New England Hockey Journal

Paul Grant

Hockey East all-decade All-Stars: Maine Black Bears

Seeing as we've got some extra time on our hands, we're going to take a shot at an ambitious project: Which players would make up an All-Star team for each of the Hockey East teams, drawing from over the last decade? As part of this series, we'll look at our starting six for Boston College, Boston … [Read more...]

Prep school recruiting facing coronavirus hurdles

Lawrence coach Robbie Barker sounds like he's making the best of observing rules of social distancing and staying home. "I have a six-year-old and a three-year-old, so we've been kind of doing projects around the house," Barker said over the phone from the school's campus in Groton, Mass. "We built … [Read more...]

Highs and lows of the prep school season

The New England prep school hockey league was one of the few to be able to fully complete its season and playoffs before hockey -- and all of sports, for that matter -- were shut down because of the novel coronavirus. This unique position enables us to take a look back at the NEPSAC boys' hockey … [Read more...]

News: KUA’s Fantilli brothers sign with Chicago Steel

Kimball Union star brothers Adam and Luca Fantilli have signed with the United States Hockey League's Chicago Steel for the 2020-21 season, the team announced on Wednesday. Adam Fantilli, 15, is a highly regarded prospect who is expected to be a top pick at this summer's Ontario Hockey League draft. … [Read more...]

Postseason prep school wrap: Kimball Union

This is the first in a series of stories on looking back on how the top New England prep school boys' hockey teams performed in the 2019-20 season and what lies ahead over the summer. Kimball Union has been the beast of New England prep school hockey, winning the last three NEPSAC Stuart/Corkery … [Read more...]

5 questions for … UMass Lowell coach Norm Bazin

When you talk to UMass Lowell coach Norm Bazin, you hear the word "fortunate," "fortune" and "lucky" quite a bit. From anyone else, it would seem disingenuous. After all, luck has very little to do with hockey, really. At its core, success in the sport is all about hard work, skill and … [Read more...]

5 questions for … UConn coach Mike Cavanaugh

Mike Cavanaugh has been the coach of the University of Connecticut Huskies since taking over for the 2013-14 season. An assistant and then associate coach for 18 years under the legendary Jerry York at Boston College, Cavanaugh was reportedly on the verge of quitting coaching before taking the job … [Read more...]

3 takeaways from 3 games: NEPSAC prep school finals

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Turns out home-ice advantage is a thing after all. Connecticut schools Salisbury, Loomis Chaffee and Gunnery all came away with titles in the year-end NEPSAC Hockey prep championships held at Trinity College on Sunday. Salisbury beat Dexter Southfield in the Stuart/Corkery Elite 8 … [Read more...]

3 takeaways: Salisbury 4, Avon Old Farms 3 (OT)

AVON, Conn. -- The team of destiny struck again and will be playing for all the marbles for the third year in a row. The Salisbury Crimson Knights staged yet another impressive comeback against yet another awesome team to earn a berth in the Stuart/Corkery Elite 8 final with a thrilling 4-3 overtime … [Read more...]

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