The Girls Hockey team traveled to Stanstead in late January to compete in their last regular season league weekend before playoffs, which take place February 23rd to 25th. Despite going into the weekend with the odds in their favor, the girls struggled top to bottom collecting only one win over the four-game weekend. [Read more…]
Interim Girls’ Hockey Coach Gino Riffle Named Permanent Head Coach
January 26, 2018 by
Head Coach Gino Riffle behind the bench with Assistant Coach Leigh Getz.
On Wednesday, Head of School Mike Maher announced that Gino Riffle, interim Head Girls’ Hockey Coach, has been appointed permanent Head Coach. Coach Riffle had taken on the role of Head Coach of the girls hockey team after the departure of Coach Schodel late last summer. Schoedel took a coaching position at Harvard. Since then he has worked side-by-side with Assistant Coach Leigh Getz to lead the girls to their current 25-9-5 record. [Read more…]
Girl’s Hockey Splits Weekend With Nichols School
January 23, 2018 by
The Girl’s Hockey team traveled to Syracuse on January 20-21 to compete against league rivals Nichols School. They split the weekend, going 1-1 and collecting 2 league points.
Marina Alvarez ‘21 rushing the puck out of the defensive zone
Girls’ Hockey Takes Second in Home Tourney [Photo Gallery]
January 19, 2018 by
Senior Sara Donatello on the breakout in action at the 2018 Northwood Invitational Tournament.
This Huskies hosted five girls teams in the 39th annual Northwood Invitational Tournament. The girls were undefeated with two ties against tough competition in round robin play, and faced Selects Academy U16 in the championship game.
The Huskies started the weekend by facing Appleby College from Oakville, Ontario. It was clear from the first puck drop that Northwood was competing to send a message. The girls immediately took over the play and Moe Tsukimoto (Forward, 2018) scored on a rush to take the lead 1-0. After a few minutes of back-and-forth hockey, Appleby was able to capitalize on a rush tying the game 1-1. The first half of the game was evenly played by both sides, with each team having ample scoring opportunities. By the time the second half came, Appleby had taken control of the offensive play, but the Northwood defense was able to hold off to preserve the tie. Ashley Davis (Goalie, 2017 PG) posted the tie in net. [Read more…]
Girl’s Hockey Posts 3-1 Record in NAPHA Play at UMaine
January 9, 2018 by
This past weekend the girls traveled to the University of Maine to face off against four league teams for the first time this season. The Huskies managed a 3-1 outcome, despite the many adversities, including not practicing since before holiday break.
Keeley Rose ‘18 skating on a rush
Girls’ Hockey Goes 3-1, Gets 3rd in Cushing Tourney
December 18, 2017 by
The Girls’ Hockey Team traveled to Ashburnham, MA over the weekend to compete in the Cushing Academy Watkins Girls’ Hockey Tournament. The Huskies attend this tournament each year at the start of the Holiday Break. The girls went 3-1 and placed 3rd among the eight prep teams participating.
The Huskies placed third in the Cushing Academy Watkins Girls’ Hockey Tournament.
Girls Hockey Sweeps Hoosac at Home
December 11, 2017 by
The Huskies hosted Hoosac School this past Sunday at home, going 2-0 on their second league weekend. The girls dominated the pace in both games to lead them to a 4-0 record in NAPHA pool play.
The Huskies started strong in the first game scoring with first period goals from Nikki Kendrick (Forward, 2018) and Aimee Headland (Forward, 2019). As the game went on, the Huskies got stronger. They netted 4 more goals to extend the lead to 6-0. Kendall Dubin (Forward, 2018) added two, Kendrick added her second of the game, and Kylie Kroes (Forward, 2018) added one to complete the win. The girls outshot Hoosac 22-13. Ashley Davis (Goalie, PG 2017) stopped all 13 for the shutout. [Read more…]
Girl’s Hockey Faces Strong Competition, Goes 0-1-1 in Boston
December 6, 2017 by
The Huskies traveled to Boston, MA before Thanksgiving break to face off against two teams from the East Coast Wizards hockey program. The East Coast Wizards have a legacy of bringing strong competition, and they did not back down when the Huskies challenged them on their home ice.
Ashley Davis ‘17 (PG) in net .
The girls faced off against East Coast Wizards U16 in the first game of the weekend. The play was even, consistently going back and forth. The East Coast Wizards went up early 1-0 and pushed that lead to 3-1 by the beginning of the third period. Keeley Rose (Forward, 2018) scored the lone goal for the Huskies in the first period. As the game neared the end the girls rallied energy to make a comeback in the final minutes. Moe Tsukimoto (Forward, 2018) and Nicki Kendrick (Forward, 2018) scored to tie the game 3-3. Oliva Skriloff (Goalie 2018) was in net. [Read more…]
Humans of Northwood: Ms. Leigh Getz
November 30, 2017 by
Photo credit: Mr. Michael Aldridge.
“I’m weird and uniquely myself, I wouldn’t change for anyone else. I would like to say that I’m pretty sassy but I’m not sure if that came with age. I’m from Clifton Park, NY. I went to public school until I completed my junior year and then jumped on the prep hockey bandwagon with all my teammates. Then I ended up at Canterbury for two years. I repeated my junior year, graduated in 2011, then applied early decision to Connecticut College. The most unique thing about me is probably the titanium rod in my right leg. I had two surgeries, one for my ACL and one for my leg break. I love to read, I like listening to podcasts, that comes with age too. I love being outdoors, which is one of the reasons I took the opportunity to move to Lake Placid. I obviously love what I do, teaching and coaching. Life happens when you least expect it. Ever since the summer of my junior year in college I wanted to be in an environment that was surrounded by both water and mountains. When this opportunity presented itself everything just fell into place and it was something I felt I couldn’t say no to. I was at a point where I felt I needed change and Northwood happened to be that change. It had everything I needed and more. I’m truly grateful for this new direction. To be honest, my favorite thing to do outside of coaching and teaching is connecting with friends I haven’t seen in a long time. Growing up, my teachers were my role models, my coaches were my role models, and I knew I wanted to teach since I was 11. So when I went to prep school I realized that I could have the best of both…and here I am! I don’t know where I see myself in ten years. We spend a lot of our lives projecting where were supposed to be and I feel like sometimes you just have to go with the flow.”
As told to Ashley Davis ‘17
Girl’s Hockey Goes 0-1-1 in Rochester
November 20, 2017 by
The Girl’s Hockey Team traveled to Rochester, NY November 11-12, 2017 to compete against state rivals Selects Academy. As always, Selects brought their best, challenging the girls in all aspects of the game.
The puck dropped for the first game at 11am Saturday morning. The Selects came out of the gate strong, out-shooting the Huskies in the first, a trend that continued throughout the game. Within the last two minutes of the first, the Selects were able to put up two tallies. The intermission break gave the Huskies a chance to refresh and refocus. Thirty seconds into the second period. Sierra Benjamin (Defense, 2018) rushed the net and scored top shelf to cut the Selects lead in half. Despite the surge of energy from the Huskies, the girls were unable to come back, losing the game 1-2. Ashley Davis (Goalie, PG 2017) stopped 32 of 34 shots. [Read more…]
