Hub City Tampa is set to kick off Jan. 4 at Saddlebrook Resort in Wesley Chapel, Fla., with games at nearby AdventHealth Ice Center. Last week, in response to the growing effects the surging coronavirus has had on the winter sports season, the USPHL announced its plans for “Hub City Tampa,” a bubble … [Read more...]
RPI opts out of 2020-21 winter slate, while 2021 Beanpot officially is scrapped
Prep coaches explore options after Founders League scrubs winter season
The Founders League, one of New England’s premier prep leagues comprised of 11 teams, mostly in Connecticut, has canceled all interscholastic competition for the 2020-21 winter season, citing lingering concerns over the recent resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the league announced in a statement … [Read more...]
Prep boys hockey spotlight: Dexter Southfield
For Dan Donato, the message is simple: Play fast, play hard, and good things will happen. At Dexter Southfield, the results of that full-tilt, full-time approach speak for themselves. Since Donato, a Dedham, Mass., native, filled the DXSF head coaching job in 2009 after leaving Salisbury, it has … [Read more...]
Prep boys hockey spotlight: Avon Old Farms
Avon Old Farms doesn’t call itself the “best hockey prep school in Connecticut” for nothing. Just take a look at what the all-boys program has done over the past 30 years and you’ll see why. At the head of one of the premier programs in all of America, let alone Connecticut, John Gardner leads the … [Read more...]
Prep boys hockey spotlight: Cushing Academy
Cushing Academy has been a mainstay in the world of New England prep hockey for years. Since the program’s reinstatement in 1983 and subsequent evolution to being recognized as one of the top prep powers in the region, Cushing, located in the hills of northern Massachusetts in Ashburnham, has been a … [Read more...]