Hockey Happenings for 1-29-18

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Firebirds Get Big Win

Holy Ghost Prep picked up its biggest win of the season last Friday with a 2-1 win over LaSalle in. Suburban High School Hockey League Class 3A encounter at Hatfield Ice. Luke Aquaro and Shane Stevens scored the goals for the defending Flyers Cup Class 3A champions.

I was just really happy with our team,” said Holy Ghost Prep coach Gump Whiteside. “I told them after the game, ‘That’s a total team effort. You’re playing a great team down the hallway there.’

“We needed everybody to step up and we did. We just worked for three periods and I can’t be more prouder for our guys.”

Last Friday’s game was a wonderful advertisement for high-school hockey. The goaltenders were superb. Tristan Devine made 28 saves for the Firebirds his LaSalle counterpart, Will Affel, made 24.

The two teams will have a rematch on February 7 at Grundy Arena.

Truman and Pennsbury Set to Meet in Cancer Benefit

Truman and Pennsbury will met in the annual Lois Daley benefit game on Friday, February 9 at Grundy Arena. The game is a benefits the WINK4PINK organization at Pennsbury High which provides support to cancer patients in Lower Bucks County, assisting them with issues that are not covered by insurance.

The game is played in honor of the late Lois Daley, a driving force behind the Pennsbury hockey program since its inception before she lost her battle with cancer. Her son Ryan is now part of the Pennsbury coaching staff.

A middle-school game between Truman and Neshaminy will kick off the evening at 6:00 before the puck drops for the varsity game at 7:30.

Our thanks to the administration and staff at Holy Ghost Prep for their support.

Holy Ghost Prep is a private, Catholic, all-boys school located in Bensalem, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Located adjacent to the busy I-95 corridor in metropolitan Philadelphia, Holy Ghost Prep attracts students from more than 100 elementary feeder schools from throughout metropolitan Philadelphia counties and New Jersey

Today is a vibrant community of nearly 500 young men preparing for college and adult life through a challenging program which stresses the cultivation of students’ unique gifts and talents, academic excellence, and generous service to the poor. We continue to be mindful of our founding history as a seminary as we seek to form young men morally, intellectually, and spiritually in the Spiritan tradition.

SHSHL Class 2A Scoring G A Pts

Eric Slater Pennridge 22 16 38

Matt Stoll C.B. South 20 15 35

Joe DeLaurentis C.B. South 21 13 34

Zac Herman C.R. North 17 13 30

Michael Walker Pennridge 16 13 29

Andrew Galetta North Penn 15 8 23

Matt Meli C.R. South 18 5 23

Nathan Oh North Penn 8 14 22

Daniel Guest C.R. North 11 9 20

SHSHL Class 1A Scoring G A Pts

Bryan Gary Wiss 37 21 58

Ari Nordlinger UD 34 11 45

Dean Keller PW 29 6 35

Jacob Mueller HH 15 13 28

Oran Serafin UD 18 9 27

SHSHL Class 2A Standings W L T Pts

*C.B. South 9 0 0 18

* Council Rock South 6 2 1 13

Pennridge 5 1 1 11

North Penn 5 1 1 11

Central Bucks West 5 3 0 10

Council Rock North 4 3 1 9

Central Bucks East 3 4 0 6

William Tennent 1 6 2 4

Souderton 2 4 0 4

Neshaminy 1 6 1 3

Truman 0 4 1 1

Truman 0 7 0 0

Clinched SHSHL playoff spot

Class A Standings W L T Pts

Wissahickon 10 0 0 20

Hatboro-Horsham 7 3 0 14

Upper Dublin 7 5 0 14

Abington 6 3 0 12

Lower Moreland 6 4 0 12

New Hope Solebury 2 7 0 4

Plymouth Whitemarsh 2 9 0 4

Upper Moreland 0 9 0 0

Results include divisional games reported through Friday, January 27.

League season consists of 11 games in Class 2A, 14 in Class 1A

Ches-Mont League W L T OTL Pts

WC Rustin 6 0 1 2 15

Downingtown West 5 3 1 0 11

West Chester East 5 3 1 0 11

Avon Grove 4 3 1 0 9

Downingtown East 4 2 0 0 8

Unionville 4 6 0 0 8

WC Henderson 1 8 1 0 3

League Games Through 1-27-18

Central League North W L T OTL Pts

Conestoga 7 2 0 0 14

Haverford 6 1 0 2 14

Lower Merion 6 2 1 0 13

Radnor 3 6 0 0 6

Harriton 1 8 0 0 2 2

Marple Newtown 1 10 0 0 2

Central League South W L T OTL Pts

Springfield=Delco 12 0 0 0 24

Strath Haven 7 2 0 1 15

Ridley 6 2 1 2 15

Penncrest 4 6 0 1 11

Garnet Valley 3 9 0 1 7

League games through 1-27

A Reminder

Seedings and pairings for the 39^th Fyers Cup will be announced on Sunday, February 25.

Holy Ghost Prep 2, LaSalle 1

HATFIELD—Two of the area’s best hockey teams shared the ice in Hatfield Friday night, bringing with them arguably the area’s two best goaltenders who between them produced a masterpiece.
Holy Ghost Prep got goals from Luke Aquaro and Shane Stevens to post a 2-1 win over LaSalle in a Suburban High School Hockey League Class 3A matchup. But the brightest stars of the night were in goal.
The Firebirds’ Tristan Devine stopped 28 of the 29 shots he saw. The Explorers’ William Affel turned aside 24 of 26 shots.
Devine did his best work in the third period when he made 17 saves while protecting a one-goal lead. “He just battled,” Firebird coach Gump Whiteside said of his netminder, “and our players feed off of that. He works incredibly hard at practice and it carries over to the game.
“He does a great job. He stays focused; if he gets beat he doesn’t let it bother him.”
The Firebirds (12-4, 2-0 SHSHL Class 3A) took a 1-0 lead 3:39 into the first period when Luke Aquaro made a rush up the center of the ice, forced his way between two opponents, and beat Affel low and inside the right post. Stevens made it a 2-0 game 5:42 into the second period with a wrestler from midway between the two faceoff circles.
LaSalle answered back with a goal from freshman Jan Olenginski who scored a goal too commemorate his first LaSalle-Holy Ghost Prep game. He put in a a rebound of Sam Lipkin’s original shot.
The penalty box was crowded during the first two periods. There was plenty of hitting and the officials kept a tight rein on the goings on by calling 15 penalties in the first 32 minutes, eight to the Firebirds, seven to the Explorers. At the end of the second frame the officials huddled with Aquaro and LaSalle captain John McCuen and things simmered down after that; just one penalty was called each way in the final period.
A major portion of the third frame was played at the Firebirds’ end of the ice. Devine was often under duress but was equal to the challenge. “You’re under a lot of pressure,” he said. “But we stepped it up really big. We had a lot of heart at the end, blocking shorts left and right.”
Affel was just as good at the other end of the ice. “They had some great opportunities that Will made great saves on,” said LaSalle coach Wally Muehlbronner. “It could have been a lot worse early on.”
By evening’s end, LaSalle (12-6-1, 2-3) had a 29-26 edge in shots.
“We came out not quite with the energy they did,” Muelbronner said, “but I think we got it going in the second and third. It was a typical Ghost-LaSalle game toward the end there.”

Holy Ghost Prep 1 1 0—2
LaSalle 0 1 0—1
First-period goal: Luke Aquaro (HGP) from Max Massari, 3:39.
Second-period goals: Shane Stevens (HGP) from Colin Costello and Andrew Serafin, 5:42; Jan Olenginski (L) from Sam Lipkin and Daniel Sambuco, 7:00.
Shots: Holy Ghost Prep 26, LaSalle 29; Saves: Tristan Devine (H) 28, William Affel (L) 24.
Records: Holy Ghost Prep (12-4, 2-0 SHSHL Class 3A Division); LaSalle (12-6-1, 2-3).

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Today it is is a vibrant community of nearly 500 young men preparing for college and adult life through a challenging program which stresses the cultivation of students’ unique gifts and talents, academic excellence, and generous service to the poor. We continue to be mindful of our founding history as a seminary as we seek to form young men morally, intellectually, and spiritually in the Spiritan tradition.

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The Hill School 2, LaSalle 0

HATFIELD— The Hill School generated an abundance of scoring chances Wednesday afternoon. La Salle did not. The result was a 2-0 win for the Blues in a Mid-Atlantic Prep League game at Hatfield Ice. C.J. Duval scored both goals, one into an empty net. as Hill School improved to 14-5-2 overall and 5-0 in the MAPL.
The Blues limited the Explorers (11-6-1, 3-2) to 14 shots in the 54-minute game and successfully killed off seven penalties.
‘At this point in the season we want to be a team that can win different ways,” said winning coach Chris Bala, “and tonight we were opportunistic when we needed to be.”
Duval gave Hill School a 1-0 lead when he scored off a feed from David Hill 9:40 into the opening period. The Blues had an 11-4 edge in shoots in the first frame but netminder William Affel kept the opposition at bay.
The key point in the game came late in the second period when back-to-back penalties left the Blues two men short for 1 minute, 47 seconds. LaSalle failed to generate a single shot on goal during the two-man advantage.
“(Killing penalties) has been a strength for us all year,” Bala said. “I think we’ve got some players who are really reliable, and rugged, and willing to do the dirty jobs. And our PK was really good.”
Bala noted that his goaltender, Dalton Jerzak, was sharp as well. It starts with any team with the goaltender,” he said. Dalton made the saves when he needed to.
Affel was sharp in the LaSalle net before Duval scored into an empty net with 29 seconds left in the third period. But the Explorers didn’t generate a lot of offense, a circumstance which frustrated their coach, Wally Muehlbronner.
“It was a tough game,” he said. “We’ve got to compete harder. It’s that simple. If you don’t compete hard you’re not going to get many opportunities.
LaSalle will face Holy Ghost Prep Friday night at 7:10 at Hatfield Ice.

Hill School 1 0 1—2
LaSalle 0 0 0—0
First-period goal: C.J. Duval (H) from David Hill and Alex Kiviniemi, 9:40.
Third-period goal: Duval (H) from Kiviniemi and Walpole, 17:31(en).
Shots: Hill School 27, LaSalle 14; Saves: Dalton Jerzak (H) 14, William Affel (L) 25.
Records: Hill School (14-5-2); LaSalle (11-6-1)

Our thanks to the administration and staff at Holy Ghost Prep for their support of this web site.

Holy Ghost Prep is a private, Catholic, all-boys school located in Bensalem, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Hockey Happenings for 1-22-18

The hockey world is mourning the passing of Jim Johannson, the assistant executive director of USA Hockey who passed away early Sunday.
USA Hockey issued the following statement on Sunday.

Jim Johannson, assistant executive director of USA Hockey and the general manager of the 2018 U.S. Olympic men’s ice hockey team, passed away in his sleep early this morning at his home in Colorado Springs.

Johannson, born March 10, 1964, in Rochester, Minnesota, had a life-long career in hockey and was one of the most accomplished and respected people in the sport.

“We are beyond shocked and profoundly saddened,” said Pat Kelleher, executive director of USA Hockey. “As accomplished as Jim was in hockey, he was the absolute best, most humble, kind and caring person you could ever hope to meet. His impact on our sport and more importantly the people and players in our sport have been immeasurable. Our condolences go out to his entire family, but especially to his loving wife Abby and their young daughter Ellie.”

Johannson came to USA Hockey in 2000 after spending five years (1995-2000) as the general manager of the Twin Cities Vulcans, a Junior A team in the United States Hockey League. Under his guidance, the Vulcans captured the 2000 USA Hockey Junior A National Championship in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Johannson began his career at USA Hockey as manager of international activities and U.S. Olympic Committee relations, was promoted to senior director of hockey operations on August 5, 2003, and on June 25, 2007, assumed the position of assistant executive director of hockey operations, where he had oversight of all in-sport related initiatives, including USA Hockey’s efforts in putting teams on the field of play for international competition.

Among the numerous accomplishments during his tenure, the most significant include U.S. teams capturing 64 medals in major international competition, including 34 gold, 19 silver and 11 bronze; the launching and implementation of the highly acclaimed American Development Model; and securing USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Michigan, as a home for all U.S. teams to utilize.

“Jim’s positive influence was enormous and will be felt for generations to come,” said Jim Smith, president of USA Hockey. “He was widely respected across the world and his genuine nature helped advance our sport in so many ways. Today, we are a medal contender every time we put a team on the ice for international competition, and he played a major role in helping us get to that point. Our heartfelt condolences go out to his entire family. It’s a sad day for all of us.”

“There are few like Jimmy,” said Ron DeGregorio, chairman of the board of USA Hockey. “Our sport was so lucky to have him. He was as good of a person you’ll meet and he played such a significant role in helping move our sport forward. Today is a tough day for everyone. To Abby and Ellie and the entire Johannson family, our thoughts and prayers are with you today and always.”

Johannson played college hockey at the University of Wisconsin from 1982-86 and helped the Badgers capture the NCAA title as a freshman. He was selected by the Hartford Whalers in the 7th round (130th overall) of the 1982 NHL Draft and went on to play 374 games of professional hockey between 1987-94 in the International Hockey League where he registered 279 points, including 119 goals.

He twice played for the U.S. in the Olympic Winter Games (1988, 1992) and was also a member of the U.S. Men’s National Team that participated in the 1992 IIHF Men’s World Championship.

Playoff Ponderings

It’s official. The Class 2A playoff pairings and seedings in the SHSHL will be determined strictly on a points basis. For playoff purposes, all 12 teams are in one division.

Here are the top eight in points through last week’s games (divisional results only)

W-L-T Pts

Central Bucks South 7-0-0 14

Council Rock South 6-0-1 13

Pennridge 5-1-0 10

Council Rock North 4-3-1 9

North Penn 4-1-0 8

Central Bucks West 4-3-0 8

Central Bucks East 3-4-0 6

Souderton 2-4-0 4

William Tennent 1-5-2 4

Neshaminy 1-6-1 3

Truman 0-3-1 1

Pennsbury 0-7-0 0

Our thanks to the administration and staff at Holy Ghost Prep for their support

Holy Ghost Prep is a private, Catholic, all-boys school located in Bensalem, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Like Father Like Son

We’ve always enjoyed the play-by-play work of Dan Kelly on Big Ten Network hockey telecasts. The sport is in his blood.

His father, Dan Kelly, was the longtime voice of the St. Louis Blues. He was also the voice of CBS when the network began televising hockey following the 1967 expansion that brought the Flyers, the Blues, and four other teams into existence (the Los Angeles Kings, the California Seals, Pittsburgh Penguins, and the Minnesota North Stars). In that role, he taught a lot of Americans about hockey. In addition to his work for CBS he called games for an assortment of other networks.

Until his death in February of 1989 from lung cancer at age 52, Kelly set the standard for hockey broadcasters in this country.

He also called University of Missouri football games on the radio and was outstanding in that role as well.

The Flyers are Coming

The Flyers Alumni team is coming to Grundy Arena this coming Saturday to take on the Glaziers 252. Tickets are $15 and will be available at the door.

Central Bucks South 8, Pennridge 6

1-17-18

It was a hockey game that lived up to expectations. Central Bucks South rallied from a 3-1 second-period deficit to down Pennridge 8-6 Wednesday at Revolution Ice Gardens in the only regular-season matchup of the two premier teams in the Suburban High School Hockey League’s Class 2A Division, one that pitted Pennridge coach Tom Coyne against the team he led to two Flyers Cup and state championships.

The Titans scored five straight goals to break the game open and record their 11^th victory in 12 starts this season (6-0 in the division).

Matt Stoll delivered a hat trick and added an assist to highlight the winners’ Senior Night.

“It was pretty weird,” Stoll said, “I’m not going to lie. It was pretty different being on the ice against Tom Coyne. Certainly a lot of emotion. I’m just glad we got the win.”

The Rams (9-2, 5-1) came out sharp and scored the only goal of the first period when Eric Slater beat Tim White from long range from the left wing just 1:26 after the opening faceoff. Michael Walker made it a 2-0 game 6:3 into the second period before Frank Carter got the Titans on the board with a rocket from the high slot during a power play at the 8:13 mark. When Dylan Lowery responded for Pennridge 62 seconds later the Rams had a 3-1 lead prompting South coach Shaun McGinty to use his time out.

“I’m not a big time out fan,” he said. “I like to keep momentum going … I don’t like holding the game up. But it was needed.”

The Titans responded by getting a goal from James Schuller and two from Stoll, all in a span of 2 minutes, 33 seconds to take a 4-3 lead.

C.B. South’s Tim White makes a save against Pennridge Wednesday night as teammate Joe DeLaurentis and the Rams’ Michael Walker close in

(Photo by Dara Nappen King)

It was still a one-goal game entering the third period but Ryan Gingras scored for South at the 1:47 mark before Stoll completed his hat trick with a shorthanded effort at 4:12 and essentially settled the issue, although Walker scored the last two goals of the game for Pennridge to claim a hat trick of his own.

“We got a little bit away from what we really started out doing,” Coyne said. “I thought we were really effective in the first period but then again we were fresher in the first period.

I just grounded 10 guys into the ground tonight. I just thought we could give them our best punch. We got away, we got caught running around.”

The Titans kept their shifts short, which Stoll said worked to their advantage. “It helped a lot that we were all on the same page,” he said. We all got off at a decent time and kept fresh legs on the ice. That really helped.”

The Titans enjoyed a 41-29 edge in shots … Ten South seniors were recognized prior to game time.

Pennridge 1 2 3—6

C.B. South 0 4 4—8

First-period goal: Eric Slater (P) unassisted, 1:24.

Second-period goals: Michael Walker (P) unassisted, 6:23; Frank Carter (CBS) from Joe DeLaurentis and Matt Stoll, 8:13 (pp); Dylan Lowery (P) unassisted, 9:15; James Schuler (CBS) from Jake Parlow, 9:44; Stoll (CBS) from Reis Braccio and DeLaurentis, 9:59; Stoll (CBS) from DeLaurentis, 12:17.

Third-period goals: Ryan Gingras (CBS) from Braccio and DeLaurentis, 1:47; Stoll (CBS) from DeLaurentis, 4:12 (sh); Slater (P) unassisted, 5:23; Drew Kirilorf (CBS) from Colin Abbonizio and Schuler, 6:10; Matt Milanesi (CBS) from Dominick Pattrone and Abbonizio, 11:06; Walker (P) from Patrick McGinley, 14:28; Walker (P) from Slater, 15:58.
Shots: Pennridge 29, C.B. South 41; Saves: Luke Stranik (P) 33, Tom White (CBS) 23.

Records: Pennridge (9-2, 5-1 in SHSHL Class 2A Division); Central Bucks South (11-1 6-0)

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Hockey Happenings Update 1-14-18

The Game of the Year?

The much-anticipated matchup between Central Bucks South and Pennridge is on tap for Wednesday night. Faceoff is scheduled for 8:40 at Revolution Ice Gardens.

The Titans and the Rams have been the class of the Suburban High School Hockey League’s Class 2A sector all season and this will be their only regular-season meeting. South comes in 10-1 overall and a perfect 6-0 in league play. Pennridge is 9-1 overall, and 5-0 in the league.

As if this game needed any additional buildup (and it doesn’t), Tom Coyne is now behind the bench at Pennridge, having replaced Ken Doak earlier this season. He’ll be coaching against the team he led to two Flyers Cup and state championships.

The winner of this game will likely have the inside lane to the top seed out of the SHSHL for the Flyers Cup tournament. It should also be noted that this game will feature four of the league’s top six Class 2A scorers.

Check back here later tonight for a recap of this game.

Our thanks to the administration at Holy Ghost Prep for their support of this site.

Here are the SHSHL’s leading scorers. Totals include games reported through Friday, January 12.

Class 2A Goals Assists Points

Eric Slater (Pennridge) 19 14 33

Zac Herman (C.R. North) 15 13 28

Matt Stoll (C.B. South) 15 10 25

Matt Meli (C.R. South) 18 5 23

Joe DeLaurentis (C.B. South) 16 5 21

Reis Bracio (C.B. South) 6 13 19

Daniel Guest (C.R. North) 10 8 18

Logan Hurwitz (C.R. North) 5 11 16

Brandon Simmonds (C.R. North) 4 12 16

Class A Goals Assists Points

Bryan Gary (Wiss.) 35 19 54

Sean Gary (Wiss) 25 19 44

Ari Nordinger (U.D.) 22 8 30

Dean Keller (PW) 23 6 29

Perry Carpenter (Ab.) 15 12 27

Jacob Mueller (HH) 13 12 25

Colin Franzoni (PW) 8 15 23

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Hatboro-Horsham 7, Upper Moreland 2

1-12-18

Hatboro-Horsham was primed for Senior Night. And it showed early on. The Hatters scored goals on the first three shots of the game and went on to a 7-2 win over Upper Moreland in Suburban High School Hockey League action at Revolution Ice Gardens.

The Hatters (7-2 overall and in the SHSHL’s Class A Division) recognized the five seniors on their roster prior to the opening faceoff and their level of energy remained high after the puck was dropped. Jacob Mueller one of the five, scored just 12 seconds into the game when a puck deflected past Upper Moreland goaltender Michael Denardo.

Dylan McClure another senior, followed with two quick goals of his own to put Hatboro-Horsham up 3-0 after just 69 seconds of playing time. “I think we played pretty good,” he said. ”We came in and did what we needed to do.”

The possibility of blowout loomed at that point but Denardo stepped up and kept the Hatters at bay for the balance of the period.

The Golden Bears (0-8, 0-7 in the division got on the scoreboard at the 7:01 mark of the middle period when Noah Goodson, one of eight freshmen on the Upper Moreland roster, scored a power-play goal. Kyle Mullen and Aidan Esack scored goals for the Hatters to extend their lead; Aiden’s goal came with 1:04 left in the period.

Prior to the ensuing faceoff Upper Moreland lost Goodson with a minor penalty plus a misconduct for a mouthpiece violation and by the third period the Golden Bears, who have just 13 players on their roster, were running low on energy reserves. Ben Heywood scored for the Hatters at the 10:50 mark at the final frame before Hatboro-Horsham’s Nathan Reilly and Goodson traded goals in the final minute.

Through it all, Denardo continued to excel in the Upper Moreland net. He finished with 50 saves. Hatboro-Horsham had a 57-15 edge in shots.

For Upper Moreland coach Mike Denardo, Friday’s game was another step in the process of building a program. “Three of them had never played hockey before,” he said, “so that was parents and friends asking kids to come out and give it a try.”

Denardo notes his newcomers work to get ice time to improve their skating skills. “They go out and skate on their own,” he said, “which is a plus because we only have one split practice a week. So they go out and play open hockey, they skate on the ponds. They’re trying. They’re putting the work in.”

Hatboro-Horsham 3 2 2—7

Upper Moreland 0 1 1—2

First-period goals: Jacob Mueller (HH) unassisted, :12; Dylan McClure (HH) from Mueller, :32; McClure (HH) from Nathan Reilly, 1:09.

Second-period goals: Noah Goodson (UM) from Brad Helsinger, 7:01 (pp); Kyle Mullen (HH) from McClure and Mueller, 13:30; Aidan Esack (HH) unassisted, 14:56.

Third period goals: Ben Heywood (HH) from Mullen and McClure, 10:50; Reilly (HH) from Shane Mergen, 15:07; Noah Goodson (UM) unassisted, 15:18.

Shots: Hatboro-Horsham 57, Upper Moreland 15; Saves: Ryan Bell (HH) 13, Michael Denardo (UM) 50.

Records: Hatboro-Horsham (7-2 overall and in SHSHL Class A Division); Upper Moreland (0-8, 0-7 in the division)

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SHSHL Class 2A Standings Update

If all 12 Class 2A teams in the Suburban High School Hockey League were in one division, here is what the standings would look like. Records include divisional games only through results reported through Thursday. January 11.

It is still to be determined whether the SHSHL playoffs will be seeded by division or on points.

Won Lost Tied Points
Central Bucks South 6 0 0 12

Council Rock South 5 0 1 11

Pennridge 5 0 0 10

Council Rock North 3 3 1 7

North Penn 3 1 0 6

Central Bucks West 3 2 0 6

Souderton 2 3 0 4

Central Bucks East 2 4 0 4

William Tennent 1 5 2 4

Neshaminy 1 4 1 3

Truman 0 2 1 1

Pennsbury 0 7 0 0
The Class 2A league season consists of 11 games.

Coming later tonight, a recap of the Hatboro-Horsham-Upper Moreland Class A game.

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Michigan Rink Named for Red Berenson

The University of Michigan has officially named its home rink at the Fielding H. Host Field House in honor of longtime coach Red Berenson. The Red Berenson Rink was officially dedicated on Friday night before the Wolverines faced Notre Dame.

Berenson coached the Wolverines for 33 years before retiring following the close of the 2017 season with a record of 848-429-92. His teams won national championships in 1996 and ’98, reached the national championship game in 2011, and qualified for the Frozen Four on eight other occasions.

Before going into coaching Berenson played in the NHL for all or part of 17 seasons. and scored 261 goals while adding 397 assists for 658 points in 987 games in an era where there wasn’t as much scoring as there is today

Readers of this blog will likely most remember him as a member of the expansion-era St. Louis Blues and a tormenter of the Philadelphia Flyers in their infancy. He helped lead the Blues to the Stanley Cup finals in the first three years of their existance.

He also played in the Canada-Soviet Union series in the fall of 1972.

And perhaps just as importantly, he played in the first NHL game I ever saw.

What is often forgotten is that Berenson was not only an All-American at Michigan but earned his degree as well.

In light of Berenson’s considerable success as a coach it’s easy to overlook his contributions got the game of hockey in other areas. But those contributions should never be forgotten,

We feel it’s important for today’s athletes to be aware of the history of their sport, and learn about the contributions of those that came before them.

New Hope-Solebury Hockey Team Making History

Wins have been tough to come by for the New Hope-Solebury hockey team this season. The Lions took the ice against Plymouth Whitemarsh Wednesday night having won just twice in six starts (1-4 in the SHSHL’s Class A Division).

They had just 10 skaters in uniform plus goaltender Devin Brock. And once again they came out on the short end. Dean Keller’s hat trick propelled the Colonials to an 8-6 win at Hatfield Ice.

“The challenge for us is that we’re a small school,” says New Hope-Solebury coach Jeff Garvin. “We have a limited amount of players, a small roster. In my mind, for us to really compete you need three full lines and in a lot of games we’re playing with 10 players. By the third period, our team usually runs out of gas.

But our kids always put in a good effort and play hard, and at the end of the day, I’m glad they’re having fun.”

Garvin’s coaching background includes a stint as an assistant at LaSalle High. About half his players play club hockey. Brock is a virtual novice and had never played in goal prior to this fall.

“Without him, we wouldn’t have a team,” Garvin says.

Brock played a bit of hockey when he was in elementary school but essentially gave up the game at age 10. Today his primary sport is lacrosse; he’s an attackman.

But he grew up idolizing Hall of Famer goaltender3 Martin Brodeur and one thing led to another.

“I loved (Brodeur),” Brock says. “I loved the Devils and watching him growing up was really awesome.”
When he stepped on the ice for the Lions this season, Brock found that his expectations of what his job entailed didn’t always match reality. “(Playing in goal) is so much harder than I thought,” he says “It’s really hard to get used to moving around, but I’m not scared of the puck. It’s not as scary as you think. A lot of people are scared. But it’s a really difficult position to play.”

New Hope-Solebury’s future on the ice is uncertain. There are five seniors on this year’s squad, including Brock and while at one time there was a middle-school team, there were no replacements available when the middle schoolers (who are now freshmen and sophomores) stepped up to the varsity level.

But the players on this year’s roster, 14 in all, have made history.

“I don’t know if we’re going to have enough guys to replace them,” Garvin says. “I’d love to see us have a team next year, but it might be one and done for now.”

The Colonials scored three times on their first six shots and led 4-1 after the first period. Chris Braun and Michael Janora scored twice each for the Lions.

Keller has scored 23 goals for the Colonials this season. He was tied for third in the Class A Division in goals heading into Wednesday night.

Plymouth Whitemarsh is now 2-8 and 2-7 in the division.

New Hope-Solebury 1 2 3—6

Plymouth Whitemarsh 4 2 2—8

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