In any sport, playing a game at a team’s home athletic venue can be an asset because of increased fan support and familiarity with the facility. At Choate, student athletes may experience some negatives when participating in an athletic competition at home, but playing at home is mainly associatedRead More
Many athletes not only play varsity sports here at Choate, but also play on club teams outside of Choate and, of course, manage their school work and everything else they do here. Basketball player Sam Gallo ’19 plays for CT Impact; ice hockey players Effie Tournas ’20 and Christina TournasRead More
Boys’ Varsity Hockey lost a heartbreaker 3-4 to Northfield Mount Hermon this past Sunday. It was Senior Day for the Boars, and the team went down by a mere goal, 3-4. Choate has had a disappointing season so far this year, but it has been turning it around as ofRead More
A few weeks ago, Choate’s JV hockey team beat Loomis Chaffee. However, this game wasn’t just like any other game for the two hockey teams. The two teams faced off against each other in the annual Grim Cup, whose history goes back a few years. A few years ago, longtimeRead More
Highlighted by its competitive games and electric atmosphere, the puck dropped on the 2018 Choate Broom Hockey Tournament on Friday, January 12. The tournament is an annual tradition, played for more than twenty years at Choate, open to any team of five who wants to join. This year, there wereRead More
A critical presence at Remsen Rink, whom hockey players respect and depend on, is referee Mr. Marty Tangredi. I spoke with Mr. Tangredi to learn more about his history with the game and his 27 years of experience officiating at Choate. A true all-around hockey person, he started playing hockeyRead More
On Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, Choate students flock to the ice rink to watch their peers play hockey, with the occasional break for the Zamboni to come through. However, few actually know the Zamboni drivers and how they came to be. I spoke to three of them – WilliamRead More
On Saturday, December 10, the Boys’ Varsity Hockey team took on Deerfield in its third contest of the season. After a physical and emotional game, Choate came out on top, 7-3, for its first win this winter. From the start, the game was physical, with both teams delivering major hits,Read More
For this week’s postgraduate profile, Joseph Coyne ’19 sat down with Sabrina Huett ’16 to talk about herself, the Choate PG experience, and her past and future with hockey. JC: When did you start playing hockey and why? SH: I started playing hockey in fourth grade. Before hockey, I usedRead More
