07/30/09 The Preds sign Forward, Dave Gardner from Troy, NY who played for the Troy Eagles Jr. B Team last season in the MJHL. He posted 31 points in 40 games last year in the MJHL.
07/29/09 The Thunder have signed promissing defenseman, Matt Broderick from Milford, CT. Matt played H.S. Hockey and also played for the Hartford Wolfpack last season.
07/29/09 The Jets have hired Dr. Ian Katz as their Team Orthopedist, as well as Dr. Gary Minchau of Hilltop Dental Associates as their Team Dentist for the 2009-10 season.
07/28/09 The Troy Bruins have announced the dates and location for the upcoming Preseason Main Training Camp for signed and invited players.
The Preseason Main Training Camp Schedule:
- Tuesday, August 25 through Friday, August 28
- Tuesday, September 1 through Friday, September 4
All camp sessions will be held at South Metro Sports in Centerville, Ohio.
For more information, contact Bruins President/GM Rick Szabo at rick@troybruins.com
or visit www.TroyBruins.com
07/28/09 The Thunder have brought on Matthew B. Marcus, ATC, D.C. for the 2009-10 season as their Team Chiropracter. Dr. Marcus graduated with a degree in Sports Medicine from the University of Pittsburgh and received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Life University. He has been the Athletic Trainer or Chiropractic Physician for:
-The University of Pittsburgh Football, Basketball & Track teams.
-The Philadelphia 76ers, NBA -Philadelphia Eagles, NFL
-WWE Wrestling -University of Pennsylvania Wrestling Team
07/27/09 The Johnstown Jets have signed Forward, Donny Koewacich, from Sharon, PA. for the 2009-10 season.
07/26/09 The Thunder welcome Matt Gummel to the organization as their Assistant Coach and Physical Trainer for the 2009-10 season.
07/24/09 The Philadelphia Thunder prepare for their final tryout on Saturday, July 25, 2009. For complete details and news, please visit the Thunder team site.
07/23/09 The Johnstown Jets have signed goalie Cody Martin from Cumberland, MD. and forward, Josh Hine from Ashland, MD. for the 2009-10 season.
07/23/09 The UJHL officially released the 2009-10 schedule this afternoon.
07/23/09 The Lehigh Valley Miners are set for their tryout on Saturday, August 8, 2009. For full details, please visit the Miners site.
7/22/09 WJAC-TV SUPPORTS THE JOHNSTOWN JETS
Jim Edwards of WJAC-TV Channel 6, Johnstown has made the Jets an offer they wouldn't refuse. After sending an email to the station requesting support for the Jets, Jim called to let us know that he and the station support our endeavor to bring Junior Hockey to Johnstown. They have graciously offered to show the team and players as they progress throughout the season. They will be airing spots for the entire season free of charge. The Jets thank them for this amazing offer and support. We look forward to beginning filming at training camp.
MINOR-PRO BASEBALL IN JOHNSTOWN LENDS THEIR SUPPORT
The All American Amateur Baseball Association has invited The Jets Jr. 'A's Mascot to their playoff games on Friday July 24th. Our Mascot "Marley" will be on the field during the intermission between the 2 games being played. We will be tossing out t-shirts to the spectators and letting them know how much support of the community is needed. We hope it will be a great night for all, with some wonderful baseball to watch.
07/21/09 The Preds hire Petr Tikka as their Head Scout of the Scandinavian Region for North America.
07/20/09 After an exhausting weekend of great tryout hockey action, the 2009-2010 Wooster Oilers are looking poised to take a run at the UJHL title!
" It may be a little early to say we can take a run at the title, but that is our goal of course" stated Oilers Director of Hockey Operations, Garrett Pierce. " After looking over the players that have commited, we will be in very good shape, I believe. We have a great mix of veterans returning and the coaching staff located and signed some great looking prospects" Mr. Pierce concluded.
When the dust settled late Sunday afternoon at the Alice Noble Arena, there were 22 committed to the Oilers for the upcoming season.
07/16/09 The Preds have announced their last tryout on August 7th at 5:00 P.M. at the Albany County Hockey Facility. Please go to the Predators website for full details.
07/15/09 The Thunder gear up for their last tryout scheduled for July 25, 2009 which is FREE to the players that pre-register. For full details, please visit the Thunder's website.
07/15/09 The Thunder sign a trio of brothers, the Massarini's. Defenseman, Dan; Forward, Josh and Forward Ben for the 2009-10 season. All three brothers are from Mountain Dale, NY.
07/14/09 The Jets obtained the rights to Defenseman, Cory Petrie from the Philadelphia Thunder for a future draft selection in 2010. Cory is from Campbellcroft, Ontario, Canada.
07/12/09 The UJHL and Thunder wish to congratulate former netminder, Jon Smarsh as he will continue his quest to the Pros with tryouts in the ECHL, CHL and SPHL. Jon had 5 games in the ECHL last season with the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL, farm team of the NHL Ottawa Senators and AHL Binghamton Senators.
07/11/09 The Wooster Oilers and Johnstown Jets will have a joint tryout on July 17, 18 & 19, 2009. For full details, please visit the Wooster Oilers website.
07/09/09 The Thunder sign 5' 09", 195 lb. forward, Patrick Oberlin from Athens, Ohio for the 2009-10 season.
07/07/09 The Johnstown Jets Junior are Rocking and Rolling as the Johnstown hockey tradition continues.
They have signed Anthony McDaniel a Goalie from Florida. Anthony played last year for the Wooster Oilers. The Jets have also signed Lucas Glass, a defenseman from Altoona, PA and played High School hockey for Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders.
07/06/09 The Thunder sign forward, Kyler Speice to the Thunder line-up for the 2009-10 season. Speice is a seasoned veteran of the UJHL as he played for the Wooster Oilers last season, but due to a bank injury was side lined for half the season.
07/04/09 The Wooster Oilers announce that their Main July Tryout Camp, at the Alice Noble Ice Arena, Wooster Ohio, is now open for registrations, and filling quickly! The dates will be July 17th, 18th and 19th. Spots for this tryout camp will be limited by position, and will be on a first to register, first taken basis! There will be a Friday evening goalie session ( Goalies will be evaluated by Scott Shantery, coach John Carroll University) with two Saturday sessions ( lunch will be served to the players after A.M session) and one Sunday A.M session. Please go to www.woosteroilers.com or contact Head Coach Hart Duddy at coachhart@nc.rr.com for further information.
07/02/09 The Philadelphia Thunder gear up for their tryouts scheduled on July 25th, 2009, which is FREE to invited players. For full details, please visit the Thunder team site.
07/01/09 The UJHL is proud to announce its contract with Harrow for the 2009-10 season as the Official Equipment Supplier of the UJHL. For the full press release from Harrow you can go to http://harrownews.wordpress.com
