Ice Hockey News

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  • Day 2 – 5/22 at 5 pm
  • Day 3 – 5/28 at 5:50 pm
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On Monday, April 14, Andrew Siess has resigned his position as our Varsity Head Coach to devote more time to his young family and demanding career.  We thank Coach Siess for his dedication to North Allegheny ice hockey and his leadership through his various coaching roles over the years.   

North Allegheny Athletic Director, Bob Bozzuto, is conducting a thorough search to identify and hire a new Head Coach and staff for our Varsity team.  The sponsorship and support we receive from the North Allegheny Athletic Department remains the backbone of our ability to continue operating as a prominent high school hockey program in our region.  As we have experienced in past coaching searches, we are confident this effort will be managed with the integrity and urgency required to uphold the stability of our program.

The North Allegheny Athletic Department has decided that in the best interest of our organization to POSTPONE HIGH SCHOOL TRYOUTS to later date this summer.  The AD feels that this pause will allow for their office to thoroughly conduct their search to make the best selection possible to continue with the excellence at the NA Ice Hockey Varsity Coaching position.  As a note the district understand that this may conflict with already planned summer vacations and we will make accommodations for those participants to have supplemental tryouts.

The Middle School Camp and Middle School Tryouts will move forward as previously planned. 

Registration will remain open and will not close until we have a firm date for tryouts.  

Please stay tuned for additional information in the coming week about important updates on the new tryout dates.

Please direct any questions you may have to Bob Bozzuto at the Athletic Department.

By: Jared Barton

North Allegheny ice hockey senior Cam Junker is picking up accolades following his successful career with the Tigers. This week, Junker was named to the “Stellar 6” All-Star Team selected by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s sports staff. 

The senior finished the regular season with a 12-7-0  record and a 2.34 goals-against average along with a .903 save percentage. Junker was responsible for three shutouts to help the Tigers to the Class 3A Penguins Cup semifinals.

He had a 1-0 shutout with 20 saves in North Allegheny’s quarterfinals victory against Central Catholic.  He also allowed one goal or fewer in 10 games including the postseason.

Junker was additionally named to the PIHL AAA All-Star Team back in January.

By: Jared Barton

The third-seeded North Allegheny ice hockey team reached its 11th straight semifinal but could not get past the #7 seed South Fayette after a 4-2 loss at the RMU Island Sports Complex in the Penguins Cup Playoffs Monday night. NA won both regular season meetings against South Fayette but could not complete the season sweep.

The Lions opened the scoring in the first period on a Mason Imler even-strength marker, assisted by Nathaniel Keller and Dannol Hudson.

Early in the second period, South Fayette took a 2-0 lead courtesy of Trevor Dalessandro on the power play, assisted by Robert Chiappetta and Eli Peter. North Allegheny cut the lead in half on an even-strength goal scored by sophomore Anthony Lucas less than four minutes into the frame.

The Lions closed out the contest with two more goals by Chiappetta and Dalessandro in the third frame. The Tigers added a short-handed marker late in the period courtesy of a shot from junior Ed Scherer, assisted by sophomore Cedric Otey.

Senior goalie Cam Junker made 21 saves in the contest, while Jackson Ankrum stopped 30 pucks.

Scherer earned Wright Automotive Player of the Game Laurels for his efforts on the ice.

The win propels the Lions to the AAA Penguins Cup Finals next Monday night against the top-seeded Seneca Valley Raiders from the UPMC Lemieux Complex.

North Allegheny’s season ends with a 12-9-0 record. Congrats to the Tigers for another successful season on the ice!

Ice Hockey Summary vs. South Fayette, 3-10-25

By: Jared Barton 

The #3 North Allegheny ice hockey team advanced past the quarterfinal round of the Penguins Cup Playoffs with a hard-fought 1-0 win over #6 Central Catholic Tuesday night from the Baierl Ice Complex. The win extends a streak of 11 straight seasons which the Tigers have reached at least the semifinal round of the Penguins Cup Playoffs.

The first period was predominantly controlled by North Allegheny, which boasted a physical brand of hockey on the ice, with many hits and blocked shots. Juniors Ravi Desai, Ed Scherer, and Joey Mitchell all brought intensity and relentless pressure throughout the contest.

The Tigers scored the lone goal of the game less than three minutes into the second period after killing off one of four Viking power plays. Senior Gianni Lochiatto banked home a feed in front from fellow senior Marc Joyson’s pass from behind the net. Senior William Kasunich also assisted in the play. 

Senior Cam Junker had a strong game in net, stopping all 20 shots he faced. Vikings senior Ben Balla made 21 saves in the loss.

With the win, North Allegheny advances to Monday’s semifinal against #7 South Fayette from the RMU Island Sports Complex. The North Allegheny Sports Network will have live audio coverage of the contest, with puck drop scheduled for 9:15 p.m.

Ice Hockey Summary vs. Central Catholic, 3-4-25

By: Jared Barton

North Allegheny ice hockey struggled to find any offense, as Upper St. Clair beat NA 2-0 in the final game of the regular season from the Ice Castle Ice Arena Thursday night.

Despite six power play opportunities in the contest, the Tigers could not generate a goal against the Panthers. The game-winning marker occurred in the second period on a goal from Nico Galardini, assisted by Dylan Yealy and Owen Mucho. Eli Rankin added an empty netter in the final 15 seconds of the contest. 

USC netminder Owen Laurent stopped all 22 shots he faced, while NA senior keeper Cam Junker made 21 saves.

North Allegheny has clinched a home playoff game and will await their opponent for first-round PIHL Penguins Cup Playoff action from the Baierl Ice Complex.

Ice Hockey Summary vs. Upper St. Clair, 2-27-25