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…
St. John’s Shrewsbury Topples Winchester 5-3, Advances to D1 Sweet 16
Posted on March 2, 2023
Marlboro, MA – MassNZ was in the house tonight for Day 2 of the Round of 32 matchups in the D1 bracket. Tonight we saw 9-seed St. John’s Shrewsbury Pioneers taking on 24-seed Winchester Red and Black at New England Sports Center. The Pioneers student section arrived early and made their voices heard, even singing…
Reading Tops Rival Woburn 4-1, Advances to D1 Sweet 16
Posted on March 1, 2023
Reading, MA – We made the trip over to Burbank Arena for the rubber match between Middlesex League rivals: the Reading Rockets and the Woburn Tanners, who split their season series this year, met tonight in the Round of 32 of the D1 State Tournament. The Burbank was packed and both teams could feel the…
Stoneham Tops Greenfield 6-1, Advances to D4 Sweet 16
Posted on March 1, 2023
Woburn, MA – The location of this game says it all: after a bizarre traffic accident wiped out multiple power lines in Stoneham this morning, the Spartans had their home game moved just down the road to O’Brien Arena in Woburn. Stoneham, the 9 seed would take on the Western MA champion Greenfield Green Wave,…
Lexington Advances over Waltham 6-3 in D1 Play-In Game
Posted on February 27, 2023
Waltham, MA – Bentley University was the site of the MIAA D1 play-in game between the 7-12-1 Hawks of Waltham HS and the 14-4-3 Minutemen of Lexington HS. This was the final game of the evening following 7 other play-in games across the state and it was one of the more anticipated matchups of the…
CM Closes Regular Season with 5-1 Victory over Winchester
Posted on February 22, 2023
Woburn, MA – The top team in the MIAA Power Rankings, the Knights of Catholic Memorial traveled north to take on an upstart team, the Red and Black of Winchester, ranked at 23. The Knights certainly looked the part this evening at O’Brien Rink in Woburn. CM came out flying using their speed to tilt…
Norwood Knocks Off Westwood 4-2 on Senior Night
Posted on February 15, 2023
Norwood, MA – It was Senior Night for Norwood HS at the Skating Club of Boston and Neutral Zone was in attendance for their Tri-Valley League matchup against Westwood HS. This border-based rivalry matchup pitted two 10+ win teams against each other and would prove to be an important game for seeding in the upcoming…
Medfield Slips Past Hopkinton in OT, 4-3
Posted on February 15, 2023
Marlboro, MA – We made the trip out to New England Sports Center tonight to catch two of the top teams in their respective divisions: the Hopkinton Hillers from D2 and the Medfield Warriors out of D3. Each team comes into tonight’s game with at least 14 wins and a combined total of 29 wins…
Catholic Memorial Defeats St. John’s Prep 5-3 and wins Catholic Conference Title
Posted on February 13, 2023
Middleton, MA – In this ultimate clash of the titans, we were in the house to watch the two top Catholic Conference rivals do battle to determine who would win a Catholic Conference Championship. Sitting at 15-2-0 were the visiting Catholic Memorial Knights taking on the host St. John’s Prep Eagles with a record of…
Winthrop wins NEC Title, defeats Gloucester 4-2
Posted on February 11, 2023
Winthrop, MA – MassNZ made the trip to Winthrop this afternoon to take a look at D4 powerhouse Winthrop Vikings and the visiting D2 contender Gloucester Fishermen. Larsen Arena was electric today with two fan sections battling with a war of words and the Vikings students came armed with a hand-crank siren to make even…
