The KUA Boys’ Ice Hockey Team is a proud member of the highly competitive Lakes Region League and holds a strong legacy within New England prep school hockey. The team has achieved numerous accomplishments, including multiple Lakes Region Championships, New England Prep Tournament appearances, and NEPSAC Elite Division Championships in 1982, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2024.
While competing for championships and postseason success is always an exciting achievement, the program’s primary focus is on the development of student-athletes aspiring to play at the collegiate level. KUA hockey alumni have gone on to compete at a variety of Division I and III schools, such as Boston College, Cornell University, Northeastern University, University of Vermont, Trinity College, Bowdoin College, and Middlebury College, as well as pursuing careers in professional hockey.
The foundation of the program’s success starts with its experienced coaching staff. KUA’s Head Coach is Tim Whitehead, a seasoned leader with a rich history in collegiate and prep hockey. Prior to joining KUA, Coach Whitehead spent 25 years coaching at the NCAA level, including head coaching stints at the University of Maine and UMass Lowell. His teams made numerous NCAA Tournament appearances, including 4 Frozen Fours and 2National Championship games.
Learn More About Playing at KUA
If you would like to learn more about our Varsity Boys’ Ice Hockey program and the full KUA experience, feel free to email Coach Whitehead at twhitehead@kua.org or start the process with the Office of Admission.
Conal Mulkerrin scored his second goal of the game with just over four minutes left to break a 2-2 and lift the Wildcats to a 3-2 win over a tough Brunswick team on Sunday at the Exeter Invitational. Mulkerrin scored the game's first goal early in the second when he converted on the power play off a rebound from Nasean Faria's shot. Lucas Hannay also assisted on the play. KUA scored its second power play goal just over a minute later when Jack Ross tipped home a Charlie MacLeod shot, with Hannay earning another assist. Brunswick struck late in the second and third to tie the game, but with just over four minutes remaining, Hannay sent a shot toward the Brunswick net that was tipped by Jackson Kimelman. The rebound came to Mulkerrin on the side of the net, and he made no mistake slamming it home for the game winner. Goalie Cam Ingram was excellent in net for the Wildcats, stopping 34 of 36 shots on the day.
Senior Aiden Bean scored the game-winning goal five minutes into the third period as the Wildcats topped Rivers School 2-1 in the first game of the Exeter Invitational on Saturday. Jackson Kimelman gave KUA a 1-0 lead in the second period, with assists going to Josh Phillips and Conal Mulkerrin. Rivers tied the game late in the second, and the teams entered the third locked at 1-1. Five minutes into the final frame, Dawson Wood worked the puck to Bean in the Rivers slot, and the senior made no mistake finding the back of the net for the game-winner. KUA goalie Cam Ingram was excellent on the night, stopping 26 of 27 shots.
Junior foward Conal Mulkerrin scored three goals while senior goalie Cam Ingram stopped all 17 shots he faced as the Wildcats rolled to a 4-0 victory over Vermont Academy on Wednesday in Meriden. Mulkerrin opened the scoring just over five minutes into the game when he converted a rebound from teammate Jack Ross, with Lucas Hannay also earning an assist on the play. Four minutes later, Mulkerrin struck again, this time with a wrist shot from the left wing that beat the VA goale. Assists went to Jackson Kimelman and Josh Phillips. Charlie MacLeod extended the lead to 3-0 later in the first when he scored off a pass from Nasean Faria. Ingram, who passed the puck to Faria in the KUA defensive zone, also tallied an assist on the play. In the second period, Mulkerrin scored off another rebound, this time from a Christian Toma point shot, and Phillips earned his second assist of the night on the play. Though KUA held a decisive 59-17 shot advantage, Ingram was strong when called upon, especially during the second period when he stopped all 11 shots VA sent his way.