Pomfret School might not have had the most talented roster on the New England prep school landscape, but that didn’t stop the Griffins from playing their best hockey when it mattered most. After securing the No. 4 seed in the NEPSAC Piatelli/Simmons Tournament following a 13-6-4 regular season, … [Read more...]
A championship two years in the making: Kent relishing its spot on top
Eighteen months. That’s how long Kent School and the rest of the NEPSAC hockey world had been waiting for a chance to vie for a championship after the shutdown of the 2020-21 campaign. On March 6, that pandemic-induced journey finally came to an end as Dale Reinhardt’s second-seeded Lions defeated … [Read more...]
Prep spotlight: Paul Pearl’s Penguins ready for whatever comes their way
With two games left on the regular-season schedule ahead of New England playoffs in the first week of March, Cushing Academy is on the bubble to capture a NEPSAC Elite 8 Tournament bid. If things go their way, there's a chance that they could end up inside the Stuart/Corkery bracket. If not, they … [Read more...]
Prep spotlight: Michael Fisher, St. Mark’s chasing ISL Eberhart crown
After a four-game win streak, highlighted by a 1-0 victory over Cushing Academy, pushed St. Mark’s into the top 10 of the New England Hockey Journal Prep Power Rankings, the Lions hit a bump in the road Wednesday, dropping a 5-2 contest to Rivers School. Despite their mid-week setback at the hands … [Read more...]
A family affair: Local fire, hockey communities come together to support one of their own
For 17-year-old, hockey-loving Tabor Academy junior Jack DesRuisseaux, the night of Nov. 6, 2021, started as a typical Saturday night. With fall hockey winding down and the return of prep school hockey on the horizon, he was on the ice with his split-season team, the GBL Bruins, playing the Boston … [Read more...]
Prep spotlight: Pomfret playing its best hockey at the right time
Streaking at 7-0-2 over its last nine games, including ties against talented St. George’s and Dexter Southfield teams, Pomfret is playing its best hockey at the right time. A veteran group headlined by four postgrads, nine seniors and eight juniors, the Griffins are unbeaten since Jan. 12 and boast … [Read more...]