Season Complete — 2026 Dixon Cup Champions Named

The 2025–26 T1ER season comes to a close with a championship weekend that lived up to it all…tight games, momentum swings, and teams refusing to go quietly. Months of work led to these final matchups, and the compete level showed in every shift. Thank you to the players, coaches, and families who invested the time and effort all season long. Now, we recognize the teams that finished on top, congratulations to the 2026 Dixon Cup Champions. To view all the final scores, click here. 

18U Dixon Cup Champions: CarShield AAA

CarShield went back-to-back at the 18U level, defeating Indiana Elite 4-2 after spending the entire season atop the division and ranking among the nation’s top Tier 1 National-bound teams. The Shield controlled play throughout, outshooting Indy 47-26 and jumping ahead with the first two goals, including a power-play marker from Trey Burbank. They added three more in the second period, with Landon Rogers scoring what stood as the game-winner on the team’s third goal of the night. Indiana Elite pushed back with two late tallies across the second and third periods, but CarShield held firm to secure its second consecutive Dixon Cup Championship. The roster’s depth was evident all weekend, highlighted by 10 NAHL tenders already signed for next season and more expected to follow. Among them was netminder Eddie Gatch, who was outstanding for head coach Kyle O’Kane, allowing just four goals across the championship event and proving to be a crucial piece of the title run.

18U Open Champions: Wasatch Renegades

The Wasatch Renegades brought home the NAPHL 18U Open Division championship Monday, taking down the New Jersey Jr. Titans in a tightly-contested 3-1 final. Xander Troyer was the X-factor for the Renegades in the championship game. He contributed on all three Wasatch goals, putting up two goals and a primary assist. The Renegades were off and running early in the final. Dace Rhea scored his fourth goal of the tournament just under two minutes after puck drop. Rhea’s goal was assisted by Troyer. Wasatch was not done offensively in the opening period. Troyer buried his first goal of the game and eighth of the tournament midway through the period to double the Renegade lead heading to the middle frame. The teams battled to the late stages of the second period where Jew Jersey finally found offense. Alex Sonvico nabbed his fifth goal of the tournament to cut Wasatch’s lead in half with one period to play. Just as in the second period, the teams were tight defensively as the Renegades clinged to their one goal advantage. The Titans pushed for the equalizer, but Wasatch goaltender Arden Crowser stood tall and turned away all eight New Jersey shots in the period. Troyer provided the dagger with just over a minute to go with an empty-net, power-play marker for his ninth goal of the event and second of the night, sealing the Open Division championship for the Renegades.

16U Dixon Cup Champions: Omaha Mastery

The Omaha Mastery are officially your 2026 Dixon Cup Champions of the 16U division with a 4-1 victory against Biggby Coffee. The game got off to a slow start, but after Omaha grabbed their first tally, they were able to gain a lot of ground and take a convincing win by the final buzzer. The first frame came and went with no score, but neither team struggled to generate chances. The Mastery especially showed off their high octane offense with 15 shots on goal but none good enough to beat Biggby netminder Luukas Moffat. This all changed when Barrett Skogland cleaned up a rebound off a Sam Snyder shot from the point for the first lead of the game. The third period started with both teams struggling yet again to score, but Brennen Sliva broke that trend with a deceptive shot from the high slot that extended the Omaha lead. Just a minute later, Ryder Kringlie redirected a shot from the point to extend the lead to three with just under seven minutes remaining. After 57 minutes and 10 seconds of game time, Matthew Rohrer scored the lone Biggby goal of the contest and gave his squad some life. Despite this, Blake Kubesa potted a 170+ foot shot on the empty net all the way from his own territory. With under two minutes left and three goals to make up, Biggby couldn’t claw back and dropped the Championship match up to the Omaha Mastery. This game is a great testament to how important endurance is over the course of a 60 minute hockey game. Even though it took a period and some change to open the scoring, it was the Omaha Mastery that were able to wear down their opponent and stay strong through the full 60 to achieve and complete the victory.

16U Open Champions: Compuware

In the 16U Open Championship, Compuware defeated the Danbury Hat Tricks 5-1. Compuware got an early lead in the contest as they notched in the first three goals. The Hat Tricks responded in the second period with a goal scored by Michael Suarez on the power play. Compuware kept the momentum up as they scored another pair of goals to end the contest up by four to win the championship. Finley White earned 24 saves in net for Danbury, and Will Gerrol made 14 saves between the pipes for Compuware.

15U Dixon Cup Champions: Pittsburgh Stars

On Monday, the Omaha Mastery played against the Pittsburgh Stars in the 15U Championship. Neither team was able to get on the board in the first period, despite both teams getting six shots each on net. In the second period, Stars forward Krynicky Caleb got his team on the board first with a goal at 8:34. Omaha forward William Pugliese scored at 5:36 to end the period tied at one. In the third period, the Stars were able to pull ahead with the lead with two goals from forward Reid Fowler at 9:10 and at 7:15 to end the game with a 3-1 win for Pittsburgh. Hanner William started in net for the Stars and made 26 saves on 27 shots. Issac Pilcher started in net for Omaha and made 21 saves on 24 shots.

14U Dixon Cup Champions: CarShield AAA

The CarShield 14U squad captured the program’s first Dixon Cup Championship of the day with a 3-1 win over Omaha Mastery, a storyline flip after falling to the Mastery in overtime just days earlier. Finn Majors opened the scoring for Omaha, but CarShield quickly settled in and took control. Jack Fischer tied the game on the power play with under two minutes left in the first period, and the momentum carried into the second as the Shield added two more goals, including another from Fischer. His championship performance was no surprise, as he scored in every playoff game.

13U Dixon Cup Champions: Pittsburgh Stars

The Pittsburgh Stars come up with a tremendous late effort to defeat the Hartland Huskies 2-1 in overtime. The Huskies opened up the scoring late in the first as Lee Raisanen found the back of the net on the power play. In the second, the Stars pulled ahead in the shot count, but were unable to equal the score. The third period saw a decrease in pressure from both sides until Austin Davenport found the equalizer with just three minutes left in the game. The Stars pushed the game to overtime where Carson Myers ended it on the second shot of the extra frame. Pittsburgh wins the game 2-1 to win the 13U championship.