2012 National Invitational Scholastic Showcase

November 30th & December 1-2, 2012 ~ Jamestown Savings Bank Arena  – Jamestown, NY

 NISS – USA Hockey ‘Governor’s Cup’    Your school is invited to apply for participation in a 16 team showcase of the top Varsity high school teams from across the United States. This event will host the best teams regionally and nationally to compete for the Governor’s Cup at the Jamestown Savings Bank Arena in New York. This event is open to Schools with USA Hockey Rosters, National Federation Status and Hockey Canada Travel Permits. This Invitational event will be open to State Champions, Finalists, Semi-Finalists and Exempt Champions and we will attempt to limit to a total of four schools from any particular area [State or Region] to ensure that each school participating will face three out-of-state opponents in the preliminary round of competition. The tournament will be played on 2 rinks in prime time for this round robin event. 

  UPDATE 11-15-12 - National Invitational Scholastic Showcase 

Final ~ 16 Schools Registered for the 2012 NISS including 4 Western Pa, 1 Eastern Pa, 1 Erie, Pa, 3 Ohio, 2 Indiana, 2 Illinois, 1 Maryland,  1 Hamilton, Ontario and defending champs Ontario Hockey Academy

2012 Pa Hockey Scholastic Showcase

17th Annual Director’s Cup

UPDATE 11/15/12 ~ 2012 Pa Hockey Scholastic Showcase     

Final ~ 12 Schools Registered for the 2012 PAHSS from AAA [5], AA [3] A [1], New Jersey [1]Erie, Pa. [1] Harrisburg [1] and Washington DC [1] 

Should you have any questions, please contact Jeff Mauro at 412-848-3750 [Cell Phone] E-Mail at JEFFMAURO@AOL.COM

   Plum's Kenny Reiter played outstanding between the pipes to lead Minnesota Duluth to their first ever NCAA Division 1 Hockey Title. Reiter joins Dee Rizzo [Allderdice] Michigan State and Mike Handza [Shaler] Denver University as players from Western Pennsylvania to win an NCAA Division 1 Ice Championship Hockey. Congrats to Kenny Reiter and the Bulldogs of Minnesota Duluth ! 

 Read Article below

http://www.sctimes.com/article/20110410/SPORTS0401/104100047/0/ENT01/Men-s-college-hockey-NCAA-championship-took-OT-Bulldogs-champs?odyssey=nav|head

   Plum's Kenny Reiter played outstanding between the pipes to lead Minnesota Duluth to their first ever NCAA Division 1 Hockey Title. Reiter joins Dee Rizzo [Allderdice] Michigan State and Mike Handza [Shaler] Denver University as players from Western Pennsylvania to win an NCAA Division 1 Ice Championship Hockey. Congrats to Kenny Reiter and the Bulldogs of Minnesota Duluth ! 

 Read Article below

http://www.sctimes.com/article/20110410/SPORTS0401/104100047/0/ENT01/Men-s-college-hockey-NCAA-championship-took-OT-Bulldogs-champs?odyssey=nav|head

2011 Flyers Cup Class A Champions - Springfield Cougars

2011 Pennsylvania Cup Class A Champions - Mars Planets

Penguins Cup Class A Champions - Mars Planets

Visit Mars on the Pa Hockey Wall of Champions  

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        The Springfield Cougars (17-5-3) participated in the Inaugural Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championships in Erie, Pennsylvania in 1975 and lost both contests to Erie McDowell and eventual champions Baldwin 2-1 in overtime. The Cougars waited a long time to return the Pennsylvania Class A title game in 2001 at Haverford Skatium and Springfield held a 3-0 lead over Serra Catholic, only to watch that lead evaporate in a disappointing 4-3 loss. The Cougars return to the Pennsylvania State Finals for the 3^rd time and defeated Unionville 3-2 in overtime to capture their 2^nd Flyers Cup Class A crown.

        The Mars Planets (23-1-0) climb to Class A supremacy began in 2008 with their first Penguins Cup final appearance, losing to Quaker Valley at Mellon Arena. Taking one step at a time, Mars won their first Penguins Cup in 2009 and lost to Bayard Rustin at Ice Line 5-0 in the State Final. A year ago, the Planets would redeem that defeat in a big way at Mellon Arena defeating Bayard Rustin 4-1. Mars earned the State Final defeating upstart Hampton in the Penguins Cup 5-0. The Planets have only yielded one goal thus far in the entire playoffs as they try to become the 4^th Pennsylvania School to accomplish multiple Class A titles joining Bishop McCort, Serra Catholic and Radnor.

      Springfield tried to establish their game in the Mars zone early in the first period. At   9:13 of the opening stanza Nick Blaney found a wide open net on a rebound on a nice play by Austin Heakins to use his speed to the outside and give the Planets a 1-0 lead. Springfield goaltender Mike Rice made a terrific leg save on Robbie Sigurdsson at 8:25.

Both teams failed on the power play and the Planets held a 1-0 lead after one period as Springfield outshot Mars 13 – 10.  

      The Cougars got a break in the 2^nd period at 9:03 as Tyler Stepke overhandled puck and Springfield’s Dave Allen scored on bang bang play and great pass from Ryan Brawley from behind the net. With Mars on the power play, at  6:31 Springfield’s Michael Carr was denied on a shorthanded breakaway by great leg save by Stepke. Mars regained the lead at 5:25 on a great individual effort by Elliott Tisdale scoring on backhand that found lower corner for a power play goal and 2-1 Mars lead. Springfield went back on the power play at 4:56 and could not establish a sustained attack and shortly after the penalty was over at 2:45 Nick Blaney ragged the puck behind the Springfield net and then swooped from behind the net and beat Rice on the backhand to give the Planets a cushion with a 3-1 advantage.    

       The gavel on Springfield’s season came at 10:53 of the 3^rd period as Nick Blaney snuck a wrist shot past Rice with some nice work by Joe Bender and Austin Heakins to create open space. Springfield lost their discipline and took a penalty and Mars made them pay as Elliott Tisdale found a loose puck on the goal mouth of a Nick Blaney backhand at 7:28 to make it 5-1. Mars took a couple of stupid penalties and Springfield’s Connor Phillips scored on a slapshot from the point with 25 seconds to go to make it a 5-2 final and Mars captured its second straight Pennsylvania Class A title.