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The players, ages 16–20, carry amateur status under Junior A guidelines and hope to earn a spot on higher level of junior hockey teams in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]], Canadian Major Junior teams, [[college ice hockey|Collegiate]] teams, and eventually professional teams.
The players, ages 16–20, carry amateur status under Junior A guidelines and hope to earn a spot on higher level of junior hockey teams in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]], Canadian Major Junior teams, [[college ice hockey|Collegiate]] teams, and eventually professional teams.

Over the years, the Knights have become very well known for their "coaching carousel". Every year, there are new coaches and this has been the case since the u14 team won the national championship years ago.

Here are some of the current coaches...
Tom Kowal-NAHL Head Coach: 350 pound coach with a lisp who is very under qualified. He has never been a head coach at the level, and it shows by the lack of results. He also runs the youth program, which has become very neglected.

Kerry Huffman-Director of Hockey Ops: Kerry and WSG represent half the Knights. Its a shame for the kids who they don't represent, as the WSG kids get all the opportunities while the others are left asking why. Kerry's lack of knowledge in the game is shown by there first ever draft. Second Round pick, Tyler Briley, did not make the team and is on the third line with the midgets.

Alex Vasko-U18 Head Coach: The guy is coasting his national championship win with a team that could have won with the billet coordinator as the coach. This guy is a joke, often seen threatening players or drinking vodka out of a paper bag. That may be okay in Russia, but this is the U.S.A. and we have values.

Marty- U16 Head Coach: This guy is just a joke, seen showing nudes to the players and letting them do what they want. Not to mention, that he comes from a rich family and knows nothing about hockey. He does fit the Knights mold of cheap, unqualified coaching.

COACHING GRAVEYARD (Most likely ate by Tom)
Vince Malts
Justin Lyle
Matt Madore

They bring in sub-par coaches and those coaches are quickly replaced with others, by the owner, Louis DeNaples. The DeNaples Family has deep Mafia ties, the owners father paid of the mafia to make jurors vote his favor. The result he lost his casino, Mount Airy, which is now owner by the same person who owns the Knights.


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 15:22, 16 December 2015

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights
CityPittston, Pennsylvania
LeagueNAHL
DivisionEast
Founded2010 (NAHL franchise)
2005 (EHL franchise)
Operated2010–present
Home arenaRevolution Ice Centre
ColorsNavy and White
   
Owner(s)Dr. Louis DeNaples Jr.
General managerKerry Huffman
Head coachTom Kowal[1]
Franchise history
First franchise (AJHL/EHL)
2005–2010Binghamton Jr. Senators
2010–2015Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights
Second franchise (NAHL)
2010–2012Dawson Creek Rage
2015–presentWilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights are a USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier II junior ice hockey team from Pittston, Pennsylvania.[2] In 2015, the Knights' junior hockey organization purchased the dormant Dawson Creek Rage franchise in the Tier II North American Hockey League (NAHL) and placed their Tier III franchise in the Eastern Hockey League into dormancy.

The players, ages 16–20, carry amateur status under Junior A guidelines and hope to earn a spot on higher level of junior hockey teams in the United States and Canada, Canadian Major Junior teams, Collegiate teams, and eventually professional teams.

Over the years, the Knights have become very well known for their "coaching carousel". Every year, there are new coaches and this has been the case since the u14 team won the national championship years ago.

Here are some of the current coaches... Tom Kowal-NAHL Head Coach: 350 pound coach with a lisp who is very under qualified. He has never been a head coach at the level, and it shows by the lack of results. He also runs the youth program, which has become very neglected.

Kerry Huffman-Director of Hockey Ops: Kerry and WSG represent half the Knights. Its a shame for the kids who they don't represent, as the WSG kids get all the opportunities while the others are left asking why. Kerry's lack of knowledge in the game is shown by there first ever draft. Second Round pick, Tyler Briley, did not make the team and is on the third line with the midgets.

Alex Vasko-U18 Head Coach: The guy is coasting his national championship win with a team that could have won with the billet coordinator as the coach. This guy is a joke, often seen threatening players or drinking vodka out of a paper bag. That may be okay in Russia, but this is the U.S.A. and we have values.

Marty- U16 Head Coach: This guy is just a joke, seen showing nudes to the players and letting them do what they want. Not to mention, that he comes from a rich family and knows nothing about hockey. He does fit the Knights mold of cheap, unqualified coaching.

COACHING GRAVEYARD (Most likely ate by Tom) Vince Malts Justin Lyle Matt Madore

They bring in sub-par coaches and those coaches are quickly replaced with others, by the owner, Louis DeNaples. The DeNaples Family has deep Mafia ties, the owners father paid of the mafia to make jurors vote his favor. The result he lost his casino, Mount Airy, which is now owner by the same person who owns the Knights.

History

AJHL/EHL

Until 2010, the team played in Binghamton, New York as the Binghamton Jr. Senators at the Chenango Ice Rink in the Atlantic Junior Hockey League (AJHL). After relocating, the organization would also field a team at the Junior B level in the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League as well as youth hockey select teams at the Midget U18, Midget 16U, Bantam, Peewee, and Squirt and Mite levels. The Knights have taken their name from the youth organization which was formed in 2005. Along with Revolution Ice Centre, the Knights also practice at Revolution Training Centre in Dunmore, PA. The training center has two skating surfaces: one synthetic ice and the other is an 85 x 45 ice surface.[3]

The Knights won the AJHL Championship during the 2012–13 season. The Knights came out victorious in the best of three series against the Northern Cyclones and earned the AJHL President's Cup. The Knights lost the first game of the series 0-2 against the Cyclones, however, the Knights bounced back from their first loss of the playoffs with a lopsided 9-2 win. During the last game, the Cyclones had a 2-1 lead and it looked like they would hoist the President's Cup, but Knights forward Matt Cessna tied the game at 2-2 with just 22 seconds remaining in the third period. Then, with just over four minutes remaining in the first overtime, Matt Cessna scored the game-winner. For his in-game heroics, Cessna was named the Most Valuable Player of the Playoff Championship Series. The Knights 2012–13 AJHL Championship Team contained some well-known last names in the hockey world, including team captain Jack Ceglarski (Grandson of Len Ceglarski) and the defenceman Oscar Nyquist (Brother of Gustav Nyquist).[4][5]

In 2013, Tier III junior hockey leagues underwent a large reorganization and the AJHL re-branded as the Eastern Hockey League (EHL).

NAHL

See also: Dawson Creek Rage

On May 1, 2015, it was announced that the Knights had purchased the dormant Dawson Creek Rage franchise in the North American Hockey League and began play as a Tier II team in the 2015–16 NAHL season[6] while also dropping their Tier III teams.

Season-by-season records

Season GP W L OTL SOL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs
Eastern Hockey League (Tier III)
2013–14 44 19 16 8 1 47 121 111 4th, Central Div.
8th of 17, EHL		 Won Round 1, 2-0 vs. Philadelphia Junior Flyers
Lost Quarterfinals, 0-2 vs. Northern Cyclones
2014–15 44 28 14 2 0 58 155 126 2nd, Central Div.
6th of 19, EHL		 Won Round 1, 2-1 vs. Boston Bandits
Lost Quarterfinals, 0-2 vs. Northern Cyclones
NAHL (Tier II)

Alumni

The Knights/Jr. Senators franchise has produced a number of alumni playing in higher levels of junior hockey, NCAA Division I, Division III, ACHA college and professional programs, including:[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Wilkes-Barre/Scranton name Kowal as new head coach". NAHL. August 14, 2015.
  2. ^ http://www.skatenepa.com/
  3. ^ http://www.jrknightshockey.com/
  4. ^ http://wbsknights.com/feature/knights-win-ajhl-championship/
  5. ^ http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=4518&year0=2013&status=stats
  6. ^ "Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights join NAHL in 2015-16 season". NAHL.com. North American Hockey League. May 1, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  7. ^ http://www.wbsknights.com/home/pages/alumni.php?last=a
  8. ^ http://www.rpiathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3025
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