PROWLERS FINISH SEASON AS GCHSCHL REGULAR SEASON CHAMPS
The Prowlers finished their season 21-3-0 (28-8-0 Overall) with the best record ever in the club's history and with another GCHSCHL Regular Season League Championship. The team went to three overtimes in the GCHSCHL Blue Jackets Cup Final before relenquishing their title to the Westerville Warcats. In the Buckeye Cup State Playoffs, the Prowler's only loss came to the 2005 State Champion Medina Bees in a hard fought 1-0 loss. In all it was another succesful season for Coach Marty Laroche and the 2004-2005 Prowlers.

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PROWLERS FORCE EXTRA CUP FINAL GAME...BEAT WESTERVILLE 5-2 IN FIRST GAME OF FINALS
...LOSE 4-3 IN TRIPLE OT IN CUP FINALE
After finishing first place in the GCHSCHL's regular season (21-3-0), the Prowlers received a first round bye in the Blue Jackets Cup GCHSCHL Championship Tournament. In the second round, they shutout the Olentangy Braves (#4, 10-3-1) 4-0 on Friday (2/18). The Prowlers then lost a tough game 3-1 to arch-rival Westerville (#2, 18-3-2) Saturday (2/19) in the semi-finals. After dropping into the loser's bracket they defeated Olentangy again 4-2 Sunday morning (2/20) to go on for a rematch with Westerville in the Blue Jackets Cup Finals Sunday evening. A 5-2 Prowler victory there forced a final winner-take-all game for the Cup on Monday (2/21). In fitting fashion the two teams extended the final game to three overtime periods before the Warcats beat the Prowlers 4-3 to win their first Cup. Congratulations to the Westerville Warcats on winning the 2005 Blue Jackets Cup GCHSCHL Championship.

Now the Prowlers move their focus to the inaugural Buckeye Cup State Championship. Good luck Prowlers in the state tournament.

Click here for the Olentangy Braves game details (2/18).
Click here for the Westerville Warcats game details (2/19).
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Game 1 vs. Westerville Warcats game details (2/20).
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Game 2 vs. Westerville Warcats game details (2/21).

For more info on the 2005 Blue Jackets Cup GCHSCHL Championship Tournament visit the GCHSCHL website.

Blue Jackets Cup GCHSCHL Tournament Bracket

PROWLERS PARTICIPATE IN 1ST BUCKEYE CUP STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
This year, the state of Ohio held its first ever Buckeye Cup State Championship Tournament to crown a champion of the best non-OHSAA (Ohio High School Athletic Association) high school hockey teams. The Prowlers clinched the number one seed from Columbus, and were joined by the Westerville Warcats, Athens Bobcats and Olentangy Braves as representatives of the GCHSCHL. The Tournament took place the first weekend of March (4-6) after the GCHSCHL Blue Jackets Cup Tournament and included the top four teams from the GCHSCHL (Columbus), the top five teams from the North Coast High School Hockey League (Cleveland) and the top three teams from the Cincinnati High School Hockey League (Cincinnati). Previously, Non-OHSAA sanctioned teams were unable to compete at the State Championship level.

For more information on the Buckeye Cup State Championship Tournament visit the GCHSCHL website.

Buckeye Cup State Tournament Bracket

PROWLERS DROP 1st BUCKEYE CUP GAME 1-0...BEAT MOONEY/URSULINE 9-0
The Prowlers finished their regular season 21-3-0 and in first place in the GCHSCHL. With that, they gained the GCHSCHL's number one seed in the inaugural Buckeye Cup State Championship. The team battled the Westerville Warcats to triple overtime before conceding the 2005 Blue Jackets Cup GCHSCHL Championship. They were hoping for redemption by challenging for the inaugural Buckeye Cup State Championship but didn't get the start they wanted falling 1-0 to the eventual Buckeye Cup Champions, the Medina Bees (NCHSHL), in their first preliminary round game. The Prowlers fell behind in the tournament point standings and couldn't recover. The team did redeem themselves and finished the season off with a 9-0 win over the Mooney/Ursuline Thunder (NCHSHL) in their final preliminary game, but finished the tournament with only six points and an early exit. The Prowlers congratulate the 2005 Buckeye Cup State Champion Medina Bees (NCHSHL) for a job well done.

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