Minn vs. Mass and NJ's Best

Southie · Post by **Southie** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:42 pm

Catholic Memorial vs. Holy Angels...what do you think? CM lost a few years ago, but beat 'em a few years before that. CM's solid this year...nothing like they were in the 90s when nobody left for boarding schools and juniors, though. Best in Mass this year...beat rival BC High last night (http://www.boston.com/sports/schools/ex ... _high.html).

Delbarton vs. Breck, Holy Family, Hill-Murray (scrimmage)...Take my word, "Delby" is a solid, solid team. Several future DI players. Should beat Breck and Holy Family. I wish the Hill-Murray scrimmage was the real deal, that would give some true comparison.

Govs93 · Post by **Govs93** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:49 pm

Are you really a "Southie"? If so, here's how it'll go in your terms...

"Youah gonna get a wicked beatin'!"

I love Boston. I wish I was a Southie. If you see Dropkick Murphys wandering around, tell them I said "hey". Greatest band walking the planet right now.

sachishi4 · Post by **sachishi4** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:16 pm

Govs93 wrote:Are you really a "Southie"? If so, here's how it'll go in your terms...

"Youah gonna get a wicked beatin'!"

I love Boston. I wish I was a Southie. If you see Dropkick Murphys wandering around, tell them I said "hey". Greatest band walking the planet right now.

see them in november?

Govs93 · Post by **Govs93** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 7:45 am

sachishi4 wrote:
Govs93 wrote:Are you really a "Southie"? If so, here's how it'll go in your terms...

"Youah gonna get a wicked beatin'!"

I love Boston. I wish I was a Southie. If you see Dropkick Murphys wandering around, tell them I said "hey". Greatest band walking the planet right now.
see them in november?

Of course! It was the first time I had been to the Myth, and as it turns out I probably shouldn't have worn my DKM hockey jersey - it's warm. I guess I should've known anyway regardless of the venue.

Southie · Post by **Southie** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 1:42 pm

Govs...I see you have watched Good Will Hunting...nice job

Dropkick Murphs are good...but I'm tired of "turkey" music. In Boston we call Irish guys off the boat turkeys, because when they get shattered (drunk) they sound like turkeys...gobble-gobble-gobble!

If anyone gets updates on the Delbarton games, let me know.

I will give updates on the Holy Angles games.

Iceburg · Post by **Iceburg** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 1:51 pm

A little fact for the older posters on the board, Delbarton has Alex Velischek, the son of former North Star Randy Velischek on their team. He will play at Providence, where his dad played.

Govs93 · Post by **Govs93** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 2:01 pm

I'll try to get to the Breck/Delbarton game.

Fridays are tough for me, but I see it's a 5:00 game and it's on my home from work... maybe Mrs. Govs will cut me a break. If she does, I'll post updates.

Iceburg · Post by **Iceburg** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 6:30 am

Delbarton 5, Breck 2 (not 100% sure on this)

Charliedog · Post by **Charliedog** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:01 am

I wonder how the boys from out east are enjoying Minnesota's sub zero weather at the Nokomis pond hockey tourney. Brrrrrrrr.

yaman · Post by **yaman** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:24 pm

Anyone know how I can track the AHA Boston Cath game?

Zamman · Post by **Zamman** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 6:31 pm

Not sure how the score was put there, but I saw that the game ended in a tie 2 - 2. If that is true, I would have to say AHA is starting to play much better than they were in the beginning of the year.

Anyone with updates from this game please post them.....

Iceburg · Post by **Iceburg** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:23 pm

Delbarton School 6, Holy Family 0

Southie · Post by **Southie** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 8:54 am

As expected, Delby wins first two games...but how they match up against a REAL Minnesota team is the question. Somebody get over and watch that "scrimmage" and post a score and summary (Delby vs. Hill-Murray). Much appreciated.

Catholic Memorial vs. Holy Angles ends 2-2. CM was the better team, but they didn't seem that into it. Not their usual "in your face" style. Dare I say they looked...intimidated? The Boston Globe and Boston Herald should have articles on-line.

Holy Angles should beat Mt. Saint Charles. The Mount no longer what they used to be.

Iceburg · Post by **Iceburg** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:28 am

Boston Globe: "CM, Minnesota power are all even"
Boston Herald: "CM hockey ties guests from Minn."

Anyone know the time and location for the Hill-Delbarton scroimmage tomorrow?

Charliedog · Post by **Charliedog** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:57 am

Iceburg

Last week Followthepuck.com had the scrimmage listed for Monday at 2:35 at Aldrich. I can't find it on the website, but this is Hill's usual practice time. Maybe the arena people would know.

who_b_dat · Post by **who_b_dat** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:05 am

So does Mass have a Catholic league? Interesting concept...

stars612 · Post by **stars612** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:01 pm

John Mattson scored both goals for the visitors, including a shorthanded tally in the first period.

That's funny they couldn't get the name right. I wonder where they got the John from? Or maybe they just guessed?

Zamman · Post by **Zamman** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:32 pm

who_b_dat wrote:So does Mass have a Catholic league? Interesting concept...

What is your point?

They have a Catholic Conference. All the high schools are in mix just like here. I would guess that the private schools are also good, for the same reason as here. Their players come from all over. But I do not know for sure.

who_b_dat · Post by **who_b_dat** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:58 pm

Zamman wrote:What is your point?

I had noticed in one of the links to the Boston Herald that there was a Catholic Central League. Didn't know if all the catholic privates played in it or what. Thought I'd ask.

Anyone know if this is similar to the old MN setup

O-townClown · Post by **O-townClown** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:56 pm

who_b_dat wrote:
Zamman wrote:What is your point?
I had noticed in one of the links to the Boston Herald that there was a Catholic Central League. Didn't know if all the catholic privates played in it or what. Thought I'd ask.

Anyone know if this is similar to the old MN setup

Who Be:

Massachusetts, with so many Italian- and Irish-Americans, has a lot of Catholic high schools. Yes, they are in leagues with each other.

The Don Bosco is probably the conference you mention. Similar I suppose.

New England has many prep/boarding schools. Massachusetts also has Catholic high schools. By the time those siphon off the best hockey players the public schools are not left with much.

who_b_dat · Post by **who_b_dat** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:39 pm

Thx for the intel. That makes AHA's tie to CM even more impressive.

TheHockeyDJ · Post by **TheHockeyDJ** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:23 am

Southie wrote:As expected, Delby wins first two games...but how they match up against a REAL Minnesota team is the question. Somebody get over and watch that "scrimmage" and post a score and summary (Delby vs. Hill-Murray). Much appreciated.

Catholic Memorial vs. Holy Angles ends 2-2. CM was the better team, but they didn't seem that into it. Not their usual "in your face" style. Dare I say they looked...intimidated? The Boston Globe and Boston Herald should have articles on-line.

Holy Angles should beat Mt. Saint Charles. The Mount no longer what they used to be.

I saw Mount won a bunch of state titles in Rhode Island. My question there is, how many teams do they compete against for the title? Probably less impressive than a Alaska state title, where there's really only 4 teams that have anything by their standards.

WendyClark · Post by **WendyClark** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:47 pm

Iceburg wrote:Boston Globe: "CM, Minnesota power are all even"
Boston Herald: "CM hockey ties guests from Minn."

Anyone know the time and location for the Hill-Delbarton scroimmage tomorrow?

Would have liked to see Roseau get mentioned as the reigning Minnesota state champs instead of AHA in that Boston Globe article.

Zamman · Post by **Zamman** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:42 am

Agreed, proves reporters do not investigate their facts. The last time AHA went out there AHA became champs, 2005.

regdunlop77 · Post by **regdunlop77** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 12:53 pm

Southie wrote:Holy Angles should beat Mt. Saint Charles. The Mount no longer what they used to be.

Minn. titan scales the Mount

07:59 AM EST on Tuesday, January 22, 2008

By JOHN GILLOOLY
Journal Sports Writer

Mount St. Charles goalie Jason SanAntonio denies Academy of Holy Angels defenseman Mark DeLude’s (right) third-period shot on goal, but the Mounties came up short against the Stars. Click here to see a gallery of game photos.

The Providence Journal / Bill Murphy
WOONSOCKET — They grow them tall and fast in Minnesota.

The Academy of Holy Angels, the team that won two of the last six Minnesota state high school hockey titles, gave Rhode Island hockey fans a demonstration of what size and speed can produce when the Stars posted a 5-3 victory over Mount St. Charles in an interstate nonleague game yesterday morning at Adelard Arena.

An open-net goal by Holy Angels’ Danny Mattson, with 14 seconds to play, took the final suspense out of what certainly was the fastest-moving high school hockey game played in Rhode Island this season.

Trailing 2-1 after two periods, Mount St. Charles tied the score only five seconds after the third faceoff on a sensational one-man effort by senior Jim Fuoroli.

But unfortunately for the few hundred Mount St. Charles fans who journeyed to Adelard for the 10 a.m. opening faceoff, the Mounties could stay even for only 30 seconds.

Holy Angels regained the lead at the 35-second mark of the third period, then increased their advantage to 4-2 eight minutes later. Mount St. Charles added suspense to the contest when the Mounties cut their deficit to a goal while on a six-man attack with 1:24 to play. But then Mattson, a speedy junior forward who was the star of the day with two goals and two assists, settled the issued with his open-net tally.

“We had our chances, we really did,” said Mount St. Charles assistant coach Dave Belisle. “That was great up-and-down hockey.”

Indeed it was.

For 45 minutes, Mount St. Charles, a team that has used its speed to amass a 9-0-1 record this season against R.I. Interscholastic League competition, went stride-for-stride with a team that has built a reputation in Minnesota for skating talent.

“We play a fast-skating game. We work really hard on transition,” said Holy Angels head coach Greg Trebil

“We’re kind of stubborn. We play our style of hockey up there, (Minnesota). Some of other teams play that way, but the majority of them do a lot of blasting and hitting. You know, kind of play the bully game. But we stick to our skating game and we have done really well,” Trebil added about the Stars, who have won four sectional titles in addition to their two state titles in the last six years.

But while Mount St. Charles could match Holy Angels’ speed, the Mounties couldn’t compensate for a height disadvantage.

The youngest team Trebil has had in his 13-year tenure as head coach, the Stars still lack bulk, but they possess the type of height and reach that constantly gave them an advantage over the Mounties when reaching for loose pucks.

The Stars’ height advantage was most evident during a consecutive four-minute period in the second period when Mount was on the power play, including two minutes of a 5-on-3 advantage. Trailing 2-1 at the time, Mount St. Charles fired seven shots at Holy Angels netminder Jon Boerger during the four-minute power play, but the Mounties couldn’t tie it mainly because the Stars outreached them for loose pucks in front of the cage.

“In that second period we just couldn’t find the rebound,” said Belisle, “Their defense did a great job of clearing it. They did a great job of triangling us out of the scoring zone. They’re tall, they have long reaches and they get their sticks in the lane.”

•Yesterday’s victory gave Holy Angels a 1-0-1 record in a three-day New England tour. Saturday at Harvard, the Stars battled Catholic Memorial, currently the top-ranked team in Massachusetts, to a 2-2 overtime tie.