Indiana Drillers
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The Indiana Drillers are an independent Junior A ice hockey
team in the Continental Junior Hockey League
. The team plays at the S&T Bank Arena
in Indiana, Pennsylvania
.
. Christian Panaia will be the Drillers first head coach. Panaia played professionally in the MAHL
with the Mon Valley Thunder
as well as in Italy
. The first General Manager of the Drillers will be Bob Yusko, former General Manager of the Indiana Ice Miners
of the defunct Mid-Atlantic Hockey League
. Yusko has also worked with the Mon Valley Thunder
as Director of Game Day Operations as well as holding the same position with the Wheeling Nailers
of the ECHL
.
Prior to the start of the season, it was announced that the Dillers would not play in 2010-11, but start as an expansion team for the 2011-12 season.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team in the Continental Junior Hockey League
Continental Junior Hockey League
The Continental Junior Hockey League is a junior ice hockey league based in the Northeastern United States and Canada. The league is currently affiliated with the Amateur Athletic Union, previously independent. League President Jim Cashman is the former President of the now defunct semi-pro Gulf...
. The team plays at the S&T Bank Arena
S&T Bank Arena
S&T Bank Arena is a 1,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA. It hosts local sporting and other events.Current tenants include the men's and women's ACHA ice hockey teams of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana Drillers a new independent Jr hockey team, Indiana Area...
in Indiana, Pennsylvania
Indiana, Pennsylvania
Indiana is a borough in and the county seat of Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 14,895 at the 2000 census.The borough and the region as a whole promotes itself as the "Christmas Tree Capital of the World" because the national Christmas Tree Grower's Association was...
.
History
The Franchise was formed in 2010 as an original franchise in the 2010-11 season of the Continental Junior Hockey LeagueContinental Junior Hockey League
The Continental Junior Hockey League is a junior ice hockey league based in the Northeastern United States and Canada. The league is currently affiliated with the Amateur Athletic Union, previously independent. League President Jim Cashman is the former President of the now defunct semi-pro Gulf...
. Christian Panaia will be the Drillers first head coach. Panaia played professionally in the MAHL
Mahl
MAHL may refer to:* Mahl dialect which is the dialect of Dhivehi language spoken on Minicoy Island, India* Mahls, the third sub group of the Dhivehi people native to Minicoy Island, India....
with the Mon Valley Thunder
Mon Valley Thunder
The Mon Valley Thunder was an ice hockey team which played in the inaugural season of the Mid-Atlantic Hockey League in 2007. The team played its home games in the Rostraver Ice Garden in Rostraver Township, Pennsylvania. Brian Cersosimo was the team's first and only head coach. Following the...
as well as in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. The first General Manager of the Drillers will be Bob Yusko, former General Manager of the Indiana Ice Miners
Indiana Ice Miners
The Indiana Ice Miners is a currently dormant professional ice hockey team formerly in the Mid-Atlantic Hockey League. Based in Indiana, Pennsylvania, the team was a founding member of the MAHL, first playing in 2007. The team played at the S&T Bank Arena...
of the defunct Mid-Atlantic Hockey League
Mid-Atlantic Hockey League
The Mid-Atlantic Hockey League was a minor professional ice hockey league in the Mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes regions of the United States. The league began play in November 2007...
. Yusko has also worked with the Mon Valley Thunder
Mon Valley Thunder
The Mon Valley Thunder was an ice hockey team which played in the inaugural season of the Mid-Atlantic Hockey League in 2007. The team played its home games in the Rostraver Ice Garden in Rostraver Township, Pennsylvania. Brian Cersosimo was the team's first and only head coach. Following the...
as Director of Game Day Operations as well as holding the same position with the Wheeling Nailers
Wheeling Nailers
The Wheeling Nailers are an ECHL ice hockey team based in Wheeling, West Virginia. They are the ECHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Montreal Canadiens of the NHL and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL....
of the ECHL
ECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
.
Prior to the start of the season, it was announced that the Dillers would not play in 2010-11, but start as an expansion team for the 2011-12 season.