Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
It's a 14-hour drive from Quebec, but Normand Aubin couldn't wait to return to Cincinnati to see his son play in the ECHL playoffs starting tonight..
A Blog For All (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that a woman could not bring suit against two minor league ice hockey teams, the Trenton Titans, the Johnstown Chiefs, the league and the Mercer County Improvement Authority, which owns the Sovereign Bank arena where the incident occurred.Sciarrotta was seated about six rows from the ice at the Sovereign Bank Arena and above the a Plexiglas protective
USHL Hockey (Free subscription) | 04/04/2008
Brian Pouliot (Cedar Rapids) has signed with the Pensacola Ice Pilots of the ECHL. Chad Costello (Des Moines/Cedar Rapids) has signed with the Texas Wildcatters of the ECHL. Topher Scott (Chicago) has signed with the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL. Jim Jensen (Waterloo) has signed with the Texas Wildcatters of the ECHL. Justin Abdelkader (Cedar Rapids) has signed with the Detroit Red Wings. Kyle Klubertanz...
Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | 03/30/2008
Pine-Richland lost its bid for a third consecutive state title and an undefeated season in a 9-1 loss to LaSalle on Saturday in the Pennsylvania Cup Class AAA final at Cambria County War Memorial.
USHL Hockey (Free subscription) | 03/28/2008
Here is a list of former USHLers who have signed contracts with pro teams. I'll try to keep this list up to date, so it will help keep track of former players going pro. Derek Whitmore (Waterloo/Lincoln) has signed with the Buffalo Sabres. Derek will most likely be assigned to Rochester of the AHL. Matt Clackson (Chicago) has signed with the Philadelphia Flyers. Matt has been sent to the Philadelphia...
EckerNet.Com (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
….or at least there can't be if things like this are allowed to happen… There was one spectator in attendance at the War Memorial Tuesday night in Johnstown, Pennsylvania for a minor league hockey match between the Johnstown Chiefs and Reading Royals who deserved an official PA system introduction. That would be screenwriter Peter Steinfeld, treading [...]
FilmStew.com (Free subscription) | 02/27/2008
Though the idea of remaking the beloved 1977 sports comedy might seem sacrilegious, Universal has such a project in development.
Journey for Jensen (Free subscription) | 12/23/2007
Meeting the Hanson Brothers. Jensen didn't want anything to do with the Chiefs' mascot Tommyhawk. He squirmed and fought to get away from him. Mental note: no more mascots! Future goalie????? Jensen met his first "movie stars" last night. If any of you have ever seen the hockey movie "Slapshot" with Paul Newman from the mid-70's, you might be familiar with the Hanson Brothers. They were the goon trio...
Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 12/14/2007
Jo Ellen Paeltz will not be operating the penalty box at tonight's "Pink in the Rink" Cyclones home hockey game benefitting breast cancer research.
National Lampoon Splog! (Free subscription) | 11/30/2007
ESPN analyst, Terry Frei, brought up a great point in his article titled My ode to the best sports movie ever made “What's the deal here? Why wasn't the “Slap Shot” anniversary more widely commemorated? There should have been a deluxe 30th anniversary DVD. “They brought their $#&$#&! toys with them! “No, make that a multiple-DVD set, complete with interviews [...]
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11/18/2007
MONTREAL - On Friday, the Bruins got a mammoth scare when goalie Jordan Sigalet collapsed during the third period of Providence's 5-2 home win over Worcester and had to be taken off the ice on a stretcher.
SportsBlogs Nation (Free subscription) | 08/18/2007
The Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL have announced an affiliate deal with the Avalanche and the Lake Erie Monsters. I hope Jose Theodore likes Pennsylvania...
State Journal Featured Content (Free subscription) | 03/28/2007
Nailers will be presented with trophy during the final home game of the season.
USHL Hockey (Free subscription) | 03/18/2007
Johnstown Chiefs sign former Waterloo Black Hawk, Rob Lehtinen. The 5-foot-11 and 175-pound Lehtinen had 55 points (17g-38a) in 156 games for Northern Michigan from 2003-07 and also played two seasons in the United States Hockey League where he had 49 points (17g-32a) in 120 games for Waterloo from 2001-03. Reading Royals sign former River City Lancer and Tulsa Crude, Charlie Kronschnabel. The 6-foot-4...
