Boys Varsity Ice Hockey
Loomis Chaffee boys ice hockey competes at the highest level of New England prep hockey. A member of the New England Prep School Ice Hockey Association and the Founders League, Loomis plays a competitive, 26-game schedule. Opponents in the Founders League, widely accepted as one of the best high school leagues in the country, make up the lion’s share of our schedule. We offer players significant exposure to college and professional scouts, and our student athletes earn the opportunity to continue their hockey careers at top Division I and Division III college programs. Several Founders League veterans and Loomis alumni have gone on to successful professional careers as well.
Valuing personal growth and development of our players as young men, students, and hockey players, the goals of Loomis hockey are in keeping with the school’s mission to develop its students “in spirit, mind and body” and to “inspire in them a commitment to the best self and the common good.”
Next Game
Season Record
Schedule & Scores
Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Advantage | Details | Result | Score |
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Brunswick School
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Savage/Johnson Rink | Home | Details about Ice Hockey - Boys Varsity | Win | 7-4 |
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Trinity-Pawling School
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Savage/Johnson Rink | Home | Details about Ice Hockey - Boys Varsity | Win | 4-1 |
vs.
Pomfret School
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Pomfret School | Away | Details about Ice Hockey - Boys Varsity | Win | 4-3 |
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Canterbury School
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Canterbury School | Away | Details about Ice Hockey - Boys Varsity | Win | 4-2 |
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Choate Rosemary Hall
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Savage/Johnson Rink | Home | Details about Ice Hockey - Boys Varsity | Win | 6-5 |
AOF Christmas Classic (vs. The Frederick Gunn School)
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Avon Old Farms School | Away | Details about Ice Hockey - Boys Varsity | Win | 5-2 |
AOF Christmas Classic (vs. Kent School)
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Avon Old Farms School | Away | Details about Ice Hockey - Boys Varsity | Loss | 8-5 |
AOF Christmas Classic (vs. Trinity-Pawling)
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Avon Old Farms School | Away | Details about Ice Hockey - Boys Varsity | Win | 2-1 |
AOF Christmas Classic 3rd Place Game (vs. Berkshire)
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Avon Old Farms School | Away | Details about Ice Hockey - Boys Varsity | Loss | 1-4 |
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Kent School
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Kent School | Away | Details about Ice Hockey - Boys Varsity | Win | 5-4 |
vs.
Deerfield Academy
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Savage/Johnson Rink | Home | Details about Ice Hockey - Boys Varsity | Loss | 2-4 |
vs.
Hotchkiss School
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Hotchkiss School | Away | Details about Ice Hockey - Boys Varsity | Win | 7-1 |
vs.
Taft School
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Savage/Johnson Rink | Home | Details about Ice Hockey - Boys Varsity | Tie | 2-2 |
vs.
Westminster School
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Westminster School | Away | Details about Ice Hockey - Boys Varsity | Win | 4-3 |
vs. Hill School
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Savage/Johnson Rink | Home | Details about Ice Hockey - Boys Varsity | Win | 3-0 |
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Avon Old Farms School
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Savage/Johnson Rink | Home | Details about Ice Hockey - Boys Varsity | Loss | 2-6 |
vs.
Phillips Academy (Andover)
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Savage/Johnson Rink | Home | Details about Ice Hockey - Boys Varsity | Loss | 2-6 |
vs.
Williston Northampton School
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Savage/Johnson Rink | Home | Details about Ice Hockey - Boys Varsity | Win | 5-1 |
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Deerfield Academy
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Deerfield Academy | Away | Details about Ice Hockey - Boys Varsity | Loss | 1-5 |
vs.
Salisbury School
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Savage/Johnson Rink | Home | Details about Ice Hockey - Boys Varsity | Loss | 1-5 |
vs.
Westminster School
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Savage/Johnson Rink | Home | Details about Ice Hockey - Boys Varsity | Loss | 2-5 |
vs.
Northfield Mt. Hermon
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Northfield Mt. Hermon | Away | Details about Ice Hockey - Boys Varsity | Win | 7-2 |
vs.
Millbrook School
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Savage/Johnson Rink | Home | Details about Ice Hockey - Boys Varsity | Loss | 1-2 |
vs.
Choate Rosemary Hall
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Choate Rosemary Hall | Away | Details about Ice Hockey - Boys Varsity | Win | 6-3 |
vs.
Avon Old Farms School
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Avon Old Farms School | Away | Details about Ice Hockey - Boys Varsity | Loss | 1-2 |
Roster
# | Name | Position | Class | Hometown |
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1 | Liam Joyce | G | 2025 | West Hartford, CT |
2 | Jack Sabol | D | 2025 | Dublin, OH |
3 | Jasper Curtis | G | 2024 | South Strafford, VT |
4 | Colin Clokie | D | 2025 | North York, ON |
5 | Jack Daly | D | 2026 | Windsor Locks, CT |
6 | Easton Swift | F | 2024 | West Hartford, CT |
7 | Brody Andriole | D | 2024 | Branford, CT |
8 | Gennaro Pompano | F | 2025 | East Haven, CT |
9 | Will Pashby | F | 2024 | Frisco, TX |
10 | Drew Anastasio | D | 2024 | West Simsbury, CT |
11 | Owen Schwarz | F | 2026 | Fairfield, CT |
12 | Cory Alissi | F | 2024 | West Hartford, CT |
13 | Ethan Woolcott | F | 2024 | Irvine, CA |
14 | Ben Carfora | F | 2024 | West Haven, CT |
15 | Nikolai Bazalitski | F/D | 2027 | Altoona, WI |
16 | Asher Stull | F/D | 2024 | |
17 | Indy Grossbard | F | 2026 | Wilton, CT |
20 | Ryder Tremblay | D | 2026 | Westfield, MA |
21 | Will Watson | F | 2026 | |
22 | Carson Woolcott | F | 2026 | Irvine, CA |
23 | Luke Collins | F | 2025 | |
24 | Graham Wiggenhauser | F/D | 2025 | West Hartford, CT |
29 | Connor Bankoff | G | 2024 | West Hartford, CT |
30 | Luke Quinn | G | 2025 | Andover, MA |
37 | Eli Velepec | F | 2024 | Rochester, NY |
Gordon Bond | Manager | 2027 | New York, NY | |
Max Gelb | Manager | 2024 | Weston, MA | |
Luke Kotwicki | Manager | 2025 | Peterborough, NH |
Coaches
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John ZaviszaHead Coach
For Coach, more important than his accomplishments, is his commitment to personal and professional growth and development—he is a learner and believes to be the best coach you can be you must be continually evolving. Just as he demands his players to challenge themselves, coach sees each season and off-season as an opportunity to be a better coach. He has worked closely with renowned coaches such as Eric Hoffberg and Mark Bennett. He has completed his MBSR, is a certified Level 4 USA Hockey coach, and has been a coach educator for USA Hockey as well. He regularly attends coaching conferences, is an avid reader, and regular follower of coaching podcasts such as Changing the Game Project. Coach finds value and relevancy in many life experiences that inform his coaching including his current pursuit of surfing.
As for the more standard accomplishments, Coach holds a Master’s degree in History, has coached 28 seasons of hockey, and has led championship teams at several levels both in the U.S. and internationally. He played at and graduated from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, where he was twice named to the Hockey East All Academic Team. His coaching career began at Belchertown, High School in western Massachusetts, before ultimately heading to Avon Old Farms to start his Prep teaching and coaching career. Coach also attended AOF in high school and was a member of the first NTDP-U18 team in 1997-98.
Coach believes in balance. He prioritizes family and finds joy in both the intensity of the hockey season and living a relatively unplugged life in Maine in the summer months. Beyond coaching hockey at Loomis, he also teaches history, works in a dorm, and coaches J.V. lacrosse. He lives on campus with his wife, daughter, son, and cat.
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Paul ThompsonAssistant Coach
Paul Thompson is excited to join the Loomis Chaffee community and the boys ice hockey program after a successful 13-season professional ice hockey career. Paul played in more than 700 games in the AHL and NHL, and he is excited to share his experiences and knowledge to help players grow on and off the ice. He played college hockey at the University of New Hampshire (2007–11) where he was a member of the 2010 NCAA All-Academic Team and was named the 2011 Hockey East Player of the Year, an NCAA First Team All-American, and a Hobey Baker Top 10 Finalist.
While playing professional hockey, Paul developed a desire and passion for coaching during his time in a leadership position in the AHL. He was an AHL All Star in 2015 and played 24 NHL games with the New Jersey Devils and Florida Panthers.
Aside from coaching hockey at Loomis, Paul works in an operations role in the Athletic Department. Paul resides in Longmeadow, Mass., with his wife and two children. He enjoys spending time with his family, concerts, golfing, and visiting New Hampshire, where he grew up.
Accolades
2023
2022
New England Large School Tournament Quarter Finalists
2020
New England Large School Tournament Champions
2018
New England Large School Tournament Quarter Finalists
2016
Elite 8 Quarter Finalists
2015
Founders League Champions
Housatonic League Champions
Elite 8 Quarter Finalists
2014
New England Large School Tournament Champions
Avon Old Farms Hockey Christmas Classic Tournament Champions
Alumni Athletes
Class of 2022
Ethan Roberts ’22, University of St. Thomas
Oliver Flynn ’22, University of Connecticut
Charlie Andriole ’22, Babson College
Cam Miranda ’22, Hamilton College
Class of 2021
Jan Olenginski ’21, Saint Lawrence University
Class of 2020
Kyle Chauvette ’20, College of the Holy Cross
Class of 2019
Kennedy O'Connor ’19, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Ben Ritter ’19, Amherst College
Cody Hoban ’19, Sacred Heart University
Anthony Cipollone ’19, Quinnipiac University
Jake Sigal ’19, Albertus Magnus College
Alex Krause ’19, Dartmouth College
Class of 2018
Trent DeNuccio ’18, SUNY Geneseo
Andrew Lucas ’18, University of Vermont
Riley Connors ’18, Yale University