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2017-18 Prep Tournament Holiday Schedules  ***

Exeter Invitational

At Phillips Exeter Academy
Exeter, NH
Sat.-Sun. Dec. 2-3, 2017

Sat. Dec. 2, 2017
3:00 pm -- KUA vs. Vermont Academy
3:30 pm -- New Hampton vs. Brunswick
5:30 pm -- Exeter vs. Gunnery
6:30 pm -- Hebron vs. Kent

Sun. Dec. 3, 2017
11:30 am -- Vermont Academy vs. Hebron
12:00 pm -- Gunnery vs. New Hampton
 2:00 pm -- Brunswick vs. KUA
 2:30 pm -- Exeter vs. Kent

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Tabor Invitational

At Tabor Academy
Marion, Mass.
Sat.-Sun. Dec. 2-3, 2017

Sat. Dec. 2, 2017
6:30 pm -- Andover vs. Pomfret
8:30 pm -- Tabor vs. Berwick

Sun. Dec. 3, 2017
12:30 pm -- Pomfret vs. Berwick
 2:30 pm -- Tabor vs. Andover

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Albany Academy Rider Cup Holiday Tournament
At Albany Academy
Albany, NY
Fri.-Sat. Dec. 8-9, 2017

Pool A: Albany Academy, Rice Memorial, and Princeton Day.
Pool B: Lawrenceville, Gilmour Academy, and Wyoming Seminary.

Fri. Dec. 8, 2017
6:00 pm -- Albany Academy vs. Rice Memorial

Sat. Dec 9, 2017
10:00 am -- Gilmour Academy vs. Princeton Day
12:00 pm -- Lawrenceville vs. Wyoming Seminary
3:00 pm -- Rice vs. Princeton Day
5:00 pm -- Albany Academy vs. Wyoming Seminary
7:00 pm -- Gilmour Academy vs. Lawrenceville

All games will consist of 25-minute halves.

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35th Avon Old Farms Christmas Classic

At Avon Old Farms and, where noted, Trinity College.

Thurs.-Sat. Dec. 14-16, 2017

Pierpont Division: Trinity-Pawling, Gunnery, Berkshire, Loomis Chaffee.
Trautman Division: Avon Old Farms, St. Paul's, Tabor, Kent.


Thurs. Dec. 14, 2017
3:00 pm -- Berkshire vs. Loomis
5:00 pm -- St. Paul's vs. Avon
7:00 pm -- Gunnery vs. Trinity-Pawling
9:00 pm -- Tabor vs. Kent

Fri. Dec. 15, 2017
9:00 am -- Loomis vs. Trinity-Pawling (@ Trinity College rink)
9:00 am -- Berkshire vs. Gunnery
11:00 am -- St. Paul's vs. Tabor (@ Trinity College rink)
11:00 am --  Kent vs. Avon
(Lunch)
3:00 pm -- Trinity-Pawling vs. Berkshire
5:00 pm --  Gunnery vs. Loomis
7:00 pm -- Kent vs. St. Paul's
9:00 pm -- Tabor vs. Avon

Sat. Dec. 16, 2017
8:30 am -- 4th Place Pierpont vs. 4th Place Trautman
10:30 am -- 3rd Place Pierpont vs. 3rd Place Trautman
(Lunch)
1:30 pm -- 2nd Place Pierpont vs. 2nd Place Trautman
3:30 pm -- Championship -- 1st Place Pierpont vs. 1st Place Trautman

All games are to consist of two 25-minute halves except for the championship game, which will consist of three 18-minute periods.

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44th Annual Groton/Lawrence Holiday Hockey Tournament

At Lawrence Academy (Groton, Mass.) and the Groton School (Groton, Mass.)
Thurs. Dec. 14th through Sat. Dec. 16th, 2017

Choate Division: Groton, Culver, Dexter, Proctor.
Kullen Division: Lawrence, Cushing, Holderness, Pomfret.

Thurs. Dec. 14, 2017
 4:00 pm -- Culver vs. Groton (@ Groton, O'Brien Rink)
 5:00 pm -- Pomfret vs. Holderness (@ Groton, Pratt Rink)
 6:00 pm -- Proctor vs. Dexter (@ Groton, O'Brien Rink)
 7:15 pm -- Cushing vs. Lawrence (@ Lawrence Academy)

Fri. Dec. 15, 2017
 9:00 am -- Cushing vs. Pomfret (@ Lawrence Academy)
10:30 am -- Dexter vs. Culver (@ Groton, Pratt Rink)
11:00 am -- Holderness vs. Lawrence (@ Lawrence Academy)
12:30 pm -- Proctor vs. Groton (@ Groton, O'Brien Rink)
(Break)
 5:00 pm -- Holderness vs. Cushing (@ Lawrence Academy)
 6:00 pm --  Culver vs. Proctor (@ Groton, Pratt Rink)
 7:00 pm -- Dexter vs. Groton (@ Groton, O'Brien Rink)
 7:00 pm -- Pomfret vs. Lawrence (@ Lawrence Academy)

Sat. Dec. 16, 2017 
 9:30 am -- Seventh Place Game (@ Lawrence Academy)
 9:45 am -- Fifth Place Game (@ Groton, O'Brien Rink)
10:00 am -- Third Place Game (@ Groton, Pratt Rink)
11:30 am -- Championship Game (@ Lawrence Academy)

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53rd Annual Flood-Marr Tournament
At Milton Academy (Fri. Dec. 15 and Sun. Dec. 17) and the Noble & Greenough School (Sat. Dec. 16)

Owen Division: Milton, Deerfield, Kimball Union, Salisbury.
Harding Division: Nobles, Andover, Hotchkiss,Westminster.

Fri. Dec. 15 (@ Milton)
 9:00 am -- Deerfield vs. Milton
11:00 am -- Salisbury vs. KUA
1:00 pm -- Nobles vs. Hotchkiss
 3:00 pm -- Andover vs. Westminster
 5:00 pm -- Salisbury vs. Milton
 7:00 pm -- KUA vs. Deerfield

Sat. Dec. 16 (@ Nobles)
9:00 am -- Andover vs. Nobles
11:00 am -- Westminster vs. Hotchkiss
1:00 pm -- Milton vs. KUA
 3:00 pm -- Deerfield vs. Salisbury
 5:00 pm -- Westminster vs. Nobles
 7:00 pm -- Hotchkiss vs. Andover

Sun. Dec. 17 (@ Milton)
 8:00 am -- 7th Place Game -- 4th vs. 4th
10:00 am -- 5th Place Game -- 3rd vs. 3rd.
12:00 pm -- 3rd Place Game -- 2nd vs. 2nd
 2:00 pm -- Championship Game -- 1st vs. 1st

Home team is listed second.

Each games consists of three 15-minute periods.


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St. Sebastian's Tournament
At St. Sebastian's School; Needham, Mass.
Fri.-Sun. Dec. 15-17, 2017

Participating Schools: Albany Academy, Brunswick, Northwood, Rivers, St. Andrew's College, St. Sebastian's, Williston, Winchendon.

Fri. Dec. 15th
Game 1 -- Albany Academy vs. St. Sebastian's, 2:00 pm
Game 2 --  Northwood vs. Winchendon, 4:00 pm
Game 3 -- Brunswick vs. Rivers, 6:00 pm
Game 4 -- Williston vs. St. Andrew's College, 8:00 pm

Sat. Dec. 16th
Game 5 -- Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 11:00 am
Game 6 -- Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 1:00 pm
Game 7 -- Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 3:00 pm
Game 8 -- Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 5:00 pm

Sun. Dec. 17th
Game 9 -- Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6, 9:00 am
Game 10 -- Consolation -- Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 11:00 am
Game 11 -- Third-Place -- Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 1:00 pm
Game 12 -- Championship -- Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 3:00 pm 


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70th Lawrenceville Invitational Tournament
At the Lawrenceville School; Lawrenceville, NJ.
Fri.-Sun. Dec. 15-17, 2017


Bernard Division: Belmont Hill, Choate, Northfield-Mt. Hermon, Upper Canada College.
Schonheiter Division: Canterbury, Lawrenceville, Nichols, Taft.

Fri. Dec. 15, 2017
 9:00 am -- Upper Canada College vs. Belmont Hill
11:00 am -- Lawrenceville vs. Taft
 1:30 pm --  Choate vs. Northfield-Mt. Hermon
 3:30 pm -- Canterbury vs. Nichols 

Sat. Dec. 16, 2017
 7:45 am -- Belmont Hill vs. Northfield-Mt. Hermon
 9:40 am -- Choate vs. Upper Canada College
11:35 am -- Lawrenceville vs. Nichols
 1:30 pm -- Taft vs. Canterbury
 3:25 pm -- Northfield-Mt. Hermon vs. UCC
 5:20 pm -- Belmont Hill vs. Choate
 7:15 pm -- Canterbury vs. Lawrenceville
 9:10 pm -- Nichols vs. Taft

Sun. Dec. 17, 2017
 8:00 am -- 4th vs. 4th
10:00 am -- 3rd vs. 3rd
12:00 pm -- 2nd vs. 2nd
 2:15 pm -- Championship Game -- 1st vs. 1st

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16th Annual Howard Tournament
At St. George's School; Middletown, RI
Fri.-Sat. Dec. 15-16, 2017


Fri. Dec. 15, 2017
2:45 pm -- Hill vs. St. George's (Howard Rink)
3:00 pm -- Rice vs. Brewster (Cutler Rink)
7:00 pm -- St. George's vs. Rice (Howard Rink)
7:10 pm -- Brewster vs. Hill (Cutler Rink)

Sat. Dec. 16, 2017
8:30 am -- St. George's vs. Brewster (Howard Rink)
8:40 am -- Rice vs. Hill (Cutler Rink)

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2017 Barber Tournament
At St. Mark's School (Southborough, Mass.) and Middlesex School (Concord, Mass.)
Fri.-Sat. Dec. 15-16, 2017

Schools: Kents Hill, Middlesex, Portsmouth Abbey, Stanstead College, St. Mark's, Vermont Academy, Worcester Academy, Wyoming Seminary.

Fri. Dec. 15th
Game 1 -- Middlesex vs. Worcester Academy, 5:00 pm (@ Middlesex)
Game 2 -- St. Marks vs. Portsmouth Abbey, 5:00 pm (@ St. Mark's)
Game 3 -- Stanstead College vs. Wyoming Seminary, 7:00 pm (@ Middlesex) 
Game 4 -- Kents Hill vs. Vermont Academy, 7:00 pm (@ St. Mark's)

Sat. Dec. 16th
Game 5 -- Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 3 (@ Middlesex), 8:30 am
Game 6 -- Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 4 (@ St. Mark's), 8:30 am
Game 7 -- Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 3(@ Middlesex), 10:30 am
Game 8 -- Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 4 (@ St. Mark's), 10:30 am
Game 9 -- Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6 (@ St. Mark's), 1:30 pm
Game 10 -- Consolation -- Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 (@ Middlesex), 1:30 pm
Game 11 -- Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8 (@ St. Mark's), 3:30 pm
Game 12 -- Championship -- Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 (@ Middlesex), 3:30 pm


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Brooks-Pingree Tournament

At the Brooks School (N. Andover, Mass.) and the Pingree School (S. Hamilton, Mass.)
Fri.-Sun. Dec. 15-17, 2017

Brooks Division: Berwick Academy, Brooks School, Millbrook School, Tilton School.
Pingree Division: Hebron Academy, North Yarmouth Academy, Pingree School, New Hampton School.

Games at Brooks School:

Fri. Dec. 15, 2017
 4:00 pm -- Brooks School vs. Millbrook School
 6:00 pm -- Berwick Academy vs. Tilton School

Sat. Dec. 16, 2017
  9:00 am -- Brooks School vs. Berwick Academy
11:00 am -- Millbrook School vs. Tilton School
  5:00 pm -- Millbrook School vs. Berwick Academy
  7:00 pm -- Brooks School vs. Tilton School

Games at Pingree School:

Fri. Dec. 15, 2017
  4:00 pm -- Pingree School vs. New Hampton School
  6:00 pm -- North Yarmouth Academy vs. Hebron Academy

Sat. Dec. 16, 2017
  9:00 am -- Pingree School vs. North Yarmouth Academy
11:00 am -- New Hampton School vs. Hebron Academy
  5:00 pm -- New Hampton School vs. North Yarmouth Academy
  7:00 pm -- Pingree School vs. Hebron Academy

Sun. Dec 17, 2017 – Playoffs:

There will be 9:00 am and 11:30 am games at both Brooks and Pingree.

The championship game will be held at Brooks. The third-place game will be at Pingree. In addition, additional consolation games will be held at each site.

The only exception would be if Pingree were to make the championship game and Brooks did not. Then the game would be moved to Pingree and the third place game moved to Brooks.

 
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Watkins Tournament Schedule

At Cushing Academy; Ashburnham, Mass.
Thurs. Dec. 28 through Sat. Dec. 30, 2017

Fisher Division: Cushing, Governor's, Lawrence, NMH
Iorio Division: Canterbury, Culver, Dexter, Thayer

Thurs. Dec. 28, 2017
 9:00 am -- Governor's vs. Lawrence
11:10 am -- Cushing vs. NMH
 1:20 pm -- Dexter vs. Culver
 3:30 pm -- Thayer vs. Canterbury
 5:40 pm -- NMH vs. Governor's
 7:50 pm -- Cushing vs. Lawrence

Fri. Dec. 29, 2017
 9:00 am -- Canterbury vs. Dexter
11:10 am -- Culver vs. Thayer
 1:20 pm -- Lawrence vs. NMH
 3:30 pm -- Cushing vs. Governor's
 5:40 pm -- Dexter vs. Thayer
 7:50 pm -- Canterbury vs. Culver

Sat. Dec. 30, 2017
 9:00 am -- Fisher 4 vs. Iorio 4
11:10 am -- Fisher 3 vs. Iorio 3
 1:20 pm -- Fisher 2 vs. Iorio 2
 3:30 pm -- Fisher 1 vs. Iorio 1

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Nichols-Belmont Hill Tournament Schedule

At Belmont, Mass.
Thurs.-Sat. Dec. 28-30, 2017

Blue Division: Belmont Hill, St. Francis School, Millbrook, Kimball Union.
Green Division: Nichols, Brunswick, New Hampton, Rivers.

Thurs. Dec. 28, 2017
 9:00 am -- Belmont Hill vs. St. Francis
11:00 am -- Millbrook vs. Kimball Union
 1:00 pm -- Nichols vs. Brunswick
 3:00 pm -- New Hampton vs. Rivers
 6:00 pm -- Kimball Union vs. Belmont Hill
 8:00 pm -- St. Francis vs. Millbrook

Fri. Dec. 29, 2017
 9:00 am -- Nichols vs. New Hampton
11:00 am -- Rivers vs. Brunswick
 1:00 pm -- St. Francis vs. Kimball Union
 3:00 pm -- Belmont Hill vs. Millbrook
 6:00 pm -- Rivers vs. Nichols
 8:00 pm -- Brunswick vs. New Hampton

Sat. Dec. 30, 2017
 9:00 am -- Semifinal #1 (1st Place Blue vs. 2nd Place Green)
11:00 am -- Semifinal #2 (1st Place Green vs. 2nd Place Blue)
 2:00 pm -- 4th Place Teams
 4:00 pm -- 3rd Place Teams
 6:30 pm -- Championship Game
 
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St. Sebastian's-Nobles New Year's Tournament 
At St. Sebastian's School (Fri. Dec. 29, 2017)
At Noble & Greenough School (Sat. Dec. 30, 2017)

Fri. Dec. 29 -- at St. Sebastian's
11:00 am -- Berkshire vs. St. Sebastian's
 1:15 pm -- Nobles vs. Williston

Sat. Dec. 30 -- at Noble & Greenough
12:00 pm -- Berkshire vs. Nobles
  2:15 pm -- St. Sebastian's vs. Williston

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4th Annual Pete Frates Classic

Tournament Site:
Essex Sports Center
20 Manning Rd.
Middleton, MA 01949
Hosted by St. John's Prep

Fri. Dec 29, 2017
Central Catholic vs. Pope Francis, 4:00 pm
St. John's Prep vs. BC High, 6:00 pm

Sat. Dec 30, 2017
Consolation, 1:00 pm
Championship, 3:00 pm

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Roxbury Latin Holiday Showcase
At Hennessy Rink
The Roxbury Latin School
Roxbury, Mass.
Dec. Fri.-Sat. 29-30, 2017

Teams: Berwick, BB&N, Roxbury Latin, Vermont Academy.

Fri. Dec. 29, 2017 -- 1st Round
1:00 pm -- Roxbury Latin vs. BB&N
3:15 pm -- Berwick vs. Vermont Academy

Sat. Dec. 30, 2017
2nd Round
9:00 am -- Roxbury Latin vs. Vermont Academy
11:15 am -- BB&N vs. Berwick
Final Round
4:00 pm -- Roxbury Latin vs. Berwick
6:15 pm -- Vermont Academy vs. BB&N

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Joshua H. Weeks Hockey Tournament

At Tabor Academy
Marion, Mass.
Mon.-Tues. Jan. 1-2, 2018
All games at Tabor except as indicated

Mon. Jan. 1, 2018
Game 1: 9:00 am -- Milton vs. St. Paul's
Game 2: 9:00 am -- Winchendon vs. Kents Hill (at Gallo Arena)
Game 3: 11:00 am -- Tabor vs. Hill
Game 4: 11:00 am -- Proctor vs. Holderness (at Gallo Arena)
Game 5: 2:00 pm -- Loser of Game #1 vs. Loser of Game #2
Game 6: 4:00 pm -- Loser of Game #3 vs. Loser of Game #4
Game 7: 6:00 pm -- Winner of Game #1 vs. Winner of Game #2
Game 8: 8:00 pm -- Winner of Game #3 vs. Winner of Game #4

Note: Gallo Arena is at 231 Sandwich Rd; Buzzards Bay, MA 02532

Tues. Jan. 2, 2018
 8:00 am -- Loser of Game #5 vs. Loser of Game #6
10:00 am -- Winner of Game #5 vs. Winner of Game #6
12:00 pm -- Loser of Game #7 vs. Loser of Game #8
 2:00 pm -- CHAMPIONSHIP: Winner of Game #7 vs. Winner of Game #8

 
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Around the Rinks

Dexter senior D Jack Rathbone, a Harvard commit, in a familiar shot, teeing one up from the point.
Dexter senior D Jack Rathbone, a Harvard commit, in a familiar shot, teeing one up from the point. (Photo: Dave Arnold Photography)
 
Deerfield junior G Thomas Gale, a Dartmouth recruit, was spectacular last season, giving  the Big Green a chance in every game.
Deerfield junior G Thomas Gale, a Dartmouth recruit, was spectacular last season, giving the Big Green a chance in every game. (Photo: Dave Arnold Photography)
 
Thayer senior wing Aidan McDonough, a Northeastern recruit, will look to top his 22 goals from last season.
Thayer senior wing Aidan McDonough, a Northeastern recruit, will look to top his 22 goals from last season. (Photo: Dave Arnold Photography)
 
Rivers' 6'4" sophomore D Cade Webber, a BU recruit, just doing what comes naturally.
Rivers' 6'4" sophomore D Cade Webber, a BU recruit, just doing what comes naturally. (Photo: Dave Arnold Photography)