Pittsburgh, PA - The Esmark Stars AAA Hockey Program returns to action this weekend, Sept 14 - 17, as the U18, U16, U15, U13 and U11 Stars take to the ice.

The U11 Stars will travel to Bridgewater, NJ, for a pair of T1HF games on Saturday, Sept 16, against the Rockets Hockey Club, 2:20 and 5:40 p.m. Both games will be at the Bridgewater Sports Arena.

The U13 Stars travel to Cleveland, OH, to participate in the Mad Men "Rust Belt" Showcase, Sept 15 - 17. On Friday, Sept. 15, the Stars open the Showcase at 2:30 p.m. against Honeybaked Hockey. They return to the ice at 7:00 p.m. to face Fox Motors. On Saturday, Sept 16, the Stars will square-off with the Oakland Jr Grizzlies at 9:45 a.m. Later on Saturday, the Stars Bantam Minor team will face the Kitchener Rangers at 3:45 p.m. The Stars U13 squad close the showcase on Sunday, Sept 14, 10:15 a.m., against Victory Honda. All games will be at the Mentor Arena in Mentor, OH.

Meanwhile, the Stars three Midget teams will be in Blaine, MN, Sept 14 - 17, for the opening event of the NAPHL Tier 1 Season.

The U18 Midget Major Stars (5-1-0-0) will open play on Thursday, Sept 14, against the Maine Nordiques at 8:45 a.m. On Friday, Sept. 15, the Stars square off with Belle Tire at 2:30 p.m. On Saturday, Sept 16, the Stars take to the ice to face Compuware at 6:00 p.m. The Stars close the league's first showcase on Sunday, Sept 14, 11:00 a.m., against the Nashville Jr Predators. All games will be at the SuperRink in Blaine, MN.

The U16 Midget Minor Stars (3-0-0-1) will open play on Thursday, Sept 14, against the Nashville Jr Predators at 10:15 a.m. On Friday, Sept. 15, the Stars return to the ice to face the Minnesota Green Giants at 10:30 a.m. On Saturday, Sept 16, the Stars square-off with the Philadelphia Hockey Club at 12:00 p.m. The Midget Minor Stars close the league's first showcase on Sunday, Sept 14, 9:00 a.m., against the Florida Alliance. All games will be at the SuperRink in Blaine, MN. 

The U15 (only) Stars (2-0-0-0) will open play on Thursday, Sept 14, against the California Golden Bears at 10:15 a.m. On Friday, Sept. 15, the Stars will face the Minnesota Blue Ox at 2:00 p.m., back at Fogerty Ice Arena. On Saturday, Sept 16, the Stars take to the ice to face the Minnesota Walleye at 8:00 a.m., SuperRink in Blaine, MN. The Stars close the league's first showcase on Sunday, Sept 14, 7:30 a.m., against Belle Tire, at the SuperRink Arena.

The U10, U12 White and U12 Red Stars will enjoy an off weekend.