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. The D2 team met the Top D2 team in the league, the
Northern Horde on Saturday at West Side Arena. The Horde came out of the
Beginner school last year and have been tearing up the D2 tier with a 8-1-2
record to place them atop the D2 Tier. Despite their lofty standings,
Chaos showed they can hang with any team in the division by taking the Horde to
a 0-0 tie into overtime and gathering a valuable 1 point to take sole possesion
for the 6th and final playoff spot. The Horde would eventually get an OT
goal to get an extra point in the 3 point affair. Details are still
flowing into Chaos headquarters, but Chaos Captain Aaron Swann was very pleased
with the Great Game Chaos played to come away with the point from arguably the
Leagues top team. Chaos and the Horde also skated to a tie back on October
25th, 2-2. Next up for Chaos are the Maroons on Saturday, Feb 13th at
Richfield Ice Arena at 10:00PM. Chaos skated to a 3-1 win in their
previous meeting back on November 7th.
D1 Chaos Shuts Out Nighthawks 3-0 The Chaos D1 team
improved to 12-0 and remained on top of the D1 West Division with a
shutout effort against the Nighthawks 3-0. Playing better than they have in the
last couple weeks, Chaos played a smart, safe, and clean game of hockey Sunday
night against a team they have had problems with in the past. The
Nighthawks, led by the great netminding of Jen Colling, gave Chaos fits back on
November 1st in a game Chaos escaped with a win 2-1. This game would prove
no different as Chaos had to pour it on the Nighthawks in order to score only
one goal each period. The first period started with #24 Derek Sutton
assisted by #2 Adam Ettl and # Chase Hansson. Sutton would tap in his
second goal of the game in the 2nd period assisted by Ettl's 2nd assist and #13
Connie Leigh. In the third, "Smiling" Steve Sattler properly celebrated his
Birthday by netting his 7th goal of the season. #92 Chase Hansson from
Cweden almost made it 4 as Jen Colling saved a Penalty Shot attempt after Chase
was dragged down from behind on a breakaway. The Chaos squad, deemed Thugs
last week by a league leading PIM Spiders squad, committed only 1 questionable
penalty despite having many opportunities to respond to 6 penalties and physical
play throughout the game. #42 Dale Melbie records his first Career Chaos
Shutout by saving 19 of 19 shots. Dale recorded 3 shutouts last year with
the Royals and 1 shutout over the summer with the Fighting Ice Lice. Chaos
improves to 12-0 and next battles the Lakers on Sunday, February 14th at 9:30 at
Breck in what should be a tender and heart felt affair on Valentines Day.
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.
D2 Team comes up short against the Puck Hounds 3-1.
The D2 team came up short against the Puck Hounds on
Saturday night 3-1. Despite Chaos being short benched, they were able to
maintain a 1-1 tie going into the 3rd. In the 3rd, the Hounds took
advantage of the short bench by netting two goals to determine the final score
3-1. Chaos has now played all 11 D2 opponents and sits at 5-4-2 with 12
points in the 6th and final playoff spot. They begin replaying their first
half schedule with a reunion with the League Leading Northern Horde on Sunday,
4:30PM at familiar West Side Arena. Chaos and the Horde skated to a 2-2 tie in
the first game of the season back on October 25th.
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
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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.
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Chaos D1 Edges out Nighthawks in a close one!
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| Despite a 27-17 shot
advantage, Chaos narrowly squeaked out a win 2-1 against the
Nighthawks led by Goalie Jen Colling. Jen missed the
Nighthawks first game against the Fighting Ice Fish, who put up 7 in
30 shots against a sub goalie, but Jen was in full force on Sunday
night against the Chaos were she only allowed a meager 2 goals
against 27 shots on net. Chaos Goalie Dale Melbie was also up
to the task stopping 16 of 17 shots and now has only allowed 2 goals
in two games while saving 34 of 36 for a .941 save percentage and
two wins. Chaos got on the board in the first with an
unassisted goal by #92 Chase Hansson, who hails from Cweden.
Less than 3 minutes later, #12 Steve "Smiling" Sattler scored his
first of what will be many goals this year assisted by #26 Jay
Westerlund and #24 Derek Sutton. The Nighthawks scored one in
the 2nd in what would be the last score of the game. Despite
only 1 official penalty late in the game against the Nighthawks,
there were plenty committed as the Officials took a back seat in
this one as the game became physical and got a little out of hand at
times. Chaos goes to 2-0 and next plays the Lakers on Sunday,
Nov 8th at luxurious West Side Arena with a start time of 6:30PM.
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D2
Chaos Battles the Horde to a 2 All Tie!
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| The defending D2 champs
waged a defensive struggle against the upstart Horde (is that with a
silent H?) on Sunday night at Richfield Ice Arena. #23 Bob Butwinick
got the Chaos scoring kicked off with an unassisted 1st period goal
at 2:18 in the first, which was quickly answered by the Horde. Chaos
newcomer #77 Tom Sholl scored on an assist from #88 Josh Popp and #8
Matt Swanson to put Chaos ahead, but again the Horde responded near
the end of the 2nd. That wrapped up the scoring and the two teams
played a defensive game for the next 25 min. Up next for D2 Chaos
will be the D2 Maroons, a returning playoff team from last season.
Chaos looks forward to a rematch with the Horde (again, is that a
silent H?) on January 31st. |
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D2
Champs Defeat D1 Champs!
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| Chaos D1 squad claimed a victory against the D1 Tier champ Spiders on
Saturday night 4-1. Chaos outshot the Spiders 41-17 and got goals from
#16 Rob Whiteford, #88 Matt Webb, #26 Jay Westerlund, and #11 Cory Buschmann.
After a scoreless and tight first period, the Chaos wingers applied a high
pressure forecheck that the Spiders couldn't match. After scoring
three in the second period, Chaos and Spiders matched each other in the
third with a goal a piece. The Spiders were a physical and large team
that forced Chaos to be the more agile team in the contest. Next up
are the Nighthawks D1 team next Sunday night, at 9:10PM at Highland Arena.
Chaos D2 Team skates on Sunday, the 25th against the Northern Horde. |
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!
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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) |
* - Returning from D2 Chaos
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.
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SUMMER PLAYOFF CENTRAL |
| Game |
Result |
| L5 Semi-Finals: #1 Walking Sticks vs #4
Dung Beetles |
Sticks win 6-1. Advance to Finals |
| L5 Championship Game: #1 Walking Sticks
vs #2 Maggots |
Sticks win Title! 5-2 Win over Maggots |
| L4 Semi-Finals: #1 Ice Lice #5 Earwigs |
Fighting Ice Lice win 4-2. Advance to Finals |
| L4 Championship Game: #1 Ice Lice vs #2
Termites |
Ice Lice Lose to Termites 4-1, take second. |
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 The Level 4 Fighting Ice Lice and newly added Chaos D1 Center Mike StClair
has been lost to an apparent Ankle break. Word has it Mike suffered
the injury while giving birth to his first born Levi "Giovanni" Nathan
StClair.
Levi
and Brianna StClair are doing great, however, starting Center StClair will be
lost for a minimum of 6 weeks as screws will be placed this Friday to repair
the break. We all wish Mike a speedy recovery and congratulate him and Brianna on the delivery of their ankle breaking son, Levi!
Chaos Splits to Form 2 Teams for Winter 2009-2010!
Team Chaos has decided to field two Teams for the 2009-2010 Winter Season.
Initial rosters have been released and team Captains have been chosen.
Further details are to be released, however, Winter plans have been in the
works for months and finals details are almost complete. Get ready to
enjoy double the fun from Chaos this Winter Season! Chaos would like
to give a full hearted and warm welcome to a host of new players including
Josh Popp, Matt Swanson, Brad Krusemark, Mark Mathwig, Chris Guarneri(G),
Jeff Schultz, Corey Buschmann, Mike StClair, Bryan Nelson, Chase Hanson,
Derek Sutton, Steve Sattler, Joe Keebler, Mike Olson, Ben Skjold, Rob
Whiteford and Dale Melbie(G)
Chaos Skaters Claim Two Summer Regular Season Titles!
The Level 4 Fighting Ice Lice have won the Regular Season Summer Session and
enter the Summer playoffs as the #1 Seed finishing with a final regular
season record of 10-2-0 for 20 points. The Ice Lice receive the only
first round bye of the Level 4 playoffs and next play in the Semi-Finals
game on 08/26 at 9:45PM at St Louis Park against the #5 Earwigs, who upset
the #4 Centipedes in Overtime 6-5 on Wednesday night. The other
Semi-Finals game matches the #2 Termites vs the #3 Ants.
The Level 5 Walking Sticks have also won the Regular Season Summer Session
and enter the Summer playoffs as the #1 Seed finishing with a final regular
season record of 9-1-2 for 20 points. The #1 seed Walkings Sticks also
get a First round bye and will next play against the #4 Seed Dung Beetles on
Monday night at 7:45PM at St Louis Park. The other Semi-Finals games
matches the #2 Seed Maggots against the #3 Seed Butterflies. Both the
#3 and #4 Seeds got by the two Beginner Teams from Spring, the Northern
Horde and the Diablos to advance to the Semi-Final games.
Charlie Beattie and the #3 Seed Slugs have beaten the #6 Seed Grubs to
advance to the Semi-Finals game against the #1 Seed Caterpillars to be held
at BIG on Wednesday night at 7:00PM. Come out and cheer on your
favorite Chaos skaters!
Chaos Charges into Summer with Three Teams!
Team Chaos has taken no breaks
charging into summer with several members playing AHA Summer hockey at Level
5, Level 4, and even Level 3! Chaos has 7 skaters at Level 5 with the
Walking Sticks, 5 skaters at Level 4 with the Fighting Ice Lice, and a
goalie at Level 3 with the Slugs. Rosters are below.
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2009 Chaos Summer
Teams |
| Level 4 Ice Lice
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Level 5 Walking Sticks
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Level 3 Slugs
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| Matt Webb |
Aaron Swann |
Charlie Beattie |
| Mike Korstad |
Matt Clark |
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| Connie Leigh |
Peter Kumasaka |
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| Jay Westerlund |
Jason Przybilla |
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| Adam Ettl |
Travis Beckerle |
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Mike Booth |
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PLAYOFF CENTRAL |
| #1 Chaos vs #4 Knights |
Chaos Wins 4-1. Shots Chaos: 37,
Knights 25. Goals by Ettl, Coolong, Westerlund, Przybilla.
Assists to Webb(2), Swann, Donaldson, Kumasaka. |
| #2 Wildcats vs #3 Maroons |
Wildcats Win 5-3. Shots Wildcats 22, Maroons
37. Goals by Erickson, Miller(2), Koop, and Simpson.
Maroons Goals Warsett, Heilicher(2) |
| #1 Chaos vs #3 Maroons |
Chaos Wins 5-2. Goals:
Webb(2), Booth, Mushett, Westerlund. Assists: Webb(2),
Leigh(2), Clark |
| #2 Wildcats vs #4 Knights |
Knights Win 4-3.
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| #1 Chaos vs #2 Wildcats |
Chaos Wins 2-0. Goals: Ettl,
Donaldson.
Assists: Przybilla(2), Ettl, Korstad |
| #3 Maroons vs #4 Knights |
Knights Win 5-4. Goal
by Chilson with :02 seconds to get the W. |
| Championship Game |
Chaos Wins 3-2.
Crowned D2 Playoff and Regular Season Champions. Goals:
Ettl(2), Webb. Assists: Webb |
Chaos Wins Playoff D2 Championship! Great Season!
Chaos prevailed 3-2 over the
highly skilled Knights on Sunday afternoon at BIG#1 to capture the D2 Tier
Playoff Championship. The Championship game did not disappoint.
The Knights scored just :25 seconds in as #17 Sommerness took an odd angle
shot and found it's way in back of the Chaos goal. Chaos would answer
just :30 seconds later as #2 Adam Ettl took his own rebound and backhanded a
shot into the Knights top shelf right corner. That Score remained for
the next 27 minutes until #88 Webb broke through the Knights defense and
scored top left corner with 5:28 left in the second. In the third,
Ettl struck again on a beautiful and patient goal waiting for the Knights
goalie to go down, then firing on the top half of the net to extend the
Chaos lead 3-1. The talented Knights continued to give it their all
and finally converted on one of their many chances when a shot off the
Blocker of Beattie shot straight up in the Air and #17 Sommerness was there
again to knock it under the glove for his second goal of the game with 5:58
remaining in the third to make it 3-2. The last 5 minutes of the game
was a nail biting blur. Defensemen Beckerle and Korstad where called
for penalties in the last 4 minutes and Chaos took an onslaught from the
Knights while killing those penalties and withstanding a pulled goalie in
the last minute with the Knights having a 6-4 skater advantage. #58 Beattie
saved 13 shots in the third and pulled a rabbit out of his hat on what had
to be the Save of the Tournament by diving over to save a rebound shot
around 1:30 left in the game. On a final defensive clearing, the bell
finally rung, and hockey gear was thrown into the air littering the ice
while a mass player pileup ensued in front of the Chaos goal.
Chaos went 4-0 in the
tournament and had a goal differential of +9 while leading the tournament in
scoring and goals against. In 24 games this season, Chaos is 19-3-2
with 40 out of 48 possible points. Chaos scored 100 times while
allowing 34 against. This is team Chaos first year in D2 after winning
the Beginner Championship title last year in the 2007/2008 season.
Chaos went 15-3-2 during the Regular Season and was also awarded with the
Regular Season D2 Championship banner.
Congrats to all the playoff
teams in this year's AHA tournament, Chaos, MN Wildcats, Maroons and
Knights. All the teams are great organizations. It was a battle
getting into the playoffs and the playoffs did not disappoint. Special
congrats go out to the Knights, a talented and top class team, who won their
last 6 regular season games to get into the playoffs and advanced to the D2
Championship Game as the #4 Seed.
Chaos advances to D2 Championship Game by Going 3-0 in Round Robin Play!
Three straight wins over the
Knights (4-1), Maroons(5-2), and Wildcats(2-0) has advanced team Chaos to
the D2 Tier Championship Game at Bloomington Ice Gardens, Rink #1 at 3:45PM.
Chaos was able to pull off victories over the Knights and the Wildcats, who
seemed to have the Chaos number all year. The #4 Seed Knights have
also advanced to the Championship game with victories over the Wildcats and
Maroons. Come early to reserve your seat at BIG #1 to watch the entire
AHA Tier Championship Sunday at Bloomington Ice Gardens.
Cats Roar once again, Prevail 2-1 over Chaos!
Chaos and the Cats now enter
post season play along with the #3 Seed Maroons and #4 Seed Knights.
Chaos plays the Knights on Thursday Night at St Louis Park at 6:00PM, then
the Maroons at BIG at 11:45AM on Saturday followed by a rematch with the
Wildcats later on Saturday Night at 7:45PM at Breck Arena.a.
Chaos finishes a great D2
Season with a 15-3-2 record and 32 points out of a possible 40. A new
season starts in the Playoffs as Chaos, Maroons, Wildcats, and Knights will
vie for a sport in the Round Robin Playoff series to win a spot to play for
the D2 Playoff Tier Champions.
Chaos Clinches Division Title with Win over IceDogs!
Chaos clinched the D2 Division
Title with a win over the IceDogs 5-1 on Saturday combined with a Wildcats
loss in overtime on Sunday against the Maroons. As regular season D2
Champions, Chaos will enter the playoffs as the #1 seed and will attempt to
win the regular season title as well as the D2 Playoff title.
Chaos skated well, passed
well, and played well overall against a talented, much improved and physical
IceDogs team. The IceDogs entered the game on a six game winning
streak hungry for valuable points to make their case for a playoff spot.
#14 Aaron Swann was welcomed back from an extended third world vacation by
scoring early in the first period. #15 Matt Clark extended his scoring
streak to 5 games by netting a 2nd Chaos goal in the first period. #17
Przybilla from #23 Butwinick (returned from 1 game injury) made it 3-0 Chaos
after two. In the third, Chaos points leader #13 Connie Leigh scored
to extend her scoring streak to 6 games. #81 Adam Coolong got on the
board as well to make it 5-1 Chaos. #58 Beattie saved 29.9 shots with
.1 shot actually making it in the back of the net on a freak play where
IceDogs #15 Mastrian scored his first goal of the season while sitting on
the Chaos Goalie. Later reviews determined there was a 5 second crease
violation combined with Goalie interference to steal the shutout from the
Chaos netminder.
Chaos has a week off to
celebrate as D2 Regular Season Champions before gearing up for their last
game of the season and the looming playoffs. Chaos travels to host the
Wildcats in a matchup between the #1 and #2 playoff seeds on March 28th.
Chaos will attempt to avenge a loss back on January 4th to the Wildcats in
what was the last loss for team Chaos.
Playoff Update
Chaos clinches Regular Season
title and #1 Seed. Wildcats clinch playoff spot and #2 seed.
Puck Hounds pull goalie late in a 4-4 tie game against the Polar Bears to
get extra valuable point and end up losing the game 5-4 and are subsequently
eliminated from post season play to join the Vipers, Nighthawks, and Polar
Bears. 2 Playoff spots remain up for grabs to be divided among 5
teams. Ice Dogs can clinch with a win over the Wildcats and Puck
Hounds. Knights can clinch with victories over the Vipers and Polar
Bears. Those are the only two teams with control of their own destiny. Then
it gets messy. Wolves can clinch with win over Fighting Loons and a
loss or tie by either the Knights or Ice Dogs in either of their 2 remaining
games. Maroons get in with a Victory over the Puck Hounds and either a loss
by the Wolves and at least one loss by both the IceDogs and Knights or if
they win and losses by IceDogs/Knights in both their games or if they lose
and losses by IceDogs/Knights in both games and a Fighting Loons Loss.
Loons can still get in by winning both their games against the Wolves and
Vipers and a combination of losses between Maroons, IceDogs, and Knights.
Playoff Prediction: #1 Chaos, #2 Wildcats, #3 Knights, #4 Arctic
Wolves
Chaos fights to 4-1 Win over Maroons, Booth goes for Trick!
Chaos had to skate hard for a
well earned 4-1 victory over the playoff contending Maroons on Saturday at
luxurious and opulent St Paul Academy on Saturday night. #44 Mike
Booth became the 4th Chaos skater ever to record a Hat Trick in a game
(Webb, Korstad, Westerlund). Powered by Booth and a goal by #15 Matt
Clark, the Chaos offense did their job while the defense and league leading Goalie
Beattie held the Maroons to only one goal and 29 shots. The game was
physical as all three Chaos captains visited the box at least once for a
combined 18 minutes in Penalties. The Maroons played very well,
however, the loss bumps them into 5th place as they continue to fight for a
playoff spot. The Chaos victory assures them a 1st or 2nd place
regular season finish.
Seven teams continue to fight
for the 3 remaining D2 tier playoff spots with only 2-3 games remaining.
Chaos plays two of those teams in their final two games as they fight for a
regular season title when they travel to play the Ice Dogs on the 14th and
then host the Wildcats in the season finale on March 28th.
Chaos Clinches First Playoff Spot with Win over Polar Bears!
Chaos skated to a 8-1 win over
the Polar Bears and clinched the first available D2 Playoff Spot with the
win. The victory gives Chaos 28 points which the Arctic Wolves can
only tie. Chaos owns the tie breaker meaning Chaos will be heading to
the D2 Playoffs for the 2008-2009 season. Playoffs run from March 30th
to April 5th and consist of a three game round robin followed by a
Championship game for the top two teams on Sunday, April 5th at Bloomington
Ice Gardens.
Chaos out shot the Polar Bears
44-20 with goals coming from #19 Mushett(2), #9 Smith(2), #77 Korstad, #13
Leigh, #26 Westerlund, and #19 Przybilla. The two goal game by #9 Brad
Smith is the first double scoring game for the young budding defenseman.
Matt Clark has 5 points (2 goals, 3 assists) over his last 3 games.
Charlie Beattie and the Chaos defense have allowed 2 goals and 53 shots over
the last 3 games. Chaos now hosts the Maroons on Saturday at the
spacious and luxurious St Paul Academy. The Maroons will be hungry and
desperate for points to help make their case for one of the three remaining
playoff spots.
Chaos 2-0 over last two including Win over Vipers
Chaos skated to a 7-1 win over
the Vipers, a year removed from last year's beginner championship game.
The Vipers played great, however, only 8 skaters on their bench allowed
Chaos a quick 4-1 lead after the first as Chaos tuned down the offense in
the second half of the game. Goals came from #15 Matt Clark(2), #77
Korstad, #13 Connie Leigh, #2 Adam Ettl, #88 Matt Webb, and #17 Jason
Przybilla. The two goals by Clark are the first of the season for him.
Chaos played it's usual defense and added some additional pressure on the
defensive unit with Co-Captain Korstad implementing a mid game rule that any
defensemen giving up an odd man rush would owe a case of beer to the team
fund. Oddly, Korstad ended up being the only defensemen to owe a case
of beer when the final buzzer sounded. Captain Webb made his first
appearance in a game after 6 weeks of being on the IR. #23 Bob
Butwinick sustained a lower body injury in the third period. His
status is currently Day to Day. Chaos travels to Augsberg Arena Monday
night to face the large Hairy Polar Bears before gearing up for difficult
games against the Maroons, IceDogs, and Wildcats to finish up the season.
Chaos Shuts Out High Scoring Wolves!
Chaos turned the match up
between the #1 Chaos and #2 Arctic Wolves into a well played defensive chess
game in a battle for top spot in the AHA D2 Tier on Saturday Night at SLP
East. When the dust settled, Chaos walked away with a 2-0 shutout over
the talented, evenly tempered, and high scoring Arctic Wolves as well as a
small cushion atop the standings in a tier that has become so competitive
for the 4 playoff spots. Both team's defense and goalies
played shutout hockey through 2 periods, however going into the third,
Chaos delivered on the go ahead goal by #19 Andrew Mushett setup by #13
Leigh and #15 Matt Clark. The score would remain 1-0 until about 5
minutes to go when the insurance goal came by #34 Rich Huffman. Rich
was promoted to forward for the game and it paid off with his first goal of
the season. #58 Charlie "I BELONG HERE" Beattie played lights out
hockey saving 25 of 25 shots to net his third shutout of the season.
It's the first time this season that the League Leading goal scoring Arctic
Wolves have been held scoreless. Both teams played tight defense,
however, the relentless Chaos back check by the Chaos centers and wingers
proved too much for the high powered offense of the Wolves. Chaos
allowed no breakaways, and quality of shots remained low. The Wolves
play a clean game of hockey as Chaos matched the style of play in a game
that only saw 3 penalties. Many agreed that the game might have been
the best Chaos effort so far as #44 Booth was quoted as saying "That is the
best game we or I have ever played"
Chaos now travels to familiar
confines of Breck arena next Saturday to face the Vipers in a rematch of
last years Championship game in the Beginner league. In other news,
#88 Webb was seen skating before the game for the first time since a broken
leg 5 weeks ago. Webb remains 1-2 weeks away from a full return.
Chaos Clinches First Playoff Spot with Win over Polar Bears!
Chaos skated to a 8-1 win over
the Polar Bears and clinched the first available D2 Playoff Spot with the
win. The victory gives Chaos 28 points which the Arctic Wolves can
only tie. Chaos owns the tie breaker meaning Chaos will be heading to
the D2 Playoffs for the 2008-2009 season. Playoffs run from March 30th
to April 5th and consist of a three game round robin followed by a
Championship game for the top two teams on Sunday, April 5th at Bloomington
Ice Gardens.
Chaos out shot the Polar Bears
44-20 with goals coming from #19 Mushett(2), #9 Smith(2), #77 Korstad, #13
Leigh, #26 Westerlund, and #19 Przybilla. The two goal game by #9 Brad
Smith is the first double scoring game for the young budding defenseman.
Matt Clark has 5 points (2 goals, 3 assists) over his last 3 games.
Charlie Beattie and the Chaos defense have allowed 2 goals and 53 shots over
the last 3 games. Chaos now hosts the Maroons on Saturday at the
spacious and luxurious St Paul Academy. The Maroons will be hungry and
desperate for points to help make their case for one of the three remaining
playoff spots.
Chaos 2-0 over last two including Win over Vipers
Chaos skated to a 7-1 win over
the Vipers, a year removed from last year's beginner championship game.
The Vipers played great, however, only 8 skaters on their bench allowed
Chaos a quick 4-1 lead after the first as Chaos tuned down the offense in
the second half of the game. Goals came from #15 Matt Clark(2), #77
Korstad, #13 Connie Leigh, #2 Adam Ettl, #88 Matt Webb, and #17 Jason
Przybilla. The two goals by Clark are the first of the season for him.
Chaos played it's usual defense and added some additional pressure on the
defensive unit with Co-Captain Korstad implementing a mid game rule that any
defensemen giving up an odd man rush would owe a case of beer to the team
fund. Oddly, Korstad ended up being the only defensemen to owe a case
of beer when the final buzzer sounded. Captain Webb made his first
appearance in a game after 6 weeks of being on the IR. #23 Bob
Butwinick sustained a lower body injury in the third period. His
status is currently Day to Day. Chaos travels to Augsberg Arena Monday
night to face the large Hairy Polar Bears before gearing up for difficult
games against the Maroons, IceDogs, and Wildcats to finish up the season.
Chaos Shuts Out High Scoring Wolves!
Chaos turned the match up
between the #1 Chaos and #2 Arctic Wolves into a well played defensive chess
game in a battle for top spot in the AHA D2 Tier on Saturday Night at SLP
East. When the dust settled, Chaos walked away with a 2-0 shutout over
the talented, evenly tempered, and high scoring Arctic Wolves as well as a
small cushion atop the standings in a tier that has become so competitive
for the 4 playoff spots. Both team's defense and goalies
played shutout hockey through 2 periods, however going into the third,
Chaos delivered on the go ahead goal by #19 Andrew Mushett setup by #13
Leigh and #15 Matt Clark. The score would remain 1-0 until about 5
minutes to go when the insurance goal came by #34 Rich Huffman. Rich
was promoted to forward for the game and it paid off with his first goal of
the season. #58 Charlie "I BELONG HERE" Beattie played lights out
hockey saving 25 of 25 shots to net his third shutout of the season.
It's the first time this season that the League Leading goal scoring Arctic
Wolves have been held scoreless. Both teams played tight defense,
however, the relentless Chaos back check by the Chaos centers and wingers
proved too much for the high powered offense of the Wolves. Chaos
allowed no breakaways, and quality of shots remained low. The Wolves
play a clean game of hockey as Chaos matched the style of play in a game
that only saw 3 penalties. Many agreed that the game might have been
the best Chaos effort so far as #44 Booth was quoted as saying "That is the
best game we or I have ever played"
Chaos now travels to familiar
confines of Breck arena next Saturday to face the Vipers in a rematch of
last years Championship game in the Beginner league. In other news,
#88 Webb was seen skating before the game for the first time since a broken
leg 5 weeks ago. Webb remains 1-2 weeks away from a full return.
Two
Games, Two Ties, Two Points!
Chaos has been in a sharing
mood lately sharing 1 point with their foes in the last two games as Chaos
tied the Knights last Sunday night and the Fighting Loons last night.
Against the Loons, Chaos jumped on the boards early by a slapper by #22 Doug
Winjum. Later reviews show #2 Adam Ettl may be later credited for the
goal once the league has a chance to review the game. Up 1-0, the
Loons came storming back on the shoulders of #5 Mike St.Clair and #77 Chase
Hanson, the so called St Clair / Hanson Connection. They scorched
Chaos for the next 3 goals until Chaos implemented it's St Clair / Hanson
derailment plan. #44 Booth slammed home a rebound from a shot by Ettl to
bring the score to 3-2 Loons. A couple minutes later on a beautiful
pass from #13 Connie Leigh, #5 Donnie Donaldson completed the play after
some perseverance to tie the score 3-3. A onslaught late in the game
and in overtime proved fruitless as the Chaos goalie Charlie Beattie and
Loons goalie Jon Scholten were done looking back. The game was
subjected to a constant annoying bell ringing, which always seemed to
precede a Chaos line change. The league is looking into allegations of
game tampering and noise disturbance.
Chaos prepares for a huge
interdivision match up against the 2nd Place Artic Wolves on Saturday where
Chaos plans to throw everything at them to prove they belong on top of the
D2 Division standings.
Chaos Gets on Track Late to Beat Knight Hawks 3-1!
Chaos finally got on Track on
Sunday night to crawl back into and then finally ahead to beat the Knight
Hawks 3-1 in a game that felt too close for comfort. A first period
Power Play goal by the Knight Hawks beat Chaos Goalie Charlie Beattie as he
was screened. Beattie commented that "When I finally saw it, it was
too late, but I did get a piece of it." Chaos was unable to convert on
many chances in the second and the third period started with Chaos still
down 1-0. With nerves high and no bounces going the Chaos way, Chaos
Captain Mike Korstad said, "Hey, there is something missing out there, and
it's fun, so let's just have some fun out there!" Apparently, everyone
loosened up and the tying goal came a minute into the third as #17 Jason
Przybilla slammed home a rebound on a shot from #7 Rich Benson. The go
ahead goal was elusive until #2 Adam Ettl ripped a rising slapshot from the
top of the circles from a nice setup from #11 Aaron Swann halfway through
the third. With :25 seconds left in the game and with the Hawks goalie
pulled from their goal, Chaos iced the puck and the ensuing face off came
deep inside the Chaos zone. The referee attempted to ice #13 Connie
Leigh by telling her "This very well could be the most important face off
you have ever taken!" With nerves of steel, Connie won the face off
and setup the empty netter for #26 Jay Westerlund to seal the deal 3-1.
Chaos took advantage of a Maroon and Wildcat loss to widen the gap on those
teams and now sit on top of the D2 standings by a full game over 2nd place
Arctic Wolves. Chaos will hold a practice next weekend in lieu of a
bye next weekend. Chaos next takes on the Knights on Feb 8th at
Richfield Ice Arena. The Knights gave Chaos one of their only two
losses 4-1 back on Nov 9th and are looking for revenge.
|
#4 Forward Mark Frommelt |
In
other news, Wild Cats Forward #4 Mark Frommelt suffered a season
ending injury in his first shift in the Wildcats loss to the Puck
Hounds on Saturday night. Initial reports indicate a broken
Tibia and Fibula as well as ligament damage which will require
surgery. The accident happened in the same Ice Arena and
against the same team in which Chaos Captain Matt Webb also broke
his fibula one week ago.
Mark and team Chaos developed a great friendship over the summer
as Mark was on the Summer Team Blowfish. Mark has 3 goals and
2 assists through 11 games this year for the Cats. His spot
will be a difficult spot to fill for the talented Wildcats, who have
been bit by the injury bug several times this year so far.
Chaos passes their sympathies to Mark and his family and wish him a
quick recovery. |
Chaos
Survives the Puck Hounds, but lose Captain!
Chaos stormed out of the gate
against the talented Puck Hounds on Saturday night at St Louis Park Arena.
Chaos took an early 3-0 lead in the first with goals from #81 Adam Coolong, #77 Mike Korstad,
and #22 Doug Winjum. The goals by Coolong and Winjum are their first
of the season. Coolong stuffed home a wrap around, Korstad scored on a
screaming slap shot from center ice, and Winjum found a five hole from the
Blue Line on a great Goalie screen by #17 Jason Przybilla. The Puck
Hounds started scratching back by netting a goal in the 2nd and 3rd periods,
however, that remained all they could muster as Chaos withstood a late
onslaught when the Hounds pulled their goalie. The night was a
physical one, as Adam Ettl was awarded 6 min in PIM for Holding, Roughing
and Slashing. Ref Calls were inconsistent as Mike Korstad should have
at least gone off for a roughing call, if not more for multiple
altercations. The inconsistency continued as an apparent goal by #5
Matt Clark from #13 Connie Leigh was waived off for no apparent reason.
The win is a big win for Chaos
as they beat a very capable and playoff contenting team, however, the
 victory was marred by an injury to #88 Captain Matt Webb in the 2nd period.
Webb slid into the end boards feet first and had to be helped off the ice by
team mates.
In what was initially only described as a lower body injury, later prognosis
determined it to be a spiral fracture of the upper fibula. The broken
leg will sideline Webb for 4-6 weeks spanning the next 4-5 games. Webb
plans on building up his weak upper body in order to come back stronger than
ever!
Chaos gets Ready for Second half of Season!
With the first half of the AHA
D2 Tier Hockey season officially ending, team Chaos looks forward to another
strong performance in the second half of the season. In preparation
for the second half of the season, Chaos took on the TCGHA Moose for the
second time this season at the Minnesota Mariucci Arena on Saturday, January
10th. Chaos was trying out some different positional play and the
Moose brought out a different team this time around as the Moose got the
best of Chaos 5-2. Chaos then stood tall to the D1 challenge of the D1
Gold Rush at New Hope Ice Arena on Wednesday, January 14th and skated to a
2-2 against the D1 foes. Thanks to last minute fill in subs Mike
Hankes, Nikko, and Doug as they helped Chaos secure the tie on the night.
Chaos plans to put all that extra practice and work towards a victory on
Saturday night against the potential playoff contending team Puck Hounds at
St Louis Park East Arena at 6:15PM. After 10 games, Chaos currently
sits alone atop the D2 standings holding on to a slim 1 point lead in a
tight leader board where only 2 points separates the top 5 teams.
Matt Webb sends in the
inspirational Video of the Week to inspire
this weeks Play. Can you say "Inglewood Jack"
and giving some folks the "Gourmet Shot"?
Cats Roar with 4-2 Victory to hand Chaos 2nd Loss
A fast, competitive, and fun
game ended 4-2 in favor of the resurging and much improved Wildcats team on
Sunday night to give Chaos its second loss of the season. The Wildcats
find themselves on a roll tying the Maroons, then beating the Ice Dogs and
top ranked Chaos over the last three games. The Cats got on the board
first on a point shot by Pat Knight which found it's way to the back of the
net via a screen in front of the net. The second period was all Chaos
as #26 Westerlund took a pass from #9 Smith and went five hole against
Wildcats Goalie Tim Baird to tie it up. Baird was then called on a
Delay of Game penalty for removing the net from it's mooring while Connie
Leigh #13 was shooting the goal into the net. Webb argued for an
automatic awarded goal, but had to settle for a penalty shot which was
converted to make it 2-1 Chaos after 2 periods. The third saw the
Wildcats roar as defenseman Pat Knight got his second by overcoming
formidable defensive objects in Korstad, Leigh and G Charlie Beattie on a
nice deke in front of the net. The go ahead goal slipping under the
Chaos net minder when Wildcats Center Denny Anderson made it 3-2. In
the last two minutes, Chaos went on the Power Play and pulled their goalie
for a 6 to 4 advantage only to see Denny Anderson get his second on a empty
netter to make it 4-2. Cats tactics worked well all night as they
dominated net play by parking a thousand guys in front of the Chaos net all
night long. Baird was able to lift the net off it's moorings at well
placed opportune times. A penalty (the second of the night) for delay
of game under two minutes remaining should have resulted in another penalty
shot per USA rules, however, the refs missed that one, but not many others
as Chaos tallied 14 minutes of penalties and Wildcats tallied 24 minutes of
penalties and 1 penalty shot. Chaos remains in first place, however
the leader board has become crowded at the top of the D2 standings with
Chaos, Maroons, Arctic Wolves, Wildcats, and Puck Hounds vying for playoff
spots.
Chaos takes break from AHA
play, however remains active. They visit the confines of the Minnesota
Mariucci Arena on Saturday at 2:00 in a rematch of the Big Gay Moose.
They then travel to New Hope Ice Arena next Wednesday, the 14th in a
Scrimmage against the D1 Gold Rush. They complete next week in
officially beginning the second half of the season in a rematch against the
talented Pucks Hounds on Saturday, Jan 17th at 6:15PM at St Louis Park
Arena.
Chaos Slips by Ice Dogs 2-1 in a tight one!
A W is a W and is still worth 2
points was the thought after a tight 2-1 Chaos victory over the #3 place Ice
Dogs on a Snowy, Blustery, and otherwise dismal night at distant Harding Ice
Arena in St Paul on Saturday night. In a defensive match-up, the only
Chaos scoring came from Jay Westerlund as he was able to sneak past the Ice
Dogs defense to score two straight goals in the second period. Chaos
held on, despite some great chances by the Ice Dogs late in the third after
#11 J Marone from the Ice Dogs scored on a breakaway attempt. Charlie
Beattie saved 26 of 27 for a .963 save percentage and lowed his league
leading Goals Against Avg to a ridiculous 1.20 goals a game. The one
goal for the Ice Dogs is only the 4th goal allowed in the last 6 contests as
Chaos finds themselves on a 6 game winning streak and firmly on top of the
D2 standings with 16 points and an 8-1 record.
Chaos will go into hibernation
for the Holidays as the team gets some R&R with their next game coming up
against familiar friends, the Wildcats on Sunday, January 4th at 9:30PM
under the Big Dome of the Coliseum. The Wildcats tied the Maroons over
the weekend puts the Wildcats in a tie for the last playoff spot.
Chaos Shuts Out Previously Undefeated Maroons, 6-0!
Chaos and Maroons met for the first
time in a matchup between #1 and #2 in the AHA D2 Tier Division Satruday
night at SLP East in a battle for the sole top spot in the League.
Chaos managed to shutout the Maroons, who entered the game with a Perfect
6-0 record. Playing defensively, Chaos allowed zero goals on 17 shots
as the Maroons previous low goal tally totaled 5 goals through 6 games.
Playing offensively, Chaos scored 6 as the Maroons previous high goals
against tallied 5 goals through 6 games. Scoring opened up only :57
seconds in as Przybilla #17 scored on a five hole shot against Maroons
netminder Eric Ackerman. A goal :90 seconds later put Chaos up 2-0 on
a top shelf goal by Adam Ettl. Matt Webb got on the board with a well
placed top corner slapshot from the Blue line after Ettl won a faceoff in
the Maroons attacking zone. The wheels came off the Maroons in the
third as Donaldson, Leigh, and Przybilla (#2 on the night) all scored to
secure the 6-0 outcome. Chaos Goalie Charlie Beattie saved 17 shots
while securing his second shutout of the season. Charlie and the Chaos
Defense have now given up only 3 goals in the last 5 contests.
Charlie's best friend on the night, the Chaos post, saved three shots to
help secure the shutout. The game became very physical despite only 5
penalties on the night. Don Donaldson secured one of the bench minor
penalties for threatening J Fogel #9 with the removal of his head, which was
heard by the on ice official. Celebrations ensued after the game at
Park Tavern where the Chaos team and a large crowd were treated to a very
well sung rendition of Johnny B. Goode by #34 Rich Huffman during Karaoke.
The victory places Chaos
securely on top of the D2 Tier Standings. Chaos continues a difficult
stretch of games next week as they face the talented #3 Ice Dogs next
Saturday at Harding Ice Arena.
D2 Standings
| Team |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
OTL |
Points |
GF |
GA |
PIM |
| Chaos |
8 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
41 |
10 |
48 |
| Maroons D2 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
38 |
21 |
58 |
| Arctic Wolves |
7 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
44 |
25 |
24 |
| IceDogs |
7 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
30 |
25 |
46 |
| Fighting Loons |
8 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
30 |
28 |
36 |
| Wildcats |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
25 |
24 |
46 |
| Puck Hounds |
6 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
24 |
26 |
38 |
| Knights |
7 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
18 |
22 |
48 |
| Polar Bears |
6 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
29 |
26 |
| Nighthawks D2 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
20 |
39 |
28 |
| Vipers |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
40 |
20 |
|
Chaos Tames the Polar Bears 6-1
Team Chaos met a hungry Polar Bear
team and provided little to eat upon on Sunday night in the Big Dome of the
now familiar New Hope Ice Arena. A defensively played first period
ended 1-0 Chaos on a beautiful pass from Donny Donaldson to Bobby Butwinick
for the only goal. The line of Swann/Butwinick/Donaldson struck again
as all got a point on the second goal as Donaldson netted his second goal in
as many games. Donaldson added another assist later on in the night
and led all scoring with 3 points to receive his FOURTH consecutive coaches
star. Ettl, Leigh, Mushett and Przybilla (1st AHA Goal) all scored to
cap the scoring to 6 goals against the solid Polar Bear Netminder T.
Hurdler. Chaos was able to double up the Bears 43-21 on shots.
Once again, Charlie Beattie proved to be an impenetrable and formidable
obstacle saving 20 shots posting a solid .952 save percentage and lowered
his Goals Against Average to a stingy 1.43 while earning his third star of
the season. Aaron Swann scores the last star for solid back checking
and awesome pressure in the Chaos attacking zones.
The victory moves Chaos into a
two way 1st place tie with none other than their next Opponent, the
Magnificent Maroons, who have yet to record a blemish on their perfect 6-0
record. Get your tickets now as a battle for sole leadership in the
AHA D2 tier will ensue this Saturday Night at 9:45PM in the St Louis Park
East Arena.
Aaron Swann #14 sends in the
Video of the Week to Pump up Team Chaos for the
#1 Showdown with the Maroons!
Chaos corals the Mighty Moose!
Team Chaos
skated to a 10-3 victory over the Moose at Marvelous Minnesota Mariucci
Arena Tuesday night! The facility at the University of Minnesota falls
short of only the Excel Energy Center in St Paul in terms of best ice in the
state. Coordinated Offense was the theme of the night as the unholy
line of Westerlund/Leigh/Smith went for 9 points while Ettl went for a
couple scores and an assist. Donny Donaldson earned his third straight
star by netting his first Chaos goal by slamming home a pass from Leigh.
A second was in the works, but a determined Moose goalie denied Don from
getting the double. Charlie Beattie and the Chaos defense shut the
Moose out going into the third until an much maligned Cleary #25 determined
that a shutout would not be acceptable by netting 2 goals and an assist in
the third period to determine the 10-3 final score. Many thanks go out
to our gracious hosts, the Big Gay Moose. Team Chaos looks forward to
their next meeting on Saturday, January 10th at 2:00PM in a rematch game.
Chaos will rest up a couple days before traveling to play another large
hairy animal in the Polar Bears this Sunday at New Hope Ice Arena at 7:30PM.
Word has it that certain Chaos members have a Back to Back game at New Hope
Ice Arena that night, one at 7:30PM and one at 10:00PM.
Chaos takes the Bite out of the Snakes, 6-1!
Team Chaos
peppered the talented Vipers Sub Goalie Chris Guarneri with 52 shots getting
six behind him for a 6-1 victory by Chaos Saturday night in the Big Rink at
New Hope Ice Arena. The Vipers team, a year removed from the
Championship game last year, played well getting 32 shots on net.
Korstad, Butwinick, and Webb got on the Board once while Jay Westerlund took
offensive control of the game and went for a hat trick and four total points
on the night. The deadly combination of Donny Donaldson to Jay
Westerlund struck at least twice to secure the outcome as Don exploded for
two assists on the night. Charlie Beattie continued his strong league
play in saving 31 of 32 shots on the night for a .969 save percentage and
lowering his GAA to 1.50. Team Chaos took 0 minutes in penalty for the
first time this season despite some physical play in front of the Vipers
net. The team saw the return of Doug Winjum as his return sparked
applause and celebration during post game celebrations. The win
temporarily puts Chaos in a three way tie for first pending the results of
the #1 Maroons vs #3 IceDogs game played Sunday night.
Team Chaos
gets right back on the road as they travel to the confines of the University
of Minnesota Mariucci Arena in the first of two TCGHA games against the
Minnesota Moose on Tuesday Night at 7:45PM. Get your tickets soon and
arrive early as the Arena only seats 10,000 people and will fill up quickly.
Chaos Silences the Howl of the Wolves 5-1!
Team Chaos,
in what might have been one of their better games in Team History, sent a
message to the league by defeating the talented wolves on Saturday Night,
5-1 in an impressive and extremely well played game. Chaos outplayed
the Wolves in every period and in every zone from start to finish and came
within :37 seconds of notching their second consecutive shutout on solid
defense and great back checking. The early season win against this
quality opponent defines Chaos as an opponent to be reckoned within the D2
tier division. Team Chaos officials were quoted as saying "I couldn't
be a more proud Team Official tonight with the effort from my boys.
The defense, offense, passing, and positioning tonight just couldn't be
beat! Give me a second while I wipe my eyes..Sob, sob, sob."
Scoring
opened up two minutes in with Jay Westerlund receiving a pass from Korstad
and going top right corner. The second goal of the first saw Peter
Kumasaka get his first of two goals on the night by cleaning up some garbage
on a rebound shot by Connie Leigh. Chaos opened up the offense in the
second while continuing to play shutout D as Korstad scored on a laser of a
slapper while Mushett got on the board for his first goal and Peter Kumasaka
took it up ice and scored on a defensive zone pass from Webb. Physical
play was theme of the night as Korstad received two Roughing penalties, one
in which he served over four minutes for. With this critical and
important early season game behind them, Chaos visits the Vipers next week
where Webb has promised to tear off the Chaos Patch from a certain opposing
Goalie should she dawn the Chaos jersey she received from last year's
beginner season.
Chaos Schedules Two Games with the TCGHA Moose!
|
Chaos will play the TCGHA Moose Twice this Year at the
University of Minnesota Mariucci Center! |
Team
Chaos and TCGHA Big Gay Moose have agreed to two games in addition
to the Chaos AHA schedule. Games will be played at the
University of Minnesota in the 10,000+ seat capacity Mariucci
Center. The Two games are as follows:
- Tuesday, December 2nd at 7:45PM (Home Colors)
- Saturday, January 10th at 2:00PM (Home Colors)
* Cost per Event = $8.00
* First 15 to Signup on
the Team Page get the Spot regardless of Regular/Sub Status, so sign up quickly to reserve your spot! |
Chaos Registers First Shutout in Team History!
A sellout crowd under the big
dome of Warner Coliseum treated spectators to the first ever shutout in team
Chaos history in 3-0 fashion against the scrappy Fighting Loons Sunday
afternoon. Goalie Charlie Beattie and Team Chaos improved to 3-1-0 as
the Chaos Net minder improved his League Leading Goals Against Average to
1.75 and Save Percentage to .926. Connie Leigh, once again began the
scoring going 5-Hole in the first period. Bobby Butwinick cleaned up
some garbage going top shelf in front of the net in the first and Mike
Korstad also went 5-Hole on a wicked wrister (thought he only had a slapper??)
in the second to secure the 3-0 victory. A special thanks goes out to
Mike StClair, Fighting Loons and supporters of the Loons for making the
"Battle of the Burrito" a great success as the sellout crowd was treated to
Chipotle Burritos, pop, and Hostess Treats! Both teams were able to
raise some significant funds that will go toward team activities!
Thanks Loons!
Chaos has only a couple days to
relish in their success as a difficult matchup against the talented Arctic
Wolves looms this Saturday in a late one at 10:15 at distant New Hope Arena.
Chaos hits the ice tomorrow night in a practice to prepare for the Wolves
tomorrow night at Wakota.
Knights rally in 3rd, Hand Chaos first loss!
The winless Knights rallied in
the 3rd period to hand Team Chaos their first loss of the season on Sunday
Night at the familiar combines of Breck Arena. After going up 1-0 on
Connie Leigh's goal, Chaos could muster no other
 offense
while the Knights took full advantage of some very fortunate bounces.
A freak odd angled goal found it's way behind the red line to make it 2-1
and a penalty shot on Rich Benson attempt to sweep away a puck in the crease
with his hand made it 3-1. The Knights, with momentum in hand, took
control and out shot Chaos 33 - 23 for the game and a dominating 21-4 in the
third. Chaos, still trying to master the fine art of short shifts and
proper positioning, visit the Fighting Loons on Sunday at 4:15PM at the
state fair grounds. The game has been dubbed the "Battle of the
Burrito" as Chipotle has donated a number of burritos and pop to the
two teams in a fundraiser event. Ask friends and family to support
their favorite teams and bring their appetites. A burrito and a pop
will go for $5.00 and will benefit both teams.
Chaos Skate past the Nighthawks, 9-1
A rare Thursday game saw the
Chaos take care of business 9-1 against the Nighthawks team. The
Nighthawks, a D2 playoff team just a year ago, graduated almost half their
team to D1 this season and appear to be in a rebuilding year. The
Chaos Defense and Goalie Charlie Beattie allowed only 1 goal on 12 shots.
Charlie was later quoted as saying "I had to find things to do back there to
keep myself entertained". The offense rolled with 55 shots on newcomer
Kangas and was able to put 9 past the netminder. Webb(2), Ettl(2),
Westerlund, Butwinick, Booth, Smith, and Leigh all got goals to evenly
distribute the scoring. Chaos plays host to the Knights on Sunday
Night as they attempt to maintain their unblemished record so far for the
season. The Knights lost 6-3 to the Maroons in last weeks season
opener. Many thanks to Rich Huffman, who came prepared and took some
professional team photos after the game. The Chaos team really
appreciates his efforts and realize they can use all the professional help
they can get in to look any good in photos.
Chaos Takes Season Opener in D2, 5-2
Chaos walked away with a well
deserved 5-2 victory over new the D2 Team, the Puck Hounds Saturday night at
Richfield Arena. Chaos took full advantage of what seemed like a rusty
start for the new team by putting three goals behind their new goalie by the
end of the first. The first two goals of the season came by Mike
Korstad as he was able to skate right up the middle to net both of them.
Later reviews of the second goal known as the "Phantom Goal" later proved
Korstad's second to be true. A late goal in the first saw fellow
defensemen Webb in similar fashion up the middle. Mike Booth got on
the board by slamming home a shot off the post by Webb in the second and
Korstad finished the "Trick" by netting home one in the third for a final
score of 5-2. Charlie Beattie, in his first action with the league,
received quite the Buzz from fellow D2 teams scouting the game as he saved
21 shots to post a .913 save percentage. In other action, Connie was
seen performing her patented Spin O Rama move to perfection on some Puck
Hound Defense and Korstad unleashed a couple nasty slappers, one which
appeared to actually frighten the Hound netminder. Chaos have some
time to relish their victory before traveling to Bloomington on November 6th
with a meeting with the Nighthawks.
New
Team Additions
The roster is finally
completed and there are some new faces to Welcome to the team from Last
Year's Squad. Please join me in officially welcoming the following to
the Chaos Family!
- Charlie Beattie:
Our new goalie played lights out against the Loons and I'm excited to
have him on the team. Welcome aboard Charlie!
- Jason Pryzbilla:
Jason was a recruit of Adam Ettl and most of you already know Jason from
scrimmages and practices. Jason skated over the summer with Team
Blowfish. Please welcome Jason as a regular to the team as he will
add a deadly mix of size, power, and speed for the Chaos squad.
- Adam Coolong:
Adam's been involved in scrimmages, the Summer Blowfish Team and the AHA
Fall tournament. Adam netted a couple in the Loons Pre Season
Game. Adam will bring a host of skills to the team as a sub skater
who plans to attend as many games as his schedule will allow.
- Peter Kumasaka:
Peter was recruited out of a Rob Little Skating Clinic when everyone saw
this guy could really skate! Peter joins our team as a Sub and I'm
confident we will be a better team with him on the ice! Thanks for
coming aboard Peter and Welcome to the team!
- In a Last Minute Move,
the AHA approved the Addition of Jay Westerlund, who previously
evaluated as a D1 skater. Jay has been to a couple Chaos
scrimmages and was involved in the AHA Fall Tournament! Jay will
be a quality addition to the team and figures to infuse skill, speed and
goal scoring prowess to our Chaos squad. Jay is officially a sub.
- In a sneaky move to
keep a skater in the Chaos/Cats Partnership organization, our last
roster spot was officially offered to Andy Baird as Captain Matt
Webb offered Andy a Spot when he heard he was a free agent released from
the Wildcats squad. Andy skated with Chaos at the U of M Moose
Exhibition last year and was second in goal scoring for the Summer Team
Blowfish. Currently living in far away places like Bulgaria and
Seattle, Andy figures to get in the mix in only a couple games should
his visits back home coordinate with the Chaos Schedule! Please
welcome Andy to the Chaos squad and make sure to gloat about it to
Wildcat Goalie Tim Baird and the rest of the Wildcats when you see them.
AHA D2
Tier Team Breakdown
- Chaos - Word is they
will be the team to beat!
- Wildcats - The cats
have some new skaters backed by an awesome goalie. League
suspensions to Brad Nordin and Andy Baird moving out of state hurt.
This team stands firm and tall and figures to be a likely playoff team.
- Fighting Loons - Loons
are back, we need to duplicate our pre-season scrimmage.
- NightHawks - NightHawks
lost a few players to D1, but their goalie returns! If their
Captain Mark Lowman returns, they might be the team to beat!
- Arctic Wolves - The
playoff team from Last Season lost 6 of their best skaters to D1.
- Knights - The Knights
were also scrambling to replace lost souls on the squad, but figure to
be very competitive this year.
- Ice Dogs - Ice Dogs are
back with no changes, Jeff Murphy is the Cap and Jason DeFlorin
remains in Net.
- Maroons - Maroons lose
2-3 skaters, but figure to be in the mix.
- Polar Bears - The Bears
return with minimal changes to their squad.
- Vipers - In a last
minute move, the Vipers are skating D2 this year despite reports they
would be D1! Captain Kyle Anderson was seen scrambling for up to
5-6 players to complete their roster. Mike Roth, and Julian
Killian will not be with the team, but Tim Haugen returns backed by
their goalie Sarah Thuriot.
- Puck Hounds - Led by
former Viper skater Kyle Anderson, this team figures to be a wild card
as most of their skaters evaluated in the recent AHA evaluations.
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