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Thursday, February 14 History of the Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championships THE HISTORY OF THE PENNSYLVANIA HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS High School Hockey in Pennsylvania has grown to great proportions since its inception with over 150 schools participating in seven high school leagues across the Commonwealth. The state is divided into two sections, with Eastern Pennsylvania members clubs under the direction of the Delaware Valley High School Hockey Association and Western Pennsylvania under the direction of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League. The Delaware Valley High School Hockey Association consists of seven member associations representing the Central Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League (CPIHL), the Eastern High School Hockey League (EHSHL), the Inter-County Scholastic Hockey League (ICSHL), the Lower Bucks County Scholastic Hockey League (LBCSHL), the Lehigh Valley Interscholastic Hockey League (LVIHL), the Suburban High School Hockey League (SHSHL), and South Jersey High School Hockey League (SJHSHL). The Flyer Cup playoffs are held to determine the Flyer Cup Champions at Class A, AA, and AAA, who represent Eastern Pennsylvania at the Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championships. The two oldest leagues in Pennsylvania are the Inter-County Scholastic Hockey League, formed in 1969 and the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League, formed in 1971. The WPIHL was merged with the South Hills Interscholastic Hockey League (1980) and Lake Shore Hockey League (1974) to form the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League in 1999. The Penguin Cup playoffs are held to determine the Penguin Cup Champions at Class A, AA, and AAA, who represent Western Pennsylvania at the Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championships. The first Pennsylvania High School Hockey championships were held in April 1975 in Erie, Pennsylvania with representative schools from Eastern and Western Pennsylvania participating. The inaugural state championship was captured by the Baldwin Highlanders (WPIHL), who defeated the Churchill Chargers (WPIHL) 4-3 in overtime and the Pennsylvania State High School Hockey Championships were born. Other school participating in the inaugural championships were the McDowell Trojans (LKSHL), Richland Rams (WPIHL), Bishop Neumann Panthers (ICSHL) and Springfield Cougars (ICSHL) The Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championships are entering their 28th year in 2003. The original format of the playoffs was a round robin format in which the bracket winners would meet for the Pennsylvania State Championship. In 1981, the Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championships adopted a new look as the Eastern and Western Regional champions for the state championship, which has evolved into the format presently used when the Penguin Cup Champions meet the Flyer Cup Champions. Class AAA state champions have been crowned since 1975 (with the exception of 1978, when no playoffs were held). In all, 28 champions have been crowned with Western Pennsylvania capturing 20 championships and Eastern Pennsylvania winning 8. The multiple winners of Class AAA championships include Meadville (7), Bethel Park (3), Churchill (2), Baldwin (2) Conestoga (2), and Upper St. Clair (2). The 1987 Upper St. Clair Panthers and Meadville in 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995 as AAA schools to accomplish a perfect season through the regular season and playoffs. In 1977, Churchill had a 22-0-0 Regular Season and swept through the State Playoffs at 4-0-0, their lone blemish was a loss to Richland in the WPIHL Championship Playoffs.
1974-1975 - "AAA"- 1st Pennsylvania Cup AAA Champions MARK ALBERT CHUCK MCHUGH BRAD ALLMAN RANDY NORTH TERRY ALLMAN TERRY O'BRIEN TOM BALDESBERGER DON RADER GARY BASH DAVE RADER ERIC BAUMAN DAN SHARRER KEITH COLGAN GARY STONE JIM COX BILL DEGNAN SKIP REMMY - HEAD COACH JEFF DORNENBERG JOE SMITH - ASSISTANT COACH T.J. FLANAGAN BOB HOUSTON - TRAINER TOM HORGAS
PENNSYLVANIA CUP AAA STATE CHAMPION MT. LEBANON BLUE DEVILS 1975-1976 - MIKE BARONE STEVE BRESSANELLI RICH CUNNINGHAM RON DABELLO MARK DEGIOVANNI JOHN FITZWILLIAMS JOE FROHLIGER GREG GALLAWAY SHAWN GALLAWAY GREG HORAN BRUCE IADICICCO EMMET LARKIN BOB MACARTHUR BRIAN MCDERMOTT DEAN PETRACCA BOB WAGNER MARK WETZEL NORM UDDSTROM JERRY ZEMEL COACHES AND MANAGERS CLARE MCDERMOTT - Head Coach ROSS FELTZ - Assistant Coach BILLY JOE SUNCERE ED DEMMER 1977 - Churchill Chargers
MARK BALOGH JIM HORNE STUART MILLER GLENN CAWOOD DIRK JOHNSON RUSS BEYMER TOBY RITNER THAD MCKENZIE CRAIG FOSTER GARY ARTZ TOM MARTIN DARYL SALTZMAN DAVID ARTZ C.B. BRINKMAN BRIAN SHEEHY ALAN GORDON JACK FOSTER FRANK SPENA HEAD COACH RICK MORGAN DAN SHEEHY FRAN MURACCA ASSISTANT COACH JACK HANNA ROGER ARTZ CHUCK COPELAND TRAINER MIKE CARPENTER RAY WROBLEWSKI
1978-1979 - Pennsylvania Cup AAA Champions DAVID KORPI BRIAN SHAVER DARYL SALTZMAN SAM TEMELES CRAIG FOSTER CHIP GLUNT KEVIN MONACA ERIC OLDS DAVID HANLEY FRANK SPENA RICK MORGAN TOBY RITNER TOM MARTIN GREG SCHMIDTETTER ROB HORNE GLENN CAWOOD TIM ARTZ SCOTT CARPENTER BRIAN MACHERSKY ALAN GORDON HEAD COACH DAN SHEEHY ASSISTANT COACH GARY FRIES VERNE SHAVER MANAGERS JEFF MAURO FRANK FUSCO TRAINER RAY WROBLEWSKI
1979-80 - Pennsylvania Cup AAA Champions MARK BLANCHFLOWER ADAM COSTA BRIAN CRAWFORD JOHN DUFFY TODD ELLIOTT ALAN JOYCE BOB KENNEDY TIM LAVELLE SCOTT LEWIS ERNIE MALAY TOM MORRISSEY SCOTT MOTZER CHRIS SICKER BILL SMITH TED WHITEFORD SCOTT WILLOUGHBY-RAY BILL ZOLLARS HEAD COACH LENNY SEMPLICE MANAGER KARL SCHIFFER
1983 - Germantown Academy Patriots
Mike Richter Dan Stephano Eric Bach Rob Schlegel Mike Mullaney Jim Lynch Ben Wurts Mike MacGregor Bob Gray Howie Glynn Ed Harrison J.J. Reydel Tom Tharrington David Keblish Chad Rosenberg Bob Brody Bo Garrett John Ioia Speros Koulouris Rob Roth Jeff Olshin Peter Keblish Head Coach ~ Bruce Craig Team Managers ~ Lauren Meinel ~ Holly Casele ~ Jill Thatcher
1983-1984 - Pennsylvania Cup AAA Champions DAVE AGRESTI ERIC ANDERSON DENNIS CACCHIONE CHRIS CHANE SEAN CARROLL MATT GUVULA SEAN HALEY TOM MAGGIO PETE MCCORMICK MARK MICHAELS TIM PRESTA JOHN SALA GREG SEELINGER ERIC SUHRSKI TIM SWAIL KEITH VERES ROB WATTERS HEAD COACH NELS WHITE MANAGER LOU PRESTA TRAINER CHRIS SEMENTELLI
Members of the Pennsylvania Cup AAA Champions Conestoga Pioneers Gregg Sparks Chip Graham Mike Coyne John Riley Mike Diaz Scott Cowan Bill Railton David Berkowitz David Smink Joey Bray Tony Parisi David Jones Chris Kihlstrom Blain Cilley Mike Stagnaro Tom Kagel Matt Titus Chris Cummings Scott McComas Head Coach ~ John Titus Assistant Coach ~ Bob Anderson Manager ~ Erica Kegel
Members of the Pennsylvania Cup AAA Champions Conestoga Pioneers Ross Cowan Chip Graham Mike Diaz Rich Horton Marc Daly Steve Reid Bill Railton Greg Sparks David Smink Mike Coyne John Parisi Chris Kihlstrom Don McEwan Geordie Shay Tom Kagel Doug Smink Chris Cummings Scott McComas Head Coach ~ Taylor Railton Manager ~ Erica Kegel
1986-87 - Pennslvania Cup AAA Champions ERICH BAUMGARTNER LOU CASANOVA JAMIE GILBERT JON HOFFNAGLE DAVID KLASNICK CHRIS KOON GREG KROCK TIM KROCK BRIAN MATTHEWS JIM MCVAY NATHAN MUSIAK MARTY OWENS PAUL SCHOBERT PHIL SHAFFALO PETE SHAFFALO DON SLOGAN DEAN WEGNER CHRIS WHITEMORE DENNIS WILSON DAVE HORNACK - HEAD COACH MARK BAUMGARTNER - ASSISTANT COACH DARREN WEGNER - MANAGER
1987-1988 - Pennsylvania Cup AAA Champions RUSSELL SMITH JEFF LAWTON DAVE KOVAL JOEL LAYTON BOB REED DAN NOVOSEL DAVE BENEDICT MIKE O'CONNER BRIAN BEREKSAZI TOM PAULEY JASON BYERS KEITH REED MIKE CANAVAN GEORGE TARASI JIM CICHON JOHN O'BRIEN - HEAD COACH DAN GRENTZ MIKE COX - ASSISTANT COACH DOUG KELLY CHUCK KELLY - ASSISTANT COACH CLIFF KOTWAS JACK MOHR - MANAGER JOE LABELLARTE
1988-1989 - Pennsylvania Cup AAA Champions MARK BEVACQUA JASON BOSSARD KEVIN BUZZA ANDY CARNES MARK CHANDLEY BILL DROSS SHAWN FITZSIMMONS MARK GAUNZON DAVE JONES JIM MCCARNEY TODD MCCLAY BRETT MESSINA TOM NUZBACK RON OTT JASON PAGLIA MIKE PETRILLO CLAYTON PHILLIS PAUL PHILLIS BRYAN RAPP JOHN ROSKO JASON WENDTLAND MARK YODER HEAD COACH JAMIE PLUNKETT ASSISTANT COACHES DICK HOLABAUGH
Members of the Pennsylvania Cup AAA Champions Malvern Prep Friars CHRIS DEMPSEY JOHN BRIETNALE MARK SAKERS SCOTT HAIG JIM JACOBS JOE CARR KEITH HAIG ( C) TERRY MCCABE BEN COIA (A) MIKE OPDENAKER BRIAN CONNER MIKE DONOVAN JOHN THOMPSON JOSH RITTI KEITH GRIMLEY JOE WASHCO (A) JOE DELACOMPAGNA ROB MANNACARI HEAD COACH: BOB MARTIN ASSISTANT COACH: MONTY LEWIS ASSISTANT COACH: MIKE LONGO MANAGER: MARK FRECERRO TRAINER: BILL MILLS
Members of the Pennsylvania Cup AAA Champions Council Rock Indians - 1991 Tom Kratchwell Mike Raditz Justin Kurzac Joe Appell Richard Schwab David McDonald Eric Kratchwell Bill Brown Roman Bussetti Jason Rayher Jim Johnston Ron Reilly Chris Medl Matt Hunter Mike Giradi Tom Howard Mike Kelly Chad Markowitz Scott Wackowski Brian Green Bob Burke Kevin Deitch Scott Prosek Head Coach ~ Paul Gilligan Assistant Coach ~ Craig Del Farra ~ John Rankel
1991 -1992 - Pennsylvania Cup AAA Champions MIKE ABBONDANZA JARED CARETTI MATT COPPOLA BRANDON COREY CHRIS DROSS JOSH ESTES NATE FITCH DAVID JONES MIKE MCCARNEY BRETT MESSINA TIM MUDGER KEVIN PETRARCA PAUL PHILLIS SCOTT PHILLIS BRETT RAPP JOHN ROSKO RYAN SMART KEVIN STRAUB KYLE WAITE JEFF WALKER TOM WESTFALL HEAD COACH JAMIE PLUNKETT ASSISTANT COACHES DICK HOLABAUGH DENNY ERICKSON
1992 -1993 - Pennsylvania Cup AAA Champions TY BRENOT JIM BRUNNER MATT COPPOLA BRANDON COREY CHRIS DROSS NATE FITCH JASON GUERRIERRI MARC JOHNSON TOBY LANG MIKE MCCARNEY TIM MUDGER LENNY MYERS BRANDON NEEDLER KEVIN PETRARCA SCOTT PHILLIS RON PUSZ CHRIS ROZELL RYAN SMART KEVIN STRAUB MIKE TEASDALE JEFF WALKER TOM WESTFALL HEAD COACH JAMIE PLUNKETT ASSISTANT COACHES DICK HOLABAUGH DENNY ERICKSON
1993 -1994 - Pennsylvania Cup AAA Champions JAMIE BEST JEFF BEVACQUA TY BRENOT JIM BRUNNER MATT COPPOLA NATE FITCH JASON GUERRIERRI JOHN KERR IAN LANG TOBY LANG BRAD MCWRIGHT DAVID MCWRIGHT LENNY MYERS BRANDON NEEDLER KEVIN PETRARCA SCOTT PHILLIS CHAD PORTER RON PUSZ DAVE REKAS CHRIS ROZELL RYAN SMART MIKE TEASDALE HEAD COACH JAMIE PLUNKETT ASSISTANT COACHES DICK HOLABAUGH DENNY ERICKSON
1994 -1995 - Pennsylvania Cup AAA Champions GABE AMATO CHARLES ANDERSON JOHN BAKER JAMIE BEST JEFF BEVACQUA JIM BRUNNER MIKE CHORNACK JASON GUERRIERRI DARRON JOHNSON IAN LANG TOBY LANG BRAD MCWRIGHT DAVID MCWRIGHT JASON OSBORNE SCOTT PHILLIS CHAD PORTER RON PUSZ DAVE REKAS PAUL RUSILKO JESS TEASDALE ROCCO TEDESCO JEFF WALKER HEAD COACH JAMIE PLUNKETT ASSISTANT COACHES DICK HOLABAUGH BILL DROSS SHAWN FITZSIMMONS BEN COREY - MGR
1995 -1996 - Pennsylvania Cup AAA Champions GABE AMATO JOHN BAKER JEFF BEVACQUA BENJI CARNES MIKE CHORNACK BEN COREY ERIC FERGUSON ADAM LANG DAN LEECH BRAD MCWRIGHT DAVID MCWRIGHT JOE MCEARLANE JASON OSBORNE JOE PETERS CHAD PORTER RON PUSZ DAVE REKAS DAN ROYER PAUL RUSILKO JIM STONE NATE STUPIANSKY JESS TEASDALE ROCCO TEDESCO HEAD COACH JAMIE PLUNKETT ASSISTANT COACHES DICK HOLABAUGH DAVE STOCKTON BEN COREY - MGR
1996-1997 - "AAA" ADAM SHACK MATT BRUNK MICHAEL SILL ANDY DECKER SHAWN SMITH CHRIS FETTER KEVAN SPENCER MICHAEL GASTGEB KEITH STANICH JEFF HARTMAN ADAM STIPP ROB KORNOSKY DREW SYE JIM LILJA NICK LORDI HEAD COACH DOUG MARSTELLER BOB KENNEDY TIM MACKIN ASSISTANT COACH CHRIS MCCAULSKY JIM MCVAY SEAN MURPHY CHRIS STERN NICK SANTORA
Members of the 1998 Pennsylvania Cup AAA Champions Shane Rielly Danny Felix Shawn Garvin Lou Merlini Peter Naticchione Michael Loftus Dan Becker Brad Bathgate Brant Heaton James Nowicki Mike Mauriello Ryan Ciolli Ryan Cohen Kevin Brady Robert Farrell Sean Heron Drew Santillo Pat Salvitti Justin Levin Gregory Paul Molchen Head Coach ~ Wally Muehlbronner Assistant Coaches ~ Tom Ridolfi ~ John Haggerty ~ Andrew Padova
Members of the 1999 Pennsylvania Cup AAA Champions Jesse Szygiel William Castles Henry Schauder Rob Bannon Brian Tetley Michael Delfin Drew Acker Chris St John Matt Cusanno Tim Sylvester Michael Corsner Dominic Gaspari Geoffrey Stricker Nicholas Caruso Frank McSharry Mitch LaFleur Joe Stevenson David Sedmak Joe Barber Jonathon Bada Head Coach ~ Rich Slack Assistant Coaches ~ Robert Liberatore ~ Edwar Delfin Jr Manager ~ Bruce Weisser
1999-2000 - Pennsylvania Cup AAA Champions ANDREW TORCHIA DAN MACKIN JASON CALABRO MIKE DOBOS DOUG MARSTELLER BOB MONTANA DAN KORNOSKY LEE VOLENSKY TONY SANDS COLIN ARBES MATT SHACK GRADY CLINGAN JUSTIN GLOCK MIKE FUCCARO BRIAN BAKOWSKI HEAD COACH DENNIS KIRSTEIN JIM MCVAY DARREN JOYCE ASSISTANT COACH TOM STARKEY DAVE KING BRANDON HANLEY GEOFF OAKLEY JASON MCLEAN
2000-2001 - Pennsylvania Cup AAA Champions DELBERT JOO DAN MACKIN DAN ZABKAR MIKE DOBOS JASON CALABRO C.J. STRAUSS DAN KORNOSKY LEE VOLENSKY TONY SANDS NICK D'ALLESSANDRO JOE VERNON ANDREW TORCHIA TIM HRAMIKA HEAD COACH JUSTIN GLOCK JIM MCVAY BILL BERGMAN ASSISTANT COACH STEVE PREITE KIP GUENTHER TOM STARKEY JOHN TAYLOR BRANDON HANLEY JASON MCLEAN
2001-2002 - Pennsylvania Cup AAA Champions DELBERT JOO DAN MACKIN DAN ZABKAR AARON ADRIAN MATT FEIGE C.J. STRAUSS DALE ARNOLD LEE VOLENSKY TONY SANDS NICK D'ALLESSANDRO JACOB BLEIK MICHAEL DIETHORN TIM HRAMIKA CONNER MCLEAN JUSTIN GLOCK SCOTT SCHEESER HEAD COACH STEVE PREITE JIM MCVAY TOM STARKEY ASSISTANT COACH BRANDON HANLEY KIP GUENTHER JASON MCLEAN
2003 Pennsylvania Class AAA Champions Brian Bahurinsky-24 Christian Nickerson-10 Jeffrey Holabaugh-8 Philip Sivero-11 David Moyer-7 Richard Thomas-21 Daniel Craven-27 Justin Wehrle-17 Nathan Liscinski-15 Christopher Claspy-2 Brian Learn-25 Daniel Durkee-9 Shawn Harbaugh-4 James Noon-16 Justin Wilkinson - 20 Christopher Leone-22 Casey Rogers - 6 Tyler Learn-26 Daniel O'Shurak-35 Head Coach - Jamie Plunkett Assistant Coach - Richard Holabaugh - Ben Corey
2004 Pennsylvania Cup AAA and 2004 Flyers Cup AAA Champions Malvern Prep Friars 1 Mark Cetola G 12 3 Will Averona D 12 9 Nick Averona F 10 17 Mac Dunton D 10 22 Sean Olejar F 11 37 Stephen Notebaert F 12 44 Luke Benner D 12 46 Bryan Mountain G 9 68 Tim Donaghue D 12 81 Justin Martin F 12 85 Jim Behe F 11 89 Matt Farrell D 12 90 Tim Horn F 11 91 Chris Campanale F 12 92 Tim Gehring F 12 93 Keith Ennis F 11 94 Matt Campanale D 10 96 Warren Byrne F 11 Head Coaches: John Graves Assistant Coach: Father Ed Casey Assistant Coach: Michael Graves Trainer: Bill Mills
2005 - Bethel Park Blackhawks 2005 Bethel Park Blackhawks Pennsylvania Cup and Penguins Cup AAA Champions 1 Rick McLuckie Goaltender 12 3 Ryan Hedglen Forward 12 4 Kye Budziszewski Defense 11 6 Ken Lehmann Forward 10 7 Tyler Zaremski Forward 11 8 Connor McLean Forward 12 9 Bryce Merriam Goaltender 11 10 Timothy O'Brien Forward 11 11 Edward Bendik Defense 11 12 Jason Hosko Defense 11 13 Jacobus Bliek Defense 12 14 Rob Torchia Defense 10 15 Brian McGinty Forward 9 16 Graham Cohen Forward 10 17 Bob Heyl Forward 11 18 Jason Hedglen Forward 12 19 Bryan Brown Forward 10 21 Adam Kaczmarek Forward 11 22 Logan Bannon Forward 10 23 Michael Diethorn Forward 12 24 Jeffrey Konyk Defense 11 25 Tim Davin Defense 10 Jim McVay - Head Coach Dan Mackin - Assistant Matt Brunk - Assistant Jack Bliek - Team Manager
2006 ~ Mt Lebanon Blue Devils 2006 Pennsylvania AAA Champions 2006 Penguins Cup AAA Champions Mt Lebanon Blue Devils ~ PIHL 5 - Lou Argentieri 12 - Matthew Bartkowski 35 - Rob Behling 20 - Rick Beuke 19 - James Cichra 7 - Brandon Dornish 15 - Shane Ferguson 14 - Mitch Ferrero 13 - Mike Gallaway 6 - Mike Gallawry 16 - Josh Mandic 8 - Sean Mcdermott 21 - Steve Millhouse 48 - Parker Milner 10 - Tyler Murovich 32 - Ben Rascoe 4 - Mike Roman 22 - Jesse Root 24 - Luke Sebastian 2 - Drew Taucher 44 - Matt Vaughan 9 - Jon Wilen Head Coach ~ Paul Taibi Assistant Coach ~ Dave Dorsey Assistant Coach ~ Bob Montana
2007 ~ North Allegheny Tigers 2007 Pennsylvania Cup Class AAA Champions - North Allegheny Tigers 2007 Penguins Cup Class AAA Champions - North Allegheny Tigers 11 - Daniel Gaertner 40 - Thomas Gillespie 61 - Joshua Herbert 67 - Matthew Lancaster 22 - Donald Lewis 35 - Adam Lutty 39 - Michael Peterson 33 - Max Richards 3 - Dylan Rohar 12 - Brett Schindler 18 - Robert Schwab 38 - Bradley Schwartzmier 4 - Corey Sheran 10 - Tyson Stupy 7 - Brady Waldschmidt 65 - Weston Waldschmidt 42 - Jacob Williams 28 - Tyler Wright Head Coach - Jimmy Black Assistant Coach - Rich Conlin Assistant Coach - Bobby Black |
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