Strongsville Mustangs Hockey

MIDVIEW HOCKEY IS BACK. THE WELCOME COMES FROZEN.

Seven years. That's how long Midview hockey sat on the shelf. The Middies won the Baron Cup III in 2012, then the numbers dried up and the lights went out after 2019. This spring they hired Russ Armbruster to bring it back. Yesterday was Canfield. Today is The BAM.

Respect to anyone who resurrects a program. It takes real work and a lot of parents with minivans.

The Middie Man is a grinning sailor, built for open water. We'd love to show him some. Brunswick Auto Mart Arena in November is frozen solid, and so is the welcome. Seven years in dry dock, and the first thing they see is a stable full of horses on skates.

Officially it's a scrimmage. One of these teams waited seven years for it. Nobody is treating it like one.

FEATURED MUSTANG: MIKEY "ICY" GIAMPIETRO (#5)

Sophomore forward. The nickname isn't decoration. If the sailors want a temperature reading on their welcome-back tour, #5 will take it, and it will be cold.

GAME DAY INTEL

Opponent: Midview Middies (Grafton), blue and silver

When: Sunday, November 8, 4:00 PM

Where: Brunswick Auto Mart Arena (The Stable)

Pack The BAM. Welcome back, sailors. We kept the ice cold for you.

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Meet the Herd: 26 Introductions at The BAM Tonight

Look at that team photo. Black jerseys. Smoke. Goalies parked in front like security. Twenty six faces, all business.

So tonight is introductions. First home game of the year at The BAM, and nine of those faces are meeting a Mustangs home crowd for the first time.

Start at the top. The entire senior class fits in one line: Eric Dubsky, Dominic Silvestri, Carlos Flores. All three wear letters, Dubsky with the C, Silvestri and Flores with the A's. Small class, big jobs. The junior class is not much bigger: Emmett Wahl and Alex Thompson. Both of them.

Then the wave. Twelve sophomores, most of whom you met last year as freshmen, and nine actual freshmen, getting a home crowd in green for the first time.

They are not easing into it either. At CVCA last week, the two Mustang goals came from freshmen Ryan Ventura and Jayden Ensworth. Introductions, at full speed.

Officially, tonight is a scrimmage. Nobody in this photo got that memo.

FEATURED MUSTANGS: THE 2026-27 HERD

Seniors: Eric Dubsky (C), Carlos Flores Jr. (A), Dominic Silvestri (A)
Juniors: Emmett Wahl, Alex Thompson
Sophomores: Samuel Brown, Anderson Purtell, Mikey Giampietro, Oliver Demko, Alex Demko, Nathan Novick, Patricia Demko, Christopher Hess, Lucas Haigh, Andrew Demko, Ali Amawi, Eli Toth
Freshmen: Jayden Ensworth, Allie Holtz, Ryan Ventura, Charlie St. Louis, James Welsh, Anthony Silvestri, Hosea Cole, Owen Hinz, Gavin Hollis

GAME DAY INTEL

Opponent: The Olmsted Falls Bulldogs
Date: Saturday, November 7
Puck Drop: 7:40 PM
Location: Brunswick Auto Mart Arena (The Stable)
Pregame: Mulligans Bar and Grille, 4:30 to 6:30 PM

Pack The BAM. Olmsted Falls gets the first introduction.

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