Summer News 2005

South Shore Kings shine for Massachusetts at USA Hockey Festivals; several selected for USA National Teams.

The South Shore Kings have a long history of representing Massachusetts at the USA U15, U16 and U17 National Festivals. Many of our top players have been selected by USA Hockey after these tournaments to represent the country at the prestigious Five Nations Cup where the US squares off in August every year against the best 16 and 17 year olds from Canada, Russia, Sweden and Finland.

In 2000, Ryan Whitney '83, Brian McConnel '83, Michael Morris '83 and Robbie Flynn '83 played for Team USA. In 2001 Joe Rooney '85, Chris Poli '85 and Jimmy Russo '85 were selected to play for Team USA. In 2002 Keith Yandle '86, Nick Coskren '86 and Anthony Aiello '86 made the USA team. In 2004, Brian Gibbons '88 and Paul Carey '88 made the team. This Summer 2005 Gibbons and Carey are joined by fellow King Michael Griffin '88.

At the U17 Festival in Rochester, NY Jimmy Hayes and Derek Pallis '89 represented the Kings and Massachusetts. Following this summer's tournament Jimmy Hayes was named to the USA Team. He'll leave the 2nd week in August to represent the US at this year's Five Nations Cup which will take place in Switzerland.

Justin Mansfield 90' from Arlington will team up with Ian Graves 90' of Belmont and Steven Kelly 90' of Mansfield for Team Mass at the U15 Festival at St. Cloud Minn.

At the 91 level Gus Young, Mark Hourihan, and Richie Crowley will all be playing for the Mass 14's.

The Kings organization is proud of our players who take part in the Massachusetts Satellite Program and we express our sincere thanks to Mass Hockey who has pioneered this off season development program which has benefited so many of our players in teaching them what it takes to reach their full potential as athletes and young men.

 

Jimmy Hayes "89" leads Team USA U17

Switzerland/ August 2005

The United States U17 team went undefeated at the Five Nahas Cup beating Germany 6 to 4 in the final. Team USA also beating Czech Republic, Slovekia and Switzerland.

Hayes "89" from Dorchester led the team and the tournament in scoring with 3 goals and 5 assist (8 points). Hayes is a sophomore at Nobles and Greenough School in Dedham, MA and his brother Kevin plays for the 92 Kings.