Congratulations to the U13 Valley Jr Warrior Girls on winning the Massachusetts National Bound State Championship! 

The Valley Jr. Warriors U13's have been ranked as #1 U14 team in the country for 23 consecutive weeks. 

The U13 girl's shutout the Minuteman Flames in a dominate 7-0 win to start out the state tournament. They continued their dominance with a 6-0 win over the North Suburban Wings. On Saturday, the U13’s played the Massachusetts Spitfires, who they would meet again in the finals. The close back-and-forth battle could not be decided in regulation. The Jr. Warriors pulled away with a 1-0 win in the shootout.  The U13’s then cruised to an easy 9-0 win over the Islanders Hockey Club. In the semifinals, the Jr. Warriors defeated the Boston Jr. Eagles 4-1 to advance to the championship. The U13’s played the Massachusetts Spitfires in the championship game where they scored a goal in the second period and never looked back. The Jr. Warriors would score two more goals in the game winning 3-0 to capture the State Championship! 

The Jr. Warriors proved to be a top seed with lockdown goaltending from Ella Puleo allowing just one goal and recording 5 shutouts on their way to a 6-0 weekend. The U13 Jr. Warriors outscored their opponents 30-1. Forward Brooke Carlson and Defender Gabrielle Smith led the way in scoring for the Jr. Warriors. Carlson added 8 goals and 4 assists for 12 points and Smith added 5 goals and 5 assists for 10 points.  

Their State Championship victory earned them an automatic berth to the USA Hockey Nationals in Irvine, California. USA Hockey Nationals will take place from March 30th - April 3rd 

Round Robin 

Valley Jr. Warriors – 7  vs. Minuteman Flames – 0 

Valley Jr. Warriors – 6 vs. North Suburban Wings – 0 

Valley Jr. Warriors – 1 vs. Massachusetts Spitfires – 0 

Valley Jr. Warriors - 9 -  vs. Islanders Hockey Club – 0 

Semi Finals 

Valley Jr. Warriors - 4 -  vs. Boston Jr. Eagles – 1 

Finals 

Valley Jr. Warriors - 3 -  vs. Massachusetts Spitfires – 0