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December 2025

USHR's
HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT GUIDE
2025-26 

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42nd Annual Avon Old Farms Christmas Classic

At Avon Old Farms except, where noted, Trinity College's Koeppel Center
Thurs.-Sat. Dec. 18-20, 2025

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

Thurs. Dec. 18, 2025
1:00 pm -- Frederick Gunn vs. Berkshire
3:00 pm -- Trinity-Pawling vs. Loomis Chaffee 
5:00 pm -- Kent vs. Avon
7:00 pm --  Tabor vs. St. Paul's

Fri. Dec. 19, 2025
9:00 am --  Berkshire  vs. Trinity-Pawling (@ Trinity College rink)
9:00 am --  Loomis Chaffee vs. Frederick Gunn
11:00 am -- Tabor vs. Kent (@ Trinity College rink)
11:00 am --  St. Paul's vs. Avon
                   (Lunch break)
3:00 pm -- Frederick Gunn vs. Trinity-Pawling
5:00 pm -- Loomis Chaffee vs. Berkshire
7:00 pm -- Kent vs. St. Paul's
9:00 pm -- Tabor vs. Avon 

Sat. Dec. 20, 2025
 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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51st Annual Groton/Lawrence Holiday Tournament

Thursday, December 18th - Saturday December 20th, 2025
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 18th, 2025 
Game 1 -- 4:30 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 19th, 2025 
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 20th, 2025
7th Place -- 8:00 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 -- 10:00 am -- Loser of Game 8 vs. Loser of Game 7 (at LA, Grant Rink)
1st Place -- 11:00 am --  Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 8 (at Groton, O’Brien Rink) 

Teams listed second wear dark/home jerseys.

*** 60th Annual Flood-Marr Tournament

@ Milton Academy (Fri. Dec. 19 and Sun. Dec. 21); @ Noble & Greenough School  (Sat. Dec. 20)

Owen Division: Milton Academy, Hotchkiss, Kimball Union Academy, Westminster 
Harding Division: Noble & Greenough, Deerfield, Phillips Academy Andover, Salisbury

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 2025 Kevin Mutch Christmas Tournament

@ St. Sebastian’s School; Needham, Mass.
Fri.-Sun. Dec. 19-21, 2025

Friday, December 19th, 2025
Game 1 – 2:00 pm --  St. Sebastian’s vs. Northfield Mount Hermon.      
Game 2 – 4:00 pm --  Winchendon vs. Albany Academy 
Game 3 -- 6:00 pm -- Northwood vs. Williston-Northampton 
Game 4 – 8:00 pm --   Rivers vs. Brunswick

Saturday, December 20th, 2025
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 21st, 2025 
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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2025 Brooks/Pingree Xmas Tournament 
Fri.-Sun. December 19-21, 2025
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. 19-21, 2025

Bernard Division: Belmont Hill, Choate, Millbrook, Stanstead College
Schonheiter Division: Lawrenceville, Nichols, Taft, Upper Canada College, 
 
Fri. Dec. 19, 2025
  9:00 am --  Millbrook vs. Stanstead College                 
 11:00 am -- Lawrenceville vs. Nichols                   
  2:00 pm --  Belmont Hill vs. Choate 
  4:00 pm --  Taft vs. Upper Canada College

Sat. Dec. 20, 2025
 9:45 am --  Choate vs. Stanstead.         
 9:45 am --  Belmont Hill vs. Millbrook (@ Baker Rink; Princeton University) 
11:45 am -- Upper Canada College vs. Lawrenceville
11:45 am -- Taft vs. Nichols (@ Baker Rink; Princeton University) 
 2:30 pm --  Stanstead vs. Belmont Hill
 4:30 pm --  Choate vs. Millbrook         
 6:30 pm --  Lawrenceville vs. Taft
 8:30 pm --  Nichols vs. Upper Canada College     

Sun. Dec. 21, 2025
 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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2025 Barber Memorial Tournament

At St. Mark's School (Southborough, Mass.) and Middlesex School (Concord, Mass.)
Fri.-Sat. Dec. 19-20, 2025

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

Fri. Dec. 19th, 2025
Game 1 -- St. Mark's vs. Kents Hill, 5:00 pm (@ St. Mark's) 
Game 2 --  Middlesex vs. BB&N, 5:00 pm  (@ Middlesex)
Game 3 --  Canterbury vs. Worcester Academy, 7:00 pm (@ St. Mark's) 
Game 4 --  The Hill School vs. Vermont 7:00 pm (@ Middlesex)

Sat. Dec. 20th, 2025
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 -- Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6, 1:30 pm (@ St. Mark's)
Game 10 -- Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 1:30 pm (@ Middlesex)
Game 11 --  Consolation -- Winners of Games 7 & 8, 3:30 pm (@ St. Mark's)
Game 12 -- Championship -- Losers of Game 7 & 8, 3:30 pm (@ Middlesex)

The teams listed first will wear dark/color uniforms.

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2025 Howard Invitational Tournament
At St. George's School; Middletown, RI
Fri.-Sat. Dec. 19-20, 2025 

NOTE: Brewster dropped out on Wed. 12/17. Games involving Brewster have been cancelled. 

Friday, December 19th, 2025
11:30 am -- St. George's  vs. Brewster (Howard)  
11:45 am -- Dexter vs. Portsmouth Abbey (Cutler)
6:15 pm -- St. George's vs. Portsmouth Abbey (Howard)
6:30 pm -- Brewster vs. Dexter (Cutler)

Saturday, December 20th, 2025
11:45 am --  Brewster vs. Portsmouth Abbey (Cutler)
12:00 pm -- St. George's vs. Dexter (Howard)


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2026 Nichols-Belmont Hill Tournament

2026 Nichols-Belmont Hill Holiday Tournament
At the Belmont Hill School; Belmont, Mass.
Fri.-Sun. Jan. 2-4, 2026

Jan. 1, 2026 last-minute revision: Rivers has dropped out. Austin Prep and Mount St. Charles are in.

Green Division: Nichols, Ridley College, St. Francis High School, Austin Prep, Mount St. Charles.
Blue Division: Belmont Hill, Millbrook School, Brunswick School, Gilmour Academy

Fri. Jan. 2, 2026  
 9:00 am --  Belmont Hill vs. Brunswick       
11:00 am -- Millbrook vs. Gilmour       
 1:00 pm --  Austin Prep vs. Ridley  
 3:00 pm --  Nichols vs. St. Francis                            
 6:00 pm --  Gilmour vs. Belmont Hill
 8:00 pm --  Brunswick vs. Millbrook 

Sat. Jan. 3, 2026
 9:00 am --  Nichols vs. Austin Prep                     
11:00 am --  Ridley vs. St. Francis                       
 1:00 pm --   Belmont Hill vs. Millbrook                
 3:00 pm --  Brunswick vs. Gilmour
 6:00 pm --   Ridley vs. Nichols
 8:00 pm --  St. Francis vs. Mount St. Charles

Sun. Jan. 4, 2026   
 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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2026 North Yarmouth Academy Holiday Faceoff

North Yarmouth Academy Holiday Faceoff
Fri.-Sat. January 2-3, 2026  
Travis Roy Arena – North Yarmouth Academy

Friday, January 2, 2026 
10:30 am -- Berwick vs. NYA
12:30 pm -- BB&N vs. Roxbury Latin   
4:30 pm -- Roxbury Latin vs. Berwick
6:30 pm -- BB&N vs. NYA

Saturday, January 3, 2026
1:00 pm -- Berwick vs. BB&N
3:00 pm -- Roxbury Latin vs. NYA
 

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2026 Nobles-St. Sebastian's New Year's Showcase

Fri.- Sat. January 2-3, 2026
Hosted by St. Sebastian's (Fri.) and Noble & Greenough (Sat.)

Friday, January 2, 2026 (At St. Sebastian's) 
11:00 am -- Williston vs. St. Seb's
 1:15 pm --  Nobles vs. Berkshire 

Saturday, January 3, 2026 (At Noble & Greenough)
12:00 pm --  Williston vs. Nobles
 2:15 pm --   St. Seb's vs. Berkshire 

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2026 Watkins New Year's Invitational

Edward G. Watkins Boys’ Invitational Hockey Tournament
Fri.-Sun. January 2-4, 2026  
At Cushing Academy; Ashburnham, Mass.

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

Friday, January 2, 2026         
Game 1 - 11:00 am - Dexter vs. Thayer.  
Game 2 - 1:10 pm -  Governor's vs. Stanstead   
Game 3 - 3:20 pm -  Cushing vs. Canterbury
Game 4 - 5:30 pm -  Lawrence vs. New Hampton 

Saturday, January 3, 2026         
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 4, 2026         
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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2026 Tabor New Year's Tournament 
Joshua H. Weeks New Year's Invitational
At Tabor Academy, Marion, Mass. (except as noted)
Sat.-Sun. January 3-4, 2026 

Saturday, January 3, 2026    
Game 1: 9:00 am – St. George's vs. Winchendon
Game 2: 9:00 am – Milton vs. Pomfret (at Gallo Arena*)
Game 3: 11:00 am – Tabor vs. The Hill School
Game 4: 11:00 am –  Proctor vs, NMH (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 4, 2026 
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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2026 GameSheet Prep Cup

Fri. Jan. 9-Sun. Jan. 11, 2026
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. 9, 2026
Game 1: 12:00 pm -- St. Andrew's College vs. Frederick Gunn, 9:20 am (Rink 2)
Game 2: 10:00 am --  Salisbury vs. South Kent, 10:00 am (Rink 1)
Game 3:   9:20 am -- Culver vs. Nichols, 12:00 pm (Rink 2)
Game 4: 12:40 pm -- Kimball Union vs. Northwood 12:40 pm (Rink 1)

Sat. Jan. 10, 2026
Game 5: 10:40 am -- Loser Game #4 vs. Loser Game #3  (Rink 1)
Game 6: 12:00 pm -- Loser Game #2 vs. Loser Game #1  (Rink 2)
Game 7:  2:30 pm --  Winner Game #4 vs. Winner Game #1  (Rink 2)
Game 8:  3:30 pm --  Winner Game #3 vs. Winner Game #3  (Rink 1)

Sun. Jan. 11, 2026
Game 9:   8:30 am --    Loser Game #6 vs. Loser Game #5 (Rink 2)
Game 10: 9:00 am --   Consolation: Winner Game #6 vs. Winner Game #5 (Rink 1)
Game 11: 11:30 am --  3rd Place Game: Loser Game #8 vs. Loser Game #7  (Rink 2)
Game 12: 12:00 pm -- Championship: Winner Game #8 vs. Winner Game #7  (Rink 1)



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