Tues. 12/1/15-updated
Berkshire and Hotchkiss Jamborees
On Monday, we made our way down Route 41 to the Berkshire School, where this reporter was able to see each of the eight teams once (early games only) before moving south to Hotchkiss for the mini-jamboree there.
Berkshire first.
In the morning’s first game, Pomfret edged Brunswick, 3-2, on a late goal by 5’9” senior forward Andrew Shields, a ’97 who was noticeable throughout, playing with energy, and always finding himself around the puck. Shields, an Alaskan, is a good D-III prospect. A strength of Pomfret is 6’0” senior goaltender David Altman, also a ’97 and one of the top returning prep goaltenders. Altman, from Great Falls, Virginia, kept Brunswick, a better team, at bay. Those two – Shields and Altman -- are the keys for Pomfret. |
Brunswick was flat. They lost ’99 defenseman Phil Kemp to the NTDP, but the cupboard is hardly bare. Junior RC Christian LeSueur (Dartmouth) is back and the top returning forward. Ditto for senior LW Colin Slyne. Senior LD Max Fuld, a ’97, is the top returning blueliner. And they have senior goaltender Brian Ketchabaw back. Of the younger players we noticed freshman RC Charles Shaffer, an ’00, probably around 5’9” or so. He’s a player to mark down for future looks. Brunswick, though, didn’t appear totally awake for the 9:30 am start. Even their better players didn’t jump out at us. They are better than they showed.
Kent, which edged Canterbury, 4-1, looks to be a better team than last year. The top new recruits are 5’8” sophomore Jeremy Routh, a late ’98 out of Hamden (Conn.) High School. Routh is on the small side but he can play. He has a knack for finding the seams, and is a smart clever player who will get D-I attention. A player we didn’t notice much last year, but who was consistently noticeable on Monday was 5’11” junior LC Tommy Tanner, a Montreal native who displayed speed and playmaking skills – he’s a much improved player. 6’1” senior RW Satchel Clendenin, who was effective last season, also looked much improved to us. We don’t remember him being particularly quick or agile last season, but on Monday he was in motion a lot. Scored a nice top-shelf goal, too. New junior LC Andrew Rinaldi, a ’98 from Montreal and the younger brother of former Kent forward Anthony Rinaldi (currently with the Kingston Voyageurs and leading the OJHL in scoring) scored a goal and was noticeable in flashes. The back end is led by 5’10” LD Greg Krisberg who, with Max Kaufman having graduated, is the team’s top returning scorer. Krisberg is highly mobile, and has an excellent stick. He isn’t particularly fast north-south, but is excellent laterally, and very tough to defend when he’s on the point on the power play. He’ll likely be picked up by a D-I school before long. Also back are Carter Dwyer and Kyle Delmaestro, both junior left shot defensemen, as are both goaltenders, junior Peter Negron and senior Jackson Norris. Kent will be tough to play against.
Canterbury is led by 5’11” senior LC Travis Schneider, the team’s leading scorer last year, and almost certain to do the same again this year. He’s a D-I prospect. His linemate, 6’2” RW Ryan Lynch was quite noticeable on Monday as well. The top blueliner is 6’0” junior LD Matt Cousino, who in recent years has played at Rice Prep and for the Connecticut Wolf Pack full-season U18 team.
Berkshire, despite having returning forwards Ryan Keelan and Jack Lloyd out with injuries, blanked Nichols, 5-0, and looked solid in doing so. 6’1” senior Sam Merrill was flawless in net and 5’10” Northeastern recruit Matt Koopman, a ’98 junior, and 5’10” senior Barclay Gammill (Trinity) were outstanding, just picking up where they left off last year. Those two, who together accounted for over half of their team’s goals last season, make up one of the top duos in prep hockey. Senior RD Dan Driscoll and junior LD Kyle Koopman anchored the d-corps.
Nichols is extremely young, with eleven ‘99s and an ’00. It showed, too. Up front we liked 6’1” junior RW Erik Urbank (Dartmouth) who was missing shots on net, but is consistently dangerous. 5’8” senior LC Alec Yerkovich is a smart player, a ’98 who made some things happen. He’s a good D-III prospect. 5’11” junior LC Connor Zak was another we would like to take another look at soon. Probably their two most consistent players in the game were the top D pairing of 6’0” senior Cody Fleckenstein, who ran their PP, and 5’11” junior RD Tom Elia, a ’99 who grew a bit in the off-season. It’s only Elia’s second year on the blue line – he’s a converted forward – and while he’s a little young and raw he’s also a skilled, smart defender who could at least become a solid D-III player.
Northwood topped Gunnery, 3-1. Any discussion of Northwood starts with 6’3”, 195 lb. sophomore LD Mattias Samuelsson, an ’00 and a Michigan commit, who looks like a sure-fire high first rounder for the 2018 NHL draft. The son of former NHLer Kjell Samuelsson looks like he’s taken a leap from just a few months ago. He’s so much more agile and with that huge wingspan he’s murder to get around. Samuelsson mans the point on the PP. The scary thing is, he’s still going to fill out quite a bit. He lost a few battles along the boards, but that will happen less and less.
The most noticeable Northwood forward for us was RC Alec Beaudin-Touga. (Note: He was wearing #10 but was on the roster as #14.) Beaudin-Touga played a tough, gritty game, made plays in small areas, was good on the PP, and killed penalties. A late ’97 and a junior, he’s Northwood’s third line center. St. Lawrence recruit Kaden Pickering, a 5’8” junior RW and a late ’98, played a high-energy game and was also noticeable from shift to shift. A couple of other forwards who we liked were 5’8” junior LC Aleksi Peltonen, a ’98 from Finland, and senior LC Joey Moore. Peltonen gets the puck and moves it quickly. He’s crafty, sees the ice, and can shoot it. Peltonen is only 140 pounds now. He could become more dangerous as he fills out. Moore isn’t the greatest skater, but he’s been on a scoring tear.
Gunnery has lost forwards Noah Bauld, Shawn Knowlton, and Jake Marrello, and defenseman Nick Quillan to graduation. That’s a lot of offense. Gunnery also is known for starting weakly and then going on a tear a month into the season, once the team gels. Perhaps the same will happen this season. But on Monday they looked like they were searching for their game. They weren’t buzzing around, getting in fast on the forecheck, and moving the puck with those quick, short passes. There were glimpses of it, but it’s not there yet. To add to their problems, senior goaltender Trevin Kozlowski broke his thumb in tryouts and will be out 4-5 weeks. Fortunately for them, sophomore Zac Kinard is very capable, and has been playing well all fall. The best players for us on Monday were 5’8” senior right shot LW Cam Donaldson (Cornell) who is extremely clever, has a quick stick, and quick feet to match. He’s pretty hard to line up. New junior Gustaf Westlund is the key newcomer for Gunnery. Westlund, a 6’0”, 164 lb. late ’97 left wing from Djursholm, Sweden who was a soccer standout for Gunnery this fall, is athletic as all get-out, an excellent skater who played more physically than we expected but will still need a little time to adjust to the North American game. Westlund will be very interesting to watch over the course of the season. We also thought senior RW Evan Johnson, a Williams commit, played a strong game. On the blue line, 6’0” senior RD Josh Gagne was solid, playing physically and moving the puck efficiently.
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Rather than stick around to see the eight above-mentioned teams play a second game this reporter headed 15 miles south to the Hotchkiss School to watch Salisbury, Millbrook, and Hotchkiss in a mini-jamboree consisting of three 25-minute running time mini-games, each followed by a series of special teams play.
Let’s start with Salisbury. They deserve the honor. They’ve won three straight Elite 8 prep titles, and four in seven years. And they’re our bet to win another title this season. We’ll see Salisbury on Wednesday in a real game at Taft, and will have a better feel then. For starters, we’ll give you their lines.
Jordan Kaplan-David Jankowski-Cole Poliziani
Luke Israel-Anthony Vincent-Nicholas Prestia
Edgars Treijs-Tom Lee-Tyce Thompson
Will Nearis-Jacques Bouquot-Jack DeBoer
There are kids on the third and fourth lines that would be on the top line at a lot of other prep schools. There’s balance and depth throughout the lines. When the teams went to special teams, Salisbury was pretty overwhelming. Jankowksi is a key to their power play, drifting down from the right point to the half wall. He’s a smart player who distributes the puck extremely well, and has a strong sense of where others are.
Salisbury dressed ten(!) defensemen.
Juniors Nick Sorgio and Jonah Capriotti, a late ’98 from Mount Hope, Ontario. This is the first time since the 2012-13 season, when Callum Booth was between the pipes, that Salisbury has not had a PG goalie.
Hotchkiss didn’t have rosters with numbers so there were some scouting challenges there, but Harvard recruit Marshall Rifai was pretty easy to recognize. Unfortunately, he was injured in the opening minutes of the second mini-game, getting tangled up with Salisbury’s Treijs and after a knee-on-knee collision went head over heels – a somersault or two, and hit his head on the ice. Initially, it looked like he hurt his knee, but that appeared OK as he was helped off the ice. However, Rifai had that concussed look. His eyes were rolling and his legs were rubbery. We don’t know the latest, but we don’t expect he’ll be playing for a week.
(Update, Wed. 12/2: Hotchkiss head coach Mike Traggio reports that Rifai passed all his tests, practiced Tuesday, and will be in the lineup for Wednesday's game vs. Gunnery.)
Millbrook has lost their star forward from last year, as 6’4”, 215 lb. Harvard recruit Matt Gosiewski, who would have been a junior this year, is now with Cedar Rapids (USHL). Millbrook’s top player on Monday was 6’2” junior RD Alex Sheehy, a legit D-I prospect. He has size, good feet, and moves well. There were a few forwards who we kept noticing, like RW Luka Piccolo, a senior from Montreal who was the team’s second-leading scorer last year. He could be a good pickup for a NESCAC school. Senior LW Massimo Luciani, another top scorer from last year, is back and made an impact. He, too, would make for a good D-III prospect. New players we liked included hard-working junior LC Simon Boisvert from the Lac St-Louis Lions, sophomore LC Patrick Major from Skaneateles (NY) High School, and a pair of brothers from New Jersey in sophomore Kevin Drevitch and junior Tim Drevitch. Millbrook has both of their goalies from last year in junior Cole Hayward and senior Owen Johansson. Even without Gosiewski, this team will be OK.
Sun. 12/20/15
Sun. Dec. 20th Tournament Results
35th Annual Harrington Invitational -- Playoffs
At Noble & Greenough School; Dedham, Mass.
7th Place Game -- Milton 2, Pomfret 1
5th Place Game -- St. Mark's 2, BB&N 1
3rd Place Game -- Lawrence 4, Westminster 3 (SO)
Championship Game -- Nobles 4, Williston 3 (OT) -- Junior Becca Gilmore scores with 9 seconds left in OT.
Sat. 12/19/15
Sat. Dec. 19th Holiday Tournament Results
35th Annual Harrington Invitational (Day 2 of 3)
At Milton Academy; Milton, Mass.
Westminster 2, Milton 0
Williston 8, BB&N 0
St. Mark’s 3, Pomfret 2 (OT)
Nobles 4, Lawrence 2
Williston vs. Milton, 4:30 pm
BB&N vs. Westminster, 6:30 pm
Watkins Tournament (Day 3 of 3)
At Cushing Academy; Ashburnham, Mass.
Fisher 4 vs. Iorio 4, 8:00 am
Fisher 3 vs. Iorio 3, 10:00 am
Fisher 2 vs. Iorio 2, 12:00 pm
Fisher 1 vs. Iorio 1, 2:00 pm – Championship Game
14th Annual Howard Invitational (Day 2 of 2)
At St. George’s School; Middletown, RI
Greenwich Academy 1, Hebron 0
St. George’s 3, Hill School 0
Deerfield Holiday Invitational (Day 2 of 2)
At Deerfield Academy; Deerfield, Mass.
Rothesay Netherwood 2, Nichols 0
Stanstead 8, Deerfield 0
Rice 2, Vermont Academy 2
Deerfield 1, Rothesay Netherwood 1
Vermont Academy vs. Nichols, 3:00 pm
Stanstead vs. Rice, 4:45 pm
Southfield Tournament (Day 2 of 2)
At Dexter Southfield School; Brookline, Mass.
Rivers 7, Kingswood-Oxford 1
Groton 3, KUA 2
Gunnery 2, Middlesex 1
Southfield 7, Kingswood-Oxford 0
Groton vs. Middlesex, 2:30 pm
KUA vs. Rivers, 4:30 pm
Southfield 2, Gunnery 0
St. Paul's School Holiday Tournament (Day 2 of 2)
At St. Paul's School; Concord, NH
Holderness 6, Kents Hill 0
Proctor 2, Governor's 0
Championship -- St. Paul's 4, NMH 1
Portsmouth Abbey Tournament (Day 2 of 2)
At Portsmouth Abbey School; Portsmouth, RI
Canterbury 9, Tilton 1
Portsmouth Abbey 6, North Yarmouth Academy 0
Portsmouth Abbey vs. Tilton, 1:00 pm
North Yarmouth Academy vs. Canterbury, 3:00 pm
Fri. 12/18/15
Fri. Dec. 18th Tournament Results
33rd Annual Patsy K. Odden Invitational (Day 2 of 2)
At the Taft School; Watertown, Conn.
Taft 2, Tabor 1
Andover 2, Loomis 1 (OT)
Lawrenceville 2, Hotchkiss 0
Kent 5, Choate 2
Third Place Game: Loomis 2, Kent 0 1:30 pm (Mays Rink)
Championship Game: Andover 3, Lawrenceville 1 (OT)
Watkins Tournament (Day 2 of 3)
At Cushing Academy; Ashburnham, Mass.
Culver 2, Brewster 1
New Hampton 6, Cushing 0
Worcester Academy 4, Northwood 1
Berkshire 6, Winchendon 0
New Hampton 3, Brewster 1
Cushing vs. Culver, 5:10 pm
Northwood vs. Berkshire, 7:00 pm
Winchendon vs. Worcester Academy, 8:50 pm
14th Annual Howard Invitational (Day 1 of 2)
At St. George’s School; Middletown, RI
St. George’s 2, Greenwich Academy 0
Hebron Academy 3, Hill School 1
St. George’s 1, Hebron Academy 0
Hill School 2, Greenwich Academy 1 (OT)
Deerfield Holiday Invitational (Day 1 of 2)
At Deerfield Academy; Deerfield, Mass.
Rice 2, Deerfield 2
Rothesay Netherwood 2, Vermont Academy 0
Nichols 3, Stanstead 1
Rothesay Netherwood 7, Rice 2
Nichols 4, Deerfield 0
Stanstead 10, Vermont Academy 0
35th Annual Harrington Invitational (Day 1 of 3)
At Noble & Greenough School; Dedham, Mass.
Nobles 5, St. Mark’s 0
Lawrence 4, Pomfret 1
Williston 2, Westminster 1
BB&N 1, Milton 0
Nobles 4, Pomfret 0
St. Mark’s 1, Lawrence 1
Southfield Tournament (Day 1 of 2)
At Dexter Southfield School; Brookline, Mass.
KUA 3, Southfield 2
Groton 3, Kingswood-Oxford 1
Rivers 2, Gunnery 1
Southfield 3, Middlesex 0
St. Paul's School Holiday Tournament (Day 1 of 2)
At St. Paul's School; Concord, NH
St. Paul's 3, Holderness 0
NMH 3, Kent's Hill 0
Proctor 3, Holderness 0
Governor's 7, Kent's Hill 3
NMH 7, Governor's 3
St. Paul's 7, Proctor 1
Portsmouth Abbey Tournament (Day 1 of 2)
At Portsmouth Abbey School; Portsmouth, RI
Canterbury 3, Portsmouth Abbey 0
Tilton 7, North Yarmouth Academy 0
Thurs. 12/17/15
Thurs. Dec. 17th Tournament Results
Watkins Tournament (Day 1 of 3)
At Cushing Academy; Ashburnham, Mass.
Brewster 3, Cushing 1
Worcester Academy 2, Berkshire 1
New Hampton 3, Culver 0
Northwood 2, Winchendon 0
33rd Annual Patsy K. Odden Invitational (Day 1 of 2)
At the Taft School; Watertown, Conn.
Loomis 3, Taft 2
Tabor 2, Andover 1 (SO)
Lawrenceville 2, Kent 1
Choate 2, Hotchkiss 0
Andover 2, Taft 1 (SO)
Loomis 2, Tabor 1
Lawrenceville 4, Choate 0
Kent 1, Hotchkiss 0
Mon. 12/14/15-updated 12/17
Girls’ Prep Composite, Week of Dec. 14, 2015
Mon. Dec. 14
North Yarmouth Academy @ Pingree, 5:00 pm
NEWHL Pre-Prep @ St. Paul's, 5:30 pm (S)
Tues. Dec. 15
Tilton @ Brewster Academy, 4:30 pm
Beaver Country Day @ Newton CD, 4:30 pm
NEWHL Pre-Prep @ Andover, 5:00 pm (S)
Wed. Dec. 16
Darien HS @ Greenwich, 3:00 pm
Pomfret @ Choate, 3:15 pm
Hill School @ Portledge, 3:15 pm
North Yarmouth Academy @ Proctor, 4:00 pm
Deerfield @ St. Paul's, 4:15 pm
Pingree @ Winsor, 4:15 pm
Berwick @ Brooks, 5:00 pm
Lawrence Academy @ Exeter, 5:30 pm
Thurs. Dec. 17
Watkins Tournament (Day 1 of 3)
At Cushing Academy; Ashburnham, Mass.
Cushing vs. Brewster, 2:30 pm
Berkshire vs. Worcester Academy, 4:20 pm
New Hampton vs. Culver, 6:10 pm
Northwood vs. Winchendon, 8:00 pm
33rd Annual Patsy K. Odden Invitational (Day 1 of 2)
At the Taft School; Watertown, Conn.
Taft vs. Loomis, 8:00 am (Odden Arena)
Andover vs. Tabor, 8:30 am (Mays Rink)
Kent vs. Lawrenceville, 9:45 am (Odden Arena)
Choate vs. Hotchkiss, 10:15 am (Mays Rink)
(Lunch Break!)
Taft vs. Andover, 1:45 pm (Odden Arena)
Tabor vs. Loomis, 2:15 pm (Mays Rink)
Lawrenceville vs. Choate, 3:30 pm (Odden Arena)
Hotchkiss vs. Kent, 4:00 pm (Mays Rink)
Fri. Dec. 18
33rd Annual Patsy K. Odden Invitational (Day 2 of 2)
At the Taft School; Watertown, Conn.
Taft vs. Tabor, 8:00 am (Odden Arena)
Loomis vs. Andover, 8:30 am (Mays Rink)
Lawrenceville vs. Hotchkiss, 9:45 am (Odden Arena)
Kent vs. Choate, 10:15 am (Mays Rink)
(Lunch!)
Third Place Game, 1:30 pm (Mays Rink)
Championship Game, 1:30 pm (Odden Arena)
Watkins Tournament (Day 2 of 3)
At Cushing Academy; Ashburnham, Mass.
Culver vs. Brewster, 8:00 am
Cushing vs. New Hampton, 9:50 am
Worcester Academy vs. Northwood, 11:40 am
Winchendon vs. Berkshire, 1:30 pm
Brewster vs. New Hampton, 3:20 pm
Cushing vs. Culver, 5:10 pm
Northwood vs. Berkshire, 7:00 pm
Winchendon vs. Worcester Academy, 8:50 pm
14th Annual Howard Invitational (Day 1 of 2)
At St. George’s School; Middletown, RI
St. George’s vs. Greenwich Academy, 3:30 pm (Howard Rink)
Hill School vs. Hebron Academy, 4:00 pm (Cutler Rink)
St. George’s vs. Hebron Academy, 8:00 pm (Howard Rink)
Hill School vs. Greenwich Academy, 8:15 pm (Cutler Rink)
Deerfield Holiday Invitational (Day 1 of 2)
At Deerfield Academy; Deerfield, Mass.
Rice vs. Deerfield, 8:00 am
Vermont Academy vs. Rothesay Netherwood, 9:45 am
Nichols vs. Stanstead, 11:30 am
Rothesay Netherwood vs. Rice, 1:15 pm
Deerfield vs. Nichols, 3:00 pm
Stanstead vs. Vermont Academy, 4:45 pm
35th Annual Harrington Invitational (Day 1 of 3)
At Noble & Greenough School; Dedham, Mass.
St. Mark’s vs. Nobles, 8:30 am
Lawrence vs. Pomfret, 10:30 am
Westminster vs. Williston, 12:30 pm
Milton vs. BB&N, 2:30 pm
Pomfret vs. Nobles, 4:30 pm
St. Mark’s vs. Lawrence, 6:30 pm
Southfield Tournament (Day 1 of 2)
At Dexter Southfield School; Brookline, Mass.
Southfield vs. KUA, 12:00 pm
Groton vs. Kingswood-Oxford, 2:00 pm
Rivers vs. Gunnery, 4:00 pm
Middlesex vs. Southfield, 6:00 pm
St. Paul's School Holiday Tournament (Day 1 of 2)
At St. Paul's School; Concord, NH
St. Paul's vs. Holderness, 11:30 am (Ingalls Rink)
Kent's Hill vs. NMH, 11:45 am (Gordon Rink)
Holderness vs. Proctor, 2:30 pm (Ingalls Rink)
Governor's vs. Kent's Hill, 2:45 pm (Gordon Rink)
NMH vs. Governor's, 5:30 pm (Ingalls Rink)
Proctor vs. St. Paul's, 5:45 pm (Gordon Rink)
Portsmouth Abbey Tournament (Day 1 of 2)
At Portsmouth Abbey School; Portsmouth, RI
Canterbury vs. Portsmouth Abbey, 5:00 pm
Tilton vs. North Yarmouth Academy, 7:00 pm
Sat. Dec. 19
35th Annual Harrington Invitational (Day 2 of 3)
At Milton Academy; Milton, Mass.
Westminster vs. Milton, 8:30 am
BB&N vs. Williston, 10:30 am
Pomfret vs. St. Mark’s, 12:30 pm
Nobles vs. Lawrence, 2:30 pm
Williston vs. Milton, 4:30 pm
BB&N vs. Westminster, 6:30 pm
Watkins Tournament (Day 3 of 3)
At Cushing Academy; Ashburnham, Mass.
Fisher 4 vs. Iorio 4, 8:00 am
Fisher 3 vs. Iorio 3, 10:00 am
Fisher 2 vs. Iorio 2, 12:00 pm
Fisher 1 vs. Iorio 1, 2:00 pm – Championship Game
14th Annual Howard Invitational (Day 2 of 2)
At St. George’s School; Middletown, RI
Hebron vs. Greenwich Academy, 10:15 am (Cutler Rink)
St. George’s vs. the Hill School, 10:30 am (Howard Rink)
Deerfield Holiday Invitational (Day 2 of 2)
At Deerfield Academy; Deerfield, Mass.
Nichols vs. Rothesay Netherwood, 8:00 am
Deerfield vs. Stanstead, 9:45 am
Rice vs. Vermont Academy, 11:30 am
Rothesay Netherwood vs. Deerfield, 1:15 pm
Vermont Academy vs. Nichols, 3:00 pm
Stanstead vs. Rice, 4:45 pm
Southfield Tournament (Day 2 of 2)
At Dexter Southfield School; Brookline, Mass.
Kingswood vs. Rivers, 8:00 am
KUA vs. Groton, 9:00 am (at Thorndike Arena)
Gunnery vs. Middlesex, 10:00 am
Southfield vs. Kingswood, 12:30 pm
Groton vs. Middlesex, 2:30 pm
KUA vs. Rivers, 4:30 pm
Southfield vs. Gunnery, 6:30 pm
St. Paul's School Holiday Tournament (Day 2 of 2)
At St. Paul's School; Concord, NH
3 vs. 3, 9:00 am (Gordon Rink)
2 vs. 2, 11:00 am (Gordon Rink)
Championship, 1:00 pm (Gordon Rink)
Portsmouth Abbey Tournament (Day 2 of 2)
At Portsmouth Abbey School; Portsmouth, RI
Tilton vs. Canterbury, 7:30 am
Portsmouth Abbey vs. North Yarmouth Academy, 9:30 am
Portsmouth Abbey vs. Tilton, 1:00 pm
North Yarmouth Academy vs. Canterbury, 3:00 pm
Sun. Dec. 20
35th Annual Harrington Invitational (Day 3 of 3)
At Noble & Greenough School; Dedham, Mass.
7th Place Game, 8:00 am
5th Place Game, 10:00 am
3rd Place Game, 12:00 pm
Championship Game, 2:00 pm
Sun. 12/13/15
Please Help Out the Allen Family This Christmas
Southfield School is hosting its annual Christmas tournament this coming weekend, and Southfield Athletic Director -- and former head varsity hockey coach -- Amy Cokinos has asked us to pass along the following to USHR readers. Her words, which follow, will be included in the tournament program, so this is for those of you who can't make it to Brookline, but want to help out the family of Ed Allen, who died tragically in an auto accident Saturday Dec. 5th in Millbrook, NY.
"As we take to the ice this weekend, our thoughts and prayers are with the Allen family and the Millbrook community. We are all deeply saddened at the recent loss of Athletic Director, coach, and teacher Ed Allen. Ed was a devoted husband, father, friend, coach, mentor, and colleague. His drive and passion made us all better players and coaches. Ed's presence will be missed but his love for the game and his players will remain with all of us.
"A trust has been established to benefit and support the Allen family. You can donate through the giving form located on the Millbrook School website or by check. Checks should be made out to "Reed Smith LLP, as Escrowee" and should include "Allen Family Trust" in the memo line. Please send checks to Millbrook School, Attn: Development Office, 131 Millbrook School Road, Millbrook, NY 12545.
"On a personal note, I enjoyed coaching against Ed. His teams were always well prepared, hard-working, and a great challenge for the Southfield teams. He was always advocating for his girls, whether it was to get them recognized as a league all-star, create a tougher schedule, or get them into college. I will always remember that his team ended my last season as coach. We were undefeated the entire year and I knew going into the game that it would be tough to beat his team again, and we were unable to. I believe his team made it to the championship game that year.
"I hope that you can find a way to help let the hockey community know of his passing and the opportunity to help his two daughters and wife.
There is more information available on the Millbrook School website."
Thank you,
Amy
Mon. 12/7/15
Girls' Prep Composite Schedule, Week of Dec. 7, 2015
Mon. Dec. 7
Groton @ Worcester Academy, 4:15 pm
Hotchkiss @ Berkshire, 4:45 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Tabor, 5:30 pm
East Catholic HS @ Kingswood-Oxford, 5:30 pm (S)
Tues. Dec. 8
St. Mary's HS @ Exeter, 4:30 pm (S)
Big Dogs @ Lawrence Academy, 6:30 pm (S)
Wed. Dec. 9
Kent @ Westminster, 2:30 pm
Gunnery @ Millbrook, 2:30 pm
Brewster Academy @ Holderness, 3:00 pm
Deerfield @ Loomis-Chaffee, 3:00 pm
Choate @ Greenwich, 3:00 pm
Exeter @ Milton, 3:00 pm
St. Paul's @ Groton, 3:15 pm
St. George's @ Thayer, 3:15 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Cushing, 3:30 pm
BB&N @ Brooks, 3:30 pm
Pingree @ Newton CD, 3:30 pm
Lawrenceville @ Hill School, 3:30 pm
Winchendon @ Andover, 3:45 pm
Kingswood-Oxford @ Vermont Academy, 4:00 pm
Middlesex @ Proctor, 4:00 pm
Hebron @ New Hampton, 4:30 pm
Taft @ Berkshire, 4:30 pm
Portledge @ Canterbury, 4:30 pm
Berwick @ Tilton, 4:45 pm
Northfield - Mt. Hermon @ Kimball Union, 5:00 pm
St. Mark's @ Noble & Greenough, 5:15 pm
Worcester Academy @ Southfield, 5:30 pm
North Yarmouth Academy @ Kents Hill, 6:00 pm
N.E. Falcons @ Pomfret, 6:30 pm (S)
Fri. Dec. 11
Kents Hill @ Governor's, 4:15 pm
Newton CD @ Groton, 4:15 pm
Andover @ Southfield, 4:45 pm
Westminster @ Gunnery, 5:00 pm
Rivers @ Middlesex, 5:00 pm
Thayer @ Portsmouth Abbey, 5:00 pm
Hebron @ Brewster Academy, 5:30 pm
St. Paul's @ New Hampton, 6:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Deerfield, 6:00 pm
Kimball Union @ Proctor, 6:15 pm
Tabor @ Lawrence Academy, 6:30 pm
Sat. Dec. 12
Brewster Academy @ BB&N, 12:00 pm
Hebron @ Southfield, 1:00 pm
Gilmour Academy @ Hill School, 2:00 pm -- at Altoona, PA
Cushing @ Exeter, 2:30 pm
Loomis-Chaffee @ Westminster, 3:00 pm
Kent @ Gunnery, 3:00 pm
St. George's @ Lawrence Academy, 3:00 pm
Proctor @ New Hampton, 3:00 pm
Rivers @ St. Paul's, 3:00 pm
Deerfield @ Kingswood-Oxford, 3:00 pm
St. Mark's @ Winchendon, 3:30 pm
Holderness @ Vermont Academy, 3:30 pm
Tilton @ Kimball Union, 3:30 pm
Canterbury @ Groton, 3:30 pm -- at Williston-Northampton
Choate @ Noble & Greenough, 4:00 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Pomfret, 4:00 pm
Pingree @ Berwick, 4:00 pm
Brooks @ Milton, 4:00 pm
Millbrook @ Greenwich, 4:00 pm -- at Rye Country Day
Northfield - Mt. Hermon @ Andover, 4:30 pm
Berkshire @ Tabor, 5:30 pm
Portsmouth Abbey @ Beaver Country Day , 5:45 pm
Thayer @ Worcester Academy, 6:30 pm
Mon. Dec. 14
North Yarmouth Academy @ Pingree, 5:00 pm
NEWHL Pre-Prep @ St. Paul's, 5:30 pm (S)
