Districts was supposed to be today... Unfortunately, due to COVID our season has ended early. We thank our 5 outstanding seniors: Thomas, Ashwin, John, Colton, and Sincere. They helped rebuild the program from 2 wins as freshmen to a winning record of 14-12 this season.
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Lions beat Olentangy 4-3 in double overtime tonight! What an all around effort by the team tonight! Deke Travers outstanding in goal yet again! Goal scorers: Toni Dejanov, Trey Martin, Isaac Stanley and the winning goal scored by Hayden Waara with 8 seconds in OT!
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Lions tie Cincinnati Moeller 0-0 tonight! Solid effort by the team against a CHC red division opponent! Player of the game belt goes to Sophomore goalie Deke Travers with a 60 save shutout!
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The Lions are back to back CHC Blue Division Champs! They beat DeSales 7-3 to finish the regular season! Goals by Toni Dejanov (3), Isaac Stanley, Bennie Hoerig, Trey Martin, Ian Phillips! Senior goalie Brecken Parsons gets the player of the game belt! CBJ cup up next weekend!
Lions lose to Liberty tonight. Final record: 11-20-1-1. Shoutout to our two great seniors
@Hayden_S24
and
@mattmcelligott8
for outstanding seasons! Sindledecker is second all time goals in a season for GLHS and McElligott sets the GLHS record for shutouts in a season and career.
Lions win their first game of the regular season over
@CometIceHockey
tonight. Final score 3-1! Goals from Giles, B. Hoerig (first varsity goal), and N. Hoerig. Freshman Deke Travers with his first varsity win in net! Player of the game belt goes to Nick Hoerig!
Lions win their first CHC league game tonight over
@WKHSIceHockey
with a final score of 7-3. Goal scorers tonight are Ruffin-2, Amos, Brehm, N. Hoerig, Warner, Tiberio. Freshman goalie Deke Travers take home the player of the game belt with his solid play in between the pipes!
Lions beat DeSales 13-0 this morning to finish 2-2 in the Chiller Thanksgiving tournament. Nick Hoerig takes home player of the game belt with a hat trick today!
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Lions take Game one of the Chiller thanksgiving tournament vs
@StallionsHockey
! Player of the game belt goes to Sophomore Defang Ndematebem for his first varsity goal!
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Senior Captain Thomas Giles picks up another honor on the season: State Senior All Star Game! First time in 5 years someone from Gahanna has made the game. Congrats
@tpgiles04
!
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Lions beat Dublin Scioto 11-2 this evening! Sophomore Rohan Schmidt takes home the player of the game belt. He sets the new single game school record with 7 goals!!! McElligott in net with the win and Ashwin Kumar and Hayden Sindledecker with 2 goals each!
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Lions win their home opener 11-3 against Academy tonight! First time Varsity goal scorers were Drew Perry, Joey Michnowicz, and Sam Heckathorne. Brecken Parsons and Stuart Heckathorne split the game in net and got the win!
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Lions win their last regular season game 7-2 vs Toledo Whitmer! Goal scorers: Trey Martin (2), Bennie Hoerig, Hayden Waara, Rohan Schmidt, Nate Highland, Morgan Rumpke! Player of the game belt goes to Senior Gracie Travers with great passing and puck movement!
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Lions win 3-2 in a shootout vs Olentangy Orange! Goals scored by Brodie Phillips and Toni Dejanov! Stu Heckathorne gets his first varsity win in net! Isaac Stanley gets the player of the game belt with the game winning goal!
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Lions win this afternoon over Dublin Scioto! Team record now stands at 6-1 (5-1 CHC). Shout out to junior Morgan Rumpke with her first varsity goal! Goaltender Morgan Heck, with his second shutout on the season, gets the player of the game belt!
Lions win tonight’s game over Dublin Scioto to improve their record to 3-1. Player of the game belt goes to Freshman Nate Highland who scored 2 goals! Morgan Heck gets the shutout in his first varsity start! Other first varsity goal scorers are Gracie Travers and Toni Dejanov!
Happy 5th Birthday to future Hockey Lion Blake Phillips! 🎉 This dude sang the national anthem for us this season and rocked it! The best way we could repay him is by giving him the player of the game belt on his birthday today!!! 🔥
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Lions win this evening 3-1 vs Olentangy! Goal scorers tonight are Nick Hoerig, Colton Heery, and Nate Highland. Deke Travers with 33 saves in net. Player of the game belt goes to Senior Colton Heery! Team Record now stands at 4-1!
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Lions win 6-3 over
@SciotoIceHockey
tonight to finish the regular season.
@Hayden_S24
with 4 goals, Rohan Schmidt and Nick Hoerig with 1 G each. Matt McElligott with the win in net. Player of the game belt goes to captain
@Hayden_S24
Lions win 6-0 against DeSales this afternoon! Goal scorers: Ashwin Kumar(penalty shot), Colton Heery, Rohan Schmidt, Brendan Phillips, Toni Dejanov, Nate Highland. Deke Travers gets the shutout in net! Ashwin Kumar gets the player of the game belt in his first game back.
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Lions win a first round OHSAA game against Centerville 8-4! Goal scorers tonight: Phillips(2), Giles, Hoerig, Knuckles, Amos, Warner, and
@Mykohl_14
with his first goal of the year! Game Belt goes to D-man John Warner for his strong team play and goal from the point!
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Lions beat Dublin Scioto 5-2 to advance to the first round of the CBJ Cup.
@Hayden_S24
with 2 goals.
@tpgiles04
, Ashwin Kumar and Rohan Schmidt with one goal each.
@mattmcelligott8
had 22 saves in net.
@Hayden_S24
is player of the game. Next game Friday 6pm vs Moeller @ IceHaus.
Lions beat DeSales 7-0!
@mattmcelligott8
with a shutout,
@Hayden_S24
: 4 goals,
@tpgiles04
, Rohan Schmidt, Nick Hoerig: 1 goal each. Josh Goldman: Player of the game belt! Big shoutout to all the Young Lions and their families who came out and supported and got team hats!
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It’s Senior Night! Come celebrate our 12 amazing seniors: Bradley, Defang, Gracie, Josh, Morgan, Cole, Chase, Rohan, Hayden, Brendan, Ethan, and Nick! Senior festivities start at 3:50 at the Easton Chiller. Game starts at 4:10 vs Kilbourne!
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Lions win 3-1 against Kilbourne tonight! Great night celebrating our 12 seniors! Player of the game belt is shared by Captain Ethan Brehm and Deke Travers! Ethan scored the game winning goal and Deke played great in net!
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Lions fall to
@MoeIceHockey
tonight at the Ice Haus. Lions finish the season with 10 wins. The future is bright! Thank you to our seniors for all they have done for the program! Player of the game belt goes to Captain Zach Parsons!
Thank you to all the wonderful high school staff that came out and supported the hockey team tonight. The lions battled hard but fall tonight vs Columbus Academy 4 to 3.
Lions get a gritty 3-2 win tonight vs Academy! Goal scorers were Trey Martin, Ethan Brehm, and Toni Dejanov. Deke Travers gets the win in net. A big thank you to the
@GahannaJeffersn
teachers for coming out and cheering the team on!
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Lions beat DeSales 9-0 tonight to improve to 8-11 on the season.
@Hayden_S24
with 5 goals,
@tpgiles04
with 2 goals, Ashwin Kumar with 1 goal and Cole Tiberio with 1 goal.
@mattmcelligott8
with the shutout in net! Cole Tiberio takes home the player of the game belt!
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Lions beat Troy 3-2 this afternoon! Toni Dejanov, Hayden Waara, and Nate Highland with goals. Freshman Kyler Norman gets the player of the game belt with great goaltending! He stood tall in net all 3 games this weekend as the Lions went 2-0-1!
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Lions take game one of the Strongsville tournament 4-2 over Normandy! Goals scored by Schmidt, Giles, Knuckles, and Phillips. McElligott in net with 29 saves! Josh Knuckles take home the player of the game belt! Back at it at 3PM this afternoon.
Lions finish the weekend with a 3-1 win over Springboro! Goals by Nate Highland, Drew Perry, and David Van Hoose! Game Belt goes to Drew Perry with the game winning Powerplay goal! A big shoutout to all the Young Lions that came out and cheered the team on!
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Congrats to Deke Travers and Thomas Giles on making the
@CHC_hockey
All-Blue Division team. And to seniors Thomas Giles, Ashwin Kumar, and Colton Heery for being selected to play in the inaugural
@CHC_hockey
Senior All Star game!
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Lions win the last game of their tournament 5-2 vs
@AvesHockey
this morning. Goal scorers are Rohan Schmidt, Sincere Ruffin, Toni Dejanov (2) and Chase Pry. Deke Travers gets the win in net. Morgan Rumpke gets the player of the game belt for her solid defense and team play!
Lions win this afternoon 3-0 against Kilbourne to improve their record to 5-1 on the season! Goal scorers today are Thomas Giles, Nate Highland, and Rohan Schmidt. Goalie Deke Travers takes home the player of the game belt with his first varsity shutout with 19 saves!
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After 5 OT’s and a shootout the Lions win 1-0 over Olentangy Orange. Sam Heckathorne gets the lone shootout goal. Stu Heckathorne with what has to be a school record 72 save shutout performance! He takes home the player of the game belt!
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Lions win 4-2 over Orange to advance to the next round of the CBJ cup! Goals by Toni Dejanov (2), Trey Martin, and Nate Highland. Brecken Parsons with the win in net! Player of the Game belt goes to Bennie Hoerig with a dazzling assist to Toni for the game winner!
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Congrats to Gahanna goalie
@DekeTravers
who received the “Top Goaltender of the Camp” award at the Goaltender Development Institute National Development Camp. He competed among 36 goalies age 15-20.
Lions with a huge 5-0 win against Thomas Worthington this evening! Goals scored by Toni Dejanov (2), Trey Martin, Ian Phillips, and Jack Pabst. Goalie Stuart Heckathorne gets the player of the game belt with his first varsity shutout!
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Lions play Desales tonight at 8PM at Easton Chiller! Come out and support our 4 seniors on senior night!
#81
Rhymer,
#52
Klein,
#10
Shirey and
#5
Olsen!
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Another End of the Season Award for the Lions! Congrats to Senior Defenseman Nick Hoerig for being selected to the State Senior All Star game!
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Lions win their second game of the MLK tournament 3-2 vs DeSales. Goals by Trey Martin, Toni Dejanov, and Brodie Phillips. Stu Heckathorne with the win in net. Player of the game belt goes to Brodie with the game winner!
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Lions beat Troy today 7-0! Goal scorers were Brehm(2), Sindledecker(2), Giles, Amos, and Schmidt. Matt McElligott takes home player of the game belt with his second shutout this weekend!
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Lions beat Western Reserve Academy 3-1 to finish the
@rhshockeycoach
Holiday tournament.
@mattmcelligott8
with 27 saves in net. Warner, Schmidt, and Phillips with the goals.
@Mykohl_14
takes home player of the game belt today for his strong hitting and team play!
Inaugural Senior All Star Game was a great success! Congrats to Ashwin, Thomas, and Colton. The East team won 12-5 and Ashwin Kumar scored a goal.
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Shoutout to the Gahanna JV team who beat Scioto 5-4 last night! Kyler Norman battled and got the win in net. Jack Pabst tied the game at 4 with a few minutes remaining and Morgan Rumpke got the game winner with just a few seconds left in the game!
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Lions win their first round tournament game 2-1 on OT!! Brendan Phillips tied it up and Rohan Schmidt scored the game winner. Next game tomorrow at 5:15 at the Ice Haus.
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Lions win 5-1 over Watterson this evening! Goal scorers are Ashwin Kumar, Toni Dejanov, Thomas Giles, Colton Heery, and Sincere Ruffin. Player of the game belt goes to senior Sincere Ruffin for his hustle and team play tonight!
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Another round of congratulations to our two senior co-captains, Forward Ethan Brehm and Defenseman Nick Hoerig! Both have been selected to play in the
@CHC_hockey
Senior All Star game on Saturday, March 5th at the Ice Haus!
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JV Lions get their first win of the season 4-3 over Anthony Wayne in a shootout! Goals scored by Adam Andrews, Kennedi Rachal-McClain, and Matthew Leeseberg. Akai Ketty with the shootout game winner and Kyler Norman with a great game in net!
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Lions beat Bishop Watterson this afternoon 5-2! Goal scorers: Nate Highland (3), Rohan Schmidt, and Trey Martin. Kyler Norman earns his first league win! Nate Highland gets the player of the game belt with his first varsity hat trick! 🎩
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Lions come back from down 2 goals to tie Thomas Worthington 4-4 tonight! Well played game by both teams! Goal scorers were Nick Hoerig (2), Rohan Schmidt and Toni Dejanov!
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Lions come back from a 3-0 deficit to win 5-3 against DeSales tonight! Goals scored by Sam Heckathorne (2), Toni Dejanov, Nate Highland and Brodie Phillips! Player of the game belt goes to Sam Heckathorne with two goals!
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Vote for Junior goalie Stu Heckathorne for the Dispatch Athlete of the Week! He broke the school record for saves in a game with 72 saves in 1-0, five overtime win over Olentangy Orange on Saturday.
Lions finish the regular season with a win! They beat
@ProwlerHockey
3-1 this afternoon. Senior Colton Heery scores all 3 Gahanna goals for a hat trick! Player of the game belt goes to Freshman Goalie Deke Travers with his 11th win on the season! Districts next weekend!
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Lions win 2-1 in OT vs Bishop Watterson! Goals scored by Ian Phillips and Trey Martin with the game winner! Player of the game belt goes to senior goalie Brecken Parsons who was outstanding in net!
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Lions beat DeSales 4-0 tonight. Great night celebrating the future of our program with Young Lions and their families! Goal scorers: Trey Martin (2), Hayden Waara and Nick Hoerig (player of the game). Deke Travers with his second shutout of the weekend.
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Lions defeat DeSales 9-4 to take second place in the Chiller Thanksgiving Classic. Colton Heery with the hat trick, Thomas Giles with 2 goals and Brendan Phillips, Hayden Sindledecker, Austin Lampert and Nicholas Hoerig with one goal each.
@dustincullen
@GLHS_Athletics
Lions get back in the win column with a 7-0 win over DeSales! Goal scorers are Heery (2), Phillips, Giles, Pry, N. Hoerig and Dejanov! Deke Travers gets the player of the game belt with his third shutout of the season!
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Lions finish their last scrimmage with a win vs Academy tonight! Join us this Friday for our regular season home opener where we celebrate 25 years of Gahanna hockey and honor Coach Whit Tonnessen!
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Senior Night is today at 3:30PM at the Easton Chiller versus Dublin Scioto! Come out and support our 3 seniors in their last home game of their careers! Andrew Lau
#32
, Brendan Holahan
#72
, and Zachary Parsons
#17
!
Lions win the first scrimmage of the season 5-1 vs Springboro! Goal scorers were Toni Dejanov (2), Nate Highland, Rohan Schmidt, and Chase Pry! Deke Travers solid in between the pipes tonight! Second scrimmage tomorrow vs Watterson at 4PM at Easton.
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The Lions defeated Mason 7-2 for the first win of the season. Goals scored by Brendan Phillips-3, Sincere Ruffin-2, Colton Heery-1 and Nicholas Hoerig-1. Way to go Lions!!
Lions beat Bishop Watterson 9-0 in their first scrimmage of the year! Goal scorers: Toni Dejanov (3), Isaac Stanley (2), Trey Martin, Jack Pabst, Jack Richards, and Bennie Hoerig. Shut out in net by goalie Stuart Heckathorne!
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Lions beat
@TroyHockey
4-1 this afternoon to conclude the regular season. Goal scorers are Isaac Stanley, Thomas Giles, Ashwin Kumar and John Warner. Morgan Heck gets the win in net! Player of the game belt goes to Freshman Isaac Stanley with his first varsity goal!
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Lions win in OT 4-3 vs Worthington Kilbourne tonight! Goals scored by Toni Dejanov (2), Sam Heckathorne, and Trey Martin! Player of the game belt is shared by Jack Richards (solid forecheck all night) and Toni Dejanov (Shorthanded game winner in OT)!
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