Month: December 2022

SHSHL Udate for 12-5-22

Standings as of 12-5-22

National Division         W      L      T      OTL Pts

C.B. West (2-3)            1       0      0      0      2

Bensalem (1-4)            1       0      0      0      2

C.R. North (1-5)           1       1     0       0      2

C.B. East (4-1)              0       0      0      0      0

C.R. South (5-0)           0       0      0      0      0

Neshaminy (4-1)         0       0      0      0      0

C.B. South (2-2-0-1)   0       0      0      0      0

North Penn (3-3)         0       0      0      0      0

Pennsbury (3-2)           0       0      0      0      0

Pennridge (2-2)            0      1      0       0      0

Souderton (1-4-0-1)    0       1      0      0      0

American Division                  W      L      T      OTL    Pts

Abington (4-0-0)                      4       0     0        0        8

Wissahickon (3-1)                   3       1     0        0        6

Quakertown (3-1)                   2        1    0        0        4

Plymouth Whitemarsh (3-2) 2       1     0        0         4

Springfield (0-4)                      0        4     0        0     0

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Scoring

National Division                G           A          Pts

Seth Grossman (Soud)       5           8           13

Blaise Pepe (CRS)               6           6            12

Brendan Macainsh (Pb)     8           4            12

Kevin Koles (CRS)              3           8            11

Aydin Thierolf (CBS)         5           6            11

Corey Kosick (CBE)           6           4            10

Andrew Savona (Pr)          4           6          10

Nick Smith (Soud)             8           2           10       

John Stinson (NP)            7           2             9

Jake Weiner (CRS)          7            1             8

American Division        G            A            Pts

Matt Kramer (Ab)         11          5            16

Matthew Flynn (PW)     9          6             15

David Branigan (PW)     5          9             14

Branden McNally (Q)    9           4            13

Will Hussa (Wiss)           9           3            12

Ian Heydt (Ab)                3           8            11

Pat Steleacio (Ab)          7           4            11

Danny Hussa (Wiss)       8          2             10

Dylan Novitski (PW)       6          4             10

Jordan Heydt (Ab)           7         3              10

                    

National Division

Goals Against Min.Played    GA                 GAA

Carson Lopez (CRS)                238               6            1.29

Cory Hemberger (Nesh)         255              11            2.20

Matt Mangiacapre (CBE)       153               8           2.67

Nick Crist (NP)                          286              16         2.86

Aaron McDaniel (Pb)               255             16         3.20

Ian Goldberg (CRN)                 306              23         3.83

Save Percentage                  Shots        Saves    GA            Save Pct.

Carson Lopez (CRS)              114             108       6           .947

Cory Hemberger (Nesh)      149            138        11         .926

Matt Mangiacapre (CBE)     94             86          8            .915

Ian Goldberg                          237          214        23           .903

Liam Rogers (CBW)              120           108        12           .900 

American Division

 Goals Against                   Min. Played     GA            GAA 

Matt Krem (Q)                        204              9              2.25

Chris Majlij (PW)                    204              8              2.00

Sam Nemec (Ab)                    187              18            4.91

Save Percentage               Shots         Saves     GA            Save Pct.

Matt Krem (Q)                   105              96          9                 .914

Chris Majlij (PW)                90               82           8                 .911

Sam Nemec (Ab)                100             82          15                .820

Glenbrook South 5 Holy Ghost Prep 1

Glenbrook South, Illinois, defeated Holy Ghost Prep 5-1 Sunday afternoon in the championship game of the National Scholastic Invitational in Jamestown, New York.

Ronnie Selzer scored Holy Ghost Prep’s only goal.

Glenbrook South goaltender Luke Winger made 36 saves and was named the tournament’s MVP.

The Firebirds went 4-1 over the course of a weekend which Coach Gump Whiteside hopes will set the tone for the best of the season.

“This team retreat weekend has become a signature part of playing Holy Ghost Prep varsity ice hockey,” Whiteside said. “It’s a life-changing experience for our guys. This experience will be with them forever.

“We played five really good teams from Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, and Illinois. We battled. We worked hard. I’m really proud of how we performed this weekend.

The Firebirds, who are 6-2 on the season, resume APAC play on Friday when they travel to The Hun School.

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Holy Ghost Prep 5, St Ignatius 1

:Lanndon Stout scored a goal and assisted on two others as Holy Ghost Prep bested St. Ignatius (Ohio) 5-1 Sunday morning in the semifinal round of the National Scholastic Invitational. Colin Mudrick got the win in goal with 29 saves.

The Firebirds will face Glenbrook South (Illinois) in Sunday afternoon’s championship game.

Holy Ghost Prep is the defending tournament champion.

Holy Ghost Prep Wins Two Saturday at National Scholastic

Johnny Seravalli scored goals to help Holy Ghost Prep to a 4-2 win over Buffalo St. Francis Saturday evening in the third round of the National Scholastic Invitational in Jamestown, New York. Colin Mudrick finished with 24 saves.

The win puts the Firebirds into Sunday morning’s semifinals.

Earlier Saturday, A.J. Prete scored two goals to lead Holy Ghost Prep to a 5-0 win over Medina, Ohio on Saturday in a second-round game.

Colin Mudrick got the shutout in goal, making 25 saves.

Holy Ghost Prep 5 Erie Cathedral Prep 4

  Brady Baehser delivered a hat trick, including the winning goal with 1:23 left in overtime, as Holy Ghost Prep downed Erie Cathedral Prep 5-4 Friday evening in the opening round of the National Scholastic Invitational in Jamestown, New York.

Cathedral Prep scored two power-play goals to take a 4-3 lead with 1:38 left in regulation before Baesher tied the game 20 seconds later to force overtime.The Firebirds (3-1), who are the Invitational’s defending champions, are scheduled to face Medina (Ohio) at noon on Saturday and St, Francis from Buffalo at 6:00 Saturday evening.

Wissahickon 3 Quakertown 1

 HATFIELD TOWNSHIP—The goaltenders were the stars at Hatfield Ice Thursday night. Goaltending duels are rare in the SHSH’s American Division, a division best known for offensive accomplishments.

On this occasion, Wissahickon’s Fletcher Lynch and Quakertown’ Matt Krem came up big. Lynch, a freshman, playing in goal for just the fourth time in his life, stopped 22 shots in his team’s 3-1 win while Krem, an experienced senior netminder, made 37 saves.

Wissahickon coach Ken Harrington, who saw his team advance to 3-1 on the year both overall and in the division, had expected to see more than four goals scored but credited both goaltenders.

“They were going head to head,” he said. “I’d pay money to watch it,”

John Kufner gave the Trojans the lead 6:33 into the first period on a shot off an offensive left-circle faceoff. It took Brandon McNally just 50 seconds to respond for the Panthers (3-1, 2-1 in the division).

For most of the rest of the evening, Lynch and Krem were in charge with Krem was particularly busy in the Panther net.

“We’ve had a good stretch of goaltending here at Quakertown said Krem’s coach and father, Keith Krem. “It’s kind of been the one thing we’ve always had to rely on in games.

“Their guy, I give him a lot of credit. I know he’s new to the position. For him to play over the 90 percent (save percentage) is a huge stride for him.”

By the start of the third period both teams were starting to feel the impact of having just nine skaters each available.

The Trojans took the lead for good when Will Hussa beat Krem off a setup from Griffin Lynch 5:33 into the final session. The goal came just five seconds after the Panthers’ Cole Stemmer was sent to the box for slashing.

Like his coach, Hussa expected more scoring over the course of the evening.

“It definitely surprised us,” he said. “We’re used to scoring a lot of goals but you’ve just got to do what you have to do to win.”

Danny Hussa gave his team insurance with a goal with 3:44 remaining in regulation.

“Our failure just came down to, we had a game plan and we didn’t execute it,” Krem said. More so, we failed to manage the puck. They spent a lot more time in our zone we did in theirs.”

The Trojans have now faced every and Will Hussa says he and his teammates like where they stand.

“Now that we’ve seen everybody we know we can beat everybody,” he said. “We had a close game against Abington (a 12-10 loss). We lost that game but we know we can get them next time.”

Quakertown 1 0 0—1

Wissahickon 1 0 2—3

First-period goals: John Kufner (W) from Danny Hussa 6:33; Brandon McNally (Q) from Connor Elmore, 7:23

Third-period goals: Will Hussa (W) from Griffin Lynch and Hudson Honrycutt, 5:33 (pp); Danny Hussa (W) from Nolan Pounds, 13:16 (sh)

Shots: Quakertown 23, Wissahickon 40; Saves: Fletcher Lynch (W) 22, Matt Krem (Q) 37

Council Rock South 4 Neshaminy 1

BRISTOL—  A month into the Suburban High School Hockey League season, a lot of knowledgeable observers are looking at Council Rock South as the team to beat.

Nothing the Golden Hawks did Wednesday night would discourage that sentiment.

Jake Weiner scored two goals and Sam Reiter and Chase Tovsky added one goal each as South remained unbeaten with a 4-1 decision over Neshaminy at Grundy Arena.

The win was the fifth without defeat for the Golden Hawks, who were runners up in the SHSHL’s National Division and the Class AA Flyers Cup tournament last season.

The loss was the first for Neshaminy after three season-opening wins. 

The Golden Hawks didn’t create any highlight videos Wednesday night but they moved the puck effectively and did all the little things well. 

“Little things make a difference in whether you win or lose,” said South coach Joe Houk. “I thought our backcheck was pretty good tonight. I thought (goaltender Carson Lopez) was rock solid.”

Lopez, whose GAA now stands at 1.29 points out that hockey games are not decided by style points.

“A goal is a goal, a save is a save,” he said. “I think our goal this season is to score three and let me do the rest.”

The Hawks won a battle for a loose puck in their offensive left-wing corner set up the first goal of the evening. It came off Weiner’s stick with 8:34 left in the opening period.

Reiter made it 2-0 1:37 into the second frame off a feed from Evan Mostoller who was set up in the high slot at the time.

Nolan Geria answered for Neshaminy at the 5:45 mark and with Cory Hemberger matching Lopez with his effort in the ‘Skins net, the game was still very much for grabs.

Tovsky’s goal, which came with 3:35 left in the second period, gave the Golden Hawks some breathing room.

“The third goal was a big one before the end of the second period,” Houk said.

The Golden Hawks went on to dominate the period. The period featured just one goal, from Weiner with 3:35 left in the game, but South outshot Neshaminy 16-3 in the final period.

With four varsity players missing because of injuries and illness, the ‘Skins simply ran out of gas.

“They’re a very good team,” Neshaminy coach Matt DeMatteo said of the Hawks. “There were some things we could have done better. I thought our transition game wasn’t great and I thought our defensive zone was a little shaky. But, tired legs hurt you in the end.”

Ice chips—While Wednesday’s result won’t factor into the SHSHL National Division standings since the teams will play again in February, it will be part of Flyers Cup seedings calculations at year’s end.

Neshaminy 0 1 0—1

C.R. South 1 2 1—4

First-period goal: Jake Weiner (CRS) from Jeremy Rayher and Illia Mukhin, 8:26

Second-period goals: Sam Reiter (CRS) from Evan Mostoller and Blaize Pepe, 1:37; Nolan Geria (N) from David McColligan and Michael Rago, 5:45; Chase Tovsky (CRS) from Bobby Gilbert, 13:25

Third-period goal: Weiner (CRS) unassisted, 4:28

Shots: Neshaminy 26, Council Rock South 39; Saves: Cory Hemberger (N) 35, Carson Lopez (CRS) 25