New England Hockey Journal

  • Login
  • Logout
  • Subscribe
  • Dashboard
Subscribe
Prospects

New England District 18-U Championship: Uncommitted standouts

By Jeff CoxMarch 17, 2022

Mount St. Charles center Zach Aben is a top player in 18-U for the Saint M's and not yet committed. (Dave Arnold/NEHJ)

NORTHFORD, Conn. – The Yale Junior Bulldogs earned the region’s automatic bid to USA Hockey Nationals by winning the New England District 18-U Championship over the weekend at the Northford Ice Pavilion.

The Junior Bulldogs defeated Maine Nordiques in the final after downing Mount Saint Charles in the semifinal. The Nordiques got to Sunday evening’s final by winning a wild affair against Elite Hockey Academy.

There were a handful of NHL scouts that came through the rinks to watch Mount Saint Charles right wing Cam O’Neill, a UMass commit from Odenton, Md, and Mid Fairfield left wing and Dartmouth commit Hank Cleaves of Brunswick and Greenwich, Conn., A few more college coaches were in the three-sheet facility checking in on some current commits and possible future recruits.

The Junior Bulldogs and Mount Saint Charles will both be in Rochester, Mich., later this month to take part in nationals. While Shattuck-St. Mary’s enters the event as the favorite, there are reasons for optimism for both squads from the New England district.

Tags: Elite Hockey Academy, Maine Nordiques, Mount Saint Charles Academy, New England District 18-U Championship, Seacoast Performance Academy, Yale Junior Bulldogs

Subscribe to finish reading this story

SUBSCRIBE

Members login below

Register
Forgot Password?

Related Articles

Prospects: 20 Tier I players who raised their stock at Mass. Hockey’s 14-U state championship

MARLBORO, Mass. — A number of the top bantam players took to the ice over the weekend at the Massachusetts Hockey 14-U Tier I state…
Read More
Teddy Stiga

Prospects: 11 New England ’06s to watch in spring hockey around the U.S.

Spring is around the corner, and playoff hockey is in the air. For the 2006-born class of players, that means opportunities are plentiful to make…
Read More
Dante Palombo

Prep hockey: Top 16 uncommitted players from outside the region

Local players get most of the attention when the topic of top prospects in New England prep school hockey comes up each year. This year…
Read More

Our Free Weekly Newsletter

  • Subscribe
  • Seamans Media, Inc.
  • Privacy
  • Terms
  • Contact Us

© Copyright 2022 Seamans Media, Inc. • All Rights Reserved

Contact Us!

Please write a brief description and someone will get back to you shortly!

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.