Junior Battle of Boston and Junior Chowder Cup around the corner

Summer hockey tournaments continue this weekend around the Boston area, as the Junior Battle of Boston and the Junior Chowder Cup take center stage.

The Junior Chowder Cup takes place Thursday through Sunday, while the Junior Battle of Boston moves into town Friday through Sunday.

The Junior Battle of Boston will be played solely at the Rodman Arena in Walpole, Mass., while the Junior Chowder Cup will use a few rinks, including the Foxboro Sports Center in Foxboro, Mass.

Both tournaments will showcase some of the top prospects at the 2002 and 2003 birth years. Most of the top ‘03s will be unavailable to play until at least Friday night, since the USA Hockey Select 15 Player Development Camp ends earlier that day. Look for the rosters to ramp up come Saturday.

From the rosters available online, teams at the Junior Chowder Cup will include players committed to Hockey East, ECAC Hockey, and the NCHC. As always, there will likely be a few players from outside of the region who were relatively unknown before the weekend started.

The 2017 Junior Chowder Cup featured several non-New Englanders who earned college commitments to schools inside the region shortly after games wrapped up. Colby Ambrosio (Boston College), Jack Bar (Harvard), Stanley Cooley (Northeastern), David Paluch (Vermont) and Nicholas Savoie (Providence) all received significant interest, and later locked in a college hockey destination.

A full schedule for the Junior Chowder Cup can be found online here.

The Junior Battle of Boston, in its first year, has significantly fewer teams and will be far easier to view, since all games are under one roof. There are expected to be a few high-end players at this event.

A full schedule and other information for the Junior Battle of Boston can be found here.