Category: Hockey News

SHSHL Standings/Playoff Update 2-22-17

Hope some of you stayed up to watch the women’s gold medal game between the U.S. and Canada last night…. It was worth it.

The Suburban High School Hockey League concludes its regular season Friday night.

Here’s an overview of how the standings look.

 

BTW: The Miracle on Ice, the U.S. win over the Soviet Union in the 1980 Olympics, occurred 38 years ago today. For the high-school players who may not have done so yet; find this game on You Tube and watch it.

 

 

 

Class 2A                        W L T Pts

Central Bucks South     10 0 0 20

Council Rock South        8 1 1 17

Pennridge                       8 1 1 17

North Penn                     8 2 1 17

Council Rock North     6 4 1  13

Central Bucks West        5 5 0 10

Central Bucks East          4 6 1 9

Neshaminy                      3 7 1 7

 

Thursday

Central Bucks South vs. Central Bucks West 8:45 at Rev. Ice Gardens

 

Friday

Council Rock South vs. Pennridge 7:10 at Hatfield

 

The eight playoff teams in Class 2A are set.

Central Bucks South will be the top seed. The result of the Council Rock South-Pennridge game

will determine seeds two and three. North Penn is locked into fourth place via the tiebreaker system. Thanks to Kenny Haas for the late update….

 

Seeds five through eight are set.

Quarterfinal Games

  1. C.B. South vs. 8. Neshaminy
  2. CRS-Pr winner vs. 7. C.B. East
  3. CRS-Pr loser vs 6. CB West
  4. North Penn vs 5. CR North

 

 

Class 1A                        W L T Pts

Wissahickon                 13 1 0 26

Lower Moreland           10 4 0 20

Abington                        9 3 1  19

Hatboro-Horsham          9 4 0  18

 

Friday

Abington vs. Hatboro-Horsham 8:50 at Hatfield

 

The four playoff teams are set. The result of the Hatboro-Horsham-Abington game will determine the final order of finish.

There is also a key Class 3A game set for tomorrow as Holy Ghost Prep faces Malvern Prep at Ice Line (8:45). The Firebirds are in line for the #1 seed in the Class 3A Flyer Cup tournament

 

 

Playoffs begin next Monday

 

Prep Division Standings   W L T Its

Holy Ghost Prep                6 1 0 12

St. Joseph’s Prep               5 3 0 10

Malvern Prep                  4 3 0    8

LaSalle                             3 4 0.    6

Salesianum                    0 7 0        0

 

 

Teams in bold have completed their regular-season schedules.

Hockey Happenings Update

 

 

 

With one week left in the Suburban High School Hockey League regular season, here’s how the standings look. Standings are based on divisional games only through 2-16-18

 

 

SHSHL

Class 2A Standings          W L T Pts

C.B. South                        10 0 0 20

Council Rock South           8 1 1 17

Pennridge                         8 1 1 17

North Penn                        7 2 1 15

Council Rock North           6 4 1 13

C.B. West                              5 5 0 10

C.B. East                               4 6 0  8

Souderton                          3 7 0   6

Neshaminy                        2 7 1    5      

William Tennent              1 7 2     4

Truman                            1 7 1     3

Pennsbury                        0 8 0     0

 

 

 

Class 2A Scoring                  G-A      Pts

Eric Slater Pr                       33-20—53

Zac Herman Crn                  22-21—43

Joe DeLaurentis CBS           23-18—41

Matt Stoll  CBS                    24-16—40

Michael Walker  Pr             17-19—36

Andrew Galetta  NP             19-14—33

Patrick McGinley Pr             20-12—32

Daniel Guest Crn                  15-16—31

Nathan Oh NP                        8-20—28

Matt Meli CRS                       20-6—26

Collin Kleiser CRS                 13-13—26

John Vanni  CRN                   12-12—24

Reis Braccio  CBS                   7-17—24

Brandon Smmmonds CRN      7-16—23

Colin Abbonizio CBS               9-14—23

 

 

Class 2A Goaltenders (Save Pct)

Oscar Levin CBS         .938

Steve Glik Nesh          .908

Tim White CBS          .903

Luke Stranik Pr           .901

Josh Smith Sou           .894

Eric Lineman Wt         .873

 

Our thanks to the administration and staff at Holy Ghost Prep for their support.

Holy Ghost Prep is a private, Catholic, all-boys school located in Bensalem, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Located adjacent to the busy I-95 corridor in metropolitan Philadelphia, Holy Ghost Prep attracts students from more than 100 elementary feeder schools from throughout metropolitan Philadelphia counties and New Jersey

Today is a vibrant community of nearly 500 young men preparing for college and adult life through a challenging program which stresses the cultivation of students’ unique gifts and talents, academic excellence, and generous service to the poor. We continue to be mindful of our founding history as a seminary as we seek to form young men morally, intellectually, and spiritually in the Spiritan tradition.

 

Class 1A Standings         W-L-T Pts

Wissahickon                   13 0 0—26

Abington                         9  3 0—18

Lower Moreland            9  4 0—18

Hatboro-Horsham          8  4 0—16

Upper Dublin                  7 6  0—14

New Hope Solebury        2  11 0—4

Plymouth Whitemarsh    2  11 0—4

Upper Moreland             0 11 0—0

 

Teams in bold have clinched a playoff spot

Teams in italic in contention for a playoff spot

U.S. Women Fall to Canada

Canada defeated the United States 2-1 Wednesday night to conclude group play in the Olympic women’s hockey tournament.

Both teams were already assured of places in the semifinals.

The Americans will play either Finland or Sweden while Canada will take on either Olympic athletes from Russia or Switzerland. One semifinal will be played late Sunday night (11:10 p.m. Eastern time), the other at 7:10 Monday morning,.

The gold-medal game is set for 11:10 Eastern Time Wednesday night (1:10 Thursday afternoon in Korea).

IIHL Semifinals 2-13-18

GA 4, Springside-Chestnut Hill 0
By Rick Woelfel

OAKS—Germantown Academy’s approach on the ice might best be described as workmanlike rather than stylish. It’s an approach that has paid off all season, most notably on Tuesday afternoon.

The Patriots kept up the pressure all afternoon in the course of a 4-0 win over Springside-Chestnut Hill in an Independence Interscholastic Hockey League playoff semifinal at Oaks Center Ice. The win puts top-seeded GA (12-1) in Thursday’s championship game against Pennington (3:50 start) at the University of Pennsylvania’s Class of 1923 Arena.

Tim Landmesser scored two goals and assisted on another as the Patriots won their 11th straight game, recorded their fourth straight shutout, and pressured their opponents for a full 45 minutes.

“That’s what we’ve been talking about,” said GA coach John Fields. “Just bring relentless on the puck. Just keep pressuring and pressuring.”

Fields’ team did just that in the opening period although it took the Patriots some time to find the back of the net. The fourth-seeded Blue Devils (3-5-3) got a stellar effort from sophomore goaltender Liam Peterson kept his team in the game by making 16 saves in the first frame. “Their goaltender was outstanding,” Fields said. “He’s amazing. Getting the puck past him is just so difficult.

It took GA 12 minutes, 44 seconds to score its first goal. Moseley Schwartz scored a power-play goal on a slapshot from the left point while the Blue Devils’ Matt Kestenbaum was in the box serving a tripping penalty.

Landmesser, who assisted on Schwartz’s goal, scored one of his own just 41 seconds later to give his team a 2-0 advantage. “I think we had good pressure on them,” he said. “We were pretty much all over them, we were moving the puck well.”

The Patriots extended their lead in the third period Parker Chisholm added a goal at the 4:59 mark before Landmesser scored into an empty net at the 6:09 mark during a Springside-Chestnut Hill power play. GA outshot the Blue Devils 37-26.

Landmesser, a junior, says that the experience the Patriots have playing together is a major component of their success. “I think it’s great,” he said. “The ability to build chemistry with another player, especially if you’ve been playing on the same line, really helps.”

* Fittingly enough, on a day when the U.S. Women’s Olympic team bested Olympic Athletes from Russia, there were five females on the ice, four Blue Devils and one Patriot.

 

Springside-Chestnut Hill 0 0 0—0
Germantown Academy 2 0 2
First-0period goals: Moseley Schwartz (GA) from Tyler Dolan and Tim Landmesser, 12:44 (pp); Landmesser (GA) from Andrew Miao and Tyler Dolan, 13:25.
Third-period goals: Parker Chisholm (GA) from Miao, 4:59; Landmesser (GA) unassisted, 6:09 (en).
Shots; Springside-CHA 26, Germantown Academy 37; Saves: Liam Peterson (SCHA) 32, William Gross (GA) 26.
Records: Springside-Chestnut Hill Academy (3-5-3) Germantown Academy (12-1)

 

SHSHL Update for 2-12-18

Two weeks remain in the SHSHL regular season.

Here are the Class 2A standings including divisional games only through Friday, February 10.

 

W-L-T Pts

CB South    10-0-0 20

CR South      7-1-1 15

Pennridge      7-1-1 15

North Penn     7-2-1 15

CR North          5-4-1 11

CB West            5-4-0 10

CB East              3-6-0   6

Souderton         3-6-0  6

Neshaminy       2-7-1  5

Tennent            1-6-2   4

Truman            1-6-1    3

Pennsbury      0-8-0    0

 

Eight teams will qualify for the Class 2A SHSHL playoffs. Historically, playoff qualifiers have received Flyers Cup invitations. The top six teams, C.B. South, C.R. South, Pennridge, North Penn, Council Rock North, and C.B. West are all assured of playoff spots. Central Bucks East and Souderton will clinch spots by earning two points (one win or two ties) in their two remaining games.

 

In Class A, Wisssahickon has clinched the top spot in a four-team playoff with a 12-0-0 record (24 points). Lower Moreland (9-4-0, 18 points) is also assured of a spot with one divisional game remaining. Abington (8-3-0, 16) and Hatboro-Horsham (7-4-0, 14) are favored claim the last two spots. Upper Dublin (7-6-0, 14) is also in contention.

 

Our thanks to the administration and staff at Holy Ghost Prep for their support.

Holy Ghost Prep is a private, Catholic, all-boys school located in Bensalem, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Located adjacent to the busy I-95 corridor in metropolitan Philadelphia, Holy Ghost Prep attracts students from more than 100 elementary feeder schools from throughout metropolitan Philadelphia counties and New Jersey

Today is a vibrant community of nearly 500 young men preparing for college and adult life through a challenging program which stresses the cultivation of students’ unique gifts and talents, academic excellence, and generous service to the poor. We continue to be mindful of our founding history as a seminary as we seek to form young men morally, intellectually, and spiritually in the Spiritan tradition.

 

Independence League Playoffs

Germantown Academy will face Springside Chestnut Hill on Tuesday instead of Pennington in the IISL semifinals. game time will be 4:00 at Oaks. The winner will face Episcopal or Pennington in Thursday’s championship game at Penn.

Hockey Happenings for 2-11-18

Team USA Women Winners at Olympics

The United States got off to a successful start Sunday morning in the Olympic tournament. The Americans overcame an early 1-0 deficit to post a 3-1 win over Finland.

Monique Lamoureux-Morando and Kendall Coyne scored goals in the second period to give the Americans the lead. Dani Cameranesi scored into an empty net to a count for the final margin.

In another Sunday game, Canada beat Russia 5-0.

The U.S. will play Russia Tuesday morning U.S. time (7:10 face-off). Their last group gam against Canada will be very early Thursday morning (2:40 a.m.

The mens’ tournament begins Wednesday. The U.S. will play Solvenia at 7:10 Eastern Time Wednesday morning.

GA Ready for IIHL Playoffs

Germantown Academy closed its regular season on Tuesday with a 4-0 win over Episcopal Academy. The Patriots (11-1) are the top seed in the Independence League playoffs which commence on Tuesday.

The lineup features balanced scoring. Mark Dobson leads the team with 13 goals and nine assists for 22 points. Tyler Dolan (10 goals, six assists), Andrew Miao (five goals, 11 assists), and Moseley Schwartz (five goals, 11 assists, are next).

GA will host a semifinal game Tuesday afternoon at Oaks (4 p.m. start) against Springside Chestnut Hill

Tuesday’s winner advances to the championship game on Thursday afternoon at 3:50 at the University of Pennsylvania’s Class of 1923 Rink against either second-seeded Episcopal or third seed Springside-Pennington.

That game will conclude their season. IIHL teams do not participate in the Flyers Cup

 

Hockey Happenings for 2-7-18

 

For those of you who may not have been paying much attention to hockey the last few days, there have been some developments.

 

Ridley Out of Flyers Cup

Ridley will not be part of the Flyers Cup tournament this year or next. The Green Raiders were handed a two-year ban by the Flyers Cup Committee as a result of the much-discussed on-ice incident in their Class 3A quarterfinal game against Central Bucks West last March.

The game was called with 7:12 remaining in the third period. West was leading 7-1 at the time and was awarded a forfeit win. But several West players were injured in the incident and were unable to play in the Bucks’ semifinal loss to William Tennent four days later.

Five Ridley players, Brock Anderson, Jacob Cross, Nate Dunning, Ryan Gricco, and Thomas Plotts, all of whom were seniors at the time, are facing assault charges for their roles in the incident. No trial date has been set.

Of the 18 players who were in uniform for Ridley against Central Bucks West, 10 are on this year’s roster. Two of the 10 are freshman and theoretically will be eligible to play in the Flyers Cup in 2020.

 

LaSalle-HGP Rematch

LaSalle and Holy Ghost Prep will meet for the second time on Wednesday night. The Firebirds won their first encounter 2-1 on January 26.

Wednesday’s game (7:20 at Grundy Arena) will be special for reasons having little to do with hockey. The game will be streamed on wbcb1490.com and one of the most interested viewers will be half a world away.  U.S. Navy Commander Chris Serafin is serving overseas but will be able to watch his son Andrew, a junior at Holy Ghost Prep, in action.

Patriots Set for Postseason

Germantown Academy closed out its regular season in the Independence Interscholastic Hockey League with a 4-0 win over Episcopal Academy on Tuesday.
The Patriots (11-1) will host a playoff semifinal next Tuesday, February 13 at 4:00 at Oaks against an opponent to be named. If they’ll play in the championship game on Thursday the 15th at Penn’s Class of ’23 rink (3:50 start). The Patriots reached the title game last year before falling to the Haverford School.

 

Our thanks to the administration and staff at Holy Ghost Prep for their support.

Holy Ghost Prep is a private, Catholic, all-boys school located in Bensalem, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Located adjacent to the busy I-95 corridor in metropolitan Philadelphia, Holy Ghost Prep attracts students from more than 100 elementary feeder schools from throughout metropolitan Philadelphia counties and New Jersey

Today is a vibrant community of nearly 500 young men preparing for college and adult life through a challenging program which stresses the cultivation of students’ unique gifts and talents, academic excellence, and generous service to the poor. We continue to be mindful of our founding history as a seminary as we seek to form young men morally, intellectually, and spiritually in the Spiritan tradition.

 

 

St. Joseph’s Prep and LaSalle to Meet in Benefit Hockey Game

LaSalle High School and St. Joseph’s Prep will meet Monday afternoon, February 5 at the University of Pennsylvania’s Class of 1923 rink (3:30 start) to honor the memory of the late Salvatore Di Nubile.

The St. Joseph’s Prep student and hockey player was shot and killed in South Philadelphia this past October.

The school has established a scholarship in his name and all receipts from Monday’s game have been earmarked to fund that scholarship.

The day’s festivities will include music and a 50/50 drawing.

Admission is $10 for adults and $5 students.

The rink is located at 3130 Walnut Street in Philadelphia

 

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