The Prep team celebrates their championship win at the 2025 Northwood Invitational Hockey Tournament. The Girls’ team also won the championship. Photo provided.
This past weekend, Northwood hosted its 45th annual Northwood hockey invitational, and the students were eager to come out and show their support for their classmates. With more than 50 soccer players gone to Costa Rica, the ski team and independent students stepped up, making sure to attend as many games as possible.
One way Northwood students cheered on at the games was with cowbells they bought to support the victims of California wildfires. Leading up to and during the tournament, CARE and generous teachers sold these cowbells, and the students made good use of them. Whenever a goal was scored or a Northwood goalie managed an impressive save, the clanging sound of the bells could be heard throughout the rink. Marie-Jean Cazes ‘25 said, “I loved ringing my cowbell at the games, and it gave me a chance to support the hockey teams to the best of my ability.”
Another way the independents and ski teams supported the hockey teams was by making posters for every senior on each team: Prep, Varsity, and Girls. The night before the tournament began, students created 40 posters and hung them in the rinks the morning of the first game. Michael Peluso ‘25, captain of the Prep hockey team, thought it was great to know the school supported his team. “It made it a lot easier and more meaningful to play knowing my classmates were cheering me on,” he said.
Overall, both players and fans had a great time at the Northwood tournament this past weekend and already can’t wait for next year’s.
