The Niagara Falls PowerHawks are back in action this Saturday and Sunday as they travel to Pittsburgh for some games against the Vengeance. Pittsburgh sits in first place in the East Division by a single point over the Metro Jets. Meanwhile the PowerHawks sit in third place in the Northeast Division, only four points behind Binghamton for second. Saturday’s game is scheduled for 6:30pm. Sunday’s is set to get underway at 11:40am.
Pittsburgh is coming off a pair of wins against the Metro Jets, back on November 18th and 19th. They will face off against the Southern Tier Xpress at 8:30pm Friday evening at the Jamestown Savings Bank Arena in Jamestown.
The Niagara Falls PowerHawks wrapped up last weekend with a pair of wins against the Oswego Stampede. Earlier this week, Matthew Minichiello and Justin King were called up to the NAHL to play for the Northeast Generals. New goaltender, Josh Mitchell was named Divisional Star of the Week after his play against Oswego.
Northeast Division Standings:
Team
|
GP
|
W
|
L
|
OTL
|
Pts
|
Jersey Shore Wildcats
|
22
|
15
|
7
|
0
|
30
|
Binghamton Junior Senators
|
17
|
13
|
3
|
1
|
27
|
Niagara Falls PowerHawks
|
19
|
11
|
7
|
1
|
23
|
Oswego Stampede
|
22
|
9
|
11
|
2
|
20
|
Skylands Kings
|
21
|
8
|
13
|
0
|
16
|
Roc City Royals
|
18
|
2
|
16
|
0
|
4
|
Scoring Leaders:
Niagara Falls PowerHawks
Andrew Logar 19G, 25A, 44pts
Justin King 6G, 18A, 24pts
Stephen Minichiello 14G, 9A, 23pts
Pittsburgh Vengeance
Dominick Glavach 23G, 8A, 31pts
Justin Bioni 5G, 17A, 22pts
Jacob Friedman 3G, 17A, 20pts
The PowerHawks will be home at the Hyde Park Ice Pavilion on December 9th and 10th as they take on the Jersey Shore Wildcats. Game times are set for 6pm on Saturday and 1pm on Sunday.