The Northwood Prep Huskies headed down to Dallas this past weekend to compete in the Prep Texas Round Up tournament. This tournament marks the end of the Huskies season, and what a season it has been. The Huskies finished off their season with a Macpherson Championship, A PHC Championship, and A Texas Round Up Championship. The Huskies swept the weekend, going 3-0, beating the Woodbridge Wolfpack, Upper Canada College, and Northstar Christian Knights in the final game by a score of 6-2.
The 2025-26 Prep team celebrates a tournament championship. Photo provided.
“The way we ended the season is everything I could have wanted in my Northwood career,” said Senior Forward, Captain, and 3-year prep player, Parker Thompson. “Winning that PHC championship after losing in the finals my first two years, it’s like something you would see in a movie, just an amazing end to my career, and I couldn’t be more proud of how this team ended our season and to be a Husky.” Thompson was then asked, after three years of being here, what will you miss most about Northwood? He said, “The friendships I have built over the years will be missed most. It’s not every day you get to lift, skate, and then go to class with your best friends!”
“What an amazing year, I honestly could not ask for more.” Said senior forward Henry Kress. “We started the year slow for sure, losing games that we shouldn’t have and underperforming, but coach Mallaro just repeatedly told us that we just needed to put it all together, we had the skill and the teamwork, we just needed to get over the Hump, and we did.” Kress was then asked what his fondest memory of the Huskies was over his two years here. He said, “There’s a lot of great memories, but it must be beating Shattuck at their home rink to win the PHC. It was a storybook ending to our season, and I can’t imagine a better way to end off.”
“This group of guys was just amazing all year; this is the most fun and tight group I have ever been a part of.” Said Senior Defenseman Devin Smith. “Everybody loved one another and trusted one another. We were just missing the execution part of our game at the start of the year. If you looked at our games, we would win in every category except for the scoring. We finally put that together after the halfway point, and it was amazing. Every game we got better, and we were the best team in the country by the end of the year. This was truly a special group to be a part of, and I’m so proud of every guy on this team.” When Smith was asked about what he will miss most about Northwood, he said, “The small things, like the warmups with the team or just getting downstairs and playing teqball or sewer.”
The Huskies really had a storybook ending to their season, and what a way for the seniors to end a chapter in their careers. As the boys move on with their careers next season, they will forever be etched in Northwood history as the first PHC Champions!
