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 – Division 1: Catholic Conference Quarterfinals: MC Upsets BCH in OT; CM Stops St. John’s (S)
QUARTERFINALS Malden Catholic 2, BC. High 1 (OT) MC junior Nick Julian apparently likes to get things done in a hurry. He scored first and last – 23 seconds into the game and again 26 seconds into extra time when his shot deflected off an ...
Read More »Massachusetts Boys High School Hockey – Division 1 Top 20: Behind #1 Pope Francis, The Constant Movement Continues
And on and on it goes. Chaos has characterized this most unusual of seasons and it continued last week. Three previously unbeaten teams lost for the first time, two of them against high-end lower division opponents. Additionally, 14 teams moved one way or another from ...
Read More »Mass. Boys HS Hockey – Division 1 Top 20: Surprises Abound And The Swap Fest Continues Behind #1 Pope Francis
The single constant throughout this carousel of a season in Massachusetts Division 1 has been the ongoing excellence of undefeated No. 1 Pope Francis (7-0-0), which started the season on top and is poised to make a box-to-wire run. The Independent Cardinals measured a pair ...
Read More »Mass. Boys HS Hockey – Division 1 Top 20: Lots Of Shuffling Around This Week
Independent No. 1 Pope Francis (5-0-0) won its only game of the week Tuesday against Bishop Feehan, 9-1 – a game marred by the unfortunate injury suffered by the Shamrocks’ senior forward AJ Quetta when he crashed headfirst into the boards. The teams joined in ...
Read More »Mass. Boys HS Hockey – Division 1 Top 20: Pope Francis Still #1 After Tumultuous Week Yields 17 Changes
Postponements – 24 in Division One this past week – pile up. Schedules continue to evolve on the fly. The lack of high profile non-league games makes it difficult to assess the true strengths of many clubs. And so it goes. This much seems pretty ...
Read More »Massachusetts Boys HS Hockey – Division 1 Top 20: #1 Pope Francis Is In Full Flight
In a week that saw 19 postponements, enough hockey was played to present our first in-season Massachusetts Boys Division 1 Top 20. And, to that end, there haven’t been any significant surprises. ** One piece of business – teams that have yet to play a ...
Read More »Mass Boys HS Hockey – Catholic Conference Preview: Should Be A Tight Race Again
From the looks of things, this should be a typical highly competitive Catholic Conference race. Each team will play the other twice, for a 10 league-game season, with plans for a small post-season league tournament. St. John’s of Shrewsbury, a longtime independent program, joins the ...
Read More »Mass Boys HS Hockey – Division 1 Top 20: Pope Francis The Early Choice; Natick, Woburn Ready For Big Seasons
There will be no State Tournaments. With teams playing only for league championships, those high-pressure non-league match-ups between elite programs that provide the measuring stick and the heartbeat of each season won’t take place. Framingham and Reading are on indefinite pause of their winter programs ...
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