Mon. 2/1/10
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. 2/21/10
This Week's Schedule
Mon. Feb. 22
Cushing @ Lawrence, 4:15 pm (rescheduled from 2/10)
St. George's @ BB&N, 4:30 pm (rescheduled from 2/10)
Gunnery @ Millbrook, 4:30 pm
Holderness @ New Hampton, 4:30 pm
Thayer @ Governor's, 5:00 pm (rescheduled from 2/10)
Noble & Greenough @ Groton, 5:00 pm (rescheduled from 2/10)
Brewster Academy @ Andover, 5:00 pm
Wed. Feb. 24
Westminster @ Andover, 3:00 pm
Middlesex @ BB&N, 3:00 pm
Thayer @ Groton, 3:00 pm
Greenwich @ Kingswood-Oxford, 3:00 pm
Brooks @ St. Mark's, 3:00 pm
Newton Country Day @ EIL Tournament, time TBA
Tabor @ Cushing, 3:15 pm
Exeter @ Winchendon, 4:00 pm
Northfield Mt. Hermon @ Loomis-Chaffee, 4:00 pm
Milton @ Pomfret, 4:00 pm
St. George's @ St. Paul's, 4:00 pm
Kents Hill @ NYA, 4:00 pm
Berkshire @ Taft, 4:15 pm
Deerfield @ Williston-Northampton, 4:15 pm
Choate @ Hotchkiss, 4:30 pm
New Hampton @ Kimball Union, 4:30 pm
Millbrook @ Rye Country Day, 4:30 pm
Rivers @ Lawrence, 5:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Governor's, 5:30 pm
NE Falcons @ Kent, 5:30 pm
Tilton @ Proctor, 6:00 pm
Fri. Feb. 26
Southfield @ Rivers, 3:15 pm
Tabor @ Thayer, 4:00 pm
New Hampton @ Tilton, 4:15 pm
St. Paul's @ Holderness, 4:30 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Winchendon, 5:00 pm
Proctor @ Northfield Mt. Hermon, 6:00 pm
Berkshire @ Pomfret, 6:00 pm (rescheduled from 2/10)
Sat. Feb. 27
NYA @ Hebron, 12:00 pm
Greenwich @ Southfield, 12:00 pm
Newton Country Day @ EIL Tournament, time TBA
Rivers @ Tilton, 1:15 pm
Exeter @ Andover, 2:00 pm
BB&N @ Thayer, 2:00 pm
Gunnery @ Canterbury, 2:00 pm
Brooks @ Governor's, 2:00 pm
Groton @ St. Mark's, 2:00 pm
Stanstead College @ Holderness, 2:00 pm
Middlesex @ St. George's, 2:00 pm
Vermont Academy @ Kimball Union, 2:15 pm
Cushing @ Choate, 2:30 pm
Taft @ Hotchkiss, 2:30 pm
Millbrook @ Kingswood-Oxford, 3:00 pm
Northfield Mt. Hermon @ Brewster Academy, 3:45 pm
Loomis-Chaffee @ Deerfield, 4:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Milton, 4:00 pm
New Hampton @ Kents Hill, 4:00 pm
St. Paul's @ Lawrence, 4:15 pm
Pomfret @ Winchendon, 4:30 pm
Westminster @ Kent, 6:30 pm
Mon. 2/15/10
This Week's Schedule
Mon. Feb. 15
Millbrook @ Berkshire, 5:15 pm
NE Jr. Falcons @ Pomfret, 6:45 pm
Tues. Feb. 16
Choate @ Kingswood-Oxford, 4:30 pm
Wed. Feb. 17
Canterbury @ Millbrook, 2:15 pm
Northfield Mt. Hermon @ Williston-Northampton, 2:15 pm
Kent @ Hotchkiss, 2:30 pm
Middlesex @ Lawrence, 2:30 pm
Taft @ Westminster, 2:30 pm
NYA @ Kents Hill, 2:30 pm
Pomfret @ St. Mark's, 2:45 pm
Andover @ Noble & Greenough, 3:00 pm
Cushing @ Deerfield, 3:00 pm
Groton @ Brooks, 3:00 pm
St. Paul's @ BB&N, 3:15 pm
Southfield @ Newton Country Day, 3:30 pm
Choate @ Berkshire, 4:00 pm
Tabor @ Exeter, 4:00 pm
Brewster Academy @ Loomis-Chaffee, 4:00 pm
St. George's @ Milton, 4:00 pm
Holderness @ Vermont Academy, 4:00 pm
Kimball Union @ Tilton, 4:30 pm
Dana Hall @ Pingree, 4:30 pm
Hebron @ Proctor, 5:00 pm
Rye Country Day @ Morristown Beard, 5:00 pm
Berwick @ Winsor, 5:15 pm
Gunnery @ Greenwich, 5:15 pm
Rivers @ Governor's, 5:30 pm
Fri. Feb. 19
Rivers @ NYA, 3:00 pm
Pingree @ Newton Country Day, 3:30 pm
Southfield @ St. Paul's, 4:00 pm
Winsor @ Thayer, 4:15 pm
Dana Hall @ Portsmouth Abbey, 4:30 pm
Brewster Academy @ Exeter, 5:00 pm
Kents Hill @ Hebron, 5:00 pm
Vermont Academy @ Kingswood-Oxford, 5:00 pm
Milton @ Andover, 5:15 pm
Rice @ Kimball Union, 5:30 pm
Brooks @ Middlesex, 6:00 pm
Mid-Fairfield @ Gunnery, 6:45 pm
Sat. Feb. 20
Northfield Mt. Hermon @ Exeter, 1:30 pm
Winsor @ Portsmouth Abbey, 1:30 pm
Governor's @ Lawrence, 2:00 pm
Newton Country Day @ Berwick, 2:00 pm
Cushing @ Pomfret, 2:15 pm
Kents Hill @ Thayer, 2:15 pm
Berkshire @ Westminster, 2:30 pm
Kent @ Kingswood-Oxford, 2:30 pm
Brooks @ Tabor, 2:30 pm
Millbrook @ Greenwich, 2:30 pm
Groton @ St. George's, 2:30 pm
Canterbury @ Winchendon, 3:00 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Loomis-Chaffee, 3:00 pm
Hebron @ New Hampton, 3:00 pm
Tilton @ Vermont Academy, 3:00 pm
BB&N @ St. Mark's, 3:30 pm
Hotchkiss @ Deerfield, 3:30 pm
St. Paul's @ Noble & Greenough, 3:30 pm
NEWHL @ Holderness, 3:45 pm
Gunnery @ Southfield, 4:00 pm
Proctor @ Rivers, 4:00 pm
Choate @ Taft, 4:30 pm
Pingree @ Middlesex, 4:30 pm
Milton @ Brewster Academy, 5:00 pm
Mon. Feb. 22
Cushing @ Lawrence, 4:15 pm (rescheduled from 2/10)
St. George's @ BB&N, 4:30 pm (rescheduled from 2/10)
Gunnery @ Millbrook, 4:30 pm
Holderness @ New Hampton, 4:30 pm
Thayer @ Governor's, 5:00 pm (rescheduled from 2/10)
Noble & Greenough @ Groton, 5:00 pm (rescheduled from 2/10)
Brewster Academy @ Andover, 5:00 pm
Tues. 2/9/10 -- updates on Wed.
Wed. Postponements and Cancellations
There's a winter storm watch in effect for Connecticut and Massachusetts starting Wednesday morning and extending through late Wednesday night/Thursday morning. Snowfall amounts of over 12" are predicted, with less the farther north you go. We will have all the latest postponements and cancellations here. A note for coaches: please email information@ushr.com with the relevant info, and update your team's schedule on USHR in order to ensure that the changes appear on future weekly composite schedules. Thanks.
Wed. Feb. 10 Snow-outs:
Nobles @ Groton -- rescheduled to 2/22 (time TBA)
Thayer @ Governor's -- rescheduled to Mon. 2/22 at 5:00 pm
Kent @ Canterbury -- rescheduled to Thurs. 2/11 at 5:00 pm
Holderness @ Brooks -- rescheduled to Thurs. 2/11 at 4:00 pm
Cushing @ Lawrence -- postponed; no makeup date yet
Williston @ Choate -- no makeup date announced
St. Mark's @ Milton -- rescheduled to Fri. 2/12 at 4:30 pm
St. Paul's @ Middlesex -- rescheduled to Thurs. 2/11 at 5:00 pm
NMH @ K-O -- no makeup date announced
Taft @ Greenwich -- no makeup date announced
St. George's @ BB&N -- rescheduled to Mon. 2/22 at 4:30 pm
Berkshire @ Pomfret -- no makeup date announced
Hotchkiss @ Loomis -- no makeup date announced
Deerfield @ Westminster -- no makeup date announced
Winchendon @ Southfield -- rescheduled to Thurs. 2/11 @ 3:45 pm
Mon. 2/8/10
This Week's Schedule
Mon. Feb. 8
St. George's @ Portsmouth Abbey, 4:30 pm (postponed)
Tues. Feb. 9
Kent @ Canterbury, 4:00 pm
Rye Country Day @ Princeton Day School, 5:00 pm
Wed. Feb. 10
Exeter @ Kimball Union, 1:30 pm
Cushing @ Lawrence, 2:15 pm
Brewster Academy @ Proctor, 2:30 pm
Gunnery @ Millbrook, 2:30 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Choate, 3:00 pm
St. Mark's @ Milton, 3:00 pm
St. Paul's @ Middlesex, 3:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Groton, 3:30 pm
Northfield Mt. Hermon @ Kingswood-Oxford, 3:30 pm
Taft @ Greenwich, 3:30 pm
Vermont Academy @ Tilton, 3:30 pm
Tabor @ Andover, 3:45 pm
Thayer @ Governor's, 3:45 pm
St. George's @ BB&N, 4:00 pm
Berkshire @ Pomfret, 4:00 pm
Kent @ Canterbury, 4:00 pm
Hotchkiss @ Loomis-Chaffee, 4:00 pm
Hebron @ Berwick, 4:00 pm
Kents Hill @ New Hampton, 4:00 pm
Pingree @ Winsor, 4:15 pm
Deerfield @ Westminster, 4:30 pm
Holderness @ Brooks, 4:30 pm
Winchendon @ Southfield, 4:45 pm
Thurs. Feb. 11
Stanstead College @ Rice, 5:30 pm
Fri. Feb. 12
Governor's @ Andover, 4:30 pm
St. Paul's @ Tilton, 4:30 pm
BB&N @ Noble & Greenough, 5:00 pm
Rivers @ Cushing, 5:15 pm
Newton Country Day @ Portsmouth Abbey, 5:30 pm
N.E. Falcons @ Williston-Northampton, 6:00 pm
Southfield @ Proctor, 6:00 pm
Westminster @ Loomis-Chaffee, 6:30 pm
NEWHL @ Vermont Academy, 7:00 pm
Sat. Feb. 13
Exeter @ Brewster Academy, 12:00 pm
Proctor @ Holderness, 1:30 pm
Lawrence @ Thayer, 2:00 pm
Kingswood-Oxford @ Gunnery, 2:00 pm
Deerfield @ Berkshire, 2:15 pm
Tabor @ Pomfret, 2:15 pm
Governor's @ St. Paul's, 2:30 pm
Hotchkiss @ Taft, 2:30 pm
Middlesex @ Milton, 2:30 pm
St. Mark's @ Rivers, 2:30 pm
Kimball Union @ Williston-Northampton, 3:00 pm
Westminster @ Noble & Greenough, 3:15 pm
Brooks @ St. George's, 3:30 pm
Northfield Mt. Hermon @ Cushing, 4:30 pm
Kent @ Winchendon, 5:00 pm
Kents Hill @ Winchendon, 5:00 pm
Choate @ Loomis-Chaffee, 6:00 pm
Hebron @ Canterbury, 7:00 pm
Millbrook @ Kent, 7:00 pm
Sun. Feb. 14
Kents Hill @ Canterbury, 11:30 am
Exeter @ Brewster Academy, 12:00 pm
Hebron @ Winchendon, 1:00 pm
Mon. Feb. 15
Millbrook @ Berkshire, 5:15 pm
NE Jr. Falcons @ Pomfret, 6:45 pm
Mon. 2/1/10
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
