Tues. 1/5/10
Belmont Hill Stages Furious
Fenway Comeback
Fenway Park, Boston -- Belmont Hill scored four goals in exactly six minutes -- the capper being John Caldwell's goal nine seconds into overtime -- to finish off a wild come-from-behind effort, skating off with a 6-5 overtime win in the first-ever official prep hockey game at Fenway Park.
The game-tying goal was equally dramatic, as it came with the goalie pulled and five seconds left in regulation. There was a scramble in front, a couple players took whacks at the puck, but Belmont Hill's Mike McNamara, who also scored in the first period, got wood on it, and knocked it past St. Seb's goaltender Don McGuirl.
Earlier, things were looking very good for St. Seb's, as they had, with the help of a couple goals from junior D Desmond Bergin, built a 5-2 lead by the time the game's only ice cut was made at precisely 9:15 pm. (There was a minute or two left in the second period at the time.)
And the Arrows, despite Bel Hill picking it up in the third, held that three-goal lead until 5:51 remained in regulation, when Brandon McNally scored to make it a 5-3 game. The goal seemed to give Belmont Hill life.
Just 1:15 later, with the Arrows' Mike Ewing in the box, Brendan Fadden scored his second goal of the game to cut the lead to 5-4.
Then, as we mentioned, Mike McNamara tied it at 5-5 with five seconds left, and Caldwell, nine seconds into OT put it into the books as a W. On the game-winner, Caldwell, a defenseman who has been converted to center for his senior season, pushed the puck forward off the opening faceoff, got a shot off, and then knocked home his own rebound.
This was an exhilirating win for Belmont Hill, and an extremely tough loss for the Arrows, who, with the help of a couple of dumb penalties, really handed this game to Belmont Hill, a classic snatching-defeat-from-the-jaws-of-victory scenario.
Note:
For Belmont Hill fans, this was certainly the hockey team's greatest comeback since the NEPSIHA association quarterfinals on Feb. 27, 2008, when Exeter took a 3-0 lead into the third period, but host Belmont Hill, like tonight, came up with three in the third to send it into OT where, in the third OT, Sam Choate finally won it for Bel Hill. The goalies in that one were Ryan Purdy for Exeter, and Mike Condon for Belmont Hill.
Tonight's game was disorienting due to the fact that there was no game clock visibile to the crowd, or even the coaches and players. The referee would at times update the coaches and players on how much time was left, but the fans had no such luck. So the dramatic nature of the final six minutes of regulation only became fully apparent after the fact.
Given the distance the 3,000 fans in attendance were from the sheet -- all were in the grandstand, from the near side of the visitor's dugout to the near side of the Red Sox dugout -- it was extremely difficult to read the Belmont Hill numbers, which are dark red on a dark blue background.
The weather was excellent for a night game outdoors, with temps holding at around 30 due to the cloud cover. There was a moderate breeze. The ice was good. And, of course, the field was entirely snow-covered.
Scoring Summary:
First Period:
BH -- Fadden (Grzelcyk) ) :52
SS -- O'Regan (Prescott, B. Burke) 6:14
BH -- M. McNamara (Gustin) 12:36
SS -- B. Burke (Prescott) 13:04
Second Period:
SS -- Bergin (Burke)3:53
SS -- Coffey (Prescott) 13:32
SS -- Bergin (P. Burke) 16:15
Third Period:
BH -- McNally (Pike) 12:09
BH -- Fadden (J. McNamara) ppg 13:24
BH -- M. McNamara (Tierney, J. McNamara) 17:55
Overtime:
BH -- Caldwell (unn.) :09
Goaltenders:
BH -- Metcalfe
SS -- McGuirl
Att.: 3,000
Sun. 1/31/10
This Week's Schedule
Mon. Feb. 1
Hebron @ NYA, 4:00 pm
Westminster @ Kingswood-Oxford, 5:00 pm
NEWHL @ Millbrook, 6:30 pm
Tues. Feb. 2
Tilton @ New Hampton, 4:30 pm
Wed. Feb. 3
Hotchkiss @ Berkshire, 2:00 pm
Tabor @ Rivers, 2:30 pm
Groton @ Middlesex, 2:30 pm
Proctor @ Vermont Academy, 2:30 pm
Andover @ Exeter, 2:45 pm
Brewster Academy @ Cushing, 3:00 pm
Loomis-Chaffee @ Gunnery, 3:00 pm
Taft @ Williston-Northampton, 3:00 pm
Thayer @ Brooks, 3:00 pm
Kimball Union vs. Kents Hill, 3:00 pm (@ Rochester, NH)
Canterbury @ Lawrenceville, 3:30 pm
St. Paul's @ St. Mark's, 3:30 pm
Stanstead College @ Tilton, 3:30 pm
Greenwich @ Kent, 4:00 pm
Lawrence @ Milton, 4:00 pm
Holderness @ Hebron, 4:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ St. George's, 4:15 pm
Governor's @ BB&N, 4:30 pm
Westminster @ Pomfret, 4:30 pm
Berwick @ Pingree, 4:45 pm
Kingswood-Oxford @ Millbrook, 4:45 pm
Northfield Mt. Hermon @ Choate, 5:00 pm
NEWHL @ Deerfield, 6:30 pm
Thurs. Feb. 4
Princeton Day School @ Rye Country Day, 5:00 pm
Fri. Feb. 5
Pingree @ NYA, 4:00 pm
Hebron @ Middlesex, 4:30 pm
Cushing @ BB&N, 4:30 pm
New Hampton @ Vermont Academy, 4:30 pm
Northfield Mt. Hermon @ Kimball Union, 6:00 pm
Lawrence @ Tabor, 6:30 pm
Sat. Feb. 6
Taft vs. Andover, 12:30 pm (@ Harvard University)
Vermont Academy @ Northfield Mt. Hermon, 1:00 pm
Hebron @ Rivers, 1:00 pm
Kents Hill @ Southfield, 1:00 pm
Greenwich @ Winchendon, 1:00 pm
Winsor @ Berwick, 1:45 pm
Brooks @ Noble & Greenough, 2:00 pm
Thayer @ Portsmouth Abbey, 2:00 pm
Bay State Breakers @ Middlesex, 2:00 pm
Lawrence @ Groton, 2:30 pm
Governor's @ St. George's, 3:00 pm
Tabor @ St. Mark's, 3:30 pm
Pingree @ Tilton, 4:00 pm
Proctor @ Kimball Union, 4:30 pm
Holderness @ NYA, 4:30 pm
Sun. Feb. 7
Rice @ Stanstead College, 11:00 am
Mon. Feb. 8
St. George's @ Portsmouth Abbey, 4:30 pm
Mon. 1/25/10
This Week's Schedule
Mon. Jan. 25
Taft @ Kent, 5:15 pm
Hill School @ Rye Country Day, 5:15 pm
Wed. Jan. 27
Gunnery @ Berkshire, 2:00 pm
Hotchkiss @ Millbrook, 2:00 pm
Tilton @ Exeter, 2:30 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Westminster, 2:30 pm
Andover @ Cushing, 3:30 pm
Choate @ Kent, 3:30 pm
Berwick @ Newton Country Day, 3:30 pm
Brewster Academy vs. Kents Hill, 3:30 pm (@ Conway, NH)
NYA @ Proctor, 3:30 pm
Kimball Union @ Holderness, 4:00 pm
Deerfield @ Pomfret, 4:15 pm
Taft @ Loomis-Chaffee, 4:15 pm
St. Paul's @ Northfield Mt. Hermon, 4:30 pm
Thayer @ Rivers, 4:30 pm
Kingswood-Oxford @ Portsmouth Abbey, 4:30 pm
Groton @ Pingree, 4:30 pm
New Hampton @ Hebron, 4:45 pm
Middlesex @ Southfield, 4:45 pm
Lawrence @ Noble & Greenough, 5:00 pm
Canterbury @ Greenwich, 5:15 pm
NEWHL @ Vermont Academy, 6:00 pm
Thurs. Jan. 28
NEWHL @ Kimball Union, 6:00 pm
Fri. Jan. 29
NYA @ New Hampton, 4:00 pm
Holderness @ Tilton, 4:30 pm
Hebron @ Exeter, 5:00 pm
Cushing @ Noble & Greenough, 5:30 pm
Kent @ Millbrook, 5:30 pm
Loomis-Chaffee @ Kingswood-Oxford, 5:30 pm
St. George's @ Newton Country Day, 5:30 pm
Vermont Academy @ Winchendon, 6:00 pm
Princeton Day School @ Rye Country Day, 6:00 pm
Choate @ Lawrence, 6:15 pm
Cape Elizabeth HS @ Berwick, 7:00 pm
Sat. Jan. 30
BB&N @ Lawrence, 1:00 pm
Andover @ Lawrence, 1:00 pm
Loomis-Chaffee @ Greenwich, 1:00 pm
Governor's @ Tilton, 1:30 pm
Kingswood-Oxford @ Vermont Academy, 1:30 pm
Rivers @ Milton, 2:00 pm
Thayer @ Middlesex, 2:00 pm
Southfield @ Brooks, 2:00 pm
Pingree @ St. George's, 2:00 pm
Deerfield @ Andover, 2:15 pm
Canterbury @ Kent, 2:30 pm
Groton @ Holderness, 2:30 pm
Pomfret @ Northfield-Mt. Hermon, 3:00 pm
Westminster @ Gunnery, 3:00 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Hotchkiss, 3:30 pm
Hebron @ Brewster Academy, 3:45 pm
Taft @ Cushing, 4:30 pm
Berkshire @ Exeter, 5:00 pm
Northern Lights @ Millbrook, 5:30 pm
Sun. Jan. 31
Brewster Academy vs. Berkshire, 9:00 am (@ Phillips Exeter)
Mon. Feb. 1
Westminster @ Kingswood-Oxford, 5:00 pm
NEWHL @ Millbrook, 6:30 pm
Sun. 1/17/10
This Week's Schedule
Mon. Jan. 18
Bay State Breakers @ Kimball Union, 3:00 pm
St. Mary Bay View @ Pomfret, 4:00 pm
Gunnery @ Canterbury, 4:30 pm
NEWHL @ New Hampton, 6:00 pm
Tue. Jan. 19
Rivers @ NYA, 5:00 pm
NEWHL @ Berkshire, 6:30 pm
Wed. Jan. 20
Kimball Union @ Vermont Academy, 2:15 pm
Loomis-Chaffee @ Taft, 2:30 pm
St. Mark's @ Middlesex, 2:30 pm
Northfield Mt. Hermon @ Berkshire, 2:45 pm
Cushing vs. Hotchkiss, 3:00 pm (at Amherst College)
Brewster Academy @ Noble & Greenough, 3:00 pm
Kingswood-Oxford @ Williston-Northampton, 3:00 pm
New Hampton @ Winchendon, 3:00 pm
Millbrook @ Westminster, 3:00 pm
Southfield @ Governor's, 3:15 pm
St. Paul's @ Thayer, 3:15 pm
Choate @ Deerfield, 3:30 pm
Proctor @ Groton, 3:30 pm
Hebron @ NYA, 4:00 pm
Exeter @ Holderness, 4:30 pm
Kent @ Pomfret, 4:30 pm
BB&N @ Tabor, 4:45 pm
Portsmouth Abbey @ Newton Country Day, 5:00 pm
Lawrence @ Andover, 5:15 pm
NEWHL Pre-Prep @ Canterbury, 6:00 pm
Central Maine Hockey @ Kents Hill, 6:15 pm
Fri. Jan. 22
Pingry @ Rye Country Day, 4:45 pm
Concord-Carlisle HS @ Middlesex, 5:15 pm
Groton @ Rivers, 5:30 pm
Newton Country Day @ Pingree, 5:30 pm
Stanstead College @ Holderness, 6:00 pm
Governor's @ Kimball Union, 6:45 pm
Conn. Polar Bears @ Gunnery, 6:45 pm
Central Maine Hockey @ Hebron, 6:45 pm
NEWHL @ Northfield Mt. Hermon, 7:00 pm
Sat. Jan. 23
Berwick @ Kimball Union, 1:00 pm
Deerfield @ Taft, 2:00 pm
NYA @ Thayer, 2:00 pm
Canterbury @ Kingswood-Oxford, 2:30 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Exeter, 2:30 pm
Greenwich @ Millbrook, 2:30 pm
St. Mark's @ Andover, 2:45 pm
Westminster @ Hotchkiss, 3:00 pm
Southfield @ Holderness, 3:15 pm
Brewster Academy @ Rivers, 3:30 pm
Pomfret @ Loomis-Chaffee, 4:00 pm
Tilton @ Northfield Mt. Hermon, 4:15 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Kent, 4:30 pm
St. Paul's @ Milton, 4:30 pm
Vermont Academy @ New Hampton, 4:30 pm
Berkshire @ Lawrence, 5:15 pm
Pingree @ Portsmouth Abbey, 5:15 pm
Gardner HS @ Cushing, 6:30 pm
Proctor @ Hebron, 7:00 pm
Sun. Jan. 24
Berkshire @ Cushing, 11:00 am
Proctor @ Kents Hill, 12:45 pm
Lawrenceville @ Millbrook, 1:00 pm
Kents Hill @ NYA, 4:00 pm
Mon. Jan. 25
Taft @ Kent, 5:15 pm
Hill School @ Rye Country Day, 5:15 pm
Note: The Sat. Jan. 9 Tilton @ Millbrook game will not count as a NEPSAC contest due to an error in scheduling officials -- none were available for the game.
Sun. 1/10/10
This Week's Schedule
Mon. Jan. 11
Andover @ Brooks, 4:30 pm
Hotchkiss @ Gunnery, 5:00 pm
NEWHL @ NYA, 6:00 pm
Wed. Jan. 13
Tilton @ Holderness, 2:00 pm
Millbrook @ Canterbury, 2:30 pm
Deerfield @ Northfield Mt. Hermon, 2:30 pm
Kents Hill @ Hebron, 2:45 pm
Kent @ Loomis-Chaffee, 3:00 pm
St. Mark's @ Lawrence, 3:00 pm
Middlesex @ Noble & Greenough, 3:00 pm
Brooks @ St. Paul's, 3:00 pm
Vermont Academy @ Groton, 3:00 pm
Exeter @ BB&N, 3:15 pm
Governor's @ Milton, 3:15 pm
New Hampton @ Andover, 3:30 pm
Pomfret @ Taft, 3:30 pm
Proctor @ Winchendon, 3:30 pm
Pingree @ Dana Hall, 3:30 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Berkshire, 4:00 pm
Cushing @ Brewster Academy, 4:00 pm
Greenwich @ Hotchkiss, 4:00 pm
Stanstead College @ Kimball Union, 4:00 pm
Westminster @ Choate, 4:15 pm
Portsmouth Abbey @ Winsor, 4:15 pm
Rye Country Day @ Kingswood-Oxford, 4:30 pm
Rivers @ St. George's, 4:30 pm
Berwick @ NYA, 5:00 pm
NEWHL @ Gunnery, 5:30 pm
Thurs. Jan. 14
Winsor @ Newton Country Day, 4:15 pm
Fri. Jan. 15
Proctor @ New Hampton, 3:30 pm
Rivers @ BB&N, 4:30 pm
NEWHL @ St. Mark's, 5:00 pm
Milton @ Southfield, 5:15 pm
Lawrence @ Pomfret, 5:30 pm
Newton Country Day @ Kingswood-Oxford, 6:00 pm
Sat. Jan. 16
Cushing @ St. Mark's, 1:30 pm
NYA @ Tilton, 1:30 pm
Deerfield @ Exeter, 2:00 pm
Loomis-Chaffee @ Hotchkiss, 2:00 pm
Lawrence @ Brooks, 2:00 pm
Milton @ Groton, 2:00 pm
Stanstead College @ Hebron, 2:00 pm
Andover @ St. Paul's, 2:15 pm
Kingswood-Oxford @ Canterbury, 2:30 pm
Proctor @ Pingree, 2:45 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Berkshire, 3:00 pm
Westminster @ Northfield Mt. Hermon, 3:00 pm
Thayer @ Southfield, 3:00 pm
Winchendon @ Rivers, 3:00 pm
Brewster Academy @ Tabor, 3:30 pm
Holderness @ Kimball Union, 3:30 pm
Middlesex @ Governor's, 4:00 pm
Taft @ Choate, 4:30 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Gunnery, 4:30 pm
Portsmouth Abbey @ Vermont Academy, 5:00 pm
NEWHL @ Kents Hill, 6:00 pm
Lawrenceville @ Kent, 6:30 pm
Sun. Jan. 17
Rothesay School @ Kents Hill, 2:00 pm
Mon. Jan. 18
Bay State Breakers @ Kimball Union, 3:00 pm
St. Mary Bay View @ Pomfret, 4:00 pm
Gunnery @ Canterbury, 4:30 pm
NEWHL @ New Hampton, 6:00 pm
Sun. 1/3/10
This Week's Schedule
Mon. Jan. 4
NEWHL @ Loomis-Chaffee, 7:00 pm
Wed. Jan. 6
Noble & Greenough @ Rivers, 1:45 pm
New Hampton @ Northfield Mt. Hermon, 2:30 pm
Brewster Academy @ Andover, 3:00 pm
Pomfret @ Exeter, 3:00 pm
BB&N @ Southfield, 3:30 pm
Tabor @ St. George's, 3:30 pm
Thayer @ St. Mark's, 3:30 pm
Proctor @ Berwick, 3:30 pm
Kingswood-Oxford @ Kent, 5:00 pm
Hingham High School @ Milton, 5:30 pm
Portledge School @ Rye Country Day, 5:45 pm
Conn. Polar Bears @ Williston-Northampton, 6:00 pm
Westminster @ Greenwich, 6:00 pm
NEWHL @ Tilton, 6:00 pm
Thurs. Jan. 7
Thayer vs. BB&N, 2:30 pm (at Fenway Park)
Tilton @ Berwick, 5:00 pm
NEWHL @ Tabor, 6:30 pm
Fri. Jan. 8
Noble & Greenough @ Thayer, 4:00 pm
New Hampton @ Holderness, 4:30 pm
Hebron @ BB&N, 5:00 pm
Kingswood-Oxford @ Taft, 5:00 pm
NYA @ St. George's, 6:30 pm
NEWHL @ Proctor, 6:30 pm
Sat. Jan. 9
NYA @ Newton Country Day, 11:00 am
Lawrence @ Cushing, 12:30 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Deerfield, 1:00 pm
Choate @ Andover, 1:15 pm
Kimball Union @ Canterbury, 2:00 pm
Southfield @ Exeter, 2:00 pm
Groton @ Governor's, 2:00 pm
Berwick @ Portsmouth Abbey, 2:00 pm
Pingree @ Hebron, 2:00 pm
Greenwich @ Gunnery, 2:00 pm
Brooks @ Rivers, 2:00 pm
New Hampton @ Proctor, 2:00 pm
Westminster @ Taft, 2:30 pm
St. George's @ St. Mark's, 2:30 pm
Brewster Academy @ BB&N, 3:00 pm
Vermont Academy @ St. Paul's, 3:00 pm
Thayer @ Milton, 3:15 pm
Winchendon @ Northfield Mt. Hermon, 3:30 pm
Hotchkiss @ Pomfret, 4:00 pm
Tabor @ Williston-Northampton, 4:30 pm
Middlesex @ Holderness, 4:30 pm
St. Dominics Regional H.S. @ Kents Hill, 6:15 pm
NEWHL @ Kent, 6:30 pm
Loomis-Chaffee @ Berkshire, 7:00 pm
Tilton @ Millbrook, 7:30 pm
SSA vs. Rye Country Day, 8:00 pm
Sun. Jan 10.
Holton Arms vs. Rye Country Day, 9:00 am
Tilton @ Canterbury, 11:00 am
Winchendon @ Millbrook, 1:00 pm
