Flyers Cup Class AA Championship
Conwell-Egan Eagles vs Upper Darby Royals April 6, 1994
Played at The Skatium, Havertown, PA.
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IN THE NEWS:
April 7, 1994
Conwell-Egan reigns on one strange goal
The Philadelphia Inquirer
HAVERTOWN, at one end of the ice Tuesday night, Conwell-Egan’s players formed a large, jubilant pile, slapping backs and trading high-fives. Moments before, the Eagles had taken a 4-3 overtime victory over Upper Darby that gave them the Tier II Flyers Cup championship. At the other end of the Skatium ice, the Upper Darby players formed a pile as well, but the Royals were hardly ecstatic. They were instead consoling one another and goaltender Mitch Larnerd in particular after losing the game in a bizarre manner. After Upper Darby had ridden Larnerd’s acrobatic, 37-save performance to come back twice and tie the game, a ‘mistake by Larnerd proved fatal. At four minutes, twenty seconds of overtime, Conwell-Egan sent the puck down ice to get a line change. Larnerd gathered the puck at the left face-off circle. He turned to pass the puck to defenseman Mike Avon, who was waiting behind the net, but instead shot it directly into his own goal. An awkward silence followed. Larnerd fell to his knees. The Royals looked on stunned. Conwell-Egan didn’t even know it had won the game until the referees signaled the goal. One by one, as the Eagles began their celebration down the ice, each Upper Darby player joined the pile around Larnerd. It looked almost as if they were hiding him. Instead, they were offering words of reassurance. “The kids went right over to him, and they did it on their own,” Royals coach Matt Fabrizio Sr. said. “If it wasn’t for Mitch, they knew we wouldn’t have even been there.” It was arguably the most exciting Tier II final since the Tier II tournament began in 1991. Upper Darby opened with a 2-1 overtime win, but Conwell-Egan sent it to a third game after eeking out a 3-2 win Monday on a goal with one minute, seventeen seconds remaining. Upper Darby had its share of heroes. Senior Matt Fabrizio, the coach’s son, had a great series, as did sophomore Scott Carr and freshman Pat Lynch, who had the two tying goals Tuesday. But Larnerd was the real key. He had 27 saves on 30 shots the previous night, and in the opening game, he stopped 24 of 25 shots. His save percentage for the series was .917. “He would have gotten the most-valuable-player award, I thought,” the elder Fabrizio said. “Even with the loss, I thought he was the MVP.” Upper Darby finished the season at 16-11. Conwell-Egan (16-12-1) goes on to the state championship game Saturday.
ROAD TO THE CUP:
SEMI-FINAL:
Conwell-Egan 6 vs Cheltenham 2
Upper Darby 5 vs Lower Merion 1
FINALS:
Upper Darby 2 vs Conwell-Egan 1 OT
Conwell-Egan 3 vs Upper Darby 2
Conwell-Egan 4 vs Upper Darby 3 OT
SCORING SUMMARY:
Unavailable
ROSTER:
Head Coach: Rich Slack
Assistant Coach: Bob Liberatore
Mike Rigney
Randy Cuttillo
Mike Brem
Bill Mooney
Drew Bowden
Rick Steinko
Brian Slavin
Mike Rivells
Joe Pico
Ken Pers
Jason Suppin
Brian Urban
Brian DeJesus
Kris Edwards
Eric Schmidt
Dominic Vecchione
Stacey DeJesus
Mike Nulty
