Flyers Cup

Philadelphia Blind Hockey and local high school teams that participated in the Flyers Cup Championships partnered up this season during practices.

The Flyers Cup is an annual high school hockey tournament held by the Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers Cup was the idea of Ed Golden, then Public Relations Director for The Spectrum, who suggested the concept of a regional high school hockey championship in the fall of 1979 to Aaron Siegel and Andy Abramson, who is considered the father of the Flyers Cup.

The invitational tournament is the scholastic hockey championship for eastern Pennsylvania high schools and is conducted through three tiers of play, AAA, AA, and A with AAA representing private schools, AA large public schools and A small public schools based on male student enrollment. There is also a Girls bracket as well at New Jersey/Delaware bracket. Teams are invited to participate based on their skill level as demonstrated by the strength of their overall schedule and season performance. The winner of the Flyers Cup at each tier level plays the respective western champion as determined by the Penguins Cup, held by the Pittsburgh Penguins, for the Pennsylvania State High School Ice Hockey Championship.

This season we had Haverford High School, Malvern Prep High School, Pennridge High School and Penncrest High School. Each week a team would come help assist players on the ice with skating and passing drills. They would end the practice with a mock game or relay races. The growth of Philadelphia Blind Hockey players has grown with the help of these teams.

We are excited to continue working with the Flyers Cup for years to come!