At 8 a.m. on Sunday, the top 2011-born players at the New England District boys camp hit the ice for the All-Star game.
The group of 36 players (four goals, 12 defensemen and 20 forwards) was separated into two teams — Team White and Team Blue.
Team White won, 4-2.
More importantly, however, the All-Star game, which capped off the camp that had games all day Friday and Saturday, gave players one last chance to showcase their best in the hopes of moving on to USA Hockey Select 15 Camp. That will be held from July 15-21 in Amherst, N.Y.
Here are nine players who brought their best in Sunday's game.
Ronald Brenner
New Hampshire Avalanche, 2011, G, catches left, 5-11/145
Home state: New HampshireÂ
Brenner was dialed in during Sunday's first half. In one sequence, he made multiple, in-tight chances on Mount St. Charles forward Jay Vivian. Brenner was square to shots and didn't give up many rebounds. Late in the half, Levi Indes' pass went off a defender's stick and towards the net. Brenner was sliding to the other side but got his glove back to make the save, tracking the puck perfectly.
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Rhys Del Giacco
Shattuck-St. Mary's 14U, 4/27/2011, D, left shot, 5-10/137
Hometown: Middlebury, Vt.Â
Del Giacco started strong when he wheeled behind his own net with the puck and went end-to-end for a beautiful goal with a backhand finish. He was always jumping into the offense, and his first three steps helped him generate quite a bit of speed. He was responsible in his own end, too, at one point getting back and intercepting a pass headed to the front of his own net. Del Giacco added an assist in the second half when Hunter Thompson tipped his shot for a goal.
Levi Indes
BK Selects 14U, 4/11/2011, F, left shot, 5-9/150Â
Hometown: Madison, Conn.Â
Indes scored a nice goal on Sunday. He got behind the defender, lifted his stick to prohibit him from intercepting the pass and went in for a breakaway and scored. He played with a high level of speed on Sunday and showcased great hands, especially in tight in the offensive zone.
Peter Lyden
Boston Junior Eagles/Connecticut Junior Rangers, 1/25/2011, F, left shot
Hometown: Stamford, Conn.Â
Lyden showed himself as an extremely good skater with play-driving abilities and a high IQ. Off the rush, he could drive play down the middle and dish to linemates well, using good vision. He also always seemed to know where the puck was going, especially in the offensive zone to aid in the cycle. In his own zone, he got low to support his defenders.
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William O'Brien
Seacoast Performance Academy 14U, 10/4/2011, D, right shot, 5-7/110
Hometown: Portland, MaineÂ
O'Brien notched an assist when he got the puck off a center ice face-off and took it the distance, dishing it to Hunter Thompson for a beautiful goal. Throughout the game, O'Brien was active, jumping into the offense and fine with using an east-west game to find space when rushing pucks.
Colin O'Connor
Neponset Valley River Rats 14U/Rectory, 7/21/2011, F, right shot, 5-11/155
Home state: Rhode IslandÂ
O'Connor's hands and patience with the puck were on display. Early in the game, he entered the offensive zone, stopped up and waited for a passing lane to open, feathering a saucer pass to a teammate across the zone. When O'Connor didn't have much time or space, he could rip quick wristers. On one sequence late in the second half, he showcased a great stick to break up a breakout, which led directly to a scoring chance.
Tyler Parker
Northern CT Nor'Easters, 2011, F, left shot
Home state: ConnecticutÂ
Parker had Blue's second goal. While shorthanded, he stole the puck in the offensive zone and got in all alone, where he sniped a goal.
Hunter Thompson
Neponset Valley River Rats 14U/Salem High School, 5/13/2011, F, left shot, 5-10/136
Hometown: Salem, N.H.Â
It's hard to have a better game than Thompson did. Thompson netted a hat trick, with two goals in the first half and one in the second. The scoring started when he broke up a breakout using his great stick, gathered the puck, curled to the top of the zone and fired one in from out high. Then, off the ensuing face-off, he got the puck off the rush from O'Brien and went forehand-backhand for a nice finish. He scored his third by tipping a shot from Del Giacco.
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Tyler Wood
Mount St. Charles 14U, 2/11/2011, D, left shot, 5-9/134
Hometown: Stamford, Conn.Â
Wood wasn't shy about skating the puck, and it was easy to see why. The Mount defenseman is a fantastic skater and always found ways to curl back or cut to space to avoid pressure. Even at the offensive blue line with little space, his edgework was fantastic, allowing him to generate more speed. Whether it was on the breakout or in the offensive zone, Wood's skating and puck control allowed him to dominate.
