Icers selected for PIHL all-star game
The 2018 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League’s all-star games will be held for the four divisions Jan. 28 at the Robert Morris University Island Sports Center on Neville Island. Game times are 10:45 a.m. for D2; 12:45 for Class A; 2:45 p.m. for Class AA and 4:45 p.m. for Class AAA.
Peters Township spearheads the White roster for the Class AAA game. At the start of the week, the Indians, who are the defending PIHL and state champions, stood atop the standings with a 10-1 record. Their head coach Rick Tingle will share bench duties with Mt. Lebanon’s skipper Gary Klapkowski during the all-star event. Klapkowski has guided the Blue Devils to a 7-5-1 record and a fifth-place showing to date in the AAA standings.
For Peters, Conner Gielarowski, Calvin Raymore and Conrad Deemer headline the forward line for the Class AAA all-stars. Mitchell Creehan will play on the defense, which will be anchored in goal by Adam Ulan.
Wyatt George headlines the list of Lebo honorees. The forward ranks first in the division in points (36), goals (18) and assists (18).
Anthony Sandora and Griffin Erdely join George on the front line. Sandora ranked fifth among scoring leaders in Class AAA, just ahead of Gielarowski (8 goals, 11 assists for 19 points) with 20 points (13 goals, 7 assists).
Lebo’s Zach Rudoy will be joined on defense by Bethel Park’s Vince Vituccio and goalie Nic Guimond. JC Bele, who ranks third in the league in scoring with 13 goals, 8 assists and 21 points, is the Hawks’ lone forward.
The local stars will also be joined by Christian Stewart, Josh Hrip, Jay Oravetz, Johnny MacDonald and Frankie Rotello, all from Canon-McMillan, and Central Catholic’s grouping of Giovanni Palombo, Brian Freyvogel, Mac Martin and Nate Cava.
The Blue team consists of players from Erie Cathedral Prep, Seneca Valley, North Allegheny, Plum and Butler.
Upper St. Clair’s Quinn Gicobbe, Devin Rohrich and Mike Daley are featured on the SouthEast Blue roster for the Class AA contest. Rohrich and Giacobbe ranked fourth and seventh in scoring in their division with 27 and 26 points respectively.
At the all-star break, the Panthers were 7-5-1 overall and in fifth place in their league.
South Fayette’s Nolan Sarnowski and Kyle Sharp along with South Park’s Michael Marynchak and Justin Hickey headline the Blue roster for the Class A all-star contest. Mike Sedlak and Trevor Stevenson are the local participants on the White roster for the game.