A total of 40 teams will take part in the 42nd annual Flyers Cup tournament. The field for the scholastic hockey showcase was announced Sunday evening. Then tournament is scheduled to begin on Monday, April 5.
Malvern Prep, the regular-season champion of the Atlantic Prep Athletic Conference, is the top seed in the eight-team Class AAA bracket. Downingtown West will be on top of the Class AA bracket, which will feature 16 teams. The 10-team Class A bracket is headed by West Chester East, while Downingtown West will head the six-team girls’ bracket.
The Class AA tournament begins on April 6 with eight first-round games.
1 Downingtown West vs 16 Ridley 6:15 at Ice Line
8 Perkiomen Valley vs 9 Neshaminy 6:45 at Ice Line
4 Spring Ford vs. 13 Downingtown East 8:45 at Ice Line
5 Council Rock South vs. 12 Avon Grove 6:30 at Hatfield Ice
3 Haverford vs. 14 North Penn 8:15 at Ice Line
6 Central Bucks South vs 11 Owen J. Roberts 8:10 at Hatfield Ice
7 Central Bucks East vs 10 Pennridge 6:00 at Hatfield Ice
2 Pennsbury vs 15 Hatfield 8:40 at Hatfield Ice
The Class AA quarterfinals are set for Thursday, April 8, the semifinals for Wednesday, April 14 and the championship game for Tuesday, April 20.
The Class A Tournament will also commence on Monday, April 5 with two play-in games
8 Pencrest vs 9 Plymouth Whitemarsh 7:00 at Aston Ice Works
7 Radnor vs. 10 West Chester Bayard Rustin. 8:45 at Aston Ice Works
Monday’s winners will advance to the quarterfinals on Thursday, April 8
1 West Chester East vs. Pencrest/Plymouth Whitemarsh 6:15 at Ice Line
4 Springfield-Delco vs. 5 Sun Valley. 8:50 at Ice Works
3 Wissahickon vs 6 West Chester Henderson. 7:10 at Hatfield
2 Strah Haven vs Radnor/West Chester Rustin 8:50 at Ice Works
The semifinal round is scheduled for Tuesday, April 13 and the finals for April 20.
The Class AAA tournament kicks off on Thursday, April 8 when third seed Holy Ghost Prep face sixth-seeded Cardinal O’Hara. The rest of the quarterfinal round is set for Tuesday, April 13
1 Malvern Prep vs 8 Salesianum 6:15 at Ice Line
4 St. Joseph’s Prep vs 5 Roman Catholic 8:15 at Ice Line
3 Holy Ghost Prep vs 6 Cardinal O’Hara 8:40 at Hatfield (on 4-8)
2 La Salle vs 7 Father Judge 6:30 at Hatfield
The Class AAA semifinals are set for April 15 and the championship game for April 19
The girls’ tournament begins on Monday, April 12 with two first-round games
4 Avon Grove vs. 5 West Chester Bayard Rustin 6:30 at Ice Line
3 West Chester Henderson vs 6 West Chester East 8:30 at Ice Line
The semifinals are scheduled for Wednesday, April 14
1 Downingtown West vs. Avon Grove/West Chester Rustin 6:30 at Ice Line
2 Bux-Mont vs. WC Henderson/WC East 8:30 at Ice Line
The championship game for the following Wednesday, April 21
The champions in the three boys’ divisions will travel to Pittsburgh to face the Penguins Cup winners in the state championship games on Saturday, April 24.