Go back in time and read about the origin of The Flyers Cup Tournament, how it all began, the key contributors, its progression, and all of the people behind the scenes responsible for making it happen. The Flyers Cup is center stage for High School Ice Hockey in Southeastern Pennsylvania and throughout the Delaware Valley. Includes news and media from recent dates as well!
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Sam Lipkin Hockey History
Sam Lipkin went to and played for the La Salle College High School Explorers from 2017 through 2019. He was an impact player on offense with exceptional speed, intelligence, and play-making ability. Lipkin played on and anchored one of the best offensive lines in the league with teammates Daniel Sambuco, and Michael Casey. Sam tallied…
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Jim Britt Hockey History
Jim Britt went to and played for the Holy Ghost Prep Firebirds of the Lower Bucks County Scholastic Hockey League, “LBCSHL.” Britt was a standout goaltender for the Firebirds, playing his entire high school career for prep. Britt’s story is a bit different than most. As a student at Kings College in Wilkes-Barre, his main…
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Joe Houk Hockey History
Joe Houk went to and played for the Council Rock Golden Hawks, otherwise known as “South”. He was an impact player on defense with impressive skills both on the blueline and with the puck offensively. Joe’s nickname was “Chippy” for his chipped tooth, in his freshman year he won the “Freshman Award”. Houk began his…
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Mike Pietrangelo Hockey History
Mike Pietrangelo went to and played for the William Tennent Panthers of the Suburban High School Hockey League. He was a high-scoring forward who led his team and the league in points in the 1992, (39 goals and 41 assists for 81 points) season. Pietrangelo led the Panthers to an SHSHL title after beating Council…
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Barry Goers Hockey History
Barry Goers went to and played for the Council Rock Indians, (North) in both the SHSHL and ICSHL and was a standout defenseman. As a junior and senior, he was a two-time All-Star team member in high school. He was named Breakaway Magazine’s Defenseman of the Year as a senior when he graduated from Council…
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Ryan Gunderson Hockey History
Ryan Gunderson went to and played for Holy Ghost Prep of the Lower Bucks County Scholastic Hockey League, “LBCSHL.” The gifted Firebird forward played all four years of high school eligibility piling up milestones and achievements. In Ryan’s freshman year 1999-00, he posted almost 50 points with 14 goals, and 29 assists for 43 points.…
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Brian O’Neill Hockey History
Brian O’Neill went to and played for Germantown Academy High School of the Inter-County Scholastic Hockey League, “ICSHL.” Brian played three years for the Patriots, in which they won the ICSHL title in 2005. In his first season, Brian was named Breakaway Magazine Freshman of the Year. In his sophomore, and junior years he was…
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Jeff Corey Hockey History
Jeff Corey went to and played for the Cardinal O’Hara Lions of the Eastern High School Hockey League, “EHSHL.” A gifted 5’11”, 155 lb. (at the time) winger, Corey led the Lions in his junior year with 25 goals and 16 assists for 41 points. Jeff was the Inquirer first pick, All-Area First Team, Philadelphia…
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Scott Adams Hockey History
Scott Adams went to and played for the Neshaminy Redskins of the LBCSHL, “Lower Bucks County Scholastic Hockey League. The lanky 6’4 Adams played defense, mainly because the physical side of the game appealed to him, offense, not so much. Adams’ journey into officiating began in college, due to his physical presence and understanding of…
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Scott Perdue Hockey History
Scott Perdue went to and played for Haverford High School where he played goalie. In the 1981-82 season, the Fords won the EHSHL Championship against Malvern Prep. Perdue was awarded the league’s best goals-against average. They played in the Flyers Cup that year but didn’t do well, Scott’s best memory was playing against Mike Richter.…
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Luke Murray Hockey History
Luke Murray went to and played for the Archbishop Wood Vikings of the SHSHL, “Suburban High School Hockey League.” Luke played between the pipes for the Vikings during his high school career. The Hatboro, Pennsylvania, native graduated from Temple University in 2005, and has also been a member of the Camden County (New Jersey) Police…
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Chad Kolarik Hockey History
Chad Kolarik went to and played for La Salle College High School Explorers in the ICSHL for one season. As a freshman in the 2000-01 season, he was second on the team in scoring and was a Philadelphia Inquirer All-Area Ice Hockey second-team selection. Kolarik played in the 2000 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with…
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Tyler Kolarik Hockey History
Tyler Kolarik went to La Salle College High School and played for the Explorers in the 1995-96 season. During that season Tyler led the Explorers in scoring and the team won their first-ever Class AAA Flyers Cup championship title. They fell short of their goal of winning the Pennsylvania State Cup and finished as runner-up.…
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Mike Condon Hockey History
Mike Condon went to and graduated from Father Judge High School where he played ice hockey, and developed his affection and dedication to sports in 1976. Soon after he began officiating youth hockey games and later his passion for the game led him to become a professional official. He served for 25 years as a…
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Mike McDevitt Hockey History
Mike McDevitt attended North Catholic from 1978-1982; he played on the Ice Hockey team all 4 years. He was a three-time Suburban High School Hockey League all-star; and in his senior year, he was selected to the Pennsylvania All-Area Team. Upon graduation from North Catholic in 1982, he received a United States Congressional appointment to…
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Ray DiLauro Hockey History
Ray played high school hockey for the Bensalem Owls of the Lower Bucks County Scholastic Hockey League, “LBCSHL”. Ray was a dual sport athlete who was also a starting pitcher on the Varsity baseball team. In the spring of 1995 Ray was offered a half tuition scholarship to attend the New Hampton Prep School in…
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Tony Voce Hockey History
Tony played one year of high school hockey for the Archbishop Ryan Raiders in the Lower Bucks County Scholastic Hockey League, “LBCSHL.” Voce was a dynamic forward with incredible talent. Any time he played he almost always scored multiple points per game. The kid could skate, shoot, control, and pass, and he possessed ridiculous on-ice…
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Matt Mulhern Hockey History
Matt Mulhern played high school hockey for the Malvern Prep Friars. Following in his brother Ryan’s footsteps, Matt played only his freshman, and sophomore years for the school. Like his brothers Rob, and Ryan, Matt wore the Mulhern number thirteen carrying on the family legacy at Malvern Prep. During his two years at Prep, the…
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Ryan Mulhern Hockey History
Ryan Mulhern played high school hockey for the Malvern Prep Friars in the Eastern High School Hockey League, “EHSHL”. Though it was only two seasons, he left an indelible mark scoring 45 points as a freshman in the 1987-88 season, and 78 points as a sophomore, in 1988-89. In just two seasons he put over…
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Michael Mullaney Hockey History
Mike Mullaney began his high school hockey career at Central Bucks East under coach Andy Richards before transferring to Germantown Academy where he was a standout defenseman with the likes of star forwards Bobby Brody, J.J. Reydel, Rob Schlegel, and Mike McGregor. Mullaney played a big part in Germantown’s first-ever back-to-back Flyers Cup Class AAA…
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Antti Autere Hockey History
Antti Autere was born in Helsinki, Finland and grew up in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Autere attended Pennsbury High School, where he was a star defenseman for the Falcons Varsity ice hockey team. The Pennsbury Falcons competed to a second-place finish in the 1984-1985 season and matched up against the Archbishop Ryan Raiders in the Lower…
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Jamie Leach Hockey History
Jamie Leach grew up in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and played hockey at Cherry Hill High School East for the Cougars in the SHSHL, “Suburban High School Hockey League.” The Cougars petitioned several times for a charter to play in the LBCSHL, and the SHSHL but were denied entry due to the geography issue of…
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Jay Caufield Hockey History
Caufield was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was raised in the Towamencin Township, Pennsylvania, area about a mile outside Lansdale borough. He played for and graduated from North Penn High School. Caufield was noticeably the largest player on the North Penn Knights ice hockey team, however, hockey wasn’t his first sport, he also played football…
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Ray Staszak Hockey History
The image provided is from Ray’s team photo with the Archbishop Ryan Raiders Ray Staszak played his youth and high school hockey in Lower Bucks County, outside of the Philadelphia Metropolitan area. Ray was a big strong kid who played forward for the Archbishop Ryan Raiders in their first years of existence. He later went…
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Mike Richter Hockey History
The school photo below is from Germantown Academy Patriots, 1983. Mike Richter played his high school hockey career for the Germantown Academy Patriots of the Suburban High School Hockey League, “SHSHL, he left early to complete his senior year at prep school. He played his college hockey career for the University of Wisconsin from 1985…
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Mark Richards Hockey History
The school photo below is from the Germantown Academy Patriots, 1986. Memphis Riverkings CHL Highlights Mark Richards played his high school hockey career beginning with the Central Bucks East Blazers and ending with the Germantown Academy Patriots of the Suburban High School Hockey League, “SHSHL.” He played his college hockey career for UMass Lowell from…
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Steve Richards Hockey History
The school photo below is from the Central Bucks East Blazers, 1988. Steve Richards Highlights Steve Richards played his high school career for the Central Bucks East Blazers of the Suburban High School Hockey League, “SHSHL.” He went to Notre Dame high school of Saskatchewan where he played prep hockey before college. Richards played his…
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2001 C.B. West escapes bottom of standings to play for Flyers Cup crown
March 27, 2001 ICE HOCKEY NOTEBOOK Once the doormat of the Suburban High School Hockey League, Central Bucks West is one victory away from claiming a Flyers Cup championship. In the 1996-97 campaign, as an expansion squad the Bucks went 0-17-2 and placed last in the five-team Suburban National Division. They posted a 3-17-1 mark…