Player Name

Niagara Falls Thunder 2001-2002 Midget AAA

Type

Team

Sport

Hockey

Is Part Of

Niagara Falls Virtual Sports Wall of Fame

Inducted

2024

Description

First Row: Francis Dugas, Rick Miller

Middle Row: Jonathan Baglieri, Jonathan Pietrangelo, Justin Gigone, Stephen Lazich, Devin Sartor.

Back Row: Tony Baglieri (Assistant Coach), David Doig, Mike Stewart, Adam Lukanchoff, Anthony Medico, Bruce Broughton, Adam Garrett, Doug McGowan, Adam Gennings, Josh Mack, Brandon Young, Ryan Gabel, Jarrod Shugg, John Pietrangelo (Head Coach), Tom Bernardi (Trainor).

After a middling regular season which saw the Midget AAA team finish in 6th place in their division, the squad caught fire in the playoffs, winning two tightly contested 5-game series in deciding fifth games on the road against St. Catharines and Halton respectively which qualified the team for the OMHA championships in Peterborough. At the OMHA Championship tournament, the team worked their way to a 2-1-1 record, earning a spot in the gold medal matchup with the Quinte Red Devils, the only team to defeat them in the round robin. After scoring an early goal to start the game, the team rode hot goaltending and solid defensive play to hold off Quinte, preserve the shutout and capture gold with a 1-0 win. With that championship victory, the team progressed to the Air Canada Cup National Championship regional tournament, competing against other Ontario Hockey Federation league champions in Timmins, ON. The team competed to a 2-4 record, narrowly missing out on a berth in the bronze medal game.

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Subject

Awards

​Sports - Hockey

Niagara Falls Virtual Sports Wall of Fame

Portraits - Biographical