CHEROKEE HEAD TO UTICA NY FOR THE USPHL NATIONALS

(OPEN UP TOURNAMENT ON THURSDAY )

Toledo OH:          For the third straight year the Great Lakes Division champion Toledo Cherokee will take part in the USPHL National Championship next week in Utica NY.

“As a team we set goals at the beginning of the year and one of those goals was to get back to the National tournament we’ve accomplished that goal now it is on us as a group to go out there play as hard as we can.” Said head coach Kenny Miller

The Cherokee will head to Utica on Wednesday morning as they prepare to kick off the National tournament on Thursday afternoon at 5:00PM when they take on the Islanders Hockey Club of the Mid-Atlantic division.

Toledo will then play the Vernal Oilers of the Northwest division on Friday. Face off is set for 12:30PM.

With a new format in place at this year’s Nationals day three of the tournament will feature a reseeding of teams one thru sixteen for the 3rd game of the event. After day three the winning teams will continue to advance with the higher seed playing the lower seed until a winner is determined in the USPHL finals on Tuesday March 28th at 1:00PM

“We know that every team out there is going to be a challenge for whoever they play so we will have to be on our game in order to have success. If your winning out there it is a long tournament it takes six wins in six days to become champion so our guys need to make sure they are taking care of themselves and preparing for each day.” Added Miller

Fans unable to attend the National Championship games can catch all the action by visiting www.hockeytv.com

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

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CHEROKEE HOME FRIDAY AND SATURDAY

(VS. CINCINNATI CYCLONES)

Toledo OH:          Great Lakes Division champs the Toledo Cherokee will host games one and two of the playoffs this Friday and Saturday at the Team Toledo Ice House.

Toledo will host game one on Friday March 10th at the Team Toledo Ice House. Face off is set for 7:00PM.

Game two will be Saturday at the Ice House at 3:30PM March 12th.

If a game three is necessary it will be in Cincinnati on Sunday March 13th.

“This is an exciting time of the year for our group, we want to make sure we are playing good hockey when the puck drops Friday night.” Said head coach Kenny Miller.

Toledo finished the regular season with a record of 38-6-0-0 for a total of 76 points. The Cyclones were 6-36-1-1 on the season for 14 points.

All GTAHA players wearing their Cherokee jersey will be admitted for FREE to the game this Friday.

The winner of the series will advance to the USPHL National Tournament which will be held in Utica NY March 23rd thru March 28th.

Fans unable to attend the playoff games can catch all the action by visiting www.hockeytv.com

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CHEROKEE FINISH REGULAR SEASON WITH RECORD OF 38-6-0

(HOST CINCINNATI IN 1ST ROUND OF PLAYOFFS)

Toledo OH:         The Toledo Cherokee wrapped up the regular season on Saturday night with a 1-0 win over the Columbus Mavericks to finish the regular season with a record of 38-6-0 good for 76 points and a Great Lakes Division title. It is the first division crown for the Cherokee since the 2011-2012 season.

Toledo finished with a record of 16-0-0 inside the Team Toledo Ice House this year.

Captain Nicklas Millhorn (Brownstown MI) lead the Cherokee in scoring netting forty-five goals and adding thirty-seven assists for eighty-seven points. Jason Crossland (Dearborn MI) scored thirty goals and had forty assist for seventy points in thirty-eight games for the Tribe. Defenseman Ryan Stanley (Trenton MI) finished the season with fifty points scoring nine goals and adding forty-one assists. Millhorn and Santino Multari (Hermitage PA) were the only two members of the Cherokee to suit up in all forty-four games for the Cherokee this season.

Goaltender Frank Murphy (Toronto ON) led the entire USPHL Premier division in wins this year with twenty-five wins, Murphy also led the league in shutouts with six.

“This has been a special regular season for our group we had several guys do great things for our team this year, we set goals at the beginning of the year and one of those goals was to win the Great Lakes Division which we were able to do, next on our list is to win in the playoffs and advance to the USPHL Nationals and we have an opportunity to do that next weekend when we start the playoffs.” said head coach Kenny Miller

The Cherokee will host the fourth seed Cincinnati Cyclones in the Great Lakes Division playoffs next weekend at the Ice House. Game one is set for Friday March 10th at 7:00PM. Game two will be at 3:30PM. If a game three is necessary it will be in Cincinnati on Sunday March 13th. The winner of that series will advance to the USPHL Nationals which will be held in Utica NY from Thursday March 23rd thru Tuesday March 28th.

**NOTES** On Saturday night the Cherokee held a pre-game on ice ceremony to honor the ten twenty-year old age out players. Nicklas Millhorn (Brownstown MI), David Crandall (Sylvania OH), Dominik McNamara (Gibraltar MI), Ryan Stanley (Trenton MI), Hunter Hatcher (Westland MI), Jacob Slater (Pewaukee WI), Jason Crossland (Dearborn MI), Jonah Slater (Lakeville MN), Connor Garcia (Dearborn MI) and Aaron Cope (Livonia MI).

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CHEROKEE TO WRAP UP REGULAR SEASON HOME SCHEDULE SATURDAY NIGHT

(AGE OUT PLAYERS WILL BE HONORED PRIOR TO PUCK DROP WITH AN ON ICE CEREMONY)

Toledo OH:         The Toledo Cherokee will wrap up the regular season this weekend with a home and home series against the Columbus Mavericks. The Cherokee will host the Mavericks on Saturday night inside the Team Toledo Ice House. The puck will drop at 7:30PM

The home and home series will start on Friday when the Cherokee travel to Columbus. Face off is set for 8:00PM.

“Saturday is the last regular season home game for us as we head into the playoffs, I would expect our guys to be ready to go.” Said head coach Kenny Miller

The Cherokee wrapped up the Great Lakes Division title last Thursday night in Cincinnati when they defeated the Cyclones by a score of 11-2. It is the first division title since the 2011-2012 season for Toledo.

The Cherokee have earned the 1st overall seed in the Great Lakes division playoffs and will host the Cincinnati Jr. Cyclones in the first round of the playoffs. Game one is Friday March 10th at 7:00PM and game two will be Saturday March 11th at 3:30PM at the Team Toledo Ice House. If a game three is necessary it will be held at the Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati on Sunday.

***NOTES*** On Saturday night prior to puck drop the Toledo Cherokee will honor the ten 20 year old age out players in a pre-game ceremony. The following players will be honored, Nicklas Millhorn (Brownstown MI), David Crandall (Sylvania OH), Dominik McNamara (Gibraltar MI), Ryan Stanley (Trenton MI), Hunter Hatcher (Westland MI), Jacob Slater (Pewaukee WI), Jason Crossland (Dearborn MI), Jonah Slater (Lakeville MN), Connor Garcia (Dearborn MI) and Aaron Cope (Livonia MI).

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

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

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CHEROKEE TRAVEL TO CINCINNATI ON THURSDAY

(ONLY GAME OF THE WEEK)

Toledo OH:         The Toledo Cherokee (35-6-0-0 70 pts.) travel to Queen City on Thursday evening to take on the Cincinnati Jr. Cyclones (6-28-1-1 14 pts.). the puck will drop at 8:30PM EST

Thursday is the lone game on the schedule this week for the Cherokee.

Toledo is coming off a two sweep last weekend where they defeated the Cyclones on Friday night by a score of 3-2 down in Cincinnati and beat the Columbus Mavericks at the Ice House on Saturday night by a score of 4-1 on “SAP NIGHT”

Team President Donny Manders was the recipient of this year’s Sap Memorial Award.

“Saturday night was a great night for local hockey, not only did we get to honor Sap and continue to have his legacy live on we were able to show Donny how much he means to entire organization as well as the Ice House by giving him this awesome award, I can’t think of anyone more deserving than Donny to receive this honor.” Said head coach Kenny Miller

The Cherokee can clinch the Great Lakes division and earn the number one seed in the divisional playoffs on Thursday night with a win.

“Our guys are looking forward to playing Thursday and having a chance to wrap up the division, as a group we set a number of goals before the season started and winning the division was one of those, so for us to have a chance to clinch Thursday night is exciting for all of us.” Added Miller

The last time the Cherokee won a division title was back in 2011-12 when they were a member of the NA3HL. The Metro Jets have won the division the last eight years.

Fans that are unable to travel to Cincinnati can still catch all the action at www.hockeytv.com

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CHEROKEE HOME SATURDAY NIGHT

(7TH ANNUAL “SAP GAME NIGHT”)

Toledo OH:      The Toledo Cherokee return home this Saturday as they host the Columbus Mavericks at the Team Toledo Ice House. The puck will drop at 7:00PM both nights

Ken “Sap” Miller was co-owner of the Team Toledo Ice House as well as President of the Toledo Cherokee Junior hockey team. Sap as he was known by everyone whoever met him passed away eight years ago. The Cherokee continue to honor him every season.

The team will be holding a 50/50 drawing and other events throughout the evening. All proceeds will go to the “SAP Memorial Foundation” which helps local youths with tuition to either GTAHA’s Learn to Skate Program or the ADM Program.

All GTAHA players will receive FREE admission by wearing a CHEROKEE jersey to the game.

The Cherokee will also present the annual “SAP” Memorial Award at the game. The award goes to a special person within the Cherokee organization past or present that has showed support towards the organization by volunteering or as a member of the Cherokee staff. This year’s award winner will receive the honor on the ice prior to puck drop.

“This game means so much to our organization it is an honor to be able to continue to show everyone what he meant not only to the Ice House but to youth hockey in the Toledo area.” Said head coach Kenny Miller “Our staff is really looking forward to announcing this years “Sap Memorial Award” winner.”

In his more than 30-year coaching career, Sap worked with teams including the Toledo Junior Storm, Toledo IceDiggers and our Toledo Cherokee. His love of hockey blossomed early, playing as a child with best friend Tony Parker. The pair later coached together. That love was passed down to his sons, whose teams Mr. Miller coached throughout their childhoods. Kelly his youngest son played for Sap before playing in the USPHL as well as professional hockey with the Toledo Storm.

“He was a loyal guy,” Miller said, adding that his father built strong relationships with players and their families. “It showed in how much the kids at the rink meant to him.”

“He was a great ambassador for hockey in Toledo,” said Don Manders, vice president of the Greater Toledo Amateur Hockey Association and current President of the Cherokee. He met Sap when he coached his son Jake, who now helps coach youth hockey at the Ice House. “Sap was really invested in youth hockey, Manders said. He was a larger-than-life figure and not exactly a quiet guy.”

He would work into the wee hours, fixing items at the Ice House so it would be ready for young skaters in the morning.

“He had the mind-set that hockey is the greatest sport in the world,” Manders said. “He worked tirelessly for it.”

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CHEROKEE HOST JETS FRIDAY NIGHT

(DAN K AND LUCAS JONES WILL BE IN THE BUILDING )

Toledo OH:         The Toledo Cherokee proud members of the USPHL Premier division of the Great Lakes Conference return home Friday evening to take on the Metro Jets at the Team Toledo Ice House. Faceoff is at for 7:00PM

Toledo will travel to Metro on Saturday afternoon to wrap up the home and home series. Puck will drop at 3:30PM at Mount Clemens Arena.

“It is always a battle when we get to play the Jets and I expect this weekend to be the same. We are looking forward to having Dan K and Lucas in the building again this year for another fun evening.” Said head coach Kenny Miller

The Dan K show will be in attendance for both games this weekend, the pre-game show will begin at 6:30PM inside the lobby of the Ice House. Dan Kmiechick and Lucas Jones will be on the HockeyTV call with Cherokee Broadcaster Nick Lang and Bill Faulkner inside the “Mik Gonzales” press box.

The two teams will be competing for the 1st annual “The Coney Cup Trophy”

Toledo is coming off a two sweep weekend where they defeated the Columbus Mavericks on Thursday night at the Ice House by a score of 2-1 in OT and then traveled to Mount Clemens on Saturday and dropped the Metro Jets by a score of 5-2.

“I thought our guys had a good effort on Thursday at home, the Columbus goalie played really well in that game and we were happy to get out of there with an OT win, on Saturday our guys battled hard and played a good road game and were able to get a much needed win against our biggest rival.” Added Miller

Any GTAHA player wearing his or her Cherokee jersey will be admitted for FREE to the game.

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

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

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CHEROKEE HOME THURSDAY NIGHT VS. COLUMBUS MAVERAICKS

(TRAVEL TO METRO SATURDAY)

Toledo OH:          The Toledo Cherokee (30-5-0-0 60 points) return home Thursday night when the Columbus Mavericks (15-15-2-0 34 points) come to town for a rare weeknight game at the Team Toledo Ice House. Face is set for 7:30PM

Toledo will travel to Mount Clemens MI on Saturday night to take on the Metro Jets (24-6-1-0 49 points). The puck will drop at 7:45PM

“This is a big weekend for our group as we get closer to the end of the regular season it is important for us to be playing our best hockey and get as many points as we can heading into the last month of the season.” Said head coach Kenny Miller

The Cherokee are coming off a three game sweep last weekend, beating the Cincinnati Cyclones on Friday at the Ice House by a score of 8-1, the Cherokee traveled to Lockport NY on Saturday for a two game set against the Buffalo Stampede and skated away with wins by the score of 9-3 and 9-1.

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

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

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CHEROKEE HOME THIS FRIDAY VS. CINCINNATI JR. CYCLONES

(HIT THE ROAD SATURDAY AND SUNDAY TO TAKE ON BUFFALO)

Toledo OH:          The Toledo Cherokee (27-5-0-0 54 points) return this home Friday night when they take on the Cincinnati Jr. Cyclones (6-22-1-1 14 points) at the Team Toledo Ice House. Face off is at 7:00PM

Toledo Will then hit the road for two games in Lockport NY as they play against the Buffalo Stampede (7-26-0-0 14 points) on Saturday at 5:20PM before wrapping up the two game set on Sunday at 3:40PM

The Cherokee are coming off a two game sweep against the Battle Creek Kernels of the Midwest East division of the USPHL. Toledo defeated the Kernels on Friday at home by a score of 8-4 before traveling to Battle Creek on Saturday and winning 7-1.

“I didn’t really like our first two periods Friday, we let them hang in the game and during the third period I felt like we took the game over scoring five goals, on Saturday we were able to jump out to a big lead and cruise to the two points we were looking for on the road.” Said head coach Kenny 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.hockeytv.com

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CHEROKEE RETURN HOME FRIDAY VS. BATTLE CREEK KERNELS

(TRAVEL TO BATTLE CREEK ON SATURDAY)

Toledo OH:          The Toledo Cherokee (25-5-0-0 50 points) return home Friday night when they play host to the Battle Creek Kernels (9-21-1-0 19 points) 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 Saturday in Battle Creek at The Rink. The puck will drop at 7:00PM

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

The Cherokee are coming off the Tampa Showcase where they went 2-2 down in Florida.

”The experience was great for our guys, anytime you get to go to Florida in January and play hockey is a good thing, even though we went 2-2 down there I think our guys enjoyed themselves and understand what it will take to beat the better teams in this league.”  Said head coach Kenny 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.hockeytv.com

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CHEROKEE TRAVEL TO CHICAGO FOR SHOWCASE

(PLAY FOUR GAMES IN THREE DAYS)

Toledo OH:         The Toledo Cherokee (20-2-0-0 40 pts.) travel to Chicago this weekend to play in the USPHL Midwest Showcase beginning on Friday afternoon.

Toledo will play one game on Friday, two on Saturday and finish up the weekend with a game on Sunday morning before heading into the Holiday break.

The Cherokee will take on the Minnesota Blue Ox (11-7-1-0 23 pts.) Friday afternoon at 1:30PM CST. On Saturday the Cherokee will play against the Minnesota Squatch (15-4-1-0 32 pts.) at 1:10PM CST and then the Pueblo Bulls (18-9-2-0 38 pts.) on Saturday evening at 7:40PM CST.

Toledo will finish up the showcase schedule on Sunday morning when they face off against the Northern Colorado Eagles (12-13-2-0 26 pts.) at 11:10AM CST.

“This is a big weekend for our group, we have to continue to get points if we want to stay in first place in the Great Lakes division.” Said head coach Kenny Miller

The Cherokee are coming off an weekend where they defeated the Metro Jets on Friday at the Ice House by a score of 6-4. Toledo traveled to Columbus on Saturday and defeated the Mavericks by a score of 6-3.  

“I thought our guys played well all weekend, it is always a tough battle whenever we play Metro and I thought our guys did a good job of being both physically and mentally tough all weekend.” Added Miller

All showcase games will be CST this weekend and will be played at Canlan Ice Sports Arena in Romeoville IL.

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CHEROKEE HOST JETS FRIDAY NIGHT

(TRIBE WEARING SPECIAL CHRISTMAS JERSEYS)

Toledo OH:         The Toledo Cherokee (18-2-0-0 36 points) proud members of the USPHL Premier division of the Great Lakes Conference return home Friday evening to take on the Metro Jets (14-3-1-0 29 points) at the Team Toledo Ice House. Faceoff is at for 7:00PM

Toledo will travel to the State capital on Saturday night to play the Columbus Mavericks (9-10-1-2 21 points) in Lewis Center OH. The puck will drop at 8:30PM

The Tribe are coming off a two game sweep of the Buffalo Stampede at the Ice House winning on Friday by a score of 8-0 and Saturday afternoon 14-3.

Metro picked up a win on Saturday down in Cincinnati where they defeated the Cyclones by a score of 10-0.

“Our guys are excited about this weekend, we know we are playing two good opponents and we need to be ready for the weekend.” Said head coach Kenny Miller  

The Cherokee players will be wearing special event Christmas jerseys and the coaching staff will be wearing ugly Christmas sweaters during the game. Fans are encouraged to wear holiday attire for the game.  

“It’s always fun to wear special event jerseys, we are hoping Cherokee nation comes out in full force on Friday night to support our guys.” Added Miller

Any GTAHA player wearing his or her Cherokee jersey will be admitted for FREE to the game.

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

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

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CHEROKEE RETURN HOME THIS WEEKEND  

(HOST BUFFALO FRIDAY AND SATURDAY)

Toledo OH:          The Toledo Cherokee (16-2-0-0) return home this weekend when they play host to the Buffalo Stampede (4-17-0-0) on Friday and Saturday.

On Friday night the Cherokee and Stampeded 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 special 5:00PM puck drop.

“Our guys have had a week of rest, we should be ready for this stretch of games before Christmas break. Practice this week will be big for us as we head into the weekend and get ready for Buffalo.” Said head coach Kenny Miller

Prior to the Thanksgiving break the Cherokee traveled to Mount Clemens MI and played in the Detroit Showcase where they went 4-0 for the weekend knocking off MJDP 4-1, the Hudson Havoc 3-1, Minnesota Moose 6-2 and the Chicago Crush 7-0.

“I thought our guys played really well at the showcase to win for games in about 48 hours says a lot about our group, we played some quality opponents there and for us to pick up eight points was big for our team.” Added Miller

Notes: Defenseman Dominik McNamara was named defensemen of the week for the Great Lakes division scoring five goals and adding two assists at the Detroit Showcase.

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CHEROKEE HEAD TO DETROIT SHOWCASE THIS WEEKEND

(PLAY FOUR GAMES IN THREE DAYS)

Toledo OH:          The Toledo Cherokee (12-2-0-0) proud members of the Great Lakes division in the USPHL will travel to Mount Clemens MI this weekend to play in the annual Detroit Showcase hosted by the Metro Jets.

The showcase will feature seventeen teams this year, all four teams in the Great Lakes division, The Midwest West division, Midwest East division and the Hershey Cubs of the Atlantic division.

Toledo will play four games in three days as they take on MJDP on Friday at  3:30PM, On Saturday the Cherokee will play the Hudson Havoc at 10:30AM and the Minnesota Moose at 7:00PM. The Cherokee will wrap up the showcase schedule on Sunday when they take on the Chicago Crush of the Midwest East division at 1:00PM

“This is a big weekend for our guys, we are fortunate to have a tough schedule this weekend which is good for our group. I expect our guys to play well and get a chance to impress the scouts that are in attendance.” Said head coach Kenny Miller

Toledo is coming off a weekend split against the Fort Wayne Spacemen, the Cherokee took game one of the series on Friday night by a score of 7-3. On Saturday Toledo traveled to Fort Wayne and was upended by the Spacemen by a score of 7-5. The loss snapped an eleven game win streak.

“I liked our game on Friday, we were all over the ice making plays, on Saturday I felt like we were not ready to play and that’s on me I need to make sure our guys are ready to go every time we suit up for a game.” Added Miller

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CHEROKEE HOME TOMORROW VS. FORT WAYNE

(7:00PM PUCK DROP)

Toledo OH:          The Toledo Cherokee (11-1-0-0) return home tomorrow night when they play host to the Fort Wayne Spacemen (7-4-0-0) 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 Saturday in Fort Wayne at the SportONE/Parkview Ice House. The puck will drop at 5:30PM

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

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

NOTES: All Military Veterans will be admitted for FREE tomorrow night for your service to the greatest country in the world. The entire Cherokee organization would like to thank all of you for service.  

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CHEROKEE HOME FRIDAY VS. METRO JETS

(7:30PM PUCK DROP)

Toledo OH:          The Toledo Cherokee (10-1-0-0) return home Friday night when they play host to the Metro Jets (7-1-1-0). Face off is set for 7:30PM

This will be the second Friday in a row the Cherokee will host the Jets at the Team Toledo Ice House.

“I thought our guys played good both nights, we need to make sure we put together the same effort this Friday when take the ice for what will be a very important game for our group.” Said head coach Kenny Miller  

Toledo is coming off a two game sweep with wins over the Jets on Friday night by a score of 2-1. On Saturday the Cherokee traveled to Cincinnati to play the Cyclones and skated away with a 7-1 win.  

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.hockeytv.com

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CHEROKEE HOME FRIDAY VS. METRO JETS

(TRAVEL TO CINCINNATI ON SATURDAY)

Toledo OH:          The Toledo Cherokee (8-1-0-0) return home Friday night when they play host to the Metro Jets (7-0-1-0). Face off is set for 7:00PM

This will be the Metro’s first visit to the Ice House this season. The two teams have played twice so far in Mount Clemens where the Jets took the first game by a score of 4-1, the Cherokee won game two up north with a come from behind 3-2 OT win two weeks ago.

“This is a big game for us, we have played well at home so far this season. The Ice House is a tough place to play so anytime we get to play in front of our fans the guys really get up for the games.” Said head coach Kenny Miller  

The Cherokee will travel South on Saturday to take on the Cincinnati Cyclones (1-9-1-0) at 1:00PM.  Saturday’s game will be played at the Heritage Bank Center.

Toledo is coming off a two game sweep with wins over the Columbus Mavericks on Friday night at the Ice House and on Saturday down in Columbus.

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

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CHEROKEE HOME FRIDAY VS. COLUMBUS MAVERICKS

(TRAVEL TO THE STATE CAPITAL ON SATURDAY)

Toledo OH:          The Toledo Cherokee (6-1-0-0) return home Friday night when they play host to the Columbus Mavericks (3-6-1-0) at the Team Toledo Ice House. Face is set for 7:00PM

The Cherokee will travel to the state capital on Saturday to wrap up the home and home series. Saturday’s game will be held at the OhioHealth Ice Haus in downtown Columbus. The puck will drop at 6:30PM.

“This is another big weekend for our guys, we need to make sure we follow up last weekend’s wins with a solid effort this weekend. Columbus is a good team and our guys need to make sure they are ready to play.” Said head coach Kenny Miller

The Cherokee are coming off a weekend sweep last week, on Friday Toledo dropped the Cincinnati Cyclones at the Ice House by a score of 11-1. The Tribe traveled to Mount Clemens on Saturday and came away with a 3-2 OT win over the Metro Jets.

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CHEROKEE HOME FRIDAY VS. CINCINNATI

(TRAVEL TO MOUNT CLEMENS SATURDAY TO TAKE ON THE JETS)

Toledo OH:          The Toledo Cherokee (4-1-0-0) return home Friday night when they play host to the Cincinnati Cyclones (0-7-0-0) at the Team Toledo Ice House. Face is set for 7:00PM

The Cherokee will travel to Mount Clemens MI on Saturday to take the 1st place Metro Jets (5-0-0-0). The puck will drop at 5:30PM

“This is a big weekend for us, we have to make sure we are ready to play both nights, I like the way our guys are playing so far this season but we need to continue to get better every game.” Said head coach Kenny Miller

The Cherokee are coming off a weekend sweep of the Wooster Oilers. Toledo won game one of the home and home series 11-0 on Friday, Saturday’s game in Wooster was canceled and the Cherokee were awarded a 1-0 forfeit win.

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CHEROKEE HOME THIS FRIDAY

(TRAVEL TO WOOSTER SATURDAY)

Toledo OH:          The Toledo Cherokee (2-1-0-0) return home Friday night when they play host to the Wooster Oilers (0-5-0-0) at the Team Toledo Ice House. Face is set for 6:30PM

Toledo will then travel to Wooster on Saturday to finish up the home and home series. The puck will drop on Saturday evening at 6:30PM

The Cherokee are coming off a weekend split last week where they dropped their first game of the season on Saturday to the Metro Jets by a score of 4-1 before defeating the Oilers on Sunday in Wooster by a score of 10-1.

Fans that are unable to attend this weekend’s games can catch all the action by visiting www.hockeytv.com

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

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CHEROKEE HIT THE ROAD FOR TWO GAMES

(TRAVEL TO METRO SATURDAY, WOOSTER SUNDAY)

Toledo OH:          The Toledo Cherokee (1-0-0-0) will hit the road for two games this weekend as they travel to Metro on Saturday and Wooster on Sunday.

Saturday the Cherokee will take on the Metro Jets (2-0-0-0) at 5:30PM at the Mount Clemens Ice Arena.

On Sunday the Tribe will travel to South to play in the Wooster Oilers home opener inside the Alice Noble Ice Arena. Face off is set for 3:30PM

“it’s a big week for our guys we haven’t played a game in a week so we need to make sure we are putting the work in at practice so we are ready to go in the games this weekend.” Said head coach Kenny Miller

The Cherokee were idle this past weekend, Toledo opened the season last Saturday with a 9-1 win over the Cincinnati Cyclones.

Fans that are unable to attend this weekend’s games can catch all the action by visiting www.hockeytv.com

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

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CHEROKEE ROUT CYCLONES

(9-1 WIN VS. CINCINNATI SATURDAY NIGHT) 

Toledo OH:          On Saturday night the Toledo Cherokee opened the 30th season of junior hockey in Toledo Ohio with 9-1 win over the visiting Cincinnati Cyclones in front of a crowd of 1050 at the Team Toledo Ice House.

Scoring for the Cherokee in the win was Jason Crossland (Dearborn MI) with two goals, Nicklas Millhorn (Brownstown MI), Brett LoGelfo (Long Island NY), Santino Multari (Hermitage PA), Dominik McNamara (Gibraltar MI), Nolan Huss (Genoa OH), Kolin LeDuc (Macomb MI) and Collin Preston (Trenton MI) each added a goal for Toledo.

Justin Lang (Paw Paw MI), LeDuc and McNamara each had two assists, Ryan Stanley (Trenton MI), Jacob Ammar (Scarborough ON), Oliver McClough (Perrysburg OH), Multari, Crossland, Millhorn, LoGelfo all chipped in an assist for the Tribe.

Frank Murphy (Toronto ON) earned his first victory in net for the Cherokee making 20 saves on 21 shots.

“I thought the guys played well for our first game, I felt like we played the right way on Saturday. We have a few things to clean up which we will work on in practice but all in all it was a good first game for our guys.” Said head coach Kenny Miller

The team had a pregame on ice ceremony to honor many of the alumni over the past 30 years and the players from the 1998 National Championship honored former Broadcaster and Sap Memorial award winner Mik Gonzales with a Championship ring from 1998.

“It was great seeing so many former players come out and show us what Cherokee hockey meant to them while they were a member of the team, I am proud to tell anyone I coach the Toledo Cherokee an organization that has been a staple in Toledo for 30 years.” Added Miller

The Cherokee are idle this weekend but return to action on Saturday October 1st when they travel to Mount Clemens MI to take on the Metro Jets. Face off for that game will be at 5:30PM. Toledo will then go to Wooster on Sunday the 2nd and play the Oilers with a 3:30PM start.  

Fans that are unable to attend those games can catch all the action by visiting www.hockeytv.com

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

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TOLEDO CHEROKEE OPEN THE REGULAR SEASON SATURDAY NIGHT

(PLAY HOST TO THE CINCINNATI CYCLONES DURING GTAHA DAY)

Toledo OH:         The Toledo Cherokee proud members of the USPHL Premier division of the Great Lakes Conference begin their 30th season Saturday night when they host the Cincinnati Cyclones at the Team Toledo Ice House.

Face off is set for 8:00PM. 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 during 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

Toledo looks to make an improvement on last season’s results as they lost in the quarterfinals of the USPHL National tournament.

The Cherokee welcome back from last year’s roster Hunter Hatcher, Ryan Stanley, Mike Price, Sam Shifflett, Dominik McNamara, Ian Bennett and Nicklas Millhorn

First year players for the Cherokee this season include Jonah Slater, Nick Ramm, Dustin Fretter, Brett LoGelfo, Luke Johnson, Santino Multari, Jake Gignac, Jacob Ammar, Kolin LeDuc, Oliver McClough, Jason Crossland, Justin Lang, Jake Hitchner, Nate Whitson, Frank Murphy, Xaver Gradinscak, Zach Nolan, Zach Anderson, Cameron Reel and Nolan Huss   

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.hockeytv.com. Director of Broadcasting Zeke Fravor will be calling all the action on Saturday night from the “Mik Gonzales Press Box” at the Ice House.

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

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CHEROKEE OPEN TRAINING CAMP ON SEPTEMBER 6TH

(ALL ON ICE SESSIONS WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)

Toledo OH:          The Toledo Cherokee proud members of the USPHL Great Lakes Division announced today that the 2022-2023 training camp will open on Tuesday September 6th at 4:30PM at the Team Toledo Ice House.

Toledo will hold a two-week training camp this year before opening the 30th season of Cherokee hockey on Saturday September 17th at the Team Toledo Ice House versus the Cincinnati Cyclones at 8:00PM

“We are very excited to get the season going, our group last year had a lot of success so as a team we are hoping to continue that trend going into this year. Our Director of Player Personnel Nic Saenz has done a great job recruiting a pool of players that we feel will fit into the Cherokee culture.” Said head coach Kenny Miller

For the Toledo Cherokee regular season schedule please visit our website at www.cherokeehockey.com.

Training Camp Schedule

Tuesday               September 6th                  4:30-5:50PM

Wednesday        September 7th                     4:30-5:50PM

Thursday             September 8th                    4:30-5:50PM

Friday                  September 9th                     4:30-5:20PM

Tuesday              September  13th                   4:30-5:50PM

Wednesday        September 14th                      4:30-5:50PM

Thursday             September 15th                     4:30-5:50PM

Friday                   September 16th                    4:30-5:20PM

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

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TOLEDO CHEROKEE LOOKING FOR BILLET FAMILIES

(2022-23 SEASON)

The Toledo Cherokee are looking for billet families for the upcoming season 2022-2023. A Billet Family opens their home to selected players in order to give them a safe and stable environment while they are away from their own homes.  Our players are between ages 16 and 20.  For many of them this is the first time away from home, making it essential that they are comfortable with who they are staying with.  We would like to have many options when placing our players with a family.  Most players have transportation of their own and if they do not we place them with another player who does.  The players must be going to school or working.

The players will arrive in early September and stay until the middle of March.

Billet families receive a stipend each month of $325.00 from each player they are housing to help offset the additional food and utility expenses of the household.

If you would be interested in additional information in becoming a Billet Family, please email General Manager/Head Coach Kenny Miller at kmiller@macombgroup.com or Vice President/Director of Finance Carey Manders at cmanders2@bex.net.

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CHEROKEE UNVEIL 30th ANNIVERSARY JERSEY

(REPLICA OF FIRST EVER TOLEDO CHEROKEE JERSEY)

Toledo Ohio:      The 2022-2023 UPSHL season will mark the 30th anniversary for the Toledo Cherokee and the team has announced they will wear special 30th anniversary jerseys throughout the season as they celebrate this milestone.

The Cherokee with the help from Wingman Sports have designed a replica jersey just like the team wore in 1993 during their first season as a member of the Central States Hockey League.

“We are very excited to unveil the 30th anniversary jerseys, this organization has a long history as a member of junior hockey from the Junior “B” National Championship to the hundred or so players that have went on to play college hockey.“ Said head coach Kenny Miller

The Cherokee will have a special sponsor logo on the back of the jerseys as former Cherokee player Hank “John” Avink who owns eXp Realty has joined forces with the Cherokee to have these special jerseys made for the 30th anniversary.

As a member of the Cherokee in the late 90’s Avink served as team captain, as a member of the Cherokee the team won two CSHL regular season championships,  three CSHL playoff championships, qualified for the Junior “B” nationals three times and Hank was a member and captain of the Cherokee team that won the 1998 Junior “B” National Championship.

“I am very grateful to be able to give back to an organization that has meant so much to me as well as many other players that have worn the Cherokee jersey the last twenty nine years.’’ Said Avink

Wingman Sports Corporation designed and will supply the jerseys for the Cherokee.  Wingman Sports is based out of Newmarket Ontario.

“Our team prides itself on looking good out on the ice and to be able to create a jersey for our current players to wear just like the guys did back in 1993 is very special to everyone involved in our organization. Wingman was great to work with Jason Clarke and Lee Umansky did everything to meet our needs and we are extremely happy with how the jerseys turned out.” Added Miller

The Cherokee begin play in September, please visit our website for more information at www.cherokeehockey.com

The Toledo Cherokee finished the 2021-2022 season with a record of 37-6-3 overall and went 3-1 at the USPHL Nationals in Hudson NH.

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WOW what a season it was, to be able to take this group back to Nationals for a 2nd straight season was special. On behalf of the Toledo Cherokee coaching staff I would like to take a few minutes to thank all off you on a great season.

On September 13th when we had our first practice I knew this group was going to go back to Nationals and you guys played your hearts out every night and reached that goal, unfortunately we came up a little short in that last game against our rivals.

Myself, Todd and Nic would like to thank all of the players for your commitment to the team this year, I say it all the time playing junior hockey is a HUGE commitment and I am very proud to be your coach, you showed up every day and worked hard during the week and you were rewarded by winning 40 games this year the most in a single season since this coaching staff was put together. I hope that your time on the team has not only made you a better player but taught you lessons as a person as well. I am very confident you will all be very successful men when you enter the real world after hockey is done for you.

To our 10 twenty-year olds, Bryce, Bailey, Joey, Kieran, Luke, Greg, Nick, Jarrett, Gavin and Vinny I know you will be very successful in life and I wish you nothing but the best.

Parents, thank you for allowing us to coach your kids every day, your financial commitment to allow your sons to play this great game of hockey is much appreciated.

To our support staff, Donny, Carey, MO, Brandee, Matt, Doc, Bill, Zeke, Ivan, Jeff, Jennifer, Marissa Diane and Kadyn as well as all the volunteers that make our organization one of the best in all of Tier III hockey THANK YOU for all you do not only for the boys but the coaching staff. It makes the coaches and players jobs so much easier when we just have to concentrate on practicing and playing in games.

To our billet families, thank you for opening your homes and allowing our players to live with you and become part of your family. These relationships will last a lifetime.

To our fans, you guys were great this year, no matter who we were playing you always packed the Ice House and made tons of noise for our boys and I know they fed off your energy. Thanks for supporting our boys both at home games and away games. The USPHL brass was really impressed with our fan support in New Hampshire this past week!

We will continue to work hard in the off-season and recruit players that will come in and gel with our returning guys to make sure we not only get back to Nationals but win it in 2023.

Thanks again for all you have done for the Toledo Cherokee organization.

Coach Miller

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