The Long Island Junior Royals are proud to announce the commitment of former Forward, Noah Wild, to the University of Southern Maine for the Fall of 2016. Wild was a forward on the LI Rebels 16U Tier III midget team for the 2011-12 season, spent a year at Northwood Prep in Lake Placid, NY, and played with the Junior Royals for the 2013-14 season. Wild spent the 2014-15 season with the Philadelphia Revolution EHL Junior A team, returning to the Junior Royals for the end of season playoff run. For the 2015-16 season, Wild was the Captain of the New York Apple Core Junior A Premier team, and finished the season as the team scoring leader. According to Noah “the time I spent as a Rebel and Junior Royal helped me become the player I am today, and I am grateful for all I learned as a part of the Royals team with Coach Hoey and a part of the Rebels team with Coaches Corey, MacName, Dell’Isola”!

The Long Island Junior Royals wish Noah well as he continues his hockey career at the NCAA level with the USM Huskies! Noah’s mother, Lisa Wild, is our College Advisor, working with the Royals, Rebels and Lady Islanders. Please feel free to contact her (lisa.wild07@gmail.com) with any questions you might have before and during the college hockey process. 

The Junior Royals team participated in the 10th annual Buddy Skate assisting special needs students ice skate in a safe environment.

Jr Royals  goaltender from last season,  Brandon Perrone has been called up the NAHL by the Lone Star Brahmas.

Perrone is an impressive 10-2-1 in 14 games played this season. Furthermore, he holds the second best goals against average in the entire NA3HL (1.36) and also ranks in the top ten for save percentage at .925%.

“I’m biased but I think he’s one of the best goalies in all of Tier III hockey and I didn’t think it was a matter of if, it was a matter of when he was going to get called up,” head coach Al Rooney said about the young goaltender.

The 17-year-old native of Smithtown, NY, has given up two goals or less in his last 11 appearances.  

Last season for the Jr Royals Perrone (5'8/160) was amongst the league leaders in all goaltending statistics and he led the charge in net with a 2.51 GAA and .926 save percentage, while posting a 22-7-1 overall record. His play throughout the season earned the star netminder a number of accolades, including MJHL First-Team All-Star, All-Star game MVP and he was given the league's Goalie of the Year award.

In a double home series last weekend the Jr Royals took both he Sat night and Sunday afternoon games from the visiting Phil. Revolution.    On Saturday night the Royals racked up an 8-4 win with 2 goals and two assists from Keith O'Brien,  1 goal and two assists from Devin Jenny and 3 assists from Jason Geigel.

 On Sunday the standout was goalie Jason Posner who made 32 saves on 33 shots earning a 4-1 win.

Jr Royals Captain Keith O'Brien was selected as the first star of the week by the MJHL for period ending Oct 12th.

O’Brien led the Royals to two showcase victories: a 9-0 victory over the

“Keith is the perfect team captain who always gives 100 percent on and off the ice,” commented Royals head coach Ken Hoey. “He is one of those players that has natural hockey sense. He scores, as well as, sets up others, and does it without hesitation.”

Justin Geigel was selected as the third star of the week by the MJHL for the period ending Oct. 18th. 

Geigel, a rookie defenseman, guided the Royals to a win over nearby rivals, the Metro Fighting Moose (5-1) and the New Jersey Renegades (4-1), helping the Royals to regain first place in the MJHL. Geigel had a pair of goals against the Moose and is fourth in scoring among MJHL defensemen.

“Justin is a strong defenseman,” Royals head coach Ken Hoey. “But he can also push up into the offensive attack. He’s a smart player that makes good decisions.”

Keith O'Brien put the Jr Royals on top in double overtime earning him player of the game.

Junior Royals alumni Stephen Castriota has joined the coaching staff for the 2015-16 season. 

In the 08-09 season Stephen played for the Jr Royals and was an MJHL All-Star, and finished 4th overall in league scoring.     Prior to joining the Junior “B” Royals, Stephen was a key player for the Long Island Rebels Midget Minor 07/08 team, which earned a New York State Tier I Championship and a USA Hockey National Semi-final appearance.     In addition to his travel youth hockey accomplishments, Stephen earned a Silver Medal with Team Long Island in the 2008 Empire State Games and was a High School Vytra Cup All-Star during the 07/08 and 08/09 seasons. 

Stephen attended and played for  Fredonia State where he was voted to the SUNYAC All-Academic Team for 2014.   Stephen graduated with a Major in Business Administration.