page_title: Wissahickon Skating Club
section_title: Ice hockey
hierarchical_section_title: Wissahickon Skating Club / Ice hockey
caption_attribution_description: English: WSC vs. MAA
context_page_description: Wissahickon Skating Club is a non-profit skating club in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia. The club was organized in 1954 for the purpose of supporting amateur and professional athletes for ice hockey and figure skating competitions. Construction began in 1955, and in 1956, the doors opened. The original building, which was thoroughly renovated in 2019, still stands today.
context_section_description: The Wissahickon Skating Club's Youth Hockey Program is likely the longest standing hockey program in the greater Philadelphia area.  In the early years, our Club operated as an independent organization competing against clubs similar in structure to WSC.  Throughout the ‘60s, ‘70s, and ‘80s the  club produced many of the areas elite players.  Many of these players advanced to prominent boarding schools and NCAA Division 1 hockey programs.  The program's most notable Alumnus is two-time Olympian and New York Rangers Stanley Cup Champion goaltender, Mike Richter. Brian O'Neil (Yale University ECAC, Manchester Monarch's AHL) is another notable alum. In the early ‘90s WSC became a member of the Delaware Valley Hockey League and has since represented the DVHL and the Atlantic District at local and national championships. Typically, the club fields between 10 and 12 Youth Hockey teams (6-18) and 4 levels of Sr hockey teams (19 and older). The Wissahickon Sr "A" team has been particularly strong in recent years winning its very competitive league three years in a row and 4 of the last 6.
caption: Wissahickon Merritton Logo during the 40th Annual Tournament in 2006.
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