THEY’RE BACK! Hingham Boys Hockey Division 1 State Champs Sponsored by A Special Supplement to Hingham’s Hometown Newspaper since 1827 Page 2 • Hingham Boys Hockey Division 1 State Champs • 2015 Coach’sCoach’s ForewordForeword he rich tradition of Harbormen Hockey has been shaped over the course of the past 80 years by the many skilled and talented ath- Tletes who have worn the red and white. As coaches, we are just caretakers of this program and feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with so many great players and quality people over the years. In addition, the passion and support extended to our program by the school administration, players families, alumni and the Hingham community is second to none year after year… as evidenced by the throng of Hingham fans at each tournament game and most especially this year’s state cham- pionship game at TD Garden. Thank You. This year’s group of players, Team 80, set out to make Harbormen Na- tion proud by establishing a relentless work ethic utilizing a high level of skill and teamwork which has been characterized in many of the success- ful teams before them. Along the way, they developed an uncommon re- siliency, determination and team bond that inspired their efforts into an unbelievable ride and a Division 1 State championship. -Coach Tony Messina PATRIOT LEDGER PHOTO/ CRAIG GOEDECKE On the cover: Harbormen win State title one year after missing tournament for first time in 30-plus years. STAFF PHOTO/ROBIN CHAN hingham.wickedlocal.com • Page 3 StorybookStorybook SeasonSeason By Chris McDaniel Junior goaltender Matt Personeni [email protected] came up with 29 saves in the final, arguably his best performance of the he amount of potential story season. Personeni started four of the lines from the Hingham Harbormen’s final five tournament T High boys hockey team’s sea- games after splitting time during the son was a reporter’s dream. season with Andrew Ehler. Star sophomore Matt Egan missed During the game there were plenty the State final game after undergoing of close calls where Personeni had to an appendectomy before the game. come up big. The goaltender also had Senior Carson Terres got the start. It some help from his best friend - the was only his fourth game of the sea- post - and defenseman Will Jones son after missing almost the entirety who came up with a key blocked shot of the season with two broken collar- late. bones. And then of course there was the Terres’ younger brother, Marshall, cliché tale of redemption. scored the winning-goal with 1:21 re- The powerhouse program went maining in the game. from the lowest of the low last year Hingham’s Billy McNally celebrates his score. Hingham took an early lead The Matt Demelis- Billy McNally - missing the tournament, unheard of against Weymouth in high school boys hockey tourney action held at Gallo Egan line scored more than half of for the team, before rising to the Arena in Bourne, Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. THE PATRIOT LEDGER/ GARY HIGGINS the Harbormen’s goals this season. highest of the high. mately the Harbormen just missed ham knocked off a Xaverian team, Hingham entered the third period Late in the season the Harbormen the cut. which earned a wildcard into the Su- of the March 15 contest trailing 2-1 were below .500, in danger of miss- In the South Sectional finals, Hing- per 8. before getting an equalizer from se- ing the tournament for a second con- nior captain Dan Shea. secutive year before going on an 11- Marshall Terres is on Hingham’s game unbeaten streak. lone line with two seniors - Shea and Hingham played so well down the Ethan Iaria. That line was on the ice stretch that they looked they may get for the winning goal. a birth into the Super 8, but ulti- The changing of the guard, backup goalie Jack Santilli relieves starting goalie Matt Personeni late in the game with score getting out of hand. THE PATRIOT LEDGER/ DAVID MORRISON Page 4 • Hingham Boys Hockey Division 1 State Champs • 2015 Hingham’s Jack Hennessey tries to make a shot tumbling onto the ice as goalie Dylan Morris and defenseman Jake Ryan of Arlington Catholic guard the net. WICKED LOCAL PHOTO/ MIKE SPRINGER The Harbormen celebrate their victory over Arlington Catholic at the TD Garden in Boston. From left are Joe Rooney, Jack Santilli, Jack Forbes, Matt Demelis and Ethan Iaria. WICKED LOCAL PHOTO/ MIKE SPRINGER Harbormen erased only tourney ComebackComeback kids?kids? deficit in final against AC By Chris McDaniel North Sectional champion AC an- Saleski’s shot, which caromed off the leaned on each other and went out [email protected] swered 57 seconds later to tie it at end boards. and won.” one and took a 2-1 lead in the second With overtime looking imminent The Harbormen also needed a he Division 1 boys hockey period. It was the first and only time late in the period, freshman Mar- Herculean 29-save effort from junior State final on March 15 Hingham would trail all tourna- shall Terres tipped home a Steve Ja- Matt Personeni. T started just the way Hing- ment. cobs shot from the point that was Personeni stonewalled several ham coach Tony Messina drew it up. Hingham entered the third period also tipped by Ethan Iaria for what great AC chances, including a 2-on-1 The Harbormen took a 1-0 lead down 2-1 before things started to go turned out to be the winning-goal in which he slid across the crease to not long after the puck dropped according to plan again. with 1:21 remaining. make a save while sprawled on the when Matt Demelis sent a puck Exactly three minutes in, Hing- “After the second period we were ice. across the ice, but it deflected off an ham found an equalizer thanks to se- down,” said Shea, “so we went into “We had a little composure to Arlington Catholic defender and nior assistant captain Dan Shea. the locker room a little mad and we make some plays, that was really bounced on top of the net. As it was “Mike Saleski shot it from the knew we could play better and we what the difference was,” said Hing- falling back to the ice, Billy McNally point and it went wide,” said Shea. were getting out-worked. We all ham coach Tony Messina. slapped it out of mid-air into the “We talked before the game about twine for a 1-0 lead. how the boards were lively, I was For the rest of the first and second paying attention to that and it just period, things didn’t exactly go ac- came right to me, popped it in.” cording to plan. Billy McNally also got a piece of Dan Shea scores the tying-goal early in the third period. WICKED LOCAL PHOTO/ MIKE SPRINGER hingham.wickedlocal.com • Page 5 HarbormenHarbormen 20142014 StatisticsStatistics Name Goals Assists Points Winners PPG Matt Demelis 17 29 46 3 5 Billy McNally 15 25 40 4 3 Matt Egan 16 20 36 1 4 Marc O’Rourke 8 15 23 1 4 Mike Saleski 4 14 18 1 1 Ethan Iaria 4 10 14 2 0 Dan Shea 5 6 11 1 1 Nico Droster 3 7 10 0 0 Will Jones 3 6 9 1 0 Marshall Terres 3 6 9 1 0 Jeff Gordon 3 3 6 0 0 Jack Forbes 2 3 5 0 1 Jack Hennessy 2 2 4 1 0 Drew Hickey 1 2 3 0 0 Steve Jacobs 0 3 3 0 0 Colin Flibotte 0 1 1 0 0 Andrew Driscoll 1 0 1 0 0 GOALIES Name Games Saves Save % GAA SO Matt Personeni 16 246 89.1% 1.88 3 Andrew Ehler 10.87 193 86.5% 2.76 3 Name +/- PIM Shots on goal Billy McNally 28 9 87 Matt Egan 27 19.5 69 Matt Demelis 26 1.5 82 Marc O’Rourke 23 22 80 Mike Saleski 20 4.5 65 Will Jones 9 7.5 22 Page 6 • Hingham Boys Hockey Division 1 State Champs • 2015 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Congratulations to the 2015 DIVISION 1 STATE HIGH SCHOOL BOYS HOCKEY CHAMPION HINGHAM HARBORMEN From One Champion … to another THETHE EXPERIENCEEXPERIENCE 1957 When it comes to car dealerships we’re a little different. 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