St. Joseph’s Prep 2 Princeton Day 2

The two teams skated to a 2-2 standoff on Thursday.

Wissahickon 3 Quakertown 1

HATFIELD TOWNSHIP—The goaltenders were the stars at Hatfield Ice Thursday night. Goaltending duels are rare in the SHSH’s American Division, a division best known for offensive accomplishments.

On this occasion, Wissahickon’s Fletcher Lynch and Quakertown’ Matt Krem came up big. Lynch, a freshman, playing in goal for just the fourth time in his life, stopped 22 shots in his team’s 3-1 win while Krem, an experienced senior netminder, made 37 saves.

Wissahickon coach Ken Harrington, who saw his team advance to 3-1 on the year both overall and in the division, had expected to see more than four goals scored but credited both goaltenders.

“They were going head to head,” he said. “I’d pay money to watch it,”

John Kufner gave the Trojans the lead 6:33 into the first period on a shot off an offensive left-circle faceoff. It took Brandon McNally just 50 seconds to respond for the Panthers (3-1, 2-1 in the division).

For most of the rest of the evening, Lynch and Krem were in charge with Krem was particularly busy in the Panther net.

“We’ve had a good stretch of goaltending here at Quakertown said Krem’s coach and father, Keith Krem. “It’s kind of been the one thing we’ve always had to rely on in games.

“Their guy, I give him a lot of credit. I know he’s new to the position. For him to play over the 90 percent (save percentage) is a huge stride for him.”

By the start of the third period both teams were starting to feel the impact of having just nine skaters each available.

The Trojans took the lead for good when Will Hussa beat Krem off a setup from Griffin Lynch 5:33 into the final session. The goal came just five seconds after the Panthers’ Cole Stemmer was sent to the box for slashing.

Like his coach, Hussa expected more scoring over the course of the evening.

“It definitely surprised us,” he said. “We’re used to scoring a lot of goals but you’ve just got to do what you have to do to win.”

Danny Hussa gave his team insurance with a goal with 3:44 remaining in regulation.

“Our failure just came down to, we had a game plan and we didn’t execute it,” Krem said. More so, we failed to manage the puck. They spent a lot more time in our zone we did in theirs.”

The Trojans have now faced every and Will Hussa says he and his teammates like where they stand.

“Now that we’ve seen everybody we know we can beat everybody,” he said. “We had a close game against Abington (a 12-10 loss). We lost that game but we know we can get them next time.”

Quakertown 1 0 0—1

Wissahickon 1 0 2—3

First-period goals: John Kufner from Danny Hussa 6:33; Brandon McNally (Q) from Connor Elmore, 7:23

Third-period goals: Will Hussa from Griffin Lynch and Hudson Honrycutt, 5:33 (pp); Danny Hussa from Nolan Pounds, 13:16 (sh)

Shots: Quakertown 23, Wissahickon 40; Saves: Fletcher Lynch 22, Matt Krem (Q) 37

Council Rock South 4 Neshaminy 1

BRISTOL— A month into the Suburban High School Hockey League season, a lot of knowledgeable observers are looking at Council Rock South as the team to beat.

Nothing the Golden Hawks did Wednesday night would discourage that sentiment.

Jake Weiner scored two goals and Sam Reiter and Chase Tovsky added one goal each as South remained unbeaten with a 4-1 decision over Neshaminy at Grundy Arena.

The win was the fifth without defeat for the Golden Hawks, who were runners up in the SHSHL’s National Division and the Class AA Flyers Cup tournament last season.

The loss was the first for Neshaminy after three season-opening wins.

The Golden Hawks didn’t create any highlight videos Wednesday night but they moved the puck effectively and did all the little things well.

“Little things make a difference in whether you win or lose,” said South coach Joe Houk. “I thought our backcheck was pretty good tonight. I thought (goaltender Carson Lopez) was rock solid.”

Lopez, whose GAA now stands at 1.29 points out that hockey games are not decided by style points.

“A goal is a goal, a save is a save,” he said. “I think our goal this season is to score three and let me do the rest.”

The Hawks won a battle for a loose puck in their offensive left-wing corner set up the first goal of the evening. It came off Weiner’s stick with 8:34 left in the opening period.

Reiter made it 2-0 1:37 into the second frame off a feed from Evan Mostoller who was set up in the high slot at the time.

Nolan Geria answered for Neshaminy at the 5:45 mark and with Cory Hemberger matching Lopez with his effort in the ‘Skins net, the game was still very much for grabs.

Tovsky’s goal, which came with 3:35 left in the second period, gave the Golden Hawks some breathing room.

“The third goal was a big one before the end of the second period,” Houk said.

The Golden Hawks went on to dominate the period. The period featured just one goal, from Weiner with 3:35 left in the game, but South outshot Neshaminy 16-3 in the final period.

With four varsity players missing because of injuries and illness, the ‘Skins simply ran out of gas.

“They’re a very good team,” Neshaminy coach Matt DeMatteo said of the Hawks. “There were some things we could have done better. I thought our transition game wasn’t great and I thought our defensive zone was a little shaky. But, tired legs hurt you in the end.”

Ice chips—While Wednesday’s result won’t factor into the SHSHL National Division standings since the teams will play again in February, it will be part of Flyers Cup seedings calculations at year’s end.

Neshaminy 0 1 0—1

C.R. South 1 2 1—4

First-period goal: Jake Weiner (CRS) from Jeremy Rayher and Illia Mukhin, 8:26

Second-period goals: Sam Reiter (CRS) from Evan Mostoller and Blaize Pepe, 1:37; Nolan Geria (N) from David McColligan and Michael Rago, 5:45; Chase Tovsky (CRS) from Bobby Gilbert, 13:25

Third-period goal: Weiner (CRS) unassisted, 4:28

Shots: Neshaminy 26, Council Rock South 39; Saves: Cory Hemberger (N) 35, Carson Lopez (CRS) 25

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

SHSHL Roundup 11-29-22

National Division W L T OTL Pts

C.B. West (1-3) 1 0 0 0 2

C.R. North (1-4) 1 1 0 0 0

C.B. East (4-0) 0 0 0 0 0

C.R. South (4-0) 0 0 0 0 0

Neshaminy (3-0) 0 0 0 0 0

C.B. South (2-1-0-1) 0 0 0 0 0

North Penn (2-3) 0 0 0 0 0

Pennridge (1-1) 0 0 0 0 0

Pennsbury (1-2) 0 0 0 0 0

Bensalem (0-3) 0 0 0 0 0

Souderton (1-4) 0 1 0 0 0

American Division W L T OTL Pts

Abington (3-0-0) 3 0 0 0 6

Quakertown (3-0) 2 0 0 0 2

Wissahickon (2-1) 2 1 0 0 2

Plymouth Whitemarsh (2-2) 1 1 0 0 2

Springfield (0-2) 0 3 0 0 0

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Scoring

National Division G A Pts

Seth Grossman (Soud) 5 7 12

Kevin Koles (CRS) 3 8 11

Blaise Pepe (CRS) 6 5 11

Corey Kosick (CBE) 6 4 10

Andrew Savona (Pr) 4 6 10

Aydin Thierolf (CBS) 4 4 8

Chase Tovsky (CRS) 1 6 7

Nick Hahan (CRN) 2 4 6

Nick Smith (Soud) 4 2 6

Maxwell Ryon (Soud) 3 3 6

American Division G A Pts

Matt Kramer (Ab) 10 4 14

Branden McNally (Q) 8 4 12

Matthew Flynn (PW) 7 4 11

David Branigan (PW) 4 6 10

Pat Steleacio (Ab) 6 4 10

William Shaw (Q) 4 5 9

Seth Abramson (Ab) 4 5 9

Goaltending Statistics (Minimum 102 minutes played)

National Division

Goals Against Min.Played GA GAA

Cory Hemberger (Nesh) 153 3 1.00

Cole Brown (CBE) 102 2 1.00

Carson Lopez (CRS) 187 5 1.36

Matt Mangiacapre (CBE) 102 3 1.50

Nick Crist (NP) 255 15 3.00

Save Percentage Shots Saves GA Save Pct.

Cole Brown (CBE) 49 47 2 959

Cory Hemberger (Nesh) 67 64 3 .955

Carson Lopez (CRS) 87 82 5 943

Matt Mangiacapre (CBE) 53 50 3 943

Nick Crist (NP) 138 123 15 .891

American Division

Goals Against Min. Played GA GAA

Matt Krem (Q) 153 6 2.00

Chris Majlij (PW) 153 7 2.33

Sam Nemec (Ab) 136 15 5.62

Save Percentage Shots Saves GA Save Pct.

Matt Krem (Q) 65 59 6 .908

Chris Majlij (PW) 72 65 7 .903

Sam Nemec (Ab) 85 70 15 .824

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.

Shady Side Academy 4 Hun School 3 SO

For the second time in two days, Hun School fell in a shootout. In this instances. 4-3 decision to the host team Saturday night in the Shady Side Academy holiday tournament.

Elian Estulin, Justin LaPlante, and Brendan Marino scored regulation goals for the Raiders

Hun School 3 Blythe Academy 2

The Raiders picked up the win Saturday morning at the Shady Side holiday tournament.

Jack Neckritz, Justin Laplante, and Elian Estulin were the goal scorers. Julian Arsebault got the win in goal.

St. Francis 2 Hun School 1

The Raiders fell in a shootout to St. Francis Friday evening in the opening round of the Shady Side Academy holiday tournament. Elian Estulin scored the Hun School goal.

The Raiders are scheduled to play two games on Saturday.

St. Joseph’s Prep 2 Gonzaga 1

Jeffrey Hammond’s goal in the opening seconds of the third period gave St. Joseph’s Prep a 2-1 win over Gonzaga Friday evening in their traditional holiday matchup at the University of Pennsylvania’s Class of 1923 rink. John Lynch also scored for the Hawks, who improved to 5-1 on the season.

Lynch gave the Hawks a 1-0 with 4:39 left in the first period before Will Gletner tied the game for the Eagles with 10:31 left in the second frame.

Ajay White got the win goal, making 36 saves.

Gonzaga 0 1 0—1

St. Joseph’s Prep 1 0 1—2

First-period goal: John Lynch (SJP) from Caden Kelly, 12:21

Second-period goal: Will Gletner (G) from Andre Lucas Abrantes, 6:29

Third-period goal: Jeffrey Hammond (SJP) unassisted, :14

Shots: Gonzaga 37, St. Joseph’s Prep 31; Saves: Jack Trevisan (G) 13 and Carsten Komorowski G) 16; Ajay White (SJP) 36