Avon Old Farms: What to expect in boys prep hockey in 2024-25
Avon Old Farms has been on quite the run. Since 2019-20, the Winged Beavers are 92-12-5. They won the Elite 8 championship in 2023. Last…
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John Gardner takes leave of absence from Avon Old Farms, Mark Naclerio to fill in
When Avon Old Farms' season kicks off Wednesday, it will look slightly different behind the bench. Longtime head coach John Gardner is on a leave…Read More
‘I like challenges’: Inside Mike Pereira’s plan to return Choate to success
In February, Mike Pereira got a call that scratched an itch he didn't know he had. Mathieu Darche, the Tampa Bay Lightning's director of hockey…
Avon Old Farms: What to expect in boys prep hockey in 2023-24
Avon Old Farms finished on top of the prep hockey world last March when it took down Cushing, 3-1, in the Elite 8 title game.…
How one move by Stephen Peck helped set Avon Old Farms on course for Elite 8 title
Stephen Peck had something to say. The Avon Old Farms goalie had just taken a costly tripping penalty in overtime against Hotchkiss when he misjudged…
Avon Old Farms: What to expect in boys prep hockey for 2022-23 season
For over 45 years, John Gardner has led the Avon Old Farms boys’ hockey program and, in that time, Avon has become a national power…
NHL New England: Cam Atkinson making impact on, off ice in Philadelphia
Former Boston College forward Cam Atkinson changed cities in the offseason for the first time in his National Hockey League career. Suffice it to say,…
