With Christmas in the rearview, the prep hockey schedule powers forward.
Many teams will hit the ground running out of the break with another round of holiday tournaments to close out December and begin the new year.
The action begins on Thursday, Dec. 28, with the starts of the Watkins New Year's Invitational and the Nichols-Belmont Hill Tournament. Both run through Saturday, Dec. 30. Cushing hosts the Watkins, while all games of the Nichols-Belmont Hill Tournament are at Belmont Hill.
The North Yarmouth Academy Holiday Faceoff and Nobles-St. Sebastian's New Year's Showcase each runs from Friday to Saturday.
The Tabor New Year's Tournament kicks off 2024 on Monday, Jan. 1, lasting through Tuesday, Jan. 2. The GameSheet Prep Cup in Exeter, N.H., wraps up the tournament slate. It begins Friday, Jan. 5, and ends Sunday, Jan. 7.
FULL RESULTS:Â Check out what happened in every pre-Christmas boys prep holiday tournament
Here are the full schedules for each of these tournaments.
2023 Nichols-Belmont Hill Tournament
All games played at Belmont Hill
Green Division: Nichols, Gilmour Academy, Millbrook School, Académie Saint-Louis
Blue Division:Â Belmont Hill, Brewster Academy, Brunswick, St. Francis School
Thursday, Dec. 28
- Brunswick 4, Belmont Hill 2
- St. Francis 5, Brewster 1
- Gilmour 3, Millbrook 2
- Nichols 10, Académie Saint-Louis 2
- Belmont Hill 5, St. Francis 0
- Brunswick 9, Brewster 0
Friday, Dec. 29
- Gilmour 6, Nichols 1
- Millbrook 2, Académie Saint-Louis 1
- Belmont Hill 1, Brewster 0 (OT)
- Brunswick 3, St. Francis 1
- Nichols 4, Millbrook 3
- Gilmour 4, Académie Saint-Louis 2
Saturday, Dec. 30
- Brewster 5, Académie Saint-Louis 0
- Millbrook 5, St. Francis 4
- Belmont 4, Nichols 0 (3rd place)
- Brunswick 5, Gilmour 4 (Championship)
2023 Watkins New Year's Invitational
All games played at Cushing Academy
Fisher Division:Â Canterbury, Cushing, Lawrence, New Hampton
Iorio Division:Â Dexter, Governor's, Stanstead, Thayer
Thursday, Dec. 28:
- Game 1: Lawrence 9, New Hampton 2
- Game 2: Cushing 4, Canterbury 1
- Game 3: Stanstead 6, Governor's 5
- Game 4: Thayer 2, Dexter 2
Friday, Dec. 29
- Game 5: New Hampton 2, Canterbury 1
- Game 6: Dexter 4, Governor's 2
- Game 7: Lawrence 6, Cushing 3
- Game 8: Thayer 4, Stanstead 1
Saturday, Dec. 30
- Game 9: Canterbury 7, Governor's 5
- Game 10: Dexter 5, New Hampton 3
- Game 11: Cushing 8, Stanstead 4 (3rd place)
- Game 12: Thayer 6, Lawrence 1 (Championship)
STANDOUTS: 14 players who impressed at the Flood-Marr Tournament
Nobles-St. Sebastian's New Year's Showcase
Friday, Dec. 29 at St. Sebastian's
- St. Sebastian's 9, Williston 4
- Nobles 3, Berkshire 0
Saturday, Dec. 30 at Nobles
- Williston 4, Nobles 3 (OT)
- St. Sebastian's 5, Berkshire 3
North Yarmouth Academy Holiday Faceoff
All games played at North Yarmouth Academy
Friday, Dec. 29
- Berwick 3, NYA 2 (OT)
- Roxbury Latin 6, BB&N 1
Saturday, Dec. 30
- NYA 8, BB&N 3
- Berwick 5, Roxbury Latin 1
- Berwick 7, BB&N 2
- NYA 1, Roxbury Latin 1
TOP PERFORMERS: Who showed out during the first round of holiday tournaments?
2024 Tabor New Year's Tournament
All games played at Tabor, unless otherwise noted
Monday, Jan. 1
- Game 1: Milton 4, St. Paul's 1
- Game 2: St. George's 6, Proctor 2
- Game 3: Tabor 3, Pomfret 2
- Game 4, Winchendon 6, Kents Hill 2
- Game 5: Proctor 4, St. Paul's 3
- Game 6: Pomfret 7, Kents Hill 4
- Game 7: Milton 4, St. George's 3 (SO)
- Game 8: Tabor 4, Winchendon 1
Tuesday, Jan. 2
- Game 9: St. Paul's 4, Kents Hill 2
- Game 10: Pomfret 3, Proctor 2
- Game 11: St. George's 5, Winchendon 1 (3rd place)
- Game 12: Milton 3, Tabor 2 (Championship)
2024 GameSheet Prep Cup
All games played at the Rinks at Exeter, Exeter, NH
Friday, Jan. 5
- Game 1: Northwood 3, Dexter 0
- Game 2: Culver 3, Nichols 1
- Game 3: St. Andrew’s 7, Frederick Gunn 3
- Game 4: Kimball Union 6, Mount St. Charles 3
Saturday, Jan. 6
- Game 5: Dexter 4, Nichols 2
- Game 6:Â Mount St. Charles 5, Frederick Gunn 1
- Game 7:Â Northwood 2, Culver 0
- Game 8: Kimball Union 6, St. Andrew’s 5 (OT)
Sunday, Jan. 7
- Game 9: Loser of Game 5 vs. Loser of Game 6, 9 a.m. (Rink 2)
- Game 10; 5th place: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6, 9:30 a.m. (Rink 1)
- Game 11; 3rd place: Loser of Game 7 vs. Loser of Game 8, 11:40 a.m. (Rink 2)
- Game 12; Championship: Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 8, 12:10 p.m. (Rink 1)
CHAMP RECAPS: KUA wins Flood-Marr | Holderness wins Groton/Lawrence | Brunswick wins Kevin Mutch
