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The Western Pennsylvania Hockey Coaches Association and Pa Hockey conducted the 12th Annual Pre-Season Coaches Poll. The votes are streaming in and the results will be tabulated and posted here soon for Class A, AA and AAA. Who will be the favorites for the 2008 Penguins Cup ? We have the previews of our Elite 8 in each classification for Pa Hockey !

 

		PENGUIN CUP ELITE "8" COACHES POLL
		2007-2008  "AAA" DIVISION
CLASS		TEAM	RANK
			HERE
AAA		PINE-RICHLAND	1
AAA		NORTH ALLEGHENY	2
AAA		MT LEBANON	3
AAA		MEADVILLE	4
AAA		BETHEL PARK	5
AAA		CENTRAL CATHOLIC	6
AAA		MCDOWELL	7
AAA		UPPER ST. CLAIR	8

		PENGUIN CUP ELITE "8" COACHES POLL
		2007-2008  "AA" DIVISION
CLASS		TEAM	RANK
			HERE
AA		LATROBE	1
AA		FRANKLIN REGIONAL	2
AA		THOMAS JEFFERSON	3
AA		WEST ALLEGHENY	4
AA		MONTOUR	5
AA		GREENSBURG CC	6
AA		MOON	7
AA		PETERS TOWNSHIP	8

		PENGUIN CUP ELITE "8" COACHES POLL
		2007-2008  "A" DIVISION
			RANK
CLASS		TEAM	HERE
A		BISHOP MCCORT	1
A		SERRA CATHOLIC	2
A		MARS	3
A		QUAKER VALLEY	4
A		SOMERSET	5
A		HAMPTON	6
A		WESTMONT-HILLTOP	7
A		FREEPORT	8

Bethel Park races to big lead & holds off NA to win Fall Face-Off HARMARVILLE – For those people who follow hockey over a span of years, it’s really something to look forward to when two rivals get together and face off against one another and especially when something is at stake. Sure it’s October and the season is two and a half weeks away, but a Bethel Park – North Allegheny hockey game is quickly becoming a source of entertainment that one should mark on the calender, when it occurs. For the organizers of the expanded St Margaret’s Fall Face-Off, this game in the long run will bring more prestige to an event that creates awareness and raises funding to help people save lives, which is of the utmost importance in society. The history over the past couple of years alone of the Blackhawks of BP and Tigers of NA has been very interesting to say the least. NA has the upper hand defeating the Hawks in the past two Pa Hockey Scholastic Showcase Director’s Cups in December 2004 and 2005, but it was the Bethel Park victory over the Tigers in the 2005 Penguins Cup that has really fueled this matchup as the Hawks edged NA 1-0 at the Mellon Arena to crush the Tigers long awaited quest for a Pennsylvania State Championship as BP moved on to defeat Malvern Prep and capture their 5th title under Head Coach Jim McVay in 8 years. Enter Jimmy Black, who most recently in April 2006 led the Pine Richland Rams to their first State Championship in any sport by capturing the Pennsylvania Class AA State title over Haverford. There is no question that North Allegheny has been knocking on the door of winning it as the Tigers fell to Mt Lebanon in March in the Penguins Cup finals at Mellon Arena for the second consecutive year and is looking for the intangible in a talent rich program working their way through the process of capturing glory and reaching the goal that has eluded them for 36 years. For the Tigers that road to the promised land will go through Bethel Park and possibly Mt Lebanon or Meadville to reach the State Finals in Philadelphia in March. So it’s October and this game is a pre-season tournament final, but don’t tell Bethel Park or North Allegheny, because they like the St Margaret’s Foundation have a mission, albeit very different, it is similar because the end goal is excellence, which is something all three organizations have shown incredible consistency in striving to meet their respective goals. Bethel Park struck first as Graham Cohen buried an opportunity after a flurry of activity around NA goaltender Adam Lutty at the 10:07 mark to give the Hawks a 1-0 lead. Danny Gaertner tied the game with 6:23 remaining on the power play picking up a loose puck in the slot a depositing it past Pete Cosentino for a 1-1 deadlock. The Blackhawks went to work applying the pressure to the Tiger defense and forcing turnovers which resulted in Cohen’s second goal at 5:09 and Kenny Lehmann’s goal rebound on the doorstep at 3:08 chasing Lutty in favor of Max Richards and resuling in a 3-1 BP advantage. Bethel gave Richards a rude welcome in between the pipes as Matt Seifert score on a backdoor play at 2:22 and Logan Bannon roofed a snapshot upstairs with just 48 ticks remaining to stretch the Hawk lead to 5-1 after the opening period. BP held a 14-4 shot advantage after the 1st period. On to the second period and Bethel Park took some ill advised penalties which helped the Tigers gain a territorial edge, thus resulting in more scoring opportunities. Donny Lewis started the comeback for NA with a tap in at 9:50, which was followed up by an excellent effort by Dylan Rohar to find a loose puck and bury it past Cosentino to make it a hockey game at 5-3 with 8:55 remaining in the second. Both goals came on the power play and the Tigers play opportunist again with 4:31 remaining as Rohar would not be denied scoring his second goal on another power play and cutting the Bethel Park lead to 5-4. In the third period, the game took on a different flavor with hard skating and close checking as Bethel and NA settled into a heavyweight title scrap as each tried to limit the other’s scoring chances. When North Allegheny took a penalty with 1:34 remaining it looked like this game was all over but he medals ceremony. NA coach Jimmy Black pulled his goaltender to even the players on the ice forcing an icing and a faceoff deep in the Bethel zone, the result was a near missed as Wes Waldschmidt had a golden opportunity to tie the game but was hooked giving NA a man advantage in skaters with their pulled goalie and 48 ticks left. Bethel Park was able to hold on and capture the St Margaret’s Fall Face-Off Championship in their first appearance. North Allegheny finished the runner-up for the second straight year as the Tigers have been in the finals 7 out of the past 9 years. An excellent hockey game for two teams who figure to have a hand in the 2007 Penguins Cup in March and will open the season against one another on November 2nd, when the push begins and will certainly add another chapter to an ever growing rivalry.

Bethel Park races to big lead & holds off NA to win Fall Face-Off HARMARVILLE – For those people who follow hockey over a span of years, it’s really something to look forward to when two rivals get together and face off against one another and especially when something is at stake. Sure it’s October and the season is two and a half weeks away, but a Bethel Park – North Allegheny hockey game is quickly becoming a source of entertainment that one should mark on the calender, when it occurs. For the organizers of the expanded St Margaret’s Fall Face-Off, this game in the long run will bring more prestige to an event that creates awareness and raises funding to help people save lives, which is of the utmost importance in society. The history over the past couple of years alone of the Blackhawks of BP and Tigers of NA has been very interesting to say the least. NA has the upper hand defeating the Hawks in the past two Pa Hockey Scholastic Showcase Director’s Cups in December 2004 and 2005, but it was the Bethel Park victory over the Tigers in the 2005 Penguins Cup that has really fueled this matchup as the Hawks edged NA 1-0 at the Mellon Arena to crush the Tigers long awaited quest for a Pennsylvania State Championship as BP moved on to defeat Malvern Prep and capture their 5th title under Head Coach Jim McVay in 8 years. Enter Jimmy Black, who most recently in April 2006 led the Pine Richland Rams to their first State Championship in any sport by capturing the Pennsylvania Class AA State title over Haverford. There is no question that North Allegheny has been knocking on the door of winning it as the Tigers fell to Mt Lebanon in March in the Penguins Cup finals at Mellon Arena for the second consecutive year and is looking for the intangible in a talent rich program working their way through the process of capturing glory and reaching the goal that has eluded them for 36 years. For the Tigers that road to the promised land will go through Bethel Park and possibly Mt Lebanon or Meadville to reach the State Finals in Philadelphia in March. So it’s October and this game is a pre-season tournament final, but don’t tell Bethel Park or North Allegheny, because they like the St Margaret’s Foundation have a mission, albeit very different, it is similar because the end goal is excellence, which is something all three organizations have shown incredible consistency in striving to meet their respective goals. Bethel Park struck first as Graham Cohen buried an opportunity after a flurry of activity around NA goaltender Adam Lutty at the 10:07 mark to give the Hawks a 1-0 lead. Danny Gaertner tied the game with 6:23 remaining on the power play picking up a loose puck in the slot a depositing it past Pete Cosentino for a 1-1 deadlock. The Blackhawks went to work applying the pressure to the Tiger defense and forcing turnovers which resulted in Cohen’s second goal at 5:09 and Kenny Lehmann’s goal rebound on the doorstep at 3:08 chasing Lutty in favor of Max Richards and resuling in a 3-1 BP advantage. Bethel gave Richards a rude welcome in between the pipes as Matt Seifert score on a backdoor play at 2:22 and Logan Bannon roofed a snapshot upstairs with just 48 ticks remaining to stretch the Hawk lead to 5-1 after the opening period. BP held a 14-4 shot advantage after the 1st period. On to the second period and Bethel Park took some ill advised penalties which helped the Tigers gain a territorial edge, thus resulting in more scoring opportunities. Donny Lewis started the comeback for NA with a tap in at 9:50, which was followed up by an excellent effort by Dylan Rohar to find a loose puck and bury it past Cosentino to make it a hockey game at 5-3 with 8:55 remaining in the second. Both goals came on the power play and the Tigers play opportunist again with 4:31 remaining as Rohar would not be denied scoring his second goal on another power play and cutting the Bethel Park lead to 5-4. In the third period, the game took on a different flavor with hard skating and close checking as Bethel and NA settled into a heavyweight title scrap as each tried to limit the other’s scoring chances. When North Allegheny took a penalty with 1:34 remaining it looked like this game was all over but he medals ceremony. NA coach Jimmy Black pulled his goaltender to even the players on the ice forcing an icing and a faceoff deep in the Bethel zone, the result was a near missed as Wes Waldschmidt had a golden opportunity to tie the game but was hooked giving NA a man advantage in skaters with their pulled goalie and 48 ticks left. Bethel Park was able to hold on and capture the St Margaret’s Fall Face-Off Championship in their first appearance. North Allegheny finished the runner-up for the second straight year as the Tigers have been in the finals 7 out of the past 9 years. An excellent hockey game for two teams who figure to have a hand in the 2007 Penguins Cup in March and will open the season against one another on November 2nd, when the push begins and will certainly add another chapter to an ever growing rivalry.

   
2007 – 2008

Moon Varsity Pre-Season Tournament

Airport Ice Arena  Tournament Schedule: Monday October 8th
    Latrobe 8 Beaver 1

    Moon 3 Serra Catholic 3

Tuesday October 9th
   Serra Catholic 2 Latrobe 5   

Wednesday October 10th
   Moon 6 Beaver 0 

Thursday October 11th
   Serra Catholic 8 Beaver 4

Friday October 12th
    Latrobe 7 Moon 2  

Championship Sunday October 14th
   Serra Catholic 3 Latrobe 1

   Highlights: Serra opened scoring with 2:38 remaining in First Period on a power play goal (Latrobe's Josh Harris was off the ice for a holding call). Goal scored from a scramble in front of the net. Serra's Joe Clark scored, assisted by Serra's Captain Josh Werner. The game remained 1 - 0 Serra until very late in the game. While Latrobe's Andrew Ong was off the ice on a slashing call, Jeff Rossi of Latrobe scored a shorthanded unassisted goal on a breakaway with 57.3 seconds left in the game. Regulation play and a five minute overtime ended in a 1 - 1 tie. In the shootout, Latrobe did not score while both Serra Catholic's Mike Puskar and Josh Werner scored. Serra's Stephen Derewonko stopped 29 of 30 shots while Latrobe's Nick Loyacona stopped 36 of 39 shots. 

   
2007 – 2008

Moon Varsity Pre-Season Tournament

Airport Ice Arena  Tournament Schedule: Monday October 8th
    Latrobe 8 Beaver 1

    Moon 3 Serra Catholic 3

Tuesday October 9th
   Serra Catholic 2 Latrobe 5   

Wednesday October 10th
   Moon 6 Beaver 0 

Thursday October 11th
   Serra Catholic 8 Beaver 4

Friday October 12th
    Latrobe 7 Moon 2  

Championship Sunday October 14th
   Serra Catholic 3 Latrobe 1

   Highlights: Serra opened scoring with 2:38 remaining in First Period on a power play goal (Latrobe's Josh Harris was off the ice for a holding call). Goal scored from a scramble in front of the net. Serra's Joe Clark scored, assisted by Serra's Captain Josh Werner. The game remained 1 - 0 Serra until very late in the game. While Latrobe's Andrew Ong was off the ice on a slashing call, Jeff Rossi of Latrobe scored a shorthanded unassisted goal on a breakaway with 57.3 seconds left in the game. Regulation play and a five minute overtime ended in a 1 - 1 tie. In the shootout, Latrobe did not score while both Serra Catholic's Mike Puskar and Josh Werner scored. Serra's Stephen Derewonko stopped 29 of 30 shots while Latrobe's Nick Loyacona stopped 36 of 39 shots.