Prep school hockey continues to be the most common path to college hockey for those in the New England region. That trend continues as the 2018-19 prep school hockey season is set to begin later this month. Some 81 prep school players are currently committed to playing college hockey. Six NEPSAC players were selected in...
Prep school hockey continues to be the most common path to college hockey for those in the New England region.
That trend continues as the 2018-19 prep school hockey season is set to begin later this month. Some 81 prep school players are currently committed to playing college hockey.
Six NEPSAC players were selected in the 2018 NHL Draft, headlined by Thayer center Jay O'Brien, who was picked in the first round by the Philadelphia Flyers. The Hingham, Mass., native is now at Providence College.
Next up was Kimball Union defenseman Jordan Harris, who went to the Montreal Canadiens in the third round. The Haverhill, Mass., native is now starring on the blue line for Northeastern.
New Hampton defenseman Michael Kesselring, St. Sebastian's forwards Riley Hughes and Liam Gorman, and Salisbury defenseman Peter Diliberatore were the other prep players picked at the draft in Dallas.
One former prep player, Michael Callahan, was also selected in the draft. He was chosen out of Youngstown in the USHL, but had played three seasons at Roxbury Latin.
Five-time prep school champion Salisbury leads the way with 12 rostered players committed to a Division 1 college. St. Sebastian's is next with eight committed players, followed by Lawrence Academy, Dexter and Loomis-Chaffee with seven, six and five, respectively.
Please email Jeff Cox at jcox@hockeyjournal.com with any additions to this list.
