The Canfield developmental team bested Ursuline/Mooney in a shootout to win the first ever "Steel Valley Cup."  Chris Vouvalis stopped both U/M shooters he faced while Stephen Ferko and David Cooper deked the U/M goalie to score shoot out goals and lead the Cardinals to a 4-3 victory.

In the varsity contest, the Cards were out shot 63-18 but still had a chance to win in regulation when U/M scored with :02 left to tie it up.  U/M would score on  a power play at 4:34 into overtime to win the game 4-3.  Roger Geiser was outstanding in the net stopping 59 shots.

Four of the last five contests for the Cards have been one goal games, and Canfield has played in seven this season.  The Cards have two victories in those contests but have learned to play better in tight games.  Thursday Canfield takes on CVCA of which the Cards are 3-0 against this year and life time record of 23-6-2 since 2000.  On Saturday Canfield hopes to keep thier Baron Cup playoff hopes alive against Garfield Hts, a team they have beated once in league play this season 7-6. They also lost 6-0 and lost 5-4 in the Garfield Christmas Tournament.

Last summer Canfield head coach Randy Emery approached the Ursuline/Mooney hockey board with an idea to promote both the Canfield Cardinals and Ursuline/Mooney Thunder hockey programs.  Both programs are the only two high school hockey programs in the Mahoning Valley. The organizations would work together in which both developmental teams and varsity teams would compete for a traveling trophy.   Hence the upcoming "Steel Valley Cup" game.  Dave Kuffel sales manager for WBBW AM 1240 was contacted about putting the game on the radio, and each program would benefit by getting sponsors for the game.  Paul Teeple, voice of the Mahoning Valley Phantoms, agreed to announce the game, a first for area high school hockey.  U/M hockey board president Dr. Ray Boniface has commissioned New Breed Fabrication (Owner-Jerry Morell) to design and build the trophy's for the annual game.  The games will take place Monday night January 19, at the Ice Zone in Boardman, with the developmental teams playing at 6:30p.m. and the varsity at 7:45p.m. Adult admission is $5, Students $3, under 12 and senior citizens free.  Both games promise to be competitive, but most importantly the organizations have been working together for a common purpose, the good of high school hockey in the Mahoning Valley and the love of the game. 

Special "Thank You" to our sponsors: Youngstown Wholesale Grocery, Sher Wenowitz realtor, Exit Home Pride Realty, Play It Again Sports-Boardman, Morocco Service Inc., The Orthopaedic Surgery Center at Beeghly Medical Park, and Fairway Ford.

 

Jan 12, 2009

(Elryria, Oh)  After squandering a two goal early second period lead, the Canfield Cardinals killed off several power plays for the Midview Middies and took the game to overtime, where Joe Geiser knocked in a gloriaus goal off a Riley Emery feed to lead the Cards to a late night win, 3-2.  Goalie Roger Geiser stood strong in the pipes for Canfield as he stopped 30 of 32 Midview shots.  Joe Geiser scored early in the first again assisted by Emery, while Dan Johns pass attempt to Max Siegle ended up in the net for Canfield after hitting a Midview skate to post the early 2-0 lead.  Ben Kline and Siegle picked up assists on the Johns goal.  Canfields defensemen, Nick Carney, Mike Haurin, Tyler Buchenic, and Sean Meditz, all had strong performances in front of Roger Geiser.  The Cards are off until Monday January 19th when they take on Ursuline/Mooney in the first ever Steel Valley Cup game at the Ice Zone.