Copyright Pointstreak Sports Technologies Inc. Updated December 7, 2025, 2:09 am Empire JHL: Playoffs Division FINAL Empire JHL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL --- --- --- ----- Pittsburgh 1 0 2 3 Jersey Hitmen 1 1 0 2 GOAL SCORING: 1ST PER: HIT - (PP) Tim Clifton 10:29 PJP - Benjamin Hanus (Patrick Schafer, Hayden Hanson) 16:15 2ND PER: HIT - Luke Zocco (Connor Leen) 14:11 3RD PER: PJP - (PP) Benjamin Hanus (Patrick Schafer, Jarrett Ruchka) 2:36 PJP - (PP) Jarrett Ruchka (Patrick Schafer, Julian Rizza) 16:44 POWER-PLAY CONVERSIONS: PJP - 2 OF 7, HIT - 1 OF 8. SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL --- --- --- ----- PJP 8 10 10 28 HIT 14 15 16 45 GOALIES: PJP - Eric Ekberg HIT - Matt Braun OFFICIALS: REF - Default Referee LIN - Default Linesman, ATT: 200 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOW THEY SCORED -------------------------------------------------- Pittsburgh 1 0 2 -- 3 Jersey Hitmen 1 1 0 -- 2 -------------------------------------------------- FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: HIT - Clifton (powerplay) 10:29. PJP - Hanus (Schafer, Hanson) 16:15. Penalties: Wholey, PJP (Hooking, Minor, 2 min) 4:41. Whiteford, PJP (Interference, Minor, 2 min) 9:38. MacDonald, HIT (Hooking, Minor, 2 min) 11:18. Gerasimou, PJP (Tripping, Minor, 2 min) 19:15. SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: HIT - Zocco (Leen) 14:11. Penalties: Thomas, HIT (Elbowing, Minor, 2 min) 6:03. Porupcan, PJP (Interference, Minor, 2 min) 6:20. Rizza, PJP (Holding, Minor, 2 min) 16:46. Campagna, HIT (Tripping, Minor, 2 min) 20:00. THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: PJP - Hanus (powerplay) (Schafer, Ruchka) 2:36. PJP - Ruchka (powerplay) (Schafer, Rizza) 16:44. Penalties: Campagna, HIT (Tripping, Minor, 2 min) 2:17. Muratore, HIT (High Sticking, Minor, 2 min) 15:14. Clifton, HIT (Roughing, Minor, 2 min) 17:46. Clifton, HIT (Unsportsmanlike Conduct, Misconduct, 10 min) 17:46. Whiteford, PJP (Interference, Minor, 2 min) 17:49. Whiteford, PJP (Roughing, Minor, 2 min) 17:49. Bronzo, HIT (Hooking, Minor, 2 min) 17:59. Shots on goal: -------------------------------------------------- Pittsburgh 8 10 10 -- 28 Jersey Hitmen 14 15 16 -- 45 -------------------------------------------------- Power-play Conversions: Pittsburgh - 2 of 7, Jersey Hitmen - 1 of 8 GOALIES AWAY TEAM MIN S SV Eric Ekberg 60:00 45 43 HOME TEAM MIN S SV Matt Braun 60:00 28 25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLAYER GAME STATISTICS AWAY TEAM G A HOME TEAM G A Schmidlin, Matthew Braun, Matt Marshall, Josh Pilanski, Kenny Schafer, Patrick 3 Leen, Connor 1 Landucci, Robert Shapiro, Kyle Fitzgerald, Tyler Zocco, Luke 1 Wholey, Max Ramos, David Hanus, Benjamin 2 Maniaci, Nick Daugherty, Shane Conte, Michael Porupcan, Samo Clifton, Tim 1 Gerasimou, George Burns, R J Angus, John (Jayso Thomas, Ali Trombetta, Nolan Lindquist, Tommy Ekberg, Eric MacDonald, Collin White, Chad Lotito, Nick Whiteford, Tyler Bronzo, Michael Hanson, Hayden 1 Campagna, Brad Purazo, Marc Canitano, Andrew Vecchio, Nico Burch, Eddie Ruchka, Jarrett 1 1 Muratore, Tommy Rizza, Julian 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GAMENOTES Referee: Default Referee Linesman: Default Linesman Game Length: 2:15 Backup Goalies: Pittsburgh - Matthew Schmidlin ; Jersey Hitmen - Kyle Shapiro Copyright Pointstreak Sports Technologies Inc.