POPE FRANCIS BASEBALL THROWS OUT CANCER !

Throws Out Cancer !

The Pope Francis Baseball Team sponsored a "Throw Out Cancer" youth baseball clinic at Forest Park in Springfield, MA on Saturday, May 6. It was open to participants from ages 9-14 and turned out quite successful!  They were able to raise nearly $2,000, quite a significant amount for St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital.

 

Website for St. Jude:   https://www.stjude.org/about-st-jude/unique-operating-model.html?sc_icid=us-mm-model

 

St. Jude's treats and works to defeat childhood cancer and other life threatening diseases of children. The majority of the funding is from donors. Amazingly they do this without charging the parents / caretakers for the care and treatment, which is a MAJOR relief from the burden of cost for all those involved...the concentration is on the child's treatment and well being.

 

Really a GREAT hospital.

 

GOOD JOB POPE FRANCIS BASEBALL ! 

Alfredo DiLascia

Image News Service

Olympia - Summer A Hockey League - Team Roster

Olympia Ice Center
Summer A Hockey League
One of Best in Nation

Team: Adolfo's / Carter - McLeod

(Team Organizers: Dominic Blad / Matt Foley)

Keith Petruzzelli

#1 NHL Draft Pick ?

Matt Foley: Bloomington Thunder USHL, Yale University, completed his freshman year with significant playing time at Yale, will return as a sophmore

Dominic Blad: South Kent Prep Selects Academy, Islanders Hockey Club USPHL Premier, UMass Boston, will return as a sophomore

Anthony Blad: Springfield Pics, will graduate high school, looking at a year of Junior play, possibly in the new highly touted National Collegiate Development Conference

Peter Crinella: Entered Holy Cross as a rare true freshman, will return for his junior year

DJ Petruzzelli:  Nanaimo Clippers BCHL, will start his freshman year at Quinnipiac University

Mickey Foley: Springfield Pics, Skidmore College, will enter his senior year, good career

Artie Potter: Springfield Pics, UMass Amherst Club, will enter his junior year at UMass Amherst

Jack Williams: Vallery Jr. Warriors, will enter his junior year at Franklin Pierce University

Sean Kavanagh: Springfield Pics, Tufts University, just completed his senior year after a distinguished career at Tufts

Chris Stearns: Played 2 years at Western New England University

Jake Ryczek: Waterloo Blackhawks USHL, Drafted by the NHL Chicago Blackhawks, will enter his freshman year at Providence College

Johnny Leonard: Green Bay Gamblers USHL, will enter his freshman year at UMass Amherst

Keith Petruzzelli: South Kent Prep Selects Academy, Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL, will enter as a freshman at Quinnipiac University with his brother DJ. NHL News and the New England Hockey Journal rated him a #1 NHL pick for goaltender.

Image News Service will give roster information on teams, one by one, as they come in. Games start on Thursday, May 18 at the Olympia Ice Center, 125 Capital Drive, West Springfield, MA 01089.

* Note: 11 of the above played hockey for Cathedral High School, Springfield, MA

Alfredo DiLascia
Image News Service

Olympia Summer A Hockey League Ready To Launch !

The Olympia Ice Center's Summer A League is ready to launch their regular season on May 18 in West Springfield, MA. This is one of the best off season leagues in the nation with many current, past, and future stars that include professional, college, prep, high level Junior, as well as some of the best up and coming players in Western Mass (and elsewhere). Last year, although there were some close games, Milano's won it all with a 14-0-0 record.

 

Milano's had a very strong roster that included league leading point getter, Frank Vatrano of the Boston Bruins; Tyler Kelleher UNH who burned up Hockey East this past year as one of the nations leading scorers and a Hobey Baker candidate; Barry Almeida, a 2 time National Champion with Boston College now playing professional hockey in Europe; and several other notable players.

Other exciting recent news across the Summer A League was defensive sensation Jake Ryczek getting drafted by the NHL Chicago Blackhawks, he is on his way to play for Providence College; and goaltender Keith Petruzzelli who was featured in NHL News as rated #1 for North American goalies. He was also picked as the #1 NHL Draft Prospect in the April 2017 issue of the New England Hockey Journal. Keith is on his way to play for Quinnipiac.

 

Dominic Blad (UMass Boston) and Matt Foley (Yale) are busy putting together their roster under a new sponsor that will be announced shortly. To make it more informative for local and visiting fans, as well as scouts, Image News Service will attempt to:

 

* Provide a roster list of each team and dig out as much as we can find about each player for your information.

 

* A weekly schedule so that you can see weekly match ups and game times. Games are played on Thursday night starting on May 18 at the Olympia Ice Center, 125 Capital Drive, West Springfield, MA 01089.

 

If you love hockey, plan on attending these games...lots of our local stars...and some of the best off season hockey in the nation. Plan ahead, don't miss these games !

Alfredo DiLascia

Image News Service