Max Maddalo scored in the second period to as La Salle played to a 1-1 tie at Princeton Day School on Tuesday in a Mid-Atlantic Hockey League game. No overtime period was played.
La Salle 0 1 0—1
Princeton Day 0 0 1—1
Category: Atlantic Prep Athletic Conference
APAC Update for 2-12-22
Won Lost OTW OTL Pts GF GA
Malvern Prep (13-3) 5 1 2 0 19 33 20
La Salle (8-7-1) 4 3 0 1 13 19 16
@ St. Joseph’s Prep (8-8-1) 3 3 0 2 11 23 21
Hun School (8-9) 3 4 1 0 11 16 20
Holy Ghost Prep (10-111) 1 5 1 1 6 16 30
@ St. Joseph’s Prep finishes third via tiebreak (goal differential)
End Regular Season
Playoff Schedule
Monday, February 14 Play In
Holy Ghost Prep 9 Hun School 4
Wednesday, February 16
Malvern Prep 4, Holy Ghost Prep 1
La Salle 4 St. Joseph’s Prep 1
Founders Cup final will be played February 23 or 24 and hosted by the highest-seeded finalist.
Scoring GP G A Pts PPG
Matt Harris (MP) 8 9 8 17 2.13
Jim Jacobs (MP) 8 8 9 17 2.13
Jeremy Jacobs (MP) 8 6 7 13 1.63
Joey Samango (SJP) 8 8 2 10 1.25
Pierre Larocque (MP) 7 4 6 10 1.25
Jeffrey Hammond (SJP) 8 3 5 8 1.00
Quinn Dougherty (MP) 8 2 6 8 1.00
Dante Passio (SJP) 8 1 7 8 1.00
Shaun Marshall (HGP) 8 4 3 7 0.88
Elian Estulin (HS) 8 2 5 7 0.88
Brady Baehser (HGP) 7 3 3 6 0.75
Nick Storti (SJP 8 3 3 6 0.75
Keenan Schneider (L) 8 5 1 6 0.75
Chris Wnek (L) 8 2 4 6 0.75
conference games only Shootout goals not included
St. Joseph’s Prep 3 Hun School 1
HAVERFORD TOWNSHIP—With just eight days remaining in the APAC regular season, teams are striving to climb over each other and gain a foothold that strengthens their position not only in the conference standings but also in the minds of the members of the committee that will seed the Class AAA portion of the upcoming Flyers Cup tournament.
St. Joseph’s Prep took a step up on Friday night, climbing over The Hun School 3-1 on Senior Night at the Skatium.
Cathal Dowd, Liam Mooney, and Joey Samango all scored goals for the Hawks (7-6 overall) who moved into second place in the APAC standings with a 3-2-0-2 conference mark, one point ahead of La Salle. The Hawks and Explorers will meet on Wednesday to conclude their respective league schedules.
Hun School (7-7 overall) stands at 2-3-1-0 in the conference with games remaining against Malvern Prep on Wednesday and Holy Ghost Prep next Friday.
The first meeting between the two teams (a 1-0 Hun School win) was decided on the last shot of a shootout and Friday’s game was closely contested as well, despite the Hawks’ margin of victory.
“They played hard,” Mooney said of the Raiders. “They’re hard to play against. They had a couple good lines; they were a couple guys short (due to suspensions) but I thought we played them pretty tough, played them pretty well.”
Hun School Coach Ian McNally noted that Friday’s game featured a rematch between the goaltenders who hooked up in the teams’ first meeting; the Hawks Ajay White and the Raiders Stephen Chen. He was impressed with White’s winning performance.
“We scored one (regulation) goal; in two games against this kid. He was in our kitchen.”
Mooney noted Friday’s game had a different flow than the first meeting and the Hawks generated more opportunities.
“(Chen) played really good last time,” he said. “Today, we just got more shots on him. That was the key to winning today.”
Cathal Dowd gave St. Joseph’s Prep a 1-0 lead 10:34 into the first period when he scored off a turnover just to the right of Chen in front of the Raider’s net. The fast-paced first sessions saw the teams generate 30 shots between them.
Play slowed a bit in the second frame and it was still a 1-0 game early in the third period before Mooney’s goal extended his team’s lead.
Elian Estulin cut that lead in half when he scored off a Hawk turnover but Nick Storti cemented the victory for the hosts when he scored a power-play goal with 1:52 remaining in regulation.
”In our league, every team battles to the end,” said Hawk coach David Giacomin. “It was basically a one-goal game up until the power play.”
In two meetings against each other, Chen and White combined to stop 131 of 135 shots in regulation and overtime. Chen made 66 saves and White 65
Hun School 0 0 1—1
St. Joseph’s Prep 1 0 2—3
First-period goal: Cathal Dowd (HGO) from Dante Passio, 10:34
Third-period goals: Liam Mooney (SJP) from Charles Maratea, 3:52; Elian Estulin (HS) from Seth Kaplan, 7:54; Nick Storti (SJP) from Jeffrey Hammond, 15:08 (pp)
Shots: Hun School 34, St. Joseph’s Prep 35; Saves; Stephen Chen (HS) 32, Ajay White (SJP) 32
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Malvern Prep 6 Spaulding 2
Hayden Campbell scored two goals as Malvern Prep downed Spaulding 6-2 Wednesday afternoon at Ice Line.
Pierre Larocque, Jimmy Jacobs, Teague Murray and Jeremy Jacobs also scored for the Friars, who improved to 11-3 overall.
Spaulding 1 0 1—2
Malvern Prep 3 1 2—6
Hun School 2 La Salle 1
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, N.J.—The momentum of a hockey game can change in the blink of an eye. So it was at Iceland Tuesday afternoon. Elian Estulin and Seth Kaplan scored third-period goals to propel The Hun School past La Salle 2-1 in a tightly contested Atlantic Prep Athletic Conference matchup.
The win lifted the Raiders (7-6 overall) to 2-2-0-1 in APAC play.
The Explorers fell to 6-7 overall and 3-3-0-1 in conference.
La Salle’s Keenan Schneider scored the afternoon’s first goal on a forehander from the low slot with 4:25 left in the second period.
That was all the two teams could manage through the first two period against a pair of hot goaltenders, the Explorers’ Aries Carangi and the Raiders’ Stephen Chen, although the Raiders had a goal disallowed early in the period because, according to Hun School coach Ian McNally, the whistle blew before the puck crossed the goal line.
Early in the third fame however, the flow of the game shifted rather abruptly in Hun School’s direction. The sequence began at the 4:38 mark when La Salle’s Ryan Warner was flagged for slashing. Just 17 seconds later, Max Maddalo was sent off for cross checking, giving the Raiders an extended two-man advantage. Estulin tied the game at the 5:12 mark with a shot from the right side of the slot.
The Raiders had the momentum from that moment forward. Seth Kaplan scored the winning goal on a partial breakaway with 3:37 remaining in regulation.
“(The coaches) trust in our power-play unit,” Estulin said. “I was on the right side and got a five-hole goal We celebrated, then we got back out and got one.”
Seth Kaplan scores the winning goal
La Salle coach Wally Muehlbronner cited the back-to-back penalties as the key point in the game.
“We talked going into the third about being smart and staying out of the box,” he said. “We took a couple penalties, it was unfortunate. I thought we played well.
“A couple of the guys that were in the box were guys that normally kill for us as well.”
Muehlbronner was quick to credit the Raiders for their effort.
“I thought Hun played well,” he said. “They’re a tough team to play against. They’re and they had some good opportunities.”
McNally noted there was sniping in the Raider locker room while the ice was being resurfaced before the third period but was glad his players maintained their composure.
“No one could get over the non-call goal he said. “I was worried we weren’t going to be able to regroup. And we did.”
The win keeps the Raiders mathematically alive in the quest for the APAC regular-season title. They can finish in first place alone if they win their three remaining conference games in regulation. Estulin however says he and his teammates are taking things one step at a time and not worrying about what the standings look like.
“We’re just going to play our game,” he said. “We’re not going to worry about who is 5-0 or who is 3-2. We’re just going to play our game.”
Tempers flared at the close of regulation when the teams scuffled behind the Hun School net. Maddalo, his teammate Chase Hannon, and Hun School’s Nick Dimatos and Mark Gall were accessed a total of 50 minutes in penalties.
La Salle 0 1 0—1
Hun School 0 0 2—2
Second-period goal: Keenan Schneider (L) from Tim Whittock and Chase Hannon, 12:25
Third-period goals: Elian Estulin (HS) from Riley Frost and Nick Dimatos, 5:18; Seth Kaplan (HS) from Dimatos and Frost, 13:23
Shots La Salle 39, Hun School 30; Saves: Aries Carangi (L) 28, Stephen Chen (HS) 38
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La Salle 5 Holy Ghost Prep 1
BRISTOL—The La Salle Express is getting up a full head of steam. Max Maddalo scored two goals and assisted on another as the Explorers scored a 5-1 decision over Holy Ghost Prep Monday afternoon in an Atlantic Prep Athletic Conference game at Grundy Arena.
The win boosts La Salle to 6-6 overall and 3-2-0-1 in the APAC. While the Explorers could theoretically tie Malvern Prep for first place in the conference standings by winning their two remaining APAC games (Tuesday against Hun School and February 9 against St. Joseph’s Prep) the Friars would win the tiebreaker for the regular-season title, having beaten the Explorers twice.
Holy Ghost Prep (9-8, 1-4-1-1) took an early lead on John Seravalli’s goal 4:02 into the first period but Maddalo and Chris Wnek responded for La Salle before the first period ended and La Salle was in control from then on.
While the Explorers have scored just 15 goals in six APAC games they have allowed just 13. Maddalo says he and his teammates make defense their top priority.
“(Head Coach Wally Muehlbronner) usually drills it into us at the beginning of the year to play team defense,” the senior said. “So, we just play good team defense and that shows on offense.”
Gavin O’ Connell and Keenan Schneider scored second-period goals for La Salle before Maddalo scored into an empty net with 1:54 left in regulation.
The Explorers dropped their first four games of the season but are 6-2 since December 1.
“The first few games it starts out slow,” Maddalo said. “The new kids are trying to learn (Muehlbronner’s system). But, after midseason we started to pick up the pace on it.”
Muehlbronner expressed satisfaction with his team’s performance.
“Especially in the second period we really played well,” he said. “We had good tempo. All four lines were going. I think our defense really played just simple, smart hockey, getting pucks out or getting pucks deep, the way we need to play.”
Muehlbronner says his players, particularly the newcomers, have become more comfortable with his system as the season has progressed.
“The second half, they’ve done a pretty good job of sticking to it,” he said. “We’ve had our lapses at times, but we need to remember what’s going to make us have success.”
Will Braun got the win in goal, making 24 saves.
“We’ve ben rotating (our goaltenders),” Muehlbronner said,” and they’ve both done a really nice job.”
For Holy Ghost Prep, it was another disappointing result after a promising start. The Firebirds have lost seven straight.
“We started off the game really hard the first seven minutes,” said Holy Ghost Prep coach Gump Whiteside. “We got that first goal. I thought we played horribly in the second period and then battled in the third, but you’ve got to play three solid periods and we weren’t able to do that tonight.”
La Salle 2 2 1—5
Holy Ghost Prep 1 0 0—1
First-period goals: John Seravalli (HGP) from Shaun Moore and Landon Stout, 4:02; Max Maddalo (L) from Chris Wnek, 11:14; Wnek (L) from Maddalo, 13:04 (pp)
Second-period goals: Gavin O’ Connell (L) from Chase Hannon and Charlie Kennedy, 4:11; Keenan Schneider (L) unassisted, 7:21
Third-period goal; Maddalo (L) from Schneider, 15:06 (en)
Shots: La Salle 27, Holy Ghost Prep 25; Saves: Will Braun (L) 24, Colin Mudrick (HGP) 22
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Flyers Cup Rankings for 1-31-22
Class AAA
- Malvern Prep
- Sr. Joseph’s Prep
- La Salle
- Holy Ghost Prep
- Cardinal O’Hara
Class AA
- Pennridge
- Haverford
- Council Rock South
- Avon Grove
- Neshaminy
Class A
- West Chester East
- Springfield-Delco
- West Chester Rustin
- Hershey
- Plymouth Whitemarsh
NJ/Del
- Salesianum
- Eastern
- Shawnee
- Moorsetown
- Kingsway
- Cherokee
Girls
- West Chester Henderson
- Avon Grove
- Downingtown West
- Unionville
- Kingsway
Rankings determined by the Flyers Cup Competition Committee based on game results and personal observations. The field for the 43rd Flyers Cup tournament will be announced on Sunday, February 27.
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APAC Update for 1-31-22
Won Lost OTW OTL Pts GF GA
Malvern Prep (11-3) 4 1 2 0 16 29 19
St. Joseph’s Prep (7-6) 3 2 0 2 11 22 18
La Salle (6-7) 3 3 0 1 10 16 15
Hun School (7-7) 2 3 1 0 8 15 13
Holy Ghost Prep (9-8) 1 4 1 1 6 15 28
This Week
Monday: La Salle 5 Holy Ghost Prep 1
Tuesday: Hun School 2 La Salle 1
Wednesday: Spaulding at Malvern Prep 3:30
Friday: St. Joseph’s Prep 3 Hun School 1
Scoring GP G A Pts PPG
Matt Harris (MP) 7 7 8 15 2.14
Jim Jacobs (MP) 7 7 7 14 2.00
Joey Samago (SJP) 6 8 2 10 1.67
Jeremy Jacobs (MP) 7 5 6 11 1.57
Pierre Laracque (MP) 7 4 5 9 1.29
Jeffrey Hammond (SJP) 6 3 4 7 1.17
Dante Passio (SJP) 6 1 6 7 1.17
Sean Marshall (HGP) 7 4 3 7 1.00
Elian Estulin (HS) 4 2 2 4 1.00
Josh Ovelette (HS) 4 1 3 4 1.00
conference games only (minimum of 3) through February 1
Scoring through January 31
Conference games only (minimum of 3)
St. Joseph’s Prep 4, Malvern Prep 2
Four different players scored goals as St. Joseph’s Prep downed Malvern Prep 4-2 Thursday afternoon in an Atlantic Prep Athletic Conference game at Ice Line.
Christian Short, Jeffrey Hammond, Joey Samango, and Michael Ahearn all scored goals as the Hawks (6-6 overall, 1-2-1-0 in conference) handed the Friars (10-3, 5-1-1-0) their first conference loss.
Ajay White came up big in goal for the Hawks, making 47 saves; his team was outshot 49-25.
Goals from Short and Hammond gave the Hawks a 2-0 lead at the 1:22 mark of the second period. Teague Murray scored for Malvern Prep to cut the margin in half at the 3:50 mark before goals from Samango and Ahearn extended the St. Joseph’s Prep lead.
Matt Harris scored for Malvern Prep in the final minute of the second period but the Friars could not come any closer.
St. Joseph’s Prep 1 3 0—4
Malvern Prep 0 2 0—2
First-period goals: Christian Short (SJP) unassisted, 14:28
Second-period goals: Jeffrey Hammond (SJP) from Nick Storti and Dante Passio, 1:22; Teague Murray (MP) from Hayden Campbell and Matt Barbacane, 3:50; Joey Samango (SJP) from Hammond and Passio, 8:22; Michael Ahearn (SJP) from Tristan Winata and Passio, 13:22; Matt Harris (MP) from Jeremy Jacobs and Quinn Dougherty, 16:02 (pp)
Shots: St. Joseph’s Prep 25, Malcom Prep 49; Saves: Ajay White (SJP) 47, Anthony Perti (MP) 21
Jeffrey Hammond scores in the second period to give St. Joseph’s Prep a 2-0 lead.
Teague Murray scores for Malvern Prep in the second period.
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Elsewhere
Hun School 10, Pingry School 3
The Raiders scored two shorthanded goals before the game was two minutes old and went on to the win on Thursday at Iceland.
Seth Kaplan paced the Raiders (6-6) with two goals and four assists. Elian Estulin and Josh Sosner also scored two goals each for Hun School, which registered its first win since December 10 in just its second start since December 15
Pingry School 0 0 2—2
Hun School 4 3 3—10
APAC Sets Playoff Dates
The Atlantic Prep Athletic Conference has set the dates for the Founders Cup playoffs.
The postseason will begin on Monday, February 14 with the fourth-place regular season finisher hosting the fifth-place team.
The winner will advance to the semifinals, which will be staged as a doubleheader at Ice Line on Wednesday, February 16. The championship game will be played on either Wednesday, February 23 or Thursday, December 24 and will be hosted by the highest seeded finalist.
Because of when they are scheduled, the results of the Founders Cup playoffs will factor into the seedings for the Flyers Cup tournament which will be announced on Sunday, February 27.
The complete Founders Cup playoff schedule is as follows:
1st Round – Feb 14th: 4 x 5 play in, Site TBD (Highest Seed)
Semifinals – Feb 16th @ Iceline: 6:45pm & 8:45pm
Championship: Feb 23rd/24th (TBD), hosted by higher seed
The Founders Cup playoffs will mark the conclusion of the APAC’s fourth season. La Salle claimed the first two league titles in 2019 and ’20. Last year’s playoffs were not concluded because of Covid issues.
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