Junior FireAnt Patrick "McFleury" Creel has been tending the net for the Avon Panthers Mite A team for 2 seasons now.  After beginning his roller hockey at PISA at age 3, #29 was thrust into the ice hockey world as a goalie for the Avon Mite A team at age 6 with only 6 games roller experience for the PISA midget Flyers.  Boy has he come a long way since the 2008 season.  This season's highlights include a big win over the Mid-Fairfield B team and a 34 save effort against Yale.  Patrick has seen several 20+ shot games this season and with an individual record of 7-4-4 he is playing some great goal.  We look forward to seeing Patrick at the 8U tryouts coming in March.  Will he be playing goal or patrolling the blue line for the Junior Ants this season?  Time will tell.  Look for Lil Zuba to hit the rink donning his Zuba-esque #32 during the upcoming Junior FireAnts season.

With the days getting longer, the Junior FireAnts will soon be coming out of hibernation to start their 3^rd season. Again this year, the Junior Ants will be participating in the Nutmeg Games and the HVRHL. And all Junior Ants teams will participate in the year-end Summer Showdown tournament in Pennsylvania. This year, we look forward to actually playing our “home” HVRHL games at home, at PISA!

 

The short-term schedule is as follows:

 

The HVRHL season will begin in mid-June and run through the beginning of August.

 

Check out the “2010 Season” page on the website for more details.

 

Over the next few weeks, we’ll also be providing more information both on the website and through emails regarding both program and USA Hockey In-Line registration and participation fees for 2010, plus new and improved payment options, including on-line credit card payment through PayPal. Be on the lookout for the complete 2010 information/pricing package coming your way soon.

We welcome everyone to the 2010 Junior FireAnts Inline Hockey Program … “For the Love of the Game!!!”

 

Coach Jay

Look closely at the West Hartford Wolves Bantam B Red Team and you’ll find several Junior FireAnts. Players include Cody Backus, Joe Gambardella, Jimmy Nardi, and  Jesse Patterson. All of these players developed their love for the game on the deck at PISA, with Cody starting at the Peewee level. In 2008, they came together on the Junior Ants 12U team and stayed together on the 2009 14U team. In the meantime, they’ve kept their teamwork intact, playing ice hockey for the Wolves, where their coaches include Junior Ants coaches Lenny Patterson, Jim Nardi and Tim Backus. Joe has recently moved on to the Hall-Southington High School ice hockey team, but Jesse is staying with the Wolves for the remainder of the season, even though he also made the Hall-Southington team. We look forward to this Ant colony perfecting their teamwork with the Wolves and returning to the Junior Ants in 2010.