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| Pa Hockey's - Western Pa Top 25 Players of 2016-2017 | |||||
| 1 | AAA | Jason Bauer | Bethel Park | Hard Working Player who has led the resurgence of the Hawks this season | |
| 2 | AAA | Nate Cava | Central Catholic | Nate stops pucks and has earned his right to be called one of the best in Class AAA | |
| 3 | AAA | Erik Chidester | North Allegheny | North Allegheny is the favorites of many to capture the Penguins Cup and Erik has led the way | |
| 4 | A | Alex Ferraro | Kiski | Kiski will be a dangerous team in the playoffs if Alex gets hot and he is a gamer who can lead them | |
| 5 | D2 | Nick Frantz | Meadville | Scored all four goals in beating AAA Bethel Park in the annual Blackdog Cup….has my attention ! | |
| 6 | AA | Wyatt George | Mt Lebanon | Many coaches have pointed out that George is a legitimate sniper and Mt Lebanon is at the top of AA because of him | |
| 7 | AAA | Trevor Gilliand | Butler | Smooth skating playmaker that really makes Butler a darkhorse in Class AAA | |
| 8 | AA | Christian Gorshak | Hempfield | Complete player who does a lot of the little things to make Hempfield a very competitive team in AA | |
| 9 | AAA | Ryan Kingerski | Central Catholic | Solid two way centerman who can score and make plays in the offensive end | |
| 0 | A | Matthew Kreiger | Thomas Jefferson | Kreiger has wheels and he can score in buches for the Jaguars and makes them an interesting playoff contender | |
| 11 | A | Austin Lapiana | Kiski | Crafty player who moves the puck and can flat out produce goals and assists | |
| 12 | AAA | Vince Lavorgna | Canon McMillan | Lavorgna is a typical Canon Mac player who can score and assists equally for a sleeper team In the Penguin Cup chase | |
| 13 | A | Jack Lipovich | South Fayette | Maybe the best all around defenseman in High School Hockey and one of the leaders of Lions Penguins Cup run | |
| 14 | AA | Ryan Loebig | Plum | Solid defenseman who logs a ton of minutes for the Mustangs and will be key player in playoff hopes | |
| 15 | A | Jamie Mauro | Franklin Regional | Size Skill and Shooting have helped this player lead Franklin to the promised land and looking for more in 2017 | |
| 16 | A | Christopher Miller | Bishop McCort | Great athletes usually make great hockey players and Chris is physical and very good in the defensive zone | |
| 17 | A | Patrick O'Neal | Indiana | Patrick has excellent hands and great leadership qualities and di I mention he can score a lot | |
| 18 | AA | Nolan Puhala | Plum | Believe it or not Nolan is a coverted defenseman who can shot the puck and has excellent playmaking ability as well | |
| 19 | AAA | Dawson Richards | North Allegheny | Richards is a powerful forward with great touch around the net and will be a key in an NA playoff push | |
| 20 | AA | Jared Schmizzi | Latrobe | Very good skater with excellent playmaking ability and puts up points against all competition | |
| 21 | A | Danny Soltesz | Franklin Regional | Danny was unreal as a Freshman in leading the Panthers to their first ever Penguins Cup and is looking for an encore | |
| 22 | AAA | Jake Tepe | Central Catholic | This Central Catholic Senior plays every shift and rarely takes a night off on the ice and the scoresheet | |
| 23 | AA | Beau Tomczak | Quaker Valley | Tomczak has help lead Quaker Valley to the top of the AA Standings and does so with excellent all around play | |
| 24 | AA | Danny White | Hampton | Strong player who has Hampton knocking at the Penguins Cup door | |
| 25 | D2 | Nathan Norkivikus | Carrick | Old School Stand up goaltender who can play with the best of them in any classification | |
| Note: Well over 100 names were considered for the Top 25 and each of the Top 25 brought a little something extra to distinguish themselves | |||||
| Pa Hockey's - Western Pa Top 5 "Coaching Performances " -2016-17 | |||||
| A | Brian Kurtz | Franklin Regional | Coach Kurtz has quickly turned around the FR Program with discipline and the ability to push the right buttons | ||
| AAA | Jim McVay | Bethel Park | May be one of his better coaching jobs in over twenty years with the Hawks | ||
| AA | Gary Klapkowski | Mt Lebanon | Mt Lebanon has tradition and Gary has instilled a new winning attitude with the Blue Devils | ||
| A | Jordan Haines | Indiana | Indiana Alum has transitioned the Little Indians to Penguins Cup contender in year one of Class A | ||
| AA | Joe Sell | Moon | Sell's Teams have always been well coached and the Tigers may break through in the playoffs this year | ||
Keystone State Games – Sharrer Cup (2005 to Present) - 2013 - 2016
Posted by Jeff Mauro at Dec 24, 2016 4:00PM PST
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| York | Sharrer Cup | South | |||
| 2016 | South | West | East | Pee Wee | |
| 2016 | South | Central | East | Bantam | |
| 2016 | South | Central | East | Midget | |
| 2016 | South | West | Central | Junior Female | |
| 2016 | West | South | East | Junior Male | |
| York | Sharrer Cup | South | |||
| 2015 | West | South | East | Pee Wee | |
| 2015 | South | Central | East | Bantam | |
| 2015 | South | West | Central | Midget | |
| 2015 | South | East | West | Junior Female | |
| 2015 | West | South | East | Junior Male | |
| Harrisburg | Sharrer Cup | West | |||
| 2014 | East | West | South | Pee Wee | |
| 2014 | West | South | East | Bantam | |
| 2014 | West | South | East | Midget | |
| 2014 | South | West | East | Junior Female | |
| 2014 | West | East | Central | Junior Male | |
| Harrisburg | Sharrer Cup | South | |||
| 2013 | East | South | West | Pee Wee | |
| 2013 | West | East | South | Bantam | |
| 2013 | South | East | West | Midget | |
| 2013 | West | East | South | Junior Female | |
| 2013 | South | West | East | Junior Male |
21st Pa Hockey Scholastic Showcase - December 28-31 - Pittsburgh Pa
Posted by Jeff Mauro at Dec 20, 2016 4:00PM PST
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| Western Pa Hockey Scholastic Showcase | ||||||||
| 2016 Tournament Schedule - Preliminary | Rink 1 = HARM USA | 12/21/2016 17:05 | ||||||
| Alpha Ice - Harmarville | Rink 2 = HARM EUROPE | |||||||
| REVISED 12/21/16 | ANY REVISIONS OR CHANGES ARE IN RED | |||||||
| GAME # | DATE | TIME | RINK | BRACKET | HOME TEAM | AWAY TEAM | ||
| PRELIMINARY ROUND | ||||||||
| WEDNESDAY | ||||||||
| 28-Dec-16 | 6:30 PM | RINK 1 | VAR | Baldwin | 7 | Penn Trafford | 4 | |
| 28-Dec-16 | 8:00 PM | RINK 2 | VAR | Seneca Valley | 2 | Carrick | 3 SO | |
| 28-Dec-16 | 8:30 PM | RINK 1 | VAR | North Hills | 1 | Bethel Park | 3 | |
| THURSDAY | ||||||||
| 29-Dec-16 | 6:30 PM | RINK 1 | VAR | Baldwin | 4 | Seneca Valley | 1 | |
| 29-Dec-16 | 8:00 PM | RINK 2 | VAR | Penn Trafford | 5 | North Hills | 2 | |
| 29-Dec-16 | 8:30 PM | RINK 1 | VAR | Bethel Park | 2 | Carrick | 3 | |
| FRIDAY | ||||||||
| 30-Dec-16 | 10:30 AM | RINK 1 | VAR | Penn Trafford | 2 | Carrick | 4 | |
| 30-Dec-16 | 12:15 PM | RINK 1 | VAR | North Hills | 4 | Baldwin | 5 | |
| 30-Dec-16 | 2:00 PM | RINK 1 | VAR | Seneca Valley | 0 | Bethel Park | 1 | |
| SATURDAY | ||||||||
| 31-Dec-16 | 12:15 PM | RINK 1 | VAR FINAL | Baldwin | 1 | Carrick | 3 | |
Pa Hockey - Elite 8 Statewide Rankings - 2016-2017 Final
Posted by Jeff Mauro at Dec 8, 2016 4:00PM PST
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2017 Hoosier Cup Scholastic Showcase - January 27-29, 2017
Posted by Jeff Mauro at Dec 8, 2016 4:00PM PST
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| National Invitational Scholastic Showcase - Hoosier Cup | ||||||||
| 2017 Tournament Schedule | Rink 1 = Lefty Smith | 1/7/2017 10:30 | ||||||
| Compton Ice Arena | Rink 2 = Olympic Rink | |||||||
| Rink 3 = Ice Box Arena | ||||||||
| REVISED 01/07/16 | ||||||||
| GAME # | DATE | TIME | RINK | BRACKET | HOME TEAM | AWAY TEAM | ||
| PRELIMINARY ROUND | ||||||||
| FRIDAY | ANY REVISIONS OR CHANGES ARE IN RED | |||||||
| 1 | 27-Jan-16 | 3:00 PM | RINK 2 | B | Dayton | 8 | Penn | 2 |
| 2 | 27-Jan-16 | 4:15 PM | RINK 1 | C | New Trier White | 5 | Lake St Joseph | 2 |
| 3 | 27-Jan-16 | 4:45 PM | RINK 2 | B | DeMatha | 2 | Culver Academy | 6 |
| 4 | 27-Jan-16 | 6:00 PM | RINK 1 | C | Orange Lutheran | 8 | Zionsville | 1 |
| 5 | 27-Jan-16 | 6:30 PM | RINK 2 | D | St Joseph's - IND | 0 | Glenbrook North | 4 |
| 6 | 27-Jan-16 | 7:45 PM | RINK 1 | A | Pacific Ridge | 0 | New Trier Green | 8 |
| 7 | 27-Jan-16 | 8:15 PM | RINK 2 | A | Medina | 7 | Hamilton SE | 4 |
| 8 | 27-Jan-16 | 9:30 PM | RINK 1 | D | St Joseph's - EPA | 9 | St Mary's Ryken | 0 |
| PRELIMINARY ROUND | ||||||||
| SATURDAY | ||||||||
| 9 | 28-Jan-16 | 7:30 AM | RINK 2 | C | Lake St Joseph | 4 | Zionsville | 3 |
| 10 | 28-Jan-16 | 8:00 AM | RINK 1 | C | Orange Lutheran | 3 | New Trier White | 0 |
| 11 | 28-Jan-16 | 9:15 AM | RINK 2 | B | DeMatha | 1 | Dayton | 5 |
| 12 | 28-Jan-16 | 9:45 AM | RINK 1 | B | Culver Academy | 1 | Penn | 0 |
| 13 | 28-Jan-16 | 11:00 PM | RINK 2 | D | Glenbrook North | 9 | St Mary's Ryken | 2 |
| 14 | 28-Jan-16 | 11:30 AM | RINK 1 | D | St Joseph's - EPA | 7 | St Joseph's - IND | 0 |
| 15 | 28-Jan-16 | 12:45 PM | RINK 2 | A | New Trier Green | 10 | Hamilton SE | 0 |
| 16 | 28-Jan-16 | 1:15 PM | RINK 1 | A | Medina | 5 | Pacific Ridge | 2 |
| OPEN | 28-Jan-16 | 2:30 PM | RINK 2 | PUBLIC SKATE | ||||
| 17 | 28-Jan-16 | 3:00 PM | RINK 1 | C | New Trier White | 4 SO | Zionsville | 3 |
| 18 | 28-Jan-16 | 4:30 PM | RINK 2 | C | Lake St Joseph | 1 | Orange Lutheran | 0 |
| 19 | 28-Jan-16 | 4:45 PM | RINK 1 | B | Penn | 3 | DeMatha | 0 |
| 20 | 28-Jan-16 | 6:15 PM | RINK 2 | B | Dayton | 4 | Culver Academy | 0 |
| 21 | 28-Jan-16 | 6:30 PM | RINK 1 | D | Glenbrook North | 2 | St Joseph's - EPA | 5 |
| 22 | 28-Jan-16 | 8:00 PM | RINK 2 | D | St Joseph's - IND | 2 | St Mary's Ryken | 4 |
| 23 | 28-Jan-16 | 8:15 PM | RINK 1 | A | Medina | 0 | New Trier Green | 6 |
| 24 | 28-Jan-16 | 9:45 PM | RINK 2 | A | Pacific Ridge | 2 | Hamilton SE | 5 |
| SUNDAY | ||||||||
| SCHEDULE - MEDAL ROUND | ||||||||
| SUNDAY | ||||||||
| 25 | 29-Jan-16 | 7:30 AM | RINK 2 | SEMI | Dayton OHIO | 0 | St Joseph's Prep EPA | 6 |
| 26 | 29-Jan-16 | 8:30 AM | RINK 1 | SEMI | New Trier Green ILL | 5 | Orange Lutheran CAL | 1 |
| NOTE: BRACKET WINNER WITH MOST POINTS IN PRELIMINARY WILL BE HOME TEAM IN SEMI-FINALS | ||||||||
| SUNDAY | ||||||||
| 27 | 29-Jan-16 | 1:00 PM | RINK 1 | FINAL | New Trier Green ILL | 8 | St Joseph's Prep EPA | 2 |
