The recent resumption of the prep hockey schedule throughout the region means it’s time for the return of New England Hockey Journal’s Coaches Poll. With the 2020 portion of the schedule now underway, we plan on being here each week until the champions are crowned in March. A large dose of … [Read more...]
Holiday tournaments mix up NEHJ Prep School Coaches Poll
There were holiday tournaments galore across our region this past weekend, which means there was plenty of opportunity for teams to charge into the season’s fourth edition of the New England Hockey Journal Prep School Coaches Poll. In the end, just one team received an early present as a new entrant … [Read more...]
New teams storm NEHJ Prep School Coaches Poll
Several impressive starts have changed the look of New England Hockey Journal’s Prep School Coaches Poll. The third edition of the 2019-20 season was released is below. Although three of the top four teams remain the same as a week ago, two newcomers this season in the Pelicans of Loomis Chaffee and … [Read more...]
Talking about the quiet genius of BC’s Jerry York
A discussion about the best programs in the history of college hockey would likely produce varied results, but there is no arguing with statistics when it comes to who is the best coach the game has ever seen: Boston College’s Jerry York. By far the college game’s winningest coach with 1,078 and … [Read more...]
NEHJ Prep School Coaches Poll has a new No. 1
There is a new No. 1 team in New England Hockey Journal’s second Prep School Coaches Poll of the 2019-20 season. After beginning and ending last season as the region’s top team, Kimball Union was upset by Kent School during this past weekend’s Phillips Exeter Invitational. Though the Wildcats were … [Read more...]
Housatonic preview: Salisbury eyes 5th straight title
Last winter, Salisbury’s reign atop the Housatonic League standings reached four consecutive years. The Crimson Knights were winners in 13 of their 14 league games, but Lakes Region powerhouse Kimball Union ultimately dethroned the No. 1 team in New England in their second straight meeting for the … [Read more...]