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Junior “B” Team Departs for
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In only their third
season and second
under Coach Dorman’s
guidance the
Junior “B” team is
currently ranked 4th
in the country in an
online coaches poll
and is determined to
finish well at
Nationals. The
Junior team is
working hard this
week in anticipation
for their trip to
Marlboro, MA to play
the top Junior “B”
teams in the
country. Junior “B”
Nationals will be
held in conjunction
with Tier III Junior
“A” Nationals in an
effort to maximize
exposure for the
players.
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The Juniors secured
their birth to
Nationals by
defeating the
New Jersey Titans
5-4
and overcoming three
separate two-goal
deficits in the
game.
The team had many
opportunities to
give up but showed
tremendous character
and fight by scoring
four goals in the
third period for a
gritty come from
behind victory.
Coach McCreary
comments, “The only
obstacles these
young men will see
in life are the ones
they set for
themselves. They
know what it takes
to be champions on
and off the ice and
how to overcome
adversity.” The
goal of this group
from day one has
been a trip to
Nationals and the
players would accept
nothing less.
Coach Dorman
would like to
express his
heartfelt
appreciation for
everyone involved
with the Junior
Flyers and Ice Line
staff. |
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Internet
broadcasting
of the Junior
Nationals will be
produced by
www.fasthockey.com |
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O'Neill 2nd
awarded
USHL Player of the Week |
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Brian O'Neill -
Chicago Steel
March 17, 2008 -
Offensive
O'Neill had a big
week, picking up
seven points in just
two games and
helping the Steel
get closer to a
playoff berth. He
had two goals and an
assist in a 5-4 OT
win over Green Bay
on Friday, then had
a goal and three
assists in a 6-3 win
over Ohio.
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Bantam
Minors are Playoff Champions! |
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Congratulations
to the
Philadelphia
Junior
Flyers
Bantam Minor
team by
becoming
this year's
AYHL Playoff
Champions.
This past
weekend,
this
determined
group of
94's proved
to
themselves
and the
league, they
were truly
the team to
beat this
year. |
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The Junior
Flyers
opened their
playoff
weekend
against # 7
seed, the
New Jersey
Colonials.
The Junior
Flyers were
able to
defeat the
Colonials by
a score of
3-1.
After a good
night's
rest, the
Junior
Flyers awoke
early Sunday
morning to
face their
Philly
rivals, the
Little
Flyers.
The Little
Flyers were
hungry to
get their
first win
against the
Junior
Flyers this
season.
However,
they would
have to wait
until next
season as
the Junior
Flyers
soared end
to end on
the ice,
beating the
Little
Flyers by a
score of
3-1. With
two wins
behind them,
the Junior
Flyers knew
they had one
last task at
hand: beat
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That's
not
egg
on
Rob's
face
but
Championship
cake
donated
to
Rob
by
his
players.
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Bud |
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At 5 pm
Sunday
afternoon,
two league
rivals would
battle on
the ice for
the right to
call
themselves
champions.
The
Avalanche
took an
early 1-0
lead in the
first
period. The
Junior
Flyers
returned the
call with 4
goals
through the
next 40
minutes of
play.
Despite
another goal
late in the
game by the
Av's, the
Philadelphia
Junior
Flyers ended
the game,
successfully
beating the
Av's by a
score of
4-2. This
year's
league
champions
would like
to thank the
league, all
participants,
and everyone
involved in
making this
2007-2008
season a
success for
all |
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Award recipients:
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All American
Goalie -
Taylor Guevarez
- Philadelphia
Junior Flyers
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All American
Forward -
Greg Betzold
- Philadelphia
Junior Flyers
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All American
Defenseman -
Anthony Venezia
- Philadelphia
Junior Flyers
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Juniors Gear Up for Playoffs! |
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Headed into the
playoffs with a
first round bye and
week off you can be
sure the
Junior Flyers
Juniors
are prepared to take
the ice for their
second round
match-up against the
New Jersey Rockets
this Thursday
evening. The game
will take place at
the
Prudential
Center which is home to the
NHL New Jersey
Devils while games 2
and 3 (if necessary)
will be played at
Ice Line on Saturday
and Sunday. The
Rockets paved their
way to the second
round with a
thrilling 2 game
sweep of last years
Keegan Cup
Champions,
the
Valley Forge
Minutemen.
Game one was won
with 1 second
remaining in
regulation play
while game 2 was
decided in
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The Juniors secured
a first round bye
with a Division best
31-5 record while
going 16-1 down the
stretch. In their
last New England
Showcase of the
season the Juniors
went 3-0 dismantling
teams by a combined
score of 23-3. In
an online coaches
poll the
Juniors boast a #5
ranking in the
country. |
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Headed into the
playoffs goaltending
and team defense
will be the key to
the Juniors
success.
Jimmy Murray
has led the way
between the pipes
with a 90.2 save
percentage with
Andrew Miller
and rookie
David Donzanti
coming in at a close
second tied with an
89.8 save
percentage. Up
front the squad is
led by veteran
players
Wes Bonnell
(42-30-33-63 pts)
and two time captain
Shane Golden
(41-12-26-38 pts).
Several key rookies
have played well
beyond their years
contributing from
day one and will be
looked upon to
continue their
Herculean efforts
throughout the
playoffs. Rookie
Adam Graff
enters the play-offs
averaging a point
per game
(42-22-20-42 pts)
with
Justin Decowski
coming in with 38
points in 41 games
and assistant
captain
Greg Ludwig
amassing 37 points
in 41 games played.
With only one
veteran defenseman
from last years
squad that went
31-11 the Juniors
looked to several
rookies to step up
and play key minutes
for the team.
Returning defenseman
Stephen Rosenman
has been a stalwart
all year long while
MET League All-Stars
Matthew DeLuca
and
Jonathan Stauffer
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Come out and support
the team this
weekend at Ice Line
Quad Rinks. |
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Thursday, March
3, (AWAY) -
8:30 PM
Prudential
Center, NJ
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Saturday, March
4, (HOME) -
1:45 PM Ice
Line Quad Rinks
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Sunday, March
5, (HOME) -
12:15 PM Ice
Line Quad Rinks
(if necessary)
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Jr Flyers Alumni,
Brandon Jackmuff Up for Award! |
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Willams College's Brandon
Jackmuff,
a Jr Flyers Alumni, is one
of 16 semifinalists for the 8th
Annual
Joe Concannon Award. (New
England's Best American-born
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Jackmuff
was the only player selected
from the Williams Ephs. He leads
the team with 23 points and his
seven power play goals represent
over one-third of his team's
total this season. Jackmuff is
fourth among New England Small
College Athletic Conference
players in points and goals
scored (12). He also has a
team-high 11 assists this year.
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"I had no idea I had a chance to
be nominated," said Jackmuff.
"It's rare that someone from our
school is.
"It's an incredible honor
considering how many good
players are on my team they're
all the best players from their
high schools. It's kind of
overwhelming." Of the 16
semifinalists, six candidates
compete in the
NESCAC, so Jackmuff is familiar with his
fellow nominees. "I've been
playing against most of them for
the past four years, and those
are the best players I've been
up against they're the ones who
stand out," said Jackmuff. "If I
was to be recognized as the best
American-born player in New
England, that would be quite an
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Bill Kangas
agreed that if anyone from the
team deserved to be selected, it
was Jackmuff. "Brandon's one of
the best players in the league,"
said Kangas. "He's fast and
tenacious, so when he gets
around the net in open space,
he's dangerous." Jackmuff isn't
the loudest player on the ice,
but the senior captain is very
intense with an incredible work
ethic. "When Brandon speaks he
has the attention of the entire
team," added Kangas. "He leads
in his own way. He's funny and
real personable he has a great
way of bringing the team
together." While Jackmuff isn't
really thinking about the
announcement later this month
with playoffs going on this
week, the nomination still ranks
high on his list of
achievements.
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Said Jackmuff: "There's
conference awards and team
awards, but this is the only
award that's been mine."
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Click to check out
Gloucester County Times for
Lindsay Stetson's
full
unedited Article |
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Mite Major (1999) Team
Wins Again! |
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The
Philadelphia Jr Flyers Mite
Major Team Goes
Undefeated in a Squirt A
Tournament.
The Mite Major
team put on a dominant showing
going undefeated and outscoring
their opponents 11-2 as they
played up in a field of 6 Squirt
A teams in Pittsburgh over
President’s Day Weekend.
Starting strong, the Jr Flyers
won their first game 5-0 over
the
Findlay Oilers. The Jr
Flyers kept constant pressure on
the Cincy
Cyclones in the second
game, but Cincy’s netminder was
able to hold-off a barrage of
shots as the Jr Flyers had to
settle for a 1-1 tie. |
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The Jr Flyers
clinched the #1 seed and a first
round bye with a 2-1 victory
over the
N.
Pittsburgh Wildcats
Squirt A major team. The
Championship game provided a
re-match with the
Cincy
Cyclones. However, the Jr
Flyers’ relentless puck movement
and smothering defense was too
much for the Cyclones as the Jr
Flyers won 3-0. |
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Mite Minor (2000) Team are
Champions Again! |
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Congratulations are in order to
the 2000
Philadelphia Jr Flyers Mite
Minor team. Winner of the
2008
President’s Day Ski and Skate
Classic held in Scranton
PA. They started the tournament
off by defeating the
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Knights
8-1. Next the Jr Flyers defeated
the
Connecticut Southern Stars
8-0. After the round robin games
the Jr Flyers mites faced off
against the
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre team
recording a Semi Final victory.
The Championship game would be a
hard fought contest between the
Jr Flyers Mite Minors and the
West
Seneca Wings from NY. The
Jr Flyers would draw first blood
scoring in the first period to
take the 1-0 lead. The game
continued to go back and forth
with each team trading scoring
opportunities. With three
minutes left to play in
regulation, the NY team was
awarded a penalty shot.
Goaltender
Ben Hemrick stopped the
penalty shot. Ben along with his
Jr Flyers team mates secured the
win with great team play during
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This
tournament win adds another
championship to an already
impressive tournament season.
The 2000 Jr Flyers Mite team are
also the
Champions of the Stamford Fall
Classic along with
Champions
of the Crab town Showdown.
Congratulations to all players,
coaches and parents for a great
season. |
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Notes:
Ben
Hemrick was voted
Tournament
MVP. This is quite an
honor for the young goaltender. |
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Injuries stop Midget Majors in
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The Jr Flyers
limped into the
Gold Medal
Classic
in Madison, WI
hosted by the
Madison Capitols
AAA. In
the first game
playing with 3
lines and 4
defensemen the
Jr. Flyers used
some great
goaltending by
Paul Kenny
to defeat the
Texas Attack
4-2 (Division
Winners).
Unfortunately
this would be
the high light
of the weekend.
The Jr Flyers
suffered another
set back with an
injury to
defenseman
Bob McInerney.
Next the
Jr Flyers faced
the
Russell Stover
Stars, a
top level team
from Kansas
City. The Flyers
trailed 1-0
going into the
3rd period but
after wining the
morning game, a
college tour of
Wisconsin
University and
playing with
only 3 healthy
defensemen the
fatigue was
starting to set
in. The final
was Russell
Stover 5, Jr
Flyers 1. The
final game of
the round robin
would be against
Team Illinois.
Because Texas
and Stover beat
TI it set up a
win you have 1st
place or lose
you have last
place situation
for the Jr
Flyers. The Jr
Flyers were
tired and it
showed. Paul
Kenney made a
great pad save
on a TI
breakaway only
to have the puck
bounce off a Jr
Flyers
defenseman into
the net. At the
ice cut the Jr
Flyers trailed
3-0, but the
third period was
not any kinder
to the Flyers.
Final score was
7-1 Team
Illinois. In the
consolation game
was against the
Colorado
Outlaws. The
Flyers jumped
out to a 2-0
lead only to see
it disappear in
the 3rd and a
3-2 defeat.
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Notes:
LA Selects won the
tournament over
Dallas
Stars 2-1.
Dallas
beat
Shattuck in OT 4-3 to
win division.
San Jose Jr. Sharks
beat
Shattuck in
consolation game 3-1. The
return trip home to
Philadelphia was exciting
when the plane was hit by
lightning. Lucky for us no
damage was done and everyone
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Scouts:
CSM (Ind
College), Chicago Force
(CSHL), Air Force (D-1),
Colorado College (D-1),
North Dakota (D-1), UNH
(D-1), Yale (D-1), St Olaf
(D-3), Bismarck Bobcats
(NAHL), Fargo Jets (NAHL),
Mahoning Valley Phantoms
(NAHL), St Louis Bandits
(NAHL), Anaheim Ducks (NHL),
Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL),
Edmonton Oilers (NHL) NY
Islanders (NHL), NY Rangers
(NHL), Vancouver Canucks
(NHL), Saginaw Spirit (OHL),
Cedar Rapids Rough Riders
(USHL), Chicago Steel
(USHL), Des Moines
Buccaneers (USHL), Green Bay
Gamblers (USHL), Indiana Ice
(USHL), Ohio Jr Blue Jackets
(USHL), Sioux Falls Stampede
(USHL), Tri City Storm
(USHL), Waterloo Black Hawks
(USHL), EHK Scouting,
International Scouting
Service, NHL Central
Scouting. The UNH
staff scouted our first
game, drove to Waterloo
(USHL) and checked in on
Matt
DiGirolamo and
Justin
Fielding then drove
back for our third
game. After
Campanale, Manz and
now
DiGirolamo, UNH
doesn't want to miss any
Philadelphia players. |
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94's are 2008 Presidents Day
Tournament Champions! |
Congratulations
to the
Philadelphia
Junior Flyers,
94, Bantam Minor
Team, for
becoming the
2008 North
Jersey Avalanche
Presidents' Day
Tournament
champions.
The Junior
Flyers opened
the tournament
facing the
Pittsburgh Jr.
Penguins,
defeating the
Penguins by a
score of 4-1.
Their next two
games were
against league
rivals the
North Jersey
Avalanche
and the
Philadelphia
Little Flyers.
Despite the
Avalanche
finishing on top
in both league
and district
play, the Junior
Flyers were
successful in
defeating the
Avalanche by a
score of 4-1,
beating them for
a second time
this season.
Finishing up the
bracket play by
defeating the
Little Flyers
4-2, the
unbeaten Junior
Flyers moved
into the
semi-finals
against the
Bridgewater
Bandits.
After 48 minutes
of play, once
again, the
Junior Flyers
proved to be
unstoppable by
beating the
Bandits by a
score of 4-2.
The north Jersey
tournament came
down to a Philadelphia showdown between the Junior Flyers
and the Little
Flyers. Keeping
their undefeated
tournament run
alive, the
Philadelphia
Junior Flyers
were successful
in their quest
of the
championship by
defeating
the Little
Flyers once
again by a final
score of 6-4.
Congratulations
to the team,
coaching staff,
and parents.
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CHICAGO STEEL WORKER OF
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Dominic Morrone
Dominic
is this week's winner for
his effort and performance
in Saturday's game against
Sioux City. After sitting
out Friday's contest,
Dominic had a goal and an
assist and was instrumental
in the Steel's comeback from
a 3-1 deficit to help the
team earn a point in the 4-3
overtime loss.
STEEL WORKER OF THE WEEK
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Justin Fielding Heading to Waterloo
USHL! |
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Jr Flyers 16U goaltender,
Justin
Fielding is schedule
to fly Thursday morning
(2/14/08) to join the
Waterloo Blackhawks
of the
USHL. Justin will
become the emergency backup
goaltender for the Waterloo
BlackHawks. He
will practice with the team
then dress for three games.
Two games Vs
Des
Moines Buccaneers (Philly
Area Rocco
Carzo) and one game
against
Tri
City Storm. Bud
Dombroski said
this is a great opportunity
for Justin. He will raise
his scouting profile to all
other teams not just the
USHL tremendously. Justin
will join former Jr Flyers
goaltender
Matt
DiGirolamo, Matt plays
for Waterloo. |
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John Williams Accepts Scholarship to
UConn |
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The
Quesnel Millionaires
are pleased to announce that
John
Williams has
committed to the
University of Connecticut.
Williams came to Quesnel
part way through last season
and leads the team in
scoring this year with 26
goals, 32 assists for 58
points and has been in the
top 20 of league scoring all
season.
Coach Tom Bohmer is
very excited and happy for
the organization and John,
as he understood what it
took as far as his physical
commitment and approach to
the game to go out and earn
a Division 1 Scholarship.
Williams, the Team Captain,
has been a leader for us,
both on and off the ice this
season and he’s been a great
role model for our younger
players, showing what hard
work and perseverance will
allow players to accomplish.
Tom Bohmer
Head Coach & General Manager
Quesnel Millionaires Junior
‘A’ Hockey Team
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Trevor Lewis Commits to RMU |
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In
December,
Trevor Lewis took
care of his college
plans, committing to
play at
Robert Morris
University, the
Pittsburgh area school
which competes in
Division I College
Hockey America. |
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"I took a
visit there and fell in
love with the school,"
he said. "The players
treated me well, and
everyone gets along
great." |
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Lewis,
who is playing right
wing, has 51 points on
19 goals (he's tied for
fifth in the league) and
a league-high 32 assists
in 31 games this season.
Trevor is currently the
top scorer in the
EJHL with 61 pts |
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In his
first season in
Syracuse, he had
40 points on 16 goals
and 24 assists in 44
games. |
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"Trevor
is having a phenomenal
season," Stars coach
Chris Firriolo
said. "He finished
really strong last year,
and we knew he'd be one
of our top players this
season. He's been a team
leader on and off the
ice. |
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Jr Flyers Alumni Goaltenders in the
News. |
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Josh
Watson is the starting
goal tender for the
NE Falcons
in the
EJHL. Josh is 6'3" and
175 lbs |
Apple
Core
has now won 4 in a row. First
year goalie
Dan Sullivan
was outstanding in net and
impressed
BU Coach Mike Bavis
who flew in from Boston for the
EJHL
game. Dan is 6'2" and 190 lbs. |
Matt
DiGirolamo is a
UNH
recruit for the 2008/09 season.
Matt's 2.64 goals against
average is currently 6th in
USHL.
Matt is 5'9" and 160 lbs. |
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