The Make-A-Wish All-Star Hockey Classic returns for another year at Gutterson Fieldhouse on Saturday.
The Vermont and New Hampshire boys will square off for the 32nd time, while the girls game reaches is set for its 27th meeting. The showcase features the top graduated high school seniors of Vermont and Hampshire.
The girls contest is slated to start at 3:30 p.m., the boys game at approximately 6. Tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for students (ages 7-17). Children 6 and under are free.
The Vermont girls have won the last three games vs. New Hampshire and lead the all-time series 12-10-3. The New Hampshire boys rallied last summer and own a 20-9-1 edge.
All proceeds from the event go to fulfill special wishes for children with life-threatening medical conditions. The Hockey Classic has raised more than $345,000 toward those wishes, according to Classic co-chair Cathy Foutz.
Further information is available on the Hockey Classic website, www.allstarhockeyclassicvtnh.org.
The rosters:
VERMONT GIRLS
BFA-St. Albans: Rae Alexander, Bri Jarvis, Makenna Montgomery, Amber Poquette, Arleigh Richard. Burlington/Colchester: Hanna Coughlin, Norra Moody, Camryn Poulin. Burr and Burton: Kaelyn Downey, Skylar Smith. Kingdom Blades: Brooke-Lynne Choiniere, Alexander Mosher. Missisquoi: Emily Airoldi. South Burlington: Sabrina Brunet, Kiley Burke, Taylor Tobrocke. Spaulding: Ruby Harrington. Stowe: Isabel Donza. Woodstock: Hannah Gubbins, Gracelyn Laperle.
Coaches: Kristina Bellomo (Rutland), Molly Burke (Stowe), Kristi Lewicki (Burr and Burton).
VERMONT BOYS
BFA-St. Albans: Deagan Rathburn, Thomas Wilbur. Burr and Burton: Jack McCoy, Jake Murnaghan. Champlain Valley: Nicolas Menard, Travis Stroh, Alex Zuchowski. Colchester: Drew Hale, Adam Maher, Brody Rassel, Ben Sherman. Essex: Hunter Driver. Hartford: Ezra Mock. Middlebury: Toby Draper. Mount Mansfield: Gavin Cowan, Owen Jones. Rice: Joseph Rob. South Burlington: James Bradley, Will Bradley, James Chagnon, Nick Kelly.
Coaches: J.P. Benoit (Champlain Valley), Ben Roberts (BFA-St. Albans), Jordan Stearns (Middlebury).
NEW HAMPSHIRE GIRLS
Berlin-Gorham-Kennett: Ava Bartoli, Abby Blais, Olivia O'Neil. Bishop Brady: Finley Hollenberg. Exeter: Lilyan Marrie Blood. Hanover: Maeve Lee, Rory Seelig. Hollis-Brookline-Derryfield: Rachael Irving. Keene-Fall Mountain: Alix Dumont. Kingswood-Prospect Mountain: Jenny Baldwin. Lebanon-Stevens-Kearsarge: Phoebe Ballard, Lily Hoegler, Olivia Pollard. Manchester Central-Memorial West: Jamie Webster. Oyster River-Portsmouth: Eliza Wheeler. Pinkerton: Riley Dunn, Emily Gosselin. St. Thomas-Dover-Winnacunnet: Juliana Grella, Christi Trudel.
Coaches: Shane Flood, Aaron House, Tom Jumper, Dave Sykes (Kingswood-Prospect Mountain).
NEW HAMPSHIRE BOYS
Berlin-Gorham: Kolin Melanson, Cam Pake. Berlin-Gorham-Kennett: Sam Maurice. Bishop Guertin: Joe Dekarski, Caleb Yeung. Bow: Brodie O'Neil, Billy Smethurst. Dover: Owen Culcasi, Caleb Marasca. Exeter: Matt Wallace. Hanover: Wyatt Seelig, Jack Wilkinson. Merrimack: Conor Dunn, Cam Keaveney. Pembroke-Campbell: Cameron Plumb. Oyster River: Camden Miner. Windham: Ben Breen, Nate Crowley, Casey Kramer. Winnacunnet: Brady Thompson.
Coaches: Henrik Barbin (Exeter), Paul DiMarino (Exeter).
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