SHSHL Update 2-18-19

Here are the latest Suburban High School Hockey League Standings as of 2-18-19

Class AA W L T Its

Central Bucks South (11-3-1) 9 0 1 19

*Pennridge (11-2-1) 8 1 0 16

North Penn (10-2-3) 7 1 2 16

*Neshaminy (7-4-3) 5 3 2 12

Central Bucks West (8-7) 6 4 0 12

Central Bucks East (9-5-2) 5 5 1 11

*Abington (4-7-4) 3 5 3 9

Pennsbury (6-7-3) 4 5 1 9

Council Rock South (6-7-2) 3 5 2 8

Truman (3-10-2) 2 7 1 5

William Tennent (3-10-2) 1 7 2 4

Souderton (2-13-1) 0 10 1 1

• Pennridge has the tiebreaker over North Penn

Neshaminy has the tiebreaker over Central Bucks West

Abington has the tiebreaker over Pennsbury

Class A W L T Pts

Lower Moreland (10-2-3) 7 2 3 17

Wissahickon (10-3-2) 6 3 2 14

Hatboro-Horsham (9-4-2) 5 4 2 12

Plymouth Whitemarsh (10-4-1) 6 4 1 11

Upper Dublin (3-12-0) 0 11 0 0

Wedenesday

North Penn vs C.B. West 7:10 at Hatfield

Pennridge vs. C.B. South 7:20 at Rev. Ice Gardens

Truman vs Neshaminy 7:20 at Grundy

Hatboro-Horsham vs. Wissahickon 8:50 at Hatfield

Pennsbury vs. William Tennent 9:00 at Revolution Ice Gardens

Thursday

Plymouth Whitemarsh vs. Upper Dublin 7:10 at Hatfield

Pennridge vs. Council Rock South 7:20 at Grundy

SHSHL Standings Update

Here are the updated Suburban High School Hockey League Class AA standings through Thursday, February 14

Class AA

Central Bucks South (11-3-1) 9 0 1 19

*Pennridge (11-2-1) 8 1 0 16

North Penn (10-2-3) 7 1 2 16

*Neshaminy (7-4-3) 5 3 2 12

Central Bucks West (8-7) 6 4 0 12

Central Bucks East (9-4-2) 5 4 1 11

*Abington (4-7-4) 3 5 3 9

Pennsbury (6-7-3) 4 5 1 9

Council Rock South (6-7-2) 3 5 2 8

Truman (3-10-2) 2 7 1 5

William Tennent (3-10-2) 1 7 2 4

Souderton (2-12-1) 0 9 1 1

Pennridge owns the tiebreaker over North Penn

Neshaminy owns the tiebreaker over Central Bucks West

Abington owns the tiebreaker over Pennsbury

The tiebreaker is the regular season result between the tied teams

Neshaminy 4, C.B. West 2

By Rick Woelfel

HATFIELD TOWNSHIP—Neshaminy picked up a big win Thursday night, and made a statement in the process. Rob Seewagen scored two goals and added an assist as Neshaminy bested Central Bucks West 4-2 in a Suburban High School Hockey League Class AA encounter at Hatfield Ice.

The win lifted Neshaminy to 5-3-2 in the SHSHL’s Class AA standings (7-4-3 overall) and tied it for fourth place in the standings with one league game remaining for both teams, Neshaminy would own the tiebreaker over the Bucks (8-7, 6-4) if the teams end the season tied.

‘”It’s good to get a win against a quality team like this heading right into the playoffs,” said Neshaminy coach Matt DeMatteo.

Neshaminy made it clear from the opening faceoff that it meant business. Seewagen set up Joey DeMatteo for the evening’s first goal 7:25. Seewagen made a move down the middle of the ice and circled behind the Bucks’ net before sending a pass out front to DeMatteo, who beat Jeremy Kennard with a backhander. Seewagen made it 2-0 at the 12:40 mark when he scored on a shot from the left wing.

“We needed to send a message right away,” Seewagen said. “We needed them to realize this wasn’t going to be a cakewalk for them.”

Jake Lang got West on the board just 15 seconds into the second period before tying the game on a power play at the 6:01 mark while Brian McGrady was in the box serving a tripping minor.

In the midst of it it all, Neshaminy goaltender Steve Glik was holding his ground; after two periods he had made 31 saves. He finished with 44.

Thomas Gallagher scored what proved to be the winning goal on a shot from the deep right wing 2:12 into the third period. Seewagen extended his team’s lead with a power-play goal at the 10:50 mark. Lang was in the box for holding at the time, one of four penalties West took in the final period. Reese Dalzell and Joey DeYoung drew simultaneous penalties with 3:21 left, leaving West two men short for two minutes and thwarting its comeback effort.

“I thought we played a good game,” said West coach Dave Baun. “A few of our youthful mistakes were obvious early on; we gave the puck away a few times and they scored because they have good finishers on that team. But when the game settled down, five on five, I was very happy with the way that we played.”

Seewagen, who transferred to Neshaminy from Holy Ghost Prep, feels he and his teammates are primed for postseason success. “I wasn’t here last year,” he said, “but they made a big step and got in the playoffs. Now, were not just going to the playoffs because we’re going to the playoffs. We’re going to the playoffs to win. It feels good when you’re playing with your brothers and having a good time out there.”

Notes: Neshaminy will finish the regular season against Truman next Wednesday while the Bucks close against North Penn the same evening …West finished with a 48-26 advantage in shots.
Neshaminy 2 0 2—4
C.B. West 0 2 0—2
First-period goals: Joey DeMatteo (N) from Rob Seewagen, 7:25; Seewagen (N) from BRian McGrady, 12:40.
Second-period goals: Jake Lang (CBW) from Chris Trefz, :15; Lang (CBW) from Pavel Serhiayenka, 6:01 (pp).
Third-period goals: Thomas Gallagher (N) from Phillip Oseredzuk and Joey Buddy, 2:12; Seewagen (N) unassisted, 10:50.
Shots: Neshaminy 28, C.B. West 46; Saves Steve Glik (N) 44, Jeremy Kennard (CBW) 24

Central Bucks South 7, Council Rock South 2

By Rick Woelfel

WARWICK—It took a while for Central Bucks South to get into the flow of things Wednesday night. Thirty-two minutes of playing time to be exact.

After skating through two sluggish periods at Revolution Ice Gardens Wednesday night, the Titans found themselves locked in a 2-2 tie with Council Rock South. The four-time defending Suburban High School Hockey League Class AA champions erupted for five goals in the final stanza and went on to a 7-2 win that was more taxing than satisfying.

Reis Braccio, Colin Abbonizio, D.J. Loverdi, Harry McLaughin, and Dominic Patrone all scored third-period goals for the Titans, who improved to 11-3-1 overall and 9-0-1 in league play.

The win was their fifth straight, but C.B. South coach Shaun McGinty was not in a celebratory mood.

“I’m not happy at all,” he said. “(C.R. South) did a great job, Joe (Houk) did a great job coaching. I’m sure they stuck to their game plan … We weren’t ready.”

The Titans outshot the Golden Hawks (6-7-2, 3-5-2) 54-10. Brett Magloff, Council Rock South’s junior goaltender, was stellar for two periods and then some, he finished the evening with 50 saves.

“We kind of had a game plan coming in,” Houk said. “We wanted to make sure that as long as he was seeing everything, we were good.
The Golden Hawks took a 1-0 when Matt Constantini scored the only goal of the first period at 12:46, a period that saw the Titans outshoot their foes 17-6.

“We were getting the shots on net,” Abbonizio said, “But we couldn’t bury them. We’ve got to finish those shots.”

Nick Klein tied the game for the Titans 25 seconds into the second period, but Bill Harrelson put the Golden Hawks back in front at 2:38 with a shot from the left wing that caromed off the near post and somehow found its way across the goal line.

When Matt Milanesi scored for the Titans at 5:46 the two teams were even once more and stayed that way until the third-period barrage that saw the Titans score five times in a span of 11:24. The last two came when they were shorthanded.

“I thought we stuck to it,” Houk said, “with us getting the puck deep and taking their lanes away. They were getting a little bit frustrated but then they scored those two shorthanded to put the nail in the coffin.”

McGinty stated aloud what was obvious to onlookers, the Titans need to step up their game with the postseason now less than two weeks away.

“They need to do better,” he said. “We’ve got Pennridge next week (in a game that could decide the regular-season championship) and then we’ve got SHSHL (playoffs) and then we’ve got the Flyers Cup and it’s just not going to work. We got lucky tonight to finally turn it on at the end.”

C.B. South 1 1 5—7å

C.R. South 0 2 0—2

First-period goal: Matt Constantini (CRS) unassisted, 12:46

Second-period goals: Nick Klein (CBS) from Ryan Gingras and Dominic Patrone, :25; Billy Harrelson (CRS) from Andrew Darling, 2:38; Matt Milanesi (CBS) from Dominic Liberta and Parone, 5:46.

Third-period goals: Reis Braccio (CBS) from Colin Abbonizio, 3:10; Abbonizio (CBS) from Braccio, 7:35; D.J. Loverdi (CBS) from Braccio and Abbonizio, 10:24; Harry McLaughlin (CBS) unassisted, 10:53 (sh); Patrone (CBS) from McLaughlin, 14:34 (sh).

Shots: C.B. South 57, C.R. South 10; Saves: Mason Moyer (CBS) 8, Brett Magloff (CRS) 50.

SHSHL Update Through 2-10-19

Suburban High School Hockey League Standings

Class AA W L T Pts

Central Bucks South (10-3-1) 8 0 1 17

North Penn (9-2-3) 7 1 2 16

Pennridge (10-2-1) 7 1 0 14

Central Bucks West (8-6) 6 3 0 12

Central Bucks East (9-4-2) 5 4 1 11

Neshaminy (6-4-3) 4 3 2 10

Council Rock South (6-6-2) 3 4 2 8

*Abington (3-7-4) 2 5 3 7

Pennsbury (5-7-3) 3 5 1 7

Truman (3-9-2) 2 6 1 5

William Tennent (3-10-2) 1 7 2 4

Souderton (2-12-1) 0 9 1 1

The top eight teams will qualify for the SHSHL playoffs

• Abington defeated Pennsbury and would have the edge in a tiebreaker

Class A W L T Its

Lower Moreland (9-2-3) 6 2 3 15

Wissahickon (9-2-2) 6 2 2 14

Plymouth Whitemarsh (9-4-1) 5 4 1 11

Hatboro-Horsham (8-4-2) 5 4 2 12

Upper Dublin (3-11-0) 0 10 0 0

Top four teams qualify for SHSHL playoffs

Scoring GP G A Pts

Coleman Peppelmn LM 13 35 22 57

Bryan Gary Wiss 11 31 18 49

Sean Gary Wiss 11 27 21 48

Adam Bostock LM 14 21 27 48

Vincenzo DeMaio LM 14 29 18 47

Dean Keller PW 14 23 21 44

Eric Slater Pr 12 26 13 39

Jake Weikel PW 14 19 20 39

Ari Nordlinger UD 13 22 14 36

Tyler Greenstein NP 14 18 17 35

Aidan Keogh PW 13 22 12 34

Reis Braccio CBS 14 20 13 33

Chris Trefz CBW 10 8 25 33

Perry Carpenter Ab 11 21 11 32

Steven Avellino Tr 12 24 6 30

Nathan Oh NP 14 11 18 29

Robert Seewagen Nesh 13 17 11 28

John Gray Soud 13 16 12 28

Colin Franzoni PW 14 17 11 28

Devin Green LM 12 11 16 27

Goals Against Average Min GAA

Luke Stranik Pr 537 2.05

Chris McIntyre CBE 336 2.29

Oscar Levin CBS 466 2.47

Nick Ebbinghaus NP 432 2.78

Andrew Zanoni NP 240 2.80

Brett Magloff CRS 256 3.00

Joe Gambino HH 526 3.19

Matt Oganowski CBE 384 3.25

Steve Glik Nesh 501 3.64

Jeremy Kennard CBW 393 3.79

(Min. 240 minutes played)

Save Percentage Min. GA Save Pct.

Chris McIntyre CBE 336 16 .920

Luke Stranik Pr 537 23 .909

Steve Glik Nesh 501 38 .895

Jeremy Kennard CBW 393 31 .888

Joe Gambino HH 526 35 .884

Oscar Levin CBS 466 24 .882

Jonathan Pritchard Soud 629 92 .876

Jeremy Wedul Tr 576 60 .871

Brett Magloff CRS 256 16 .870

Jimmy Sweeney CRS 304 27 .859

(Min. 240 minutes played)

Central Bucks East 2, Abington 2

WILLOW GROVE—As is the case with most high-school hockey games, there were moments of brilliance mixed with a miscalculation or two. When the final buzzer sounded, Central Bucks East and Abington had skated to a 2-2 draw Thursday night at Wintersport Arena in front of an audience that had turned out in large part to celebrate the Galloping Ghosts’ Senior Night festivities.

Perry Carpenter, playing in his final true home game, tied the game for Abington with 7:14 left in the third period when he scored off a left-wing faceoff that he himself took. His laser-like shot beat East goaltender Chris McIntyre in a matchup of the two players who, it could be argued, were the best on the ice for their respective sides.

“Our defenseman shot it,” Carpenter said, “and it got tipped. One of my wingers shot it with his backhand and I just shot it, hoping to get a scoring opportunity.”

Jeff Carp had given the Patriots a 2-1 led when he beat Mason Large in the Abington net on a shot from the right circle at the 5:03 mark of the third frame.

Carpenter’s goal, his 17^th of the season, kept Abington’s Suburban High School Hockey League playoff hopes alive. The Galloping Ghosts now stand at 3-7-4 overall and 2-5-3 in the Class AA standings for seven points with one league game remaining.

The tie allowed the Patriots to pick up a point; they now carry a mark of 9-4-2 overall and 5-4-1 in league play and have what would appear to be a firm hold on a playoff spot.

The player with the biggest smile at the end of the night was likely McIntyre. The sophomore netminder hadn’t played in a game since before Christmas for medical reasons but returned to action Wednesday in a 5-1 won over Truman. He came into the week with a goals-against average of 2.60 and a league-best save percentage of .912 before recording 25 saves Thursday night.

“It feels great to be back on the ice,” he said. “I was on the ice all week, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and today. It feels great. I enjoy it a lot.”

McIntyre said he only had to deal with a minimal amount of rust as he prepared for a return to game competition. “A little bit on Monday,” he said, “but that was it, and I kind of got back into it.”

Sean Gorman put East up 1-0 7:50 in to a first period that saw McIntyre make three superb saves. Ryan Gosselin tied the game for Abington 5:13 into the second frame.

The Galloping Ghosts lost senior defenseman Elijah Coston at the 8:53 mark of the second period after a tussle with East’s Max Ermigliotti earned him a double minor plus a misconduct and a game misconduct.

Large, who, along with Carpenter and Coston, was part of an eight-member senior class that was honored before the game, was as sharp as McIntyre, and finished with 26 saves.

Central Bucks East 1 0 1—2

Abington 0 1 1—2

First-period goal: Sean Gorman (CBE) from Rob Kern and Shane West, 7:50.

Second-period goal: Ryan Gosselin (A) unassisted, 5:13 (pp).

Third-period goals: Jeff Carp (CBE) from Nick Locastro, 3:33; Perry Carpenter (A) unassisted, 8:46.

Shots: C.B. East 28, Abington 27; Saves: Chris McIntyre (CBE) 25, Mason Large (A) 26.

SHSHL Sets Playoff Dates

The Suburban High School Hockey League has announced its 2019 playoff schedule.

Eight Class AA varsity teams, four Class A varsity teams, and four junior varsity teams will begin postseason play on Monday, February 25. All three tournaments will be conducted on a single-elimination basis.

SHSHL Varsity Playoff Schedule

Monday, February 25

Class AA Quarterfinals

7:00 at Hatfield Ice

8:40 at Hatfield Ice

7:00 at Revolution Ice Gardens

8:40 at Revolution Ice Gardens

Wednesday, February 27

7:10 Class AA semifinal at Hatfield Ice

8:50 Class A semifinal at Hatfield Ice

7:00 Class AA semifinal at Revolution Ice Gardens

8:40 Class A semifinal at Revolution Ice Gardens

Thursday, February 28

7:10 Class AA Final at Hatfield Ice

8:50 Class A Final at Hatfield Ice

Junior Varsity Class AAA Playoffs

Wednesday, February 27

7:20 Semifinal at Grundy Arena

9:00 Semifinal at Grundy Arena

Thursday, February 28

8:45 Championship game at Grundy Arena

Teams will be assigned to specific ice slots following the conclusion of the regular season/once playoff pistons are finalized. Dates and sites are subject to change due to weather and similar circumstances.

SHSHL playoff results will not impact seeding for the Flyers Cup tournament. Those seedings and pairings will be announced on Sunday, February 24.

SHSHL Statistical Update

Suburban High School Hockey League statistics as of 2-5-19

Scoring GP G A Pts

Coleman Peppelmn LM 11 31 19 50

Vincenzo DeMaio LM 11 26 17 43

Sean Gary Wiss 10 24 17 41

Dean Keller PW 11 21 20 41

Bryan Gary Wiss 10 25 15 40

Adam Bostock LM 11 13 24 37

Tyler Greenstein NP 12 16 16 32

Steven Avellino Tr 10 24 6 30

Jake Weikel PW 11 16 13 29

Chris Trefz CBW 10 6 22 28

Eric Slater Pr 9 22 6 28

Colin Franzoni PW 11 16 11 27

Reis Braccio CBW 12 15 11 26

Nathan Oh NP 12 10 16 26

Ari Nordlinger UD 10 14 11 25

Robert Seewagen Nesh 10 15 9 24

Matt Cade Wiss 10 11 13 24

Perry Carpenter Ab 10 16 8 24

Josh Kaufhold NP 11 8 15 23

Jake Nelson NP 11 14 9 23

Aidan Keogh PW 10 17 6 23

Devin Green LM 10 10 13 23

Bobby Markus WT 11 13 8 21

Goals Against Average Min GAA

Luke Stranik Pr 521 2.12

Oscar Levin CBS 466 2.47

Chris McIntyre CBE 240 2.60

Nick Ebbinghaus NP 432 2.78

Andrew Zanoni NP 240 2.80

Brett Magloff CRS 256 3.00

Matt Oganowski CBE 384 3.25

Joe Gambino HH 478 3.41

Steve Glik Nesh 501 3.64

Ben Yuter PW 502 4.11

(Min. 240 minutes played)

Save Percentage Min. GA Save Pct.

Chris McIntyre CBE 240 13 .912

Luke Stranik Pr 521 23 .907

Steve Glik Nesh 501 38 .895

Jeremy Kennard CBW 361 31 .888

Oscar Levin CBS 466 24 .882

Joe Gambino HH 478 34 .876

Jonathan Pritchard Soud 581 87 .874

Jeremy Wedul Tr 528 55 .870

Brett Magloff CRS 256 16 .870

Jimmy Sweeney CRS 304 27 .859

(Min. 240 minutes played)

SHSHL Standings

Suburban High School Hockey League Standings as of 2-5-19

Class AA (National and Continental Divisions)

W L T Pts

Central Bucks South (10-3-1) 8 0 1 17

North Penn (9-2-3) 7 1 2 16

Pennridge (9-2-1) 6 1 0 12

Central Bucks West (7-6) 5 3 0 10

Neshaminy (5-4-3) 4 3 2 10

Central Bucks East (8-4-1) 4 4 0 8

Pennsbury (5-5-3) 3 4 1 7

Council Rock South (5-6-2) 2 4 2 6

Abington (3-7-3) 2 5 2 6

Truman (3-8-2) 2 5 1 5

William Tennent (3-9-2) 1 7 2 4

Souderton (2-11-1) 0 8 1 1

Class A (American Division) W L T Its

Wissahickon (8-2-2) 6 2 2 14

Lower Moreland (8-2-3) 5 2 3 13

Plymouth Whitemarsh (9-3-1) 5 3 1 11

Hatboro-Horsham (7-4-2) 4 4 2 10

Upper Dublin (3-9-0) 0 9 0 0

WBCB Radio Announces Hockey Broadcast Schedule

WBCB Radio in Levittown, PA will air six high-school hockey games in February.

Five will feature games from the Suburban High School Hockey League, the sixth will be an Atlantic Prep Athletic Conference contest. The schedule kicks off Friday night with a matchup between Truman and Pennsbury, the annual Pink Game to benefit cancer patients in Lower Bucks County.

The entire schedule is listed below.

Feb. 1 7:30 pm. Truman vs. Pennsbury
Feb. 7 8:45 pm. Pennridge vs. Pennsbury
Feb. 11 4:00 pm. La Salle H.S. vs. Holy Ghost Prep.
Feb. 13 9:00 pm. C.B. East vs. Pennsbury
Feb. 20 7:20 pm. Truman vs. Neshaminy
Feb. 21 7:20 pm. Pennridge vs. C.R. South

* Games can be heard live on WBCB 1490 AM or wbcbsports.com.