Half-dozen teams crowned champions at IE Tournament Series’ SoCal Meltdown event
The Inland Empire Tournament Series’ SoCal Meltdown was held over the July 5-7 weekend at LA Kings Icetown.
A total of six teams brought home banners at the conclusion of the exciting, competitive weekend.

10U Open
Champion: Monarchy Stealth
Runner-up: Monarchy Synergy
In this battle of Monarchy teams, the Stealth topped the Synergy 7-4 to bring home the championship banner. Addison Bisquera took home MVP honors for the Stealth.

12U Open
Champion: Mountain Blades
Runner-up: Bounty Hunters
The Blades put up the offense in a 7-3 win over the Bounty Hunters to claim the title. The MVP was the Blades’ Daniil Nazarov.

12U Elite
Champion: Vancouver Aces
Runner-up: Monarchy Stealth
This tight game saw the Aces win 7-5 over the Stealth to secure the championship. Aaron Akali earned MVP honors for the Aces.
14U Open – pictured at top
Champion: Monarchy Stealth
Runner-up: Sin City Rattlers
Offense was the name of the game for the Stealth, who downed the Rattlers by a 10-3 count to win it all. The MVP was Jacob Clark from the Stealth.

High School/Midget Open
Champion: Sin City Rattlers
Runner-up: Monarchy Chrome
In another close contest, the Rattlers clinched a 5-3 win for the tournament win over the Chrome. Sin City’s Rafe Armstrong was named MVP.

High School/Midget Elite
Champion: Monarchy Force
Runner-up: Santa Clarita Flyers
Regulation time wasn’t enough as the title game went to a shootout, where Noah Gallo notched the winner to give the Force a 4-3 win and the championship banner. The MVP was Sam Buscaglia from the Force.
The next IE event is the Sun and Surf Labor Day Tournament, scheduled for Aug. 30-Sept. 2. For more information and to register for future events, visit www.iehockeytournaments.com.
— Matt Mackinder
Photos/IE Hockey Tournaments
(July 12, 2024)