Team Red bested Team Blue 6-3 in the third annual Johnstown Tomahawks Red & Blue game, but the cheers from the more than 300 fans who packed Planet Ice to capacity July 27 weren’t just for the winners. They were for each of the 42 players who put forth an outstanding, highly entertaining effort in hopes of surviving the next round of roster cuts.
“I want to thank our fans for their great support today, and I want to thank the players – all 80 of them who have been working so hard since Thursday night,” coach Mike Letizia said. “We’ve seen some great effort, and we have had to make some difficult decisions. We’ll have more difficult decisions ahead in the coming weeks.”
After meeting with each of the players individually following the game, Letizia and general manager Rick Boyd announced the roster of players who would continue with the Tomahawks moving forward this season. Players will report back to Johnstown in mid-August to begin the next round of team activities.
Johnstown Tomahawks Pre-Season Roster (Ordered by Position, Age) |
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NAME |
POSITION |
HT |
WT |
DOB |
HOME |
How Acquired |
Cuckovich, Shane |
D |
6-1 |
200 |
4/8/1994 |
Rochester Hills, MI |
Returning Player |
Osko, Ivan |
D |
5-11 |
191 |
5/3/1994 |
Slovakia |
Try-Out |
Bender, Brady |
D |
5-10 |
180 |
7/19/1994 |
Steamboat Springs, CO |
Returning Player |
Jaeckle, Alex |
D |
6-2 |
190 |
11/29/1994 |
St. Clair Shores, MI |
Returning Player |
Menslage, Dakoda |
D |
6-4 |
210 |
1/30/1995 |
Orleans, MA |
Returning Player |
Hudson, Logan |
D |
6-1 |
207 |
5/5/1995 |
Mattawan, MI |
Returning Player |
Quagliata, Steven |
D |
6-1 |
175 |
5/2/1996 |
Bartlett, IL |
Tender |
Houston, Jake |
D |
5-10 |
180 |
8/9/1996 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Tender |
Bush, Trevor |
D |
6-1 |
188 |
4/18/1997 |
Guelph, ON |
Try-Out |
Barnes, Tanner |
F |
6-1 |
180 |
1/27/1994 |
Burnsville, MN |
Returning Player |
Montgomery, Collin |
F |
6-3 |
200 |
2/14/1994 |
Harleysville, PA |
Try-Out |
Geiger, Zach |
F |
5-9 |
195 |
3/13/1994 |
Golden, CO |
Returning Player |
Bleck, Cam |
F |
5-9 |
170 |
6/30/1994 |
Lake Forest, IL |
Trade |
Sanipass, Garrison |
F |
6-5 |
230 |
8/29/1994 |
Chicago, IL |
Returning Player |
Bowes, Josh |
F |
5-11 |
175 |
9/28/1994 |
Edmonton, AB |
Returning Player |
Recktenwald, Trevor |
F |
6-2 |
205 |
11/4/1994 |
Venetia, PA |
Returning Player |
Bochert, Ryan |
F |
5-8 |
170 |
2/22/1995 |
Thorton, CO |
Tender |
Eckenrod, Connor |
F |
5-10 |
175 |
3/30/1995 |
Ebensburg, PA |
Try-Out |
Carlson, Jon |
F |
5-11 |
178 |
7/14/1995 |
Cape Coral, FL |
Try-Out |
Romano, Andrew |
F |
5-8 |
165 |
7/18/1995 |
Drexel Hill, PA |
Tender |
Logan, Brendan |
F |
6-0 |
195 |
12/27/1995 |
Charlotte, NC |
Try-Out |
Svoboda, Daniel |
F |
5-10 |
175 |
2/14/1996 |
Czech Republic |
Try-Out |
Fouts, Dyl |
F |
6-2 |
175 |
2/16/1996 |
Mars, PA |
Tender |
Zech, Zach |
F |
5-9 |
180 |
4/9/1996 |
South Lyon, MI |
Tender |
Sorenson, Zander |
F |
5-6 |
160 |
4/18/1996 |
Portage, MI |
Try-Out |
Hall, Tommy |
F |
5-7 |
165 |
5/29/1996 |
St. Cloud, MN |
Returning Player |
Lynch, Luke |
F |
6-0 |
190 |
6/20/1996 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Tender |
Bates, Peter |
F |
6-0 |
170 |
8/31/1996 |
Evanston, IL |
Try-Out |
Robbins, Zac |
F |
5-10 |
179 |
10/3/1996 |
Glenview, IL |
Tender |
Hunter, Dalton |
F |
6-2 |
195 |
9/26/1997 |
Greensburg, PA |
Draft (1st Rd) |
Young, Brett |
G |
6-4 |
190 |
4/1/1995 |
Livonia, MI |
Returning Player |
Bednard, Ryan |
G |
6-4 |
180 |
3/31/1997 |
Macomb, MI |
Tender |
Gwillim, Jake |
G |
6-2 |
208 |
10/22/1997 |
Swartz Creek, MI |
Tender |