After a few down seasons, Cushing Academy appears to be back as a prime contender to make the NEPSIHA Elite 8 Tournament. The Penguins announced their re-emergence by winning the 44th Annual Groton/Lawrence Holiday Tournament on Saturday. Steve Jacobs’s team went 4-0 on the weekend, including a … [Read more...]
Gunnery defeats Kent to win Avon Old Farms Christmas Classic
Thursday’s games at the 2017 Avon Old Farms Christmas Classic provided hockey fans with plenty of excitement. All four contests went to overtime with three having to be decided via a shootout. Gunnery ended up winning the tournament on Saturday with a 2-1 double overtime victory over Kent that will … [Read more...]
Prep Hockey Top 10 – Dec. 5, 2017
As is often the case early in the season, there were plenty of results from last week that left longtime viewers of prep hockey scratching their head. 10 of the 15 teams New England Hockey Journal’s Preseason Top 15 Rankings suffered at least one loss, including the top two teams in prep hockey. … [Read more...]
Farinacci, Beniers Headline Top Incoming Prep School Forwards
PREP AND HIGH SCHOOLS Farinacci, Beniers headline Preps Top Incoming Forwards By AcarlsonMay 14, 2018 There are a few big time stars among the new forwards in prep school hockey, headlined by Harvard commit John Farinacci. While traditional Hockey East power Boston College has a commit in these … [Read more...]
Bruins prospect Trent Frederic emerges as reliable two-way forward at Wisconsin
When the United States opens up at the 2018 World Junior Championship later this month, Trent Frederic will play a prominent role. Frederic, the second of two first round picks of the Boston Bruins in the 2016 NHL Draft, was bypassed when USA Hockey brass selected the roster for last year’s World … [Read more...]
O’Brien, Rathbone headline Prep Hockey Top 15 ’99s
The following is a list of the top 1999-born players in the New England Prep School Ice Hockey Association (NEPSIHA) for the 2017-18 season. 1. Jay O’Brien Sr., Center, Thayer, Shoots Right, 5-11/185 (Providence) O’Brien is without question the top player in prep hockey this winter. As a late ‘99 … [Read more...]