Something to be Proud Of !!!

 The 2006-2007 edition of the Moon varsity hockey team boldly went where no team in recent Moon history has gone – the quarter final round of the Penguin Cup Playoffs!!! 

The Tigers finished the season on Tuesday, March 13, 2007, at Center Ice in Delmont as the Tigers fell to the number 4 seed Franklin Regional Panthers 5-2.

The Tigers took the lead late in the first period when Matt Reese took a shot from the point and the puck stayed low to the ice and got past the Panther's goalie. 

At 10:22 of the second period, FR tied the game 1-1 on a power play goal.  Late in the second period, the Panthers scored again to take a 2-1 lead. 

Although the Panthers scored early in the third period to take a 3-1 lead, our Tigers came right back when Misha Klenjyans took a slapshot that beat the Panther's goalie to make it a 3-2 game.  FR scored shortly thereafter to open their lead to 4-2 and scored again to make the final 5-2. 

Moon Goals:
Matt Reese (1)
Misha Kleynjans (1)

Moon Assists:
Cedric Brazeau (1)
Dan Clark (1)
Brian Ros (1)
 

Matt Wynn stopped 33 of 38 shots on goal. 

We are all very, very proud of our Tigers for their performance this year.  It has been over 30 years since a Moon team won a section title as our team proudly claimed the Western Division Championship Trophy. 

Additionally, congrats to all of our seniors for a fine year.  Also, congrats to this year's "Iron Men" who played in all 24 games this year: 

Pete Lyle
Brian Ros
TJ Pompeo
Joe DeNardo
Dan Clark
Andrew Ruxton
Cedric Brazeau
Tyler Greene
Matt Wynn
 

We have a good nucleus of players who are already looking forward to the 2007-2008 season.  Good luck to the underclassmen who will carry on, and build from, the excellent season that we had this year.

And finally, to Head Coach Craig Bioni and assistants, Dennis Fleming, Dave Finnegan, and Steve Smarsh – a huge Thank You from the entire organization for a great year.  You took a group of boys and molded them into winners on and off the ice!!!

This is your intrepid reporter, signing off!!!

Playoffs Have Begun !!!! 

Our Moon Tigers finished the regular season at 13-7-2 and earned a first home playoff game against Greensburg Central Catholic (10-11-1) on March 8, 2007.  The Tigers won the regular season meeting at Kirk Nevin Arena in Greensburg 2-1.

Although the Tigers dominated the play for much of the first period, GCC got the opening goal with 5:03 to go in the first period.  With a 5 on 3 power play, the Tiger's Cedric Brazeau won a faceoff in the offensive zone and got it to defenseman Matt Reese who put a shot past GCC's goalie to tie the game at 1-1.

With 6:21 left in the second period, Moon, again, had a 5-3 power play and took advantage of the situation as Pete Lyle backhanded a shot past the GCC goalie for a 2-1 lead.  Later in the second, the Tigers found themselves shorthanded and after Jon Davis  made a highlight film hit on a GCC player in front of goalie Matt Wynn, Cedric Brazeau scooped up the puck near center ice and scored on a breakaway with 56.7 seconds left in the second period.  Tigers lead 3-1.

GCC battled back in the third and scored 3 unanswered goals to take a 4-3 lead with 3:38 to go in the game.  The Tigers fought back and with 2:42 to go in the third, T.J. Pompeo picked up a lose puck behind the GCC goalie and banked a shot of the back of the GCC goalie to tied the game at 4.

Moon went into the first overtime period on the powerplay, but GCC killed off the penalty to stay alive.  A few minutes later, GCC took another penalty behind the play, and Moon was on the powerplay again.  Lat in the powerplay, Zach Smith took a shot from a weird angle and it banked off a GCC defender and landed in the net giving the Tigers a thrilling 5-4 win.

The Tigers will travel to Center Ice Arena in Delmont for a second round game against Franklin Regional on Tuesday, March 13, 2007, at 5:50 p.m.

Moon Goals:
Pete Lyle (1)
T.J. Pompeo (1)
Matt Reese (1)
Zach Smith (1)
Cedric Brazeau (1)

Moon Assists:
Cedric Brazeau (2)
Misha Kleyjans (1)
Andrew Ruxton (1)
 

Matt Wynn stopped 19 of 23 shots on goal.
 

The Tigers finished the 2006-2007 regular season on Tuesday, February 27, 2007, as number 2 ranked Greater Latrobe visited number 5 seeded Moon at the Airport Ice Arena.  In the season finale that meant nothing in the playoff standings, the Tigers fell to Latrobe 3-1.

Moon Goal:
Jon Davis (1)
 

Matt Wynn stopped 28 of 31 shots on goal.

The Tigers took to the ice for the third time in four days on Thursday, February 22, 2007, as Indiana visited Moon at the Airport Ice Arena.  The jam packed schedule for this week was the result of numerous game cancellations due to the weather conditions a few weeks ago.  In a back and forth game, the Tigers ended up with a 4-4 tie.

Moon Goals:
Pete Lyle (1)
Misha Kleynjans (1)
John Mathe (1)
Cedric Brazeau (1)

Moon Assists:
Dan Clark (2)
Randy Warn (2)
Joe DeNardo (1)
Misha Kleyjans (1)
Matt Reese (1)
Cedric Brazeau (1)

Matt Wynn stopped 30 of 34 shots on goal.

Moon played the second of its back to back games on Tuesday, February 20, 2007, at the Airport Ice Arena as the Tigers took on Franklin Regional.  The Tigers came up on the losing end of a close game and lost 2-1.  It was senior recognition night, so congrats to all of our senior players !!!

Moon Goal:
Dan Clark (1)
 

Moon Assists:
Joe DeNardo (1)
Matt Reese (1)

Matt Wynn played exceptional in goal and stopping 44 of 46 shots.

After a long break due to game cancellations, the Tigers got back on the ice on Monday, February 19, 2007, at the Mt. Lebanon Ice Complex as the Tigers took on the Crusaders from Bishop Canevin for the second time this season.  The Tigers scored 3 goals in the span of 1 minute and 20 seconds early in the first period and cruised to a 4-1 victory.

The victory raises the Tigers' record to 13-5-1.  With the win, the Tigers padded their first place position in the Western Division of the PIHL Class AA and move into 4^th place overall in AA.

Moon is currently ranked fifth (5^th) in the state in class AA

Moon Goals:
Pete Lyle (1)
Brian Ros (1)
T.J. Pompeo (1)
Dan Clark (1)

 

Moon Assists:
Brian Ros (1)
T. J. Pompeo (1)
Joe DeNardo (1)
Matt Reese (1)
Andrew Ruxton (1)
 

Matt Wynn played very well in goal and stopped 29 of 30 shots.
 

ALL STAR GAME: January 28, 2007 3:00  p.m. Valley Sports Complex

Moon (11-4-1) traveled to Ice Connections in Valencia, PA, on Monday, January 22, 2007, to take on the number 1 ranked Pine Richland Rams (13-0-0).  The Rams are the defending Class AA Penguin Cup and State Champs.  Moon handed the Rams by far their toughest game of the year.  Moon scored first to take the lead early in the second period.  PR scored twice to take a 2-1 lead, but our Tigers scored again midway through the third period.  An untimely penalty gave the Rams a power play in overtime and PR scored to take the win.  Our Tigers are now 11-5-1 over all.
 

Read a full game summary at:
http://eteamz.active.com/pahockey/news/index.cfm?cat=140824
 

Moon Goals:
Cedric Brazeau (1)
Zach Smith (1)
 

Moon Assists:
Jon Davis (2)
John Mathe (1)
Zach Smith (1)
 

Matt Wynn played tremendous in the net stopping 35 of 38 shots.

The Tigers traveled to Rostraver Ice Gardens on Thursday, January 18, 2007, to take on the Elizabeth Forward Warriors and came away with a hard fought 6-5 win.  Moon's overall record improved to 11-4-1 by virtue of the win.  Moon currently stands in third place overall in the PIHL Class AA 

Moon Goals:
Jon Davis (2)
Dan Clark (2)
Cedric Brazeau (2)

Moon Assists:
Andrew Ruxton (3)
Cedric Brazeau (2)
Pete Lyle (1)
T.J. Pompeo (1)
Jon Davis (1)
Joe DeNardo (1)
Dan Clark (1)
Randy Warn (1)
Tyler Greene (1)

Matt Wynn stopped 19 of 24 shots that he faced

On Tuesday, January 16, 2007, the Tigers traveled to Cranberry Bladerunners to take on the Ambridge Bridger.  Moon out shot Ambridge 58-9 and came away with a 6-1 win bringing the season record to 10-4-1. 

Moon Goals:
Pete Lyle (2)
Brian Ros (1)
Matt Reese (1)
Andrew Ruxton (1)
Cedric Brazeau (1)
 

Moon Assists:
Pete Lyle (1)
Joe DeNardo (1)
T.J. Pompeo (1)
Misha Kleynjans (1)
Andrew Ruxton (1)
Zach Smith (1)
John Mathe (1)
 

The Tigers added another win to their season total with a great win in a close game at Kirk Nevin Arena in Greensburg on Thursday, January 11, 2007.  The Tigers won the game with 26 seconds to go.  The win brings the season record to 9-4-1. 

Moon Goals:
Andrew Ruxton (1)
Jon Davis (1)
 

Moon Assists:
Pete Lyle (1)
Joe DeNardo (1)
Misha Kleynjans (1)
Matt Reese (1)

Matt Wynn stopped 19 of 20 shots

The Tigers suffered a loss on Tuesday, January 9, 2007, to the visiting Thomas Jefferson Jaguars at the Airport Ice Arena.  Moon lost a wild one 7-5, and the season record now stands at to 8-4-1. 

Moon was down 7-2 with 10 minutes to go in the game, and made a valiant attempt at a comeback scoring 3 goals to make it a close one. 

Rand Warn had 3 assists for the playmaker. 

Moon Goals:
Pete Lyle (2)
Matt Reese (2)
T.J. Pompeo (1)
 

Moon Assists:
Randy Warn (3)
Jon Davis (2)
Andrew Ruxton (2)
Cedric Brazeau (1)

Matt Wynn allowed 6 goals on 27 shots and Jeremy Kronz stopped 4 of 5 against him.

The Tigers opened the second half of the PIHL season with a 7-3 win over Peters Township at the Airport Ice Arena on January 2, 2007.  The win brings the season record to 8-3-1. 

The highlight of the evening was Misha Kleynjans's 4 point night consisting of a hat trick and one assist. 

Moon Goals:
Misha Kleynjans (3)
Pete Lyle (1)
Dan Clark (1)
Jon Davis (1)
T.J. Pompeo (1)
 

Moon Assists:
Dan Clark (2)
Pete Lyle (1)
Misha Kleynjans (1)
T.J. Pompeo (1)
John Mathe (1)
Tyler Greene (1)
Kory Brinza (1)
 

Matt Wynn stopped 40 of 43 shots that he faced and Jeremy Kronz turned away all 3 shots on him.

The Moon Tigers continued their winning ways with an impressive 1-0 win over South Park at Ice Connections on Thursday, December 21, 2006.  Moon scored six minutes into the game and lead the rest of the way. 

With the win, the Tigers have a 3 point lead over second place Montour in the Western Division of the PIHL Class AA. 

More importantly, however, the Tigers are the number 1 defensive team in the entire PIHL Class AA giving up only 25 goals in 11 games, and lead the league in

shutouts with 3 (all by Matt Wynn). 

The Tigers are in third place overall in the Class AA, and are only 1 point out of second place. 

Moon Goal:

Andrew Ruxton (1) 

Moon Assists:

Pete Lyle (1) 

Matt Wynn faced 28 shots.

The Tigers continue to lead the Western Division of the PIHL Class AA and added to that lead on Tuesday, December 19 with a 5-3 over section rival Bishop Canevin at Airport Ice Arena. 

Moon Goals:

Pete Lyle (2)

Dan Clark (1)

Cedric Brazeau (1)

Tyler Greene (1) 

Moon Assists:

Joe DeNardo (1)

Jon Davis (1)

Kory Brinza (1)

Andrew Ruxton (1)

Cedric Brazeau (1) 

Matt Wynn was busy in net facing 40 shots.

The Moon varsity team got back on the winning track with a convincing 5-1 win in the rematch with Montour on Friday, December 15 at RMU Island Sports Center. 

The game can be heard on the MSA Sports Network at: 

http://www.msasportsnetwork.com/game.asp?region=1&id=120008&team=7397 

Moon Goals:

Pete Lyle (1)

TJ Pompeo (1)

Jon Davis (1)

Dan Clark (1)

Andrew Ruxton (1) 

Moon Assists:

Matt Reese (3)

Misha Kleynjans (2)

Pete Lyle (1)

Joe DeNardo (1)

Dan Clark (1)

Zach Smith (1) 

Matt Wynn stopped 24 of 25 shots on his way to the win.

In a rematch of the opening game of the season, the Tigers let one slip away and lost to West Allegheny 5-4 on Tuesday, December 12 at Airport Ice Arena. 

Moon Goals:

Dan Clark (1)

Matt Reese (1)

Andrew Ruxton (1)

Cedric Brazeau (1) 

Moon Assists:

Jon Davis (2)

Joe DeNardo (1)

Randy Warn (1)

Cedric Brazeau (1) 

Goalie, Matt Wynn faced 21 shots in the defeat

The Moon Varsity skated to a 3-3 tie against the highly ranked Hampton Talbots on December 4 at the Ice Connection in Butler 

Moon Goals:

Jon Davis (1)

Misha Kleynjans (1)

Cedric Brazeau (1) 

Moon Assists:

TJ Pompeo (2)

Joe DeNardo (1)

Jon Davis (1)

John Mathe (1)

Cedric Brazeau (1) 

Matt Wynn stopped 33 of 36 shots

Moon vs Montour 

The Moon Varsity played a very physical game against the Montour Spartans on Tuesday, November 21 at Airport Ice Arena and walked away with a 4 - 1 win. 

Moon Goals:

Cedric Brazeau (1)

Joe DeNardo (1)

Misha Kleynjans (1)

Matt Reese (1) 

Moon Assists:

Matt Reese (2)

Andrew Ruxton (2)

Dan Clark (1)

Jon Davis (1)

Joe DeNardo (1) 

Matt Wynn was phenomenal facing 34 shots.

The Moon Varsity team let one slip away with a loss to the Kittanning Wildcats on Monday, November 20 at Airport Ice Arena.  Moon lead going into the third period, but was unable to hang on to the lead and lost by a final score of 5-3 

Moon Goals:

Jon Davis (2)

Matt Reese (1) 

Moon Assists:

Zach Smith (2)

Cedric Brazeau (1)

TJ Pompeo (1) 

Shots on Matt Wynn totaled 39

The Moon Varsity team suffered their first loss of the season on Thursday, November 16.  Erie Cathedral Prep defeated the Tigers by a score of 4-3 at the Eric Civic Center. 

Moon Goals:

Dan Clark (2)

Misha Kleynjans

Moon Assists:

Misha Kleynjans

Tyler Greene (2)

Dan Clark

Zach Smith 

Goalie, Matt Wynn, faced 26 shots.

Moon stretches its unbeaten streak to 3 with a 7-0 win over Ambridge at Airport Ice Arena on November 7 at Airport Ice Arena. 

Moon Goals:

Andrew Ruxton (1)

John Mathe (1)

Randy Warn (1)

Jon Davis (1)

Matt Reese (1)

Dan Clark (1)

Misha Kleynjans (1) 

Moon Assists:

Pete Lyle (3)

Brian Ros (1)

Jon Davis (1)

Cedric Brazeau (1)

Jake Anundson (1) 

Matt Wynn got his second straight shut-out stopping 24 shots.

The Moon Varsity team continued its winning ways with a 5-0 win

over Knoch at Valley Sports Center in New Kensington on November 6 

Moon Goals:

Pete Lyle (1)

Jon Davis (1)

Dan Clark (1)

Matt Reese (1)

Andrew Ruxton (1) 

Moon Assists:

Cedric Brazeau (2)

Dan Clark (2)

Pete Lyle (1)

TJ Pompeo (1)

Misha Kleynjans (1)

John Mathe (1) 

Matt Wynn was tough in net stopping all 11 shots against him.

The Moon Varsity team started its season off right with a

4-3 win over rival West Allegheny at Southpointe on Halloween night 

Moon Scoring:

Cedric Brazeau – 2 goals

Pete Lyle - 1 goal & 1 assist

Jon Davis - 1 goal & 1 assist

Dan Clark - 1 assist

Andrew Ruxton - 1 assist

Moon's Matt Wynn faced 22 shots