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   Every Week Pa Hockey will compile the Scores, Standings and Rankings thoroughout the season and provide coverage including our Game of the Week feature which will debut during the 2009 - 2010 Season. Pa Hockey will provide the Pa Hockey Elite 8 Rankings at Class AAA, AA and A Levels.

 

Kittanning	X	11	Hampton		4	A	NO HIGHLIGHTS REPORTED
Freeport		2	Sewickley Academy	X	10	A	NO HIGHLIGHTS REPORTED
Center	X	9	South Park		0	A	Shane Reeger scores three times to lead the Trojans to a shutout win over Eagles
Somerset		0	Mars		7	A	Elliott Tisdale scores three times and Tyler Stepke earns the shutout for Mars
Westmont Hilltop		5	South Fayette		3	A	NO HIGHLIGHTS REPORTED
Greensburg CC		2	Meadville	X	5	AA	Drew Finton chips in a goal and three assists to lead the Bulldogs over GCC
Canevin		4	Latrobe	X	5	AA	Latrobe outlasts the Crusaders in OT	OT
Chartiers Valley		4	Moon	X	5	AA	NO HIGHLIGHTS REPORTED
Bethel Park		2	Upper St. Clair		1	AAA	NO HIGHLIGHTS REPORTED
McDowell		1	Seneca Valley	X	6	AAA	NO HIGHLIGHTS REPORTED
Hempfield		1	Norwin	X	15	AAA	Dan Palmer scores a hat trick to lead the Knights to 3-0 Start
Wheeling Park		2	Mt. Lebanon		3	AAA	NO HIGHLIGHTS REPORTED

 

AAA	11/06/09	Friday	CI	6:15 PM	Penn Trafford			Pine Richland			AAA
AA	11/06/09	Friday	CI	8:30 PM	Franklin Regional			Wheeling CC			AA
AAA	11/06/09	Friday	CRAN	6:00 PM	North Allegheny			State College			AAA
AAA	11/06/09	Friday	HAR	8:30 PM	Central Catholic			Fox Chapel			AAA
AA	11/06/09	Friday	SP	7:20 PM	Peters Township			Cathedral Prep			AA
A	11/06/09	Friday	VSC	9:00 PM	Knoch			Serra Catholic			A

Pittsburgh Post Gazette Preview ~ Courtesy of Chris Adamski with contributions from Pa Hockey

 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09289/1005813-364.stm 

Western Pa Hockey 2009 – 10 Interscholastic Preview

     Seneca Valley’s Logan Pfeffer can convert a breakaway or wide open chance nine out every ten times in his head and  is also pretty good at doing it in person as well. For that one time he missed the open opportunity in overtime at the Mellon Arena against Shaler and then Shane Shiring scored to propel the Titans to their 1^st Penguins Cup title in 38 years, it has made the Raiders a hungrier team in the two pre-season contests and also influence the coaches to rank Seneca Valley the # 1 Team in Western Pa Hockey. The Raiders return Pfeffer, goaltender Ryan Schutte, Brandon Platt, Tyler Messica and others in an attempt to return to the Penguins Cup in 2010. Shaler fell short and they were closer than many think to unseating LaSalle as Pennsylvania Class AAA Champions and return Zac Lynch, Patrick Schaefer and Shane Shiring to try to repeat.  Upper St Clair returns e Matt Wregget to bolster its Semi-Final appearance from a year ago with James Kline and rising underclassmen Justin Selep and C.J. Murray to raise the Panthers chances for a Penguins Cup.  North Allegheny has Lindsay Holdcroft back between the pipes and Tyler Wright and James Ogle to lead a stong contingent for the Tigers in 2010.

Pine Richland lost a little luster from a year ago missing the Penguins Cup for the first time in four years, but Nolan Trombetta, Bryan Watt and goaltender Dan Szymnaski will lead Richland this year to return to form. Bethel Park, McDowell, and Canon McMillan round out the Elite 8 in Class AAA.

Pa Hockey 2009-2010 AAA Penguin Cup Champions = Seneca Valley Raiders

Pa Hockey 2009-2010 AAA Penguins Cup Darkhorse =  Canon McMillan Big Macs

CLASS AA

  Latrobe has ruled the Pennsylvania Class AA crown for the past two years and according to the coaches that reigh is coming to an end. The Wildcats return Zach LaDuke, Jayson Angus and Dillon Hunter and shoud be a very good team in Class AA.

Peters Township is the coaches choice to unseat Latrobe and the Indians will have Matt Lison from Canevin joining a potent attack with Kevin Hough and Jake Boss in front of goaltender Matt Madore. Montour returns Michael Zagari, Zach Milnarcik and Andy Beck to try to lead the Spartans back to the Penguins Cup final. Meadville will have to regain the scoring touch with returnees Bill Espy, Dean Wisinski and Drew Finton leading the Bulldogs who are now on a 7 year drought since their last State Championship. Canevin is a team that keeps knocking on the Penguins Cup door and will rely on Vince Nicollella, Frankie Vance and Jon Kostial to lead another run at the Penguins Cup. West Allegheny, Franklin Regional and Moon round out the Elite 8.

Pa Hockey 2009-2010 AA Penguin Cup Champions = Peters Twp Indians

Pa Hockey 2009-2010 AA Penguins Cup Darkhorse = Canevin Crusaders

     Mars won their first Penguins Cup in school history a year ago after some mid-season turmoil and a coaching change. The Planets appear to be favored again as goaltender Tyler Stepke, Michael Mazzotta and Tyler Whiteford lead a strong team in to the Class A season. Serra Catholic returns Erik Manetta and Jarrett Ruchka to a team that fell short to rivals Bishop McCort in the Semi-Finals. The Crimson Crushers will lean on the goaltending of Jimmy Stenger and offense of Bryan Scott, Zach Barto and Dane Domonkos and should be a strong final 4 candidate. The newcomer to Class A is Kittanning and the Wildcats are an interesting choice in their first season in this classification with Willy Koster and brothers Jurgen and Deiter along with Troy Schall to run the table against a stronger Class A field. Hampton’s hopes rest with the goaltending of Sam Wilson and an offense led by Alex Mueller to round out the top 5. Westmont-Hilltop, Knoch and Quaker Valley are all teams who should finish in the Elite 8 in 2009-2010.

Pa Hockey 2009-2010 A Penguin Cup Champions =  Mars Planets 

Pa Hockey 2009-2010 A Penguins Cup Darkhorse =  Kittanning Wildcats 

   The 17th Annual Western Pennsylvania Hockey Coaches Pre-Season Poll will be tallied and the results will be posted prior to the start of the Regular Season.

 

		PA HOCKEY - PRE-SEASON
		PENGUIN CUP ELITE "8" ~ COACHES POLL
		2009-2010  "AAA AA & A" DIVISION
CLASS	DIVISION	TEAM	VOTE %
AAA	1	SENECA VALLEY	8.94
AAA	2	SHALER	8.00
AAA	3	NORTH ALLEGHENY	5.25
AAA	4	UPPER ST. CLAIR	5.13
AAA	5	PINE-RICHLAND	4.00
AAA	6	CANON MCMILLAN	3.69
AAA	7	BETHEL PARK	3.69
AAA	8	MCDOWELL	1.75
OTHER SCHOOLS RECEIVING CONSIDERATION:
	MT LEBANON - FOX CHAPEL - CENTRAL CATHOLIC
AA	1	PETERS TOWNSHIP	8.08
AA	2	LATROBE	7.83
AA	3	MONTOUR	6.00
AA	4	MEADVILLE	6.00
AA	5	CANEVIN	5.58
AA	6	WEST ALLEGHENY	3.58
AA	7	FRANKLIN REGIONAL	3.25
AA	8	MOON	1.58
OTHER SCHOOLS RECEIVING CONSIDERATION:
	GREENSBURG CC - CATHEDRAL PREP
A	1	MARS	8.89
A	2	SERRA CATHOLIC	6.78
A	3	KITTANNING	6.67
A	4	BISHOP MCCORT	6.22
A	5	HAMPTON	4.33
A	6	WESTMONT-HILLTOP	2.89
A	7	KNOCH	2.78
A	8	QUAKER VALLEY	2.56
OTHER SCHOOLS RECEIVING CONSIDERATION:
	SEWICKLEY ACADEMY - SOUTH FAYETTE

    Also, keep an eye here for the PA Hockey Weekly Standings and Rankings for the Pittsburgh Post Gazette Top 5 and the Pa Hockey Elite 8 Statewide Rankings throughout the 2009 - 2010 Season.

     The Elite 8 Previews are coming soon !    

National Invitational Scholastic Showcase

December 4-6, 2009 ~ Jamestown Savings Bank Arena  – Jamestown, NY

          The Pa Hockey Foundation is sponsoring the National Invitational Scholastic Showcase event on December 4^th - 6^th, 2009 at the Jamestown Savings Bank Arena in Jamestown, New York. With the 2008 State Championships in over 43 States across the United States being competed across the country, we are working toward a unique event featuring some of the top High School Hockey programs in the country for a three-day event during the 2008-2009 season. This event will host the best teams regionally and nationally to compete for the Governor’s Cup at the Jamestown Savings Bank Arena in New York.          

       This Invitational event will be open to State Champions, Finalists, Semi-Finalists and Exempt Champions and we will attempt to limit to a total of four to six schools from any particular area [State or Region] to ensure that each school participating will face three out-of-state opponents in the preliminary round of competition. The tournament will be played on 2-3 rinks in prime time for this round robin event. The Pa Hockey Network plans to Webcast the event LIVE on the Pa Hockey www.pahockey.net Website including a pre-tournament preview, a Skills Competition, the Medal Round Semi-Finals and Governor’s Cup Final.    

 UPDATE [10/15/2009]

Tournament Field - 2009

ONE SCHOOL IS NEEDED TO COMPLETE FIELD, PLEASE CONTACT PA HOCKEY ASAP

1 - Bethel Park, Pennsylvania [Western] - 5-Time Pennsylvania State Champions

2 - Culver Military Academy, Indiana - 2009 Indiana State Finalists

3 - DeMatha Catholic, Maryland - 10 Time Maryland State Champions

6 - Hamilton Southeastern, Indiana - 2009 Indiana State Champions

7 - Holy Chost Prep, Pennsylvania [Eastern] - 2009 Flyers Cup Final 4

8 - Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania [Eastern] - 3-Time Pennsylvania State Champions

9 - McDowell - One of only five teams to defeat New Trier Green in 2008-2009

10 - Mt Lebanon, Pennsylvania [Western] - 2009 Penguins Cup Final 4

11 - New Trier Green, Illinois - 2009 Illinois Red State Champions and 2008-2009 Governors Cup Champions

12 - North Broward Prep, Florida - 2009 Florida State Champions

13 - Providence Catholic, Illinois - First-Time Participant  

14 - Prairie Ridge, Illinois - PA Hockey Director's Cup Champions 2005

15 - Upper St Clair, Pennsylvania [Western] - 2009 Penguins Cup Final 4

16 - TBA

2009 - 2010 Pa Hockey Tournament Schedule

  Greensburg CC Invitational [Kirk Nevin] 

      Champions ~ Latrobe Wildcats

      SEE TOURNAMENT DETAILS BELOW

  17th Annual St Margaret  Fall Face-Off [Harmarville] - 

        Champions - Seneca Valley Raiders

  4th Annual National Invitational Scholastic Showcase [Jamestown, NY] - December 3-5, 2009

        Schedule to be posted soon ! 

  14th Annual Pa Hockey Scholastic Showcase [Delmont] - December 26-30, 2009

        13 Varsity Teams have committed and 4 Junior Varsity Teams for the 2009 Event.  For Tournament Info please contact the Pa Hockey Foundation Jeff Mauro at jeffmauro@aol.com  

  IceLine Extravaganza [West Chester] - December 28-30, 2009 For Tournament Info please contact the IceLine and Mike Graves at mgraves@iceline.com  

   Meadville Bulldog Invitational [MARC] - January 15-17, 2009 For Tournament Info please contact the Jamie Plunkett at  jplunket@allegheny.edu 

   Bethel Park MLK Tournament [Bethel Park] - January 2009

    Bethel Park Hockey Association annual Martin Luther King Tournament being held January 15 - 18, 2010 at the Bladerunner's Ice Complex in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania

   Mt Lebanon Presidents Day Tournament [Mt Lebanon] - February 2009    

2009 Pa Hockey Scholastic Showcase

14th Annual Director’s Cup

December 27-30, 2009 ~ Center Ice Arena  – Delmont, Pennsylvania

          The philosophy of the Pa Hockey Scholastic Showcase is to challenge top-level Varsity teams, who may not face each other to compete at the same level. Each team is guaranteed three divisional games. The top teams from each bracket advance to the medal round. The tournament will be played on two rinks and the Director’s Cup final will be held on December 30th

      UPDATE [8/01/2009]: 9 Schools have committed to the 2009 Pa Hockey Scholastic Showcase inclduing teams from Maryland, Ohio, Eastern Pa and 6 from Western Pennsylvania.   

  The Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championships in West Chester, Pa. have been concluded and LaSalle, Latrobe and Bayard Rustin are now joining 43 other States  Champions on the WALL of Champions.

   Below are some of the results from States who have completed their championships can be found on the Interscholastic Hockey Today USA Website at www.pahockey.us   

  The Pa Hockey Wall of Champions is at

www.eteamz.com/pahockey/files/NATLCHAMPS09.xls

   Part of Pa Hockey, believe it or not, is Professional Hockey and not many cities in the United States have the rich history of hockey than does the City of Pittsburgh. A great site about the history of the Penguins, Hornets and even the Pirates is PittburghHockey.net

   There is even a special section about Interscholastic Hockey dating back to the early 1900's. Everyone knows about Pa Hockey History at www.pahockey.org and you can enjoy the history of Pittsburgh Hockey at www.pittsburghhockey.net

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   Annually, Pa Hockey compiles the Website Information for the Team Websites & Tournament Websites for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Interscholastic Hockey.

     Currently, there are 122 schools playing hockey in Eastern Pennsylvania in the Inter-County Scholastic Hockey League, Central Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League, Suburban Hockey League, Lower Bucks County Scholastic Hockey League, Lehigh Valley Hockey League and North Eastern Pennsylvania Scholastic Hockey League. The majority of these schools are eligible for the Flyers Cup Championships.

     In Western Pennsylvania, there are 48 Schools competing at the Class AAA, AA and A levels and are eligible annually, plus 21 teams [not schools due to Co-Op status] in the Open Classification.

     You can find out just about anything you need to know about any school in Eastern and Western Pennsylvania with our Team Websites & Tournament Websites Section. All in one place and Only on Pa Hockey !