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Cleveland Cup Bracket Set

By Scott Harrington, 02/06/21, 2:45PM EST

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GLHL adjusts tournament format with Shaker out

With Shaker Heights going into quarantine (again), the Great Lakes Hockey League adjusted its post-season tournament schedule for a six-team field and used winning percentage in league games to seed teams for the Cleveland Cup instead of points.

The #2 seed, University School, will now receive a first-round bye along with regular season champion and #1 seed St. Edward. The Preppers earned the second spot with a 2-0 win over Gilmour Academy on Friday, breaking a tie for second place in the final league game to be played this season.

Gilmour will now face Holy Name in a quarterfinal elimination game on Wednesday. The Lancers and Green Wave will face off at 8:00 p.m. following the other quarterfinal match-up between Walsh Jesuit and Padua Franciscan (6:00 p.m. puck drop).

All Cleveland Cup games will be played at OBM Arena in Strongsville.

St. Edward will play the Walsh-Padua winner at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, followed by US taking on team that advances from the GA-Holy Name tilt.

Saturday’s championship game will face off at 8:40 p.m.

It was the first regular season title for St. Edward, which is still hunting for its first Cleveland Cup championship. Gilmour Academy won the tournament in 2020, with a 3-1 win over the Eagles in the championship game to win their second title in three years.

University School is also looking for their first win at the event despite reaching the championship game five times in the first six years of the GLHL’s existence.

Cleveland Cup Champions

Year Champion Runner-Up Score
2020 Gilmour Academy St. Edward 3-1
2019 Holy Name University School 2-1
2018 Gilmour Academy University School 3-2
2017 Saint Ignatius St. Edward 5-2
2016 Saint Ignatius University School 5-3
2015 Saint Ignatius University School 5-0
2014 saint Ignatius University School 4-2

2021 CLEVELAND CUP SCHEDULE

Quarterfinals on Wednesday (2/10) 
6pm game (seeds #4 vs #5) Walsh vs. Padua
8pm game (seeds #3 vs #6) Gilmour vs. Holy Name

Semifinals on Friday (2/12) 
5pm game St. Edward vs. Walsh-Padua winner 
8:40pm game (#2 seed vs winner of seeds #3/#6) US vs. GA-Holy Name winner

Championship game on Saturday (2/13) at 8:40pm 

#1 SEED ST. EDWARD EAGLES (19-3-1 overall, 5-0-0 GLHL)

#1 in every state coach’s poll this season

Out-scored opponents 38-2 in league play

Lost last game, 3-2 in OT, Gilmour Academy on January 30

TOP PERFORMERS: Noah Schultz (21-19-40), Sean Kolenich (18-20-38), Jack O’Sullivan (9-21-30), Jack Mansour (15-9-24), Ethan Payne (1.00, .936, 3 SO), Evan Wrightsman (1.00, .952, 2 SO), Jackson Miller (1.16, .938, 2 SO)

#2 SEED UNIVERSITY SCHOOL PREPPERS (12-11-1 OVERALL, 5-1-0 GLHL)

#6 in the state coach’s poll

Defeated Gilmour, 2-0, on Friday to secure #2 seed and a first-round bye

Snapped a seven-game losing streak on New Year’s Day and are 10-4-1 since

5x Cleveland Cup runner-up

TOP PERFORMERS: John Pape (14-12-26), Sam Heller (8-13-21), Nick Flowers (10-7-17), Jeffrey Fillion (5-8-1, 2.78, .905, 3 SO), Evan Crawford (7-2-0, 2.47, .897, 1 SO)

#3 SEED GILMOUR ACADEMY LANCERS (13-7-2 OVERALL, 4-2-0 GLHL)

#3 in state coach’s poll

Won 2018 & 2020 Cleveland Cups

8-3-0 in last 11 games with only losses to St. Edward and US (2x)

TOP PERFORMERS: Frankie Valenti (5-13-18), Kessel Richards (11-5-16), Joe Roddy (5-6-11), Andrew Harrington (4-2-0, 1.95, .917), Ian Anderson (4-2-1, 2.12, .896, 1 SO)

#4 SEED WALSH JESUIT WARRIORS (12-7-3 OVERALL, 2-3-0 GLHL)

3-0-0 against quarterfinal opponent Padua this season

Dropped league games to each of the top three seeds this season

Three of last four games decided by one goal, including 1-0 win over Padua

TOP PERFORMERS: Joshua Weiner (12-11-23), Aidan Cook (7-8-15), Bill Holtzer (9-5-14), Ryan Kerscher (7-6-13), Zach Firment (1.98, .903, 2 SO), Brodie Lerch (2.88, .895)

#5 SEED PADUA FRANCISCAN BRUINS (4-12-4 OVERALL, 0-4-1 GLHL)

Quality wins over Toledo St. John’s and Shaker Heights this season

Lost non-league game to Walsh, 1-0, on goal in final second of regulation

TOP PERFORMERS: Andrew Lampa (4-18-22), Shane Helman (10-6-16), Giovanni Ianelli (9-7-16), Aiden Knox (3-8-2, 3.44, .902, 1 SO)

#6 SEED HOLY NAME GREEN WAVE (3-12-1 OVERALL, 0-5-1 GLHL)

2019 Cleveland Cup champions

Goaltender Brendan Greller was the GLHL Player of the Week for a 49-save effort against Gilmour Academy

TOP PERFORMERS: Dom Lugo (8-2-10), Ian Greenhill (0-6-6), Nolan Patton (3-2-5), Brendan Greller (4.22, .904), Mathias Sizov (4.35, .881)