Pa Hockey History : Pa A State Champs
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 celebrated 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 A state champions have been crowned since 1989. In all, 13 champions have been crowned with Western Pennsylvania capturing 9 championships and Eastern Pennsylvania winning 4. The only multiple winner of Class A championships is Bishop McCort (5) and the 1997 team remains the only school to accomplish a perfect season.
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1988-89 - Pennsylvania Cup A Champions
BRIAN PAJAK TY SCHRECENGOST
JOE ASTURI BRIAN HEINACK
JIM POLLIARD AARON WAWRZYNIAK
CRAIG LEDONNE KEVIN WACH
JOE GRANDE DEREK SCHOTT
TIM PETERSON ANTHONY ASTURI
DWAYNE WILSON JAY MESZAR
MIKE MANTSCH JIM MURRAY - HEAD COACH
SHANE MCMASTERS TOM BRACKEN - ASSISTANT COACH
GREG SCKULTETY DOUGLAS HEINACK - ASSISTANT COACH
TORY SCHRECENGOST ERIC GLOVER - ASSISTANT COACH
STEVE PATTON EUGENE HEINACK - PRESIDENT
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Members of the Pennsylvania Cup A Champions
Bishop Egan Eagles
Bob Pagano
Albert Lalli
Alex Catalano
Brian McLoughlin
Matt Coddiare
Chris Amato
Larry Amato
Steve Easley
Jeff Eastburn
Mike Slavin
Ed McGowan
Sean Binkley
Mike Denomme
Pat Ennis
Brian Nulty
Joe Vecchione
Jim Ahern
Shawn Heisse
Jack Doherty
Eric Plebani
Head Coach ~ Rich Slack
Assistant Coach ~ Joe Vecchione Sr
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Members of the Pennsylvania Cup A Champions
Monsignor Bonner Friars - 1991
Tom Ely
Gerry DiStephano
Joe Liberatore
Ed Smith
Mark Anzideo
Sean Kaneton
Pat McIlhenney
Angelo LaBuono
Tom Gummell
Pat Vaughn
Sean McIlhenney
Mike Jacobs
Kirk Kuzmick
Kevin Glenn
Pat Mulholland
Tom Donahue
Kyle Urban
Jeff Wassell
Vinnie Saxon
Chris Ely
Head Coach ~ Ted Dolan
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Members of the 1992 Pennslvania Cup A Champions
Haverford Fords
Chris Duca
Bill Collins
Josh Dolberg
John Dwyer
Chris Cipollone
Dan Connelly
John Madden
Lou Ventura
Bill McMellis
Brian Rolli
Mike McGarrity
John Chalfont
Gary Hammond
Dave Gallagher
Zach Hafer
Jon Tylor
Paul Sullivan
Jim Northrup
Chris Hammond
Head Coach ~ Andy Rolli
Assistant Coaches ~ Joe Moran
~ Geoff Skidmore
~ Jim McGlade
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1992-93 - Pennsylvania Cup A Champions
JEFF ADAMS
JERIMIAH ALLISON
BRIAN BLASIOLE
BRAD GALBRAITH
SHANE GRIFFIN
MATT KUNROD
MEGHAN MCCORMICK
MIKE O'CONNELL
CHRIS O'TOOLE
STEVE PAULONE
ERICH PIETZSCH
DOUG QUALEY
PHIL ROCK
MERVIN SMITH
CHRIS SHOUB
BEN TURIN
CHRIS ULISH
BRIAN ZACHETTI
BUTCH MARIETTA - HEAD COACH
AL MURPHY - ASST COACH
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1993-94 - Pennsylvania Cup A Champions
BILL BLASKO (A)
KRIS CARLSON
SHAWN DISHONG
SEAN HART
ROSS HESS
AL HROMULAK (C)
BRETT HUSTON
GREG KUTCHMA
JUSTIN LOFTIS
MARC MAESTRA
JIM MAHER
DAN MARDIS
MARK MARTINEK
DAN NYANKO
DON PERRY
JOSH PIRO
KENNY REPAK
GEOFF SHILEY
JASON FERCHALK - MANAGER
NICK ROSENBAUM - MANAGER
GALEN HEAD - HEAD COACH
GEORGE SHILEY - ASST
MIKE HUDEC, SR. - ASST
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1994-95 - Pennsylvania Cup A Champions
KRIS CARLSON
SHAWN DISHONG
SEAN HART (A)
KRIS HRONES
MIKE HUDEC
BRETT HUSTON
JASON JAKUBOWSKI
JASON KANE
GREG KUTCHMA
JUSTIN LOFTIS (A)
JIM MAHER (C)
DAN MARDIS
MARK MARTINEK
JASON PETRIK
JOSH PIRO
KENNY REPAK
JIM RIZZO
MATT SOLOMON
NICK ROSENBAUM - MGR
GALEN HEAD - HEAD COACH
GEORGE SHILEY - ASST
MIKE HUDEC, SR. - ASST
STEVE CARLSON - ASST
JOHN BRADLEY - ASST
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1995-96 - Pennsylvania Cup A Champions
JOHN BREZOVEC
JARED BURNWORTH
KRIS CARLSON
SHAWN DISHONG (A)
KEVIN GRADY
MIKE HUDEC
BRETT HUSTON (A)
JASON JAKUBOWSKI
GREG KUTCHMA (A)
JUSTIN LOFTIS (A)
DAN MARDIS (A)
JOHN MOLLURA
ED PERRY
JASON PETRIK
JOSH PIRO
KENNY REPAK
JIM RIZZO
MATT SOLOMON
STEVE ZAMAIS
RYAN ZIERER
NICK ROSENBAUM - MGR
GALEN HEAD - HEAD COACH
GEORGE SHILEY - COACH
MIKE HUDEC, SR. - ASST
JOHN BRADLEY - ASST
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1996-97 - Pennsylvania Cup A Champions
JOSH BRANT
JOHN BREZOVEC
KRIS CARLSON (C)
KEVIN GRADY
PHIL HOLSINGER
CHRIS KINDYA
JASON LECK
NICK MISH
C.J. OSTER
ED PERRY
MATT PERRY
JASON PETRIK
JOSH PIRO
KENNY REPAK
JIM RIZZO
MATT SEIDEL
MARK SHERMAN
ERIC SIGG
R.J. SIRIANNI
STEVE ZAMAIS
JOHN BRADLEY - HEAD COACH
STEVE CARLSON - ASST
MIKE HUDEC, SR. - ASST
GALEN HEAD - ASST
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1997-1998 - Pennsylvania Cup A Champions
JUSTIN BIITNER JUSTIN MOHLMAN
LANDON FRIES MARK MORTON
LOU GARRITAN CHRIS PANUCCI
JAY HOOPER JON PLACK
BRANDON KEPICS KURT ROSS
JOHN KLINE HEAD COACH - JEFF BROOKS
JOE KUTCHA ASSISTANT COACH - MIKE MONACO
BRANDON LABOON ASSISTANT COACH - MIKE MAZZEO
STEVEN MAEGLE
JOE MCGEE
MIKE MONACO
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1998-99 - Pennsylvania Cup A Champions
JOSH BRANT
DENNIS CAMPBELL
CHRIS CUPPETT
MATT DOMONKOS
TIM GEORGE
RYAN GINDELSPERGER
KEVIN GRADY
FRED HICKS
TODD KAMZIK
SEAN KANE
CHRIS KINDYA
JONATHON KNOBLOCH
PHIL KUHAR
ALEX McLACHLAN
NIKOLAS MIHALICK
JAMES MOCK
GARRETT OAKES
JARED PAVIC
MATT PERRY
DAN THOMAS
JOHN BRADLEY - HEAD COACH
STEVE CARLSON - ASST
DEAN RUMSEY - ASST
MIKE HUDEC, SR. - ASST
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1999-2000 - Pennsylvania Cup A Champions
MICHAEL OLSON
TONY CAMPAGNA
GORDON ELAND
BRANDON PLOSINKA
CHRIS DARCY
STEVEN LEPPO
DEVON KANE
JASON KORTZ
JEREMY ERNEY
TIM VENZIN
JORDAN SYNKOWSKI
TIM SIMS
GARY KLAPKOWSKI
RILEY MCKELVEY
P..J. MASTYLAK
TONY LEPPO
HEAD COACH - JOHN MOONEY
ASSISTANT COACH - TOM MOONEY
ASSISTANT COACH - SCOTT SINCLAIR
ASSISTANT COACH - ED FIGAS
MANAGER - SHELLY DARCY
MANAGER - JIM DARCY
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2000-2001 - Pennsylvania Cup A Champions
B.J. DEPAOLI
TONY CAMPAGNA
GORDON ELAND
BRANDON PLOSINKA
CHRIS DARCY
STEVEN LEPPO
JESSE LUBASCH
DEVON KANE
JASON KORTZ
JEREMY ERNEY
TIM VENZIN
TIM SIMS
NICK CAMPAGNA
MICHAEL SCHAUT
TIMMY JOHNSON
MATTHEW AHLIN
HEAD COACH - JOHN MOONEY
ASSISTANT COACH - TOM MOONEY
ASSISTANT COACH - ED FIGAS
MANAGER - SHELLY DARCY
MANAGER - JIM DARCY
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2001-2002 - Pennsylvania Cup A Champions
CJ KING
TONY DUCO
ADAM COCCIA
DUSTIN SONGER
JESSE LUBASCH
JUSTIN LUBASCH
DEVON KANE
TIM VENZIN
STEVE KOLBE
EDDIE LABARBARA
NICK CAMPAGNA
MICHAEL SCHAUT
JOSH JONES
TIMMY JOHNSON
MATTHEW AHLIN
JOEY MANNING
STEVEN LEPPO
LARRY BYERLY
HEAD COACH - JOHN MOONEY
ASSISTANT COACH - TOM MOONEY
ASSISTANT COACH - ED FIGAS
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2003 Pennsylvania Class A Champions
4 NICK RYDER
5 ROB LOOLOIAN
6 SEAN KAVANAUGH
7 BART BITTERMAN
9 BRAD DOWLIN
11 CHRIS BRENNAN
15 GREG GALLAGHER
19 BEN MORSE
20 CHRIS DAMBLY
21 GILBERT DAVIS
22 LEE SINKOW
23 ED DEVINE
24 AUSTIN COHEN
25 JONI EK
27 DOUG VON ALLMEN
29 DAN CHEATLE
32 ERIK JOHNSON
37 JASON BOCK
41 TAYLOR VIT
HEAD COACH - ED RITTI III
ASSISTANT COACH - ED RITTI JR
- DAVID WOOD
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2004 Pennsylvania Cup A Champions
2004 Flyers Cup A Champions
Radnor Raiders
Ryan Donnelly
Nick Ryder
Rob Looloian
Sean Kavanaugh
Bart Bitterman
Brad Dowlin
Chris Dambly
Chris Brennan
Gil Davis
Greg Gallagher
Neil Callahan
Tom Shaw
Ed Devine
Austin Cohen
Colby Cohen
Adam Chudnofshy
Erik Johnson
Ben Morse
Head Coach - Ed Ritti III
Assistant Coach - Ed Ritti Jr
Assistant Coach - David Wood
Tuesday, May 2
2005 - Penncrest Lions
Penncrest Lions
2005 High School Roster
91 John Mowry 12 V
12 Rob Rottensteiner 12 V
15 Brad Ryan 12 V
28 Kevin Vanaman 12 V
10 Dave Bixler 11 V
41 Bryan Chacosky 11 V
61 Paul Farnschlader 11 V
8 Scott Griffin 11 V
88 Bill Griffith 11 V
16 Nick Kusturiss 11 V
21 Sal Lopiccolo 11 V
40 Ryan McElhenney 11 V
4 Dave Sakers 11 V
25 Chris Tull 11 V
11 Mike Maser 10 V
19 Franny Naselli 10 V
22 Eric Lutz 9 V
27 Tim Paulson 9 V
Head Coach - Steve Mescanti - 12th season A
Assistants - Eric Wolf
- Kraig Kaufhold
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2006 - Quaker Valley Quakers
2006 Pennsylvania A Champions
2006 Penguins Cup A Champions
Quaker Valley Quakers ~ PIHL
6 - Rob Balotsky
58 - John Chicots
11 - Lee Drake
82 - Gregory Dyer
96 - Timothy Hall
48 - George Jackson
47 - Aaron Kostial
10 - Mikael Lemieux
76 - Breton McNamara
99 - Jason Moisey
20 - Shawn Ritchey
23 - Cody Scott
7 - Colin South
25 - Furman South
9 - Trey Sterner
56 - Eryk Stunda
00 - Zachary Taylor
24 - Ross Watko
18 - Noah Zamagias
83 - Zachary Zinger
Head Coach ~ Kevin Quinn
Assistant Coach ~ Yuri Krivokhija
Assistant Coach ~ Jim Miller
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2007 ~ West Chester Henderson Warriors
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2007 Pennsylvania Cup Class A Champions - West Chester Henderson Warriors
2007 Flyers Cup Class A Champions - West Chester Henderson Warriors
4 Kelly, Jack
5 Anderson, James
8 Beren, Christian
9 Magee, Ethan
10 Smith, Chad
14 MacNeill, Brian
16 Sapovits, Christian
19 Blaker, BJ
22 Wallace, TJ
24 Kinkead, Patrick
30 Horn, David
41 Donovan, Andrew
43 Carlin, Joe
55 Kerchner, Brian
59 Ramondo, Nick
61 Latta, Billy
65 Speroff, Cory
66 Cottle, Alex
85 Mattern, Rob
94 Katich, Rob Forward Varsity
Marcellus, Art ~ Head Coach
Zarelli, Gus ~ Assistant Coach
MacNeill, Bruce ~ Manager
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2008 - West Chester East Vikings
Sunday, May 22
2009 - Bayard Rustin Knights
Sunday, May 22
2010 - Mars Planets
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2011 - Mars Planets
2011 Pennsylvania Cup Class A Champions - Mars Planets
Penguins Cup Class A Champions - Mars Planets
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Colt Bernburg |
| 3 | Max Master |
| 6 | Rusty Miller |
| 11 | Joseph Bender |
| 16 | Rusty Miller |
| 17 | Craig Mazzottta |
| 18 | Hunter Sacchini |
| 21 | Chris Greco |
| 22 | Bryan Thomas |
| 24 | Robert Sigurdsson |
| 26 | Kevin Leslie |
| 27 | Kevin Leslie |
| 33 | Tyler Thomas |
| 54 | Blake Friday |
| 65 | Elliot Tisdale |
| 71 | Greg Makozy |
| 72 | Robert Foley |
| 82 | Ryan Magdinec |
| 83 | Nicholas Blaney |
| 95 | Austin Heakins |
| Head Coach:Steve Myers | |
| Assistant Coach:Steve Neese | |
| Assistant Coach:Mike Manganello |
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2012 - Quaker Valley Quakers
