Mon. 12/21/09
Taft vs. Avon: Breakfast at Fenway
The press box is closed, so we're outside. Fingers are frozen already, so please forgive typos. Our vantage point is the EMC Club over home plate -- but outdoors, not inside. It's pretty far from the ice -- the farthest from the ice this typist has been for any game since the Michigan-Michigan State outdoor game in East Lansing a few years back.
There is a small knot of people in the third base grandstand: everyone else is up in the luxury box area. Getting onto the field is about as easy as getting into a White House state dinner. We won't even try.
It's 9:15 and, after a lot of picture taking, it looks like we're ready to go.
Bo Redpath is in goal for Taft; Josh Dionne for Avon.
K.J. Tiefenwerth scores right off the bat for Avon,, tapping home a Pat MacGregor pass from in tight. They are not announcing goals and there's no game clock -- just a running time clock.
Taft just got it back on a rebound goal by, we believe, Derek Collins. It's 1-1 now, about seven minutes in.
They are playing (mostly bad) non-stop rock music all the time, not just during breaks in play. Strange, and irritating. Hansel's Messiah might be more appropriate to the season... if they insist on playing anything, that is.
John Jackson is in net for Avon now. Corbin McGuire almost immediately scores on a breakaway. 2-1 Taft.
Taft goes up 3-1 on a Kevin Spotts goal off a nice pass from Sean McGovern.
Avon makes it 3-2. Looked like the puck deflected in off the skate of a Taft d-man. Either Mimms or DeBello may get credit, though, to be honest, we're not sure if anyone is keeping stats here.
Aidan Cavallini just streaked down the right side, cut in front, got Jackson to go down, and buried it to make it 4-2 Taft.
The period is over and the ice is being now cleaned by a dozen men pushing snow shovels.Pretty cool.
By the way, no penalties have been called, and we kind of doubt one will be.
Second half:
Henri Pitkanen in net for Taft. Josh Hathaway in net for Avon.
Wind has picked up significantly, blowing left to right.
First penalty of game called -- to Taft's Thad Reycraft, for tripping. Avon's ensuing PP was unsuccessful.
Cam Hatch scores for Avon, cutting Taft's lead to 4-3.
Sean McGovern follows with a great goal, coming down the right side, deking the d-man, and burying his shot. 5-3, Taft.
Taft makes it 6-3 when d-man Thomas Freyre fires one home from the top of the right faceoff circle.
Matt Tetro builds Taft's lead to 7-3 on a wraparound goal.
A rebound goal by Avon's Michael Debello cuts it to 7-4 Taft.
Taft's McGuire scores his second of the game -- 8-4 Taft.
Avon's Tiefenwerth scores his second, tapping home the rebound of a Connor Doyle shot to cut Avon's lead to 8-5.
McGuire -- our #1 star of the game -- scores his third goal of the game with about five minutes of running time left to make it 9-5 Taft.
And that's it. These fingers are frozen solid. It was worth every second. It's great being in Fenway Park --- any time of the year.
Final score: Taft 9, Avon 5.
(The game, an exhibition, does not count in NEPSIHA standings.)
Notes:
Taft's retro unis, which head coach Danny Murphy adapted from a 1910 photograph he found in the school archives, looked great and will be raffled off to benefit the Cam Neely Foundation. Check the Taft web site's alumni page for more information. .
There were no faceoff circles, red line, or goal lines. Just faceoff dots, blue lines, and goal creases. We have a feeling that will change by Jan. 1.
As for the non-stop music, they did at least play "All Along the Watchtower" (Jimi Hendrix's version). And the Who's "Baba O'Reilly" certainly had appropriate lyrics.
Sat. 12/19/09
Sat. Dec. 19 Tournament Scoreboard
-- Harrington Tourney
Nobles Takes Title in Double Overtime
Lawrence 3, Rivers 2 (2-OT) Lawrence wins shootout
Nobles 1, Williston 0
Rivers 1, Williston 0 (OT)
Championship Game: Nobles 1, Lawrence 0 (2-OT) --Ninth grader Natasha Rachlin scored with 1:21 remaining in the second overtime to give Nobles a 1-0 win. Because the game was tied after the first OT, it will count as a tie on both teams' records.
-- Howard Invitational
@ St. George's School
Thayer 5, Hebron 4 (OT; shootout)
St. George's 5, Greenwich Academy 3
2009 Howard Champions: Thayer Academy
Tournament MVP: Melissa Piacentini, Thayer Academy
-- Canterbury Tournament
NMH 10, Pingree 0
Canterbury 4, Vermont 1
Portledge 3, Conn. Polar Bears 0
Canterbury 1, Pingree 0 (forfeit)
NMH 6, Portledge 0
Conn. Polar Bears 1, Vermont 0
Sunday's Championship:
NMH vs. Canterbury
-- Southfield Tournament
Southfield 9, Groton 0
Millbrook 3, Kents Hill 1
NYA 3, Holderness 0
Southfield 3, Millbrook 1
NYA 3, Groton 2
Holderness 2, Kents Hill 1
Note:
Sunday's games at Southfield have been pushed back one hour.
The new times are:
10:00 am -- Groton vs. Kents Hill
12:00 pm -- Millbrook vs. Holderness
2:00 pm -- Southfield vs. NYA
-- Westminster Tournament
Governor's 7, Milton 1
Westminster 3, Brooks 3
Milton 5, KUA 3
Governor's 4, Brooks 0 (Tournament Championship Game)
Westminster-KUA (cancelled, snow)
Sunday's Games at Westminster:
Cancelled, snow
-- St. Paul's Tournament
Kuper 5, Proctor 2
Rice Memorial 2, St. Paul's 1
Sun. 12/20/09
Sun. Dec. 20 Tournament Scoreboard
Southfield Tournament:
Southfield Takes Title
Millbrook 4, Holderness 0
Kents Hill 2, Groton 1
Southfield 9, NYA 1 (Championship)
2009 Tournament Scoreboard
Note: Westminster, because of the coming snowstorm, has cancelled Sunday's games at their tournament.
Note: We're missing scores from the Watkins and Harrington Tournaments.If anyone has those, or any scores that we are missing, or if there are any cancellations due to the storm, please send us email at information@ushr.com
Thanks.
Westminster Tournament:
Fri. Dec. 18:
Westminster 5, Milton 1
Brooks 3, Kimball Union 1
Today at Westminster:
9:00 am -- Governor's vs. Milton
11:00 am -- Westminster vs. Brooks
1:00 pm -- Milton vs. KUA
3:00 pm -- Governor's vs. Brooks
5:00 pm -- Westminster vs. KUA
Sunday's game's cancelled (storm coming).
St. Paul's Tournament:
Fri. Dec. 18:
St. Paul's 2, Proctor 1 (OT)
Rice Memorial 5, Kuper Academy 0
Proctor 4, Rice Memorial 1
St. Paul's 5, Kuper Academy 1
Tilton Tournament:
Fri. Dec. 18:
Stanstead 5, New Hampton 1
Tilton 4, Berwick 0
Stanstead 8, Newton CD 0
Tilton 7, Winsor 0
Championship Matchup:
Tilton vs. Stanstead
Howard Tournament (at St. George's):
Fri. Dec. 18:
Thayer 2, Greenwich Academy 1 (OT)
Hebron 5, St. George's 1
Canterbury Tournament:
Fri. Dec. 18:
Canterbury 4, Portledge 0
NMH 3, Vermont 0
Conn. Polar Bears 3, Pingree 2
Harrington Tournament:
Fri. Dec. 18:
Nobles 5, St. Mark's 0
Williston 5, Pomfret 1
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Taft Tournament:
Thurs. Dec. 17:
Andover 0, Hotchkiss 0
Tabor 4, Kent 0
Loomis 4, Taft 1
Choate 3, Lawrenceville 1
Tabor 4,Loomis 4
Lawrenceville 3, Andover 2
Taft 2, Kent 1
Choate 7, Hotchkiss 2
Fri. Dec. 18:
Choate 2, Andover 1
Tabor 2, Taft 0
Hotchkiss 4, Lawrenceville 0
Loomis 1, Kent 0
3rd Place Game:
Hotchkiss 2, Loomis 1 (OT)
Championship Game:
Choate 5, Tabor 0
Mon. 12/14/09
This Week's Schedule
Note: We need holiday tournament schedules for the below-listed tournaments. If you have them, please email to information@ushr.com and we will incorporate them into the below schedule. Thanks.
Mon. Dec. 14:
Brooks @ Exeter, 5:00 pm
NEWHL Pre-Prep @ Andover, 6:30 pm
Tues. Dec. 15:
NEWHL Pre-Prep @ Portsmouth Abbey, 6:00 pm
Wed. Dec. 16:
Pomfret @ Choate, 2:45 pm
Milton @ BB&N, 3:00 pm
Kent @ Gunnery, 3:00 pm
St. Mark's @ Deerfield, 3:15 pm
Groton @ Kimball Union, 3:30 pm
Greenwich @ Rye Country Day, 3:45 pm
Exeter @ Lawrence, 5:00 pm
NEWHL Pre-Prep @ St. Paul's, 6:00 pm
Thurs. Dec. 17:
Patsy K. Odden Invitational Hockey Tournament (Day 1 of 2)
8:00 am -- Andover vs. Hotchkiss (Odden)
8:30 am --- Tabor vs. Kent (Mays)
9:45 am -- Taft vs. Loomis (Odden)
10:15 am -- Lawrenceville vs. Choate (Mays)
2:30 pm -- Tabor vs. Loomis (Odden)
3:00 pm -- Andover vs. Lawrenceville (Mays)
4:15 pm -- Taft vs. Kent (Odden)
4:45 pm -- Hotchkiss vs. Choate (Mays)
E.G. Watkins-Cushing Academy Tournament
Berkshire (neutral site) TBA, 12:00 pm
NEWHL @ Williston-Northampton, 6:00 pm
Northwood School (neutral site) Brewster Academy, 8:00 pm
Fri. Dec. 18:
Harrington Tournament (Day 1 of 2; at Noble & Greenough):
10:00 am -- Game # 1: St. Mark's vs. Noble & Greenough
11:45 am -- Game # 2: Pomfret vs. Williston-Northampton
1:30 pm -- Game # 3: BB&N vs. Rivers
3:15 pm -- Game # 4: Lawrence vs. Middlesex
5:00 pm -- Game # 5: Loser of Game 2 vs. Loser of Game 1
6:45 pm -- Game # 6: Loser of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4
St. George's Christmas Tournament (Day 1 of 2):
3:00 pm -- St. George's vs. Thayer (Howard Rink)
3:30 pm -- Greenwich Academy vs. Hebron (Cutler Rink)
8:15 pm -- Thayer vs. Greenwich Academy (Cutler Rink)
8:30 pm -- St. George's vs. Hebron (Howard Rink)
Patsy K. Odden Invitational Hockey Tournament (Day 2 of 2)
8:00 am -- Choate vs. Andover (Odden)
8:30 am --- Taft vs. Tabor (Mays)
9:45 am -- Hotchkiss vs. Lawrenceville (Odden)
10:15 am -- Loomis vs. Kent (Mays)
2:00 pm -- First Place Game (Odden)
2:00 pm -- Third Place Game (Mays)
Deerfield Christmas Tournament (Day 1 of 2):
9:00 am -- NSA vs. Deerfield
11:00 am -- Wyoming Seminary vs. Nichols
1:30 pm -- NSA vs. Kingswood-Oxford
3:30 pm -- Nichols vs. Deerfield
Tilton Holiday Tournament (Day 1 of 2):
1:00 pm -- Stanstead College vs. New Hampton (@ New Hampton)
3:30 pm -- Tilton vs. Berwick
6:00 pm -- Newton CD vs. Stanstead College
7:30 pm -- Winsor vs. Tilton
St. Paul's Christmas Tournament (Day 1 of 2):
10:00 am -- St. Paul's vs. Proctor
12:15 pm -- Kuper Academy vs. Rice Memorial
4:00 pm -- Rice Memorial vs. Proctor
6:15 pm -- St. Paul'svs. Kuper Academy
Canterbury Holiday Tournament (Day 1 of 3):
4:00 pm -- Canterbury vs. Portledge
6:00 pm -- NMH vs. Vermont Academy
8:00 pm -- Pingree vs. Conn. Polar Bears
Westminster Christmas Tournament
Brewster Academy (neutral site) Winchendon, 11:45 am
TBA (neutral site) Berkshire, 12:00 pm
Berwick @ Tilton School, 12:00 pm
Portledge School @ Canterbury, 4:00 pm
Vermont Academy (neutral site) Northfield Mt. Hermon, 6:00 pm
Brooks (neutral site) Kimball Union, 8:00 pm
Culver Academy (neutral site) Brewster Academy, 8:45 pm
Sat. Dec. 19:
Southfield Holiday Tournament (Day 1 of 2):
8:00 am -- Southfield vs. Groton
10:00 am -- Kents HIll vs. Millbrook
12:00 pm -- Holderness vs. NYA
3:00 pm -- Southfield vs. Millbrook
5:00 pm -- Groton vs. NYA
7:00 pm -- Kents Hill vs. Holderness
Harrington Tournament (Day 2 of 2; at BB&N):
8:30 am -- Game # 7: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2
10:15 am -- Game # 8: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4
12:00 pm -- Game # 9: Loser of Game 5 vs. Loser of Game 6
1:45 pm -- Game # 10: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6
3:30 pm -- 3rd Place Game: Loser of Game 7 vs. Loser of Game 8
5:30 pm -- Finals: Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 8
St. George's Christmas Tournament (Day 1 of 2):
9:15 am -- Thayer vs. Hebron (Cutler Rink)
9:30 am -- St. George's vs.Greenwich Academy (Howard Rink)
Deerfield Christmas Tournament (Day 2 of 2):
8:00 am -- Nichols vs. NSA
9:45 pm -- Deerfield vs. Wyoming Seminary
12:00 pm -- Nichols vs. Kingswood-Oxford
1:45 pm -- Wyoming Seminary vs. NSA
3:30 pm -- Kingswood-Oxford vs. Deerfield
Tilton Holiday Tournament (Day 1 of 2):
8:00 am -- New Hampton vs. Newton CD (@ New Hampton)
8:00 am -- Berwick vs. Winsor
12:30 pm -- 5th vs. 6th
2:15 pm -- 3rd vs. 4th
4:00 -- Championship Game
St. Paul's Christmas Tournament (Day 1 of 2):
10:00 am -- Kuper Academy vs. Proctor
12:15 pm -- St. Paul's vs. Rice Memorial
Canterbury Holiday Tournament (Day 2 of 3):
9:00 am -- NMH vs. Pingree
11:00 am -- Vermont Academy vs. Canterbury
1:00 pm -- Conn. Polar Bears vs. Portledge
4:00 pm -- Canterbury vs. Pingree
6:00 pm -- Portledge vs. NMH
8:00 pm -- Conn. Polar Bears vs. Vermont Academy
Milton (neutral site) Governor's, 9:00 am
T.B.D. (neutral site) Brewster Academy, 12:00 pm
Berkshire (neutral site) TBA, 12:00 pm
Berwick @ Tower School, 12:00 pm
Milton (neutral site) Kimball Union, 1:00 pm
Brooks (neutral site) Governor's, 3:00 pm
Kimball Union @ Westminster, 5:00 pm
Vermont Academy (neutral site) Polar Bears, 8:00 pm
Sun. Dec. 20:
Southfield Holiday Tournament (Day 2 of 2):
9:00 am -- TBD
11:00 am -- TBD
1:00 pm -- TBD
Canterbury Holiday Tournament (Day 3 of 3):
9:00 am -- Consolation Game -- 3rd place vs. 4th place
11:00 am -- Championship Game -- 1st place vs. 2nd place
Kimball Union (neutral site) Governor's, 8:00 am
Westminster (neutral site) Governor's, 12:00 pm
Mon. 12/7/09
This Week's Schedule
Mon. Dec. 7:
Noble & Greenough @ Tabor, 5:30 pm
Tues. Dec. 8:
Bay State Breakers @ Governor's, 6:30 pm
NEWHL Pre-Prep @ Lawrence, 6:30 pm
Wed. Dec. 9:
Brewster Academy @ Holderness, 2:15 pm
Taft @ Berkshire, 2:30 pm
Kent @ Westminster, 2:30 pm
Deerfield @ Loomis-Chaffee, 3:00 pm
St. Mark's @ Noble & Greenough, 3:00 pm
Millbrook @ Gunnery, 3:00 pm
Vermont Academy @ Kingswood-Oxford, 3:15 pm
Groton @ St. Paul's, 3:30 pm
St. Dominics Regional H.S. @ Hebron, 3:30 pm
BB&N @ Brooks, 3:45 pm
St. George's @ Thayer, 3:45 pm
Cushing @ Williston-Northampton, 4:00 pm
Exeter @ Milton, 4:00 pm
Winchendon @ Tilton School, 4:00 pm
North Yarmouth @ Kents Hill, 4:00 pm
Middlesex @ Proctor, 4:00 pm
Northfield Mt. Hermon @ Kimball Union, 4:15 pm
Portledge School @ Canterbury, 4:30 pm
Portsmouth Abbey @ Berwick, 4:30 pm
Choate @ Greenwich, 5:15 pm
Conn. Polar Bears @ Pomfret, 6:30 pm
Thurs. Dec. 10:
NEWHL @ Hotchkiss, 6:30 pm
Fri. Dec. 11:
--Charlie Holt Classic @ Berwick Academy (Day 1 of 2)
w/ Berwick, NYA, New Hampton, and Southfield
Newton Country Day @ Thayer, 4:00 pm
Kimball Union @ Proctor, 4:00 pm
St. Mark's @ Winchendon, 4:30 pm
Rivers @ Middlesex, 4:30 pm
NEWHL Pre-Prep @ Brewster Academy, 6:00 pm
Rice @ Vermont Academy, 6:00 pm
Tabor @ Lawrence, 6:30 pm
NE Jr. Falcons @ Deerfield, 7:00 pm
Sat. Dec. 12:
--Charlie Holt Classic @ Berwick Academy (Day 2 of 2)
w/ Berwick, NYA, New Hampton, and Southfield
St. Mark's @ Governor's, 2:00 pm
Conn. Polar Bears @ Kent, 2:00 pm
Brooks @ Milton, 2:00 pm
Tilton @ Kimball Union, 2:00 pm
Groton @ BB&N, 2:30 pm
Cushing @ Exeter, 2:30 pm
St. George's @ Lawrence, 3:00 pm
Loomis-Chaffee @ Westminster, 3:00 pm
Concord Capitals U-14 @ Holderness, 3:15 pm
Rivers @ St. Paul's, 3:30 pm
Gunnery @ Hebron, 4:00 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Pomfret, 4:30 pm
Kents Hill @ Proctor, 4:30 pm
Choate @ Noble & Greenough, 4:45 pm
Canterbury @ Northfield Mt. Hermon, 5:00 pm
Lawrenceville @ Taft, 5:00 pm
Deerfield @ Kingswood-Oxford, 5:15 pm
Berkshire @ Tabor, 6:00 pm
Sun. Dec. 13:
Gunnery @ Hebron, 11:30 am
Winchendon @ Andover, 2:15 pm
Thurs. 12/3/04
This Weekend's Schedule
Fri. Dec. 4:
Pingree @ Berwick, 4:00 pm
Governor's @ North Yarmouth, 4:30 pm
Berkshire @ Hotchkiss, 4:45 pm
NEWHL Pre-Prep @ Hebron, 6:00 pm
Winchendon @ Cushing, 6:30 pm
Conn. Polar Bears @ Deerfield, 7:00 pm
NE Jr. Falcons @ Northfield Mt. Hermon, 7:00 pm
Sat. Dec. 5:
Bay State Breakers @ Lawrence, 12:00 pm
Milton @ New Hampton, 1:30 pm
Conn. Polar Bears @ Choate, 2:00 pm
Southfield @ Thayer, 2:00 pm
Westminster @ St. Mark's, 2:30 pm
Greenwich @ Canterbury, 3:00 pm
Troy Ice Cats @ Deerfield, 3:00 pm
Kingswood-Oxford @ Hotchkiss, 3:00 pm
Pomfret @ BB&N, 3:30 pm
Kent @ Berkshire, 3:30 pm
Loomis-Chaffee @ Noble & Greenough, 3:30 pm
Kimball Union @ St. Paul's, 3:30 pm
Brewster Academy @ Winchendon, 3:30 pm
Millbrook @ Williston-Northampton, 4:30 pm
Cushing @ Tabor, 5:00 pm
Hebron @ Governor's, 5:15 pm
Northfield Mt. Hermon @ Andover, 6:15 pm
Sun. Dec. 6:
Lawrenceville @ Choate, 12:00 pm
Conn. Polar Bears @ Berkshire, 1:00 pm
Tues. 12/1/09
Wednesday's Schedule
Wed. Dec. 2, 2009 --
Founders’ League Jamboree @ Taft, 2:00 pm
St. Paul's @ Brewster Academy, 3:00 pm
BB&N @ Andover, 3:30 pm
Milton @ Tabor, 3:30 pm
Groton @ Berwick, 4:00 pm
Tilton School @ Hebron, 4:00 pm
St. George's @ Southfield, 4:00 pm
Canterbury @ Rye Country Day, 4:15 pm
Thayer @ Winsor, 4:15 pm
Brooks @ Cushing, 4:30 pm
Portledge @ Greenwich, 5:15 pm
