Upcoming Game Info: Hawks Battle Rebels on Valentines Day Weekend
February 13, 2020 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Johnstown Tomahawks News Release
The Hawks host the Rebels at 1ST SUMMIT Arena on Valentine's Day Weekend!
The love affair between the Jtown rivals will be on full display over Vday at 1ST SUMMIT Arena this weekend with the home team battling for 1st place while the visiting team is battling for the last playoff spot in the East Division.
With a combined 1500 in penalty minutes, fans can expect a physical, high pace series.
PREVIEW
Johnstown Tomahawks Vs Jamestown Rebels
@ 1ST SUMMIT Arena
Friday February 14 - 7:30pm
Saturday February 15 - 7:00pm
Tickets available on ticketmaster.com and the arena Box Office.
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Head-to-Head
This will be the 9th and 10th meeting between the Hawks and Rebels this season.
The two clubs met 8 previous times with the Hawks leading the series with 5 wins and 3 losses.
Hawks record VS Rebels:
@ 1st SUMMIT Arena
Nov 7 - 2-1 win
Nov 8 - 6-1 win
Nov 9 - 5-6 SO loss
Dec 18 - 2-0 win
@ Northwest Arena
Nov 29 - 1-3 loss
Nov 30 - 3-1 win
Jan 10 - 7-0 win
Jan 11 - 1-6 loss
Hawks team scope:
The Hawks enter Valentines Day on a hot streak coming off a weekend sweep of Northeast Generals (8-3 and 2-1).
Johnstown is sitting comfortably in second place of the East division with 60 points behind the first-place New Jersey Titans (65) points and in front of third place WB Knights (45 points).
The Red, White and Navy Blue are 8-2 in their last 10 home games at 1ST SUMMIT Arena and have outscored their competition 38-24 during that time.
Rebels team scope:
The Rebels seem to be peaking at the right time also coming off a weekend sweep of 3rd place Wilkes Barre by the score of 3-0 and 6-1, allowing only 1 goal on 67 shots.
Similar to the Hawks, the Rebels are on a 7-3 run in their last 10 games and making a push for the 4th and last playoffs spot in the East division only 2 points behind Maryland and 21 points behind the Hawks.
By the Numbers:
The Rebels (18-25-1-2) are coming into Johnstown (28-13-2-2) having scored the least amount of goals in the division this season with 108 while the Hawks enter the weekend tied for the least amount of goals allowed in the division with 131.
The Hawks lead the 8 game series played so far with 27 goals scored on 247 shots versus 18 goals allowed on 222 shots received.
The Rebels might be struggling on the road this season with 17 losses in 24 games, but 6 of those loses were decided by only 1 goal.
On the other hand the Hawks have 15 wins in 21 games as the home team this season.
Players to watch:
33% of #17 Noah Basarab's point total this season came against the Rebels (9 of his 27 points). While #91 Max Kouznetsov leads the charge with 11 points in 8 games against the Rebels, including both goals in the 2-0 Hawks win on Dec 18.
Rebels goalie and Robert Morris commit #30 Noah West has a stellar 2.35 goals against average in 6 games played against the Hawks. In contrast, the Hawks goals for season average is 3.64 per game. (6th best in the entire league)
Weekend Promotions:
This Valentine's Day it's Red Out Night at the rink; sponsored by HealthCare First Credit Union.
The Tomahawks organization is proud to honor their long time standing Head Coach, MIKE LETIZIA, with a bobblehead giveaway on Saturday.
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Upcoming Games and Events
Monday, March 2nd: During this unusually timed home-stand, Johnstown will battle it out with Maine. On this night we will be celebrating Dr. Seuss's birthday. Kids from area school districts will be able to be a part of some seussically-fun filled activities.
Tuesday, March 3rd: It was us, we let the dogs out! Thanks you to our sponsor, Cambria Vet Care. Bring your furry, four-legged friend to Pucks and Paws Night and 'bark' on the Tomahawks as they keep the weekday series against Maine rolling. No need to purchase a ticket for your dog, a simple $5 donation for each pet will be collected by The Humane Society of Cambria County.
Friday, March 13th: The Tomahawks will be fighting the Knights during our 3rd Annual Fight Night, presented by Valley Printing. Special guest, Pro Wrestling Hall of Famer, J.J. Dillon will make an appearance. Stay after the game for a show by AON wrestling.
Saturday, March 14th: Johnstown will continue to fight WB Scranton. This is sure to be a game you arrive early at, you don't want to miss your chance at getting a Chris Trouba bobblehead from our Players Series Bobblehead Giveaway. Like always, only the first 1000 fans will receive a bobblehead.
It's not too late to take advantage of Season Tickets and Flex Packages to take advantage of perks like early admission to games! Just call 814-536-GOAL (4625) to get yours today. Single game tickets can be purchased in-person at the Box Office and online with Ticketmaster.
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HAWKS IN THE COMMUNITY
On Tuesday, Feb. 10th, Matthew Doyle and Carson Grainer visited Growing Years Day Care to read to the children and show off some of their hockey equipment.
Be sure to follow us on Twitter (@JohnstownHawks) - You never know when our players will take over our social media and live tweet from our events and appearances!
Arena News
Brit Floyd, "The World's Greatest Pink Floyd Show", returns to 1st SUMMIT ARENA on Sunday, March 22nd at 7:00 PM as part of the Echoes 2020 Tour. Experience classic Pink Floyd hits from The WALL, Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, and many more, including Echoes performed note-by-note in its entirety!
Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.com or in-person at the 1st SUMMIT ARENA box office! *Please note that the box office cannot accept any ticket orders over the phone.*
Platinum-selling singer/songwriter Brett Eldredge has established himself as one of country music's smoothest-singing vocal powerhouses, biggest radio heavy-hitters and most entertaining, arena-packing showmen. His current hit "Love Someone" recently topped the country radio chart and is the third single from his self-titled record, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and the all-genre Top Albums Sales chart. The record has yielded the Gold-certified hit "Somethin' I'm Good At" and most recently the Platinum-certified hit "The Long...
Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.com or in-person at the 1st SUMMIT ARENA box office! *Please note that the box office cannot accept any ticket orders over the phone.*
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