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2002 Class AAA Christmas Tournament
Malvern Prep Friars vs DeMatha Catholic High School (Maryland)
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1999 Athlete of the week, Patrick Cleary
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…
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2002 Class AAA Christmas Tournament
Mount St. Joseph High School (Baltimore, MD) vs Archbishop Ryan Raiders
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2002 Class AA Christmas Tournament
Kittanning Wildcats vs Conwell-Egan Eagles
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2004 ICSHL Germantown Academy Patriots vs Malvern Prep Friars
Germantown Academy Patriots vs Malvern Prep Friars Germantown Patriots Roster Head Coach: Chris “Gump” WhitesideAsst: Greg ScottAsst: Mike SivelManager: Ginny HofmannTrainer: Val ThevisAthletic Director: Jim FenertyPrincipal: Jim Connor 3 Andrew Sloane4 Ian Boetefuer6 Tyler Stampone7 Ryan Saltzman8 Jack Oppenheimer9 Jack Morrison10 Mark McAuliffe11 Greg Dobson12 Joe Galea 13 Mike Kraft14 Mike Gawbill16 Jared Asplundh17 Tom…
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1999 Athlete of the week, Steve Stefanski
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…
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1998 Athlete of the week, Bill Henry
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…
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2004 ICSHL Downingtown Whippets vs Malvern Prep Friars
Downingtown Whippets vs Malvern Prep Friars Downingtown Whippets Roster Head Coach: Neil LiebmanAsst: Brad WentzelAsst: Steve BlankenAsst: Garnet ElliottManager: Laurie Peiffer 1 Curt Mascherino3 Josh Liebman4 Scott Werner11 Jason Elliott12 Ben Souders18 Joe Riches22 Justin Petrella29 Chris Dalvano36 Kyle Roberts 37 Ryan Peiffer39 Sean Crowley45 Steve Regester46 Justin Miller55 Brian Weber60 Ben Flint64 Kyle Mushlit77…
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1995 Athlete of the week, Joe Roe
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…
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2006 ICSHL Class AAA Championship Malvern Prep Friars
Bishop Shanahan Eagles vs Malvern Prep Friars Bishop Shanahan Eagles Roster Head Coach: Steve StefanskiAsst Coach: Jared IngersollAsst Coach: Terry CieselkaTeam Rep: Mary S. Barnette 3 Dan DiMartini6 Michael Rega7 Billy Keenan10 Kyle Young11 Michael Doyle12 Steve Coppins13 Keegan Duffy14 Brian Barnette15 Billy Abbott 28 Chris Gosik29 Brian Walker30 W.C. McDevitt61 Mike Restuccia77 Billy Connelly87…
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1994 Athlete of the week, Rich Podulka
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…
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1994 Athlete of the week, Don Quinn
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…
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1993 Athlete of the week, Mike Marino
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…
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1993 Athlete of the week, Brian Nattress
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…
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1993 Athlete of the week, Travis Sinden
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,…
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2006 Class AAA Flyers Cup Photos
Germantown Academy Patriots vs Cardinal O’Hara Lions Germantown Academy Patriots Roster Head Coach: Chris “Gump” WhitesideAsst Coach: Greg ScotManager: Ali FishboneManager: Jackie ConnardTrainer: Val ThevisPrincipal: Jim ConnorAthletic Director: Jim Fenerty 3 Andrew Stone4 Ian Boetefuer5 Jeff Taylor7 Tom Palmer8 Jack Oppenheimer9 Jack Morrison11 Greg Dobson12 Joe Gales15 Greg Dobson 16 Jared Asplundh17 Andrew Seravalli18 Peter…
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1992 Athlete of the week, Zach Hafer
November 12, 1992 Zach Hafer played forward for the Haverford High hockey team last season and scored 10 goals as the team won the Tier III Flyers Cup and state championship. Only five players are back from that team that won 20 games last season, and coach Andy Rolli has had to do some improvising.…
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1992 Athlete of the week, Dave Weaver
March 26, 1992 Unionville ice hockey standout Dave Weaver knows his strengths and weaknesses on the ice.“Shooting is my biggest asset,” the senior said. “I don’t have the hardest shot, but I’m accurate.”This season, Weaver scored 49 goals to lead the Inter-County Scholastic Hockey League.Weaver’s weakness is his skating. “I don’t have very good form.…
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2006 Class AA Flyers Cup Photos
Central Bucks South Titans vs Haverford High School Fords Central Bucks South Titans Roster Head Coach: Scott ReuterAsst Coach: Greg SkalaAsst Coach: Frank CarterManager: Beth SmithClub President: Gerry McGowanPrincipal: Rodney StoneAthletic Director: Michael Dougherty 0 Vinnie Minisale1 Pete Keitz7 Nick DiMarino9 JR Denning11 Billy Kokemor13 Kevin McLane14 Jason Nicastro24 Nick Saviano28 Bill Karl41 Mike Burns…
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1992 Athlete of the week, Joe Widdis
February 27, 1992 If you’re a hockey player, why not get advice from the Great One himself? “In a book, Wayne Gretzky said that it’s not that important how hard you shoot the puck, but where you shoot it,” West Chester East ice hockey star Joe Widdis said. The senior center has followed this advice.…
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2006 Class A Flyers Cup Photos
Springfield Cougars vs Penncrest Lions Springfield Cougars Roster Head Coach: Jack BurkeAsst Coach: Phil EastmanAsst Coach: Dan LuceyAsst Coach: David DemcherManager: Carl WoodStudent Manager: Mike JovanovTrainer: Jim GalloPrincipal: Dr. Bridget KellyAthletic Director: Glenn Mallon 0 Kevin Brennan1 Chris McCullough3 Tom Hager6 Matt Green8 Von Mondevergine9 D.J. Wilson11 Chad Proche13 Matt Maccario14 Adam Flasinski15 Joe Spence17…
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1992 Athlete of the week, Matt Mulhern
January 30, 1992 Malvern forward Matt Mulhern scored six goals in a win over St. James last Thursday, then came back with a pair in a 6-2 win over Downingtown on Friday. The eight goals gave him 21 for the season.In making a big contribution, Mulhern seems to be carrying on a family tradition in…
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1992 Athlete of the week, Kirk Kuzmick
January 23, 1992 Last season, Kirk Kuzmick was a forward for the Monsignor Bonner ice hockey team.He played pretty well, but when Bonner’s top returning defenseman, Sean Kane, had to undergo back surgery between seasons, Friars coach Ted Dolan decided to move Kuzmick back this season.“I was kind of conservative, so my coach figured it…
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2007 Class AAA Flyers Cup Photos
Cardinal O’Hara Lions vs Holy Ghost Prep Firebirds Cardinal O’Hara Lions Roster Head Coach: Bill SwahlAsst Coach: Dave PerutoAsst Coach: Pat McElhenneyAsst Coach: Dave TaylorManager: Jim DonnellyClub President: Tom ArthurPrincipal: William MilesAthletic Director: Dan AlgeoModerator: Edward Allen 2 Kyle Iovannoni4 Matt Izza5 Kevin McAndrew8 Dan Divas12 Ryan Mahoney16 Justin Steware17 Ed Banes19 Kevin Burke20 Rick…
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2007 Class AA Flyers Cup Photos
Washington Township Minutemen vs Haverford High School Fords Washington Township Minutemen Roster Head Coach: Jim MacchioneAsst Coach: Chris MacchioneAsst Coach: Steve CarsonAsst Coach: Brian MooreClub President: Brian MooreManager: Denise Moore 3 Parker Brown4 Gregory Ortiz5 Chris Rainey6 Colin Davis8 Marc Remini9 Tom Roache10 David Moore12 Matt Fleekop14 T.J. DiSpaldo15 Jonathon Paulo 16 Christian Biscardi19 Jim…
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2007 Class A Flyers Cup Photos
Kennett Blue Demons vs West Chester Henderson Warriors Kennett Blue Demons Roster Head Coach: Francis McGarryAsst Coach: Steve BrownAsst Coach: Doug CornfortAsst Coach: Nick PetersManager: Paul BrothersClub President: Kevin KarwarthPrincipal: Wesley McDowellAthletic Director: Jeff Thomas 1 Alex Baffa3 Tim McGarry4 Matt Piancentino5 Zach Conrad7 Jordan McClane8 Mike Piancentino9 Conner Ciallella10 David Lorenz12 David Hecker14 Jesse…
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Eamon McAdam Hockey History
Eamon McAdam grew up in Perkasie, PA. He went to and played briefly for the Pennridge Rams Ice hockey team in goal. Between his freshman and sophomore years, he played sparingly behind senior goalie, Michael White. After tenth grade, McAdam moved onto playing juniors playing briefly for the NAHL Austin Bruins, and then onto the…
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1991 Athlete of the week, Eric Stagnaro
December 19, 1991 Last season is better forgotten by most members of the Conestoga ice hockey club, which struggled to only a four-win season after having to forfeit three games because a player was ruled ineligible.The first part of the current season wasn’t too promising, either. The Pioneers began slowly, trying to find the right…
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1991 Athlete of the week, Eric Turner
March 7, 1991 West Chester East’s ice hockey team finished its regular season with a 20-0 record, but Eric Turner won’t judge it a success just yet.Turner and East cruised through last season and won the Inter-County Scholastic Hockey League playoffs. But in the Flyers Cup, the competition that pits the champions of the area’s…
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1991 Athlete of the week, Mark Sakers
February 14, 1991 Even the most dominant teams sometimes need someone to step up and take charge, and that’s what senior defenseman Mark Sakers did for the Malvern Prep ice hockey team last week.Once again this year, the Friars are the dominant team in the suburbs. At 16-0, they are well on their way to…
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Adam Berkle Hockey History
Adam Berkle was raised in Collegeville, PA. He went to and played for the LaSalle Explorers, playing all four years from ninth grade to senior year. Adam was a big player, at 6’3″ and almost two hundred pounds, he commanded the puck on the ice playing a power forward style of offense. In 2008, he…
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1990 Athlete of the week, Keith Grimley
April 15, 1990 In the early going of the Flyers Cup ice hockey tournament, it looked as though youth would not serve Malvern Prep. The Friars, who play but three seniors, lost their 19-game winning streak on a 1-0 defeat March 27 at the hands of Monsignor Bonner, which Malvern had thrashed twice previously in…
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Terrence Wallin Hockey History
Terrence Wallin grew up in Yardley Pennsylvania. He went to and played for the LaSalle Explorers high school hockey team in his freshman, and sophomore years, 2007, and 2008. He was a standout forward who played a speedy, skilled game. In his 2008 season the Explorers won the Class AAA Flyers Cup, and Pennsylvania State…
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2008 Class AAA Flyers Cup Photos
Holy Ghost Prep Firebirds vs LaSalle Explorers Holy Ghost Prep Firebirds Roster Head Coach: Steven IvcicAsst Coach: Bob PoseyAsst Coach: John SeravalliAsst Coach: Ryan TocickiManager: Ryan AbramsonSchool President: Rev. Jeffrey Duaime, C.S.Sp.Principal: Michael O’TooleAthletic Director: James Stewart 00 Paul Burns1 Steve Berardi4 Joseph Gunerman5 Shane Clements7 Devon Gentile8 Nicholas Seravalli9 Kellen Wojnar11 Brendan Bradley14 Andrew…
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1990 Athlete of the week, Mike Matera
April 5, 1990 Monsignor Bonner hockey coach Ted Dolan remembers the first time he saw goalie Mike Matera.“I don’t even think his head reached the crossbar when we had him on the ice,” Dolan said of Matera as a Bonner freshman. “He was not even 5 feet tall; he was definitely less than 100 pounds.…
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1990 Athlete of the week, Mike Bill
March 31, 1990 Mike Bill, a senior at Father Judge and The Inquirer’s city athlete of the week, did something last week that even Wayne Gretzky has not accomplished: he scored five goals in a playoff game.Bill scored the goals in the Crusader Club’s 6-1 victory over Bishop Egan in the deciding game of the…
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2008 Class AA Flyers Cup Photos
Pennridge Rams vs Conestoga Pioneers Pennridge Rams Roster Head Coach: Frank ReagoAsst Coach: Rich RootManager: Valerie FigniakClub President: John KirklandPrincipal: Thomas CreedenAthletic Director: Jeffrey Derstine 15 A.J. Moyer17 Kevin Figaniak22 Tyler Vanderslice24 Tim Chubb29 Brian Murphy34 Geoff Wilson35 Steve Conolly36 Morgan Stear 39 Ry Richards42 Jeff Bagley50 Zach Beck63 Cody Lighthart70 Harrison Welch71 Pat Plover94…
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1990 Athlete of the week, Jason Avicolli
March 1, 1990 The 1989-90 season did not begin well for the Episcopal Academy ice hockey team. In sloshing along to a 1-8-1 start, the Churchmen struggled to put points on the board and were almost defenseless in shutting down the opposition.But coach Bruce Stone found a steadying force in the nets: Senior goaltender Jason…
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1990 Athlete of the week, Chris Dempsey
January 25, 1990 For Malvern Prep goaltender Chris Dempsey, a busy crease is a happy crease. Unfortunately, the Friars’ netminder often has a lot of idle time on his hands.“The more shots I get, the better,” Dempsey said after facing only 7 shots in a 10-0 rout of Ridley on Friday. “It’s hard to keep…
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2008 Class A Flyers Cup Photos
Bayard Rustin Golden Knights vs West Chester East Vikings Bayard Rusin Golden Knights Roster Head Coach: Nick Russo Asst Coach: Jeff Cameron Asst Coach: Rick Knodel Manager: Karen YoungClub President: Kate Nelson Principal: Phyllis Simmons Athletic Director: Chris Lund 1 Matt Brink2 Devin Lieberman4 Cody Nau5 Eric Knodel10 Matt Capone12 Mike Ignatuk13 Mike Giduck17 Andrew…
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1990 Athlete of the week, Larry O’Byrne
February 8, 1990 More often than not, Larry Byrne plays defense. But he made the most of an opportunity to play offense last Thursday, scoring 6 goals and handing out two assists in the Ridley ice hockey team’s 11-1 rout of St. James. Making his accomplishment even more impressive is the fact that 3 of…
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2008 Pennsylvania Cup Photos
Photos from the LaSalle Explorers Class AAA Pennsylvania Cup game Head Coach: Wally MuehlbronnerAsst Coach: Bud LipskiAsst Coach: John HaggertyAsst Coach: Jim SutowSchool President: Br. Richard Kestler, FSCPrincipal: Mr. Joseph MarcheseAthletic Director: Mr. Tony Resch 1 Tom Shiels2 Conor Varley3 Mike Schaeffer6 Tom Krulikowski7 Kyle Zoldy8 TJ Laessig9 Nick Cruice10 Terrence Wallin11 Adam Schmidt12 Kevin…
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A big season ahead for defending State Champion North Penn Knights
Neighbors Sports Of Southeastern Pennsylvania Sunday, September 21, 2025 | Youth Hockey Info ICE HOCKEY North Penn returns a solid roster and prepares to defend titles James Boyle, and Captain, Chase Kelly Del Ricci By: SHSHL News STAFF WRITER COLMAR, PA – Coach, Kevin Vaitis and the North Penn coaching staff have a tall order…
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Council Rock Golden Hawk eyeing the record books
Neighbors Sports Of Southeastern Pennsylvania Saturday, September 20, 2025 | Youth Hockey Info ICE HOCKEY Will this be the year Patrick Grilli’s all time scoring record is broken? Jake Weiner, and former Hawk, Patrick Grilli By: SHSHL News STAFF WRITER COLMAR, PA – This season could potentially be a record breaker for the Council Rock…
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1990 Athlete of the week, Mike Hennessey
March 15, 1990 Monsignor Bonner hadn’t played an ice hockey game in two weeks going into its best-of-three semifinal series with Haverford High on March 5. And before one period was finished, the Friars were in a 2-goal hole.Then senior co-captain Mike Hennessey scored three goals to tie the game, 3-3, going into the third…
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1990 Athlete of the week, Josh Friday
February 1, 1990 Josh Friday is hot, scoring and setting up goals for the West Chester Henderson ice hockey team. Through seven games so far, he has 13 goals and 13 assists for 26 points, third-best in the Inter-County Scho- lastic Hockey League.But, according to Josh’s father and coach, Bob Friday, the Henderson sophomore is…
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1990 Athlete of the week, Mike Lang
January 25, 1990 Mike “Miracle” Lang never sang with Smokey Robinson. And his mom was still helping him lace up his skates when the US Olympic hockey team won the gold medal at Lake Placid in 1989, “The Miracle on Ice.”So how did he get his nickname? Well, Thursday night might be a good illustration.…
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1990 Athlete of the week, Larry Wendler
January 11, 1990 North Penn senior Larry Wendler wants to play Division I ice hockey, so the Knights’ captain went to coach Dave Culp at the beginning of the season and asked if he could be shifted from offense to defense.“I want to be an all-around player,” Wendler said. “And colleges want players who can…
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1989 Athlete of the week, Bill Suddell
December 21, 1989 Bill Sudell Sr. is the general manager of the Cheltenham High School ice hockey team, and his son, Bill Jr., is perhaps the team’s best hockey player.Bill Sr. watched a tremendous performance last Thursday as his son scored 5 goals to help the Panthers upset previously unbeaten Central Bucks, 7-2.“Bill had a…
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1989 Athlete of the week, Scott Shaw
April 23, 1989 William Tennent goaltender Scott Shaw had no reason to be embarrassed about his performance in Tennent’s 4-0 loss to Meadville in the PIAA Class AAA state championship ice hockey game on April 15. He had kicked, gloved, blocked, and deflected 39 shots, twice as many as his teammates were able to get…
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1989 Athlete of the week, Doug Smink
March 23, 1989 Conestoga center Doug Smink exudes quiet confidence. When you lead the Inter-County Scholastic Hockey League in scoring, your statistics do all of the talking.“He’s a leader in a quiet sort of way,” Conestoga coach Taylor Railton said. “He doesn’t ask anybody to do things he wouldn’t do. He never misses a practice,…
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1989 Athlete of the week, Derek Amoroso
February 2, 1989 A year ago Malvern Prep hockey player Derek Amoroso was on the third line of his high school team. Ahead of him were five teammates who were drafted to play in the National Hockey League.That was at Canterbury, a boarding school in New Milford, Conn., where ice hockey is serious business. It…
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1988 Athlete of the week, Bill Swahl
March 10, 1988 At age 5, Bill Swahl put on a pair of skates to try out for a league composed of 5 to 7-year-olds called the Mites. The Monsignor Bonner senior remembers the incident well. “I could hardly stand up because my skates were two sizes too big. So my parents bought me a…
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1988 Athlete of the week, Rob Pattison
February 18, 1988 Haverford School’s Rob Pattison. went on a record-breaking spree last Thursday night at the Skatium.And by the time the Fords’ hockey player was finished, four Eastern High School Hockey League marks had fallen…The freshman had eight goals and three assists as Haverford School pummeled Haverford High, 13-3. For his efforts, Pattison has…
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1988 Athlete of the week, Tom Scattolino
January 14, 1988 This is the time of year Tom Scattolino loves. The weather is cold, and the ponds are frozen solid, which means the St. James senior can begin playing the sport he enjoys, ice hockey. Ever since Scattolino was 6 years old, he has been skating on frozen ponds with a hockey stick…
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1987 Athlete of the week, Scott Shaw
November 16, 1987 Boys’ athlete of the week: Scott Shaw, a goalie at William Tennent, had 22 saves Tuesday as the Panthers ice hockey team won its second straight game in the Northern Scholastic Ice Hockey League by 9-3 over North Penn. Shaw, a junior, recorded 37 saves Nov. 4 in a 6-3 victory over…
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1987 Athlete of the week, Steve Kinsley
April 9, 1987 Steve Kinsley recalls his freshman year on the hockey team at Malvern Prep. He particularly remembers being impressed by the seniors. “They were real leaders, and I said to myself, ‘When I’m a senior, I’m going to lead like that,” he said.. Kinsley is a senior now, and in recent weeks, he…
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1987 Athlete of the week, Ryan Maestas
April 2, 1987 Boys’ athlete of the week: William Tennent ice hockey player Ryan Maestas scored five goals in two games last week and led the Panthers into the finals of the Flyers Cup Tournament at the Havertown Skatium. Maestas, a junior center, scored two goals in the Panthers’ 6-3 win over Central Bucks on…
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1982 Germantown content with cup
April 1, 1982 By Mike Kern When Germantown Academy’s hockey team finally nailed down the elusive Flyers Cup it had been chasing for three years, even the ultimate victory was not without an ironic twist that somewhat tempered the post-game spoils.As Coach Bruce Craig explained after the Patriots had whitewashed West Chester, 5-0, to win…
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1987 Athlete of the week, Ed Sherwood
January 15, 1987 Boys’ athlete of the week: Ed Sherwood, a 6-foot, 3-inch defenseman, scored five goals, four in the last period on Jan. 8, helping Abington to defeat first-place William Tennent, 7-5, in the Northern Scholastic Ice Hockey League. In addition to his five goals, Sherwood, a former player with the Little Flyers, had…
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1986 Athlete of the week, Kevin Cluckey
April 7, 1986 For most of the regular season, Archbishop Wood hockey coach Glen Meyers had an excellent view of the goaltender who would carry the team’s fortunes in postseason tournament play. He was seated on the bench right in front of Meyers.After using Kevin Cluckey as his No. 1 goalie last year, Meyers opened…
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1983 Athlete of the week, Rob Schlegel
April 7, 1983 The Germantown Academy Patriots sat in a cramped locker room, feeling the tension play Rubik’s Cube with their stomachs. In a few minutes, they would take the ice against Bethel Park for the Pennsylvania Cup, the hockey hardware signifying a state championship. According to witnesses, defenseman Rob Schlegel shuffled over to goalie…
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1983 Athlete of the week, Vince McNamee
March 8, 1983 Vince McNamee, they said, was the kind of hockey player only Texas Instruments could love. Sure, he banged in 59 goals in 16 games for Bishop Egan last year, a Lower Bucks County League record. But in his mad rush for the net, he often treated his teammates like department store dummies.…
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1983 Athlete of the week, Joe Moderski
January 27, 1983 You’re 8 years old.You’re sitting at a table in a fancy restaurant.You and your old man.You and Dad and Jean Ratelle, Vic Hadfield, and Rod Gilbert. Even at that age, you know that Ratelle, Hadfield, and Gilbert are New York Rangers, three of the best ice hockey players in the world. And…
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1982 Reydel restores order for the Patriots
March 30, 1982 By Mike Kern After suffering its first loss of the season last Monday to upstart Archbishop Ryan in the opening round of the third annual Flyers Cup, you would have thought Germantown Academy’s hockey team would take the ice for last night’s rematch breathing fire. Instead, it was the Raiders who came…
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1982 Germantown Academy gains Flyers Cup final
March 30, 1982 Bob Brody and J. J. Rydel powered Germantown Academy past Archbishop Ryan, 6-4, last night and into the final of the Flyers Cup hockey tournament. Brody figured in the first five GA goals and scored two short-handed goals only 23 seconds apart in the third period. Rydel, who had undergone minor leg…
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1982 Athlete of the week, J.J. Reydel
April 8, 1982 On Jan. 27, the top six skaters for Germantown Academy got together and agreed not to score in their game against Roxborough. The following night, they took the ice for one of the strangest games in the history of high school hockey. The best skaters on the best team in Pennsylvania did…
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1982 Athlete of the week, Vinnie Craven
March 25, 1982 City If you want to see how the British did it in the 1920s, go see Chariots of Fire. A handshake for the winner and a stiff upper lip for the loser. If you want to see how Philadelphians do it in the 1980s, go see an Archbishop Ryan-Bishop Egan ice hockey…
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1982 Athlete of the week, Mark Erbe
March 4, 1982 Bob Hope sidled up to the microphone at the National Hockey League all-star banquet. “I feel right at home with all these hockey players,” he said. “Of course, I always enjoyed entertaining our fighting men.” If hockey ever hopes to rise above its Golden Gloves-on-ice image, it will need more players like…
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1982 Atlete of the week, Bill Paliscak
February 4, 1982 The clock showed 8 minutes left when the referee screeched his whistle and scooped up the puck. “That’s it,” he barked. “Game’s over.” He had seen enough brutality. It was not that Upper Moreland was high-sticking, spearing, boarding, hooking, or elbowing Upper Dublin. It was scoring relentlessly. When the butchery ended on…
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1982 West Chester in Cup final, G.A. ousts Haverford
March 25, 1982 By Don McKeeInquirer staff writer Bruce Craig says we still haven’t seen the real Germantown Academy hockey team, the skilled combination of skating and checking that won 25 straight hockey games this year. Maybe not, but what the fans at the Flyers Cup saw last night appeared to be good enough.” GA…
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1981 Athlete of the week, Jeff Arnold
January 1, 1981 With 49 seconds gone in the second period, Archbishop Carroll High school scored its third goal on the way to an easy 11-4 ice hockey win over Monsignor Bonner last month.Goal by No. 8, Greg Arnold, the public address system blared. At 5:54 of the same period, Carroll scored again. Goal by…
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1982 Flyers Cup up for grabs!
March 21, 1982 The Flyers Cup begins tomorrow night and, for the first time in the regional hockey tournament’s three-year history, picking the winner won’t be an easy task. In the first two Cup tournaments, a golf fan could have picked out the winner… it was the school with Scott Chamness and Jeff Arnold up…
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1980 Athlete of the week, Scott Chamness
March 27, 1980 About 20 years ago the New York Yankees had a farm team called the Kansas City Athletics. The Athletics, of course, played in the same league as the Yankees. It was a cute little system. Anytime Kansas City came up with a genuine talent, Roger Maris, for instance, they “traded” him to…
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1980 Athlete of the week, Chris Cifone
February 28, 1980 “Everything moved a little slower,” is how Chris Cifone remembers it.There he was, one of the top ice hockey goalies in the area, starting the 1979-80 season for the Haverford High jayvee. What if word got around? What would the college scouts think? Chris Cifone didn’t really care. If he had to…
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1980 Athlete of the week, Chris “Gump” Whiteside
January 10, 1980 Chris Whiteside was 6 years old when his father returned from a business trip to Montreal with a program from a Canadiens hockey game. His older brothers looked it over and decided he looked a lot like Gump Worsley, the Canadians’ pot-bellied goaltender. “I had this short haircut and a fat little…
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1980 Athlete of the week, John “Ozzie” Nelson
January 17, 1980 He could smother the hardest slap shot, deflect the quickest wrist shot, break up the cleanest breakaway. John (Ozzie) Nelson would have been a fine goalie if not for one small detail: He couldn’t skate. Street hockey was his game. As an 8th-grader, he won the MVP award at a national tournament…
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1979 Athlete of the week, Greg Arnold
April 5, 1979 “I’m sorry that he’s not here. We lose a lot of scoring potential, but it’s coming along all right. We miss him, but we’re not dying without him.” Sounds like Joe Morgan giving Pete Rose the old see-if-I-care treatment, but it’s not. It’s Greg Arnold explaining why the Archbishop Carroll hockey team…
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1979 Athlete of the week, Scott Chamness
January 25, 1979 “We didn’t really set out to roll up the score,” protested Archbishop Carroll ice hockey Coach Gary Vetre in the wake of the 20-0 victory over Lower Merion High School. “With just 12 guys on the team, we had no choice but to play our best people the whole way.” Which meant…
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1979 Athlete of the week, Steve Duda
January 11, 1979 The rising slapshot sizzled toward the upper left-hand corner of the net. The Washington High School goalie gloved it cleanly, but a moment later dropped to his knees in agony. He whipped off his glove to reveal a blotch of throbbing purple where his palm had been. At the base of his…
