CHEROKEE RETURN HOME FRIDAY

(ON ROAD WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY)

Toledo OH:         The Toledo Cherokee (14-6-1-0 29 points) return to action this week when they play three games in four days. The Cherokee will hit the road Wednesday evening when they travel to the Queen City Sportsplex to take on the Cincinnati Jr. Cyclones (0-20-1-0 1 point). Face off is set for 8:30PM

Toledo will return home Friday night when they host the Motor City Gamblers (10-7-1-0-1 22 points) inside the Team Toledo Ice House. The puck will drop at 7:00PM. This will be the first home game for the Cherokee since November 10th.

The two teams will wrap up the weekend on Saturday afternoon at Big Boy Arena. Face off is at 1:00PM.

“This is a big week for us, we had a very disappointing Detroit showcase heading into the break so it is important for us to get back to our winning ways.” Said head coach Kenny Miller

Fans that are unable to attend the games this weekend can still catch all the action at www.flohockey.tv

For more information on the Cherokee please visit our website at www.cherokeehockey.com

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CHEROKEE RETURN HOME FRIDAY VS. FORT WAYNE SPACEMEN

(TRAVEL TO FORT WAYNE ON SUNDAY)

Toledo OH:          The Toledo Cherokee (12-3-0-0 24 pts.) return home Friday night when they play host to the Fort Wayne Spacemen (12-2-2-0 26 pts) of the Midwest East Division of the USPHL.

Face off is set for 7:00PM inside the Team Toledo Ice House.

The two teams will wrap up the home and home series on Sunday in Fort Wayne at the SportONE/Parkview Ice House. The puck will drop at 11:30AM

The games this weekend will be the only two regular season games the two teams will play against each other this year.

“Fort Wayne is a very well coached team, Kaleigh (Schrock) does a great job over there so it will be important for us to make sure we have a good week of practice and that we are ready to play this weekend.” Said head coach Kenny Miller

The Cherokee picked up two wins over the weekend where they defeated the Columbus Mavericks by a score of 6-2 on Friday at the Ice House and finished the weekend sweep on Saturday in Columbus by a score of 10-2.

All GTAHA players that wear their Cherokee jersey to the game Friday night will be admitted for FREE.

Fans that are unable to attend this Friday’s game can catch all the action by visiting www.flohockey.tv 

For more information on the Cherokee please visit our website at www.cherokeehockey.com

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CHEROKEE BACK AT ICE HOUSE THIS WEEKEND  

(HOST BUFFALO FRIDAY AND SATURDAY)

Toledo OH:          The Toledo Cherokee (7-2-0-0 14 pts.) return home this weekend when they play host to the Buffalo Stampede (0-8-0-0 0 pts.) on Friday and Saturday.

On Friday night the Cherokee and Stampede will face off at 7:00PM inside the Team Toledo Ice House. The two teams will finish up the two game set on Saturday with a 7:30PM face off.

“We are looking forward to playing at home again this weekend, our guys will be ready to play.” Said head coach Kenny Miller

The Cherokee are coming off a two game sweep over the Chicago Cougars last weekend by scores of 5-1 and 5-2.

Fans that are unable to attend this weekend’s game can catch all the action by visiting www.flohockey.tv

For more information on the Cherokee please visit our website at www.cherokeehockey.com

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CHEROKEE RETURN HOME THIS WEEKEND FOR TWO GAMES  

(HOST CHICAGO FRIDAY AND SATURDAY)

Toledo OH:          The Toledo Cherokee (5-2-0-0 10 points) return home this weekend when they play host to the Chicago Cougars (3-1-1-1 8 points) on Friday and Saturday.

On Friday night the Cherokee and Cougars will face off at 7:00PM inside the Team Toledo Ice House. The two teams will finish up the two game set on Saturday with a 7:30PM puck drop.

“It is always fun seeing a different team come to Toledo and experience playing in our building, we know Chicago will be ready to go so it will be important for us as a group to make sure we are ready to play.” Said head coach Kenny Miller

The Cherokee are coming off a come from behind 5-4 OT win against the Metro Jets on Friday night. Wes Hatz *pictured* (Park City UT) scored the game winner

“Our guys had an emotional victory on Friday night against the Jets, it was the first time a lot of our guys got to experience the rivalry between us and Metro so I think they learned real quick what it takes to beat a team like that .” added Miller

**NOTES** Forward Aidan Gonzalez (Dearborn MI) leads the Cherokee in points with fourteen in seven games played. Santino Multari (Hermitage PA) has seven goals in seven games. Defenseman Grant Hendrickson (Columbus OH) leads all blue liners with seven points in seven games. Goaltender Caleb Kril (Dexter MI) has a record of 3-1-0 on the year.

Fans that are unable to attend this weekend’s game can catch all the action by visiting www.flohockey.tv

For more information on the Cherokee please visit our website at www.cherokeehockey.com

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CHEROKEE HOME FRIDAY VS. METRO JETS

(7:00PM PUCK DROP)

Toledo OH:          The biggest rivalry in the USPHL will kick off this Friday night when the Toledo Cherokee (4-2-0-0 8 pts.) play host to the Metro Jets (1-0-0-0 2 pts.) at the Team Toledo Ice House.  Face off is set for 7:00PM

“It is no secret around the league that this is a huge rivalry, we have a ton of respect for what they do as an organization up there and it is always fun when our two teams get to lace it up and play each other.” Said head coach Kenny Miller

The Cherokee are coming off a weekend where they were swept by the Nashville Spartans done in the Music City. Metro defeated Cincinnati in their first game of the season.

“Our guys know we can play better than we did last weekend, as a staff we will prepare our guys this week in practice and make sure they are ready to go because we all know every time we play the Jets you have to be on your game.” Added Miller

All GTAHA players that wear their Cherokee jersey to the game Friday night will be admitted for FREE.

Fans that are unable to attend this Friday’s game can catch all the action by visiting www.flohockey.tv

For more information on the Cherokee please visit our website at www.cherokeehockey.com

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CHEROKEE HEAD TO NASHVILLE FOR TWO GAMES

(FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT 9:45PM CST)

Toledo OH:         The Toledo Cherokee (4-0-0-0 8 pts.) will hit the road again this weekend for a two game series VS. the Nashville Spartans (6-0-0 12 pts.).

The two game set kicks off Friday night at 9:45PM CST. The two teams finish up the series on Saturday night with a 9:45PM CST puck drop.

The Cherokee were in Lockport last weekend where they swept the Buffalo Stampede by scores of 7-2 and 8-3. Nashville hosted Columbus and swept the Mavericks.  

“This will be our first trip to Nashville and I am excited to see how our guys play against a team that has been red hot to start the season, the film we have watched on Nashville shows that we will have to be ready to play for the entire sixty minutes if we are going to have success down there.” Said head coach Kenny Miller

Fans that are unable to attend the games this weekend can still catch all the action at www.flohockey.tv

For more information on the Cherokee please visit our website at www.cherokeehockey.com

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CHEROKEE HEAD TO BUFFALO FOR TWO GAMES

(SATURDAY AND SUNDAY)

Toledo OH:         The Toledo Cherokee (2-0-0-0 4 pts.) travel to Lockport NY this weekend two play a two game set against the Buffalo Stampede (0-2-0-0 0 pts).

The two game series kicks off Saturday night at 6:45PM. The two teams finish up the series on Sunday with a 12:45PM puck drop.

The Cherokee are coming off a weekend where they defeated the Columbus Mavericks on Friday night in Lewis Center OH by a score of 6-3 and winning the home opener on Saturday inside the Ice House by a score of 17-0 against the Cincinnati Cyclones.

“I thought our guys were a little nervous on Friday and you could tell a lot of them were playing in their first junior game but we did enough to win so that’s always good, on Saturday they were more comfortable and it showed with how many goals they put on the board.” Said head coach Kenny Miller

Fans that are unable to attend the games this weekend can still catch all the action at www.flohockey.tv

For more information on the Cherokee please visit our website at www.cherokeehockey.com

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TOLEDO CHEROKEE HOME OPENER SET FOR SATURDAY NIGHT

(PLAY HOST TO THE CINICINNATI CYCLONES)

Toledo OH:         The Toledo Cherokee proud members of the USPHL Premier division kick off the home schedule this Saturday night September 16th at 8:30PM against the Cincinnati Cyclones.

The game will be in conjunction with GTAHA day at the Ice House as all the Cherokee youth teams will play throughout the day leading up to the junior game. 

The players and coaching staff have been hard at work the last two weeks in training camp and are excited to start the regular season.

“Our guys have been working hard during training camp and are ready for the challenge of the regular season; it is a long season so as a coaching staff we need to make sure we prepare our guys for everything this division is going to throw at us.” Said head coach Kenny Miller

The defending Great Lakes Division champions have played in the USPHL National Championship the past three seasons. The Cherokee were eliminated in the round of eight last season in Utica NY. 

The Cherokee welcome back from last year’s roster Jacob Ammar, Cameron Reel, Santino Multari, Brett LoGelfo, Dustin Fretter, Nick Minghine, Simon Ashley, Sam Shifflett and Nate Whitson.

First year players for the Cherokee this season include Carson Muglia, Wes Hatz, Leo Crawford, Justin Wen, Nick Constantine, Kaden Coon, Caleb Keisel, Grant Hendrickson, Petr Van Voorhis, Patrick Foley, Austin Nowak, Zach MacDonald, Caleb Krill, Nate Kinney, Bryson Baglina, Aidan Gonzalez, Trevin Johnson, Alex Atchison, Will Poolton, Roman Templeton and Anthony DiFlora  .

Ticket prices for all Cherokee home games are $8.00 for adults and $5.00 for seniors and students. 

Fans unable to attend the game can catch all the action at www.flohockey.tv. Nick Lang and Bill Faulkner will be calling all the action on Saturday night from the “Mik Gonzales Press Box” at the Ice House.

On Friday the Cherokee open the regular season on the road in Columbus to take on the Mavericks. Face off is at 7:30PM

For more information on the Cherokee please visit our website at www.cherokeehockey.com

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