Four Mars Area Centennial School students competed as members of the 2011 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite Hockey (Hannan) Team.
Sixth-grader James Halliday and fifth-graders Jack Carlson, Joseph Costa and Owen Gulnac joined the team, which ended the 2022-2023 season with an overall record of 51-8-1 and earned the Labor Day Classic, Mid-Winter Classic and Year-End-Showcase championship titles.
The Hannan Team and is ranked No. 1 in the nation and No. 3 in the world, outscoring opponents 333-97 this season. The team had 22 wins against the Top 10 U.S. teams and 6 wins over the Top 10 Ontario teams.
For details, visit www.pittsburghpenguinselite.com/page/show/7152893-2011-hannan-2022-23-.