Senior Stephen Gilligan had a scoring chance vs. Bridgton at the Northwood Invitational.

(January 21-22, 2017) The boys prep team made the trip to Bridgton Academy in Maine this weekend for two games. In the first game Northwood prevailed 3-1 with all three goals from Anders Johnson (Defense, 2017). Head Coach Jeff Silengo said, “We could not get into a rhythm so we focused on playing simple and hard hockey.  We calmed down late in the game and began passing better.” Drew Goldberg (2017) played a stellar game in net to record the win.

In the second game the Huskies were down 2-1 late in the 3rd before Joe MacLean (Forward, 2017)  added a goal to extend the game to overtime. Ethan Bartlett (Defense, 2017)  iced the game in overtime with a coast to coast rush to give the Huskies the victory. PO Marchand (2017) recorded the win between the pipes. Silengo was pleased with the weekend: “These two wins helped us get closer to our goal of making the playoffs,” he said.

Action from the recent Northwood Invitational.

(January 21-22, 2017) The 16U team was home again after the Northwood Tournament for two league games against the Northern Cyclones. In the first game the Huskies won 6-0 behind an Alex Ray (Forward, 2019) hat trick and a Verneri Vertanen (2019) shutout. In the second game the Husky Offense exploded for a 13-1 win with hat tricks from both Will Arquiett (Forward, 2017) and Fin Ulrick (Forward, 2019). Rio Kaufman (2020) had the win in net.

Jack Dugan ’17 finding the back of the net in a recent game.

(January 22, 2017) Still high from a 3-0 showing at the Northwood Invitational, the Junior Team was home again for a Sunday afternoon game vs Albany Academy. In a closer game than expected, the Huskies defeated the Cadets 2-1.

Northwood goals were scored by Simon Morberg (Forward, 2017) and Kevin Lombardi (Forward, 2017). Matt Petizian (2017) recorded the victory in net.

Head Coach Chadd Cassidy spoke about the team’s effort saying, “We certainly were not as sharp as we would have liked, but we found a way to get a positive result. It was a good lesson for our group about the need to be sharp every single game.”

Stephen Gilligan ’17 had a scoring chance against Bridgton Academy.

(January 14-16, 2017)The Northwood School Prep team started slowly in the Northwood Invitational, but in the end the coaches and team had much to be proud of.

The Prep team opened the Northwood Invitational with a slow start Saturday, dropping both games, one to Upper Canada College 4-1, and the other the Le Sommet International Hockey Academy 3-1.

Sunday the Huskies got back on pace with a 3-2 victory over CP Dynamo, scoring three power play goals. Head Coach Jeff Silengo said the team “played a more defensive style of play, limiting scoring chances against.”.

On Monday the Huskies beat Bridgton Academy 1-0 in another defensive battle. PO Marchand (2017) got the shutout, and Evan Carroll (Forward, 2017)  scored the lone goal.  Silengo recapped the weekend saying, “With a slow start to the Northwood Invitational, we were able to turn the tide and end on a positive note, beating both CP Dynamo and Bridgton Academy’s top team.Throughout all four games, we received tremendous support from Northwood students, teachers, and faculty, and that was a main reason for our perseverance late in the tournament.”

Rio Kauffman ’20 makes a save in the championship game.

(January 14-16, 2017) Buoyed by outstanding goaltending, Northwood School’s 16U team went 5-0 in the Northwood Invitational Hockey Tournament and won the championship of the 16U Division.

“We had one objective heading into the Northwood Invitational: win the whole thing,” said head coach Trevor Gilligan. “With that said, we knew that it was going to be a process throughout the weekend and we couldn’t look ahead.  Half by half we chipped away at our ultimate goal.”

In game one on Saturday the Huskies took on the Mercer Chiefs and beat them 4-2.  Rio Kauffman (2019) recorded the win in net.

Game two on Saturday Northwood faced off against CMI from Quebec. CMI carried the pace early on and Verneri Virtanen (2019) was forced to make some key saves, but the Huskies settled in and took the game over ultimately winning 5-0.

Game three was against the Middlesex Islanders.  A win would earn the Huskies the first seed and the right to play in the semi-finals the next morning.  A back-and-forth first half resulted in a 2-1 Northwood lead..  A strong second half, with some great work on the penalty kill, and another solid outing for Kauffman, earned the Huskies  a 5-2 victory.

Sunday morning was a rematch against CMI.  A consistent Husky effort led to a 3-0 win and another shutout for Virtanen.  The win put the Huskies in the finals against Kuper Academy.

In the championship game, a slow start and a few miscues led to an early Kuper goal, but Northwood regained momentum getting two late first half goals from Will Arquiett (Forward, 2019) and Weston Batt (Forward, 2019).  Northwood continued to pressure in the second jumping out to a 4-1 lead with goals from Batt and Jared Lambright (Defense, 2019), but Kuper dug in and narrowed the lead to one late in the second half.  A defensive stand and an empty net goal from Arquiett gave Northwood the 5-3 win, and the Northwood U16 Invitational trophy.  Rio Kauffman earned the win in net. “It was a great weekend all around,” said Gilligan, and “a giant step in the right direction for the stretch run.”

The Junior Team celebrates their win over Shattuck.

(January 13-15, 2017) In a battle of prep school hockey giants, the Northwood Junior Team topped Shattuck St. Mary’s (Minnesota) to kick off the Northwood Invitational Hockey Tournament.

In the first game of the Northwood Invitational the Huskies took on a Shattuck Saint Mary’s squad, ranked number one in the country for 18U, in front of a packed crowd. Northwood was trailing 1-0 going into the 3rd period but Aleksi Peltonen (Forward, 2017) got the Huskies on the board off a faceoff play in the offensive zone. After that the Husky offense got untracked and Wyatt Wilmshurst (Forward, 2017) buried a power play goal. Peltonen and Wilmshurst each tallied again to complete the 4-1 victory. Matt Petizian (2017) was a stellar in net from start to finish, recording 28 saves, including several crucial ones down the stretch. [Read more…]

(January 6-8, 2017) This past weekend the boys 16U team traveled to Mt. Laurel New Jersey for four league games.  It was a dominating weekend for the Huskies as they went 4-0, outscoring their opponents by a total of 22-3.  In game one, Northwood defeated the Westchester Express 15U  team 6-1.  In the second game the boys won 5-2 over the NYC Cyclones. In game three  the Huskies had a convincing 7-0 win against the Igloo Jags and then ended the weekend by shutting out the Delaware Ducks 4-0.

Head Coach Trevor Gilligan said, “I thought it was a solid weekend in that we got better as the games went along.  It was good preparation for our upcoming Northwood tournament games.”

The U16 record now stands at 32-4-2.

(January 6-8, 2017) After time off for winter break, the Junior Team headed to Providence College for the Beantown Winter Classic. In game one, the Huskies faced off against Saint Andrews and defeated them for the second time this season. Jack Dugan (Forward, 2017), Kaden Pickering (Forward, 2017), Aleksi Peltonen (Forward, 2017), and Kevin Lombardi (Forward, 2017) scored in the 4-3 victory.

In the second game the Huskies defeated Skipjacks 18U. The Huskies fell behind 3-1, but, behind goaltending from Erik Short (2017) and short handed goals from Kaden Pickering and Wyatt Wilmshurst (Forward, 2017), Northwood skated to a 5-4 victory.

In the final game of pool play the Huskies defeated South Kent Selects Academy 4-2 with goals from Kevin Lombardi, Aleksi Peltonen, Kaden Pickering, and Christian DiCesare (Defense, 2017).

In the championship game Sunday morning, it was a rematch between Selects Academy and Northwood. Early goals from Wyatt Wilmshurst, Simon Morberg (Forward, 2017), and Gustav Arfelt (Forward, 2017) put the Huskies up 3-0. They would not relinquish the lead and Nick Ormon (Defense, 2017) added a late goal on a 5 on 3 for a 4-0 victory. Matt Petizian (2017) recorded the shutout in net.

Head Coach Chadd Cassidy was pleased with his team’s performance. “This was a big weekend for our team,” Cassidy said. “As a coaching staff we were impressed with how sharp our team was after not playing for over 3 weeks. To go through the weekend winning all 4 games says a lot about the determination of our group.”

Next up for the Huskies is Shattuck St. Mary’s in the Northwood Invitational Showcase on 1/13 at 5pm.

(November 30, 2016) On Tuesday the Huskies traveled to Bellows Free Academy for one game, and came home with a 5-1 victory.  Coach Silengo said, “Wyatt Friedlander (2019) was solid all night in net, only letting in 1 goal off of a rebound.  Offensively, we jumped on them early and sustained the pressure.”  Anton Sporre (forward, 2018) scored early. Shortly after, Ethan Bartlett (defense, 2017) notched one on the power play.  Evan Carroll (forward, 2017), Harry Green (forward, 2018), and Joe Maclean (forward, 2017) accounted for the rest of the Husky scoring.