Sat. 1/8/11
KUA Makes a Statement
If anyone still thought that Kimball Union wasn’t among the prep elite after losing in the finals of the Flood-Marr, those doubts were silenced today as the visiting Wildcats ran over Cushing Academy 7-0 in Ashburnham.
After a somewhat tentative start by both teams, a strong shift by KUA’s second line of Ryan Cole, Jonathan Charbonneau and Casey Miller led to a powerplay for the visitors. On the powerplay, some nice puck movement paid off as Yale recruit Ryan Cole activated from the point, took a cross-ice pass from Gabriel Veilleux and beat Cushing goaltender Chad Hardy. That was it for first period goals and KUA took the lead to the locker room.
Both teams came out with enthusiasm to start the second. Just after Kimball Union had killed off a Cushing powerplay, Phil Boucher curled out from behind the net and fired a wrist shot off Dion and in to extend the lead to 2-0. About halfway through the second, KUA senior goalie Steve Mastalerz made a spectacular glove save on a shorthanded bid by Cushing. With one second left and KUA on the powerplay, Cole had a rebound chance on a gaping net but couldn’t control a bouncing puck and missed wide left.
KUA began the third on the powerplay, and caught a break when Cushing forward Mike Walker was hauled down on a shorthanded breakaway but no call was made. Seconds later, Casey Miller’s pass deflected off a Cushing defenseman, and in; Cushing coach Rob Gagnon was justifiably irate but to no avail, and the Wildcats never looked back, notching four more goals in the third. The fifth KUA goal was a real beauty by Cole on a two-man advantage, as he took a pass, faked a shot – causing the defenseman to slide past him – and then ripped off a laser of a wrister short side high.
Kimball Union was understandably excited after the win, smiling and shouting as they came off the ice. Coach Ryan Miller acknowledged that the “game was closer than the score would indicate” and noted that Mastalerz (25 saves) kept the team in the game at the start. When asked how he plans to avoid a letdown after such a great win, he said that he told the players to “enjoy the win tonight, but then refocus because we have a tough stretch coming up.”
In the other locker room, Rob Gagnon was not thrilled with his team’s performance, but said “give [KUA] all the credit in the world, they are a good hockey team.” He added that “we knew they had a good powerplay, so the game plan was the stay out of the box and we didn’t do it. We gave them opportunities, and they took advantage.”
On Wednesday, Kimball Union hosts Exeter while Cushing looks to rebound on the road at Tabor.
-- C.M.
Sun. 1/30/11
Jan. 31-Feb. 7 Schedule
Mon. Jan. 31
Hebron @ Brewster Academy, 4:00 pm
Loomis-Chaffee @ Choate, 4:45 pm
Dana Hall @ Pingree, 5:30 pm
Kingswood-Oxford @ Westminster, 6:00 pm
Winsor @ Newton Country Day, 6:00 pm
Tues. Feb. 1
New Hampton School @ Tilton, 4:30 pm
Wed. Feb. 2
Berkshire @ Hotchkiss, 2:30 pm
Middlesex @ Groton, 2:30 pm
Cushing @ Brewster Academy, 3:00 pm
Gunnery @ Loomis-Chaffee, 3:00 pm
Kimball Union @ Kents Hill, 3:00 pm (@ Rochester, NH)
Brooks @ Thayer, 3:00 pm
St. Mark's @ St. Paul's, 3:00 pm
Exeter @ Andover, 3:15 pm
BB&N @ Governor's, 3:15 pm
Groton @ Thayer, 3:15 pm
Vermont Academy @ Proctor, 3:30 pm
Millbrook @ Kingswood-Oxford, 3:30 pm
Milton @ Lawrence Academy, 3:30 pm
Choate @ Northfield - Mt. Hermon, 3:30 pm
Hebron @ Holderness, 3:45 pm
St. George's @ Noble & Greenough, 4:00 pm
Rivers @ Tabor, 4:00 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Taft, 4:00 pm
Pingree @ Berwick, 4:15 pm
Stanstead College @ Tilton, 4:30 pm
Pomfret @ Westminster, 4:30 pm
Lawrenceville @ Canterbury, 5:00 pm
Kent @ Greenwich, 5:15 pm
NEWHL @ Winchendon, 5:15 pm (S)
Southfield @ Winsor, 6:00 pm
NEWHL @ Deerfield, 6:30 pm (S)
Fri. Feb. 4
Vermont Academy @ New Hampton School, 3:30 pm
Rye Country Day @ Princeton Day School, 4:00 pm
Thayer @ Winsor, 4:15 pm
Taft @ BB&N, 4:30 pm
Portsmouth Abbey @ Winsor, 5:00 pm
Hebron @ Middlesex, 5:30 pm
Tabor @ Lawrence Academy, 6:30 pm
Southfield @ Kents Hill, 7:00 pm
Sat. Feb. 5
Northfield - Mt. Hermon @ Vermont Academy, 12:00 pm
Hebron @ Rivers, 12:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Brooks, 2:00 pm
BB&N @ Exeter, 2:00 pm
Proctor @ Kimball Union, 2:00 pm
St. Mark's @ Tabor, 2:30 pm
Groton @ Lawrence Academy, 2:30 pm
Portsmouth Abbey @ Thayer, 2:30 pm
St. George's @ Governor's, 3:00 pm
Winchendon @ Greenwich, 3:00 pm
Tilton @ Pingree, 4:00 pm
Holderness @ NYA, 4:30 pm
Winsor @ Berwick, 4:45 pm
Andover @ Taft, 6:45 pm (@ Harvard)
Mon. Feb. 7
Rye Country Day @ Morristown Beard, 4:00 pm
Portsmouth Abbey @ St. George's, 4:30 pm
NEWHL @ Brooks, 6:30 pm (S)
Wed. 1/26/11 -- Because of the coming snow, today's Nobles at Lawrence Academy game has been moved up to a 3:45 pm start time.
Sun. 1/23/11
Jan. 24-31 Schedule
Mon. Jan 24, 2011
New Hampton School @ Brewster Academy, 5:15 pm
Kent @ Taft, 5:15 pm
Greenwich @ Morristown Beard, 5:15 pm
Wed. Jan 26, 2011
Berkshire @ Gunnery, 2:00 pm
Kent @ Choate, 2:30 pm
Westminster @ Williston-Northampton, 2:30 pm
Millbrook @ Hotchkiss, 2:30 pm
Loomis-Chaffee @ Taft, 3:00 pm
Holderness @ Kimball Union, 3:00 pm
Southfield @ Middlesex, 3:00 pm
Berwick @ Newton Country Day, 3:30 pm
Northfield - Mt. Hermon @ St. Paul's, 3:30 pm
Cushing @ Andover, 3:45 pm
Rivers @ Thayer, 4:00 pm
Tilton @ Exeter, 4:00 pm
Proctor @ NYA, 4:00 pm
Pingree @ Groton, 4:15 pm
Greenwich @ Canterbury, 4:30 pm
Hebron @ New Hampton School, 4:30 pm
Portsmouth Abbey @ Kingswood-Oxford, 4:30 pm
Pomfret @ Deerfield, 4:45 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Lawrence Academy, 5:30 pm
Kents Hill @ Brewster Academy, 5:45 pm
Thu. Jan 27, 2011
NEWHL @ Kimball Union, 6:00 pm (S)
Fri. Jan 28, 2011
Northfield - Mt. Hermon @ Deerfield, 4:00 pm
Tilton @ Holderness, 4:30 pm
St. Paul's @ New Hampton School, 4:30 pm
Canterbury @ Millbrook, 5:00 pm
Hebron @ Exeter, 5:00 pm
Kingswood-Oxford @ Loomis-Chaffee, 5:30 pm
St. George's @ Rivers, 6:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Cushing, 6:30 pm
Winchendon @ Vermont Academy, 7:00 pm
Sat. Jan 29, 2011
Milton @ Rivers, 12:00 pm
Kingswood-Oxford @ Vermont Academy, 1:00 pm
Exeter @ Berkshire, 1:00 pm
Cushing @ Taft, 2:00 pm
Middlesex @ Thayer, 2:00 pm
Andover @ Deerfield, 2:15 pm
Northfield - Mt. Hermon @ Pomfret, 2:15 pm
Groton @ Holderness, 3:00 pm
St. George's @ Pingree, 3:00 pm
Gunnery @ Westminster, 3:00 pm
Brooks @ Southfield, 3:00 pm
Hotchkiss @ Williston-Northampton, 3:30 pm
Tilton @ Governor's, 4:00 pm
New Hampton School @ NYA, 4:00 pm
Greenwich @ Loomis-Chaffee, 4:15 pm
Choate @ Brewster Academy, 4:45 pm (@ Groton School)
Kent @ Canterbury, 7:00 pm
Mon. Jan 31
Hebron @ Brewster Academy, 4:00 pm
Dana Hall @ Pingree, 5:30 pm
Kingswood-Oxford @ Westminster, 6:00 pm
Mon. 1/17/11
Prep Schedule: Jan. 17-24
Mon. Jan 17, 2011
Lawrence Academy @ St. Mark's, 4:15 pm
St. Mary Bay View @ Pomfret, 4:15 pm (S)
Gunnery @ Canterbury, 4:45 pm
Brewster Academy @ Exeter, 5:00 pm
Milton @ Governor's, 5:00 pm
Tue. Jan 18, 2011
NEWHL @ Berkshire, 6:00 pm (S)
Wed. Jan 19, 2011
Vermont Academy @ Kimball Union, 2:30 pm
Middlesex @ St. Mark's, 2:30 pm
Brewster Academy @ Noble & Greenough, 3:00 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Kingswood-Oxford, 3:00 pm
Holderness @ Exeter, 3:00 pm
Westminster @ Millbrook, 3:00 pm
Berkshire @ Northfield - Mt. Hermon, 3:15 pm
Rye Country Day @ Pingry, 3:15 pm
Hotchkiss @ Cushing, 3:30 pm
Deerfield @ Choate, 3:30 pm
Andover @ Lawrence Academy, 3:45 pm
Governor's @ Southfield, 4:00 pm
Groton @ Proctor, 4:00 pm
Hebron @ NYA, 4:00 pm
Winchendon @ New Hampton School, 4:00 pm
Taft @ Loomis-Chaffee, 4:15 pm
Berwick @ Dana Hall, 4:30 pm
Thayer @ St. Paul's, 4:30 pm
BB&N @ Rivers, 4:30 pm
Kent @ Pomfret, 4:45 pm
Portsmouth Abbey @ Newton Country Day, 5:00 pm
NEWHL @ Canterbury, 6:30 pm
Thu. Jan 20, 2011
NEWHL @ Kents Hill, 4:30 pm (S)
Fri. Jan 21, 2011
Pingree @ Newton Country Day, 3:30 pm
Dana Hall @ Berwick, 4:00 pm
Stanstead College @ Holderness, 4:00 pm
Middlesex @ Cushing, 4:30 pm
Princeton Day School @ Rye Country Day, 4:45 pm
Rivers @ Groton, 5:00 pm
Conn. Polar Bears @ Gunnery, 5:15 pm (S)
Hebron @ BB&N, 5:30 pm
NEWHL @ Northfield - Mt. Hermon, 6:00 pm (S)
Kimball Union @ Governor's, 6:45 pm
Mid Fairfield @ Choate, 7:30 pm (S)
Sat. Jan 22, 2011
Kimball Union @ Berwick, 11:30 am
Kingswood-Oxford @ Canterbury, 2:00 pm
Loomis-Chaffee @ Pomfret, 2:30 pm
Taft @ Deerfield, 3:00 pm
BB&N @ Winchendon, 3:00 pm
New Hampton School @ Vermont Academy, 3:30 pm
Exeter @ Noble & Greenough, 3:30 pm
Greenwich @ Millbrook, 3:30 pm
Andover @ St. Mark's, 3:45 pm
Kent @ Williston-Northampton, 4:00 pm
Northfield - Mt. Hermon @ Tilton, 4:00 pm
Hotchkiss @ Westminster, 4:00 pm
Milton @ St. Paul's, 4:00 pm
Holderness @ Southfield, 4:30 pm
Rivers @ Brewster Academy, 5:00 pm
Lawrence Academy @ Berkshire, 5:15 pm
Pingree @ Portsmouth Abbey, 6:30 pm
Proctor @ Hebron, 7:00 pm
Sun. Jan 23, 2011
Proctor @ Kents Hill, 12:30 pm
Cushing @ Berkshire, 1:30 pm
Mon. Jan 24, 2011
New Hampton School @ Brewster Academy, 5:15 pm
Kent @ Taft, 5:15 pm
Greenwich @ Morristown Beard, 5:15 pm
Sun. 1/9/11
This Week's Girls' Schedule
Mon. Jan. 10, 2011
Brooks @ Andover, 4:30 pm
Gunnery @ Hotchkiss, 5:00 pm
Thayer @ Noble & Greenough, 5:30 pm
Tue. Jan. 11, 2011
St. Dominics Regional H.S. @ Hebron, 3:45 pm (S)
Wed. Jan. 12, 2011
Holderness @ Tilton, 2:00 pm
Canterbury @ Millbrook, 2:30 pm
Northfield - Mt. Hermon @ Deerfield, 2:30 pm
Taft @ Pomfret, 2:45 pm
Brewster Academy @ Cushing, 3:00 pm
St. Paul's @ Brooks, 3:00 pm
Vermont Academy @ Groton, 3:15 pm
Milton @ Governor's, 3:15 pm
Andover @ New Hampton School, 3:30 pm
Berkshire @ Noble & Greenough, 3:30 pm
Tabor @ BB&N, 3:30 pm
Hotchkiss @ Greenwich, 3:30 pm
Dana Hall @ Pingree, 3:30 pm
Loomis-Chaffee @ Kent, 3:45 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Middlesex, 4:00 pm
Berwick @ NYA, 4:00 pm
Winchendon @ Proctor, 4:00 pm
Kimball Union @ Stanstead College, 4:00 pm
Portsmouth Abbey @ Winsor, 4:00 pm
Berkshire @ Williston-Northampton, 4:15 pm
St. George's @ Rivers, 4:45 pm
Westminster @ Choate, 5:00 pm
Kingswood-Oxford @ Rye Country Day, 5:30 pm
Lawrence Academy @ St. Mark's, 5:30 pm
NEWHL @ Gunnery, 5:30 pm (S)
Thurs. Jan. 13, 2011
Winsor @ Newton Country Day, 4:15 pm
Fri. Jan. 14, 2011
Holderness @ Winchendon, 3:30 pm
Hebron @ Kents Hill, 4:00 pm
Dana Hall @ Portsmouth Abbey, 5:00 pm
Kingswood-Oxford @ Newton Country Day, 5:15 pm
Nichols @ Wyoming Seminary, 6:00 pm
Pomfret @ Lawrence Academy, 6:00 pm
Southfield @ Milton, 6:00 pm
New Hampton School @ Proctor, 6:00 pm
Sat. Jan. 15, 2011
Nichols @ Wyoming Seminary, 11:00 am
Rye Country Day @ Summit High School, 12:15 pm (S)
Lawrenceville @ Kent, 1:00 pm
St. Mark's @ Cushing, 1:30 pm
Exeter @ Deerfield, 1:30 pm
Governor's @ Middlesex, 2:00 pm
Stanstead College @ Hebron, 2:00 pm
Brooks @ Lawrence Academy, 2:00 pm
Rivers @ Winchendon, 2:00 pm
Berkshire @ Noble & Greenough, 2:30 pm
Kimball Union @ Holderness, 2:30 pm
Tabor @ Brewster Academy, 2:45 pm
St. Paul's @ Andover, 3:00 pm
Canterbury @ Kingswood-Oxford, 3:00 pm
Southfield @ Thayer, 3:00 pm
Tilton @ NYA, 3:15 pm
St. George's @ Kents Hill, 4:00 pm
Gunnery @ Williston-Northampton, 4:15 pm
Taft @ Choate, 4:30 pm
Pingree @ Proctor, 4:30 pm
Vermont Academy @ Portsmouth Abbey, 5:00 pm
Hotchkiss @ Loomis-Chaffee, 5:00 pm
Northfield - Mt. Hermon @ Westminster, 5:00 pm
Groton @ Milton, 7:00 pm (Game played @ Harvard)
Millbrook @ Morristown Beard, 7:30 pm
Sun. Jan. 16, 2011
Millbrook @ Lawrenceville, 12:00 pm
NYA @ Vermont Academy, 3:30 pm
Mon. Jan. 17, 2011
St. Mary Bay View @ Pomfret, 4:15 pm (S)
Gunnery @ Canterbury, 4:45 pm
Brewster Academy @ Exeter, 5:00 pm
Mon. 1/3/11
This Week's Schedule
Mon. Jan. 3, 2011
Phillips Exeter Tournament (final day)
Tues. Jan. 4, 2011
NEWHL @ Loomis-Chaffee, 6:30 pm (S)
Wed. Jan. 5, 2011
Exeter @ Pomfret, 2:00 pm
Kent @ Kingswood-Oxford, 3:00 pm
St. Mark's @ Thayer, 3:00 pm
Southfield @ Tabor, 3:30 pm
St. George's @ Newton Country Day, 3:30 pm
Northfield - Mt. Hermon @ New Hampton School, 3:30 pm
Andover @ Brewster Academy, 4:00 pm
Berwick @ Proctor, 4:00 pm
Rivers @ Noble & Greenough, 4:45 pm
Greenwich @ Westminster, 5:00 pm
BB&N @ Milton, 5:00 pm
Taft @ Kingswood-Oxford, 5:00 pm
Conn. Polar Bears @ Williston-Northampton, 6:00 pm (S)
NEWHL @ Tilton, 6:00 pm (S)
NYA @ St. George's, 6:30 pm
Thurs. Jan. 6, 2011
Tilton @ Berwick, 6:00 pm (@ UNH)
NEWHL @ Tabor, 6:30 pm (S)
Fri. Jan. 7, 2011
Holderness @ New Hampton School, 2:30 pm
Hebron @ BB&N, 4:30 pm
Taft @ Kingswood-Oxford, 5:00 pm
BB&N @ Cushing, 5:00 pm
NYA @ St. George's, 6:30 pm
NEWHL @ Proctor, 6:30 pm (S)
N.E. Falcons @ Deerfield, 7:30 pm (S)
Sat. Jan. 8, 2011
Newton Country Day @ Pingree, 11:00 am
Cushing @ Lawrence Academy, 1:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Deerfield, 1:00 pm
Rye Country Day @ Hill School, 1:00 pm
Berwick @ Portsmouth Abbey, 1:30 pm
Andover @ Choate, 2:00 pm
Taft @ Westminster, 2:00 pm
Governor's @ Groton, 2:00 pm
Milton @ Thayer, 2:00 pm
Proctor @ New Hampton School, 2:00 pm
Rivers @ Brooks, 2:00 pm
St. Mark's @ St. George's, 2:30 pm
Brewster Academy @ BB&N, 3:00 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Tabor, 3:00 pm
Gunnery @ Greenwich, 3:00 pm
Exeter @ Southfield, 3:00 pm
St. Paul's @ Vermont Academy, 3:30 pm
Pomfret @ Hotchkiss, 3:30 pm
Northfield - Mt. Hermon @ Winchendon, 3:30 pm
NEWHL @ Kent, 4:30 pm (S)
Holderness @ Middlesex, 5:00 pm
Berkshire @ Loomis-Chaffee, 7:00 pm
Canterbury @ Kimball Union, 7:00 pm
Sun. Jan. 9, 2011
Canterbury @ Tilton, 12:00 pm
Mon. Jan. 10, 2011
Brooks @ Andover, 4:30 pm
Gunnery @ Hotchkiss, 5:00 pm
Thayer @ Noble & Greenough, 5:30 pm
Sun. 1/2/11
Sun. Jan. 2 Tournament Schedule
Exeter Invitational Tournament
at Phillips Exeter Academy
Rink B:
8:00 am – Canterbury vs. NYA
9:30 am – Proctor vs. Winchendon
11:00 am – Exeter vs. Cushing
12:30 pm – Williston vs. Stanstead
2:15 pm – Gunnery vs. NYA
3:45 pm – Winchendon vs. Brooks
5:15 pm – Cushing vs. Canterbury
Rink A:
8:15 am – Gilmour vs. KUA
9:45 am – Milton vs. Brewster
11:15 am – Culver vs. Shamrocks
12:45 pm – Trinity vs. KUA
2:30 pm – Brewster vs. NMH
4:00 pm – Wyoming vs. Milton
5:30 pm – Kents Hill vs. Gilmour
Sat. 1/1/11
Sat. Jan. 1 Tournament Results
Exeter Invitational Tournament
@ Phillips Exeter Academy
Exeter, NH
Rink A:
8:30 am – Stanstead 4, Exeter 1
10:00 am – Proctor 4, NYA 1
11:30 am – Cushing 6, Brooks 3
1:45 pm – Exeter 4, Williston 3 (OT)
3:15 pm – Stanstead 5, Gunnery 2
4:45 pm – Proctor 3, Canterbury 2 (OT/shootout)
6:15 pm – Winchendon 2, Williston 1 (OT)
7:45 pm – Brooks 3, Gunnery 0
Rink B:
8:00 am – Culver 6, Trinity 0
9:30 am – NMH 2, Kents Hill 0
11:00 am – Brewster 2, Wyoming 0
12:30 pm – Gilmour 4, Shamrocks 0
2:15 pm – Milton 6, Trinity 1
3:45 pm – Culver 4, NMH 3
5:15 pm – KUA 3, Kents Hill 2
6:45 pm – Wyoming 10, Shamrocks 2
