Varsity Hockey

🏒 GAME DAY SUNDAY - SNOW EDITION 🏒

The Strongsville Mustangs are trekking 35 miles east through a literal winter wonderland (read: 8+ inches of snow and counting) to Kent State Ice Arena to face the Stow Bulldogs. Because nothing says "high school hockey" like a Sunday afternoon road trip through a blizzard to play a team whose color scheme looks like it was designed by a confused traffic light.

Featuring Senior Captain Jack Katrinak—aka "KitKat"—who's about to snap off a performance sweeter than his nickname and well worth the drive.

And speaking of looks: the Mustangs are rolling out the black-on-black uniforms today. Black jerseys. Black helmets. Black pants. Black skates. Everything coordinated to absolute perfection. These steeds are looking FINE, especially against this god-awful whiteout. Like the Budweiser Clydesdales trekking across Northeast Ohio through the snow: majestic, powerful, unstoppable, except instead of delivering beer, they're delivering an absolute beatdown. 'Tis the season, after all.

Bulldogs are built low to the ground, move slow, and have absolutely zero chance of keeping pace with horses on ice. Especially Clydesdales in black who just drove through a blizzard, look this good doing it, and are absolutely not in the mood for games.

KitKat's been waiting all season to break off a big game. After this drive? He's earned it.

🏒 Strongsville vs Stow

📅 Sunday, December 15

⏰ 3:40 PM

📍 Kent State Ice Arena (bring a shovel)

Give me a break. Give me a break. Break me off a piece of that W. 🍫❄️🐴

#MustangsHockey #ClydesdalesOnIce #SnowRoadWarriors 🐴💚🐶

🏒 SHAKER HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT - CHAMPIONSHIP

'Twas the tournament finale, and all through Thorton Park,

The Mustangs were stirring, ready to leave their mark.

The skates were laced tight, the sticks taped with care,

In hopes that redemption soon would be there.

The Lancers arrive in their armor so bright,

With swords and their shields—what a knightly sight!

But the Mustangs remember their Tuesday night game,

When down 3-1, they came back just the same.

Then Wednesday brought Shaker, a loss hard to take,

The kind of defeat that keeps young players awake.

But Demko and Hess, those freshman so bold,

And Thompson the transfer—their story's not told.

For every great Christmas tale has three acts, you see:

Act One was the comeback, miraculous and free,

Act Two was the struggle, the low point, the test,

And Act Three? That's Saturday—where we prove we're the best.

So the Lancers can bring their full armor and might,

Their blue and their grey, their sword shining bright.

But the Mustangs bring something no knight can defeat:

The heart of a team that refuses retreat.

Nine forty-five, Saturday morning it starts—

The finale, the climax, where legends make art.

The Gilmour Lancors think they'll win,

But they forgot: this is where Act Three begins.

🏒 Strongsville JV vs Gilmour Academy

📅 Saturday, December 13

⏰ 9:45 AM

📍 Thorton Park Arena

'Twas the finale before Christmas--let's steal the show. 🎄⚔️

#MustangsHockey #TournamentFinale #ActThree 🐴💚

THE CAT CURSE IS BROKEN

🏒 SHAKER HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT - GAME 2 🏒

Last night, the JV Mustangs did the impossible: down 3-1 heading into the third period against the Benedictine Bengals, they rallied to score THREE UNANSWERED GOALS and finally—FINALLY—defeated a cat team this week. The curse is lifted. The nightmare is over.

Tonight? The host Shaker Red Raiders, and we need to talk about this mascot situation.

Shaker invites us to their tournament and shows up with a mascot that's literally a medieval knight riding a horse. So basically, they're fighting Mustangs... while riding a mustang. That's like challenging someone to a race and then stealing their car keys first. The strategy is bold, we'll give them that.

Featuring freshman speedsters #19 Lucas Haigh and #4 Anderson Purtell, who just learned last night that third periods are where legends are made. Down two goals? No problem. Comeback mode activated? Always. Now they're bringing that energy into the host's barn to prove that wild Mustangs will always outrun some knight's overworked ride.

One horse runs free. The other has a guy in armor sitting on it. We know which one wins.

🏒 Strongsville JV vs Shaker

📅 Wednesday, December 10

⏰ 5:15 PM

📍 Thorton Park Arena

Cats: defeated. Momentum: real. Home team: next. 🎄

#MustangsHockey #ShakerTourney 🐴💚⚔️

🏒 JV TOURNAMENT ACTION (THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS)

The JV Mustangs head to Thorton Park Arena for the Shaker Holiday Hockey Tournament—the longest-running ice hockey tournament in Ohio since 1969. That's 55 years of tradition, history, and prestige.

First opponent? The Benedictine Bengals.

Oh, for the love of— ANOTHER CAT?!

Look, let's address the elephant in the room. Or rather, the cats. We've lost to TWO feline teams this week already. Wildcats got us. Panthers got us. And now here come the Bengals with their stripes and their attitude, probably thinking this is an easy W because apparently cats own us now.

Absolutely not. This stops today.

Featuring young colts #16 Nate Novic and #5 Mikey Giampietro, who have had ENOUGH of this week's cat parade. Two losses? Fine. That was a learning experience. Character building. Growth opportunity. Whatever helps us sleep at night.

But three? Three would be a pattern. Three would mean we have a legitimate cat problem. Three would require an intervention.

So here's the deal, Benedictine: You're cat #3, and we're 0-2 against your species this week. Which means you're walking into an absolute buzzsaw of frustrated Mustangs who are TIRED of losing to anything with whiskers.

Redemption starts now.

🏒 Strongsville JV vs Benedictine

📅 Tuesday, December 10

⏰ 6:00 PM

📍 Thorton Park Arena

Cat #3. Record vs cats: 0-2. Stakes: Everything. 🎄

#MustangsHockey #ShakerTourney #CatRedemption 🐴💚😾

🏒 GAME DAY -- MUSTANGS vs BULLDOGS

The Strongsville Mustangs host the Stow Bulldogs tonight at The BAM, and we need to address something: a bulldog trying to stop a stampeding mustang is adorable, but also wildly impractical.

Like, we get it—bulldogs are tough, scrappy, determined. Great qualities. But have you ever seen a bulldog chase literally anything? They're built for naps and Instagram, not keeping pace with horses on ice.

Tonight the Mustangs prove that speed, skill, and four legs beat stubborn and low-to-the-ground every time. Science? No. Hockey? Absolutely.

🏒 Strongsville vs Stow

📅 Friday, November 21

⏰ 8:30 PM

📍 Brunswick Auto Mart Ice Arena

Pack The BAM. Bring the noise. Let's send these pups home early.

#MustangsHockey #HorsesVsDogs #SorryNotSorry 🐴💚🐶