APAC Standings (11 p.m.) 12-7-22)

                                                  Won     Lost  OTW   OTL    Points      GF    GA

Holy Ghost Prep (6-2)              1           0       0          1          4             8       5

Hun School (4-3)                       1          0        0        0          3           7 0     

Malvern Prep (4-1)                   1           1       0          0          3             7      5

La Salle (2-3-1)                          1          1       0          0           3             6      9

St. Joseph’s Prep (6-2-1)           0          2        1         0          2             4      13

  

Hockey Happenings joins with the rest of the APAC community in extending our sympathies to Holy Ghost Prep coach Gump Whiteside whose father, William A. Whiteside Jr. passed away on December 4 at age 93.

Me. Whiteside’s obituary can be found HERE

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.

Game of the Week YouTube Schedule

The Flyers Cup Committee has announced its Game of the Week streaming package. All 10 games will be televised live on the Flyers Cup YouTube Channel

Monday 12-12 5:15 La Salle vs. Malvern Prep

Friday 12-16. 8:45 Lower Dauphin vs. Hershey

Thursday 12-22 7:00 Conestoga vs. Penncrest

Thursday, January 5 7:10 Plymouth Whitemarsh vs. Abington

Friday, January 13 6:30 Radnor vs. Owen J. Roberts

Friday, January 20 9:00 Eastern vs. Washington Township

Friday, January 27 6:30 Father Judge vs. Salesianum

Wednesday, February 1 7:20 Pennridge vs. Council Rock South

Friday, February 10 6:30 West Chester East vs. Avon Grove

2-13 9:00 West Chester Rustin vs. Conestoga Girls

Fort Erie International Academy 5 Hun School 3

Hun School jumped to a 3-0 first-period lead Sunday afternoon but fell 5-3 to Fort Erie International Academy Sunday afternoon in the final round of the Shady Side Academy holiday tournament.

Mark Gall, Jack Neckritz, and Brandon Marino scored for the Raiders who went 2-2 against elite competition during the weekend. Both losses came in shootouts.