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January 2005 Meadville Bulldog Invitational Results January 14-16 2005 Pool Play Toledo St Francis 4 Meadville 1 St Ignatius 9 Cathedral Prep 0 Mt Lebanon 7 Thomas Jefferson 2 LaSalle 3 Central Catholic 1 St Ignatius 5 Thomas Jefferson 2 Mt Lebanon 6 Cathedral Prep 0 Central Catholic 1 Meadville 1 LaSalle 7 Toledo St Francis 1 Cathedral Prep 3 Thomas Jefferson 2 Mt Lebanon 3 St Ignatius 2 Toledo St Francis 6 Central Catholic 1 LaSalle 1 Meadville 0 Semi-Finals LaSalle 4 St Ignatius 1 Mt Lebanon 4 Toledo St Francis 1 Champiosnhip LaSalle 3 Mt Lebanon 2 OT FOR A COMPLETE WRAP-UP OF THE BULLDOG INVITIAIONAL..PLEASE VISIT GAME SUMMARIES

At the recently held American Hockey Coaches Association meeting in Naples Florida, Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) ice hockey head coach Sam Kelly was named the ACHA (American Collegiate Hockey Association) Division II Coach of the Year for the 03-04 season. The American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) is the national coaches organization, which best represents, and promotes the development of the sport of ice hockey in America. It’s primary membership is from the Collegiate programs in the country, however membership is open to all those who have concern and interest in the success of the game. The AHCA recognizes at the yearly conference contributions to the sport in a number of awards and recognizes the Coach of the Year at the NCAA I and III and ACHA I and II collegiate levels. Sam Kelly from IUP is the ACHA DII award winner. Coach Kelly is the Head Coach/General Manager of the Indiana University of Pa. ACHA national program. The IUP program currently has teams competing at the ACHA DII and DIII level. His responsibility includes the overall operation and instruction of both teams. In 15 years under Kelly the DII team has an overall record of 237-160-33 while Kelly’s DIII team boasts a 5-year record of 82-31-8 for a combined record at IUP of 319-191-41. This record includes 14 league playoffs, 9 regular season championships, 10 playoff championship appearances, 3 playoff championships, and 6 ACHA National Championship appearances. In 03-04 both the DII and DIII team maintained a number one ranking in their ACHA respective regions throughout the entire season. The DII team finished with a record of 25-10-5, a regular season UHL championship, and a 9th place finish in the DII National Championships held in Washington D.C. The DIII team finished with a 22-2-2 record, a CHE regular season and playoff championship and a 4th place finish in the DIII National Championship held in Phoenix Arizona. 03-04 ended as the most successful season in IUP Hockey history.

The Pittsburgh Post Gazette has named the Stellar 6 hockey players for the 2003-2004 season. Congratulations from Pa Hockey to the following players on their selection: Eric Sloan - Mt Lebanon - 2003-04 PG Player of the Year Chris Clackson - Peters Township Timmy Johnson - Serra Catholic Ryan Noone - Serra Catholic Matt Quigley - Fox Chapel Dan Zabkar - Bethel Park The regional Stellar 6 will be named this week and we will release those selections as soon as they become available !

Bill Thomas of Fox Chapel, Jace Buzek of Hempfield and Christian Hanson of Peter Twp are currently playing for the Tri-City Storm of the USHL into the Clark Cup League Championship against Waterloo, which begins tonight. Thomas is the leading scorer for the Storm in the playoffs and was the 3rd leading scorer in the USHL Junior A league for the 2003-2004 season.

The Keystone Games begin in Wilkes Barre-Scranton at the Ice Box in Pittston. Follow all of the action to the presentation of the Medals right here on Pa Hockey 2004 Game Results - Ice Box Pittston, Pa. August 6-8, 2004 Midget Division Central 6 East 3 West 6 South 1 West 4 Central 2 East 5 South 1 South 3 Central 2 East 4 West 3 Final Results Gold ~ East Congratulations to Head Coach Ernie Romeo and the Blue Mountain Pocono Region for capturing the Gold Medal Silver ~ West Bronze ~ East Bantam Division East 7 Central 2 South 9 West 3 West 8 Central 3 South 4 East 3 South 3 Central 1 East 6 West 5 OT Final Results Gold ~ South Congratulations to Head Coach Mark Gonsalves and the Philadelphia / Delaware Valley Region for capturing the Gold Medal Silver ~ East Bronze ~ West Junior Division East 5 Central 1 West 4 South 3 [OT] West 7 Central 0 South 5 East 1 South 5 Central 2 West 4 East 2 Final Results Gold ~ West Congratulations to Head Coach Tim Bosack and the Allegheny Region for capturing the Gold Medal Silver ~ South Bronze ~ East Girls East 4 Central 3 South 3 West 2 West 8 Central 3 South 4 East 2 South 8 Central 4 West 7 East 2 Final Results Gold ~ South Congratulations to Head Coach Greg Dugan and the Philadelphia / Delaware Valley Region for capturing the Gold Medal Silver ~ West Bronze ~ East