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Eric Knodel
Commits to UNH for 2010 Season |
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Wednesday August 19, 2009
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We just got confirmation
back from
Coach
Dick Umile at the
University of New Hampshire
that
Eric
Knodel has committed
to UNH
Hockey for the 2010 season.
Eric has turned down a
scholarship to
Colorado College for
the coming 2009 season
earlier this month before
accepting the scholarship to
UNH. "We are
exceptionally proud of
Eric," said
Jr
Flyers President, John
Graves. "Head
Coach Bud Dombroski
and I are confident that
Eric possesses the skills
needed to be successful at
the D1 level" "Eric worked
hard to become a better
player and his effort is
paying off", commented Bud.
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After recent campus visits
to both
Boston
College and
Boston
University Eric chose
to attend
UNH.
Eric said "I was really
was enthused with not only
the facilities and program,
but was impressed with the
people in the college
community. I really want to
thank Bud and the Jr. Flyers
for all the assistance this
year."
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The
Midget Major team had quite
a season this year. Two D-1
commitments (Eric and Billy
Latta - UConn) and a NHL
drafted player (Knodel -
Toronto). Three players
making USHL teams (Eric
Knodel - Des Moine, Billy
Latta - Sioux City and
Andrew LaMont - Youngstown)
and to top it off, Acceptance into the Midget
Tier 1 League.
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Eric Knodel drafted by the Toronto
Maple Leafs, 5th round, 128th overall! |
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The Philadelphia Jr. Flyers
are proud to announce that
Midget Major Player, Eric
Knodel, has been selected by the
Toronto Maple Leafs in the 5th
round of this year's NHL entry
draft. Eric played a large part
helping the Jr Flyers 18U AAA
team win their 17th
League Championship and earn
another trip to the 2009 USA
Hockey National Championships. |
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Eric Knodel is a 6-6 and
216 pound defenseman. He has
earned the rare opportunity to
be included among 211 players
selected at the 2009 NHL Entry
draft that took place in
Montreal, Quebec. "It's
really great honor to be put on
the same platform of some of the
best young players in the game,"
said Knodel. "It's been a
dream of mine since I was little
to play pro hockey and to have
that opportunity is
unbelievable." Due to
his size and raw ability, Knodel
was a ranked North American
skater by NHL Central Scouting.
"We've seen him play a
number of times and there is a
lot to like," said E.J.
McGuire, head of Central
Scouting. "His size grabs
a lot of attention and the way
he plays keeps that attention.
He has the potential to be a
good player but he needs time to
develop." |
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"I was just hoping to
get selected," said
Knodel. "I've talked to
Toronto and some other NHL teams
during the season so I thought
there was a chance that it could
happen." Early in the
season during a tournament in
Vermont, while playing for the
Jr Flyers 18U AAA team, Knodel
was notified that some NHL
scouts were there to watch him
and as the season progressed,
more and more scouts, along with
Central Scouting, came out to
watch him play.
"It was nerve-racking at
first to know people are
watching," he said. "But I
eventually blocked it out and
just played. I learned to deal
with it."
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Eric
will play next season for the
Des Moines
Buccaneers. Joining
him in the USHL are team mates
Billy
Latta, Sioux City Musketeers,
and
Andrew LaMont going
to the
Youngstown Phantoms.
Eric Knodel is the 5th
Jr Flyers player drafted by a
NHL team. |
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Three Jr Flyers Commit
to USHL Teams for 2009-10 Season! |
Three Jr Flyers committed to
USHL teams
for the 2009-2010 Season.
The USHL Tier 1 Jr A league
is the highest level of
junior hockey in the United
States. Its teams compete
annually for the Clark Cup.
The main purpose of
the USHL is to help players,
coaches, and officials
advance their careers to the
college and professional
level. Each team plays a
60-game regular season
schedule starting in late
September and finishing in
late-March. With exhibition
games and playoff games,
each team can total nearly
80 games played.
CLICK HERE for
This is USHL Video
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2008-09 D-I Placements: 134
D-3 Placement: 12
2008 NHL Player Signings;
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Six Jr. Flyers Teams
Reach Finals in Memorial Shootout! |
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Six Jr
Flyers teams reach the
Finals at the
2009 Memorial Day Shootout
held at Ice Line. The
2000,
1999, 1997, 1995, 16U and
18U teams.
The Four Jr Flyers team pictured
below go on to capture the
Tournament
Championship. |
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CLICK PHOTO FOR FULL SCREEN
PICTURE |
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2000 Jr. Flyers Team
wins Championship! |
1999 Jr. Flyers Team
wins Championship! |
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1997 Jr. Flyers Team
wins Championship! |
Midget Major Jr. Flyers
Team wins Championship! |
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Billy Latta Commits to
D1 UConn for 2010. |
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Billy Latta
with linemates
LaMont and
Macalino |
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Billy Latta
committed to the
University of
Connecticut for
the 2010-11 season
today.
UConn plays in
the Atlantic Hockey
League.
Atlantic Hockey
is a college
athletic
conference which
operates
primarily in the
northeastern
United States.
It participates
in the NCAA's
Division I as a
hockey-only
conference. From
1997 to 2003,
Atlantic Hockey
was sponsored by
the
Metro Atlantic
Athletic
Conference. |
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Latta at USA
Hockey Festival |
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NAHL Drafts Four Jr. Flyers Players for 2009-10 Season! |
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PICTURE AVAILABLE |
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Billy Latta - Forward |
Eric Knodel - Defense |
Zack Sarig - Defense |
Tyler Ross - Goalie |
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St. Louis Bandits |
Bismarck Bobcats |
Owatonna Express |
Kenai River Brown Bears |
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Four Jr. Flyers Players Drafted by
USHL Teams for 2009-10 Season! |
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Andrew Lamont - Forward |
Eric Knodel - Defense |
Zack Sarig - Defense |
Tyler Rehm - Forward |
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Youngstown Phantoms |
Des Moines Buccaneers |
Youngstown Phantoms |
Youngstown Phantoms |
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2008-09 18U Scouted and Contacted
Players! |
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Now that our season has
come to a close. I am
posting the teams and
scouts have contacted the players
this season. I will
update this as more
players respond to my
request to list the
teams and scouts. -4/27/09 |
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Eric Knodel |
Jr Flyers- AJHL, Nanaimo- BCHL,
Penticton- BCHL, Westside
Warriors- BCHL, NH Monarchs-
EJHL, NJ Hitmen- EJHL, Valley
Warriors- EJHL, Albert Lea
Thunder- NAHL, Wichita Falls-
NAHL, Tri City Storm- USHL,
Indiana Ice- USHL, Fargo- USHL,
Green
Bay Gamblers- USHL, Union
College- D1, Quinnipiac- D1, U
Conn- D1, Ohio State- D1,
Michigan State- D1, Bowling
Green- D1, U Maine- D1, Holy
Cross- D1, Cornell- D1,
Wisconsin- D1, Toronto
Maple Leafs- NHL, Boston Bruins-
NHL |
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Zack Sarig |
Jr Flyers- AJHL.,
Cd selects- EJHL, Valley Jr
warriors- EJHL, Bridgewater
Bandits- EJHL,
Albert Lea Thunder- NAHL,
Bismark Bobcats- NAHL,
Wichita Falls- NAHL,
Youngstown Ohio Phantoms- USHL,
Green
Bay Gamblers- USHL,
Sioux City
Musketeers- USHL,
Tri City Storm- USHL,
Mercyhurst- D1, Union
College- D1, St Lawrence-D1. |
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Billy Latta |
Jr Flyers- AJHL,
Valley Jr Warriors- EJHL,
Baystate Breakers- EJHL,
Bridgewater Bandits- EJHL,
Topeka Road Runners- NAHL, St
Louis Bandits- NAHL, Sioux Falls-USHL,
Bowling Green- D1, U Conn- D1,
Dartmouth College- D1, Hobart College-D3.
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Brian Christie |
Wichita
Falls- NAHL,
Oshawa Senators-OHL,
Sioux Falls-USHL, Green
Bay Gamblers- USHL, Youngstown
Ohio Phantoms- USHL, Union College- D1.
Brian has
committed to the Jr. Flyers 18U
for the 2009-10 Season |
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Sean Coll |
Jr Flyers- AJHL,
Topeka Road Runners- NAHL,
Sioux City Musketeers- USHL.
Sean has committed to West
Chester University for the
2009-10 Season. |
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Andrew Lamont |
Jr Flyers- AJHL,
Valley Jr Warriors- EJHL, Topeka Road Runners- NAHL,
Saginaw Spirit- OHL, Greenbay
Gamblers- USHL,
Sioux City Musketeers- USHL,
Sioux Falls-USHL,
Youngstown Ohio Phantoms-
USHL, Cedar Rapids
Roughriders- USHL,
University of Maine- D1,
Michigan State- D1, RIT- D1,
RPI- D1, Union College- D1,
Boston University- D1,
Colgate- D1, Dartmouth College- D1,
Bowling Green
University- D1, Western
Michigan University- D1,
University of Wisconsin- D1
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Sean Driscoll |
Jr Flyers- AJHL,
Lewistown Maineiacs- QMJHL,
Des Moines Buccaneers - USHL,
Sioux City Musketeers- USHL,
Green
Bay Gamblers- USHL.
Sean has
committed to the Jr. Flyers 18U
for the 2009-10 Season |
Dan Dupell |
Jr Flyers- AJHL,
Wichita Falls- NAHL, Sioux
City Musketeers- USHL.
Dan has
committed to the Jr. Flyers 18U
for the 2009-10 Season |
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Dan Kasper |
Jr Flyers- AJHL, Drexel
University- ACHA-1, Indiana
University of Pennsylvania-
ACHA-1 |
Matt
O'Brien |
Jr Flyers- AJHL.
Matt has committed to Western
New England College for the
2009-10 Season |
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David Macalino |
Jr Flyers- AJHL, Wenatchee Wild-
NAHL, Skidmore-D3, Suny Canton-
ACHA-1, Delaware- ACHA-1, Rhode
Island- ACHA-1
David has committed to the
University of Rhode Island for the
2009-10 Season. |
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Jr Flyers 18U Accepted into Tier One Elite League for
2009-10 Season! |
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The Jr Flyers have been accepted
into the newly
forming Eastern division of the
Tier One Elite League. This
created 5 divisions of 5
teams. The newly created East
division teams are
Philadelphia Jr Flyers, Buffalo
Reagals, Boston Advantage,
Pittsburgh Hornets and Team
Comcast. |
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Listed below are the 2009-10
league teams.
Tier One Elite League |
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Detroit |
Chicago |
Mid- Am |
West |
Belle Tire
Compuware
Honey Baked
Little Caesar's
Victory Honda |
Chicago Fury
Chicago Mission
Chicago Young Americans
Madison Capitols
Team Illinois |
Cleveland Barons
Columbus Blue Jackets
St. Louis Blues
Russell Stover
Dallas Stars |
Colorado Rampage
Colorado Thunderbirds
L.A. Kings
L.A. Selects
P.F. Changs |
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The Jr
Flyers have selecting
the best players in the
1991-1994 age group for
this team. |
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Brian Christie |
Tyler Cole |
Mark Constantine |
Kyle Curley |
Ricky DeRosa |
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Christopher
Dinsmore |
Steven Dombrosky |
Sean Driscoll |
Dan Dupell |
Ryan Ferrill |
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Jordan Hanth
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Tommy Kane |
Michael Marconi |
Garrett Nesbitt |
Sean Neilsen |
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Donald Olivieri |
Tyler Rehm |
Troy Scott |
Thomas Seravalli |
David Thompson |
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All
away games will be
played in showcase style
tournaments during
holiday weekends. This
would require a friday
night flight to the
West division,
Detroit Division,
and
Chicago division.
The
Mid-Am division
could be a bus trip or
flight. Jr Flyers will
provide airfare for one
of these flights. The
East Division's 5 teams
would travel to one of
the 4 divisions showcase
hosts site. They would
then play each team of
that division for 5
showcase games. The East
division would also host
four showcase events
that the other teams
would travel to for the
5 game showcase.
Balanced schedule each
team plays each other
twice for 48 game
season. |
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