Warriors Black and Gold close Veterans Day weekend in Johnstown

Disabled-veteran hockey had a home on Veterans Day weekend in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The Pittsburgh Warriors sent two teams, Black and Gold, to the 2026 Johnstown Veterans Day Tournament, played Friday through Sunday, November 6-8, at 1st Summit Arena @ Cambria County War Memorial. Every game on the weekend was at that rink.

Official team photo of Pittsburgh Warriors Black at the 2026 Johnstown Veterans Day Ice Hockey Tournament.

Official team photo of Pittsburgh Warriors Gold at the 2026 Johnstown Veterans Day Ice Hockey Tournament.

Eleven teams played 24 games. The field included the host Johnstown Generals, who entered Green and Gold teams; Capital Beltway Warriors Upper and Lower; Hershey Eagles; Delmarva Warriors; LCH2 Green; Crakd Ice; and Toledo Warriors.

Warriors Black finished 2-1 with an overtime loss, scoring 16 goals and allowing 11. On Friday at 11:20 a.m. ET, Black beat Johnstown Generals Gold 5-1. On Saturday at 7:30 a.m. ET, Black fell 3-2 to LCH2 Green. At 12:20 p.m. ET that afternoon, Black beat Capital Beltway Warriors Lower 7-4. On Sunday at 9:10 a.m. ET, Black took Hershey Eagles to overtime and came out on the short end of a 3-2 final.

Warriors Gold also finished 2-1 with an overtime loss. On Friday at 2:50 p.m. ET, Gold dropped a 9-0 game to Hershey Eagles. On Saturday, Gold beat Capital Beltway Warriors Lower 5-3 at 8:40 a.m. ET and shut out Johnstown Generals Gold 2-0 at 2:40 p.m. On Sunday at 10:20 a.m. ET, Gold lost 2-1 in overtime to Delmarva Warriors.

THE LOWER DIVISION

The tournament played as an Upper Division and a Lower Division, and both Warriors teams were in the Lower Division. Warriors Black finished third in the division standings and Warriors Gold finished fifth, each with 7 points.

Lower Division standings: 1. Hershey Eagles, 11 points. 2. LCH2 Green, 8. 3. Pittsburgh Warriors Black, 7. 4. Delmarva Warriors, 7. 5. Pittsburgh Warriors Gold, 7. 6. Johnstown Generals Gold, 3. 7. Capital Beltway Warriors Lower, 3. Standings points: 3 for a regulation win, 2 for an overtime or shootout win, 1 for an overtime or shootout loss.

HIGHLIGHTS

- Hat trick in the opener. Damien Gabis scored three times in Black's 5-1 win over Johnstown Generals Gold. He finished the weekend with 4 goals and 6 points.

- Top scorer. Michael Martin led the Warriors with 7 points (3 goals, 4 assists).

- Seven different scorers. Every one of Black's seven goals in the 7-4 win over Capital Beltway Warriors Lower came from a different scorer: Gilbertson, Hardin, Rosenwald, Krill, Martin, McNichol and Gabis.

- Busiest crease. Alex Wallace faced 109 shots in four games for Gold, the most of any goalie in the tournament.

This is what Healing Through Hockey looks like on Veterans Day weekend: veterans competing hard, together. Thank you to everyone who played, traveled, and cheered, and to the Johnstown Generals for hosting the weekend.

Full scores, standings, and rosters are on the tournament hub: https://www.pghwarriorhockey.org/competitions/cmvr83kvl0684mqrv2g2hg142