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Hockey Happenings sat down with Eric Tye, the President of the Flyers Cup Committee, to discuss the 2020 Flyers Cup. The countdown is underway to the 41st edition of the tournament, which is scheduled to begin March 2.
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HATFIELD—Pennridge got hot early Thursday night and stayed hot. Blake Stewart scored three goals and assisted on three others and Jeff Manto scored three goals of his own as the Rams blasted Central Bucks West 12-2 in a Suburban High School Hockey League Class AA game at Hatfield Ice.
Pennridge is just 2-4 in league play but has improved to 5-5 overall. With the start of the new year, a young team is beginning to blossom.
“I didn’t really see that coming,” said Ram coach Jeff Montagna. “We’ve just been preaching, ‘Do things the right way. And more times than not, it’s going to go your way. If it doesn’t, keep going at it.’
“They got some breaks tonight.You’re not going to beat that team 12-2 very often.”
The opening period featured five goals in a 10-and-a-half minute span. The Rams opened the scoring 2:30 into the period when Connor Frisch delivers a wrister from 10 feet inside the West blue line. Arek Lehrhaupt made it a 2-0 game at the 5:25 mark. Luke Tremmel scored for West at 7:33 to cut the margin in half but Pennridge took over from there. Jack Lowery extended his team’s lead at the 9:41 mark before Stewart ended the flurry with a goal at 10:58.
The Bucks (6-1-1-1, 3-1-1 in the league) were shorthanded because of injuries. They had just 13 skaters available including four freshmen. West coach Dave Baun felt his team was suffering the effects of the holiday layoff.
“That’s what a team that relies in structure looks like when they play without any,” he said. “We haven’t practiced for a month and a lot of the things that we work on a lot were clearly forgotten.”
The Rams kept coming in the second period when Stewart and Manto scored two goals apiece.
Kyle Fasolak replaced Jeff Coddington in the West net at the start of the final period. Tremmel scored a second goal for the Bucks but the Rams scored four times themselves before Manto completed his hat trick to send everyone home with 1:05 left in regulation.
“It was a great feeling to have it all click,” Manto said. “It felt real good as a a team.”
Manto is hoping Thursday’s win will give his team a jump start as the long match to the postseason begins. “Hopefully it will give us a confidence boost,” the junior said.
Stewart, who is also a junior, is optimistic about what lies ahead for Rams. “We’re a young team,” he said, and if we just connect like we have been all season we’ll get a lot of goals. And out a lot of pressure on these other teams.”
Notes— Thursday’s game was the second and final meeting between the two teams this season. The Rams suffered a 4-3 loss to the Bucks in a non-league encounter a week before Christmas.
C.B. West 1 0 1—2
Pennridge 4 4 4—12
First-period goals: Connor Frisch (P) unassisted, 2:30; Arek Lehrhaupt (P) from Blake Stewart, 5:25; Luke Tremmel (CBW) from Danny Poliak, 7:33; Jack Lowery (P) from Lehrhaupt, 9:41; Blake Stewart (P) unassisted, 10:58.
Second-period goals: Stewart (P) from Andrew David and Richie Shanks, :48; Jeff Manto (P) from Stewart, 7:11(sh); Stewart (P) from Shanks, 13:00; Manto (P) from Lowery, 14:34.
Third-period goals: Jacob Lizak from Sian Boyle and Cooper White; 53; David (P) from Stewart, 1:43; Tremmel (CBW) from Poliak, 8:38; Manto (P) from Frisch, 11:39; Shanks (P) from Frisch, 14:55.
Shots, C.B. West 27, Pennridge 42; Saves: Jake Coddington (CBW) 22 and Kyle Fasolak (CBW) 8, Ryan Pico (P) 25.
The Intercounty Scholastic Hockey League is holding its annual set of New Year’s Day All-Star Games.
PCL 11, Pioneer 7
Liberty South 10, Liberty North 5
Girls White Division 5, Blue Division 4
Central 11 Ches-Mont 6
SHSHL Standings as of 12-31-19
Class AA W L T OTL Pts
Neshaminy (7-2-0-0) 5 1 0 0 10
C.B. South 7-0-0-1) 5 0 0 0 10
C.R. South (4-3-0-0) 4 0 0 0 8
North Penn (5-2-0-0) 4 0 0 0 8
C.B. West (6-0-1-1)) 3 0 1 0 7
C.B. East (5-1-1-1) 2 1 1 1 6
Pennsbury (5-2-1-0 2 2 1 0 5
Abington (2-5-0-0) 1 2 0 0 2
Pennridge (4-5-0-0) 1 4 0 0 2
William Tennent (3-6-0-0) 1 5 0 0 2
Souderton (0-7-1-1) 0 4 1 1 2
Quakertown (1-5-0-0) 0 2 0 0 0
Council Rock North (1-7-0-0) 0 5 0 0 0
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Class A W L T OTL Pts
Plymouth Whitemarsh (7-1-0-0) 4 0 0 0 8
Wissahickon (4-5-0-0) 3 3 0 0 6
Hatboro-Horsham (7-1-0-1) 2 1 0 1 5
Lower Moreland (1-6-0-0) 1 2 0 0 2
Truman (0-7-0-0) 0 3 0 0 0
Standings are calculated as follows
2 points for a win whether in regulation or OT
1 point for a tie or overtime loss
If a game is tied at the end of regulation there will be five minutes of three-on-three overtime. If the game is still tied it will be recorded as a tie game.
Scoring
Class AAA G. A Pts
Jake Lang (CBW) 21 17 38
Robert Seewagon(Nesh) 19 13 32
Chris Trefz (CBW) 9 20 29
Tyler Greenstein (NP) 6 16 22
Dominic Patrone (CBS) 9 12 21
Josh Kaufhold (NP) 10 10 20
Antii Autere (CRS) 5 14 19
Michael Roby (CRS) 13 6 19
Beau Brusius-Yedman (PB) 9 10 19
Joey DeMatteo (Nesh) 11 7 18
Colin Abbonizio (CBS) 10 7 17
Class A G A Pos.
Aidan Keogh (PW) 13 15 28
Seth Lerner (HH) 13 9 22
Alex Howieson (HH) 11 11 22
Jake Weikel (PW) 12 10 22
Dean Keller (PW) 10 11 21
Luke Weikel (PW) 9 9 18
Tarek Elsabbagh (HH) 9 6 15
Aidan Esack (HH) 5 6 11
James McCoy (HH) 6 5 11
Colin Franzoni (PW) 6 4 10
Nick Long (HH) 5 5 10
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Class AA MP GA GAA
Jimmy Sweeney (CRS) 272 6 1.06
Mason Moyer (CBS) 384 10 1.25
Brian Nelson (Nesh) 380 16 1.85
Jake Coddington (CBW) 376 20 2.55
Chris McIntyre (CBE) 346 20 2.81
Class A MP GA GAA
Ben Yuter (PW) 292 18 2.96
Joe Gambimo (HH) 356 28 3.78
Chris Shea (Wiss) 384 45 5.62
Save Percentage
Class AA MP Shots GA Sv Pct.
Mason Moyer (CBS) 384 172 10 .942
Jimmy Sweeney 272 85 6 .929
*Chris McIntyre (CBE) 294 227 18 .921
Jake Coddington (CBW) 376 196 20 .898
Brian Nelson (Nesh) 380 153 16 .895
Class A MP Shots GA. SVPct.
Joe Gambino (HH)) 356 242 25 .897
Ben Yuter (PW) 291 146 11 .877
Jacob Lungin (LM) 140 150 22 .853
Minimum 192 minutes played
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The Flyers Cup Committee has released its first set of power rankings for the 2019-20 season. The committee established the rankings system in an effort to enhance the tournament’s competitive balance.
The rankings include scholastic hockey teams in Eastern Pennsylvania, South Jersey, and Delaware. They are based in part on results prior to the holiday break, as well as schedule strength and the input of a five-member competition committee,whose members, all of whom have extensive hockey backgrounds, attend and observe games throughout the area.
Longtime coach Eric Tye overseeing the Flyers Cup Committee. He stresses the importance of the competition committee observing games.
“I think it’s very important,” he said. There is a formula that were using, but eye tests are a factor here and the only way to get eye tests is to watch games. They’re paying attention and they’re watching.”
The rankings will be updated weekly until the tournament field is selected in February; the selections are scheduled to be announced on February 23.
The 41st edition of the Flyers Cup will get underway on March 2
Class A
Class AA
Class AAA (records through 12-29)
N.J./Delaware
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The La Salle Explorers rallied for a 4-3 win over Bishop Hendricken (R.I.) on Sunday to claim seventh place in the Mount St. Charles Academy holiday tournament in Woonsocket, R.I.
Chase Hannon scored the winning goal with 27 seconds left in regulation to give his team their first win in there tournament games.
La Salle (6-7 overall) trailed 3-2 late in the third period before Nolan Woudenberg scored during a power play after the Explorers had pulled goaltender Aidan McCabe.
Hun School defeated St. Joseph’s Prep 6-0 Saturday afternoon in the opening round of the Purple Puck Tournament in Washington, D.C. The Hawks outshot their opponent 28-14 but couldn’t find the back of the net.
The Hawks started their Sunday with a 4-0 win over Archbishop Spalding in a game that saw them outshoot their foes 58-6.
They were also scheduled to face St. John’s from Washington, D.C. in a 2:15 start. The tournament semifinals and finals are scheduled for Monday.
Bishop Guertin (New Hampshire) defeated La Salle 4-3 in Saturday in the consolation bracket in the consolation bracket of the Mount St. Charles Academy tournament in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. The Explorers rallied from a 3-1 third-period deficit to force the shootout.
Matt Bent was impressive in goal for La Salle despite the loss. The Explorers will face Bishop Hendricken (R.I.) in a game for seventh placate noon on Sunday.
The La Salle Explorers will spend the weekend at the Mount St. Charles (R.I.) Academy tournament in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.
The Explorers dropped their opener to Franklin (Mass.) 3-2 in overtime Friday night. They’ll face the loser of a matchup between the host team, Mount St. Charles, and Bishop Guertin (New Hampshire) in a consolation game 4 p.m. on Saturday.
The other half includes Fairfield (Connecticut) Prep, Bishop Hendricken from Rhode Island, St. Joseph’s Collegiate from Buffalo, N.Y. and DeMatha from Maryland.
The tournament runs through Sunday.
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The St. Joseph’s Prep hockey team will be spending much of the remainder of their holiday break on the ice. The Hawks will be in Washington, D.C. this weekend to compete in the 21st annual National Capital Hockey Tournament, popularly known as the Purple Puck Tournament.
The Hawks will compete in the Prep Division of the event, which features an outstanding collection of high school and prep school teams, many from the Baltimore-Washington area and the East Coast but from elsewhere as well.
The Hawks will open play on Saturday with a 12:30 game against the Hun School from Princeton, New Jersey before seeing action twice on Sunday against Archbishop Spalding from Suburban Baltimore (9 a.m.) and St. John’s from Washington, D.C. (2:15). The tournament semifinals and finals are scheduled for Monday.
The Hawks have been competing in the Purple Puck event for roughly a decade now. The tournament is hosted by Gonzaga Prep and the two schools have a close relationship.
St. Joseph’s Prep coach David Giacomin says the weekend-long trip allows his players to spend time together off the ice and to get to know one another as people as well as hockey players.
“We try to do something in D.C. every year that is historical,” he said. “And then after that, this year I think we’re going to go to one of those escape rooms, try to have some fun with them and everything. We go out and do team dinners and lunches.
So, it’s all about the kids being together full time for three days.
Giacomin and his coaching staff see to it that the veterans on the roster mix with the underclassmen. “It really helps the younger kids get to know the older guys a lot better,” he said.
“When we do our rooming assignments, we mix up the kids so it’s not just staying with your friends; we keep everybody separated so by the end of the year, I do believe it really helps us quite a bit. Because the kids feel more and more comfortable with their teammates. They feel like they can at least speak out, especially the younger kids.”
Senior forward Austin Amato is one of the Hawks’ assistant captains. He says the experience of the trip and playing in the Purple Puck event helps build team unity.
“It gets everyone closer,” he said, “gets everyone to play with each other more which builds the team chemistry up.”
Amato stresses the importance of the veterans interacting with their younger teammates. “You’ve got to include them in everything, on and off the ice,” he said. You’ve got to ask them to eat, talk to them, make sure they feel welcome.”
Giacomin believes those sorts of interactions offer long-term rewards.
“I think it’s really important,” he said, “because the leadership group we have, they’re class individuals. They love to engage everybody. The incoming freshmen the first few weeks it’s always a thing with them, do I stand up and say something or do I sit down and be quiet?’ With these guys here, they make sure that everybody is included.
“There is no senior group sitting together in the locker room. There is no sophomore group. Everybody is intermixed and they’re all sitting there talking and everything. So everybody has a right to speak up. Everybody has their own opinion and it’s because of those kids, that they make everybody feel included. I hope going forward those kids are going to step up into a bigger role as we move down the stretch run.”
By Rick Woelfel
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