The final first half elite tournament concluded yesterday with YHH picking 4 of the 6 winners in our Preview and Predictions post. Later in June most of these AAA clubs will head north to the North American Hockey Classic in Winnipeg. Congrats to both the 1999 and 2000 Reebok Nats teams and the 2003 and 2004 Miracle Gold teams on their wins last weekend.  The surprise team of the tournament was the 2002 Legacy team.  A very nice finish for a team on the rise.  Here are the rankings by birth year and statewide.

1999: 1. Machine Orange 2. MN Icemen 3. Blades 4. Reebok Nats 5. Lake Superior Stars

2000: 1. Machine Orange 2. Blades 3. Lake Superior Stars 4. EuroAmerican 5. Reebok Nats

2001: 1. Machine Orange 2. Blades 3. Northern Elite 4.Lake Superior Stars 5. Legacy

2002: 1. Blades 2. Machine Orange 3. EuroAmerican 4. Legacy 5. Machine Black

2003: 1. Blades  2. Machine Orange  3. Legacy  4. Miracle Gold  5. Lake Superior Stars

2004: 1.Miracle Gold 2. Blades 3. Machine Orange 4. Warrior Black 5. EuroAmerican