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2003 All-Area Teams (Bucks County)
March 27, 2003 ICE HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Ryan Gunderson BRISTOL – There are very good reasons schools such as Delaware, Syracuse, Ithaca and Bentley (among others) would like forward Ryan Gunderson to play for them next year. For starters, the Holy Ghost Prep senior, the Courier Times ice hockey player of the…
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2003 All-Area Teams (Delco)
April 2003 Player of the year The Radnor Red Raiders forward dominated in the Class A Flyers Cup Tournament. In four games, the often double and triple-teamed 5-foot-10 center scored eight goals while collecting just as many assists. He was the unanimous choice as the tournament’s most valuable player. Brennan led the Raiders to the…
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2002 John Brennan notches 100th point
April 2002 Congratulations to John Brennan and his teammates As he tallied 100 pts. in the 18-game ICSHL Central Division regular season. Brennan’s 100th point came in the third period of the last game of the regular season against the Haverford Fords, an assist on brother Chris Brennan’s goal at 7:22. Nick Ryder also assisted…
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2002 All-Delco Team
March 21, 2002 Brennan’s game is more than just scoring He is a fast skater. He is an excellent stick handler. He has an extremely hard, yet accurate shot. He is a hard hitter. He plays with an edge. He is a stellar passer. He is Radnor forward John Brennan and he is the Daily…
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2002 All-Area Teams (Bucks County)
March 22, 2002 ICE HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Ryan Gunderson The Holy Ghost Prep standout led the LBCSHL in scoring with 29 goals and 47 assists. BENSALEM – Ryan Gunderson admitted what he accomplished on the ice for the Holy Ghost Prep ice hockey team this season and even surprised himself. “It was…
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2002 All-Area Teams (Delco)
April 2002 John Brennan had accumulated 53 points by Christmas time with 23 goals and 30 assists in only 9 games. The team captain led the league’s most potent line of Ed Devine and his brother, Chris Brennan. The three combined had a total of 142 points at that time, Devine with 40, and Chris…
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2001 Springfield’s Hayden hits peak at right time
March 29, 2001 The goalie had a rough regular season, but he has carried his team to a state championship game. Some athletes wilt under the spotlight; others blossom. Springfield goalie Joe Hayden is one of the latter, flourishing in the Flyers Cup playoffs for the Cougars. A year ago as a junior, the 5-foot-9,…
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2001 Malvern is reaching its peak as Flyers Cup playoffs near
March 8, 2001 The Friars are 12-1 in the Inter-County AAA and 23-4-1 overall, looking to lock up first place and a first-round bye. The Malvern Prep ice hockey team is rounding into form at exactly the right time of the season. The Friars are leading the Inter-County Scholastic Hockey League Class AAA Division with…
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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…
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2001 Conwell-Egan opens Flyers Cup play tonight
March 20, 2001 ICE HOCKEY NOTEBOOK Dominic Gaspari was along for the ride two seasons ago when the Conwell-Egan ice hockey team claimed the Class AAA Flyers Cup and state championship. This year, after finishing fifth in the Lower Bucks County Scholastic League, the Eagles will compete at the less-prestigious Class A level. Nonetheless, Gaspari…
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2001 Minutemen have point to make to Pennsylvania rivals
March 16, 2001 ICE HOCKEY SEASON IN REVIEW Winning the championship of the South Jersey Ice Hockey League has done nothing to stop Washington Township’s feeling that it has something to prove. On Tuesday, the Minutemen will get their chance in the Class AAA Flyers Cup tournament. The Flyers Cup is a single-elimi- nation tournament…
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2001 West Chester East earns a trip to the Flyers Cup playoffs
March 15, 2001 ICE HOCKEY NOTEBOOK It’s been eight years since the West Chester East ice hockey team qualified for the Flyers Cup playoffs, and the Vikings seemed primed to snap that streak in their Class AAA opening game against La Salle, winning, 5-4, in the first of a best-of-three series on Sunday night. However,…
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2001 After awaiting his turn, McKeon is enjoying his time on the ice
March 9, 2001 The Malvern Prep winger is now a star in his own right. Phil McKeon had to be patient, biding his time behind a long list of stars for the Malvern Prep ice hockey team. Things are different this season. McKeon is no longer just another player. He has blossomed into one of…
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2001 Hockey star played despite the knocks
April 5, 2001 Hockey star played despite the knocks Dave Moccia, who had a career year, led Carroll to a second Flyers Cup championship. This season, Dave Moccia felt like a ping-pong ball. Entering the season as the best player on the defending Flyers Cup Class AA champion Archbishop Carroll team, the No. 17 on…
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2001 All-Area Teams (Chester County)
Malvern’s Gehring making shots count April 5, 2001 Jimmy Gehring was scared for one of the few times ever on the ice. The Malvern Prep junior had fired a point-blank laser that glanced off the side of Paul Botcho’s helmet, causing the Archbishop Ryan goaltender to fall to the ice as if felled by a…
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2001 All-Area Teams (Bucks / Montco County)
Late start can’t stop Ghost’s Underwood Kevin Underwood’s first proving ground as a hockey player was not a local ice-skating rink.“My dad and I would always play hockey in our basement,” Underwood said. “Then, in the summer before eighth grade, I joined an in-house league in the area. That was really the first time I…
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2000 All-Area Teams (Main Line)
April 7, 2000 Sharpshooter’s 50 Points kept Carroll on the winning track Moccia also showed that he could throw his modest weight around with the best. David Moccia is the quiet type. The Archbishop Carroll junior prefers it that way. He leads by example. And once he hits the ice, he becomes a model for…
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2000 Pennsbury wins Class A Flyers Cup
March 29, 2000 Pennsbury took a 13-11-3 record into the Flyers Cup Class A final last night against a Strath Haven team that had won 13 consecutive games. The Falcons held off a furious Strath Haven charge in the closing seconds to pull out a 3-2 victory at the Grundy Recreation Center in Bristol Borough.…
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2000 Mastronardo making right moves as he and La Salle battle for Cup
March 26, 2000 Two seasons ago, when he was cut from La Salle’s top-level varsity hockey team, Joe Mastronardo nearly gave up the game he loved. “It almost made me quit hockey,” Mastronardo said. “I really didn’t know if I wanted to play the game anymore. I was pretty bitter. I was depressed for quite…
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2000 Carroll’s progress reaches Cup final
March 22, 2000 Each year, Archbishop Carroll attracts new youngsters to the ice hockey program and each season the Patriots make strides toward winning championships. This year, Carroll reached a new high when the Patriots earned a spot in the Flyers Cup Class AA final with a 5-3 win over Warwick last night at Ice…
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2000 The big chase begins as Flyers Cup opens
March 15, 2000 Questions will be answered for the area’s hockey hopefuls, such as Conwell-Egan, La Salle, GA, and Council Rock. Questions abound as the 21st annual Flyers Cup tournament opens for area ice hockey teams: Can Conwell-Egan, the defending Class AAA champion, put aside the turmoil associated with a late-season coaching change and repeat…
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2000 La Salle dominates O’Hara in Flyers Cup
March 21, 2000 HAVERTOWN- Maybe La Salle should avoid the bye more often in the Flyers Cup hockey tournament. It seems to work better for the Explorers, who advanced to the Class AAA semifinals with a dominating 6-2 victory over Cardinal O’Hara in a quarterfinal game last night at the Skatium. La Salle, which improved…
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2000 Easley takes the reins at a tumultuous time for Conwell-Egan
March 14, 2000 Steve Easley would have preferred to be named Conwell-Egan’s ice hockey coach under different circumstances, but he appreciates the opportunity nonetheless. “Who wouldn’t be excited to jump in and possibly win the Flyers Cup and state championships?” said. Easley, 26, was tabbed as the Eagles’ interim head coach when Steve Urglavitch resigned…
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1999 Conwell-Egan wins in hockey
March 29, 1999 The Eagles, La Salle II and Archbishop Ryan claimed Flyers Cup titles in their respective classes. Mike Delfin banged home a rebound with just under four minutes remaining in overtime as Conwell- Egan edged Malvern Prep, 6-5, in the Class AAA Flyers Cup championship game last night at the First Union Spectrum.…
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1999 Explorers blank Friars in Flyers Cup
March 18, 1999 WEST CHESTER – La Salle coach Wally Muehlbronner says he has a habit of nit-picking, and he had a few things to pick at after his Explorers beat Monsignor Bonner, 4-0, in the first round of the Flyers Cup Class AAA competition at Ice Line last night. The Explorers, who improved to…
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1999 McManus’ way seems to work just fine
March 16, 1999 The O’Hara goalie’s conservative style has helped put him and his team into the postseason. In the high-stakes game of chicken, two cars go barreling toward each other at great speed until one driver “chickens out,” swerving out of the way of the other car. Andrew McManus likes to play chicken on…
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1979 Just out of the hospital, Washco leads Malvern in Area hockey tourney, 9-6
April 11, 1979 “Give me six kids like Albert and we’d never lose,” said Malvern Coach Ray Bowman.” Al Washco had an emergency appendectomy two weeks ago. Usually, that’s reason enough to take time off from school and recuperate, maybe catching a few Flyers games on television. But Washco not only played hockey last night,…
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1999 Malvern topples LaSalle in Flyers Cup; Springfield wins
March 24, 1999 Malvern Prep had a problem with La Salle the last two years in ice hockey. The Friars had been 0-5-1 against La Salle, and 0-1-1 this season without junior center Chase Watson. Last night, Watson scored two goals and assisted on another and Malvern erased two years of frustration by exploding for…
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1999 Malvern Prep starting Flyers Cup bid
March 16, 1999 The team that won the Class AAA Title in 1997 could be the biggest obstacle to a LaSalle repeat. The 20th annual Flyers Cup tournament will begin tonight, and several area hockey teams are strong contenders to reach the championship games in the three classifications. The finals are slated for March 28…
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2000 All-Area Teams (Chester County)
April 7, 2000 Malvern’s Gehring found his game this season The sophomore forward had 32 goals and 42 assists for the Friars, who reached the Flyers Cup semifinals. His game was inconsistent as a freshman. Every once in a while, Jim Gehring would flash a scintillating play, weaving his way through a maze of players…
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2000 All-Area Teams (Delco)
April 2000 Cardinal O’Hara Lions three-sport varsity letterman, B.J. Hogan, excels in every sport he plays. Whatever the game, it doesn’t matter; he is a star. Playing defensive back for the football team, Hogan made AP Big School All-State First Team. Hogan also plays various positions for the baseball team and hit nearly .400 at…
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2000 All-Area Teams (Bucks/Montco)
April 4, 2000 Naticchione became a leader, and the Explorers followed With his quick shot release and craftiness around the net, La Salle’s Pete Naticchione was one of the area’s most feared ice hockey players this season.Naticchione’s contribution to the Explorers’ march to the Class AAA Flyers Cup final had to be measured by more…
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1999 All-Area Teams (Delco)
April 11, 1999 Injury and illness problems didn’t get in the way of Bill Scheier’s mission. The high-scoring senior scored 25 goals and 16 assists for 41 points in 15 games, on top of his previous junior season with 26 goals and 14 assists last year. However, Schier’s biggest accomplishment was his 17 points (8…
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1999 All-Area Teams (Delco/Bucks)
April 7, 1999 FIRST TEAM Forward: Jeff Corey, Cardinal O’Hara. Corey, a 5-foot-11, 155-pound junior winger, is The Inquirer’s player of the year in the Main Line/Delaware County area. He was selected as the most valuable player of the Eastern League Class AAA, leading the Lions with 41 points (25 goals, 16 assists). He has…
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1998 All-Area Teams (Delco)
April 9, 1998 PLAYER OF THE YEAR Cardinal O’Hara Lions, senior, Kevin Audit, has earned the Daily Times Player of the Year Award. The high scoring forward was always a threat whenever on the ice against any opponent. ALL-DELCO TEAM Bill Scaggs – Monsignor Bonner FriarsBill Scheier – Springfield CougarsDave Taylor – Cardinal O’Hara LionsEric…
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1998 All-Area Teams (Bucks/Montco)
April 2, 1998 A Banner Year for La Salle Coach Three area teams – La Salle, Germantown Academy, and Conwell-Egan dominated their respective leagues this hockey season. Pennsbury came within a victory of playing for the Class A state championship. Here is a review of the 1997-98 ice hockey campaign, which had its share of…
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1996 All-Area Team (Chester County)
Short but Sweet season for scholastic hockey All in all, the 1995-96 scholastic ice hockey season was one that ended much too soon for local teams. West Chester East, the Daily Local News’ No. 1 team in the final rankings, and Unionville each capped successful regular seasons. The Vikings were 11-3-2 in the Inter-County Scholastic…
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1997 All-Area Team
April 1997 IT’S TOUGH TO SKATE AROUND THIS RINK In the year of the defenseman, ice hockey coaches were inagreement that Council Rock’s Tim Rink was thebest. PLAYER OF THE YEAR NEWTOWN – The high school ice hockey coaches of Lower Bucks County were defensive about their nominations for the second annual Golden Team this…
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1995 All-Area Team (Chester County)
Clevenger named Player of the Year The least amount of suspense surrounding the area ice hockey season was the selection of the Daily Local News ice hockey player of the Year.With last year’s Vince Clevenger, far and away the area’s top player, back with West Chester East, the selection was basically a foregone conclusion.Clevenger did…
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1995 Player of the Year (Delco)
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1993 All-Area Teams (Delco)
Player of the Year – Eric Metzger All-Area Ice Hockey FIRST TEAM F – Eric Metzger, Downingtown, seniorF – Jay Fitzgerald, Downingtown, seniorF – Bob Pastore, W.C.East, juniorD – Brian Smith, Unionville, sophomoreD – Scott Bassett, Downingtown, seniorG – Travis Sinden, Downingtown, sophomore SECOND TEAM F – Vincent Clevenger, W.C. East, freshmanF – Ryan Andrew,…
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1994 All-Area Teams (Delco)
April 17, 1994 East, Downingtown enjoyed banner seasons The 1993-94 ice hockey season ended with two area teams reaching the Flyers Cup Scholastic Championship. West Chester East advanced to the semi-final round before falling 10-4 to Haverford High. East, behind a combined 119 points from Bob Pastore and Vince Clevenger, finished the regular season 13-2…
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1992 Player of the Year (Bucks County)
April 1992 Player of the Year For their great individual accomplishments and tremendous value to their teams, the Bucks County Courier Times has selected a Player of the Year for each Winter Sport. Council Rock’s Matt Hunter enjoyed a great year and was named Ice Hockey Player of the Year. The senior right wing notched…
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1991 Player of the Year, (Bucks County)
April 1991 Player of the Year For their great individual accomplishments and tremendous value to their teams, the Bucks County Courier Times has selected a Player of the Year for each Winter Sport. Council Rock’s Roman Bussetti enjoyed a great year and was named Ice Hockey Player of the Year. The senior forward was second…
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1988 All-Area Team (Delco)
April 1988 John Schierbaum’s 1987-1988 scholastic ice hockey season got off to a slow start. The West Chester East senior had shoulder problems when the season began, and he missed a few of the Vikings’ early-season games. However, once his season got fully underway and once he got into his flow, Schierbaum showed the rest…
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1987 All-Area Team (Delco)
Local News All-Area Ice Hockey Team MALVERN PREP’S LANNEN NAMED PLAYER OF THE YEAR April 1987 Somehow, when you hear of an ice hockey player with a nickname “Rat’ you expect to find a hard-nosed, do-anything type of player who is fun to watch and horrible to play against. Malvern Prep’s Matt Lannen has carried…
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1985 Players of the Year (Bucks)
Players of the Year Archbishop Wood Vikings: Kevin Cluckey, Steve Houk, Matt Shaw, Rocky Torsitano, Mike WhiteBishop Egan Eagles: Kevin Dalizio, John Gerner, Brian Grant, Marty Mooney, Robert Nawalinski, Jim RuddyCouncil Rock Indians: Mike Cardonick, Stan Crooks, John Herskovitz, Jerry Jacob, Jerry Moore, Steve Pfirman, John RankelTruman Tigers: Jim Duffy, Mike GoodPennsbury Falcons: Antti Autere,…
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1983 All-Area Team
All-Area hockey team features record goal scorer and young goalie April 18, 1983 The highest-scoring player in Southeastern Pennsylvania and the best goaltending prospect to play in this region highlight The Inquirer’s 1983 all-area hockey team. FIRST TEAM Vince McNamee, who scored 112 goals for George Washington this year, and goalie Michael Richter, who led…
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1982 Brothers team up as hockey all-stars
April 11, 1982 The outstanding brother goaltending combination of Joe and Michael Richter heads the sixth Inquirer all-Southeastern Pennsylvania hockey team. The Richters helped Germantown Academy to the Flyers Cup and a 28-1 record this past season. They were aided by forward J. J. Reydel and defenseman Charley Wurts, who also are honored today as…
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1981 All-Area Teams (Delco/Bucks/Montco)
April 12, 1981 1981 Four from Carroll named first team in all-area hockey The Inquirer’s fifth all-area hockey team is dominated by the five players who led Archbishop Carroll High School to its second straight Flyers Cup, emblematic of supremacy in Southeastern Pennsylvania, and the inaugural Pennsylvania Cup, which symbolizes the state championship. One of…
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1980 Chamness named to all area hockey team for fourth year
April 19, 1980 Scott Chamness, winner of the Bobby Clarke Award in the recently completed Flyers Cup, heads The Inquirer’s all-area hockey team. Cham- ness, the highest scorer in area scholastic hockey history, has been named to the team in all four of his years at Archbishop Carroll. In a rare display of what he…
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1979 Scott Chamness, the best on ice
March 22, 1979 The greatest scorer in area hockey Bistory Scott Chamness of Arch- bishop Carroll High School heads the third annual Inquirer All-Area team.With shifty moves and a great shot, Chamness is one of the best scholastic players in the Middle Atlantic states. His scoring totals border on incredible and have earned him nationwide…
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1978 All-Area Teams
April 23, 1978 SHSHL All-Star Committee Team Selections April 3, 1978 FREEDOM CONFERENCE – FIRST TEAM Goal Matt Kunkin Cheltenham Defense Dennis Carvin Abington Defense Dan Richardson Abington Forward Jim Sutow Abington Forward Mark Leegard Abington Forward Brian Henkels Abington FREEDOM CONFERENCE – SECOND TEAM Goal Bob Brady Abington Defense Dirk Arnold Cheltenham Defense Bob…
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1977 All-Area Teams (Bucks/Montco/Chester)
1977 Abington goalie Richardson tops Inquirer’s All-Area hockey team April 10, 1977 In recognition of hockey’s deserved. reputation as the area’s most rapidly growing sport, The Inquirer today announces its first All-Area hockey team. The players chosen are drawn only from Pennsylvania but include Philadelphia Public and Catholic schools, Inter-Academic League schools, and suburban schools…
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1998 Jaguar sees Flyers Cup firsthand
April 2, 1998 When he was a freshman, Garnet Valley’s Mike Pacitti knew nothing about it. Now, he has won it. For all Mike Pacitti knew, the Flyers Cup could have been what Bob Clarke used for his morning coffee. “When I was a freshman, I didn’t even know about the Flyers Cup, ” Pacitti…
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1998 LaSalle holds the Flyers Cup thanks to a defenseman’s shot
March 31, 1998 Wally Muehlbronner, the first-year head coach of La Salle’s ice hockey team, worked this season on developing senior Mike Mauriello into a stay-at-home sort of defenseman While Mauriello did concentrate more on his defensive assignments, he still found time to cross the blue line and be part of the Explorers’ dangerous attack.…
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1998 Eagles grapple with disappointment
March 19, 1998 Much was expected of the Conwell-Egan ice hockey team in this year’s Class AAA Flyers Cup tournament.The Eagles entered Monday’s first-round matchup against Washington Township as the champion of the Lower Bucks County Scholastic Hockey League. They had dominated LBCSHL foes during the regular season, outscoring them by 189-48 and posting a…
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1998 Some area hockey teams harboring real title hopes
March 16, 1998 La Salle, GA, Conwell-Egan, Wood, and Pennsbury all could make noise in the Flyers Cup competition. The 19th annual Flyers Cup tournament begins tonight, and several area teams have legitimate shots at being around when the championship games of the three divisions are played on March 29 at the Core-States Spectrum. La…
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1998 Unionville overcomes Conestoga
March 2, 1998 Gerbron’s hat trick and pep talk helped his team clinch a Flyers Cup spot. WEST CHESTER – An overflow crowd at Ice Line witnessed Unionville’s 6-2 win over Conestoga on Friday evening. Not even the Indians coaches sawthe events in the locker room before the game, events that helped result in Unionville…
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1997 Malvern Prep captures Flyers Cup
April 1, 1997 Jared Ingersoll and Matt Matlack each scored twice in a 5-2 victory over Council Rock in Game 3. It was the Friars’ first title since 1990. Malvern Prep hockey coach John Graves, just back from a weekend vacation in Puerto Rico, was sporting a deep tan. After his Friars disposed of Council…
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1997 Conestoga backs up it’s words with Cup title
March 26, 1997 The Pioneers talked a lot in team meetings – and then did something about it in their Flyers Cup final. There were preseason meetings and pregame meetings. Meetings in players’ homes and meetings in the locker room. Meetings with and without coaches, and meetings on and off the ice. They culminated in…
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1997 O’Donnell learned his job in goal the hard way
March 20, 1997 Though 19-0 this season, the Episcopal senior hasn’t forgotten his lopsided losses. The Churchmen opened Flyers Cup play last night against Conestoga at Ice Line, near West Chester. I’m, ecstatic the way things have worked out,” O’Donnell said. “I’ve wanted to be a goalie since I was younger. My family were big…
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1997 Eagles hoping to rebound from loss to Ryan
March 19, 1997 In a tightly contested conclusion to the Lower Bucks County Scholastic Hockey League championship series, Archbishop Ryan edged stubborn Conwell-Egan, 5-4, in double overtime Thursday for a 2-1 series win. Vince Stendardo decided the issue when he slipped a shot past goalie Brian Urban early in the second overtime session. “It was…
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1997 Rock reaches cup finals and keeps GA out
March 26, 1997 Council Rock’s Shaun Young seized the moment of opportunity. When the puck skipped off the stick of Germantown Academy defenseman Danny McDonald, Young snared it near the blue line and headed for a one-on-one duel with goalie Sam Weiner. “I saw the five-hole [between Weiner’s pads] open up,” said Young, who had…
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1997 Championship stick inspires Conestoga
March 21, 1997 Some special stickhandling led to Conestoga High’s first Flyers Cup berth since 1989, and that was before the Pioneers even skated onto the ice. Conestoga qualified for the tournament by beating regular-season champion Unionville, 4-1, last Fri- day in the Inter-County Scholastic Hockey League’s Class AA playoff final at Ice Line. The…
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1996 Upper Darby is all set to skate for a state title
April 3, 1996 The journey to Johnstown will begin Friday for the Upper Darby ice hockey team, which is set to meet Greensburg Central Catholic in Saturday’s Class AA state championship. Game time will be 1:30 p.m. at Johnstown’s War Memorial Arena. It is the second game of a triple-header, coming after the Class AAA…
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1996 La Salle rips GA to sweep series, win Flyers Cup
March 3, 1996 HAVERTOWN The La Salle ice hockey team had qualified for the Class AAA Flyers Cup tournament in each of the last four seasons, only to lose in the opening round each time. This season, the Explorers did more than just put an end to their first-round frustration. Brothers Mike and Bob Farrell…
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1996 GA and La Salle: Fine teams with different styles of play
April 2, 1996 The finalists in the Class AAA Flyers Cup tournament, two-time defending champions Germantown Academy and La Salle, cruised to regular-season championships in their respective leagues. The Patriots of Germantown Academy went 18-0 en route to the Suburban High School Hockey League title, and the Explorers went 16-0 on the way to the…
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1996 Conwell-Egan saving its best for last
March 26, 1996 Maturity, coach Rich Slack says, has been the key to Conwell-Egan’s postseason success in ice hockey. “I’m extremely proud of our guys,” he said. “They’ve really matured over the last couple of months. They’ve put team goals ahead of individual goals.” The Eagles have built on the momentum they gained by sweeping…
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1995 Fall to GA deflates Whippets
April 3, 1995 Nothing takes the spirit out of a hockey team like having a five-on-three advantage for nearly two minutes in a tied game in the third period, not scoring, then letting up a goal 21 seconds later. That’s what happened to Downingtown Wednesday night at the Skatium in Havertown, and it not only…
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1995 After slow start, Patriots skate into final round
March 27, 1995 Germantown Academy will face Downingtown for the Flyers Cup. The Pats also want a state title. Defending Flyers Cup champion Germantown Academy played a familiar foe in its semifinal game Thursday night at the Face-Off Circle in Warminster: Suburban High School Hockey League rival Council Rock.The Patriots, who had beaten Council Rock…
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1995 Flyers Cup panel proves a little too kind for Lower Merion
March 22, 1995 After losing in the first round of the Inter-County League playoffs on Feb. 21, Lower Merion has had to wait more than a month to play in the Flyers Cup Championship. And now, the week the Aces finally get to play, turmoil has set in. Lower Merion was originally scheduled to play…
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1995 GA, Council Rock headed to Flyers Cup
March 13, 1995 The Suburban High School Hockey League finals were not a major disappointment to champion Germantown Academy or runner-up Council Rock I. GA and Rock will advance to the postseason Class AAA Flyers Cup tournament, and both played very well in the SHSHL finals. The Patriots, who were unbeaten during the SHSHL regular…
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1994 Brief lapse dooms Fords in tourney
April 7, 1994 Germantown Academy broke open the Flyers Cup final with four goals in the third period. HAVERTOWN – Haverford High’s hockey season ended in disappointment last night as Germantown Academy skated to a 5-2 victory at the Skatium to win the Flyers Cup championship in Tier I. Germantown Academy dominated the third period…
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1994 Patriots avenge their league title defeat
April 4, 1994 Germantown Academy wanted one more shot at Suburban High School Hockey League champion Council Rock. Rock had captured the SHSHL title with a 3-2 overtime victory over GA on March 22, but both the Indians and the Patriots advanced to the postseason Flyers Cup Tournament. Germantown Academy advanced to the Flyers Cup…
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1994 Germantown Ac. sweeps by Tennent
March 14, 1994 Germantown Academy earned a berth in the Flyers Cup Tournament by reaching the Suburban High School Hockey League Class AAA finals against regular-season champion Council Rock. The Patriots were swept by William Tennent in the semifinals last week at the Face-Off Circle in Warminster with a 6-0 win on Tuesday and a…
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1993 L.V. Hockey League Looks to Flyers Cup in 1993-94
March 4, 1993 This year, the Lehigh Valley Scholastic Hockey League is on probation, but it’s not the kind of probation National Hockey League regulars like Bob Probert or Tie Domi earn. The LVSHL is on a one-year probation toward prestige. If the 3-year-old league’s 11 teams play competitively and cleanly (read as no gooning…
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1993 Bonner captures cup again!
April 12, 1993 Germantown Academy made it’s best effort, but the 3-2 lost ended its quest for the Flyers Cup Germantown Academy saved its very best for last despite a 3-2 loss to Monsignor Bonner last Monday night in the Flyers Cup Class AAA championship finals at the Skatium in Havertown. The defeat ended a…
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1993 Brawl, loss end Downingtown season on an ugly note
April 1, 1993 All the frustration Downingtown endured this season against archrival Monsignor Bonner came to an ugly pinnacle Tuesday night when the Whippets lost their Flyers Cup semi-final game to the Friars, 4-1. The Whippets missed a chance to advance to the finals and suffered their fourth loss in six meetings with Bonner this…
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1993 Tennent’s next goal: Flyers Cup
March 22, 1993 Germantown Academy also goes to the tourney despite losing in the Suburban League final. William Tennent and Germantown Academy have reached what their coaches call their “ultimate” destination: the Flyers Cup hockey tournament. Both will compete in the quarterfinal series this week. Tennent won its fourth Suburban High School Hockey League championship…
