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2022 - 2023 Pa Hockey Top 5 Rankings - High School

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Seneca is reaping the benefit of excellent goal tending.

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  • I totally agree PIHL should not be looked down on. I played both HS & AAA hockey as a kid. Wasn't even close I liked HS 10 times better. For a moment let's think about the kid's playing AAA hockey

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    This guy literally wrote the book on Western PA HS Hockey and has absolutely no bias towards and past or current HS program. How dare you question his rankings?

  • And I quote - "Peters doesn’t have anyone near this kids pedigree or talent. This kid has played 1.5 seasons in the NAHL - Pihl varsity aaa is going to move so slow compared to what he’s been playing.

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15 minutes ago, HSFBLJ said:

Seneca is reaping the benefit of excellent goal tending.

Can't argue with that. But they still need to score to win...and they still need to play defense. One player does not make a winning team. 

SV certainly has the top goalie in HS. They probably lack in coaching more than anything, but they are packed with tons of good young skaters and a top end goalie so its been working out. 

Soooooo refreshing to have people just talking hockey, respecting each other and the kids playing. Great discussion.

10 hours ago, Icebucket said:

SV certainly has the top goalie in HS. They probably lack in coaching more than anything, but they are packed with tons of good young skaters and a top end goalie so its been working out. 

Curious, why would you think they lack in coaching? I'd think history and the fact they are indeed putting up points and W's with a lot of young players would lead to the opposite statement. Kids, particularly young kids don't coach themselves, and we all know parents "car and couch" coaching doesn't lead to winning teams. 

7 minutes ago, ice is cold said:

Curious, why would you think they lack in coaching? I'd think history and the fact they are indeed putting up points and W's with a lot of young players would lead to the opposite statement. Kids, particularly young kids don't coach themselves, and we all know parents "car and couch" coaching doesn't lead to winning teams. 

Knowing what some of the other teams have to offer coaching wise, I just don't see SV stacking up at the varsity level. Yes, they have some young players, but they are very good and most of them know how to play the game the right way in what they have learned along the way.

At the end of the day, as long as they are winning then all is good. But when they don't, it's hard to justify given their talent pool they always have.

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    PA HOCKEY        
    2022-2023  "AAA AA & A" DIVISION        
    FINAL - WEEK 13        
CLASS DIVISION TEAM W L T PTS
             
AAA 1 PETERS TOWNSHIP 9 3 0 18
AAA 2 SENECA VALLEY 10 2 1 21
AAA 3 NORTH ALLEGHENY 9 3 2 20
AAA 4 CENTRAL CATHOLIC 8 4 1 17
AAA 5 CATHEDRAL PREP 8 5 0 16
             
AA 1 ARMSTRONG 8 2 0 16
AA 2 SOUTH FAYETTE 10 1 1 21
AA 3 LATROBE 7 4 1 15
AA 4 BISHOP MCCORT 8 3 0 16
AA 5 PENN TRAFFORD 7 4 0 14
             
A 1 FOX CHAPEL 12 1 0 24
A 2 NORTH HILLS  12 0 1 25
A 3 MCDOWELL 8 2 1 17
A 4 GREENSBURG SALEM 12 2 0 24
A 5 KISKI 9 3 0 18
A 5 NORWIN  9 3 0 18
             
B 1 CANEVIN  12 0 0 24
B 2 DEER LAKES 10 1 0 20
B 3 RINGGOLD 9 1 0 18
B 4 NESHANNOCK 7 2 2 16
B 5 CARRICK 6 4 0 12

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    PA HOCKEY        
    2022-2023  "AAA AA & A" DIVISION        
    FINAL - WEEK 15        
CLASS DIVISION TEAM W L T PTS
             
AAA 1 PETERS TOWNSHIP 10 3 1 21
AAA 2 SENECA VALLEY 10 4 1 21
AAA 3 CENTRAL CATHOLIC 11 5 1 23
AAA 4 NORTH ALLEGHENY 9 4 3 21
AAA 5 UPPER ST CLAIR 8 5 1 17
             
AA 1 ARMSTRONG 12 2 0 24
AA 2 SOUTH FAYETTE 11 1 2 24
AA 3 THOMAS JEFFERSON 8 6 0 16
AA 4 LATROBE 10 5 1 21
AA 5 BISHOP MCCORT 9 5 0 18
             
A 1 FOX CHAPEL 14 1 0 28
A 2 NORTH HILLS  14 0 1 29
A 3 GREENSBURG SALEM 13 2 0 26
A 4 MCDOWELL 11 3 1 23
A 5 KISKI 11 3 0 22
             
B 1 CANEVIN  12 0 0 24
B 2 DEER LAKES 12 1 0 24
B 3 RINGGOLD 10 1 1 21
B 4 NESHANNOCK 9 2 2 20
B 5 CONNELLSVILLE 8 5 1 17
             

Pretty sure Burrell has only lost to Canevin x2, Deer Lakes x2 and Morgantown in OT with wins over Neshannock & Connellsville.

That side of B is really lopsided.

Just looked at it again. Looks like Neshannock is making another late season run.  Will be interesting to see how they do with Deer Lakes 2 games and Burrell 1 in their final 5 games.   Haven't lost in 2023!  

On 1/20/2023 at 9:46 AM, hockeyisgreat said:

Just looked at it again. Looks like Neshannock is making another late season run.  Will be interesting to see how they do with Deer Lakes 2 games and Burrell 1 in their final 5 games.   Haven't lost in 2023!  

Neshannock had a lot of roster turnover and lost a great goalie. They are starting to gel and their goalie is finding a new level. They don’t have an easy final five. 

On 1/20/2023 at 9:32 AM, hockeyisgreat said:

Pretty sure Burrell has only lost to Canevin x2, Deer Lakes x2 and Morgantown in OT with wins over Neshannock & Connellsville.

That side of B is really lopsided.

Yes, and the team/player stats are also lopsided due to the fact that within the groups each team plays all of the teams 2 times and plays  2 of the teams 3 times, and only plays the teams on the other side 1 time during the season.   

1 hour ago, oneanddone said:

Yes, and the team/player stats are also lopsided due to the fact that within the groups each team plays all of the teams 2 times and plays  2 of the teams 3 times, and only plays the teams on the other side 1 time during the season.   

Who ever decided to set the league play like that must have been on some good stuff!!! HAHA

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    PA HOCKEY        
    2022-2023  "AAA AA & A" DIVISION        
    FINAL - WEEK 17        
CLASS DIVISION TEAM W L T PTS
             
AAA 1 PETERS TOWNSHIP 12 3 1 25
AAA 2 SENECA VALLEY 12 4 1 25
AAA 3 CENTRAL CATHOLIC 13 5 1 27
AAA 4 NORTH ALLEGHENY 10 4 3 23
AAA 5 PINE RICHLAND 9 7 1 19
             
AA 1 ARMSTRONG 15 2 0 30
AA 2 SOUTH FAYETTE 12 1 2 26
AA 3 THOMAS JEFFERSON 10 6 0 20
AA 4 LATROBE 10 6 1 21
AA 5 BISHOP MCCORT 11 6 0 22
             
A 1 FOX CHAPEL 16 2 0 32
A 2 GREENSBURG SALEM 14 3 0 28
A 3 NORTH HILLS  15 1 1 31
A 4 KISKI 13 3 0 26
A 5 MCDOWELL 12 4 1 25
             
B 1 CANEVIN  14 0 0 28
B 2 DEER LAKES 14 1 0 28
B 3 RINGGOLD 12 1 1 25
B 4 NESHANNOCK 9 3 2 20
B 5 CONNELLSVILLE 10 5 1 21
             
             
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    PA HOCKEY        
    2022-2023  "AAA AA & A" DIVISION        
    FINAL - WEEK 19        
CLASS DIVISION TEAM W L T PTS
             
AAA 1 PETERS TOWNSHIP 14 3 1 29
AAA 2 SENECA VALLEY 14 4 1 29
AAA 3 CENTRAL CATHOLIC 13 5 1 27
AAA 5 NORTH ALLEGHENY 11 5 3 25
AAA 4 PINE RICHLAND 11 7 1 23
             
AA 1 ARMSTRONG 16 2 0 32
AA 2 SOUTH FAYETTE 13 2 2 28
AA 3 LATROBE 11 6 1 23
AA 4 BISHOP MCCORT 13 6 0 26
AA 5 THOMAS JEFFERSON 11 7 0 22
             
A 1 FOX CHAPEL 17 2 0 34
A 2 GREENSBURG SALEM 16 3 0 32
A 3 NORTH HILLS  17 1 1 35
A 4 MCDOWELL 13 4 2 28
A 5 MONTOUR 16 4 0 32
             
B 1 CANEVIN  16 0 0 32
B 2 DEER LAKES 15 2 0 30
B 3 RINGGOLD 12 3 1 25
B 4 CONNELLSVILLE 11 5 1 23
B 5 NESHANNOCK 10 4 2 22
             
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2 minutes ago, Spear and Magic Helmet said:

Might have to update the rankings based on pending litigation.

Youre funny 

Wow even though Burrell has beaten Neshannock twice and Connellsville once they still can't crack your top 5!  

Canevin plays Deer Lakes tonight and Ringold on Monday. Should be some great hockey. 3 great teams. 

Peters obviously team to beat but looks like Central Catholic beat Seneca in regular season finale tonight. I'd say either one of those teams could give Peters a run for their money.

18 hours ago, Pa Hockey said:

Lets talk  about everyones favorites in each classification

Who do you like in AA?  After Armstrong it seems that there is a lot of parity with any top 5 or 6 team being capable of beating the other on any given night.  thoughts???

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Armstrong is the favorite and any of the reaming 6 of 7 has a chance 

McCort TJ Penn Trafford South Fayette Latrobe and FR can compete for the Cup .......It will be interesting to see

 

The final 4 at RMU will present two tight games on neutral ice 

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19 hours ago, Spear and Magic Helmet said:

Might have to update the rankings based on pending litigation.

I predict Montour will not win a playoff game, because it looks like they have been removed from the bracket. 

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