Stars Juniors enter into full season swing
After what seemed like an endless Training Camp and Pre Season, the Buffalo Stars Empire Junior team is set to go into full season mode as they play the next 8 straight weekends.
The Stars travel to Raynham, Mass this weekend to take on the always tough Mass Maple Leafsin a pair of non league games. The Stars will participate as part of the Leafs Opening Weekend festivities which includes an All Star game. The Stars U15 team will also participate taking on a HS Club team as part of the activities.
Buffalo enters the weekend having already played 3 league games, winning one and losing 2. The Stars are currently 1-4 overall. “The team is hungry” said Stars Head Coach Jerry Wheeler. “It seems like forever since we have played and the boys just want to get going”. Well, going they will as they will play 19 games, including 15 league games over the next 8 weeks.
Following this weekend, the Stars will travel to Hookset, NH over the Columbus Holiday to participate in the New Hampshire Monarchs Showcase. With 4 league games over a 40 hour period, the Stars will certainly get the challenge they have been looking for as they will face off against the defending National Champion New Hampshire Monarchs; the defending Empire League Champion Florida Junior Blades; as well as Salem and Bay State.
The 2012-2013 Stars team is their youngest ever. With only 4 veterans: Brandon Boyle, Mike Harris, Angelo Sarro and Patrick Schmelzinger, the Stars are quite inexperienced. The average age of the Stars team is 16 years, 6 months, making them quite possibly the youngest team in the league.
Stars Notes:
Stars veteran Luke Swimline has made the University at Buffalo ACHA team and will suit up for them this season. Best wishes to Luke.
The Stars Juniors will join the rest of the organization and GO PINK the entire month of October as part of the Buffalo Stars month long Cancer Awareness Event. All teams will participate in various activities to raise awareness of Breast Cancer, as well as raise money for the American Cancer Society. The Juniors will wear pink jerseys at the end of the month and auction the jerseys off to raise money for the cause. A full list of activities can be found on the Buffalo Stars website at: www.buffalostars.com
