Butler Toronadoes

The Central Catholic Viking Invitational is played annually at the Blade Runners Harmarville and features the Top Interschoalstic Hockey Programs in Pennsylvania and has hosted schools from New York, Ohio, Indiana, Maryland and Canada. The 16 team format was designed to bring together the best teams under one format in an event which started in 1989 and is play each November. Central Catholic Invitational Champions 2005 - Mt Lebanon defeats Cheektowaga 5-1 2004 - North Allegheny defeats Mt Lebanon 2-0 2003 - Meadville defeats Pine Richland 7-1 2002 - Dunbarton [Canada] defeats Thomas Jefferson - 7-1 2001 - Bethel Park defeats Central Catholic - 2-1 2000 - Bethel Park defeats St. Francis - 3-1 1999 - St. Francis [New York] defeats Gilmour Academy - 2-1 1998 - Thomas Jefferson defeats North Allegheny - 6-5 in OT 1997 - LaSalle defeats Central Catholic - 14-0 1996 - Park Tudor defeats LaSalle - 6-1 1995 - Park Tudor defeats Bethel Park - 1994 - Park Tudor defeats Downington - 2-1 1993 - Meadville defeats Canevin Catholic - 6-1 1992 - Meadville defeats St. Francis - 7-4 1991 - Meadville defeats Armstrong Central - 9-1 1990 - Meadville defeats Armstrong Central - 10-4 1989 - Central Catholic defeats Serra Catholic - 9-2 William Downey Memorial Award Started in 1998, the William Downey Memorial Award is presented to the Central Catholic Invitational MVP 2003 - Christian Nickerson - Meadville 2002 - Brian Campbell - Dunbarton 2001 - Russ Hefner - Central Catholic 2000 - Andrew Torchia - Bethel Park 1999 - Kyle Hannes - Gilmour Academy 1998 - John Zeiler - Thomas Jefferson Prior to 1997 the award was just known as the MVP 1996 - Ryan Smith - Park Tudor 1995 - Brian Wagerer - North Allegheny 1994 - Bryan Grant - Park Tudor 1993 - Jeff Haduch - Canevin & Pat Bovino - Bethel Park 1992 - Chris Dross - Meadville 1991 - Ryan Smart - Meadville