BROOKLINE, Mass. — With under 1:30 to play in a tied game, the puck bouncing around the front of the Dexter Southfield net was emblematic of Holderness' Elite 8 chances. It bounced from stick to the pads of Dexter goalie Colin Davis (Canton, Mass.). When it finally popped out to the other side, … [Read more...]
Top boys prep performers from Feb. 19-25
One week remains in the New England boys prep hockey regular season. That means this is the last Top Performers of the regular season. The last seven days were important ones for prep teams in the playoff hunt as they jockeyed for playoff seeding. As we covered in the latest rankings, there's a new … [Read more...]
7 MIAA D1 boys sleeper teams who could make noise in the playoffs
New England Hockey Journal readers will tell their future children and grandchildren about when I had Winchester as my sixth of six teams who could upset top seeds in the 2024 MIAA D1 boys hockey tournament. It was a I-remember-exactly-where-I-was moment. Like being told in 1981 to invest in Apple … [Read more...]
MIAA Division 1 boys hockey playoffs 2025: Predicting the bracket
The 2025 MIAA boys hockey tournaments are here. For teams, things get even more serious. It's time to lock in, win and advance. Lose and you're done. Those days are long gone for me. This time of year is about making predictions and giving coaches and players an incredible amount of bulletin board … [Read more...]
Boys prep rankings: The final top 10 before the postseason
Here we are — the final New England boys prep hockey rankings of the regular season. Come Sunday, the brackets will be out and the playoffs will get underway. It's the best time of year. But before all of that happens, we should look at where things stand entering the final week. And we aren't … [Read more...]
11 standouts, takeaways from Cushing’s comeback win over Kimball Union
ASHBURNHAM, Mass. — If there was one game that encapsulated the Max Dineen experience, it was likely Saturday. After being down two goals late in the first period, Dineen potted two to tie the game and lead Cushing to a 4-2 win over Kimball Union in a rematch of last season's Elite 8 final. His … [Read more...]
