THE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Thirty-seven seasons of Christian Values and Sportsmanship
The fall of 71'. A great idea, enthusiastic student athletes
and a strong support from school administrators, planted the seed
for the Catholic High School Hockey League. Players, there were
dozens. Student opinions, overwhelmingly excited. That same fall
of 1971, talks between two schools, Mount St. Michael Academy and
Cardinal Hayes began, to discuss the possibility of a league for
the Catholic High Schools in the New York City area.
Mt. St. Michael's Hockey Moderator Brother Sumner Herrick
scheduled a time frame regarding the amount of time it would
take to get the league started, and he scheduled meetings with
interested schools. Iona Prep, Sacred Heart, and Stepinac joined
Cardinal Hayes and Mt. St. Michael's in playing non-league games
during the 1971-72 and 1972-73 seasons. From these humble
beginnings, momentum for a league began to grow. The Catholic High
School Hockey League was incorporated into the CHSAA
during the 1973-74 season.
All Hallows, Cardinal Hayes, Iona Prep, Mt. St. Michael's,
Salesian, and Cardinal Spellman took the ice thirty-four seasons
ago and CHSAA Hockey had gone from a dream to a reality. That
first season, Fordham Prep and Bishop Dubois played non-league games
against "The Original Six" and officially joined the league for the
1974-75 season. The formation of a JV division occurred during the
1974-75 season.
During the 1980's new schools appeared in the league and
original teams left. Bishop Dubois, Salesian, and Cardinal Spellman
left while Monsignor Farrell, Power Memorial, St. Peter's, and
Xaverian, the first school from the Diocese of Brooklyn, were
added. By the end of the decade, two schools from the Diocese of
Rockville Centre, Chaminade and Kellenberg Memorial, joined the
league. As the 1990's began, ten schools were playing varsity
hockey in the CHSHL. St. Raymond's began playing in the league
during the 1993-94 season. Then in 1994 the New York Rangers ended
their Stanley Cup drought of fifty-four years and with the New
Jersey Devils winning the Stanley Cup in 1995, the New York area
went crazy for hockey. When the 1995-96 season began, two more
schools from the Diocese of Brooklyn, Bishop Ford and St. Edmund's
Prep, joined the league as well as the first school from Queens,
Holy Cross. The 1990's ended with Christ the King, St. Francis
Prep, St. Joseph by the Sea, Monsignor McClancy, Archbishop Molloy,
and Xavier as members of the CHSHL.
The 2009-10 season will be the thirty-seventh for the
league, and while Bishop Ford has left, St. Mary's from Nassau
County will join the league this season. Eighteen varsity teams and
seven JV teams will start play the week before Thanksgiving.
The league has come a long way since the first meeting in
1971. If not for the efforts of Bro. Sumner Herrick, Fr. John
Lennon, Tom Clifford, and Bob Santini, there would not be a Catholic
High School Hockey League today.
COMMISSIONERS
1973-74........Bob Santini
1974-78........Tom Clifford
1978-87........Bro. Tim Brady F.M.S.
1987-93........Sean Sullivan
1993-00........Frank Dunn
2000-09........Mike Mitchell
2009- ........Frank Dunn
VARSITY CHAMPIONSHIPS AND COACHES
1973-74 Cardinal Hayes 1974-75 Cardinal Hayes
Tom Clifford Tom Clifford
1975-76 Cardinal Hayes 1976-77 Cardinal Hayes
Tom Clifford Tom Clifford
1977-78 Cardinal Hayes 1978-79 Cardinal Hayes
Tom Clifford Tom Clifford
1979-80 All Hallows 1980-81 All Hallows
Sean Sullivan Sean Sullivan
1981-82 All Hallows 1982-83 All Hallows
Sean Sullivan Sean Sullivan
1983-84 Fordham Prep 1984-85 Xaverian
Joe Abbatine Joe Patti
1985-86 Xaverian 1986-87 St. Peter's
Joe Patti Bill Swarthout
1987-88 Msgr. Farrell 1988-89 St. Peter's
Mike Hosmer Greg Statis
1989-90 Msgr. Farrell 1990-91 St. Peter's
Joe Musanti Tony Sarlo
1991-92 Msgr. Farrell 1992-93 Chaminade
Joe Musanti Jim Fitzpatrick
1993-94 Msgr. Farrell 1994-95 Msgr. Farrell
Joe Musanti Joe Musanti
1995-96 "AA" St. Peter's 1996-97 "AA" Msgr. Farrell
Sal Gerardi Joe Musanti
"A" Xaverian "A" Fordham Prep
Br. Joe Mussa, OSF Joe Abbatine
1997-98 "AA" Msgr. Farrell 1998-99 "AA" Msgr. Farrell
Joe Musanti Joe Musanti
"A" Holy Cross "A" Fordham Prep
Mike Mitchell Joe Abbatine
"B" St. Joseph-Sea "B" Bishop Ford
Ken Grogan Richie Meyer
1999-00 "AA" Xaverian 2000-01 "AA" Xaverian
Br. Joe Mussa, OSF Br. Joe Mussa,OSF
"A" Stepinac "A" Kellenberg
Greg Egan Keith Doran
"B" St. Edmund Prep "B" St. Francis Prep
John Borgia Bill Turner
2001-02 "A" Msgr. Farrell 2002-03 "A" Iona Prep
Harry Baboulis Rob Whelan
"B" St.Francis Prep "B" St. Peter's
Bill Turner Al Serflazza
"C" Holy Cross "C" Xavier
Mike Mitchell Brian Geissler
2003-04 "A" Iona Prep 2004-05 "A" Chaminade
Rob Whelan Frank Bendl
"B" Molloy "B" Holy Cross
Rich Rodgers Mike Mitchell
"C" Msgr. Mc Clancy "C" Xavier
Mike Brenneis Al Di Mauro
2005-06 "A" Fordham Prep 2006-07 "A" Fordham Prep
Alan Pilla Alan Pilla
"B" St. Joseph-Sea "B" St. Edmund Prep
Anthony Larca Dan Borgia
"C" Msgr. Mc Clancy "C" No C Division
Mike Brenneis
2007-08 "A" Iona Prep 2008-09 "A" Monsignor Farrell
Tim Turnbull Peter Jerabeck
"B" Archbishop Molloy "B" Holy Cross
Jim Sheldon Kevin Goodspeed
"C" Holy Cross "C" Cardinal Spellman
Kevin Goodspeed Tom Siegel
2009-10 "A" St. Anthony 2010-11 "A"
Jeff Stelmok
"B" Holy Cross "B"
Kevin Goodspeed
"C" St. Peter "C"
Ed Blackburn
JUNIOR VARSITY
1975-76 Cardinal Spellman 1976-77 Cardinal Spellman
Anthony Taranto Chuck Malone
1977-78 St. Raymond 1978-79 Cardinal Hayes
Robert Billings Bill Beggi
1979-80 Mount St. Michael 1980-81 St. Peters
Br. Tim Brady Greg Statis
1981-82 Power Memorial 1982-83 Mount St. Michael
Rich Capuano Br. Tim Brady
1983-84 St. Peters 1984-85 St. Peters
Greg Statis Greg Statis
1985-86 Xaverian 1986-87 St. Peters
Pete Dunadee Greg Statis
1987-88 St. Peters 1988-89 Iona Prep
Greg Statis Darryl Kowal
1989-90 Chaminade 1990-91 Chaminade
Jim Fitzpatrick Jim Fitzpatrick
1991-92 Chaminade 1992-93 Chaminade
Jim Fitzpatrick Sal Miro
1993-94 Msgr. Farrell 1994-95 Chaminade
Chris Schuler Keith Doran
1995-96 Kellenberg 1996-97 Xaverian
Keith Doran Adam Moloney
1997-98 Xaverian 1998-99 Msgr. Farrell
Adam Moloney Chris Schuler
1999-00 Iona Prep 2000-01 Iona Prep
George Teasdale Scott Kowal
2001-02 Iona Prep 2002-03 Chaminade
Scott Kowal Vinny Capasso
2003-04 Chaminade 2004-05 Chaminade
Vinny Capasso Vinny Capasso
2005-06 Archbishop Stepinac 2006-07 Chaminade
Dan Bouganim Ed Armellino
2007-08 Chaminade 2008-09 St. Anthony
Ed Armellino Frank Drisco
2009-10 St. Anthony 2010-11
Frank Drisco
NEW YORK STATE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME RESULTS
2002 - at Coney Island, NY Bishop Timon-St. Jude- 6 (Buffalo, NY)
Msgr. Farrell - 1 (Staten Isl. NY)
2003 - at Buffalo, NY Iona Prep - 5 (New Rochelle,NY)
(OT) St. Joseph - 6 (Buffalo, NY)
2004 - at New Rochelle, NY St. Joseph - 5 (Buffalo, NY)
Iona Prep - 1 (New Rochelle,NY)
2005 - at Buffalo, NY Chaminade - 1 (Mineloa LI NY)
St. Joseph - 5 (Buffalo, NY)
2006 - at Mt. Vernon, NY St. Joseph's - 3 (Buffalo, NY)
Fordham Prep - 0 (Bronx, NY)
2007 - at Buffalo, NY Fordham Prep - 2 (Bronx, NY)
St. Joseph - 3 (Buffalo, NY)
2008 - at Mt. Vernon, NY St. Joseph - 5 (Buffalo, NY)
Iona Prep - 1 (New Rochelle,NY)
2009 - at Buffalo, NY Canisius - 5 (Buffalo)
Msgr Farrell - 1 (Staten Island)
2010 - at Mt. Vernon, NY Canisius - 2 (Buffalo)
St. Anthony - 1 (South Huntington)
