POTSDAM – The Potsdam Junior Hockey Association’s PeeWee hockey teams were each named champions of their divisions at the 2022 Jacob Dievendorf Memorial Tournament in Malone last weekend.

Potsdam’s PeeWee A team began the tournament with a 2-1 win over Malone on Friday afternoon. On Saturday, they took down Massena 5-1 before falling to North Country Youth Hockey 2-3. On Sunday, the team came back strong with a 5-3 win against Chazy, putting them in the final match against North Country. Potsdam won the championship game 2-1.

To kick off the tournament, the Potsdam PeeWee B Team defeated Sara-Placid 7-2 Friday afternoon. On Saturday, they fell to Chazy 5-4 after a tough match but returned later that evening to defeat Malone 2-1. The team wrapped up the tournament with a 3-1 win over Chazy in a nail-biting championship game.

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The Potsdam Junior Hockey Association PeeWee B team took top honors at the Jacob Dievendorf Memorial Tournament in Malone last weekend. In the back row are Masen Bailey, Coach Travis Frank, Hayden Bigwarfe, Brycen Russell, Kyle Thomas, Lukas Laffin, Maxwell Yu, Madison Sorrento, Harper Elvy, and Coach Bryant Bullard. In the middle row are Gaige Foster, Roman Maxon, William Bullard, Xavier Clookey, and Cooper Frank. In the front is James Rotella. Photo Submitted by Brittany Frank.