Flyers Cup

The Flyers Cup is an annual high school ice hockey tournament held by the Philadelphia Flyers. The invitational tournament is the scholastic hockey championship for eastern Pennsylvania high schools and is conducted through three tiers of play, AAA, AA, and A with AAA being the most competitive bracket and A being the least competitive. There are 53 participating teams consisting of 13 AAA, 20 AA, and 20 A from the following leagues: the Eastern High School Hockey League, the Inter-County Scholastic Hockey League, the Lehigh Valley Scholastic Hockey League, the Lower Bucks County Scholastic Hockey League, the South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League, the Suburban High School Hockey League, and the Central Pennsylvania Ice Hockey League. Teams are invited to participate based on their skill level as demonstrated by the strength of their overall schedule and season performance. The winner of the Flyers Cup at each tier level plays the respective western champion as determined by the Penguins Cup, held by the Pittsburgh Penguins, for the Pennsylvania State High School Ice Hockey Championship.

Champions

The following teams have won the AAA Flyers Cup:

*2008: La Salle College High School
*2007: Holy Ghost Prep
*2006: Cardinal O'Hara
*2005: Malvern Prep
*2004: Malvern Prep
*2003: Malvern Prep
*2002: Malvern Prep
*2001: Malvern Prep
*2000: Father Judge
*1999: Conwell Egan
*1998: La Salle College High School
*1997: Malvern Prep
*1996: La Salle College High School
*1995: Germantown Academy
*1994: Germantown Academy
*1993: Monsignor Bonnor
*1992: Monsignor Bonnor
*1991: Council Rock
*1990: Malvern Prep
*1989: William Tennent
*1988: Council Rock
*1987: Malvern Prep
*1986: Conestoga
*1985: Cherry Hill East
*1984: Archbishop Ryan
*1983: Germantown Academy
*1982: Germantown Academy
*1981: Archbishop Carroll
*1980: Archbishop Carroll

See also

* Pennsylvania high school hockey

External links

* [http://www.icshl.org/fcup/index.html 2007 Flyers Cup Information on www.icshl.org]
* [http://www.icshl.org/fcup/forms/hroll.htm Flyers Cup Awards on www.icshl.org]
* [http://www.philadelphiaflyers.com/community/96.asp Philadelphia Flyers Fan Development Website]
* [http://www.philadelphiaflyers.com/pressbox/archive/3033.asp Philadelphia Flyers Fan Development 2007 28th Annual Flyers Cup Preview]
* [http://www.philadelphiaflyers.com/Community/300.asp Philadelphia Flyers Fan Development 2007 28th Annual Flyers Cup Recap]
* [http://www.ushsho.com/paerank.htm Eastern Pennsylvania High School Hockey Rankings on United States High School Hockey Online Website]
* [http://eteamz.active.com/pahockeyhistory/news/index.cfm?cat=260199 Flyers Cup History from 1980-1999 on PA Hockey History Website]

References