No. 1 LaSalle Academy is once again on top of the Ocean State. The Rams opened the season with three wins in as many games with convincing wins over Catholic Memorial of Massachusetts, Moses Brown and Prout/Scituate. No. 2 Smithfield impressed in its first league ...
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Rhode Island Girls HS Hockey Preview: Can Anyone Dethrone LaSalle?
LASALLE (19-8-1) Home Rink: RI Sports Center Three of the top five scorers and the entire defensive unit returns for the Rams, who enter the season as a favorite to repeat as Rhode Island state champions. Two of those top returning scorers will propel the ...
Read More »Rhode Island Division I Team Previews – LaSalle Returns Solid Group; Hendricken Looks To Repeat
It is somewhat of a new era for Rhode Island Division I high school hockey with new coaches leading the three traditional powers: Matt Merten at Mt. St. Charles, Shawn Tingley at LaSalle and Mike Soscia at Bishop Hendricken. BISHOP HENDRICKEN (17-2-1) Home Rink: Thayer ...
Read More »Rhode Island Division 2 Team Previews: Defending Champ Cumberland Needs To Restock
The Rhode Island Division 2 field will consist of 13 teams this winter… CUMBERLAND (22-1-1) Home Rink: Adelard Arena Cumberland had an incredible year in Division 2, winning the state title. But the road ahead will certainly be challenging. The team graduated a lot and had ...
Read More »Rhode Island Pre-Season Top 10 – LaSalle Primed For A Big Season
It’s all about the new coaches in the top three to start this season. But that’s no reason to abandon the usual Ocean State powerhouses. We’re going with LaSalle on top at #1 to start the season. Hendricken may have swept LaSalle in the finals ...
Read More »End-Of-Season Rhode Island Top 10: D1 Title Run Puts Hendricken In #1 Spot
#1 Bishop Hendricken finished on top of the Rhode Island world with its sweep of LaSalle in the Division 1 championship. They were the top team for the regular season and more than proved it in the postseason. #2 LaSalle was certainly no slouch battling ...
Read More »Rhode Island Division 3: Pilgrim Rejoices In Second Straight State Title
Pilgrim High School brought home its second Division 3 Rhode Island boys hockey state title in a row. This comes a year after the team won its first in decades. The team swept WW/EWG again for its second straight title HNIB News caught up with ...
Read More »Rhode Island Division 2 State Final Series: Cumberland Takes Crown With Game 3 Shutout Win
No sophomore jinx for Cumberland goalie Jack Byrne. The netminder shut down Providence Country Day/St. Raphael/Wheeler in the decisive 1-0 win in Game 3 of the Division 2 Rhode Island state championship. Cumberland won the series, 2-1, and takes the title. Byrne made 21 saves ...
Read More »Rhode Island Division 1 Championship Series: Hendricken Sweeps LaSalle
Bishop Hendricken freshman Brady Berard has a lot of hockey in front of him but probably won’t score two bigger goals than he did Saturday night at Meehan Auditorium in Providence. The Hawks rookie scored the game-tying goal in the third period and then the ...
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