One week remains in the New England boys prep hockey regular season. That means this is the last Top Performers of the regular season.
The last seven days were important ones for prep teams in the playoff hunt as they jockeyed for playoff seeding.
As we covered in the latest rankings, there's a new No. 1 team. To go along with that, the Elite 8 seeding changed, as well as the Large and Small School playoffs.
Let's dive into the top performers from Feb. 19-25.
Holt
Top skater:Â Conner Boulay, Kents Hill
Boulay had a big day in a 7-3 win over Berwick on Wednesday, scoring twice and adding two more assists. Even in a 10-2 loss to Dexter Southfield, Boulay still had two assists.
Honorable mentions: Adrian Mendoza, North Yarmouth Academy (2-3—5); Hunter McCarthy, Portsmouth Abbey (2-2—4); Raphael Landry, Kents Hill (1-3—4)
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Top goalie:Â None
Housatonic
Top skater:Â Liam Lefebvre, Trinity-Pawling
The Vermont commit had another outstanding week. After posting an assist in an 8-3 loss to Berkshire, he had three helpers in a 4-4 tie with Kent and then exploded for four goals and two more assists in a 7-4 win over Hotchkiss. He ranks seventh in the region with 50 points in 22 games. As for points-per-game, he ranks second at 2.27.
Honorable mentions: Andrew Migliore, Trinity-Pawling (3-4—7); Lucas Husted-Edwards, Kent (3-3—6); Justin Tavares, Deerfield (5-1—6); Luke Dow, Kent (1-5—6); Lance Roberts, Deerfield (2-4—6); Drew Keiver, Deerfield (2-3—5); Nico Ciardiello, Avon Old Farms (1-3—4); Ryan Hedley, Salisbury (2-2—4); Oliver Morris, Salisbury (0-4—4)
Top goalie:Â Anthony Palmer, Avon Old Farms
Palmer was busy this past week. It started with 20 saves on 21 shots to beat Choate, 8-2. He followed it up with 20 saves to tie Salisbury, 2-2, and a 27-save shutout to takedown Pomfret, 1-0. The Lynnfield, Mass., native has a 1.95 goals-against average and a .934 save percentage on the season.
Honorable mentions:Â Steven Luciano, Salisbury (58 saves on 63 shots over two games); Elliot Lennon, Deerfield (65 saves on 69 shots over two games); Brady Morris, Taft (59 saves on 62 shots over two games)
ISL Eberhart
Top skater:Â Danny Buckley, St. George's
Buckley had a nice week for St. George's. He started with a goal and an assist in a 4-2 win over Roxbury Latin. He scored another goal in a 4-2 loss to Tabor and then tallied a hat trick in a 5-3 win over Groton. Buckley, a senior '06, leads St. George's in goals (22) and points (44).
Honorable mentions: Caiden Pellegrino, St. Mark's (2-3—5); Marco Senerchia, St. George's (0-5—5); Will Manchuso, St. Mark's (3-2—5); Thomas Pender, Roxbury Latin (2-2—4); Elliot Wood, Groton (1-3—4); Bruce Li, Groton (1-3—4); Carter Meyer, Rivers (2-2—4); Evan Nee, St. Mark's (1-3—4)
Top goalie:Â Dash George, St. George's
George had a great game against Roxbury Latin on Wednesday, making 33 saves in a 4-2 win. On Saturday, he got the net back against Groton and made 33 stops in a 5-3 win. The junior '06 has a 2.69 GAA and a .911 save percentage this season.
Honorable mentions:Â Caio Bernardini, Middlesex (37 saves on 39 shots in one game); Justin BriseBois, St. Mark's (53 saves on 58 shots over two games); Derrick Huang, Rivers (34 saves on 37 shots over two games); Wes DiModica, Groton (80 saves on 87 shots over two games)
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ISL Keller
Top skater:Â Michael Federico, Thayer
Thayer had a high-scoring week as it scored five or more goals in all three of its wins. Federico was at the center of it. He started with a goal and an assist in a 5-3 win over Portsmouth Abbey. In a thrilling, 6-5 win over Milton Academy in overtime, Federico scored the winner, which was his second goal of the game. He posted a goal and two assists in a 5-2 win over Tabor the next day.
Honorable mentions: Tommy Anderson, Thayer (1-6—7); Kyle Greene, Milton Academy (4-1—5); Billy MacAusland, Nobles (3-2—5); Ty Hymovitz, Thayer (4-1—5); Anthony Sergeyev, Milton Academy (0-5—5); Robbie Daley, Governor's Academy (2-2—4); Chance Bolton, Milton Academy (0-4—4); Kyle O'Leary, Nobles (1-3—4); Ethan Cox, Nobles (2-1—3); David Bosco, Belmont Hill (2-1—3)
Top goalie:Â Zach Ericson, Governor's Academy
Governor's Academy looks poised to be a legitimate threat in the Large School Tournament and that's in large part due to Ericson. He made 41 saves to beat Lawrence Academy, 4-1, on Wednesday before earning a 25-save shutout to beat St. Sebastian's, 4-0. The Yarmouth, Maine native has a 2.56 GAA and a .920 save percentage.
Honorable mentions:Â Vinnie D'Urso, Tabor (104 saves on 110 shots over three games); Quinn Devin, Thayer (72 saves on 77 shots over two games)
Lakes
Top skaters:Â Cam Fahey and Jeremy D'Souza, Tilton
The Tilton teammates both had nine-point weeks so why not make them co-top skaters? Both had two points in a 3-2 win over Brewster Academy. Both had three points in a 6-3 win over St. Paul's on Friday before both had a hat trick and an assist in a 9-1 win over Hebron. Outside of Fahey scoring twice against St. Paul's and D'Souza tallying two assists, they had almost the exact same week. Fahey leads Tilton with 38 points this season, while D'Souza is right behind him with 34.
Honorable mentions: Connor Pierson, New Hampton (3-5—8); Luke Gerardi, New Hampton (5-2—7); Anthony Lampasona, Tilton (1-6—7); Jeremy Poirier, Holderness (2-4—6); Max Kimelman, Kimball Union (2-3—5); Henry Prowse, Holderness (1-4—5); Luc Legere, Holderness (1-3—4); Arsene Beauregard, Holderness (2-2—4)
Top goalie:Â Cole Pouliot-Porter, New Hampton
New Hampton is on a four-game winning streak and Pouliot-Porter has been a big part of it. He made 21 saves to beat Vermont Academy, 4-1, on Wednesday before stopping 29 shots to beat Proctor, 7-3.
Honorable mentions:Â None
Independents
Top skater:Â Trevor Pellecchia, Winchendon
In a big, three-win week for Winchendon, Pellecchia was at the center of it. It started with him assisting on Johnny Harbour's goal in overtime to beat then-No. 10 Holderness, 4-3. He posted a goal and an assist to take down then-No. 1 Dexter Southfield, 2-1, on Friday. He finished the week with a goal and three helpers to take down Portsmouth Abbey, 5-2.
Honorable mentions: Will Cavanagh, Phillips Exeter (1-6—7); Joe Salandra, Brunswick (5-1—6); Rian Chudzinski, Dexter Southfield (4-2—6); Sean Leetch, Dexter Southfield (0-6—6); Evan Regan, Dexter Southfield (3-3—6); Luke Corrigan, Pomfret (3-3—6); Ian Kuisis, Frederick Gunn (1-4—5); Cam Minella, Brunswick (0-5—5); Oliver Czaja, Brunswick (2-3—5); Jake Pomichter, Canterbury (5-0—5); Ryan Lucarelli, Canterbury (1-4—5); Noah Survilas, Dexter Southfield (3-2—5); Matt Lacombe, Berkshire (4-1—5); James McMurray, Berkshire (0-5—5); Alex Theodore, Phillips Andover (2-3—5)
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Top goalie:Â Luke Dinsmore, Millbrook
There were quite a few contenders this week among Independent goalies. Dinsmore made 24 saves to beat Hoosac, 6-2, before getting a 37-save shutout to beat Loomis Chaffee, 2-0. The senior from Lexington, Mass., carries a 2.67 GAA and a .905 save percentage.
Honorable mentions:Â Joey Mitchell, Pomfret (103 saves on 111 shots over three games); Evan Akerman, Northfield Mount Hermon (70 saves on 74 shots over two games); Kyle Bolduc, Berkshire (63 saves on 69 shots over three games); Dylan Michelow, Winchendon (57 saves on 60 shots over two games)
