USA Hockey’s National Championship week has always been a family affair, not just for the nuclear family but for the extended hockey family as well. It is an annual rite of passage where the hockey world comes together in the spirit of competition, sportsmanship, fun and friendship.
As USA Hockey Magazine made the rounds from the Amherst (N.Y.) Pepsi Center to the Ice House in Hackensack, N.J., to the International Skating Center in Simsbury, Conn., we checked in with players, parents, coaches, volunteers and officials to get their take on what makes a USA Hockey National Championship more than just a tournament, but more of an event.
It is through their eyes that we present a look at the 2011 USA Hockey National Championships.