Summer hockey starts in a a few days – just after Memorial day. We have a few spots open. We’ve added double elimination playoffs for the summer too. Get all the details and register here.

Captains for the summer are: Mike Brewster, Pat Lavalle, Steve Leach, Chris Mamrosh, Mark Moroso, Bryan Werner.

Pick-up hockey Monday (5/7)

We’re on the ice Monday at 8:55pm in Bedford. The skate costs $15. We have two goalies (Glenn & Eric). No RSVP required.

[There are a couple spots for a pick-up skate on Sunday, 5/6, 10:30pm in Bedford. You must email andrew@greaterbostonhockey.com  before attending.]

Don’t forget to register for Summer

There are less than 2 weeks left to sign up for summer. Last Summer sold out early, so don’t be left out. Evals for new skaters will be on 5/7 and 5/14. Games start on 5/30 after Memorial Day. We’ve added double elimination playoffs for the summer. Get all the details and register here.

Captains for the summer are: Mike Brewster, Pat Lavalle, Steve Leach, Chris Mamrosh, Mark Moroso, Bryan Werner.

Pick-up hockey starts tonight (4/30)

We’re on the ice Monday at 8:55pm in Bedford. The skate lasts for 75 min and is $15 . It is open to anyone.

League Party returns to Big City
Due to popular demand, on Thursday, May 10th we’ll be closing out the 2011-2012 seasons with a party at Big City in Allston. We’ll present the Ice Chalice, have season awards, and give away prizes. The cost is $20 and includes food, your first drink ticket, pool, and gets you eligible for the door prizes. Fall, Winter, & Summer players are all welcome.

RSVP is required. Please sign-up here.

Don’t forget to register for Summer
Beat the price increase on 5/1 and register today. Evals for new skaters will be on 5/7 and 5/14. Games start on 5/30 after Memorial Day. We’ve added double elimination playoffs for the summer. Get all the details here.

It took all season, but there is finally some certainty in the Someville standings. The defense-focused Islanders face the high-scoring offense of the Stingers in the One vs Four match-up. The Red Wings finished in second after lingering in fourth much of the season and host the Penguins.The Red Wings have beaten the Penguins two of three this season, including the last two contests.

Next week, the winners from this week advance to the division championships. The division winners will then face-off for the Ice Chalice Championship in a best of three series: Monday 4/23 in Bedford, Thursday 4/26 in Somerville, and [if needed] Monday 4/30 in Bedford.

Summer hockey
Summer league will start on May 30th in Bedford and run through August. There will be six teams, 10 regular season games *and* we are excited to add double elimination playoffs. We are currently taking requests for captains. Please let us know if you are interested in learning more.

Registration is now open

Space is limited and is first-come first served. Remember the price goes up on 5/1.

Game slots will primarily be Mondays 7:30, 8:50 and Wednesdays 10:20. In June, we’ll have a Thursday, 10:20 slot as well – only for the one month.

Evals will be at the pick-up skates on 5/7 and 5/14.

Week 14 Player of the Week:

 
Past POTWs this Winter:
Week 13: Conrad Trimbath
Week 12: Tyler Abreau
Week 11: Glenn McCaffrey
Week 10: Tom Fitzsimmons
Week 9: Keith Pinto
Week 8: Jeff Tellier
Week 7: Jeff Tellier
Week 6: Alex Garceau
Week 5: Matt Lydon
Week 4: Chris Griffin
Week 3: Bryan Werner
Week 2: Doug Raeder
Week 1: Chris Donovan

Summer hockey
Summer league will start on May 30th in Bedford and run through August. There will be six teams, 10 regular season games *and* we are excited to add double elimination playoffs. We are currently taking requests for captains. Please let us know if you are interested in learning more.

Registration is now open

Space is limited and is first-come first served.

Game slots will primarily be Mondays 7:30, 8:50 and Wednesdays 10:20. In June, we’ll have a Thursday, 10:20 slot as well – only for the one month.

Evals will be at the pick-up skates on 5/7 and 5/14.

Week 13 Recap:
Playoff teams have been decided in both leagues but positions are still very much up for grabs. With the final week of the regular season upon us just 3 point separates 1st through 4th in Somerville. While over in Watertown just 2 points separates 1st through 3rd. With standings like these the playoffs should be very fun to watch this year!

The Flames and Maple Leafs will faceoff on Monday night this week with first place on the line, winner of this game enters the playoffs as the 1 seed in Watertown. District 5 will close the regular season against the Howitzers who will be looking to play spoiler and force D5 to enter the playoffs with a loss. Over in Somerville the Red Wings hope to bounce back with a game against the Rangers and a chance to climb into second place heading into the playoffs. While the Stingers battle the Islanders looking for their shot at the 2 seed the Penguins also looking for a chance at the 2 seed draw the cross town Kings in the season’s final crossover game before the Ice Chalice finale.

The league’s scoring title is also going to be a race to the finish line, Jeffrey Tellier holds a 4 point lead over Alex Garceau. With both players averaging more than 3.50 points per game the title is still very much up for grabs.

Should be a great week to close out the regular season!

Week 13 Player of the Week:

 
Past POTWs this Winter:
Week 12: Tyler Abreau
Week 11: Glenn McCaffrey
Week 10: Tom Fitzsimmons
Week 9: Keith Pinto
Week 8: Jeff Tellier
Week 7: Jeff Tellier
Week 6: Alex Garceau
Week 5: Matt Lydon
Week 4: Chris Griffin
Week 3: Bryan Werner
Week 2: Doug Raeder
Week 1: Chris Donovan

Pick-up skates
* Wednesdays in Chelmsford – this is the final week. 9:10pm for 60+ minutes.
* Saturdays in Watertown – only 3 weeks left. 9:30 start time for this week.
Both of these skates are open to anyone.

Summer hockey
Summer league will start on May 30th in Bedford and run through August. There will be six teams, 10 regular season games *and* we are excited to add double elimination playoffs. We are currently taking requests for captains. Please let us know if you are interested in learning more.

Registration is now open

Space is limited and is first-come first served.

Game slots will primarily be Mondays 7:30, 8:50 and Wednesdays 10:20. In June, we’ll have a Thursday, 10:20 slot as well – only for the one month.

Evals will be at the pick-up skates on 5/7 and 5/14.

Week 12 Recap:
Just 2 points separate first from fourth in Somerville after the Red Wings took down the Stingers and the Penguins topped the Islanders. The Rangers edged out the Watertown’s Howitzers as well. This week could see futher knotting of the standings if Penguins top the Stingers or the Rangers best the Islanders. The Red Wings have won 3 straight and take on Watertown’s District 5.

With two positions decided, there’s a three way battle for seeding in Watertown. The Maple Leafs stand in first and are on the hottest streak in the league right now having won their last five. Their latest victims, the Kings, face the see-sawing Flames on Tuesday. The winner of that game will have a shot a top seed for the playoffs.

Week 12 Player of the Week:

 
Past POTWs this Winter:
Week 11: Glenn McCaffrey
Week 10: Tom Fitzsimmons
Week 9: Keith Pinto
Week 8: Jeff Tellier
Week 7: Jeff Tellier
Week 6: Alex Garceau
Week 5: Matt Lydon
Week 4: Chris Griffin
Week 3: Bryan Werner
Week 2: Doug Raeder
Week 1: Chris Donovan

Registration is now open

Space is limited and is first-come first served.

Game slots will primarily be Mondays 7:30, 8:50 and Wednesdays 10:20. In June, we’ll have a Thursday, 10:20 slot as well – only for the one month.

Evals will be at the pick-up skates on 5/7 and 5/14.

We’re also taking requests for captains. If you are interested in participating in the draft, please let us know.

Playoff Schedule
Playoffs will feature two rounds. To earn the Chalice, a team must win their division round and then beat the other division winner in a best of three series. There will be three referees at both Division Championship games and all Chalice Championship games.

Watertown/Bedford division
Monday, 4/9 TBD, Watertown, 4 seed at 1 seed
Tuesday 4/10 10:20pm, 3 seed at 2 seed

Monday 4/16 8:50pm, BEDFORD, Watertown/Bedford Championship

Somerville/Watertown division
Thursday 4/12, 8:30pm, 4 seed at 1 seed
Thursday 4/12, 9:45pm, 3 seed at 2 seed

Thursday 4/19, 8:30pm, Somerville/Watertown Championship

Chalice Championship series
Monday 4/23 8:50pm, BEDFORD, SW Champ at WB Champ
Thursday 4/26 8:30pm, SOMERVILLE, WB Champ at SW Champ
Monday 4/30 8:50pm, BEDFORD, SW Champ at WB Champ (If needed)

Pick-up skates
* Wednesdays in Chelmsford will continue through the end of March. 9:10pm for 60+ minutes.
* Saturdays in Watertown each week through April 14th. 9:30 start time for this week.
Both of these skates are open to anyone.

Week 11 Player of the Week:

 
Past POTWs this Winter:
Week 10: Tom Fitzsimmons
Week 9: Keith Pinto
Week 8: Jeff Tellier
Week 7: Jeff Tellier
Week 6: Alex Garceau
Week 5: Matt Lydon
Week 4: Chris Griffin
Week 3: Bryan Werner
Week 2: Doug Raeder
Week 1: Chris Donovan

Watertown/Bedford division
Monday, 4/9 TBD, Watertown, 4 seed at 1 seed
Tuesday 4/10 10:20pm, 3 seed at 2 seed

Monday 4/16 8:50pm, BEDFORD, Watertown/Bedford Championship

Somerville/Watertown division
Thursday 4/12, 8:30pm, 4 seed at 1 seed
Thursday 4/12, 9:45pm, 3 seed at 2 seed

Thursday 4/19, 8:30pm, Somerville/Watertown Championship

Chalice Championship series
Monday 4/23 8:50pm, BEDFORD, SW Champ at WB Champ
Thursday 4/26 8:30pm, SOMERVILLE, WB Champ at SW Champ
Monday 4/30 8:50pm, BEDFORD, SW Champ at WB Champ (If needed)

Summer hockey
Summer league will start on May 30th in Bedford and run through August. There will be six teams, 10 regular season games *and* we are excited to add double elimination playoffs.

Game slots will primarily be Mondays 7:30, 8:50 and Wednesdays 10:20. In June, we’ll have a Thursday, 10:20 slot as well – only for the one month.

Evals will be at the pick-up skates on 5/7 and 5/14.
Registration will be opening within the week and will be first-come first served.

Start-time question
We frequently get asked why the ice is sometimes open before our games and if we can start earlier. We are always looking to move to earlier ice, but the simple answer is that typically those hours are paid for by a youth group that just isn’t using the slot or that we had less than a week’s notice of the availability. In addition to players’ schedules, we need to ensure referees and scorekeepers can all make any potential new times. [e.g. Monday in Watertown is open before us, but we just found on on Friday, so we can't move]

That being said, we’d like to be on the ice earlier too and are regularly in contact with the rinks to confirm our ice times and inquire about other openings.

Pick-up skates
* Wednesdays in Chelmsford will continue through the end of March. 9:10pm for 60+ minutes.
* Saturdays in Watertown each week through April 14th. 9:30 start time for this week.
Both of these skates are open to anyone.

Week 10 Player of the Week:

 
Past POTWs this Winter:
Week 9: Keith Pinto
Week 8: Jeff Tellier
Week 7: Jeff Tellier
Week 6: Alex Garceau
Week 5: Matt Lydon
Week 4: Chris Griffin
Week 3: Bryan Werner
Week 2: Doug Raeder
Week 1: Chris Donovan

Both of these skates are open to anyone.

Earlier start times
Now that the High School and youth seasons are winding down, we will be moving our icetimes earlier whenever possible. On March 29th, April 5th, and through the playoffs, all Somerville games will be an hour earlier. We expect multiple Watertown time changes as well starting as soon as next week. When the times are confirmed we will update online and notify impacted teams.

Pictures
New to the league this season? Mark Moroso will be at games for each team to get mug shots for your player profiles. So when Mark shows up in your locker room pre-game with a camera, it’s ok, really…

Weekly recap
The Maple Leafs bested the 1st place Flames in Watertown 3-2 last week to put themselves just one game behind on the leaderboard. District 5 got back on a winning track, and the Kings came out on top of an 11-10 offensive showdown over the Stingers. With five games left, first place is entirely up for grabs. District 5 and the Maple Leafs play on Tuesday to see which one of them wants to stay in the first place hunt.

In Somerville the Penguins hopped back into second after beating the Rangers on a low-attendance night. The Stingers fell just a little short vs their Watertown rival this week, as seems to be have been the case all season from Somerville teams so far. Watertown holds a 7-2 edge in those matchups. The Islanders scored two last minute goals to continue their winning ways with a tight 4-2 win over the persistent Red Wings. This week we have a battle of red teams in Watertown on Thursday when the Red Wings take on the Flames (We’ll have the alternate jerseys on-site). #3 Stingers and #2 Penguins play as well and have the potential to flip-flop in the standings if the Stingers win.

Week 9 Player of the Week:

 
Past POTWs this Winter:
Week 8: Jeff Tellier
Week 7: Jeff Tellier
Week 6: Alex Garceau
Week 5: Matt Lydon
Week 4: Chris Griffin
Week 3: Bryan Werner
Week 2: Doug Raeder
Week 1: Chris Donovan

Opportunities to get involved
We’re looking for someone to help us organize the teams for the tournament and also for someone to assist with the year-end party planning. We have additional admin work available for Summer and future seasons. Let us know if you are interested in any of the above and we’ll work out the comp.

Weekly recap
The Islanders and Flames helped sort out the standings last week. Each proved victorious over their [previous] first place counterparts. With their win, the Flames clinched a playoff spot. The top seedings are tight across the board in both divisions. The Rangers and Howitzers are still seeking some traction, but can make the playoffs with a strong second half. Despite their record, the Howitzers have been resilient this season, with three losses by just one goal (or one goal and an ENG), and two others by two goals (or two and an ENG). They have a key match up with District 5 on Monday.

Week 8 Player of the Week:

 
Past POTWs this Winter:
Week 7: Jeff Tellier
Week 6: Alex Garceau
Week 5: Matt Lydon
Week 4: Chris Griffin
Week 3: Bryan Werner
Week 2: Doug Raeder
Week 1: Chris Donovan