High School Hockey Athlete of the week

March 29, 2000 Ryan Ciolli La Salle Explorers ice hockey What he has done The 18-year-old senior scored a hat trick to lead the Explorers past Malvern Prep, 5-2, Thursday in a semifinal of the Flyers Cup Class AAA Division. Ciolli, a four-year varsity player, also had a goal and an assist in a 6-2…

April 5, 2000 John Zdunkiewicz Pennsbury Falcons ice hockey What he has done The 5-foot-10 junior goalie led the Falcons to the Flyers Cup Division A championship, making 27 saves in a 3-2 win over Strath Haven on March 28. He was named the tournament’s most valuable player. Pennsbury lost, 4-1, Saturday to Serra Catholic…

March 23, 1999 Mike McMullen Malvern Prep Friars ice hockey What he has done In 13 games this season, McMullen, a freshman, has 13 goals and six assists. Best High School moment McMullen scored three goals as the Friars beat Hershey 8-1, in first-round action in the Flyers Cup AAA tournament last week. Favorite athlete…

February 2, 1999 Pat Cleary West Chester Henderson Warriors ice hockey What he has done Cleary, a senior, scored three goals on Friday to lead the Warriors (16-5- 2, 8-4-2) to an 8-1 victory over Haverford High. He has nine goals this season. Best High School moment As a sophomore, Cleary was a member of…

February 2, 1999 Steve Stefanski Bishop Shanahan Eagles ice hockey What he has done Stefanski, a junior captain, scored a hat trick last Friday in the Eagles’ 10-0 win over Kennett. Best High School moment Last season, Stefanski scored the game-winning goal in overtime, when Shanahan upset Radnor, 1- O, in the first round of…

February 10, 1998 Bill Henry West Chester Henderson Ice Hockey What he has done In Friday’s 6-3 victory over rival West Chester East, Henry provided the winning margin with a hat trick. He also was selected to the Inter- County League Class AAA all-starteam. Best High School moment As a sophomore, he was a member…

March 30, 1995 Scoring and hittingConwell-Egan’s Joe Roe had what he would call a fun day in his team’s 6-3 Class AA President’s Cup semifinal hockey victory over Central Bucks East last Thursday. It was more than just his team’s victory. And more, too, than his role in it he contributed three goals and an…

December 8, 1994 A two-way playerGermantown Academy senior Rich Podulka scored 10 goals and assisted on five others in the first eight games for the Patriots’ hockey team, but he contributes much more than offense.Rich is such a hard worker, andhe plays at both ends of the ice,” said Patriots coach John Ioia, whose team…

January 20, 1994 Going out in styleDon Quinn has saved his best for last.Quinn, a senior center on the La Salle hockey team, has a career-best 48 goals and 33 assists this season for the Explorers (24-3-1).“We’re just a better all-around team, and we’re playing very well,” Quinn said. “And my linemates [sophomores Mike Farrell…

April 8, 1993 It took a few games for him to become adjusted to being Germantown Academy’s No. 1 goalie, but once he settled in, Mike Marino was nearly unbeatable.The senior led the Patriots to an 18-7-2 record and the finals of the Class AAA Flyers Cup. “It was my first year starting, and I…

April 1, 1993 Cardinal O’Hara senior Brian Nattress has been playing hockey almost nonstop since age 3. He actually quit hockey that first year, crying to his father that he did not like the game. His retirement did not last long. By age 4, he was crying again. This time, the tears were for a…

April 1, 1993 Being one of the best ice hockey goalies in Phoenix wasn’t enough for Travis Sinden. Then again, that’s like being the best baseball player in Kenya. “Hockey’s not big there,” Sinden said of Arizona. “I wanted to play somewhere I could be seen.”When teammate Eddie Klimas’ father got transferred to Downingtown, Sinden,…