The Penguins Cup is a high school
ice hockey tournament of over 80 high school ice hockey teams from
western Pennsylvania. The tournament is run by the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League with the finals administered by the
National Hockey League's
Pittsburgh Penguins franchise. Finals are held in three divisions: A, AA, AAA.
The tournament was held at the
Civic/Mellon Arena until it closed in 2010. The tournament determines the regional champions from western Pennsylvania. The winners in each division play the eastern Pennsylvania
Flyers Cup champions in the
Pennsylvania State High School Ice Hockey Championship. Ice hockey is not administered by the
Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association as are other high school sports.
List of champions
The Penguins Cup champions have been very successful against the Flyers Cup winners in the state championship Pennsylvania Cup which began in 1981. Between 1993 and 2003, the Penguins Cup champions won 28 of 33 Pennsylvania Cups, including nine consecutive class A titles from 1993 to 2002, and eight consecutive in AA, 1996 to 2003.
Penguins Cup champions went on to win all three Pennsylvania Cups in 1989, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, and 2011; and in both AA and AAA in 1984 and 1987 before the A division was added in 1989.
In AAA,
Meadville Area Senior High School
Meadville Area Senior High School (MASH) is a public school located within the city of Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States. Situated at 930 North Street Ext., the high school serves the city of Meadville, West Mead Township, Vernon Townshi ...
has won the most cups, with eight. The team also won one cup in AA. From 1992 to 1996, Meadville won five consecutive Penguins Cup and Pennsylvania state championships. In AA,
Bishop Canevin High School
Bishop Canevin High School is a Jesuit-inspired high school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The school is located in the East Carnegie neighborhood of the city.
History
In 1958, Bishop John Dearden, Bishop of Pittsburgh, announce ...
has won six cups. In A,
Bishop McCort High School
Bishop McCort High School is a private, Catholic high school located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania in Cambria County. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown, though it is not run by the Roman Catholic Diocese due to its priv ...
of
Johnstown has six Penguins Cups and five state championships, including four in a row from 1994 to 1997. Bethel Park HIgh School has won 7 AAA Penguins Cups 1983 and 2012 including 5 AAA Pennsylvania State Titles in 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2005.
Churchill High School won 9 WPIHL
estern PaAAA League Championships in 11 years including 2 prior to the inaugural Penguins Cup
975in 1973 & 1974 and won it in 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982 and 1983 and four consecutive trips to the Pennsylvania State AAA Final in 1975, 1976, 1977 and 1979, winning in 1977 and 1979.
Some schools have won Penguins Cups and state championships in different divisions.
Pine-Richland High School won back-to-back state championships in 2006 and 2007 in AA before moving to AAA, where they won the 2008 Penguins Cup but lost the state championship.
Greensburg Central Catholic High School won Penguins Cups in 1993 in A, and in 1992, 1994 and 1996 in AA.
''Prior to 1981, a tournament open to teams from across the state was held to determine a state champion. In 1981 the Western and Eastern system was adopted. The A division began in 1989. An asterisk'' (*) ''denotes that the team was also the state champion.''
AAA
*1975:
Baldwin
Baldwin is a Germanic name, composed of the elements ''bald'' "bold" and ''win'' "friend".
People
* Baldwin (name)
Places Canada
* Baldwin, York Regional Municipality, Ontario
* Baldwin, Ontario, in Sudbury District
* Baldwin's Mills, Qu ...
*
*1976:
Mt. Lebanon*
*1977:
Churchill Area* (defunct)
*1978: Churchill Area* (defunct)
*1979: Churchill Area* (defunct)
*1980:
Upper St. Clair
Upper St. Clair is a township with home rule status in southern Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, located approximately 8 miles (13 km) south of Downtown Pittsburgh. It is known for being an affluent suburb with a nationall ...
*
*1981:
North Catholic High School
, motto_translation = Strong in faith
, address = 1617 Route 228
, region =
, town = Cranberry Township
, county = Butler County
, state = Pennsylvani ...
*1982: Baldwin
*1983:
Bethel Park
*1984:
Cathedral Prep*
*1985: Mt. Lebanon
*1986: Upper St. Clair
*1987: Upper St. Clair*
*1988: Baldwin*
*1989:
Meadville Area*
*1990: Upper St. Clair
*1991:
Armstrong Central High School (defunct)
*1992: Meadville Area*
*1993: Meadville Area*
*1994: Meadville Area*
*1995: Meadville Area*
*1996: Meadville Area*
*1997: Bethel Park*
*1998:
Pittsburgh Central Catholic
Central Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic, Brothers of the Christian Schools, Lasallian, all-boys college preparatory school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a part of the Roman Catholi ...
*1999: Meadville Area
*2000: Bethel Park*
*2001: Bethel Park*
*2002: Bethel Park*
*2003: Meadville Area*
*2004: Mt. Lebanon
*2005: Bethel Park*
*2006: Mt. Lebanon*
*2007:
North Allegheny*
*2008:
Pine-Richland
*2009:
Shaler Area
*2010:
Canon McMillan
*2011: Upper St. Clair*
*2012: Bethel Park
*2013: North Allegheny*
*2014: Peters Township*
*2015: Canon-McMillan
*2016: Cathedral Prep
*2017: Peters Township
*2018: Seneca Valley
*2019: North Allegheny
*2020: Canceled - COVID-19
*2021: North Allegheny
*2022: Peters Township
AA
*1976:
Abington*
*1977:
Erie Fairview*
*1978:
*1979:
South Hills Catholic* (defunct)
*1980: Williamsburg High School
*1981: Erie Fairview*
*1982: Erie Fairview*
*1983:
Bishop Canevin*
*1984: Bishop Canevin*
*1985: Bishop Canevin
*1986:
Chartiers Valley Chartiers may refer to the following places in Pennsylvania:
* Chartiers Creek, a tributary of the Ohio River
**Little Chartiers Creek, a tributary of Chartiers Creek
**Chartiers Run (Chartiers Creek), a tributary of Chartiers Creek
**Chartiers Bra ...
*
*1987:
Meadville*
*1988:
Taylor Allderdice
Taylor Allderdice High School is a public high school in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It opened in 1927 and is part of the Pittsburgh Public Schools district. It was named for industrialist and Squir ...
*1989: Bishop Canevin*
*1990: Father Judge H.S. (Philadelphia)
*1991:
Beaver Area*
*1992: Greensburg Central Catholic
*1993: Father Judge H.S. (Philadelphia)
*1994:
Greensburg Central Catholic
, motto_translation = Glory to God alone
, address = 911 Armory Dr
, location =
, region =
, city = Greensburg
, county = ( Westmoreland County)
, state ...
*
*1995: North Catholic
*1996: Greensburg Central Catholic*
*1997: Cathedral Prep*
*1998:
Thomas Jefferson*
*1999: Thomas Jefferson*
*2000: Thomas Jefferson*
*2001: Beaver Area*
*2002:
Peters Township*
*2003: Peters Township*
*2004: Peters Township
*2005: Peters Township
*2006: Pine-Richland*
*2007: Pine-Richland*
*2008:
Greater Latrobe*
*2009: Greater Latrobe*
*2010: Greater Latrobe*
*2011: Bishop Canevin*
*2012:
West Allegheny
*2013: Greater Latrobe*
*2014: Bishop Canevin
*2015: Cathedral Prep*
*2018: Armstrong
*2019: Pine-Richland*
*2020: Canceled - COVID-19
*2021: Baldwin*
*2022: Thomas Jefferson
A
*1989:
Plum
A plum is a fruit of some species in ''Prunus'' subg. ''Prunus'.'' Dried plums are called prunes.
History
Plums may have been one of the first fruits domesticated by humans. Three of the most abundantly cultivated species are not found i ...
*
*1990:
Ringgold
*1991:
State College State College is a city in central Pennsylvania, United States.
State College may also refer to:
Related to State College, Pennsylvania
* State College Area School District, a school district serving State College
* State College Area High School ...
*1992: Greensburg Central Catholic
*1993: Greensburg Central Catholic*
*1994:
Bishop McCort*
*1995: Bishop McCort*
*1996: Bishop McCort*
*1997: Bishop McCort*
*1998:
Seton-La Salle*
*1999: Bishop McCort*
*2000:
Serra Catholic*
*2001: Serra Catholic*
*2002: Serra Catholic*
*2003:
Westmont Hilltop
*2004: Serra Catholic
*2005: Bishop McCort
*2006:
Quaker Valley*
*2007:
Freeport Area
*2008: Quaker Valley
*2009:
Mars Area
*2010: Mars Area*
*2011: Mars Area*
*2012: Quaker Valley*
*2013: Quaker Valley
*2014: Quaker Valley
*2015: Mars Area
*2016: Franklin Regional
*2017: Franklin Regional
*2018: Bishop McCort
*2019: Montour
*2020: Canceled - COVID-19
*2021:
Indiana
*2022: Norwin
News articles
1981 Philadelphia Inquirer article1997 Erie Times-News1997 Erie Times-News1999 Erie Times-News1999 Philadelphia Inquirer2003 Philadelphia Inquirer2004 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette2004 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette2006 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette2006 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette2006 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette2006 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
See also
*
Pennsylvania high school hockey
Teams from 150 high schools competed as varsity ice hockey teams in Western and Eastern Pennsylvania. Unlike many other high school sport in Pennsylvania, hockey is not run under Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association umbrella. However, ...
References
External links
Western Pennsylvania High School Hockey RankingsPenguins Cup History
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High school sports in Pennsylvania
Ice hockey competitions in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Penguins trophies and awards