The 19th annual Hockey Night in Boston Summer Tournament is about to
get underway, and there'll be lots of hockey to see for local area
fans.  Games will be held every single day at Merrimack's Volpe
Complex from July 31-August 21.  Six games will be played each
Saturday and Sunday, with 2 or 3 games scheduled for each weekday
night.  A total of 90 games are scheduled with 400 players taking part
on 17 teams.
 
Teams for the tourney are: Northern New England, Sophomore All-Stars,
New York, Eastern, Mid-Atlantic, Mid-West, Great Lakes, Mass-West,
Greater Boston, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Middlesex, North, South,
Suburban, Central, and New Brunswick.
 
The tourney is more of a showcase than anything else, and not all
teams will be present for the entire affair.  For example, New
Brunswick doesn't roll into town until August 17th, and Great Lakes will
only be around from July 31-August 4.
 
Among players who have played in the tourney in the past are Brian
Leetch, Shawn McEachern, Tony Amonte, and Jeremy Roenick.  Players pay
about $400 to be able to participate, and many are looking to catch the
eye of the many college and pro scouts who will be present.  32 HNiB
alums were chosen in the 1993 NHL draft, with 12 going in the top 5
rounds.
 
All info was taken from a 7/29/93 Lawrence Eagle-Tribune article written
by Hector Longo.  The Tribune published the entire game schedule which
is too long to type in, but basically the weekday schedule runs from
either 4 or 6:15 pm till about 10:30 pm, and on weekends games run from
either 9 or 11 am till 10-10:30 pm.
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Color Voice of the Merrimack Warriors                  *HMN*  11/13/93
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