Hudson Crusaders

Day one, Day two and Day three of the 2010-2011 National Tournament in Rochester have been posted on this page below

In addition, two players give their response to the National Tournament in a brief Q&A:

Goaltender Tristan Pennella:

What did participating in the National Tournament mean to you?
"Playing in the National Tournament was an honor and a definite highlight in my hockey career.  It is an unbelievable accomplishment to make it to the National Tournament and am honored to be able to play in one.  Hopefully I get a chance to get round two at it."

What was your favorite part of the Tournament?
"Playing with the team in such a high level of play and spending all day on and off the ice with the crew was my favorite part of the tourney.   Also, wearing our custom black jerseys."

Any great memories from the experience?
"The answer to my question of 'Is it possible to live off of pizza alone?' ...sadly yes (although I never want to test it again)."

Forward Blake Pederson:

What did participating in the National Tournament mean to you?
"To let myself know and I’m sure the rest of the team know that all of our hard work paid off and shows that we played the best hockey at the right time."

What was your favorite part of the Tournament?
"I’d have to say my favorite was staying in the hotel with all the guys [and] knowing that each night we played [all] that we could play for each other."

Any great memories from the experience?
"Scoring my first national tournament goal was pretty memorable, but also being one goal short of a hat trick in our first national tournament win against Seattle. Then also ending my junior hockey career with the closest team I have ever been on."

Thank you to the players who gave their comments about their National Tournament Experience. If any other players would like to respond, please contact Amanda Marie Liesinger, Media Operations.