Training Camp To Begin Shortly

The Minnesota Warbirds will begin shortly as Coach Kristian Marosi has announced the two "teams" that will be competing in the inter-squad workouts. The two squads, aptly named Team Frank Barron and Team Ed Murphy, will square off in numerous "white vs. brown" games as well as drills and other activities.

We asked Coach Marosi where we came up with the names for the teams:

"Ed Murphy and Frank Barron were the originators of hockey in Minnesota. The Warbirds have always believe in tradition. As Dakota, we payed homage to the Dakota Tribe that founded the land and since our name switch to Minnesota, we want to pay tribute to those that introduced the game that we play."

Each squad has its roster in place.

The Ed Murphy team will be coached by alternate captain Matt Mahoney. The line-up for this team consists of:

Team Ed Murphy
Charlie Hooker  C 85
Chris Coogan  C 85
Matt Mahoney  LW 75
Scott Edmonds  LW 75
Matt Todd  LW 65
Zac Abrams  RW 75
Dan Torsiello  RW 70
Ryan McDonnell  RW 65
Kristian Marosi  D 90
Greg Ezell  D 85
Brad Terry  D 65
Oscar Lindtröm  D 65
Robi Albert  G 85

The Frank Barron team will be coached by both Patrick Ng and Chris Bell, which should prove to be something different as Ng has only been a Warbird for 1 season and Bell is new to the team.

The team consists of:

Team Frank Barron  
Adam Stevens  C 80
Ryan Sassaman  C 75
Priscilla Williams C 70
Miika Kemppinen  LW 85
Sawyer Withers  LW 75
Jon Roger  LW 60
Chris Bell  RW 80
Kenneth Lehtinen RW 80
Brent von Rist  RW 65
Eric Baily  D 85
Dylan Withers  D 80
Patrick Ng  D 80
Jamie Shimbashi  D 70
Patrick Walford  G 65

"I feel confident in having these players coaching the squad," Said Marosi. "Eric (Baily) and I will have absolutely no input during the inter-squad games. We will save that for the meetings and drills, but during the squad games, it is Matt's, Patrick's and Chris' call."

The inter-squad games will be open to the public, however, they will be the only public access throughout training camp.

"We have a plethora of new talent so we don't want them distracted while going through practice." Marosi said in a short interview.

The Warbirds are gearing up to welcome the Toronto Vipers in to the Frank Barron Pavilion to open the season.