HOCKEY NOTEBOOK: VIPERS WIN TOURNAMENT.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer VALENCIA - The Valencia/Sylmar-based Pee Wee Pee Wee, Pee-wee or peewee may refer to:
After experiencing their biggest setback of the season in early February, the Vipers' outlook going into one of the nation's most prestigious youth-level hockey tournaments was not good. But the Vipers apparently were able to put their disappointment behind them, at least enough to win the 27th Annual Pikes Peak Pikes Peak, 14,110 ft (4,301 m) high, central Colo., in the Front Range of the Rocky Mts.; discovered by U.S. explorer Zebulon Pike in 1806. There are many higher peaks in the Rockies, but this is the best known and most conspicuous because of its location on the President's Day Tournament in Colorado. The Vipers, who were coming off a 12-5 loss to the San Diego Gulls The San Diego Gulls were a minor league ice hockey team that played in the Pacific Division of the ECHL, and played its home games at the IPayOne Center (aka San Diego Sports Arena). After the NHL lockout in 2004, the Gulls became the ECHL affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche. - their only California Amateur Hockey Association loss to date - went 4-0-1 in the tournament, highlighted by a 4-3 victory over the host Pikes Peak Tigers in the championship game. ``It was a great tournament,'' Vipers coach Larry Bruyere said. ``It was one we did not expect to win.'' Stevie Inouye and Jonathon Park each scored two goals for the Vipers, and goalie Ricky Ascencio had 24 saves. --More practice: The Vipers canceled a previously scheduled exhibition game today against the Valencia Express Bantam team and instead will spend the day practicing in preparation for next week's CAHA CAHA Cape Hatteras National Seashore (US National Park Service) CAHA Canadian Amateur Hockey Association CAHA Centro Astronómico Hispano Alemán CAHA Colorado Amateur Hockey Association CAHA California Amateur Hockey Association playoffs, which will be held Thursday to Sunday at the Ice Station. The Vipers have also added a Sunday practice. ``We just felt that we needed the practice,'' Bruyere said. ``There are some specific things that we need to work on.'' --Big wins: The Pee Wee Vipers were among four locally based teams to win President's Day tournaments. The Valencia Express Squirt (9- and 10-year-olds) and Pee Wee A teams won tournaments at Phoenix and Montreal, respectively, and the Vipers Midget AA (16-and-under) team won the Lakewood tournament. --Chicago blues: The Valencia Express Midget A (17-and-under) team struggled against some formidable opponents at the Chicago President's Day Tournament. The Express - made up mostly of Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley residents who also play for the A.V. Northerners High School Hockey League team - played against higher-level AA and AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. opponents. They were 0-4 in the tournament. ``We weren't expecting what they gave us,'' Express coach Dennis Gilbert Dennis Gilbert is professor and chair of sociology at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. He holds a Ph.D. from Cornell University and has taught at the Universidad Catlica in Lima, Peru, Cornell University and joined Hamilton college in 1976. said. ``They were bigger, faster and more competitive than anyone we've seen.'' The Express is hoping the experience will help the team in preparation for the final stretch of its Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Amateur Hockey Association schedule. The Express plays on the road against the Riverside Coyotes on Sunday, and then plays host to the Anaheim Junior Ducks the following week. Valencia (10-2-2) and the Ducks are tied for first place with identical records. Gideon Rubin (818)713-3607 gideon.rubin(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Vipers goalie Ricky Ascencio made 24 saves in a 4-3 championship-game victory at the Pikes Peak tournament. Michael Owen
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