diablos Jarick Losey would narrow the lead to 3-2 with a C1 level wristshot at the 5 minutes to go mark.  The last 4 minutes where a blur very reminiscent of last year's D2 title game.  Mike Korstad found the box in similar fashion and Rob Whiteford joined him to give the Diablos a 5-3 advantage, which turned into a 6-3 advantage in the last minute of play after the Diablos pulled their netminder.  After a series of great saves by D1 Champion Goalie Dale Melbie and a couple Mini-Ices, the clock finally ticked to 0:00, at which time equipment was strewn across the ice and the victory party was on.  A fantastic year capped in great fashion!  Congrats to all the Playoff teams (Yellow Jackets, LumberJacks, Fighting Piranhas, Diablos, Chaos, Spiders, Ice Gators and Royals).  Chaos D1 and Chaos D2 will take a couple of well deserved weeks off before thinking about hitting the Summer Ice.

Chaos D1 Wins Division Championship Game and Advances to Tier Championship Game!
The Chaos D1 Team fought back and won 2-1 against a really good Royals team with a great goalie and earned not only a Divisional Title, but a shot at the entire D1 Tier Title against the Diablos on Sunday afternoon at BIG #1 at 3:45.  The Royals scored first from #11 Gorder and the comeback was on.  Steve Sattler cleaned up Mike StClair's shot off the crossbar and Jay Westerlund setup Matt Webb with a cross ice pass in which Webb snuck the Game Winner 5 Hole.  Chaos will face their West Rival in the Diablos, who shutout the Lumberjacks 3-0 in the Pool A Division Championship game.  Lots of Championship Hockey going on at BIG tomorrow, come on out to watch some great Hockey and support Chaos in their attempt to Win the D1 Tier.

Chaos D2 misses Championship game by 1 Point in loss to PuckHounds
The Chaos D2 Team narrowly missed playing for the D2 Tier Title game on Sunday due to a close loss to the PuckHounds, who will represent D2 Alongside the IceDogs for the D2 Title on Sunday afternoon at 12:15PM at BIG.
UPDATE: PuckHounds Take D2 Title, 3-2 from the IceDogs

Chaos gathers 3 of 4 Points in Second games, D1 Clinches Advancement to Division Title Game Saturday Night, D2 controls their own Destiny.
The Chaos D1 Team, with a victory over the Ice Gators, has secured a Spot in the Division Championship Game on Saturday Night 9:30 at BIG and with it, a shot at Playing on Sunday for the D1 Tier Title.  Chaos is now 2-0 with 4 points in Round Robin play and is guaranteed at least 2nd place in Pool B, good enough for a shot at the Division Title Saturday night.  Their opponent has yet to be determined, but will be either the Spiders (0-1-1, 1 pts) or the Royals (1-0-1, 3 pts).  The Ice Gators (0-2-0, 0 pts) will be playing only the potential spoiler in their last game against the Spiders.  The Spiders need a victory on Saturday against the Gators, a Royals Loss to Chaos and need to make up a -3 goal differential to the Royals in order to advance to the Division Title game alongside Chaos, otherwise, it will be Chaos and Royals Saturday night.  Chaos hopes to regain the services of Center Mike StClair on Saturday as Mike has been recovering from a Severe Wrist sprain suffered two weeks ago.

Chaos D2 tied the IceDogs in their 2nd game of Round Robin play to leave them in control of their own destiny to be one of two teams to advance to the D2 Tier Championship game on Sunday.  The Saturday game against #1 Seed Puck Hounds is a must win game to get them to 5 points and they might need to make up a 1 goal differential to the IceDogs should the IceDogs beat the Ice Sages on Saturday.  Scores are still coming into Chaos playoff central as the Northern Horde, also in control of their own destiny, played the Ice Sages tonight and face the Nighthawks on Saturday.
*UPDATE 04/09*
Northern Horde lose to Ice Sages putting Chaos and IceDogs on top of standings with 3 pts each going into the last game.  All teams have a shot at the title game except the Nighthawks, who can play spoiler!

Here is the Saturday Schedule with loads of implications, come out Saturday as Chaos D2 shoots for the Title Game!

Chaos goes 2 for 2 on Opening Night of Round Robin Play for the Playoffs

It's Official, Chaos claims Regular Season D1 West Title and a #1 Seed for Playoffs!

Update on #6 Chaos vs #3 Nighthawks Game

Details from the Chaos vs Nighthawks game are flowing into Chaos Headquarters. It appears that #30 Goalie Chris Guarneri stood on his head at times and saved 33 of 34 shots for an impressive .971% save pct for the game!  Chris was not content with only stopping the shots as he also helped setup a third period goal in which he was accredited his first Assist on a play in which #88 Josh Popp finished on. Numerous complaints flowing into League administrators attempting to ban Chris from participating in offensive plays citing that Chris skates out with the C1 Bulldogs were quickly squashed after rebuttals that Left Handed Goalie sticks are quite a bit different than Right Handed skater sticks. The complaints have invigorated Chris to the point where he has stated he desires to not only increase his offensive assists, but plans on scoring his first goal as well in the next game vs the IceDogs. Back on the skater side, Popp finished the game with 2 goals and added an assist while #87 Peter Kumasaka also tallied two goals.  #29 Brad Krusemark, #8 Matt Swanson and #7 Rich Benson also scored for Chaos.  

Chaos D2 Thumps #3 Nighthawks 7-1!

The D2 Chaos team, in an attempt to improve their standing, thumped the #3 Nighthawks on Monday night 7-1.  Details about the win are still flowing in to Chaos headquarters, but the victory sets up a show down this weekend vs the #5 IceDogs in which Chaos can switch spots with them into the #5 Spot with a victory.  The IceDogs lost to the Fighting Loons over the weekend 3-1.  With both the #3 Nighthawks and #5 IceDogs losing and only two games remaining for each D2 team, Chaos has a very outside shot to take as high as the #3 seed, but a more reasonable opportunity to steal the #4 Seed from the IceDogs and Nighthawks.  The current #4 IceSages look primed to steal the #3 spot, if not higher, with remaining games against the Diablos and Blade Runners.  The #3 Nighthawks and #5 IceDogs have some difficult match-ups looming with the Nighthawks facing the #1 Puck Hounds/#2 Northern Horde and IceDogs facing #6 Chaos/#2 Puck Hounds in the last two games of play.  A lot of movement in the standings is possible to ensure the highest seed come playoff time.  A high seed this year is crucial as 6 teams make the show with the higher seeds getting favorable schedules during Round Robin play.  The #5 IceDogs vs #6 Chaos matchup this weekend is on Sunday at Richfield at 9:00PM.

Chaos D1 uncorks the offense and Thumps Sled Dogs 10-1!

The D1 Sled Dogs, with recent quality wins over the Diablos, Fighting Ice Fish and Wingmen have been playing great hockey.  Chaos, and it's recent offensive woes, have not been with recent shutout losses to the Diablos, Fighting Ice Fish, and barely scraping by the Wingmen.  On Sunday afternoon, all that changed.  The team got together for a recent practice, discussed and developed a new offensive secret strategy.  The secret weapon, dubbed the 1260 Double McTwist Tomahawk was uncorked on the Sled Dogs on Sunday afternoon at Highland Park to the tune of 10 goals and 59 shots.  #2 Adam Ettl gets the first star with his first Hat Trick (6th ever in a Chaos history), 1 assist and a Plus/Minus of +5.  #13 Connie Leigh chipped in 4 assists and all lines showcased the new secret weapon while the Line of Skjold/Westerlund/Whiteford pulling off the new move regularly for a high score of 48.4. #16 Rob Whiteford went for 2 goals and 2 assists while #88 Matt Webb and #77 Mike Korstad went for a goal and two assists each.  Mike's goal was an ugly one in which the defense high sticked his sky shot into their own net and shouldn't be mentioned here.  #26 Jay Westerlund and #24 Derek Sutton both scored while Sutton and #10 Ben Skjold getting an assist to cap the 22 point summary.  The Chaos defense allowed a stingy 1 goal and 13 shots on net.  The one goal came from a freak deflection and bounce from a shot from outside the zone.  Once considered Thugs by some AHA teams, Chaos has committed only 3 penalties in the last three games with none coming against the Sled Dogs and is chasing only two teams in D1 West for the least amount of PIM. The win places Chaos D1 back on top after after the Fighting Piranhas spent a night in first place after a 5-0 win over the Lakers on Saturday night.  The D1 Playoff picture remains cloudy with #3 Diablos and #4 Fighting Piranhas both losing over this weekend.  The only clarity comes in the form of Chaos and Piranhas both securing either the #1 or #2 seed come playoff time.  Chaos next Pulls a double header on Sunday against the last place Knights and then again on Monday night against the surging Maroons, who are in the best position to steal a playoff spot from either the Diablos or Fighting Ice Fish.

Chaos D2 Clinches Final Playoff Spot with 4-1 win over Polar Bears!

Chaos D2 joins Chaos D1 in the Post Regular Season Playoff Party.

The D2 team secured the 6th and final remaining playoff spot on Wednesday night with a convincing win over the Polar Bears.  Technically, the Wildcats team can catch Chaos at 21 points, however, Chaos owns the first eligible tiebreaker, a Head to Head victory over the Wildcats back on Jan 16th.  The clinch finalizes the D2 Playoff teams with only seeding remaining a question to be decided in the upcoming weeks.  Chaos started strong with a five hole goal from #23 Bob Butwinick assisted by #88 Josh Popp.  #8 Matt Swanson would make it 2-0 before the Polar Bears closed the gap to 2-1 in the second. A third Chaos goal was waived off as officials determined #29 Brad Krusemark "kicked" a puck in the net.  Chaos added two more legit goals in the third again via #23 Butwinick and #8 Swanson.  It was Bob's 12th and 13th of the season and Matt's 10th and 11th to lead the team in goal scoring respectively.  Our third star goes to Pete Morrow, the Director of the AHA, but on this night, just the winning sub goalie for Chaos, who allowed only 1 goal against the talented Polar Bears.  The win ensures representation at the 2010 Winter AHA Playoffs at both the D2 and D1 tiers as Chaos D1 clinched a playoff spot on Sunday night as well. Chaos D2 next battles the 2nd place Nighthawks on Monday night at 9:00PM at Augsburg in an attempt to better their current 6th place seeding.

Chaos D1 back on track and secures 1st D1 playoff spot with 2-1 win over Wingmen

After two losses in a row to the hands of the Piranhas and Diablos, Chaos D1 got back in the W column with a nice effort against the always dangerous Wingmen.  The win secures the first D1 playoff spot.  The Chaos win also puts the Fighting Piranhas into the show ensuring the Wingmen cannot catch them.  The Rob Little led Wingmen always match up well against Chaos and this was no exception.  After a hard fought first period, the score remained notched at 0-0.  Then in the second, the Wingmen scored the first goal to make it 1-0....but wait!  The refs converged and the goal was eventually waived off due to a high stick call that was later reviewed to be a hand bat by the Wingman into the net.  Either way, the refs got this one right, kudos, back to 0-0.  Then after 7 periods of scoreless Chaos periods (two shutouts in a row), Chaos finally found the back of the net.  #88 Matt Webb, moving up to forward for this game, took a beautiful pass from #77 Jay Westerlund and deked the goalie backhand to make it 1-0 Chaos.  #5 Mike StClair also assisted on the play.  The Wingmen would tie it up late in the second on a bad bounce to the Wingman in the slot where he beat Chaos Melbie glove side.  A determined Melbie quickly bounced back to deny the Wingmen the rest of the way saving 21 of 22 posting an impressive .955% save pct for the game.  At 1-1, Chaos chanted lets put the "Biscuit in the Basket" and #5 Joe Keebler answered the call by netting a screened wrister past the Wingman goalie Shaemus Maloney to make it 2-1 Chaos at the 5 minutes to remain mark.  The Wingmen spent much of the rest of the time in the Penalty box as Wingmen committed 8 penalties to Chaos 1.  Chaos host the Sled Doggies this Weekend in an early game at cold Shultz Highland Arena on the South Rink at 3:40PM.

Chaos D2 wins two straight, in line for a playoff spot.

Wins over the Diablos and Blade Runners puts Chaos D2 6 points ahead in playoff race.

The D2 team took to the ice on Thursday night against the Blade Runners and needed further cushioning for the last available playoff spot.  Chaos started quickly scoring on their first shot only 9 seconds in on the game when #88 Josh Popp netted his 4th on the season assisted by #8 Matt Swanson.  Popp wasn't done and quickly answered a Runner goal to go up 2-1 only 4 minutes later this time assisted by #77 Tom Scholl.  The runners would tie matters up to conclude the first period all squared away at 2-2.  Chaos would open up the offense in the second with three unanswered goals by #8 Swanson (assisted #87 Peter Kumasaka), #23 Bob Butwinick (assisted #77 Sholl) and #87 Kumasaka (assisted #23 Kumasaka) to end the period 5-2 Chaos.  Kumasaka and Butwinick (assisted #5 Don Donaldson) were not done and added one more goal each in the third.  A determined Schubbe from the runners scored the runners only goals with a natural hat trick to keep the runners in it a bit, but the final score would settle at 7-3.  #30 Goalie Guarneri again held his line well stopping 21 of 24 getting the win despite the shot advantage of 24 shots against vs. 23 shots taken for Chaos.The back to back wins put Chaos 6 points (3 games) in front of the 7th place Wildcats.  A Wildcat loss or Chaos win next game will all but secure a playoff spot for the Chaos.  Shouldn't speak so soon though as Chaos enters a difficult part of their schedule against difficult matchups against the Polar Bears, IceDogs and Nighthawks.  The D2 playoff picture is shaping up quickly with 5 of the 6 spots already secured by the Nighthawks, Horde, Puck Hounds, Ice Dogs, and Ice Sages.  Only the Blade Runners and Diablos have been eliminated from the hunt for the last spot.

The DEVIL HUNT is Back on!

The moon, stars, and planets have once again converged on the AHA this week to give us the Bi-Seasonal occurrence more commonly known as the "Devil Hunt". This is where the Chaos franchise gets to chase down ugly red devil looking creatures called Diablos and attempt to squash them.  The Spanish word "Diablo" translates to Devil, which is defined as "The Supreme Spirit of Evil or Satan himself"  It is the duty of the Chaos franchise to rid the AHA of this infesting evil in the AHA. This obligation starts with D2 Team who hosts the creatures on Saturday at St Louis Park West Arena at 7:45PM.  The Chaos D1 team will attempt to complete the hunt also on Saturday, but at Highland Arena South at 10:00PM.  The Chaos franchise swept the Diablos back on Nov 21st and 22nd with the D1 Team winning 5-3 and the D2 Team winning 11-3.  Many analysts feel that the sweep only provoked the creatures to awaken from their slumber and to seek revenge this weekend for their losses.  Both Chaos squads know the feeling, each coming off losses for the first time this season as the D1 Squad lost to the Piranhas 4-0 and the D2 squad lost to the Ice Sages 3-2 last weekend.  So, let's give them Hell and get out those crosses, pitchforks and spears one more time and let's have a good hunt.

Fighting Piranhas deliver first Loss to Chaos D1 in a drubbing

Finally, No more talk about being undefeated.  The talented and  steadfast Fighting Piranhas played 3 complete periods of hockey and rightfully smoked the Chaos D1 squad on Sunday night at the Coliseum in a 4-0 shutout.  The Fish outskated, outhustled, and outplayed the Chaos D1 boys (and 1 girl) to move into a two way tie for first place in the D1 West.  Shots on goal were 27 for the South American Freshwater Toothed Fishies against 24 for Chaos.  Chaos could not really gel on the night and found problems creating significant scoring opportunities, and when they could, they were shut down by Sub Goalie Paul Fee, filling in for an injured Osum.  Next up are the surging Diablos on Saturday at Highland Park on the South Rink at 10:00PM.  Chaos and Fighting Piranhas can clinch Playoff spots with wins.

Chaos wins both over Weekend. D2 cushions Playoff Standing, D1 goes to 13-0.

D2 Chaos skates past Maroons 5-1 and extends playoff cushion to 1.5 games over Polar Bears.

The D2 team took to the ice against the 4-8 Maroons D2 in a must win game to retain their spot in the D2 Tier Standings and came away with a 5-1 win.  Chaos would jump out of the gate quickly with three goals in the first period to take a 3-0 lead. #87 Peter Kumasaka (assisted by #23 Butwinick) would get his first goal of the year to match his 6 assists to start the scoring. #23 Butwinick, assisted by his professional and hockey partner #5 Don Donaldson, would score his 9th of the season. Donnie would later be quoted as saying "It's enough that I assist you in the office, do I really have to set you up on the ice as well?"  #88 Josh Popp, assisted by #77 Sholl, would wrap up the first period scoring.  In the third, #8 Matt Swanson, assisted by Kumasaka, and #15 Matt Clark, assisted by #19 Andrew Mushett each scored to make it 5 goals for Chaos.  The Maroons would deny the goose egg late in the third, but made up for it in physical play as they lead the PIM category with 8 penalties (2 to #26 Tim Baird and 2 to #9 Kurkoski) vs 3 called against Chaos. #30 Chris Guarneri continues his hot play between the pipes saving 14 of 15 raising his save pct to .898 and lowering his GAA to 2.08.  A loss by the Polar Bears 3-5 against the Wildcats now gives Chaos a 1.5 game cushion in the 6th and final playoff spot.  Chaos faces a surging Ice Sages team who have won their last 5 games, including wins against division leading opponents in the IceDogs and Nighthawks.  Puck drops at 8:45PM on Sunday on the Olympic Ice at Bloomington Ice Gardens.

D1 Chaos shoots often, scores little to comeback to win 2-1 against the Lakers.  Piranhas Loom!

The Chaos D1 faced a talented Lakers squad lead by their goalie #33 Graeber.  The game was clean and featured good, technical hockey by both teams as Chaos did not record a penalty while the Lakers only recorded 2.  Chaos was scored on first for the first time this season and found themselves quickly in the hole 0-1.  Just before the end of the second, #10 Ben Skjold would tap in a rebound to tie matters up.  It took 25 shots for Chaos to score their first against Graeber in a game where Chaos took 39 shots against 19 given up.  Despite many chances and more saves by Graeber, Chaos would not convert until mid way through the third when #5 Mike StClair hammered home a rebound from the shot of #19 Bryan Nelson to take the lead 2-1.  Chaos would play their stout defense along with great play from #42 Goalie Dale Melbie to ensure the score remained the same.  Melbie saved 18 of 19 shots and improves his save pct to .904, lowers his GAA to 2.00 and improves to 13-0.  The perfect record is sure to be tested against the 12-1 2nd Place Fighting Piranhas, who are biting at the bit to avenge their only loss to Chaos back on Nov 15th.  Puck drops at 9:30 at the Coliseum on Sunday in what appears to be a marquee match-up of the top two teams in the West.

Chaos D1 only Undefeated team in AHA as difficult stretch approaches

No one in the D1 or D2 levels have heard of the Battle Cats in the AHA C1 North Division.  Why would we have?  Well, until this last weekend, the Battle Cats in the C1 North were the only other team besides Chaos D1 with a perfect record in the AHA, which spans 111 teams in 13 divisions.  Thanks to the Barons defeat of the BattleCats this weekend, they have left a giant target on the backs of the Chaos D1 boys and at 12-0, all teams will be gearing up to tarnish the unblemished record.  Chaos D1 enters the meat of it's difficult stretch of scheduling starting with the Lakers this Sunday night at Breck at 9:30.  Chaos then faces the 11-1-0 Fighting Piranhas on the 21st at the Coliseum.  The Piranhas are 8-0 since facing Chaos on Nov 15th and have scored 47 goals in those last 8 games vs only 9 goals allowed. Chaos finishes up the difficult stretch with meetings against the Diablos and Wingmen.

Chaos gathers 3 of 4 points over Weekend. D2 Ties Top Team, D1 gets Shutout

D2 Chaos takes Top D2 Team to overtime and gets 1 point in the standings.

Chaos Splits Weekend, D2 comes up short, D1 escapes with a win.

D1 Chaos goes to 11-0 with comeback effort over Spiders

The Chaos D1 team improved to 11-0 and remained on top of the D1 West Division with a come from behind effort against the talented and physical Spiders.  The game was marred by 14 penalties, some of which were flagrant by both sides. The Spiders, who won last week 6-1 against the 3rd place Fighting Ice Fish, painted a big Bullseye on Chaos for the 2nd meeting this season at Eden Prairie on Sunday night.  Chaos began the scoring with a goal from #4 Mike Olson on a shot from the point assisted by fellow defenseman #15 Joe Keebler.  The momentum would quickly turn toward the Spiders as the Spiders would score the next three goals to take a 3-1 lead late in the 2nd period.  Chaos committed 5 penalties in the 2nd period and had to kill two 5-3 advantages.  #77 Korstad checked a Spider into the boards causing the Spider to throw a couple punches in retaliation.  #30 Pettengill from the Spiders went to the box for a flagrant Slash and #88 Webb boarded #27 Heitzman from the Spiders into the Crossbar, which should have resulted in more than just the 2 minutes assessed.  Despite the physical play, #11 Cory Buschmann would settle down the team and got Chaos back in the game with two late period goals both assisted by #19 Byran Nelson and #8 Jeff Schultz.  Despite chances in the 3rd period, neither team could break the 3-3 tie.  The two teams were headed toward overtime until #2 Adam Ettl, setup by #13 Connie Leigh, would bury the game winning goal with only 2 minutes left in the game.  General consensus is that Chaos was fortunate to walk away with two points in a pretty ugly game. The ugliness may have been highlighted by #5 Mike StClair being forced to rent a pair of public hockey rentals from the rink after realizing Hockey Giant completely botched a sharpening that rendered his skates useless.  With a  record of 11-0, the rest of the league is targeting and coming to play their best game against Chaos. The Nighthawks, who have been playing well lately, are next up on Monday, Feb 1st at Augsburg B at 9:30PM. Bean counters at Chaos Hockey have calculated a Magic Number of 4 to make the playoffs, which could be either Chaos wins and/or losses by the Lakers, Maroons and Wingmen.

Let me Ask you a Question. Where is your AHA Sticker?

To help spread the word about our great league, the AHA has recently distributed stickers to each of it's players. Proudly display your sticker on your vehicle, or for you creative folks out there, feel free to display your sticker in a creative way that promotes our league to others. AHA has designated certain people to be on the lookout for your sticker. If we spot your vehicle out and about with your AHA sticker on it, we will enter you in a monthly drawing for a hockey gift. We will also draw one lucky grand prize winner next Fall - a credit for an AHA Winter Season! Slap that sticker on the back of your car and win some free hockey!! My Ford Pinto to the Left now has a Chaos and an AHA sticker on it....does yours? More information can be found at AHA Hockey Sticker Program

Too Early for Playoff Fever? Nope...Playoff Info Released from AHA.

Dates of Tournament (All Levels): Monday, April 5th - Sunday, April 11th
Location: Most weekend games played at Bloomington Ice Gardens
Championship Games: Sunday, April 11th. All Levels Back to Back at Bloomington Ice Gardens

AHA makes surprise announcement for D2 Division....6 Teams go to the show this year!

In a surprise announcement coming out of the Mid Year Captains meeting, the AHA revealed that 6 playoff spots are up for grabs for the 2009/10 D2 Division Winter Playoff Tournament, 2 more than previously reported at the beginning of the season.  Feeling the pressure of 12 teams in the division (two more than last year), bean counters at AHA headquarters succumbed to pleas to add two more spots to the big show at seasons end.

D2 Format:(Min: 3 Games, Max: 4 Games)
Top 6 Teams from Regular Season Advance to Playoffs
One Pool with all 6 Teams, Round Robin
Higher Seeds have favorable schedule in Round Robin Play as not all teams will play each other.
Top Two Teams from the 3 Round Robin games will Play on Sunday for D2 Tier Title

D1 Format: (Min: 3 Games, Max: 5 Games)
Top 4 Teams from West and Top 4 Team from East Advance to Playoffs
Two Pools with 4 Teams. Pool A and Pool B
Pool A: West #1, East #2, East #3, West #4 Round Robin, each team plays each other team once.
Pool B: East #1, West #2, West #3, East #4 Round Robin, each team plays each other team once.
Top Two Teams from each Pool play for Pool Championship on Saturday Night
Pool Champions Play Sunday for D1 Tier Title

Let the Fever and Chaos ensue!

Chaos D2 wins three straight with 6-0 win over Wildcats

D2 Chaos Shuts Out the Wildcats to Win 3rd in a Row

In their only meeting of the 2009/2010 season, Chaos came out firing on all cylinders against their old rivals and friends, the Wildcats. The matchup was much anticipated against the Wildcats. Chaos and the Wildcats have a great long standing relationship as we have shared practice ice, summer roster teams including last Summer's champs, the Walking sticks, and fierce rivalries including last years winter regular season and playoff games.  #8 Swanson got the scoring started early burying an assist from #87 Kumaska at 12:33. 11 seconds later, #77 Sholl scored an unassisted goal and the Chaos were off and running. #23 Butwinick would score two in the second and one in the third (with assists from #88 Popp and Swanson) and #26 Krusemark would score on the power play in third (assist from #13 Kinneman) to complete the scoring. The Chaos defense held the Wildcats to only 11 shots and kept the puck out of the zone for most of the game. #30 Guarneri notched his second shutout in three games as the fight for playoff position starts to take shape. Over the last 3 games, Chaos has allowed 2 goals while scoring 19.  With the win, D2 Chaos temporarily moves into 5th place with a key match up against the 4th place Puckhounds slated for Saturday, Jan 23rd, 10:15PM at New Hope Ice Arena in a battle for the last playoff spot.  Will Chaos D2 make a run for a playoff spot? Weigh in and see what others think in the New Chaos Polls HERE!

Halfway Done, 10-0!

D1 Chaos has now faced all 10 D1 West Opponents and improves to 10-0 with a 5-2 victory over the Fighting Ice Fish.

Halfway through the 20 game regular season schedule and after playing all the opponents in the D1 West Division, Chaos finds themselves in unfamiliar territory with an unblemished 10-0-0 record.  The latest challenge came from the #2 Fighting Ice Fish (7-1-0) on Saturday Night on the Big Rink at Augsburg College.  The Fish boast a couple of the best skaters in the Division, but Chaos came to play on this night.  Chaos jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead taking advantage of a 2 week break the Fish were on.  #13 Connie Leigh started the scoring by banging home a rebound from #77 Chase Hansson.  #12 Steve Sattler scored unassisted just before #16 Rob Whiteford hooked up from #19 Bryan Nelson.  All three scores came in the first three minutes of the period.  The Fish would slumber no more however, and answered back with 2 quick goals to make it 3-2.  Momentum turned to the Fish as Chaos had to kill a 5-3 advantage for almost an entire 2 minutes as #5 Mike StClair was called on his first Roughing call ever and #15 Joe Keebler hooked someone with his 9 foot stick.  Determined, Chaos not only killed the penalties, but #16 Rob Whiteford, jumping in for an exiting Keebler from the penalty box, found himself on a breakaway to net his second goal of the night to put Chaos up 4-2 to end the first.  Rob was assisted by a great heads up play by #77 Chase Hanson and #19 Nelson.  The next two periods seemed to be all Chaos as they controlled the puck and the flow of the game.  Playing dump and chase and stout defense, Chaos neutralized most of the Fishies rushes and tactfully ate away the clock.  #77 Mike Korstad connected on one of his slappers mid way through the 3rd to make it 5-2 Chaos to determine the final score.  #42 Dale Melbie saved 18 of 20 for a .900 save pct and has been in net for all 10 games to become the first 10 game winner in the AHA.  Chaos has a two week break before beginning the second half of the season with a reunion with Last Year's D1 Champs, the Spiders on Sunday, January 24th at 7:30PM at Eden Prairie #2. Chaos began the season by defeating the Spiders back on October 24th by a score of 4-1.

Chaos D2 Overpowers Fighting Loons 9-2!

D2 gets 2 valuable points in offensive performance

D2 Chaos vs Fighting Loons was advertised as a critical and close match-up for the two teams. Chaos stormed out of the gate and played one of their better games this season with great passing, lots of net traffic, stout D, and great play execution.  Chaos dominated most of the action while putting in 3 goals each period against the talented Loons netminder Jon Scholten.  Leading the offense was #81 Adam Coolong with his second straight Hat Trick and now has two Hat Tricks in two games played. #8 Matt Swanson added two goals and an assist while #23 Bob Butwinick, #17 Jason Przybilla (first of season), #15 Matt Clark, and #19 Andrew Mushett all scored for Chaos, who now have 13 goals against only two scored against in their last two games.  Mushett also chipped in with 2 assists and #88 Josh Popp setup three plays for scores for 3 assists. #30 Chris Guarneri saved 18 of 20 for a .900 save pct in a game that saw Chaos double up the Loons in shots 40-20.  Chaos was happy to see subs Coolong and #22 Doug Winjum get into the game and welcomed back #5 Don Donaldson after a breif visit to the IR due to an injured MCL in his knee.  The Loons coach became irate at Donaldson after an alleged check of his spouse in an incident the refs claim went unobserved. The two points now puts Chaos in 5th place, only two points back of the Puck Hounds for the line drawing 4th playoff spot.  Chaos next visits the Wildcats on Saturday, Jan 16th at West Side Arena at 9:30.  The Wildcats remain our nemesis and our close friends and should prove to be an exciting game. Both teams are seeking valuable points to climb the ladder in the D2 Division standings.

D1 set for Big Weekend.

The D1 West Division is set for a Big Weekend as #1 Chaos battles #2T Fighting Ice Fish while #2T Fighting Piranhas visit the #4 Wingmen.  The outcome could see some jockeying of the top spots in the D1 West Division.  Come out and see some good hockey Saturday at 9:30PM at the Big Rink at Augsburg as Chaos battles the rival #2 Fighting Ice Fishies.

9-0!

D1 Chaos improves to 9-0 with a 7-2 victory over the Knights, but Fighting Ice Fish match-up looms this weekend.

Chaos D1 skated past last year's rival and D2 Division runner-up Knights 7-2 at New Hope Arena on Saturday night. The last time Chaos faced the Knights ended in an exhilarating 3-2 D2 Division title victory for Chaos, so emotions were high for the start of the game. Chaos came out strong and finally got on the board late in the first with a low wrister from #15 Blue Liner Joe Keebler for his first goal on the season. Fellow Defenseman #88 Matt Webb scored on a slapper from the Blue Line as Chaos swarmed in front on the net creating all kinds of traffic for the Knights Netminder Dykstra. Webb was credited for the next goal early in the 2nd with a weak wrister from the Blue line, but later reviews show #2 Adam Ettl possibly getting a peice of the puck in front of the net. #77 Mike Korstad would finally get his first goal of the season (to go along with his league leading 8 Assists) to put Chaos up 4-0. #11 Cory Buschmann scored his sixth of the season to go up 5-0. #2 Adam Ettl then scored his 7th of the season on a one timer on a beuatifully setup play by #13 Connie Leigh and D2 Chaos Captain #14 Aaron Swann. #16 Rob Whiteford scored the 7th Chaos goal while the Crafty and well skating #8 Keith Jensen of the Knights got behind the Chaos defense twice on two breakaways to seal the outcome 7-2. Chaos shots on goal were 44 compared to 12 for the Knights. The #2 7-1 Fighting Ice Fish loom this weekend in a #1 vs #2 critical matchup on Saturday, 9:30PM on the Big Rink at Augsburg College.

Chaos D2 Shuts out First Place and Undefeated Dogs!

D2 Chaos Stuns Ice Dogs in huge upset victory

After a blowout loss the previous week to the D2 Nighthawks, Chaos returned to the ice determined to re-establish their game against the first place and Undefeated Icedogs. #77 Sholl got the scoring going early with his 3rd of the season with an assist from #88 Popp and #9 Smith. #26 Krusemark scored at 10:50 in the 2nd (assisted by #19 Mushett), followed by #7 Benson at 4:36 (assisted by #44 Booth and #23 Butwinick). Smith closed out the scoring, burying a goal from #87 Kumasaka on a two man rush. The 3rd period resulted in additional scoring chances, but no more goals from either team. Team did a great job of being first to the puck, controlling the puck in the offensive zone, and being opportunistic in the neutral zone, with many odd mad rushes. Overall, our best team effort of the year pointed out #14 Captain Aaron Swann. Points were scored by all three lines, along with aggressive defense and solid goal tending. The loss is the first for the Ice Dogs, a team many predicted would skate to an undefeated record for the season. Next up will be the Fighting Loons on Thursday, Jan 7th at Breck Anderson Arena.  Puck drops at 9:45PM  Rumors have it that a current Chaos center will be behind the benches coaching for the Rival Loons.

Chaos D1 skates to 6-3 win over Maroons

D1 Team starts Slow, but finishes strong to go to 8-0

After a slow start and skating to a 0-0 tie against the Maroons, Chaos warmed up in the 2nd and 3rd periods to pull ahead of the Maroons and earn their 8th straight victory over the Maroons 6-3. #12 Steve Sattler scored twice while #2 Adam Ettl, #11 Cory Buschmann, #5 Mike StClair, and #19 Bryan Nelson each had a goal and an assist. #77 Mike Korstad added to the offense with 2 Assists from the Blue Liner. StClair's first goal of the season came in dramatic fashion as he was able to speed away from defenders to go one on one with Tim Baird, the talented Maroons goalie. Tim attempted an early poke check, which sent StClair airborne, and when all was done, StClair was in the boards, Tim's stick was in the other boards, and the puck was in the net. The win puts Chaos D1 at 8-0 and 16 points, which is the first team in all of the AHA with such a record and points. Next up are the Knights, the team Chaos last played for the D2 Division title last April. Puck drops at 9:00PM on Saturday at New Hope South Arena.

Chaos Hockey This Week

A Lazy Website Admin who is going on Cruise for the next week is posting the next games, but not their results. Results for D2 can be seen at Here at D2 Results. Results for D1 can be seen here at D1 Results. This week both Chaos teams travel on Sunday and play at the same times. The D2 Team faces a difficult match-up against the Nighthawks, who sit at 5-1-0 and 2nd in the D2 Tier.  If Chaos can goose egg the Brown/Warlick/Errigo line effectively, then the Nighthawks may not score in the entire game. The D1 Team visits the Maroons D1 team led by Ben Gay wearing Goalie Tim Baird and his Son and Right Wing, Andy Baird. The two will be hungry to upset Chaos as Chaos has never lost to a Maroons team.  The Chaos team will be shorthanded this week and will rely on many former Loons skaters who skated with Tim Baird during the Beginner School to now try to score on the stingy and talented netminder. Chaos will attempt to go to 8-0 and remain one of only three teams in all of AHA (111 Teams across 13 Divisions) with an intact record thus far.

Chaos Splits the Weekend, D1 goes to 7-0!

D1 Chaos goes to Box early and often, but wins 5-2 and goes to 7-0.

The Chaos D1 team won a Chaotic and fairly ugly game on Sunday Night at New Hope Ice arena against the Sled Dogs 5-2.  The game was much closer than the score would indicate as the division leading Chaos were treated to a close scare by the division cellar dwelling Sled Dogs. Chaos D1 entered the game with a 6-0 record while the Sled Dogs own an 0-4-1 record.  Chaos was able to go up 3-1 by the end of the first period due to two first period goals by #2 Adam Ettl and another non garbage goal by #26 Jay Westerlund.  Ettl picked the corners while Westerlund found a gaping 5-Hole. Most of the 2nd and 3rd periods were marred by Chaotic penalties highlighted by #19 Bryan Nelson going to the box for 2 minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct, then a 10 min Misconduct for persisting in such manner.  Later in the second after killing a too many men penalty, Chaos received another too many men when the player from the Penalty box was on the ice as the same player replacing him. Finally, in the third after all the penalty calls were resolved and Chaos was finally at full strength, Chaos went back to work and put two more goals in by #8 Jeff Schultz (1st of season) and #12 Steve Sattler to make it 5-2. #13 Centerwoman Connie Leigh was Plus/Minus +4 on the game and had no goals against on her line. Chaos goes to 7-0 with the win and will prepare for the Maroons next Sunday Night. Bring the Gas Masks to ward off Ben Gay odors that are sure to emanate from the Maroons goalie.

D2 Team can't muster the Offense and loses close game to the Polar Bears 2-1.

The Chaos D2 Team met the Polar Bears in a critical game and came up just short 2-1.  Despite many offensive chances, Chaos could not convert and pull even or ahead of the Polar Bears and drop to an even 2-2-2 with 6 points. #30 Goalie Chris Guarneri held the score tight throughout the game with some great saves, but in the end, Chaos could not convert and drop a close one to the Polar Bears.  Chaos now embarks on a difficult stretch of games against the NightHawks, IceDogs, Fighting Loons, Wildcats, and PuckHounds to finish up the first half of the season.  The Nighthawks sit in 2nd place.  Puck drops at 6:30PM on Sunday and luxurious West Side Arena.

Chaos gathers 3 of 4 points over the Weekendd

D2 Chaos Battles the Blade Runners to 3-3 Tie in a Battle where only the Goal Post won.

D2 Chaos and the Blade Runners fought a back and forth battle on Saturday night at West Side Arena. The Blade Runners stuck first at 2:02 in the first. #19 Mushett took the assist from #10 Berkerle at 0:53 in the first to tie it up. #23 Butwinick put Chaos up in the second (14:05), but the Blade Runners quickly tied it up and then went ahead at 2:27. It was looking bad for the Chaos boys, when Mushett put his second into the net with 1:42 left in regulation. Neither team could score in OT and both teams walked away with a point each. #5 Donny Donaldson tried to take out the boards behind the Blade Runners net in the 3rd and is questionable for Saturdays game against the Polar Bears, a tough returning D2 team from last season. Chaos now finds itself in a 3 way tie for 4th place with the Polar Bears and the Wildcats, a situation sure to be clarified next weekend. Puck drops at 9:15PM at New Hope North Arena on Saturday Night

Certain Chaos fans have recently sent in comments to the Site Administrator about how friendly the Blade Runners goal posts were in this last game as Chaos seemed to hit an unconfirmed four post shots in their last game against the Runners.  The four Rings have been sent to league officials to investigate whether or not the Runners tampered with placing any magnets in the game pucks. Regardless of the results, the Goal post receives the games 3rd star this week.

D1 Team gets Out Shot, Out Skated, Out Hustled and Out Played, but Walks Out with a 3-2 Win!

A determined and talented Wingmen team showed up Saturday at Breck Anderson Arena and pushed the D1 Chaos Team to the brink of their first loss of the season. Despite being outplayed for much of the game, Chaos mustered up enough to get the job done with a 3-2 win over the Wingmen to go to 6-0 on the season.  The Wingmen scored the only goal of the first period.  Early in the second, #77 Korstad, #88 Webb, and the Hip of #26 Westerlund assisted on #10 Ben Skjolds tap in to tie the game up.  The Wingmen would net another goal on a breakaway to take a 2-1 lead going into the third. Down for the first time in the third period, Chaos found a way to scratch back into the game when #88 Webb tipped home a pass in front of the net from #2 Adam Ettl.  Webb struck again from the blue line on a slapper that went around and through about 4 people before going top right corner with 5:11 left in the third for the first Chaos lead. #42 Dale Melbie stood on his head at times to keep Chaos in this one as he saved 31 of 33 shots for a .940 save pct.  Chaos was outshot 33-19 in the contest.  The win concluded a difficult four game stretch as Chaos beat the Lakers 5-2, Fighting Piranhas 5-3, Diablos 6-4, and Wingmen 3-2.  They combined records of those teams are 15-7 with 4 losses coming at the hands of Chaos.  Up next are the 0-4-1 Sled Dogs at New Hope Arena Sunday night at 6:45PM.  Word has it that it is picture night, so come dressed to impress Chaos skaters. Captains have new Helmet stickers for each player as well.

The Hunt Went Really Well!

The stars, moons and planets have now completed their perfect cycle of alignment and the Devil Hunt is now complete. The angry Chaotic peasants must have brought some large pitchforks as Chaos went 2-0 in hunting down the ugly little red creatures. Chaos D1 started with a 6-4 victory over the Diablos D1 and then Chaos D2 finished the hunt in an offensive barrage winning 11-3 over the Diablos D2. While the hunt went well, Captains realize that all they may have done is awaken and anger the devils, who have vowed to return in full force later in the season when the stars, planets and moons align once again in the new year on the weekend of Feb 27th.

D1 Chaos goes to 5-0 with Win over Diablos D1

The Chaos D1 team improved to 5-0 and remained on top of the D1 West Division with a hard fought victory over a very determined and talented Diablos D1 team. #24 Derek Sutton lead the offense in scoring twice while #26 Jay Westerlund, #2 Adam Ettl, #11 Cory Buschmann, and #19 Bryan Nelson also scored for Chaos. Chaos started the Chaos by finishing the first period strong with two late goals to go up 2-0. The Red Devils won the second period by putting up the lone goal to make it 2-1 Chaos. Only seconds after Pete Sinesio of the Diablos tied it in the third, Chaos silenced the celebrations by answering and going back on top 3-2.  The Diablos would tie matters up two more times only to be answered quickly by Chaos goals. Finally, late in the 3rd, Chaos mounted a couple quick goals to go up 6-4, where the score would stand for good.  With the win, Chaos moves to 5-0.  A loss by the Wingmen leaves Chaos with the only unblemished record, but a difficult matchup loom for Chaos D1 when they host the Wingmen on Dec 5th at Breck Anderson Arena in their next game.  Puck drops at 9:30PM.

 

D2 Team Opens the Offensive Gates with a 11-3 Win over Diablos D2.

More to come on the D2 game shortly, but word has it the Chaos offense was unhinged as they went on to score 11 goals against the Diablos for a combined 25 points in the game.  #81 Adam Coolong went for 5 points (Hat Trick, 2 Assists), #8 Matt Swanson had 2 Goals, #88 Josh Popp had a goal and 2 Assists, #22 Doug Winjum in his first appearance this year had a goal and an Assist as did #23 Bob Butwinick, #29 Brad Krusemark, and #19 Andrew Mushett.  Also getting his first of the year was #13 Wayne Kinneman.  More to come in the official Captains game recap to be posted shortly.

The DEVIL HUNT is on!

The moon, stars, and planets have converged on the AHA this week to give us the rare occurrence more commonly known as the "Devil Hunt". This is where the Chaos franchise gets to chase down ugly red devil looking creatures called Diablos and attempt to squash them.  In maybe a first to the AHA, multi level tiered teams face each other in the same week when the Diablos D1 squad hosts Chaos D1 on Saturday and the Diablos D2 squad hosts Chaos D2 on Sunday.  Chaos D1 begins the hunt on Saturday at Biff Adam Arena in an attempt to avenge two disheartening defeats over the last couple months.  The first came at the Summer Championship game against a Diablo led Termites squad and the second came during the recent Level 4 AHA Fall Tournament, both which saw the Diablos skate off victoriously.  Chaos D2 will complete the Hunt on Sunday at New Hope Arena facing a fairly new and inexperienced team, however, Captains were quoted as saying "A Diablo is a Diablo and these Devils must be handled accordingly.  Nobody is going to give us Hell"  Bring your crosses, spears, and pitchforks to cheer on the Chaos franchise and lets hope for a good hunt.

Chaos Splits the Weekend, Chaos D1 Alone on Top!

D1 Chaos goes to 4-0 with Win over Previously Undefeated Fighting Pirahnas

The Chaos D1 team sent a message to the rest of D1 by holding on to win an important early season matchup in a game that featured two undefeated teams at the top of the D1 West Division. The D1 Fighting Piranhas are the returning D1 West Champions and have talent loaded throughout their lineup as they lost only 1 skater from last years squad.  With the 5-3 win, Chaos D1 moves into 1st place alone on Top of the D1 West Division with 8 points and 4 wins in as many games.  Chaos got on the board first when #2 Adam Ettl beat Osum's glove assisted by #13 Connie Leigh.  The Piranha answered 90 seconds later to tie up the score.  #16 Rob Whiteford scored his second of the season to put Chaos up 2-1 late in the first with assists going to #15 Big Keebler and Ettl.  #11 Cory Buschmann put Chaos up by two when he scored his first of two goals on the night on a sniper shot beating Osum again glove side with assists going to #5 Mike StClair and #19 Bryan B-Ro Nelson to finish up the first.  The large toothed fish got their second goal to make it 3-2 when Chaos Defenseman Keebler batted a puck in his own net while trying to clear, but only 11 seconds later, Chaos quickly answered again with Cory's second goal by going top shelf on his own rebound assisted again by StClair.  Chaos extended the lead in the third period to 5-2 when Ettl netted his second goal on the night assisted by Whiteford.  A 5-3 man advantage saw the Piranha score a PP goal to narrow the Chaos lead to 5-3.  Chaos marched to the bench late in the third to make things interesting.  #88 Webb went to the box for tripping, then Chaos got a Bench minor for too many men to give the Piranha a 5-3 man advantage again with just over a minute remaining in the game.  The Piranha then pulled Osum to make it a 6-3 man advantage in which Chaos was able to kill off and claim the 5-3 victory over the talented Piranha.  Chaos faces a tough Diablos squad this Saturday at 9:30PM at Biff Adams Arena.  Starting center #13 Connie Leigh may be a late show as she debuts her kickboxing career at Neisen's Bar and Grill in Savage before the game with the bell ringing at 8:00PM.

D2 Team drops close game to Ice Sages.

The Chaos D2 team dropped a hard fought game to the Ice Sages on Saturday at St Louis Park.  The 1-1 Ice Sages, a team from last Winter's Beginner School scored twice in the first period to go up 2-0.  That score would remain for the rest of the match-up.  The Sages limited Chaos to 11 shots on goal while putting 24 on net.  #30 Chris Guarneri stood tall in net saving 22 of 24 shots for a .917% save pct during the game.  Ice Sage Goalie #2 Bauer records his first career shutout as they move to 2-1 and Chaos moves to 1-1-1.  Chaos next faces the 0-3 Diablos team at New Hope Arena on Sunday night at 6:15PM.  Both Chaos D1 and Chaos D2 face the Diablos D1 and Diablos D2 teams this weekend as the Chaos franchise goes on a Devil hunt.

Chaos Teams go 2-0 over the Weekend and Remain Undefeated!

D1 Chaos goes to 3-0 with Win over Lakers 5-2

The D1 Chaos team hustled and slowly wore down a talented Lakers team on Sunday night at West Side Arena to claim a 5-2 victory over a returning D1 Playoff team. The night started off in a festive mood as all were treated to Nelson's pregame song of "Come Sail Away".  The festive mood paid off as #26 Jay Westerlund top shelfed a garbage goal in what would be the first of three goals over the first two periods.  The second goal, another garbage goal, put in by Westerlund put Chaos up 2-0 before the Lakers got on the board late in the first to make it 2-1.  The Lakers scored early in the second to tie up matters only to see Westerlund get the trick later in the second to put Chaos up 3-2.  #13 Connie Leigh found herself in the right position to hammer home a goal from close quarters and Defenseman #88 Matt Webb made it 5-2 with a top shelf laser of a Slapper from near the blue line.  #92 Chase Hansson from Cweden assisted on two goals as did #11 Cory Buschmann and #24 Derek Sutton. Other assists went to #2 Adam Ettl and #19 Bryan Nelson.  #42 Dale Melbie extended his league leading GAA to 1.33 and save pct to .934% in saving 25 of 27 shots to secure the win.  Chaos and Fighting Piranhas, who both are atop the D1 West Division standings with identical records of 3-0, will meet next Sunday night in a battle of the division leaders at 7:55PM at St Louis Park East Arena.  The winner will secure the top spot alone in the D1 West Division.  Come out early to secure your seat and root on Chaos as they attempt to go 4-0!

D2 Notches 1st Win of Young Season

D2 Chaos went up against another playoff team from last season, the D2 Maroons, an always dangerous team. #5 Donaldson (assisted by #87 Kumasaka) scored at 14:19 in the first. #77 Sholl added a goal early in the second for the go-ahead score. Sholl was assisted on a sweet technical play by #23 Bob Butwinick which saw him drag the puck between the defenders legs, go around and put a shot on net which rebounded to a waiting Tom Sholl. The Maroons then answered with their only goal at 1:18 in the first. When the Maroons pulled their goalie late in the 3rd, Donaldson (obviously sensing what was to come), pulled off his wrist brace saying he could hit the side of a barn with it on and proceeded to backhand in the empty netter for the final goal. Next week Chaos hosts the 1-1 Ice Sages, a new D2 team from last seasons beginner program.

 

 

Baby StClair Tells Daddy to get Back on the Ice

Mike StClair debuted in his first game back after suffering a broken ankle while giving birth to his new son Levi Nathan "Giovanni" StClair.  After 8-9 weeks of hobbling around, Levi informed Mike to get back out on the ice and contribute something to the Chaos D1 team.  Mike StClair did just that over the weekend in helping the D1 Chaos team remain undefeated by playing Wing and helping defeat the Nighthawks 2-1.  Mike will return to his starting Center spot and will continue his comeback in a game against the Lakers this weekend to try to extend the Chaos record to 3-0.  The entire Chaos squad would like to thank Levi Nathan "Giovanni Pumpkin" StClair in getting Mike back on the ice.

 

 

Full AHA Schedule Released

Check the Calendar page for the Full Season schedule or individual schedules for the Chaos D2 Schedule or the Chaos D1 Schedule in easy to view table formats.  Good luck to both squads this weekend. May Chaos ensue!

Drop the Puck!

Both Chaos D1 and D2 Teams will begin their 2009/2010 season next weekend on Oct 24th and 25th. The D1 Team faces off with last year's D1 Champions, the Spiders on Oct 24th at 7:00PM at Brooklyn Park Activity Center.  AHA matchmakers found it appropriate to put the 08/09 D2 Champions in Chaos up against the 08/09 D1 Champions in the Spiders. The Chaos D1 Team will be unveiling their new colors for the D1 Division as they attempt to hand the Spiders only their 4th loss in the last year. The D2 Chaos squad will meet the Northern Horde on Sunday, Oct 25th at 8:45PM at Richfield Ice Arena.  Chaos and the Northern Horde skated evenly in a preseason scrimmage on Sept 30th.

Divisions and Tiers are Set.  Season Starts Sat, Oct 24th!

D2 TIER
The D2 Tier is now set with 12 Teams.  Teams include returning D2 teams Chaos D2, Maroons D2, Polar Bears, Wildcats, Fighting Loons, Ice Dogs, Puck Hounds and Nighthawks D2.  New teams graduating to D2 Tier include the Northern Horde, Blade Runners, Ice Sages, and Diablos D2.  Teams that have moved up this year from D2 to D1 include Chaos D1, Maroons D1, Knights and Arctic Wolves. The Vipers team from D2 last year has disbanded.  Chaos captains have pegged the Ice Dogs, Puck Hounds, Wildcats, and Northern Horde as critical matchups this year.  All the teams in this tier have a shot this year as the parity in D2 this year is excellent.  Cudos go to the AHA for a job well done in that department.
D1 TIER
The D1 Tier is now set with 22 Teams and two Divisions, EAST and WEST, with 11 teams in each.  The AHA Random Generator 3000 has determined the teams in each division.  The difficult WEST division includes Chaos D1, Diablos D1, Nighthawks D1, Spiders D1, Maroons D1, Wingmen, Fighting Ice Fish, Knights, Sled Dogs D1, Fighting Piranha and Lakers D1.  Captains have pegged the Piranha, Wingmen, Nighthawks, Spiders, and Diablos as critical matchups this year.  The EAST division includes the Yellow Jackets, Stars, Buccaneers, Muskies, Fighting Saints, Wolf Pack, Royals, Ice Gators, Arctic Wolves, Lumberjacks and Gold Rush.  Captains are initially looking at the Fighting Saints, Ice Gators, Yellow Jackets and Lumbejacks as potential playoff teams coming out of the East this year.
Schedule is to be released at the earliest around Oct 15th.  First possible games are Saturday, October 24th.  Almost all teams will have their first game on either the 24th, 25th, 26th, or 27th with most being either Saturday, the 24th or Sunday, the 25th. DROP THE PUCK!

CHAOS D2	CHAOS D1
"C" #14 Aaron Swann *	"C" #88 Matt Webb *
"A" #34 Richard Huffman *	"A" #8 Jeff Schultz
"A" #19 Andrew Mushett *	"A" #11 Cory Buschmann
#15 Matt Clark *	#77 Mike Korstad *
#44 Mike Booth *	#2  Adam Ettl *
#10 Travis Beckerle *	#13 Connie Leigh *
#13 Wayne Kinneman	#26 Jay Westerlund *
#23 Bob Butwinick *	#5 Mike StClair
#5  Don Donaldson *	#19 Bryan Nelson
#17 Jason Pryzbilla *	#92 Chase Hanson
#32 Josh Popp	#24 Derek Sutton
#8 Matt Swanson	#12 Steve Sattler
#87 Peter Kumasaka *	#15 Joe Keebler
#29 Brad Krusemark	#4 Mike Olson
#77 Tom Sholl	#10 Ben Skjold
#22 Doug Winjum (S) *	#16 Rob Whiteford
#7  Rich Benson (S) *	#14 Aaron Swann (S)
#81 Adam Coolong (S) *	#3 Andrew Mushett (S)
#9  Brad Smith * (S)	#81 Adam Coolong (S)
#30 Chris Guarneri (Goalie)	#42 Dale Melbie (Goalie)

Chaos Teams get Ready for Winter 2009/2010 Season!

Both the Chaos D1 and D2 Teams are finalizing the last roster spots and have several scrimmages and practices scheduled over the next month before the season kicks off starting with the first possible games on Saturday, October 24th.  Members from both squads competed recently in the AHA Fall Tournament and faired well going 1-2 in a difficult and talent loaded Level 4 division.  Chaos lost a close one on Friday night 2-1 to eventual Tourney Champ Nighthawks and split games on Saturday losing to the Diablos 3-0 and beating the D1 Lakers 3-1 in the evening game.  Thanks to new Chaos skaters Josh Popp, Jeff Schultz and Corey Buschmann for helping fill out short benches during the Tournament.

Walking Sticks take Summer Session Title!  Lice finish Second

The Level 5 Team Walking Sticks walked home with the hardware on Sunday Night at Richfield Ice Arena after a hard fought victory over the Maggots! #4 Captain Tim Meehan led the way and went for a natural Hat Trick to extend his league leading goal scoring title and overcame a couple Maggots to claim the league lead in points as well. Goalie Casey Johnson played lights out allowing only 2 goals to claim his 10th victory in only 14 games.  #6 Matt Swanson and #18 Kasie Barness also got on the board to seal the victory 5-2 over the Maggots. #17 Barry Weiner was seen on his knees with both arms towards the sky reaping in the satisfaction of victory in a Championship Game.
 

The Level 4 Fighting Ice Lice suffered only their third loss of the Summer Session against a talented and quick Termites squad.  Termite Goalie Todd Latterner shut the door on the Ice Lice forwards saving 28 of 29 shots to secure the 4-1 win for the the Termites.  The Lone goal saw #6 Defenseman Jeff Schultz score his first goal of the season.  Shots on Goal were 34-Termites, 29-Fighting Ice Lice.  It's been a great summer for all the squads Chaos skaters were on.  Now, Chaos looks forward to the looming Winter Season to begin in late October.

Fighting Ice Lice and Chaos Lose StClair