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.

 

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 league’s web site, NAPHL.net, which includes a Footprint and a Marketing Guide that describes the league’s 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.

 
 

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Gallimaufry

The Hockey Song - Warren Zevon

 
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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
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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
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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
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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
Lucas' Photo Gallery
 
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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
Zach's Photo Gallery
 
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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
Jake's Photo Gallery
 
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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
Ryan's Photo Gallery
 
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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
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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
Charlie's Photo Gallery
 
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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
Tyler's Photo Gallery
 
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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
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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
R.J.'s Photo Gallery
 
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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
Drew's Photo Gallery
 
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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
Trent's Photo Gallery
 
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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
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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
Aaron's Photo Gallery
 
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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
Jared's Photo Gallery
 
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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
Matt's Photo Gallery
 
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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
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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
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