Category: Hockey History

Pennridge 5 C.B. East 0

WARWICK—For Pennridge it was all in an evening’s work. The Rams remained unbeaten Wednesday night with a 5-0 win over Central Bucks East in a SHSHL Class AA matchup at Revolution Ice Gardens.

Pennridge is now a perfect 10-0 on the season, 6-0 in divisional play, and sits atop the Flyers Cup Class AA rankings to boot.

Adam Boyle scored two goals and assisted on another. Aerek Lehrhaupt also scored twice as the Rams bested the Patriots for the second time this season; they prevailed 5-1 on December 8.

“We talked before the game,” said Pennridge coach Jeff Montagna. It was a point of emphasis the way we played against them last time. We did not play well and they outworked us last game.

“We stressed that in the locker room all week, about getting off to a better start against this team and not being outworked.”

The Rams dominated the first period although they scored just once. Boyle collected a loose puck in front of the East net and tucked it inside the left post with 4:16 left in the opening session.
As is often case in such circumstances, it was a case of a goaltender keeping his team in the game. In this case was the netminder was Matt Magiacapre who was credited with no few 26 saves in the opening 17 minutes and gave the Patriots (3-7, 2-4 in the division) reason to hope.

But East’s hopes were dashed 5:10 into the second frame when Shane Dachowski scored for the Rams on a breakaway while his team was skating two men short.

Boyle added his second goal of the night at the 14:14 mark before Lehrhaupt added two goals in the third period.

Emotions boiled over with 9:21 left in regulation when the Rams’ Pierce McGinley took the Patriots’ Kyle McIntyre into the wall on the Pennridge’s offensive right wing just beyond the faceoff circle. No penalty was called on the play. Phil McIntyre stepped up in defense of his brother and teammate and wound up drawing nine minutes in penalties; minor penalties for elbowing and roughing, plus a major. As a result, the Patriots were shorthanded virtually all of the rest of the game. but they kept battling.

“I loved how we stayed in the game the whole team,” said Central Bucks East coach Jeff Mitchell. “They put a lot of shots up on us in the first period so I was starting to get a little worried that we were sitting on our heels. But, the boys kept fighting back, it just wasn’t going I for us tonight.”

Montagna works to keep his team focused on the task at hand while also acknowledging what is possible. He’s counting on his seniors to show the way.

“The seniors that we have have been through this,” he said. “They know there’s a bigger goal than just getting through the regular season and they’ve been real good about teaching the other guys that and telling them that. They know what we’re fighting for.”

Ice Chips—Ryan Pico pitched a shutout in goal, making 24 saves while Mangiacapre was credited with 44 … The Rams will make up a game with Pennsbury Monday night at Hatfield Ice (6:20 start).

Pennridge 1 2 2—5

C.B. East 0 0 0—0

First-period goals: Adam Boyle (P) unassisted, 12:44

Second-period goals: Shane Dachowski (P) from Boyle and Colin Dachowski, 5:10 (sh); Boyle (P) unassisted, 14:14

Third-period goals: Aerek Lehrhaupt (P) from Colin Dachowski, 6:43; Lehhaupt (P) unassisted, 12:40

Shots: Pennridge 49, C.B. East 24; Saves: Ryan Pico (P) 24, Matt Mangiacapre (CBE) 44

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Hill School 3 La Salle 2

Will Schneider scored with 5:43 remaining in regulation to give the host Blues the win over the Explorers on Wednesday evening in a Mid-Atlantic Prep League game..

Chris Wnek and Max Maddalo scored the La Salle goals while Chase Hannon, Dan Whittock, Jackson Lindmar and Matt Giordano all had assists.

Will Braun made 35 saves in the La Salle net.

La Salle 1 1 0—2

Hill School 1 1 1—3

O’Ree’s Number to be Retired

It was on this date 63 years ago, January 18, 1958, that Willie O’Ree became the first Black player to appear in a National Hockey League Game. Tonight, the Boston Bruins will retire Mr. O’Ree’s number 22 when they host the Carolina Panthers.

Mr. O’Ree skated for the Bruins against the Montreal Canadians. He played in two games for the Bruins that year and 43 more during the 1960-61 season. He finished his NHL career with four goals and 10 assists, all coming during the 1960-61 season.

His professional career spanned 21 seasons, much of it in the Western Hockey League, a top-flight minor league at a time when the NHL had only six teams. This despite the fact he was blind in one eye.

Mr. O’Ree serves as the NHL’s Director of Youth Development. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builders category in 2018.

APAC Update for 1-18

                                            Won     Lost     OTW     OTL     Pts

Malvern Prep (9-2)            5           0           0          0         15

La Salle (5-4)                       2           2         0           0          6

Hun School (5-5)                1           2           1          0          5

St. Joseph’s Prep (4-5-1)   1           2          0           2          5

Holy Ghost Prep (9-7)        1           4         1           0          5

This Week

Wednesday       Hill School 3 La Salle 2

Thursday         Malvern Prep 4 Holy Ghost Prep 3 OT

                            Hun School at Portledge ppd

Friday                La Salle 2, St. Joseph’s Prep 1

                           Rutledge-Fair Haven at Hun School ppd

Scoring                        GP     G     A     Pts.     PPG

Matt Harris (MP)        4       4      6     10        2.50

Jeremy Jacobs (MP)   4       4      5      9        2.25

Joey Samango (SJP)    4       7      1      8        2.00

Jim Jacobs (MP)          4       4      3      7         1.75

Pierre Larocque (MP) 4      3      2      5           1.25

Jeffrey Hammond (SJ) 4     3      2      5         1.25

Brady Baehser (HGP)  5      3      3      6         1.20

Shaun Marshall HGP)  5     3       3      6         1.20

Liam Mooney (SJP)      4     0       4      4         1.00

Elian Estulin (HS)          4    2        2      4         1.00

Josh Ovelette (HS)       4    1         3     4         1.00

Conference games only through January 17. Shootout goals not included

SHSHL Update for 1-18-22

 National/Continental-Class AA     W     L     T    OTL     Pts

Pennridge (9-0)                                  5     0     0       0        10 

Council Rock South (7-1-1)               5      1     0       0      10

Neshaminy (6-1-1)                             3      1     0      0         6

Council Rock North (4-4)                  3      3     0      0        6

Souderton (5-5)                                  3      4     0      0        6

Pennsbury (4-2-1)                              2      1     0      0        4

Central Bucks East (3-6)                    2     3     0      0         4

Central Bucks South (2-5-1)              2      2     0      0       4

Bensalem (3-4)                                   1      2     0      0        2

Central Bucks West (3-5)                   0      4     0      0       0

North Penn (1-8)                                 0      5    0       0       0

American Division-Class A                  W    L   T    OTL      Pts

Abington (7-1)                                         6     0  0     0         12

Wissahickon (5-4)                                   5     1  0     0         10

Quakertown (4-6)                                   4      4  0     0         8

Plymouth Whitemarsh (5-1)                3      1  0     0         6

Upper Dublin (3-6)                                 2    4   0    0           4

Hatboro-Horsham (1-6)                         0    5  0     0           0 

William Tennent (0-8)                           0      5  0     0          5

Scoring

Class AA                                                  G      A      Pts

Shane Siegmund (PB)                          10      14      24

Karson Grainey (CRN)                         16      7        23

Max Gallagher (Nesh)                         9       9        18

Kevin Pico (Pr)                                      11     7        18

Alex Hood (Bens)                                 10     5       15

Kevin Koles (CRS)                                 8       7        15

Brendan Macainsh (Pb)                     10      5        15

Nick Hahn (CRN)                                  6       9        15

Julian Sarne (CRS)                               11      3        13

Jackson Accardi (CRN)                        8        5       13

Class A                                                     G       A      Pts

Matt Kramer (Ab                                  20      9      29

Aidan Keogh (PW)                                10     18     28

Luke Weikel (PW)                                  17      10    27

Jack Bocul (UD)                                     20      6       26 

Will Hussa (Wiss)                                   13       11    24

Joe Stelacio (Ab)                                     10       14    24

Danny Hussa (Wiss)                                16       5      21

A.J. Pounds (Wiss)                                   10     10      20

Matt Cholaj (Ab)                                       8       9        17

Nick Hussa (Wiss)                                    5        11      16

Flyers Cup Rankings for 1-17

Rankings based on on-ice performance and observations of the Flyers Cup Committee

AAA

  1. Malvern Prep (APAC)
  2. St. Joes Prep (APAC)
  3. Holy Ghost Prep (APAC)
  4. La Salle College High School (APAC)
  5. Father Judge (ICSHL PCL)

AA

  1. Pennridge (SHSHL Continental)
  2. Haverford High (ICSHL Central)
  3. Council Rock South (SHSHL National)
  4. Avon Grove (ICSHL Ches-Mont)
  5. Downingtown West (ICSHL Ches-Mont)

A

  1. West Chester East (ICSHL Ches-Mont)
  2. Springfield (ICSHL Central)
  3. West Chester Rustin (ICSHL Ches-Mont)
  4. Hershey (CPIHL)
  5. Plymouth Whitemarsh (SHSHL American)

NJ/DE

  1. Salesianum (ICSHL PCL)
  2. Eastern (SJHSHL)
  3. Shawnee (SJHSHL)
  4. Kingsway (SJHSHL)
  5. Moorestown (SJHSHL)
  6. Cherokee (SJHSHL)

Girls

  1. West Chester Henderson (ICSHL NAT)
  2. Avon Grove (ICSHL NAT)
  3.  Downingtown West (ICSHL NAT)
  4. Unionville (ICSHL AM)
  5. Kingsway (ICSHL AM)

Pennsbury 12 Souderton 2

HATFIELD—Pennsbury entered the season as the defending SHSHL Class AA championship and accompanied by an assortment of expectations. The Falcons had an up-and-down first half of the campaign in part due to injuries. On Thursday night however, they were in fine form.

Brendan Macainsh scored three goals and assisted on another as the Falcons steamrolled Souderton 12-2 at Hatfield Ice in a Class AA game that was terminated with 3:26 left in the third period via the 10-goal mercy rule.

Pennsbury improved to 4-2-1 overall and 2-1 in divisional play. While that record may not raise eyebrows among their SHSHL foes, the level of Thursday night’s performance likely will. The Falcons launched 37 shots in 47 minutes and 34 seconds of playing time.

“I love to have a lot of shots,” said Pennsbury coach Ryan Daley. “A lot of shots equals a lot of opportunities.

They’re really good at it. Kids love to score and it’s not too hard to get them to buy in on that.”

Macainsh echoed those sentiments. “When everything’s working, it’s always fun to play,” he said. “our defense was working tonight and our offense was on point. so, you can’t complain about much.”
The blitz began early. Macainsh put in a rebound of Shane Siegmund’s shot 3:10 into the first frame to give Pennsbury the lead and the Falcons pushed their advantage to 4-0 by period’s end on additional goals from Logan Doyle, Macainsh, and Reece Millman.

Carter Povazan got Souderton (5-5, 3-4) on the scoreboard 3:14 into the middle period but Siegmund and Evan Eisler quickly answered for the Falcons and even after Timothy Alexander scored Souderton’s second goal the outcome was never in doubt. The abbreviated third period was a mere formality.

“We got hit by a truck,” said Souderton coach Ryan Uchniat. “That Pennsbury team is very good.

“It took us a little bit to get our bearings. We had a tough time getting it out of our zone and they crashed our net with a lot of speed. We had problems playing man on down low; I think that’s where it started.

In addition to Macainsh’s four-point night, Siegmund contributed a goal and four assists.

Pennsbury 4 4 4—12

Souderton 0 2 0—2

First-period goals: Brendan Macainsh (P) from Shane Siegmund and Justin Marlin, 3:10; Logan Doyle (P) from Andrew Falkenstein, 4:27; Macainsh (P) from Marlin and Siegmund, 10:37 (pp); Reece Millman (P) from Connor Coyne, 16:02

Second-period goals: Carter Povazan (S) from Sean Ryan, 3:14 (pp); Siegmund (P) from Marcus Roberts, 4:16; Evan Eisler (P) from Marlin, 5:41; Timothy Alexander (S) from Liam O’Neill, 12:47 (pp); Reese Picker (P) from Doyle, 14:21; Eisler (P) from Siegmund, 16:24

Third-period goals: Falkenstein (P) from Eisler, 10:39; Stephen Grosscup (P) from Macainsh, 11:07; Macainsh (P) from Coyne, 11:57; Colin Michalak (P) from Siegmound and Jason Fowler, 13:34.Game terminated with 3:26 remaining in the third period.
Shots: Souderton 12, Pennsbury 37; Saves: Noah Connor (S) 25, Aaron McDaniel (P) 10

Malvern Prep 7 Father Judge 3

Defending Class AAA Flyers Cup state champion Malvern Prep defeated Father Judge 7-3 Wednesday night in a non-league game at Flyers Skate Zone.

Pierre Larocque, Jimmy Jacobs, and Matt Haris all scored goals for the Friars. Larocque added two assists, Harris and Jacobs on each.

Malvern Prep 2 3 2—7

Father Judge 0 1 2—3

Abington 9 Plymouth Whitemarsh 7

HATFIELD TOWNSHIP—The calendar says January, not July, but there were plenty of fireworks at Hatfield Ice Wednesday night. Abington and Wissahickon combined for 16 goals before the Galloping Ghosts prevailed 9-7 in a matchup of the two titans of the SHSHL’s American Division.

Abington improved to 6-1 overall and a division-leading 5-0 while the Colonials (5-1, 3-1) tasted defeat for the first time this season.
It was a big night for Abington junior Pat Stelacio who scored four goals. Luke Weikel matched him for the Colonials.

Stelacio got support however from teammates Matt Kramer (three goals), his brother Joe Stelacio, and Sam Paulik

“We knew it was going to be a tough game,” said Abington coach Ken Brozowski. We know that we’re going to get the best game from most teams in the league and you’re playing a team like PW; they’ve got a couple really good players on their team. Absolutely, we knew it was going to be a close game.

The fireworks show began early; each team scored twice in the first 7:34 of the opening period. Pat Stelacio and Weikel scored for Abington while Weikel found the back of the net twice for the Colonials.

Stelacio followed up with two additional goals 19 seconds apart. With 4:19 left in the first frame he already had a hat trick and his team had a 4-2 lead.

Stelacio, a junior, started his high-school career at Roman Catholic but switched to Abington this season. 

“I wanted to play with my brother at Abington,” he said. “I have a lot of friends here, so it was the right move.”

Weikel completed his own hat trick just 28 seconds into the middle period, but Abington responded with five straight goals to build an 8-3 lead by period’s end.

Kramer, who came into the game leading the entire SHSHL in scoring, ended the period by completing his own hat trick. He now has 17 goals and nine assists on the season.

Plymouth Whitemarsh coach Josh Aiello was expecting a lot of offense, to a point.

“I wasn’t expecting a shootout,” he said, “but you have two teams that are able to put the puck in the net and you’ve seen it over the course of this season. I didn’t expect it, but I guess it’s not a surprise.”

The Colonials made a run early in the third period, scoring three goals in a span of 35 seconds to make it an 8-6 game with 10:09 still remaining in regulation. Danny Smith played a key role in the surge, scoring one of the goals and assisting on the other two.
But Plymouth Whitemarsh could get no closer. The teams traded goals down the stretch; the last goal of the night was Stelacio’s fourth.

Plymouth Whitemarsh 2 1 4—7

Abington 4 4 1—9

First-period goals: Pat Stelacio (A) from Griffin Carpenter, 2:09; Luke Weikel (PW) from Matthew Flynn and Aidan Keogh, 3:09; Sam Paulik (A) unassisted, 7:34; Weikel (PW) from Conlan Carpenter and Keogh, 10:03 (pp); Pat Stelacio (A) unassisted, 12:22; Pat Stelacio (A) unassisted, 12:41

Second-period goals: Weikel (PW) unassisted, :28; Matt Kramer (A) from Joe Stelacio, 2:12; Joe Stelacio (A) from Kramer and Brian Murdoch, 8:50; Kramer (A) from Joe Stelaio and Paulik, 12:04; Kramer (A) from Joe Stelacio and Paulik, 16:39

Third-period goals: Danny Smith (PW) unassisted, 6:16; Weikel (PW) from Smith and Keogh, 6:30; Tim Murphy (PW) from Smith and Weikel, 6:51; Pat Stelacio (A) from Ian Heydt, 7:22; Weikel (PW) from Mishkin, 15:50.
shots: Plymouth Whitemarsh 32, Abington 34; Saves: Kolton Galie (PW) 8 and Christopher Maslij (PW) 17, Ben Panella (A) 25

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