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12/9/08 Updated
Lovejoy, an '84 who graduated from Deerfield and Dartmouth, was called up by the Pittsburgh Penguins from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) and played 10 plus minutes in a 4-3 Pittsburgh loss to Buffalo. Lovejoy, who is 6'2", 214 lbs. now, was undrafted and signed as a free agent. He's the older brother of current Deerfield defenseman Nick Lovejoy, a junior and a Dartmouth recruit; and former Deerfield defenseman Matt Lovejoy, who is playing lacrosse at Virginia. The boys' dad, Carl, played college hockey at Colby, and their mother, Cari, was an excellent lacrosse player in college. In sum, a ridiculously athletic family.
Sifers, an '83 who graduated from Taft and Vermont, was called up by the Toronto Maple Leafs from the Toronto Marlies (AHL) and played 17 minutes in a 4-2 Maple Leafts home win over the New York Islanders. Like Lovejoy, Sifers, who is now 5'11", 205 lbs., was undrafted and signed as a free agent. His sister, Jennifer Sifers, was a forward for the Harvard women. Another talented athletic family.
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We missed this one, but a reader just brought it to our attention. Former Taft (class of '03) and Boston University goaltender John Curry made his NHL debut for the Pittsburgh Penguins on Nov. 26, Thanksgiving eve. Curry, who had been brought up from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) came on in relief after Dany Sabourin gave up a goal that put the Pens, playing the NY Islanders on the road, down 3-0. With Curry in net, Pittsburgh came back with a vengeance, scoring five straight goals for a 5-3 win. ''I didn't have time to think. All I could do was just go in and play,'' said Curry, a 5'11" Shorewood, Minn. native. ''Believe me, it was very nerve-racking.'' Two nights later, Curry got the start at Buffalo, and stopped 28 of 32 shots in a 4-3 loss. After that, Marc-Andre Fleury returned to action. In his two NHL games to date, Curry has a 2.67 gaa and a .907 save percentage.
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Several nights later, on Nov. 29, former Phillips Andover and Boston College goaltender Cory Schneider, who saw plenty of Curry from the opposite end of the ice during his college years, made his NHL debut. Schneider, an '86 from Marblehead, Mass., has played five straight games filling in for Roberto Luongo, who is out with a groin pull. In those games, the 6'2" Schneider has a .896 save percentage and a 2.80 gaa. Prior to being called up, Schneider, Vancouver's first round draft pick in '04, had played 11 games for Manitoba (AHL), posting a .945 save percentage and a 1.37 gaa. Not bad at all.
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This doesn't quite count as an NHL debut, since he was called up for one game late last season, but former Phillips Exeter and Harvard forward Tom Cavanagh was called up to the San Jose Sharks from Worcester (AHL) last week. Cavanagh, a sixth round draft pick of the Sharks in '01, has played one game with the Sharks since his recall. An '82 from Warwick, RI, Cavanagh played at Toll Gate High before taking a PG year at Exeter. He's from a ridiculously athletic family, too -- funny how these things work. His father, Joe Cavanagh, was one of the best forwards at Harvard -- ever. Just a great player. Trust us, we saw him play. Problem was, not many Americans even got a sniff from the NHL in the late 60's and early '70s.
12/20/08
Sat. Dec. 20 Tournament Results
Westminster Invitational Results
Westminster 6, Milton 0
Brooks 2, KUA 1 (OT)
Governor's 6, Milton 0
3:00 pm -- Greenwich vs. KUA
5:00 pm -- Westminster vs. Governor's
7:00 pm -- Brooks vs. Greenwich
8:00 am -- Milton vs. KUA
10:00 am Westminster vs. Brooks
St. George's Tournament:
Hebron, 2, Holderness 1 -- Hebron wins title, their first at the St. George's Tournament.
St. Paul's Tournament:
Championship Game:
St. Pauls 3, North Yarmouth Academy 1
Onorato Tournament @ Canterbury
Kingswood 6, Vermont 2
Kents Hill 5, Millbrook 3
Canterbury 3, Vermont 1
Millbrook 3, NMH 1
Kingswood 2, Canterbury 1 Shootout
Kents Hill 3, NMH 1
Vermont 2, NMH 1 Shootout 5th/6th Place
Canterbury 2, Millbrook 0 3rd/4th Place
Kents Hill 5, Kingswood 2 1st/2nd
Champion: Kents Hill
MVP of Championship Game: Devon Leary, Kents Hill
Outstanding Offensive Player of Tournament: Alexanne English, Canterbury
Outstanding Defensive Player of Tournament: Alyssa Corvi, Kents Hill
All Tournament Team
Kents Hill: Amanda Burns, Shaelie Dumont
Kingswood Oxford: Emily Ford, Katrina Earl
Canterbury: Ashley Bonner
Millbrook: Mary Rose Morrison
Vermont: Jesse Herrera
NMH: Filomania Falcucci
Rye Country Day School (NY) and Hill School (PA) could not participate due to the weather.
Fri. Dec. 19 Tournament Results
12/19/08
-- Harrington Tournament (updated) Fri. Dec. 19
@ BB&N
9:00 am: Rivers 9, BB&N 1
10:30 am: Williston vs Lawrence
@ St. Sebastian's
10:00 am: Nobles 2, Pomfret 0
Tilton Girls Tournament (Day 1) Results
Tilton 6, Winsor 0
Stanstead 3, Berwick 0
Kuper 4, New Hampton 3
Canterbury Tournament:
Kingswood Oxford 6, Vermont Academy 2
Kents Hill 5, Millbrook 3
Canterbury 3, Vermont Academy 1
Millbrook 3, NMH 1
Today's Schedule @ Canterbury:
9:00 am -- Canterbury vs Kingswood Oxford
11:00 am -- NMH vs Kents Hill
3:00 pm -- 5/6th Place Game
5:00 pm -- Consolation Game
7:00 pm -- Championship Game
12/19/08 Updated Friday Dec. 19 Update
Because of the snowstorm coming tomorrow afternoon, two schools, St. Mark's and Middlesex will be sending students home early, and thus their teams cannot play in the Harrington Tournament. With six teams remaining
and with the potential weather problems, there are schedule changes to report.
The tournament now consist of a six team round robin in which each team still plays three games, each against different opponents. Here is the revised schedule - please note that the Pomfret-Nobles game will be played at St. Sebastian's in order that all of tomorrow's games can be squeezed in before the storm hits.
-- Please note the revised schedule for the Odden Tournament.
-- Friday a.m. update: Thayer will not be traveling to the Howard Tournament at St. George's, so the two games involving them have been canceled. As of 9:30 am, all other games at George's are on schedule.
Please send any schedule changes and game results to information@ushr.com.
Harrington Tournament (updated) Fri. Dec. 19
@ BB&N
9:00 am: Rivers vs BB&N
10:30 am: Williston vs Lawrence
@ ST. SEBASTIAN'S
10:00 am: Nobles vs Pomfret
Harrington Tournament (updated) Sat. Dec. 20
ALL GAMES AT NOBLES
8:30 am: BB&N vs Lawrence
10:15 am: Nobles vs Williston
12:00: Rivers vs Pomfret
2:15 pm: BB&N vs Williston
4:00 pm: Nobles vs Rivers
5:45 pm: Pomfret vs Lawrence
Patsy Odden Tournament @ Taft (Revised Schedule)
REVISED Game Schedule - FRIDAY, DEC. 19
Game 9: 7:30 am -- Taft vs. Andover (Mays Rink)
Game 10: 7:30 am -- Hotchkiss vs. Choate (Odden Arena)
Game 11: 9:00 am -- Loomis vs. Lawrenceville (Mays Rink) - canceled
Game 12: 9:00 am -- Tabor vs. Kent (Odden Arena)
11:00 am (Odden Arena) First/Second Place
11:00 am (Mays Rink) Third/Fourth Place
12/18/08
Thurs. Dec. 18 Results
2:30 pm – Cushing vs. Gilmour Academy
4:20 pm – Culver vs. Gunnery
6:10 pm – Brewster 10, Winchendon 0
8:00 pm – Northwood vs. Berkshire
Odden Tournament @ Taft (Day 1)
Taft 2, Lawrenceville 0
Loomis 4, Andover 1
Tabor 5, Hotchkiss 1
Choate 5, Kent 1
Loomis 2, Taft 0
Tabor 2, Choate 0
Andover 7, Lawrenceville 1
Hotchkiss 6, Kent 2
Deerfield Tournament (Day 1 of 3):
7:00 pm -- Deerfield vs. Wyoming Seminary
(That's the only game today. Tournament gets underway in earnest tomorrow)
12/13/08 updated
Sat. Dec. 13 Results
Final Results:Exeter @ Cushing, 4:30 pm -- postponed
BB&N 2 @ Groton 1
Noble & Greenough 2 @ Choate 1 (OT)
Westminster 3 @ Loomis-Chaffee 0
Thayer 8, Newton Country Day 1 (NMH Tournament)
Thayer 3, Northfield-Mt. Hermon 0 (NMH Tournament)
Thayer 3, K-O 1 (Thayer wins NMH Tournament)
Brewster 4, Shamrocks 1
Rivers 3, St. Paul's 3
Tabor 3, Berkshire 1
Hebron 3, Gunnery 2
Southfield 3, NYA 1 (Berwick Tournament)
Southfield 9, Berwick 2 (Berwick Tournament)
St. Mark's 4, Governor's 4
Williston-Northampton 2, Pomfret 0
Brooks 2, Milton 1
Kimball Union 2, Tilton 1
NEWHL Pre-Prep vs. Millbrook -- cancelled
Deerfield 9, New Hampton 0
Sun. Dec. 14, 2008:
Phillips Andover @ Winchendon, 2:00 pm
Note:
If anyone has any results from today's games please send us a note at:
information (at) ushr.com
Thanks.
Wed. Dec. 10 Results
12/10/08
Berkshire 6 @ Taft 0
Westminster 5 @ Kent 0
Gunnery 2 @ Millbrook 1 (OT)
@ Brewster 11 Holderness 1
Thayer 4 @ St. George's 0
St. Paul's 4 @ Groton 0
Noble & Greenough 4 @ St. Mark's 1
Exeter 3 @ Milton 0
@ Loomis Chaffee 3, Deerfield 1
@ Winchendon 6, Tilton 1
NYA 2 @ Kents Hill 1
@ Kingswood-Oxford 4, Vermont Academy 1
@ Choate 5, Greenwich 0
Please send additional scores to information (at) ushr.com
Mon. Dec. 8 score:
Nobles 3 @ Loomis 0
12/8/08
This Week’s Schedule
Mon. Dec. 8, 2008:Winchendon @ Tilton, 3:00 pm
Tabor @ Noble & Greenough, 5:30 pm
Wed. Dec. 10, 2008:
Berkshire @ Taft, 2:30 pm
Westminster @ Kent, 2:30 pm
Gunnery @ Millbrook, 2:30 pm
Holderness @ Brewster, 2:30 pm
Tilton @ Winchendon, 3:00 pm
Vermont Academy @ Kingswood-Oxford, 3:15 pm
Thayer @ St. George's, 3:30 pm
St. Paul's @ Groton, 3:30 pm
Brooks @ BB&N, 3:30 pm
Portledge School @ Canterbury, 4:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ St. Mark's, 4:30 pm
North Yarmouth @ Kents Hill, 5:00 pm
Milton @ Exeter, 5:30 pm
Fri. Dec. 12, 2008:
Cathedral HS @ Pomfret, 3:00 pm
Also:
Day 1 (of 2) at Charlie Holt Classic, hosted by Berwick Academy.
Participating schools: Berwick, Greenwich Academy, NYA, and Southfield.
…and
Day 1 (of 2) at Northfield - Mt. Hermon Tournament.
Participating schools: NMH, Newton Country Day, Kingswood-Osvord, Winchendon, and Vermont Academy.
Sat. Dec. 13, 2008:
BB&N @ Groton, 2:00 pm
Milton @ Brooks, 2:00 pm
Kimball Union @ Tilton, 2:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Choate, 2:30 pm
NEWHL Pre-Prep @ Millbrook, 2:30 pm
Pomfret @ Williston-Northampton, 3:00 pm
Westminster @ Loomis-Chaffee, 3:00 pm
Deerfield @ New Hampton, 4:00 pm
Exeter @ Cushing, 4:30 pm -- postponed
Boston Shamrocks @ Brewster, 6:00 pm
Also:
Day 1 (of 2) at Charlie Holt Classic, hosted by Berwick Academy.
Participating schools: Berwick, Greenwich Academy, NYA, and Southfield.
…and
Day 1 (of 2) at Northfield - Mt. Hermon Tournament.
Participating schools: NMH, Newton Country Day, Kingswood-Osvord, Winchendon, and Vermont Academy.
Sun. Dec. 14, 2008:
Phillips Exeter Academy @ Winchendon, 2:00 pm
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Coaches: Please send any changes/corrections/additions to the above schedule to information (at) ushr.com Any changes for games scheduled for 12/15/08 forward can be made directly on your school’s schedule.
12/6/08 Updated
Sat. Dec. 6 Results
@ North Yarmouth 3, Tilton 2@ Brewster 9, Winchendon 2
Thayer 2 @ Southfield 1
St. Mark’s 4 @ Westminster 1
@ Taft 3, Lawrenceville 2 (OT)
Berkshire 8, Kent 1
Proctor 10, Vermont Academy 0
St. Paul's 5, Kimball Union 0
Millbrook 5, Williston 2
Exeter 2, Choate 0
Other games today:
Greenwich @ Canterbury, 2:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Loomis-Chaffee, 2:00 pm
Kents Hill @ Brooks, 2:30 pm
BB&N @ Pomfret, 3:30 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Millbrook, 4:00 pm
Hotchkiss @ Kingswood-Oxford, 4:15 pm
Choate @ Exeter, 4:30 pm
New Hampton @ Milton, 4:45 pm
Gunnery @ St. George’s, 5:00 pm
Please send any additional scores to:
information (at) ushr.com
Sun Dec. 7 score:
Choate 5, Lawrenceville 0
Wed. Dec. 3 Results
Wed. Dec. 3, 2008:
@ Tilton 4, Stanstead College 2
@ Kent 2, Millbrook 1
@ Governor's 7, Exeter 4
@ Thayer 6, Woburn HS 3
Canterbury 5 @ Rye Country Day 1
Taft 3 @ Gunnery 1
North Yarmouth 6 @ Pingree 2
Brewster 4 @ St. Paul’s 0
@ Milton 1, Tabor 0
Berkshire 5, Hotchkiss 3
For more detail click on week of Dec. 1-7 in the left hand column drop-down menu. Please encourage coaches to upload their team’s schedule, roster, and scores.
Upcoming Games:
Fri. Dec. 5, 2008:
North Yarmouth @ New Hampton, 5:00 pm
Cushing @ Winchendon, 7:00 pm
Sat. Dec. 6, 2008:
Greenwich @ Canterbury, 2:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Loomis-Chaffee, 2:00 pm
Kents Hill @ Brooks, 2:30 pm
Tilton @ North Yarmouth, 3:00 pm
BB&N @ Pomfret, 3:30 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Millbrook, 4:00 pm
Hotchkiss @ Kingswood-Oxford, 4:15 pm
Choate @ Exeter, 4:30 pm
Winchendon @ Brewster, 4:30 pm
New Hampton @ Milton, 4:45 pm
Thayer @ Southfield, 4:45 pm
Gunnery @ St. George’s, 5:00 pm
Please send any schedule changes to:
information (at) ushr.com
12/2/08
Welcome to the New Season
First off, let us say that we hope to see many more coaches taking advantage of this site this season than in years past! We'd love to have you on board, and to that end we’ve done everything possible to make it as user-friendly as possible. So, if you are a coach and would like to get your school’s information on the site, but don't know how to go about it, please email us at information (at) ushr.com and we’ll get you set up.We have a large number of readers on the boy’s side. Among our subscribers are parents, players, fans, pro scouts, junior franchises, and just about every college that has an NCAA hockey program. A portion of the proceeds from the boys' side is used to keep the girls side going. It’s a little discouraging, though, to see one side going really well, and the other less so.
So let’s turn it around. Through USHR we can get the word out on the girls playing in New England prep schools, and also create a permanent record of the 2008-09 girls prep season, a digital keepsake players and their families can look back on in the years to come.
We really, really need coaches to upload their rosters/schedules/game results. We also need some volunteers who are not coaches. They can come from anywhere. Their primary assignment will be helping us keep the information up to date by making sure there are no missing results, and ensuring that the gaps in coverage are getting filled in. Anything beyond that is gravy.
Here are the schools that have uploaded their schedules thus far:
Brewster
Brooks
Canterbury
Exeter
Kingswood-Oxford
Millbrook
Milton
New Hampton
Noble & Greenough
North Yarmouth
Pomfret
Southfield
Thayer
Tilton
Winchendon
Here are the schools that have uploaded their rosters:
Brewster
Brooks
Canterbury
Exeter
Hebron
Kents Hill
Kingswood-Oxford
Millbrook
Milton
NAHA White Team
New Hampton
Noble & Greenough
North Yarmouth
Pomfret
Thayer
Tilton
Trinity College School
Winchendon
From the above schedules we have compiled a composite schedule covering the first week of play. Shortly after teams post their schedules, their games will start to appear on the weekly composite schedule.
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This Week’s Schedule
Stanstead College @ Tilton, 2:00 pm
Millbrook @ Kent, 2:30 pm
Exeter @ Governor's, 2:30 pm
Cushing @ Brooks, 3:00 pm
Woburn HS @ Thayer, 3:00 pm
Canterbury @ Rye Country Day, 3:45 pm
Southfield @ St. George's, 4:15 pm
Taft @ Gunnery, 4:15 pm
North Yarmouth @ Pingree, 4:30 pm
Kingswood-Oxford @ Greenwich, 5:15 pm
NEWHL Pre-Prep @ Pomfret, 6:45 pm
Fri. Dec. 05, 2008:
North Yarmouth @ New Hampton, 5:00 pm
Cushing @ Winchendon, 7:00 pm
Sat. Dec. 06, 2008:
Greenwich @ Canterbury, 2:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Loomis-Chaffee, 2:00 pm
Kents Hill @ Brooks, 2:30 pm
Tilton @ North Yarmouth, 3:00 pm
BB&N @ Pomfret, 3:30 pm
Berkshire @ Kent, 3:30 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Millbrook, 4:00 pm
Hotchkiss @ Kingswood-Oxford, 4:15 pm
Choate @ Exeter, 4:30 pm
Winchendon @ Brewster, 4:30 pm
New Hampton @ Milton, 4:45 pm
Thayer @ Southfield, 4:45 pm
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12/2/08
Coaching Position Available
If there is anyone out there who would like to get into coaching, there’s an assistant coach’s position available at a Boston-area high school that has suddenly become open. The pay is not great (surprise!) but the job could be a rewarding one as the girls on the team are great, fun kids. Please call 617-480-1755 or email information (at) ushr.com Thank you.
