Sat. 2/27/10-
Final Day Highlights
Milton Stuns Nobles in OT
Milton, Mass. - A T.J. Schneider goal at 4:28 of overtime put the coup de grâce on a dramatic Milton come-from-behind win that sent powerful Nobles to their first defeat in 19 games and, more importantly, gave Milton a spot in the Elite 8.
This was a scintillating game between two natural rivals played before a loud, jam-packed crowd - and it didn't disappoint when it came to entertainment value. Afterward, the place was buzzing, with all but perhaps some Nobles fans agreeing that this was about as good a prep hockey game as they'd seen in a long time.
After a scoreless first period, Nobles got on the board at 2:46 of the second when, on the power play, senior defenseman Gus Young took a pass from Kevin Hayes in the low slot and snapped one top corner behind Milton junior goaltender Sean Dougherty.
Just 28 seconds into the third, Nobles went up 2-0 when, on the penalty kill, Nick Raffone picked up a Jonathan Mleczko turnover and broke in for a shorthanded goal. Mleczko, severely hampered in the second period due to an injury, was skating with limited mobility and it cost.
However, his teammates picked him up. About six minutes later, with the two teams skating 4x4, freewheeling Milton junior defenseman Pat McNally picked up a turnover in the neutral zone, broke in alone, put a deke on Nobles goalie Gene Lane, and then tucked it behind him to cut Nobles' lead to 2-1.
Suddenly, the crowd was energized.
About five minutes later, Milton d-man Aaron Deutsch was tripped as he drove to the net and was awarded a penalty shot, which energized the home crowd even more. Deutsch, however, didn't get off a good shot, and Lane made a routine save.
But Milton kept coming. The momentum was going their way, even if the clock wasn't. Finally, with time running out, and the extra attacker on, there was a scrum in front of the Nobles net and Milton junior Woody Hudson, with 14 seconds in regulation, got a whack at a loose puck which deflected off the shin pad of a Nobles defenseman standing in the crease, and right into the net. It was a 2-2 game.
The game moved to OT. Hudson had a chance 15 seconds in to win it for Milton, but couldn't convert. Nobles' Hayes came back the other way on a rush and winged a shot that Dougherty made a big glove save on.
With play moving into the final minute a Milton player pushed the puck up to center ice where Hudson tipped it past the Nobles D, allowing big Dan Merenich to break in 2-on-1 with Schneider, who carried the puck down the right side with speed, unleashing a low, hard shot that beat Lane far corner and setting off a huge celebration.
It was a mirror image of the overtime goal Schneider tallied at Belmont Hill on Feb. 17. That overtime goal was Schneider's first goal of the season. Now, he has three, and two are overtime game winners.
Afterward, Milton coach Paul Cannata said "This little stretch run here - the wins over Belmont Hill, KUA, Nobles - those have all been one-goal games. It's really a testament to the kids and all the work they do off-ice in the fall. That's carried over into the winter. This is a group of kids that has legs, they just keep coming. They have really good energy."
"Milton-Nobles is a long-time rivalry, but we haven't had a lot of success against them, so this was great for us. It's been a great run. After exams we went 7-2 and now... well, it's a new season, and we're in the mix."
Asked about Schneider's OT success, Cannata said, "That's the beauty of the game."
Down the hall, Nobles coach Brian Day said, "Once we got up 2-0, I thought we had things in control, but we got very irresponsible in the last half of the period. We just weren't responsible with the puck. Milton is a good team and, like all good teams, they capitalized on their opportunities. I'm proud of our guys. We've come a long way from the beginning of the season, but we really have to clean up some things if we want to be playing next weekend."
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In Other Action:
@ Kent 5, Choate 2 – In a hard-fought game, Kent’s Dave Dupuis (2g,2a) figured in four of his team’s five goals. For Choate, Dan Linell had a pair of goals. This game had a downside for both teams, as Kent goaltender Marco De Filippo and Choate defenseman Joe Depietto were ejected for fighting with about a minute left in the third. Both will miss their team’s quarterfinal game on Wednesday.
@ Avon Old Farms 9, Loomis-Chaffee 2 – Quinn Smith (1g,2a), Mark Naclerio (2g), and Connor Doyle (3a) led the Winged Beavers attack..
@ Gunnery 2, Berkshire 1 – Alex Vazzano kicked out 31 of 32 shots and Terrence Wallin and Shane Gorman scored the goals as Gunnery finished the regular season 25-4-2.
NMH 6 @ Tabor 6 – In a back-and-forth game, NMH entered the third period trailing Tabor, 6-4, but got goals from Garrett McMullen and Andrew Bonazza to pull out the 6-6 tie.
Salisbury 10 @ Canterbury 1 – Gunnar Hughes (4g,1a) led the way for Salisbury.
Cushing 10 @ Rivers 3 – Conor Sheary had four goals and Mike Conderman three for the Penguins. Marco Eberth had two goals for Rivers.
Exeter 4 @ Andover 3 – Exeter had a 4-1 lead in the final minutes of this edition of the ancient rivalry when Exeter coach Dana Barbin pulled Max Fenkell to give his backup goalie some ice time. However, Andover quickly pumped in two goals on three shots. Barbin put Fenkell, who finished with 33 saves on 34 shots, back in and Exeter escaped with the 4-3 win.
Westminster 5 @ Deerfield 3 – Nick Lanza (3g,1a) led the attack for Westminster, who never trailed in this game. Nick Lovejoy had two goals for the Big Green.
Brewster Academy 5 @ Proctor 2 – Brewster, with the help of a 40-save effort by Carl Maltais-Beland, advances to Sunday’s Lakes Region championship game against Tilton.
St. Sebastian’s 3, Thayer 2 (at Walter Brown Arena; BU) -- St. Seb’s, trailing Thayer 2-1 late in the third, got a power play goal from Stephen Brown and, with 46 seconds left in regulation, the game winner from Tommy O’Regan, his second goal of the game.
@ South Kent 7, Winchendon 3 – Holden Anderson and Joe Tebano each had a pair of goals for South Kent. Dan Wegrzyn had two goals for Winchendon.
Lawrence 2 @ St. Paul’s 1 (OT) – In a game moved from St. Paul’s to Lawrence due to a power outage at St. Paul’s, ‘visiting’ Lawrence, on a Matt Baldino PPG in overtime, edged ‘home’ St. Paul’s. Jordan Nathan kicked out 28 of 29 shots for Lawrence. Derick Roy stopped 32 of 34 for St. Paul’s.
Hebron 5 @ Kents Hill 0 – Andrew Bettencourt (1g,3a) and Peter Quigley (2g) led the Lumberjacks attack. Anthony Avitable stopped all 21 shots he faced to earn the shutout.
Brunswick 2, Lawrenceville 0 – Gryphon Richardson stopped all 25 shots he faced to earn the shutout in an Empire Cup Tournament game at Trinity-Pawling.
Brooks 2 @ BB&N 1 – Tyler Stillings stopped 52 of 53 shots to lead Brooks to victory in a game in which they were outshot 53-25.
@ St. George’s 6, Middlesex 1 – Penn Sednaoui and Michael Violette each had two goals and Paul Roche stopped 29 of 30 shots to earn the win.
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
