Ft. Wayne Federals
FEDERALS TO GO DORMANT FOR 14-15 SEASON
Date:09/15/2014 Source:Ft. Wayne Federals
Fort Wayne, IN – The Fort Wayne Federals announced today that they have decided to suspend operations for the 2014-15 season, effective immediately. The franchise will remain in good standing with USA Hockey and the Junior Hockey community despite not participating in this season, Federals hockey will return for the 2015-16 season. Here is the official statement from the Federals organizati...
FEDS READY TO ROCK THE JUNGLE
Date:08/20/2014 Source:Ft. Wayne Federals
Fort Wayne, IN – The Fort Wayne Federals are set to celebrate their five year anniversary season in style with two games at the 10,480 seat Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, home of the ECHL’s Fort Wayne Komets. The two dates are January 18, 2015 vs. in-state rival, the Illiana Blackbirds and February 8, 2015 vs. the ST. Louis Fro...
THE CAPTAIN RETURNS!
Date:08/20/2014 Source:Ft. Wayne Federals
Fort Wayne, IN – The Federals announce today that they have re-signed defensemen Joe Fiandaca for the 2014-2015 season. Fiandaca, a native of Chicago, returns to Fort Wayne for his third season in a Federals uniform after being named team captain last year. "I am very excited to be back in Fort Wayne this season," said Fiandaca who added "With Scott behind the bench and ...
FEDS SIGN ANOTHER TOP LOCAL PROSPECT
Date:07/29/2014 Source:Ft. Wayne Federals
Fort Wayne, IN – The Federals have added their second goalie to the roster with the signing of Fort Wayne native Adam Conkling. “I am excited for the upcoming season with the Federals. I appreciate the opportunity to have Coach Frankhouser help me further develop my game. I have always wanted to play college hockey, I believe playing in the MnJHL is the next step to achieving th...
BORNKAMP INKS WITH FEDS
Date:07/26/2014 Source:Ft. Wayne Federals
Fort Wayne, IN – The Federals have signed 5’9’ 170 lbs forward Brandon Bornkamp for the 2013-2014 season. “I am very thrilled to have the opportunity to play junior hockey for the Feds this upcoming season”, said Bornkamp. “This is my first time playing at the junior level, so I am eager to show what I have to offer. I'm ready to better develop as a h...
FEDS RE-SIGN VETERAN SMITH
Date:07/25/2014 Source:Ft. Wayne Federals
Fort Wayne, IN - A veteran of three seasons in junior hockey, Jordan Smith was considering not playing his final season of junior eligibility and just going to college. Luckily for the Feds, he has decided to come back for his final year in junior hockey. After several stints with teams in Danville, New Mexico and Southern Oregon, the Van Wert, OH native found a home ...
THE DOCTOR OF DEFENSE RETURNS
Date:07/20/2014 Source:Ft. Wayne Federals
Fort Wayne, Indiana - The Federals are proud to announce the signing of defensemen Johnathan Docherty for the 2014-2015 season. The Aurora, CO native returns to Fort Wayne for his second season in a Federals uniform."We are nothing short of thrilled to bring back Johnathan to Fort Wayne, " said Assistant GM Chris Treft, "his character and maturity are well above his age, with ...
GOALTENDER LUKE THURSTON SIGNS WITH FEDERALS
Date:07/07/2014 Source:Ft. Wayne Federals
Fort Wayne, Indiana - The Fort Wayne Federals Junior Hockey Club have signed goaltender Luke Thurston. The native of Marietta, GA becomes the first goalie signed by the Feds this off-season. "I am very excited to play for Coach Fankhouser and the Fort Wayne Federals. Fort Wayne is a great city and I know Coach Fankhouser from his days coaching the Knights", stated Thurston. ...
LONG TIME FED WIRICK RE-SIGNS WITH FORT WAYNE
Date:06/06/2014 Source:Ft. Wayne Federals
Fort Wayne, IN - Fort Wayne Native, Cam Wirick has re-signed with the Federals to finish his junior career where it all began. "I'm very excited to return for my final year in my hometown in front of family and friends" said Wirick Friday. Wirick has played in Fort Wayne for parts of all four seasons of the Fed's existence. He first appeared in the inaugural season of 201...
SCOTT FANKHOUSER NAMED AS FEDERALS NEW HEAD COACH AND GM
Date:05/31/2014 Source:Ft. Wayne Federals
Kevin Shupenia the Head Coach and General Manager of the Fort Wayne Federals for the past four seasons has stepped down from his duties with the team. Shupenia who founded the club and brought junior hockey to Fort Wayne in 2010, has hired Scott Fankhouser as the new Head Coach and GM for the Feds. "We are unbelievably excited to bring positive change to the organization with Scot...
FEDS UNVEIL FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY LOGOS
Date:04/18/2014 Source:Ft. Wayne Federals
This upcoming season marks the fifth season for the Fort Wayne Federals in the summit city. For this milestone as a franchise we have released two special logos to celebrate this accomplishment. The logo was designed by Feds broadcaster and director of media relations, Chris Treft. “It was a pretty long process but I had a lot fun with it” said Treft who added &ldquo...
CHEGRINCEV RECEIVES HONOR FROM MNJHL
Date:04/18/2014 Source:Ft. Wayne Federals
Feds forward Max Chegrincev has been named to the MnJHL's Second Team as voted on by representatives from all Minnesota League teams. The Rookie forward and Kazan, Russia native lead the Feds this past season in goals (51), points (83) and power-play goals (14) not to mention third on the team in assists (32). His goal totals was good enough for second in the league behind only Dal...
CHEGRINCEV AND FIANDACA TO PRACTICE IN NAHL
Date:03/16/2014 Source:Ft. Wayne Federals
Brookings, SD - Captain and Defensemen Joe Fiandaca plus Forward Max Chegincev have been summoned by the NAHL's Brookings Blizzard to practice for a week. These two Feds standouts are unlikely to see any game action but get to show off their skills at the next level, a level they both strive to be at. "It's a great opportunity for these two to showcase and compare themselves wit...
SERIES SWEEP FROM TRI-CITY ENDS FEDERALS SEASON
Date:03/10/2014 Source:Ft. Wayne Federals
Tri-City completed the two game sweep of the Federals in the first round of the Busch Cup Playoffs ending the season for the Fort Wayne Federals. "It was a tough series but Tri-City came prepared and executed perfectly" stated Federals Head Coach Kevin Shupeina. The Icehawks move on and will face Illiana in round number two. This marks the end of the fourth season in Federals ...
FEDS CLOSE OUT SEASON ON STREAK, CLINCH HOME ICE
Date:03/04/2014 Source:Ft. Wayne Federals
Fort Wayne Federals @ Wooster Oilers Going into the last weekend of the season if the Oilers swept the Federals in regulation they would move into the 5th seed, meanwhile the Federals only needed 2 points in order to move up into the 4th seed and gain home ice for playoffs. Game 1 Federals would start the scoring in this game as Maxim Chegrintcev picked up his 49th goal of ...
ST. LOUIS SHOCKS FORT WAYNE, GETS FIRST WIN OF SEASON
Date:12/14/2013 Source:Ft. Wayne Federals
It was not a pleasant night to say the least for Fort Wayne fans as they saw their Feds fall to St. Louis, a result that had yet to happen all season for the Frontenacs. Fort Wayne got on the board first with a goal from Zach Barone at 9:52 of the first giving the Feds a 1-0 lead as they controlled the play in period one. A lucky break off a turnover led to Jacob Rickman's goal at ...
FEDS TAKE OPENING GAME VS. ST. LOUIS WITH A 9-3 WIN
Date:12/13/2013 Source:Ft. Wayne Federals
It was scary at first for Fort Wayne as St. Louis scored just (:11) seconds into the game on a goal from the Frontenacs' leading scorer Jordan Stradtman. After a snipe from Fort Wayne's Maxim Chegrintcev to equalize at the (7:47) mark, late in the period on the power play, Stradtman took a Chris Boyd turnover and put it in the open net for the 2-1 St. Louis lead. Boyd was well ...
FEDS DROP TWO OF THREE IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN
Date:12/07/2013 Source:Ft. Wayne Federals
Fort Wayne came out slow on Friday night in the opener in Steven's Point Wisconsin in their crucial series vs. the Saints. The Feds fell behind early and could not mount a comeback falling to the Saints by a score of 5-1. Mike DiFranco had the lone tally for Fort Wayne assisted by Mitch McEwan and Cam Wirick. Tyler Martz stopped 31 of 36 to take the loss in net. The Feds bounced ba...
FEDS TRAVEL TO CENTRAL WISCONSIN FOLLOWING BREAK
Date:11/25/2013 Source:Ft. Wayne Federals
The Fort Wayne Federals head into the Thanksgiving break sporting a record of 11-11-3 with 25 points which puts them in fifth place in the MNJHL's Great Lakes Division. Fort Wayne will travel to Central Wisconsin to face off with the Saints next weekend for a three game set to get back into things after the break. Fort Wayne only managed three points out of a possible six in the se...
Federals and JuniorHockey.com team up for 2013-14
Date:08/14/2013 Source:Ft. Wayne Federals
The Ft. Wayne Federals are excited to announce a partnership with JuniorHockey.com beginning with the 2013-2014 season. With nearly 1.2 million unique views already in 2013, JuniorHockey.com continues to be the premier stop for junior hockey news and columns for North America. “We are excited to be on board with JuniorHockey.com,” said Federals Head Coach/GM Kevin Shupenia....
