U16 Phantom Fireworks AAA Hockey Team
Unofficial site. Click here for the official U-16 Phantom Fireworks AAA Hockey Team site. Approved for team link on NAPHL.net and myhockeyrankings.com.
The U-16 Phantom Fireworks AAA Midget Minor Hockey Team participates in the North American Prospects Hockey League , operating under the auspices of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) . The team is owned and operated by Phantom Fireworks and the B.J. Alan Company, which also own the Youngstown Phantoms team in the United States Hockey League.
This is the official website for unofficial information. The purpose of this site is for fun and to improve communication within the team for players and parents.
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This site was not created, nor is hosted or maintained, by Phantom Fireworks, and it has no affiliation with the existing official websites for Phantom Fireworks or the Youngstown Phantoms. fireworks.com®, Phantom ®, and Phantom Fireworks ® are registered trademarks of B.J. Alan Company. B.J. Alan Company and the NAPHL retain the full copyright and all other related rights to their graphics. All attempts have been made to keep the use of copyrighted works within fair use parameters. C.J. Haddick took most of the photographs of the players.
NAPHL
The U-16 AAA team plays in the new NAPHL.
Operating under the auspices of the NAHL , the NAPHL has 14 teams at the Tier I Midget Minor AAA level: Carolina Jr. Hurricanes (NC), Chadders Hockey (UT), Chicago Huskies (IL), Detroit Falcons (MI), Florida Panther Alliance (FL), Lansing Capitals (MI), Motor City Metal Jackets (MI), Nevada Stars (NV), Phantom Fireworks (OH), Pikes Peak Miners (CO), San Jose Jr. Sharks (CA), So Cal Titans (CA), St. Louis Selects (MO), and Thunder Hockey (AL).
The dates and sites of the five NAPHL showcases are: Sept. 17 - 20, 2009 (Blaine, MN); October 9 - 12, 2009 (St. Louis, MO); Dec. 3 - 6, 2009 (Rochester, NY); Jan. 15 - 18, 2010 (Ann Arbor, MI); and Feb. 12 - 15, 2010 (San Jose, CA).
Information is highlighted on the leagues web site, NAPHL.net, which includes a Footprint and a Marketing Guide that describes the leagues dedication to the exposure and promotion of all of its student-athletes to junior, college and professional scouts and coaches.
Much of the information is linked to the U-16 Schedule, where you can view rosters and stats. Live updates during games are available from the Scoreboard.
Roster
Contact Me
Around the web
MYHockey RankingsYouth Hockey Rankings. Don’t look. It’s ugly!
Hocket EquipmentLinks to manufacturers and retailers.
Arena MapsThe old standby.
U.S. Hockey ReportGreat amateur hockey news for a fee.
BusinessI'm a Lawyer.
Or email me directly at mark@u16phantomsaaa.info
Gallimaufry
The Hockey Song - Warren Zevon
View Hockey Monkey
The Zambonishttp://www.youtube.comView Wanna Drive the Zamboni
The Zambonishttp://www.youtube.com
Head Coach Bob Black
Coaching Profile
College Coaching - 2 ACHA D-III National Tournament appearances
PA High School Coaching - 2 State Championships; WPIHL AA Champion
Coaching Certification - Master Level 5
Other Coaching - Pittsburgh Penguins Hockey Clinics Instructor; Keystone State Games Gold Medal; Dynamic Goaltending private instruction
Goaltender - 2 years Northwood Prep School; 4 years SUNY Geneseo (then D-II); 1985 All SUNYAC Team
Most Influential Person - Father, Frank Black
Most Influential Instructor - Jimmy Rutherford
Best Hockey Movies? - Sudden Death; Miracle
- Hometown: Bakerstown, PA
- Also: Bob Black's Dynamic Goaltending
- Including: Private lessons and mini-camps
Corey Barnhouse
Player Profile
Position Preferred - Defense
Type of Player - Offensive defenseman
Pro with Similar Style - Mike Green
Strongest Assets - Skating; vision
Awards - Fastest skater; 4-time captain
Other Sports - Football; track; baseball
Favorite Hockey Player - Scott Stevens
Nickname - Barney
Favorite Website - NAHL
Crosby or Ovechkin? - Ovechkin
Touch-up Icing or No-touch Icing? - Touch-up Icing
Miracle, Mighty Ducks, or Slapshot? - Miracle
- Birth Year: 1993
- Hometown: East Palestine, OH
- Height: 5' 9"
- Weight: 160
- Shoots: Left
Daren Braudis
Player Profile
Position Preferred - Center
Type of Player - Power Forward
Pro with Similar Style - Pascal Dupuis
Strongest Assets - Working down low; shot
Hockey Goals - Tier 1 Junior A - USHL / NCAA
Favorite Hockey Player - Evgeni Malkin
Favorite Hockey Brand - Bauer
Favorite Website - YouTube
Crosby or Ovechkin? - Crosby
Touch-up Icing or No-touch Icing? - Touch-up Icing
Miracle, Mighty Ducks, or Slapshot? - Miracle
- Birth Year: 1994
- Hometown: Beaver Falls, PA
- Height: 5' 10"
- Weight: 185
- Shoots: Left
Lucas Chiala
Player Profile
Position Preferred - Forward
Type of Player - Skilled Forward; playmaker
Pro with Similar Style - Bobby Ryan
Strongest Assets - Passing; shooting; speed
Hockey Goals - Tier 1 Junior A - USHL / NCAA / NHL
Memory - PIHL playoff comeback win
Favorite Hockey Player - Sidney Crosby
Favorite Hockey Brand - Bauer
Crosby or Ovechkin? - Crosby
Touch-up Icing or No-touch Icing? - Touch-up Icing
Miracle, Mighty Ducks, or Slapshot? - Miracle
- Birth Year: 1993
- Hometown: Murrysville, PA
- Height: 5' 7"
- Weight: 140
- Shoots: Left
Zach Christman Alt. Captain
Player Profile
Position Preferred - Goaltender
Type of Player - Pure Butterfly Goalie
Pro with Similar Style - Rick DiPietro
Strongest Assets - Blocking butterfly; full butterfly; coachability; perseverance
Hockey Goals - USHL / NCAA / or Major Junior
Memory - Playing in AA Mid-Am Championship
Other Hockey - Yeti Hockey
Other Ambition - Cryptozoology - Study Bigfoot
Favorite Hockey Player - Carey Price
Favorite Hockey Brand - Vaughn
Favorite Website - TSN
Miracle, Mighty Ducks, or Slapshot? - Mighty Ducks
- Birth Year: 1994
- Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
- Height: 5' 9"
- Weight: 165
- Catches: Left
Jake Clifford
Player Profile
Position Preferred - Defense; Center
Type of Player - Offensive Defenseman
Pro with Similar Style - Scott Niedermayer
Strongest Assets - Hockey sense; unselfishness
Hockey Goals - Tier 1 Junior A - USHL / NCAA / NHL
Memory - Winning Elite Prospects Showcase
Favorite Hockey Player - Scott Niedermayer
Favorite Hockey Brand - Bauer
Favorite Website - Facebook
Crosby or Ovechkin? - Crosby
Miracle, Mighty Ducks, or Slapshot? - Miracle
- Birth Year: 1994
- Hometown: Brecksville, OH
- Height: 5' 10"
- Weight: 145
- Shoots: Right
Ryan Demyen
Player Profile
Position Preferred - Right Wing; Left Wing
Type of Player - Skilled Forward
Pro with Similar Style - Evgeni Malkin
Strongest Assets - Stick-handling; vision
Hockey Goals - Junior A - USHL / NCAA / NHL
Memory - Playing AAA and continuing to improve
Other Ambition - Only hockey; then criminal justice
Favorite Hockey Player - Alexander Ovechkin
Favorite Hockey Brand - Reebok; Bauer
Favorite Website - National Hockey League
Touch-up Icing or No-touch Icing? - Touch-up Icing
Miracle, Mighty Ducks, or Slapshot? - Miracle
- Birth Year: 1993
- Hometown: Hubbard, OH
- Height: 5' 7"
- Weight: 135
- Shoots: Left
Logan Gsellman
Player Profile
Position Preferred - Defense
Type of Player - Stay-at-home defenseman
Pro with Similar Style - Rob Scuderi
Strongest Assets - Strong on feet; vision
Hockey Goals - Tier 1 Junior A - USHL / NCAA / NHL
Memory - Back-yard rink
Ambition Outside of Hockey - Visual arts
Favorite Hockey Player - Martin Brodeur
Favorite Website - Facebook
Brand of Skates - Bad ones
Nickname - Baby Face Logan
Miracle, Mighty Ducks, or Slapshot? - Slapshot
- Birth Year: 1994
- Hometown: Medina, OH
- Height: 5' 9"
- Weight: 160
- Shoots: Left
Charlie Haddick
Player Profile
Position Preferred - Right Wing
Type of Player - Grinder; energy guy
Pro with Similar Style - Darren Helm
Strongest Assets - Energy; attitude; hard-work
Outside Ambition - Lawyer; invent something
Favorite Hockey Player - Mike Richards
Favorite Website - Philadelphia Flyers
Crosby or Ovechkin? - Ovechkin
Touch-up Icing or No-touch Icing? - Touch-up Icing
Miracle, Mighty Ducks, or Slapshot? - Miracle
- Birth Year: 1994
- Hometown: Enola, PA
- Height: 5' 9"
- Weight: 136
- Shoots: Right
Tyler Houmard
Player Profile
Position Preferred - Center
Type of Player - Skilled Forward
Pro with Similar Style - Mike Modano
Strongest Assets - Scoring; hitting
Hockey Goals - Tier 1 Junior A - USHL / NCAA / NHL
Favorite Hockey Player - Mike Modano
Favorite Hockey Brand - Bauer
Favorite Website - Hockey Monkey
Crosby or Ovechkin? - Ovechkin
Touch-up Icing or No-touch Icing? - Touch-up Icing
Miracle, Mighty Ducks, or Slapshot? - Slapshot
- Birth Year: 1995
- Hometown: Canton, OH
- Height: 5' 8"
- Weight: 181
- Shoots: Left
Zach Jones
Player Profile
Position Preferred - Right Wing
Type of Player - Power Forward
Strongest Assets - Size; physical game; speed; team player
Pro with Similar Style - Scott Niedermayer
Memory - Post-games at my house
Hockey Goals - NAHL / USHL / NCAA
Favorite Hockey Player - Bobby Hull
Outside Ambition - Art School; advertising
Favorite Website - Google
Nickname - Cubby
Touch-up Icing or No-touch Icing? - Touch-up Icing
Miracle, Mighty Ducks, or Slapshot? - Miracle
- Birth Year: 1993
- Hometown: Youngstown, OH
- Height: 6' 0"
- Weight: 200
R. J. Kendi Alt. Captain
Player Profile
Position Preferred - Defense
Type of Player - Offensive Defenseman
Strongest Assets - Vision on the ice
Achievements - Aademic all-star; Mid-Am Select 15 Festival; captain several times
Hockey Goals - NCAA or Major Junior / NHL
Other Hockey - Yeti Hockey
Favorite Hockey Player - Anze Kopitar
Outside Ambition - Engineering
Favorite Hockey Brand - Bauer
Touch-up Icing or No-touch Icing? - Touch-up Icing
Miracle, Mighty Ducks, or Slapshot? - Miracle
- Birth Year: 1994
- Hometown: Hempfield Twp., PA
- Height: 5' 11"
- Weight: 170
- Shoots: Right
Drew Krall
Player Profile
Position Preferred - Defense
Type of Player - Stay-at-home defenseman
Pro with Similar Style - Sergei Gonchar
Strongest Assets - Shot; game sense
Hockey Goals - Tier 1 Junior A - USHL / NCAA
Favorite Hockey Player - Brooks Orpik
Favorite Hockey Brand - Bauer
Nickname - The Godfather
Favorite Website - Facebook
Crosby or Ovechkin? - Crosby
Touch-up Icing or No-touch Icing? - Touch-up Icing
Miracle, Mighty Ducks, or Slapshot? - Miracle
- Birth Year: 1993
- Hometown: Gibsonia, PA
- Height: 5' 9"
- Weight: 170
- Shoots: Right
Trent Schutz Alt. Captain
Player Profile
Position Preferred - Goaltender
Type of Player - Hybrid goalie
Pro with Similar Style - Miikka Kiprusoff
Strongest Assets - Quickness; leadership
Achievements - MVP's; winning shootouts
Hockey Goals - USHL / NCAA /NHL / Major Junior
Favorite Hockey Player - Ty Conklin
Favorite Hockey Brand - Vaughn
Favorite Website - Goalie Monkey
Crosby or Ovechkin? - Crosby
Touch-up Icing or No-touch Icing? - Touch-up Icing
Miracle, Mighty Ducks, or Slapshot? - Miracle
- Birth Year: 1994
- Hometown: Wheeling, WV
- Height: 5' 8"
- Weight: 150
- Catches: Left
Jakob Smith
Player Profile
Position Preferred -
Type of Player -
Pro with Similar Style -
Strongest Assets -
Hockey Goals -
Favorite Hockey Player -
Favorite Hockey Brand -
Favorite Website -
Crosby or Ovechkin? -
Touch-up Icing or No-touch Icing? -
Miracle, Mighty Ducks, or Slapshot? -
- Birth Year: 1994
- Hometown: Olmsted Falls, OH
- Height: 5' 8"
- Weight: 140
Aaron Stover
Player Profile
Position Preferred - Wing
Type of Player - Power Forward
Pro with Similar Style - Chris Draper
Strongest Assets - Size; speed
Memory - Great body check at Districts
Hockey Goals - Tier 1 Junior A - USHL
Favorite Hockey Player - Jarome Iginla
Favorite Hockey Brand - Bauer
Favorite Website - Hockey Monkey
Crosby or Ovechkin? - Ovechkin
Touch-up Icing or No-touch Icing? - Touch-up Icing
Miracle, Mighty Ducks, or Slapshot? - Miracle
- Birth Year: 1994
- Hometown: Clinton, OH
- Height: 5' 11"
- Weight: 180
- Shoots: Right
Jared Taylor Captain
Player Profile
Position Preferred - Forward
Type of Player - Power Forward
Pro with Similar Style - Sidney Crosby
Strongest Assets - Playing system; keeping head up
Memory - Meeting Mario Lemieux
Hockey Goals - Tier 1 Junior A - USHL
Favorite Hockey Player - Sidney Crosby
Favorite Hockey Brand - Bauer
Favorite Website - Google
Touch-up Icing or No-touch Icing? - Touch-up Icing
Miracle, Mighty Ducks, or Slapshot? - Miracle
- Birth Year: 1993
- Hometown: Canfield, OH
- Height: 5' 9"
- Weight: 145
- Shoots: Right
Matt Walton
Player Profile
Position Preferred - Left Wing
Type of Player - Skilled Forward
Pro with Similar Style - Steve Yzerman
Strongest Assets - Stickhandling; awareness
Memory - League championship game-winning goal
Hockey Goals - USHL / NCAA / NHL
Favorite Hockey Player - Steve Yzerman
Favorite Website - Hockey Monkey
Outside Ambition - Own a business
Favorite Hockey Brand - Bauer
Touch-up Icing or No-touch Icing? - Touch-up Icing
Miracle, Mighty Ducks, or Slapshot? - Slapshot
- Birth Year: 1993
- Hometown: Upper Sandusky, OH
- Height: 5' 6"
- Weight: 133
- Shoots: Right
Brandon Wehner Alt. Captain
Player Profile
Position Preferred - Center
Type of Player - Power Forward; Grinder
Pro with Similar Style - Mike Rupp
Strongest Assets - Never afraid of getting hit
Memory - Game-winning shootout goal
Hockey Goals - NCAA / CIS / NHL
Favorite Hockey Player - Alexander Ovechkin
Other Hockey - Yeti Hockey
Outside Ambition - Entrepreneur
Touch-up Icing or No-touch Icing? - Touch-up Icing
Miracle, Mighty Ducks, or Slapshot? - Miracle
- Birth Year: 1994
- Hometown: Cranberry Township, PA
- Height: 5' 10"
- Weight: 153
- Shoots: Right
Asst. Coach Paul Clifford
Coaching Profile
Amateur Coaching - 10 years, including Indianapolis Checkers AAA and Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks
Coaching Certification - Master Level 5
Coaching Philosophy - Make hockey fun! Sound fundamentals, ice awareness/positions, teamwork, and passing
Outlook - Student of this great game who still enjoys playing and learning the game of hockey and educating both players and parents
College Hockey - University of Wisconsin - Whitewater 1982-1984; IWCHA All Star, UW-Whitewater MVP and Best Forward 1982-83
Semi-Pro - DePere (Green Bay) Deacons, Great Lakes Hockey League 1984-87; Pueblo Ratliffe Ravens, Independent 1989-92
- Hometown: Brecksville, OH
- Employment: The Sherwin-Williams Company
- Title: Vice President of Sales
Rogues' Gallery
Photo Gallery Roster
Bob Black - Head Coach
Corey Barnhouse - Defenseman
Daren Braudis - Forward
Lucas Chiala - Forward
Zach Christman - Goaltender
Jake Clifford - Defenseman
Ryan Demyen - Forward
Logan Gsellman - Defemseman
Charlie Haddick - Forward
Tyler Houmard - Forward
Zach Jones - Forward
R.J. Kendi - Defenseman
Drew Krall - Forward
Trent Schutz - Goaltender
Aaron Stover - Forward
Jared Taylor - Forward
Matt Walton - Forward
Brandon Wehner - Forward
Paul Clifford - Assistant Coach





















