
Saugerties Mustangs vs. NY Dynamo
The youth ice hockey games take place during the Empire State Winter Games at Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York, on Friday, January 31, 2025. (Photo by Joe Zhao/Newhouse School)

Saugerties Mustangs vs. NY Dynamo
U14 girls ice hockey games take place during the Empire State Winter Games at Saranac Lake Civic Center in Lake Placid, New York, on Friday, January 31, 2025. The Saugerties starting lineup before the game begins. (Photo by Joe Zhao/Newhouse School)

Massena River Queens vs. Adirondack Northstars
A coach for the Massena River Queens wipes ice off of a players blades after an ice hockey competion during the Empire State Winter Games at Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York, on Friday, January 31, 2025. (Photo by Liam Kennedy/Newhouse School)

Massena River Queens vs. Adirondack Northstars
Players for the Massena River Queens add blade protectors to their ice skates after competing in girls ice hockey at the Empire State Winter Games at Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York, on Friday, January 31, 2025. (Photo by Liam Kennedy/Newhouse School)

Massena River Queens vs. Adirondack Northstars
Jason Krogmann, coach of the Adirondack Northstars, watches his players compete during girls ice hockey at the Empire State Winter Games at Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York, on Friday, January 31, 2025. (Photo by Liam Kennedy/Newhouse School)

Massena River Queens vs. Adirondack Northstars
Massena River Queen Madelyn Binion (19) handles a puck during girls ice hockey at the Empire State Winter Games at Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York, on Friday, January 31, 2025. (Photo by Liam Kennedy/Newhouse School)

Vermont Black Bears vs. Sara-Placid Lakers
Sara-Placid Lakers players listen to their coach during a timeout against the Vermont Black Bears on Friday in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Jack Henry / Newhouse School)

Vermont Black Bears vs. Sara-Placid Lakers
Sara-Placid Lakers head coach Matt St. Louis gives advice to forward Addison Heading (2) during their game against the Vermont Black Bears on Friday in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Jack Henry, Newhouse School)

Vermont Black Bears vs. Sara-Placid Lakers
Vermont Black Bears head coach Christopher Amell encourages his team during the second period of their game against the Sara-Placid Lakers in Lake Placid, New York on Friday. (Photo by Jack Henry / Newhouse School)

Vermont Black Bears vs. Sara-Placid Lakers
Sara-Placid Lakers goalie Allison LaHart (31) recieves hjelp fixing her hair from teammates during a timeout in thier game against the Vermont Black Bears in Lake Placid, New York on Friday. (Photo by Jack Henry / Newhouse School)

Vermont Black Bears vs. Sara-Placid Lakers
Sara-Placid Lakers foward Ruth Mahaney (4) rests on the bench during their game against the Vermont Black Bears on Friday in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Jack Henry / Newhouse School)

Vermont Black Bears vs. Sara-Placid Lakers
Sara-Placid Lakers forward Aaliyah Anastasia (15) fights for posession of the puck against her Vermont Black Bears defender during the Empire State Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York on Friday. (Photo by Jack Henry / Newhouse School)

Vermont Black Bears vs. Sara-Placid Lakers
Sara-Placid Lakers defender Madelyn Clark (11) passes the puck past a Vermont Black Bears defender on Friday during the Empire State Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Jack Henry / Newhouse School)

Vermont Black Bears vs. Sara-Placid Lakers
Players from the Vermont Black Bears showed their personalities through jewlery at the Empire State Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Jack Henry / Newhouse School)

Vermont Black Bears vs. Sara-Placid Lakers
Stella Smith (18) navigates the Sara-Placid Lakers defense during their game in the Olympic Center on Friday in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Jack Henry / Newhouse School)

Vermont Black Bears vs. Sara-Placid Lakers
Eva Vanorman (86) of the Vermont Black Bears watches their game against the Sara-Placid Lakers during the Empire State Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Jack Henry / Newhouse School)

Vermont Black Bears vs. Sara-Placid Lakers
Lillian Heidt (6) and Olivia St. Louis (16) block an opposing Black Bears player from the puck during their game at the Empire State Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York on Friday. (Photo by Jack Henry / Newhouse School)

Vermont Black Bears vs. Sara-Placid Lakers
Players from the Sara Placid Lakers and Vermont Black Bears face off during girls ice hockey in the Empire State Winter Games at Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York, on Friday, January 31, 2025. (Photo by Liam Kennedy/Newhouse School)

Vermont Black Bears vs. Sara-Placid Lakers
A player from the Vermont Black Bears is checked by two players from the Sara Placid Lakers during girls ice hockey in the Empire State Winter Games at Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York, on Friday, January 31, 2025. (Photo by Liam Kennedy/Newhouse School)

Vermont Black Bears vs. Sara-Placid Lakers
A referee drops a puck during girls ice hockey in the Empire State Winter Games at Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York, on Friday, January 31, 2025. (Photo by Liam Kennedy/Newhouse School)

Vermont Black Bears vs. Sara-Placid Lakers
Vermont Black Bear Isabelle Parker (91) blocks the puck from Sara Placid Laker Lillian Heidt (6) during girls ice hockey in the Empire State Winter Games at Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York, on Friday, January 31, 2025. (Photo by Liam Kennedy/Newhouse School)

Vermont Black Bears vs. Sara-Placid Lakers
A referee holds a whistle during girls ice hockey in the Empire State Winter Games at Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York, on Friday, January 31, 2025. (Photo by Liam Kennedy/Newhouse School)

Vermont Black Bears vs. Sara-Placid Lakers
Sara Placid Laker Tessa Woodruff (18) catches her breath after falling during girls ice hockey in the Empire State Winter Games at Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York, on Friday, January 31, 2025. (Photo by Liam Kennedy/Newhouse School)

Vermont Black Bears vs. Sara-Placid Lakers
Players from the Sara Placid Lakers and Vermont Black Bears chase a hockey puck during girls ice hockey in the Empire State Winter Games at Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York, on Friday, January 31, 2025. (Photo by Liam Kennedy/Newhouse School)

Vermont Black Bears vs. Sara-Placid Lakers
Sara-Placid Laker Lillian Heidt (6), right, collides with Vermont Black Bear Eva Vanorman (86) during girls ice hockey in the Empire State Winter Games at Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York, on Friday, January 31, 2025. (Photo by Liam Kennedy/Newhouse School)

Vermont Black Bears vs. Sara-Placid Lakers
Sara-Placid Laker Lillian Heidt (6) drinks water during a time out in girls ice hockey in the Empire State Winter Games at Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York, on Friday, January 31, 2025. (Photo by Liam Kennedy/Newhouse School)

Vermont Black Bears vs. Sara-Placid Lakers
Sara-Placid Laker Tessa Woodruff (18) partcipates in girls ice hockey in the Empire State Winter Games at Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York, on Friday, January 31, 2025. (Photo by Liam Kennedy/Newhouse School)

Vermont Black Bears vs. Sara-Placid Lakers
Vermont Black Bear Isabelle Parker (91) blocks a puck during girls ice hockey in the Empire State Winter Games at Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York, on Friday, January 31, 2025. (Photo by Liam Kennedy/Newhouse School)

Vermont Black Bears vs. Sara-Placid Lakers
Vermont Black Bear Tayla Kuchar (58), left, blocks Sara-Placid Laker Mckenna Foley (5) during girls ice hockey in the Empire State Winter Games at Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York, on Friday, January 31, 2025. (Photo by Liam Kennedy/Newhouse School)

Vermont Black Bears vs. Sara-Placid Lakers
An athlete for the Vermont Black Bears races down the ice during girls ice hockey in the Empire State Winter Games at Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York, on Friday, January 31, 2025. (Photo by Liam Kennedy/Newhouse School)

Vermont Black Bears vs. Sara-Placid Lakers
Players for the Sara-Placid Lakers sit on the bench during girls ice hockey in the Empire State Winter Games at Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York, on Friday, January 31, 2025. (Photo by Liam Kennedy/Newhouse School)

Vermont Black Bears vs. Sara-Placid Lakers
Sara-Placid Laker Madelyn Clark (11), left, and Vermont Black Bear Hazel Ritzer (12), fight over the puck during girls ice hockey in the Empire State Winter Games at Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York, on Friday, January 31, 2025. (Photo by Liam Kennedy/Newhouse School)

Vermont Black Bears vs. Sara-Placid Lakers
Players for the Sara-Placid Lakers sit on the bench during girls ice hockey in the Empire State Winter Games at Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York, on Friday, January 31, 2025. (Photo by Liam Kennedy/Newhouse School)

Vermont Black Bears vs. Sara-Placid Lakers
Players for the Sara-Placid Lakers sit on the bench during girls ice hockey in the Empire State Winter Games at Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York, on Friday, January 31, 2025. (Photo by Liam Kennedy/Newhouse School)

Girls 12U Hockey – ESWG
Girls 12U Hockey takes place during the Empire State Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York, on 2 February 2025. Photo by Malcolm Taylor