HNIB opens 35th year
If you're looking for a way to cool off this summer while getting your fill of great school sports action, then head to the Valley Forum in Haverhill and Lawrence for the 35th annual Hockey Night in Boston Summer Showcase. Play began Sunday with 16 teams competing in the Major Showcase, divided into East and West divisions, and six teams competing in the Elite Division.
The Elite Division is for under-20 players and includes teams from Sweden and Finland, along with Massachusetts, New England, Northeast, and Wisconsin/Midwest. Playoffs start Thursday, July 30, with the title game Friday at 9 p.m.
The East Division of the Major Showcase (ages 16-19) is comprised of Boston area teams such as North Shore, Middlesex/Merrimack, and Northeast. The West has a more national look with two teams from Florida, as well as Great Lakes, Rocky Mountain, and Philadelphia. Major Showcase playoffs start Saturday, Aug. 1, with the title game Sunday at 3 p.m.
For more information call (978) 682-2425 or go to www.hockeynightinbostoninc.com.
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Look for updates from:
- Bob Holmes: A Reading resident (Go Rockets!) and Boston College graduate, Holmes is the Boston Globe High School Sports Editor. We remind you now that his weekly picks are often made in jest so everyone just calm down when he picks against Everett for 11 straight weeks.
- Mike Carraggi: An Everett native (Go Tide!), Mike attends Eastern Nazarene college and is entering his second year with the Globe. He'll focus on Division 1 this fall, which means he'll spend a lot of time in his hometown, which Forsberg thinks is cool because the Tide have that Fried Dough cart.
- Emily Wright: A Hyannis native (Go Barnstable Red Raiders!), Emily is a senior at Emerson College and has been with the Globe since the end of July. She'll cover Division 1A and will be the first intern we've trusted to navigate her way to Dennis-Yarmouth or any other school on the Cape.
- Mike Grossi: A Lexington native (Go Minutemen!), Mike attends Northeastern and has been with the Globe for two months. He'll cover Division 2 and 2A and unsuccessfully lobbied to include Lexington in the preseason Top 20.
- Jonathan Raymond: A native of Benicia, Calif. (a suburb of San Francisco), Jonathan attends Northeastern and has been working at the Globe since the end of June. He will be focusing on Division 3 and is likely woefully underprepared for covering a game in a foot of snow.
- David Carty: A native of West Bridgewater (Go Wildcats!), David is a senior at Emerson College and has been working at the Globe for a year. He'll cover Divisions 3A and 4 because, "small school ball is in my blood."
- The bench: You'll also catch updates from our regional contributors, including Globe North's Julian Benbow and South's Monique Walker. Correspondent Brendan Hall will have updates from the Globe West coverage area and will often try to sneak in Central Mass. news.
