A total of 53 high-school hockey teams have been named to the field for the 41st annual Flyers Cup tournament. The field, seedings, and first-round pairings were announced Sunday night.
The Class AAA field will consist of eight teams, the Class AA and Class AA field will include 16 teams each. Eight additional teams will compete for the second South Jersey/Delaware title while five more will battle for the 12thannual girls’ championship.
First-round games in the Class A bracket will be played on Monday, March 2 while the opening round of the Class AA bracket will be played the following night. Quarterfinal games in all three Pennsylvania boys’ divisions are set for Wednesday and Thursday, March 4 and 5.
The tournament will conclude with championship games March 17-20. The three Pennsylvania boys’ champions will advance to state championship games on Saturday, March 21 at Ice Line.
Note: All game sites and tines are subject to change.
Class AAA
First Round Thursday, March 5
1 Holy Ghost Prep vs. 8 Bishop Shanahan 6:45 at Grundy Arena
4 Malvern Prep vs. 5 Father Judge 8:15 at Ice Line
3 St. Joseph’s Prep vs 6 Cardinal O’ Hara 8:45 at Skatium
2 La Salle vs 7 Roman Catholic 7:30 at Hatfield Ice
Semifinals Thursday, March 12
Top half of bracket at 6:30 at Hatfield or 8:15 at Ice Line
Bottom half of bracket at 8:45 at Skatium or Hatfield
Wednesday, March 18. Championship Game
7:30 at Hatfield Ice or 8:15 at Ice Line
Class AA
Tuesday, March 3
1 Central Bucks South vs 16 Conestoga 6:40 at Hatfield Ice
8 Boyertown vs 9 Central Bucks East 6:15 at Ice Line
4 North Penn vs 13 Ridley 8:50 at Hatfield Ice
5 Downingtown West vs 12 Pennsbury 8:15 at Ice Line
3 Perkiomen Valley vs 14 Downingtown East 8:45 at Skatium
6 Council Rock South vs 11 Parkland 8:45 at Grundy
7 Neshaminy vs 10 Pennridge 6:30 at Grundy
2 Haverford High vs 15 Central Bucks West 7:00 at Skatium
Thursday, March 5 Quarterfinals
C.B. South/Conestoga vs Boyertown/C.B. East 6:20 at Hatfield
North Penn/Ridley vs. D-town West/Pennsbury 8:30 at Hatfield
Perk Valley/D-town East vs. C.R. South/Parkland 6:15 at Ice Line
Neshaminy/Pennridge vs. Haverford/C.B. West 7:00 at Skatium
Thursday March 12 Semifinals
Top half of bracket at Ice Line at 6:15 or Hatfield Ice at 6:30
Bottom half of bracket at Ice Line at 8:15, Hatfield at 8:45 or Skatium at 7:00
Tuesday March 17 or Wednesday March 18
Finals at Ice Line at 8:15 or Hatfield 6:30
Class A
Monday March 2 First Round
1 West Chester East vs 16 Lower Merion 6:15 at Ice Line
8 Plymouth Whitemarsh vs 9 Lower Dauphin 8:45 at Ice Line
4 Strath Haven vs 13 Sun Valley 7:00 at Ice Works
5 Hershey vs 12 West Chester Henderson 6:15 at Klick- Lewis
3 Bayard Rustin vs 14 Garnet Valley 8:15 at Ice Line
6 Unionville vs 11 Wissahickon 6:45 at Ice Line
7 Springfield Delco vs 10 Hatboro-Horsham 8:45 at Ice Works
2 Palmyra vs 15 Radnor 8:30 at Klick-Lewis
Wednesday March 4 Quarterfinals
WC East/Lower Merion vs PW/Lower Dauphin 6:15 at Ice Line
Strath Haven/Sun Valley vs. Hershey/WC Henderson 8:15 at Ice Line
WC Rustin/Garnet Valley vs Unionville/Wissahickon 6:30 at Ice Line
Springfield/HH vs Palmyra/Radnor 8:30 at Ice Line
Monday March 9 Semifinals
Upper half of bracket 6:15 at Ice Line
Bottom half of bracket 8:30 at Ice Line
Tuesday March 17 Finals
Semifinal winners 6:15 at Ice Line
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New Jersey/Delaware
All games at Flyers Skate Zone in Vorhees
Tuesday March 10 Quarterfiinals
1 Eastern vs 8 Washington Township 6:00
4 Cherokee vs 5 Moorsetown 6:15
3 Appoquinimink vs 6 Shawnee 8:15
2 Salesianum vs 7 Egg Harbor 8:30
Monday March 16 Semifinals
Upper Bracket 6:00
Lower Bracket 8:15
Thursday, March 19 Finals
Semifinal winners 7:00
Girls
All games at Ice Line
Sunday March 8 Play In
4 Bux-Mont vs 5 Avon Grove 8:15
Monday March 16 Semifinals
1 Unionville vs Bux-Mont or Avon Grove 6:45
2 West Chester East vs 3 West Chester Henderson 8:30
Friday March 20
Semifinal winners 7:00
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