Hopkinton reached the Division 3 state final last season before falling to Wachusett at the Garden. Before that, the Hillers’ last regular-season defeat was a 5-2 setback to Norwood last Feb. 13 at Bajko Rink in Hyde Park. Who knows if the details of that ...
Read More »EMass HS Boys Division 3 Top 15: Unbeaten Hopkinton Stays On Top; No. 2 Cambridge, No. 3 Bedford Eye Saturday Showdown
Hopkinton remains the one constant at the top of this week’s HNIB News Eastern Mass. Division 3 rankings. The Hillers finished off their championship of the Daily News Cup by beating Algonquin, then added a solid Tri-Valley victory against Medway to go to 6-0-0. The ...
Read More »Mass. Boys HS: EMass. D3 Top 15 – High Fives As Hopkinton, Dartmouth, John Paul II Continue Perfect Starts
Five teams remain unbeaten in Eastern Mass. Division 3 hockey, and all five can be found atop the latest HNIB News rankings less than three weeks into the season. Hopkinton continues to roll following its trip to the state final a season ago. The Hillers ...
Read More »EMass. Boys D3 Top 15: Hopkinton New No. 1 In Big Shakeup; Cambridge, Bedford, St. John Paul II Enter Rankings
If the first week-plus of the 2019-20 hockey season has taught us anything, it’s that the competition among the Eastern Mass. Division 3 boys teams could be wide open. Hopkinton was the lone team in the preseason top 10 to hold serve, sweeping to victories ...
Read More »Mass. HS Boys: Tri-Valley League Team Previews – Exciting Race Looms In Large Division; Medway, Dedham Lead Small Division
A pair of Division 3 teams, Hopkinton and Ashland, stole the thunder last year from their bigger rivals in the Tri-Valley League. Hopkinton won the league title and then held off the Clockers in the Div. 3 South final before falling to Wachusett in the ...
Read More »Mass. HS Boys: EMass Division 3 Pre-Season Top 15 – Hanover Starts At Top, Sectional Champs Hopkinton, Lowell Close Behind
Hanover spent much of the 2018-19 season atop The HNIB News EMass Division 3 rankings, only to slip after being upset in the South quarterfinals. But with three of their top scorers back, the Indians are back in the #1 spot to start off the ...
Read More »End-Of-Season EMass Division 3 Top 10: Post-Season Success Surges Hopkinton To The Top
Who would have thunk it? A team not ranked in the final regular season Top 10 rises to the top at the end of the postseason. #1 Hopkinton more than proved its worth in its incredible run to its first Division 3 Eastern Mass. crown. ...
Read More »MIAA Boys D3 Final: Wachusett Holds Off Hopkinton, 3-2, For First State Title
Wachusett won its first state title with a 3-2 win over Hopkinton in the MIAA Division 3 boys state championship at TD Garden. Grant Gardula powered the Mountaineers with two goals and an assist on the day that ends the Massachusetts high school hockey season. ...
Read More »MIAA Boys Division 3 State Final: History Will Be Made As Hopkinton, Wachusett Clash
Someone’s going to make history in the Division 3 boys hockey state championship between Hopkinton and Wachusett. The South sectional champion Hillers (17-6-2) and Central Mass. champion Mountaineers (17-4-2) meet in the finals Sunday, March 17, at TD Garden (11 a.m.) The late-morning breakfast affair ...
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