Tryouts for Boston Stars Hockey Team Begins Sunday

The under-16 team will be coached by former NHL player Jim Vesey, Sr., and will play a 35-game schedule.

Somerville High School Hockey, Basketball Teams Honored at City Hall

The girls basketball team and the boys hockey team won Greater Boston League championships this year.

The Somerville Board of Aldermen and Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone honored the Somerville High School girls varsity basketball team and boys varsity hockey team Thursday. The basketball team reigned as Greater Boston League tri-champions this year, and the hockey team was champion of the Greater Boston League for the first time since 2001. In addition, Indira Evora, captain of the basketball team, was honored as a four-time GBL all-star and as the sixth Highlander in history—the fourth female—to score 1,000 points.

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5:40 pm on Saturday, March 16, 2013

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Saturday: Hockey Tournament Will Benefit Autism Organization, All Welcome

The three-on-three hockey tournament will benefit Autism Speaks. It's at 11 a.m. Saturday.

Boston Blades, a Professional Women's Hockey Team, to Play in Somerville

The Blades will play les Stars de Montréal on Jan. 13.

The Boston Blades are the only American team in the Canadian Women's Hockey League, and they will play the Montreal Stars in Somerville on Jan. 13 to benefit a local family shelter. The Blades and the Stars are top-level women's pro teams, and a number of Blades players could make it onto the U.S. women's national team. Some proceeds from the game, which takes place at 1:35 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Skating Rink, will benefit the Elizabeth Stone House, a Roxbury-based shelter. To get tickets to the game, contact Jillian Murphy of the Elizabeth Stone House at (617) 409-5415 or jmurphy@elizabethstone.org. Learn more about the Boston Blades here.

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1:06 am on Friday, February 15, 2013

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Trans-Atlantic Hockey Tournament in Somerville This Weekend

Somerville Youth Hockey players were scheduled to meet with NHL star Alexander Ovechkin Thursday.

Editor's note: The following is an edited version of an announcement sent by the city of Somerville. Somerville Patch made minor edits to the sixth paragraph so that references to days and dates would make sense at the time of posting. SOMERVILLE’S VETERAN’S MEMORIAL SKATING RINK HOSTS INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY TOURNEY Sponsored by Boston Stars Program City of Somerville, Transatlantic Hockey Invitational includes 5 elite Russian teams, New England elite teams; Youth players to meet NHL star Alexander Ovechkin Thursday. SOMERVILLE – This week, the City of Somerville is hosting several elite youth hockey teams for the first-ever “Transatlantic Invitational” hockey tournament, including youth from premiere Russian hockey leagues and youth from …

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'Guns n Hoses' Police vs. Fire Hockey Game on March 30

The hockey game pits the fire department against the police department, and proceeds benefit Somerville Youth Hockey.

Editor's note: The following is from the city of Somerville: The annual “Guns N’ Hoses” hockey game, between the Somerville Police Department and the Somerville Fire Department, will be held this year on Friday. March 30th at 7:00 p.m. at the Veteran’s Memorial Rink on Somerville Avenue.  In its 10th year, the theme is “The Youth of Somerville,” and, fittingly, proceeds from the game will benefit the Somerville Youth Hockey Association.  Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone will ceremonially drop the puck at the start of the game, and there will be a gathering for all interested attendees immediately following the game at the Dante Club on Craigie Street. Refreshments will be served, and music and raffle prizes will be ongoing. For more information …

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