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Pa Hockey Network....a historic night and the beginning !!!
Posted by Jeff Mauro at Nov 15, 2004 4:00PM PST
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Many of you have been following the progress of Pennsylvania Hockey Interscholastic since its inception in December 2000. From the dog days of spreadsheets with scores going up to our 'up to the Minute Midnight Madness' feature and all of the Gingerbread of the Pa Hockey Website.
So born out our ongoing pursuit of covering and promoting the great sport of Interscholastic Hockey Statewide in the Commonwealth is a new technology on the horizon. An exhibition game....a conversation....a presentation....a new relationship with some great innovative guys from BX Video...Pa Hockey is NOW and FOREVER on the forefront of coverage of the sport and bringing it into your home for your pleasure !
November 15th , 2004....Remember this day because it is THE DAY of the beginning of the Pa Hockey Network ! Sure, we've shot some videos with play-by-play and sold them, but THIS IS A FIRST.....so sit back and click and WATCH AND LISTEN as PA Hockey comes into your office.... your home .....your school or wherever you may be on the planet !
Along with long time Central Catholic coach Kevin Zielmanski we called the game and BX Video brought us the technology to bring to you a Class A Pa Hockey game between Sewickley Academy and Forest Hills. Watch it and let us know what you think.....it will be archived in the Team Websites section of Forest Hills and Sewickley Academy .............and it is the beginning of the PA Hockey Network !
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While things may change..you can count on 'those Eagles'
Posted by Jeff Mauro at Nov 11, 2004 4:00PM PST
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CORAOPOLIS –
Quaker Valley ended the 2004 Penguins Cup playoffs with a disappointing loss to Somerset and the losses of several key players cast an uncertain future for QV. The pipeline for Kevin Quinn still looked pretty good coming into this season with several proven freshman from the amateur level and a proven scorer in Furman South, who was mysteriously absent from QV’s biggest game of this early season after two easy blowouts in their opening two tilts.
Serra Catholic has won 4 out of the last 5 Penguins Cups and head coach Tom Mooney is pinching himself these days as the Eagles have gone from their customary 12 or 13 players on the bench to a full squad. For all the people who cry foul, many of them needed to attend this game and watch the ‘old guard’ Serra players of Justin Lubasch, Joey Manning and Josh Jones mentoring the newest Eagles how it’s supposed to be done.
And believe me these new Eagles are fast learners, which translates into the FACT that Serra has excellent coaching and a very disciplined system of how to win. So # 1 vs # 2 would be contested or would it be?
The Eagles started out with their normal feeling out process defensively in their own end, but Quaker Valley could not create any solid scoring chances. Mike Ellis held the puck in at the left point and fired a bullet, which Aaron Nolte tipped past Zac Zinger to give the Eagles a 1-0 lead at 11:56. Just 52 seconds later, with the Eagles shorthanded, Joey Manning show the patience of a surgeon as he held onto to the puck what seemed forever before moving it to the net where Josh Werner crashed and scored and Serra was quickly ahead 2-0 at 11:04. Eagle netminder Nick Koroly did his best Timmy Johnson impression as he stopped QV freshman Tim Hall at 9:22 and Kelly Elson at 6:20. After a questionable icing with under a minute to play in the 1st, Tim Hall made a great play off the faceoff, side stepping the Serra center and moving the puck to the net where a wide open Jason Burress popped home a rebound to cut the lead to 2-1 with just 17 seconds left in the opening period.
Momentum is a big factor in big games and early in the second after Nick Koroly robbed Tim Hall from point blank range, it looked like QV was mounting a comeback. The very next shift was when Serra took control of this hockey game as Justin Lubasch, Philip Ivkovich, Steven Gruhalla and Josh Jones controlled the Quaker zone for well over a minute and put Quaker Valley on their heels. Josh Jones made a great play as the Serra defenseman walked off the far board and buried a snap shot through the 5-hole of Zac Zinger to make it 3-1 at 10:46. QV came back as Mikail Lemieux, took a great pass from Hall and scored low on the ice to cut the advantage to 3-2 at 8:22. The big goal in this game came at the eight minute mark as Bryan Hickey would not be denied scoring on a second rebound after a great save by Zinger to make it 4-2 Eagles. Quaker Valley seemed to deflate and Serra was the opportunist as Justin Lubasch added goals with 6:39 and just 35 seconds left in the second period to turn this one into a Serra rout through two periods.
Championship teams know how the put the exclamation point in statement games and Serra wanted to send a little message to Class A teams that the Penguins Cup in theirs until someone knocks them off and the third period was a prime example as Joey Manning scored on a wrist shot at 14:06 and set up Justin Lubasch on a great play late in the final period to mark an impressive 8-2 thrashing of a very good Quaker Valley team, who should be one of the Eagles biggest threats in Class A.
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Quigley gets a gift & coasts to victory over South Fayette
Posted by Jeff Mauro at Nov 11, 2004 4:00PM PST
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CORAOPOLIS –
For the patrons attending the late game at the Airport arena last night, it was very noticeable how spacious the room was on both the South Fayette and the Quigley benches. For the Lions, it is very understandable since South Fayette is a first varsity program and according to club officials, its just a battle to keep players due to money concerns and the ‘kool aid’ effect of amateur programs, who are looking to steal any players they can and might I add at a much lower cost. So SF had the league minimum twelve players on the bench at the start of the game and added two more when the freshman game next door was over midway through the second, which is a testimony to Head Coach Tim Darnely and the SF people. Welcome to life in the PIHL South Fayette !
Quigley, well they know all about this life as the Spartans have been battling for years to keep their program afloat. When returning goaltender Craig Mohr decided just to play for the Junior B team, Quigley was stuck and almost wasn’t able to field a team. Fortunately, Kyle Milbert, having never played goalie before volunteered and with the help of former standout goaltender Luke Belsky and the Quigley coaching staff, the Spartans now have a goaltender and a team.
The first period was back and forth with both teams having some decent chances and as we all know games are built on breaks and momentum. At 8:49 of the first, Quigley received the ultimate ‘gift’ as a South Fayette defenseman trying to clear the puck to safety accidentally scored on his own net. The play happened so fast that neither the crowd nor Lions goaltender Sean Kennedy could react and it was 1-0 Quigley.
The Spartans scored the conventional way at 7:40 as Sean Wormald scored on a rebound to make it 2-0. South Fayette pulled within one at 7:13 as Jason Pastorious tipped in a shot from the point past Kyle Milbert to cut the lead to 2-1.
On to the second period and while SF goalie Sean Kennedy was frantically trying to get back his stick, Quigley freshman Josh Marshall took advantage with a slick shot to the stick side at 10:22. On the very next shift, it was Marshall again after a nice feed by Tim Powell, beating Kennedy to the stick side and the Spartans now had a 4-1 lead with 8:32 left in the period. Marshall had two good chances for the hat trick, but was robbed by Kennedy at 7:12 and shot one off the crossbar with a backhander at 3:49. Late in the 2nd period, Michael Darnely scored to pull South Fayette within two at 4-2.
The third period was all Quigley as Michael Conti, Sean Wormald and Jake Belsky scored to make the final 7-2 in favor of the Spartans.
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ERIE -
Pa Hockey Special Report courtesy of the McDowell Hockey Club
Bethel Park Blackhawks - 7 McDowell Trojans - 1
The Bethel Park Blackhawks used a balanced scoring attack
to defeat the McDowell Trojans 7 - 1 Thursday night in a
PIHL contest played at the Erie Civic Center.
Bethel Park displayed a wealth of team depth as they rode
the strength of 6 different goal scorers in the easy win.
The visitors jumped ahead early and as a power play expired
when Ed Bendik one-timed a loose puck past Trojan goalie
John Cleary just 4:09 into the game.
Bethel Park would double their lead before the period expired
as Timothy O’Brien scored the first of his two goals with
4:38 left in the 1st.
Two goals in the first 3:11 of the 2nd period would give the
Blackhawks a 4 – 0 lead and more than enough breathing room.
A power play goal by BP’s Matt Slogan with 4:09 left in the
period was followed by McDowell’s lone goal as Kaylan Rhoades
would tip home an Andy Kohler shot with 1:09 left to cut the
Blackhawk lead to 5 -1 heading into the 3rd.
But Bethel Park would continue applying the pressure into the
final period and tack on two goals for the final count.
Bethel Park controlled the action for most of the game out-
shooting the Trojans 40 – 8 on the night.
The #2 ranked Blackhawks improve their PIHL record to 4 – 0
while McDowell falls to 2 – 2 in the league (7 – 3 – 1 overall).
Goals By Period:
Bethel Park / 2 – 3 – 4 = 7
McDowell / 0 – 1 – 0 = 1
Goal Scorers:
Bethel Park / Timothy O’Brien (2), Edward Bendik, Jacobu Bilek,
Matthew Slogan, Michael Diethorn, Logan Bannon
McDowell / Kaylan Rhoades
Shots On Goal By Period:
Bethel Park / 12 - 15 - 13 = 40
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While things may change..you can count on 'those Eagles'
Posted by Jeff Mauro at Nov 11, 2004 4:00PM PST
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CORAOPOLIS –
Quaker Valley ended the 2004 Penguins Cup playoffs with a disappointing loss to Somerset and the losses of several key players cast an uncertain future for QV. The pipeline for Kevin Quinn still looked pretty good coming into this season with several proven freshman from the amateur level and a proven scorer in Furman South, who was mysteriously absent from QV’s biggest game of this early season after two easy blowouts in their opening two tilts.
Serra Catholic has won 4 out of the last 5 Penguins Cups and head coach Tom Mooney is pinching himself these days as the Eagles have gone from their customary 12 or 13 players on the bench to a full squad. For all the people who cry foul, many of them needed to attend this game and watch the ‘old guard’ Serra players of Justin Lubasch, Joey Manning and Josh Jones mentoring the newest Eagles how it’s supposed to be done.
And believe me these new Eagles are fast learners, which translates into the FACT that Serra has excellent coaching and a very disciplined system of how to win. So # 1 vs # 2 would be contested or would it be?
The Eagles started out with their normal feeling out process defensively in their own end, but Quaker Valley could not create any solid scoring chances. Mike Ellis held the puck in at the left point and fired a bullet, which Aaron Nolte tipped past Zac Zinger to give the Eagles a 1-0 lead at 11:56. Just 52 seconds later, with the Eagles shorthanded, Joey Manning show the patience of a surgeon as he held onto to the puck what seemed forever before moving it to the net where Josh Werner crashed and scored and Serra was quickly ahead 2-0 at 11:04. Eagle netminder Nick Koroly did his best Timmy Johnson impression as he stopped QV freshman Tim Hall at 9:22 and Kelly Elson at 6:20. After a questionable icing with under a minute to play in the 1st, Tim Hall made a great play off the faceoff, side stepping the Serra center and moving the puck to the net where a wide open Jason Burress popped home a rebound to cut the lead to 2-1 with just 17 seconds left in the opening period.
Momentum is a big factor in big games and early in the second after Nick Koroly robbed Tim Hall from point blank range, it looked like QV was mounting a comeback. The very next shift was when Serra took control of this hockey game as Justin Lubasch, Philip Ivkovich, Steven Gruhalla and Josh Jones controlled the Quaker zone for well over a minute and put Quaker Valley on their heels. Josh Jones made a great play as the Serra defenseman walked off the far board and buried a snap shot through the 5-hole of Zac Zinger to make it 3-1 at 10:46. QV came back as Mikail Lemieux, took a great pass from Hall and scored low on the ice to cut the advantage to 3-2 at 8:22. The big goal in this game came at the eight minute mark as Bryan Hickey would not be denied scoring on a second rebound after a great save by Zinger to make it 4-2 Eagles. Quaker Valley seemed to deflate and Serra was the opportunist as Justin Lubasch added goals with 6:39 and just 35 seconds left in the second period to turn this one into a Serra rout through two periods.
Championship teams know how the put the exclamation point in statement games and Serra wanted to send a little message to Class A teams that the Penguins Cup in theirs until someone knocks them off and the third period was a prime example as Joey Manning scored on a wrist shot at 14:06 and set up Justin Lubasch on a great play late in the final period to mark an impressive 8-2 thrashing of a very good Quaker Valley team, who should be one of the Eagles biggest threats in Class A.
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