SHSHL Preview 2-24-26

SHSHL Playoffs Wednesday 11-25

National Division Semifinals

1 North Penn vs. 4 Central Bucks South

6:30 at Hatfield Ice

North Penn

Coach: Kevin Vaitis

Record: 20-1

Key Players: Samuel Norton 24 goals, 32 assists 56 points; Chris Silvotti 23-27-51; Nolan Shingle 26-20-46; James Boyle 13-18-31; G Andy Norton .930 save %, 1.44 GAA

4. Pennsbury

Coach: Ryan Daley

Record: 13-5-1

Key players: Shane Gleisner 45 goals, 22 assists, 67 points; Shane Hicks 22-24-46; Jacob Sarver 19-21-40; Brendan Milliken .885 save%, 3.64 GAA

This year:

12-3 North Penn 6, Pennsbury 2

1-28 North Penn 7 Pennsbury 3

2 Council Rock South vs 3 Central Bucks South

7:20 at Grundy Arena

Coach: Joe Houk

Record: 15-4

Key players: Jake Weiner 38 goals, 19 assists, 57 points; Jordan Sarne 17-17-34; Allen Pronin 12-16-28; Wesley Mallon 1-10-11; Trey Prozzillo .899 save %, 2.55 GAA

3. Central Bucks South

Coach: Josh Sklar

Record: 14-5

Key players: Ryan Frey 19 goals, 28 assists, 47 points; Ryan Montagna 28-26-34; Joey Slobodrian 15-19-34; Dominic Gibson 18-11-29; Nathan Napolitano .889 save %, 3.23 GAA

This year:

11-12 CR South 3 C.B. South 0

2-11 C.B. South 5 C.R. South 2

Ice chips: The two National Division semifinal winners will face each other in Thursday’s championship game. the highest seeded finalist will have home ice.

Council Rock South is trying to win the National Division title for fourth consecutive year. That would match the Titans’ streak from 2015-18; they also won titles in 2012 and ‘13. The Golden Hawks also claimed titles in 2010 and 2020. North Penn won previous titles in 2002 and ’09. Pennsbury’s only league championship came in 2021.

American Division Semifinal

2 Hatboro-Horsham vs 3 Springfield

2 Hatboro-Horsham

Coach: Shane Smith

Record:

Key players: Vince Graziani 32 goals, 28 assists, 60 points; Nathan Nemchinov 23-21-44; Luca Staffieri 16-16-32; Eric Miller .873 save %, 2.63 GAA

3. Springfield

Coach: Don Quinn

Record: 7-10

Key players: Grayson Quinn 26 goals, 15 assists 41 points; Gavin McManus 14-13-27; Kellen Warman 7-15-22; Emmett Kline .827 save %, 5.44 GAA

Ice chips: The winner of this game will face top-seeded Plymouth Whitemarsh for the Division title Wednesday at 8:30 at Hatfield Ice. The Hatters also won the American Division title in 2018. They are seeded sixth for the upcoming Class A Flyers Cup. Springfield, which has never won a SHSHL title, was not selected for the tournament

APAC Championship Preview

Wednesday, February 25

APAC Founders Cup Championship Game

Holy Ghost Prep vs 3. St. Joseph’s Prep

4:00 at Grundy Arena

Holy Ghost Prep

Coach: John Ritchie

Record: 17-4

Key Players: Chase Logue 25 goals, 6 assists, 31 points in all competitions; Lucas Gonzalez 11-11-22; Antony Valeriote 7-15-22; Chris Marshall 7-12-19; Matt Salita .956 save % 1.00 GAA

St. Joseph’s Prep

Coach: Charlie Van Kula

Record: 16-6

Key players: Cole Gargon 14 goals, 26 assists, 42 points in all competitions; Bradan Fisher 10-13-23; Michael Waslick 9-9-18; Adam Charrafi 7-10-17; Declan Geary .930 save %, 1.61 GAA

This season:

12-17 Holy Ghost Prep 2 St. Joseph’s Prep 1

2-4 Holy Ghost Prep 5 St. Joseph’s Prep 1

Ice chips: This game marks the conclusion of the APAC’s eighth season … The Firebirds, who are the defending conference champions, also reached the finals in 2019, ’20, and ’23, losing to La Salle each time …The Hawks’ only previous trip to the Founders Cup final came in 2020 when they lost to La Salle.

The Firebirds are seeded first for the upcoming Class AAA Flyers Cup and the Hawks are seeded second. Those seedings will not be impacted by the results of this game.

SHSHL 2026 All-League Teams

National Division

First Team

F Jake Weiner Sr. Council Rock South

F Shane Gleisner Sr. Pennsbury

F Samuel Norton Jr. North Penn

D James Boyle Sr. North Penn

D Jamison Crouch Sr. Central Bucks South

G Andy Norton So. North Penn

Second Team

F Max Ryon Sr. Souderton

F Jordan Sarne Sr. Council Rock South

F Chris Silvotti Jr. North Penn

D Ben Dempsey So. Central Bucks East

D John Lord So. Central Bucks South

G Isaac Mays Sr. Central Bucks West

American Division

First Team

F Vince Graziani So. Hatboro-Horsham

F Nate Nemchinov Sr. Hatboro-Horsham

F Dan Guller Sr. Plymouth Whitemarsh

D Logan Dicus Sr. Wissahickon

D Ryan Jaegher Sr. Plymouth Whitemarsh

G Matt Evangelist Jr. Abington

Second Team

F Grayson Quinn Sr. Springfield

F Cooper Kanzee So. Plymouth Whitemarsh

F William Moffa Jr. Hatboro-Horsham

D Luca Staffieri Jr. Hatboro-Horsham

D Reid Richestie Jr. Hatboro-Horsham

G Max Yoder So. Plymouth Whitemarsh

Players were selected by league coaches

The Hockey Happenings podcast is available HERE

Pennsbury 8 Pennridge 4

If you’re a hockey fan who likes to see lots of goals, Grundy Arena was the place be Monday night. Pennridge and Pennsbury put on a fireworks display that featured seven first-period goals before the Falcons, who overcame an early 2-0 deficit, pulled away to an 8-4 win in the opening round of the SHSHL National Division playoffs.

Fourth-seeded Pennsbury (13-5-1) will face top-seeded North Penn in a Wednesday semifinal. The fifth-seeded Rams (6-11-1) will be off until they face Downingtown West in the opening round of the Flyers Cup.

The barrage of goals started early on. James Rush scored a pair of goals four-and-a-half minutes apart to put Pennridge up 2-0 7:33 into the opening period.

Shane Hicks woke up the Falcons when he scored two goals in a span of to tie the game. Jacob Sarver put Pennsbury in front with 5:09 remaining before Ryan Burke tied the game for the last time.

Hicks completed a hat trick with a power-play goal with 1:07 left in the period and Shane Gleisner extended the lead 54 seconds into the second period.

Rush completed his own hat Trick with a power-play goal of his own 3:24 into the second period but Pennridge would not score again.

Connor Gray and Sarver added goals for Pennsbury in the second period and Hicks scored his fourth goal of the game late in the third.

“I love the way we played tonight,” said Pennsbury coach Ryan Daley. “We got off to a little bit of a slow start nut we responded really well and never looked ack.

“After getting the goal support, we committed to our systems, particularly in the {defensive} zone.”

Pennridge 3 1 0—4

Pennsbury 4 3 1—8

First-period goals: James Rush (Pr) from Kaden Gunning and Landon Bishop, 3:01; James Rush (Pr) unassisted, 7:33; Shane Hicks (Pb) from Jacob Sarver, 9:03; Hicks (Pb) from Shane Gleisner and Sarver, 10:56; Sarver (Pb) from Jaxon Pinto. 11:51; Ryan Burke (Pr) from Dean Venner, 13:36; Hicks (Pb) from Gavin Schlotter and Sarver, 15:53 (pp);

Second-period goals: Gleisner (Pb) unassisted, :54; Rush (Pr) from Bishop and Venner, 3:24 (pp); Connor Gray (Pb) from Schlotter and Francis DeLucia, 9:59; DeLucia (Pb) from Hicks, 13:39

Third-period goals: Hicks (Pb) unassisted, 15:48

Shots: Pennridge 28, Pennsbury 29; Saves: Andrew Slutsky (Pr) 21, Brendan Milliken (Pb) 24

C.B. South 2 C.B. East 1

Ryan Frey’s goal with six minutes left in the third period gave Central Bucks South a 2-1 come-from-behind win over Central Bucks Easy Monday night in the opening round of the SHSHL National Division playoffs at Hatfield Ice.

The third-seeded Titans (15-5) will face second seed Council Rock South in a semifinal game on Wednesday. The sixth-seeded Patriots (6-12-1) will be idle until next week when they will face Conestoga in the opening round of the Class AA Flyers Cup.

It was East who struck first Monday night. Ethan Cenci’s goal 4:43 into the second period gave the Patriots a 1-0 lead. Joey Slobodrian tied the game for South 2:44 into the final period.

Frey’s game winner came off assists from Dom Gibson and Dom DiMarino.

Nathan Napoliano got the win in goal, making 17 saves. Cameron Young game up big in goal for the Patriots, making 46 saves.

“The team stayed the course,” said South coach Josh Sklar. “Everyone bought into the system and kept pushing.

“We ran into a hot goalie and we just needed to keep shooting and traffic in front.”

Sklar told his players to take a back-to-basics approach.

“We told them to simplify their game,” he said, “and make the smart, easy decision with the puck”

• The Titans are seeking their first SHSHL title since 2018 when they won their last of four straight.

Central Bucks East 0 1 0—1

Central Bucks South 0 0 2—2

Second-period goal: Ethan Cenci (CBE) from Samuel Gottesman and Tyson Cowan, 4:43

Third-period goals: Joey Slobodrian (CBS) from Ryan Frey and John Lord, 2:44; Frey (CBS) from Dom Gibson and Dom DiMarino 11:00

Shots: C.B. East 18, C.B. South 48; Saves: Cameron Young (CBE) 46, Nathan Napolitano (CBS) 17

The Hockey Happenings podcast previewing the Flyers Cup tournament is available HERE

Flyers Cup Seedings 2026

Forty-two teams have been selected for the 47^th edition of the Flyers Cup tournament. Action will begin on Monday, March 2.

The Class AAA and girls’ brackets will be comprised of seven teams each. There will be 16 teams in Class AA and 12 in Class A.

Here are the matchups and seedings. Game sites and times will be added when available.

Class AAA 7 teams

1 Holy Ghost Prep bye

4 Malvern Prep vs 5 Devon Prep

3 La Salle vs 6 Father Judge

2 St. Joseph’s Prep vs 7 Salesianum

Class AA 16 teams

1 North Penn vs 16 Shawnee

8 Owen J. Roberts vs 9 Avon Grove

4 Conestoga vs 13 Central Bucks East

5 Downingtown West vs 12 Pennridge

2 Boyertown vs 15 Souderton

7 Haverford vs 10 Pennsbury

3 Council Rock South vs 14 Spring-Ford

6 Central Bucks South vs 11 Downingtown East

Class A 12 teams

1 Hershey bye

8 Plymouth Whitemarsh vs 9 West Chester Henderson

4 West Chester East bye

5 Marple Newtown vs 12 West Chester Rustin

2 Penncrest bye

7 Garnett Valley vs. 10 Palmyra

3 Kennett bye

6 Hatboro-Horsham vs 11 Radnor

Girls 7 Teams

1 Avon Grove bye

4 Conestoga vs 5 West Chester East

2 Downingtown West vs 7 Pennridge

3 Lower Merion Maroon vs 6 Radnor

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SHSHL Playoff Update 2-22-26

Game times/dates are subject to change due to the weather

Monday, February 23

National Division First Round

C.B. South 2 6. C.B. East 1

Pennsbury 8 Pennridge 4

3. Central Bucks South

Coach: Josh Sklar

Record: 13-5, 12-4 in the SHSHL

Key players: Ryan Frey 18 goals, 27 assists, 45 points; Ryan Montagna 18-16-34; Joey Slobodrian 14-19-33; Nathan Napolitano .887 save %, 3.37 GAA

6. Central Bucks East

Coach: Tom Mitchell

Record: 6-10-1, 6-9-1 in SHSHL

Key Players: Ben Dempsey 12 goals, 19 assists, 21 points; Ale Wilson 6-11-17; Cameron Young .902 save %, 4.62 GAA

This season:

12-4 C.B. South 5 C.B. East 1

1-21 C.B. South 3 C.B. East 2

At stake: the winner faces second seed Council Rock South in Wednesday’s semifinals

4. Pennsbury

Coach: Ryan Daley

Record: 12-5-1, 10-5-1 in SHSHL

Key Players: Shane Gleisner 44 goals 21 assists, 65 points; Shane Hicks 18-23—41; Jacob Sarver 17-18-36; Brendan Milliken .886 save %, 3.62 GAA

5. Pennridge

Coach: Jeff Montagna

Record: 6-10-1. 6-10 in SHSHL

Key Players: Landon Bishop 22-14-36; James Rush 21-15-36; Andrew Slutsky .875 save %, 3.92 GAA

This season:

11-20 Pennsbury 9 Pennridge 4

1-26 Pennsbury 4 Pennridge 3

At stake: The winner faces top seed North Penn in Wednesday’s semifinals.

The Flyers Cup Selection Show will air on the Flyers Cup YouTube channel at 8 pm, Eastern Time on Sunday 2-22

SHSHL Playoff Schedule

The Suburban High School Hockey League playoff schedule for 2026 is now set. Pairings and game times are listed below.

Monday, February 23

National Division First Round

Central Bucks South vs 6. Central Bucks East 7:00 at Hatfield
Pennsbury vs. 5 Pennridge 7:10 at Grundy

Wednesday, February 25

National Division Semifinals

North Penn vs. Pennsbury or Pennridge 6:30 at Hatfield
Council Rock South vs. Central Bucks South or Central Bucks East 7:20 at Grundy

American Division Semifinal

Hatboro-Horsham vs. 3. Springfield 8:30 at Hatfield

Thursday, February 26

National Division Final

@ 6:10 at Hatfield

American Division Final

8:20 at Hatfield

@ If Council Rock South is the highest seeded finalist this game will be played at Grundy

Pennridge 6 C.B. East 0

The SHSHL playoff field is complete. And Pennridge provided the final piece of the puzzle.

James Rush and Landon Bishop scored two goals each as the Rams bested Central Bucks East 6-0 Thursday night in a National Division matchup. that served as the finale for the SHSHL’s regular season.

The Pennridge win, combined with Central Buck South’s overtime win over Souderton Thursday night, filled the last two slots on the National Division playoff bracket. Pennridge (6-10-1, 6-10 in the division with two losses in OT)) will be seeded fifth and face fourth seed Pennsbury Monday night. Central Bucks East (6-10-1, 6-9-1 with one win in OT), the sixth seed, will face third-seeded Central Bucks South. North Penn and Council Rock South, the top two seeds, have byes into Wednesday’s semifinals.

For a Pennridge teams that had only nine skaters available at one point early in the season reaching the postseason is a remarkable achievement.

“It’s incredibly satisfying,” said Ram coach Jeff Montagna. “They deserve it, for the amount of close games they played and lost, and come in to basically a ‘You lose and your done’ scenario, with that kind of pressure and play a perfect hockey game? It says a lot about them.

“I feel really, really good for them tonight.”

Junior Ryan says Montagna is committed to winning but also understands that hockey is supposed to be fun.

“He’s definitely intense,” Burke said. “He’s very loud, he’s very expressive on how he coaches.

“But, he wants to have a good time. He’s always joking, in the locker room and on the bench.

“He’ll show {His competitive side. You’ll hear him on the bench. He’s very intense, but he’s a great coach.”

Burke says Montagna and his staff have worked to make this season a positive experience for the players, even when the losses added up.

“There’s a lot of joking around and trying to lift our spirits up before games and during games. Just trying to push through those {challenges} we’ve gone through.

Pennridge controlled the game from the start. Rush scored a power-play goal just 2:38 into the opening period and assisted on second-period goals by Landon Bishop and Kaden Gunning.

Andrew Engler made it a 4-0 game with 2:01 left in the middle period and sent Patriot goaltender Cameron Young to the bench; Logan Mitchell replaced him.

Rush and Bishop added third-period goals; Rush also contributed three assists.

• Plymouth Whitemarsh defeated Wissahickon 11-1 Thursday night to claim the American Division title and arn a bye into Thursday’s championship game. Second seed Hatboro-Horsham and third-seed Springfield will meet in a Wednesday semifinal.

Pennridge 1 3 2—6

C.B. East 0 0 0—0

First-period goal: James Rush (P) unassisted, 2:38 (pp)

Second-period goals: Landon Bishop (P) from Rush, 5:03; Kaden Gunning (P) from Rush, 8:40; Andrew Engler (P) from Bishop, 14:59 (pp)

Third-period goals: Rush (P) from Morris Ostrobrook, 1:57; Bishop (P) from Rush and Engler, 6:14

Shots: Pennridge 47, C.B. East 23

Saves: Andrew Slutsky (P) 23, Cameron Young (CBE) 21 and Logan Mitchell (CBE) 20