February 17, 2025
| Rank | Record | The Skinny | |
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| 1 | ... | 16-4-0 | (6) ... |
| 2 | ... | 18-2-1 | (2) ... |
| 7 | Belmont Hill | x-x-x | (N/R) GPG/GAA 4.19/1.63 – Bel Hill, despite a relatively poor performance against Top 16 teams (3-4-2) finds itself slotting into the #6 spot in JSPR points. The reason? A strong RPI is helping them win comparison metrics over some of the teams they’ve lost to. An important tilt looms, however, as the Sextants face Nobles Friday. A win there should be enough to punch their ticket to the show. As with St. Mark’s, Bel Hill relies heavily on team defense. Goaltenders JJ Thibodeau, a junior, and senior Keagin Wilson lead the prep hockey ranks with a miserly 1.63 GAA. THIS WEEK: @ Milton (Wed.), vs. Nobles (Fri.) |
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| 8 | Cushing | x-x-x | |
| 9 | Holderness | x-x-x | (9) GPG/GAA 5.50/2.04 – Holderness turned the tables on KUA last weekend, avenging a Feb. 7th defeat, and in so doing, improving its chances of earning a spot in the Elite 8. However, Dexter, and, as is usually the case every season, KUA in the Lakes Region playoffs loom large. The Bulls will likely need a W in one or both of these games to muscle their way into the Elite 8. As we all know, Holderness's point-getters are legion, with senior d-man Jeremy Poirier (8g, 24a, 1.45 ppg) setting up for the attack. No other team in prep hockey matches the 5.50 GPG offensive onslaught the Bulls bring. Their top lines -- primarily seniors or PGs -- are battle-tested as well. The Bulls have fared well against the Top 16, going 3-2-1 with only one game against a TUC remaining (Dexter, Wed. Feb. 26) before the Lakes Region Tournament. THIS WEEK: @ Winchendon (Wed.), vs. Vermont Academy (Fri.) |
| 10 | Rivers | x-x-x | (N/R) GPG/GAA 5.39/2.62 – The Red Wings have been flying high in the second half, winners of nine straight since a tight 4-3 loss to Eberhart rival St. Mark’s on Jan. 18. Since then they’ve downed Nobles and Bel Hill, big wins in their chase for a spot in the Elite 8. Three of their top five scorers are freshmen. Carter Meyer (35g, 25a, 2.61 ppg) is prep hockey's leading goal scorer, and Finn Sears (21g, 26a, 2.04 ppg) and Sam Pandolfo (8g, 22a, 1.30 ppg) are no slouches either. Elder statesmen Justin Graf (12g, 36a, 2.09 ppg), a junior committed to Merrimack, is prep hockey's assists leader. Senior Will Hatten (18g, 16, 1.48 ppg) has also been strong. Rivers has a make-or-break game at St. Mark’s Wednesday -- a win there could get them over the hump and propel them into the Elite 8 by season’s end. THIS WEEK: @ St. Mark’s (Wed.) |
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Note: Only games between NEPSIHA Div. I schools --
the principal factor in determining seedings for the playoffs --
are included in the won-lost records above.
