The Greater Boston League was one of the hardest hit across the state by the COVID-19 pandemic. No sports were played in the fall and winter seasons, and the league created its own three-season calendar that finally allowed hockey to hit the ice in March. ...
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Mass. HS Boys Hockey: Nantucket Captures Cape & Islands Lighthouse Championship
Hudson Perry scored his second goal of the game with 5:45 to play and Nantucket outlasted Dennis-Yarmouth, 3-1, in Saturday’s Cape & Islands Lighthouse Division championship game at Bovers Community Rink on the island. Jack Gammons started the winning play when his point-blank shot from ...
Read More »Cardinals Take Tourney Title, Edge Red Army 2-0 In Final Game
There is no question that the Cardinals possess some high-quality offensive players, but on this afternoon, outstanding defensive play proved to be the difference. The Cardinals scored a pair of first half goals, and made them stand up to win the Mass. Final Four championship, ...
Read More »Mass. Boys HS Hockey – Cape & Islands Tournament: Devlin Drives Falmouth Past Rival Barnstable To Title, 4-0
Senior forward Stone Devlin’s hat trick and sophomore goalie Jack Braga’s 19-save performance steered Falmouth (9-3-1) past Barnstable (6-5-0), 4-0, in the Cape & Islands Tournament Wednesday night at Gallo Arena. The teams split regular-season games: Falmouth won, 3-2, on Jan. 27 and Barnstable prevailed, ...
Read More »Mass. Boys HS Hockey – EMass. Division 3 Top 10: Hanover Holds No. 1; Cape & Islands Rivals Hope To Make Final Push
The 2021 hockey season didn’t end with a championship for Hanover, but the Hawks certainly made plenty of statements during the pandemic-shortened season. Hanover handed Div. 1 power Hingham its only loss and took Marshfield to the limit in the Patriot Cup semifinals. Barring anything ...
Read More »Mass. HS Boys Hockey – Division 2 Top 10: Canton Stays At No. 1, Sandwich Rises Up Rankings
Most of the Massachusetts Division 2 boys hockey teams have hung up their skates after a pandemic-challenged and abbreviated season. There are no changes in the teams from last week’s rankings, but a little bit of shuffling in the overall order. One change that didn’t ...
Read More »Mass. Boys HS Hockey – Division 1 Top 20: #1 Pope Francis Stands Alone; #2 Xaverian Doubles Up In Catholic Conference
Years from now, when the tales of this strangest of all seasons are told, the words of St. Mary’s coach Mark Lee, will apply to everyone who laced them up this winter. “These kids will be telling their kids about playing during all the ...
Read More »Mass. Boys HS Hockey – Catholic Central Large Final: St. Mary’s Surges Past Previously Unbeaten Williams, 4-1, To Claim Crown
CHAMPIONSHIP St. Mary’s 4, Abp. Williams 1 Unlike other league tournaments this week, the Catholic Central Large Tournament determined the league champion, the regular-season’s results simply prologue to seeding the four tournament qualifiers. Any well-worn cliché applies here, each containing an element of truth to ...
Read More »Mass. Boys HS Hockey: Catholic Conference Final: Xaverian Doubles Up On League Titles By Edging CM, 2-1
CHAMPIONSHIP Xaverian 2, Catholic Memorial 1 Make that a double for Xaverian. The regular-season champion Hawks added the Catholic Conference Tournament title to this season’s haul with a 2-1 win against 2020 champion Catholic Memorial Saturday afternoon at the Canton Ice House. Junior Braden O’Hara ...
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