A-K Valley PIHL playoff capsule: Game for Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019
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Wednesday, February 27, 2019 | 7:40 PM
Freeport goalie Sean Fennell makes a pad save during a game against Montour Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018, at Belmont Ice Complex.
Freeport’s Nico DiSanti skates with the puck past Montour’s Jeremy Freeman during their game Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018, at Belmont Ice Complex.
PIHL Penguins Cup playoff preview
Class A
First round
No. 7 (North) Freeport (5-13) vs. No. 2 (South) Thomas Jefferson (15-3)
7:40 p.m. Thursday at Rostraver Ice Garden
Winner plays: No. 3 (North) Meadville or No. 6 (South) Norwin on Monday in quarterfinals
Coaches: Kelly Mason, Freeport; William Crousey, Thomas Jefferson
Goals for/against: Freeport, 56/127; Thomas Jefferson, 113/56
Players to watch: Alex Colflesh, F, Freeport; Hayden Hintemeyer, F, Thomas Jefferson
Last PIHL playoff appearance: Freeport, 2017 (lost to Thomas Jefferson, 8-2, in play-in round); Thomas Jefferson, 2018 (lost to South Fayette, 5-2, in first round)
About Freeport: The Yellowjackets are seeking their first postseason win since 2015, when they topped Bishop McCort, 6-2, in the play-in round, but enter the playoffs on an eight-game losing streak. Their last win was Dec. 13, a 5-1 victory over Blackhawk. Colflesh leads Freeport with 13 goals and 27 points, but he did not play in the Yellowjackets’ final two regular-season games.
About Thomas Jefferson: The Jaguars enter the playoffs winners of eight of their last 10 games. They outscored opponents 58-39 during that span. Hintemeyer finished fifth in the Class A regular-season scoring race with 49 points.
Doug Gulasy is a Tribune-Review Staff Writer. You can contact Doug at 412-388-5830, dgulasy@tribweb.com or via Twitter .
Tags: Freeport, Thomas Jefferson
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