The Wheeling Park Patriots (Wheeling, WV) ice hockey held off the visiting Avonworth Antelopes (Pittsburgh, PA), 5-4 in Thursday's non-league outing.

The Patriots now own a 8-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Moon Area for a non-league outing on Monday, January 6. Wheeling Park will encounter a Tigers team coming off a 4-1 league win over Avonworth (Pittsburgh, PA). The Tigers record now stands at 12-3.

With the defeat, Avonworth moves to 10-6 on the season. The Antelopes travel to Richland (Johnstown, PA) to encounter the Rams in a PIHL Class A Blue outing on Tuesday, January 7. The Rams go into the outing with a record of 1-12. Richland lost 6-3 in their recent league outing against Freeport (Freeport, PA)