Marlboro, MA- (23 total Invites) A number of current and former Beantown Bullies players have been invited to participate in New England's most scouted tournament event next weekend August 17-20 @ NESC...the Beantown Summer Classic http://www.beantownclassic.com/. This event is attended by almost every Division 1 school, a substantial number of Division 3 schools, Major Junior, Junior A and a number of teams from the NHL. This tournament feature's NHL Draft picks, players who are committed to Division 1 programs and players on their way to both. Each team is coached by an NHL Scout. Tryouts are held but this is mostly an "Invite only" tournament, very, very few make it out of tryouts. The tournament is separated by two different divisions- Pro (88-selected 91's) and Future (91, 92 and selected 93's).

Below are the Bullies who are participating...congrats!

History of the event: http://www.beantownclassic.com/history.html

Pro Division: Chris Kreider, Kenny Simon, Joe Pendenza, Ben Maclaughlin, Brendan Brickley, Brenden McCarron, John Celli, Dan Szerlip, Matt Herskovitz, Dawson Luke, Ben Rosen, Nolan Descoteaux, Stefan Demopoulos and Shawn Sweeney.

Future Division: Rob Davis, Chris Wagner, Gunnar Hughes, Keaton Cashin, Brandon McNally, Nick Riccio, Matt Fallon, Connor Brickley, Mike Sullivan.

Sean Logue and Daniel Palmkvist were invited for the Pro Division but declined.

Chestnut Hill, MA - The Beantown Bullies would like to congratulate Chris Kreider on committing to Boston College (Hockey East Div. 1) for '10. The 6'1 190 lb left winger from Phillips Andover Academy recorded 26 goals for Andover this season (which led the team). Chris is known for his explosive skating, size and the ability to finish what he starts. Look for Chris to be be drafted in one of the first three rounds of the 2009 NHL Draft next year. Congrats Chris!

Sydney, NS - The Cape Breton Screaming Eagles of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League have signed Beantown Bullies forward Rob McCarthy for the 2008-09 season. Rob will report to camp at the end of August. McCarthy, an '89 DOB was originally drafted by the Lewiston Maineiacs 81st overall in '05. He played 52 games for the Maineiacs. Last season Rob played in the Maritime Junior Hockey League for the Resitgouche Tigers. Congratulations Rob!

Slovakia, Czech Republic - The Beantown Bullies would like to congratulate goaltender Casey DeSmith (Rochester, NH) on being selected to participate for Team USA U18 Select Team in the 8 Nation's Tournament in Slovakia, Czech Republic Aug 12^th-16^th. The 8 Nation features the top 1991 born players in the world. Casey played for Berwick Academy (Prep) in South Berwick, Maine last season and will be transferring to Deerfield Academy for 2008-09. Casey recently participated in USA Hockey's Select 17 Festival in St. Cloud, MN where he was given the good news at the end of the Festival. Earlier this summer Casey was a one man show for the Bullies in the Eastern Hockey Showcase. This weekend Casey will also be participating in the THI Junior Showcase @ Hudson, NH (July 17-20) and Chowder Cup @ Foxboro, MA (July 24-27) at the end of the month for the Bullies.

Team USA U18 Roster - http://wardhockeyschools.com/files/U18Roster.doc

Team USA ‘91's Schedule @ Slovakia, Czech Republic

8/12 - USA 91 vs. Russia 91 @ 3:30 pm

8/13 - USA 91 vs. Finland 91 @ 3:30 pm

8/14- USA 91 vs. Czech 91 @ 7:00 pm

Hudson

FORWARDS: Dan Rainer (South Shore Kings-EJHL) Kyle Thomas (South Shore Kings -EJHL) Brendan McCarron (New England Huskies-EJHL) Rob McCarthy (Montreal Junior's - QMJHL) Casey Cronin (St. Sebastian's-Prep) Ben MacLaughlin (Northwood Prep) Garnet Hathaway (Philips Andover- Prep) Corey Lee (Winchendon School- Prep) Gunnar Hughes (Salisbury School- Prep) Jon Baldwin (St. Mary's School) Nik Tasipoulos (Proctor Academy-Prep)

DEFENSEMAN: Al Milley (New England Huskies-EJHL) Jared MacDonald (South Shore Kings-EJHL) Luke Duprey (Philips Andover- Prep) Nick Riccio (St John's Prep) Adam Rimmer (Pingree School-Prep) Andrew Dugal (Bishop Brady)

GOALIES:  Casey DeSmith (Deerfield Academy-Prep) Robert Liberatore (Moncton Wildcats-QMJHL)

Beantown Bullies Junior Major Roster (pdf)

 http://wardhockeyschools.com/files/THI-Showcase-Roster_08.pdf

THI Schedule - http://www.northerncyclones.com/  

Bullies Schedule

Thursday 7/17 vs. Bridgewater Bandits @ 4:30 pm

Friday 7/18 vs. Laconia Leafs @ 4:00 pm

Saturday 7/19 vs. New Jersey Renegades @ 4:00 pm

MONCTON, NB,  - Beantown Bullies Goalie Rob Liberatore (91 birth date) has been extended an invitation to the Moncton Wildcats training camp in August in preparation for the 2008-09 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League season. 

Liberatore, from Salem N.H. and Jonathan Taite Paul from Eskasoni N.S. are the two most recent free agents with invitations. Liberatore is a 17-year old goalie. At 5'10 and 155 pounds he played for the Salem High School Boys Hockey Team this past season in New Hampshire.

"Robert was recommended to us by current Wildcat Paul Dimitruk. Robert played Junior B as a 15-year old and had a terrific high school season this year as a 16-year old," said Danny Flynn, head coach and director of hockey operations of the Moncton Wildcats.

Winston-Salem

http://www.thesphl.com/

Resendes, a Wilmington, MA native, is a former 3-time All-Star in the Atlantic Junior A Hockey League. Twice leading the league in scoring and was name league MVP in 2006-07. Tony played for the Northern Cyclones in the AJHL finishing this season in second place in scoring with 30-49-79 pts in 43 games. Tony also is a Bullies skills coach and Instructor as he works with the youth teams.

Estey, who hails from West Point, NY played this season for the Miramichi Timberwolves in the Maritime Junior A Hockey League. This season Scott was tied for first place in scoring on his team with 62 points and voted "Best Forward" by his organization. Scott is a former MVP and scoring champ (35-45-41-86 pts) of the Empire Junior B Hockey League in 06-07, playing for the Brewster Bulldogs in the Empire.

Forwards: Brandon McNally (Belmont Hill) Joe Bruckler (South Shore Kings-Empire) Paul Kehoe (Arlington Catholic) Nick Libby (Proctor Academy) Mike Heyde (Natick High) Connor Quinn (Lincoln Sudbury) Garrett White (Wakefield High) Andrew Hanlon (Austin Prep) Nick Tovey (Bishop Guertin) Paul Sobchenko (Bedford High) Dylan Carpinito (Lexington High)

Defenseman: Aaron Titcomb (Austin Prep) Dan Reardon (Billerica High) Zac Zakas (Pingree High) Sean Connors (Belmont Hill) James DiBlasi (Winchester High) Cam Smith (New England Stars)

Goalies: Connor Covey (PF Chang U18) Rich Magro (Woburn High)

Tournament Website: http://www.proamhockey.com/

Edmonton, Alberta

Other teams that where in the mix to sign Pisano- Minnesota, Pittsburgh and Toronto.

Sydney, NS-Canada - Congratulations to Bullies forward Chris Kreider on being drafted in the 10^th round 176^th overall by the Saint John Seadogs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Chris, the 6'2 192 lbs Junior at Phillips Andover Academy in Andover, MA and has drawn serious attention from the NHL, Major Junior and a number of Div. 1 College programs. "Chris is an excellent student and gifted hockey player" said Peter Ward. "He has tremendous pro potential and is exciting to watch play, he'll be successful no matter where he ends up". Chris recorded 26g-15a-41 pts in 25 games for Andover and led his team in goals as a sophomore. The QMJHL and CHL places about 65% of the Draft picks in the NHL every year. Chris was also selected to participate in USA Hockey's Select 17 Festival in St. Cloud, MN in July.