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.
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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.
A contingent of Canadians led the Wildcats to a 6-0 win over Brewster on Friday in Wolfeboro. Xander Boutilier (Nova Scotia) struck first for KUA, scoring from the slot just a minute and a half into the game. KUA scored twice more in the first when Matthew Ross (Ontario) and Alexis Gagne (Quebec) added goals. In the second period, Gagne added his second of the game, this one coming shorthanded. Mikael Tissier (Ontario) added a powerplay goal in the second by tipping the puck home from the slot. Rowen Sang (NJ via Ontario) rounded out the scoring in the third with a powerplay goal early in the frame. Goalie Luca Campo (Quebec) earned the shutout in net.
Second-period powerplay goals by Matthew Ross and Josh Phillips staked KUA to a 2-0 lead, but Deerfield clawed back, scoring the winning goal with three minutes to play before adding an empty-netter to double up the Wildcats 4-2 on Wednesday. Up 2-1 after two, KUA surrendered the tying goal with ten minutes to play and failed to convert with the man advantage a few minutes later, leaving the door open for Deerfield to score a powerplay goal of its own for the win. KUA held the advantage in shots at 34-24, but could not get the equalizer past the Deerfield goalie.
Three powerplay goals and a shorthanded tally helped the Wildcats to a 6-1 win over St. Paul's on Saturday in Meriden. Lucas Siomos scored twice on the powerplay and added an assist, while CJ Watroba scored two goals, one of which came with the man advantage. Rowen Sang and Mikael Tisser, who scored shorthanded, had the other KUA markers. Iain Olsen had a huge game for the Wildcats, as he assisted on four goals. Max Kimelman, Matthew Ross, and Josh Phillips each had an assist, and goalie Blake McMeniman stopped 19 shots for the win.
A contingent of Canadians led the Wildcats to a 6-0 win over Brewster on Friday in Wolfeboro. Xander Boutilier (Nova Scotia) struck first for KUA, scoring from the slot just a minute and a half into the game. KUA scored twice more in the first when Matthew Ross (Ontario) and Alexis Gagne (Quebec) added goals. In the second period, Gagne added his second of the game, this one coming shorthanded. Mikael Tissier (Ontario) added a powerplay goal in the second by tipping the puck home from the slot. Rowen Sang (NJ via Ontario) rounded out the scoring in the third with a powerplay goal early in the frame. Goalie Luca Campo (Quebec) earned the shutout in net.
Second-period powerplay goals by Matthew Ross and Josh Phillips staked KUA to a 2-0 lead, but Deerfield clawed back, scoring the winning goal with three minutes to play before adding an empty-netter to double up the Wildcats 4-2 on Wednesday. Up 2-1 after two, KUA surrendered the tying goal with ten minutes to play and failed to convert with the man advantage a few minutes later, leaving the door open for Deerfield to score a powerplay goal of its own for the win. KUA held the advantage in shots at 34-24, but could not get the equalizer past the Deerfield goalie.
Three powerplay goals and a shorthanded tally helped the Wildcats to a 6-1 win over St. Paul's on Saturday in Meriden. Lucas Siomos scored twice on the powerplay and added an assist, while CJ Watroba scored two goals, one of which came with the man advantage. Rowen Sang and Mikael Tisser, who scored shorthanded, had the other KUA markers. Iain Olsen had a huge game for the Wildcats, as he assisted on four goals. Max Kimelman, Matthew Ross, and Josh Phillips each had an assist, and goalie Blake McMeniman stopped 19 shots for the win.
In a back and forth game that never saw the Wildcats trail, KUA pulled out a 5-3 at Tilton on Friday. After getting up 2-0 in the second period on goals from Iain Olsen and Nasean Faria, the Wildcats surrendered the lead, allowing two quick Tilton goals. A powerplay goal from CJ Watroba restored the KUA midway through the second, but Tilton quickly answered with a goal to tie the game. However, late in the second, Matthew Ross capped off a nice passing play to give the Wildcats a 4-3 lead. Watroba added his second of the game late in the third. Caden Barnard, Misha Dormidontov, Alexis Gagne, Lucas Siomos, Rowen Sang, and Josh Phillips all had at least one assist for KUA, while goalie Blake McMeniman made several key saves, finishing with 25 overall, to earn the win.
A trio of sophomores helped lead KUA to victory on Wednesday in Meriden as Rowen Sang had two goals and an assist, Matthew Ross had two assists, and Luca Campo made 21 saves as the Wildcats beat Vermont Academy 5-1. Josh Phillips, Mikael Tissier, and Nick Evans also tallied for KUA, while Lucas Siomos, Iain Olsen, CJ Watroba, Alexis Gagne, Nasean Faria, and Anthony Leech all added helpers. The Wildcats outshot VA 52-22 on the afternoon.
The Wildcats fired 48 shots on net, but they only managed to get two past the Stanstead goalie as Stanstead earned a 3-2 overtime win on Saturday in Meriden. Down 2-0 in the third period, KUA got goals from Jackson Davies and Mikael Tissier to tie the game and send it into overtime. Despite KUA controlling the play, Stanstead was opportunistic, capitalizing on a turnover a minute and a half into the extra frame to take the hard-fought win.
Up 3-1 with nine minutes to play, the Wildcats could not hold on as New Hampton scored two goals, including the game-tying goal with two minutes left, to force a 3-3 final at New Hampton on Wednesday. Xander Boutilier and CJ Watroba scored first-period goals for KUA, and Matthew Ross added a goal in the second period. Iain Olsen, Josh Phillips, Jackson Davies, and Thomas Ojard earned assists on the KUA goals while goalie Luca Campo made 27 saves.
In the final game of the GameSheet Prep Cup in Exeter, the Wildcats held leads of 1-0, 2-1, and 3-2, but could not hold on against a strong Northwood team, ultimately falling 4-3. Mickael Tissier, Rowen Sang, and Josh Phillips provided the goals for KUA, while Zach Phillips had two assists and Lucas Siomos had one. Next up, the Wildcats get into the regular Lakes Region schedule with a game at New Hampton on Wednesday.
CJ Watroba scored three goals and added an assist to help lead the Wildcats to a 7-2 win over a talent St. Andrew's College team from Toronto in the Prep Cup Tournament at Exeter on Saturday. Josh Phillips added two goals for KUA, with one of them coming on a shorthanded breakaway. Iain Olsen also scored a shorthanded goal, capping off an outstanding individual effort on the forecheck. Lucas Siomos also scored for KUA. Goalie Blake McMeniman was strong in net, finishing with 24 saves. The win sets up a championship matchup with Northwood School on Sunday.
The Wildcats got 20 saves from Blake McMeniman and goals from CJ Watroba and Iain Olsen to beat South Kent School 2-1 in the opening round of the Gamesheet Prep Cup in Exeter on Friday. Down 1-0 in the second period, KUA turned up the compete level and had several chances to score before Watroba made a great individual effort to avoid a check on the rush before cutting to the net and wristing the puck five-hole to tie the game. The score remained tied until five minutes into the third period when Olsen also scored off the rush, with assists going to Corwith Simmers and Lucas Siomos. The win sets up a semi-final matchup on Saturday against St. Andrew's College of Toronto.
In the third-place game at the Flood-Marr Tournament, the Wildcats put forth a strong effort from start to finish to top a talented Deerfield team 4-1. Max Kimelman opened the scoring just a minute and a half into the game when he roofed a short-side wrister over the Deerfield goalie. Mikael Tissier assisted on the play. The score remained that way until the second period when Kimelman got in on the forecheck, worked a loose puck to Tissier, who then found Rowen Sang in the slot. Sang buried a backhander to put the Wildcats up 2-0. Iain Olsen struck on the powerplay late in the second to give the Wildcats a 3-0 lead heading into the third period. Matthew Ross tallied KUA's fourth goal just three minutes into the final frame. Goalie Blake McMeniman (13 saves) carried a shutout into the final minute and earned the win.
Corwith Simmers scored two goals while goalie Luca Campo stopped 14 shots as the Wildcats beat Hotchkiss 4-1 in the second day of the Flood-Marr Tournament. KUA held a 1-0 lead after one, as CJ Watroba scored on a rush halfway through the frame. Simmers tallied what would eventually be the game winner early in the second period, but a Hotchkiss goal cut the lead in half heading into the third. In the final period, Zach Phillips scored off a rebound from Lucas Siomos to extend the lead, and Simmers added an empty-netter in the final minute to complete the scoring.
In the second game of the day, the Wildcats dropped a 3-2 game to Noble and Greenough at the Flood-Marr Tournament. After falling behind 2-0, KUA got goals from Rowan Sang and Mikael Tissier to even the score early in the third period. However, Nobles got a goal a few minutes later and held on for the win. Next up, the Wildcats face Hotchkiss on Saturday at Milton Academy.
The Wildcats got out to a 3-0 lead in the second period and held on to defeat Westminster 4-1 in the first game of the Flood-Marr Tournament at Noble and Greenough School on Friday. Zach Phillips tipped home a shot from Bleyton Hopps-Thompson just 1:24 into the opening period, and KUA controlled play for the remainder of the frame but couldn't tally another goal. In the second, Corwith Simmers and Josh Phillips each scored for KUA, but Westminster cut into the lead with a minute left in the period. However, the third period was all KUA, as Westminster took five penalties, leaving the Wildcats with plenty of offensive zone time. Rowen Sang, on an assist from Jackson Davies, stretched the lead to 4-1 with five minutes to play to round out the scoring. Goalie Blake McMeniman stopped 15 shots to earn the win.
Mikael Tissier had a goal and two assists while goalies Blake McMeniman and Luca Campo combined to shutout Brewster 6-0 on Saturday in Meriden. CJ Watroba, Corwith Simmers, and Alexis Gagne tallied first-period goals for KUA, while Tissier scored the lone goal of the second period. Tissier added his second of the game in the third period before Nasean Faria closed out the scoring in the final minute.
Down 4-1 in the third period, the Wildcats didn't quit, scoring three consecutive goals to tie the game, which ended 4-4 at St. Paul's on Friday night. Despite controlling much of the play and holding a 51-21 shot advantage on the night, KUA gave up some uncharacteristic chances to an opportunistic St. Paul's team. Lucas Siomos (1 G, 3 A) had a big night for the Wildcats, while CJ Watroba, Corwith Simmers, and Max Kimelman also tallied for KUA. Goalie Luca Campo made several key stops to keep the Wildcats in striking distance throughout.
Down 2-0 late in the second period, the Wildcats got goals from Max Kimelman and Zach Phillips 34 seconds apart to tie the game, and they then added three third-period goals to skate to a 5-2 win over Proctor in the home opener. Xander Boutilier, Nick Evans, and Rowen Sang tallied in the third, while Sang, Mikael Tissier, Lucas Siomos (2), CJ Watroba (2), Alexis Gagne, Corwith Simmers, and Anthony Leech had assists. Goalie Blake McMeniman earned the win by kicking out 18 of the 20 shots he faced.
Goalie Blake McMeniman stopped all 24 shots he faced, and Xander Boutilier scored two goals to help lead the Wildcats to a 4-0 win over Kent School in the second game of the Exeter Invitational Showcase. Boutillier scored on the game's first shot, just 30 seconds in, with Corwith Simmers and CJ Watroba earning assists. Watroba tipped home a Nick Evans one-timer five minutes later, and Boutillier scored his second of the game with three minutes to play in the first period, with Simmers and Watroba again picking up assists. Evans tallied the Wildcats' fourth goal late in the second period, with Boutilier and Caden Barnard assisting on the play. The Wildcats had the territorial advantage on the day as well, firing 48 shots on net.
Josh Phillips and Corwith Simmers scored, and goalie Blake McMeniman kicked out 34 of 35 shots as KUA beat a talented Rivers team 2-1 at the Exeter Invitational Tournament on Saturday. Phillips opened the scoring just two minutes into the game, with assists going to Zach Phillips and Alexis Gagne. The game stayed that way until early in the second when Rivers tied the game, but just three minutes later Simmers connected from the slot to give KUA the 2-1 lead. Xander Boutillier picked up an assist on the play. Rivers pressed hard for an equalizer, but McMeniman and the KUA defense stood tall to preserve the win.
Lucas Siomos (1 G, 1 A), CJ Watroba (1 G, 1 A), and Iain Olsen (1 G) provided the goals on a night that saw KUA fire 51 shots on net en route to a 3-1 win at Vermont Academy on Thursday. Josh and Zach Phillips each tallied assists on the night, and goalie Luca Campo earned his first win in a KUA uniform by stopping 14 of 15 shots, including several key saves when the game was 2-1. Next up, the Wildcats travel to Exeter for a showcase weekend of games against Rivers and Kent.
Zach Phillips had three goals and an assist as the Wildcats won their second game of the weekend with a 6-2 victory over Stanstead College on Sunday in Stanstead, QC. Josh Phillips scored the first Wildcat goal of the afternoon early in the first period before Stanstead tied the game at one. However, the tie was short-lived, as Zach Phillips tallied minutes later to give KUA the 2-1 lead after one period. Phillips added his next two goals in the second to secure the natural hat-trick, while Corwith Simmers and Jackson Davies scored the fifth and sixth goals respectively. Goalie Blake McMeniman earned the win in net, stopping 23 of 25 shots.
Max Kimelman scored two goals, including the overtime winner 1:28 into the extra frame as the Wildcats overcame a 3-1 deficit in the third period to beat Hill School 4-3 on Saturday in Stanstead, QC. Anthony Leech and Zach Phillips each tallied a goal for KUA, while Mikael Tissier had two assists. Nick Evans, Jackson Davies, Lucas Siomos, and Xander Boutillier also had assists for the Wildcats. Goalie Blake McMeniman came in during the third period and held the fort to earn the win in net.