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December 2024

USHR's
HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT GUIDE
2024-25

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41st Annual Avon Old Farms Christmas Classic

At Avon Old Farms except, where noted, Trinity College.
Thurs.-Sat. Dec. 19-21, 2024

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

Thurs. Dec. 19, 2024
1:00 pm -- Kent vs. Berkshire
3:00 pm -- Frederick Gunn vs. Loomis 
5:00 pm -- Tabor vs. Avon
7:00 pm -- Trinity-Pawling vs. St. Paul's

Fri. Dec. 20, 2024
9:00 am --  Kent vs. Loomis Chaffee (@ Trinity College rink)
9:00 am --  Berkshire vs. Frederick Gunn
11:00 am -- St. Paul's vs. Tabor (@ Trinity College rink)
11:00 am -- Trinity-Pawling vs. Avon
                   (Lunch break)
3:00 pm -- Frederick Gunn vs. Kent
5:00 pm -- Loomis vs. Berkshire
7:00 pm -- Tabor vs. Trinity-Pawling
9:00 pm --  St. Paul's vs. Avon

Sat. Dec. 21, 2024
8:30 am -- 4th Place Pierpont vs. 4th Place Trautman
10:30 am -- 3rd Place Pierpont vs. 3rd Place Trautman
                   (Lunch break)
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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50th Annual Groton/Lawrence Holiday Tournament

Thursday, December 19th - Saturday December 21st, 2024
At the Groton School (Groton, Mass.) & Lawrence Academy (Groton, Mass.)

Jonathan Choate Division: Groton School, Proctor Academy, Thayer Academy, St. Andrew's College
Robert Kullen Division: Lawrence Academy, Cushing Academy, Holderness School, Pomfret School

Thursday, December 19th, 2024
Game 1 -- 4:00 pm -- St. Andrew's College vs. Groton (at Groton, O'Brien Rink)
Game 2 --5:30 pm -- Pomfret vs Holderness (at Groton, Pratt Rink)
Game 3 -- 6:30 pm -- Thayer vs. Proctor (at Groton, O'Brien Rink)
Game 4 -- 8:00 pm -- Cushing vs. Lawrence (at LA, Grant Rink)

Friday, December 20th, 2024
Game 5 -- 2:00 pm --  Loser of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 1 (at Groton, O’Brien Rink)
Game 6 -- 3:00 pm --  Loser of Game 2 vs. Loser of Game 4  (at LA, Grant Rink)
Game 7 -- 4:00 pm --  Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 1  (at Groton, O’Brien Rink)
Game 8 -- 5:00 pm --  Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 4  (at LA, Grant Rink)

Saturday, December 21st, 2024
7th Place -- 8:30 am -- Loser of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 5  (at LA, Grant Rink)
5th Place -- 9:00 am --  Winner of Game 6 vs. Winner of Game 5 (at Groton, Pratt Rink)
3rd Place -- 10:30 am -- Loser of Game 8 vs. Loser of Game 7  (at Groton, O’Brien Rink)
1st Place -- 11:00 am --  Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 8 (at LA, Grant Rink)

Teams listed second wear dark/home jerseys.

*** 59th Annual Flood-Marr Tournament

Owen Division: Milton Academy, Deerfield, Phillips Andover, Salisbury
Harding Division: Noble & Greenough, Hotchkiss, Kimball Union Academy, Westminster
At Noble & Greenough School (Fri. Dec. 15 and Sun. Dec. 17); At Milton Academy (Sat. Dec. 16).

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 2024 Kevin Mutch Christmas Tournament

@ St. Sebastian’s School; Needham, Mass.
Fri.-Sun. Dec. 20-22, 2024

Friday, December 20th, 2024
Game 1 – 2:00 pm --  St. Sebastian’s vs. Albany Academy    
Game 2 – 4:00 pm --  Northwood vs. Northfield Mount Hermon
Game 3 -- 6:00 pm -- Rivers vs. Winchendon 
Game 4 – 8:00 pm --  Williston-Northampton vs. Brunswick

Saturday, December 21st, 2024
Game 5 -- 11:00 am -- Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
Game 6 -- 1:00 pm -- Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4
Game 7 -- 3:00 pm -- Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 8 -- 5:00 pm -- Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4

Sunday, December 22nd, 2024
Game 9 -- 9:00 am -- Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6
Game 10 -- 11:00 am -- Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 (Consolation)
Game 11 -- 1:00 pm -- Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8 (Third-Place Game)
Game 12 -- 3:00 pm -- Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 (Championship Game)

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2024 Brooks/Pingree Xmas Tournament 
Fri.-Sun. December 20-22, 2024
Co-hosted by:
The Brooks School (North Andover, Mass.)
The Pingree School (South Hamilton, Mass.)

At the Lawrenceville School; Lawrenceville, NJ. (except as noted)
Fri.-Sun. Dec. 20-22, 2024

Bernard Division: Taft, Upper Canada College, Stanstead College, Choate
Schonheiter Division: Lawrenceville, Nichols, Belmont Hill, Elite Academy
 
Fri. Dec. 20, 2024
  9:00 am --  Elite Academy vs. Belmont Hill       
 11:00 am -- Lawrenceville vs. Nichols                   
  2:00 pm --  Taft vs. Upper Canada College
  4:00 pm --  Stanstead College vs. Choate

Sat. Dec. 21, 2024
 9:30 am --  Choate vs. Taft 
 9:30 am --  UCC vs. Stanstead (@ Baker Rink; Princeton University) 
11:30 am -- Elite Academy vs. Lawrenceville
11:30 am -- Belmont Hill vs. Nichols (@ Baker Rink; Princeton University) 
 2:30 pm --  Stanstead vs. Taft
 4:30 pm --  Choate vs. Upper Canada College             
 6:30 pm --  Lawrenceville vs. Belmont Hill
 8:30 pm --  Nichols vs. Elite Academy 

Sun. Dec. 22, 2024
 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

Home teams listed first. 

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2024 Barber Memorial Tournament

At St. Mark's School (Southborough, Mass.) and Middlesex School (Concord, Mass.)
Fri.-Sat. Dec. 20-21, 2024

Participants: BB&N, Canterbury School, Hill School, Kents Hill, Middlesex, St. Mark's, Vermont Academy, Worcester Academy. 

Fri. Dec. 20th, 2024
Game 1 -- St. Mark's vs. Vermont Academy, 5:00 pm (@ St. Mark's) 
Game 2 --  Middlesex vs. Kents Hill, 5:00 pm  (@ Middlesex)
Game 3 --  The Hill School vs. BB&N, 7:00 pm (@ St. Mark's) 
Game 4 --  Canterbury vs. Worcester Academy, 7:00 pm (@ Middlesex)

Sat. Dec. 21st, 2024
Game 5 -- Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 3, 8:30 am (@ St. Mark's)
Game 6 -- Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 4, 8:30 am (@ Middlesex)
Game 7 -- Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 3, 10:30 am (@ St. Mark's)
Game 8 -- Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 4, 10:30 pm (@ Middlesex)
Game 9 -- Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 1:30 pm (@ St. Mark's)
Game 10 -- Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6, 1:30 pm (@ Middlesex)
Game 11 -- Championship -- Winners of Games 7 & 8, 3:30 pm (@ St. Mark's)
Game 12 -- Consolation -- Losers of Game 7 & 8, 3:30 pm (@ Middlesex)

The teams listed first will wear dark/color uniforms.

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2024 Howard Invitational Tournament
At St. George's School; Middletown, RI
Fri.-Sat. Dec. 20-21, 2024

Friday, December 20th, 2024
3:15 pm -- St. George's  vs. Brewster (Howard)  
3:30 pm -- Dexter vs. Portsmouth Abbey (Cutler)
8:15 pm -- Portsmouth Abbey vs. St. George's (Howard)
8:30 pm -- Brewster vs. Dexter (Cutler)

Saturday, December 21st, 2024
10:45 am -- St. George's vs. Dexter (Howard)
11:00 am --  Brewster vs. Portsmouth Abbey (Cutler)
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2024 Nichols-Belmont Hill Tournament

2024 Nichols-Belmont Hill Holiday Tournament
At Nichols School; Buffalo, NY
Sat.-Mon. Dec. 28-30, 2024

Green Division: Nichols, Gilmour Academy, Millbrook School, Académie Saint-Louis.
Blue Division: Belmont Hill, Ridley College, Brunswick School, St. Francis School. 

Sat. Dec. 28, 2024 
 9:00 am --  Nichols vs. Gilmour     
11:00 am -- Millbrook vs. Académie Saint-Louis 
 1:00 pm --  Belmont Hill vs. Ridley College  
 3:00 pm --  Brunswick vs. St. Francis                           
 6:00 pm --  Millbrook vs. Nichols    
 8:00 pm --  Académie Saint-Louis vs. Gilmour      

Sun. Dec. 29, 2024 
 9:00 am --  Belmont Hill vs. Brunswick                       
11:00 am -- Ridley College vs. St. Francis                       
 1:00 pm --  Gilmour vs. Millbrook                 
 3:00 pm --  Nichols vs. Académie Saint-Louis  
 6:00 pm --  St. Francis vs. Belmont Hill 
 8:00 pm --  Brunswick vs. Ridley College

Mon. Dec. 30, 2024  
 8:00 am -- 4th Place Teams
10:00 am -- 3rd Place Teams
12:00 pm -- 2nd Place Teams
 2:30 pm -- Championship Game

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2025 North Yarmouth Academy Holiday Faceoff

North Yarmouth Academy Holiday Faceoff
Fri.-Sat. January 3-4, 2025 
Travis Roy Arena – North Yarmouth Academy

Friday, January 3, 2025
11:00 am -- Berwick vs. NYA
1:00 pm -- BB&N vs. Roxbury Latin   
5:00 pm -- Berwick vs. Roxbury Latin
7:00 pm -- BB&N vs. NYA

Saturday, January 4, 2025
1:00 pm -- Berwick vs. BB&N
3:00 pm -- Roxbury Latin vs. NYA
 

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Nobles-St. Sebastian's New Year's Showcase

Fri.- Sat. January 3-4, 2025
Hosted by St. Sebastian's (Fri.) and Noble & Greenough (Sat.)

Friday, January 3, 2025 (At St. Sebastian's) 
11:00 am -- Berkshire vs. St. Seb's
 1:15 pm -- Nobles vs. Williston

Saturday, January 4, 2025 (At Noble & Greenough)
12:00 pm -- Berkshire vs. Nobles
2:15 pm -- St. Seb's vs. Williston

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Watkins New Year's Invitational

Edward G. Watkins Boys’ Invitational Hockey Tournament
Fri.-Sun. January 3-5, 2025  
At Cushing Academy; Ashburnham, Mass.

Fisher Division: Canterbury, Cushing, Lawrence, New Hampton
Iorio Division: Dexter, Governor's, Stanstead, Thayer

Friday, January 3, 2025        
Game 1 - 11:00 am - New Hampton vs. Lawrence
Game 2 - 1:10 pm - Cushing vs. Canterbury
Game 3 - 3:20 pm - Governor's vs. Stanstead
Game 4 - 5:30 pm - Thayer vs. Dexter

Saturday, January 4, 2025        
Game 5 - 11:00 am - Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2
Game 6 - 1:10 pm - Loser of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4
 Game 7 - 3:20 pm - Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2
 Game 8 - 5:30 pm -- Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4

Sunday, January 5, 2025        
Game 9 -  9:00 am - Loser of Game 5 vs. Loser of Game 6
Game 10 - 11:10 am - Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6
Game 11 - 1:20 pm - Loser of Game 7 vs. Loser of Game 8 (Third Place Game)
Game 12 - 3:30 pm - Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 8 (Championship)

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2025 Tabor New Year's Tournament 
Joshua H. Weeks New Year's Invitational
At Tabor Academy, Marion, Mass. (except as noted)
Sat.-Sun. January 4-5, 2025

Saturday, January 4, 2025   
Game 1: 9:00 am – St. Paul’s vs. St. George's
Game 2: 9:00 am – Proctor vs. Milton (at Gallo Arena*)
Game 3: 11:00 am – Tabor vs. Kents Hill
Game 4: 11:00 am – Winchendon vs. Pomfret (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

*Asterisk denotes games at Gallo Ice Arena, 231 Sandwich Rd, Buzzards Bay, MA 02532.

Sunday, January 5, 2025
Game 9 -- 9:00 am – Loser of Game 5 vs. Loser of Game 6
Game 10 -- 11:00 am – Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6
Game 11 -- 1:00 pm – Loser of Game 7 vs. Loser of Game 8
Game 12 -- 3:00 pm – CHAMPIONSHIP -- Winners of Game 7 & 8

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2025 GameSheet Prep Cup

Fri. Jan. 3-Sun. Jan. 5, 2025
At the Rinks at Exeter; 40 Industrial Drive; Exeter, NH

Participating Teams: Northwood, Kimball Union, St. Andrew's College, Salisbury School, Frederick Gunn School, Culver Academy, Nichols, South Kent.

Fri. Jan. 3, 2025
Game 1 -- Northwood vs. Frederick Gunn, 9:20 am (Rink 2)
Game 2 -- Culver vs. Salisbury, 10:00 am (Rink 1)
Game 3 -- St. Andrew's College vs. Nichols, 12:00 pm (Rink 2)
Game 4 -- Kimball Union vs. South Kent, 12:40 pm (Rink 1)

Sat. Jan. 4, 2025
Game 5 -- Loser Game #1 vs. Loser Game #2, 10:40 am (Rink 1)
Game 6 -- Loser Game #3 vs. Loser Game #4, 12:00 pm (Rink 2)
Game 7 -- Winner Game #1 vs. Winner Game #2, 2:40 pm (Rink 2)
Game 8 -- Winner Game #3 vs. Winner Game #4, 3:30 pm (Rink 1)

Sun. Jan. 5, 2025
Game 9 --   Loser Game #5 vs. Loser Game #6, 9:00 am (Rink 2)
Game 10 -- Consolation: Winner Game #5 vs. Winner Game #6, 9:30 am (Rink 1)
Game 11 -- 3rd Place Game: Loser Game #7 vs. Loser Game #8. 11:40 am (Rink 2)
Game 12 -- Championship: Winner Game #7 vs. Winner Game #8, 12:10 pm (Rink 1)


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