Tryout Set For Niagara Area
July 5, 2011 —
- The Continental Junior Hockey League has set a tryout for July 30 and 31 at the Leisureplex in Fort Erie, Ontario. Cost for the camp is $80 per player. Players will get 3 games in the weekend to prove themselves to the Niagara Fury, Erie Blizzard, Pittsburgh Stampede and the Johnstown Wings. Coaches will have contracts to offer players at the camp. Players interested in trying out can do so by filling out the tryout form and send it via email to cjhlhockey@hotmail.com. There will be absolutely NO walk up registration. Space will be limited as well.
Junior “A” Hockey Coming to New Kensington
June 21, 2011 —
- The Continental Junior Hockey League would like to announce that the league has added the Pittsburgh Stampede to the lineup for the upcoming 2011-12 season. Games will be held at the Valley Sports Complex in New Kensington, PA.
"We are very excited to have a city such as New Kensington in the league" stated League President Jim Cashman. "We feel that it is a great market for the CJHL and anticipate great support. Playing out of a fantastic facility like the Valley Sports Complex will give us a much better chance for success in the Pittsburgh area.
The Stampede were originally slated for Syracuse, NY for the 2010-11 season, had to sit out due to the Coaching staff being unable to ice a team.
"We are very excited to be the having the CJHL in the Pittsburgh area. By playing here, more hockey players and fans will have the opportunity to view the league. We look forward to building a strong relationship between the people of New Kensington, Pittsburgh and the CJHL.” stated Cashman.
The league is set to begin play October 1 and be holding Free Agent camps starting June 25 at the Valley Sports Complex. Registration information and forms are available on the team website www.stampedejrhockey.com. The Stampede will play 40 games and will be competing against teams from Indiana, PA., Johnstown, PA., Erie, PA., Niagara Falls, Ontario as well as Dyer, Indiana. More teams will be announced in the very near future.
“I am very excited and looking forward to the first season of the CJHL in Pittsburgh and working with the kids to develop as hockey players and people,” said Ken Southwick, Stampede Head Coach. “I know it is going to be great hockey. The fans of this area will love watching this level of hockey. If we can get the area behind it we can keep the CJHL here and help it to thrive.”
Anyone seeking ticket or try-out information can contact the team either via email at pittsburghjuniorhockey@hotmail.com or by telephone 905-894-8883.
Try-out camp set for June
May 17, 2011 —
- The Continental Junior Hockey League has set a try-out camp for June 25-26. The camp will be held at the Valley Sports Complex in New Kensington, PA. Cost for the camp is $85 which includes lunch between sessions on the Saturday. Players must be 15-21 (born 1990-1996)to play in the CJHL. Players will receive 5 hours of ice time.
Times: Saturday – Registration 12:30 pm
Ice time: 2 pm - 3:30 pm
& 6:30 pm - 8 pm
Sunday – 11am - 1:00pm
To register you can download the form from the website and email it to cjhlhockey@hotmail.com. You can also call Ken Southwick at 905-894-8883.
CJHL Makes The Jump To Tier II
February 9, 2011 —
- The Continental Junior Hockey League would like to announce that the league will become a Tier II Jr. ‘A’ hockey league for the upcoming 2011-12 season. The CJHL is the first junior league to play under the sanctioning of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and will be the first Tier II league to be sanctioned by the AAU.
"We are very excited about going Tier II for the upcoming 2011-12 season,” stated League President Jim Cashman. “This is an important step for the league to be able to put the very best product on the ice. This will allow the league to grow to new levels and continue to give young hockey players an opportunity to advance their careers. We feel that we have great markets for the CJHL to be successful and anticipate great support.”
The CJHL had two running models with the Niagara Fury playing out of Niagara Falls, ON, Erie, PA and the Alpena Thunder playing out of Alpena, MI for 2010-11. It was a great success and helped to bring in other ownership groups to the CJHL. Five teams are already set to play for the 2011-12 season, Niagara Fury (Niagara Falls, ON), Erie Blizzard (Erie, PA), Indiana Drillers (Indiana, PA), Johnstown Wings (Ebensburg, PA) and Alpena Thunder (Alpena, MI). The CJHL will be announcing three other franchises within the next few weeks.
“This is a great step for the CJHL,” says Indiana Drillers GM Bob Yusko. “I know that we can definitely make it successful in Indiana.”
Alpena Michigan is no stranger to the Tier II level. Alpena had the IceDiggers of the North American Hockey League from 2005-2010 before they moved to Corpus Christi, TX.
“This is a great day for the league as well as the Thunder in Alpena,” states Thunder Owner Joe Kolodziej. “This will bring the best players in the area back to Alpena to play and give them a better opportunity to advance to the college level of hockey.”
The CJHL members unanimously decided this was the right direction for the league. It will give the league national exposure and is an important step in development. Each team will play a 40 game schedule starting in September. Games will be played on Friday and Saturday nights as well as Sunday afternoon. The CJHL will announce the new teams once they are announced in their respective cities.
THE WINGS ARE BACK - CONTINENTAL JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE ANNOUNCES TEAM NAME
July 22, 2010 —
- The Johnstown Wings will once again play hockey in the region.
Jim Cashman, President / Director of Hockey Operations for CJHL, stated, “We are excited about the naming of the team: The Johnstown Wings. It adds a little bit of history to the team with the former Wings and Red Wings franchises of the late 70’s. We feel it was the best name for the team suggested by the fans and we will have a great logo to represent the franchise.”
Michael Silva, General Manager for SMG at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena states, “Naming the team the Johnstown Wings merges the past history of hockey with our hockey future. We look forward to announcing additional team news as it unfolds.”
The season begins September 25, featuring weekend games – mostly Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings with the occasional Sunday afternoon game. Evening games will start at 8:30 p.m. and afternoon games have a varying start time. The schedule will be released in the near future.
Season tickets and family ticket packages are available via the website. Ticket information:
• Tickets at the door: $8 for adults, $6 for seniors / students
• Adult season pass: $129
• Senior / Student season pass: $89
• Family 4-Pack: $399, a savings of $161 off of the walk up ticket price and a $37 savings off of season pass prices.
The Johnstown Wings will play at the North Central Recreation Center rink located in Ebensburg. The rink is the sister facility of the Cambria County War Memorial Arena. Both facilities are under the management of SMG, a Worldwide Entertainment and Convention Venue Management Company.
Tryouts for the Johnstown Wings will be held in August. The new tryout dates will be announced soon.
For all the latest visit continentaljrhockeyleague.com for league information or johnstownwings.com for team information.
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