HOLIDAY TOURNAMENTS:

Tabor Tournament

-- at Marion, Mass; Sat.-Sun. Jan. 3-4, 2009

Sat. Jan. 3, 2009:
9:00 am – Milton vs. St. Sebastian’s
11:00 am – Tabor vs. Hill
1:00 pm – Governor’s vs. Tilton
3:30 pm – St. Sebastian’s vs. Hill
5:30 pm – Tabor vs. Governor’s
7:30 pm – Tilton vs. Milton

Sun. Jan. 4, 2009:
10:00 am – Game 1
12:00 pm – Game 2
2:00 pm – Championship Game
 

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10^th Annual BB&N Holiday Showcase

-- at Cambridge, Mass. (except where indicated); Tues.-Wed. Dec. 30-31, 2008

Participating Schools: BB&N, Dexter School, Hebron Academy, Proctor Academy, Roxbury Latin School, Shady Side Academy, Thayer Academy, Williston-Northampton School.

Tues. Dec. 30, 2008:

1^st Round --
9:00 am – Game #1 – Roxbury Latin vs. BB&N
9:00 am – Game #2 – Dexter vs. Shady Side (@ Dexter School)
11:00 am – Game #3 – Hebron vs. Proctor
11:00 am – Game #4 – Thayer vs. Williston (@ Dexter School)

2^nd Round --
1:30 pm – Game #5 – Loser #1 vs. Loser #2
3:30 pm – Game #6 – Semi-finals – Winner #1 vs. Winner #2
5:30 pm – Game #7 –Loser #3 vs. Loser #4
7:30 pm – Game #8 --  Semi-finals – Winner #3 vs. Winner #4

Wed. Dec. 31, 2008:

Championship Round
8:30 am – Game #9 – Loser #5 vs. Loser #7
10:30 am – Game #10 – Winner #5 vs. Winner #7
12:30 pm – 3^rd Place Game – Loser #6 vs. Loser #8
3:00 pm – Championship Game – Winner #6 vs. Winner #8

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Watkins Tournament

-- at Cushing Academy Thurs.-Sat. Jan 1-3, 2009

Fisher Division:
Cushing Academy
Lawrence Academy
Northfield-Mt. Hermon School
Pomfret School

Iorio Division:
Berkshire School
Canterbury School
Culver Academy
Noble & Greenough

Thurs. Jan. 1, 2009:
9:00 am – NMH vs. Lawrence
11:10 am – Cushing vs. Pomfret
1:20 pm – Berkshire vs. Culver
3:30 pm – Nobles vs. Canterbury
5:40 pm – Pomfret vs. NMH
7:50 pm – Cushing vs. Lawrence

Fri. Jan. 2, 2009:
9:00 am – Culver vs. Canterbury
11:10 am – Berkshire vs. Nobles
1:20 pm – Pomfret vs. Lawrence
3:30 pm – Cushing vs. Northfield-Mt. Hermon
5:40 pm – Canterbury vs. Berkshire
7:50 pm – Culver vs. Nobles

Sat. Jan. 3, 2009:
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 – Championship Game: Fisher 1 vs. Iorio 1

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2008 Nichols-Belmont Hill Holiday Tournament

-- at the Nichols School; Buffalo, NY

Blue Division:
Nichols School, South Kent School, Kimball Union Academy, Holy Cross School.

Green Division:
Belmont Hill, The Gunnery, St. Francis, Millbrook.

Sun. Dec. 28, 2008:
 9:00 am – Nichols vs. Holy Cross
11:00 am – South Kent vs. KUA
 1:00 pm – Belmont Hill vs. Gunnery
 3:00 pm – St. Francis vs. Millbrook
 6:00 pm – KUA vs. Nichols
 8:00 pm – Holy Cross vs. South Kent

Mon. Dec. 29, 2008:
 9:00 am – Gunnery vs. St. Francis
11:00 am – Belmont Hill vs. Millbrook
 1:00 pm – KUA vs. Holy Cross
 3:00 pm – Nichols vs. South Kent
 6:00 pm – St. Francis vs. Belmont Hill
 8:00 pm – Millbrook vs. Gunnery

Tues. Dec. 30, 2008:
 9:00 am -- Semifinal #1: 1^st place Blue vs. 2^nd place Green 
11:00 am – Semifinal #2: 1^st place Green vs. 2^nd place Blue
 2:00 pm -- 7^th Place Game: 4^th place teams
 4:00 pm -- 5^th Place Game: 3^rd place teams
 6:30 pm -- Championship

 

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Barber Tournament

-- at St. Mark’s School, Southborough, Mass. and the Middlesex School, Concord, Mass.

Fri. Dec. 19, 2008:
5:30 pm – Game 1: Middlesex vs. Ridley College (@ Middlesex)
5:30 pm – Game 2: St. Mark's vs. Berwick Academy (@ St. Mark's)
7:30 pm – Game 3: Stanstead College vs. Hebron Academy (@ Middlesex)
7:30 pm – Game 4: Worcester Academy vs. Vermont Academy (@ St. Mark's)

Sat. Dec. 20, 2008:
8:30 am – 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)
10:30 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)
1:30 pm – Game 9: Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6 (@ St. Mark’s)
1:30 pm – Consolation Game -- Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 (@ Middlesex)
3:30 pm – Game 11: Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8 (@ St. Mark’s)
3:30 pm -- Championship Game -- Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 (@ Middlesex)

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11th Stanstead College Invitational Tournament

-- at Stanstead, Quebec Canada; Jan. 9-10-11, 2009

Red Division:
Stanstead College, Upper Canada College, Hoosac School, Kings
Edgehill School

White Division: 
Wyoming Seminary, St. Francis School, Appleby College,
Northwood School Midgets

Fri. Jan. 9, 2009:
10:00 am -- Stanstead College vs. Kings Edgehill School
12:15 pm -- Upper Canada College vs. Hoosac School
2:30 pm -- St. Francis School vs. Northwood School
4:45 pm -- Wyoming Seminary vs. Appleby College
7:00 pm -- Hoosac School vs. Stanstead College
9:15 pm -- Kings Edgehill School vs. Upper Canada College

Sat. Jan.10, 2009:
8:00 am -- Northwood School vs. Wyoming Seminary
10:15 am -- Appleby College vs. St. Francis School
12:30 pm -- Hoosac School vs. Kings Edgehill School
2:45 pm -- Stanstead College vs. Upper Canada College
5:00 pm -- Northwood School vs. Appleby College
7:15 pm -- Wyoming Seminary vs. St. Francis School

Sun. Jan. 11, 2009:
8:00 am -- 7th Place Game: 4th Red Division vs. 4th White Division
10:15 am -- 5th Place Game 3rd Red Dividion vs. 3rd White Division
12:30 pm -- 3rd Place Game 2nd Red Division vs. 2nd White Division
2:45 pm -- Championship Game 1st Red Division vs. 1st White Division 

Note:

The Northwood School team entered in the tournament is the school’s #2 team – i.e. the midget squad, not the junior team. All other teams in the Stanstead Tournament are varsities.

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44th Annual Flood-Marr Tournament

-- at Noble & Greenough (Friday 12/19 and Sunday 12/21) and at Milton Academy(Saturday 12/20).

Owen Division:
Milton Academy
Hotchkiss School
Phillips Andover
Westminster School

Harding Division:
Noble & Greenough
Deerfield Academy
Kimball Union
Salisbury School

Fri. Dec. 19, 2008, Flood Rink, Nobles
9:00 am – Kimball Union vs. Nobles
11:00 am – Salisbury vs. Deerfield
1:00 pm – Phillips Andover vs. Westminster
3:00 pm – Milton vs. Hotchkiss
5:00 pm – Salisbury vs. Nobles
7:00 pm – Deerfield vs. Kimball Union

Sat. Dec. 20, 2008, Roberts Rink, Milton
9:00 am – Phillips Andover vs. Milton
11:00 am – Westminster vs. Hotchkiss
1:00 pm – Deerfield vs. Nobles
3:00 pm – Kimball Union vs. Salisbury
5:00 pm – Westminster vs. Milton Academy
7:00 pm – Hotchkiss vs. Phillips Andover

Sun. Dec. 21 @ Flood Rink, Nobles
8:00 am  -- 7^th Place Game --  4^th Place Owen vs. 4^th Place Harding
10:00 am -- 5^th Place Game --  3^rdPlace Owen vs. 3^rd Place Harding           
12:00 pm -- 3^rd Place Game --  2nd Place Owen vs. 2nd Place Harding
2:00 pm -- 1^st Place Game – 1st Place Owen vs. 1st Place Harding

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Lawrence/Governor’s Holiday Tournament

-- at Groton, Mass. and Byfield, Mass. Dec. 19-Dec. 21, 2008

Lawrence Academy has combined forces with Governor’s Academy to create a new tournament. Newcomers to Massachusetts should be advised that Groton and Byfield are at least an hour apart! (Also, when looking at the schedule below, take note of the fact that games are actually at three different rinks, as the Cushing vs. Hill game on Friday is at the Groton School and faces off just a half hour before Lawrence vs. Culver, which is at Lawrence Academy.) On Sunday, all the games are at Governor’s, though the order of the games may change due to Culver’s travel needs.
 

Fri. Dec. 19, 2008:
10:00 am – Cushing vs. Hill (at Groton School)
10:30 am – Lawrence vs. Culver (at LA)
5:00 pm – Tilton vs. Northwood (at GA)
5:45 pm – Hill vs. Culver (at LA)
7:00 pm – Governor’s vs. Pomfret (at GA)
8:00 pm – Lawrence vs. Cushing (at LA)

Sat. Dec. 20, 2008:
9:30 am – Governor’s vs. Tilton (at GA)
11:30 am – Northwood vs. Pomfret (at GA)
12:00 pm – Culver vs. Cushing (at LA)
2:30 pm – Lawrence vs. Hill (at LA)
5:30 pm – Pomfret vs. Tilton (at GA)
7:30 pm – Governor’s vs. Northwood (at GA)

Sun. Dec. 21, 2008 (Crossover day):
8:30 am – 4^th place game (at GA)
10:30 am – 3^rd place game (at GA)
12:30 pm – 2^nd place game (at GA)
2:30 pm – Championship game (at GA)

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Exeter Invitational Schedule

-- at Phillips Exeter Academy; Dec. 17-19, 2008

Wed. Dec. 17, 2008:
Exeter vs. Tilton, 4:30 pm
Stanstead vs. Portland Jr. Pirates, 6:00 pm
Culver vs. South Kent, 7:00 pm

Thurs. Dec. 18, 2008:
Exeter vs. Culver, 2:30 pm
South Kent vs. Valley Jr. Warriors, 3:30 pm
Holderness vs. Stanstead College, 5:00 pm
Vermont Glades vs. Northwood, 6:00 pm
Jr. Bruins vs. Jr. Monarchs, 7:30 pm
Wyoming Seminary vs. New England Stars, 8:00 pm

Fri. Dec. 19, 2008:
Exeter vs. Holderness, 1:00 pm
Stanstead vs. Wyoming Seminary, 1:30 pm

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61st Annual Lawrenceville Christmas Tournament

-- at Lawrenceville and Princeton, NJ; Dec. 20-21, 2008

Sat. Dec. 20, 2008:
9:00 am – Belmont Hill vs. Canterbury
9:00 am – Taft vs. Nichols (@ Baker Rink; Princeton University)
11:00 am – Lawrenceville vs. Upper Canada College
11:00 am – Choate vs. Northfield-Mt. Hermon (@ Baker Rink; Princeton University)
2:00 pm – Losers of Games 1 & 2
4:00 pm – Losers of Games 3 & 4
7:00 pm – Winners of Games 1 & 2
9:00 pm -- Winners of Games 3 & 4

Sun. Dec. 21, 2008:
8:00 am – Losers of Games 5 & 6
10:00 am – Winners of Games 5 & 6
12:00 pm – Losers of Games 7 & 8
2:30 pm – Championship Game: Winners of Games 7 & 8

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26^th Annual Avon Old Farms Xmas Classic

-- at Avon Old Farms; Avon, Conn., Dec. 18-19-20, 2008

Pierpont Division: Berkshire School, Kent School, Tabor Academy, The Gunnery. Trautman Division: Avon Old Farms, Loomis-Chaffee, St. Paul’s, Trinity-Pawling.

Thurs. Dec. 18, 2008:
3:00 pm –Trinity-Pawling vs. Avon
5:00 pm – Kent vs. Tabor
7:00 pm – Berkshire vs. Gunnery
9:00 pm – Loomis-Chaffee vs. St. Paul’s

Fri. Dec. 19, 2008:
9:00 am – Gunnery vs. Kent (at Trinity College Rink)
9:00 am – Tabor vs. Berkshire
11:00 am – St. Paul’s vs. Trinity-Pawling (at Trinity College Rink)
11:00 am – Loomis-Chaffee vs. Avon
3:00 pm – Gunnery vs. Tabor
5:00 pm – Berkshire vs. Kent
7:00 pm – Trinity-Pawling vs. Loomis-Chaffee
9:00 pm – St. Paul’s vs. Avon

Sat. Dec. 20, 2008:
8:30 am – 4^th Place Pierpont vs. 4^th Place Trautman
10: 30 am – 3^rd Place Pierpont vs. 3^rd Place Trautman
1:30 pm – 2^nd Place Pierpont vs. 2^nd Place Trautman
3:30 pm --  1^st Place Pierpont vs. 1^st Place Trautman

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Winchendon Jamboree

The Second Annual Winchendon School Jamboree will be held on Sat. Nov. 22. The games will each be 50 minutes, stop time (two 25-minute halves).

Sat. Nov. 22:
8:00 am -- Les Dynamiques vs. Worcester Academy
9:40 am -- Winchendon vs. BB&N
11:20 am -- New Hampton vs. Worcester Academy
1:00 pm -- Bridgton vs. Les Dynamiques
2:40 pm -- BB&N vs. Williston
4:20 pm -- Winchendon vs. Bridgton
6:00 pm -- Williston vs. New Hampton 

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Northwood Thanksgiving College Showcase

The second annual Northwood School Thanksgiving College Showcase will be held in the Capital District on Sat. and Sun. Nov. 29-30. Games will be at Union College's Achilles Center on Saturday, and RPI's Houston Field House on Sunday.

Sat. Nov. 29 (@ Union College; Schenectady, NY):
Salisbury vs. Northwood, 11:45 am
Pomfret vs. St. Andrew's, 2:00 pm

Sun. Nov. 30 (@ RPI; Troy, NY):
Northwood vs. St. Andrew's College, 11:15 am
Salisbury vs. Pomfret, 1:30 pm

There will be seven Div. I college teams in action on the same weekend in the Capital District. The 58^th Annual RPI Holiday Tournament will feature RPI, Princeton, Northeastern, and Mercyhurst. Game are at 4 pm and 7 pm on both Friday and Saturday. Union is home Friday vs. Army and Saturday vs. Providence. Both games are at 7 pm.

 

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Way Down South

It will be Cushing vs. Lawrence, a couple of old rivals, in the finale of the Cooler Classic Thanksgiving Showcase in Alpharetta, Georgia on Sunday Nov. 30 at 7:30 pm.

In addition to Cushing and Lawrence, Hebron Academy will be on hand, as will a pair of junior teams, the New England Stars (coached by Dan Fontas, the captain of Cushing's 1998 prep championship team) and the Florida Alliance.

On top of that, a '94 birth year tournament will be run in conjunction with the prep/junior showcase.

The Atlanta Fire is hosting the tournament, which will take place at the Cooler, a multi-sport facility in Alpharetta, about 30 minutes north of the Atlanta airport.

 Here's the schedule:

Friday Nov. 28:
3:00 pm - New England Stars vs. Florida Alliance
5:15 pm - Cushing vs. Hebron
7:30 pm - Lawrence vs. Florida Alliance

Sat. Nov. 29:
10:00 am - New England Stars vs. Lawrence
2:00 pm - Hebron vs. Florida Alliance
4:15 pm - New England Stars vs. Cushing

Sun. Nov. 30:
11:00 am - Florida Alliance vs. Atlanta Fire Selects
1:15 pm - Hebron vs. New England Stars
7:30 pm - Cushing vs. Lawrence

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Belmont Hill Jamboree

The Belmont Hill Jamboree will be held on Sat. Nov. 29.

Sat. Nov. 29, 2008:
8:30 am - Belmont Hill vs. Winchendon
10:00 am - Governor's Academy vs. Proctor Academy
1:00 pm - Proctor Academy vs. Belmont Hill
2:30 pm - Winchendon vs. Governor's Academy

Each game will consist of three 15-minute periods, with ice made between the second and third periods.

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Founders' League Jamboree 

The Founders' League Jamboree will take place on the afternoon of Wed. Dec. 3rd at the Taft School in Watertown, Conn. Starting times will be staggered, with games going on at both of the school's rinks. Mays is the older rink; Odden the spiffy new one. Each game will pit a team from the league's Eastern Division vs. a team from the Western Division. 

Wed. Dec. 3, 2008:
2:00 pm -- Trinity-Pawling vs. Westminster (Mays)
2:30 pm -- Kent vs. Avon Old Farms (Odden)
3:00 pm -- Trinity Pawling vs. Loomis-Chaffee (Mays)
3:30 pm -- Taft vs. Westminster (Odden)
4:00 pm -- Salisbury vs. Avon Old Farms (Mays)
4:30 pm -- Taft vs. Deerfield (Odden)
5:00 pm -- Kent vs. Choate (Mays)
5:30 pm -- Hotchkiss vs. Deerfield (Odden)
6:00 pm -- Salisbury vs. Loomis-Chaffee (Mays)
6:30 pm -- Hotchkiss vs. Choate (Odden)

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SPS Jamboree

This season's St. Paul's School Jamboree will look just like recent years, taking place on the Sunday and Monday after Thanksgiving, and with the same schools. All games - four on Sunday and two on Monday -- will be held in Concord, NH. 

Sun. Nov. 30, 2008:
10:00 am - St. Paul's vs. Taft
12:15 pm - Canterbury vs. Tabor
4:00 pm - Taft vs. Tabor
6:15 pm - St. Paul's vs. Canterbury

Mon. Dec. 1, 2008:
10:00 am - Canterbury vs. Taft
12:15 pm - St. Paul's vs. Tabor

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Berkshire Jamboree Schedule

The Piatelli Jamboree, hosted by the Berkshire School, will take place on Mon. Dec. 1^st.

Mon. Dec. 1, 2008:
9:55 am -- Berkshire vs. South Kent School
11:10 am – Northfield-Mt. Hermon vs. Gunnery
12:20 pm – Winchendon vs. Pomfret
1:30 pm – South Kent vs. Gunnery
2:40 pm – Berkshire vs. Winchendon
3:50 pm – Pomfret vs. Northfield-Mt. Hermon

The games will be running time, with 25-minute halves.

Tilton School Girls Holiday Tournament

-- at Tilton, NH; Dec. 19-20, 2008:

Teams:
Tilton School
New Hampton School
Winsor  School
Berwick Academy
Kuper Academy (Montreal)
Stanstead College

Schedule:

Fri. Dec. 19, 2008:
3:30 pm – New Hampton vs. Kuper
5:15 pm -- Berwick vs. Stanstead
7:00 pm -- Tilton vs. Winsor

Sat. Dec. 20, 2008:
8:00 pm -- Kuper vs. Stanstead
9:45 pm -- Berwick vs. Tilton
11:30 pm -- Winsor vs. New Hampton

2:00 pm -- 5 v. 6
3:45 pm -- 3 v. 4
5:30 pm -- 1 v. 2 Championship

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Canterbury Girls’ Holiday Classic

-- at New Milford, Conn; Dec. 19-21, 2008

Participating Teams:           

Kingswood –Oxford (CT)                
Rye Country Day (NY)
Canterbury (CT)                            
Vermont Academy (VT)                       
Hill School (PA)                            
Kents Hill (ME)
Northfield - Mt. Hermon (MA)  
Millbrook (NY)

Fri. Dec. 19, 2008:

Game #1  2:00 pm -- Canterbury  vs Hill      
Game #2  4:00 pm -- Kingswood  vs Rye C.D.         
Game #3  6:00 pm -- Millbrook  vs NMH  
Game #4  8:00 pm -- Vermont  vs Kents Hill

Sat. Dec. 20, 2008:  

Game # 5  9:00 am -- Loser Game 1  vs  Loser Game 2
Game #6  11:00 am -- Loser Game 3  vs Loser Game 4
Game # 7  1:00 pm -- Winner Game 1  vs Winner Game 2  (Winner to Final)
Game # 8  3:00 pm -- Winner Game 3 vs Winner Game 4  (Winner to Final)
Game #9   5:00 pm --   Loser Game 5  vs Loser Game 6        7^th/8^th Place
Game #10 7:00 pm -- Winner Game  5  vs Winner Game 6  5^th/6^th Place

Sun. Dec. 21, 2008:

Game # 11   10:00 pm -- Loser Game 7  vs Loser Game 8          3^rd place game
Game #  12  12:00 pm -- Winner Game 7   vs Winner Game 8   Championship game