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Hockey - Boys' JV
Overview
Overview
Boys hockey has been played at Taft since Horace Dutton Taft founded the school in 1890. Taft's long-standing tradition of excellence in boys' ice hockey dates back to the undefeated 1905 team. Moreover, Taft was the first school in New England to have an indoor artificial ice surface, Mays Rink, which was built by Taft students in 1950. Over the past century, Taft has emphasized excellence not only on the ice, but also in the classroom and the dormitory. The Taft boys' hockey program is proud of helping student athletes improve their individual skills and hockey “sense,” and also helping them to foster their leadership skills.
The junior varsity program is based on two principles: the first is that players best develop their skills and abilities by getting as much playing time as possible, and as such, the team has a history of moving a handful of players to the varsity level each year. The second, and most important principle, is that hockey is a game, and should be fun. All athletes at Taft are expected to compete hard and represent the school to the best of their ability, in both their play and their behavior.
Schedule
Schedule
Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Advantage | Type | Details | Result | Score | Status |
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Berkshire School
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Berkshire School | Away | Details about Hockey - Boys' JV | Loss | 1-2 | ||
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The Frederick Gunn School
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The Frederick Gunn School | Away | Details about Hockey - Boys' JV | Loss | 3-7 | ||
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Avon Old Farms School
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Avon Old Farms School | Away | Details about Hockey - Boys' JV | Loss | 1-5 | ||
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Westminster School
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Westminster School | Away | Details about Hockey - Boys' JV | Loss | 3-6 | ||
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Loomis Chaffee School
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Home | Details about Hockey - Boys' JV | Win | 9-0 | |||
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Salisbury School
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Salisbury School | Away | Details about Hockey - Boys' JV | Loss | 3-4 | ||
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Kent School
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Home | Details about Hockey - Boys' JV | Tie | 2-2 | |||
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Trinity-Pawling School
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Home | Details about Hockey - Boys' JV | Loss | 3-6 | |||
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Fairfield Country Day School
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Home | Details about Hockey - Boys' JV | N/A | 10-2 | |||
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Berkshire School
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Home | Details about Hockey - Boys' JV | Loss | 3-5 | |||
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Kent School
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Kent School | Away | Details about Hockey - Boys' JV | Win | 2-1 | ||
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Deerfield Academy
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Deerfield Academy | Away | Details about Hockey - Boys' JV | Loss | 3-6 | ||
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The Frederick Gunn School
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Home | Details about Hockey - Boys' JV | Loss | 2-8 | |||
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Choate Rosemary Hall
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Home | Details about Hockey - Boys' JV | Loss | 3-5 | |||
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Trinity-Pawling School
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Trinity-Pawling School | Away | Details about Hockey - Boys' JV | Loss | 0-10 | ||
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Hotchkiss School
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Home | Details about Hockey - Boys' JV | Loss | 0-4 |
Roster
Roster
# | Name | Position | Class | Hometown |
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2 | Topher Jones | 2026 | Boise, ID | |
3 | Harrison Ooten | 2026 | Palm Beach, FL | |
4 | Jackson Tucker | 2026 | Weston, CT | |
5 | Brendan Toon | 2024 | Woodbury, CT | |
6 | Ali Griswold | 2024 | Old Lyme, CT | |
7 | Hans Baurmeister | 2024 | Darien, CT | |
8 | Edvin Leskinen | 2026 | Espoo | |
9 | Huck Griswold | 2025 | Old Lyme, CT | |
10 | Ben Friedman | 2024 | Scarsdale, NY | |
13 | William Zhao | 2027 | Shanghai | |
17 | Billy Halsell | 2027 | New Canaan, CT | |
20 | Jay Fisch | 2027 | Darien, CT | |
21 | Carter Halsell | 2025 | New Canaan, CT | |
23 | James Peck | 2026 | New York, NY | |
24 | Jesse Peck | 2025 | New York, NY | |
26 | Kaiyun Xu | 2027 | Austin, TX | |
27 | Luke Zhang | 2024 | Beijing | |
30 | Briggs Watson | 2026 | New Canaan, CT | |
88 | Mac Trombley | 2026 | Millwood, NY |
Coaches
Coaches
About Head Coach Matt Cox
A native of Granger, Indiana, Matt first came to New England in 2006 to play junior hockey for the Northern Cyclones. Matt attended Wentworth Institute of Technology, earning a BS in architecture. At Wentworth, he was a four-year starter on the varsity lacrosse team, earning multiple Commonwealth Coast Conference honors. After a career in architecture and construction management, Matt earned a MEd in secondary mathematics from Cambridge College. Prior to coming to Taft in 2021, Matt got his start in boarding school education at The Frederick Gunn School. In addition to teaching math, Matt is an assistant coach for boys’ varsity lacrosse and the head coach of boys’ JV hockey. He is the dorm head on CPT 4, where he lives with his wife, Hannah, their son, Connor, and their dog, Cooper.
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Head Coach