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| 2011-12 Boys' hockey team |
About the Program
Hill School ice hockey has been a force in New England Prep School hockey for more than 30 years. As a Division I prep program The Hill plays against some of the top talent around the country. Out of our 27-game varsity schedule, 23 games are against New England Prep School opponents and four are against the top teams in the Mid-Atlantic region. This upcoming season we will take part in the Governor's Academy Christmas Tournament, the Tabor Academy New Years Tournament, the Albany Academy Rider Cup, and the Empire Cup. All four of these tournaments are comprised of Division I New England Prep Schools, and they are scouted heavily by numerous professional, Division I and Division III college coaches. Furthermore, this season represents the sixth full season in the School’s new Hall/Eccleston Arena, a multi-million dollar indoor facility on campus. The new arena holds nearly 500 spectators and features state of the art locker rooms for all players.
Head Coach
Hill’s head boys’ hockey coach Matt Mulhern, a native of Havertown, Pennsylvania, is entering his 8th season behind the bench. Prior to the Hill, coach Mulhern was the head coach for three years at Groton School in Massachusetts. Mulhern is a graduate of Boston College, where he was a four year letter-winner and a member of two Frozen Four teams. In 1999, Mulhern won the William J. Flynn Coaches Award while playing for BC and was a two-time All-Norton team selection during his career at the University. Mulhern's hockey experience includes playing professionally with the Jackson Bandits (1999-2000), a former East Coast Hockey League team that was affiliated with the Chicago Blackhawks, and with the Charlotte Checkers (2000-2001), a current East Coast Hockey League team who is affiliated with the New York Rangers.
2011 – 2012 Boys Varsity Ice Hockey Season Preview
Coaching Staff: Head coach Matt Mulhern, 11th year; assistant coach Chris Bala, 4th year; assistant coach Justin Cerenzia, 7th year
Captains: Brian Sachs ’12, Charles Vezina ‘13
2010-11 record: 11-11-2
Losses: Kyle Brown (New England College); Mark Constantine (Plattsburg); Chris Coppins; Marcello DeAngelis; Al Endres; Julian Fazi; Dylan Fox; Sam Leech; Brayden Penner; Chris Troy; Josh Weinberg
Key Returners: Brandt Beck ’14, D; Patrick Carmody ’13, D; Jophrey Gregoire ’12, G; Tim Johnson ’13, F; Scott McKean ’14, F; James Nawn ’12, G; Sam Previtte ’12, F; Brian Sachs ’12, F; Sam Salvino ’14, D
Additions: Willy Baker ’12 F; Alex Bianchi ’14 D; Matt Brizzi ’12 F; Evann Dumont-Lapointe ’13 F; Griffin Drury ’12 F; Dillon McCourt ’13 D; Charles Vezina ’13 D
Schedule Highlights:
The 2011-2012 varsity season kicks off on December 3 at Eccleston Rink against in-state rival Wyoming Seminary. Less than a week later the Blues will host Lawrenceville for the first leg of the traditional rivalry, where the Blues will look to collect their eighth consecutive victory against the Larries.
Later in December, the team will see top notch tournament competition against strong New England foes at the Albany Academy, Governor's, Tabor Academy and Empire Cup tournaments. Hill is set to face off against some of the top programs in prep hockey including Milton and Governor’s Academies, respectively.
The highlight of the season will come on Wednesday, January 4 when Hill will travel to Citizens Bank Park to take on Lawrenceville as part of the NHL Winter Classic festivities.
Following the holiday season, Hill will finish up with a weekend series against Shady Side Academy and key road tilts at Delbarton and Brunswick. A definite highlight of the schedule will be a mid-February trip to West Point Military Academy where the Blues will face-off against New England powerhouse South Kent in a neutral site battle. Despite losing several key players from the 2010-11 squad, a solid group of returning players will look to mesh with talented newcomers to make for another successful season.
Where are they now?
Recent Hill graduates who played hockey for the Blues have played and are now playing at the college level and beyond. Some of the programs our players are associated with or have been playing at are: Amherst, Assumption, Connecticut College(3), Delaware University, Elmira(3), Fairfield(2), Harvard, Hobart(2), Holy Cross (3), Middlebury, Penn State(2), University of Massachusetts (Boston), University of Southern Maine, Saint Anselm, Saint Michael’s, Trinity(7), Union, Wesleyan, and Williams.
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Please consider visiting the campus to see all that The Hill has to offer. For more information about our program, please fill out the online inquiry form. If you have any questions or would like to discuss the Hill hockey program in more detail, please seand an e-mail to mmulhern@thehill.org.