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Welcome to the St. Paul Johnson Como Devils Peewee B1 team site…

Visit this site to keep up with the Devils progress this year.

Thanksgiving Weekend, the boys took home 3rd place in the White Bear Lake Moose Goheen tourney. They Surprised the Home team from White Bear in the opening round with a convincing 4-2 win. The Devils beat two teams ranked in the top 20 by let’s play hockey. Their only loss was to the #1 ranked team in the state Edina White. A good measuring stick to start the season.

Dec. 9th-11th, the Pee Wees took their show on the road traveling south to Rochester Mn. They came home with 2nd place Hardware. The boys led every minute of every period all weekend long, except the last two periods in the Championship game against Prior Lake. Losing a heartbreaker 2-1. The young men ran into a great goalie from Prior Lake, as they out shot the Lakers 29 to 16. The Devils outscored their opponent 17-4 in the 12 team tourney.

Over the Holidays, the Boys from Saint Paul welcomed the 17th ranked team from Duluth East (Black) in an Outdoor Winter Classic at Phalen Rec. Center. In a memorable game for both teams, the Devils defeated the Greyhounds 6-3 in front of a nice size crowd outdoors. The shots were 27-7 in favor of the home boys from the Saintly City.

The first weekend of January, the St. Paul Boys hosted the Governors Cup Tournament.   Needless to say, they defended their back yard ice Perfectly. After defeating North St. Paul and Roseville, the Devils played  Buffalo in the championship game. The Bison from Buffalo came in with a perfect District 5 record (8-0-1). The young men from the Capital City saved their best game for last, dominating Buffalo from start to finish winning the game 6-2. The St. Paul squad went a perfect 3-0 for the weekend and out scored their opponents 14-3.
THE GOVERNORS CUP IS STAYING HOME THIS YEAR! Great championship game boys!!!   

January 20-22nd the Devils played in the Inver Grove Heights Tournament. Once again the young men saved their best game for last. In the opening round, they played the host team from I.G.H./S.S.P.. In a gut wrenching game, the boys survived with a 3-2 overtime victory. In the second round the boys found their stride Shuting out the Warriors from Sibley 4-0. The game was highlighted by a short handed goal in the 2nd period by Drew Johnson. Then in the Championship game everything came together and the well oiled machine from St. Paul was hitting on all cylinders. Taking down the Zephyrs from Mahtomedi 8-0 for the title. Their 2nd title in as many weeks. The shots were 48-6! All three lines were clicking on that Sunday afternoon. Great Job men!

Feb. 3rd thru the 5th, the team packed up and went north on its 2nd out of town tournament. This time they drove 3 and a half hours to Walker Mn. In the 1st game they took down Duluth East Red 6-1, in the semi finals the boys played Blaine Blue and “Walker’d” all over them winning 11-4. Eight different players scored in the 11 goal outburst. The Championship game was an all District 8 final, with the Devils from St. Paul taking on the Predators from Woodbury Royal. The Predators scored 1st and never relinquished the lead. Despite outshooting the Preds 30 to 17, The Devils could only muster 2 goals losing 6-2. A tip of the hat to the Woodbury goalie.
The 2011-2012 Johnson Como B1 pee wees played in 5 tournament this year. They went to the Championship game in 4 of them. Winning 2 Championships. We own the 3rd shelf in the trophy case at Phalen Arena!!! Playoffs are next!

District 8 playoffs were held at Wakota Arena in South St. Paul. The Devils 1st game was againts Eastview Lightning on Friday the 24th of February. The Lightning came in with a 1st round win against Rosemount 3-0. The Devils had a Bye (#2 seed). The Lightning scored first, putting the St. Paul boys down 1-0 early, but after that the young men settled down and took control of the game the rest of the way winning 4-1. The shots were 39 to 13 in favor of the Devils.  In the Semi Finals, The boys took on the #3 seeded team Lakeville South. The game started about 1 hour later than scheduled, due to a 4 overtime thriller between both Woodbury teams (black vs. royal). This game would send the winner to the East Regional. Easily the biggest game of the year for the boys.Once again it was bad early, the Cougars from Lakeville South took a 2-1 lead after 1 period of play. With the Zamboni resurfacing during the 1st intermission, the boys from St. Paul stayed on the bench, and did not go back into the locker room (a tradition the  team started earlier this season). To say it payed off, is and understatement, as the Devils scored two very quick goals to start the second, and making the Cougars take an immediate time out to try and regroup. To no avail, the Devils kept up the “heat” and went on to win 6-3 and guaranteed themselves a spot into the East regional and a shot at a District Championship.  In the District title game, the #1 seed Woodbury Black was the opponent. Once again, (like a broken record) The Devils fell behind, as the Raptors scored on its 1st shot of the game. This game had many highs and lows, from bad calls, to a couple bad defensive plays by the St. Paulites, but in overtime, The Devils win with God on their side (yes I said it) to win the District 8 playoffs with a 5-4 victory over Woodbury Black (#3 in state). Needless to say it was somewhat emotional and there were plenty of hugs to go around! St. Paul Johnson Como B1 Pee Wees are your District 8 Champions! Boy that has a nice ring to it! East Regional here we come.

COMING UP :

Moose Goheen (3rd place)

Rochester Invitational (Runner up)

Governor’s Cup (CHAMPIONS)

Inver Grove Heights Tournament (CHAMPIONS)

Walker tournament (Runner up)

District 8 Playoffs (Dist. 8 CHAMPIONS)

East Regional March (3rd place)

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