2026 MIAA Boys Ice Hockey State Championships: Littleton/Bromfield Co-op Nets First; Pope Francis, Canton, Hanover Add to Championship Legacies

The tradition of Championship Sunday at TD Garden in Boston continued on March 15, with four Boys Hockey championship games as the conclusion to the MIAA 2026 Winter season.

Three teams added their second championships of the five-year MIAA statewide tournament era, while the fourth took home its first trophy in program history.

For complete galleries of images from Championship Sunday at TD Garden, visit the Owen Jones Photography website.

Division 1

Sophomore Luke Latulippe fired home a wrist shot from the mid slot just 1 minute, 8 seconds into the second overtime and No. 7 seed Pope Francis Preparatory School skated off with a thrilling 2-1 victory over No. 8 seed Saint John’s High School.

After the teams battled through three periods and then the 8-minute first extra session (played at 4-on-4), they returned to the ice following a Zamboni break. Latulippe wasted no time firing home the winning goal, giving Pope Francis its first state championship since 2023 and sixth all time as a program (including Springfield Cathedral).

After a scoreless first period, Latulippe also set up senior Wolfgang Zinger with the first goal to give the Cardinals a 1-0 lead at 4:56 of the second. But the Pioneers, who were playing in the state final for the second time in as many years, tied it on senior Sahvy Andino’s long wrist shot just 1:46 later.

From there, goalies George Ramsey of Pope Francis (29 saves) and Colin McCarthy of St. John’s (40) held the fort until Latulippe became the latest player to etch his name into MIAA state championship overtime history.

_{POPE FRANCIS 2, ST. JOHN’S 1 (2 OT)}

_{SECOND – Pope Francis: Wolfgang Zinger (Luke Latulippe) 4:56; St. John’s: Sahvy Andino (unassisted) 6:32.
2ND OT – Pope Francis: Latulippe (Whitaker Zinger, Liam Dolan) 1:08.
GOALIES – Pope Francis: George Ramsey (29 saves); St. John’s: Colin McCarthy (40 saves).
RECORDS – Pope Francis 19-5-3; St. John’s 15-9-1.}

Division 2

There has yet to be a Division 2 title game in the five-year statewide tournament era that hasn’t featured either Canton High School or Tewksbury Memorial High School.

This time, it was No. 1 seed Canton’s turn to get revenge for the previous matchup between the schools, and earn its second state title in four years. Junior Cam Guerschuny scored on a backhand with 1:22 to play to lift the Bulldogs to a 2-1 victory over the No. 2 seed Redmen.

Canton scored both its goals in the final 12 minutes to erase a deficit and earn the program’s fifth state championship all time. The Bulldogs lost in double overtime to Billerica last March, and also fell to Tewksbury in the teams’ 2022 final showdown.

It looked like Tewksbury might have the magic again as junior Kevin Andriolo scored a stunning goal with 1.2 seconds left in the second period.

But Canton, which also had a 5-0 win in a regular-season matchup between the teams, was undaunted. Ryan Elrick pulled the Bulldogs even with 11:48 left in regulation.

Senior Matt Wright finished with 22 saves for Canton, while sophomore Cole Abruzi made 29 stops for Tewksbury.

_{CANTON 2, TEWKSBURY 1}

_{SECOND – Tewksbury: Kevin Andriolo (Tyler Bourgea) 14:58.
THIRD – Canton: Ryan Elrick (Joey Ryan) 3;12; Canton: Cam Guerschuny (Graidy Carr, Brayden Dickie) 13:38.
GOALIES – Canton: Matt Wright (22 saves); Tewksbury: Cole Abruzi (29 saves)
RECORDS – Canton 24-1-0; Tewksbury 22-2-1}

Division 3

In what was a wild third period in one of the highest scoring state finals in recent memory, it was Ryan Kisiel who had the biggest. The junior scored the tiebreaking goal with 2:51 to play and No. 1 seed Hanover High School pulled out a 7-5 victory over No. 3 seed Medfield High School.

The teams already had battled to a 3-3 tie through two periods, but the fireworks were just beginning. Twice Hanover took the lead, only for Medfield to battle back and pull even. The last time was when sophomore Luke Dickson capped his hat trick with 3:11 to play to make it 5-5.

But just 20 seconds later, Kisiel gave the Hawks the lead for good by trailing a 2-on-1 and burying a rebound, and senior Henry Phillips finally iced it with an empty-netter with 36 seconds left.

Medfield, seeking its first state title since 2016, had a 2-0 lead in the first period and went up 3-1 just 36 seconds into the second. But power play goals from Phillips and Kisiel pulled Hanover even and helped set the stage for the Hawks to win their seventh state title overall and first since 2022.

Junior Joe Galvin, senior Brody Kiley and junior Shane Fanning also scored for Hanover, and senior Cam Melone and junior Connor Hines chipped in two assists apiece. For Medfield, freshman Max Abramson and senior Jake Cragan added goals, and senior Matthew Dickson finished with four assists.

_{HANOVER 7, MEDFIELD 5}

_{FIRST – Medfield: Luke Dickson (Matt Dickson, Owen Fessenden) 7:13; Medfield: L. Dickson (M. Dickson) 13:21; Hanover: Joe Galvin (Luke Munroe) 13:51.
SECOND – Medfield: Max Abramson (L. Dickson, M. Dickson) 0:36. Hanover: Henry Phillips (Ryan Kisiel, Cam Melone) pp 1:45; Hanover: Kisiel (Connor Hines, Shane Fanning) pp 6:45.
THIRD – Hanover: Brody Kiley (Jack Carthas) 1:55; Medfield: Jake Cragan (Avery Stein, Owen Mix) pp 7:53; Hanover: Fanning (unassisted) 9:38; Medfield: L. Dickson (M. Dickson) 11:49; Hanover: Kisiel (Hines, Melone) 12:09; Hanover: Phillips (unassisted) en 14:24.
GOALIES – Hanover: Ryan McArdle (25 saves); Medfield: Louie Slesar (24 saves, 6 GA)
RECORDS – Hanover 21-2-2; Medfield 20-5-0}

Division 4

Sophomore Blake Hannon scored the first of his two goals just 35 seconds into the game and the No. 2 seed Littleton High School/Bromfield School co-op never looked back in taking home a 5-1 victory over No. 9 seed St. Bernard’s High School.

Hannon also set up senior Gavin Werling’s first of two goals that made it 2-0, and Werling followed with the second goal midway through the first period to send the Tigers – who also feature two players from the Parker Charter Essentials School – well on their way to the first championship in program history.

Sophomore Ryder Testagrossa gave the Bernardians life when he scored in the opening minute of the second period, and St. Bernard’s then went on the power play looking to draw even closer. But just as the penalty was expiring, Hannon forced a turnover down the left side and fired home his second goal for a 4-1 lead at 3:19 of the second.

Andrew Archer capped the scoring late in the second period for the Tigers, who got 20 saves from Jacob Dangel.

Chase Bergeron made 30 saves for St. Bernard’s, which was playing at TD Garden for the first time since 2000.

_{LITTLETON/BROMFIELD 5, ST. BERNARD’S 1}

_{FIRST – Littleton/Bromfield: Blake Hannon (unassisted) 0:35; Littleton/Bromfield: Gavin Werling (Liam Glew, Hannon) 3:42; Littleton/Bromfield: Werling (L. Glew, Andrew Archer) pp 9:01.
SECOND – St. Bernard’s: Ryder Testagrossa (Pheonix Fortier) 0:43; Littleton/Bromfield: Hannon (unassisted) 3:19; Littleton/Bromfield: Archer (Austin Huber, Kelly Logan) 12:37.
GOALIES – Littleton/Bromfield: Jacob Dangel (20 saves); St. Bernard’s: Chase Bergeron (30 saves). 
RECORDS – Littleton/Bromfield 24-1-0; St. Bernard’s 21-4-0}