April 7, 1986 When Conestoga faced off against Malvern Prep in the championship game of the Flyers Cup last Thursday night at the Skatium, it was an all-or-nothing situation. The Conestoga boys had a 28-0 record entering the game, but not one of those wins would have meant a thing had they gone belly up in the final. The Conestoga skaters, however, were not to be denied. In the three previous seasons, they had made it to the Flyers Cup, and in each of the three tourneys, they had returned home empty-handed. This time around, Conestoga left no doubt that it was the best team in the cup competition.At 9:26 p.m. Thursday night, the final seconds ticked off the scoreboard clock at the Skatium. When the buzzer sounded, Conestoga’s icemen were possessors of a 9-5 victory, and they officially became the 1986 Flyers Cup champions. “I certainly feel relieved,” said […]
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