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Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championships
The Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championships will be played on March 28th at the IceLine in West Chester. Pennsylvania will crown champions in Class A, AA and AAA for the 34th year since 1975 and defending Class AAA champions LaSalle Explorers of Eastern Pennsylvania and the defending Class AA champions Latrobe Wildcts return to defend their titles from a year ago. Pa Hockey will be on hand to bring you the coverage of the Pa Hockey finals aas East meets West !
Note: The Pa Hockey Previews are NOW available
www.eteamz.com/pahockey/files/PACUP09PREVIEW.xls
Pointstreak is going to do real-time tracking of the Pennsylvania Championship games at IceLine as a demonstration of their software.
Pointstreak - PA Championships
The progress of the game, final scores, and player statistics will be available immediately from the scorer's box.
The broadcast of the Latrobe vs. Council Rock South Class AA Championship Game on WBCB1490 AM & wbcb1490.com. Here's the direct link to the page of WBCB's website that has all of LBCSHL broadcasts archived from this high school ice hockey season (the
archive links are at the bottom of the page): http://63.88.115.40/.
To access LBCSHL Archived Games go to www.wbcb1490.com and clicking on "Local Sports". There's a complete copy of our 2008 - 2009 "Hockey Night in Bucks"
Broadcast Schedule"
| PENGUIN CUP FINALS | |||||||||||
| A | 1 | Mars | 3 | Bishop McCort | 2 | Mellon Arena | Tuesday | 24-Mar | 6:30 PM | ||
| FLYERS CUP FINALS | |||||||||||
| A | 1 | Bayard Rustin | 4 | 3 | Hershey | 3 | Spectrum | Saturday | 21-Mar | 10:30 AM | OT |
| PENNSYLVANIA CUP FINALS | |||||||||||
| A | E | Bayard Rustin | 5 | W | Mars | 0 | IceLine | Saturday | 28-Mar | 11:00 AM |
| PENGUIN CUP FINALS | ||||||||||
| AA | 1 | Latrobe | 3 | 2 | Montour | 0 | Mellon Arena | Monday | 23-Mar | 7:00 PM |
| FLYERS CUP FINALS | ||||||||||
| AA | 3 | North Penn | 2 | 4 | Council Rock South | 5 | Spectrum | Saturday | 21-Mar | 12:45 PM |
| PENNSYLVANIA CUP FINALS | ||||||||||
| AA | E | Council Rock South | 2 | W | Latrobe | 3 | IceLine | Saturday | 28-Mar | 1:30 PM |
| PENGUIN CUP FINALS | ||||||||||
| AAA | 1 | Shaler | 3 | 2 | Seneca Valley | 2 | Mellon Arena | Tuesday | 24-Mar | 8:30 PM |
| FLYERS CUP FINALS | ||||||||||
| AAA | 1 | LaSalle | 6 | 3 | Father Judge | 2 | Spectrum | Saturday | 21-Mar | 3:00 PM |
| PENNSYLVANIA CUP FINALS | ||||||||||
| AAA | E | LaSalle | 6 | W | Shaler | 4 | Ice Line | Saturday | 28-Mar | 4:00 PM |
Pennsylvania High School Hockey Champions
Pennsylvania High School Hockey Champions
| PENNSYLVANIA CUP - STATE CHAMPIONS | ||||
| YEAR | STATE AAA CHAMPION | STATE AA CHAMPION | STATE A CHAMPION | |
| 1975 | BALDWIN (WPIHL) | - | - | |
| 1976 | MT LEBANON (WPIHL) | ABINGTON (ICSHL) | - | |
| 1977 | CHURCHILL (WPIHL) | ERIE FAIRVIEW (LKSHL) | - | |
| 1978 | - | - | - | |
| 1979 | CHURCHILL (WPIHL) | SOUTH HILLS CATHOLIC (WPIHL) | - | |
| 1980 | UPPER ST. CLAIR (SHIHL) | - | - | |
| 1981 | ARCHBISHOP CARROLL (ICSHL) | ERIE FAIRVIEW (LKSHL) | - | |
| 1982 | WEST CHESTER (ICSHL) | ERIE FAIRVIEW (LKSHL) | - | |
| 1983 | GERMANTOWN ACADEMY (SHSHL) | CANEVIN (SHIHL) | - | |
| 1984 | CATHEDRAL PREP (LKSHL) | CANEVIN (SHIHL) | - | |
| 1985 | CONESTOGA (ICSHL) | PENNSBURY (LBCSHL) | - | |
| 1986 | CONESTOGA (ICSHL) | CHARTIERS VALLEY (SHIHL) | - | |
| 1987 | UPPER ST. CLAIR (SHIHL) | MEADVILLE (LKSHL) | - | |
| 1988 | BALDWIN (SHIHL) | WILLIAM TENNENT (SHSHL) | - | |
| 1989 | MEADVILLE (LKSHL) | CANEVIN (SHIHL) | PLUM (WPIHL) | |
| 1990 | MALVERN PREP (ICSHL) | FATHER JUDGE (LBCSHL) | BISHOP EGAN (LBCSHL) | |
| 1991 | COUNCIL ROCK (SHSHL) | BEAVER (SHIHL) | MONSIGNOR BONNER (EHSHL) | |
| 1992 | MEADVILLE (LKSHL) | COUNCIL ROCK (SHSHL) | HAVERFORD (EHSHL) | |
| 1993 | MEADVILLE (LKSHL) | FATHER JUDGE (LBCSHL) | GREENSBURG C.C. (WPIHL) | |
| 1994 | MEADVILLE (LKSHL) | GREENSBURG C.C. (WPIHL) | BISHOP MCCORT (WPIHL) | |
| 1995 | MEADVILLE (LKSHL) | CONWELL EGAN (LBCSHL) | BISHOP MCCORT (WPIHL) | |
| 1996 | MEADVILLE (LKSHL) | GREENSBURG C.C. (WPIHL) | BISHOP MCCORT (WPIHL) | |
| 1997 | BETHEL PARK (SHIHL) | CATHEDRAL PREP (LKSHL) | BISHOP MCCORT (WPIHL) | |
| 1998 | LASALLE (ICSHL) | THOMAS JEFFERSON (SHIHL) | SETON LASALLE (SHIHL) | |
| 1999 | CONWELL EGAN (LBCSHL) | THOMAS JEFFERSON (SHIHL) | BISHOP MCCORT (WPIHL) | |
| 2000 | BETHEL PARK (PIHL) | THOMAS JEFFERSON (PIHL) | SERRA CATHOLIC (PIHL) | |
| 2001 | BETHEL PARK (PIHL) | BEAVER (PIHL) | SERRA CATHOLIC (PIHL) | |
| 2002 | BETHEL PARK (PIHL) | PETERS TWP (PIHL) | SERRA CATHOLIC (PIHL) | |
| 2003 | MEADVILLE (PIHL) | PETERS TWP (PIHL) | RADNOR (ICSHL) | |
| 2004 | MALVERN PREP (ICSHL) | ARCHBISHOP CARROLL (ICSHL) | RADNOR (ICSHL) | |
| 2005 | BETHEL PARK (PIHL) | PETERS TWP (PIHL) | PENNCREST (ICSHL) | |
| 2006 | MT LEBANON (PIHL) | PINE RICHLAND (PIHL) | QUAKER VALLEY (PIHL) | |
| 2007 | NORTH ALLEGHENY (PIHL) | PINE RICHLAND (PIHL) | WEST CHESTER HENDERSON (ICSHL) | |
| 2008 | LASALLE (ICSHL) | LATROBE (PIHL) | WEST CHESTER EAST (ICSHL) | |
| 2009 | ||||
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2009 Penguins Cup AA Championship
Latrobe 3 Montour 0
PITTSBURGH –
The prelude to this game was about Montour Goaltender Matt Skoff, who deserves a ton of accolades for getting the Spartans to their first ever Penguins Cup. With Skoff has been very good, Latrobe Goaltender Nick Loyacona was a big reason why the Wildcats won a State Championship a year ago and the Senior keeper made some very big stops with the game on the line against rivals Franklin Regional. Montour had an early shot advantage in the opening period 7-4, but Latrobe would get their first power play opportunity at 7:45 of the 1st. Matt Batis made a terrific play lugging the puck the length of the ice into the Montour zone and a very good drop pass to a streaking Jayson Angus down the right side, who found Ryan LaDuke on the bottom of the circle, who beat Skoff on the stick side to give the Wildcats a 1-0 lead. Early in the second period, Latrobe found the net again as Tyler Berger walked out of the corner and beat Skoff low to the glove side with 14:44 remaining in the period to make it 2-0. Nick Loyacona took this game over stoning the Spartan attack stopping 30 of 30 shots through two periods including several strong scoring opportunities in the 2nd period. Latrobe continued to roll four lines and wear down Montour in the 3rd period, but could not beat Skoff, who made 20 saves after the game was 2-0 to keep his club in the game. Latrobe sealed the victory when Jayson Angus scored into an empty net from 120 feet with 16 seconds left to give the Wildcats their second straight Penguins Cup and a trip to IceLine to play 2009 Flyers Cup champions the Council Rock South Eagles.
2009 Penguins Cup AA Championship
Latrobe 3 Montour 0
PITTSBURGH –
The prelude to this game was about Montour Goaltender Matt Skoff, who deserves a ton of accolades for getting the Spartans to their first ever Penguins Cup. With Skoff has been very good, Latrobe Goaltender Nick Loyacona was a big reason why the Wildcats won a State Championship a year ago and the Senior keeper made some very big stops with the game on the line against rivals Franklin Regional. Montour had an early shot advantage in the opening period 7-4, but Latrobe would get their first power play opportunity at 7:45 of the 1st. Matt Batis made a terrific play lugging the puck the length of the ice into the Montour zone and a very good drop pass to a streaking Jayson Angus down the right side, who found Ryan LaDuke on the bottom of the circle, who beat Skoff on the stick side to give the Wildcats a 1-0 lead. Early in the second period, Latrobe found the net again as Tyler Berger walked out of the corner and beat Skoff low to the glove side with 14:44 remaining in the period to make it 2-0. Nick Loyacona took this game over stoning the Spartan attack stopping 30 of 30 shots through two periods including several strong scoring opportunities in the 2nd period. Latrobe continued to roll four lines and wear down Montour in the 3rd period, but could not beat Skoff, who made 20 saves after the game was 2-0 to keep his club in the game. Latrobe sealed the victory when Jayson Angus scored into an empty net from 120 feet with 16 seconds left to give the Wildcats their second straight Penguins Cup and a trip to IceLine to play 2009 Flyers Cup champions the Council Rock South Eagles.
2009 Penguins Cup Semi-Finals
PITTSBURGH -
Class A – Bishop McCort 9 Serra Catholic 3
In a see-saw affair over the opening two periods, Bishop McCort (17-4-2) broke open a 4-3 contest with five goals in the 3rd period to smash Serra Catholic (20-3-0). After Zack Bartos opened the scoring for McCort in the 1st, in a six goal second period the Crushers and Eagles were 4-3 in favor of McCort at the end of two periods. Nick Pappas, Kurtis Straw and Dane Domonkos scored for Bishop McCort and Jay Leppo, Erik Manetta and Corey Beam scored for the Eagles. Todd Thomas of Bishop McCort broke the game wide open with two goals 1:47 apart early in the third period and Domonkos added his second and Zack Bartos completed the hat trick with two goals late in the final stanza. The Crimson Crushers outshot Serra 29-20.
Class AA – Montour 2 Canevin 1
Goaltending is sometimes a great equalizer in the playoffs and Montour (17-7-1) has a great one in Matt Skoff, who turned aside 34 of 35 shots against Canevin (15-7-2). The Crusaders threw 15 shots at the Montour goaltender in the 3rd period and rung a couple off the post and crossbar to no avail. After a scoreless first period, freshman Domennic Martinelli scored on the backhand at 11:39 of the second period. Zach Milnarcik extended the lead to 2-1 on a nifty backhand through the 5 hole of Julian DeFilippo to give the Spartans a 2-0 lead at 9:46. Canevin finally scored with 7:11 to go in the second as Vince Nicolella found a loose puck and shoved it past Skoff to make it 2-1. The Crusaders pressed in the 3rd period and could not beat Skoff and Andy Beck scored into an empty net from 120 feet with 35 seconds to go giving the Montour Spartans their first ever trip to the Penguins Cup finals. Canevin outshot Montour 35-14.
Class AAA – Seneca Valley 4 Upper St Clair 3 (OT)
Upper St Clair (16-5-4) came out smoking in the opening minutes and seized the lead as Zach Feldman went five hole past Ryan Schutte at 13:22 of the opening period. Seneca rallied to take the lead as Sean Sokolowski scored at 6:22 and then Kaleb Schwab scored on the power play with 5:10 to go in the first period. The Panthers had a strong second period thanks to good pressure and several power play opportunities as Theo Schneiders scored on a backhand at 7:41 and then Justin Selep lifted a rebound over Schutte with 1:40 to play in the 2nd and the Panthers took a 3-2 lead to the third period. Seneca Valley outshot USC in the 3rd period 13-8 and 45-27 on the evening and finally solved Matt Wreggett as Erik Larson blocked a USC clearing attempt and slid the puck past the USC goalie to tie the score with 7:31 to go in regulation. This contest headed to overtime and would be decided on a broken 3 on 2 as Logan Pfeffer and Brandon Platt got the puck to the net where Mike Rohm found a loose puck and fired it past Wreggett with 2:41 to go in overtime to give the Raiders their first ever trip to the Penguins Cup final 4-3.
