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MSA Sports Frozen Fab Five Hockey Rankings – 02/10/2016
February 10, 2016
Here are the latest MSA Sports Sports Frozen Fab Five rankings of PIHL high school hockey teams in each of the four classifications for the 2015-2016 high school hockey season. Don't miss the latest rankings every Wednesday during the regular season, plus PIHL Notebook every Monday on our website and the weekly PIHL Power Play Show every Wednesday night at 8:00pm with audio and video game broadcasts as well here on the home of the best PIHL high school hockey coverage, the MSA Sports Network. PIHL CLASS AAA: 1) NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS (12-4-1) (Last Week #1) 2) ERIE CATHEDRAL PREP RAMBLERS (9-5-3) (Last Week #3)PIHL Notebook – 02/08/2016
February 8, 2016
Welcome to another edition of “PIHL Notebook,” your weekly companion to “The PIHL Power Play” on the MSA Sports Network. First up, “Melting the Ice” provides your weekly thermometer of streaking teams around the league. Meanwhile, this week’s “Scoreboard Watch” includes an important win on the Class AA bubble along with a nail-biting no-contest at the top of Class B. Last but not least, we round things out with a preview of upcoming MSA broadcasts, with playoff ramifications abounding in each of the three main classifications. So, let’s light the lamp on this edition of “PIHL Notebook.” MELTING THE ICE (Records listed indicate current unbeaten streak): Class AAA: North Allegheny (8-0-0); Erie Cathedral Prep (5-0-1)This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 02/07/2016
February 7, 2016
Even though the big game is in the books, this is still going to be a SUPER week here on the MSA Sports Network. We have the start of the 2016 WPIAL Basketball Playoffs with ALL of the boys and girls games only here on The Network. We also have the end of the high school basketball regular season in District 6 and District 9 as well as action from the 2016 PIAA Team Wrestling Playoffs, PIHL high school hockey and the regular season finale of Carlow University men's and women's college basketball, plus Inside the WPIAL Wrestling Circle, The PIHL Power Play Show, The WPIAL Roundball Report and the WPIAL Basketball Playoff Pairings Show ALL here at MSAsports.net Monday, February 8th:MSA Sports Frozen Fab Five Hockey Rankings
February 3, 2016
Here are the latest MSA Sports Sports Frozen Fab Five rankings of PIHL high school hockey teams in each of the four classifications for the 2015-2016 high school hockey season...including a NEW #1 team in Class AAA. Don't miss the latest rankings every Wednesday during the regular season, plus PIHL Notebook every Monday on our website and the weekly PIHL Power Play Show every Wednesday night at 8:00pm with audio and video game broadcasts as well here on the home of the best PIHL high school hockey coverage, the MSA Sports Network. PIHL CLASS AAA: 1) NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS (11-4-1) (Last Week #3)PIHL Notebook – 02/01/2016
February 1, 2016
Welcome to another edition of “PIHL Notebook,” your weekly companion to “The PIHL Power Play” on the MSA Sports Network. First up, “Melting the Ice” provides your weekly thermometer of streaking teams around the league. Meanwhile, this week’s “Scoreboard Watch” includes overtime action in the three major classifications plus an important game in the Division 2 bubble battle. Last but not least, we round things out with a preview of upcoming MSA broadcasts, including two games featuring North Allegheny in Class AAA as they battle Peters Township and Seneca Valley this week. So, let’s light the lamp on this edition of “PIHL Notebook.” MELTING THE ICE (Records listed indicate current unbeaten streak):
2016 PIHL All-Star Game Recaps
January 31, 2016
The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League showcased its top are high school hockey players on Sunday with the league's annual all-star games event. Four games featuring the top players in Class AAA, Class AA, Class A and Division II were broadcast from the Brady's Run ice Arena in Beaver County on MSA Sports. The video and audio streams are also archived. Here are recaps from all four contests. PIHL CLASS AAA ALL-STAR GAME: Team Gold 11 - Team Black 5 By Steve Nagler With an ice full of stars, Seneca Valley’s Alex Crilley shined the brightest and lead his Gold team to an 11-5 defeat of the Black at the Beaver County Ice Arena.This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 01/31/2016
We begin the month of February with the start of postseason scholastic mat action, the final week of the 'Stretch Run' of the regular season in high school basketball and the final month of the high school hockey season this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We have over 50 WPIAL boys and girls section basketball games along with scholastic hardwood boys and girls action from both District 6 and District 9. The 2016 WPIAL Team Wrestling Playoffs take place this week along with a pair of PIHL high school hockey games and Carlow University men's and women's college basketball, plus Inside the WPIAL Wrestling Circle, the PIHL Power Play Show and the WPIAL Roundball Report ALL here at MSAsports.net Monday, February 1st:MSA Sports Frozen Fab Five Hockey Rankings – 01/27/2016
January 27, 2016
Here are the latest MSA Sports Sports Frozen Fab Five rankings of PIHL high school hockey teams in each of the four classifications for the 2015-2016 high school hockey season...including another NEW #1 team in Class AA. Don't miss the latest rankings every Wednesday during the regular season, plus PIHL Notebook every Monday on our website and the weekly PIHL Power Play Show every Wednesday night at 8:00pm with audio and video game broadcasts as well here on the home of the best PIHL high school hockey coverage, the MSA Sports Network. PIHL CLASS AAA: 1) PETERS TOWNSHIP INDIANS (10-2-4) (Last Week #1)PIHL Notebook – 01/25/2016
January 25, 2016
Welcome to another edition of “PIHL Notebook,” your weekly companion to “The PIHL Power Play” on the MSA Sports Network. First up, “Melting the Ice” provides your weekly thermometer of streaking teams around the league. Meanwhile, this week’s “Scoreboard Watch” includes overtime action in Class AA and Class A. Last but not least, we round things out with a preview of upcoming MSA broadcasts, including a battle of Class A powers and a clash between two teams trying to grab the last playoff spot in Class C. So, let’s light the lamp on this edition of “PIHL Notebook.” MELTING THE ICE (Records listed indicate current unbeaten streak):This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 01/25/2016
We wrap up the month of January with the start of postseason scholastic mat action, the start of the 'Stretch Run' of the regular season in high school basketball and the stars shining bright in high school hockey this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We have over 50 WPIAL boys and girls section basketball games along with scholastic hardwood boys and girls action from both District 6 and District 9. It is another busy week of pucks with six PIHL high school hockey games including al four all-star games, we hit the playoff mats with the WPIAL Team Sectionals and Carlow University men's and women's college basketball, plus Inside the WPIAL Wrestling Circle, the PIHL Power Play Show and the WPIAL Roundball Report ALL here at MSAsports.netNew Leader Takes Over PIHL
January 22, 2016
The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League will be undergoing a transition in leadership for the second time in less than two years, as Jim Black resigned from his position as League Commissioner last week. Black, a longtime coach of Beaver, North Hills, Pine-Richland and, most recently, North Allegheny varsity hockey associations, leaves the League he took over in the summer of 2014. Associate Commissioner Dave Fryer has been named the interim League Commissioner for the remainder of the 2015-2016 season. “I did this with a heavy heart because I enjoyed working with the PIHL and its members,” Black said in his resignation letter. “It was truly a dream job having been involved in Hockey in the Western PA community for such a long time.”MSA Sports Frozen Fab Five Hockey Rankings – 01/20/2016
January 20, 2016
Here are the latest MSA Sports Sports Frozen Fab Five rankings of PIHL high school hockey teams in each of the four classifications for the 2015-2016 high school hockey season...including a NEW #1 team in Class AA. Don't miss the latest rankings every Wednesday during the regular season, plus PIHL Notebook every Monday on our website and the weekly PIHL Power Play Show every Wednesday night at 8:00pm with audio and video game broadcasts as well here on the home of the best PIHL high school hockey coverage, the MSA Sports Network. PIHL CLASS AAA: 1) PETERS TOWNSHIP INDIANS (10-1-4) (Last Week #1)PIHL Notebook – 01/18/2016
January 18, 2016
Welcome to another edition of “PIHL Notebook,” your weekly companion to “The PIHL Power Play” on the MSA Sports Network. First up, “Melting the Ice” provides your weekly thermometer of streaking teams around the league. Meanwhile, this week’s “Scoreboard Watch” includes one team ending a surprisingly long losing streak in Class AAA while a battle of top teams in Division 2 had its own unexpected result. Last but not least, we round things out with a preview of upcoming MSA broadcasts. This may well be our busiest non-playoff week of the year with eight games on the slate to break down. So, let’s light the lamp on this edition of “PIHL Notebook.” MELTING THE ICE (Records listed indicate current unbeaten streak):This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 01/17/2016
January 17, 2016
We end into the second half of January with three weeks left in the high school basketball regular season, one week left in wrestling section action and just over a month left in the high school hockey regular season with plenty of action in all three this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We have over 50 WPIAL boys and girls section basketball games along with scholastic hardwood boys and girls action from both District 6 and District 9. It is a very busy week of pucks with eight PIHL high school hockey games and we hit the mats for both WPIAL and District 6 wrestling coverage. Add in Carlow University men's and women's college basketball, plus Inside the WPIAL Wrestling Circle, the PIHL Power Play Show and the WPIAL Roundball Report ALL here at MSAsports.netMSA Sports Frozen Fab Five Hockey Rankings – 01/13/2016
January 13, 2016
Here are the latest MSA Sports Sports Frozen Fab Five rankings of PIHL high school hockey teams in each of the four classifications for the 2015-2016 high school hockey season. Don't miss the latest rankings every Wednesday during the regular season, plus PIHL Notebook every Monday on our website and the weekly PIHL Power Play Show every Wednesday night at 8:00pm with audio and video game broadcasts as well here on the home of the best PIHL high school hockey coverage, the MSA Sports Network. PIHL CLASS AAA: 1) PETERS TOWNSHIP INDIANS (8-1-4) (Last Week #1) 2) PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC VIKINGS (7-4-1) (Last Week #3)PIHL Notebook – 01/11/2016
January 11, 2016
Welcome to another edition of “PIHL Notebook,” your weekly companion to “The PIHL Power Play” on the MSA Sports Network. First up, “Melting the Ice” provides your weekly thermometer of streaking teams around the league. Meanwhile, this week’s “Scoreboard Watch” includes a rematch of last year’s Class AAA championship game, some offensive fireworks in Class AA and an upset in Class A. Last but not least, we round things out with a preview of upcoming MSA broadcasts, including a cross-conference showdown in Class AA and a cross-classification match-up in Division 2. So, let’s light the lamp on this edition of “PIHL Notebook.” MELTING THE ICE (Records listed indicate current unbeaten streak):This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 01/11/2016
We end the first half of section play in and then tip off the second half in WPIAL basketball this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We have nearly 60 WPIAL boys and girls section basketball games along with scholastic hardwood boys and girls action from both District 6 and District 9. The puck drops on more PIHL high school hockey and we hit the mats for both WPIAL and District 6 wrestling coverage. Add in Carlow University men's and women's college basketball, plus Inside the WPIAL Wrestling Circle, the PIHL Power Play Show and the WPIAL Roundball Report for a busy week as winter finally hits ALL here at MSAsports.net Monday, January 11th: TALK SHOW - Inside the WPIAL Wrestling Circle at 7:00pm on MSAsports.netMSA Sports Frozen Fab Five Hockey Rankings – 01/06/2016
January 6, 2016
Here are the latest MSA Sports Sports Frozen Fab Five rankings of PIHL high school hockey teams in each of the four classifications for the 2015-2016 high school hockey season. Don't miss the latest rankings every Wednesday during the regular season, plus PIHL Notebook every Monday on our website and the weekly PIHL Power Play Show every Wednesday night at 8:00pm with audio and video game broadcasts as well here on the home of the best PIHL high school hockey coverage, the MSA Sports Network. PIHL CLASS AAA: 1) PETERS TOWNSHIP INDIANS (8-1-4) (Last Week #1) 2) BUTLER GOLDEN TORNADO (8-2-1) (Last Week #2)PIHL Notebook – 01/04/2016
January 4, 2016
Welcome to another edition of “PIHL Notebook,” your weekly companion to “The PIHL Power Play” on the MSA Sports Network. There are no updated hot streaks or games to recap this week, but fear not. First up, we conclude our two-part look at the midseason playoff picture with a focus on Class A and Division 2, including first-round match-ups. But that’s not all as we preview the first two MSA broadcasts of 2016, including one defending champion from Class AAA plus a meeting of high octane attacks in Class A. So, let’s light the lamp on this edition of “PIHL Notebook.” PIHL MIDSEASON PLAYOFF PICTURE Class A (Top 5 teams from each conference qualify) #1: West Allegheny (12-1-0)This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 01/03/2016
January 3, 2016
The first full week of 2016 brings plenty of scholastic post-holiday treats your way as we cheer for the new year this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We have huge portions of WPIAL, District 6 and District 9 boys and girls section basketball along with section and tournament wrestling action from the WPIAL and District 6. We also have side dishes of audio and video coverage of PIHL high school hockey and Carlow University men's and women's college basketball as well as the 2016 WPIAL Competitive Spirit Championships, plus Inside the WPIAL Wrestling Circle, the PIHL Power Play Show and the WPIAL Roundball Report ALL here at MSAsports.net Monday, January 4th: TALK SHOW - Inside the WPIAL Wrestling Circle at 7:00pm on MSAsports.net
