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Jr. Flyer Teams Have Big Showing in Shootout
Tournament. Three Championships and Four Finalists! |
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Champion 2000 Jr. Flyer Team |
Champion 16U National Jr. Flyer Team |
Champion 18U Jr. Flyer Team |
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The
teams kicked off the summer season Thursday night with all teams
practicing and then enjoying annual Jr.
Flyers Cookout. Friday the games began. |
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The
2002 team started the tournament
off with a win over the Valley Forge
Selects. Unfortunately this would be their only win in
the tournament. The 2000 team won
all three of their preliminary round games. Defeated
Team Comcast in Semi's and beat
Syracuse Nationals in OT to win the
Championship. The 1999 team went
2-0-1 in the preliminary rounds and advancing to the Semi Finals
against the Washington All-Stars.
In the Finals they matched up with undefeated
Valley Forge Minutemen. In one of
the best games of the Championship rounds the VF Minutemen
defeated the Jr. Flyers 1-0. The 1998 team
also went 2-0-1 in the preliminary round their only tie against
the NJ Devils. After defeating the
Valley Forge Minutemen in the Semi
Finals they faced the NJ Devils again. The NJ Devils won this
meeting and the Championship. The 1997
team won all of the preliminary round games. They beat
Sound Shore in the Semi Finals but
lost in the Championship to the undefeated
Washington All Stars. The 1996 team
won two of the three preliminary games and finished tied for 4th
but lost out on tie breaking rules and did not advance. The
16U American and
16U National teams both won all
their preliminary round games. The 16U National team won the
North Division and the 16U American team won the South Division.
In the Semi Finals the Jr. Flyers National team defeated
Prospects HC 2-1 and the American
team defeated the NJ Habs 3-2. This
set up an all Jr. Flyers Championship game which the Jr. Flyers
16U National team did win. The 18U team
went 3-0-0 in the preliminary rounds and beat a pesky
VSK team in the semi Finals. An
outstanding performance by the VSK goaltender kept this game
close. With a close Jr. Flyers win over the
Ducks in the preliminary round the
Championship game was expected to be more of the same. The game
did not live up to the promise and Jr. Flyers 18U won the
Championship 6-0. |
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Championship
Teams 2000's - 16U National - 18U Majors. |
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Finalist
Teams - 1999's - 1998's - 1997's - 16U American |
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Tier 1 Elite Hockey League represented well at
the USHL Drafts |
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The
Tier I Elite League boasts the
highest percentage of players drafted in the
May 19 USHL Draft with a quarter of
their talent picked up. The league also came in on top in the
USHL Futures draft with 42 out of 90 kids taken. The skills of
the players in the league have reached a capacity higher than
Minnesota High School Hockey – who
came in second with 16% of their players drafted – which can
only mean more growth for the Tier I Elite League. “When people
are deciding what clubs to play for this is huge because you
always want to market and promote yourself especially if you
have this kind of representation that we had in the USHL draft,”
Colorado Thunderbirds Head Coach Angelo
Ricci said – this is the most players the Thunderbirds
have in the history of the program drafted with nine. The Tier I
Elite League is always garnering scouts’ attention from the
USHL, NCAA, OHL and more but an
extra spark may have occurred this past season when all four
National Champions, U12 through U18, hailed from the league.
“I think it’s a combination of a few things but most importantly
the competitive value throughout the whole league helps our
success,” Ricci said. “The guys from the USHL evaluating the
talent in our league see the best players on the best teams
playing against each other and that’s how you can evaluate who
can really emerge and play at the next level.” Tier I Elite
Hockey continues fine-tuning the league to maintain a top notch
program. The board of directors meets every year evaluating what
to keep and what to alter. This coming year there will be a few
small modifications in the league schedule to benefit the
players. “(The board of directors) have done a good job of
adjusting our showcases from five games to four games with there
being so many injuries last year,” Ricci said “So things like
that they’ve improved and I think we’re going to have a more
competitive weekend of games because at this level if you’re
playing five games in less than 60 hours it can be hard on these
kids so they’ve knocked it down to four games and I think you’re
going to see better results and maybe not as many injuries. All
the more reasons to expect the Tier I Elite Hockey League to
continue in its prominence of seeing players move onto the next
level of hockey. |
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Jr. Flyers Ricky DeRosa and Christopher Tracy
Drafted by USHL Teams! |
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Youngstown drafted
Ricky DeRosa in the fourth round
making him the 92nd overall pick in the 2010 USHL draft.
Cedar Rapids used their 12th pick
to select Chris Tracy. He was taken
267th overall. Both players will attend their respectful teams
tryout camps this summer. Good luck to both players |
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Jr. Flyers Alumni Dan Sullivan Commits to
University of Maine! |
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The Texas Tornado is
proud to announce that goaltender
Dan Sullivan has committed to the
University of Maine for the
2010-11 season. Sullivan played in 51 regular season
games for the Tornado this past season, posting a 3.08
GAA, 1575 saves, and .912 save percentage. During five
playoffs games for the Tornado Sullivan had a 1.65 GAA,
185 saves, and .949 save percentage. |
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“Sully started at a
high level this year and because of his work ethic and
willingness to learn just better and better. Dan is
going to an outstanding program at Maine and I have no
doubt that he will be a big factor in their future
success,” says Head Coach Tony
Curtale. “I have coached several big time
goaltenders in the past like Ben Bishop, Al Montoya,
Dave McKee, Brandon Crawford-West, Ron Vogel, and
Sullivan is right there with that group.” |
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Dan's heading to the
University of Maine which is in Hockey East where the
Maine Black Bears finished 4th in the regular season
before getting to the Hockey East Championship Game
before losing to Boston College in the Conference Final.
Unfortunately for the Black Bears, not even the trip to
the Hockey East Championship wasn't enough to get them
into the National Tournament. |
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For More information visit the Texas Tornado Web Site |
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Jr. Flyers 2010 Player Offers
and Movement |
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Brian
Christie, Dan Dupell, Rick DeRosa, Jordan Hanth,
Ryan Ferrill, Chris Tracey, Don Oliveri,
and Michael Marconi. All have
been offered tenders to play in the NAHL for the
2010-11 season. Five of the above players are expect to be drafted by at
least three different USHL teams in
May. Tyler Rehm will join Youngstown USHL team at
Training camp.
He was selected in the 2009-10 draft. |
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Jr Flyers Players Dan Dupell
and Brian Christie Sign Tenders with Topeka Roadrunners in NAHL |
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| DAN DUPELL |
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Forwards
Dan Dupell
and
Brian Christie
have both signed tenders
to play for the
Topeka Roadrunners
in the
NAHL next
season. Dan helped lead
the 2010 Jr Flyers
to the Silver Metal in the National Championships. Dan
was the top scorers in USA Hockey 18U National
Championships held in Chicago. Brian centered the
Dupell-Christie-Driscoll line. Some of the top
performing players at the National
Championships. |
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The NAHL is a Junior A league affiliated with USA Hockey
and its primary goal is to enhance the development of
its players through top-quality coaching, extensive
practice time and a rigorous game schedule. The league
is committed to providing these developmental
opportunities in conjunction with a commitment to
academic support. The league's schedule and playoff
schedule is largely designed around weekend travel to
minimize school conflicts. |
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North American Hockey League games are easily accessible
to college and professional talent evaluators. The
league games, showcases and playoffs are consistently
and heavily scouted by NHL teams, NHL Central Scouting
and scores of college programs from around the country.
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For More information visit the Topeka Roadrunners Web
Site |
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Jr. Flyers 18U Team Honored at Flyers Playoff
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Jr. Flyers 18U Team Take Silver Medal at USA
National Championships |
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April 11, 2010
By Kent McDill
Special to USAHockey.com
The Chicago Mission, which
plays out of tournament host Seven Bridges Ice Arena,
defeated the Philadelphia Jr.
Flyers 7-1 on Sunday to win the
USA Hockey Tier I 18 & Under
National Championship on home ice in
Woodridge, Ill. The
National title was the first for Chicago Mission at the
Tier I 18-U level. After giving up the game’s first goal
five minutes into the contest, the Mission scored twice
in the second period and got five goals in the third to
claim the title. “We thought we had a good chance to win
the tournament coming in,” Mission coach
Anders Sorensen said.
Al Jarosz had two goals and
three assists for the Mission in the game.
Donald Olivieri scored the
game’s first goal, giving the Jr. Flyers a much-needed
lift. They had finished their semifinal win over Russell
Stover at 11 p.m. on Saturday and were playing on fumes.
“We got done kind of late, which was unfortunate, but
that is to be expected,” Flyers coach
Bud Dombroski said. “I rely
heavily on the forecheck in my game plan and we didn’t
have that today.” John Doherty
tied the game midway through the second period, then
Jarosz got his first goal with 3:41 left in the second
period to give the Mission a 2-1 lead. “Then in the
third period we kind of opened the flood gates,”
Sorensen said. Sorensen gave the “three keys to real
estate” answer to explaining the victory and the
championship: Location, location, location. “I think it
helped to have home ice advantage,” Sorensen said. “The
boys all slept in their own homes.” Jarosz scored three
goals and had six assists in the tournament to lead the
Mission. Teammate Jordan Schmaltz had three goals and
five assists. Alex Broadhurst was the leading
goal-scorer in the tournament with five. Mission
goaltender Garrett Sparks stopped 24 of 25 shots to earn
the victory. The Mission outshot the Flyers 38-25. The
Flyers’ Dan Dupell finished as the
top scorer in the tournament with seven goals and two
assists. Brian Christie
added six assists for the Flyers. The Mission already
had a couple of wins over the Flyers from earlier in the
season, dating back to an October meeting in the
Beantown Classic, won 4-0 by the Mission. The Mission
also beat the Flyers 7-1 at the Arctic Ice Tournament in
November, but the Flyers beat the Mission in an
exhibition at Shattuck-St. Mary’s in December. Dombroski
said his team’s turnover is so great every year that
advancing to the final game of the National tournament
is an accomplishment. “I know nobody expected us to go
this far,” Dombroski said. The Mission defeated the
Pittsburgh Hornets 3-1 in the quarterfinals on Saturday
then topped Team Maryland 3-1 in the semifinal. The
Flyers beat Detroit Belle Tire 5-2 in the quarterfinals
and Russell Stover 10-2 in the last semifinal on
Saturday. The Mission finished the tournament with the
two top goalkeepers based on goals-against. In two
games, Eric Garavaglia gave up two goals out of 56 shots
and Sparks gave up four goals out of 84 shots in four
games.
Story
courtesy of
Red Line Editorial, Inc.
Championship
Boxscore |
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Jr Flyers Defeat
the Colorado Thunderbirds, Russel Stovers, and Alaska
AllStars (AYHL Web Site
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The Philadelphia
Junior Flyers opened with a 4-3 overtime win over the
Colorado Thunderbirds. The Junior Flyers got two scoring
strikes from Dan Dupell
while Donald Olivieri and
Sean Nielsen added single
goals. Nielsen got the game
winner in over time. Steven
Dombrosky picked up the win in goal for Junior
Flyers. |
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The
Philadelphia Junior Flyers
used a come from behind win to run their tournament
record to 2-0. The Junior Flyers were trailing late in
the third period but then scored two even strength goals
to claim the win over Rusell
Stovers. Steve Dombrosky
stopped 26 of 28 shots on goal to pick up his second win
while Ryan Ferrill, Michael
Marconi and Dan Dupell
scored the goals. Dupell’s
strike was the game winner |
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Both U-18
AYHL teams (Philadelphia Jr Flyers
and Team Maryland) moved into the quarterfinals
with wins today as Team Maryland
outlasted the Colorado Thunderbirds 2-1 and the
Philadelphia Junior Flyers
shutout the Alaska All-Stars 2-0.
Steven Dombrosky got the shutout in net for the
Junior Flyers and Dan Dupell
got both goals in the win. The Junior Flyers earned
eight points in preliminary round play with two
regulation victories and one overtime win. Team Maryland
skated past the Colorado Thunderbirds 2-1 behind goal
tender Tyler Kapp. Jakes Lynes and Josh Bretner were the
goal scorers. Team Maryland finished first round play
with six points on a record of 2-1 and qualified for the
next round of play |
AYHL participants: Philadelphia
Junior Flyers and Team Maryland
The Philadelphia Junior Flyers
and Team Maryland both
moved to the semi finals with 5-2 wins in their
quarter-final games. The Junior Flyers ousted
Detroit Belle Tire and Team
Maryland eliminated the Boston
Junior Bruins. Stephen
Dombrosky got the win in goal for Philadelphia
supported by an Alex Smith
hat trick and single goals from
Thomas Servalli and
Christopher Tracy. Team Maryland’s winning goal
tender Tyler Kapp got his support from Lawrence Childs
and Casey Thrush who scored two goals apiece and Eric
Sade who had a single marker. |
AYHL participants: Philadelphia
Junior Flyers and Team Maryland
In semi-final action the Chicago Mission got past Team
Maryland by a score of 3-1. Michael Chen got the lone
Team Maryland goal while Kapp played another good game
in the loss. Kapp ended the tournament with a 2.02 goals
against average and a save percentage of 0.931. Jake
Lynes led Team Maryland in the Nationals with six points
including two goals. Josh Bretner had one goal and four
assists to finish second among Team Maryland scorers. In
the other semi-final game the
Philadelphia Junior Flyers blasted
Russell Stover 10-2 to move
into Sunday’s 1 PM Championship game. They had
previously beaten Russell Stover out of the Kansas City
metro area in a preliminary round game. They will face
the Chicago Mission for the
National Championship. |
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The Junior Flyers
were out skated 7-1 this afternoon by the Chicago
Mission and finished second in the Championship game to
earn a Silver Medal. The Junior Flyers led 1-0 on a
score by Donald Olivieri until midway through the second
period. The Mission then took over scoring seven
straight unanswered goals. The Junior Flyers had two
skaters finish in the top ten among all tournament
players with Dan Dupell (7g-2a-9p) finishing first
overall. Brian Christie (1g-6a-7p) ended up in eighth
place. Goaltender Stephan Dombrosky finished with a
record of 4-1. He ended the tournament with a 2.43 goals
against average and a save percentage of 0.919 |
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Full
Articles By: Phil Brand can be found on the AYHL Web
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Tier I 18-U Jr. Flyers use Elite League to
Bolster Competition! |
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March 24, 2010
By Brian Howell
Special to
USAHockey.com (Click Link for USA Hockey Site)
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Expectations are high for the Tier I 18
& Under Philadelphia Junior Flyers. They’ve won
18 Atlantic Youth Hockey League
championships and next month they’re heading to
the USA Hockey National Championships in Woodridge,
Ill., for the 13th time in 15 years. At times during the
2009-10 season, however, some involved with the program
questioned where the Jr. Flyers were headed. “It was
tough because some of the parents were wondering at the
beginning of the year when we were struggling if it was
a big mistake to come into the tougher league,” Jr.
Flyers coach Bud Dombroski
said. The Jr. Flyers (42-31-5) have dominated the
Atlantic League over the
years and this year raised the bar by joining the
Tier I Elite League.
Suddenly, the wins didn’t come as easy. The Jr. Flyers
went through one stretch where they went 1-6-1; another
when they went 1-5; another at 0-5-1 and another at
0-4-1. “When we were doing the 0-fers and 1-fers, it was
tough,” Dombroski said. “It made for a long trip.” The
struggles were new to the Jr. Flyers. Last year’s team
was super-talented, featuring one player drafted by the
NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs (Eric
Knodel), three drafted by USHL teams and others
who went on to play Division I college hockey. “Last
year, we had a much easier path and we knew we were
going to win,” said Dombroski, who has been coaching
since 1979. “I just had high-end players and you get
them out on the ice and eventually you were going to win
the league.” Dombroski said this year’s team is more
balanced, but “it was harder to win.” Unlike last year,
when the Jr. Flyers had top-notch forwards, their
leading scorer this year is a defenseman —
Donald Olivieri, who has signed to play for the
Texas Tornados of the North
American Hockey League. Ricky DeRosa and Dan Dupell
are the top forwards. In net,
Garrett Nesbitt and Steven Dombrosky have both
done well, but Nebitt is the No. 1 goaltender as the Jr.
Flyers head into nationals. With that group, the Flyers
made the step up to the Elite League. That led to more
travel, but “the competition was much harder,” Dombroski
said. “Was it worth it? Absolutely. Was it more
demanding? Yes,” he said. Despite the tough stretches,
the Jr. Flyers had their share of success, too,
including a 17-game stretch in which they went 14-3.
Then in the Elite League playoffs, they defeated
Team Comcast two games to
none in a best-of-three series. “The kids put it all
together in the first game,” Dombroski said. “Next game,
we won in OT.” Winning the title was great, but it also
brought of a sigh of relief to Dombroski. The Jr. Flyers
have been hit with various injuries. “The last two
weeks, we’ve been struggling, which is not a good way to
go into Nationals. We played very well (against Team
Comcast),” he said. He’s hoping the Jr. Flyers can
continue to play well at the April
7-11 National Championship. He expects the Jr.
Flyers to be healthier by then. And, after a season of
playing high-level competition, he’s hoping the
experience will help his team. “I would say three
quarters of the team has never been to nationals,”
Dombroski said. “We have a bunch of kids who have never
done it. Sometimes you worry about first-game jitters.
... But we just know if we go out there and play we have
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Jr Flyers Player Donald Oliveri Signs Tender with Texas in NAHL |
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Defensman
Donald Oliveri
has signed a tender
to play for the
Texas Tornados
in the
NAHL next
season. Donald lead
the Jr Flyers in
Elite League scoring
this season with 17
goals and 20 assists
for 37 points.
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Since their
inception in 1999,
the Texas Tornado
have set the
standard for
excellence for
junior hockey in the
United States.
Besides their three
straight National
Championships from
2004-2006, the
Tornado have won
seven NAHL Regular
Season Division
titles and had seven
straight 40+ win
seasons from
1999-2007. Their
seventh straight
division crown in
2007 tied a 30-year
NAHL record, and
their seventh
straight 40+ win
seasons in an NAHL
record. The Tornado
have developed and
moved over 80
players in nine
years onto NCAA and
professional teams |
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Tornado Try-Out
Camps
Philadephia Camp
June 25-27th, 2010 |
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