For the fifth year, Select Skills will be sponsoring (2) teams in the premier Middle School league in Massachusetts, MSDHL.  It is the only Middle School League in Massachusetts that allows checking and high school rules.  Jr Reds players also get a skills package provided by Select Skills Hockey. 

All Jr. Reds games are played in the areas premier private school rinks such as Belmont Hill, Governors and Philips Andover against best competition coming from the EHF, NEHL and Mass Select leagues. Our teams play in the MSDHL, New England's largest independent Middle School League.

Program Outline:

• Season: Mid Nov,  2011 - March , 2012
• Teir 1 Competition
• Only Middle School League with Checking & High School Rules
• MSDHL Jamboree
• (11) MSDHL Games - plus playoffs
• (3-4) Playoff Games
• (6) Skills Sessions with SSH Staff @ Flynn Rink
• (3) Optional Non-League Games
• Cost: $350 ($250 deposit; balance due prior to 1st game)

 

Our Coaches:

Matt Sanders 

• Select Skills, Director
• Univ of Vermont Hockey
• Tampa Bay Lightning Org., Detriot Vipers

Ken Murphy 

• Select Skills Director
• Melrose/Watertown Varsity coaching Staff
• Mass Select Tier 1 U18 Coach
• USA level 4 coach
• USA, NIHOA, IJHL, & EJHL registered official.

Chris Charlton

• Select Skills Sr. Instructor
• MHS JV Coach
• Assumption College
• Former MHS captain and Middlesex League All star

 

Jr. Reds History:

Past Players include 14 of the 16 returning MHS Varsity. In the past 3 seasons every Freshman to make the MHS Varsity was a former Jr. Reds.  In addition we have a number of successful players who have worn the Jr Reds Jersey:

• Brendan Collier - Malden Catholic (capt) committed to BU
• Conal Lynch - Boston Latin (capt)
• Paul Wrenn - Malden Catholic, Valley Jr. Warriors EJHL
• Rob Houghton - Peabody High School (capt)
• Eric Muise - Peabody High School (capt)
• Mike Darling - (capt)
• Colin Murphy, MHS (capt) 
• Pete Hanson, MHS (capt)
• Eric Farr - MHS (capt)
• Mike Fimiani - MHS (capt)
• Chris Fimiani - MHS (capt)
• Blaise Healy - MHS (capt), Tilton
• CJ Hanson and Devin Murphy this years Captains of Melrose High School.

 

Our Instructors:

• DJ Fimani – Coach Salve Regina College, 2 seasons Professional Hockey, Norwich Unversity (capt), BC High (capt)
• Steve Caprarro – UMass-Lowell, Austin Prep (capt)
• Colin Blackwell - Havard University, 2011-present
• Joe Capuano – Connecticut College, BC High (capt)
• Bill McBrine – Skating coach MIT
• Ian Flanagan – Salem State University
• Colin Murphy – Coach MHS JV , MHS (capt) 
• Daniel Kozlowski – Yale, BBN

For more information, visit the Jr. Reds page: www.selectskillshockey.com/reds