Springfield Gold are elementary ice hockey champs

Springfield Gold teammates are (back row) Coach Chris Shandley, Ryan Kertis, Aidan Shandley, Adama Baumann, Shane Knoell, Johnny Carafa, Coach Tony Barber, (middle row) Coach Steve Knoell, Franny Doerr, Riley Garrison, Austin Bush, Johnny McCormick, Matthew Shandley, (front row) Brett Barber and Dylan Bush.

Delco League Playoffs
Springfield Gold 8, Haverford 4
The Gold squad opened up its playoff schedule with a tough matchup against Haverford. The Fords came out fast and jumped out to a 2-0 lead.
Things looked grim for the Cougars until they got two clutch goals off the stick of Austin Bush to tie the game at 2-2.
From there Ryan Kertis took over, scoring five goals to boost the Cougars to a commanding lead.
The Cougars got tough two-way play from Adam Baumann, Franny Doerr and Matthew Shandley throughout the game.
Johnny Carafa, Riley Garrison and Shane Knoell played stingy defense to frustrate their rival.
Johnny McCormick and Dylan Bush were buzzing around the net all night and the Cougars leading scorer, Aidan Shandley, was brilliant at both ends of the ice making his usual contribution with a goal and three assists.
The game puck went to goaltender Brett Barber who stopped 25 shots.
Ridley 9, Springfield Gold 4
The following night the Gold Cougars faced off against Ridley for the Delco League Elementary Championship. The Cougars may have been a little nervous on the big stage as they spotted Ridley an early 3-0 lead.
Again things looked rough until Johnny McCormick knocked in an Aidan Shandley centering pass to get the Cougars on the board.
The talented Ridley Raiders kept coming and got two more quick goals to go up 5-1. Early in the second period the Cougars woke like a sleeping giant. They stormed back with two goals from Shandley and another from Ryan Kertis to cut the deficit to 5-4 in the middle of the third period.
Brett Barber was solid in the pipes as the Cougars tightened up defensively with excellent play from Matthew Shandley, Shane Knoell and Johnny Carafa.
The speedy Bush brothers (Austin and Dylan) and youngsters Franny Doerr, Riley Garrison and Adam Baumann kept the heat coming at the Ridley net but the Raiders staved off the Cougar comeback and eventually got four goals late to take the victory.
The Cougars played their hearts out under coaches Tony Barber, Steve Knoell and Chris Shandley, and left it all on the ice. They took home medals and some hardware for their outstanding season-long efforts.