Hockey
PIHL Notebook – 2011-2012 OPEN CLASS High School Hockey Preview
October 25, 2011
Welcome to another installment of “PIHL Notebook” as we celebrate the drop of the puck league-wide tonight by wrapping out season preview four-pack with a look inside the Open Class. After a perfect regular season in ’10-’11, you know Wheeling Central Catholic is not happy about failing to even reach the gold medal game.PIHL Notebook: 2011-2012 Class A High School Hockey Preview
October 17, 2011
Welcome to another edition of “PIHL Notebook” as we continue our comprehensive preview of the 2011-12 high school hockey season. This week, we go inside Class A where Mars will look to do what Latrobe could not in Class AA and capture a fourth straight Penguins Cup.PIHL Notebook: 2011-2012 CLASS AA High School Hockey Preview
October 10, 2011
Welcome to another edition of “PIHL Notebook” as we continue out countdown to faceoff on October 24 with a full team-by-team preview. This week, Class AA takes center stage (or ice), and while it might be the smallest classification this season with 13 teams, there is no shortage of quality teams and storylines.PIHL Notebook: 2011-12 CLASS AAA High School Hockey Preview
October 3, 2011
Welcome to the first ever installment of “PIHL Notebook” (formerly dubbed “PIHL News & Notes”) and our annual season preview. Over the next four Monday’s, we will provide thumbnail sketches of all 64 PIHL teams to make sure local high school hockey fans are ready when the puck drops on October 24.2010-2011 WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League Champions on Parade
July 5, 2011
What better way to celebrate championships and our nations birthday then with a parade. It has been another great high school sports season. All of us here at the MSA Sports Network and Management Science Associates thank our sponsors and fans for their support during the 2010-2011 school year.Local Hockey Players Make Splash in NHL Draft
June 26, 2011
Three amateur hockey players from the Pittsburgh area were selected among the first 64 players selected in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft on Friday and Saturday at the XCel Energy Center in Minnesota. Here is a breakdown on each player with information courtesy of NHL.com2010-2011 MSA SPORTS CUP UPDATED STANDINGS
April 20, 2011
The chase for the MSA Sports Cup is now two-third through the 2010-2011 high school sports season. The MSA Sports Cup is a challenge to determine the best sports program for the school year from the WPIAL in each classification. Here are the second updated standings through the 2010-2011 winter sports season.PIHL News & Notes: 2011 MSA SPORTS ALL-ICERS TEAM
March 31, 2011
Welcome to another edition of "PIHL News and Notes," your continuing source for all the scholastic hockey happenings you may not hear about on "The PIHL Power Play." The 2011 Pennsylvania Cup champions have been crowned, which leaves us with one final order of business before officially saying goodbye.USC, B.Canevin and Mars Win 2011 PIHL Penguins Cup Championships
March 21, 2011
They saved the best for last. Upper St. Clair denied Canon-McMillan a repeat of the Penguins Cup Class AAA crown with a thrilling overtime victory to close out the very first high school hockey championships at the new CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh on Sunday night.Upper St. Clair Comes Back, Beats Defending Champ Canon-Mac in PIHL AAA Overtime Thriller
March 20, 2011
It took 53 minutes and 10 seconds to crown a Class AAA champion, but that just made it all the sweeter for 4th-seed Upper St. Clair as they upended 2nd-seed Canon-McMillan in dramatic fashion in overtime to win the Panthers first Penguins Cup Championship since 1987 Sunday night at the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh.Third Time Still Golden For Mars in Winning Class A Penguins Cup Championship Again
The Mars Planets won their third straight Class A Penguins Cup with a convincing 5-0 victory over the Hampton Talbots Sunday at the Consol Energy Center. Austin Heakins notched a four point performance with two goals and two assists. Goalie Tyler Stepke was fantastic once again, stopping all 23 shots he faced.PIHL Penguins Cup Championship Blog 2011
March 19, 2011
Blogs. They are here, there and everywhere. It seems every Tom, Dick and Harry like to show up and blog at the big events, but for all the details on the PIHL high school hockey finals on Sunday, keep it here all day Sunday to the Network that has been bringing you EXCLUSIVE coverage of the Penguins Cup Playoffs all month long, the MSA Sports Network!PIHL Penguins Cup Semifinals Recaps for Tuesday, March 15th
March 15, 2011
Two defending champions in high school hockey have registered victories on Semifinals Tuesday while another has seen its hopes of more frozen gold come to an end at the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh. Canon-McMillan is still alive in an effort to repeat as Class AAA champs after knocking out Bethel Park while two-time defending champion Mars took care of business against Westmont-Hilltop.PIHL High School Hockey News and Notes – 03/14/2011
March 14, 2011
Welcome to another edition of "PIHL News and Notes," your continuing source for all the scholastic hockey happenings you may not hear about on "The PIHL Power Play." A whirlwind week of postseason action has seen a field of 32 teams in the three major classifications trimmed down to a lucky dozen.PIHL Penguins Cup Semifinals Recaps for Monday, March 14th
A pair of tripleheaders at CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh will determine who will play for the PIHL Penguins Cup championship this upcoming weekend. Here are the recaps from the three Semifinals games, including a pair of top-seeds falling in both the Class AAA and Class A Semifinals Monday night.PIHL Penguin Cup Playoff Recaps for Wednesday, March 9th
March 9, 2011
While ten of eleven higher seeds moved on to the Final Four on Quarterfinals Wednesday in the PIHL playoffs, most of them did so with a mighty struggle, including one overtime game and one double overtime thriller. Plus the one upset as the 3rd-seed in Class A is eliminated.PIHL Penguin Cup Playoff Recaps for Tuesday, March 8th
March 8, 2011
Three games, one in each classification, helped put a nice fancy bow on the opening round of the high school hockey playoffs. Here are recaps from all three games as we put the First Round to bed and quickly get ready for the one day Quarterfinals 24 hours later in the 2011 PIHL Penguins Cup Playoffs.PIHL Penguin Cup Playoff Recaps for Monday, March 7th
March 7, 2011
The opening round of the high school hockey playoff began with a big on a bang Monday night in the PIHL. Most of the games played went down to the wire, and in the case of one Class AAA contest, beyond the end of regulation. Here are recaps from the three games heard here on the MSA Sports Network Monday night, one from each of the three classifications.PIHL High School Hockey News & Notes – 03/07/2011
Welcome to another edition of "PIHL News and Notes," your continuing source for all the scholastic hockey happenings you may not hear about on "The PIHL Power Play." The 2010-11 regular season is history, and the road to the Consol Energy Center begins Monday night with exclusive coverage right here on the MSA Sports Network.PIHL Penguin Cup Playoff Recap for Sunday, March 6th
March 6, 2011
The First Round of the 2011 PIHL Penguin Cup high school hockey playoffs take place Monday, March 7th and Tuesday, March 8th. However, before the pucks drops on the opening round, there was one Preliminary Round contest Sunday night to determine the final team in the Class AAA field. Here is the recap from that contest played at the Rostraver Ice Gardens.
