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The Pa Hockey Yearbooks will be published in both Western and Eastern Pennsylvania. The Pa Hockey Yearbook is now in its 7th Year in Western Pa and contains biographical and historical information PLUS a guide to the Pa Hockey Website. The Yearbook will be available ovr the next few weeks. The Annual Pa Hockey Yearbook is in its 2nd Year in Eastern Pa and contains pictures, player info and team information PLUS a guide to the Pa Hockey Website. The Eastern Pa Yearbook will be published again and ordered through Breakaway Magazine.

The NorthEastern Pennsylvania Scholastic Hockey League will begin its 2nd season of Interscholastic Hockey in the Scranton / Wilkes Barre area as 14 schools will line up to play the 2002-2003 season. Schools include , Abington, Back Mountain, Crestwood, Paupack, Pittston, Pocono Mountain, St Gregory, Scranton Prep, Tunkhannock, West Side, Wyoming Area, Wyoming Seminary Blue & White and Wilkes Barre Area to continue play in the Pocono area of Pennsylvania.

For information on these tournaments, please contact Pa Hockey ! FOLLOW ALL THE ACTION ON PA HOCKEY !!! 2002-2003 ~ Completed Tournament Results Airport Invitational Champions - Moon Greensburg CC Pre-Season Champions - Greensburg CC **GAME SUMMARIES FOR TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS** Kittanning Invitational Champions - Kittanning Central Catholic Invitational Champions - Dunbarton [Canada] **GAME SUMMARIES FOR TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS** Columbus Tournament Champions - Central Catholic 7th Annual PA Hockey Scholastic Showcase Champions - Peters Twp **SS GAME SUMMARIES FOR TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS AND RECAP** [Click on Peters Twp Picture for Tournament Results] Mt Lebanon Invitational Champion - Upper St Clair Ice Line Extravaganza AAA ~ St Mary's [New York] AA ~ Kittanning A ~ Haverford High 7th Annual Meadville Bulldog Invitational Champion ~ Meadville [Click on Meadville Picture for Tournament Results] Bethel Park MLK Invitational Champion ~ Lancaster NY Blackdog Cup ~ Sunday January 26 Meadville 3 Bethel Park 2 [OT-Shootout]

Many Western Pa and Eastern Pa Players are going on to College and Juniors for the 2002-2003 season and just a couple of notables are: - Bernie Chmiel of Central Catholic to Sacred Heart University - Lou Garritan of Seton LaSalle to Bemidji State University - Tim Henrotty of Fox Chapel to Northeastern University - John Zeiler of Thomas Jefferson to St Lawrence University - Kenny Trombetta of Pine Richland to Yale University - Nate Guenin of Hopewell and JB Bittner of Seton LaSalle to Ohio State ............ and more to come, please let us know if you hear of more players moving on to Division 1 or Major Junior A !!!!!

Click on title above to see the Western Pa players who made the Midwest and Buffalo HNIB Rosters for the 2002 Tournament Congratulations to the following players: Mid-West Tanner Fogerty Shady Side Academy Trevor Kuhlman Seneca Valley Eddie Martin Central Catholic Bobby Rose SSA (South Park) Joe Ulerich Shady Side Academy Ron White Shady Side Academy Jeff White Shady Side Academy Jed Michael Quaker Valley Nick Rua Greensburg Salem Andrew Torchia SSA (Bethel Park) Buffalo Christian Nickerson Meadville Patrick Smith Canevin