6/19/18

By BOB YORK

The National Hockey League’s Minnesota Wild hired a new general manager this spring. It will be his task to transform what has been a consistent winner during the regular season into a franchise that will continue to be a force once the postseason begins. If successful in finally bringing a Stanley Cup … or two … or three … to this region recognized as “The State of Hockey,” who knows, maybe future generations of Wild fans may grow up convinced that their beloved hometown of Saint Paul derived its name from the team’s productive GM: Paul Fenton.
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4/12/2018

Following a remarkable hockey career at Brunswick, Christian LeSueur picked up another accolade, as the senior was recently named to the American Family Insurance All-USA Boys Hockey Third Team.
 
LeSueur, a Greenwich native, led the Bruins in goals (18) and assists (24) this season. The two-time co-captain keyed an impressive post-season run for Brunswick, as the Bruins won their first-ever NEPSIHA title in March. The Bruins posted back-to-back playoff shut outs en route to spot in the title game. In the Martin/Earl Large School Championship, the Bruins won the crown in overtime, as LeSueur notched a goal and an assist in his final game for Brunswick.
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Photo Credit: Northeastern University

April 9, 2018

Former Thayer hockey player and Braintree native Adam Gaudette recently won the Hobey Baker Award. The award is given annually to the top Division I men's ice hockey player. Adam played for Northeastern University for three years and now plays in the NHL for the Vancouver Canucks. This season, while playing for Northeastern, Adam led the NCAA with 30 goals and 60 points, averaging 1.6 points per game, which was top in the country. Adam is the second Hobey Baker award winner from Thayer, Mike Mottau '96 won the award in 2000 while playing for Boston College.
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3/5/2018

Congratulations to the Kimball Union Boys' Varsity Hockey team on a hard-fought victory against a number one ranked Salisbury. KUA quickly answered Salisbury's first goal, and held onto the lead all the way through the final nail-biting minute. Exceptional saves by goalies on both ends, and as always, the Kimball Krazies were out in full force. Final score: 3-2.
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3/5/18

MANCHESTER, NH — Following their 6-2 win over St. Mark’s in the quarterfinals, the boys’ varsity hockey team prolonged the winter season with two overtime wins and emerged as the tournament’s eventual champions.

After beating Gunnery 3-2 in OT in Connecticut on Saturday, the team traveled to St. Anselm College to take on the New Hampton School on Sunday in the final game of the Piatelli/Simmons bracket. After an end-to-end contest finished 4-4 in regulation, the Spartans managed to edge the Huskies 5-4 off a goal from forward Gunnar-wolfe Fontaine ‘20 with 8:22 on the clock in overtime.
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2018 Men’s Hockey Olympic team performance coach and team leader Sean Braziel has accepted the head coach position for Vermont Academy hockey. Braziel comes to Vermont Academy having served as the performance coach for Team USA for the last four years. During his time with Team USA, he has won both a gold medal at the 2017 World Junior Championships and a bronze medal during the 2018 World Juniors. Coach Braziel has served as the development coach at the U.S. National Team Development Program in Plymouth, Michigan; the 2016 World Cup of Hockey featuring the best American-born NHL players; and a consultant to the Detroit Red Wings during the NHL combine and Draft.
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3/4/2018

Jack Forrest’s rebound goal with 6:40 left in overtime gave Brunswick its first-ever championship in NEPSAC Tournament play, as the #5 Bruins topped #3 Thayer by a 4-3 margin in the Martin/Earl Large School Tournament on Sunday.
 
The title game, held in Sullivan Rink on the campus of St. Anselm’s College in Manchester, N.H., provided plenty of excitement for both teams, as the Tigers (17-12-1) rallied from a late 3-1 deficit to force the extra session.
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By BOB YORK

Recipes for success have long thrived in the athletic arena, but in such a highly competitive domain – where the margin between winning and losing is often razor-thin – achievement often relies on more than just a recipe’s ingredients. The quantity of those ingredients must also be carefully measured to ensure the quality of the outcome. Take the National Hockey League for example, for more than a century now it has been measuring supremacy by the cup – the Stanley Cup.
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4/5/17

Casey Carreau '17 received the John Carlton Memorial Trophy, which is awarded to the top high school hockey player in Eastern Massachusetts. He accepted the award at last night's Bruins game at the TD Garden. Carreau plans to attend Boston College next year. Congratulations, Casey!

Photo courtesy of Cushing Academy

10/11/16
By BOB YORK
 
Thanks to a trio of Pittsburgh Penguins who were born and bred in New England and honed their talents in the rinks of the area’s prep schools, thousands of hockey fans throughout the region received their just reward this summer: a chance to get up close and personal with the Stanley Cup.

For Nick Bonino (Avon Old Farms School), Conor Sheary (Cushing Academy) and Ben Lovejoy (Deerfield Academy), this was a time to return to their roots and show off the spoils of a National Hockey League championship. It was an opportunity to thank those who had helped them along the way as well as inspire the younger generations of skaters in the audiences to dream big, because – as the Cup will attest – dreams do come true.
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