Wed. 2/12/14
Wed. Feb. 12 Highlights
Westminster 3 @ Loomis-Chaffee 0 – After a scoreless first period, Westminster struck for two second period goals – one from sophomore Brian Smyth and one from junior Jack Fitzgerald. Senior Mario Benicky added the final goal in the third. Junior D Will Brophy had a pair of assists. Westminster senior Zac Hamilton got the shutout, as Westminster outshot Loomis 30-17. This, we should point out, is not the same Westminster team that started the season 0-3. They’re young and they went through their growing pains early, but are playing very good hockey now, and look to be even tougher for opponents to deal with over the next couple of years. There’s a good reason college recruiters have been following them around non-stop lately.
“I thought we managed the puck well, especially in the first two periods,” said Westminster head coach Tim Joncas afterward. “Our structure in all three zones was good. Overall, it was a very solid game. Not a lot of flash, but very effective. Zac (Hamilton) played the way he has to, and I thought our transition game was good; we got a lot of opportunities off the rush.”
Loomis head coach J.R. Zavisza was less than thrilled. “Westy is a really good team and any team that doesn’t show up and play with passion won’t win against them,” he said. “We didn’t bring energy today.”
@ Andover 6, Cushing 3 – Andover, which has come on strong in the last month, going 5-1-3 since a Jan. 17th loss to Thayer, got goals from six different scorers today to send #8-ranked Cushing to their third consecutive loss. Junior Erik Wurman kicked out 30 of 33 for the win. Cushing outshot Andover 33-20, but couldn’t keep the puck out of their own net. Andover is now 12-6-3 in NEPSIHA competition.
@ Choate 5, Avon Old Farms 3 – Seniors Owen Powers and Joey Caffrey each had two goals and two assists, and junior goaltender Sam Tucker stopped 26 of 28 to lead the Wild Boars. These are two teams going in opposite directions as Choate (now 12-5-3 in NEPSIHA games) won its sixth in a row, while Avon lost its fifth in a row.
NMH 7 @ Exeter 3 – NMH, which lost 1-0 to #3-ranked Exeter on Saturday, journeyed to New Hampshire and took the second half of a home-and-home series today. The Hoggers trailed 2-1 late in the second, but struck for five unanswered goals to win this one going away. Junior Ben Freeman (2g,3a) had five points, and senior Kevin Dazkevich (3g,1a) had four points to lead NMH. Junior goaltender Conor O’Brien (24/27) earned the win. NMH has now gone 5-1-1 in its last seven games, and is 15-7-1 in NEPSIHA play.
Kimball Union 6 @ Proctor 3 – Host Proctor had a 2-0 lead at the first intermission but couldn’t hold it, as KUA came back with five unanswered goals en route to the 6-3 win. Seniors AJ Greer (1g,1a) and Tyler Bird (1g,1a), junior Jack McCarthy (1g,1a), and soph George Sennott (2a) each had two points to lead the Wildcats’ attack. For Proctor, soph Derek Tillotson had two goals, both assisted by fellow soph Jake Pappalardo. KUA outshot Proctor 19-15. KUA, which is undefeated (4-0-1) in its last five, got Joey Dudek back for today’s game. Dudek, who had an assist, separated his shoulder vs. Governor's Jan. 12th at Fenway Park, and missed the next 11 games.
Millbrook 2 @ Trinity-Pawling 1 – Seniors Brett Supinski (1g,1a) and Ryan Harper (1g,1a), and junior Brett Barry (2a) teamed up for both Millbrook goals today. PG Josh Davies kicked out 36 of 37 shots for the win.
@ Kent 6, Hotchkiss 1 – Senior Phil Klitirinos (2g,1a) paced the #1-ranked Lions attack and, in net, senior Stephen Morrissey (15/15) and junior John Gnan (9/10) combined for the win.
St. Paul’s 4 @ St. Sebastian’s 2 – St. Paul’s, which has won five straight and eight of its last nine, got a pair of goals from junior Connor Sodergren and a 31-save performance from junior goalie Nathan Colannino. St. Sebastian’s outshot St. Paul’s 33-19 but came out on the losing end.
@ Rivers 3, St. Mark’s 1 – St. Mark’s, which came in with a five-game winning streak, took a 1-0 lead into the second period, but Rivers got three goals from three different scorers in a span of 4:03 to take this one. Rivers, which won its fourth straight, got 17 saves from junior Ryan Colena.
Canterbury 3 @ Williston-Northampton 1 – Canterbury, on the road and trailing 1-0 entering the third, got a pair of powerplay goals to take a 2-1 lead and then added an empty-netter to seal the deal. Senior Christian Short (26/27) got the win; senior Tim Nowacki (33/35) took the loss. Canterbury is undefeated in its last eight games (7-0-1). The only blemish in that time was a 0-0 tie vs. #6-ranked Berkshire. Williston is winless in its last four (0-3-1).
@ Thayer 3, Tabor 2 – #4 Thayer got goals from underclassmen Ty Amonte, Adam Gaudette, and Monte Graham to take a 3-1 lead. Tabor junior Wiley Knight converted with the goalie pulled and 53 seconds on the clock to make things interesting. Sophomore Erik Foley (1g,1a) and senior Joseph Slovak (2a) figured in both of the Seawolves’ goals. Sophomore Mike Royer (22/24) got the win for the Tigers.
North Yarmouth Academy 3 @ Bridgton Academy (Prep Team) 1 – 7th grader Oliver Wahlstrom (2g,1a) and soph Josh Chapman (3a) figured in all three NYA goals. Freshman Jeremy Thelven (21/22) picked up the win. NYA held a 39-22 edge in shots.
@ Brunswick 5, Albany Academy 0 – Freshman Christian LeSueur (1g,3a) and junior Michael Faulkner (1g,2a) led the Brunswick attack. Junior Matteo Esposito posted a 17-save shutout.
Brooks 2 @ Groton 1 – Brooks, entering the third period down 1-0 on the road, got goals from juniors PJ Kelleher and KJ Moore – both were assisted by junior d-man Chris White – to pull out the win and improve to 15-8-1 in NEPSIHA play. Groton falls to 12-6-3. Junior Max Prawdzik (24/25) earned the win; senior Matt Pompa (31/33) took the loss.
Dexter 4 @ Berwick 1 – Junior Ryan Donato (1g,2a) and soph Kevin Hock (1g,2a) each had three points, and junior Sam D’Antuono (1g,1a) had two to lead #9-ranked Dexter to their 10th win in their last 11 games. Senior Pat Fraser (20/21) got the win.
@ Taft 3, Deerfield 2 -- Taft got goals from three different scorers to pull within a game of .500 (9-10-2), while Deerfield falls a game under .500 at 7-8-3. Senior Camil Blanchet scored both of the Big Green's goals -- one short-handed, and one on the PP. Both of these teams had played OT road games 24 hours earlier. Taft coach Dan Murphy felt his team, which trailed 1-0 after one period, was a little flat, and was also concerned freshman goalie Andrew Farrier (11/12), who had faced 52 Salisbury shots on Tuesday (see today's USHR News), might tire by the third, so he put in junior Joseph Lissak to start the second and the Rhinos scored three of the next four to earn the win. Lissak stopped 21 of 22.
Berkshire 9 @ Pomfret 2 – Senior Nick O’Connor (3g,1a) led the Bears' attack and sophomore goaltender Sam Merrill stopped 22 of 24 to lead #6 Berkshire, which is 4-0-1 in its last five.
@ Winchendon 7, Holderness 1 – Juniors Jarod Fitzpatrick (3g) and Brian Brooks (2g,1a) led the Wapitis attack, and PG goalie Tyler Morrel (25/26) took care of business at the other end.
@ Belmont Hill 4, Milton 1 – This was a 1-1 game going into the third, but Belmont Hill scored three unanswered goals, the last an empty-netter. Junior Charlie McConnell had a pair of goals – the game-tying goal and the GWG, to be precise – and classmate Charlie Michalowski had the assist on both of them. Bel Hill is 4-1-1 over its last six games.
Middlesex 6 @ Portsmouth Abbey 1 – Junior D Harrison Markell (1g,3a) and junior F Eric Shaw (1g,2a) helped Middlesex snap a four-game losing streak.
@ Brewster 4, Tilton 4 (OT) – Brewster had a 4-1 lead entering the third period, but the visiting Rams scored three unanswered goals – the final one by Jason Bogacz – to send it to overtime, where nothing was decided. The goal by Bogacz, a freshman, was his first of the season.
Lawrence 2 @ Governor’s 0 – Lawrence senior John Stratton kicked out all 28 shots he faced to earn the shutout.
@ Vermont Academy 3, New Hampton 1 – Sophomore Justin Cole (1g,1a) figured in two of the three VA goals and senior Simon Leiva picked up the win. Vermont has won three in a row.
@ Noble & Greenough 7, BB&N 1 -- #7 Nobles won its fifth in a row behind three-point games from junior forwards Miles Wood (2g,1a) and Cody Todesco (3a), and senior d-man JC Brassard (1g,2a). Soph Brendan Cytulik (22/23) got the W.
@ Pingree 3, Worcester Academy 1 – Junior Chris Devito stopped 23 of 24 shots to earn the win.
Salisbury 14, Kingswood-Oxford 0 – Salisbury had the edge in shots, 86-6. This was the ninth game K-O has played against Founders’ League opponents this season – they have one more – and to date the aggregate score is 79-5. No one benefits from playing these games. It’s a waste of gasoline and motor oil -- and puts unnecessary wear on tire treads.
Sun. 2/23/14
Prep Girls Tournament Schedule
Wed. Feb. 26, 2014:
Div. I Quarterfinals:
#1 Nobles vs. #8 Loomis, 4:00 pm (@ Nobles)
#2 St. Paul’s vs. #7 Williston, 5:00 pm (@ St. Paul’s)
#3 Pomfret vs. #6 Westminster, 4:00 pm (@ Pomfret)
#4 Tabor vs. #5 Choate, 5:00 pm (@ Tabor)
Div. II Quarterfinals:
#1 Rivers vs. #8 Berwick, TBA (@ Rivers)
#2 Millbrook vs. #7 Governor’s, TBA (@ Loomis-Chaffee)
#3 Brooks vs. #6 Worcester, 4:00 pm (@ Brooks)
#4 Gunnery vs. #5 Proctor, 3:30 pm (@ Williston)
Sat. March 1, 2014:
Div. I and Div. II semifinals at campus sites. Games hosted by higher seed.
Sun. March 2, 2014:
At Cushing Academy; Ashburnham, Mass.
12:30 pm -- Div. II Championship Game
3:00 pm -- Div. I Championship Game
Mon. 2/17/14
Girls Prep Schedule, Week of Feb. 17, 2014
Mon. Feb. 17
Worcester Academy @ Rivers, 2:00 pm
Hebron Academy @ Berwick, 3:30 pm
Holderness @ Brooks, 4:30 pm
Millbrook @ Gunnery, 4:45 pm
Islanders Jr. Team @ Exeter, 5:00 pm (S)
Proctor @ Brewster Academy, 6:15 pm
Tues. Feb. 18
Vermont Academy @ Tilton, 4:30 pm
St. George's @ BB&N, 4:45 pm
Wed. Feb. 19
Tilton @ Proctor, 1:30 pm
Middlesex @ BB&N, 2:30 pm
Kimball Union @ New Hampton, 2:30 pm
Deerfield @ Williston-Northampton, 2:45 pm
Tabor @ Cushing, 3:00 pm
Newton CD vs. TBD, 3:30 pm (EIL Tournament)
Westminster @ Andover, 4:00 pm
St. George's @ St. Paul's, 4:00 pm
Berkshire @ Taft, 4:00 pm
Exeter @ Winchendon, 4:00 pm
Northfield - Mt. Hermon @ Loomis-Chaffee, 4:00 pm
Greenwich @ Kingswood-Oxford, 4:00 pm
Thayer @ Groton, 4:00 pm
Gunnery @ Kent, 4:00 pm
Kents Hill @ Holderness, 4:00 pm
Brooks @ St. Mark's, 4:15 pm
Brewster Academy @ Vermont Academy, 4:30 pm
Choate @ Hotchkiss, 4:30 pm
Milton @ Pomfret, 4:30 pm
Rye Country Day @ Millbrook, 4:30 pm
Rivers @ Lawrence Academy, 5:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Governor's, 5:00 pm
Thurs. Feb. 20
North Yarmouth Academy @ Hebron, 5:15 pm
Fri. Feb. 21
Kents Hill @ Hebron, 2:00 pm
Southfield @ Rivers, 3:15 pm
BB&N @ Thayer, 4:00 pm
Stanstead College @ Brewster Academy, 4:30 pm
Proctor @ New Hampton, 4:30 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Winchendon, 5:00 pm
Greenwich @ Worcester Academy, 6:00 pm
Sat. Feb. 22
Newton CD vs. TBD, 1:00 pm (EIL Tournament)
Exeter @ Andover, 2:00 pm
Loomis-Chaffee @ Deerfield, 2:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Milton, 2:00 pm
Groton @ St. Mark's, 2:00 pm
Brooks @ Governor's, 2:00 pm
Gunnery @ Canterbury, 2:00 pm
Greenwich @ Southfield, 2:00 pm
Vermont Academy @ Kimball Union, 2:00 pm
Middlesex @ St. George's, 2:00 pm
Tabor @ Thayer, 2:15 pm
BB&N @ Williston-Northampton, 2:30 pm
Taft @ Hotchkiss, 2:30 pm
New Hampton @ Holderness, 2:30 pm
Pomfret @ Winchendon, 2:30 pm
Rye Country Day @ Worcester Academy, 3:00 pm
Rivers @ Tilton, 3:00 pm
Proctor @ Northfield - Mt. Hermon, 3:30 pm
Choate @ Cushing, 4:00 pm
Berkshire vs. Brewster Academy, 4:30 pm (at Winchendon School)
St. Paul's @ Lawrence Academy, 4:30 pm
Kingswood-Oxford @ Millbrook, 4:30 pm
Westminster @ Kent, 7:00 pm
Wed. 2/12/14
A Short Break
A number of prep coaches -- and this is something we greatly appreciate here at USHR -- enter their line scores and/or box scores themselves. Some don't, however, and because of that we rely on a great volunteer who, for years now, has been seeking out and filling in all the missing scores -- a true labor of love.
Alas, he needs a break, and will be off duty until Sunday, at which time he will fill in the blanks and bring things up to date. In the meantime, we offer in advance our thanks to any coaches who enter their own scores.
And we thank our readers for their patience.
-- U.S. Hockey Report
Sun. 2/9/14
Prep Girls Schedule, Week of Feb. 10, 2014
Mon. Feb. 10
Morristown Beard @ Greenwich, 3:00 pm (S)
Kents Hill @ North Yarmouth Academy, 4:00 pm
Beaver Country Day @ Pingree, 4:30 pm
Berwick @ Exeter, 4:45 pm
St. George's @ Portsmouth Abbey, 6:30 pm
Tues. Feb. 11
Choate @ Kingswood-Oxford, 5:00 pm
Wed. Feb. 12
Loomis-Chaffee @ Kingswood-Oxford, 2:00 pm
Kent @ Hotchkiss, 2:30 pm
Taft @ Westminster, 2:30 pm
Northfield - Mt. Hermon @ Williston-Northampton, 2:30 pm
Canterbury @ Millbrook, 2:30 pm
Kimball Union @ Tilton, 2:30 pm
Cushing @ Deerfield, 3:00 pm
Middlesex @ Lawrence Academy, 3:00 pm
St. Paul's @ BB&N, 3:15 pm
Andover @ Noble & Greenough, 3:15 pm
Choate @ Berkshire, 3:15 pm
Tabor @ Exeter, 3:30 pm
Beaver Country Day @ Newton CD, 3:30 pm
Rivers @ Governor's, 3:45 pm
Winchendon @ Worcester Academy, 4:00 pm
St. George's @ Milton, 4:00 pm
Thayer @ St. Mark's, 4:00 pm
Berwick @ Winsor, 4:15 pm
Groton @ Brooks, 4:30 pm
Hebron @ Proctor, 4:30 pm
Dana Hall @ Pingree, 4:30 pm
New Hampton @ Southfield, 4:45 pm
Kents Hill @ North Yarmouth Academy, 5:00 pm
Holderness @ Vermont Academy, 5:30 pm
Fri. Feb. 14
Northfield - Mt. Hermon @ Williston-Northampton, 2:30 pm
St. George's @ Worcester Academy, 3:15 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Thayer, 4:00 pm
Southfield @ Winchendon, 4:00 pm
BB&N @ Lawrence Academy, 4:30 pm
Brooks @ Middlesex, 5:00 pm
Pingree @ Hebron, 5:00 pm
Milton @ Andover, 5:30 pm
Brewster Academy @ New Hampton, 6:00 pm
Deerfield @ Westminster, 6:00 pm
North Yarmouth Academy @ Newton CD, 6:15 pm
Sat. Feb. 15
Williston-Northampton @ Loomis-Chaffee, 1:15 pm
Northfield - Mt. Hermon @ Exeter, 1:30 pm
Winsor @ Portsmouth Abbey, 1:30 pm
Lawrence Academy @ Governor's, 2:00 pm
Middlesex @ Southfield, 2:00 pm
Cushing @ Pomfret, 2:15 pm
Kent @ Kingswood-Oxford, 2:30 pm
Tilton @ Vermont Academy, 2:30 pm
Groton @ St. George's, 3:00 pm
Hebron @ Kimball Union, 3:00 pm
St. Paul's @ Noble & Greenough, 3:15 pm
BB&N @ St. Mark's, 3:15 pm
Brooks @ Tabor, 3:30 pm
Hotchkiss @ Deerfield, 3:45 pm
Choate @ Taft, 4:00 pm
Proctor @ Rivers, 4:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Thayer, 4:00 pm
Milton @ Brewster Academy, 4:30 pm
Berkshire @ Westminster, 4:30 pm
North Yarmouth Academy @ Worcester Academy, 4:30 pm
Millbrook @ Lawrenceville, 4:30 pm
Canterbury @ Winchendon, 4:30 pm
Mon. Feb. 17
Holderness @ Brooks, 4:30 pm
Millbrook @ Gunnery, 4:45 pm
Islanders Jr. Team @ Exeter, 5:00 pm (S)
Proctor @ Brewster Academy, 6:15 pm
Tues. 2/4/14
Snowday
It doesn't look good for Wednesday's slate of games, as the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for pretty much all of New England.
Across Massachusetts, up to 10 inches of snow is expected.
If coaches could email information(at)ushr.com and let us know if your game has been canceled or postponed, we'd be grateful. If the latter, please let us know if you have a makeup date. We have some changes already, and they can be found in the prep composite schedule below.
By the way, the Weather Channel is calling this one Nika, which they are claiming is named for the Greek goddess of victory. When this typist was in middle school, the Greek goddess of victory was Nike -- with an e -- and still is, though perhaps that name was subsequently trademarked by the sneaker guys, assuming one can even trademark a Greek goddess. More likely, the Weather Channel didn't want people to think they were naming storms after sneakers. We can understand that. However, Nika, as in the name of the impending storm, is the ancient Greek word for conquer or victory, which seems like a foreboding name for a winter storm.
Sun. 2/2/14-updated
Prep Girls Schedule, Week of Feb. 3, 2014
Mon. Feb. 3
North Yarmouth Academy @ Kents Hill, 4:30 pm
Winsor @ Newton CD, 4:30 pm
Andover @ Brooks, 5:15 pm
Milton @ BB&N, 5:15 pm
Tues. Feb. 4
Noble & Greenough @ Groton, 5:00 pm -- moved up from Wed. 2/5
Wed. Feb. 5
Exeter @ Kimball Union, 2:00 pm
Kent @ Canterbury, 2:00 pm
Brewster Academy @ Proctor, 2:30 pm
Gunnery @ Millbrook, 2:30 pm
St. Paul's @ Middlesex, 3:00 pm
St. Mark's @ Milton, 3:00 pm
Taft @ Greenwich, 3:00 pm
Winchendon @ Southfield, 3:00 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Choate, 3:15 pm
Tabor @ Andover, 3:30 pm
Thayer @ Governor's, 3:30 pm
Holderness @ Brooks, 3:45 pm
St. George's @ BB&N, 4:00 pm
Berkshire @ Pomfret, 4:00 pm
Kents Hill @ New Hampton, 4:00 pm
Northfield - Mt. Hermon @ Kingswood-Oxford, 4:00 pm
Hebron @ Berwick, 4:00 pm
Worcester Academy @ Rivers, 4:15 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Groton, 4:15 pm -- moved up to Tues. 2/4
Vermont Academy @ Tilton, 4:15 pm
Hotchkiss @ Loomis-Chaffee, 4:30 pm
Deerfield @ Westminster, 4:30 pm
Cushing @ Lawrence Academy, 4:45 pm
Pingree @ Portsmouth Abbey, 5:00 pm
Fri. Feb. 7
Dana Hall @ Winsor, 4:15 pm
California Selects @ Exeter, 4:30 pm (S)
Beaver Country Day @ Pingree, 4:30 pm
Rivers @ Cushing, 5:00 pm
St. Paul's @ Tabor, 5:30 pm
BB&N @ Noble & Greenough, 5:30 pm
Andover @ Governor's, 6:00 pm
Westminster @ Loomis-Chaffee, 6:00 pm
Southfield @ Proctor, 6:00 pm
St. George's @ Worcester Academy, 6:00 pm
Sat. Feb. 8
Noble & Greenough @ Westminster, 1:00 pm
Northfield - Mt. Hermon @ Cushing, 2:00 pm
Lawrence Academy @ Thayer, 2:00 pm
Kingswood-Oxford @ Gunnery, 2:00 pm
Kents Hill @ Winchendon, 2:00 pm
New Hampton @ Exeter, 2:30 pm
Hotchkiss @ Taft, 2:30 pm
Middlesex @ Milton, 2:30 pm
Kimball Union @ Williston-Northampton, 2:30 pm
Proctor @ Holderness, 2:30 pm
Winsor @ Pingree, 3:00 pm
Berwick @ Portsmouth Abbey, 3:30 pm
Brooks @ St. George's, 3:30 pm
Deerfield @ Berkshire, 4:00 pm
St. Mark's @ Rivers, 4:15 pm
Millbrook @ Kent, 4:30 pm
Vermont Academy @ Worcester Academy, 4:45 pm
Tabor @ Pomfret, 4:45 pm
Choate @ Loomis-Chaffee, 6:30 pm
Hebron vs. Canterbury, 7:00 pm (@ Cushing)
Sun. Feb. 9
Hebron @ Winchendon, 12:00 pm
Mon. Feb. 10
Morristown Beard @ Greenwich, 3:00 pm (S)
Berwick @ Exeter, 4:45 pm
St. George's @ Portsmouth Abbey, 6:30 pm
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