PITTSBURGH FORGE NAHL JUNIOR A …… NEWS :
Find all the info you need on Pittsburgh’s new Junior A team at:
http://www.pittsburghforge.com/
http://www.nahl.com/
FORGE IN ANOTHER SHOOTOUT
NEVILLE ISLAND — The Pittsburgh Forge Junior A hockey team defeated the USA
National Under-17 Team, 2-1, last Friday night in an overtime shootout at
the Island Sports Center. With the victory, the Forge improved its record
to 19-7-2, which is the second-best mark in the North American Hockey
League.
The USA National Team jumped in front 1-0 at the 3:19 mark of the opening
period on an unassisted goal by Michael Bartlett. Later in the first-period
the Forge tied the game on a goal by Andy Brandt at the 17:08 mark. Mike
Handza and Andy Cote picked up the assists on Brandt’s 11th goal of the
season. There was no scoring in the second and third periods or during the
five-minute, sudden death overtime period. That sent the game to a
shootout. Both teams scored on their first attempt of the shootout with
Robert Earle of Team USA and Andy Cote of Pittsburgh getting the goals.
Forge goaltender Tim Heneroty then stopped five consecutive shooters, before
the Forge won the game when Brian Hartman’s backhander beat Team USA goalie
Gerald Coleman.
Whats coming up: The Forge will next see action on Saturday, December 22
when the team travels to Plymouth, Michigan (near Detroit) for a 7:05 p.m.
contest against the NAHL’s best team, the Compuware Ambassadors. After
that, Pittsburgh’s next two games will be Friday and Saturday, January 4-5
when the Springfield Junior Blues visit the Island Sports Center for a pair
of 7:30 p.m. games. Tickets for the Springfield games and all remaining
Pittsburgh Forge home games are available by calling (412) 269-4478.
PITTSBURGH AMATEUR PENGUINS JUNIOR B’s:
Through the first 13 games of the Empire Junior B Hockey season the
Pittsburgh Amateur Junior B’s have posted an 8-5-0 record and have
positioned themselves in the middle of the league standings. Steve Shimek is
the leader in points posting 12 goals and adding 13 assists. He is followed
closely by Nick Buser who has 14 goals and 11 assists. 15 year-old goalie
Anthony Fricchone has carried the load in goal with a .090 save percentage
and a 2.75 GAA while appearing 12 games.
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 26 5 9 14 8
Carmin Posteraro F Capital NAHL 24 8 7
15 43
Dave Gallagher F Texas NAHL 24 6 8 14 6
Sean Berkstressor F Pittsburgh NAHL 21 1 2 3 33
Bernie Chmiel D Pittsburgh NAHL 26 5 9 14 25
Brian Hartman D Pittsburgh NAHL 28 3 3 6 38
Mike Handza F Pittsburgh NAHL 28 14 10 24 36
Denis Kirstein F Pittsburgh NAHL 26 1 4 5 35
Dylan Reese D Pittsburgh NAHL 27 4 7 11 3
Chris Wey D Pittsburgh NAHL 16 0 0 0 18
Ken Trombetta F Pittsburgh NAHL 28 6 16 22 41
Pat Levendusky F Pittsburgh NAHL 23 12 7 19 12
JB Bittner F Ohio State CCHA 15 4 3 7 29
R.J. Umberger F Ohio State CCHA 16 8 8 16 27
Jason Crain D Ohio State CCHA 16 2 5 7 6
Keith Stanich D Wayne State CHA 15 1 8 9 16
Jim Abbott F New Hampshire HE 16 0 10 10 22
Jamie King D Mercyhurst MAAC 12 3 0 3 4
Cliff Loya D Maine HE 16 0 4 4 28
Ryan Malone F St. Cloud WCHA 18 8 12 20 30
Tucker Veenis D Colgate ECAC 11 1 1 2 4
Joe Gual F Dartmouth ECAC 1 0 0 0 0
Gabe Rehak F Army MAAC 7 0 0 0 8
Lou Garriton F Billings AWHL 25 22 13 35 16
Matt Puntureri F Guelph OHL 32 0 2 2 15
Clayton LaBrosse F Sioux City USHL 12 1 1 2 9
John Zeiler F Sioux City USHL 25 11 15 26 49
Nate Guerin D Green Bay USHL 231 6 7 48
GPI AVG W L SOL SO SPCT
Mike Betz G Ohio State CCHA 16 2.10 9 6 1 0 0.925
Tim Heneroty G Pittsburgh NAHL 27 2.59 18 6 2 1 0.896
Mike Polidor G Air Force 12 4.32 6 5 0 0 0.850
Dwight LaBrosse G Guelph OHL 23 3.23 11 9 2 1 0.894
Kris Mayotte G Sioux City USHL 13 2.23 10 0 2 2 0.919
Kevin Reiter G Alaska WCHA 8 3.09 3 4 1 0 0.855
** 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
