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3/22/2010 - Indians fall in Penguin Cup semi final

There are no second chances in the Penguin Cup playoffs so the Peters Township Indians season came to an end today as they fell to the defending state championship Latrobe Wildcats by a 7-2 margin.  The Indians fell behind early and were never able to mount a comeback against a very good Latrobe squad.  Junior Matt Lison and Sophomore Cole Snyder scored for the Indians. 

This season marks the final season for the largest ever senior class to come through the hockey club.  Led by Captain Kevin Hough and Alternate Captains Drew Rubeo and Ryan Tingle, the class also includes: Tyler Borne, Jake Boss, Cody Gubala, Paul Henney, AJ Hume, Rod Kern, Matt Madore, Sean McLaughlin, Reilly Moore, Cody Skraitz and Matt White.  This senior class was distinguished by their dedication to the program and for the positive attitude the brought to the rink for every practice and every game.  We are sure they will all be successful in their future endeavors, they will all be missed greatly!  Good luck gentlemen and thank you for all your hard work!  You have set a high standard for the club and you will be missed!

3/17/2010 - Indians advance

The 4th seeded Peters Township Indians defeated the 5th seeded Meadville Bulldogs by a 4-2 score to advance to the Penguin Cup semi-finals before a packed crowd at the Iceoplex on St. Patricks day!  The Indians opened up the scoring at the 4:19 mark of the 1st period when Junior Matt Lison buried a beautiful feed from Senior Matt White to finish off a 2 on 1 rush.  Junior Michael Amelio picked up the 2nd assist on Lison's goal.  Meadville tied the game less than 2 minutes later and the score remained deadlocked at one through the end of the 2nd period.

Junior netminder Woody Shell was spectacular in net as the Indians were forced to kill off 4 penalties.  After generating numerous shorthanded opportunities, the Indians finally converted a shorthanded goal to take the lead at 11:50 of the final period when Senior Paul Henny blasted a shot from the point that eluded the Bulldog netminder to give Peters a 2-1 lead.  Henney's shorthanded goal was assisted by White and Lison.  Shell was tested time and again and made several unbelievable saves to protect the slim 1 goal lead until Lison pounced on a loose puck in the neutral zone and scored on the empty net with just 40 seconds remaining to give the Indians a 3-1 lead.

In what hopefully turned out to be a good lesson for the Indians, Meadville took the faceoff after Lison's goal and marched down and scored a goal off of a rebound at the 28 second mark to put plenty of drama back into a game that should have been over.  Senior Matt White quickly ended the drama when he pushed the center ice faceoff forward, through the Meadville defenders, and straight into the open net to restore the 2 goal lead and the eventual margin of victory in a 4-2 victory.

3/1/2010 - Senior Night

Where did the season go?  Playing before a packed house in their final regular season home game, the PT pep band, and the PT dance team, the Indians gave their seniors a memorable evening as they ran away from the Greensburg Central Centurions on their way to a resounding 14-2 victory at the Iceoplex.  

The Indians have a record 14 seniors on their varsity roster this year and they all played a part in the win!  Senior Captain Kevin Hough led the way with 3 goals while fellow seniors Cody Gubala, Sean McLaughlin, Jake Boss, Matt White, Drew Rubeo and AJ Hume chipped in with single goals.  Junior Matt Lison contributed 2 goals while fellow Juniors Evan Mitchell and Ben Dachille also scored for Peters.  Picking up assists on the night were White (4), Michael Glicksman, Rod Kern, Boss (2), Ryan Tingle (2), McLaughlin (3), Rubeo, Hough, Mitchell, and Lison.

All 3 senior netminders contributed to the victory for the Indians.  Tyler Borne played the 1st period and staked the Indians to a 3-2 lead after 1.  Cody Skraitz came on in the 2nd period and pitched a shutout as the Indians poured it on with 7 additional goals and Matt Madore came on in the 3rd period to close the game out.

Congratulations to the Peters Township Class of 2010: Tyler Borne, Jake Boss, Cody Gubala, Paul Henney, Kevin Hough, AJ Hume, Rod Kern, Matt Madore, Sean McLaughlin, Reilly Moore, Drew Rubeo, Cody Skraitz, Ryan Tingle and Matthew White.  While the regular season may be over there is still a lot of work to accomplish to reach your goals!  Keep up the good work and best of luck to the Indians in their playoff quest!

February 2010 - What a winter!!!

The winter weather played havoc with the Indians February game schedule.  After it was all said and done, the Indians went 2-1 during the month, beating Baldwin and Wheeling Central Catholic and dropping a tough one to Montour.

2/1/2010 - Indians Down Warriors

In a late game at the historic (and cold) Rostraver Ice Garden last evening, the Peters Township Indians pitched a shutout over the division rival Elizabeth Forward Warriors.  Senior netminder Tyler Borne picked up the victory in net for the Indians while Senior Drew Rubeo led the offense with 2 goals.  Also scoring for the Indians were: Junior Evan Mitchell, Senior Sean McLaughlin, Junior Matt Lison, Sophomore Taylor Cox, and Senior Matt White.  Pitching in with assists were: Senior Reilly Moore, Junior Mike Glicksman, Sophomore Cole Snyder (3), Sophomore Jacob Brown, White (3), Lison, Cox (2), and Senior Kevin Hough.

1/25/2010 - Peters Handles Jaguars

After a rare mid season week off, the Peters Township Indians shook off the rust and earned a workmanlike 5-1 victory against rival Thomas Jefferson at the Iceoplex last night.  Junior sniper Matt Lison got the Indians rolling by scoring 2 quick goals midway through the 1st period.  Lison buried a rebound on a power play (assists to Seniors Matt White and Kevin Hough) to get the Indians on the board and then scored an unassisted goal just over a minute later to stake the Indians to a 2 goal lead.  The rust accumulated from the week layoff became evident as the Indians were unable to score again until Hough buried a snap shot from the top of the circle with just 29 seconds remaining in the 2nd period (assists to Junior Michael Amelio and Senior Rod Kern) to give the Indians a 3-0 lead at the ice cut.

Lison completed his hat trick when he converted a beautiful feed from White (also assisted by Senior Ryan Tingle) at the 12 minute mark of the 3rd period to give Peters a more comfortable 4 goal lead.  Matt White completed the scoring for the Indians when he stuffed home a rebound (assists by Sophomore Taylor Cox and Michael Amelio) with 5 minutes remaining in the game.

Junior netminder Woody Shell played another strong game in net to pick up the victory for the Indians.  Shell stopped 36 of 37 shots he faced, including many high quality chances when Peters was nursing a slim 2 goal lead.

1/14/2010 - Peters Takes Care of Business in Wheeling

The Indians picked up their second road win of the week last night, beating Wheeling Central Catholic by a 5-3 score at the spacious Wesbanco Arena in downtown Wheeling.  Senior Kevin Hough scored 2 goals to lead the Indians while fellow seniors Drew Rubeo, Matt White, and Jake Boss added single goals.  Senior Reilly Moore chipped in with 2 assists and fellow seniors Cody Gubala, White and Ryan Tingle also picked up single assists in the game.

Junior netminder Woody Shell picked up the win in net for Peters.

1/11/2010 - Indians Down TJ

The Peters Township Indians traveled to the historic Rostraver Ice Garden last night to take on arch rival Thomas Jefferson in another chapter in their long standing rivalry.  The Indians were looking to get back on track after their disappointing loss to Latrobe last week while the Jaguars were looking to close the gap in the PIHL Section 1 standings where they trailed the Indians by 8 points.  In a game that was much closer than the final score may indicate, the Indians and TJ battled pretty evenly for 2 and 1/2 periods before the Indians broke open a close game with 2 late 3rd period goals.

Senior forward Kevin Hough opened the scoring, giving the Indians a 1-0 lead at 5:34 of the first when he snapped home the rebound of a Rod Kern blast from the point.  Despite outshooting the Jaguars by a 14-7 margin, the Indians couldn't put another one past the TJ netminder and the score remained 1-0 after the 1st period.

Senior forward Matt White gave the Indians a short lived 2 goal lead when he took a pass from Senior Paul Henney and walked through Jaguar defense before snapping a low shot through the 5 hole.  The Jaguars tied the game with 2 consecutive power plays before Henney gave the Indians a lead they would never relinquish when he buried a shot in the top shelf off a beautiful feed from White to make the score 3-2.  Senior Cody Gubala picked up an assist on Henney's goal.

Carrying a slim 1 goal lead into the 3rd period of a game against an arch rival is always dangerous and true to form, the Jaguars came out flying in the 3rd period determined to knot the score.  Senior netminder Tyler Borne was up to the task, stopping several quality scoring chances to preserve the lead.   Senior Sean McLaughlin, in just his 2nd game back from injury, buried the rebound of a Jake Boss shot during a power play opportunity late in the 3rd period to give the Indians a 2 goal lead and some breathing room.  White closed out the scoring with just 50 seconds remaining when he converted a pass from Henney.  Senior Andrew Rubeo also assisted on White's goal.

1/4/2010 - Latrobe Evens the Score With Indians

Going 1-0-1 against the 2 time defending PA state champion Latrobe Wildcats was one thing, going 2-0-1 against them was not in the cards as the Wildcats evened the series against Peters for the year with a 4-1 victory at the Iceoplex.  Latrobe jumped out to a 2-0 lead midway through the 2nd period before the Indians showed some life as Senior Kevin Hough scored on an unassisted breakaway to cut the score to 2-1 late in the 2nd period.  Although the Indians gained momentum from Hough's goal, they were not able to get the tying goal before the period drew to a close.  Latrobe broke the Indians back with a goal early in the 3rd period on their way to a 4-1 victory.

12/21/2009 - Peters Downs Chartiers Valley

Continuing their offensive outburst from last week, the Indians were again firing on all offensive cylinders as they knocked off Chartiers Valley by a 10-1 score at the Iceoplex last night.  Leading the way with 3 goals apiece were Matt White and Cole Snyder while Jake Boss chipped in with 2 goals.  Paul Henney and Taylor Cox notched single goals for the Indians.  Senior goalie Matt Madore picked up the win for the Indians

12/14/2009 - Indians rout Franklin Regional

The Peters Township Indians hit on all cylinders last night at the Iceoplex, drubbing the Panthers by a 15-1 score.  The Indians were led by Matt White and Matt Lison who each put up 4 goals.  AJ Hume and Taylor Cox each chipped in with 2 goals while Cole Snyder, Ben Zalewski, and Michael Amelio added single goals.  Senior netminder Matt Madore picked up the victory in net.

12/10/2009 - Pucker Up and Find Your Sister, Indians Tie Another One

For the 3rd time in their last 4 PIHL games, the Indians came away with that "not as bad as a loss but not as good as a win" feeling that comes with a tie.  But, unlike the previous 2 ties, at least this time the Indians were the team that came back late to tie the game instead of the team giving up the late goal.  Senior forward Matt White scored his second goal of the game at the 8 minute mark of the 3rd period when he converted a rebound in heavy traffic to pull the Indians into a 3-3 tie with the Latrobe Wildcats.  White's goal was assisted by Senior Jake Boss and Junior Mike Glicksman.

The Indians jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the 1st period when Boss sent a pass to Michael Amelio at the point.  Amelio fired a shot that White deflected  over the shoulder of the Wildcat netminder.  Just under a minute later Senior Anthony Hume started a rush by finding a streaking Benny Dachille in the neutral zone.  Dachille carried the puck into the Wildcat zone and made a beautiful pass to Glicksman who made no mistake with the opportunity, burying the puck to  stake Peters to a 2-0 lead.  For the 4th game in a row, the Indians were unable to hold onto a lead, ultimately surrendering 3 straight goals to set the stage for White's game tying goal in the 3rd period.

Junior Woody Shell played a very strong game for the Indians, stopping 33 of 36 shots he faced.

The Indians come back home to the Iceoplex to take on powerhouse Franklin Regional on Monday 12/14/2009 at 7:00.

12/7/2009 - Indians fall to Indians

The Peters Township Indians suffered their first defeat of the season, falling to the West Allegheny Indians by a 4-2 score.  In an exciting, back and forth game, Peters Township and West Allegheny were deadlocked at 2-2 when West Allegheny went on an extended 7 minute power play in the middle of the 3rd period.  West Allegheny did not blow their opportunity, scoring the eventual game winner on the power play.

Junior Matt Lison and Senior Matt White scored for Peters.

Senior goalie Tyler Borne made numerous outstanding saves to keep Peters in the game, finishing with 33 saves.  West Allegheny outshot Peters by a 37 to 32 margin.

12/4/2009 and 12/5/2009 - NISS Tournament

The Indians attended the National Invitational Tournament in Jamestown NY and came away with a 2-1 record against top level competition.  In the first game, Sophomore Cole Snyder scored 2 goals to lead the Indians to a 4-3 victory over Dematha Catholic MD.  Seniors Drew Rubeo and Jake Boss added single tallies for the Indians.  In the second game against Bethel Park, Senior Ryan Tingle scored on a rebound with just 9 seconds remaining to tie the game and send it into overtime where Snyder scored the game winner for the Indians.  Peters finally fell to defending champion and national powerhouse New Trier Green by a 7-1 score.  The Indians made a game of it for 2 periods, trailing only 3-1 going into the 3rd period before New Trier pulled away.  Senior Kevin Hough had the only goal for the Indians.

11/13/2009 - Friday the 13th Good Luck for Indians

The Peters Township Indians traveled east to the Delmont Ice Arena to take on undefeated and Penguin Cup runner up Franklin Regional and came away with a solid 9-2 victory over the Panthers.  Peters jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead in the first period and never looked back as they played their best game of the season thus far.

The Indians threw a season high 55 shots at the Panther netminder with all 4 lines contributing to the offensive onslaught.  Peters was led by Senior Matt White's 6 point effort (3G and 3A) while fellow Senior Kevin Hough chipped in with 5 points (2G and 3A). Also scoring goals for the Indians were Senior Jake Boss, Junior Michael Glicksman, Senior defenseman Reilly Moore, and Sophomore Benny Zalewski.   The Indians team effort was evident in the number of players garnering assists during the game: Junior Michael Amelio (2),. Junior Ben Dachille (2), Zalewski, Sophomore Jacob Brown, and Reilly Moore.

It would be easy to overlook the defensive effort on a night when the Indians put up 9 goals but the defense did a fantastic job limiting the potent Panther attack to two goals and 25 shots.  The Indians defenders last night were Senior Ryan Tingle, Senior Paul Henney, Senior Rod Kern, Senior Reilly Moore, Junior Michael Amelio, and Sophomore Jacob Brown.  Junior netminder Woody Shell played another solid game between the pipes to pick up the win for the Indians.

The Indians next game is Thursday, November 19th when they travel to the Kirk Nevin arena in Greensburg to take on Greensburg Central Catholic in a late Thursday evening match.

11/9/2009 - Indians Tame Tigers

The Peters Township Indians took on a tough Moon Tigers squad last night at the Iceoplex and came away with a hard earned 6-4 victory. 

In a back and forth game, the Indians finally took the lead for good at 7:39 of the third period when Senior Drew Rubeo scored his 2nd goal of the game to break a 4-4 deadlock. Senior Kevin Hough added 2 goals for the Indians while White and Sophomore Taylor Cox added single goals.  Chipping in with assists were Rubeo (2), White (3), Seniors Paul Henney and Jake Boss and Junior Mike Glicksman and Sophomore Jacob Brown.

Peters travels to Delmont to take on perennial AA powerhouse Franklin Regional on Friday 11/13/2009 at 8:15.

11/6/2009 - Indians Knock Off Erie Cathedral Prep

The Peters Township Indians made it 3 in a row on Friday night when they knocked off the Ramblers of Erie Cathedral Prep by a 5-3 margin before a big Friday night crowd at the Iceoplex.

The Indians jumped out to a 5 goal lead before questionable officiating allowed the Ramblers to get back in the game with 3 power play goals.  Goal scorers for the Indians were Senior Matt White (2 goals), Senior Drew Rubeo (blistering wrist shot), Junior Evan Mitchell (hard working shorthanded goal), and Junior Matt Lison (5 hole beauty).  Chipping in assists were Lison (2), Rod Kern, Ryan Tingle, and Jake Boss.  Senior netminder Matt Madore played a strong game to pick up the win for the Indians.

Peters takes on Moon in an early 6:30 start time on Monday 11/9/2009 at the Iceoplex.

10/29/2009 - Peters Township Ends Latrobe 31 Game PIHL Unbeaten Streak

The Peters Township Indians made the long trek to Greensburg last night to take on the undefeated and defending two time Penguin Cup and Pennsylvania State Champion Greater Latrobe Wildcats.  In a game that lived up to all the advanced hype, the Indians edged the Wildcats by a 4-3 score to hand Latrobe their first PIHL loss since February of 2008.

Latrobe opened the scoring at the 8:04 mark of the 1st period when Charlie Harris picked up a loose puck in the slot and wristed a shot into the top corner of the net behind Indian netminder Woody Shell.  The Latrobe lead was short lived however as Junior Defenseman Benny Dachille scored less than a minute later at the 7:35 mark; finding the back of the net through heavy traffic to tie the game at 1 apiece.  Seniors Kevin Hough and Drew Rubeo picked up assists on Dachille's goal. The Indians took the lead a little over 3 minutes later when Senior Cody Gubala pounced on a juicy rebound and snapped a shot through the Latrobe netminder's 5 hole.  Linemates Rubeo and Hough picked up assists Gubala's goal. 

The Indians got into penalty trouble at the end of the 1st period and it cost them a goal early in period 2 as Latrobe's Jayson Angus scored on a 5 on 3 power play to knot the score at 2 apiece.  Peters found themselves shorthanded again in the middle of the 2nd period but the results would be more to the Indians liking when Kevin Hough picked off a Latrobe pass in the neutral zone to begin a 2 on 1 break into the Latrobe zone with linemate Drew Rubeo.  Hough threaded a pass to Rubeo at the top of the circle and Rubeo buried a hard wrist shot to give Peters a lead they would never relinquish at the 6:35 mark of period #2.

Senior Matt White gave the Indians an insurance goal (and what turned out to be the game winning goal) when he corralled a quick outlet pass from Sophomore Taylor Cox and broke in alone on the Latrobe netminder.  White made no mistake on his opportunity, deftly tucking the puck through the 5-hole, to give the Indians a 4-2 lead.  Junior Michael Amelio also picked up an assist on White's goal.  The Wildcats scored a power play goal (their 2nd of the night) a half second before the final buzzer to make the final score 4-3.

Junior netminder Woody Shell played an outstanding game, stopping 35 of the 38 shots he faced to pick up the victory for the Indians.

The Indians next game is a home contest against Erie Cathedral Prep at 7:20 on Friday November 6th at the Iceoplex. 

10/26/2009 - Indians open the 2009/2010 season with win over Elizabeth Forward

In a battle of politically incorrect nicknames, the Indians of Peters Township downed the Warriors of Elizabeth Forward by a 6-1 score in their home opener at the Iceoplex at Southpointe tonight.  The Indians came out with a vengeance in the 1st period, outshooting the Warriors by a 20-2 margin and jumping to a 3 goal lead.  Senior Cody Gubala got the Indians on the scoreboard at the 7:45 mark of the 1st period when he took a pass from fellow Senior Kevin Hough and snapped a low shot past the EF netminder, Michael Amelio also assisted on the play.  Cody Gubala struck again at the 2:47 mark, banging home a rebound of a Kevin Hough shot for a 2-0 lead.  Junior Matt Lison closed out the scoring in the 1st period for the Indians when he converted a pretty passing play with Senior Matt White with 31 seconds remaining on the clock.  Senior Jake Boss also picked up an assist on Lison's goal.

The Indians took their foot off the gas a bit in the 2nd period and the result was relatively evenly played period as evidenced by the shots on goal (10 to 8 in favor of Peters).  Matt White scored the Indians only goal of the period, ripping a one-timer off a beautiful feed from Jake Boss to give the Indians a 4-0 lead after 2 periods.

The Indians came out after the ice cut with a renewed urgency and dominated the 3rd period, outshooting the Warriors by a 12-3 margin.  After EF got on the board to make the score 4-1, White put the game away with an outstanding individual effort, scoring an empty net goal while killing a 6 on 3 disadvantage for the Indians.  Lison closed out the scoring at the 0:48 mark of the final period with assists from Seniors Drew Rubeo and Paul Henney.

Senior netminder Tyler Borne picked up the victory for the Indians, stopping 12 of 13 shots.

Peters takes on 2 time defending Penguin and PA State Champion Latrobe on Thursday 10/29/2009 at the Kirk Nevin arena in Greensburg.