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Girls Varsity - Girls Off to Strong Start - posted:2011-01-05
Varsity B - Mid-Season Re-Cap - posted:2010-12-29
Boys Varsity - Varsity Boys Season Preview - posted:2010-11-10

Boys Varsity

posted: 2010-11-10

Varsity Boys Season Preview

by Matt Mulhern

The 2010-2011 Varsity ice hockey season promises to be a good one. With a strong core of returning players, as well as some high profile new faces, the coaching staff is optimistic that the Hill program will be able to build on the momentum gained at the end of last year. Although the team graduated a talented group of players, the coaching staff believes this year’s mix of ability and grit will carry the Blues to a successful season.

Senior Captain Marcello DeAngelis will provide a calming presence on offense as well as leadership in the dressing room as he looks to close out his Hill career in fine fashion. He will have an excellent core of veterans with him along the way, led by Senior Assistant Captains Chris Troy and Julian Fazi. The Blues will need these two leaders to step up immediately as this season’s schedule will provide top tier competition from beginning to end.

This year the Blues will travel to Yale University on Sunday November 21st where they will compete against Brunswick School in a Prep School Showcase before 40-50 college scouts. On Friday, December 3rd the boys will hit the ice for the season opener against defending Pennsylvania state champions, Cardinal O’Hara. This will kick off the beginning of an extremely tough stretch of games prior to the New Year. The Blues will face Prep powerhouses throughout the opening month of their schedule, including Governor’s and Milton Academy, and highlighted by appearances in the Governor’s Academy and Tabor tournaments. These venues provide Hill players with first rate competition as well as exposure to Division I, Division III, and Professional coaching staffs. After the holiday season, Hill spends much of their time in the confines of the Hall/Eccleston Arena, playing host to both prep and club teams, as well as defending New Jersey state champions, Delbarton. Late in February, Hill will travel to the Empire Cup for a season ending tournament – one last opportunity to compete for a championship.

The 2010-2011 Hill Hockey Team hopes to see many Alumni faces gracing the Hall/Eccleston Arena throughout the season. To stay up to date with the Blues you may follow us on the Hill website, the HHA page and new this year, Twitter.

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Girls Varsity

posted: 2011-01-05

Girls Off to Strong Start

by Justin Cerenzia

The Girls Varsity program opened December with a strong 2-1-1 record, earning victories over Summit High School and local club team the Mighty Moose, as well as a hard fought tie against league rival Princeton Day School. Strong performances from sixth form co-captains Alex Peters and Catie Hope, as well as newcomer Rachel Carson have bolstered the team’s efforts thus far.

The girls now enter a stretch of league games facing off against league power Morristown-Beard upon the return from winter break, as well as Rye Country Day and Pingry.

The team is looking forward to a January 14 match-up against Princeton High School, at Princeton University’s storied Baker Arena.

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Varsity B

posted: 2010-12-29

Mid-Season Re-Cap

by Joe Lagor

The Varsity B hockey team got off to a solid start in December, with 1 win and 2 losses to start the season. With strong senior leadership from Patrick O’Mealia, Jaime Brennan, and Chris Kontes, the team is anxious to resume the season in the New Year.

After opening with a 6-0 loss to Pennington, the team rebounded with a strong win over Valley Forge Military Academy in which Nick Wancio (’12) potted his first career goal. In a hard fought loss to Chestnut Hill, the team benefitted from first career goals by Kontes, Brennan, and Hunter Erensel (’12). The threesome formed the team’s most productive offensive unit and generated tremendous pressure throughout the game. Despite the loss, the team has good momentum leading into the next phase of the season.

Fortunately, steady defender Patrick Carmody (’13) will return to the lineup after the break, having recovered from a knee injury that has kept him out of all games at the start of the season. With his good play, combined with the solid goaltending of Michael Strauss (’11) and Henry Rand (’11), the team is excited about returning to league play against the Hun School on 1/7 and against archrival Lawrenceville on 1/8.

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