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Ice Hockey is a popular and growing sport in the state of Pennsylvania. 194 teams competed as varsity high school ice hockey teams in Western and Eastern Pennsylvania. Unlike every other high school sport, hockey is not run under Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association umbrella. However, much of Pennsylvania's varsity high school ice hockey is marginally overseen by the NHL Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers through the Penguins Cup and the Flyers Cup.

Format

Varsity teams are divided into three divisions, AAA, AA, and A. Western divisional champions earn a bid to the Penguins Cup playoff tournament. Eastern divisional champions earn a bid to the Flyers Cup playoff tournament. All teams are eligible except non-pure and second varsity teams.

State Championship

The Pennsylvania State High School Ice Hockey Championship is awarded through a state tournament. The tournament pits the champions from the Penguins Cup and Flyers Cup with the winners recieving the AAA, AA, or A Pennsylvania Cup. The location changes every year rotating between Western and Eastern cities. Attempts to copy the PIAA state championships by hosting the games in Hersey, PA lasted a single season, with only the 2005 series being held at the historic Hersheypark Arena.

Alumni

Ray Staszak, R.J. Umberger, Ryan Malone, Bill Thomas,Tony Voce, Mike Richter, Tyler Kolarik, and Nate Guenin are among the professional players that have participated in Pennsylvania high school hockey.

Historical Timeline

1969 - Inter-County Scholastic Hockey League forms
1975 - Lower Bucks County Scholastic Hockey League forms
1975 - First Penguins Cup tournament
1980 - First Flyers Cup tournament
1981 - First Pennsylvania Cup, State High School Ice Hockey Championship
1991 - Lehigh Valley Scholastic Hockey League forms
1996 - PA Hockey Scholastic Showcase begins play
2000 - Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League forms
2004 - Eastern High School Hockey League forms

Pennsylvania Teams (Partial List)

School	Nickname	Colors	Established	League	Class	Championships
Abington High School	Galloping Ghosts	Red and White
Altoona	Mountain Lions	Maroon and White		PIHL	Open
Ambridge	Bridgers	Garnet and Grey	1993	PIHL	AA
Archbishop Carroll					AAA	1981,2004
Archbishop Ryan	Raiders	Red, Black and Gold	1974		AAA	1984 Flyers Cup
Archbishop Wood	Vikings	Green and Gold			AAA
Baldwin	Highlanders	Purple and White	1973	PIHL	AAA	1975,1988
Bayard Rustin High School	Golden Knights	Blue, Gold and White		ICSHL	AA
Beaver	Bobcats	Maroon and White	1985	PIHL	AA	2001
Bensalem High School	Owls	Blue, Gray and White
Bethel Park	Blackhawks	Orange and Black	1972	PIHL	AAA	1997,2000-2002,2005
Bishop Guilfoyle	Marauders	Purple and Gold		PIHL	Open
Bishop McDevitt High School		Black and Gold
Bishop McCort	Crimson Crushers	Crimson and Gold	1985	PIHL	A	1994-1997, 1999
Bishop Shanahan					AAA
Butler	Golden Toronadoes	Blue and Gold	1974	PIHL	AAA
Cardinal O'Hara	Lions	Red and Blue		EHSHL	AAA
Cathedral Preparatory	Ramblers	Orange and Black	1974	PIHL	AAA	1984, 1987
Canevin	Crusaders	Navy and Blue	1972	PIHL	AA	1983,1989
Canon McMillan	Big Macs	Gold and Blue	1994	PIHL	AA
Carrick	Cougars	Blue and Gold	1973	PIHL	Open
Center	Trojans	Royal Blue	2006	PIHL	A
Central Catholic	Vikings	Gold and Blue	1972	PIHL	AAA
Central	Wolves	Red and White		PIHL	Open
[1]Central Bucks East	Patriots	Red, Blue and White
[2]Central Bucks South	Titans	Blue, Black and White
[3]Central Bucks West	Bucks	Black and Gold
Chartiers Valley	Colts	Red and Blue	1972	PIHL	AA	1986
Chichester	Eagles	Maroon and Grey		EHSHL	A
Conemaugh Valley	Blue Jays	Blue and White	1998	PIHL	A
Conestoga High School	Cougars	Red and Gray
Connellsville	Falcons	Blue and White	1995	PIHL	Open
Conwell Egan High School	Eagles	Blue and White	1974	LBCSHL		1999 Flyers Cup
[4]Council Rock North	Indians	Blue, White and Silver	1976			1988 Flyers Cup and 1991 Flyers Cup and State Champs
[5]Council Rock South	Golden Hawks	Blue, Gold and White	2003
Downingtown High School East	Cougars	Blue and Yellow		ICSHL	A
Downingtown High School West	Whippets		ICSHL	A
Elizabeth Forward	Warriors	Red and Black	1989	PIHL	AA
Fairview	Tigers	Orange and Black	1975	LKSHL		1977,1981-1982
Father Judge	Crusaders	Blue and Red		LBCSHL	AAA	1993 2000 Flyers Cup Champs
Ferndale	Yellow Jackets	Gold and Black	1996	PIHL	A
Forest Hills	Rangers	Green and White	1991	PIHL	A
Fort Leboeuf	Bisons			LKSHL
Fox Chapel	Foxes	Red and Black	1972	PIHL	AAA
Frankling Regional	Panthers	Navy and Gold	1981	PIHL	AAA
Freeport	Yellow Jackets	Blue and Gold	1973	PIHL	A
Gateway	Gators	Black and Gold	1972	PIHL	AAA
Germantown Academy	Patriots	Blue and Red		SHSHL	AAA	1983
Great Valley High School	Patriots	Purple and White
Greensburg Central Catholic	Centarians	Maroon and Silver	1982	PIHL	AA	1992,1993,1996
Greensburg Salem	Golden Lions	Brown and Gold		PIHL
Hampton	Talbots	Gold and Blue	1973	PIHL	AA
Harbor Creek	Huskies	Teal and Black		LKSHL
Hatboro-Horsham High School	Hatters	Black, Red and White
Haverford High	Hawks	Red and Black		EHSHL	AA
Haverford School	Fords	Maroon		EHSHL	AA
Hempfield	Spartans	Blue and Grey	1995	PIHL	AAA
Holy Ghost Preparatory	Firebirds	Red and Blue		LBCSHL	AAA
Indiana	Indians	Red and Black	1992	PIHL	AA
Interboro	Buccaneers	Black and Gold		EHSHL	A
Johnstown	Trojans	Blue and Black	1983	PIHL	AA	1990,1992 penquin cup champs
Kiski Area	Cavaliers	Navy and Gold	1994	PIHL	AAA
Kittanning	Wildcats	Red and Grey	1972	PIHL	AA
LaSalle College High School	Explorers	Navy and Gold		ICSHL	AAA	Varsity 1 Flyers Cup Champions in 1996, 1998 PA State Champions in 1998 League Champions in 1999 and 2002 Varsity 2 Flyers Cup Champions in 1999 League Champions 1999 and 2001
Latrobe	Wildcats	Black and Orange	1981	PIHL	AA	Lower Dauphin Falcons Blue and White CPIHL AA
Lower Dauphin	Falcons	Blue and White	CPIHL	AA
Lower Merion High School	Bulldogs
Malvern Preparatory	Frairs	Blue and Gray		ICSHL	AAA	Flyers cup champions 1990,2000-2004
Marple Newtown	Tigers	Orange and Black		EHSHL	A
Mars	Planets	Blue and Gold	1988	PIHL	A
Meadville	Bulldogs	Red and Black	1979	PIHL	AAA	1987,1989,1992-1996,2003
Mercyhurst Preparatory	Lakers	Green and Blue		LKSHL
McDowell	Trojans	Red and Blue	1972	PIHL	AAA
Methacton	Warriors	Green and White	19??	ICSHL	A
Monsignor Bonner	Friars	Green and White		EHSHL	AAA
Montour	Spartans	Black and Gold	1972	PIHL	AA
Moon Area	Tigers	Black and Red	1972	PIHL	AA
Mount Lebanon	Blue Devils	Blue and Gold	1971	PIHL	AAA	1976, 2006
North Allegheny	Tigers	Gold and Black	1973	PIHL	AAA
Neshaminy High School	Redskins	Red, Blue and White
North Catholic High School	Falcons	Red and White
North Penn High School	Knights	Blue, Gray and White
North Hills	Indians	Red and Black	1972	PIHL	AAA
Norwin	Knights	Blue and Gold	1974	PIHL	AAA
[6]Pennsbury High School	Falcons	Black and Orange
Penncrest	Lions	Red and Gold		ICSHL	A	Flyers cup champions 2005, 2006
Penn Trafford	Warriors	Green and Gold	1993	PIHL	AAA
Pennridge	Rams	Green, White, and Black		SHSHL	AA
Peters Township	Indians	Red and Black	1973	PIHL	AA	2002,2003,2005
Pine Richland	Rams	Green and Black	1972	PIHL	AA	2006
Plum	Mustangs	Purple and Gold	1987	PIHL	AAA	1989
Quaker Valley	Quakers	Black and Gold	1998	PIHL	A	2006
Quakertown High School	Panthers	Blue and White
Quigley	Spartans	Maroon and Gold	1990	PIHL	A
Richland Cambria	Rams	Blue and Red	1991	PIHL	A
Ridley	Raiders	Green and Black		EHSHL	AA
Ringgold	Rams	Blue and Gold		PIHL	Open
Roman Catholic	Cahillites	Purple and Gold			AAA
Saint Joseph's Preparatory	Hawks	Crimson and Grey			AAA
Seneca Valley	Raiders	Black and Blue	1992	PIHL	AAA
Serra Catholic	Eagles	Red and Gold	1987	PIHL	A	2000, 2001, 2002
Sewickley Academy	Panthers	Red and Black	1972	PIHL	A
Shaler	Titans	Red and Blue	1971	PIHL	AAA
Souderton High School	Indians	Red and Black
Somerset	Eagles	Orange and Black	1993	PIHL	AA
South Park	Eagles	Grey and Blue	1973	PIHL	AA
State College	Little Lions	Maroon and Black	1975	PIHL	AAA
Steel Valley	Ironmen	Maroon and Gold		PIHL	OPEN
St. Joe's Prep	Cardinals	Red and Black		EHSHL	AAA
Sun Valley	Vanguards	Blue and Glod		ICSHL ; EHSHL (2008)	A
Thomas Jefferson	Jaguars	Black and Gold	1981	PIHL	AA	1998, 1999, 2000
Trinity	Hillers	Blue and White	1994	PIHL	Open
Upper Darby	Royals	Purple and Yellow		EHSHL	AA
Upper Dublin High School
Upper Moreland High School
Upper Saint Clair	Panthers	Red and Black	1971	PIHL	AAA	1980,1987,1990
Unionville Preparatory	Indians	Blue and Gold		ICSHL	AAA	1996, 1998
West Allegheny	Indians	Red and Grey	1992	PIHL	AA
West Chester High School Henderson	Warriors	Maroon and Black			ICSHL	AA
West Chester East High School	Vikings	Red, Gold and Black		ICSHL	AA
Westmont Hilltop	Hilltoppers	Red and Grey	1980	PIHL	A
West Mifflin	Titans	Blue and Gold	1971	PIHL	Open
William Tennent High Schools	Panthers	Red, Black and White
Wissahickon High School	Trojans
Woodland Hills	Wolverines	Teal and Black	1993	PIHL	Open

Folded Programs

School	Nickname	Colors	Folded	Championships
Penn Hills	Indians	Red and Gold	2006		Churchill	Chargers	Red White & Black	1986 State Champions 1977 & 1979 State Finalists in 1975 & 1976\| WPIHL AAA Champions 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983\| References PA Hockey. PA Hockey PA Hockey History. PA Hockey History Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League. Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League External links PA Hockey PA Hockey History

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 ***[[Flyers Cup]] Champions in 1996, 1998
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-| [[Malvern Preparatory School|Malvern Preparatory]] || Frairs || Blue and Gray ||  || ICSHL || AAA || Flyers cup champions 1990,2001,2002,2004 ||
+| [[Malvern Preparatory School|Malvern Preparatory]] || Frairs || Blue and Gray ||  || ICSHL || AAA || Flyers cup champions 1990,2000-2004 ||
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 | Marple Newtown || Tigers || Orange and Black || || EHSHL || A ||