Seneca Valley Raiders

The Northeastern Scholastic Hockey League finished the 2003-2004 season as the 8th League in Eastern Pennsylvania and is now in its 8th year of existance. NEPASHL is the local high school ice hockey league with students from schools in Columbia, Lackwanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Sullivan, Wayne and Wyoming County participating in the league. The following teams are current members. NORTHERN DIVISION Abington Comets Paupack Bucks Scranton Prep Cavaliers St. Gregory’s Highlanders CENTRAL DIVISION Crestwood Comets Pittston Area Patriots Pocono Mountain Cardinals Wyoming Area Warriors SOUTHERN DIVISION Back Mountain/Tunkhannock Tigers Valley West Spartans Wilkes Barre Area Wolfpack Wyoming Seminary Blue Knights The Season The teams within the league play a schedule of 14 games, two against division opponents and one against all other teams. Several of these organizations also field Junior Varsity squads. In all over 300 student/athletes are involved in this league. There is a mid season Christmas Tournament sponsored by the Wachovia Arena that will be played between Christmas and New Years, at the arena where several teams participate. League games are typically played Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings at the Ice Box in Pittston. However with the scheduled opening of the Ice Box North in mid December, several contests will take place there as well. A complete schedule is due out shortly. The season culminates with the playoffs in late February, early March. For the past three years the United States Army has sponsored the tournament. The schools compete annually for the Army Cup for the League Championship and the past winners are as follows: Past Winners of the League Championship /Army Cup are: 2000 Back Mountain 2001 Crestwood 2002 Crestwood 2003 Tunkhannock 2004 Abington