HNIB News High School Hockey's Best Coverage | Est. 1972
Western Mass.Top 10
| Rank | Team | PR* | W | L | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Longmeadow | 1 | 13 | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | Westfield | 2 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | Minnechaug | 3 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Amherst/Pelham | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Greenfield | 5 | 16 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Belchertown | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | South Hadley | 8 | 13 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | West Springfield | 7 | 7 | 11 | 2 |
| 9 | Easthampton | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 10 | Ludlow | 10 | 9 | 10 | 1 |
#1 Longmeadow (13-5-2) earned the top seed in the 2019 MIAA Western Mass D3 tournament which begins next week. The Lancers will face East Longmeadow in one semifinal, while the other pits #2 Westfield (11-7-2) against #3 Minnechaug (11-6-3).
For the tournament, Minnechaug earned the second seed and Westfield the third.
In the Western Mass. Division 3A Tournament, #4 Amherst/Pelham (16-4-0) got the #1 seed in the 7-team field.
Fran Sypek
Fran has covered hockey at all levels, NHL, AHL, junior, college and high school for the Springfield Republican from 1978-2013. His column "Hockey Talk'' appeared in the Sunday Republican. The hockey beat took him from Maine to Arizona in the United States and from Newfoundland to Alberta in Canada. Fran was the recipient of the Matthew Ryan Award for Outstanding Coverage of High School Hockey and the Janet McCormick Award from the Springfield Olympics. He then shifted from pros to college when the University of Massachusetts restored its program and joined Hockey East. Later, he continued covering the Boston Bruins and the Springfield Falcons. Fran's covered future NHL players from Western Massachusetts in Paul Fenton, Bob Kudelski, Rick Bennett and Bill Guerin. He is a member of the Bessone Award committee, which helps select the top high school hockey player in Western Mass. Fran was a goalie for Holyoke Community College in 1973-74 and graduated from the University of Massachusetts in 1977. Fran is currently a free lance writer living in Bondsville, Mass and grew up in Chicopee, Mass, has visited all 50 states, and is an avid photographer.
Latest posts by Fran Sypek (see all)
- MIAA Division 3A State Final: Third Period Surge Lifts Northbridge To Championship - March 14, 2019
- MIAA Division 3 State Semifinal: Wachusett Edges Longmeadow In Shootout; Advances to State Final - March 13, 2019
- Central Mass. Division 3A Final: Northbridge Gets It Done In Overtime - March 11, 2019
