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MWEHL Girls Announce Fifth Straight Record Number to College Hockey Programs

July 5, 2006

The Midwest Elite Hockey League Girls Division announced today that a record 83
seniors from its 2005-06 teams have committed to Division I and Division III college
hockey programs throughout the U.S. With an additional 5 Seniors headed to play at
schools with ACHA Division I club programs, and several players committing to other
college sports, over 90 MWEHL Girls Division Seniors will be continuing their
academic and athletic careers at the collegiate level.

After a highly successful fifth season, in which the league's 19U teams once again
made up half of the field at the 2005-06 USA Hockey National Tournament, the
league's announcement brings to nearly 350 the number of players sent by its Girls
Division to the nation's best colleges and women's college hockey programs.
The Premier AAA Tier I Developmental Hockey Association in the United States!
Entering the fifth season in the fall of 2005, the MWEHL Girls Division has come a
long way under the direction of chairman Greg Thiess.
 The girls program continues
to graduate players to colleges and universities at an astonishing rate. This past
year, more than 80 players committed to play college hockey at Division I, Division III
or college club programs. Furthermore, MWEHL Girls Division teams won the
2004-05 USA Hockey 19 and Under and 14 and Under National Championships,
finished second at 16 and Under, and fully half of the National Tournament's 19 and
Under teams came from the MWEHL.
The Midwest Elite Hockey League
TEAMS:
Chicago Young Americans
Colorado Select
HoneyBaked
Lansing Capital Centre Pride
Little Caesars
Madison Capitols
Minnesota Thoroughbreds
Montgomery Blue Devils
N. American Hockey Academy
Ohio Flames
Shattuck-St. Mary’s
St. Louis Cyclones
Team Illinois
Texas Blaze
Victory Honda
Washington Pride
Wisconsin Wild
A College Prep
Girls Ice Hockey Association.