CANTON, Mass. — The semifinals of each division of the Ed Burns High School Hockey Classic took place Sunday at the Canton Ice House. In the Peter Doherty Division, Marshfield took down Tewksbury by a score of 3-2 while Hingham easily dispatched Wellesley, 7-0. The Rams and Harbormen will face each … [Read more...]
Prep Hockey Power Rankings: Here comes Salisbury
The upper echelon of prep hockey continues to separate itself from the rest of the field as less than a month remains in the 2021-22 season. Avon Old Farms remains atop the New England Hockey Journal Prep Hockey Power Rankings as the calendar flips to February. While the top three are the same as … [Read more...]
Ed Burns Classic: 7 players who stood out in Marshfield’s upset of Arlington
ARLINGTON, Mass. — The top seed in the Ed Burns High School Hockey Classic is out of the running for a championship after the first round. The culprit was Marshfield as the Rams ousted Arlington in overtime by a score of 3-2 on Monday evening at the Ed Burns Arena. Sophomore right wing Will … [Read more...]
MIAA prospects: Takeaways from St. John’s Prep win over Malden Catholic
MIDDLETON, Mass. — St. John’s Prep had to rally from a couple of one-goal deficits and overcome a sluggish start to defeat Catholic Conference rival Malden Catholic on Monday afternoon at the Essex Sports Center. St. John’s Prep improved to 11-2 with a 6-3 win over Malden Catholic. It was a … [Read more...]
Prospects: 28 players who stood out at Ed Burns High School Hockey Classic
ARLINGTON, Mass. — The Ed Burns High School Hockey Classic, deemed the Coffee Pot, began its three-round, two-division tournament on Sunday. In the first installment of the tournament in its current format, 16 of the top public school teams in the state are vying for bragging rights. The only public … [Read more...]
Blaeser brothers Pierce, Cole pacing St. John’s Prep to MIAA pinnacle
To say it’s a family thing might be understating it. Brothers Pierce and Cole Blaeser make up two-thirds of the top line for St. John’s Prep, the perennial scholastic powerhouse based in Danvers, Mass. The Boxford, Mass., natives are a major reason the Eagles are off to a terrific start and in the … [Read more...]