The road to the Dineen Cup is a long one. For the South Shore Kings, they know this all too well. After falling in the title game of the National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC) — part of the United States Premier Hockey League — in 2023, the Kings and head coach Tyler Holske were eager to … [Read more...]
Worst to first: How Canterbury reshaped its hockey program
Canterbury head coach Paddy McCarthy has been around hockey his whole life. In 1994, McCarthy won a Division 1 New England championship with the Saints. Thirty years later, he led his alma mater to the Small School title and won. Knocking off Rivers, 3-1, in the NEPSAC Piatelli/Simmons Small School … [Read more...]
Can Kent take the next step after latest Large School title?
Kent has made an incredible run in NEPSAC over the past five years with three Large School titles, including two in the past three seasons. The Lions secured their most recent championship with a 3-2 win over Dexter Southfield last month. Gio DiGiulian (South Burlington, Vt.), a forward and a … [Read more...]
Kent wins boys Large School championship over Dexter
BOSTON — The No. 5 Kent Lions took down No. 3 Dexter Southfield, 3-2, for the boys NEPSAC Large School title. A scoreless second period set the stage for an exciting finish. With under a minute remaining in regulation and an overtime looming, alternate captain and Cornell commit forward Gio … [Read more...]
How a ‘fresh start’ propelled St. Mary’s to the top of the MIAA standings
It is a long road to the top of the MIAA. St. Mary's Lynn knows that well. Falling short to Shrewsbury in the MIAA Division 1 final last season, the Spartans know the difficulty of just getting to the title game, let alone winning it. Finishing their season 25-3, the Spartans were a dominant force … [Read more...]
Milestones and memories: Cami Bell leads the way for St. Paul’s
Leaders lead by example. And St. Paul's School varsity girls hockey has quite the leader. Senior forward and Yale commit Cami Bell (Barre, Vt.) could eclipse 100 career points for the Big Red, a massive milestone and testament to her dominance on the ice for the Concord, N.H., program. But the only … [Read more...]