Highland Park Giants

The Highland Park Varsity Giants Ice Hockey Team beat Deerfield 4-3 Wednesday night in an epic OT shootout thriller to win THE Rivalry Game and secure the District 113 Cup for the 3rd time in 4 years!

The Seniors carried the way in this instant classic over their fiercest rival in a game for the ages. In front of a packed house reaching capacity at Glacier Ice Arena, the Giants got goals from Charlie Cohen in the 1st and Owen Silverman in the 2nd before Dylan Lansky broke a 2-2 tie midway through the 3rd to go up 3-2.  Deerfield then struck back with less than 5 minutes remaining to tie it at 3 at the end of regulation.  A 3 x 3 ten (10) minute sudden-death overtime ensued as both squads pushed it to the limit with one scoring chance after the next.  The back-and-forth action was relentless, and the energy was palpable.  AJ Caplan was sensational in net stopping multiple point-blank opportunities from the Warriors.  All the skaters played their hearts out and stretched the boundaries of sheer exhaustion.  Ultimately the 10-minute OT ended scoreless forcing a sudden death shootout.  After Deerfield tallied first, Dylan Lansky matched and scored on a beautiful move to tie the shootout at 1-1.  Teams traded chances back and forth (but to no avail) until the 5th round.  That’s when Owen Silverman skated to center ice to take his turn at shootout glory.  A few strides in and a sneaky quick move around the DF goalie, Silverman backhanded the puck into the back of the net, and pandemonium erupted.  The Giants had done it in euphoric fashion to beat Deerfield 2-1 in the shootout. The student spirit and support played a huge role in rallying the Giants to Victory and returning the Cup home! Thank you for showing out in BLUE!

The JV Hockey Team is also playing great hockey and has found a wonderful mid-season stride.  Going for their second consecutive tournament win, the JV Giants beat Chicago North, D211, Libertyville, and the Ice Cats to go 4-0 in Group Play in this weekend’s Thanksgiving Tournament in Buffalo Grove.  They then skated tough against top-ranked Stevenson for 3 periods before falling 2-1 in the 3rd period of the Championship Game.  An overall great effort for these young Giants as they take a commendable 2nd place/runner-up trophy back to Highland Park.

The Highland Park JV Hockey Team WINS the Wright Angles Midwest High School Hockey Tournament in Madison, WI this weekend! The talented, young Giants stormed through the competition in Group Play, beating Prep 7-1, Lincoln Way 3-1, and Chicago Central 3-1, before overcoming Prep again in the Championship Game 4-3 in a thrilling OT classic! Brody Siegel, Tyler Lansky, and Charlie Faletti scored in regulation, while Luke Pieti and Max Glazier both lit the lamp in the OT shootout for the finale win.  Huge character win for the JV squad that is really developing into mid-season form.  Will Romo was sensation in net blocking both breakaways in the OT shootout and going 4-0 on the weekend while only allowing 6 goals all tournament!

Sunday, September 27th was an event to be remembered.  The stands were packed with members of the community.  All were gathered to honor Hornets's # 98 Cooper Roberts.  Cooper was tragically shot and injured during the Highland Park July 4th parade in 2022.  You can still donate here: http://hornetsledhockey.org