11/29/06
Lawrence Rolls Past Andover, 6-3
Groton, MA -- Behind three power play and two shorthanded goals, Lawrence Academy notched its first win of the season this afternoon, icing visiting Phillips Andover by a 6-3 score.
Lawrence's top line of Joe Whitney (1g,1a), John Simpson (1g,2a), and Steve Whitney (2g,1a) notched a point in all six of the LA goals, while junior forward John McInnis (1g,1a) tallied a power play goal as well.
The hosts got on the board first, after a back and forth first period featured good chances for both teams. With under two minutes to play, Joe Whitney picked up the puck in the slot, drew three defenders to him, and dished to his wide open younger brother Steve at the right dot for the power play goal.
The teams came out in the second period once again to lots of special teams work. Midway through a PA power play five minutes in, LA's Simpson broke out from the opposing zone, creating a shorthanded two-on-one bid with Joe Whitney, who knocked in Simpson's feed at the right post for the 2-0 lead.
Andover would answer shortly however, as senior captain Joe Smith (1g,2a) finished the PA buzz by taking a feed in the slot on the power play, and wristed a shot just under the crossbar to beat Justin Gates (27 saves) top shelf glove side.
Lawrence continued to apply pressure on the PA defense, outshooting the visitors 18-9 in the 2nd stanza, and tallied another goal with less than two minutes to play in the period. After an initial shot from the point was knocked down by Andover goalie Glenn Stowell (40 saves), LA's McInnis fired in the rebound sitting at the bottom of a scrum in front of the crease to increase the lead back to two goals.
LA continued to pull away in the 3rd, notching two goals in the first eight minutes, before Andover answered again. Freshman defenseman Bennett Carroccio blasted a shot through some traffic from the left side of the blueline, finding the net just above Gates' glove shoulder.
The teams would trade tallies as the clock wound down, but also upped the physical play. Andover, visibly frustrated with its effort, responded to the chippy play with some jarring hits, and took some itself. The pressuring Lawrence offense also put 46 shots on net for the game, versus Andover's 30 for the game.
Lawrence head coach Kevin Potter said after the game, "I'm very excited for the win, we bounced back from an average performance against Choate on Monday, and beat a team I think will be a top team in the league very soon."
"Our forwards are very skilled and gave a great effort, and the defense came together and played much better," said Potter.
Dean Boylan, Andover's head coach, stressed the workload Andover has in front of itself. "We really need to clean up our defensive zone coverage, there are too many people running around right now. The special teams, the puck awareness and protection, they need work, but we saw some positive signs to build on, especially in the younger players. It's clear we have a lot of work to do."
11/29/06 Updated Additional details are welcome. Please send to: information (at) ushr.com
Nobles Wins Big
Note:For those new to the Hockey Report, the way to follow results as they come in is to click on “Game Results” on the left hand side of the page and choose the appropriate week, in this case the week of Nov. 27-Dec. 3. Today’s scores will appear, along with their box scores. It is from these box scores that we put together the capsule summaries of the day’s games. Without any further ado, here they are. We keep updating them until around midnight, or later.
-- Host Nobles thumped Thayer, 10-0.
-- Brewster topped host St. Paul’s, 6-2. Maddy Joyce had two assists for St. Paul’s and, in goal, Loni Pisani played well in a losing cause.
-- Holderness, playing on the road, edged Proctor, 2-1.
-- Westminster beat host Millbrook, 10-1. Sara Ugalde had a hat trick. Other standouts included Tori Pizzuto (1g,1a), Nicole Fox (1g), Mily Walsh (2g), Katelyn Morton (2g) and Jesse Waters (3a).
-- At Stowe, Vt., NAHA White topped Northwood, 6-1, with goals coming from six different skaters. Brooke Ammerman (1g,2a) and Brittany Skudder (2a) led the scorers.
-- A four-goal second period sparked Tabor to a 5-1 victory last night at Milton Academy. Newcomer Caroline English and senior Kristen Bryne led the team with two goals each. Captain Marissa Gentile (8) scored as well. For Milton, Marissa Simmons was the lone goal scorer.
-- At Rye, NY, Canterbury blanked Rye Country Day, 4-0.
-- At South Hamilton, Mass., North Yarmouth Academy shut out Pingree, 7-0.
-- At Cambridge, Mass., Andover topped host BB&N, 3-1. BB&N got out to an early lead with 5:49 to play in the first period on Jessica Martino's first goal of the year. After many near-misses by the Andover squad, freshman Avery Stone scored her first career goal, tying up the game on a beautiful shot from the point that snuck in just under the pipe with 43 seconds to play in the opening period . Junior Lindsey Weiner assisted on the play. After regrouping in the locker room Andover came out and dominated the second and third periods, outshooting the Knights 30-8. Junior Nancy Ann Little scored what turned out to be the winner at 13:35 of the second and junior Jamie Harisiades scored an unassisted goal at 10:45 to put the Blue up 3-1. Senior Joy Joung and sophomore Alissa Fromkin '09 split the win in net.
-- Host Hebron topped Phillips Exeter, 7-4.
-- Cushing played a scrimmage at Brooks.
-- Loomis and St. Mark's also scrimmaged. No score kept.
-- At Sheffield, Mass., Berkshire edged the Troy Ice Cats, 1-0. Scoring and goaltending details unavailable.
-- Host Greenwich Academy topped Kingswood-Oxford, 3-0. New sophomore Libby Miner opened the scoring 2:32 into the game, with an assist from Ellie Castine. Senior Bray Ketchum scored the next two goals, both unassisted. Freshman Alexa Pujol had 23 saves for the shutout.
-- Host Gunnery edged Portledge, 4-3. Kelly Davies (1g,2a), Lindsay Orszulak (1g,1a), and Steph Blasnik (1g,1a) led the Gunnery attack.
-- St. Mary's (Lynn. Mass.) played at Southfield. No result available.
11/30/06
Schedules and Rosters Posted
So far, we have schedules posted for 34 girls programs, and rosters posted for 15 girls programs. This what we have so far:
Schedules:
Andover
BB&N
Berkshire
Brewster
Brooks
Canterbury
Choate
Cushing
Deerfield
Exeter
Greenwich
Hebron
Holderness
Hotchkiss
Kent
Lawrence
Loomis-Chaffee
Milton
New Hampton
Noble & Greenough
NMH
Pingree
Pomfret
Proctor
Rivers
Southfield
St. Mark’s
St. Paul’s
Tabor
Taft
Thayer
Westminster
Williston-Northampton
Wyoming Seminary
Rosters:
Berwick
Brewster
Canterbury
Exeter
Hebron
Holderness
Middlesex
Milton
NAHA
Nobles
Proctor
Rivers
Tabor
Taft
Westminster
11/28/06 Updated
This Week’s Girls Schedule
Wed. Nov. 29, 2006:
Holderness @ Proctor, 2:30 pm
Brewster @ St. Paul's, 2:30 pm
Westminster @ Millbrook, 3:00 pm
Cushing @ Brooks, 3:00 pm
Thayer @ Noble & Greenough, 3:00 pm
Exeter @ Hebron, 3:30 pm
Andover @ BB&N, 3:30 pm
Loomis-Chaffee @ St. Mark's, 3:30 pm
Canterbury @ Rye Country Day, 3:45 pm
Kingswood-Oxford @ Greenwich, 5:15 pm
Taft vs. Polar Bears, 5:30 pm (Scrimmage - No Score Kept)
N.E. Falcons @ Williston-Northampton, 6:00 pm
Troy Ice Cats @ Berkshire, 6:00 pm
Tabor @ Milton, 6:00 pm
Thu. Nov. 30, 2006:
NEWHL @ Choate, 7:00 pm
Fri. Dec. 1, 2006:
NAHA @ Cushing, 4:00 pm
Hotchkiss @ Berkshire, 4:30 pm
Proctor @ Governor Dummer, 5:00 pm
New Hampton @ North Yarmouth, 5:00 pm
Conn. Polar Bears @ Deerfield, 7:30 pm
Sat. Dec. 2, 2006:
St. Mark's @ Hill School, 2:00 pm
Greenwich @ Canterbury, 2:00 pm
Proctor @ Vermont Academy, 2:30 pm
Kent's Hill @ Brooks, 2:30 pm
NAHA @ Lawrence, 3:15 pm
Berkshire @ Kent, 3:30 pm
St. Paul's @ Kimball Union, 3:30 pm
Troy Ice Cats @ Deerfield, 4:00 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Millbrook, 4:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Loomis-Chaffee, 4:00 pm
Taft vs. Mid Fairfield, 4:00 pm (Scrimmage - No Score Kept)
BB&N @ Pomfret, 4:30 pm
Choate @ Exeter, 4:30 pm
New Hampton @ Milton, 5:00 pm
Brewster vs. NAHA, 5:00 pm (@ Middlebury College)
Andover @ Governor Dummer, 5:15 pm
Tabor @ Cushing, 6:00 pm
Conn. Polar Bears @ Hotchkiss, 6:30 pm
NEWHL Pre-Prep @ Northfield Mt. Hermon, 7:00 pm
Sun. Dec. 3, 2006:
St. Mark's @ Wyoming Seminary, 9:00 AM
11/24/06
USA Hockey Summer ’07 Girls Select Camps
USA Hockey has released the dates for next summer’s girls select camps. They are:
Girls Select 14 Player Development Camp
ESL Sports Centre – Rochester, NY
July 21-27, 2007
Six teams (each team: 9 forwards, 6 D, 2 goalies)= 102 players
Girls Select 15 Player Development Camp
National Hockey Center – St. Cloud, Minn.
July 21-27, 2007
Six teams (each team: 9 forwards, 6 D, 2 goalies)= 102 players
Girls Select 16 Player Development Camp
ESL Sports Centre – Rochester, NY
July 7-13, 2007
Six teams (each team: 9 forwards, 6 D, 2 goalies)= 102 players
Girls Select 17/18 Player Development Camp
Olympic Training Center – Lake Placid, NY
June 23-29, 2007
Eight teams (each team: 9 forwards, 6 D, 2 goalies)= 136 players
All dates above are for players only. The staff will arrive one day earlier.
2006 Harrington Holiday Tournament
The first day of the tournament, Fri. Dec. 15, will be held at the Buckingham, Browne & Nichols School in Cambridge, Mass. On the tournament’s second day, Sat. Dec. 16th, all games will be held at the Noble & Greenough School in Dedham, Mass.
Fri. Dec. 15, 2006 – all games at BB&N
10:00 am -- Game 1 -- Pomfret vs Rivers
11:45 am -- Game 2 -- St. Mark’s vs Lawrence
1:30 pm -- Game 3 -- Nobles vs Williston
3:15 pm -- Game 4 -- BB&N vs Middlesex
5:00 pm -- Game 5 -- Loser Game 1 vs Loser Game 2
6:45 pm -- Game 6 -- Loser Game 3 vs Loser Game 4
Sat. Dec. 16, 2006 – all games at Nobles
8:30 am -- Game 7 -- Winner Game 1 vs Winner Game 2
10:15 am -- Game 8 -- Winner Game 3 vs Winner Game 4
12:00 pm -- Game 9 -- Loser Game 5 vs Loser Game 6
1:45 pm -- Game 10 -- Winner Game 5 vs Winner Game 6
Consolation Game:
3:30 pm -- Game 11 -- Loser Game 7 vs Loser Game 8
Championship Game:
5:30 pm -- Game 12 -- Winner Game 7 vs Winner Game 8
At the Northfield-Mt. Hermon School, Gill, Mass. Fri-Sat. Dec. 8-9, 2006.
Fri. Dec. 8
5:00 pm – NMH vs. Vermont
7:00 pm – Kingswood-Oxford vs. Conn. Northern Lights
9:00 pm – Thayer vs. Troy Ice Cats
Sat. Dec. 9
8:00 am – NMH vs. Conn. Northern Lights
10:00 am -- Kingswood-Oxford vs. Thayer Academy
12:00 pm – Troy Ice Cats vs. NMH
2:00 pm – Thayer vs. Vermont
4:00 pm – Troy Ice Cats vs. Kingswood-Oxford
6:00 pm – Vermont vs. Conn. Northern Lights
2006 Deerfield Invitational
At Deerfield Academy; Deerfield, Mass. Thurs.-Sat. Dec. 14-16.
Thurs. Dec. 14
7:00 pm -- Deerfield vs. Milton
Fri. Dec. 15
9:00 am -- Nichols vs. Deerfield
11:00 am – Milton vs. Trinity
1:00 pm – Brewster vs. Nichols
3:00 pm – Deerfield vs. Trinity
5:00 pm – Milton vs. Brewster
Sat. Dec. 16
8:00 am -- Trinity vs. Nichols
10:00 am – Brewster vs. Deerfield
12:00 pm – Nichols vs. Milton
2:00 pm – Trinity vs. Brewster
11/14/06
Wanted: Some Good People
The U.S. Hockey Report is looking for some good people with knowledge of -- and passion for -- the girls prep game.
Our goal is to elevate USHR’s coverage of girls prep hockey, and lift it up to the boys’ level. There’s quite a way to go, though. On the boy’s side, which has been online since 1997, prep coaches upload their school’s rosters, schedules and, right after every game, complete box score. As a result, we have a ton of information on boy’s prep hockey, including weekly Div. I and Div. II polls, game stories, news, and complete standings and scoring/goaltending leaders. For future historians, we have an archive of players and teams. The system works.
It’s been a little harder to get prep girls coaches to take advantage of USHR. Some do it, and we’re appreciative. Those who read the site -- players, parents, college coaches, alums, etc. – are also appreciative.
However, we need people to fill in the gaps. We can’t wait for all the coaches to get on board. We need volunteers. We need to make sure that we have scores for all Div. I and Div. II games that are played. We need to have an up-to-date schedule that takes into accounts weather cancellations, etc. We need to have every roster and schedule from every prep school. We need people to send in news. We need someone to track college commitments. (And if anyone would like to work on commission, we would like to find someone to sell advertising.)
The U.S. Hockey Report, which is based in Cambridge, Mass., is a paid subscription site for the boys’ side. For the girls, however, it’s still totally free of charge, as we’re taking some of the subscription revenue from the boys and using it to build up the girls’ side.
The links are below. Please check it out. We need to start uploading regular-season schedules ASAP. Volunteers could come from the ranks of parents, players, student managers, school sports reporters – or anywhere. We are looking for reliability, accuracy, and honesty. That’s all. The work is no more complex than, say, ordering a parka online. It’s just a matter of filling out forms, and pressing a key to upload them directly to the site.
Students replying to this help wanted request should know that they will be considered full-fledged US Hockey Report interns. They can put their USHR work on their resume. If they do their work well, they can also count on letters of recommendation to prospective employers. We have had interns who have gone on to be student managers for college hockey programs. Others have used their work with USHR to help get work with daily papers. Others have gone to work as interns at college sports information offices. Some have taken USHR work to keep their hands in the game, and have gone on to (or returned to) coaching and scouting positions.
We find it enjoyable to cover the prep hockey scene, and we’d find it very heartening to successfully build the USHR Girls Prep section into something special, i.e. something close to – and maybe even better than – the boys’ section. We think it can be done, but we need everyone’s help.
If you’re smart and have passion for the game, please email or call.
Chris Warner
Editor/Publisher
U.S. Hockey Report
1770 Massachusetts Ave., #195
Cambridge, Mass. 02140
Tel. (617) 497-1659
Email: cwarner (at) ushr.com
Boys site: www.ushr.com
Girls site: girls.ushr.com
Watkins Tournament Schedule
The Edward G. Watkins Tournament at Cushing Academy will be held from Thurs-Sat. Dec. 14-16 this season.
Fisher Division: Cushing, Culver, Gunnery, Northwood.
Iorio Division: Berkshire, Gilmour, National Sports Academy, North American Hockey Academy.
Thurs. Dec. 14, 2006
2:30 pm – Cushing vs. Northwood
4:20 pm – Culver vs. Gunnery
6:10 pm – Berkshire vs. NAHA
8:00 pm – Gilmour vs. National Sports Academy
Fri. Dec. 15, 2006
8:00 am – Cushing vs. Gunnery
9:50 am – Culver vs. Northwood
11:40 am – Berkshire vs. NSA
1:30 pm – Gilmour vs. NAHA
3:20 pm – Cushing vs. Culver
5:10 pm – Northwood vs. Gunnery
7:00 pm – Berkshire vs. Gilmour
8:50 pm – NAHA vs. NSA
Sat. Dec. 16, 2006
8:00 am – Fisher 4 vs. Iorio 4
10:00 am – Fisher 3 vs. Iorio 3
12:00 pm – Fisher 2 vs. Iorio 2
2:00 pm – Fisher 1 vs. Iorio 1
2005 Championship Game: Berkshire topped Northwood, 4-2, behind a four-point effort from Liza Ryabkina (2g,2a).
Taft Tournament
The 24th Annual Patsy K. Odden Invitational Hockey Tournament will take place Thurs.-Fri. Dec. 14-15 at the Taft School.
Group A: Taft, Tabor, Lawrenceville, Choate.
Group B: Hotchkiss, Andover, Kuper, Loomis.
Thurs. Dec. 14, 2006:
8:00 am – Taft vs. Lawrenceville (Odden Arena)
8:30 am – Tabor vs. Choate (Mays Rink)
9:45 am – Hotchkiss vs. Kuper (Odden Arena)
10:15 am – Andover vs. Loomis (Mays Rink)
2:30 pm – Taft vs. Tabor (Odden Arena)
3:00 pm – Choate vs. Lawrenceville (Mays Rink)
4:15 pm – Andover vs. Kuper (Odden Arena)
4:45 pm – Hotchkiss vs. Loomis (Mays Rink)
Fri. Dec. 15, 2006:
8:00 am – Taft vs. Choate (Odden Arena)
8:30 am – Tabor vs. Lawrenceville (Mays Rink)
9:45 am – Hotchkiss vs. Andover (Odden Arena)
10:15 am – Kuper vs. Loomis (Mays Rink)
2:00 pm – Championship Game (Odden Arena)
2:00 pm – Third Place Game (Mays Rink)
2005 Championship Game Result: Taft 1, Hotchkiss 0
St. George’s Tournament
St. George’s School will be hosting the fifth annual Howard Invitational Tournament Fri.-Sat. Dec. 15-16 at the school’s campus in Newport, RI.
Participating schools are St. George’s, Hebron, Holderness, and Millbrook.
Fri. Dec. 15, 2006:
1:30 pm -- St. George’s vs. Holderness (Howard Rink)
2:00 pm – Millbrook vs. Hebron (Cutler Rink)
8:15 pm – St. George’s vs. Hebron (Howard Rink)
Sat. Dec. 16, 2006:
12:00 pm – Holderness vs. Hebron (Cutler Rink)
12:30 pm -- St. George’s vs. Millbrook (Howard Rink)
Westminster Invitational Tournament
The Westminster Tournament is scheduled for Fri.-Sat. Dec. 15-16 at the school’s campus in Simsbury, Conn.
Black Division: Westminster, Gov. Dummer, and Kents Hill.
Gold Division: Kent, Greenwich Academy, Brooks.
Fri. Dec. 15, 2006:
9:00 am – Kents Hill vs. Westminster
11:00 am – Brooks vs. Kent
1:00 pm – GDA vs. Kents Hill
3:00 pm – Kent vs. Greenwich Academy
5:00 pm – Westminster vs. GDA
7:00 pm – Greenwich Academy vs. Brooks
Sat. Dec. 16, 2006:
9:00 am – Black 3 vs. Gold 3
11:00 am – Gold 2 vs. Black 2
1:00 pm – Championship Game – Black 1 vs. Gold 1
2005 Championship Game: Westminster 4, Greenwich Academy 3 (OT). Westminster was down 3-0 with 2:41 left in regulation, but got three quick goals, then the OT game winner off the stick of Katelyn Morton.
