Thurs. 9/15/16
East West Invitational Rosters & Schedule
The Springfield Rifles East West Invitational, which has expanded to 32 teams this year, is scheduled for this Saturday and Sunday Sept. 17-18.
The U14s, U15s and U16s will all be playing out of the Olympia Ice Center in West Springfield, Mass. while the U18s will play at the Mullins Center on the campus of UMass-Amherst.
It's a strong field. Here are the rosters and schedules:
Roster Book
Schedule
Note:
For a little post-hockey entertainment we have a hot tip. About five miles south of the Olympia the Eastern States Exposition -- "The Big E" -- will be getting underway. For those of you unitiated in the delights of enormous fairs, we should point out that this is the Big E's centennial celebration. Perhaps you'll be lucky and be able to catch the Swifty Swine Racing Pigs or the White Hut Cheeseburg Eating Contest (sponsored by Major League Eating).
We're sure there are plenty of places to buy your own burgers. Or you might want to head on over to Poutine Gourmet, which certainly offers a direct connection to hockey culture. If you dare, you can always follow that up with a ride on the Tilt-a-Whirl. Mmmm. Fun.
Wed. 9/28/16
Yale Jamboree Rosters & Schedule
The Second Annual Yale Jamboree is scheduled for the upcoming weekend (Sept. 30-Oct. 2), with games at Northford Ice Pavilion (two sheets), Yale's Ingalls Rink, and Wesleyan's Spurrier-Snyder Rink.
As we mentioned before, it's a strong field, with six U14 teams, five U15 teams, fifteen U16 teams, and seventeen U18 teams.
Northford, with two sheets, will be the principle venue, but there will also be plenty of games at Yale (a half hour south) and Wesleyan (a half hour north).
Here's all you need:
Yale Jamboree Schedule
(Check this out, as there are a few changes -- minor ones -- since our initial posting last week.)
Yale Jamboree Rosters
(It's an Excel file, with tabs for each of the four divisions along the bottom)
Tues. 9/27/16
ECEL Fall Showcase Schedule & Rosters
The East Coast Elite League (ECEL) will be hosting its fall showcase this coming weekend, Sept. 30-Oct. 2, primarily at the Pilgrim Arena in Hingham, Mass, though a handful of games will be held at BU's Walter Brown Arena and UMass-Boston's Beacons Arena.)
The ECEL will feature thirteen 18U programs and twelve 16U programs coming in from across North America, including Hill Academy, Newbridge Academy, the Boston Shamrocks, California Wildcats, Boston Advantage, the NY Aviators, PAL Islanders, Boston Jr. Rangers, Team Maryland, and many more.
Here is the weekend's program, which includes rosters and schedules for both divisions:
ECEL Fall Showcase Program
Fri. 9/23/16
Junior Bruins Shootout Rosters & Schedule
The Junior Bruins Shootout gets underway today. A link to the rosters is below, along with an updated schedule.
The rosters are in an Excel file, and there are three tabs along the bottom, one for each age division -- Premier, U18, and U16.
In addition, all Premier League teams -- and others -- will have up-to-date line charts at the rink.
2016 Junior Bruins Shootout Rosters
2016 Junior Bruins Shootout Schedule (final update Thurs. 9/22)
Thurs. 9/22/16
Yale Jamboree Schedule
The Second Annual Yale Jamboree is scheduled for the weekend of Sept. 30-Oct. 2, with games at Northford Ice Pavilion (two sheets), Yale's Ingalls Rink, and Weleyan's Spurrier-Snyder Rink.
It's a strong field, with six U14 teams, five U15 teams, 15 U16 teams, and 17 U18 teams.
Northford, with two sheets, will be the principle venue, but there will also be plenty of games at Yale (a half hour south) and Wesleyan (a half hour north).
There will be scout rooms, with food and drink for the weary.
Here is the latest:
2016 Yale Jamboree Schedule
Wed. 9/21/16
USHL 23-Man Protected Lists Released
The USHL released its 23-man protected lists -- as well as affiliate lists -- for all of the league's teams today.
The rules governing the 23-man lists are:
-- Teams must carry a minimum of three U18 players (16 and 17-year-olds) on their active roster at all times.
-- Teams cannot carry more than four 20-year-olds on their active roster at any one time.
-- Teams cannot carry more than four import players on their active roster at any one time.
Beginning today, Sept. 21, all rosters moves count toward a team's annual roster move limit.
The USHL regular season opens Friday night, Sept. 23rd.
USHL 23-man Protected Lists, Plus Affiliate Lists
Mon. 9/19/16 -- updated 2:45 pm Thurs. 9/22
Junior Bruins Shootout Schedule
The Junior Bruins Shootout is coming up this weekend, with the vast majority of the games being played at the New England Sports Center in Marlborough, Mass.
As part of the tournament the USP3 and Elite Divisions will commence play tomorrow (Tues. 9/20) and have the rink to themselves for several days.
The rest of the tournament gets underway on Friday morning with 36 teams competing in the Junior/U18 Division and 34 teams in the U16 Division.
All ten USPHL Premier teams will be on hand and will be playing each other in league games.
Here's the schedule:
2016 Junior Bruins Shootout (updated 2:45 pm Thurs. 9/22)
Fri. 9/16/16
Prep Players in the BCHL
A number of players who were playing prep school hockey last winter have graduated and have moved on to the BCHL.
The league's regular season last week has begun and each team in the league has played at least one game. In the Penticton Vees lone game, a 4-0 win at Prince George, former Thayer forward Ty Amonte -- a BU recruit -- figured in all four of his team's goals (2g,2a). So a shout-out to him.
Here are the former New England prep players currently in the league. Salisbury leads the way, having contributed eight skaters.
Alberni Valley -- Trevor Cosgrove, D, Exeter/Colgate
Alberni Valley -- Henry Marshall, F, Choate/Colgate
Alberni Valley -- Ryan Steele, F, Holderness
Alberni Valley -- Jake Witkowski, F, Avon
Chilliwack -- Colin Bernard, F, Brunswick
Chilliwack -- David Jankowski, F, Salisbury
Chilliwack -- Kale Kane*, F, Salisbury/Vermont
Chilliwack -- Tom Lee, F, Salisbury
Chilliwack -- Cole Poliziani, F, Salisbury
Chilliwack -- Jake Smith*, F, Choate
Chilliwack -- Anthony Vincent, F, Salisbury
Coquitlam -- David Giunta, D, Belmont Hill
Cowichan Valley -- Nathan Ellis, D, Salisbury
Cowichan Valley -- George Sennott, F, KUA
Langley -- Frank Boie, D, Rivers/Holy Cross
Langley -- Eric Butte, F, Belmont Hill
Langley -- Andrew Dumaresque, F, Milton
Langley -- Satchel Clendenin, F, Kent
Langley -- McKay Flanagan, D, Gunnery
Langley -- Max Kaufman*, F, Kent/Vermont
Merritt -- Michael Faulkner*, D, Brunswick
Nanaimo -- Michael Fahie, F, Nobles/Brown
Nanaimo -- Ben Solin, F, Exeter/Harvard
Penticton -- Ty Amonte, F, Thayer/BU
Penticton -- Jacob Kamps, F, Cushing/Vermont
Powell River -- Cam Donaldson, F, Gunnery/Cornell
Prince George -- Travis Schneider, F, Canterbury
Salmon Arm -- Trevin Kozlowski, G, Gunnery/Army
Surrey -- Jacob Dupont, D, Exeter
Surrey -- Jordan Robert, F, Gunnery/Clarkson
Vernon -- Derek Osik, F, St. Mark's
Victoria -- Dayne Finnson, D, Salisbury
Victoria -- Brett Stirling*, D, Salisbury
West Kelowna -- Michael Ryan, D, Tabor/Union
West Kelowna -- Conner Sodergren*, F, St. Paul's/Army
Notes:
Players with an asterisk following their names are entering their second season in the league.
St. Andrew's College, a prep affiliate, has four former players in the BCHL: G Matt Galajda (Victoria/Cornell), D Reid Yochim (Langley/Princeton), F Zach Masson (Langley) and F Calvin Walker (Coquitlam).
Wed. 9/7/16
AYHL Fall Classic Rosters & Schedule
The Atlantic Youth Hockey League (AYHL) officially begins its 2016-17 season on Friday with the AYHL Fall Classic, a U15 and U16 showcase to be held in Connecticut.
The tournament, which runs through Sunday, will feature 30 games. Twenty-six will be held at the Newington Arena and four games -- all on Saturday -- will faceoff at at the Spurrier-Snyder Rink on the campus of Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.).
AYHL U15 & U16 Fall Classic Rosters & Schedule
Thurs. 9/1/16
USHL 30-man Protected Lists
The USHL has released its 30-man protected lists -- and its affiliate lists -- for all of the league's teams.
All players on the 30-man lists are eligible to play in USHL preseason games, including both fall classics, in Omaha Sept 8-10 and in Pittsburgh Sept. 15-17.
Teams must make their drops in order to get down to the 23-man roster by 11:59 pm on Sept. 19th. As for those 23-man rosters, they must adhere to the following:
-- Teams must carry a minimum of three U18 players (16 and 17 year-olds) on their active roster at all times.
-- Teams cannot carry more than four 20-year-olds on their active roster at any one time.
-- Teams cannot carry more than four import players on their active roster at any one time.
USHL 30-man Protected and Affiliate Lists
Note:
There are a number of players who played NEPSAC hockey last winter on the 30-man lists.
Ben Mirageas (Avon D/Bloomington), TJ Walsh (Cushing F/Cedar Rapids), and Max Sauve (Tabor F/Lincoln) all completed their sophomore year.
Cam Burke (Nobles F/Bloomington), Callahan Johnson (Tilton F/Cedar Rapids), Marc McLaughlin (Cushing F/Cedar Rapids), RJ Murphy (St. Seb's F/Dubuque), Gustaf Westlund (Gunnery F/Lincoln), Jacob Acton (Albany Academy G/Omaha), Ethan DeStefani (Gunnery F/Waterloo), and Matt Koopman (Berkshire F/Waterloo) all completed their junior season in prep hockey.
Prep players who are on the 30-man lists who graduated in 2016: Matt Ladd (Avon G/Cedar Rapids), Adam Karashik (Avon D/Chicago), James Callahan (Salisbury D/Green Bay), Kevin O'Neil (Albany Academy F/Madison), Misha Song (Andover D/Madison), Patrick Harper (Avon F/Omaha), Brian Matthews (Belmont Hill D/Omaha), Jamie Armstrong (Avon F/Sioux City), Ryan Ferland (St. Mark's G/Sioux City), Ben Taylor (Tabor F/Tri-City), and Ty Amonte (Thayer F/Youngstown).
Representing New England public schools is defenseman Colin Murphy, who would have been a senior at Austin Prep this season. He's on Muskegon's 30-man list.
