Hockey
This Week on the Trib Live High School Sports Network – 11/20/2017
November 20, 2017
With the ride on The Highway to Heinz now complete, we join many other travelers this holiday week as we conclude the journey on The Road to RMU and start on The Road to Hershey and the state football postseason this week here on the new TribLive High School Sports Network. We conclude our exclusive […]
2017-2018 PIHL High School Hockey Standings – 11/16/2017
November 16, 2017
Here are the latest 2017-2018 standings in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League through Thursday, November 16th. You can follow the PIHL high school hockey season with video stream broadcasts, PIHL News and Notes every Friday starting in December and the PIHL Power Play Show on Wednesday nights at 8:00pm starting in December right here on the […]
This Week on the TribLive High School Sports Network – 11/06/2017
November 6, 2017
We continue the postseason ride on The Highway to Heinz and The Road to RMU while we begin our high school winter sports action and hit the state playoffs in two other high school fall sports this week here on the new TribLive High School Sports Network. We continue our exclusive coverage of the 2017 […]
This Week on the TribLive High School Sports Network – 10/29/2017
October 29, 2017
We open up the postseason ride on The Highway to Heinz and The Road to RMU while we crown district champions in three other high school fall sports this week here on the new TribLive High School Sports Network. We kick off our exclusive coverage of the 2017 WPIAL Football Playoffs with the Playoff Pairings […]
MSA Sports 2017 All-Icers
March 31, 2017
With the Penguins Cup and Pennsylvania Cup championships concluded, it's nearly time to put a bow on the 2016-17 PIHL campaign. The final piece of business, though, is unveiling the highly-anticipated MSA Sports All-Icers teams. As voted on by the MSA Sports Network staff, six players, regardless of position, were named to the first team, while six more were voted to the second team. Three of the four championship squads were represented, and both Plum and Franklin Regional featured a pair of standouts. Here's a look at the very best the PIHL had to offer in 2016-17. All-Icers First-Team:
WPIAL Alum Q&A – Danny Kucerovy
March 27, 2017
While the PIHL has produced numerous incredibly successful players over the past few decades, some of the most talented players do not participate in high-school hockey, instead electing to play on travel teams. That appeared to be the path that Daniel Kucerovy was going to take, until his junior year, when he was convinced by his friends and teammates to join the Bethel Park varsity team. Kucerovy made a big impact with the Black Hawks, and now he's playing for Bentley University. Kucerovy is this week's feature for the WPIAL Alum Q&A.
Peters Township Claims 5th PA Cup State 3-A Title
March 25, 2017
The front of the net is space reserved only for the courageous as goaltenders and their defensemen are not a very welcoming group when they have to share that space around the goal crease. But if you want to score goals in tight playoff hockey games, then you have to have the courage and willingness to venture into that area, and maybe, just maybe you can slam home a rebound for the decisive State Championship winning goal.
Downingtown East Defeats Plum for 2-A PA Cup
If the 2017 Class-AA Pennsylvania Cup had theme songs, the title track for the Plum Mustangs would have been "It's Been A While" by Staind. After winning their first Penguins Cup and since 1989, Plum was looking to make it two for two in state title games as well. But for Downingtown-East, as Foreigner sang "It Feels Like The First Time", as the Cougars claimed their first Pennsylvania Cup in program history in their third state championship appearance, beating Plum 3-1 at the RMU Island Sports Complex on Neville Island.
Bayard Rustin Beats Franklin Regional in OT for PA Cup 1-A Title
Sophomore forward Matt Owens, who had a hat trick in the Golden Knights 6-0 PA Cup win over Franklin Regional last year, was the hero again for Bayard Rustin as he beat Danny Soltesz on a breakaway 3:07 into overtime to give Bayard Rustin its 4th consecutive PA Cup hockey championship.2017 PIHL PENGUINS CUP PLAYOFFS Results
March 23, 2017
In a postseason of tight and extremely competitive hockey, two of the four PIHL championship games were decided by 6-1 scores and another was a 5-2 final. However there were dramatics as the D-II title was decided in a 2-1 overtime thriller. In the end, Franklin Regional repeated in Class 1-A, while Peters Township in 3-A, Plum in 2-A and Meadville in D-II also claimed PIHL high school hockey gold. Here are ALL the results from the 2017 PIHL Penguins Cup Playoffs. Results with (MSA) after are game you can hear archived here on MSA Sports while games with (MSA Video) after the score are contests you can watch archived here on The Network. 2017 PIHL PENGUINS CUP CLASS 3-A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:
Peters Township Upsets Top-Seed PCC for 3-A Pens Cup
March 22, 2017
The 6th-seeded Peters Township Indians finished their Cinderella run through the 3-A Penguins Cup Championships by beating top-seeded Pittsburgh Central Catholic, 5-2, at the UMPC Lemieux Sports Complex on Wednesday night. The underdog run by the Indians including them beating #3 Canon McMiillan in the opening round (2-1), #2 North Allegheny in the semi-final round (7-0) and the Vikings in the championship game.
Meadville Wins D-II Title With OT Thriller Over Carrick
Meadville had been tormenting goalies all season long, as the Bulldogs averaged more than 10 goals per game in the regular season and the playoffs. It finally seemed that a goaltender had their number on Wednesday, though, as Carrick’s Nathan Norkevicus made save after save, many in spectacular fashion. In overtime, though, Meadville captain Jeff Millin capitalized on a turnover and roofed a shot past Norkevicus to give Meadville the 2-1 win, as the Bulldogs claimed their first Division 2 Championship at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry Township.
Plum Pounds Latrobe For First Pens Cup in 28 Years
March 21, 2017
In two previous meetings against Latrobe during the regular season in PIHL Class AA, Plum lead early, blew a lead, rallied and won, and in the second game trailed early, rallied, trailed again and rallied to win again. This time, in the PIHL Class 2-A Penguins Cup Finals on Tuesday night at the UPMC Mario Lemieux Sports Complex in Wexford, Plum didn't leave anything to chance. The Mustangs, the highest scoring team in Class AA with 117 regular season goals, struck early and left little doubt in claiming the AA title with a 6-1 win over the Wildcats, a team that got hot at the tail end of the regular season and surged to its fifth Penguins Cup final since 2008.
