Visit
Fort
Wayne
is
happy
to
announce
the
booking
of
a
group
that
definitely
knows
how
to
keep
things
cool.
The
Great
Lakes
Junior
Hockey
League
will
hold
their
annual
scouting
showcase
at
Fort
Wayne's
Lutheran
Health
Sports
Center
this
December
15-?18.
This
new
facility
is
a
perfect
venue
for
the
event
and
adds
nicely
to
our
competitive
sports
and
tournament
offerings
for
groups
like
these.
GLJHL
is
made
up
of
12
teams
that
spread
across
Indiana,
Michigan,
Ohio,
Illinois
and
Wisconsin.
Each
team
is
made
up
of
about
25
male
players
ages
16-?20.
In
addition,
the
showcase
offers
the
players
an
opportunity
to
show
off
their
talents
to
approximately
40
college
scouts
from
around
the
nation,
who
will
also
attend
the
event.
Fort
Wayne's
own
Federals,
coached
by
Kevin
Shupenia,
will
participate
in
the
cross-?league
competition.
Though
the
team
is
new
to
the
league,
making
their
season
debut
last
year,
Coach
Shupenia
worked
with
Visit
Fort
Wayne's
Josie
O'Donnell
to
show
the
league
why
Fort
Wayne's
central
location
and
great
accommodations
would
be
great
for
this
event.
The
showcase
is
expected
to
bring
in
around
750
attendees
to
the
Lutheran
Health
Sports
Center,
and
Visit
Fort
Wayne
hopes
to
retain
the
GLJHL
showcase
for
many
years
to
come.
For
more
information,
contact:
Kevin
Shupenia,
Fort
Wayne
Federals:
630-?464-?8299
Dan
O'Connell
or
Kristen
Guthrie,
Visit
Fort
Wayne:
424-?3700
The
Official
Destination
Marketing
Organization
for
Fort
Wayne
and
Allen
County,
Indiana.
927
Comments
Cool, good news. Managed to make it to a few Federal games last year.
A must miss.
This is really good for the facility as well. Getting more exposure to our 3 sheets will get the word out to our northern hockey playing friends that Fort Wayne is getting more serious about hockey. Even though this league is still a 'pay to play' league it still will be a good chance for kids to see one of the next levels of hockey here in the Fort.
Caught more than a few Federals practices and games last season. They were not NHL games, of course, but great games to watch. Those guys work hard and have a lot of passion for this sport. They also were fantastic with the younger teams who looked up to them as the "big boys" in the house. That's so important at all levels, to teach by example to the younger kids. They obviously have a good coach who told them to do just that.
your comment shows what a "hockey fan for life " you are. obviously you dont understand the grass roots of the sport. kids playing for the love of the game hoping to get a shot at the next level.