Monday, June 7, 2010

2000 Pittsburgh Mega Men End Season on a High Note..

The 2000 Pittsburgh Mega Men ended their season on a high note at the Ronald McDonald tournament. The boys compiled a 2-1-1 record against some quality competition, but fell just short of advancing to the championship round. For the year, the boys compiled a 8-8-1 record against quality competition, with many making significant improvement as the season progressed. Still plenty of work to be done to play with the big boys, but that gives the boys something to strive for...

I'd personally like to thank everyone for their commitment to the team and for the tremendous instruction Coach Yuri and his staff provided. The boys were presented with a lot of new information\training throughout the season and you could really see some things starting to click towards the end. Great job coaches!

This experience, for me, has been both fun and rewarding. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting the new folks this year and hope we've made lasting relationships. The growth the boys experience, playing against top competition, is what makes everything worth it. I truly hope you all enjoyed your time this Spring. I'm going to talk with the coaches and see what their thoughts are for the future. I truly would like to continue moving forward with the development for the boys. Thanks again to a great group of kids and parents for a fun filled season!

Bob Adamski

Sunday, April 18, 2010

2000 Pittsburgh Mega Men Knock Off '99 Pgh Hockey Prospects

The 2000 Pittsburgh Mega Men took on the '99 Pittsburgh Hockey Prospects on Sunday. The game was close for awhile, 3-2 Mega Men after one period, but in the end the Mega Men poured it on and won 9-2. Congrats to the boys on another well played, team oriented game.

Next up, off to Niagara for a tournament where the boys will face some stiff Canadian competition. Please wish the boys good luck!

Monday, March 22, 2010

Town Tavern Fundraiser a Success!

Thanks to everyone for all their hard work for our fundraiser at the Town Tavern! Although not as successful as last year, we were able to raise $2,100. Special thanks to Dante for organizing all the activities and to all who donated there money or time to help the boys. Great job!

Practice begins in less than 2 weeks!

Monday, March 15, 2010

2000 Mega Men Win Three Rivers Cup Championship!


Congratulaions to the boys for a weekend of impressive, team oriented hockey! Each and every player contributed to the Championship! The Mega Men were facing predominantly 99 teams.

The boys began the tournament by knocking off the Hamburg Hawks 4-0, with a dominant effort. In the second game, the boys jumped out to an early lead 1-0, but were unable to put anymore pucks past the fantastice goalie from the Cazenovia Chiefs, despite outplaying and out shooting the Chiefs, the Mega Men lost 3-1.

On Sunday morning, the boys had to beat the Dearborn Belle Tire team to advance to the championship and set up a rematch with Casenovia. The boys were again relentless and jumped out to a 3-0 lead, on their way to a 5-2 win. On to the finals...

In the Championship game, from the drop of the puck, the Mega Men brought the relentless pressure that was evident all weekend, jumping all over Casenovia. Unlike the first matchup, the boys were able to get some pucks past the Casenovia goalie early and never looked back, claiming a decisive 5-0 win! Nice work fellas! Practice begins in less than three weeks. Let's look to build off the momentum created this weekend.

On another note, this weekend is the Town Tavern fundraiser. Please come out and support these young athletes. For more information on the fundraiser, please see the link to the right.

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Spring 2010 - 2000 Pittsburgh Mega Men Team Selected

The 2010 version of the 2000 Pittsburgh Mega Men has been selected. Coach Yuri finalized the selection and we would like to say congratulations to the players with the following tryout numbers: 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 139, 197, 199, 200.

Special thanks to everyone who came to the clinics and didn't receive a spot on the team, we wish you continued success. Please understand that Coach Yuri had some very difficult decisions, that were not taken lightly.

Now for the fun stuff....We will be holding our annual get together at the Castle Rock Tavern, 3925 Willow Ave., Castle Shannon, on Sunday, January 24th, from 6:00pm - 8:30pm, please make sure someone from your family is in attendance, kids are expected to be there also. For those that need wind suits, Jim Laine (Accents on Apparel) will be in attendance for sizing, as well as displaying other Mega Men apparel for purchase. We will be reviewing the Spring tournament plan, as well as taking care of other administrative tasks.

We also will be holding our 3rd annual fundraiser on Saturday, March 20th, at the Town Tavern in South Side, from 4:00pm - 8:00pm, for more information please contact Bob Adamski.

Monday, January 11, 2010

2000 Pittsburgh Mega Men Tryouts Complete

The 2000 Pittsburgh Mega Men held the final tryout for selection of the 2010 Spring team this past Sunday (1/10). I'd like to thank everyone for attending and send out a huge thanks to Dave Chidester for helping with all the on ice activity! The tryouts went very well, with lots of talent in attendance. Coach Yuri has some difficult decisions to make over the next 24 hours...

Communication of the players selected will be on the website by tomorrow evening! Kudos to a great bunch of kids!