Tag: Shane Gleisner

Pennsbury 4 Pennridge 3

Elite players have a way of taking over a game. Shane Gleisner did just that Thursday night.

The Pennsbury senior delivered three goals, including the game winner, as the Falcons bested Pennridge 4-3 in a SHSHL National matchup at Hatfield Ice.

Gleisner took the ice Thursday night as the National Division’s leading scorer. He now has 34 goals and 16 assists for 50 points in divisional games; 39-19-58 overall, which puts atop him both scoring lists for both goals and points

Being his team’s primary offensive force is a role Gleisner has grown into over the course of his four varsity seasons.

“When I was a freshman, sophomore, and junior, I was working my way up to be the guy,” he said. “It feels good to be relied on. Now that I’m a senior, I’d say I’ve worked out all the mistakes I used to make, so I’m finally ready to be the goal-scoring guy.”

Pennsbury coach Ryan Daley cited Gleisner’s impact.

“He’s had a phenomenal year so far,” Daley said. He was a big role player the year we won the Flyers Cup (2023) and we could tell the best was yet to come with him.

“He just filled into that body, got big, got fast, with one of the hardest shots you’ll see in this league.”

Gleisner’s talents allow the Falcon to employ the up-tempo style Daley prefers.

“That’s kind of been what we’ve tried to have as our calling card the last few years,” Daley said. “This year, we’ve finally got kind of the right pieces again to have that explosive offense, stretch the ice a little bit, get those odd-man rushes.”

Pennsbury (10-4-1, 8-4-1 in the division) had to play from behind early on. The Rams (5-8-1, 5-8), who had just 10 skaters dressed, took a 1-0 lead on Landon Bishop’s goal 3:32 into the opening period. Gleisner tied the game 2:04 into the second frame and after Shane Hicks put the Falcons in front at 9:18 they never trailed again.

Gleisner extended his team’s lead with 5:03 remaining in the period but Pennridge, which had just 10 skaters dressed, refused to go away.

James Rush made it a one-goal game 18 seconds into the final period but Gleisner responded when he finished a solo breakaway 25 seconds later. Even then the Rams refused to yield. Dinsmore made it a 4-3 game with 13:36 still remaining and Pennsbury goaltender Brendan Milliken made some big saves down the stretch to keep his team in front.

“We lost to the best goal scorer in the league this year,” said Pennridge coach Jeff Montagna. “And that’s the way it goes sometimes. He did a great job, he finished the chances he had to. We kept fighting back and came up a little bit short tonight.”

Pennsbury 0 3 1—4

Pennridge 1 0 2—3

First-period goal: Landon Bishop (Pr) from Justin Dinsmore, 3:32

Second-period goals: Shane Gleisner (Pb) from Francis DeLucia,  2:04; Shane Hicks (Pb) from Jake Sarver, 9:18; Gleisner (Pb) from  Connor Gray, 11:57

Third-period goals: James Rush (Pr) from  Ryan Burke, 2:42; Gleisner (Pb) unassisted, 3:07; Dinsmore (Pr) from Rush, 3:24

Shots: Pennsbury 25, Pennridge 27: Saves: Brendan Milliken(Pb) 24, Andrew Slutsky (Pr) 21

C.B. East 3 Pennsbury 3


Pennsbury was 54 seconds from a loss to Central Bucks East, when Shane Gleisner put the puck in the cage.

Gleisner’s goal, assisted by Frankie DeLucia and Shane Hicks, tied the game at 3-3 and forced overtime on Tuesday night at Grundy Ice Arena. The tie ended up standing, but the Falcons felt like winners. 

“It was really a relief to see that goal go in,” Pennsbury’s Frankie DeLucia said. “We were getting tons of shots and seeing that one go in was very satisfying.”

Pennsbury (5-3-1 in SHSHL National)) never led the entire game.  

The Patriots (4-5-1) got on the board first when Alex Wilson found the net with assists from Evan Asimakopoulos and Braedon Hahn. 

They extended that lead to 2-0 on a goal by Colton Dreyfus from Joseph Rhett Walter and Cole Kleindienst. 

Pennsbury finally got in on the scoring when Gleisner put one in on a power play (from DeLucia and Jacob Sarver) but the Patriots came right back with an unassisted goal by Benjamin Dempsey to make it 3-1. 

Undaunted, the Falcons closed the gap with a Hicks goal (from Gavin Schlotter and Gleisner). 

Just when it looked like the Patriots would seal the win, Gleisner just caught the top of the net (from DeLucia and Hicks). 

“I would never not have faith in this team,” DeLucia said. “As a senior I’ve seen a bunch of teams come through here and this team has no quit. Out of the four years this team has the least quit of any team I’ve ever been on. We never feel we’re out of any game and we’re going to fight no matter what’s on the scoreboard.”

It’s the fourth consecutive win for Pennsbury. 

“We’ve been successful in the past few games,” DeLucia said. “It was tough to come back from the (holiday) break and play a good team like CB East, but after the first period I thought we shook the rust off and got back to our normal game. It ended up being a great comeback.” 

The Patriots didn’t help themselves with penalties. They had seven and two were costly, as Gleisner’s first goal came when Pennsbury was on a  two-man power play.

“That was a bad time to have them,” Asimakopoulos said. “But for the most part we did a good job of penalty killing.   

CB East was coming off back-to-back losses to Pennsbury (8-4) and Council Rock South (6-4).

“I was kind of defensively minded coming into this game,” said Asimakopoulos, a senior forward. “I really wanted to lock down Shane (Gleisner) and I thought we did a pretty good job of that.

“When they scored with so little time left, Shane was supposed to be my guy defensively and I failed at that, so that’s on me. 

“We’re going to grow as a team and get better. We’re a young team but I thought we did good things. I thought we were all-round good. Defensively, in front of the net we picked up where we failed last time.”  

Central Bucks East 1 2 0 0—3

Pennsbury 0 2 1 0 —3

First-period goal: Alex Wilson (CBE) from Evan Asimakopoulos and Braedon Hahn, 13:45. Second-period goals: Colton Dreyfus (CBE) from Joseph Rhett Walter and Cole Kleindienst; Shane Gleisner (P) from Francis DeLucia and Jacob Sarver, 6:51(pp); Benjamin Dempsey (CBE) unassisted, 14:09; Shane Hicks (P) from Gavin Schlotter and Gleisner, 16:40. Third period goal: Gleisner (P) from DeLucia and Hicks, 16:06  

Shots: CBE 33, P 49; Saves: Cameron Young (CBE) 34, Brendan Milliken (P)  27

Story by Karen Sangillo