Pa Hockey's - Western Pa Top 25 Players of
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AA |
Luke Gross |
Armstrong |
Smooth Skater who is a playmaker and a scorer and will lead
the Riverhawk charge to the Penguins Cup |
AA |
Paul Knerr |
Baldwin |
Pure goal scorer with size and speed to pace the
Highlanders |
AAA |
Tre Lowe |
Bethel Park |
This kid is athletic and can flat out play goaltender and
gives the Hawks a chance to win every night |
A |
Chris Miller |
Bishop McCort |
Tall wirey defenseman with very good puck skills and strong
defensive play for Crushers |
A |
John Bradley |
Bishop McCort |
Goaltending is where it starts for the Crimson Crushers and
Badley is a very strong keeper |
AAA |
Jonathon Fair |
Butler |
Very good athlete for the Golden Toranadoes and one of Western
Pa's best defenseman |
AAA |
Trevor Gilliland |
Butler |
The potential for this kid is that he has size, playmaking
ability and his team scores and they win |
D2 |
Nathan Norkevicus |
Carrick |
I could not let this kid slip through the cracks and he just
stops pucks and is very good at doing so |
AAA |
Sam Delucia |
Central Catholic |
This player has come a long way in a short time and his size,
his spirit and will to win will make CC a tough out in the playoffs |
AA |
Chad Veltri |
Fox Chapel |
When he shows up to play Fox Chapel can beat anyone in Class
AA and he is one of the better
goaltenders to come around in the past few years |
A |
Robbie Reichenbaugh |
Freeport |
They should let Robbie know he is not running track but his
improved playmaking gives the Yellow Jackets a chance to win consistantly |
AA |
Justin Weinbrenner |
Hampton |
Size and scoring ability are a major asset for Justin and this
kid could move on a play hockey at the next level |
AA |
Brendan Johns |
Latrobe |
Latrobe has been a nice surprise in 2015-2016 and Brendan has
led the puch to the top of Class AA |
AA |
Noah Raymundo |
Mars |
Offensive defenseman in High School Hockey are a rarity and
one with 16 goals midway through the season has paced the Planets |
AA |
Ryan Durkin |
Moon |
Moon is a contender for the Penguins Cup and Durkin gives them
a chance to win and put the Tigers on the map for the first time ever |
AAA |
Erik Chidester |
North Allegheny |
Chidester lacks the size of the prototypical forward but his
edge control of his skating is beautiful to watch and when he scores which is
a lot the Tigers are winners |
AAA |
Zack Gielarowski |
Peters Twp |
Booming shot, great leader and probably the top defensman in
Western Pennsylvania is why Peters is at the top of AAA |
AA |
Connor Quinn |
Quaker Valley |
Staggering stats were a norm in Class A ………this kid has raised
his play to another level in Class AA and Quakers are a dangerous team when
playoff bell rings |
AAA |
Christopher Lipnicky |
Seneca Valley |
Skating ability and sniper shot make Chris a very strong
player in a AAA circles and Raiders will need it to advance in playoffs |
A |
Roman Kramer |
Serra Catholic |
Not sure if anyone in Western Pa can shot the puck like Kramer
who adds nice size and has improved his defensive play for Serra |
A |
Jordan Timmons |
South Fayette |
The apple does not fall far from the tree as Timmons scores in
bunches and make South Fayette an interesting playoff team in March |
A |
Matt Kreiger |
Thomas Jefferson |
Smooth and powerdul skater who every time he touches the puck
can score for TJ |
A |
Sean Weber |
West Allegheny |
Indians have risen to the top of Class A and Weber is their
undisputed leader who can skate and score and will have to distribute the
puck to make West A Champions |
A |
Nick Skowron |
West Allegheny |
This player has size and plays very efficient defense for West
Allegheny and is a reason their team is at the top of Class A |
A |
Kyle Wensel |
Wheeling CC |
Here is another player who has moved up in classification and
still continues to put up very good numbers now at Class A …..smart player
who can shoot the puck |
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Note:
Well over 100 names were considered for the Top 25 and each of the Top 25
brought a little something extra to distinguish themselves |
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Hockey's - Western Pa Top 5 "Coaching Performances " -2015-16 |
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A |
John Bradley |
Bishop McCort |
Development and patience has the Crushers in a position to get
back to the Penguins Cup and Bradley has built this ship over the past few
years |
AAA |
Billy Connelly |
Central Catholic |
Connelly continues to develop players and has the Vikings in a
very good position as the playoffs near in Class AAA |
A |
Mel Reichenbaugh |
Freeport |
It's amazing what parents can try to do to a team but Freeport
is challenging for a division title despite efforts by some to implode it
….Nice Job Mel ! |
AA |
Steve Meyers |
Mars |
Move to Class AA has not stopped the Planets and they have as
good a chance as any team to win Penguins Cup |
AA |
Vinnie Somma |
Plum |
Coaching is sometimes not like playing but Somma has his
Mustamgs knocking on the door with some nice wins over contenders in AA |
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Hockey's - Western Pa Top 5 "Future Young Studs " -2015-2016 (Top
Freshman) |
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AA |
Jace Rearic |
Armstrong |
For a young kid playing Varsity for the first time he has the
composure and scoring ability of a more mature player…..he will put some
numbers up before he is done playing |
AAA |
Pat Kelly |
Cathedral Prep |
Ramblers move to AAA has been a very smooth transition and
this kid is following in the footsteps of older brothers Jack and Joe |
A |
Olda Virag |
Franklin Regional |
Jaromir Jagr is # 68 and so is Olda …..come watch him play and
he does a lot of things that JJ does and has the Panthers in good position in
Class A |
A |
Billy Rapone |
Greensburg Salem |
Sometimes playing on one of the worst teams in the league has
its benefits and Rapone can score and play defense …..very smart player |
AA |
Justin Adamski |
Hampton |
Classy player who shows up to play every night and when he
does Hampton has a good chance to win |
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