Sun. 1/31/10
A New #1 in USHR Prep Poll
The Gunnery, which edged previous #1 Kent 2-1 last Monday, has taken over the top spot in this week's USHR Prep Poll.
To be honest, though, this is more of a #1 and #1-A scenario. Each team has beaten the other once. However, Gunnery's win came more recently - and that's really about all that separates these two teams. Even subjectively, it's hard to say which team is better, mainly because they play such wildly divergent styles. Kent is a big, strong, grinding, highly-defensive team. Gunnery has a fleet of quick forwards. They can put up fearsome numbers against pretty much everyone except... Kent. Both teams are getting excellent goaltending.
Nobles and Belmont Hill are nipping at their heels - neither team has lost a game since the Christmas Tournaments.
And the last two times we saw Avon - against Kent on Jan. 16 and vs. Choate on Sat. - they've looked like the best team in prep hockey. Quick, aggressive, hard-working. The Winged Beavers need to keep playing like that to wipe away the damage of December, when they hosted their annual Xmas Tournament and laid an inexplicable egg.
Here's a team to watch this week: Dexter. They are 16-0-0 and host Pomfret (Wed.) and hit the road to Andover (Sat.). The following Saturday, Feb. 13, they face Tabor. If they win all three, things could become very interesting indeed.
Other teams not in the Top 10, but bubbling under, are Salisbury, Berkshire, and NMH.
USHR Prep Poll: Week of Feb. 1, 2010
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
