April 3, 1995 Nothing takes the spirit out of a hockey team like having a five-on-three advantage for nearly two minutes in a tied game in the third period, not scoring, then letting up a goal 21 seconds later. That’s what happened to Downingtown Wednesday night at the Skatium in Havertown, and it not only sapped the Whippets of their spirit, it also put an end to their hopes of a Flyers Cup title. Germantown Academy’s Rich Podulka came out of the penalty box with 5 minutes, 50 seconds remaining in a 2-2 game, went deep into the Whippets’ zone, and deflected a Dan McDonald slap shot from the left point. Downingtown goalie Travis Sinden waved his glove hand to the side but came up empty, the puck already behind him, and the Patriots were up, 3-2. The Whippets even had another power play before the game was over but […]

March 27, 1995 Germantown Academy will face Downingtown for the Flyers Cup. The Pats also want a state title. Defending Flyers Cup champion Germantown Academy played a familiar foe in its semifinal game Thursday night at the Face-Off Circle in Warminster: Suburban High School Hockey League rival Council Rock.The Patriots, who had beaten Council Rock five consecutive times during the season, trailed the upstart Indians, 1-0, early in the first period of the Class AAA game. Rock came out fired up against the Suburban High School Hockey League champions and dominated the action in the first five minutes of the game. But after junior Dan Blum gave the Indians the lead, Germantown Academy scored six unanswered goals and coasted to a 6-1 victory. “Playing a one-game elimination is scary,” Germantown Academy coach John loia said. “Anything can happen in a single game, and I told the kids to play the […]

March 22, 1995 After losing in the first round of the Inter-County League playoffs on Feb. 21, Lower Merion has had to wait more than a month to play in the Flyers Cup Championship. And now, the week the Aces finally get to play, turmoil has set in. Lower Merion was originally scheduled to play Malvern Prep in a Tier II semifinal game tomorrow at the Ice Line rink in West Chester, but on Monday the Flyers Cup committee which consists of the five high school league presidents decided to change the game to tonight. The reason was that at least five players among Malvern, Lower Merion, and the teams that will meet in the Tier III game to follow Unionville and Springfield, are on a club team scheduled to compete tomorrow night in a regional tournament. Rather than have the players make a difficult decision, the committee thought it […]

March 13, 1995 The Suburban High School Hockey League finals were not a major disappointment to champion Germantown Academy or runner-up Council Rock I. GA and Rock will advance to the postseason Class AAA Flyers Cup tournament, and both played very well in the SHSHL finals. The Patriots, who were unbeaten during the SHSHL regular season, won the playoff title with a thrilling 3-2 victory last Tuesday at the Face-Off Circle in Warminster. GA won the best-of-three championship series, two games to none. Council Rock will face Triton, the champion of the South Jersey Scholastic Hockey League, at 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Ice Line Twin Rinks in West Goshen. Germantown Academy will play Bensalem, the second-place finisher from the Lower Bucks County Hockey League, at 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Face-Off. “This is the time of year where nothing comes easy,” Germantown Academy coach John loia said. “Council Rock is a […]