KINGSTON, Mass. — The Tenney Cup marks one of the best events on the Massachusetts girls high school hockey calendar.
The field always includes some of the MIAA's best teams. Entering this season's tournament, seven of the eight teams in the field were ranked in our top 10. Naturally, there was plenty of fallout to unpack in our latest rankings.
Duxbury took home this year's championship with a thorough, 3-1 win over a scorching Milton squad. It was the second time in the tournament's five years that the Dragons won the title.
But what about the rest of the action?
I made it down to the Bog on New Year's Eve to catch all four of the final day's games. Aside from Duxbury and Milton, you also had Malden Catholic against Sandwich, Notre Dame (Hingham) taking on Bishop Feehan and Hingham battling Archbishop Williams.
We broke down 10 standouts from the title bout last week, so it's time to get into other players who impressed throughout the day.
We'll take a look at the defenders and goalies that stood out later this week. For now, let's dive into 13 standout forwards from the day.
Abby Gropman
Notre Dame (Hingham), Class of 2028, F, right shot
Gropman's line with Chase Harmon and Abigail Burke was fantastic in NDA's 2-0 win over Bishop Feehan, and Gropman was rewarded accordingly, finishing with a pair of goals to power the win. The sophomore was sharp from the start, finding open ice in the offensive zone. Early in the first, Gropman got alone in the slot, where Burke fed her, and the former finished with a quick wrister inside the right post. She later iced it with the empty-netter.
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Chase Harmon
Notre Dame (Hingham), Class of 2027, F, right shot
Harmon was arguably the best player on the ice against Feehan from start to finish. She won races, played with high compete, constantly created chances and skated the puck well through the neutral zone. She set up a strong chance for Burke on their first shift, forcing a turnover down low and finding her alone in the slot. Harmon also helped set up Gropman's first goal when she won a race to the boards and cycled the puck to Burke, who set up Gropman. Harmon also made a terrific play to hustle and break up a shorthanded breakaway for Georgia Murray in the first.
Callie Crean
Hingham, Class of 2027, F, right shot
Crean scored both goals in Hingham's 2-1 win over Archies in overtime. Both came on second efforts around the net. After Archies goalie Braelyn Bradley made the initial save on Maggie Pollenz's redirect in front on the power play, Crean kept digging away at the loose puck before burying it. After some other quality looks in regulation, Crean broke through again in overtime, driving hard to the net and burying Hannah Lasch's rebound to end it just nine seconds in.
Mia Zammiello
Bishop Feehan, Class of 2026, F, right shot
Zammiello was a strong play-driver on Feehan's second line, generating good entries through the neutral zone and cycling the puck well in the offensive zone. She consistently worked pucks out of battles, which paid off on a great look in the third. After providing good support in the corner, Zammiello dug the puck free and took it to the net for a quality shot. Kral made the save. Earlier, Zammiello had another terrific look on a one-timer in the slot.
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McKenzie Lima-Tower
Archbishop Williams, Class of 2029, F, right shot
Lima-Tower impressed alongside linemate Emily Flemming, who was also strong against Hingham. Lima-Tower's speed was a difference-maker. She was elusive in tight spaces, escaping pressure down low and maintaining speed through the neutral zone. She breezed through the neutral zone in the first, getting a shot that set up an extended offensive shift for Archies. Later, she drew an interference call as she was about to blow by a defender for a breakaway. Lima-Tower also set up Flemming in the third after dangling a defender.
Maggie Boudreau
Malden Catholic, Class of 2029, F, left shot
Boudreau impressed as a youngster playing big minutes on Abbie Poole's line in MC's 2-1 win over Sandwich. The former had good instincts and executed set plays off face-offs. The freshman set up Poole's second-period goal when she drove down low off the draw and sent a feed in front for Poole, who had her stick on the ice and nudged it home. In the second, Boudreau flew the neutral zone off a won face-off in the defensive zone to get open as Poole looped it into space. After a defender broke it up, Boudreau won the puck back with terrific hustle and physicality to cut off the forward and force a turnover.
Elisabeth Stutzman
Sandwich, Class of 2026, F, left shot
Stutzman was at the center of some of Sandwich's best looks in a 2-1 loss to MC, making smart plays with the puck and finding open space in the offensive zone. She had a great look in the slot off a setup from Khloe Shultz, following a 2-on-1 for the pair earlier after forcing a turnover. Stutzman was also in the right place at the right time for a terrific rebound bid late in the second. She was strong late as Sandwich pushed for an equalizer, winning three offensive zone draws with the net empty and getting another dangerous chance in the slot after finding a loose puck in a battle.
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Georgia Murray
Bishop Feehan, Class of 2027, F, right shot
Murray was dynamic, strong and had a good connection with linemate Annie Lough, but Feehan couldn't break through NDA goalie Erin Kral. Murray's strength showed through as she won battles in the offensive zone and easily protected pucks along the boards and on cycles. She didn't back down from 1-on-1 matchups, including one chance in the second when she dangled past the defense to get in alone for a great chance that Kral barely saved. In the third, Murray had a strong back check to break up Sadie Brown's breakaway, preventing a shot.
Annie Lough
Bishop Feehan, Class of 2028, F, left shot
Lough was one of Feehan's most effective forwards, making plays through the neutral zone to create offense. She made a nice little seam pass in the first to send Murray in on a 1-on-1. Shortly after, she sped out of her own end and drew a trip to put the Shamrocks on the power play. The sophomore also got a great look when she blocked a clearing attempt out high and broke in for a shot.
Avery White
Malden Catholic, Class of 2027, F, left shot
White was a thorn in Sandwich's side all game. She was a monster on the penalty kill at the end of the second, defending hard at the point and forcing turnovers in the neutral zone, which prevented Sandwich from generating much of anything in a key spot. White was nearly rewarded in the third with a great look on a 3-on-2 that wouldn't go.
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Ellie Gartman
Bishop Feehan, Class of 2029, F, left shot
Gartman got better as the game went on for Feehan and had several strong chances, but she couldn't solve Kral. The freshman showed some powerful strides toward the end of the second as she powered past the defense in the neutral zone and broke in alone for a good bid. As the Shamrocks pushed for offense late, Gartman found open space in the slot for two bids in alone before some swipes at the rebound.
Abigail Burke
Notre Dame (Hingham), 7/10/2012, F, left shot
It's no surprise to see why Burke has made an immediate impact as a youngster on the varsity. She plays with confidence and works well off her linemates. She got a wide open look early on, making a beeline to the slot off the bench for the feed from Harmon. After another good look from the left dot, Burke tracked the play and made herself available on the cycle down low before swinging a feed right on the money to Gropman for the first strike. Burke also set up a good look for Harmon later in the period after chipping the puck into space for Harmon to skate into with speed. The two also got a 2-on-0 later. Aviva Olitsky made a nice glove save on Burke's shot.
Hannah Lasch
Hingham, Class of 2027, F, right shot
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Lasch gets a ton on her shots, and she was a huge reason Hingham came away with the win against Archies. She forced Bradley to make some tough saves in regulation, but Lasch's best play came in OT. After losing the opening draw, Lasch burst around the center and stole the puck from Aliya Greenwood at the blue line, driving in and beating Bradley clean with a heavy wrister. It rang the post, but the rebound popped right to Crean on the net drive.
