Sat. 12/31/16
Sat. Dec. 31st Tournament Scoreboard
E.G. Watkins-Cushing Academy New Year's Tournament (Day 3 of 3)
Lawrence Academy Wins Championship, Edging Culver 3-2 in Shootout
At Cushing Academy; Ashburnham, Mass.
9:00 am -- 7th Place: Canterbury 6, NMH 3
11:10 am -- 5th Place: Thayer 4, Cushing 1
1:20 pm -- 3rd Place: Gunnery 6, Dexter 2
3:30 pm -- Championship: Lawrence 3, Culver 2 (SO) -- Drew Bavaro scores SO winner
Watkins Tournament Most Valuable Player:
F Craig Needham, Sr., #13 Lawrence Academy
Watkins All-Tournament Team:
D Jamie Swiggett, Sr., #6 Lawrence
G Owen Zdunski, Sr., #29 Lawrence
D Nate Clurman, Sr., #5 Culver
F Jackson Pierson, Jr., #18 Culver
F Albert Washco, Jr., #10 Gunnery
D Diarmad Dimurro, Jr., #14 Gunnery
G Aidan Murphy, Sr., #1 Dexter
F Dakota Mulcay, Sr., #18 Cushing
F Jay O'Brien, Jr., #9 Thayer
F Patrick Lundy, Sr., #19, NMH
G Dan Seitz, Sr., #1 Canterbury
Tilton Showcase (Day 2 of 2)
At the Tilton School; Tilton, NH
9:00 am -- Vermont 3, Hoosac 1
11:00 am -- Brewster 6, Wyoming Seminary 2
1:00 pm -- Tilton 5, Hebron 2
St. Sebastian's-Nobles New Years Showcase (Day 2 of 2)
Sat. Dec. 31 (@ Noble & Greenough)
12:00 pm -- Nobles 4, Williston 2
2:15 pm -- St. Sebastian's 3, Berkshire 2
3rd Annual Pete Frates Winter Classic (Day 2 of 2)
Pope Francis Edges Host SJP, 2-1, on Peritz Goal
Essex Sports Center
20 Manning Rd.; Middleton, MA 01949
Hosted by St. John's Prep
1:00 pm -- Consolation: BC High 6, Central Catholic 0
3:00 pm -- Championship: Pope Francis 2, St. John's Prep 1 -- Cam Peritz GWG with 1:22 remaining
Other games on Sat. Dec. 31st:
Salisbury 4, St. Francis Prep 3, 11:30 am (at Ridley College)
Austin Prep 6, Billerica HS 0, 5:45 pm (at Essex Sports Center)
Salisbury 6, Ridley College 4, 6:30 pm (at Ridley College)
Fri. 12/30/16
Fri. Dec. 30th Tournament Scoreboard
Nichols-Belmont Hill New Year's Tournament (Day 3 of 3)
KUA wins Championship
At the Nichols School; Buffalo, NY
9:00 am -- Semifinal #1 -- Nichols 4, Brunswick 3
11:00 am -- Semifinal #2 -- KUA 2, Rivers 1 -- Alex Heinritz GWG with 22 seconds left
2:00 pm -- 4th Place Teams: St. Francis 2, UCC 1
4:00 pm -- 3rd Place Teams: Belmont Hill 4, Millbrook 2
6:30 pm -- Championship Game: KUA 6, Nichols 0
E.G. Watkins-Cushing Academy New Year's Tournament (Day 2 of 3)
At Cushing Academy; Ashburnham, Mass.
9:00 am -- Culver 5, Thayer 3
11:10 am -- Dexter 4, Canterbury 1
1:20 pm -- Lawrence 6, NMH 2
3:30 pm -- Gunnery 6, Cushing 3
5:40 pm -- Dexter 3, Thayer 1
7:50 pm -- Culver 6, Canterbury 1
Watkins Playoff Matchups:
9:00 am -- NMH vs. Canterbury
11:10 am -- Cushing vs. Thayer
1:20 pm -- Gunnery vs. Dexter
3:30 pm -- Lawrence vs. Culver
Tilton Showcase (Day 1 of 2)
At the Tilton School; Tilton, NH
9:00 am -- Tilton 2, Hoosac 1 (OT)
11:00 am -- Hebron 5, Brewster 0
1:00 pm -- Vermont 5, Wyoming Seminary 2
BREAK
4:30 pm -- Hoosac 6, Brewster 2
6:30 pm -- Vermont 7, Hebron 4
8:30 pm -- Tilton 6, Wyoming Seminary 0
St. Sebastian's-Nobles New Years Showcase (Day 1 of 2)
Fri. Dec. 30th (@ St. Sebastian's)
11:00 am -- St. Sebastian's 1, Williston 0
1:15 pm -- Nobles 2, Berkshire 1 (OT)
3rd Annual Pete Frates Winter Classic (Day 1 of 2)
Essex Sports Center
20 Manning Rd.; Middleton, MA 01949
Hosted by St. John's Prep
Semifinal Round:
St. John's Prep 3, BC High 2 (OT), 4:00 pm
Pope Francis 1, Central Catholic 0, 6:00 pm
Other games on Fri. Dec. 30th:
Salisbury 5, Shawnigan Lake School 1, 11:00 am (S) (at Ridley College)
Kent @ Halmstad U18, 3:00 pm (S)
Albany Academy 4, North Yarmouth Academy 0, 3:30 pm
Roxbury Latin 2, Berwick 1, 4:00 pm (at Dexter School)
Thurs. 12/29/16
Thurs. Dec. 29th Tournament Scoreboard
E.G. Watkins-Cushing Academy New Year's Tournament (Day 1 of 3)
At Cushing Academy; Ashburnham, Mass.
9:00 am -- Lawrence 6, Gunnery 3
11:10 am -- Cushing 8, NMH 1
1:20 pm -- Culver 3, Dexter 1
3:30 pm -- Thayer 5, Canterbury 0
5:40 pm -- Gunnery 7, NMH 2
7:50 pm -- Lawrence 5, Cushing 4 (OT) -- M. Hayes GWG at 2:26 of OT
Nichols-Belmont Hill New Year's Tournament (Day 2 of 3)
At the Nichols School; Buffalo, NY
9:00 am -- Belmont Hill 3, Upper Canada College 0
11:00 am -- Rivers 5, Brunswick 3
1:00 pm -- Millbrook 7, St. Francis 0
3:00 pm -- Nichols 5, KUA 4
6:00 pm -- Rivers 3, Belmont Hill 1
8:00 pm -- Brunswick 5, Upper Canada College 1
Fri. morning semifinals:
Semifinal #1: Nichols (#1 Green) vs. Brunswick (#2 Blue), 9:00 am
Semifinal #2: Rivers (#1 Blue) vs. KUA (#2 Green), 11:00 am
4th Place Teams: UCC vs. St. Francis, 2:00 pm
3rd Place Teams: Belmont Hill vs. Millbrook, 4:00 pm
Championship, 6:30 pm
Other games, Thurs. Dec. 29th:
Roxbury Latin 3, BB&N 2, 4:00 pm
Kent @ Rogle U18, 4:00 pm (S)
Wed. 12/28/16
Wed. Dec. 28th Tournament Scoreboard
Nichols-Belmont Hill New Year's Tournament (Day 1 of 3)
At the Nichols School; Buffalo, NY
9:00 am -- Nichols 6, St. Francis 2
11:00 am -- KUA 4, Millbrook 2
1:00 pm -- Belmont Hill 1, Brunswick 1
3:00 pm -- Upper Canada College 4, Rivers 4
6:00 pm -- Nichols 2, Millbrook 0
8:00 pm -- KUA 9, St. Francis 0
Mon. 12/26/16
Prep Composite, Week of Dec. 26, 2016
Wed. Dec. 28, 2016
Nichols-Belmont Hill New Year's Tournament (Day 1 of 3)
At the Nichols School; Buffalo, NY
9:00 am -- Nichols vs. St. Francis
11:00 am -- Millbrook vs. KUA
1:00 pm -- Belmont Hill vs. Brunswick
3:00 pm -- Upper Canada College vs. Rivers
6:00 pm -- Millbrook vs. Nichols
8:00 pm -- KUA vs. St. Francis
Other games on Wed. Dec. 28th:
Delbarton @ Northern Highlands HS, 6:00 pm (at Morristown, NJ)
Kent @ Malmo U18, 6:15 pm (S)
Austin Prep @ Arlington Catholic, 8:00 pm (At Ed Burns Arena; Arlington, Mass.)
Thurs. Dec. 29, 2016
E.G. Watkins-Cushing Academy New Year's Tournament (Day 1 of 3)
At Cushing Academy; Ashburnham, Mass.
9:00 am -- Gunnery vs. Lawrence
11:10 am -- Cushing vs. NMH
1:20 pm -- Dexter vs. Culver
3:30 pm -- Thayer vs. Canterbury
5:40 pm -- NMH vs. Gunnery
7:50 pm -- Cushing vs. Lawrence
Nichols-Belmont Hill New Year's Tournament (Day 2 of 3)
At the Nichols School; Buffalo, NY
9:00 am -- Belmont Hill vs. Upper Canada College
11:00 am -- Brunswick vs. Rivers
1:00 pm -- St. Francis vs. Millbrook
3:00 pm -- Nichols vs. KUA
6:00 pm -- Rivers vs. Belmont Hill
8:00 pm -- Upper Canada College vs. Brunswick
Other games on Thurs. Dec. 29th:
Roxbury Latin @ BB&N, 4:00 pm
Kent @ Rogle U18, 4:00 pm (S)
Fri. Dec. 30, 2016
Nichols-Belmont Hill New Year's Tournament (Day 3 of 3)
At the Nichols School; Buffalo, NY
9:00 am -- Semifinal #1 -- 1st Place Green vs. 2nd Place Blue
11:00 am -- Semifinal #2 -- 1st Place Blue vs. 2nd Place Green
2:00 pm -- 4th Place Teams
4:00 pm -- 3rd Place Teams
6:30 pm -- Championship Game
E.G. Watkins-Cushing Academy New Year's Tournament (Day 2 of 3)
At Cushing Academy; Ashburnham, Mass.
9:00 am -- Culver vs. Thayer
11:10 am -- Canterbury vs. Dexter
1:20 pm -- Lawrence vs. NMH
3:30 pm -- Cushing vs. Gunnery
5:40 pm -- Dexter vs. Thayer
7:50 pm -- Canterbury vs. Culver
Tilton Showcase (Day 1 of 2)
At the Tilton School; Tilton, NH
9:00 am -- Tilton vs. Hoosac
11:00 am -- Brewster vs. Hebron
1:00 pm -- Vermont vs. Wyoming Seminary
BREAK
4:30 pm -- Brewster vs. Hoosac
6:30 pm -- Vermont vs. Hebron
8:30 pm -- Tilton vs. Wyoming Seminary
St. Sebastian's-Nobles New Years Showcase (Day 1 of 2)
Fri. Dec. 30th (@ St. Sebastian's)
11:00 am -- Williston vs. St. Sebastian's
1:15 pm -- Nobles vs. Berkshire
3rd Annual Pete Frates Winter Classic (Day 1 of 2)
Essex Sports Center
20 Manning Rd.; Middleton, MA 01949
Hosted by St. John's Prep
Semifinal Round:
St. John's Prep vs. BC High, 4:00 pm
Central Catholic vs. Pope Francis, 6:00 pm
Other games on Fri. Dec. 30th:
Salisbury vs. Shawnigan Lake School, 11:00 am (at Ridley College)
Kent @ Halmstad U18, 3:00 pm (S)
North Yarmouth Academy @ Albany Academy, 3:30 pm
Berwick @ Roxbury Latin, 4:00 pm (at Dexter School)
Sat. Dec. 31, 2016
E.G. Watkins-Cushing Academy New Year's Tournament (Day 3 of 3)
At Cushing Academy; Ashburnham, Mass.
9:00 am -- Fisher 4 vs. Iorio 4
11:10 am -- Fisher 3 vs. Iorio 3
1:20 pm -- Fisher 2 vs. Iorio 2
3:30 pm -- Fisher 1 vs. Iorio 1
Tilton Showcase (Day 2 of 2)
At the Tilton School; Tilton, NH
9:00 am -- Vermont vs. Hoosac
11:00 am -- Brewster vs. Wyoming Seminary
1:00 pm -- Tilton vs. Hebron
St. Sebastian's-Nobles New Years Showcase (Day 2 of 2)
Sat. Dec. 31 (@ Noble & Greenough)
12:00 pm -- Williston vs. Nobles
2:15 pm -- St. Sebastian's vs. Berkshire
3rd Annual Pete Frates Winter Classic (Day 2 of 2)
Essex Sports Center
20 Manning Rd.; Middleton, MA 01949
Hosted by St. John's Prep
Consolation, 1:00 pm
Championship, 3:00 pm
Other games on Sat. Dec. 31st:
Salisbury vs. St. Francis Prep, 11:30 am (at Ridley College)
Billerica High School @ Austin Prep, 5:45 pm (at Essex Sports Center)
Salisbury @ Ridley College, 6:30 pm (at Ridley College)
Sun. Jan. 1, 2017
Salisbury vs. TBD, 1:00 pm (S) (at Ridley College)
Mon. Jan. 2, 2017
Joshua H. Weeks New Years' Tournament (Day 1 of 2)
At Tabor Academy; Marion, Mass.
9:00 am -- Winchendon vs. Stanstead
11:00 am -- Tabor vs. Kents Hill
1:00 pm -- Hill vs. Milton
3:30 pm -- Kents Hill vs. Winchendon
5:30 pm -- Tabor vs. Hill
7:30 pm -- Milton vs. Stanstead
Other games on Mon. Jan. 2, 2017:
Gloucester Catholic @ CBA, 3:30 pm
Woburn High @ Catholic Memorial, 7:00 pm (Boch Ice Center; Dedham)
Tues. Jan. 3, 2017
Joshua H. Weeks New Years' Tournament (Day 2 of 2)
At Tabor Academy; Marion, Mass.
9:30 am -- Game 1
11:30 am -- Game 2
1:30 pm -- Championship Game
(The top two teams are seeded after Day 1. The other two matchups are determined based on who has not yet played each other, travel, etc.)
Other games on Tues. Jan. 3, 2017:
Exeter @ New Hampton, 3:00 pm
St. Joseph Met @ The Hun School, 4:00 pm
La Salle College @ St. Augustine, 4:00 pm
Northwood Junior @ Albany Academy, 4:00 pm
Bishop Eustace Prep @ Delbarton, 4:45 pm
Wed. Jan. 4, 2017
Proctor @ Tilton, 2:30 pm
Millbrook @ Berkshire, 2:30 pm
Kent @ Gunnery, 2:30 pm
Brunswick @ Taft, 3:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ St. Sebastian's, 3:30 pm
Moses Brown @ Groton, 4:00 pm
Berwick @ Pingree, 4:00 pm
Pomfret @ Deerfield, 4:00 pm
Canterbury @ Williston-Northampton, 4:00 pm
Brooks @ Exeter, 4:00 pm
St. George's @ Roxbury Latin, 4:00 pm
Worcester Academy @ St. Mark's, 4:00 pm
Lawrenceville @ Hotchkiss, 4:00 pm
Wyoming Seminary @ Princeton Day, 4:15 pm
Rivers @ Dexter, 4:30 pm
Holderness @ Vermont Academy, 4:30 pm
Kents Hill @ North Yarmouth Academy, 4:45 pm
Greenwich HS @ Rye Country Day, 4:45 pm
Don Bosco Prep @ CBA, 5:15 pm
Portledge @ Albany Academy, 5:30 pm
Thayer @ Winchendon, 5:30 pm
St. John's Prep @ Malden Catholic, 6:00 pm (at Valley Forum II; Malden)
Pope Francis @ St. Peter Marian, 7:30 pm (at Holy Cross)
St. John's Shrewsbury @ Central Catholic, 7:45 pm
Thurs. Jan. 5, 2017
Delbarton @ The Hun School, 4:00 pm
New Hampton @ Kimball Union, 5:30 pm
Milton @ Belmont Hill, 5:30 pm
Tues. 12/20/16
Rivers Strikes Quickly, and Holds On
Boston, Mass. -- #2 Rivers exploded for four goals in five minutes in the first period, and turned a 1-0 deficit into a 4-1 lead en route to a 4-3 win over #7 Exeter this afternoon at Boston University's Walter Brown Arena.
After Exeter D Cam Speck's shot from the point gave Exeter a 1-0 lead at 7:23 of the first, Rivers went to work. A little over three minutes later senior Charles Parsons tipped a Michael Young point shot to tie it at 1-1. Then, 35 seconds after that, Rivers took the lead for good when senior wing Frank Ferrara nudged a puck that caromed off the end boards past Exeter freshman goalie Ryan Welch. Rivers d-man John Corrigan then knocked home the rebound of a Brendan Hamblet shot to make it 3-1. Finally, with 2:08 left in the period, ninth grade d-man Ryan Rahbany sent Rivers to the first intermission with a 4-1 lead when his wrister from five feet inside the blue line deflected off an Exeter defenseman.
Exeter came out stronger in the second period, and scored a PPG when sophomore Hunter McCoy passed it from behind the net to junior F Bobby Murray stationed in front. That cut Rivers's lead to 4-2. On the next shift McCoy would ring one off the post.
In the third, on a 2-on-1 breakaway, Exeter sophomores Gray Betts and Garrett Foster teamed up to cut River's lead to 4-3, with Foster finishing.
A couple of minutes later, Exeter's Sam Stone rang one off the crossbar, just missing tying up the game by inches. That was as close as Exeter would come.
"After that first goal, we hung in there," Rivers coach Shawn McEachern said. "This was our fourth game in five nights so we had to dig deep to get it done."
McEachern cited the work of senior co-captain and center Brendan Hamblet. "He was the best player on the ice tonight. He plays a lot. He's just out there all the time. He has a great engine,": McEachern said, adding, "He doesn't give up."
Exeter coach Dana Barbin was not happy about his team's play in the first period. "That was a terrible first goal we gave up. We had the lead, but then we got tentative, nervous. We responded well in the second and third and hit that crossbar late that would have tied it up. But Rivers is a solid team with a good tender. They forced us to chase the puck a lot. They will give lots of teams fits."
Sun. 12/18/16
Sun. Dec. 18th Tournament Scoreboard
52nd Annual Flood-Marr Tournament (Day 3 of 3)
Sun. 12/18 Playoff Schedule
All games at Nobles
8:00 am -- 7th Place: Salisbury 5, Hotchkiss 1
10:00 am -- 5th Place: Andover 5, Nobles 4 (OT)
12:00 pm -- 3rd Place: KUA 4, Westminster 1
2:00 pm -- Championship: Deerfield 4, Milton 3
Tournament MVP:
Deerfield Soph. G Thomas Gale
All-Tournament Team:
Chris Theodore, Sr. F, Hotchkiss; Nick Hale, Jr. D, Salisbury; Patrick Moynihan, Soph. F, Nobles; Brendan Ryan, Sr. F, Andover; Cal LeClair, Sr. F, Westminster; Jack Flanagan, Sr. F, Westminster; Andranik Armstrong, Jr. F, KUA; Jordan Harris, Soph. D, KUA; Ethan Domokos, Sr. G, Milton; Buddy Mrowka, Sr. D, Milton; Tiger Zhang, Jr. F, Milton; Danny Farr, Sr. F, Deerfield; Thomas Dale, Sr. F, Deerfield; and Justin Marler, Sr. D, Deerfield.
68th Lawrenceville Invitational Tournament (Day 3 of 3)
At the Lawrenceville School; Lawrenceville, NJ
Sun. 12/18 Playoff Schedule:
8:00 am -- 7th Place: NMH 6, Lawrenceville 2
10:00 am -- 5th Place: Belmont Hill 2, Canterbury 0
12:00 pm -- 3rd Place: Choate 2, Upper Canada College 0
2:00 pm -- Championship: Taft 6, Nichols 3 Tournament MVP: Taft Sr. G Andrew Farrier
St. Sebastian's Xmas Tournament (Day 3 of 3)
At St. Sebastian's School; Needham, Mass.
Sun. 12/18 Playoff Schedule:
9:00 am -- St. Sebastian's 4, Winchendon 1
11:00 am -- Consolation: Northwood 3, Albany Academy 2
1:00 pm -- Third Place: Rivers 3, Williston 0
3:00 pm -- Championship: St. Andrew's College 5, Thayer 1
Brooks-Pingree Tournament (Day 3 of 3)
At the Brooks School (N. Andover, Mass.) and the Pingree School (S. Hamilton, Mass.)
Sun. 12/18 Playoff Schedule:
9:00 am -- Tilton 9, Brooks 1 (at Brooks)
9:00 am -- Brunswick 4, Pingree 1 (at Pingree)
11:00 am -- New Hampton 7, NYA 3 (at Brooks)
11:30 am -- Championship Game: Millbrook 5, Hebron 1 (at Pingree)
Sat. 12/17/16
Sat. Dec. 17th Tournament Scoreboard
34th Avon Old Farms Christmas Classic (Day 3 of 3)
At Avon Old Farms; Avon, Conn.
Saturday Playoff Results: Avon Wins Championship; Knight Named MVP
7th Place: Berkshire 4, Trinity-Pawling 2
5th Place: Gunnery 5, St. Paul's 2
(Lunch)
3rd Place: Kent 3, Tabor 1
Championship: Avon 2, Loomis 1 -- Nick Wildgoose GWG with 2:30 left.
Spencer Knight (42 saves) named Tournament MVP.
43rd Annual Groton-Lawrence Holiday Tournament (Day 3 of 3)
Lawrence Academy (Groton, Mass.) and the Groton School (Groton, Mass.)
All games cancelled due to snow.
9:00 am -- Seventh Place Game (@ Lawrence Academy)
9:30 am -- Fifth Place Game (@ Groton, O'Brien Rink)
10:00 am -- Third Place Game (@ Groton, Pratt Rink)
11:30 am -- Championship Game (@ Groton, O'Brien Rink)
52nd Annual Flood-Marr Tournament (Day 2 of 3)
At the Noble & Greenough School (Fri. Dec. 16 and Sun. Dec. 18) and Milton Academy (Sat. Dec. 17)
Sat. Dec. 17 (@ Milton)
9:00 am -- Milton 2, Hotchkiss 1
11:00 am -- Westminster 4, Andover 1
1:00 pm -- KUA 5, Nobles 1
3:00 pm -- Salisbury 6, Deerfield 3
5:00 pm -- Milton 2, Andover 0
7:00 pm -- Hotchkiss 3, Westminster 1
Sunday Dec. 18th Playoff Schedule:
All games at Nobles
8:00 am -- 7th Place: Salisbury vs. Hotchkiss
10:00 am -- 5th Place: Nobles vs. Andover
12:00 pm -- 3rd Place: KUA vs. Westminster
2:00 pm -- Championship: Deerfield vs. Milton
68th Lawrenceville Invitational Tournament (Day 2 of 3)
At the Lawrenceville School; Lawrenceville, NJ (except where noted)
7:45 am -- Taft 4, Canterbury 0
8:00 am -- Choate 3, Northfield-Mt. Hermon 2 Chance Gorman GWG
9:45 am -- Upper Canada College 3, Lawrenceville 0
11:45 am -- Nichols 6, Belmont Hill 1
2:00 pm -- Northfield-Mt. Hermon 2, Canterbury 1 (2-OT)
4:00 pm -- Choate 3, Taft 2 (SO)
6:30 pm -- Belmont Hill 7, Lawrenceville 1
8:30 pm -- Nichols 5, Upper Canada College 2
Sun. Dec. 18 Playoff Schedule at Lawrenceville:
8:00 am -- 7th Place: NMH vs. Lawrenceville
10:00 am -- 5th Place: Canterbury vs. Belmont Hill
12:00 pm -- 3rd Place: Choate vs. UCC
2:00 pm -- Championship: Taft vs. Nichols
St. Sebastian's Xmas Tournament (Day 2 of 3)
At St. Sebastian's School; Needham, Mass.
Saturday Schedule:
Game 5, 11:00 am -- Albany Academy 4, St. Sebastian's 1
Game 6, 1:00 pm -- Northwood 5, Winchendon 4
Game 7, 3:00 pm -- Thayer 5, Williston 1
Game 8, 5:00 pm -- St. Andrew's College 4, Rivers 3 Corey Andonovski GWG
Sunday Dec. 18th Playoff Schedule at St. Sebastian's:
9:00 am -- St. Sebastian's vs. Winchendon
11:00 am -- Consolation: Albany Academy vs. Northwood
1:00 pm -- Third Place: Williston vs. Rivers
3:00 pm -- Championship: Thayer vs. St. Andrew's College
Brooks-Pingree Tournament (Day 2 of 3)
At the Brooks School (North Andover, Mass.) and the Pingree School (South Hamilton, Mass.
Brooks School Schedule
9:00 am -- Brooks 3, New Hampton 3
11:00 am -- Millbrook 3, Brunswick 2
5:00 pm -- New Hampton 4, Brunswick 2
7:00 pm -- Millbrook 3, Brooks 1
Pingree School Schedule
9:00 am -- Pingree 3, NYA 1
11:00 am -- Hebron 6, Tilton 4
5:00 pm -- NYA 4, Hebron 2
7:00 pm -- Tilton 5, Pingree 4
Sunday Dec. 18th Playoff Schedule:
Brooks vs. Tilton, 9:00 am (at Brooks)
Brunswick vs. Pingree, 9:00 am (at Pingree)
New Hampton vs. NYA, 11:00 am (at Brooks)
Championship Game: Millbrook vs. Hebron, 11:30 am (at Pingree)
Barber Tournament (Day 2 of 2)
At St. Mark's School (Southborough, Mass.) and Middlesex School (Concord, Mass.)
Game 5 -- Governor's 4, Portsmouth Abbey 2 (@ Middlesex), 8:30 am
Game 6 -- Vermont Academy 3, Worcester 2 (@ St. Mark's), 8:30 am
Game 7 -- Kent's Hill 1, Middlesex 0 (@ Middlesex), 10:30 am
Game 8 -- Stanstead 4, St. Mark's 3 (OT) (@ St. Mark's), 10:30 am
Game 9 -- Worcester 3, Portsmouth Abbey 0 (@ Middlesex), 1:30 pm
Game 10 -- Consolation -- Governor's 3, Vermont 2 (@ St. Mark's), 1:30 pm
Game 11 -- St. Mark's 4, Middlesex 2 (@ Middlesex), 3:30 pm
Game 12 -- Championship -- Stanstead 5, Kents Hill 4 (@ St. Mark's), 3:30 pm
Most Valuable Player: Stanstead College F Liam Stagg
15th Annual Howard Tournament (Day 2 of 2)
At St. George's School; Middletown, RI
St. George's 4, Hill School 3, 11:00 am (Howard Rink)
BB&N 12, Rice Memorial 2, 11:00 am (Cutler Rink)
St. George's Wins Championship; Sr. G Shane Conlon named MVP
Fri. 12/16/16-- updated Sat. 1:15 am
Fri. Dec. 16th Tournament Scoreboard
34th Avon Old Farms Christmas Classic (Day 2 of 3)
At Avon Old Farms and, where noted, Trinity College
9:00 am -- Kent 5, Gunnery 1 (@ Trinity College rink)
9:00 am -- Loomis 6, Trinity-Pawling 0
11:00 am -- Tabor 3, St. Paul's 2 (@ Trinity College rink)
11:00 am -- Avon 4, Berkshire 3 (SO)
(Lunch)
3:00 pm -- Loomis 5, Kent 4 (SO)
5:00 pm -- Gunnery 8, Trinity-Pawling 2
7:00 pm -- St. Paul's 4, Berkshire 2
9:00 pm -- Avon 4, Tabor 3 (SO) Trevor Zegras SO GWG
Saturday Playoff Schedule at Avon Old Farms:
7th Place: T-P vs. Berkshire, 8:30 am
5th Place: St. Paul's vs. Gunnery, 10:30 am
(Lunch)
3rd Place: Kent vs. Tabor, 1:30 pm
Championship: Avon vs. Loomis, 3:30 pm
43rd Annual Groton-Lawrence Holiday Tournament (Day 2 of 3)
Lawrence Academy (Groton, Mass.) and the Groton School (Groton, Mass.)
9:00 am -- Proctor 2, Dexter 0 (@ Lawrence Academy)
11:00 am -- Lawrence 3, Holderness 0 (@ Lawrence Academy)
11:30 am -- Culver 5, Cushing 1 (@ Groton, Pratt Rink)
12:30 pm -- Pomfret 6, Groton 0 (@ Groton, O'Brien Rink)
(Break)
5:00 pm -- Culver 5, Lawrence 3 (@ Lawrence Academy)
5:30 pm -- Holderness 5, Cushing 3 (@ Groton, Pratt Rink)
6:30 pm -- Dexter 3, Groton 1 (@ Groton, O'Brien Rink)
8:00 pm -- Pomfret 8, Proctor 6 (@ Lawrence Academy)
Saturday at Lawrence-Groton Tournament:
All games have been cancelled due to impending bad weather
52nd Annual Flood-Marr Tournament (Day 1 of 3)
At the Noble & Greenough School (Fri. Dec. 16 and Sun. Dec. 18) and Milton Academy (Sat. Dec. 17)
Fri. Dec. 16 (@ Nobles)
9:00 am -- Deerfield 3, Nobles 2 (OT) Sean McAvoy GWG
11:00 am -- KUA 4, Salisbury 2
1:00 pm -- Milton 3, Westminster 3
3:00 pm -- Andover 5, Hotchkiss 2
5:00 pm -- Nobles 4, Salisbury 1
7:00 pm -- Deerfield 1, KUA 0 Chad Haggerty GWG
68th Lawrenceville Invitational Tournament (Day 1 of 3)
At the Lawrenceville School; Lawrenceville, NJ
9:00 am -- Upper Canada College 2, Belmont Hill 1
11:00 am -- Taft 4, Northfield-Mt. Hermon 1
2:00 pm -- Nichols 2, Lawrenceville 1 (2 OT)
4:00 pm -- Canterbury 3, Choate 1
St. Sebastian's Xmas Tournament (Day 1 of 3)
At St. Sebastian's School; Needham, Mass.
Game 1 -- Thayer 4, Albany Academy 2
Game 2 -- Williston 2, St. Sebastian's 1 (OT) Steven Gower GWG
Game 3 -- Rivers 4, Northwood 3 (SO) Frank Ferrara SOG
Game 4 -- St. Andrew's College 4, Winchendon 3
Saturday Schedule at St. Sebastian's:
Game 5, 11:00 am -- Albany Academy vs. St. Sebastian's
Game 6, 1:00 pm -- Northwood vs. Winchendon
Game 7, 3:00 pm -- Thayer vs. Williston
Game 8, 5:00 pm -- Rivers vs. St. Andrew's College
Brooks-Pingree Tournament (Day 1 of 3)
At the Brooks School (North Andover, Mass.) and the Pingree School (South Hamilton, Mass.)
Brooks School Schedule
3:00 pm -- Brunswick 5, Brooks 0
5:00 pm -- New Hampton 1, Millbrook 1
Pingree School Schedule
3:00 pm -- Hebron 5, Pingree 2
5:00 pm -- Tilton 2, NYA 0
Barber Tournament (Day 1 of 2)
At St. Mark's School (Southborough, Mass.) and Middlesex School (Concord, Mass.)
Game 1 -- Middlesex 4, Portsmouth Abbey 1, 5:00 pm (@ Middlesex)
Game 2 -- St. Mark's 3, Vermont Academy 2, 5:00 pm (@ St. Mark's)
Game 3 -- Kents Hill 2, Governor's 1, 7:00 pm (@ Middlesex)
Game 4 -- Stanstead College 5, Worcester Academy 0, 7:00 pm (@ St. Mark's)
15th Annual Howard Tournament (Day 1 of 2)
At St. George's School; Middletown, RI
St. George's 3, BB&N 0, 2:30 pm (Howard Rink)
The Hill School 5, Rice Memorial Prep 1, 2:30 pm (Cutler Rink)
St. George's 6, Rice Memorial Prep 2, 6:45 pm (Howard Rink)
BB&N 5, The Hill School 4, 6:45 pm (Cutler Rink) Jack Studley GWG
Thurs. 12/15/16
Thurs. Dec. 15th Tournament Scoreboard
34th Avon Old Farms Christmas Classic (Day 1 of 3)
At Avon Old Farms; Avon, Conn.
3:00 pm -- Loomis 4, Gunnery 1 -- Harrison Roy 2g
5:00 pm -- Avon 3, St. Paul's 2
7:00 pm -- Kent 4, Trinity-Pawling 0
9:00 pm -- Tabor 2, vs. Berkshire 0
43rd Annual Groton-Lawrence Holiday Tournament (Day 1 of 3)
Lawrence Academy (Groton, Mass.) and the Groton School (Groton, Mass.)
4:00 pm -- Groton 5, Proctor 4 (OT) -- Tristan Smith 2g inc. GW in OT
5:00 pm -- Culver 6, Holderness 1 -- Jackson MacNab 1g,3a
6:00 pm -- Dexter 6, Pomfret 1
7:00 pm -- Lawrence 4, Cushing 3 -- Neil Shea 2g
Mon. 12/12/16
Prep Composite, Week of Dec. 12, 2016
Mon. Dec. 12
Brunswick @ Trinity-Pawling, 4:00 pm
Columbia Prep @ Harvey, 4:00 pm
Vermont Academy @ Proctor, 5:00 pm
Loomis-Chaffee @ Choate, 5:00 pm
St. Peter's Prep @ Portledge, 5:30 pm
Delbarton @ Seton Hall Prep, 6:15 pm
Tues. Dec. 13
Don Bosco Prep @ Delbarton, 4:45 pm
Academy of the New Church @ Princeton Day School, 5:00 pm
Groton @ Andover, 5:15 pm
CBA @ Middletown South, 7:30 pm
Wed. Dec. 14
Kingswood-Oxford @ Harvey, 2:30 pm
Exeter @ Tilton, 4:00 pm
Pingree @ Berwick, 4:00 pm
Albany Academy @ Salisbury, 4:00 pm
La Salle College @ Wyoming Seminary, 4:30 pm
Bergen Catholic @ CBA, 5:15 pm
St. Sebastian's @ Brooks, 5:15 pm new starting time: 4:30 pm
Portledge @ Hill School, 6:00 pm
Portsmouth Abbey @ Moses Brown, 6:30 pm
Thurs. Dec. 15th:
34th Avon Old Farms Christmas Classic (Day 1 of 3)
At Avon Old Farms; Avon, Conn.
3:00 pm -- Gunnery vs. Loomis
5:00 pm -- St. Paul's vs. Avon
7:00 pm -- Kent vs. Trinity-Pawling
9:00 pm -- Tabor vs. Berkshire
43rd Annual Groton-Lawrence Holiday Tournament (Day 1 of 3)
Lawrence Academy (Groton, Mass.) and the Groton School (Groton, Mass.)
4:00 pm -- Proctor vs. Groton (@ Groton, O'Brien Rink)
5:00 pm -- Culver vs. Holderness (@ Groton, Pratt Rink)
6:00 pm -- Pomfret vs. Dexter (@ Groton, O'Brien Rink)
7:00 pm -- Cushing vs. Lawrence (@ Lawrence Academy)
Fri. Dec. 16th:
34th Avon Old Farms Christmas Classic (Day 2 of 3)
At Avon Old Farms and, where noted, Trinity College
9:00 am -- Gunnery vs. Kent (@ Trinity College rink)
9:00 am -- Trinity-Pawling vs. Loomis
11:00 am -- St. Paul's vs. Tabor (@ Trinity College rink)
11:00 am -- Berkshire vs. Avon
(Lunch)
3:00 pm -- Kent vs. Loomis
5:00 pm -- Trinity-Pawling vs. Gunnery
7:00 pm -- Berkshire vs. St. Paul's
9:00 pm -- Tabor vs. Avon
43rd Annual Groton-Lawrence Holiday Tournament (Day 2 of 3)
Lawrence Academy (Groton, Mass.) and the Groton School (Groton, Mass.)
9:00 am -- Dexter vs. Proctor (@ Lawrence Academy)
11:00 am -- Holderness vs. Lawrence (@ Lawrence Academy)
11:30 am -- Cushing vs. Culver (@ Groton, Pratt Rink)
12:30 pm -- Pomfret vs. Groton (@ Groton, O'Brien Rink)
(Break)
5:00 pm --Culver vs. Lawrence (@ Lawrence Academy)
5:30 pm -- Holderness vs. Cushing (@ Groton, Pratt Rink)
6:30 pm -- Dexter vs. Groton (@ Groton, O'Brien Rink)
8:00 pm -- Proctor vs. Pomfret (@ Lawrence Academy)
52nd Annual Flood-Marr Tournament (Day 1 of 3)
At the Noble & Greenough School (Fri. Dec. 16 and Sun. Dec. 18) and Milton Academy (Sat. Dec. 17)
Fri. Dec. 16 (@ Nobles)
9:00 am -- Deerfield vs. Nobles
11:00 am -- Salisbury vs. KUA
1:00 pm -- Milton vs. Westminster
3:00 pm -- Hotchkiss vs. Andover
5:00 pm -- Salisbury vs. Nobles
7:00 pm -- KUA vs. Deerfield
68th Lawrenceville Invitational Tournament (Day 1 of 3)
At the Lawrenceville School; Lawrenceville, NJ
9:00 am -- Upper Canada College vs. Belmont Hill
11:00 am -- Northfield-Mt. Hermon vs. Taft
2:00 pm -- Lawrenceville vs. Nichols
4:00 pm -- Canterbury vs. Choate
St. Sebastian's Xmas Tournament (Day 1 of 3)
At St. Sebastian's School; Needham, Mass.
Game 1 -- Thayer vs. Albany Academy, 2:00 pm
Game 2 -- St. Sebastian's vs. Williston, 4:00 pm
Game 3 -- Northwood vs. Rivers, 6:00 pm
Game 4 -- Winchendon vs. St. Andrew's College, 8:00 pm
Brooks-Pingree Tournament (Day 1 of 3)
At the Brooks School (North Andover, Mass.) and the Pingree School (South Hamilton, Mass.)
Brooks School Schedule
3:00 pm -- Brooks vs. Brunswick
5:00 pm -- New Hampton vs. Millbrook
Pingree School Schedule
3:00 pm -- Pingree vs. Hebron
5:00 pm -- NYA vs. Tilton
Barber Tournament (Day 1 of 2)
At St. Mark's School (Southborough, Mass.) and Middlesex School (Concord, Mass.)
Game 1 -- Middlesex vs. Portsmouth Abbey, 5:00 pm (@ Middlesex)
Game 2 -- St. Marks vs. Vermont Academy, 5:00 pm (@ St. Mark's)
Game 3 -- Kents Hill vs. Governor's, 7:00 pm (@ Middlesex)
Game 4 -- Stanstead College vs. Worcester Academy, 7:00 pm (@ St. Mark's)
15th Annual Howard Tournament (Day 1 of 2)
At St. George's School; Middletown, RI
St. George's vs. BB&N, 2:30 pm (Howard Rink)
The Hill School vs. Rice Memorial Prep, 2:30 pm (Cutler Rink)
St. George's vs. Rice Memorial Prep, 6:45 pm (Howard Rink)
BB&N vs. The Hill School, 6:45 pm (Cutler Rink)
Sat. Dec. 17th:
34th Avon Old Farms Christmas Classic (Day 3 of 3)
At Avon Old Farms; Avon, Conn.
8:30 am -- 4th Place Pierpont vs. 4th Place Trautman
10:30 am -- 3rd Place Pierpont vs. 3rd Place Trautman
(Lunch)
1:30 pm -- 2nd Place Pierpont vs. 2nd Place Trautman
3:30 pm -- Championship -- 1st Place Pierpont vs. 1st Place Trautman
43rd Annual Groton-Lawrence Holiday Tournament (Day 3 of 3)
Lawrence Academy (Groton, Mass.) and the Groton School (Groton, Mass.)
9:00 am -- Seventh Place Game (@ Lawrence Academy)
9:30 am -- Fifth Place Game (@ Groton, O'Brien Rink)
10:00 am -- Third Place Game (@ Groton, Pratt Rink)
11:30 am -- Championship Game (@ Groton, O'Brien Rink)
52nd Annual Flood-Marr Tournament (Day 2 of 3)
At the Noble & Greenough School (Fri. Dec. 16 and Sun. Dec. 18) and Milton Academy (Sat. Dec. 17)
Sat. Dec. 17 (@ Milton)
9:00 am -- Hotchkiss vs. Milton
11:00 am -- Westminster vs. Andover
1:00 pm -- Nobles vs. KUA
3:00 pm -- Deerfield vs. Salisbury
5:00 pm -- Andover vs. Milton
7:00 pm -- Westminster vs. Hotchkiss
68th Lawrenceville Invitational Tournament (Day 2 of 3)
At the Lawrenceville School; Lawrenceville, NJ (except where noted)
7:45 am -- Taft vs. Canterbury
8:00 am -- Choate vs. Northfield-Mt. Hermon (@ IceLand Skating Center)
9:45 am -- Lawrenceville vs. Upper Canada College
11:45 am -- Belmont Hill vs. Nichols
2:00 pm -- Northfield-Mt. Hermon vs. Canterbury
4:00 pm -- Choate vs. Taft
6:30 pm -- Belmont Hill vs. Lawrenceville
8:30 pm -- Nichols vs. Upper Canada College
St. Sebastian's Xmas Tournament (Day 2 of 3)
At St. Sebastian's School; Needham, Mass.
Game 5 -- Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 11:00 am
Game 6 -- Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 1:00 pm
Game 7 -- Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 3:00 pm
Game 8 -- Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 5:00 pm
Brooks-Pingree Tournament (Day 2 of 3)
At the Brooks School (North Andover, Mass.) and the Pingree School (South Hamilton, Mass.
Brooks School Schedule
9:00 am -- Brooks vs. New Hampton
11:00 am -- Millbrook vs. Brunswick
5:00 pm -- Brunswick vs. New Hampton
7:00 pm -- Brooks vs. Millbrook
Pingree School Schedule
9:00 am -- Pingree vs. NYA
11:00 am -- Tilton vs. Hebron
5:00 pm -- Hebron vs. NYA
7:00 pm --Pingree vs. Tilton
Barber Tournament (Day 2 of 2)
At St. Mark's School (Southborough, Mass.) and Middlesex School (Concord, Mass.)
Game 5 -- Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 3 (@ Middlesex), 8:30 am
Game 6 -- Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 4 (@ St. Mark's), 8:30 am
Game 7 -- Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 3(@ Middlesex), 10:30 am
Game 8 -- Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 4 (@ St. Mark's), 10:30 am
Game 9 -- Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6 (@ Middlesex), 1:30 pm
Game 10 -- Consolation -- Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 (@ St. Mark's), 1:30 pm
Game 11 -- Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8 (@ Middlesex), 3:30 pm
Game 12 -- Championship -- Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 (@ St. Mark's), 3:30 pm
15th Annual Howard Tournament (Day 2 of 2)
At St. George's School; Middletown, RI
St. George's vs. Hill School, 11:00 am (Howard Rink)
Rice Memorial Prep vs. BB&N, 11:00 am (Cutler Rink)
Sun. Dec. 18th:
52nd Annual Flood-Marr Tournament (Day 3 of 3)
At the Noble & Greenough School (Fri. Dec. 16 and Sun. Dec. 18) and Milton Academy (Sat. Dec. 17)
Sun. Dec. 18 (@ Nobles)
8:00 am -- 7th Place Game -- 4th vs. 4th
10:00 am -- 5th Place Game -- 3rd vs. 3rd.
12:00 pm -- 3rd Place Game -- 2nd vs. 2nd
2:00 pm -- Championship Game -- 1st vs. 1st
68th Lawrenceville Invitational Tournament (Day 3 of 3)
At the Lawrenceville School; Lawrenceville, NJ
8:00 am -- 4th vs. 4th
10:00 am -- 3rd vs. 3rd
12:00 pm -- 2nd vs. 2nd
2:15 pm -- Championship Game -- 1st vs. 1st
St. Sebastian's Xmas Tournament (Day 3 of 3)
At St. Sebastian's School; Needham, Mass.
Game 9 -- Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6, 9:00 am
Game 10 -- Consolation -- Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 11:00 am
Game 11 -- Third-Place -- Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 1:00 pm
Game 12 -- Championship -- Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 3:00 pm
Brooks-Pingree Tournament (Day 3 of 3)
At the Brooks School (North Andover, Mass.) and the Pingree School (South Hamilton, Mass.
Sun. Dec. 18th -- Playoffs -- TBD -- There will be 9:00 am and 11:30 am games at both Brooks and Pingree. The championship game will be held at Pingree, the third place game at Brooks, and additional consolation games at each. (The only exception would be if Brooks were to make the championship game and Pingree did not. Then the championship game would be moved to Brooks and the third place game to Pingree.)
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OTHER GAMES:
Thurs. Dec. 15
La Salle College @ Holy Ghost, 7:15 pm
Fri. Dec. 16
Academy of the New Church @ The Hun School, 4:00 pm
Berwick @ Exeter, 6:30 pm -- rescheduled from Sat. 12/16 at 4:30 pm
Bridgton Academy @ Ulysse Prep, 4:30 pm
Rye Country Day @ Princeton Day School, 6:00 pm
Wyoming Seminary @ Boston Shamrocks, 7:00 pm (S)
Sat. Dec. 17
Gilmour Academy @ Pittsburgh Vengeance U-18 AAA, 10:00 am
Don Bosco (NJ) Prep vs. BC High, 1:00 pm (at Merrimack College)
CBA vs. Austin Prep, 3:00 pm -- (at Merrimack College) Cancelled
Bridgton Academy @ Ulysse Prep, 3:00 pm
Berwick @ Exeter, 4:30 pm -- moved up to Fri. 12/16 at 6:30 pm
Malden Catholic vs. Delbarton, 5:30 pm 5:00 pm (at Merrimack College)
Hingham HS @ St. John's Prep, 6:45 pm (at Essex Sports Center; Middleton, Mass.)
Central Catholic @ Billerica High School, 7:00 pm
Wyoming Seminary @ Middlesex Black Bears, 8:00 pm (S)
Sun. Dec. 18
St. John's Prep vs. Delbarton, 11:00 am (at Essex Sports Center; Middleton, Mass.)
Gilmour Academy @ Pittsburgh Vengeance U-18 AAA, 11:30 am
Wyoming Seminary @ Middlesex Black Bears, 4:15 pm (S)
Morristown Beard @ Don Bosco Prep, 6:15 pm
Mon. Dec. 19
Middletown North @ CBA, 4:30 pm
Tues. Dec. 20
Exeter vs. Rivers, 3:30 pm (at Walter Brown Arena, BU)
St. Paul's HS (Maryland) @ Harvey, 4:00 pm
Gloucester Catholic @ Delbarton, 4:45 pm
Princeton Day School @ Don Bosco Prep, 5:45 pm
Wed. Dec. 21
Acton-Boxborough Regional HS @ Central Catholic, 3:45 pm
Delbarton @ CBA, 5:15 pm
Reading HS @ BC High, 6:15 pm
Berwick @ North Yarmouth Academy, 6:30 pm
Catholic Memorial vs. St. Sebastian's, 7:00 pm (Mutch Cup at Harvard)
CR South HS @ La Salle College, 7:15 pm
Chris Serino Classic (Day 1 of 2)
at Valley Forum II; Malden, Mass.
Wed. Dec. 21
Round 1:
Austin Prep vs. St. Mary's Lynn, 5:00 pm
Malden Catholic vs. Hingham, 7:00 pm
Thurs. Dec. 22
Malvern Prep @ La Salle College, 7:15 pm
Chris Serino Classic (Day 2 of 2)
at Valley Forum II; Malden, Mass.
Thurs. Dec. 22
Round 2:
Third-Place Game, 5:00 pm
Championship Game, 7:00 pm
Fri. Dec. 23
Bergen Catholic @ Don Bosco Prep, 7:00 pm
Danvers HS @ St. John's Prep, 8:00 pm
Sat. 12/10/16
Sat. Dec. 10 Highlights
Avon, Conn. -- The line of junior Matt Kirwan, sophomore Trevor Zegras, and junior Drew Elser accounted for three goals in Avon Old Farms' 4-2 win over Trinity-Pawling here today.
Senior goaltender Brandon Schellin (25/27) earned the win.
This was our first time seeing these two teams this season. The game was hard-fought but not pretty. Avon lost a lot from last year's team that went 20-1-4 in NEPSIHA regular-season play. Patrick Harper, Jamie Armstrong, and Jake Witkowski graduated -- and took a ton of offense with them. Defenseman Ben Mirageas left early for the USHL. And Tyler Madden, the top returning forward, broke his hand in the Cushing game Sunday. New junior defenseman Mac Wiseman suffered an injury playing in the fall and won't be available to Avon for a while.
The top point producers thus far this season are Zegras, Elser, and Kirwan -- the all-underclassmen line. Avon will be depending a lot on youngsters this year. They had 12 new players in the lineup today, and it's 13 when sophomore G Spencer Knight starts. So there will be growing pains, but there's also a lot of skill. We expect to see an upward trajectory to the season, particularly when Madden returns in a few weeks.
Six of Avon's new players start their Avon careers with college commitments in hand. Wiseman, from the Skipjacks U16s, and Elser, from Selects Academy U16, are both UConn commits. Zegras and Knight, from the Mid-Fairfield '01 Team, are headed to BU and BC, respectively. F Nick Wildgoose, from the Carolina Jr. Hurricanes, is committed to St. Lawrence. LD Ben Pirko, from Selects Academy's U16s, is committed to Union. Of the uncommitted new players, guys like 6'2" freshman RD Ryan Siedem, from the NJ Colonials, will draw interest, ditto for Kirwan, a junior LW from the Syracuse Stars (USPHL). He's the younger brother of Luke Kirwan (Flint -- OHL). Sophomore LD Jack Babbage, from the Don Mills Flyers Midget Minor squad is another Div. I prospect recruiters will be keeping an eye on.
So Avon, 2-2-0, should have better days coming.
Ditto for T-P, which finished up strongly last season, winning seven of their last ten. They are 0-3 this year, but they've had a tough draw, losing to Loomis and Albany Academy prior to today's loss.
T-P, too, has turned over most of its lineup, and are also very young. The key returnees are 5'8" senior captain Jordi Jefferson, the team's leading scorer last season and a good Div. III prospect. The team's best player, 5'8" sophomore LW Joey Musa (Dartmouth) is back. Avon really keyed on him today, making sure to grind him down physically. T-P has some interesting young d-men, like the top pairing of LD Phip Waugh and RD John Garvey. Both played Tier II last year, both are '00 birthdates, both are sophomores, and both have size. Garvey is 6'2" and Waugh is 6'4". Both are Div. I prospects down the line.
6'1" new sophomore goalie Mitch Bown, an '00 from Woodstock, New Brunswick, has potential, and will split games with returning senior Justin Lampert.
Bob Ferraris, in his second year behind the T-P bench, said, "A lot of our big contributors are young. I thought the effort was great today. While I would like to see a little more poise with the puck, I thought we did a good job on a lot of things like blocking shots."
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-- Junior Will Daniel (1g,2a) and senior G Mathieu Beaudet (17/18) led Hoosac past Lawrenceville at the Rider Cup at Abany Academy.
-- Host Dexter got three assists from senior John Femia and two goals from junior Jack Nisbet in a 5-2 win over Hebron. Dexter is now 5-0-0.
-- Senior Casey Carreau (2g,2a), and juniors Jay O'Brien (1g,3a) and Aiden McDonough (1g,2a) led Thayer to a 6-3 road win at Proctor. Sophomore F Jack Swarbrick (1g,2a) led all Proctor scorers. Thayer is now 4-1-0.
-- Junior Thomas Draper stopped all 12 shots he faced as host Berkshire shut out NMH, 3-0. Berkshire outshot their guests, 28-12. Berkshire improves to 3-1-1.
-- Junior Timmy Kent scored both of Lawrence's goals early in the second period and senior Owen Zdunski kicked out 21 of 22 to lead the Spartans past host Belmont Hill, 2-1.
-- PG Phil Satin had a pair of goals and senior Kristian Hansen kicked out 18 of 19 to lead host Pomfret to a 5-1 win over Pingree.
-- Senior D Eric Jeremiah (3a) and sophomore Riley Hughes (2g) led the attack as St. Seb's defeated the visitors from New Hampton 4-3. Senior Alex Zafonte (33/36) earned the win. Soph F Joe Dunlap had a pair of goals fro New Hampton.
-- Holderness topped host Kent's Hill, 4-1, in what was really a 2-1 game with a couple of empty-netters at the end. Senior Logan Bateman (28/29) got the win for Holderenss. Junior Jaxon Friedman (26/28) was the hard-luck loser for Kents Hill.
-- Sophomore Hunter McCoy broke a 1-1 tie at 10:33 of the third and then added a PPG six minutes later to lead Exeter to a 3-1 decision over host Cushing, which falls to 1-3-1 on the young season.
-- A goal from sophomore D Henry Hill with 1/10th of a second remaining in regulation lifted host Brunswick to an exciting 3-2 win over Westminster. Senior Strauss Mann kicked out 30 of 32 for the win. The winning goal, by the way, was the first of Hill's career.
-- Senior D Simon Loiselle had a pair of goals and junior G Carson McKinnon kicked out 24 of 25 as host St. Paul's topped Tabor 4-1.
-- Senior F Charlie Parsons (2g,1a) and sophomore D Tony Andreozzi (2a) led the Rivers attack and junior G Aidan Porter stopped 12 shots. Rivers outshot Groton 51-13. Rivers improves to 4-0-0.
-- A goal from sophomore F Tyler Bodette at 2:53 of the third lifted Brooks to a 3-2 win at St. Mark's.
-- Host Choate entered the third period with a 3-0 lead, but Deerfield came back with three straight of their own to tie it up midway through the third. But Choate finished strong, with four straight goals in a five-minute plus span. Junior F Jack Hoey scored what would turn out to be the game-winner and then added an insurance goal. Hoey also scored a first-period goal. Further insurance goals came from sophomore F Sean Dennehy and senior D George Uppgren as Choate skated off with a 7-3 win over their archrival.
-- Senior forward J.T. Chamberlain scored two first period goals and junior G Xander Rogers stopped 37 of 38 to lead host Williston to a 4-1 win over defending prep champions Gunnery. The loss was Gunnery's first of the year. As for Williston, they've had a curious season thus far, suffering one-sided losses at KUA and Cushing, but winning decisively at home against Salisbury and, today, Gunnery.
-- Host Loomis got a pair of goals from junior F Johnny Barbieri and senior G Adin Farhat stopped 19 of 20 shots as the Pelicans topped Canterbury 6-1.
-- Salisbury got a hat trick from junior F Brett Willits in a 6-1 win at Kent. Senior G Jonah Capriotti (20/21) earned the win.
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2016 Rider Cup at Albany Academy
Friday night:
Albany Academy 7, Academie Le Sommet 0
Gilmour 8, Rice Memorial 0
Saturday:
Wyoming Seminary 3, Princeton Day 2 (OT)
Hoosac 5, Lawrenceville 1
Academie Le Sommet 3, Rice Memorial 2 (OT)
Gilmour 3, Albany Academy 2 (SO)
Lawrenceville 5, Princeton Day 2
Wyoming Seminary 4, Hoosac 2
Sunday's Schedule:
Rice Memorial vs. Princeton Day, 8:30 am
Third Place Game: Academie Le Sommet vs. Lawrenceville, 10:30 am
Albany Academy vs. Hoosac, 12:30 pm
Championship: Gilmour vs. Wyoming Seminary, 2:30 pm
Fri. 12/9/16
Andover Takes a Giant Step
Andover, Mass. -- The Andover squad Paul Tortorella inherited last season went 9-18-1. Lowlights included getting swept at the Flood-Marr, losing seven of eight in mid-season, and then finishing up the campaign by losing five of its last six. Since the day Tortorella, a goaltender at Andover and Yale in the early '80s, took over the team we've run into him at various rinks all over the Northeast.
All that work seeking out players appears to be paying off. While it's still early, the Andover team that we saw beat New Hampton 6-3 tonight has a totally new look. They are aggressive, skilled, smart, keep their feet moving, and play as a team.
"They've bought into the team concept," Tortorella says. "They're unselfish."
It's not a team that NHL scouts or Div. I recruiters will be rushing off to see, but there are plenty of good players, a number of whom are potential Div. III prospects.
The chief area that's been shored up is goal, where 5'9" PG Kyle Martin is money in the bank. Martin has been at St. John's Prep the past two seasons. In his first, as a junior, he led SJP to a 2-1 win over Malden Catholic in the 2015 Super 8 title game at the TD Garden. As a senior, SJP returned to the Garden for a championship game rematch with MC, this time bowing in OT 2-1. So Martin has played on the big stage and knows what pressure is all about.
Tonight, Martin was his usual calm, poised self, staying square to the shooter and smothering pucks. New Hampton, on the other hand, was hobbled by shakey goaltending. That right there was the key to the game.
Andover also played physically, a prerequisite to beating New Hampton. The visitors trailed 3-0 after one period, but made things interesting in the second as senior wing Lucas Uhler connected for a pair of goals that cut it to 3-2. However, that old bugaboo, a goal inside the final minute of a period, bit New Hampton, as Andover forward Brendan Ryan, a PG from Minnetonka (Minn.) High beat New Hampton's second goalie of the game, sophomore Matt Sayles, with a nifty right-left deke to make it 4-2. It was Ryan's second tally of the game, and turned the third period into little more than a formality.
In addition to Martin, and Ryan, Andover newcomers include 6'2" defensive d-man Carter Giampietro, from Okanagan Hockey Academy in British Columbia, an '00 who was drafted by Kelowna in the WHL, LD Danny McGrath from the NH Monarchs, PG forward Kyle Lynch, who had 30 points at St. John's Prep last season, junior F Cole Quisenberry from the Colorado Thunderbirds U16s, and junior F Quinn Doyle from the Rochester Monarchs U16s and Pittsford (NY) HS. Junior D Bryce Murphy from the Chicago Mission U16s is out with an injury.
The top two new forwards for New Hampton are Maine recruit Lynden Breen, an '01 LC from Nova Scotia. Breen, a 5'9" sophomore who played Midget AAA for Saint John Vito's last winter is super quick, has a good stick, and wins draws with regularity. Another noteworthy newcomer is 5'7" junior center Bradley Shaw, also from Nova Scotia. Shaw, who can really scoot, played last year for Halifax McDonald's Midget AAA. New Hampton's top D pairing consists of a pair of returnees in 6'2" senior LD Luke Albert and 6'4" junior RD Michael Kesselring, an '00.
Wed. 12/7/16
Wed. Dec. 7 Highlights
-- KUA Improves to 5-0-0
Andover, NH -- We got our first look of the season at Kimball Union as the Wildcats topped host Proctor 8-4 this afternoon.
Seniors Mike Lombardi (1g,4a) and Roope Hirvonen (3g,1a) and sophomore d-man Jordan Harris (2g,1a) led the attack. Senior Bobby Young (2a), and and junior D Bryce Dolan (2a) also had multiple points.
Is KUA as good as last year, when they bowed out to Milton in the prep quarterfinals? It's too early to say, but losing center Patrick Shea (Maine) and d-men Ben Finkelstein (St. Lawrence) and Dennis Cesana (West Point, fall '17) is significant. It's most noticeable on the blue line, from where Finkelstein gave the Wildcats offense a distinct shape.
This season, KUA is definitely thinner on the blue line where returnees Jordan Harris, a sophomore committed to Northeastern, and junior RD Bryce Dolan make up the top pairing.
The top three returning scorers -- Mike Lombardi, Roope Hirvonen, and Bobby Young make up the top line. Alex Heinritz, Andranik Armstrong, and Thomas Samuelsen make up the second line. Logan Cash, Paul McAuliffe, and Kyle Shero make up the third line. New sophomores Arlo Merritt and Kyle Penney -- both Nova Scotians -- skated on the fourth line. After Harris and Dolan, defense pairings were Elijah Older and Sean Thomson, and Jack Geraghty and Chris Konin. In net was junior Sean Dynan, who played at Reading (Mass.) HS the past couple of seasons.
Hirvonen and Lombardi were KUA's most impressive forwards today. Both are Div. I prospects getting plenty of attention -- and both have upped their game since last season. RC Hirvonen, 5'10" and a muscular 200 lbs., is a strong skater who wins draws, hits hard, makes plays, protects the puck, and is extremely hard to knock off the puck -- he has that good low center of gravity. Lombardi's skating seems stronger then we remember from last season.
Another skilled returnee is 5'9" junior LC Andranik Armstrong, who keys the second line. He's skilled, strong on his skates, competes hard, and has a heavy shot.
KUA has a few notable newcomers. LW Logan Cash, an '00 birthdate who played Midget AAA for Halifax McDonald's last winter, is a 6'2" LW who was suffering from the flu today, and had to leave the game midway through the second period. We did see Cash in the fall and can tell you he's an excellent Div. I prospect. Actually, he's already getting attention.
6'2" sophomore Arlo Merritt, who had a goal today, is an '01 who played major bantam in Halifax last winter, and is a strong future prospect. There are a few others we want to see more of, but you get the idea: KUA will score their share of goals this year.
The best player on the ice today -- no surprise -- was Proctor d-man Reilly Walsh (Harvard), who is absolutely indispensable to his team. However, Walsh can't do it all, and the Hornets were already shorthanded with senior forwards Tate Singleton and Peter Laviolette injured. Proctor only had 16 skaters on hand today. And the Hornets ran out of gas, most particularly when trying to kill penalties.
"We just made too many mistakes against a good team," Proctor head coach Mike Walsh said. "KUA is a really good transition team and when you throw cross-ice blind passes you're just handing it to them on a platter. We made it too easy for them by turning pucks over and having pucks go through sticks. It cost us, but we'll get better."
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-- Host Taft edged Avon Old Farms 3-2 on a third-period PPG from senior Matteo Mangiardi, assisted by new junior Nik Allain. Rhinos senior G Andrew Farrier (36/38) got the win. Winged Beavers sophomore Spencer Knight kicked out 31 of 34 in a losing effort.
-- F Ryan Peck (1g,2a) and d-man Hubert Bourque (3a) -- both new juniors from Quebec -- led St. Paul's past St. Mark's, 4-1.
-- Entering the third period deadlocked at 0-0, host Brunswick got a pair from Dartmouth recruit Christian LeSueur en route to a 3-0 shutout of Kent. Senior Strausss Mann posted a 33-save shutout.
-- Junior Patrick Lavin had five points (4g,1a) in Worcester Academy's 11-2 win at Kingswood-Oxford.
--Senior F Jack Flanagan (hat trick) and senior D Peter Horsfall (1g,2a) led host Westminster to a 7-3 win over Choate.
-- Thayer, trailing Andover 2-1 on the road, got a pair of third-period goals from junior Aidan McDonough and junior D Jason Dobay to hand Andover its first loss of the season.
-- Host Albany Academy got a pair of goals from senior F Brendan Schneider and a 23-save shutout from PG goaltender Brandon Collett in a 3-0 win over Trinity-Pawling.
-- New Hampton, playing on the road at Tilton, trailed 2-0 entering the third period but got three straight with the last -- the GWG -- coming from new soph Joe Dunlap with 2:34 remaining in regulation.
-- Host Cushing beat Williston-Northampton 6-2 behind goals from six different scorers.
-- Junior Sam DiMaio had a pair of goals and new junior G Patrick Pugliese posted a 25-save shutout as host Loomis blanked Pomfret, 4-0.
-- Sam Hesler (2g,1a), Evan Daddario (1g,2a) and Christian O'Neill (1g,2a) led Belmont Hill to a 5-2 win at Governor's. Belmont Hill improves to 3-0-0.
-- An OT goal from freshman D Ben Meehan lifted Dexter to a 5-4 win at Exeter. Chase McInnis and Jack Nisbet each had two goals for Dexter, now 3-0-0.
-- Sophomores Patrick Moynihan (1g,3a) and Will Zink (2g), and junior Jerry Harding (2g) led Nobles to a 6-3 win at Tabor. Junior F Patrick Daly scored all three Tabor goals.
-- Junior Santeri Hartikainen (4g, 1a), soph Mark Gallant (1g,3a), and junior Chris Brown (4a) paced host Groton's attack in a 7-2 win over Roxbury Latin.
-- Junior F David Hill had three assists in host Hill's 7-3 win over Lawrenceville in Mid-Atlantic League play.
-- After Hotchkiss PG F Alex Bourhas scored two first-period goals to put the host Bearcats up 2-0, Salisbury roared back with four unanswered goals from four different scorers. Senior G Jonah Capriotti (24/26) earned the win.
-- Senior F Sam Muehlbronner had two goals to lead LaSalle College Prep to a 3-1 win over the Hun School in Mid-Atlantic League actioin.
-- New junior G Cedrick Andree (34/36) led host Gunnery to a 3-2 win over Berkshire. The defending champs improved to 4-0-0.
-- Juniors Tiger Zhang and Tyler Campbell led the attack as Milton, on the road, topped Lawrence Academy, 5-2. Senior G Ethan Domokos (36/38) earned the win.
-- Junior Matt Pasic (2g,1a), and seniors Connor Preston (1g,2a) and Elliot McGuire (3a) led Holderenss to a 7-2 win over Brewster.
-- Senior Thomas Dale scored a pair of goals in host Deerfield's 4-0 blanking of NMH. Senior Sam Vigneault (31/31) earned the shutout.
-- Junior F Will Daniel scored two goals in host Hoosac's 3-2 win over NYA.
-- Seniors Charlie Lawerence (2g,2a) and Matt Paul (2g,1a) led Rivers to a 5-0 blanking of St. George's. Rivers junior G Aidan Porter posted an 11-save shutout. Rivers, now 3-0-0, outshot the Dragons 35-11.
-- Middlesex and Brooks battled to a 1-1 tie at North Andover today. Brooks senior G Johnny Trotto (19/20) and Middlesex soph Joe Stanizzi (31/32) were the standouts.
Mon. 12/5/16--updated Wed. 12/7
Prep Composite, Week of Dec. 5, 2016
Mon. Dec. 5, 2016
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Maine Prep Cup
at Norway Savings Bank Arena; Auburn, ME
Consolation Game: Hebron vs. NYA, 5:00 pm
Championship Game: Kents Hill vs. Bridgton, 7:20 pm
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Hoosac vs. Portledge, 2:30 pm (at Brewster, NY Ice Arena)
St. Augustine @ The Hun School, 3:45 pm
Rye Country Day @ Harvey, 3:45 pm
Holderness @ St. Paul's, 4:30 pm
Canterbury @ Berkshire, 5:00 pm
Millbrook @ Salisbury, 5:30 pm
CBA @ Rumson-Fair Haven, 8:15 pm
Tues. Dec. 6, 2016
Bergen Catholic @ Delbarton, 4:45 pm
St. Joseph Met @ Princeton Day School, 6:00 pm
CBA vs. Don Bosco Prep, 6:15 pm (at West Point, NY)
Rice Memorial @ Middlebury College JV, 7:45 pm
Wed. Dec. 7, 2016
Avon Old Farms @ Taft, 2:15 pm
New Hampton @ Tilton, 2:30 pm
Worcester Academy @ Kingswood-Oxford, 2:30 pm
Middlesex @ Brooks, 2:30 pm
Kimball Union @ Proctor, 3:00 pm
Kent @ Brunswick, 3:00 pm
Belmont Hill @ Governor's, 3:00 pm
Choate @ Westminster, 3:00 pm
St. Paul's @ St. Mark's, 3:00 pm
Kents Hill @ Bridgton Academy, 3:30 pm
Roxbury Latin @ Groton, 3:30 pm
Lawrenceville @ Hill School, 3:30 pm
South Kent Varsity @ Harvey, 3:45 pm
Hebron vs. Vermont Academy, 4:00 pm (at Holderness)
The Hun School @ La Salle College, 4:00 pm
St. Michael's College School @ St. Andrew's College, 4:00 pm
Trinity-Pawling @ Albany Academy, 4:00 pm
Thayer @ Andover, 4:00 pm
Salisbury @ Hotchkiss, 4:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Tabor, 4:30 pm
BB&N @ St. Sebastian's, 4:30 pm
Dexter @ Exeter, 4:30 pm
Pomfret @ Loomis-Chaffee, 4:30 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Cushing, 4:45 pm
Rivers @ St. George's, 5:00 pm
Milton @ Lawrence Academy, 5:00 pm
North Yarmouth Academy @ Hoosac, 5:00 pm
Portledge @ Millbrook, 5:00 pm -- canceled, flu/injuries on Portledge team
Northfield - Mt. Hermon @ Deerfield, 5:00 pm
Berkshire @ Gunnery, 5:00 pm
Holderness @ Brewster Academy, 5:00 pm
Pingree @ Moses Brown, 6:00 pm
Central Catholic @ Archbishop Williams, 7:00 pm (S)
Thurs. Dec. 8, 2016
Princeton Day School @ Delbarton, 3:45 pm
Fri. Dec. 9, 2016
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Rider Cup (Day 1 of 3)
At Albany Academy; Albany, NY
Game 1, 6:00 pm -- Albany Academy vs. Académie Le Sommet
Game 2, 8:00 pm -- Gilmour Academy vs. Lawrenceville
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Nichols @ St. Andrew's College, 4:00 pm
Tilton @ Berwick, 4:45 pm
La Salle College @ Morristown Beard, 4:45 pm
St. Mark's @ BB&N, 5:15 pm
New Hampton @ Andover, 5:45 pm
Vermont Academy @ Holderness, 6:00 pm
Portsmouth Abbey @ Roxbury Latin, 6:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Dexter, 6:15 pm
Kimball Union @ Brewster Academy, 6:30 pm
Milton @ Governor's, 6:30 pm
Worcester Academy @ Pomfret, 6:30 pm
St. George's @ Pingree, 6:30 pm
Bridgton Academy @ Hebron, 7:00 pm
Académie Saint-Louis @ Williston-Northampton, 7:00 pm
Sat. Dec. 10, 2016
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Rider Cup (Day 2 of 3)
At Albany Academy; Albany, NY
Game 3, 10:00 am -- Rice vs. Wyoming Seminary
Game 4, Noon -- Princeton Day vs. Hoosac
Game 5, 2:00 pm -- Losers Games 1&2
Game 6, 4:15 pm -- Semifinal -- Winners Games 1&2
Game 7, 6:15 pm -- Losers Games 3&4
Game 8, 8:15 pm -- Semifinal -- Winners Games 3&4
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St. Andrew's College @ Ridley College, 1:00 pm
Thayer @ Proctor, 1:30 pm
Kingswood-Oxford @ Roxbury Latin, 2:00 pm
Hebron @ Dexter, 2:30 pm
Hill School @ Worcester Academy, 2:30 pm
Millbrook @ St. George's, 3:00 pm 6:00 pm
Governor's @ Milton, 3:15 pm
Northfield - Mt. Hermon @ Berkshire, 3:30 pm
Trinity-Pawling @ Avon Old Farms, 3:30 pm 3:00 pm
Lawrence Academy @ Belmont Hill, 3:45 pm
North Yarmouth Academy @ Portsmouth Abbey, 3:45 pm
Holderness @ Kents Hill, 4:00 pm
Keene HS @ Vermont Academy, 4:00 pm (S)
Brewster Academy @ Winchendon, 4:00 pm
New Hampton @ St. Sebastian's, 4:30 pm
Pingree @ Pomfret, 4:30 pm
Tabor @ St. Paul's, 4:45 pm
Exeter @ Cushing, 4:45 pm
Groton @ Rivers, 5:00 pm
Westminster @ Brunswick, 5:30 pm
Brooks @ St. Mark's, 5:30 pm
Gunnery @ Williston-Northampton, 6:00 pm
Deerfield @ Choate, 6:00 pm
Westford Academy @ Central Catholic, 6:15 pm
Tilton @ Kimball Union, 6:30 pm
Salisbury @ Kent, 7:00 pm
Canterbury @ Loomis-Chaffee, 7:00 pm
Berwick @ Moses Brown, 7:30 pm
Sun. Dec. 11, 2016
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Rider Cup (Day 3 of 3)
At Albany Academy; Albany, NY
Game 9, 8:30 am -- Losers Games 5&7
Game 10, 10:30 am -- Winners Games 5&7
Game 11, 12:30 pm -- Losers Games 6&8
Game 12, 2:30 pm -- Championship -- Winners Games 6&8
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Hill School @ Moses Brown, 12:30 pm
Avon Old Farms @ Deerfield, 3:00 pm
Mon. Dec. 12, 2016
Brunswick @ Trinity-Pawling, 4:00 pm
Columbia Prep @ Harvey, 4:00 pm
Vermont Academy @ Proctor, 5:00 pm
Loomis-Chaffee @ Choate, 5:00 pm
St. Peter's Prep @ Portledge, 5:30 pm
Delbarton @ Seton Hall Prep, 6:15 pm
Sun. 12/4/16
Washco, Andree Lead Gunnery Past Exeter
Exeter, NH -- In the final game at the Exeter Invitational Sunday, Albert Washco scored a hat trick and goaltender Cedrick Andree kicked out 27 of 28 shots as Gunnery topped Exeter, 4-1.
Gunnery, the defending prep champs, remains unbeaten at 3-0. Exeter drops to 4-1-0.
Washco's goals came even strength, on the power play, and into an empty net. Exeter had its hands full trying to deal with his speed -- and, for that matter, Gunnery's overall team speed and depth.
On Gunnery's first goal, Washco curled behind the Exeter net and slipped the puck behind Exeter freshman goalie Ryan Welch. Exeter answered at 11:36 of the first when senior Bradley Ingersoll, who has been converted from forward to the team's top offensive defenseman, knocked home a cross-crease pass from Bobby Murray, a junior transfer from North Yarmouth Academy, where he was the leading scorer.
Gunnery had the edge in play early in the first -- they played 20-minute periods -- and Exeter had the upper hand later. Andree, a new junior from Ottawa, Ont. and a '00 birthdate, made several great saves on first-period flurries.
In the second, play was pretty even. There was no scoring. The period ended with Gunnery on a 5x3 power play, which carried over to the third.
Gunnery had a second 5x3 power play early in the third, and converted, with freshman RD Jimmy Rayhill, from the left point, finding junior center Jack Lippis to the left of the net. Lippis quickly fired the puck behind Welch for what would hold up as the game-winner.
Wascho made it 3-1 when he banged home a PPG at 7:06, with assists going to Rayhill and Lippis. With 1:45 left, Washco scored an empty-netter, completing his hat trick.
Gunnery had ten penalties called against them, and killed them all off. Exeter was called for eight penalties. Gunnery capitalized on two of the opportunities.
We found new junior Kyle Jadatz, a '99 who played for the LI Royals U16s last season, to be Exeter's most effective forward today. Jadatz, who centers Exeter's top line between Murray and Tim Kalinowski, a PG from Marblehead High, assisted on Exeter's lone goal. He's a very good two-way centerman. On D, coach Dana Barbin's moving Ingersoll to the blue line adds some offensive punch. And then there's Welch, a 5'9" late '00 freshman from Swampscott, Mass. who played at the Fessenden School last season. Welch stopped 27 of 30 shots.
"I thought our special teams were very good today," said Gunnery coach Craig Badger. "And shift in and shift out, Washco was terrific. He's a great combination of speed and strength. He benches 265 lbs. That helps make him tough to handle."
"Andree makes dynamic saves," Badger added. "He's so quick and athletic. He was average yesterday (in a 6-4 win over Hebron) so that motivated him today."
-- In the early game today, Kent trounced Hebron 9-3, with senior Tommy Tanner scoring three goals and adding an assist.
Sat. 12/3/16
Sat. Dec. 3rd Highlights
-- Belmont Hill Holds Off Nobles
Dedham, Mass. -- Sophomore Andrew Holland's goal with five seconds left in the second period, followed by a Christian O'Neill short-handed goal at 1:39 of the third gave Belmont Hill a 3-0 lead over host Nobles.
But Nobles wasn't done, connecting for two goals -- one from sophomore Patrick Moynihan and the other, with 6:46 remaining from junior Sean Wrenn -- to make it a one-goal game.
And, for the briefest of moments, it looked like Nobles had tied it up late when a shot appeared to rocket in and out of the net. However, the referee was stationed behind the net and immediately waived it off.
A couple minutes later, Belmont Hill salted it away with an O'Neill empty-netter with 42 seconds left to give the visitors a 4-2 win.
This was a hard-fought prep game with plenty of up-and-down action, physical play and, unfortunately, a batch of penalties -- a total of 22 (12 on Belmont Hill, 10 on Nobles) which reminded this observer of a few college games seen this fall.
Even though there was just one PPG -- a Mike Armstrong slapshot from the right point that put Belmont Hill up 1-0 at 9:48 of the first -- the penalties took a toll, forcing each of the teams to rely heavily on their top lines and defense pairings.
We don't have the exact figures but Nobles took more penalties over the first two periods, allowing Belmont Hill to gain its 3-0 lead. But in the third the bulk of the calls appeared to go against Belmont Hill -- and Nobles poured it on.
The O'Neill-Sam Hesler-John Copeland line logged some heavy minutes for Belmont Hill; ditto the Wrenn-Moynihan-Jerry Harding line for Nobles.
O'Neill (2g,1a) figured in three of Belmont Hill's four goals. Harding assisted on both Nobles goals. Belmont Hill sophomore goaltender Connor Hopkins (23/25) earned the win. Nobles junior Matt Lane (12/15) took the loss.
"Nobles was outstanding in the third period," Belmont Hill coach Jeremiah McCarthy said. "We were really hanging on there at the end. It was an exciting, emotional game. When Nobles and Belmont Hill play each other, you really learn so much about the two teams."
Note:
We had seen Nobles beat Pomfret 2-0 on Wednesday, a game in which Nobles won but didn't play particularly well. Today, despite coming out on the short end, they were battling, making plays, and skating hard throughout. Moynihan, who took a hard shot off his ankle on Wednesday and only made it off the ice by crawling to the bench, showed no ill effects today. He was noticeable throughout today. New sophomore center Ryan Stevens, whose brother Luke graduated in June, was barely noticeable on Wednesday. Today was totally different, as Stevens was in the thick of things.
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-- Avon Routed; Salisbury Too
-- With 13 seconds left in the second period Albany Academy PG David Cohen broke a 3-3 tie with Avon Old Farms. It would hold up as the winning goal as the host Cadets would add four goals in the third, and send the Winged Beavers on a long bus ride home.
Seniors Brendan Schneider (2g,1a) and Casey Rhodes (1g,2a) each had three points for Albany.
Albany outshot Avon 35-26. PG goaltender Brandon Collett (23/26) earned the win. For Avon, Brandon Schellin (14/17) played one period and new sophomore Spencer Knight (13/18) played two.
Avon will try to get on track vs. Cushing in a Sunday afternoon game (2:00 pm at Avon).
-- Senior Nick Schofield (2g,2a) led host Williston-Northampton to a 6-1 upset win over Salisbury. Salisbury outshot Williston by a nearly two-to-one margin, but Williston sophomore G Greg Iverson kided out 52 of 53 for the big win. Senior Nick Sorgio (21/27) took the loss.
It's fair to say that Williston bounced back nicely from Wednesday's 7-1 thrashing at the hands of Kimball Union.
-- A Tate Singleton hat trick led host Proctor to a 5-3 win over Brewster Academy. Brayden Norris had a pair of goals for Brewster.
-- A goal from junior Kyle Jadatz 32 seconds into the third period turned out to be the game-winner as Exeter blanked Kent 2-0 at the Exeter Invitational. Jadatz added an empy-netter with 27 seconds left. Freshman goalie Ryan Welch kicked out all 26 shots he faced for the win. Senior Peter Negron (28/29) wsa the hard-luck loser for Kent.
-- At Wallingford, Conn., Andover got goals from four different scorers -- and three assists from sophomore Christian Powers -- in a 4-2 win over host Choate.PG goaltender Kyle Martin, formerly of St. John's Prep, kicked out 28 of 30 shots for the win.
-- Millbrook junior G Greg Brassard kicked out all 22 shots he faced as Millbrook blanked Lawrenceville, 7-0.
-- A Jack Moffitt goal at 3:57 of overtime lifted Worcester Academy to a 5-4 win at Holderness. Holderness outshot Worcester 59-28, but Worcester junior goalie Nathan Pickett was strong, kicking out 55 of 59 shots.
-- Johnny Mulera (2g,2a) and Mike Hardman (1g,3a) each had four points to lead host Winchendon to a 7-3 win over St. Mark's.
-- Joey Cipollone (3g,1a), Harrison Roy (2g,2a), and Andrew Lucas (4a) each had four points and senior goaltender Aidan Farhat (25/25) posted 44 shutout minutes as Loomis trounced host Trinity-Pawling, 8-1.
-- Senior Thomas Dale and sophomore Michael Holland each had a goal and an assist to help Deerfield to a 5-1 win at Groton.
-- Both of Canterbury's goals in a 2-1 win at Hotchkiss came off the stick of Dongyoon Shin, a junior from Seoul, South Korea. Junior Connor Amsley assisted on both. Senior Dan Seitz kicked out 27 of 28 shots for the win.
-- Senior D Brendan Casey assisted on all of Tabor's goals in a 3-1 win over Berwick on the first day of the Tabor Invitational. Senior goaltender Jeremie Forget (23/24) earned the win.
Fri. 12/2/16
Seb's Bounces Back at Milton
Milton, Mass. -- After host Milton blitzed St. Sebastian's for three unanswered first period goals, Arrows head coach Sean McCann replaced his starting goaltender, senior Alex Zafonte, with freshman Drew Commesso at the start of the second.
It worked. Commesso, who many observers feel is the top '02 goaltender in the state (Gavin FitzPatrick at BB&N is another contender) made some big saves early in the second and his teammates began mounting a comeback when freshman forward Liam Connors connected at 4:50 of the period.
In the third, senior Brendan Goostray made it a one-goal game at the 3:30 mark. Two minutes later, sophomore Riley Hughes scored a power-play goal to tie the game at 3-3.
Sophomore Liam Gorman scored the game-winner with 2:50 left, a short-side shot under the arm of Milton senior goalie Ethan Domokos, who finished with 34 saves. Arrows senior D Eric Jeremiah added the fifth consecutive Arrows goal, an empty-netter with 19 seconds left in regulation to make it a 5-3 final.
Gorman (1g,1a), freshman Liam Devlin, senior RJ Murphy, and junior D Blake Colman each had two points for the Arrows.
Commesso finished his two shutout periods with 20 saves.
On pulling his starter and replacing him with Commesso, McCann said, "Sometimes the spark works."
"I thought the win showed great character from a young group," McCann added. "Just get the next one. That was our message after the first period."
In the first period, a number of St. Seb's passes were getting picked off and they had trouble clearing the zone.
"When they just made short, clean 8-10 foot passes instead of trying to connect on long passes, things improved," McCann said.
Milton coach Paul Cannata said simply, "Winning one period is not winning a hockey game."
Notes:
We wrote about the youngsters on St. Sebastian's after Wednesday's game. Of Milton's new players the one who stood out the most for us was 6'1" junior RD Ryan Wilson, a '99 birthdate who played for the Anaheim Junior Ducks U16s. Wilson, a San Diego, Calif. native, has good size, plenty of poise, and should draw Div. I interest.
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-- Senior D Reilly Walsh scored both of Proctor's goals three minutes apart in the third period to lift the Hornets to a 2-1 home win over Tilton. Junior Devin Barresi (39/40) got the win while Rams sophomore Brendan Benoit (43/45) was the hard-luck loser.
-- Senior Peter Regan's hat trick lifted Lawrenceville to a 4-2 win over Hoosac. In one game, Regan doubled his career scoring output.
-- Rivers junior defenseman John Corrigan broke a 2-2 tie with a goal at 9:39 of the second. Five minutes later, Corrigan struck again, giving Rivers a 4-2 lead over host Thayer. Senior Frank Ferrara scored Rivers' fifth unanswered goal -- and what would turn out to be the game-winner -- at 5:33 of the third period. An assist went to sophomore Henry Muller.
Thayer scored two in the third to cut it back to a one-goal game but could get no closer.
Junior Tristan Amonte (1g,3a) figured in all four of Thayer's goals.
Thayer outshot Rivers, 31-20.
-- Holderness topped Academie Saint-Louis 5-1. Senior Jon Courchesne (2g), junior Alex Gagnon (1g,1a) led the attack. Senior goalie Logan Bateman kicked out 26 of 27 shots for the win.
Wed. 11/30/16
Wed. Nov. 30th, 2016 Highlights
The best prep game this typist has seen thus far in the season -- a small sample size, to be sure -- was Rivers' 3-2 win at St. Sebastian's Wednesday, a game that featured up-and-down action, plenty of skating and playmaking, and good goaltending. In short, precisely what one looks for in a game.
Rivers, which was strong last year, reaching the small school final and losing to St. Mark's in OT, is even better positioned this time around, primarily because they didn't lose much to graduation. And for every player the team lost, they added a skilled young player. St. Sebastian's is in the same boat. None of the players they lost is irreplaceable, and they have a slew of good young players coming up behind them. These are two teams that are built for now -- and the future, too.
After a scoreless first period, Rivers got on the board at 5:49 of the second, when junior D John Corrigan slid a pass across the slot to sophomore Henry Muller, who held it briefly before firing it past Seb's senior goalie Alex Zafonte. Rivers made it 2-0 when Brendan Hamblet threaded a nifty pass to Charlie Parsons at 9:38.
Late in the second, Rivers senior F Matt Paul was given a major/game misconduct/DQ for a hit from behind. The Arrows scored on the ensuing 5x3 when sophomore Riley Hughes beat Rivers junior goalie Aidan Porter on a wrister from the left corner of the crease.
At 6:13 of the third, Hamblet put Rivers up 3-1 on a short-side wrist shot. Charlie Lawerence got an assist on the play. A little over four minutes later, Seb's cut the lead back to one when freshman Liam Connors converted a nice pass from senior D Eric Jeremiah. That was as close as the Arrows would get.
Rivers outshot St. Seb's 35-19.
"I thought our forecheck was the key," Rivers coach Shawn McEachern said. "Just working hard and then getting back on defense."
McEachern also cited the 5x3. "We gave up the one goal but killed off the rest," he said.
Notes:
If we had to pick a star of the game it would be Hamblet. The senior co-captain made the aforementioned pass on the second Rivers goal, then scored what would turn out to be the game-winner in the third. He's a smart, clever player who does a bit of everything -- scoring goals, making plays, winning draws, taking the body, and working hard. Junior goalie Aidan Porter was strong. Some of Rivers' younger new players, like 5'5", 125 lb. '02 birthdate Phillip Tresca, a freshman LW; and 6'4" freshman LD Cade Webber, are going to be difference-makers.
The Arrows have RJ Murphy back from the USHL, which will help. Senior goalie Alex Zafonte came up with some key saves to keep the game close. Plus some of the young players from last year, like forwards Liam Gorman, Riley Hughes, and Tommy Lyons and defenseman James Davenport are second-year players now and will be playing bigger roles. Sophomore F Wyatt Schlaht, another of the Arrows' young prospects, suffered a high ankle sprain last Saturday and will be out 4-6 weeks.
Rivers F Matt Paul will have to sit out Rivers' next game, which is at Thayer (Friday, 4:00 pm). St. Seb's next game is also on Friday, at Milton (5:15 pm).
Former BU and NHL forward Mike Grier is back at his alma mater of St. Sebastian's (class of '93), joining Jed Doherty as an assistant on Sean McCann's staff.
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After the Seb's-Rivers game, this typist caught the last two periods of the Nobles' 2-0 home win over Pomfret. By comparison, this was a sluggish game. Nobles got second-period goals from sophomore D John Murray junior D Trevor Spence.
Nobles lost their four leading scorers from last season -- Luke Stevens, Cam Burke, Mike Fahie, and Danny Jacobs. So there's some slack to pick up there. And it wasn't picked up yesterday.
New junior goaltender Matt Lane -- with a 37-save shutout -- was excellent for Nobles. He was the story. New junior Thomas Lemire (27/29) was strong in a losing effort.
In short, Pomfret worked hard and didn't back down. Coach Matt Goethals said he was happy was his team's effort, but felt his team's power play needs work. Nobles had seven penalties called against them, while Pomfret had five. There were no power play goals.
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-- Freshman John McElaney scored at 6:06 of the third period to lift host Dexter to a 3-2 win over Cushing. In the second period Chase McInnis and Matt Boldy scored for Dexter.
"All three of our goals were scored by freshmen," Dexter head coach Dan Donato said. "It's great to get that kind of scoring from our young guys."
-- 6'3" sophomore forward Johnny Beecher and junior D Nick Hale each had two goals in host Salisbury's 5-0 win over Taft. Hale also had two assists. D-man Ryan Verrier (1g,2a) had three points. Senior Jonah Capriotti posted a 28-save shutout.
-- Sophomore D James Perullo had four assists in Belmont Hill's 6-2 win at Berwick.
-- Berkshire, trailing 4-1 entering the third period at Albany Academy, escaped with a 4-4 tie. The Bears got a third period goal from freshman Briggs Gammill, followed by Jack Lloyd's second and third goals of the day.
-- Senior Matt Danner had a goal and two assists in host Gunnery's 4-1 win over Hotchkiss.
-- Junior Matt Pasic and senior Jake Renzi eaach had two goals in host Holderness' 6-2 win over Hebron.
-- Thayer junior center Jay O'Brien, who transferred from Dexter to Thayer in the offseason, had two goals and an assist to help Thayer to a 5-1 win at St. George's. Junior D Cam Lemanski (1g,2a) and senior F Casey Carreau (3a) also had three-point days.
-- Juniors Chris Brown (2g,2a) and Santeri Hartikainen (2g,1a) led the way in Groton's 6-2 road win over North Yarmouth Academy.
-- Sophomore Jack Luca (2g,3a) figured in five of the six Roxbury Latin goals in a 6-4 road win over Moses Brown. Junior Jimmy Duffy (1g,2a) also had a big day for RL. Freshman Gunnarwolfe Fontaine -- great name, by the way -- had two goals for Moses Brown.
-- Senior Paul McAuliffe had a hat trick and fellow senior Mike Lombardi had three assists as host KUA throttled Williston-Northampton, 7-1.
-- PG Harrison Piper and sophomore Lynden Breen each had a pair of goals in New Hampton's 5-3 win at Winchendon.
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