Tyler is an Honors student at Gateway and is the son of Gene and Roseanne Perhac.Ĭamden's journey to Junior hockey will return him to the area where he was raised. Included in these numbers are three games this past season with over 40 saves and one game with 55 saves. He was near the top of the leaderboard in all classes of the PIHL for saves in each of his three varsity seasons. During his time in the black and gold, Tyler was a two-time PIHL AA All Star. Tyler has played for the Gateway Hockey Club since his fourth grade season was a three year varsity starter as a goalie. The Hawks have placed 11 players into colleges over the last two seasons. In addition, Tyler will attend Lake Worth (FL) High School while playing hockey daily. The Empire JHL has 28 teams in locations from south Florida to western New York to New Hampshire. Tyler has signed with the Palm Beach (Florida) Hawks of the Empire Junior Hockey League. The Gateway Hockey Club coaching administration, coaches, players and parents wish good luck to the following Junior-bound players.Īlthough most people consider hockey hotbeds to be in cold climates, Tyler will be headed in the opposite direction to south Florida. This group of Gators also delivered the greatest number of career wins and the first PIHL section title since 2001. These players are part of a core that sent the Gators to Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League (PIHL) playoff appearances in each of the last two seasons. Prior to the 2011-2012 season, Gateway hockey had not visited the post season in nearly a decade. This foursome of Gators has led Gateway to success not seen since the turn of the century. In fact, over the last decade the average age of an NCAA Division One Hockey freshman is nearly 20 years old.

Nearly all collegiate freshman hockey players have spent one to three years playing post graduate junior hockey. As such, American Juniors is the most common pathway to playing elite hockey in college. American Juniors differ from Canadian Juniors unique as players are immersed into an elite hockey environment without losing their amateur eligibility. Playing Juniors allows for a greater challenge than available through their Prep School team, High school varsity or club team, or area Midget teams. Junior hockey is played throughout the United States and Canada by players 18-20 years of age.

Coach Gene Perhac is certain though that sending four student-athletes to Juniors in one year is a feat unachieved by any western Pennsylvania high school to date. It is believed that no western Pennsylvania high school program has sent as many student-athletes to Juniors in their entire history. (Monroeville, PA) - In Gateway Hockey's 40th year, the celebrations continue.įour Gateway Gators will be playing Junior hockey next season.

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