Mon. 2/15/10
Avon Plays Stopper, Blanking #1 Gunnery
Avon once again played the stopper, today adding a 6-0 home win over #1-ranked Gunnery to a couple of previous biggies, specifically a 4-1 Jan. 16 home win over Kent (#1 at the time) and a 4-1 Jan. 30 home win over Choate (#3 at the time).
Today's game wasn't quite as lopsided as the score would indicate. Avon capitalized on a couple of Gunnery mistakes late in the first period, going up 1-0 on a power play goal when a rather soft Kyle Quick shot from the left point eluded Gunnery goaltender Alex Vazzano, who appeared to be screened by Mike Pereira. Several minutes later, Pereira picked off an errant Salisbury pass at the offensive blueline and broke in alone, backhanding one high on Vazzano to make it 2-0, much to the delight of the white-clad and very loud student section.
In the second period, George Welles banged home the rebound of a Dylan Shamburger shot to make it 3-0 at the 10:11 mark. A little over a minute later, Pereira roofed one short side to make it 4-0.
At 14:18 of the third period, Quinn Smith added an empty-netter to make it 5-0. A minute and a half later, skating 5-on-4, Welles added his second of the day to make it 6-0.
Avon outshot Gunnery, 37-34. Josh Dionne stopped everything that came his way, though he wasn't called on to stand on his head.
Gunnery, after those two first period goals was never able to get back into it, mainly because Avon didn't allow them to. Gunnery certainly had chances - hitting a number of posts - but never got even a single goal that might have planted a seed of doubt in the minds of the Avon players, who kept focused from beginning to end.
The tempo of the game was quick and, despite the score, was entertaining, as both teams were quick to the puck, and offered up plenty of up-and-down action. Avon was very focused and stayed on their game for the full three periods.
"We played hard and with a lot of emotion," said Avon head coach John Gardner afterward. "It was a do-or-die game for us. Gunnery is a very good offensive team. They must have hit three or four posts. I'm pleased - it was a great win - but I told the team that we now have to go on the road Wednesday (Choate) and Saturday (Salisbury)and win there. We have the ability, but we don't always finish. Today, though, we did."
Gunnery coach Chris Baudo chose to look at the glass as half-full. "I'm proud of our guys," he said. "They played well. I thought we came out hard and controlled a lot of the play early. But Avon capitalized. They made the most of their chances. Anyone who sees the score will think I'm nuts, but I'm happy with the way we played. If we were totally outplayed it would be different, but this was a good learning experience and will help us going forward. It will refocus us. I honestly thought there were many positives. I love that our guys never quit."
"But," Baudo added, "Avon absolutely deserved to win. I have to reiterate that."
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
