Sun. 3/8/20
Championship SundaySunday, March 8th Finals
Salisbury, Loomis, Gunnery 2020 Champs
All games at Trinity College; Hartford, Conn. (Limited Parking!)
Elite 8: #3 Salisbury 4, #4 Dexter 0 (FINAL) -- Behind a shutout from Nick Haas, goals by Massimo Lombardi, Dean Bauchiero, Lucas Mercuri, and Matt DeBoer (empty-net), and smart, disciplined hockey from start to finish, Salisbury won the 2020 Elite 8 Championship with a 4-0 win over Dexter.
In the first period, Salisbury's Lombardi, off a faceoff to the left of Dexter freshman G Dylan Silverstein, scored the game's first goal -- and the only goal of the period, one best described as a 'feeling out' period.
The pace picked up significantly in the second period. Dexter had the edge in play, but not on the scoreboard as Salisbury capitalized on a couple of Dexter defensive lapses to take a commanding 3-0 lead into the third period. Salisbury's first goal of the period developed off a 3x2 and led to the Bauchiero-Mercuri-DeBoer line bunched in front of Silverstein. The puck deflected off Bauchiero's skate at the 7:57 mark. 2-0, Salisbury. With a couple of minutes left in the period, a Dexter defenseman pinched, was stripped of the puck, and the Lucas Mercuri line was off to the races, Mercurio finishing to make it 3-0 Salisbury.
In the third, Salisbury stuck to its plan, playing sound positional hockey in all three zones. Dexter failed to get into their game due to uncharacteristic mistakes at critical moments, such as taking two penalties during a 5-minute powerplay just over halfway through the period. Haas's work in net didn't give Dexter much of a chance to get into the game, either. He didn't have to make exceptional saves, but he stayed square to the puck and challenged shooters when needed.
Large School: #3 Loomis 2, #1 Cushing 0 (FINAL) -- Loomis junior G Kyle Chauvette blanked Cushing, 2-0, and got the only goal he needed from senior Cody Hoban with 48 seconds left in the first period. Hoban, who suffered a bad knee injury in Loomis's 7-0 loss to Avon on Jan. 29th, and was expected to be out for the season, came back for the three playoff games and today came through with a big goal when his team needed it. The other hero for Loomis was Chauvette, who was excellent, and just got better as the game went along. The third period was his best, as Cushing peppered him and increased the pressure as the period went along. In the last few minutes, he made several 10-bell saves. The New Hampshire native was the difference in this game. In the final minute, Adam Martin notched an empty-netter. Cushing played a sound game, with very good team defense. Freshman G Jackson Irving was also very good, but wasn't tested to the degree Chauvette was. In the main, this was a well-played game by both teams. Could have gone either way, but Chauvette wouldn't allow it.
Small School: #6 Gunnery 5, #8 Pomfret 3 (FINAL) 12:30 pm -- In an exciting, chippy, end-to-end game with a ton of wild goal-mouth scrums, Pomfret scored 3 first period goals to take a 3-1 lead into the second period. Alas, they would score no more, as Gunnery, powered by a hat trick from senior Zander Lizotte, scored the next four goals. Gunnery goals by Alex Jefferies (2) and Lizotte (3). Pomfret goals from sophomore Carter Rugg, and seniors Tyler Bourque, and Ryan Kosinski. Pomfret played gritty and hard and deserved to be here. A #8 seed, they beat St. Mark's and Groton in the quarters and semis, respectively. After a rough first period, Gunnery senior G Carmine Andranovich settled down and was excellent from there out.
Sun. 3/8/20-- updated
Championship Sunday
Sunday, March 8th Finals
Nobles, SPS, and Cushing 2020 Champs
All games at the Fidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center; Worcester, Mass.
Small Schools: #6 Cushing 2, #1 Rivers 0 (Final)
Large Schools: #1 St. Paul's 6, #2 Choate 0
Elite 8: #1 Nobles 5, #6 Andover 4
Sat. 3/7/20 -- We're missing a few scores. If you have them, please email info@ushr.com Thank you!
Saturday, March 7th Semifinals Scoreboard
Elite 8 (Chuck Vernon Tournament)
1. Nobles (29-0-1); 2. Tabor (23-2-0); 3. BB&N (22-5-1); 4. Kent (15-4-1); 5. Williston (18-5-2); 6. Andover; (16-7-1); 7. Loomis (18-6-1); 8. Westminster (18-6-1)
Saturday, March 7th Elite 8 Semifinal Schedule:
Winner of 1/8 vs. winner of 4/5 -- @ #1 Nobles 1, #5 Williston 0
Winner of 3/6 vs. winner of 2/7 -- @ #6 Andover 2, #7 Loomis Chaffee 0
Large School (Patsy Odden Tournament)
1. Bye -- St. Paul's (19-6-0); 2. Bye -- Choate (13-10-1); 3. Milton (9-12-3); 4. Worcester Academy (16-8-2); 5. Lawrence (11-17-1); 6. Thayer (11-12-2)
Saturday, March 7th Large School Semifinals Scoreboard:
#1 vs. winner of 4/5 -- @ #1 St. Paul's 8, #4 Worcester 0
#2 vs, winner of 3/6 -- @ #2 Choate 2, #3 Milton 0
Small School (Dorothy Howard Tournament)
1. Bye -- Rivers (17-5-2); 2. Bye -- Brooks (17-6-1); 3. St. Mark's (14-10-2); 4. New Hampton (17-9-1); 5. Vermont Academy (18-5-1); 6. Cushing (16-13-0)
Saturday, March 7th Small School Semifinals Scoreboard:
#1 vs. winner of 4/5 -- @ #1 Rivers 5, #4 New Hampton 1
#2 vs. winner of 3/6 -- #6 Cushing 4 @ #2 Brooks 3
Sunday, March 8th Finals Schedule:
All games at the Fidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center; Worcester, Mass.
Small Schools: #1 Rivers vs. #6 Cushing, 1:00 pm
Large Schools: #1 St. Paul's vs. #2 Choate, 3:20 pm
Elite 8: #1 Nobles vs. #6 Andover, 5:20 pm
Wed. 3/4/20
Saturday's semifinal game times included.
Wednesday, March 4th Quarterfinals Scoreboard
Elite 8 (Chuck Vernon Tournament)
1. Nobles (29-0-1); 2. Tabor (23-2-0); 3. BB&N (22-5-1); 4. Kent (15-4-1); 5. Williston (18-5-2); 6. Andover; (16-7-1); 7. Loomis (18-6-1); 8. Westminster (18-6-1)
#8 Westminster @ #1 Nobles -- Nobles 3, Westminster 0
#7 Loomis Chaffee @ #2 Tabor -- Loomis 4, Tabor 3 (OT)
#6 Andover @ #3 BB&N -- Andover 5, BB&N 2
#5 Williston @ #4 Kent -- Williston 3, Kent 1
Saturday, March 7th Elite 8 Semifinal Schedule:
Winner of 1/8 vs. winner of 4/5 -- #5 Williston @ #1 Nobles, 2:30 pm
Winner of 3/6 vs. winner of 2/7 -- #7 Loomis Chaffee @ #6 Andover, 3:00 pm
Large School (Patsy Odden Tournament)
1. Bye -- St. Paul's (19-6-0); 2. Bye -- Choate (13-10-1); 3. Milton (9-12-3); 4. Worcester Academy (16-8-2); 5. Lawrence (11-17-1); 6. Thayer (11-12-2)
#1 Bye
#2 Bye
#6 Thayer @ #3 Milton -- Milton 3, Thayer 2 (OT)
#5 Lawrence @ #4 Worcester -- Worcester 2, Lawrence 1
Saturday, March 7th Large School Semifinal Schedule:
#1 vs. winner of 4/5 -- #4 Worcester @ #1 St. Paul's, 2:30 pm
#2 vs, winner of 3/6 -- #3 Milton @ #2 Choate, 2:00 pm
Small School (Dorothy Howard Tournament)
1. Bye -- Rivers (17-5-2); 2. Bye -- Brooks (17-6-1); 3. St. Mark's (14-10-2); 4. New Hampton (17-9-1); 5. Vermont Academy (18-5-1); 6. Cushing (16-13-0)
#1 Bye
#2 Bye
#6 Cushing @ #3 St. Mark's -- Cushing 6, St. Mark's 3
#5 Vermont Academy @ #4 New Hampton -- New Hampton 5, VA 3
Saturday, March 7th Small School Semifinal Schedule:
#1 vs. winner of 4/5 -- #4 New Hampton @ #1 Rivers, 2:00 pm
#2 vs. winner of 3/6 -- #6 Cushing @ #2 Brooks, 2:00 pm
Sunday, March 8th Finals Schedule:
All games at the Fidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center; Worcester, Mass.
Small Schools, 1:00 pm
Large Schools, 3:20 pm
Elite 8, 5:20 pm
Tues. 3/3/20
Note to all schools planning on streaming playoff games: Please let us know the Internet address by writing info@ushr.com We will publish the list.
Tues. 3/3/20 -- Updated Wed. 3/4/20, 1:30 pm
Wednesday's Quarterfinals Schedule
There are no neutral-site games in the quarterfinals. (The boys had 5 in theirs!)
Elite 8 (Chuck Vernon Tournament)
1. Nobles (29-0-1)
2. Tabor (23-2-0)
3. BB&N (22-5-1)
4. Kent (15-4-1)
5. Williston (18-5-2)
6. Andover (16-7-1)
7. Loomis (18-6-1)
8. Westminster (18-6-1)
#8 Westminster @ #1 Nobles, 3:15 pm
#7 Loomis Chaffee @ #2 Tabor, 4:30 pm
#6 Andover @ #3 BB&N, 3:00 pm
#5 Williston @ #4 Kent, 3:30 pm
Large School (Patsy Odden Tournament)
1. Bye -- St. Paul's (19-6-0)
2. Bye -- Choate (13-10-1)
3. Milton (9-12-3)
4. Worcester (16-8-2)
5. Lawrence (11-17-1)
6. Thayer (11-12-2)
#1 Bye
#2 Bye
#6 Thayer @ #3 Milton, 3:45 pm
#5 Lawrence @ #4 Worcester, 4:00 pm
Small School (Dorothy Howard Tournament)
1. Bye -- Rivers (17-5-2)
2. Bye -- Brooks (17-6-1)
3. St. Mark's (14-10-2)
4. New Hampton (17-9-1)
5. Vermont Academy (18-5-1)
6. Cushing (16-13-0)
#1 Bye
#2 Bye
#6 Cushing @ #3 St. Mark's, 3:00 pm -- moved to NESC Rink 1 @ 4:00 pm
#5 Vermont Academy @ #4 New Hampton
Live streams:
Williston @ Kent:
https://www.kent-school.edu/athletics/live-streaming
New Hampton-Vermont Academy:
https://www.newhampton.org/nhs-today/nhs-live
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