PIHL Penguins Cup Playoff brackets 2026: Seneca Valley defends title, more results from finals
The 2026 Penguins Cup playoffs begin Feb. 23, starting with Class A.
Butler takes on North Catholic in a battle of Butler County teams in a play-in game Tuesday, Feb. 24. Mars earned a bye into the quarterfinals.
Class A is the first to begin the postseason, with the other divisions set to drop the puck in the coming weeks. Defending PIHL and state champion Seneca Valley will enter the tournament looking to repeat its feat with largely its full roster back.
See the full brackets below. This will be updated as the other divisions are announced, and with the latest results and upcoming matchups.
Quarterfinals
March 2: No. 1 Seneca Valley 5, No. 8 Upper St. Clair 1
March 3: No. 4 Pine-Richland 6, No. 5 North Allegheny 3
March 3: No. 2 Peters Township 5, No. 7 South Fayette 2
March 2: No. 3 Thomas Jefferson 3, No. 6 Central Catholic 1
Semifinals: March 9
No. 1 Seneca Valley 2, No. 4 Pine-Richland 1
No. 2 Peters Township 4, No. 3 Thomas Jefferson 3
Final: March 17
No. 1 Seneca Valley 5, No. 2 Peters Township 4
Play-in round: Feb. 23-24
Butler 2, North Catholic 1
Avonworth 9, Beaver 3
Moon 5, North Hills 1
Plum 3, Blackhawk 0
Quaker Valley 8, Greensburg Salem 0
Chartiers Valley 4, Hampton 0
Quarterfinals
March 2: Avonworth 9, Moon 4
March 2: Mars 4, Plum 1
March 3: Canon-McMillan 4, Butler 1
March 5: Quaker Valley 3, Chartiers Valley 2
Semifinals: March 11
Avonworth 4, Canon-McMillan 0
Quaker Valley 3, Mars 1
Final: March 17
Avonworth vs. Quaker Valley, at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex, 8:45
DIVISION 2
Quarterfinals
March 4: No. 1 Morgantown 4, No. 8 Deer Lakes 1
March 5: No. 5 Burrell 2, No. 4 Connellsville 0
March 2: No. 2 Neshannock 8, No. 7 Trinity 3
March 5: No. 3 Ringgold 5, No. 6 Knoch 4
Semifinals: March 12
No. 5 Burrell 3, No. 1 Morgantown 2
No. 3 Ringgold 3, No. 2 Neshannock 2
Final: March 16
No. 3 Ringgold 3, No. 5 Burrell 2
