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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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2006 Haverford skates past C.B. South to win title
March 25, 2006 FLYERS CUP AA CHAMPIONSHIP Haverford High earned a return trip to the state scholastic ice hockey championships after winning its second straight Flyers Cup AA championship with a 4-0 win over Central Bucks South last night. Sophomore T.J. Haeberle scored a pair of goals to lead the Fords to victory at Hatfield…
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2006 Three crowns to be awarded in this weekend’s tournament
March 24, 2006 FLYERS CUP PREVIEW Three champions will be crowned tonight and tomorrow as the 27th annual Flyers Cup championship tournament comes to its grand finale. “We have had good crowds, good competitive action, and it’s been a classy tournament, tournament commissioner Rob Baer said. “The seven hockey leagues keep getting better each season,…
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2006 Teams fight for Flyers Cup
March 14, 2006 O’Hara is the favorite in AAA action, while Cherokee is a formidable contender in AA play. Here is a look at the 27th annual Flyers Cup tournament, which began yesterday: AAA preview. The leader in the division heading into the tournament is Cardinal O’Hara. O’Hara finished 9-0-2, with ties against the No.…
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2005 Penncrest skates past C.B. West, 6-2, for Class A Flyers Cup
March 24, 2005 Two goals by most valuable player Dave Bixler helped Penncrest rally for a 6-2 ice hockey win over Central Bucks West in the Flyers’ Cup Class A championship last night at the Ice-Works Skating Complex. Bixler’s scores came at a particularly important time for the Lions, as Brian Morgan gave the Bucks…
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2005 Malvern beats GA for Flyers Cup
March 18, 2005 Class AAA. Malvern Prep ice hockey coach John Graves has used five different goalies over the last five years and his latest, Josh Fierly helped him and the Friars win their fifth straight Flyers Cup last night. Fierly shut out Inter-Ac league rival Germantown Academy over the first two periods and Malvern…
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2004 Little guy, big saves
April 6, 2004 A Malvern Prep goalie stops any doubts by stopping pucks. Bryan Mountain plays at a constant disadvantage as a 5-foot-4 goaltender. But he fights back. He compensates for his lack of size with a quick glove, deft stick work, razor-sharp technique, and superb skating. The diminutive Malvern Prep freshman frequently gets reminded…
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2004 Radnor battles to Flyers Cup crown in Class A
March 25, 2004 The Radnor ice hockey team had steamrolled through its first three games in the Flyers Cup Class A tournament by a combined score of 24-3. But early last night in the championship game against Lower Dauphin at the Skatium in Havertown, the Red Raiders received the message that the final would not…
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2004 Carroll tops wood to win Class AA Flyers Cup
March 26, 2004 Archbishop Carroll ice hockey coach Bill Hammond had the jitters before the Patriots met Archbishop Wood in the Flyers Cup Class AA championship game last night at the Face-Off Circle in Warminster. Next season there will be a new alignment in area high school ice hockey, with all private-school teams playing in…
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2004 He’ll be guarding the goal
March 17, 2004 La Salle goaltender Ken Wochele is hoping to lead the Explorers back to the Flyers Cup final. Ken Wochele thought it was something cool. He didn’t mind wearing the bulky protective pads or wearing a baseball glove or an ancient waffleboard that had a lingering smell to it. He was a second…
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2004 Abington stands up for public schools
March 15, 2004 ICE HOCKEY NOTEBOOK Abington ice hockey coach Earl Saurman and his team would like to prove a point when the Flyers Cup Class AA playoffs open. For the first time, the Ghosts are the No. 1 AA seed; defending Class A champion Radnor and Class AAA winner Malvern Prep both return as…
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2004 Holy Ghost star can make an impact
March 2, 2004 The Lower Bucks County Scholastic Hockey League playoffs start this week, and Holy Ghost Prep’s Paul Worthington should receive a lot of attention in them. Worthington, a center, is Holy Ghost’s career goal-scoring leader with 130. He has achieved many things as a four-year starter for the Firebirds, including a Flyers Cup…
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2003 Malvern slips by La Salle
March 27, 2003 Class AAA. Members of the Malvern Prep ice hockey team sat in their locker room looking at each other last night before their Flyers Cup AAA championship game against La Salle at the First Union Spectrum. They knew what was at stake before they took the ice, and they didn’t want to…
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2003 Holy Ghost wins, 4-3, in sudden-death overtime
March 26, 2003 Class AA. Ryan Gunderson and the rest of his Holy Ghost Prep teammates sensed the time was running out on their amazing season. Five minutes, four minutes, three minutes remaining …. when the Firebirds’ Josh Steacker intercepted a pass and split the West Chester Henderson defense to score a game-tying goal last…
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2003 Brennan’s hat trick leads Radnor to rout in Flyers Cup final
March 25, 2003 Class A. Radnor’s Chris Brennan owned the second period in the Flyers Cup Division A championship game last night and sparked the Red Raiders to a 6-0 thrashing of Cherokee at Iceline in West Chester. Austin Cohen gave Radnor a 1-0 lead in the first period before Brennan picked up two goals…
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2003 Cherokee is still standing
March 21, 2003 ICE HOCKEY NOTEBOOK The Cherokee ice hockey team has had a habit of rising to the occasion at this time of the season. The Chiefs made a strong run to win the South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League last year, and they reached the semifinals of the league playoffs this season…
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2003 Carroll keeps title hopes alive
March 17, 2003 ICE HOCKEY NOTEBOOK Class AA. Archbishop Carroll will have a chance to win its fourth straight Flyers Cup Class AA championship thanks to a dramatic four-game winning streak in the Inter-County League Class AA playoffs. The Patriots were near post-season elimination for the second straight season before they responded with two straight…
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2003 Firebirds have big hopes for Cup Title
March 7, 2003 ICE HOCKEY NOTEBOOK Holy Ghost Prep has never won a Flyers Cup title, but this could be the year the Firebirds finally break through. The Firebirds just completed their best season in program history, winning the Lower Bucks County Scholastic Hockey League regular-season title with a 19-1-4 record. Coach Brian Tibbels is…
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2002 Carroll collects it’s 3rd straight Flyers Cup
March 26, 2002 The Patriots topped Archbishop Ryan, 3-1, to advance to the Class AA state title game. Archbishop Carroll finished an improbable journey last night, winning a third straight Class AA Flyers Cup championship by beating Archbishop Ryan, 3-1, at Ice Line. What was so unlikely about the title for Carroll, traditionally a strong…
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2002 Radnor reaches Flyers Cup final
March 28, 2002 WEST GOSHEN – Anyone who has witnessed a Radnor game this season can attest that the John Brennan-Chris Brennan-Ed Devine line supplies most of the Red Raiders’ scoring. Last Monday night, however. Radnor ousted Cedar Cliff 13-0 in a Flyers Cup Class A semifinal game that displayed all of the Red Raiders’…
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2002 Malvern solves GA goaltender to win 2nd straight Flyers Cup
March 29, 2002 Malvern Prep was starting to wonder what it was going to take to get the puck past tiny Germantown Academy goaltender Luis Perez last night. But the Friars eventually broke through and beat the Patriots, 2-0, at the First Union Spectrum to win the Flyers Cup Class AAA championship. It was the…
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2002 Radnor wins Flyers Cup title
March 28, 2002 The Red Raiders toasted Eastern, 7-2, for the A crown. They will play for a state championship. Radnor won its first Flyers Cup title last night with a 7-2 thumping of Eastern at the Face-Off Circle in Warminster. The victory gave Radnor (24-1) the Class A title. Eastern, located in Voorhees, completed…
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2023 All-Area Teams (Delco)
April 7, 2023 All-Delco Hockey Player of the Year: Drew Knight’s points kept climbing, his ego did not RADNOR — Drew Knight’s point total reached a level that begged to be talked about. The soft-spoken Radnor forward wouldn’t bring it up. Even at the end of the season, he won’t admit to keeping an eye…
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2023 APAC All-Conference Teams
April 30, 2023 The 2023 All-APAC team as selected by the conference coaches. FIRST TEAM Forward: Brady Baehser, Holy Ghost Prep, SeniorForward: Chase Hannon, La Salle, SeniorForward: Joey Samango, St. Joseph’s Prep, SeniorDefense: Matt Giordano, La Salle, SeniorDefense: Ryan Lippy, Holy Ghost Prep, SophomoreGoaltender: Stephen Chen, Hun School, SeniorGoaltender: Aries Carangi, La Salle, Senior *The…
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2022 All-Area Teams (Delco)
April 22, 2022 All-Delco Hockey Player of Year: Despite injury, few had moves like Haverford’s Jagur McClelland Player of the Year HAVERFORD — Jagur McClelland didn’t need any reminders from the boisterous crowd at the Skatium on that particular Thursday night. For all that the Haverford senior forward had been through, he understood the stakes…
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2022 APAC All-Conference Teams
April 17, 2022 Forward Matt Harris, defenseman Quinn Dougherty, and goaltender Anthony Perti were named to the team by the conference’s head coaches. Harris and Dougherty were unanimous selections. Harris, Perti, and Brady Baehser of Holy Ghost Prep were first-team selections a year ago. FIRST TEAM Forward: Matt Harris, Malvern Prep, SeniorForward: Brady Baehser, Holy…
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2021 All-Area Teams (Delco)
April 28, 2021 ALL DELCO HOCKEY: MCCLELLAND HELPS BRING FLYERS CUP BACK TO HAVERFORD Player of the Year HAVERFORD – Jagur McClelland is mid-sentence, explaining how long he and many of his teammates have played together, when the quiet of the Haverford High lobby is interrupted. The hallway is the temporary place of honor for…
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2021 APAC All-Conference Teams
May 10, 2021 The Atlantic Prep Athletic Conference has named its all-conference team for 2021. The players were selected by the four conference coaches. FIRST TEAM Forward: Michael Casey, La Salle, SeniorForward: Matt Harris, Malvern Prep, JuniorForward: Brady Baehser, Holy Ghost Prep, SophomoreDefense: Chris Blango, Malvern Prep, SeniorDefense: Andrew Budzynski, La Salle, SeniorGoaltender: Anthony Perti,…
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2020 APAC All-Conference Teams
April 9, 2020 The Atlantic Prep Athletic Conference is pleased to announce the 2019-2020 All-APAC teams. The honorees were selected by vote of the Head Coaches of the APAC member schools: Holy Ghost Prep, LaSalle College High School, Malvern Prep, and St. Joseph’s Prep; institutions that share similar missions to promote academic and athletic excellence…
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2020 All-Area Teams (SHSHL)
March 22, 2020 National Divison FIRST TEAM Forward: Antii Autere, Council Rock South, SophomoreForward: Michael Roby, Council Rock South, JuniorForward: Rob Seewagen, Neshaminy, JuniorDefense: Matt Buchinski, Neshaminy, JuniorDefense: Ken Duffield, Council Rock South, SophomoreGoaltender: Jimmy Sweeney, Council Rock South, Sophomore SECOND TEAM Forward: Beau Brusius-Yedman, Pennsbury, SeniorForward: Joey DeMatteo, Neshaminy, SeniorForward: Erik Eisler, Pennsbury, JuniorDefense:…
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2019 All-Area Teams (Bucks/Montco)
April 24, 2019 Our Player of the Year awards are presented in memory of former Abington coach Steve Schorr, who recently passed away. Class AA Player of the Year | Eric Slater | Forward | Pennridge Rams First Team Forward: Eric Slater, Pennridge Rams, SeniorForward: Tyler Greenstein, North Penn Knights, JuniorForward: Reis Braccio, Central Bucks…
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2019 All-Area Teams (Delco)
April 20, 2019 All-Delco Hockey: Irey blazed an impressive trail to Player of the Year honors Player of the Year NETHER PROVIDENCE — Prior to the start of the 2018-19 season, Strath Haven coach Matt Chandik challenged his best player. Mike Irey had put together quite a resume in three years of varsity hockey, which included…
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2019 APAC All-Conference Teams
April 24, 2019 The Atlantic Prep Athletic Conference has named its inaugural All-Conference team. A total of 13 players were selected in voting by the four conference coaches. Conference, Flyers Cup, and state Class AAA champion LaSalle had six players selected, Holy Ghost Prep and St. Joseph’s Prep three players each, and Malvern Prep one.…
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2018 All-Area Teams (Bucks County)
April 15, 2018 ICE HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Tristan Devine A goaltender plays the most pressure-packed position to be found in any team sport. They are their team’s last line of defense and their failures are obvious. Small wonder that netminders see the game of hockey differently than their teammates. But between the…
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2018 All-Area Teams (Delco)
April 9, 2018 All-Delco Hockey: Mature McCanney grew into the Player of Year Player of the Year After Cardinal O’Hara defeated Father Judge, 3-2, in overtime to win the PCL championship, Crusaders coach William Connors gave Liam McCanney, who had scored the winning goal, one of those compliments reserved for the top performers in scholastic…
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2017 All-Area Teams (Bucks County)
April 7, 2017 ICE HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Jack McKeever The final game of Jack McKeever’s high school hockey career marked the conclusion of a long and often arduous journey. For the record, McKeever and the William Tennent Panthers fell to Downingtown East in the Flyers Cup Class 2A finals. McKeever scored five…
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2017 All-Area Teams (Delco)
March 31, 2017 All-Delco Ice Hockey: Ridley’s Giampapa showed next-level talent When the local hockey scene first caught a glimpse of Michael Giampapa, the scrawny 14-year-old freshman answered yes or no questions as succintly as possible and piled up points in an unassuming manner. Ridley coach Stephane Charbonneau trusted him beyond his years, though, and…
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2016 All-Delco Teams
April 5, 2016 ICE HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Tyler Riddle SPRINGFIELD’S RIDDLE READY TO HIT THE ROAD AFTER A STANDOUT SEASON SPRINGFIELD>> Tyler Riddle hates flying. He admits this as he recalls an especially grueling stretch of a hockey season where he would play 87 games, the same as his sweater number, across…
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2016 All-Area Teams (Bucks County)
April 16, 2016 ICE HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Bobby Freiling Bobby Freiling feels good about what he and his hockey teammates accomplished on the ice at Holy Ghost Prep this season. It’s true that the Firebirds came up short in their bid to defend their Class AAA Flyers Cup title; they fell to…
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2015 All-Area Teams (Delco)
April 2015 All-Delco: Springfield’s Riddle too tough for foes to solve Player of the Year The Springfield centerman raced to the net midway through the second period of a Flyers Cup A quarterfinal against Wissahickon. He calmly dragged the puck across the crease and deposited it in the back of the net even as a…
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2015 All-Area Teams (Bucks County)
May 4, 2015 ICE HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Nick Bohatiuk Winning a state championship is always special whatever the sport. But Nick Bohatiuk’s senior season at Holy Ghost Prep was particularly satisfying. The Golden Team Player of the Year scored 30 goals and added 15 assists to lead the Firebirds to the Class…
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2014 All-Area Teams (Delco)
April 2014 Player of the Year – Ryan Brawley – Forward – Springfield Cougars For the second straight year, a Springfield player has earned Player of the Year honors. This time, it’s Ryan Brawley, with 29 goals and 27 assists for 56 points, who is fulfilling a storied family legacy in the recent history of…
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2014 All-Area Teams (Bucks County)
May 4, 2014 ICE HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Peyton Jones He isn’t flashy on the ice. He’s a likely subject for an instructional video as opposed to a highlight reel. All Peyton Jones does is keep the puck out of the net. Which he does very, very well. Jones finished his senior season…
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2014 All-Area Teams (Bucks / Montco)
ALL-INTELL By Rick WoelfelCorrespondent Certain players have a presence about them whenever they step on the ice. Danny Rock is one of them, a player capable of changing the flow of a game whenever he has the puck on his stick. The Souderton senior put together a remarkable season in 2014 in 22 games for…
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2013 All-Area Teams (Bucks County)
May 29, 2013 ICE HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE YEAR – A.J. Drobot Forward: A.J. Drobot, Council Rock South, Freshman, Golden Team Player of the Year had an immediate impact as a freshman with 39 goals and 23 assists and helped his team to the SHSHL National Division regular-season title. Outstanding playmaker as well as a…
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2013 All-Delco Teams
April 3, 2013 ICE HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Bill Swahl Springfield’s success was built on Bill Swahl’s presence As defenseman, Bill Swahl prepared for the portrait that would memorialize his career as a Springfield hockey player, a sudden wave of realization swept over him. “Guess this is the last time I’ll ever get…
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2012 All-Area Teams (Delco)
March 30, 2012 Player of the Year The senior captain of the ice hockey team is the 2011-12 Daily Times Player of the Year. Matt Menta received the honor for his ability to perform his best while fighting through injuries and for being able to do a little bit of everything for Penncrest, according to…
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2012 All-Area Teams (Bucks County)
April 27, 2012 ICE HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Dan Ufberg Dan Ufberg concluded his high-school hockey career by reaching the summit. The senior defenseman scored the game-winning goal in Council Rock South’s 4-3 win over West Allegheny in the Pennsylvania Class AA state title game. It was another case of the Golden Hawks’…
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2012 All-Area Teams (Bucks / Montco)
The CB South junior notched 26 goals and 28 assists for the league champion Titans. By Rick WoelfelCorrespondent Even when sharing the ice with talented teammates, Connor Bechtel stands out. He has a presence about him that is difficult to miss, one opponents ignore at their peril. The Central Bucks South junior scored 26 goals…
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2011 All-Area Teams (Delco)
April 2011 Player of the Year – Mike Rice – Goalie – Springfield Cougars All-Delco Team David Allen – Springfield CougarsKyle Laughlin – Springfield CougarsMatt Menta – Penncrest LionsMichael Leyden – Haverford High FordsMike Rice – Springfield CougarsTeddy Smith – Radnor Red RaidersZach Lazzaro – Springfield Cougars
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2011 All-Area Teams (Bucks County)
May 26, 2011 ICE HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Ken McCormick The senior scored a league-best 95 points in 36 games and led Pennsbury to the SHSHL finals. Among his hockey-playing peers, Ken McCormick is something of an anomaly. The Pennsbury senior doesn’t play club hockey anymore, choosing to confine his efforts to the…
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2011 All-Area Teams (Bucks County / Montco)
The Knights’ captain led his conference in scoring, but he did so much more than that. By Rick WoelfelCorrespondent There are certain hockey players who have a presence about them whenever they step on the ice. Jimmy McKelvie is that kind of player. The North Penn senior invariably drew the attention of opponents and spectators…
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2010 All-Area Teams (Delco)
April 2010 Player of the Year – Mike Marconi – Forward – Cardinal O’Hara Lions All-Delco Team Dan Straube – Springfield CougarsHarry DeJesse – Cardinal O’Hara LionsMatt Menta – Penncrest LionsMatt Taxin – Marple Newtown TigersMike Marconi – Cardinal O’Hara LionsRicky DeRosa – Cardinal O’Hara LionsRyan Murray – Springfield CougarsTeddy Smith – Radnor Red Raiders
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2010 All-Area Teams (Bucks County)
April 3, 2010 ICE HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Jesse Goldberg A goaltender is always in the spotlight. It is the nature of the job. A netminder having an off night between the pipes undermines the best collective efforts of his teammates. Conversely, one who is in top form can carry his team to…
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2010 All-Area Teams (Bucks / Montco)
Souderton seniors’ leadership was more than just by example Ice Hockey Player of the Year Mike McCarthy By Rick WoelfelCorrespondent For the past two seasons, Mike McCarthy has been the area’s most explosive ice hockey offensive force. The Souderton senior scored 28 goals during the Suburban High School Hockey League season, plus five more in…
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2009 All-Area Teams (Bucks County)
March 29, 2009 ICE HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Ian Barnes When Ian Barnes made his decision to come back to Pennsbury after two years at Wyoming Seminary, a prep school near Scranton, he wasn’t quite sure what to think.But after two seasons with the Falcons, he was glad that he came home. “I’m…
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2009 All-Area Teams (Delco)
March 13, 2009 HAVERFORD — Steve Karpinski took a seat in the penalty box at the start of the third period. The diminutive Haverford High senior captain was whistled for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty in the waning moments of the second period. Perkiomen Valley agitator Nick Ehret was yapping his mouth at Karpinski, and after…
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2008 All-Area Teams (Delco)
March 28, 2008 In addition to Daily Times Player of the Year Ben Slagis of Strath Haven, the rest of the 2007-08 All-Delco hockey team includes: Ben Slagis had a decision to make entering his senior season at Strath Haven.The talented skater had the opportunity to return to his Little Flyers Junior A team for…
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2008 All-Area Teams (Bucks County)
April 2, 2008 ICE HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Nick Seravalli While leading the Firebirds to the Commissioner’s Cup title, the senior showed he’s just as strong a leader as he is a scorer. Since he first started playing at Holy Ghost Prep, Nick Seravalli has always been a premier goal-scorer, evidenced by his…
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2007 All-Area Teams (Delco)
April 2007 Player of the Year Capli was the Flyers Class AA Flyers Cup Most Valuable Player. He combined with T. J. Haberle for five goals and two assists. Each player scored shorthanded goals as Haverford High completed a momentous hat trick, holding off Washington Twp, 7-6, to claim their third straight Class AA Flyers…
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2006 All-Area Teams (Delco)
April 2006 Player of the Year – Mike Cauley – Forward – Cardinal O’Hara Lions All-Delco Team Dave Bixler – Penncrest LionsFrank Cross – Cardinal O’Hara LionsIan Finnerty – Haverford High FordsKent Kovalsky – Haverford SchoolMike Cauley – Cardinal O’Hara LionsRyan Klingensmith – Cardinal O’Hara LionsTom Cavanaugh – Monsignor Bonner FriarsTom Newman – Cardinal O’Hara…
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2005 All-Area Teams (Delco)
March 15, 2005 Cross’ work ethic is what sets him apart Player of the Year To say that Frank Cross of Cardinal O’Hara (1) works hard would be a grievous understatement. The Lions junior forward maintains a tireless work ethic on and off the ice, which is a big part of the reason Cross was…
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2004 All-Area Teams
May 4, 2004 ICE HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE YEAR Campanale carried Malvern Prep “Without him, we absolutely don’t win another Flyers Cup, or state championship,” his coach says. The incriminating tapes are hidden somewhere, and Malvern Prep’s Chris Campanale is trying to find them. They show a small child, a skating train wreck heading in…
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2004 All-Area Team (Bucks County)
March 26, 2004 ICE HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Paul Worthington Paul Worthington has played by his self-created creed, “I’d rather score one goal in a big game than score four in an unimportant game.” And he’s done so quite well. The senior forward has scored numerous important goals throughout his career at Holy Ghost…
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2004 All-Area Teams (Delco)
March 12, 2004 Player of the Year Chris Brennan has achieved a lot in his time at Radnor. Sure, the talented senior has scored a ton of goals and dished out even more assists, but he has also mastered many of the intangibles that are associated with hockey. He is a great leader, who has…
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2003 All-Area Teams (Main Line)
2002-03 All-Main Line ice hockey: Malvern Prep, Radnor skated past foes April 15, 2003 By Bruce Adams | The Daily Local Main Line high school ice hockey, which grows in popularity each season, was led this winter by the Malvern Prep and Radnor boys’ squads. Radnor captured a state championship and Flyers’ Cup Class A…
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2003 All-Area Teams (Main Line)
Thursday, April 24, 2003 O’Neill steps into the spotlight for Henderson Mike O’Neill took a while to come out of hiding.In the area’s varsity ice hockey circles, O’Neill’s name didn’t really surface until the beginning weeks of the past scholastic hockey season.That’s when the junior goaltender for West Chester Henderson’s hockey program began opening eyes…
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2003 All-Area Team (Chester County)
April 6, 2003 The skilled senior center is The Inquirer’s player of the year in Southeastern Pa. The high school ice hockey season didn’t end exactly the way Malvern Prep’s Mike Curran hoped. But the senior center still accomplished a number of things. The 5-foot-9, 165-pounder led the Friars to an unprecedented third straight Flyers…
