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Weekend Preview: Nov. 6 - 7

By DLG, 11/04/21, 6:00PM EDT

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Esmark Welcomes November

The Esmark Stars AAA Hockey program will welcome November as the U12, U13, U16 and U18 teams see action  Nov. 6 & 7.

The Stars U18 Midget Major squad (12-3-2-1) will face the nation's #6 ranked (www.myhockeyrankings.com) Ohio AAA Blue Jackets (16-3-0-2) in a weekend series at Pittsburgh Ice Arena. The two midget major squads will square-off at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday evening.  Then on Sunday, the two squads close the weekend set with a 10:00 a.m. start.

Meanwhile, the Stars U16 squad (15-1-1-2) travel north to Buffalo for a weekend showcase at the Cornerstone Arena in Lockport, NY.  The Stars open the three-game showcase on Saturday with a 10:20 a.m. face-off against the nations # 16 ranked North Jersey Avalanche (9-6-3-1). Later Saturday afternoon, 4:10 p.m., the Stars will hook-up with the nation's #14 ranked Buffalo Jr Sabres (13-4-2-0) . The Stars close the Showcase with a 2:15 p.m. opening face-off against the nation's #6 ranked Bishop Kearney (18-6-4-1) on Sunday.

The Stars U13 Bantam Minor squad (10-13-0-0) will also be heading north on I-79 this weekend as they embark on a four-game weekend in the greater Buffalo area. On Saturday, the Stars hook-up with the Rochester Americans (9-9-2-0) for a pair of games, 12:00 and 3:30 p.m., at the Brockport Ice Arena in Brockport, NY. Then on Sunday the Stars travel into Rochester, NY, and face the Rochester Coalition (10-3-3-1) for a pair of games, 10:45 a.m. at the Paul Lewis Arena and then at 2:00 p.m. face-off at the Lakeshore Arena in Rochester.

The U12 Esmark Stars (7-14-3-0) will return to the friendly confines of Pittsburgh Ice Arena as they welcome Victory Honda (3-8-5-0) and Team Maryland (17-10-2-0) to western PA for four games this upcoming weekend. On Saturday, the Pee Wee Major Stars face Victory Honda in a pair of games, 10:00 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. Then on Sunday, the Stars will face Team Maryland at 8:10 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.

The Stars U14 and U11 team will enjoy a weekend off.