Spacemen Player Signings
The Fort Wayne Spacemen have added a slew of new players, both local and international, as the inaugural season for the junior hockey team nears.
The Fort Wayne Spacemen have added a slew of new players, both local and international, as the inaugural season for the junior hockey team nears.
Logan Robins, Lucas Robins, Jack Huffman, Lance Giovenco, Toms Barens, Immy Johnson and Jimin Kim are all now part of the United States Premier Hockey League team, head coach Kaleigh Schrock announced. The Robinses and Huffman were introduced during a news conference at the SportONE/Parkview Icehouse. Giovenco, Barens, Johnson, and Kim will join them later.
The Robins brothers join the team after playing together at Leo and the Parkview Sports Medicine Force. This last season, Logan was with the Indy Fuel junior team.
Carroll produced Jack Huffman joins the Spacemen days after his brother, Trey, signed with the franchise.
Goaltender Lance Giovenco, of Kentucky, joins the Spacemen after playing for the Jersey Shore Whalers in the USPHL last year.
Giovenco's Whalers teammate Tom Barens, of Latvia, will also suit up for the Spacemen.
Immy Johnson, of Minnesota, has been picked up by Fort Wayne after playing for the now-defunct Tri-City Icehawks last year.
Rounding out this group of signings is Jimin Kim, who most recently played in the Czech Republic.
Head coach Kaleigh Schrock says more additions will come over the next few weeks, as the Spacemen try to fill their roster before the Sept. 14 inaugural game on the road.
About the Fort Wayne Spacemen
The Fort Wayne Spacemen are proud members of the United States Premier Hockey League. The USPHL operates in 17 of the 50 United States, making it the nation’s largest amateur hockey league. The Spacemen will compete in the Premier Midwest East Division, which is made up of seven teams from Illinois, Indiana and Michigan. Players on each team range in age from 17-21, and come from throughout the United States, Canada and Europe.
The ultimate goal of the Fort Wayne Spacemen is to prepare and develop players for college hockey and beyond. The locally owned team is committed to world class coaching, professional trainers and medical staff all housed in our modern, state-of-the-art facilities. making the Ft Wayne Spacemen a top quality team and destination for any Junior hockey player striving to get to the next level.
The Spacemen’s home rink is the SportOne Parkview Ice House. 3869 Ice Way, Fort Wayne, IN. The off ice conditioning and athletic trainer facilities are located on the same campus at the SportOne Parkview Fieldhouse.
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