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MENTOR HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY

2008—2009 Season

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Class of 2009

FREDDIE BORSUK
#21—Forward
Height: 6’ Weight: 180 After high school: I plan on attending Kent or Bowling Green and try-out for the hockey team(s) there Remember most: When we beat University School in states

TOM FRANK
#4—Forward
Height: 5’ 9” Weight: 135 After high school: Go to college with a major in radiology technology

BRIAN HAWLEY Forward
Height: 5’ 7” Weight: 155 After high school: Attending Bowling Green and getting a degree in psychology Remember most: Hockey and academic achievements (Honor Roll)

BEN HOWELL
#7—Defense
Height: 5’ 10” Weight: 180 After high school: Attend college in the Fall

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Class of 2009

BRANDON HUDDOCK
#8—Forward
Height: 5’ 7”’ Weight: 132 After high school: Attend Lakeland College to study business, while working in construction. Someday I hope to run my own business Accomplishments you want to be remembered for: Dedication, heart, hard work ethics, team player a great teammate

MIKE NICOL
#18—Forward
Height: x’ 6” 0” Weight: 160 After high school: I have been accepted to both University of Dayton and Miami of Ohio. I have not made my final decision yet. I have been awarded the Dean’s Merit Scholarship at the University of Dayton
Remember most: I has part of the Mentor High School hockey team that wrote a page in Mentor High School history. Last years team went the farthest in the state tournament than any other Mentor High hockey team ever did!

JARED PRIOR
#3—Forward
Height: 5’ 9” Weight: 160 After high school: I plan on attending Ohio University and try out for their club hockey team. Remember most: Beating the #1 ranked hockey team in the state (University School) in 2008

ERIC ROSS
#16—Forward
Height: 5’ 11” Weight: 160 After high school: Attend college in the Fall

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Class of 2009

BRANDON SHERMAN
#2—Defense
Height: 5’ 9” Weight: 165 After high school: Go to college in the Fall

GARRETT VOTAW
#14—Forward/Defense
Height: x’ 5” 10” Weight: 165 After high school: I am participating in the Auto-Tech program. I would like to continue my education in the Auto-Tech field and be employed as an Auto Technician after school.
Remember most: I had the opportunity to play for the Cleveland Barons in the Midwest Elite Hockey League my freshman and junior years.

Kyle Higaki—Assistant Coach (MHS Graduate and player)

Sam Burger—Assistant Coach/Head Coach JV (MHS Graduate and player)

Ray Hyclak—Volunteer Coach JV (MHS Graduate and player)

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Brad Edwards—Head Coach (1st year at Mentor High School)

The Fighting Cardinals

Anthony Blank #12
Class of 2012

John Blomstrom #5
Class of 2010

Nick Cahill #30
Class of 2010

Vince Cangelosi #12
Class of 2010

Caleb Fisher #6
Class of 2012

D J Garin
Class of 2010

Sean Garin #10
Class of 2012

Mike Hanlon #17
Class of 2012

Ryan Hyclak #16
Class of 2012

Matt Kelley #10
Class of 2010

Nick Kirschner #3
Class of 2012

Nathan Knight #11
Class of 2010

Karl Kral #15
Class of 2011

Kevin Kubec #6
Class of 2010

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Drew Cuthbert #22
Class of 2010

Frank DiPenti #29
Class of 2010

The Fighting Cardinals

Ryan Malone #9
Class of 2010

Ethan Molinar #4
Class of 2012

Walt Nebelski #9
Class of 2012

Matt Potokar #32
Class of 2011

Victor Senn #7
Class of 2012

Cory Vinborg #13
Class of 2011

Mike Weber #14
Class of 2011

Lucas Zak #2
Class of 2012

Brooke Berlan
Amber Foss
Ashley Cumberledge

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Brandon Tackett #13
Class of 2012

Andrew Preis #15
Class of 2010

Nick Urgrinic #17
Class of 2010

Andrew Preis #15
Class of 2010

Marcus Ushaker #5
Class of 2010

T J Schuster #20
Class of 2010

SPONSORS

Deacon Chrysler Plymouth—Mayfield
Lou’s Tire Mart—Mentor, OH
Traveline—Serving Mentor & Willoughby for all your travel needs
Cardinal Parents Club Casa D’ Angelo’s—Mentor TGIF’s Friday—Mentor
Harry Buffalo Café—Mentor
BW3—Mentor

Special THANK YOU to Mr. Bob Schuster for endless time he spends making sure the players have sharp skates.

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2007-08 Stats
Mentor High School
"The Year Of Accomplishments"

Defeat Lake Catholic to end the Streak
Baron Cup Appearance
Runner-Up White West Division
Runner-up Kent District Tournament Final
Defeat of # 1 State Ranked Team in the District Tournament
1st District Final Appearance in School History

Overall Season Record: 17-12-1

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PLAYER	GLS	AST	PTS	PIM	+ / -
Jared Prior	30	18	48	78	.. +20
Drew Cuthbert	21	21	42	14	.. +16
Corbin Schuster	14	17	31	74	.. +13
Fred Borsuk	7	13	20	41	.. +13
Matt Kelley	9	10	19	10	.. +13
Cyrus Sharif	12	6	18	22	.. +6
John Blomstrom	9	7	16	10	.. +3
Andrew Posipanka	3	10	13	8	.. +5
Frank Alesci	5	7	12	16	.. +7
Nick Ugrinic	4	8	12	60	.. +9
Mike Ugrinic	4	5	9	42	.. +5
Kevin Kubec	2	6	8	10	.. +3
Mike Nicol	4	4	8	8	.. Even
Brandon Sherman	0	8	8	36	.. -1
Vince Cangelosi	2	2	4	0	.. +2
TJ Schuster	0	4	4	8	.. +2
Andrew Preis	0	3	3	6	.. +9
Nathan Knight	0	2	2	10	.. +4
DJ Garin	0	1	1	10	.. -5
Ben Howell	0	1	1	4	.. +2
Nick Lyon	0	1	1	2	.. Even
Mike Malone	0	1	1	0	.. -4
Corey Vinborg	0	1	1	0	.. -1
Ryan Malone	0	0	0	2	.. -1
Brian Hawley	0	0	0	0	.. Even
Brandon Hudock	0	0	0	0	.. +1
TOTALS		126	156	282	471

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2007-08 Stats
Mentor High School
"The Year Of Accomplishments"

GOALIES
PLAYER	GP	MP	SHT	SVS	GLS	SV%	GAA	RECORD
Nick Lyon	28	1273	916	825	94	0.901	3.32	16-12-0
Mike Cahill	2	90	45	38	7	0.844	3.50	1-0-1
TOTALS	30	1363	961	863	101	0.898	3.33	17-12-1

Short Handed Goals Against	4

Short Handed Goals For	7

Empty Net Goals Against	1

Empty Net Goals For	5

SHUTOUTS
Nick Lyon	1
Mike Cahill	0

PENALTY KILL		PEN	KILL	PCT%
MENTOR		186	155	83%
Opponents		146	124	85%

TEAM
POWER PLAY		ATT	CON	PCT%
MENTOR		146	22	15%
Opponents		186	31	17%

SCORING		1	2	3	OT	TOT
MENTOR		37	47	41	1	126
Opponents		29	33	39	1	102

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2007-08 Stats
Mentor High School
"The Year Of Accomplishments"

RESULTS
Division Record: 7-3-0
Tournament Record: 9-7-1
Record vs Red North: 3-2-0
Record vs Red East: 3-2-0
Record vs Red South: 2-0-0
Post Season Record: 3-2-0

TEAM LEADERS
Most Goals: Jared Prior, 30
Most Assists: Drew Cuthbert, 21
Most Points: Jared Prior, 48
Most PIM: Jared Prior, 78
Best +/- Ratio: Jared Prior, +20
Save Percentage: Nick Lyon, .901
Goals Against Average: Nick Lyon, 3.32
Shutouts: Nick Lyon, 1
Wins: Nick Lyon, 16

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SEASON HIGHS
Most Goals - Game
Drew Cuthbert, 4 - vs Hudson (12-13-07)
Most Assists - Game
Corbin Schuster, 3 - vs Hudson (12-13-07)
Drew Cuthbert, 3 - vs Olmsted Falls (1-6-08)
TJ Schuster, 3 - vs Mayfield (2-16-08)
Most Points - Game
Corbin Schuster, 4 - vs Bay (12-2-07)
Drew Cuthbert, 4 - vs Holy Name (12-7-07)
Jared Prior, 4 - vs Shaker (12-16-07)
Jared Prior, 4 - vs North Olmsted (12-28-07)
Jared Prior, 4 - vs Olmsted Falls (1-6-08)
Drew Cuthbert, 4 - vs Olmsted Falls (1-6-08)
Jared Prior, 4 - vs Mayfield (2-16-08)
Most Saves - Game
Nick Lyon, 73 - vs US (2-25-08)
Most Shots On Goal (Team - Game)
53 vs Bay (12-2-07)
Most Assists (Team - Game)
11 vs Bay (12-2-07)
Most Goals (Team - Game)
8 vs Bay (12-2-07)
8 vs Hudson (12/13/07)
Most Points (Team - Game)
19 vs Bay (12-2-07)

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All-time upset for Mentor
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 3:00 AM EST The News-Herald By Chris Lillstrung
KENT - They said it wasn't going to happen. There was no way Mentor could hang with state powerhouse University for three periods. There was no way the Cardinals could keep up with the Preppers if they were decisively outshot and were consistently tested in the defensive zone. There was no chance if their penalty kill had to be called upon often.
Monday night at Kent State, the state learned something about Mentor: Yes it can. Senior forward Cyrus Sharif put home a wrister with 43 seconds remaining in overtime, and fellow senior Nick Lyon put one of the best goaltending performances in area history in a virtuoso 54-save performance as the Cardinals stunned top-seeded US, 3-2, in a district semifinal. Mentor (17-11-1) heads on to its first district final in school history Friday night, where it will take on the winner of tonight's Gilmour-Lake Catholic semifinal. They said it couldn't be done. But it was. "These guys, all week long, everybody said, 'Believe in yourself. Believe in the team,' " Cardinals coach Mike Tinik said. "This was an opportunity for us as a program to say, 'Hey, you know what? We're rebuilding here, but Mentor's going to be back very, very soon.' " Soon came Monday night. In the final minute of overtime with the game tied at 2, Mentor came down for a 3-on-2 opportunity. Sharif got control of the puck and delivered a wrist shot from the left side for the biggest goal in school history and set off a wild celebration. "I had just talked to Tinik before that shift, and I said, 'Tinik, you've got to let me go on this one. If I'm losing this or winning this, I'm a senior, I'm one of the captains on this team,' " Sharif said. "And I just saw my chance. We were going down and I screamed for (Drew Cuthbert), who had the puck, to give it to me. I smacked it in, I gave him a hug and I was down on the bottom of the pile. "I could not breathe for so long. It hurt so bad, but it never felt so good." University (22-11-1), which bowed out of the Kent District for just the second time since the tournament began in 2003, came into Monday 20-1 all-time in Kent District tournament action and had outscored its opponents, 146-17. The shots came throughout. The Preppers' Pat Shedlock and Alex Corno dinked wristers off the right bar in the first four minutes, and the onslaught in the offensive zone continued from there. But as the game went along, the underdog Cardinals kept hanging around and gaining confidence. A big reason for that was the play of Lyon, particularly in the second period.

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US outshot Mentor, 22-6, in that period. But Lyon was outstanding, making all kinds of pad saves and body saves to keep the Preppers off the board. "We started working out in September in preseason, and I talked with Nick," Tinik said. "He, by far, is one of the hungriest players I've coached in a very long time. His mindset, even back in September, was, "We're going to Columbus, Coach.' And all year he wanted it." He showed how much he wanted it Monday, especially with the Preppers controlling much of the play in their offensive zone. "I knew coming into this game that the pressure was really going to be on them," Lyon said. "The only good thing about being the underdog is that the pressure is away from you. I've been focusing all week in practice, just trying to think about this game. No one's really been giving us a chance, and I knew in my mind that we could do it." The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead into the third period after Corbin Schuster struck with a power-play goal at the 2:09 mark of the second. Then early in the third, US went on the power play looking for an equalizer. With the amount of shots the Preppers were putting on net, it seemed as if the top seeds might be able to find a breakthrough and survive. But Mentor was having none of that on this night. Jared Prior made an interception at his blue line, skated in, went to the backhand and put away a shot inside the left bar for a short-handed goal to give the Cardinals a 2-0 advantage. The Preppers, as state powers do, didn't go down without a fight, though. Just 35 seconds later, Kevin Ryder cut US' deficit to 2-1, shelving a backhand effort in the waning moments of the power play. With 5:50 to go, the Preppers equalized when Corno fed Mike Sotak for a wrister past Lyon's outstretched left pad. But that was the last blemish on a magnificent night for Lyon and Mentor, with Sharif putting the finishing touches on one of the more improbable upsets in Greater Cleveland history in overtime. "No one believed us," Sharif said. "Not even our own parents. No one. It was all us - everyone in that locker room, and that was it. "We knew we could do this."

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