Varsity Hockey
The Program
The Belmont Hill hockey program has a tradition of excellence in the ISL and New England. Belmont Hill has five teams: Varsity, Junior Varsity, Thirds, Fourths, and Fifths. The rink in the Jordan Athletic Center is an Olympic-size ice sheet. Banners hang in the rink to celebrate team success (2 New England Championships, 30 ISL Championships, 18 Lawrenceville Tournament Championships, and 10 Nichols-Belmont Hill Championships), as well as individual accomplishment (4 US Hockey Hall of Famers, 6 Olympians, and 3 Hobey Baker winners). A banner also celebrates former coach Ken Martin '65's 707 career victories in 39 seasons. Coach Martin is the winningest coach in Massachusetts high school hockey history and in 2013 was inducted into the Mass Hockey Hall of Fame.
The Coach
Brian Phinney began his tenure as varsity hockey coach in 2021. Prior to Belmont Hill, Coach Phinney served as an assistant coach at Middlebury College, as well as at the Salisbury School in Connecticut. He also spent two seasons as a graduate assistant at UMass-Amherst. A native of Vermont, Coach Phinney played his college hockey at Middlebury College where they won two NCAA titles, including during his senior year when he was captain and All-American. He also played lacrosse at Middlebury, capturing an NCAA title during his freshman year. After graduation, Coach Phinney played four seasons of professional hockey in Sweden. At Belmont Hill, Coach Phinney is also a history teacher, Form I advisor, and lacrosse coach.
Belmont Hill Players in College Hockey and NHL
College hockey programs that Belmont Hill players have recently gone to play at include: Princeton, Yale, Dartmouth, West Point, Holy Cross, Bentley, UConn, Amherst, Williams, Middlebury, Bowdoin, Colby, Tufts, Connecticut College, Babson, and Saint Anselm. Former Belmont Hill hockey players play for the Boston Bruins, Florida Panthers, New York Rangers, and Ottawa Senators (2017-18 season).
Belmont Hill-Nichols Holiday Tournament
Learn more about the annual tournament, which alternates host locations between Belmont Hill and Nichols in Buffalo, NY.
22-23 Team Record
Record: 21-7-2
Other Teams
Schedule
Schedule
| Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Type | Result | Score | Alerts | Status |
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Hockey Rink | Scrimmage | |||||
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vs.
St. Sebastian's School
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Hockey Rink | Scrimmage | ||||
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vs.
Upper Canada College
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Hockey Rink | Scrimmage | Win | 6-1 | ||
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vs.
Proctor Academy
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Hockey Rink | Scrimmage | Win | 8-1 | ||
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vs.
Brunswick School
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Hockey Rink | Scrimmage | Win | 2-0 | ||
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vs.
Noble and Greenough School
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Noble and Greenough School | Loss | 2-4 | |||
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vs.
Governor's Academy
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Governor's Academy | Win | 8-1 | |||
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vs.
Lawrence Academy
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Hockey Rink | Win | 7-1 | |||
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vs.
Taft
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Lawrenceville | Win | 2-1 | |||
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vs.
Stanstead
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Lawrenceville | Win | 3-1 | |||
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vs.
Choate Rosemary Hall
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Lawrenceville | Win | 3-2 | |||
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vs.
Lawrenceville
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Lawrenceville | Loss | 2-3 | |||
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vs.
Brewster Academy
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Nichols School | Tournament | CANCELLED | |||
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vs.
Brunswick School
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Nichols School | Tournament | CANCELLED | |||
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vs.
Brunswick School
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Brunswick School | Loss | 2-5 | |||
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vs.
St. Francis School
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Nichols School | Tournament | CANCELLED | |||
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All Day
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Nichols School | Tournament | CANCELLED | ||||
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vs.
Brunswick School
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Brunswick School | Win | 5-4 | |||
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vs.
Milton Academy
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Hockey Rink | Tie | 2-2 | |||
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vs.
St. Sebastian's School
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St. Sebastian's School | Loss | 3-4 | |||
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vs.
Thayer Academy
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Hockey Rink | Win | 3-2 | |||
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vs.
Governor's Academy
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Hockey Rink | Win | 5-2 | |||
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vs.
St. Mark's School
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Hockey Rink | Win | 4-1 | |||
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vs.
Tabor Academy
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Tabor Academy | Tie | 1-1 | |||
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vs.
Brooks School
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Hockey Rink | Win | 9-0 | |||
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vs.
St. Paul's School
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Hockey Rink | Win | 4-2 | |||
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vs.
Lawrence Academy
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Lawrence Academy | Win | 7-2 | |||
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vs.
Phillips Academy Andover
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Phillips Academy Andover | Win | 4-0 | |||
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vs.
Rivers School
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Hockey Rink | Win | 6-1 | |||
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vs.
St. Sebastian's School
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Hockey Rink | Win | 6-4 | |||
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vs.
Thayer Academy
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Thayer Sports Center | Win | 4-1 | |||
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vs.
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
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Hockey Rink | POSTPONED: Postponed | ||||
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vs.
Milton Academy
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Milton Academy | Loss | 2-6 | |||
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vs.
Noble and Greenough School
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Hockey Rink | Win | 4-3 | |||
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vs.
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
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Hockey Rink | Win | 6-1 | |||
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vs.
Tabor Academy
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Hockey Rink | Win | 4-2 | |||
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vs.
Dexter School
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Hockey Rink | Win | 6-2 | |||
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vs.
Westminster School
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Westminster School | Loss | 4-6 | |||
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vs.
Milton Academy
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Milton Academy | Win | 7-2 | |||
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vs.
Avon Old Farms
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Avon Old Farms | Loss | 2-7 |
Dynamic Athletics Hero
The Program
The Belmont Hill hockey program has a tradition of excellence in the ISL and New England. Belmont Hill has five teams: Varsity, Junior Varsity, Thirds, Fourths, and Fifths. The rink in the Jordan Athletic Center is an Olympic-size ice sheet. Banners hang in the rink to celebrate team success (2 New England Championships, 30 ISL Championships, 18 Lawrenceville Tournament Championships, and 10 Nichols-Belmont Hill Championships), as well as individual accomplishment (4 US Hockey Hall of Famers, 6 Olympians, and 3 Hobey Baker winners). A banner also celebrates former coach Ken Martin '65's 707 career victories in 39 seasons. Coach Martin is the winningest coach in Massachusetts high school hockey history and in 2013 was inducted into the Mass Hockey Hall of Fame.
The Coach
Brian Phinney began his tenure as varsity hockey coach in 2021. Prior to Belmont Hill, Coach Phinney served as an assistant coach at Middlebury College, as well as at the Salisbury School in Connecticut. He also spent two seasons as a graduate assistant at UMass-Amherst. A native of Vermont, Coach Phinney played his college hockey at Middlebury College where they won two NCAA titles, including during his senior year when he was captain and All-American. He also played lacrosse at Middlebury, capturing an NCAA title during his freshman year. After graduation, Coach Phinney played four seasons of professional hockey in Sweden. At Belmont Hill, Coach Phinney is also a history teacher, Form I advisor, and lacrosse coach.
Belmont Hill Players in College Hockey and NHL
College hockey programs that Belmont Hill players have recently gone to play at include: Princeton, Yale, Dartmouth, West Point, Holy Cross, Bentley, UConn, Amherst, Williams, Middlebury, Bowdoin, Colby, Tufts, Connecticut College, Babson, and Saint Anselm. Former Belmont Hill hockey players play for the Boston Bruins, Florida Panthers, New York Rangers, and Ottawa Senators (2017-18 season).
Belmont Hill-Nichols Holiday Tournament
Learn more about the annual tournament, which alternates host locations between Belmont Hill and Nichols in Buffalo, NY.
Roster
Team Roster
| Name | Class |
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| Marco Beshere | 2024 |
| Matthew Biotti | 2023 |
| Marc Butler | 2023 |
| Dane Carter | 2023 |
| Grayson Cohen | 2025 |
| Brock Cummings | 2023 |
| Mason Daignault | 2023 |
| Joshua Doolan | 2023 |
| Evan Dresser | 2025 |
| Jack Duffy | 2025 |
| Lenny Greenberg | 2024 |
| Benjamin Hack | 2024 |
| Stephen Kilcoyne | 2024 |
| Jin Lee | 2025 |
| Daniel Markham | 2023 |
| Jake McManus | 2024 |
| Lucca Micciche | 2024 |
| Ronan O'Donnell | 2023 |
| Henry Schmidek | 2023 |
| Michael Sullivan | 2025 |
| Jake Tavares | 2026 |
| Jason Thibodeau | 2026 |
| Lindan Verville | 2025 |
| Andrew Waugh | 2025 |
| Keagin Wilson | 2025 |
| Patrick Woods | 2026 |
Meet the Coaches
Meet the Coaches
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Head Coach
In addition to being the Associate Director of Admission, Mr. Phinney teaches History 1 and is the Form I Head Advisor. He is the Head Coach for Varsity Hockey, and he coaches Fourth Lacrosse.
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Mr. Cunningham is an alumnus of Belmont Hill (Class of 2012) and returned in 2019 as part of the faculty. He teaches Middle School English and coaches Varsity Hockey, and is the Head Varsity Baseball Coach.
After graduating from Belmont Hill, he attended Amherst College where he received a B.A. in English and where he also played baseball and hockey. He earned his Master of Arts in Teacher Leadership at Mount Holyoke College. Prior to Belmont Hill, Mr. Cunningham was an English teacher, advisor, coach, and dorm leader at Williston Northampton School, where he also coached hockey and baseball.
