Sydney Foster had 12 goals for Berwick last season. (Dave Arnold/New England Hockey Journal)When a team goes 20-8-3, loses only three seniors to graduation and returns three players who received All-NEPSAC honors last season, that team is in strong position to compete. That is the case for Berwick … [Read more...]
Boys high school preview: Let the battle begin
Goalie Steve Pisani and Duxbury should be standouts this season. (Dave Arnold/New England Hockey Journal)For teams across Massachusetts who want to win the MIAA Div. 1A state tournament (also known as the Super 8), one obvious challenger stands in the way. BC High has won the tournament in each of … [Read more...]
Maine native Chase Matteo lives dream of playing college hockey in Japan
Chase Matteo is a senior at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan. (Courtesy Photo)It started with an appreciation of a foreign country and an email to a college hockey coach when he was in seventh grade. Now, Camden, Maine, native Chase Matteo is wrapping up one of the most unique collegiate … [Read more...]
Connecticut Junior Rangers shock bracket, win Brick Invitational
The Connecticut Junior Rangers Elite AAA Club became just the fourth-ever American team to win the Brick Invitational.America won, for a change. Normally dominated by top-level Canadian youth programs, the 30th annual Brick Invitational — an Edmonton-based tournament comprised of teams from the … [Read more...]
St. Dominic Academy, Bedford, Essex, Fairfield Prep extend dominance
John Stark/Hopkinton goalie Jameson Bourque recorded 18 saves in a shutout in the New Hampshire Division 3 championship. (Rich Miyara) The month of March marks the end of winter and winter sports at the high school level. It’s the time where high school teams have the opportunity to prove themselves … [Read more...]
Sammy Davis regains scoring touch for Boston University
Sammy Davis (Pembroke, Mass.) serves as a captain for BU. (BU Athletics)A healthy Sammy Davis is just what the Boston University Terriers offense needed this season. The redshirt junior and forward missed all of last season after undergoing double hip surgery in July 2017, but this season, she is … [Read more...]
Vermonter Myers has helped make Providence a Hockey East contender
Providence goaltender Madison Myers has a 1.61 GAA and .929 save percentage. (PCU Athletics)Madison Myers has experienced her team’s climb from the bottom of Hockey East to now nearly the top, and she has been a major factor in her team’s success. Although Providence College got off to an 0-7 start … [Read more...]
2018-19 High School Preview: Lewiston, Hanover seek to extend dominance
Pope Francis senior Makem Demers (Dave Arnold/NEHJ)Every year, no matter who it has back out on the ice, the expectations remain the same for the Lewiston High boys hockey team. The squad has earned three straight Maine Class A titles and has a chance to make it four. Although the names and faces … [Read more...]
Do Nobles and Vermont Academy have what it takes to repeat?
Nobles went 26-3-3 last season, claiming the Division 1 NEPSAC title. (Dave Arnold)Injuries were an issue last season and yet, the Noble & Greenough girls hockey team still got the job done. With health and some experience on its side yet again, Nobles is aware of what it will take to earn … [Read more...]
Sacred Heart climbing the ladder in NEWHA niche
Sacred Heart AthleticsWithout a home for much of its existence, the Sacred Heart women’s hockey team is settling into a new conference — and thriving. Although they are still classified as a Division 1 independent team by NCAA standards, the Pioneers are settling into their second season as a member … [Read more...]
Holy Cross ready to embrace stiff Hockey East challenge
Junior defender Victoria Young. (Holy Cross Athletics)The Holy Cross women’s hockey team understands the challenges that lie ahead — and is ready for all of them. The 2018-19 season is head coach Peter Van Buskirk’s 19th with the Crusaders, but it is the team’s first as a member of Hockey East, as … [Read more...]
Women’s ECAC 2018-19 season preview
Harvard’s Becca Gilmore. (Gil Talbot)Here's how every ECAC program is shaping up ahead of the 2018-19 season. Last year, Clarkson and Colgate both made the national title game, which the Golden Knights won, 2-1, in overtime. Brown There’s not really anywhere to go but up for Brown this season. … [Read more...]
