Class A Notebook: Uma Corniea's Smile, Award Winners & Consolation Results

A big storyline in Saturday afternoon's Class A title game was Breck's goaltender Uma Corniea. While her play on the ice was stellar for a seventh grader, it was not her play that was being talked about.

It was her smiling.

At every puck stoppage when the camera panned to Corniea in goal, she had a visible grin on her face. When asked about it postgame she said with a smile, "I always play better when I'm smiling. Life is better when I'm smiling. I just like smiling. It helps me be confident in the net and don't let things irritate me."

"She is confident on every single shot," said head coach Rhonda Engelhardt. "She was ready. She was a competitor. She will compete on every single pick. Just her demeanor and confidence, and her smile is what would get us there. She is always smiling."

Class A Award Winners

Following the conclusion of Breck and Warroad, the All-Tournament Team and Herb Brooks Award winner were announced:

All-Tournament Team:

Hailee Bailey, Goaltender - Alexandria

Kristin Trosvig, Forward - Alexandria

Taylor Heise, Forward - Red Wing

Hannah Corneliusen, Forward - Warroad

Kaitlyn Kotlowski, Defense - Warroad

Madison Oelkers, Forward - Warroad

Quinn Kuntz, Goalie - Warroad

Ella Brophy, Defense - Breck

Emily Zumwinkle, Defense - Breck

Gabby Billing, Forward - Breck

Katherine Solohub, Defense - Breck

Olivia Mobley, Forward - Breck

Herb Brooks Award Winner: Ali Beltz, Forward - New Ulm

Class A Third Place and Consolation Results

Here are the results of third place and consolation in Class A from Saturday.

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