The Miami Valley Silverbacks are pleased to announce they will return for their fifth season of play in 2010.  The Silverbacks will once again participate in the Continental Indoor Football League, their fourth season in the league.

The 2010 Silverbacks will feature a new coaching staff, led by Minor League Football News Hall of Fame head coach, Brian Wells.  Wells has previously been head coach of the Dayton Warbirds (National Indoor Football League and was an assistant head coach and special teams coordinator for the Cincinnati Marshals (National Indoor Football League), Louisville Fire and Cincinnati Swarm (arenafootball2).  Additionally, Wells guided the semi-pro Kings Comets to the Mid-Continental Football League championship in 2009 and named MCFL Coach of the Year. 

Derrick Davidson will serve as Offensive Coordinator.  Davidson has head coaching experience with the Dayton Bulldogs (NIFL) in 2005 and the Marshals in 2006, and led the semi-pro Mt. Carmel Fire to the United States Football Association playoffs in 2009.  Additional coaches will include former Miami University standout Tremayne Banks, who will serve as receivers coach.

The Silverbacks will play as a traveling team in 2010 as we work towards an agreement for a home arena for 2011.

Tryouts will be held January 2nd, with the season beginning in March. The Continental Indoor Football League will play a 10-game schedule.

TRYOUT INFORMATION: When: Saturday, January 2nd Registration starts at 6PM $40 tryout fee

Where: River's Edge Indoor Sports 5255 St. Rt. 128 Cleves OH 45002 (513) 264-1775

What: Players will be tested in 40, shuttle, L-Drill, Star Drill, position specific drills. Other events: 1 on 1's WR/DB, RB/LB, OL/DL and pass skelly. Wear cleats, shorts (or sweats) and t-shirt Please bring game film or highlight film.

2010 Miami Valley Silverbacks Coaching Staff: Head Coach: Brian Wells Offensive Coordinator: Derrick Davidson WR's Coach: Tremayne Banks Offensive Line: Dennis Whitman OL/DL Coach: Sean Middlebrooks Defensive Line: Gregg Lutz RB / LB's Coach: Larry Byndon Defensive Assistant: Tommy Sewell Defensive Assistant: Chico Lockhart Equipment / Assistant Coach: John Drury.

Jamestown, NY - Bruins netminder Allan Dowler didn't intend on receiving a lot of attention on Saturday, but after coming into the Bruins battle against the Grrrowl earlier in the afternoon, Dowler was mentally and physically prepared to wow the crowd at the Jamestown Savings Bank Arena with his flawless performance between the pipes, winning the NJHL Shootout Competition without letting in a single goal.

For the event, goalies from around the league were tested by the best shooters the NJHL has to offer, including Troy's Trent Iffland and Justin Dornhecker, with Dowler the only netminder to not let in a single goal after all the shooters had given their best.

The Bruins fared well in the other events as well, with Scarborough, Ontario, Canada native Corey Evelyn taking second place in the "Fastest Skater" competition with a time of just over fourteen seconds for a lap around the rink, and Leonoid Kovalev tying for third in the "Accuracy Shooting" contest, hitting all four strategic targets on the goal.

"All around our guys did very well out there tonight" noted Bruins President & General Manager after the contest had concluded, most notably proud of former Oxford-Talawanda high school standout Allan Dowler's development and progress in technique over the past few months of the season.

Seven Bruins will represent their town in the 2010 NJHL All Star Game, set for Sunday, January 17 at 3pm, broadcast live over the internet at www.MiamiCountyPost.com.

MCP TV will broadcast the 2010 NJHL All Star Game, as well as the 2010 NJHL Skills Competition and two Troy Bruins exhibition games as part of this year's NJHL Showcase & All Star Weekend, hosted by the Jamestown Jets.

"This is a wonderful way for our league to showcase it's best and brightest talent to the hockey world, as well as MCP TV to continue to develop into Miami County's go-to website for big events" noted Bruins broadcaster JT Szabo, who will call all the action live from Jamestown, NY on MCP TV. Szabo, the former radio call man for the ECHL's Dayton Bombers and USHL's Ohio Jr BlueJackets, has become somewhat polarizing with out of town fans and teams in the league, yet has firmly entrenched himself as a Bruins fan favorite for his excellence behind the mic and unabashed love of his hometown team. "Cincinnati (Cyclones) fans didn't exactly praise my work in the E either...so I guess the Oilers are the new 'Clones" added Szabo with a smile. For Szabo, it's the love of the game and the fun he has with his craft that keeps him going. He agreed with a simple "you gotta have fun with it, enjoy it and love what you do".

Additionally, MCP TV will test out new equipment and technology, aimed at improving picture and audio quality, as well as connectivity issues that have arisen in the past.

MCP TV Broadcast Schedule For This Weekend:

Saturday, January 16 @ 3:30pm - Bruins vs Findlay - LIVE
Saturday, January 16 @ 6:00pm - NJHL Skills Competition - LIVE

Sunday, January 17 @ 10:00am - Bruins vs Russian Touring Team - LIVE
Sunday, January 17 @ 3:00pm - NJHL All Star Game - LIVE

The Northern Junior Hockey League has released its 2010 All Star Rosters for the upcoming 2010 NJHL Showcase & All Star Weekend, on Saturday, January 16 and Sunday, January 17 at the Jamestown Savings Bank Arena in Jamestown, New York.

For the event, seven Bruins were named All Stars to participate in the 2010 NJHL All Star Game on Sunday, January 17 at 3:00pm.

Forward -  Lee McClure #15

Forward -  Gleb Luchnikov #9

Forward -  Josh Tucker #8

Forward -  Aaron Huber #19

Defense. -  Manny Lopez #24

Defense. -  Erik Levin #14

Goal -  Alexander Kuzmenko #33

Additionally, eight other Bruins players have been selected to participate in the 2010 NJHL Skills Competition, held on Saturday night.

FASTEST SKATER COMPETITION
Corey Evelyn #20
Justin Locante #7

HARDEST SHOT COMPETITION
Trent Iffland #5
Egor Pogodin-Alexeev #17

ACCURATE SHOT COMPETITION
Derek McPherson #22
Leonoid Kovalev #11

SHOOTOUT COMPETITION
Goaltender- Allan Dowler #31
Shooter - Justin Dornhecker #27

As part of the 2010 NJHL All Star Showcase and All Star Weekend, most teams, including the Bruins, will also play exhibition games during the weekend, in an effort to showcase the leagues best teams and players to the hockey world. The Bruins will play two exhibition games, which will not count in the regular season standings; first on Saturday afternoon at 3:30pm against the Findlay Grrrowl, and second on Sunday morning at 10am against a Russian touring team, sure to be an exciting test for the second place Bruins.

Despite the events occurring in Jamestown, New York, fans can tune in to watch both Bruins exhibition games, as well as the 2010 NJHL Skills Competition and All Star Game live and for free by visiting www.TroyBruins.com and clicking on the "Watch Live Games" button. Bruins play-by-play broadcaster JT Szabo will call all the exciting action from Jamestown, named one of the official All Star Game broadcasters along with Jamestown Jets broadcaster David Olesky.

The Troy Bruins return home to the historic Hobart Arena in downtown Troy on Saturday, February 6 at 8pm and Sunday, February 7 at 1:30pm to host the third place Jamestown Jets for the first time in franchise history. Tickets are still available for just $7 by visiting TroyBruins.com or calling (937) 985-PUCK. Fans can also register to win FREE TICKETS to the remaining 2010 Bruins home games by visiting www.tdn-net.com or www.dailycall.com, sponsored by I-75 Newspapers & the Troy Bruins.