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Varsity Hockey

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The Program

The St. Sebastian’s Hockey Program has a rich tradition dating back to the opening of the school in 1941. The program consists of five teams, with practices taking place for all teams in our campus rink, the Henry T. Lane Rink, named in honor of Henry Lane ’49, who served St. Sebastian’s for over 40 years – starting as the Varsity Hockey coach before adding the duty of Athletic Director. There are locker rooms for each team as well as shower facilities. The Varsity team is coached by Sean McCann, Jed Doherty ’86, and Corey Ronan ’14. At the sub-varsity levels, there are no cuts, and all who would like to play are encouraged to do so.  

The Varsity Team

Our Varsity team plays in the Keller Division of the Independent School League (ISL), which includes Belmont Hill, Governor’s Academy, Lawrence Academy, Milton Academy, Nobles, Thayer, and Tabor Academy. Since entering the league in 1976, the Arrows have won league championships six times. During that span, two New England Division One championships were also won, and in the third year the team went to overtime in the final, just missing out on an unprecedented three straight New England championships. The league schedule consists of 14 games. There are additional non-Keller League games against the likes of St. Mark’s, Rivers, Brooks, Philips Andover, and Phillips Exeter.  

In addition, the Arrows host an annual Christmas tournament, named the Kevin T. Mutch Tournament. Kevin Mutch was a 1980 graduate of St. Sebastian’s who captained the Murphy Cup Championship Team in 1980 and went on to star at Boston University. Kevin returned to St. Sebastian’s to help fellow alumni Dan Williams ’64 and Jack Doherty ’62 coach the Varsity team during their ISL title run in 1991–92. He was tragically killed in September 1992 and a scholarship was established in his name to honor all that he meant to St. Sebastian’s.  The Christmas Tournament was named in his honor in 2022.  

The Arrows also co-host a New Year’s Showcase with Nobles and have an annual game against Tabor Academy for the Travis Roy Cup, started by St. Sebastian’s to benefit the Travis Roy Fund.  

In the thirteen seasons of the current New England Prep School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) postseason format, the Arrows have qualified eleven times, including two Elite 8 appearances in the last four postseasons.  

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