The first Flyers Cup tournament was played in 1980. It featured just four teams.
All games were played at the University of Pennsylvania’s Class of 1923 rink, which was less than a decade old at the time and was home to the university’s NCAA Division I hockey team.
Semifinals;
Archbishop Carroll def. Archbishop Ryan
Malvern Prep def. Germantown Academy in overtime
The winners advanced to a best-of-three final
Game 1 – Malvern 6, Carroll 5
Game 2 – Carroll 7, Malvern 3
Game 3 – Carroll 6, Malvern 2
Our thanks to Rob Bear of the Philadelphia Flyers for providing this information
MVP: Scott Chamness, Carroll (four hat tricks in four games)
Rick has worked in print and broadcast journalism for more than 35 years. He's covered golf in one medium or another for more than 30. He is the co-author of the book So You Want to Play Golf with PGA professional Kim Verrecchio and the host of the Women's Golf Report podcast.
Most recently, Rick served as an associate editor for The Mulligan Magazine. He also served as an associate editor for Philadelphia Golf Magazine and New Jersey State Golf from 2004-07.
Rick covered his first LPGA Tour event in 1986 and continues to cover women's golf for various media outlets. High on his bucket list is having the opportunity to one day play in an LPGA Tour pro am.
Rick is also a longtime correspondent for two suburban Philadelphia daily newspapers, the Intelligencer and the Bucks County Courier Times in Doylestown, PA. Over the course of his career he has coverzed a wide variety of sporting events.
He is also a veteran play by play and public address announcer, and handles the PA mic for the nationally ranked Delaware Valley University football program.
Rick is also a longtime contributor to Referee, a magazine devoted to sports officiating. He called his first baseball game at age 13 and continues to umpire softball and baseball today.
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