SHSHL: Abington Ghosts

    The 2018-2019 Season Kicks off September 10th

    Date:09/07/2018  Source:SHSHL: Abington Ghosts 

    The 2018-2019 Abington Ice Hockey season kicks off this Monday night, September 10th.  The time slots remain the same as last year and Middle School takes the ice at 5:30pm. The entire Varsity team should be ready to participate in drylands (dress accordingly) by 5:40pm and will be on the ice at 6:40pm. Upcoming Varsity Schedule (September 10, 17, 24 & October 1 & 8 - FIVE SESSIONS o...


    Middle School Coach Announced

    Date:09/03/2018  Source:SHSHL: Abington Ghosts 

    Abington Ice Hockey is excited to announce that club President, Steven Schorr, will be taking the reigns as head coach of the middle school team this season. AIH looks forward to continuing its strong tradition of fielding competitive teams at both the middle school and high school levels. Both teams placed well in spring tournaments with the middle school finishing as runner up and the high schoo...


    AIH Varsity 2018 DE Training Camp

    Date:05/17/2018  Source:SHSHL: Abington Ghosts 

    Abington High School Varsity 2018 Ice Hockey Camp   The 2018 Abington High School Varsity Ice Hockey Camp will again be facilitated at the University of Delaware and is scheduled for August 18 & 19. This year the camp will be solely dedicated to Abington players. Similar to last year, to keep the camp affordable, the Abington Ice Hockey Board will be subsidizing a portion of the total c...


    2018 Spring Skills Skates

    Date:04/26/2018  Source:SHSHL: Abington Ghosts 

    Tonight is Abington Ice Hockey's first of two *free of charge* Spring Skills Skates at Wintersport Ice Arena.  Perspective players residing in the Abington School District and returning players should be on the ice and ready to skate at 7:10pm. Varsity head coach,Ken Brzozowski and Varsity defensive coach John Bowler will be running the clinics. This year we are offering an exclusive, p...


    Varsity to do Hatfield's HS Spring Hockey Tournament

    Date:03/29/2018  Source:SHSHL: Abington Ghosts 

    This spring, Abington Ice Hockey's Varsity team will be participating in the 2018 Hatfield Ice Spring School Tournament. Unfortunately, this season's seniors are not allowed to participate, but 8th graders are welcome to join.    Hatfield Ice will be hosting a Tournament for Varsity, JV, & Middle School Levels, beginning on May 21st and concluding by June 7th. 3 Guaranteed...


    2018 AIH Awards Banquet

    Date:03/16/2018  Source:SHSHL: Abington Ghosts 

    The 2017-2018 Varsity team, MSAA Maroon team, MSAA White team, 4th grade participants and their families are cordially invited to our 2018 Abington Ice Hockey Awards Banquet.  This year's banquet, booked at the North Penn VFW Post 676, will be held on Sunday, April 22nd from 3:00pm - 7:00pm. This end of the year celebration is meant to recognize and acknowledge the heart and hard work of ...


    Exciting plans for Next Season

    Date:03/15/2018  Source:SHSHL: Abington Ghosts 

    The Varsity squad and both Middle School teams ended their seasons with 3V3 cross ice tournaments that were a big hit! It was a great way to close out the season. The Varsity team ended with a 12-3-1 record that took them to the SHSHL playoffs. The MS teams had a rough go this season often playing with one or two subs, but allowing players tons of ice time and puck touches that are essential for d...


    AIH Varisty Squad Heading to the SHSHL Playoffs

    Date:02/24/2018  Source:SHSHL: Abington Ghosts 

    The Abington Ice Hockey Varsity team defeated Hatboro Horsham in a dramatic, come from behind, nail biter to close out the regular season at Hatfield on Friday night.  The team's record is an impressive 12-3-1, which earned them a trip to the Suburban High School League (SHSHL) playoffs.  The Ghosts won both of their non-league games this season against two teams in the league's ...


    2018 AIH Senior Scholarship Award

    Date:01/31/2018  Source:SHSHL: Abington Ghosts 

    Open to all AIH Varsity, Senior Players:    The Abington Ice Hockey Club Board of Directors would like to make you aware of a yearly scholarship to be given to a graduating senior from Abington Senior High School.  This scholarship amount will be based on the financial stability of the club and the number of graduating seniors eligible for the scholarship.     ...


    Varsity Wins Home Opener

    Date:11/03/2017  Source:SHSHL: Abington Ghosts 

    The Ghosts have a lot to be proud of after last night's home opener against Plymouth Whitemarsh. This season they are balancing the excitement a new head coach, Ken Brzozowski, with the blow of losing some highly skilled players. The team came out strong and kept the first period scoreless until 33 seconds before the buzzer despite the fact that they needed to kill five penalties. To open up ...


    The 2017 Thanksgiving Alumni Game

    Date:10/23/2017  Source:SHSHL: Abington Ghosts 

    It's almost that time of year again! The annual Thanksgiving Abington Ice Hockey Alumni game! Please spread the word & forward this information to any alumni you think would be interested in strapping on the skates for this storied, yearly event. See old friends, show the club you still have what it takes and support the growing Abington Ice Hockey program. WHAT: Annual Thanksgiving Ab...


    Parents' Meetings and Team Pictures

    Date:09/29/2017  Source:SHSHL: Abington Ghosts 

    Although league schedules have not been released, we have heard a rumor that the Middle School season will start October 29th and Varsity November 2nd.  Before we officially kick of the 2017-2018 season, we have scheduled a mandatory parent's meeting for Varsity and Middle School to be held at Wintersport during our ice slots.   Monday, October 9, 2017:   Middle School Paren...


    2017-2018 Season Sitrep

    Date:09/07/2017  Source:SHSHL: Abington Ghosts 

    We're just a week away from the start of the 2017-2018 AIH season. Our first practices will take place on Monday, September 11th at 5:30pm for the Middle School AND Varsity players. Middle school will be on the ice and Varsity will begin their dryland training in the parking lot at Wintersport. Varsity will be participating in five mandatory, off-ice training sessions (with Aaron Sistrunk, tr...


    2017-2018 Payment Options

    Date:07/30/2017  Source:SHSHL: Abington Ghosts 

    The club will be holding two pre-season registration events. Both will be held at DJS Associates (1603 Old York Rd, Abington, PA 19001). The first will be Tuesday, August 15th from 7-8:30pm and the second will be Tuesday, August 22nd from 7-8:30pm. This is for Middle School and Varsity parents. All required paperwork and several payment options will be available. If you want to c/omplete your pa...


    Varsity Camp at University of Delaware

    Date:06/25/2017  Source:SHSHL: Abington Ghosts 

    The Varsity team will be participating in a pre-season training camp that is being held at the University of Delaware August 11th-13th. The team will be training with Interboro High School and scrimmaging them at the culmination of the camp on Sunday. There is currently only one spot left on the roster.  The cost of the camp is $230 per player, but to ensure all of our players were able to g...


    2017 Spring Training Camp

    Date:05/22/2017  Source:SHSHL: Abington Ghosts 

    You are invited to a two day Abington Ice Hockey Spring Training Camp that is being held at Wintersport Ice Arena (551 York Rd, Willow Grove, PA 19090) on May 23rd (Tuesday) & 25th (Thursday) from 6-7pm each night. These mini-clinics are 100% free of charge!   We would love to use this opportunity to introduce new players to our Abington Ice Hockey program, coaches and board.  Thou...


    2017 AIH Awards Banquet

    Date:03/29/2017  Source:SHSHL: Abington Ghosts 

    The 2016-2017 Varsity team, MSAAA team, MS2 team, 4th grade participants and their families are cordially invited to our 2017 Abington Ice Hockey Awards Banquet.  This year's banquet, booked at the North Penn VFW Post 676, will be held on Sunday, April 23rd from 3:00pm - 7:00pm. This end of the year celebration is meant to recognize and acknowledge the heart and hard work of all three of...


    Both AIH MSTeams Make Playoffs

    Date:03/13/2017  Source:SHSHL: Abington Ghosts 

    The MSAAA team (7-5-3) ended the 2016-2017 in third place in their division, quite an accomplishment for this team that was moved into AAA at the beginning of this season. Danny Whittock ended the season in the top 10 goal scorers in the AAA division and Max Maddalo and Griffin Carpenter in the top 15. They will face a formidable team in Pennsbury (12-2-1) in a game that is scheduled for Wednes...


    Meet#24, Freshman Owen Burke

    Date:02/24/2017  Source:SHSHL: Abington Ghosts 

    Freshman Owen Burke just started playing hockey last year when he joined the Abington Middle School team, but with hard work, heart and determination, has already worked his way from the practice squad to a few games with the Varsity team. Owen's older brother Kyle is one of this year's seniors and one of two brother pairs on the Varsity squad this season.   Owen's favorit...


    Meet #22, Junior George Jacob

    Date:02/17/2017  Source:SHSHL: Abington Ghosts 

    Not only is George Jacob new to Abington Ice Hockey this season, he's a new recruit to the wonderful sport of ice hockey. George started the season as a 'practice player' as he got the hang of the ice and the game, but worked his way into games quicker than anyone expected. George is a junior that likes his American History classes and he hopes to attend East Stroudsburg University af...


    Meet #35, Freshman Goalie Jacob Snellenburg

    Date:02/08/2017  Source:SHSHL: Abington Ghosts 

    "Freshman Jacob Snellenburg has been rock solid for the club his first year between the pipes on the Varsity roster. He recently stepped up and played every game after his goalie partner was injured. It is an exciting prospect for the club to know that we will have this goalie tandem for two more seasons.   Jacob's favorite subjects are math and science and he hopes to one day atte...


    2017 AIH Senior Scholarship

    Date:02/03/2017  Source:SHSHL: Abington Ghosts 

    Senior Players:    Abington Ice Hockey Club Board of Directors would like to make you aware of a yearly scholarship(s) to be given to a graduating senior(s) from Abington Senior High School.  This scholarship(s) will be based on the financial stability of the club and the number of graduating seniors eligible for the scholarship(s).       The following req...


    Meet #49, Sophomore Sam Panella

    Date:01/27/2017  Source:SHSHL: Abington Ghosts 

    The club is thrilled to have the third Panella sibling playing for Abington Ice Hockey this year. Sophomore Sam Panella left hockey behind for martial arts a few years ago, but decided to return this season to play with Senior brother, Thomas Panella. Sam's favorite class this year is English and his ideal career would be in design and engineering. He listens to R&B and Rap, particularly...


    Meet #53, Sophomore Shawn Lombardo

    Date:01/24/2017  Source:SHSHL: Abington Ghosts 

    Shawn Lombardo was another important pick up for the team this season. Shawn brings an unrivaled size and strength to the blue line and is another sophomore who has two more years to grow with the team and the club. Shawn has been playing hockey since he was just four years old and his favorite hockey experience was winning a championship with one of his club teams. His favorite NHLer is the one...


    Meet #8, Sophomore Elijah Coston

    Date:01/17/2017  Source:SHSHL: Abington Ghosts 

    Sophomore Elijah Coston was one of two players pursued by the club last summer. The Varsity team was excited to add him, and the depth he brings on the blue line, to the roster this fall. The addition of both Elijah and Ryan Gosselin have helped to rebuild the team's confidence after losing 16 seniors over the past two years! Elijah's favorite subject is Social Studies and he aspires to o...


    Meet #77, Sophomore Ryan Gosselin

    Date:01/13/2017  Source:SHSHL: Abington Ghosts 

    Sophomore Ryan Gosselin was one of two players that Abington Ice Hockey actively pursued this summer, and the club was thrilled to add Ryan to our Varsity roster this season. He is an extremely effective two way defenseman that consistently robs the other team of scoring chances, pushes opposition players into the corners and can still carry the puck and score without being caught out of position....


    Meet Sophomore Goalie, #14 Mason Large

    Date:01/10/2017  Source:SHSHL: Abington Ghosts 

      Sophomore Mason Large has been with Abington Ice Hockey since his junior high days when he played with the inaugural Middle School team that made it to the playoffs against juggernaut Father Judge. Last year, as a freshman, Mason was in net for both ties and the only win of a tough season for the Ghosts. Mason's favorite subject is math and he aspires to earn a degree in engineering f...


    Meet #2, Junior Eric Miller

    Date:01/06/2017  Source:SHSHL: Abington Ghosts 

    This season is Eric Miller's third with the Ghosts. He is a positionally sound player that has no trepidation about falling back to the blue line if the play calls for it or jumping into a battle along the boards with someone twice his size. Eric netted his first Varsity goal in the first game of 2017, but has averaged a point a game this season. Eric's favorite subject is science and he ...


    Meet #51, Junior Luke DeCristofano

    Date:01/03/2017  Source:SHSHL: Abington Ghosts 

    Luke DeCristofano might just be the hardest working player on the ice. He never gives up on a play or concedes a puck battle and wins every icing race, even when it's at the end of a hard shift. Luke has been playing hockey since he was six years old and his favorite memory is scoring his very first goal. His favorite subject is math, he shares his love of hockey with baseball and wants to be...


    Meet #23, Junior Alek Hulayev

    Date:12/30/2016  Source:SHSHL: Abington Ghosts 

    The 2016-2017 season is Alek Hulayev's second with the Ghosts. Last season, as a new comer to the club and to ice hockey, Alek impressed everyone with how quickly he learned the game. Alek gives it his all every single shift he's on the ice and he never shies away from a battle in the corners or along the boards--even when the opponent is a monster. Alek's favorite subject is physics,...