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Flyers Cup Class AAA Champions
LaSalle Explorers vs Malvern Prep Friars Mar 26, 2003
Played at The Spectrum Philadelphia, PA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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2003 Malvern Prep Friars Class AAA Flyers Cup Champions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

March 27, 2003 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Philadelphia Inquirer <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MALVERN SLIPS BY LASALLE <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Campanale’s game winning goal as he kept digging even while on the ice<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Flyers Cup MVP, Chris Campanale<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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 say anything that would jinx their chances. The teams played a taut game before Malvern Prep’s Chris Campanale<\/a> scored in the third period to give the Friars a 2-1 victory. When the teams met in the regular season, Malvern Prep posted a 1-0 win.
The victory made Malvern Prep the first team to win three straight AAA titles. It also lifted the Friars into the state championship game, where they will face Meadville, the Penguins Cup champion. That game is scheduled for Sunday at 3:30 p.m. at Ice Line in West Chester. “It’s nice to make history and we all knew what was at stake,” said Malvern Prep senior Mike Curran<\/a>, who scored the game’s first goal. “We didn’t say anything to each other in the locker room before we came out, but we knew. I suppose you can say we were superstitious.” Campanale, a junior, was selected tournament MVP. His determination with 10 minutes, 4 seconds left in the third period led to the winning goal. As the puck sat against the arm of La Salle goaltender Ken Wochele, Campanale kept poking at the puck until it finally snuck by Wochele’s pads. “We knew the puck was loose and it was just sitting there,” Campanale said. “Their goalie was flopping around trying to find it, and I kept poking at it until it went in.” The teams entered the third period tied, 1-1. Curran began the scoring with a first-period goal. He dove and poked the puck past Wochele on a rebound. Andreas Wochtl picked up the assist. Carl Olejniczak tied the game with 3:54 left in the second period, with the assist coming from Matt Loftus. Olejniczak shot the puck through a scrum of players in front of the Malvern Prep net. It somehow found its way by Friars goaltender Mark Cetola. The teams played evenly through the first two periods. The Friars had two second period power plays and came away empty. La Salle put just token pressure on Malvern Prep during its one power play in the first period. Wochele played well in defeat. The 5-11, 175-pound sophomore stoned Malvern Prep’s Justin Martin late in the second period on a breakaway and stopped a point blank shot by the Friars Ed Shinn in the opening seconds of the third. Cetola, a 5-8, 150-pound junior, had his moments as well. With Malvern Prep leading, 2-1, La Salle threatened, but Cetola saved three rapid-fire shots in succession midway through the third period, preserving Malvern Prep’s edge.<\/p><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n

CREDIT: The Philadelphia Inquirer<\/strong>
Joe Santoloquito – Suburban sports writer<\/p>\n

THE ROAD TO THE FLYERS CUP<\/strong><\/p>\n

IceLine – Malvern Prep Friars 14 vs Monsignor Bonner Friars 1 March 19, 2003 Quarter-Finals
IceLine – Malvern Prep Friars 10 vs Archbishop Ryan Raiders 2 March 21, 2003 Semi-Finals
Spectrum – Malvern Prep Friars 2 vs LaSalle Explorers 1 March 26, 2003 Finals<\/p>\n

SCORING SUMMARY<\/strong>
LaSalle………………0 1 0–1
Malvern Prep……..1 0 1–2
Goals:<\/strong> LS-Carl Olejniczak. MP-Mike Curran, Chris Campanale<\/a>.
Saves:<\/strong> LS-Ken Wochele, 24. MP-Mark Cetola, 18.<\/p>\n

ROSTER:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Head Coach:<\/strong> John Graves<\/a>
Assistant Coach:<\/strong> Father Ed Casey
Assistant Coach:<\/strong> Mike Anderson
Trainer:<\/strong> Bill Mills
Athletic Director:<\/strong> Frank Ryan
Principal:<\/strong> James Stewart<\/p>\n

1 Mark Cetola
3 Will Averona<\/a>
8 Justin Martin
9 Nick Averona
13 Ed Shinn
18 Michael Curran<\/a>
22 Sean Olejar
31 Josh Firely
34 Andreas Wochtl
36 Chris D’Ambrio
44 Luke Benner
57 Jason Ferrell
68 Tim Donaghue<\/a>
89 Matt Farrell
90 Tim Horn<\/a>
91 Chris Campanale – MVP<\/a>
92 Tim Gehring
94 Matt Campanale
96 Warren Byrne<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n

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