2015 USA Hockey Tier III Junior National Championship

The 2015 USA Hockey Tier III Junior Nationals will take place March 27-30, 2015 at the International Skating Center in Simsbury, Connecticut.



Division 1

 * Eastern Hockey League playoff champion: Connecticut Oilers (won the playoffs but did not advance due to eligiblity issues, replaced by playoff runner-up Northern Cyclones)
 * Minnesota Junior Hockey League playoff champion: Dells Ducks
 * North American 3 Hockey League playoff champion: Granite City Lumberjacks
 * North American 3 Hockey League playoff runner-up: North Iowa Bulls

Division 2

 * Metropolitan Junior Hockey League playoff champion:  Boston Jr. Rangers
 * Northern Pacific Hockey League playoff champion:  West Sound Warriors
 * United States Premier Hockey League-Elite playoff champion:  Boston Jr. Bruins
 * United States Premier Hockey League-Empire playoff champion: New York Jr. Aviators

Format
Each team plays the other teams in their division once. The top two seeds advance to the finals where the first place team in one division plays the second place team in the same division in the division finals

March 27

 * North Iowa Bulls defeated Northern Cyclones 3-1
 * Granite City Lumberjacks defeated Dells Ducks 3-1
 * New York Aviators defeated Boston Jr. Rangers 4-3
 * Boston Jr. Bruins defeated West Sound Warriors 4-2

March 28

 * Northern Cyclones defeated Granite City Lumberjacks 6-3
 * North Iowa Bulls defeated Dells Ducks 2-1
 * Boston Jr. Bruins defeated Boston Jr. Rangers 5-3
 * New York Aviators defeated West Sound Warriors 5-1

March 29

 * Northern Cyclones defeated Dells Ducks 3-1
 * Granite City Lumberjacks defeated North Iowa Buls 4-3
 * Boston Jr. Bruins defeated New York Aviators 6-1
 * West Sound Warriors defeated Boston Jr. Rangers 6-2

Standings
Division 1 Team                   GP W L GF GA  Northern Cyclones        3 2 1 10  7 North Iowa Bulls        3 2 1  8  6 Granite City Lumberjacks 3 2 1 10 10 Dells Ducks             3 0 3  3  8 Division 2 Team              GP W L GF GA  Boston Jr. Bruins   3 3 0 15  6 New York Aviators  3 2 1 10 10 West Sound Warriors 3 1 2 9 11 Boston Jr. Rangers 3 0 3  8 15

Finals

 * North Iowa Bulls defeated Northern Cyclones 2-1
 * Division II: Boston Jr. Bruins defeated New York Aviators 9-1

Link to USA Hockey website for the tournament