Sun. 11/20/11
Yale Prep Showcase
New Haven, Conn. -- These are all scrimmages, with 35-minute running time halves. All comments on scoring are unofficial.
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9:00 am -- Williston 4, South Kent 3: Williston jumped out to a 1-0 lead on a slapshot by senior Alex Paolo from the top of the left face off circle, then went up 2-0 when senior Joey Holleran, in the neutral zone, headmanned the puck to senior Tommy Jenkins who cashed in on a breakaway. South Kent senior Joseph Deveny cut it to 2-1, scoring a nice goal on a breakway, deking and going top shelf on Williston junior goaltender Tim Keegan, who had a nice half in net.
In the second half, Williston went up 3-1 oon a wraparound by senior Dan Graham. South Kent made it a one goal game when senior Alexandre Poulin, off a 3x2, went top corner, short side-- nice goal. Williston regained the two-goal lead on a Matt Dupont rebound goal. South Kent cut it to a one-goal lead again, as Sotiri Athanasopoulos scored on a snapshot from the left faceoff circle. South Kent put on a lot of pressure at the end. Willistonsenkor D Michael Grassi had a nice blocked shot in the final second to help preserve the lead.
Though Williston took the game, South Kent set the tempo, moving the puck quickly and efficiently. Their forwards were a little quicker and the D was able to chip in offensively, pushing the tempo from the back end. Willisont's Paolo, South Kent's Deveny, and Williston's Keegan were our three stars in this one.
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11:00 am -- Culver 3, Northwood 3: A good game, pretty wide open -- good tempo, with up-and-down action. In the first half, Northwood junior F Tommi Savola roofed a nice backhander glove side to start the scoring. Northwood went up 2-0 when 6'4" senior d-man Travis Jeke cashed in from the high slot. Culver then answered with a couple of their own. First, senior Ryan Barry, from the half wall, found some space on the short side. Then Danish junior Yannick Vedel banged home his own rebound -- give an assist to Kyle Plageman on the play. Northwood went up 3-2 on a goal by Russian senior d-man Vitaliy Zatsepilan (a '94 and normally a forward); an assist went to Savola on the play. Culver tied it up on a goal by senior Austin Surowiec (the nephew of San Jose Sharks director of pro scouting John Ferguson, Jr.). An assist on the play went to James McGing. The goalies in the game were Zac Rondeau for Northwood and Derek Shatzer for Culver, and both played well. Our three stars go to Northwood's Jeke; Culver's Surowiec; and Northwood's Savola. Others who played well were Culver junior forward Michael Bunn, a '94 with nice hands and awareness, and Culver junior F Zach Currier, also a junior (he and Bunn worked well together). Culver's two '95 d-men -- 6'2" Stuart Pomeroy and 5'11" Liam McGing were noticeable as well.
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1:00 pm -- Milton 4, NMH 4 -- This game didn't have the tempo or crispness of the preceding game. It looked like both teams had just hit the ice for the first time -- and that's pretty much true, especially for Milton (NMH beat Northwood 5-2 yesterday). So, we'll make this a quick recap. In the first half, Milton, which is really young this year and skating six sophomores and several freshmen, got goals from juniors Jimmy Haddad and Elliott Vorel. NMH got on the board when senior Tim DiPretoro tucked one under the crossbar. In the second half, DiPretoro scored again for NMH; so did junior F Ryan Gouveia and junior D Will Blazer. For Milton, junior D Cole Morrissette scored when senior D Rob O'Gara got the puck out to him at left point. Milton's Anthony Sabitzky, with his team down by a goal and under a minute on the clock, scored the game tying goal, with an assist going to Morrissette. Our three stars: DiPretoro, O'Gara, and Sabitsky.
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3:00 pm -- Hill Academy 3, Pomfret 0: Hill Academy (Toronto, Ont.) -- all '95s with the exception of three players -- got a pair of goals from '95 F Brendan Bomberry and one from '94 F Austin Romzek (from Shelby, Mich.) in the 3-0 win. 6'5", 218 lb. goaltender Paolo Battisti, a '95, pickjed up the shutout. Providence recruit Nick Ellis was in net the whole way for Pomfret. This year's Hill Academy team is a little different than last year's in that they don't have a Ryan Lomberg type -- or Devin Shore, for that matter -- to key the attack up front. What they do have, besides the fact that they've been playing together for over two months is a bunch of strong skating forwards who play physically, get in on the D quickly, and have a high enough all-around skill level to make life difficult for opponents (they blanked South Kent yesterday, 3-0, and topped Selects Academy the night before that). Our three stars of the game: Bomberry, Battisti and '94 D Cal Hofford, the son of head coach Lindsay Hofford (and a holdover from last year's squad). Hofford is a 5'10" puck-moving D with quick feet who runs the PP and, for that matter, keys the squad's entire attack. A London (OHL) draft pick, Hofford played in the pre-season for the USHL's Des Moines Buccaneers. He'll make a nice Div. I D-man. The best pro prospects on the team were a pair of '95 left shot d-men: 6'3" Kevin Guiltinan and 6'1" Miles Liberati. The former is a little more meat-and-potatoes and the latter has offensive upside. Romzek's goal, which made it 2-0, came off a tip of a shot from the point by Liberati shot, who is from Pittsburgh, PA. Like Hofford, Guiltinan and Liberati are London (OHL) draft picks.
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5:00 pm -- Gunnery 7, Cushing 4: This one was a good, high-tempo game -- fun to watch -- between a couple of schools that will contend for the prep crown this season. Early on, Cushing took a 2-0 lead on goals by senior Collin Bourque and new sophomore Shane Eiserman, but before the first half was over Gunnery -- on goals by new soph Laythe Jadallah and senior Jake Wood -- had tied it at 2-2. Early in the second half Gunnery twice took the lead, on goals by junior Marc Cibelli and senior Andrew Graham, only to see Cushing twice answer with tying goals -- from junior Logan Garst and Bourque. However, Cushing, was never able to gain another lead. Midway through the second half, with the game tied at 4-4, Gunnery took over, scoring three quick -- and consecutive -- goals en route to a 7-4 win. Jadallah first, then Wood, then junior Anthony Bird with the game's final tally. Three players had two goals apiece -- Gunnery's Wood, Gunnery soph Laythe Jadallah, and Cushing senior Collin Bourque -- and those are our three stars. Senior Chad Hardy (2 ga) played the first half in net for Cushing; senior Liam Moorfield-Yee (5 ga) played the second half. For Gunnery, junior Anton Frondelius (2 ga) played the first half; junior Dawson Sprigings (2 ga) played the second half. The difference in this game was the fact that Gunnery never took their foot off the gas, never stopped moving their feet -- and goaltending.
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7:00 pm -- LI Royals U-16 5, Selects Academy 4: I'm pretty fried after six straight games, so this is going to be very brief. The Royals took a 3-0 lead in the first half on goals by David Kleyman, Zachary Shields, and Joey Fallon. In the second half, Joe Snively and Robert Smiths scored for Selects, cutting the Royals' lead to 3-2. Aidan Salerno made it 4-2 for the Royals. Selects' Anthony Siderio cut it to 4-3. Justin Bailey made it 5-3 Royals, but the Selects' Charles Manley made it a one goal game late. Selects pulled thair goalie and hit a post just before time expired. A good game, and a fine end to a long day. A big thank you to Yale and assistant coach Dan Muse for their hospitality.
Upcoming Games
Fri. Nov 25
Berwick @ Newton Country Day, 3:30 pm
Mon. Nov 28
NEWHL @ Lawrence Academy, 5:30 pm (S)
Wed. Nov 30
Holderness @ Proctor, 2:30 pm
Walpole @ Thayer, 3:00 pm (S)
St. Paul's School @ Brewster Academy, 3:00 pm
Brooks @ Cushing, 3:00 pm
Polar Bears @ Gunnery, 3:00 pm (S)
Milton @ Tabor, 3:30 pm
Andover @ Southfield, 3:30 pm
Groton @ Berwick, 4:00 pm
Governor's @ NYA, 4:45 pm
Rivers @ Kimball Union, 4:45 pm
Rye Country Day @ Canterbury, 5:00 pm
Portledge @ Greenwich, 5:15 pm
NEWHL @ Pomfret, 6:30 pm (S)
Mid Fairfield @ Williston-Northampton, 7:00 pm (S)
Fri. Dec 2
Southfield @ Thayer, 4:00 pm
Holderness @ Groton, 4:15 pm
Cushing @ Winchendon, 4:30 pm
Berwick @ Pingree, 4:30 pm
Kingswood-Oxford @ Taft, 5:00 pm
BB&N @ Andover, 5:15 pm
Kents Hill @ Middlesex, 6:30 pm
NEWHL @ Milton, 7:00 pm (S)
Vermont Academy @ Deerfield, 7:00 pm
Sat. Dec 3
Kents Hill @ Brooks, 2:30 pm
Winsor @ Worcester Academy, 2:30 pm
Troy Ice Cats @ Deerfield, 2:30 pm (S)
Tilton @ NYA, 3:15 pm
Kingswood-Oxford @ Hotchkiss, 3:30 pm
Loomis-Chaffee @ Noble & Greenough, 3:30 pm
Westminster @ St. Mark's, 3:30 pm
Pomfret @ BB&N, 4:00 pm
Kent @ Berkshire, 4:00 pm
Northfield - Mt. Hermon @ Andover, 4:00 pm
Kimball Union @ St. Paul's School, 4:00 pm
Vermont Academy @ Proctor, 4:00 pm
Brewster Academy @ Winchendon, 4:30 pm
Millbrook @ Williston-Northampton, 4:30 pm
Choate @ Lawrence Academy, 4:30 pm
St. George's @ Gunnery, 5:00 pm
Cushing @ Tabor, 5:00 pm
Milton @ New Hampton School, 5:00 pm
Lawrenceville @ Taft, 5:00 pm
NEWHL @ Holderness, 5:00 pm (S)
Greenwich @ Canterbury, 5:15 pm
Hebron @ Governor's, 5:30 pm
Sun. Dec 4
Lawrenceville @ Choate, 12:00 pm
Mon. Dec 5
Berkshire @ Hotchkiss, 4:45 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Tabor, 5:30 pm
HOLIDAY TOURNAMENTS
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Edward G. Watkins Girls Tournament
-- @ Cushing Academy; Ashburnham, Mass., Thurs.-Sat. Dec. 15-17, 2011
Fisher Division: Cushing, Northwood, New Hampton, Gilmour.
Iorio Division: Brewster, Culver, Berkshire, Winchendon.
Thurs. Dec. 15, 2011:
2:30 pm – Brewster vs. Winchendon
4:20 pm – New Hampton vs. Gilmour
6:10 pm – Culver vs. Berkshire
8:00 pm – Cushing vs. Northwood
Fri. Dec. 16, 2011:
8:00 am – Brewster vs. Berkshire
9:50 am – Winchendon vs. Culver
11:40 am – Cushing vs. New Hampton
1:30 pm – Gilmour vs. Northwood
3:20 pm – Berkshire vs. Winchendon
5:10 pm – Culver vs. Brewster
7:00 pm – Cushing vs. Gilmour
8:50 pm – Northwood vs. New Hampton
Sat. Dec. 17, 2011:
8:00 am – Fisher 4 vs. Iorio 4
10:00 am – Fisher 3 vs. Iorio 3
12:00 pm – Fisher 2 vs. Iorio 2
2:00 pm – Fisher 1 vs. Iorio 1
Odden Tournament
-- At Taft School; Watertown, Conn. Thurs.-Fri. Dec. 15-16, 2011
Group A: Kent, Loomis, Tabor, Taft.
Group B: Andover, Choate, Hotchkiss, Lawrenceville.
Thurs. Dec. 15, 2011:
8:00 am -- Tabor vs. Taft (Odden Arena)
8:30 am -- Lawrenceville vs. Andover (Mays Rink)
9:45 am -- Loomis vs. Kent (Odden Arena)
10:15 am -- Choate vs. Hotchkiss (Mays Rink)
2:30 pm -- Loomis vs. Taft (Mays Rink)
3:00 pm -- Hotchkiss vs. Andover (Odden Arena)
4:15 pm -- Tabor vs. Kent (Mays Rink)
4:45 pm -- Choate vs. Lawrenceville (Odden Arena)
Fri. Dec. 16, 2011:
8:00 am -- Taft vs. Kent (Mays Rink)
8:30 am -- Choate vs. Andover (Odden Arena)
9:45 am -- Tabor vs. Loomis (Mays Rink)
10:15 am -- Hotchkiss vs. Lawrenceville (Odden Arena)
2:00 pm -- First/Second Place (Odden Arena)
2:00 pm -- Third/Fourth Place (Mays Rink)
Deerfield Invitational
-- At Deerfield Academy; Thurs.-Sat. Dec. 15-17th
Thurs. Dec. 15:
Rothesay-Netherwood vs. Deerfield, 7:00 pm
Fri. Dec. 16:
NSA vs. Kingswood-Oxford, 8:00 am
Nichols vs. Stanstead, 9:45 am
Deerfield vs. Wyoming Seminary, 11:30 am
Kingswood-Oxford vs. Rothesay-Netherwood, 1:15 pm
Nichols vs. NSA, 3:00 pm
Stanstead vs. Deerfield, 4:45 pm
Wyoming Seminary vs. Rothesay-Netherwood, 6:30 pm
Sat. Dec. 17th:
Wyoming Seminary vs. Nichols, 8:00 am
Stanstead vs. Kingswood-Oxford, 9:45 am
Rothesay-Netherwood vs. NSA, 11:30 am
Deerfield vs. Nichols, 1:15 pm
Kingswood-Oxford vs. Wyoming Seminary, 3:00 pm
NSA vs. Stanstead, 4:45 pm
31st Annual Harrington Invitational Tournament
-- at Nobles (Fri. Dec. 16 & Sun. Dec. 18) and Milton (Sat. Dec. 17)
Nobles Division: Nobles, Lawrence Academy, Pomfret, and St. Mark's.
Milton Division: Milton, BB&N, Westminster, and Williston.
Fri. Dec. 16, 2011 (@Nobles)
8:30 a.m. – St. Mark’s vs. Nobles
10:30 a.m. – Lawrence vs. Pomfret
12:30 p.m. – Milton vs. Westminster
2:30 p.m. – Williston vs. BB&N
4:30 p.m. – Pomfret vs. Nobles
6:30 p.m. – Lawrence vs. St. Mark’s
Sat. Dec. 17, 2011 (@Milton)
8:30 a.m. – Williston vs. Milton
10:30 a.m. – BB&N vs. Westminster
12:30 p.m. – Pomfret vs. St. Mark’s
2:30 p.m. – Nobles vs. Lawrence
4:30 p.m. – BB&N vs. Milton
6:30 p.m. – Westminster vs. Williston
Sun. Dec. 18, 2011 (@Nobles)
8:00 a.m. – 7th place game: 4th Place Milton Div. vs. 4th Place Nobles Div.
10:00 a.m. – 5th place game: 3rd Place Milton Div. vs. 3rd Place Nobles Div.
12:00 p.m. – 3rd place game: 2nd Place Milton Div. vs. 2nd Place Nobles
2:00 p.m. – Championship: 1st Place Milton Div. vs. 1st Place Nobles Div.
10th Annual St. George’s School Skip & Dolly Howard Invitational
-- Fri.-Sat. Dec. 16-17 at St. George's School; Middletown, RI
Teams: St. George’s School, Thayer Academy, Greenwich Academy, and Hebron Academy.
Fri. Dec. 16, 2011
3:30 p.m. – St. George’s vs. Thayer – Howard Rink
4:00 p.m. – Greenwich Academy vs. Hebron – Cutler Rink
8:00 p.m. – St. George’s vs. Hebron – Howard Rink
8:15 p.m. – Thayer vs. Greenwich Academy – Cutler Rink
Sat. Dec. 17, 2011
10:15 a.m. – Hebron vs. Thayer– Cutler Rink
10:30 a.m. – St. George’s vs. Greenwich Academy – Howard Rink
Southfield Girls Hockey Tournament
-- Fri.-Sun. Dec. 16-18 at Southfield School; Brookline, Mass. (except where indicated)
Fri. Dec 16:
12:00 pm – Southfield vs. Canterbury
2:00 pm – Middlesex vs. KUA
4:00 pm – Rivers vs. Groton
6:00 pm – Millbrook vs. Gunnery
Sat. Dec. 17:
8:00 am – Rivers vs. Millbrook
10:00 am – Groton vs. Gunnery
12:00 pm – Southfield vs. Middlesex
2:00 pm – KUA vs. Canterbury
4:00 pm – Middlesex vs. Canterbury
4:00 pm – Rivers vs. Gunnery (@ Rivers)
6:30 pm – Middlesex vs. Canterbury
8:30 pm – Southfield vs. KUA
Sun. Dec. 18:
8:00 am – A4 vs. B4
10:00 am – A3 vs. B3
12:00 pm – A2 vs. B2
2:00 pm – A1 vs. B1
St. Paul's Tournament
-- At Concord, NH; Fri.-Sat. Dec. 16-17, 2011
Fri. Dec. 16:
11:30 am -- Holderness vs. Kuper
11:45 am -- Tilton vs. Proctor
2:30 pm -- Kuper vs. NMH
2:45 pm -- St. Paul's vs. Proctor
5:15 pm -- NMH vs. Holderness
5:30 pm -- St. Paul's vs. Tilton
Sat. Dec. 17:
9:00 am -- 3 vs. 3
11:00 am -- 2 vs. 2
1:00 pm -- Final
Phillips Exeter New Years Tournament
-- At Exeter, NH; Sun-Tues. Jan 1-3, 2012
Div. 1: Exeter, Proctor, Vermont Academy, Williston.
Div. 2: Governor’s, Kents Hill, NMH, Wyoming Seminary.
Div. 3: Gunnery, KUA, Stanstead, Winchendon.
Div. 4: Brooks, Canterbury, Cushing, New Hampton.
Sun. Jan. 1, 2012:
8:15 am -- Brooks vs. Canterbury (Rink A)
8:30 am -- Cushing vs. New Hampton (Rink B)
10:15 am -- Exeter vs. Proctor (Rink A)
10:30 pm -- Vermont Academy vs. Williston (Rink B)
12:15 pm -- Stanstead vs. Winchendon (Rink A)
12:30 pm -- NMH vs. Governor’s (Rink B)
2:30 pm -- Gunnery vs. KUA (Rink A)
2:45 pm -- Kent’s Hill vs. Wyoming Seminary (Rink B)
4:30 pm -- Brooks vs. Cushing (Rink A)
4:45 pm --Canterbury vs. New Hampton (Rink B)
6:30 pm -- Exeter vs. Vermont Academy (Rink A)
6:45 pm -- Williston vs. Proctor (Rink B)
Mon. Jan. 2, 2012:
8:15 am -- Gunnery vs. Stanstead (Rink A)
8:30 am -- Wyoming Seminary vs. NMH (Rink B)
10:15 am -- Governor’s vs. Kent’s Hill (Rink A)
10:30 am -- KUA vs. Winchendon (Rink B)
12:15 pm -- Exeter vs. Williston (Rink A)
12:30 pm -- Proctor vs. Vermont Academy (Rink B)
2:30 pm -- New Hampton vs. Brooks (Rink A)
2:45 pm Canterbury vs. Cushing (Rink B)
4:30 pm -- Governor’s vs. Wyoming Seminary (Rink A)
4:45 pm -- Winchendon vs. Gunnery (Rink B)
6:30 pm -- NMH vs. Kent’s Hill (Rink A)
6:45 pm -- KUA vs. Stanstead (Rink B)
Tues. Jan. 3, 2012:
7:30 am – Div. I vs. Div. 2 winners (Rink A)
7:45 am – Div. 3 vs. Div. 4 winners (Rink B)
9:30 am – 3 vs. 3 (Rink A)
9:45 am – 4 vs. 4 (Rink B)
11:30 am – 5 vs. 5 (Rink A)
11:45 am – 6 vs. 6 (Rink B)
1:30 pm – 7 vs. 7 (Rink A)
1:45 pm – 8 vs. 8 (Rink B)
3:30 pm – Championship Game (Rink A)
Note:
There will be more to come, so please check back periodically. If you have any schedules we are missing, please email to: information (at) ushr.com -- Thank you.
Fri. 11/4/11
Getting Ready
The prep section for the upcoming season is now open and coaches are encouraged to submit their regular-season schedules.
In addition, we are looking for schedules for any jamborees and Christmas and New Year’s Tournaments. These can be emailed to information (at) ushr.com. Please put 'girls tournament' or something similar in the subject field. Things can get a little confusing around here this time of the year.
Thank you for your support.
