From November 14th to 17th, the Boys Prep Hockey Team will head up to Saint Andrews College, where the first PHC crossover weekend will be hosted. The Huskies will be taking on every other PHC team from the west division. These teams include the number 1-ranked team in the country, Shattuck St. Mary’s, the number 3 team in the country, Culver Military Academy, and the number 1-ranked Canadian Hockey Team, Saint Andrews College. Prep will take on Culver first at 2:00 p.m. on the 14th, followed by Shattuck at 12:00 p.m. on the 15th, and Saint Andrews at 2:00 p.m. on the 16th.
“Ready,” said senior Henry Kress. “Ready to go out there and show out. These games are really hard fought, and one mistake can lead to your team losing,” said Kress about the upcoming weekend. “These games have been circled on the calendar for a while. Saint Andrews is our biggest rival, and they beat us last year in the finals. I’m looking forward to playing that game.”
“All of the teams that we play are on completely different levels from anyone else we have played this year,” junior Miles Van Mullen said. “I am excited to rise to the occasion and hopefully come out with some wins against three great teams,” he added. Van Miullen is eager to face one team in particular. “Shattuck for sure,” he said. “Last year, when I was at Mount St. Charles, we played them multiple times and never beat them once. I am really looking forward to hopefully beating them.”
Junior forward Anton Stackow played games with the Prep team last year, but never in a PHC crossover. “This team as a group still has a lot to prove,” said Stackow. “We have had some tough losses this year, but we are a great group, and we are going to prove that. I think we all have some fuel behind us,” he added. Stackow also has a team he’s eager to face. “Saint Andrews for sure. I really do not like them, and they really do not like us. It is a big rivalry, and beating them in their own rink would be awesome,” he added.
Last year, the Prep team finished first in their division, heavily dependent on their games within their own division. The Huskies were 9-8 last year in league play, with only 2 wins coming from PHC crossovers. The Huskies hope to improve significantly this year in the crossovers and substantially boost their ranking in the PHC.
