12/21/03
Hotchkiss Edges Salisbury to Take Flood-Marr Title
Milton, Mass. – Hotchkiss, led by senior center Torrey Mitchell and junior goaltender Zane Kalemba, edged Salisbury 2-1 to take the crown at the 39th annual Flood-Marr Tournament here today.
Hotchkiss had to come from behind to do it, as Salisbury got on the board at the 7:06 mark of the first period when junior RW Andrew Estey, from behind the Hotchkiss goal line, hit LW Brad Baldelli, stationed out front, with a nice pass and Baldelli banged it past Kalemba. The third member of that line, center Jeremiah Cunningham, also picked up an assist on the play.
Hotchkiss tied it up just 29 seconds later when Mitchell scored an unassisted goal at 7:35, just snapping it right off a draw in the left faceoff circle.
With five seconds left in the first period, Hotchkiss scored the game winner – and the last goal of the game – when Mitchell, stationed at the half boards in the Salisbury end, patiently held the puck. When sophomore defenseman Gavin Carson began to pinch in, Mitchell put a perfect pass on his stick and Carson fired it past Salisbury junior goalie Cory Gershon.
Through the second and third periods, Hotchkiss played solid defense, in particular shutting down Salisbury’s top line of Jerry Pollastrone, Mike Atkinson, and younger brother Steve Atkinson.
Salisbury’s best chance to tie it up came in the second period when freshman center Cory Callen blew past a Hotchkiss defenseman in the high slot and fired a shot that hit the right post, and then caromed left before getting smothered on – but definitely not going over – the goal line behind Kalemba.
Hotchkiss had four penalties in the game, while Salisbury had just two.
Salisbury outshot Hotchkiss, 28-23.
“We scrapped and clawed,” said Hotchkiss coach Damon White afterward. “I thought our guys played a disciplined game, and did a nice job clogging the neutral zone.”
“I also thought our young D really came on. We knew going into the season that we had some forwards, but I was a little nervous about the defense.”
Carson, Brian Fry, and Corey Toy are all sophomores. Another D who played well, senior Steve Bruch, is a converted forward. 6’5”, 205 lb. Shane Lennox, a PG from Vancouver, BC, was an unknown who gives the team the same size and steadiness that Brett Shirreffs, now at Middlebury, did last year.
“Torrey Mitchell played a brilliant tournament,” White added, “and Kalemba was the difference against Deerfield, Nobles, and again today.”
The last time Hotchkiss won the Flood-Marr was in 1994, when goaltender J.R. Prestifilippo was the MVP. Since then, Deerfield (6 times) and Westminster (2 times) have been the only teams to win it.
The two teams, who tied each other 4-4 on Dec. 3, will meet again on Wed. Feb. 25.
3rd Place Game: Andover 4, Nobles 1: Kucharski, Russell, Rolocek (ENG), and Smith (ENG) scored for Andover; Marino scored for Nobles. Nobles outshot Andover, 43-20. Goaltenders were Schneider for Andover; Low for Nobles. Each team had one minor penalty.
5th Place Game: Kimball Union 3, Westminster 1: Fitzpatrick, Kuhar, and Harris scored for KUA; Oetting for Westminster. KUA outshot Westminster, 26-23. Goaltenders unavailable. Westminster had six minors; Kimball Union had four.
7th Place Game: Deerfield 8, Milton 1: Guay, Lesko (3), Bartlett, Schmicker, Butler, and Bayer scored for Deerfield; Pope scored for Milton. No goaltending statistics available.Deerfield had five minors; Milton had none.
All-Tournament Team: Pat McLaughlin and Steve Bruch (Hotchkiss); Luke Salscheider and Brad Baldelli (Salisbury); Mike Foley and Cory Schneider (Andover); Adam Marino (Nobles); Bryant Harris (Kimball Union); Ted Levine (Westminster); James Guay (Deerfield); and Matt Burke (Milton).
Most Valuable Player: Hotchkiss junior goaltender Zane Kalemba.
Note: The all-tournament team is chosen by the coaches, though the coaches only pick players on their own team – either one or two depending on where their team finished. So, while all the above played very well, it’s not really an all-tournament team in the traditional sense. In many cases it’s more a nod of appreciation by the coaches to one or two of their players for a job well done. In addition, coaches will often leave off a big-timer in favor of highlighting a player who had a strong tournament, but is not exactly a household name. This year, Torrey Mitchell of Hotchkiss could easily have been a co-MVP of the tournament, along with Kalemba, but he’s not even on the all-tournament team. It’s an antiquated approach to picking an all-tournament team, and often leaves newcomers to the event scratching their heads. And that’s why we mention it, because if you understand the ground rules going in, it's not so perplexing.
12/22/03
Westminster Tops Greenwich; Wins its Tournament
Simsbury, Conn. – Host Westminster won its tournament for the first time in three years here Sunday afternoon, upending defending tourney champs Greenwich Academy, 5-3.
The game’s turning point came early in the third period, when two Greenwich penalties gave Westminster a 5-on-3 advantage. Westminster head coach David Pope called a time out to marshal his forces, then, after Greenwich had killed off the first penalty and was playing 5-on-4, sophomore Gina Valles, on an assist from junior Emma Chipman, scored what would turn out to be the game-winner at the 2:38 mark.
Westminster then showed its killer instinct when, just 17 seconds later, junior Becky Julian scored off a pass from freshman Kim Sirko to make it 4-2.
Westminster, which had been outplayed over the first two periods, didn’t let up from that point on, and carried the play down the stretch. As the clock wound down, Greenwich pulled its goalie and, with the extra attacker on, Torrey Taussig was able to poke home a rebound to cut Westy’s lead to one with 38 seconds left in regulation.
On the ensuing faceoff, with the Greenwich goalie on the bench and the extra attacker still on, Valles potted an empty-netter with 31 seconds remaining for the final 5-3 margin of victory.
Valles (2g,1a) led the scoring parade for the victors, while Sirko added a pair of assists.
Earlier, freshman Ali Evans, from Valles and Julian put Westminster up 1-0 just 24 seconds into the game, but Greenwich answered with a goal of their own off the stick of senior Lacey Farrell, sophomore Lauren Amicucci assisting.
In the second period, Westminster’s Anning put the hosts up 2-1 with a shorthanded goal 3:33 into the period. Greenwich then tied it up at 2-2 when junior Steph Holmes scored at 3:44, an assist going to junior Erin Brawley.
Senior Westminster goaltender Gen Triganne finished with 37 saves for Westminster. Greenwich junior Jess Zublin had 16 saves for Greenwich.
The two teams have a rematch in February.
12/20/03
Sat. Cushing Tournament Results
Championship Game: Cushing 3, Berkshire 1
Third Place Game: Lawrence 5, Northwood 4 (OT)
Fifth Place Game: Gunnery 2, Culver 1
Seventh Place Game: National Sports Academy 9, New Hampton 1
12/20/03
Parsons, MacLeod Lead Nobles to Harrington Title
Dedham, Mass. -- Junior center Sarah Parsons had a goal and an assist and senior goaltender Elizabeth MacLeod posted an 18-save shutout to lead Nobles to a 2-0 win over Pomfret in the title game of the Harrington Holiday Tournament here today.
In a rugged, penalty-filled first half, Nobles had a couple of defensive breakdowns that led to breakaways by star Pomfret forward Sarah Vaillancourt and talented sophomore Micaela Long, but MacLeod came up big, as she would several times during the game.
Nobles coach Tom Resor called a timeout with 5:19 remaining in the half to settle his team down, and both squads went into the intermission tied at 0-0.
In the second half, Parsons went to work, sending a long diagonal pass across the neutral zone and then stepping off the ice on a line change just about the time the puck landed on the stick of senior LW Catherine Neckes, who broke in on Pomfret senior goalie Breanna Dobbe and, from an angle, wristed a beautiful shot high inside the far post.
About ten minutes later, Parsons, on the penalty kill, picked up a loose puck along the left wing boards around center ice and broke in on Dobbe, cutting across the top of the crease and jamming home a shot that made it 2-0 at the 7:39 mark.
Over the next 12-plus minutes, Vaillancourt and her Pomfret teammates tied to cut into the Nobles lead, but to no avail as MacLeod held the fort.
Dobbe, who was strong in a losing effort, had 38 saves for Pomfret.
12/19/03
Fri. Patsy K. Odden Tournament Results
Lawrenceville 5, Groton 0: Fischer (2), Martinelli, Moody and Ruff scored for Lawrenceville; and McGilley and deGorter combined for a 12-save shutout. Fiore had 37 saves for Groton.
Loomis 2, Andover 0: Hill had both goals for Loomis; and Payne had an eight-save shutout. Shipe had 54 saves for Andover.
Consolation Final: Hotchkiss 5, St. Paul’s 0. No statistics available.
Championship Final: Tabor 2, Taft 0. No statistics available.
Note:
No scores were received from the Deerfield Tournament, Harrington Holiday Tournament, and the St. George’s Tournament.
12/19/03
Fri. Cushing Tournament Results
Northwood 2, Gunnery 1 (OT)
Berkshire 11, New Hampton 0
Cushing 6, NSA 0
Lawrence 2, Culver 1 (OT)
Northwood 6, NSA 3
Cushing 5, Gunnery 1
Berkshire 2, Culver 0
Lawrence 7, New Hampton 0
12/18/03
Thurs. Patsy K. Odden TournamentResults
Tabor 3, Hotchkiss 3: Farnsworth, Battin, Gallinaro, Greenwood, Sluzas, and Nickerson scored the goals. Ford was in net for Tabor and Paris for Hotchkiss.
Taft 6, Groton 0: Hakins (3), Morris (2), and Sisk scored for Taft. Fior had 22 saves for Groton. Brown had a zero-save shutout for Taft.
Andover 6, St. Paul’s 1: Shea(2), Wadland, Montecalvo, Seno, Crocker, and Burleigh were the goal scorers.
Loomis 7, Lawrenceville 1: Wilson (3), Bond, Hill and Kennedy scored for Loomis; Fischer scored for L’ville. Payne and Dyer each had four saves as the Loomis goalies split time. McGilley had 23 saves for Lawrenceville.
St. Paul’s 4, Groton 3 (OT shoot-out): Burleigh, Carreiro, and Nepveu-Goulet are listed as goal scorers, though clearly some scorers are missing. Sorowka had 27 saves for St. Paul’s; Fiore had 27 saves for Groton.
Hotchkiss 3, Lawrenceville 1: Battin, Forgues, and Milan scored for Hotchkiss. Minor scored for Lawrenceville. Parisi was in net for Hotchkiss; McGilley for L’ville.
Taft 1, Andover 0: This was won in an OT shoot-out. The scoresheet lists both Marrison and Morris as goalscorers. Snickers had 22 saves for Taft; Jones 24 for Andover.
Tabor 3, Loomis 0: Feldman, Sheridan, and Gallinaro scored for Tabor. Ford had 39 saves for Tabor; Payne had 12 for Loomis.
The scoring summaries above contain a couple of errors which we hope to correct.
12/18/03
Thurs. Cushing Tourney Results
Gunnery 3, National Sports Academy 2
Culver 7, New Hampton 1
Berkshire 4, Lawrence 2
Cushing 5, Northwood 2
Note:
The US Hockey Report is dependent on the participating schools for the above scores, for which we are thankful. However, none of the scores that we will be listing here this weekend go into the record as complete, official box scores. That has to be done by the individual schools. However, since virtually all schools and coaches are on the road, staying in dorms or motels, they are generally cut off from their Internet connections. Give the coaches time and you will begin to see the “official” box score appear in the drop-down menus above, though it might not happen as quickly as it would if it were a normal game.
Our goal is to give the best reporting possible on this weekend in order to create a full picture of the tournament for fans of today and the future. Enjoy! And thank you for your understanding and help.
If you see any missing scores, please send to information (at) ushr.com
12/5/03 -- updated 12/6
Approaching Storm Causing Postponements
Here's the list of Saturday's games that we know the status of.
Cushing at Tabor, cancelled.
New Hampton at Milton, cancelled
Please e-mail cancellations/postponements to information@ushr.com
12/4/03
Winter Storm Threatening Saturday's Games
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for Friday night into early Sunday morning. The possibility exists for six or more inches of snow.
If all this comes to pass, there could be a large number of games affected. We urge all coaches to email information@ushr.com and let us know ASAP if a game is scratched. We will post it here. Hopefully, we can keep people from driving in bad conditions to games that have been cancelled.
As the time gets closer, check back frequently.
In addition to the games that are listed under Game Results above, we have some scores of other Wednesday games:
Exeter 4, Hebron 1
Middlesex 4, Kimball Union 0
Gov. Dummer 2, Concord Academy 1
Milton 3, St. Mark's 2 (OT)
Brewster 7, St. Paul's 0
New Hampton 7, NMH 2
Holderness 8, Proctor 1
Note: A handful of coaches had difficulty entering their box scores yesterday, partly because we have a newly-revamped system here, but also partly because there was one spot in the process that isn't totally clear. The most technically-savvy, it seems, had no problem with it, but others did. Our whole approach has been to make inputting information as simple as possible, but in this case it didn't turn out quite that way.
We're correcting it right now and it should be fixed shortly. Thank you for your patience.
12/3/03
USHR Div. I Girls Poll
1. Berkshire -- Lost a lot to graduation, but a lot of fire power remains.
2. Cushing -- Tons of depth; great goaltending.
3. Nobles -- Huge loss with Helen Resor out; Sarah Parsons will put up a ton of points.
4. Pomfret -- Will be competive with everyone in the league
5. Taft -- Lost a ton to graduation but always well coached; goaltending a strength.
6. Loomis -- Pelicans will be strong once again.
7. Lawrence -- Young, fast, and deep.
8. St. Mark's -- Great goal tending; lots of offensive power
9. Tabor -- Will continue to be a threat to everyone in the league.
10. Andover -- Graduation will hurt them, but they're strong in net.
The girls prep tournament semis and finals (both Div. I and II) will be held this year at the Dexter and Southfield School rinks, which are about twenty feet from each other in Brookline, Mass. The dates are Sat-Sun. March 6-7.
