Massachusetts High School Hockey

Hard to believe, but the 2019-2020 regular season is at the two-thirds pole. Teams now are clinching post-season berths, and zeroing on league championships. And, there is a new #1 this week in the latest HNIB News Massachusetts Girls Division 1 Top 10. The distinction ...

West Springfield (9-3-0) was off this past week, and they will be plenty rested for a big tilt against Westfield on Wednesday. Minnechaug (6-5) earned a quality win 5-4 win over previous No. 2 Longmeadow on Thursday, before dropping a 6-3 decision to Auburn on ...

Wachusett Regional (10-1-2) snapped a two-game winless streak when they downed Westboro, 5-3 on Saturday. Northbridge (11-1) has now won ten in a row after two more this wins this past week.  The Rams showed they are the 3A team to beat in Central Mass. ...

Whatever happened between the top two teams in the Middlesex League Saturday night wasn’t going to make or break either Burlington or Arlington’s season, but a win would sure help it. The Red Devils and Spy Ponders have had plenty of big games over the ...

* Thomas McGaffigan and Cambridge played a game of “beat the clock” to beat Newton South. McGaffigan banged home a rebound off a faceoff draw just before the buzzer to give the Falcons a stunning 5-4 victory in a Merrimack Valley/Dual County 3 matchup. He ...

* No. 8 Pope Francis (6-3-2) eased on past St. John’s of Shrewsbury, 4-1, in a meeting of Independent programs. Freshman forward Ryan Leonard scored twice for the Cardinals, including a shorthanded strike. Freshman forward Ryan Shaw and senior defenseman Logan Dapprich (ENG) also scored. ...

* Medway handed Dedham its first loss of the season, 3-2, in a Tri-Valley Small battle. Cole Theodore, Jack Carr and Declan McCarthy scored for the Mustangs and Evan Monaghan made 26 stops. * Jake Russo scored twice, both off assists from Anthony Marchant, and ...

*  In a back-and-forth game, D1 #4 Methuen/Tewksbury edged past D1 #10 Boston Latin, 3-2. Jessica Driscoll‘s second goal of the night, coming late in the third period, was the difference in the game. Brenna Greene also scored for the Red Rangers. Sophia Temple had ...

Austin Prep’s visit to Wellesley on Wednesday night was far more than just a normal regular season game in late January. The HNIB News top-ranked Division 1 and 2 teams took the ice at the Wellesley Sports Center looking to make a statement against arguably ...