The Colorado Thunderbirds U16 team won the T1EHL league playoffs.  The games took place in Blaine, Minnesota from Friday, February 14 through Monday, February 17.  The top twelve teams from the regular season advanced to the playoffs.  The Tbirds beat five really good hockey teams outscoring their opposition 16-3 in five games.  During the round robin play, the Tbirds defeated the Colorado Rampage 5-0, Team Comcast 4-2 and Dallas Stars Elite 3-0.  The Thunderbirds claimed the first seed after the round robin play concluded and took on a very strong LA Jr. Kings in the semi final game and won by the score of 2-1.  

That left a match up against the regular season champs St. Louis Jr. Blues who discarded the Oakland Grizzlies in overtime 2-1 in their semi-final match.  The championship game was played at a very high pace with strong goaltending on both sides.  Max Gerlach and Zach Walker scored 36 seconds apart in period two to give the Tbirds a 2-0 lead.  The Tbirds saw a huge push from the Blues in the third period but they could not solve goaltender Kris Carlson who made three big saves in the final minute to preserve a 2-0 shutout win the for Tbirds.  

Congratulations to the Colorado Thunderbirds U16 team on winning the Tier 1 Elite League Championship.