SENIOR SPOTLIGHT
Teagan Hmel - Defense #5
Number of Seasons Playing for PSCS: 3
Parent's Names: Lauri and Aaron
High School: Seneca Valley
Plans for Next Season: I will be attending Beloit College to study environmental science and play D3 hockey.
Favorite PSCS On-Ice Memory: Winning 7 games in a row to make it to the championship game at nationals.
Favorite PSCS Off-Ice Memory: Getting to explore D.C. as a team last year.
Favorite Locker Room Song: Breakin’ Dishes by Rihanna
Favorite Place to Eat on Away Weekends: Playa Bowls
Advice You Would Give to Younger Players: If you want something, give it everything you got, it’s never stupid to work for a goal. And cherish the people you meet and memories you make along the way.
Who Would You Like to Thank for Helping you Achieve Your Dream of Playing Hockey: I would like to thank my parents, sister, teammates, and coaches, I wouldn’t be where I am or who I am without them.
Reagan Sullivan - Center #6
Number of Seasons Playing for PSCS: 3
Parent's Names: Nikole and Justin
High School: Upper St. Clair High School
Plans for Next Season: College Hockey
Favorite PSCS On-Ice Memory: Successfully killing like 8 penalties.
Favorite PSCS Off-Ice Memory: Hanging out with Cam before games.
Favorite Locker Room Song: Mr Brightside
Favorite Place to Eat on Away Weekends: Starbucks
Advice You Would Give to Younger Players: Don't forget to have fun
Who Would You Like to Thank for Helping you Achieve Your Dream of Playing Hockey: My parents, coaches and teammates.
Keira Roddy - Right Wing #7
Number of Seasons Playing for PSCS: 7
Parent's Names: Kelly Roddy & Eric Johnson
High School: Trinity High School
Plans for Next Season: Planning on going to school for Forensic Psychology.
Favorite PSCS On-Ice Memory: Beating the Canadians with 1 second left.
Favorite PSCS Off-Ice Memory: Fro-yo runs on away weekends
Favorite Locker Room Song: Make Me Wanna - Thomas Rhett
Favorite Place to Eat on Away Weekends: Applebees
Advice You Would Give to Younger Players: Be grateful for the friends you make here.
Who Would You Like to Thank for Helping you Achieve Your Dream of Playing Hockey: I would like to thank my mother and God for all of the years I have been able to do what I love.
Kaitlyn Carnes - Defense #8
Number of Seasons Playing for PSCS: 1
Parent's Names: Michelle and Jon Carnes
High School: Oakland Catholic High School
Plans for Next Season: Attending the University of Notre Dame to study Finance.
Favorite PSCS On-Ice Memory: The buzzer-beater goal against Biosteel Academy and celebrating with my teammates.
Favorite PSCS Off-Ice Memory:
Favorite Locker Room Song: Mr. Brightside
Favorite Place to Eat on Away Weekends: Wherever I can get a smoothie bowl with Sarah.
Advice You Would Give to Younger Players: Make the most of your time with your teammates and never take anything for granted!
Who Would You Like to Thank for Helping you Achieve Your Dream of Playing Hockey: My parents for always supporting me.
Madilynne George - Goalie #18
Nickname: Madi
Number of Seasons Playing for PSCS: 3
Parent's Names: Christine and Christopher
High School: Agora Cyber Charter
Plans for Next Season: Playing at RMU D2
Favorite PSCS On-Ice Memory: Winning my first ever shoot out 1-0 in a championship game against Glenview.
Favorite PSCS Off-Ice Memory: Going out to eat with my teammates. It’s hard to pick just one moment.
Favorite Locker Room Song: Any as long as it isn’t country
Favorite Place to Eat on Away Weekends: Chick-Fil-A
Advice You Would Give to Younger Players: Even if you don’t want to be at practice one day, don’t take it for granted. It truly comes to an end too soon, so take it all in.
Who Would You Like to Thank for Helping you Achieve Your Dream of Playing Hockey: My parents and Coach Rose.
Aurora Cunkelman - Forward and Defense #25
Nickname: Rorri
Number of Seasons Playing for PSCS: 2
Parent's Names: Jennifer and Brian Cunkelman
High School: Shady Side Academy
Plans for Next Season: I plan to major in psychology and environmental science while continuing my athletic career on the ice and in a 6-foot diameter cement circle.
Favorite PSCS On-Ice Memory: Icing the puck on the power play with extreme confidence.
Favorite PSCS Off-Ice Memory: Pretending that the waiter had taken Lilly Rat’s Mac and cheese.
Favorite Locker Room Song: Curtesy of the Red White and Blue
Favorite Place to Eat on Away Weekends: Tropical smoothie cafe
Advice You Would Give to Younger Players: Play for yourself, and if you aren’t playing for yourself, stop playing.
Who Would You Like to Thank for Helping you Achieve Your Dream of Playing Hockey: I would like to thank my mom for the time my mom has spent on my older sisters and I to be able to have opportunities. Great moments are born from great moms, and I have the best one around. Happy birthday as well! And thank you dad for understanding me and hosing my gear that was trapped in the van from the hurricane Ida flood.
Lilly Ratliff - Defense #39
Number of Seasons Playing for PSCS: 1
Parent's Names: Lynn & Scott Ratliff
High School: Shady Side Academy
Plans for Next Season: Attend the University of New England and study Laboratory Science and play NCAA D3 hockey.
Favorite PSCS On-Ice Memory: The celebration after Giada scored a buzzerbeater against Biosteel.
Favorite PSCS Off-Ice Memory: The escape room.
Favorite Locker Room Song: Ain't It Fun by Paramore
Favorite Place to Eat on Away Weekends: Tropical Smoothie Cafe
Advice You Would Give to Younger Players: Work hard and have fun while doing it!
Who Would You Like to Thank for Helping you Achieve Your Dream of Playing Hockey: My parents for their constant sacrifices and support, alongside my two older brothers, Walleye and Brennan, for always giving me role models to look up to.
Cameron Reese Haught - Forward #44
Nickname: Cam
Number of Seasons Playing for PSCS: 4
Parent's Names: Cassandra and Patrick
High School: Peters Township High School
Plans for Next Season: Attending undergraduate school with a major in biochemistry or a dual major in biology and chemistry.
Favorite PSCS On-Ice Memory: When Lyss and I scored in the semi finals at nationals last year to win the game.
Favorite PSCS Off-Ice Memory: Going to the beach at Florida during my first year of 16s
Favorite Locker Room Song: Mr. Brightside
Favorite Place to Eat on Away Weekends: Panera
Advice You Would Give to Younger Players: Don't dwell on the mistakes, be a goldfish, have courage to learn and move on.
Who Would You Like to Thank for Helping you Achieve Your Dream of Playing Hockey: My parents!
Sarah Bragunier - Goalie #53
Number of Seasons Playing for PSCS: 1
Parent's Names: Erin and Jason Bragunier
High School: North Allegheny
Plans for Next Season: I will be attending Butler Community College.
Favorite PSCS On-Ice Memory: Anytime I get a shutout.
Favorite PSCS Off-Ice Memory: Just hanging out with my team.
Favorite Locker Room Song: Mr. Brightside
Favorite Place to Eat on Away Weekends: Playa Bowls
Advice You Would Give to Younger Players: Enjoy every moment. Hockey goes by faster than you think.
Who Would You Like to Thank for Helping you Achieve Your Dream of Playing Hockey: I would like to thank my parents, my sister, grandmother, coaches, teammates and anyone who supported and believed in me during my hockey journey.
Maggie Longwell - Defense #65
Number of Seasons Playing for PSCS: 5
Parent's Names: Steve and Melissa Longwell
High School: Seneca Valley
Plans for Next Season: I plan on joining the United States Marine Corps.
Favorite PSCS On-Ice Memory: Making it all the way to the championship at nationals.
Favorite PSCS Off-Ice Memory: Going out to eat after games with my teammates.
Favorite Locker Room Song: Umbrella by Rihanna
Favorite Place to Eat on Away Weekends: Chick-fil-a
Advice You Would Give to Younger Players: Enjoy it while it last because it will go by way faster than you think.
Who Would You Like to Thank for Helping you Achieve Your Dream of Playing Hockey: I would like to thank my parents for always supporting me, and my brother who is the reason I started playing hockey. I would also like to thank all of my teammates and coaches throughout the years who have put up with me and shown me how amazing it is to be apart of a team.
Caroleena Genco - Wing/center #95
Nickname: Bean or Leena
Number of Seasons Playing for PSCS: 4
Parent's Names: Alicia and Tony
High School: Moon Area High School
Plans for Next Season: I plan to attend WVU’s Honors College to major in secondary mathematics education. I also plan to play for their women’s club hockey team.
Favorite PSCS On-Ice Memory:At Nationals last year, we were playing Grand Rapids in the last game of round robins, and we had to win this game to go on to quarter finals. We were winning by one goal, but Grand Rapids tied the game with 20 seconds left. Then, my line ended up scoring with 2 seconds left to win the game.
Favorite PSCS Off-Ice Memory: Last year we were in Syracuse during a snowstorm, so we went outside our hotel to have a snowball fight. Mo and Taco picked me up and pretended to throw me in the snow, but Mo let go, and Taco unknowingly pantsed me and dragged my face through the snow…while the whole team watched.
Favorite Locker Room Song: Make Me Wanna by Thomas Rhett
Favorite Place to Eat on Away Weekends: Chipotle
Advice You Would Give to Younger Players: Always play with confidence. You’re only limiting yourself when you overthink every play and decision you make.
Who Would You Like to Thank for Helping you Achieve Your Dream of Playing Hockey: I would like to thank my parents for the countless hours of road trip drives and the endless amount of money and effort put into making this sport as special as it has been for me my entire life. I would also like to thank my older brother Antonio for inspiring me to play hockey from such a young age.