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The Pittsburgh Forge and NAHL Update
Written by: Ron Valerino on 11/19/2001 
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The Pittsburgh Forge lost a showdown Friday night with the Compuware Ambassadors dropping the game 5-2. The Ambassadors held a commanding 3-0 lead after 2 periods when the Forge started to make a comeback. Andy Brandt scored a shorthanded goal 30 seconds into the 3rd period to draw the Forge within 2. Bernie Chmiel popped one in at the 4 minute mark to make a 3-2 game but the comeback fell short and Compuware added 2 empty net goals to make the final 5-2. The Forge were 0 for 7 on the power-play and out shot 32-28. On Saturday afternoon the Forge went to Ann Arbor and defeated the USA Under-18 team 3-2. Dylan Reese scored once and Carson Strang tallied two goals including the game winner. Tim Heneroty was strong in the Forge net. They remained in 2nd place 6 points behind the Division leader Compuware who also won Saturday.
PITTSBURGH PROSPECTS NAMED TO TOP PROSPECT TOURNEY
The USA Hockey Top Prospects Tournament features three separate all-star teams made up of players from the top three Junior 'A' leagues in the United States - AWHL, NAHL, USHL and an At-Large Team (Team TPT). Each league will send a 17-man roster made up of top American-born players to compete at the round-robin format tournament. The At-large Team (Team TPT) will be comprised of players from each league and several players from the USNTDP and will be announced at a later date. The Top Prospects Tournament will be held at the Compuware Sports Arena in Plymouth, MI, December 3-5, 2001.
Pittsburgh born players on the roster :
NAHL Team:
Tim Heneroty G 5-10 183 4/26/82 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA
Dylan Reese D 5-11.5 193 8/29/84 Pittsburgh Upper St. Clair, PA
USHL Team:
Nate Guenin D 6-2 200 12/10/82 Green Bay Aliquippa, PA
PITTSBURGH PROSPECTS STATS 2001/2002 Season ....
** Names and Stats will be updated for the 2001/2002 season **
PITTSBURGH BORN PROSPECTS STATS :
Player POS Team GP G A PTS PIM
Bill Thomas F Cleveland NAHL 17 1 4 5 6
Carmin Posteraro F Capital NAHL 15 5 5 10 15
Dave Gallagher F Texas NAHL 15 5 5 10 4
Sean Berkstressor F Pittsburgh NAHL 13 0 2 2 29
Bernie Chmiel D Pittsburgh NAHL 18 4 4 8 23
Brian Hartman D Pittsburgh NAHL 20 1 3 4 24
Mike Handza F Pittsburgh NAHL 20 13 7 20 22
Denis Kirstein F Pittsburgh NAHL 18 1 3 4 29
Dylan Reese D Pittsburgh NAHL 19 3 6 9 30
Chris Wey D Pittsburgh NAHL 9 0 0 0 12
Ken Trombetta F Pittsburgh NAHL 20 5 9 14 32
Pat Levendusky F Pittsburgh NAHL 15 9 6 15 8
JB Bittner F Ohio State CCHA 9 3 2 5
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R.J. Umberger F Ohio State CCHA 10 5 5 10 10
Jason Crain D Ohio State CCHA 10 2 3 5 4
Keith Stanich D Wayne State CHA 8 1 3 4 12
Jim Abbott F New Hampshire HE 9 0 4 4 6
Jamie King D Mercyhurst MAAC 6 2 0 2 2
Cliff Loya D Maine HE 11 0 2 2 20
Ryan Malone F St. Cloud WCHA 12 6 8 14 20
Tucker Veenis D Colgate ECAC 8 1 1 2 2
Gabe Rehak F Army MAAC 7 0 0 0 8
Lou Garriton F Billings AWHL 16 14 6 20 14
Matt Puntureri F Guelph OHL 21 0 1 1 9
Clayton LaBrosse F Sioux City USHL 7 0 1 1 0
John Zeiler F Sioux City USHL 14 7 10 17 28
Nate Guenin D Green Bay USHL xx x x x xx
GPI AVG W L SOL SO SPCT
Mike Betz G Ohio State CCHA 10 1.89 7 2 1 0 0.929
Tim Heneroty G Pittsburgh NAHL 20 2.43 16 4 0 1 0.904
Mike Polidor G Air Force 9 4.87 3 5 0 0 0.839
Dwight LaBrosse G Guelph OHL 19 3.30 10 7 2 1 0.893
Kris Mayotte G Sioux City USHL 8 2.40 7 0 0 2 0.910
Kevin Reiter G Alaska WCHA 4 3.16 1 2 1 0 0.856
** Anyone knowing of a Pittsburgh kid playing minor pro, college or Junior A, send me an email with updates and I'll include him in the stats **
UNTIL NEXT TIME ..... Stay Onsides
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