Boys Varsity Ice Hockey
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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
Savage/Johnson Rink
Schedule & Scores
Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Advantage | Details | Result | Score |
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Deerfield Academy
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Deerfield Academy | Away | Details | Scrimmage | |
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Westminster School
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Savage/Johnson Rink | Home | Details | Scrimmage | |
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Brunswick School
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Brunswick School | Away | View Recap | Win | 3-2 |
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Trinity-Pawling School
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Trinity-Pawling School | Away | View Recap | Win | 4-3 (OT) |
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Pomfret School
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Savage/Johnson Rink | Home | Details | Win | 2-0 |
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Canterbury School
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Savage/Johnson Rink | Home | Details | Win | 4-2 |
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Choate Rosemary Hall
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Choate Rosemary Hall | Away | Details | Win | 4-0 |
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Avon Old Farms Hockey Christmas Classic, Trinity-Pawling School
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Avon Old Farms School | Away | Details | Win | 1-0 (SO) |
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Avon Old Farms Hockey Christmas Classic, Berkshire School
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Avon Old Farms School | Away | Details | Loss | 1-2 |
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Avon Old Farms Hockey Christmas Classic, Frederick Gunn School
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Avon Old Farms | Away | Details | Win | 4-1 |
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Avon Old Farms Hockey Christmas Classic Championship Game, Avon Old Farms School
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Avon Old Farms School | Away | Details | Loss | 2-4 |
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Kent School
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Savage/Johnson Rink | Home | Details | Tie | 4-4 (OT) |
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Deerfield Academy
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Deerfield Academy | Away | Details | Loss | 1-4 |
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Hotchkiss School
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Savage/Johnson Rink | Home | Details | Win | 3-1 |
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Taft School
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Taft School | Away | Details | Win | 2-1 (OT) |
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Westminster School
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Savage/Johnson Rink | Home | Details | Win | 5-3 |
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Cushing Academy
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Cushing Academy | Away | Details | Loss | 0-6 |
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Avon Old Farms School
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Avon Old Farms School | Away | Details | Tie | 1-1 (OT) |
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Phillips Academy Andover
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Phillips Academy (Andover) | Away | Details | Win | 3-1 |
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Williston Northampton School
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Williston Northampton School | Away | Details | Loss | 2-7 |
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Deerfield Academy
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Savage/Johnson Rink | Home | Details | ||
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Salisbury School
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Salisbury School | Away | Details | ||
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Westminster School
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Westminster School | Away | Details | ||
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Northfield Mount Hermon
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Savage/Johnson Rink | Home | Details | ||
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Millbrook School
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Millbrook School | Away | Details | ||
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Choate Rosemary Hall
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Savage/Johnson Rink | Home | Details | ||
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Avon Old Farms School
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Savage/Johnson Rink | Home | Details | ||
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NE Quarterfinals
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TBD
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TBD | TBD | Details | ||
NE Semifinals
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TBD
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TBD | TBD | Details | ||
NE Finals
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TBD
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TBD | TBD | Details |
Roster
# | Name | Position | Class | Hometown |
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1 | Liam Joyce | G | 2025 | West Hartford, CT |
2 | Ryan Staples | C | 2024 | Middletown, RI |
3 | Will Pashby | F | 2024 | Frisco, TX |
4 | Oaken Son | D | 2023 | Irvine, CA |
5 | Jack Daly | D | 2026 | Windsor Locks, CT |
6 | William Reardon | F | 2023 | Doylestown, PA |
7 | Brody Andriole | D | 2024 | Branford, CT |
8 | Gennaro Pompano | F | 2025 | East Haven, CT |
9 | Michael Karvelas | D | 2023 | Pasadena, CA |
10 | Drew Anastasio | D | 2024 | West Simsbury, CT |
11 | Elijah Siemens-Hull | C | 2023 | Los Angeles, CA |
12 | Cory Alissi | F | 2024 | West Hartford, CT |
13 | Ethan Woolcott | F | 2024 | Irvine, CA |
14 | Ben Carfora | F | 2024 | West Haven, CT |
15 | Samuel Ross | F | 2023 | Boca Raton, FL |
16 | Aidan Healy | F | 2023 | Malverne, NY |
17 | Indy Grossbard | F | 2026 | Wilton, CT |
18 | Jacob Hookman-Vassa | D | 2023 | Rockville, MD |
19 | Connor Bankoff | G | 2024 | West Hartford, CT |
20 | Graham Wiggenhauser | D/F | 2025 | West Hartford, CT |
21 | Coleman Long | D | 2023 | Providence, RI |
22 | Makai Tarjamo | F | 2023 | Waldorf, MD |
24 | Easton Swift | F | 2024 | West Hartford, CT |
30 | Andrew Heinze | G | 2023 | North Andover, MA |
37 | Eli Velepec | C | 2024 | Rochester, NY |
Jonathan Kae | Manager | 2023 | New York, NY | |
Jacob Klein | Media | 2023 | Southborough, MA | |
John LaFleur | Manager | 2023 | Longmeadow, MA |
Coaches
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John ZaviszaHead Coach
J.R. Zavisza joined the Loomis Chaffee community as a U.S. history and global human rights teacher and head coach of the Loomis Chaffee boys hockey team in 2010. In his time at the helm, Loomis has emerged as a major contender on the prep circuit, capturing multiple New England Prep School Athletic Conference championships.
Before arriving at Loomis, J.R. amassed 10 years of high school coaching experience in addition to an extensive playing background. In high school, he played hockey and lacrosse at Avon Old Farms before heading west for his senior year to become a part of the U.S. under-18 hockey team in Ann Arbor, Mich.
From Ann Arbor, J.R. headed to the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, where he majored in history and was twice named to the Hockey East All-Academic Team. During his junior year at UMass, he began his coaching career as an assistant coach for Belchertown High School in Belchertown, Mass., where he would spend five seasons, the final two as head coach. In his first season with Belchertown, the team earned the Fay-Wright Division title. Upon graduation from UMass in 2003, J.R. remained at the university to complete his master's degree in history and to work for the Athletic Department as an academic advisor.
After earning his master’s degree in 2006, he began his teaching career at Avon Old Farms, where he spent four years honing his craft. As the head coach of the Varsity B team at Avon, J.R. led his team to back-to-back Bob Rust Tournament championships in 2008 and 2009. In international competition, J.R. has coached teams to gold (2010), silver (2012), and bronze (2006) at the U-16 Cris Ver Wijst World Tournament in Tilburg, Netherlands. Using his European connections, the Loomis varsity team travels to Europe before the start of the season to play and compete internationally.
J.R. lives on campus with his wife, daughter, and son and coaches JV boys lacrosse in the spring.
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Steve NovadorAssistant Coach
Steve Novodor joined the Loomis Chaffee ice hockey program in 2010 along with head coach J.R. Zavisza. Since joining, Novodor has been part of a program that has emerged as a major contender on the prep circuit, making the prep playoffs for three consecutive seasons and winning the Founders League title in 2015 and the Large School New England championship in 2014.
In addition to his work at Loomis, Novodor is a coach at the Yale Jr. Bulldogs program, serving as the head coach of the national champion U-16 Tier 1 split season team. Prior to joining the Bulldogs, Novodor spent numerous seasons in the Junior Bobcats/Wolf Pack organization, coaching at the peewee, bantam, and midget levels.
Novodor is one of the premier hockey coaches in the country, and his knowledge, integrity, and passion for developing players is invaluable in elevating the Loomis Chaffee ice hockey program to where it currently is.
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John CunninghamAssistant Coach
John Cunningham joined the Island in 2017, after graduating from Connecticut College with a double major in United States History and United States Government. He currently works as the Sports Information Director in the Athletics and Communications and Marketing Departments, lives in Warham Hall, and is also the assistant varsity lacrosse coach.
Having grown up in Cheshire, Conn., Cunningham played his youth hockey under current Loomis assistant hockey coach Steve Novodor, before playing at Cheshire High School, where he was named a First Team All State defender is freshman, sophomore, and junior year, while winning state championships his freshman and junior year.
He then attended Pomfret School for two years and was named an All New England defenseman as a junior and a senior.
In college he played soccer and lacrosse, and worked for the men's hockey team as a statistician and broadcaster.
Accolades
2023
Founders League Champions
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