The Grosse Pointe-based 1997 Michigan Ice Hawks won the Major Bantam AAA division of the Bauer Invitational Hockey Tournament held in Chicago, Nov. 4-6. The Ice Hawks won all seven games they played, outscoring their opponents 30-6. The Bauer Invitational is one of the nation’s premier AAA and Elite AAA tournament of the year. Forty teams from 12 states from around the United States, Russia and Canada played in the Ice Hawks’ Major Bantam AAA division.
The Ice Hawks round-robin victories were 4-0 over Littleton, CO; 5-1 over the AAA Alliance Bulldogs from Texas; 3-0 over the Southpointe PA Rinkrats; and 8-0 over the Dundee IL Leafs. The Ice Hawks defeated the AAA Lambton Sarnia Sting 3-2 on the quarterfinals. In the semi-finals, AAA Team Seattle, WA succumbed to the Ice Hawks, 4-0. The championship pitted the Ice Hawks against the AAA Atlanta Fire. In a back-and-forth game, the Ice Hawks prevailed to win the championship 4-3.
In addition to winning the Bauer Invitational, the Ice Hawks were champions of the Belle Tire South “Back to School Classic” and finalist in the AAA Border City Cup in Sarnia. Learn more about the Ice Hawks at www.97mihhockey.com.
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