Churchill Chargers - 1977 & 1979 AAA

Franklin Regional 7 Hampton 4 Franklin Regional had a new coach according to the program for the Fall Face-Off or maybe coach Jim Damp was trying an alias to downplay the Panthers storied trip to the Penguins Cup last season. Hampton is looking for a warm-up in for tough competition it will face in a Class AA Division, which includes Indiana, Kittanning and Pine Richland under new coach George Reed. The Panthers continued where they left off last season, as they took step # 1 to defend their 2002 Fall Face Off title with a 7-4 win over Hampton. David Hopper completed the hat trick with the game winner with 12:09 left in the third period and Dakota Drew chipped in a pair for the Panthers. North Allegheny 5 North Hills 0 New North Allegheny Head Coach Tom Pandolfo invoked some discipline by sitting a few regulars in the first two periods against North Hills. The Indians are looking to rebound this season under Dave Ciotti from a disappointing 2002-2003 campaign. Casey Dudt-Mulzet stoned the Tigers for two periods stopping all 32 shots for a 0-0 tie. The Tigers broke North Hills in the 3rd as Joe Smarto scored two goals, with singles from Ryan Sheran, Matt Pekins and Joe Camut for a 5-0 NA victory and an easy shutout for Jeff Kristan, who faced only 8 Indian shots.

A couple of years ago in December 1997, a lanky skinny young man wandered into the Golden Mile Ice Center for the 1997 Scholastic Showcase with dreams of becoming the first player ever to be raised and trained in Pittsburgh to reach the National Hockey League. The game was Plum vs Upper St Clair and Plum won the game 6-2 and everyone who attended that game that day swore that R.J Umberger would be in the NHL....and he will be there shortly as a member of the Vancouver Canucks. What we didn't know at the time was that another young man who played in that same game ....... Upper St Clair's Ryan Malone had similar visions. This Friday Night October 10th, Ryan Malone will suit up for the Pittsburgh Penguins and make history for Pa Hockey in Western Pennsylvania.

The Pa Hockey Elite 8 Previews are HERE for the 2003-2004 Season...... only on Pa Hockey ! We take a peak at the Eite 8 at Class A, AA and AAA and some other teams who may make some noise......plus some very fearless predictions !

Pa Hockey's most popular feature by far is the Game Summaries and the 2003-2004 Season will offer more of the same. Last season we covered over 100 Regular Season and Playoff Games and over 130 games including Tournaments and exhibitions. All of our games the past two seasons have been archived and from time to time we will have 'it happened a year ago or two years ago on this date' feature. If there is a Game Summary that you'd like to have a copy of or would like to see posted......just let us know ! A tidbit below is our 2001-2002 Season Recap .........check it out ........only on Pa Hockey !

2003-2004 Tournament Schedule *** CHECK OUT TOURNAMENTS COMPLETED IN GAMES SUMMARIES *** ~ Meadville Bulldog Invitational [January 16,17,18] *See the History of this Tournament by Clicking on Pa Hockey Logo* Sunday January 18, 2004 SEMI-FINALS Malvern Prep 4 LaSalle 0 ***GAME SUMMARY IS NOW AVAILABLE*** St Ignatius 5 Meadville 1 ***GAME SUMMARY IS NOW AVAILABLE*** Championship Malvern Prep 5 St Ignatius 2 Highlights: Justin Martin with the hat trick and Chris Campanale with a goal & 2 assists as Friars capture the Bulldog Preliminary Round Meadville 7 Toledo St Francis 1 Highlight: Phil Siverd with 2 goals & Rick Thomas with 4 pts for the Dawgs Central Catholic 3 St Ignatius 3 Highlights: Sean O'Malley scores 2 goals for Ignatius in 3-goal 3rd period to erase 3-0 CC lead Malvern Prep 8 Sylvania Northview 3 Highlights: Chris Campanale with 6 pts and Warren Byrne, Justin Martin and Tim Gehring each with a pair as Friars bomb Sylvania LaSalle 6 Thomas Jefferson 0 Central Catholic 7 Sylvania Northview 1 Malvern Prep 3 St Ignatius 2 Highlights: Friars comeback from 2-1 deficit to beat Wildcats Meadville 7 Thomas Jefferson 1 ***GAME SUMMARY IS NOW AVAILABLE*** LaSalle 7 Toledo St Francis 1 St Ignatius 9 Sylvania Northview 2 Malvern Prep 6 Central Catholic 1 Toledo St Francis 5 Thomas Jefferson 4 Meadville 5 LaSalle 2 ***GAME SUMMARY IS NOW AVAILABLE*** ~ Bethel Park Martin Luther King Tournament Sunday Semi-Finals Carmel Ind 2 Orchard Park 1 in OT Mt. Lebanon 5 Lancaster 2 Highlight: Tony Valerino and Mike Jordan 2 goals each for Lebo Championship Mt Lebanon 5 Carmel [Indiana] 1 Highlights: Eric Sloan, Billy Leckenby, Michael Jordan, Chad Uddstrom and Bartkowski score for Mt Lebanon, while Matt Vaughan is spectacular with 30 Saves Preliminary Bethel Park 2 Mt Lebanon 1 Dematha 6 Hudson 5 [Shootout] Orhard Park 5 Downingtown 0 Lancaster 4 Carmel 3 [Shootout] Orchard Park 5 Bethel Park 1 Mt Lebanon 5 Downingtown 0 Lancaster 9 Dematha 0 Carmel 7 Hudson 3 Bethel Park 4 Downingtown 1 Mt Lebanon 2 Orchard Park 1 Carmel 4 Dematha 2 Lancaster 8 Hudson 0