11/24/07 updated
Belmont Hill, GDA Sharp
Belmont, Mass. – Belmont Hill and Governor’s Academy looked sharp in morning scrimmages (three 15-min. periods) at the Belmont Hill Jamboree.
-- In the 8:30 am game, Belmont Hill defeated Proctor, 4-1. The host team got on the board in the first period, with the puck winding up – after an NMH turnover -- on the stick of Brandon McNally, a freshman forward. McNally, a very impressive ’92, snapped a wrist shot by NMH junior goalie Ryan Dillon for a 1-0 lead.
Bel Hill went up 2-0 with a second period goal from junior Will Gray who, stationed at the left post, stuffed home a nice pass from junior Matt Ronan.
In the third period, Belmont Hill got goals from freshman Connor Brickley, another impressive ’92 forward, and junior Mike Blake.
NMH PG John Keating cashed in on a Belmont Hill neutral zone turnover, breaking in alone and going top shelf for the Hoggers’ lone goal.
NMH, which is in a rebuilding phase under new head coach Tom Pratt, a former NCAA and minor pro defenseman, had to play without their top player, Bowdoin recruit Tom DiDonato, who is out with mono.
Belmont Hill junior goaltender Mike Condon played the first two periods and, besides allowing no goals, looked very sharp in the process.
-- In the 10:00 am game, Governor’s Academy blanked new-to-Div. I Proctor Academy, 6-0, with junior Dom Malerba posting two shutout periods, and sophomore Luke Montoni doing likewise in the third.
GDA has some nice young players, like freshmen forward Alex Gacek, a quick skilled ’93, and Brian Ward, a 6’0” forward. Sophomore Danny Furlong, a sophomore left-shot D and top ’91, has transferred to GDA from Catholic Memorial, and will help anchor the blue line.
The three Menard brothers were all over the scoresheet in this game (not that scoresheets were kept). In the second period junior forward Chris Menard scored a pair of second-period goals and added an assist, then defensemen Zack and Jeff Menard each potted a third period goal. There were probably some more Menard assists scattered around in there. Actually, we know there were.
Junior Trevor Hines, who was also very noticeable, drove hard to the net to score a goal late in the second. Senior Michael Voto knocked home the rebound of a shot Jack Ceglarski rang off the crossbar in the second.
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-- In the first afternoon game, Belmont Hill topped Proctor 8-3, with Mike Blake scoring a pair, both backhanders on breakaways . Jason Silvia, Sean Tierney, and Sam Choate all scored for Belmont Hill. The remaining three goals were powerplay tallies, and came from scrums in front; it’s hard to say with certainty who scored. Proctor’s goal was scored by #18 (no Proctor roster was available).
Another interesting aspect to Belmont Hill’s team is the fact that junior Jack McNamara, a center last season, has been moved to the blue line – he’s listed on the roster as both forward and D. He could be the best puck mover from the point which, given that Kevin McNamara (Jack’s older brother) has graduated, certainly addresses a need. McNamara was paired with Dawson Luke.
-- In the final game, after one period of play, GDA had a 1-0 lead over NMH, with Herbie Kent, Chris Menard, Jack Ceglarski, and Brian Ward each scoring one goal. We’ll try to get you the final score later.
Update: Here it is: Governor's 11, NMH 1.
10th Annual Canterbury Holiday Classic
--Hosted by the Canterbury School, New Milford, Conn., Fri.-Sat. Dec. 14-15, 2007. (Some games will be played at the Gunnery’s rink.)
Participating Teams: Kingswood-Oxford, Canterbury, Hill School, Northfield-Mt. Hermon, Rye Country Day, Vermont Academy, Kents Hill, Long Island Waves.
Fri. Dec. 14, 2007:
Game #1 – 1:00 pm – Kingswood-Oxford vs. Vermont (@ Gunnery)
Game #2 – 1:00 pm – Canterbury vs. Hill (@ Canterbury)
Game #3 – 3:00 pm – Northfield-Mt. Hermon vs. LI Waves (@ Gunnery)
Game #4 – 3:00 pm – Kents Hill vs. Rye CD (@ Canterbury)
Game #5 – 5:00 pm -- Consolation from Games 1 & 2 (@ Rink TBD)
Game #6 – 5:00 pm – Winners from Games 1 & 2 (@ Rink TBD)
Game #7 – 7:00 pm -- -- Consolation from Games 3 & 4 (@ Gunnery)
Game #8 – 7:00 pm -- Winners from Games 3 & 4 (@ Canterbury)
Sat. Dec. 15, 2007:
Game #9 – 9:00 am – 5th Place Game: Winners from Games 5 & 7 (@ Canterbury)
Game #10 – 9:00 am -- 7th Place Game: Consolation from Games 5 & 7 (@ Gunnery)
Game #11 – 11:00 am – 3rd Place Game: Consolation from Games 6 & 8 (@ Canterbury)
Game #12 – 1:00 pm – Championship Game: Winners from Games 6 & 8 (@ Canterbury)
Wed. Nov. 28 Recaps
-- Exeter, at home, topped Hebron 5-0. Sophomore forward, Christine Bravi and senior defenseman Madison Gilmore each scored two goals to support sophomore Lisa Marshall’s shutout in her Exeter debut. Freshman Katie Sullivan also scored in her first varsity game.
-- At South Hamilton, Mass., visiting North Yarmouth Academy trounced Pingree, 10-1. Sophomore forward Courtney Dumont (4g,3a) figured in seven of her team’s goals. Other big point producers were sophomore Lianna Hachborn (1g,3a), junior Nicole Fuller (2g,1a), and junior defenseman Madeline Lane (1g,2a).
-- Stanstead College, behind a four-point effort from junior Olivia DeMerchant (2g,2a), beat Bishop’s College School.
Note:
Most of the above information is drawn from box scores uploaded by the schools. It’s a good way to get the word out about your program and players, so, if you enter the box scores, we’ll do the rest. If you wish to write a few sentences on a game, that would be great, too, but please remember to be balanced in your reporting and mention the other team’s successes as well. Thank you. The email address is information@ushr.com
10th Annual NMH Holiday Tournament
-- at Gill, Mass.; Fri-Sat. Dec 7-8, 2007
Fri. Dec. 7:
5:00 pm – NMH vs. Vermont Academy
7:00 pm -- Kingswood-Oxford vs. Connecticut Northern Lights
9:00 pm -- Thayer vs. Troy Ice Cats
Sat. Dec. 8:
8:00 am – NMH vs. Troy Ice Cats
10:00 am -- Kingswood-Oxford vs. Thayer Academy
12:00 pm – Connecticut Northern Lights vs. NMH
2:00 pm – Thayer vs. Vermont Academy
4:00 pm -- Troy Ice Cats vs. Kingswood-Oxford
6:00 pm – Vermont Academy vs. Connecticut Northern Lights
Taft Tournament
The 25th Annual Patsy K. Odden Invitational Hockey Tournament will take place Thurs. and Fri. Dec. 13th-14th at the Taft School, Watertown, Conn.
Group A: Loomis, Hotchkiss, Kuper Academy (Kirkland, Que.), Lawrenceville.
Group B: Taft, Tabor, NAHA Red, Choate.
Thurs. Dec. 13, 2007:
8:00 am – Taft vs. Choate (Odden Arena)
8:30 am – Tabor vs. NAHA Red (Mays Rink)
9:45 am – Loomis vs. Hotchkiss (Odden Arena)
10:15 am – Lawrenceville vs. Kuper (Mays Rink)
2:30 pm – Taft vs. NAHA Red (Odden Arena)
3:00 pm – Loomis vs. Lawrenceville (Mays Rink)
4:15 pm – Tabor vs. Choate (Odden Arena)
4:45 pm – Hotchkiss vs. Kuper (Mays Rink)
Fri. Dec. 14, 2007:
8:00 am – Taft vs. Tabor (Odden Arena)
8:30 am – Choate vs. NAHA Red (Mays Rink)
9:45 am – Loomis vs. Kuper (Odden Arena)
10:15 am – Hotchkiss vs. Lawrenceville (Mays Rink)
2:00 pm – Championship Game (Odden Arena)
2:00 pm – Third Place Game (Mays Rink)
Watkins Tournament Schedule
The Edward G. Watkins Tournament at Cushing Academy will be held from Thurs-Sat. Dec. 13-15 this season.
Fisher Division: Cushing, Culver, Gunnery, Northwood.
Iorio Division: Berkshire, Gilmour, National Sports Academy, North American Hockey Academy (White).
Thurs. Dec. 13, 2007
2:30 pm – Cushing vs. Northwood
4:20 pm – Culver vs. Gunnery
6:10 pm – Berkshire vs. NAHA White
8:00 pm – Gilmour vs. National Sports Academy
Fri. Dec. 14, 2007
8:00 am – Cushing vs. Gunnery
9:50 am – Culver vs. Northwood
11:40 am – Berkshire vs. National Sport Academy
1:30 pm – Gilmour vs. NAHA White
3:20 pm – Cushing vs. Culver
5:10 pm – Northwood vs. Gunnery
7:00 pm – Berkshire vs. Gilmour
8:50 pm – NAHA White vs. National Sports Academy
Sat. Dec. 15, 2007
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
Westminster Invitational
-- at Westminster School, Simsbury, Conn.; Sat.-Sun. Dec. 15-16, 2007
Gold Division: Westminster, Kent, Phillips Exeter.
Black Division: Governor’s Academy, Greenwich Academy, Brooks School.
Sat. Dec. 15:
9:00 am – Exeter vs. Westminster
11:00 am – Brooks vs. Governor’s
1:00 pm – Kent vs. Exeter
3:00 pm – Governor’s vs. Greenwich
5:00 pm – Westminster vs. Kent
7:00 pm – Greenwich vs. Brooks
Sun. Dec. 16:
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
11/6/07
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. We have a way to go, though. On the boy’s side, which has been online for over ten years, prep coaches upload their school’s rosters, schedules and, right after every game, complete box score. As a result, we have a huge amount 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.
Not all prep girls coaches take full advantage of USHR. Some might not even know about it! To those coaches who do upload their team’s information to the site, we thank you. The players, parents, college coaches, alums, etc. who read these pages also thank you.
However, we need a few people to help track down missing information and fill in the gaps. In addition, we’d like to add some of the features we have in the boys’ section – Div. I and II polls, for example. 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 items. 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 pay 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. In other words, this typist is paying for it out of pocket! It’s worth the time and money, though.
USHR volunteers/interns can 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 not complex.
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 used working for USHR as a way to keep their hands in the game, and have gone on to (or returned to) coaching 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. 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) 480-1755
Fax: 617-714-3023
Email: information@ushr.com
Boys site: www.ushr.com
Girls site: girls.ushr.com
Howard Invitational Tournament
Participating Schools: St. George’s School, Hebron Academy, Holderness School, and Millbrook School.
Fri. Dec. 14, 2007:
3:15 pm – St. George’s vs. Holderness (Howard Rink)
4:00 pm – Millbrook vs. Hebron (Cutler Rink)
8:30 pm -- Holderness vs. Millbrook (Cutler Rink)
9:00 pm – St. George’s vs. Hebron (Howard Rink)
Sat. Dec. 15, 2007:
9:00 am – Holderness vs. Hebron (Cutler Rink)
9:15 am – St. George’s vs. Millbrook (Howard Rink)
Deerfield Holiday Invitational
-- at Deerfield Academy, Deerfield, Mass.; Thurs.-Sat. Dec. 13-15, 2007
Participating Schools: Deerfield Academy, Milton Academy, Trinity College School (Port Hope, Ont.), Nichols School, Brewster Academy, Lake Forest Academy.
Thurs. Dec. 13:
7:00 pm -- Deerfield vs. Milton
Fri. Dec. 14:
9:00 am -- Deerfield vs. Trinity
10:45 am -- Milton vs. Nichols
12:30 pm -- Brewster vs. Lake Forest
2:15 pm -- Trinity vs. Milton
4:00 pm -- Brewster vs. Deerfield
5:45 pm -- Lake Forest vs. Nichols
Sat. Dec. 15:
8:00 am -- Lake Forest vs. Trinity
9:45 am -- Nichols vs. Brewster
11:30 am -- Milton vs. Lake Forest
1:15 pm -- Trinity vs. Brewster
3:00 pm -- Nichols vs. Deerfield
2007 Harrington Holiday Tournament
-- at Noble & Greenough (Dec. 14), and BB&N (Dec. 15).
Participating Schools: Nobles, BB&N, Lawrence Academy, Middlesex, Pomfret, Rivers, St. Mark’s, and Williston-Northampton.
Fri. Dec. 14 (at Noble & Greenough; Dedham, Mass.):
10:00 am – Game 1: Pomfret vs. Nobles
11:45 am – Game 2: BB&N vs. Williston
1:30 pm – Game 3: St. Mark’s vs. Rivers
3:15 pm – Game 4: Lawrence 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. 15 (at BB&N; Cambridge, Mass.):
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 -- Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8
Championship Game:
5:30 pm -- Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8
