Cambridge-Isanti and North Branch youth hockey associations cooperated this season on two levels of play, the Bantam and Peewee levels.

C-I hosted Bantam A and B2 teams and North Branch hosted a B1 team. The Bantam A team consisted of all C-I players with the other two teams having a mix of both associations. C-I had an A and B1 Peewee team, North Branch had a B1 Peewee team and there was one B2 Peewee team of mixed players.

The B2 Bantams had nine players from North Branch and 10 players from C-I, with coaches from each association. The players started the season getting to know each other, as well as trying to get the players in the positions that worked best for the team.

The season play started with a few losses before a winning streak of four wins in December. The team finished the district league season a 9-8 mark, placing the team second in the B2 Bantam National division of District 10. The team earned 15 fair-play points, the highest number of any team in the National Division.

The second place ranking earned the boys a seat in the District 10 playoffs. The first game saw C-I beat Princeton 9-1. With the regular goalie not able to play, the team stepped up and did a great job keeping the puck out of their defensive zone. The second game proved to be a nail biter to the end. C-I tied Andover 3-3 with the game going into sudden-death overtime. The Andover Huskies got the puck past C-I winning the game 4-3. The third game of the three game tournament was a loss to Champlin Park Blue; Champlin Park went on to win the entire B2 tournament.

C-I B2 Bantams played in four tournaments throughout the season: Roseville, New Ulm, Duluth and Wadena. They won the consolation game in Wadena, earning the team a trophy. The players as well as the parents had a great time getting to know each other throughout the season at both the tournaments and get-togethers planned off the ice.

A big thank you goes out to Forever Young Childcare in Cambridge for sponsoring the B2 Bantam team this season. The players, parents and coaches of Cambridge-Isanti and North Branch B2 Bantams would like to thank both boards for making the decision to co-op the associations for the 2006-2007 season. It was a win-win situation for both associations with new friendships made between all involved.