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Patrick Donnelly

Patrick Donnelly is a writer for New England Hockey Journal, where he covers boys and girls amateur hockey across the region, with a focus on girls prep hockey, prospect rankings and college recruiting. He also co-hosts the RinkWise podcast and contributes to other Seamans Media brands, including New England Soccer Journal. Patrick joined Seamans Media in October 2023 after a year split between Boston Sports Journal, where he was the Bruins beat reporter, and NCAA.com, where he led coverage of men's and women's college hockey, including the 2023 Men's Frozen Four. He also covered the Bruins for NHL.com during the 2021-22 season. A 2022 graduate of Boston University, he covered Terriers men's and women's hockey for four seasons with WTBU Sports and the Daily Free Press.

9 standouts from 19U Assabet Valley’s win over East Coast Wizards

CONCORD, Mass. — Assabet Valley was on its heels. Emma MacPherson (Sandwich, Mass.) tied it for the East Coast Wizards 19Us with…

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RinkWise podcast: What’s the future of fall hockey?

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6 standouts from 16U Mass. Spitfires’ win over Assabet

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