NAHL: Keystone Ice Miners
Blankenburg to play at DI Nebraska-Omaha
Date:05/27/2015 Source:NAHL: Keystone Ice Miners
CONNELLSVILLE, PA - The Keystone Ice Miners announced on Wednesday that goaltender Alex Blankenburg has committed to the University of Nebraska-Omaha’s NCAA Division I program for the 2015-16 season. Blankenburg becomes the third member of the 2014-15 graduating class to commit to an NCAA program, the second to a Division I school. Blankenburg, a native of Washington, MI, appeared in 86 reg...
Aluia Commits to DIII Lake Forest College
Date:05/06/2015 Source:NAHL: Keystone Ice Miners
CONNELLSVILLE, PA - The Keystone Ice Miners are happy to announce that forward Vito Aluia has committed to NCAA DIII Lake Forest College (Lake Forest, IL) for the 2015-16 season. Aluia, a native of Warren, Michigan, played for the Fighting Falcons, and then Ice Miners from 2012-2015, scoring 27 goals and adding 42 assists over three seasons. "Vito was a very reliable player all three years,...
Ice Miners season ends as Eagles sweep
Date:04/18/2015 Source:NAHL: Keystone Ice Miners
SAULT STE MARIE, MI - Cameron Smith mustered the only Keystone goal, while the Eagles got contributions from three different scorers in what proved to be the final game of the North Division Semifinals on Friday night at Pullar Stadium. The Eagles got a 3-1 victory, completed a sweep of the Ice Miners, and advanced to the North Division Finals. Soo opened the scoring late in the first period when...
Cope's OT winner puts Ice Miners in 0-2 series hole.
Date:04/11/2015 Source:NAHL: Keystone Ice Miners
CONNELLSVILLE, PA - From the moment the first period ended 0-0, you got the feeling that one goal might be enough to win Saturday night's game two between the Ice Miners and Soo Eagles. That was indeed the case, as it took until 3:46 of overtime for someone to break through. That someone was Soo forward Trevor Cope, who gave his team a 2-0 series lead heading home. The Ice Miners played a muc...
Mistakes cost Ice Miners in Game 1 loss to Soo
Date:04/10/2015 Source:NAHL: Keystone Ice Miners
CONNELLSVILLE, PA - In the playoffs, one mistake is often the difference between a win and a loss. The Ice Miners made several on Friday night in game 1 of the North Division Semifinals and the Soo Eagles capitalized nearly every time, on the way to a 6-1 win for a 1-0 series lead. Keystone started well and had an 8-1 shot advantage early but a defensive miscue at 8:12 of the first period led to ...
Ice Miners Make Mark in Community
Date:04/09/2015 Source:NAHL: Keystone Ice Miners
With the regular season in the rear view mirror and the playoffs beginning this weekend, the Keystone Ice Miners hope they’ve made a positive impact on the Western Pennsylvania community in their first year in Connellsville. “Community relations is one of the most important parts of being a player for the Keystone Ice Miners,” said head coach and general manager Michael Gershon....
SERIES PREVIEW - North Division Semifinal: #2 Keystone vs. #3 Soo
Date:04/06/2015 Source:NAHL: Keystone Ice Miners
2015 NAHL Robertson Cup Playoffs North Division Semifinal #2 Keystone Ice Miners vs. #3 Soo Eagles Game 1: Friday, April 10th - The Ice Mine - 7:30 PM Game 2: Saturday, April 11th - The Ice Mine - 7:30 PM Game 3: Friday, April 17th - Pullar Stadium - 7:30 PM Game 4: Saturday, April 18th - Pullar Stadium - 7:00 PM* Game 5: Monday, April 20th - The Ice Mine - 7:30 PM* *If necessary By the ...
HOME ICE: Ice Miners complete sweep of Johnstown, secure #2 seed
Date:03/29/2015 Source:NAHL: Keystone Ice Miners
Photo courtesy: Phil Andraychak JOHNSTOWN, PA - Taylor Fernandez isn't used to being a healthy scratch. Leading the Ice Miners in points for much of the season and having appeared in every 2014-15 game, Fernandez found himself out of the lineup one week ago in an eventual 2-1 loss to the Michigan Warriors. Whatever the reason, Fernandez responded with a four goal weekend, including both game ...
UPDATED NORTH DIVISION PLAYOFF PICTURE: GAME #60
Date:03/28/2015 Source:NAHL: Keystone Ice Miners
March 28th, 2015 – Last day of the regular season Keystone @ Johnstown – 7:00 Michigan @ Soo – 7:00 Current point totals: 1. Janesville 98 (clinched) 2. Soo 65 (clinched) 3. Keystone 65 (clinched) 4. Johnstown 58 ---------------------- 5. Michigan 57 6. Springfield 52 (eliminated) KEYSTONE GETS THE #2 SEED/SOO GETS THE #3 SEED IF: -Keystone and Michigan both win -Keystone los...
Ice Miners force Tomahawks' playoff fate into final day
Date:03/27/2015 Source:NAHL: Keystone Ice Miners
CONNELLSVILLE, PA - Jacob Coleman scored his fifth goal of the season on Friday night, and four of them have come against the Johnstown Tomahawks. Coleman's goal to open the scoring at 13:04 marked the first time the Ice Miners scored in the first period in seven games. Taylor Fernandez tacked on a goal early in the 2nd period and that would be all Alex Blankenburg needed to backstop a 2-1 vic...
Playoff Picture still blurry heading into final weekend of regular season
Date:03/25/2015 Source:NAHL: Keystone Ice Miners
Although three of the four North Division playoff spots have been clinched, the only thing we know heading into the final weekend of the regular season is that the Janesville Jets will be the #1 seed. Soo and Keystone have both guaranteed themselves spots in the postseason and last weekend's results determined that they will be playing each other in round one, but both teams still have a shot...
Warriors hold off Ice Miners, split weekend
Date:03/22/2015 Source:NAHL: Keystone Ice Miners
CONNELLSVILLE, PA - The Warriors scored at the 7:21 mark of both the first and second periods en route to a 2-1 win over the Ice Miners Saturday night at the Ice Mine. Michigan's win kept their slim playoff hopes alive for another day and they took seven out of twelve head to head battled with Keystone on the season. Peter Bates opened the scoring with his 9th goal of the season and fourth ag...
Ice Miners halt Warriors streak, win for 2nd time in 3 days
Date:03/20/2015 Source:NAHL: Keystone Ice Miners
CONNELLSVILLE, PA - For the second time this week, the Ice Miners entered the 3rd period up 1-0, and for the second time they walked away with a 4-1 victory. Garrett Hallford, Matt Jones, Lordanthony Grissom, and Austin Romzek netted goals while Alex Blankenburg stopped 41 shots as the Ice Miners ended the Michigan Warriors' five game winnins streak. It was Hallford opening the scoring at the...
PLAYOFF BOUND: Ice Miners clinch playoff berth win home win over Johnstown
Date:03/19/2015 Source:NAHL: Keystone Ice Miners
CONNELLSVILLE, PA - Alex Archibald scored a goal and added an assist, while Lordanthony Grissom notched a shorthanded tally and Nick Kossoff made 27 saves as Keystone defeated Johnstown for the 7th time in 10 attempts this season on Wednesday night at the Ice Mine. The win clinched a playoff spot for the Ice Miners, the organization's fourth straight trip to the postseason. Despite a first pe...
COMMITMENT: Hall heading to Buffalo State
Date:03/17/2015 Source:NAHL: Keystone Ice Miners
CONNELLSVILLE, PA – The Keystone Ice Miners, proud members of the North American Hockey League, announced on Tuesday that veteran forward Jon Hall has committed to the State University of New York at Buffalo for the 2015-16 season. The Bengals are a NCAA Division III program which competes in the SUNY Athletic Conference. (SUNYAC) “Everything’s right there in New York and it won...
Ice Miners can't climb out of first period hole, split weekend in Soo
Date:03/15/2015 Source:NAHL: Keystone Ice Miners
SAULT STE MARIE, MI - After falling behind 3-0 in the first period, the Ice Miners were unable to get back into the game and dropped a 4-1 decision to the Soo Eagles on Saturday night at Pullar Stadium. The Eagles clinched a playoff spot and moved three points ahead of Keystone for 2nd place in the North Division. The Ice Miners still need two points to clinch for themselves. Denver Pierce opened...
Four unanswered goals lifts Miners in Soo
Date:03/14/2015 Source:NAHL: Keystone Ice Miners
SAULT STE MARIE, MI - After falling behind early in the 2nd, the Ice Miners responded with four straight goals to pull out a 4-1 win on Friday night at Pullar Stadium in Sault Ste. Marie. The win improved the Ice Miners magic number to two points. Neither team scored in the first period but Soo had a 15-11 shot edge. Keystone failed to convert on three powerplays including a two man advantage. Th...
WEEKEND PREVIEW: Ice Miners look to bouce back in Soo
Date:03/11/2015 Source:NAHL: Keystone Ice Miners
CONNELLSVILLE, PA – It has been almost a month since the Ice Miners played a home game and they can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. With only seven games remaining in the regular season, they’ll finish up their nine game road trip this weekend in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. After a successful trip to Alaska where they won 3 of 4, things went south in Flint last weekend ...
Ice Miners swept in Flint
Date:03/09/2015 Source:NAHL: Keystone Ice Miners
FLINT, MI - In what was more than likely the last ever game for the Michigan Warriors at Perani Arena, the home town team went out on a high note, defeating the Keystone Ice Miners 2-1 on Sunday afternoon and completing a three game weekend sweep. The Warriors jumped into fifth place in the North Division, still five points behind the Johnstown Tomahawks who hold two games in hand on them. T...
Ice Miners can't hold leads, drop heartbreaker to Warriors
Date:03/07/2015 Source:NAHL: Keystone Ice Miners
FLINT, MI - Coming into Saturday night's matchup at Perani Arena, the Michigan Warriors were 1-21-2 when trailing after two periods. Despite those odds, they scored three times in the third to turn a 3-2 deficit into a 5-4 win. Keystone played a dominant first period, getting goals from Michael Maiden, Matt Jones, and A.J. Coleman. Maiden and Jones had three points each in the period. Maiden ...
Berardinelli's three points drop Ice Miners in Flint
Date:03/06/2015 Source:NAHL: Keystone Ice Miners
FLINT, MI - Alex Berardinelli scored twice and added an assist as the Michigan Warriors evened up the season series with the Keystone Ice Miners and beat them at Perani Arena for the first time this season. With Springfield idle, the Ice Miners magic number did not change and remains at three. The Warriors broke a scoreless tie at 12:03 of the 2nd period when Berardinelli found Tyler Groat streak...
Ice Miners and Eagles to complete suspended game on 3/13
Date:03/05/2015 Source:NAHL: Keystone Ice Miners
CONNELLSVILLE, PA - With 12:42 remaining in the third period of the game between the Soo Eagles and Keystone Ice Miners on Saturday, February 7th at the Ice Mine, a pane of glass near the zamboni entrance was broken beyond repair, postponing the game with Soo leading 2-1. It was confirmed on Thursday that two teams will finish the game on Friday, March 13th at Pullar Stadium in Sault Ste Marie, M...
WEEKEND PREVIEW: Ice Miners look for playoff clincher in Flint
Date:03/04/2015 Source:NAHL: Keystone Ice Miners
After a successful journey to Alaska that saw the Ice Miners pick up six of a possible eight points against Fairbanks and Kenai River, their “Magic Number” stands at just 3. Any combination of Ice Miners wins and Springfield Jr. Blues losses that add up to three means Keystone will clinch a berth in the North Division playoffs. The first three of the regular season’s final ten g...
Trio of third period goals boosts Miners over Brown Bears again
Date:03/01/2015 Source:NAHL: Keystone Ice Miners
SOLDOTNA, AK - The Ice Miners netted three third period goals to break a 1-1 tie on Saturday night at Soldotna Sports Center on the way to a 4-1 win, and a weekend and season series sweep of the Kenai River Brown Bears. Keystone took 3 of 4 in their trip to Alaska and a total of 6 of the 8 games against Fairbanks and Kenai River in 2014-15. Alex Archibald scored the only goal of the first period ...
Hallford's goal, Kossoff's shutout lifts Miners in Kenai River
Date:02/28/2015 Source:NAHL: Keystone Ice Miners
SOLDOTNA, AK - For the fourth time in seven games, the Ice Miners saw a 1-0 final score. For the second time in those four, they were victorious. Garrett Hallford's 2nd period goal was all that Keystone needed to pick up a 1-0 win on Friday night at Soldotna Sports Center in Kenai River, as Nick Kossoff did the rest. Kenai River came out of the gate with the better chances and Joseph Kaszupsk...
WEEKEND PREVIEW: Ice Miners searching to re-capture consistency in Kenai River
Date:02/27/2015 Source:NAHL: Keystone Ice Miners
Although splitting a weekend in Fairbanks is usually seen as an accomplishment, Saturday’s 5-2 loss to the Ice Dogs was the fifth in six overall games for the Ice Miners after winning 11 of their previous 13. The recent slide has dropped Keystone two points behind the Soo Eagles into third place in the North Division, with the Eagles holding another two points above their heads in the form o...
Ice Miners fall in Fairbanks, split season series
Date:02/25/2015 Source:NAHL: Keystone Ice Miners
FAIRBANKS, AK - Hans Gorowsky scored two of Fairbanks' three second period goals in what was an eventual 5-2 Ice Dogs win over the Keystone Ice Miners ON Saurday nigh at Big Dipper Arena. Fairbanks split the weekend and the season series as each side finished the regular season head to head at 2-2-0. As has been customary recently, neither team scored in the first period, but it took only 1:2...
Romzek's hat trick boosts Ice Miners over Ice Dogs
Date:02/20/2015 Source:NAHL: Keystone Ice Miners
FAIRBANKS, AK - Austin Romzek scored three goals in a row to turn a 1-1 tie into a 4-1 Ice Miners lead in an eventual 5-2 Keystone win over the Fairbanks Ice Dogs on Friday night in Alaska. The win snapped a three game losing streak for the Ice Miners and was the first of a nine game road swing. Neither team scored in the first period, a common occurance this season for the Ice Miners. The action...
Weekend Preview: Ice Miners begin nine game road trip with Alaska series
Date:02/17/2015 Source:NAHL: Keystone Ice Miners
CONNELLSVILLE, PA – After a frustrating week that saw them gain only one of six available points against Johnstown and Janesville, the Ice Miners are set to embark on a journey to Alaska to start a nine game road swing that will ultimately take them to Fairbanks, Kenai River, Flint, and Sault Ste. Marie. The most strenuous of travel though begins tomorrow morning at 6:00AM, when the team wil...
Deja Vu: Ice Miners fall to Jets 1-0
Date:02/14/2015 Source:NAHL: Keystone Ice Miners
CONNELLSVILLE, PA - Although the Jets claimed the season series in convincing fashion with a 7-1-0 mark over the Ice Miners, the teams played tight games throughout, and Saturday's 1-0 final score told the same story. Just as Janesville scored the lone goal of Friday's contest in the 3rd period, history repeated itself Saturday night as Adam Windborg's third period powerplay goal was t...
