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09/19/2005

Phila Regional Silver Stick Tournament

Midget 18U Wins: The Midget Major AAA Jr. Flyers went 5-0 in the Philadelphia Regional Silversticks tournament. In the first game of the preliminary round, the Jr. Flyers defeated the NY Applecore team 7-0, then defeated the Ellington Eels 6-0. The final game in the preliminary round had the Jr Flyers come from behind to win 2-1 against a determined Hudson Valley squad.

The quarter finals against The Tri City Eagle was a much closer game than the 4-1 score leads one to believe. The Finals against Central Penn Panther was the fastest paced game of the tournament. The Jr Flyers won this contest 4-0 for the Championship.

09/11/2005

Phila Regional Silver Stick Tournament

Midget 16U Wins: The Midget Minor AAA Jr. Flyers went 6-0 in the Philadelphia Regional Silversticks tournament. In the first game of the preliminary round, the Jr. Flyers had to come back from behind (6-5)against the South Florida Golden Wolves and score two goals in the last 3 minutes of the third period to win 7-6. In the next game, the Jr. Flyers posted a convincing 5-1 win over the NJ Rockets. Another hard fought games versus the Montgomery Blue Devils resulted in a 4-3 victory.

Very early Sunday AM, the Jr. Flyers beat Westchester Express 5 to 1 in the quarter finals. The semi-finals was a head to head, close checking battle against the Long Island Royals, with the Jr. Flyers posting a 2-0 win. The championship game pitted the strong Eastern Massachusetts Senators against the Jr. Flyers. Being the third game of the day for both teams, it became a test of endurance. The Jr. Flyers gained a 2-0 lead, but the Senators fought back and tied the score 2-2. Eric Tangradi scored on a deflected shot from the point in the second period. An empty net goal relieved the pressure with 30 seconds left, after strong pressure from the Senators to tie the game during the 3rd period.


08/03/2005

Hockey News!

Jr. Flyers USHL Players update: Forwards Chris Brennan and Warren Bryne join the USHL Chicago Steel for the 2005-06 season. Sioux Falls  goaltender, John Murray will continue to play for the Stampede in 05/06. Ken Wochele currently is on the Waterloo Blackhawk's roster. Ken becomes the second goaltender from the Jr. Flyers to play for Waterloo. Mike Walsh tendered there, during the 1998-99 season before moving on to Clarkson and then the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL.

Jr. Flyers NAHL Players update: Defenseman Chris Lanciano commits to the Alpena Ice Diggers of the NAHL for the 2005-06 season.
Jr. Flyers EJHL Players update: Moving to the EJHL, forward Matt Campanale will join his brother Chris Campanale and former team mate Barry Goers on the Green Mountain Glades.
Jr. Flyers College Players update: Senior Jeff Corey will play his final year at UVM (D1)Goaltender Frank McLaughlin will also enter his final season at Merrimack College (D1). On the other end of the scale Shane McGarry is expected to help the Plattsburgh (D3) defensive core this season. Shane will become the first Jr Flyer player to play under Steve Moffat the assistant coach of Plattsburgh and a former Jr Flyer player.

6/15/2005

1994 go 3-1-1 in Philly Shootout

The Philadelphia JR Flyers 1994 Peewee Minor team went 3-1-1 at the Philadelphia Shootout Tournament on Memorial Day weekend to lose only in the finals. The team tied the Hollydell AAA  3-3 in a game in which the trailed 3-1 in there 1st game as a new team. In there 2nd game Coach Ted Bierer made some adjustments and the team responded well beating the Virginia Statesmen 5-2. Next the team played the New England Nighthawks totally shutting them down 4-0. The team game up just 8 shots on net to help Nick the Brick Ellis record his 1st shutout as a JR Flyer in a total team effort. In the semi finals the team faced a very good Montgomery Blue Devils team beat them 2-0 to help Nick Ellis record his 2nd shutout of the tournament. Then came the finals the team faced a high scoring Syracuse Stars team. The JR Flyers scored 1st but soon lost the lead and the game 3-2 in what was a fun and exciting game. The coaches and parents are all proud of the way the kids played in there 1st tournament and look forward to a great season. (It was a total team effort this weekend.)

6/14/2005

16U Action Photo Shots

Check out more Memorial Day weekend action photos on the Midget 16U web page. Left Photo is David Aman #36. The photo on the right is Alex Smith #91 Forward


6/14/2005

97 Teams opens with the Philly Shootout

The 97 JR Flyers Mite Major Team made their debut at the Philadelphia Shootout with a win over Montgomery 9-2 and a win over a tough Connecticut Yankees team 5-3.  The offense played very well, scoring 14 goals in just two games and the defense & goaltending stepped it up to turn away a combined 45 shots.  In the last two games, the team ran into a difficult Long Island & New England teams, who played tough down the stretch and defeated the 97 JR Flyers, who went 2 & 2 for the tournament.  The coaches did a great job with the kids, led by head coach Sean Higgins and assistant coaches Pat McTiernan & Ed Abel.

6/1/2005

96 Teams captures the Philly Shootout Championship

The Philadelphia JR Flyers 1996 Squirt Minor team went 5-0 at the Philadelphia Shootout Tournament on Memorial Day weekend to capture the tournament championship.  The team defeated the Philadelphia Phantoms 4-1, Tri-State Stars 6-1 and Syracuse Stars 6-4 in the preliminary rounds.  They then went on to defeat the NJ Pro Tec Selects 4-1 in the semi-final game and the Philadelphia Phantoms 2-1 in the championship.  The team played very well, led by an explosive offensive attack and solid defense and goaltending.  The team is coached by Kevin McGeary and assisted by Dave Barbato and Rich Marooney.  

6/1/2005

91 Teams captures the Philly Shootout Championship

The Jr Flyers 91 Bantam Major Team made their debut over the Memorial Day weekend by successfully winning the 2005 Philadelphia Shoot Out held at Ice Line.  The team was undefeated throughout the preliminary rounds beating the Colorado Kodiaks, Montgomery Blue Devils and West Chester Quakers.  The team advanced to the semi-finals and defeated Hollydell AAA 8 to 3.  In the Championship Game, the Jr Flyers defeated the Virginia Statesmen 5 to 3.  During the tournament, the team exploded offensively by scoring 37 goals against their opponents. Brendan Smith led the team with 7 goals, followed by Andrew Lamont with 6 and Michael Broft with 5. While Zach Cunningham led the team with 7 assists, with Lamont adding 6 assists followed by Steve Smith with 5. The 91 team’s strong defense helped goaltenders Stephen Kelly and Brandon Provenzano keep the opposition and puck away from their net.  This was a very exciting and encouraging win for all of the players and coaching staff. The team is coached by Robert Lewis.