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The Pittsburgh Bandits are holding a tryout for their American Inline Hockey League Major & Minor Teams on Saturday June 12 @ 8:00 pm at Blade Runners in Harmarville. Please arrive by 7:30 to fill out wavier form. There is no cost to attend this open tryout.

Questions regarding the tryout should be directed to: jonroux@comcast.net

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June Practice Schedule

Tuesday, 6/8

6:00 - 7:30 pm - Bandits 12 AAA & 12 AA

7:30 - 9:00 pm - Bandits 10 AA

Wednesday, 6/9

6:00 - 7:30 pm - Bandits 14 AA & 14 AAA

7:30 - 9:00 pm - Bandits 16 AA & 16 AAA

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Tuesday, 6/15

6:00 - 7:30 pm - Bandits 12 AAA & 12 AA

7:30 - 9:00 pm - Bandits 10 AA

Wednesday, 6/16

6:00 - 7:30 pm - Bandits 14 AA & 14 AAA

7:30 - 9:00 pm - Bandits 16 AA & 16 AAA

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Tuesday, 6/22

6:00 - 7:30 pm - Bandits 12 AAA & 12 AA

7:30 - 9:00 pm - Bandits 10 AA

Wednesday, 6/23

6:00 - 7:30 pm - Bandits 14 AA & 14 AAA

7:30 - 9:00 pm - Bandits 16 AA & 16 AAA

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Bandits 12's and Men's Adult teams win 2Hot4Ice Regional at Hotshots.

Tour Bandits 12 AAA

2Hot4Ice Regional Champions

This past weekend the Bandit 12 Tier 1 team captured the 2Hot4Ice
Pittsburgh Regional Championship! It was a great weekend of hockey as
the young Bandits faced tough challenges from Bridgeville, Mission
Fusion and Hot Shots Inferno. Goalie Adam Bliel was recognized as the
division's top goaltender. The Bandits finished 2-0-1 in round robin
play to earn the #1 seed for the Championship round. They would begin
the elimination round with all they could handle from the upstart Mission Fusion
winning 5-4 in overtime thanks to James Unger's game winning goal. In
the championship ship it looked as though the Inferno were on their way
to taking the crown jumping to a 3-0 lead in the second period but the Bandits
battled back with 2 goals by Jake Huss and one by Martin Lazzaro to get it even in third
and then , finally, a blistering shot by Marcus McCall to gain the lead late in the third. The Bandits hung on to win with more outstanding saves by goalie Adam Bliel.

Bandits will move on to the NARCh regional in Buffalo in June.

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Pittsburgh Bandits Major Team Wins Colonial Division Championship

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2010 Tournament Team Tryouts

The Pittsburgh Tour Bandits inline hockey organization has announced their tryout dates for the upcoming 2010 tournament season. Open tryouts will be held at Harmarville Blade Runners on Monday December 28, 2009, beginning at 6:00 pm for 8U & 10U and 7:30 pm for 12U & 14U players. The 16U/18U/21U tryouts will be held on Tuesday December 29^th from 9:00 – 10:30 pm. Players are asked to arrive early to expedite the registration process, ensuring that the players can take the floor on time. Cost for the tryout will be $10 per player, with a portion of the proceeds to be invested back into the teams to help defray some of the costs associated with running the operations. Players of all skill levels are urged to attend and will be placed on a team that will pit them against similarly skilled players from other organizations around the country.

The Pittsburgh Bandits are slated to play in tournaments throughout the region this year, with the possibility of the teams travelling to national events.

Pittsburgh Bandits youth teams will be coached by members of the Pittsburgh Bandits AIHL Professional team. To view a list of coaches go to the Bandits website at www.pittsburghbandits.com . Players will be exposed to some of the best coaching Western PA area has to offer.

If you can not make the tryout but are seriously interested in participating on a Bandits team please contact program director Jon Roux @ 412-826-0800 x 18 or by e-mail at jonroux@comcast.net .

Team	Head Coach	Team	Head Coach
Men's	Jon Roux	Women's	Chuck Devault
18U	Mark Graham	Girls 14U	Rob Merz
16U T1	Dave Thomas	16U T2	Dave Thomas
14U T1	Dustin Roux	14U T2	Brian Robbins
12U T1	Kevin Sines	12U T2	Scott McNaugher
10U	Jeff Ley	21U	Barry Bohn

American Inline Hockey League Action

Success continues for defending champs

With an 8 - 0 record after 8 games, the defending AIHL Cup champion Pittsburgh Bandits are pleased with the start to their season, but admit there’s still plenty of work to be done.

“We’re happy with our progress,” said Bandits Coach Jon Roux, whose team picked up four more points in a two-game set against the Winchester Generals last weekend. “There are a lot of aspects of our game we can improve on, but we’ve found a way to win and that’s the most important thing.”

Credit Justin Cormack for much of the team’s early success. The first-year forward from Pittsburgh, PA., leads the Bandits in scoring with eleven goals and 8 assist for 19 points. “Justin has been great for us,” Roux said of the 21-year-old. “He’s a leader, on and off the rink. He plays in all situations for us and has a great knack for scoring a big goal or blocking a shot when we need it. Justin is followed up by teammate Dustin Roux with 6 goals and 8 assist in 5 games. Other Bandit forwards including Sean Masem, JD Almonte and Taylor Witt. Sam Nixdorf has also seen a lot of game time at the major level and has played very well.

Defensively the Bandits have been rock solid protecting their goalies by blocking shots and taking away scoring opportunities with great positional play. Defensively the Bandits are lead by veterans Dave Thomas, Chris Weiss, Nick Posa, TC Javor, Jason Roux and Brock Wilson. Dan Leibhart has also see a lot of time on defense for the major team and has impressed the coaching staff with his outstanding play.

The Bandits also got a big boost in goal when they picked up Dustin Brown, who minded net for the Southside Snipers the previous three seasons. The St. Louis, Mo., native has 4 wins to his credit this year to go along with a 0.533 goals-against average and a 0.939 save percentage.

The Bandits also return veteran net minder Steve Baker who also boosts some great numbers as well. Baker with 4 wins also on the season has 0.933 goals-against average and a 0.879 save percentage on the season. He’s a veteran in the league with championship-game experience. Adding a 21-year-old with his type of experience is invaluable to our club.”

The Bandits will get perhaps their biggest test of the season this coming weekend when they visit the Richmond Robins on Saturday and the Maryland Knights on Sunday. “It’s always tough when we visit these two teams and this year is no different,” said Roux. “We have to be prepared to play our best every game. You can’t afford to make mistakes because both of these teams will capitalize on every one of them.”

Tour Bandits 14U Win Gold at Philadelphia AAU Regional Sunday, April15, 2009
The Bandits 14U team won the gold medal in the AAU regional in Philadelphia on March 21-22, 2009. The team members were Ryan Bishop, Shane Cottrill, Kyle DeVault, Dathan Johnston, Tyler Kuhn, Mike Stelitano, Billy Sutyak, Anthony Tonkovich, and Jason West. Billy Sutyak won tournament MVD honors and Tyler Kuhn won MVG. The Bandits will compete in the upcoming AAU regional in Pittsburgh on April 17-18. The Bandits are coached by Chuck Devault and Jeff Kuhn. www.aauhockey.org

Tour Bandits Tryouts Monday, December 22, 2008
Tuesday, December 30 at Harmarville Blade Runners 6:00 - 7:00 PM 8U - 10U - 12U 7:00 - 8:30 PM 14U - 16U 8:30 - 10:00 PM 18U - 21U This is for the our "AAA", "AA" and "A" teams. Cost is $10.00 per person and all players must have an AAU membership to participate. Any questions regarding tryouts please contact Annette Fleissner at netnet@zoominternet.net or Jon Roux at jonroux@comcast.net.

Bandits Pro / Minor Team Meeting Tuesday, July 22, 2008
There will be a team meeting to discuss the future of this program for all players planning to return for the 2008/09 season on August 3rd at 6:00 PM at Harmarville Blade Runners.

Tour Bandits Take Silver Medal Sunday, July 6, 2008
The Tour Bandits U18 AA team fell in championship game to the Jaguars (NJ) 3-1. In round robin play the Bandits rolled to victories over the Long Island Piranhas (NY) 6-0, RBK Jr. Ducks 4-0. Great Britain 3-1, Canpro (Columbia) 8-0 to finish the round robin play with a 4-0 record advancing to the playoffs. The Bandits would find themselves fighting to stay alive against a feisty RBK Jr. Ducks Black (CA) in a 2-1 game that came down the finals seconds as the Bandits pulled off the victory and a earned a spot in the finals against the Jaguars. The finals was a great game and was a tribute the goaltenders who were absolutely incredible the whole game. With the Bandits down by one goal with just seconds left to play the Bandits pulled goalie Tyler Fraer and went all out try to tie the game with an extra attacker, but only after a few opportunities the Jaguars put in an empty netter to seal the victory. The Bandits finished the tournament with a record of 5-1 and a silver medal.

Tour Bandits Defeat Tour Mudcats Monday, June 30, 2008
It was a match up between two Tour Teams for the finals of the USARS Men's Gold Division championship in Philadelphia, PA. The Tour Bandits fell behind early on before coming on strong and defeating the Tour Mudcats (PA) by a score of 10-4. The Tour Bandits also defeated Anaheim Ducks (CA) in the first round of the playoffs to advance to the final. In round robin play the Bandits downed the Canpro Team (Columbia), Mission Snipers (NY) and Mile High Mayhem (CO). The Bandits only loss in the event came to the LA Pama Cyclones (CA).

Bandits PIHA Preseason Continues Thursday, November 1, 2007

The Bandits Pro & Minor teams continue their exhibition schedule with games againts their arch rival the Scottdale Inferno on November 24 starting 4:00 PM at HotShots Sports Arena in Mt. Pleasant, PA. The Bandits will be coming off a weekend of exhibition games against the Winchester Generals and the Potomac Mavericks before taking on the Inferno.

Team USA Junior World Team
Monday, October 29, 2007

The Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs was the site for the 2008 Junior World Team tryouts. Bandit players Nick Posa and Thomas Javor both earned spot on the prestigious Junior World Team that will compete in the FIRS Junior World Championships being held in Paris, France in July 2008. Bandits player Steve Leibhart earned a spot on the U18 Major Team USA as well.

Bandits Preseason Continues
Tuesday, October 2, 2007

The Bandits minor teams will hit the road again in November with stops in Winchester and Chantilly, VA. The Bandits will play in Winchester, VA on Friday night November 16th at the Sportsplex against the Winchester Generals and then travel over to Chantilly on Saturday 17th night to take on the Potomac Mavericks. The Generals and Mavericks are new expansion teams to PIHA for the 2007/08 season.

Bandits & Lunatics Minor Teams Scrimmage
Saturday, September , 2007

The Bandits and the Lunatics minor teams went at it for several hours on Saturday. Both organizations using the games to try and get to ready for the upcoming PIHA Season. The Bandits were using these scrimmage games to try and get a look at some new players. Jeremy Lascko of Cleveland, OH looked very impressive in his first appearance in a Bandits uniform.

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