Ten Different Eagles Players Score in 10-2 Win

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Mikkeli, Finland. – Johnathon Ouellette (Ottawa Canada) scored on a power play goal for the Eagles at the 2:14 mark of the first period. Shane Heffernan (Kitchener Ontario) flipped a nice pass to Johnathon who walked into the middle and shot. Forwards Kenneth Greer and Hank Levin were screening the goaltender.

"It was quite amazing that 10 different guys scored," said Keith McAdams, head coach of the Varkaus Eagles. "We were tired yesterday; it has been a long week for the guys, but everyone showed up to play today. As you can see from the results we have a balance team this season. We have a bunch of hard working guys with good potential who want to be here in Varkaus Finland. We will spend this week working on team systems.” The Eagles next game is Saturday in Polvijärvi.

Alex Hudspeth (Hagerstown, Maryland) scored a short handed goal with a shot from the slot at 12:18 in the first period. Dan Rice forced a turnover deep in Oilers defensive zone and Alex jumped on loose puck and he scored is second goal in two nights.

The Eagles Joshua Ouellette (Ottawa, Canada) scored at the 13:12 of the first period. Lou Sarcone pressures the Oilier defense and caused a turnover. Jeff Brannstrom (Hollywood, California) pick up the loose puck and made a perfect pass to Colin Port who made a quick pass to Joshua Ouellette for the one time shot and goal.

Kenneth Greer scored his first goal of the season @ 14:32 on a turnover. The Eagles where forecehcking and playing physical all night. Hank Levin (Lido Beach, New York) and Marc Lacombe (Ottawa, Canada) made a nice check in the offensive zone and made three quick passes for the goal.

Collin Port (Kamloops, BC) scored at the 15:34 mark of the first period. Paul Gagnon and Jamie Wicks assisted on the goal.

Paul Gagnon (Troy, MI) scored his first goal of the season @ 30:53 mark of the second period. When Collin Port carried the puck into the zone wide on a two on one. He made a saucer pass to Gagnon who was all alone in front of the net.

Dan Rice (Saratoga Springs NY) scored his first goal of the season 31:21 point in the game. Danny carried the puck into the zone and made a nice cross and drop pass to Johnathon Ouellette. Johnathon gave the puck right back to Rice who put it behind the Oilers goaltender.

In the third period at the 44:01 mark Jamie Wicks (Fort Collins, Colorado) picked up the puck behind his own net and scored on an end to end rush. Collin Port assisted on the goal. Three minutes latter Shane Heffernan (Kitchener Ontario) scored his first goal of the season. Jamie and Shane went on another end to end rush to score.

The Oilers Antti Aikas scored an unassisted goal 47:15 point of the third period. The Oilers scored on a 5 on 3 power play @ the 47:45 mark of the third period Kimmo Hokkanen scored the goal. Petteri Naumanen and Sami Kallio assited on the play.

Shane Degrace (Moncton, New Brunswick) ,scored his first goal of the season at the 58:55 mark of the third period. Paul Gagnon and Jamie Wicks assisted on the goal.


NOTES:
The Eagles out shot the Oilers 34 -23
Dan Earles (Kitchener, Ontario) played the goal the first period and shut out the Oilers. Jack Hartigan played the second and third period of the game surrendering 2 goals.
GAME SUMMARY
Scoring By Period
Eagles 5 2 3 10
Oilers 0 0 2 2

Eagles Win First Game Beating RU 5-3

Jamie Wicks (Fort Collins, Colorado)

Alex Hudspeth (Hagerstown, Maryland)

Steve Cashin (Levittown, PA)

Sep 12, 2008

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Friday, September 12, 2008


Rantasalmi, Finland. – Lou Sarcone (Marlton, New Jersey) scored the first goal of the 2008-09 season for the Eagles at the 11:33 mark of the first period. Collin Port (Kamloops, BC) and Joshua Ouellette (Ottawa, Canada) assisted on the power play goal.


"This was a good start and win for the Eagles," said Keith McAdams, head coach of the Varkaus Eagles. "We have had only a few practices, but I can see we have good hard working guys. There were a lot of positives to build on from our first game. We will definitely get better as the team gets our systems in place. We play Saturday in Mikkeli which will give us another game under our belt before the start of the season next week.”


Josh Levesque (Ottawa Canada) scored with a shot from the point at 13:49 in the first period. Paul Gagnon (Troy, MI) assisted on the goal and Shane Degrace (Moncton, CA) did a great job finishing his check and screening the goalie.


RU scored a power play goal at the 19:37 of the first period. The goal was scored by Olli Linsen and Arttu Reponen assisted on the play.


In the second frame, Alex Hudspeth (Hagerstown, Maryland) picked the corner from the slot and beat RU goalie Severi Silvennoinen with a snap shot into the top-left corner. Josh Levesque assisted on the goal.


Lou Sarcone scored his second goal of the night at the 21:45 mark of the second period. Josh Levesque took the shot from the point and Collin Port jumped on the rebound. RU scored their second goal of the night at the 28:09 mark on a defensive zone mistake. The Eagles left their goalie Dan Earles (Penetanguishene, Ontario) all alone in front of the net. RU Juho Nykanen score on the rebound. Tommi Falck and Jani Appelgren assisted on the goal.


Collin Port scored at the 36:01 mark of the second period when he took a wrist shot over the outstretched glove of RU goaltender Jani Muhonen. Lou Sarcone assisted on the goal.

RU scored their third goal on offensive rush at 44.03 point in the third period. Tomi Naukkarinnen scored the goal on a nice passing play created by Arttu Reponen and Toni Kohonen.


NOTES:

The Eagles out shot RU 39 -29 margin

John Barrow (Kitchener, Ontario) played the Goal the first half of the game giving up one goal. Dan Earles played the second half of the game surrendering 2 goals.

GAME SUMMARY
Scoring By Period
Eagles 2 3 0 1 -- 5
RU 1 1 1 0 -- 3

Eagles Play Two Games On Road:

Kenny Greer

Johnathon Ouellette & Coach Luc Ouellette

Dan Rice

THIS WEEK: The Varkaus Eagles play their first games on the road Friday against RU in Rantasalmi and Saturday in Mikkeli against Oilers. Both Games are scheduled to start at 18:30. General Manager & Coach, Keith McAdams said, "The team has practiced well all week and are looking forward to playing games."


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Eagles Start Practicing and Are Enjoying the Weather:

The picture was taken by Warkauden Lehti News Paper at Savonia University.

Sep 8, 2008

The Eagles stated practice Thursday September 4, 2008. Last season the Eagles started training camp on August 16, 2007. Most teams in Finland started on ice practice the last week in July.

"I am really happy with the guys this season," said Keith McAdams, General Manager. "Our team is younger, faster and every guy has a great attitude."


The player spent the last few days becoming familiar with living in Varkaus. Most players have purchased bikes to get around in the city. Some players will be using team cars and others will be taking the city bus. The housing situation this season is good. The apartments are about 1.2 kilometers from the arena. The apartments were fully furnished and are much bigger than last season. The team seems to be working hard and enjoying Finland.

The Eagles will practice 9:15-10:15 Monday through Saturday. The players attend school from about 11:15 to 4:00 PM during the week.

Notes:

The Eagles are looking to add one or two defense to the squad over next few weeks.

The Eagles will play two game on the road this coming weekend. The Eagles faceoff Friday September 12, 2008 against RU in Rantasalmi and Saturday September 13, 2008 in Mikkeli against Oilier. Both Games are scheduled to start at 18:30.

The Eagles Have Landed In Helsinki Finland:

Sep 2, 2008

The Varkaus Eagles officially started their second season today when twenty one players from North America arrived in Helsinki Airport. "It is a long day for everyone, most players will be traveling 10-18 hours to just arrive here in Finland," said Keith McAdams, General Manager. " Then we have another 4-5 hours to Varkaus and the players then need to move into their apartments."

The players started school September 3, 2008. The players had a busy first two days meeting the media and adjusting to their new home in Varkaus Finland. The Eagles attended school orientation and were met by the media at Savonia University. All the players attend school full time while playing Hockey in Finland.

The Eagles will practice 9:00 am Monday through Saturday at the Vakaus Ice Hall.

Eagles Release New Logo and Jersey for 2008-09 Season:

(Varkaus, Finland) – Varkaus Eagles, Second Division Minor Pro Team in the Finnish Ice Hockey Association today unveiled the jerseys that the team will wear for their 2008-09 season. The WHA over the Eagles Logo stands for World Hockey Association. The Eagles announced last month that they have created a partnership and affiliation with the WHA.

The team’s home jersey features the new ’ logo with the Name "WHA over the Eagles.” The home jersey is white, and features teal, black with an gray ring from the neck down the shoulders through to the top of the sleeves. The name and numbers on the back will be teal.

The team’s road jersey features the new ’ logo with the Name "WHA over the Eagles.” The jersey is teal on the front features teal, black with an gray ring from the neck down the shoulders through to the top of the sleeves. The name and numbers on the back will be gray.

In addition to these jerseys, players will wear black helmets, black pants, and Teal, white and black socks.

“We feel that our jerseys represent a new look to a traditional hockey sweater,” Eagles General Manager Keith McAdams said. “It will be great to see a variation of these sweaters for the fans that support the Varkaus Eagles.”

The WHA Eagles will open their season on September 13 in Varkaus Finland with a game against Oilers, from Mikkeli.

The Eagles Drop David Smith

"The Varkaus Eagles released David Smith from his contract yesterday," said Keith McAdams, General Manager. " David has failed to turn information needed by the team to register him for school and find him housing. Last year with the program being new, players had some wiggle room, this season we will immediately release players who are not performing up to standards and procedures set by management."

Note:

The Eagles still need to drop one or two players.

The Eagles are looking to add one experienced defenseman.

Eagles Agree to Send Ed Laroche to Italy

The Eagles agreed to provide Ed Laroche (Quebec City, QC) with unconditional release so he can sign with Ice Sport Varese. Laroache played in 32 games with the Eagles and Warkis (Eagles Farm Club) last season. "Edward really worked hard and improved over the course of the season," said Keith McAdams General Manager of the Varkaus Eagles. “This will give Ed a chance to play regularly and get the ice time he needs to develop." The Eagles wish Ed Laroche the best of luck for the 2008-09 season.

The Eagles release Chester Ullrich

"The Varkaus Eagles need to trim their roster to 22 players for the start of season," said Keith McAdams, General Manager of the Varkaus Eagles. Chet has been working hard to recover from an injury, but he has not be able to make a commitment to return for the 2008-09 season. I wish Chet the best of luck with his new business http://www.streconfitness.com/ . We will keep the door open for Chet to return at a later date." "At this point our roster is pretty much set," said McAdams. "We want to add one more experience defenseman to the roster."

Notes:

The Eagles have 24 players listed on active roster.

The Eagles plan to drop two more players.

Eagles Sign Jamie Wicks from Fort Collins, Colorado

The Varkaus Eagles agreed to terms Jamie Wicks from Fort Collins, Colorado. "Jamie has good speed and hands," said Brad Buetow, who coached division one college hockey for 20 years with the Minnesota Gophers and Colorado College in the WCHA. "Jamie is a similar player to Kenny Greer. He can play both the forward and the defensive positions."

“I have been told from a number of Division One College Coaches that Jamie has what it takes to play, said Keith McAdams General Manager of the Eagles. "From what I know of him, he will thrive in this environment. We need guys who can play forward and defense. Jamie will play both position for us."

STATS:

07/08 Colorado Outlaws Midget Minor AAA

(GM) 32 (G) 10 (A) 40 (PTS) 50 (PIM) 80

Eagles Sign Defenseman Josh Levesque

Height: 6'0"
Weight: 210
Age: 20
Last Team: Carleton Place Kings

STATS:
(8)Goals, (19) Assists, (27) Points, (84)Penalty Minutes

The Varkaus Eagles announced today they signed Defenseman Josh Levesque from Ottawa. Josh is 20 years old and attends Algonquin College in Ottawa. Josh played his junior hockey with the Carleton Place Kings in Ottawa Canada. "I have coached Josh for a number of years," said Luc Ouellette coach of the Eagles. "He is a quality player who has the potential to be an impact player for the Eagles."

"We hope to finalize our roster in the next few days," said Keith McAdams, General Manger of the Eagles." We are looking to add & possible subtract one or two guys. We are looking to add one or two more defensemen."

Anka Sports Club, Turkey

Anka SK A Team


The Anka Sports Club, Varkaus Eagles and World Hockey Association have formed an affiliation Agreement.

"This is something that is really exciting," said Keith McAdams, General Manager of the Varkaus Eagles. "We will working with Anka and other organizations around the world to pool resources and create program to enhance our programs. For the Eagles our goals are to create opportunities for our players and additional sponsorship. The Eagles are look forward to working with Anka Sports Club, Red Star-Sofia and the WHA.

The vision of the World Hockey Association is to create opportunities for players to play in North America, “said Rick Smith, President WHA.”There is definitely interest from players from around the world to play in the WHA. We are thrilled about the opportunity to work with Anka Sports Club, Red Star-Sofia and the Varkaus Eagles."

"This is a great opportunity for our players and coaches to work with the WHA & Varkaus Eagles," said Anıl Uyar, Head Coach of Anka Sports Club. "The goals for the program are to get our coaches and players experience in North America and Finland. We are looking forward to setting up an exchange program, joint training camp and tournaments in the near future."

The Anka Sports Club, Red Star-Sofia, Varkaus Eagles and World Hockey Association will be formulating a long term plan over the next few months. Additional information will be released in August.

Contact Information:

Keith McAdams, General Manager Varkaus Eagles: KeithMcAdams@VarkausEagles.com

Ricky Smith President WHA: smith@officialwha.com
Gary Scott, Vice President of Operations: (gssports@shaw.ca)

Plamen Galabov, Program Director of Red Star: coach@redstarsofia.com
Anıl UYAR, Program Director Anka Sports Club: hockeycoachh@hotmail.com

Web Sites:

Varkaus Eagles: (USA & Finland) www.varkauseagles.com/

Red Star-Sofia :( Bulgaria) www.redstarsofia.com/

World Hockey Association: (Canada) www.officialwha.com/

Anka Sports Club: (Turkey) www.ankaspor.org

The Eagles Sign John Chiapperino:

"John is a versatile player who can play defense and forward,” said Keith McAdams, General Manager of the Varkaus Eagles. He will serve as a utility defenseman and forward. This will be a big step up for him, but I am sure he will develop and thrive here. I have known John for 10 years; he is character guy who will make the best of his opportunities. I needed a guy who could fill the role of playing defense, but could jump in and play forward. John will fill this role and do good job."

The management made a decision to only sign 22 players this season. This mean every player will dress for every game. IIFC rules allow teams to dress 22 players per game. The Eagles are counting on the WHA to develop and supply players during the season. The Eagles also have the ability to use 5 Finnish players on a temporary base to replace players who are released or injured. Last year we did not have the ability to replace players during the season," said Keith McAdams. "This season we have the resources to replace players who are not performing in school or on the ice."

Name: John Chiapperino Birth Date: 09-1990 Shot: L Position: Defenseman Height: 5-9 Weight: 165

Career Statistics for John Chiapperino
Season Team League Game Goal Assist Point Pen PMin SA Save GAA Sv% 07/08 New Jersey Rockets MJHL 29 4 5 9 113 06/07 New Jersey Rockets AJHL & MJHL 31 0 7 7 69

Contact Information:

Keith McAdams, General Manager Varkaus Eagles: KeithMcAdams@VarkausEagles.com
Ricky Smith President WHA: smith@officialwha.com
Gary Scott, Vice President of Operations: gssports@shaw.ca

Affiliate:

Red Star-Sofia :( Bulgaria) www.redstarsofia.com/
World Hockey Association: (Canada) www.officialwha.com/

Eagles Sign Defenseman Marc-André Lacombe From East Ottawa Thunder

Position: Defense

Height: 6' 1"

Weight: 205

Home Town: Vanier

STATS

2005-06: Ottawa Sting Midget: 12 goals 16 assists 28 points

2006-07: Orleans Jr A, 12 goals, 20 assists, 32 points

Marathon Jr A & South Ottawa Jr B:
2007-08: East Ottawa Thunder 8 goals, 30 assists, 38 points

"The Eagles are getting a quality defenseman," said Luc Ouellette, Assistant Coach of the Eagles. Marc-André reads the ice very well, is a very good passer and can play physical." Last season the East Ottawa Thunder won the EOJCHL Championship.

"The Eagles expect Marc-André to be on the power play and kill penalties," said Keith McAdams, General Manager of the Eagles. "We expect Mark to be a leader and solidify the defense."

Notes:

'The Eagles are looking for two more quality defense," said Ricky Smith President of the WHA and Board Member of the Varkaus Eagles. The WHA and its entire staff are committed to fielding a championship team with the Varkaus Eagles."

Contact Information:

Keith McAdams, General Manager Varkaus Eagles: KeithMcAdams@VarkausEagles.com

Ricky Smith President WHA: smith@officialwha.com
Gary Scott, Vice President of Operations: (gssports@shaw.ca

Varkaus Eagles Assistant Coach John Cacciatore Signs with Ice Sport Varese

John Cacctiatore served as Assistant Coach and Marketing Director for the Varkaus Eagles has signed a contract to be Head Coach of Ice Sport Varese. John previously had been Head Coach at California State University, Long Beach. "John played for me back in early 1980 in the All American Hockey League, "said Keith McAdams, General Manager of the Eagles. "It nice to see John end up in Italy. That was his goal from the start of this project. John did a great job for the Eagles and we are glad to see his objective achieved. We wish John the best of luck with Ice Sport Varese."

Varkaus Eagles Defense Signs With Dundalk Bulls

Jul 7, 2008
Timothy Tabb Signs Dundalk Bulls Ice Hockey Club

The entire Eagles organization want to wish Timmy the best of luck with the Dundalk Bulls. " I had spoken to Tony Griffin from Dundalk Bulls a couple of times about Timmy, " said Keith McAdams,General Manager of the Eagles. "When he went over to Dundalk for a tryout," he was hurt. We wanted to make sure he had every opportunity to sign with the Dundalk Bulls."

Dundalk Bulls Web Site: www.dundalkbulls.com

Notes:

"The Varkaus Eagles defense have been in hot demand," said Keith McAdams, General Manager and Coach of the Varkaus Eagles. I have received calls from the ECHL, IHL, Holland, England and Ireland on the availability of our defense." The Eagles are looking to sign three more quality defense for the 2008-09 season.

Red Star-Sofia , Varkaus Eagles and World Hockey Association have formed an Affiliation

The Red Star-Sofia , Varkaus Eagles and World Hockey Association have formed an affiliation Agreement. The organizations will work together to create opportunities for their players. The goal of the agreement is to develop junior hockey exchange programs, sponsorship, tournaments, player development, educational opportunities, for our players. All three organizations will be working to find and create opportunities for player in our organization. We will work together to foster player movement and create a hockey school program in Bulgaria.

"This project is the first of it kind," said Keith McAdams, General Manager of the Varkaus Eagles. "We will working side by side with Red Star-Sofia and the WHA to create programs that generate sponsorship and excitement for our clubs. For the Eagles we are looking to expand opportunities for our players to play professional hockey in other countries. The leadership of Plamen Galabov and Red Star will help us achieve these goals. I look forward to working with Red Star-Sofia youth hockey and program. "

The vision of the World Hockey Association is to create programs with no geographical boundaries, “said Rick Smith, President WHA. ”The program has already created interest world wide. We look forward to working with Red Star-Sofia to achieve our mutual goals."

"We are excited about working with the Varkaus Eagles and WHA," said Plamen Galabov, Program Director of Red Star-Sofia. "We have some major goals to accomplish with our organization over the next few years. We are looking to build a new ice facility, add four youth teams, and raise the level of our junior team and the entire Red Star-Sofia program. We believe by creating these affiliations it will help us grow our program."

The Red Star-Sofia , Varkaus Eagles and World Hockey Association will be formulating a long term plan over the next few months. Additional information will be released in August.

Contact Information:

Plamen Galabov, Program Director coach@redstarsofia.com
Ricky Smith President WHA (smith@officialwha.com )
Gary Scott, Vice President of Operations (gssports@shaw.ca)

Keith McAdams, General Manager Varkaus Eagles KeithMcAdams@VarkausEagles.com

Web Sites:

Red Star-Sofia: www.redstarsofia.com

World Hockey Association: http://www.officialwha.com/

Varkaus Eagles: www.varkauseagles.com

Eagles Sign David Smith From MAHL

The Eagles have signed 23 year old, David Smith from Columbus, Indiana. David played his Junior Hockey for the Connecticut Wolves in the MJHL. David served as Captain of Wolves for two seasons. He led the team to the League Championship, Finals and two appearances in the USA Junior National Championships. In the 2004-05 seasons he was voted top player in the MJHL. David went on to play Division One hockey for Sacred Heart Pioneers for two seasons. Last Season in December he transferred to Western New England College. In 10 games with WNEC he had 1 goal and 5 assists. At the end of the season he signed a pro contract with the MAHL. In four games he had 3 goals and 2 assists for 5 points.

"The Eagles are bringing David Smith to provide leadership," said Keith McAdams, General Manager of Varkaus Eagles. I have known David for a number of years. My teams played against him when he was captain of the Wolves. I am 100% positive David will excel here. He is a tough, two way forward. He is a physical player who can put the puck into the net. The fans in Varkaus will like his toughness and discipline. This was something we lacked last year in the SUOMISARJA promotional series."

Eagles Sign Lou Sarcone From Marlton New Jersey

Lou Sarcone is from From Marlton, New Jersey. Last year the 5"-11' Forward who weighs 185 lbs played for the South Shore Raptors in the AEHL. Lou is gifted offensive and defensive forward. Last year Lou had 40 goals and 39 assists for 79 points. "The Eagles are adding a young, talented and hard working player,"Said Keith McAdams General Manager of the Eagles." We expect great things from Lou this season."

Marlton, New Jersey

South Jersey Raptors

Notes:

The Eagles are still looking for 2 quality defensemen and hope to have our roster finalized in next few weeks .

Congratulations To Kent Merriam:

Kent Merriam is expected to sign with a club in France or Holland. The Eagles want to wish him the best of luck with his new team. "Kent gave you 100% every single day," Said Keith McAdams, General Manager. "Kent was a quality leader and person for the Eagles." The Eagles organization and fans want to wish him the best of luck in his pro hockey career.

Eagles Resign Four More Players

The Eagles announce today they will resign the following players:

Jack Hartigan (Goaltender)

Ryan Hirtle-St.Denis (Defense)

Steve Cashin (Forward)

Dan Rice (Forward)

"Jack Harrtigan, Steve Cashin and Dan Rice are all hard working guys and they did a great job in school," said Keith McAdams, General Manager & Coach. "These are the type of guys the Eagles want on the club. With a year of experience under their belts, the Eagles management expect these guys to have a good season."

Ryan Hirtle-St.Denis was an All Star Defenseman for the Eagles for the first part of the year. He struggled the second part of season with some injuries, conditioning and the passing of his father. "Ryan is a quality defenseman," said McAdams. "But Ryan needs to focus on hockey, school, working hard and being part of the team. This is a make it, or break it year for him. We expect him to get on course with school & Hockey and have a great season."

The Eagles expect to here from John Barrow this weekend.