Spearheaded by a stellar contingent of New England, New York and New Jersey natives, the U.S. National Junior Team, behind 34 saves from Spencer Knight (Darien, Conn.) and goals from Trevor Zegras (Bedford, N.Y.) and Alex Turcotte, beat Canada, 2-0, Tuesday night in the gold-medal game of the 2021 … [Read more...]
New England inspiration and icon Travis Roy passes away
The New England hockey community lost one of its most inspirational figures Thursday with the passing of Travis Roy. Roy, who grew up in Yarmouth, Maine, was paralyzed from the neck down 11 seconds into his first collegiate shift at Walter Brown Arena as a member of the Boston University … [Read more...]
Massachusetts joins New Hampshire in temporarily shuttering hockey rinks
Hockey in Massachusetts is on hold until at least Nov. 7. State health officials announced Thursday night that indoor ice rinks and skating facilities are prohibited from operating until that date, due to an uptick of “COVID-19 clusters” that are happening at rinks across the state. Indoor rinks … [Read more...]
Boston College coaching legend Jerry York elected to U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame
Legendary Boston College coach Jerry York was named to the Class of 2020 for the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame and will be formally inducted in December 2021 along with Dean Blais, Tony Granato and Jenny Potter. York will become the 10th Eagle overall and third BC head coach to earn induction into the … [Read more...]
New England Hockey Journal’s The Rink Shrinks podcast debuts
Seamans Media Inc., publisher of New England Hockey Journal and other specialized sports content, is proud to announce the debut of its new podcast, New England Hockey Journal’s The Rink Shrinks, featuring former pro players Mike Mottau and Brian Yandle. Listeners will get honesty, humor, insight … [Read more...]
Class of 2020: Girls hockey commitments from New England
Nearly 100 players from the Class of 2020 have announced their intention to play college hockey next season, from schools ranging from the national Division 1 powers to those right in our own backyard. As we collect more information, we'll regularly post our running list of all Division 1-, Division … [Read more...]
Holy Cross coach, Maine native Katie Lachapelle to lead Team USA at U-18 worlds
USA Hockey announced Wednesday that Katie Lachapelle (Lewiston, Maine), who brings more than 20 years of collegiate coaching experience and is currently the head women’s ice hockey coach at Holy Cross, has been named head coach of the U.S. Under-18 Women’s National Team that will play in the 2021 … [Read more...]
NEPSAC girls prep school: Championship roundup
The NEPSAC girls prep school hockey season wrapped up with three thrilling finals at Worcester Ice Center on Sunday. Teams were taking part in the Chuck Vernon tournament for the Elite 8, the Patsy Odden tournament for large schools and the inaugural Dorothy Howard championship for small … [Read more...]
Stonehill College adds women’s hockey, joins NEWHA
Stonehill (Mass.) College will add women’s hockey as its 23rd varsity program and has accepted an invitation to compete in the New England Women’s Hockey Alliance for the 2021-22 academic year. The announcement was made by Stonehill president Fr. John Denning, NEWHA commissioner Robert M. DeGregorio … [Read more...]
Four with ties to New England get USA Hockey Youth Olympics nod
Four players with ties to the New England region were selected by USA Hockey to play in the 2020 Youth Olympic Games. The 17-player roster will compete in the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games from Jan. 9-22 in Lausanne, Switzerland. Former Boston College assistant coach Scott Paluch will serve as the … [Read more...]
Independents prep preview: Dexter Southfield, Gunnery best of the rest
Which teams will emerge from among the Independents? As Jeff Cox cited in his annual preseason rankings, a couple of Independent teams have the talent to make a run at the Elite 8. Dexter Southfield and Gunnery are being counted on to be good again, but will they be able to withstand key losses? … [Read more...]
Former ESPN hockey editor Paul Grant to spearhead hockeyjournal.com platform
New England Hockey Journal is pleased to announce the addition of Paul D. Grant as our new hockey web editor and writer. Paul joins the NEHJ team with 30 years of experience overseeing, editing and writing content, most recently spending 12 years at ESPN, where he served as hockey editor and … [Read more...]
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