Game Recaps
LIVE BLOG: MIAA D1-D4 Finals (TD Garden)
Posted on March 19, 2023
Boston, MA – We have arrived at TD Garden for the final day on the MIAA calendar: Championship Sunday in Boston. We have a full slate of games that we will be covering LIVE via this Blog so bookmark this page now and keep hitting refresh for in-game updates! On the docket today are the…
LIVE BLOG: MIAA Final 4 (Semifinals)
Posted on March 12, 2023
Lowell, MA – MassNZ is here at Tsongas Center in Lowell as three teams will be punching their tickets to the TD Garden on Sunday, March 19. We will kick off with a 1pm D3 semifinal: the 10th-seeded Vikings of Triton are taking on the 11th-seeded Wolves of Nashoba. Next is a 3:30pm puck drop…
St. John’s Prep Pushes Past St. John’s Shrewsbury 5-1, Advances to D1 Final Four
Posted on March 8, 2023
Middleton, MA – MassNZ dropped by the Essex Sports Center, as did the Pioneers of St. John’s Shrewsbury to face the Eagles of St. John’s Prep, the defending State Champions, in the Elite 8. One team would advance to the Final 4, one win away from the TD Garden, we were primed for this matchup…
Triton Upends Lynnfield 5-2, Advances to D3 Final Four
Posted on March 8, 2023
Stoneham, MA – MassNZ was in the building for an Elite 8 matchup between two Cape Ann League rivals: the Pioneers of Lynnfield and the Vikings of Triton. The Pioneers enter at 18-1-1 while the Vikings come in at 11-7-2. This promised to be an emotional tilt packed with physicality and quickness – just like…
Braintree Slips Past Arlington 3-2, Advances to D1 Elite 8
Posted on March 5, 2023
Arlington, MA – For our third game of the day: MassNZ watched the 11th seeded Braintree Womps travel to the Ed Burns Arena to take on the 6th seeded Arlington Spy Ponders in the D1 Sweet 16. These teams have played twice this year splitting the season series. Both teams came out full of energy…
Xaverian Ousts Belmont 5-2, Advances to D1 Elite 8
Posted on March 5, 2023
Canton, MA – MassNZ was in attendance at a packed Canton Ice House this afternoon to watch the Xaverian Hawks host the Belmont Marauders in a Round of 16 matchup in the MIAA Tournament. The winner would move on to the Elite 8 to travel and play 2nd seed Catholic Memorial (winners over St. Mary’s earlier…
Catholic Memorial Shuts Out St. Mary’s Lynn 3-0, Advances to D1 Elite 8
Posted on March 5, 2023
Boston, MA – MassNZ took a trip into the city to get a look at one of the premier matchups of the D1 State Tournament as the 2-seed Catholic Memorial Knights were hosting the 15-seed St. Mary’s Lynn Spartans. Both teams were among the top contenders this season and this was also a goaltending matchup…
Watertown/Wayland Defeats Dracut/Tyngsboro 6-2, Advance to D3 Elite 8
Posted on March 4, 2023
Watertown, MA – For our second game of the day covered on video, we were able to take in a Sweet 16 matchup where 12th-seeded Dracut/Tyngsboro Middies traveled to the John Ryan Arena in Watertown to take on the 5th-seeded Watertown/Wayland Raiders. The first period was all Raiders. They played with possession in the Middies’…
Marshfield Clips Franklin 1-0, Advances to D1 Elite 8
Posted on March 4, 2023
Kingston, MA – As the snow and rain came down outside there was a matchup that was heating things up inside of The Bog. The five seeded Rams of Marshfield were hosting 12 seeded Panthers of Franklin for a chance to go to the D1 Elite 8. The Rams came into the game at 18-3-2…
Tewksbury Survives Scare Against Lowell Catholic 2-1, Advances to D2 Sweet 16
Posted on March 3, 2023
Tewksbury, MA – The top seed in the Division 2 bracket was one of the last games to be played in the Round of 32 and Breakaway Ice Center felt like a powder keg just before puck drop. Students, parents and local onlookers all turned out in a big way to support the defending D2…
