March 19, 2023 – Here are your NH D2 Hockey All-State Teams for 2023. Congratulations to each person recognized. There are even more folks worthy of such recognition.
2023 NH High School Hockey
NH D2 Hockey All-State Teams
We see youth hockey teams playing 50-75 games per season here in New Hampshire. Then as the kids become young men and women the funnel narrows and players make their high school hockey teams, a major shift takes place. Not only does the competition level increase, but far fewer games are played. Before you know it, a high school career has passed and players have played maybe 70-90 games in their entire high school careers.
I have always said to my kids and to anyone else who will listen, that these are not only the days of their lives, but they go by so very fast. Being sick or injured for a week could literally take a player out of competition for a quarter of a hockey season. And as athletes, the quicker they are able to figure out how to bring their “A-compete level” even when they don’t feel “A-level” mentally, emotionally, or physically from one day to the next, the better career they’ll have. There are a lot of things pulling kids in different directions, not to mention the sheer forces of just growing.
So, to those players who are recognized this season on the NH D2 Hockey All-State Teams, my sincerest congratulations.
Congratulations to each of the players recognized by being named to the NH D2 Hockey All-State Teams, and to their teams as well. These awards don’t happen based on solo efforts in a team environment. These things come as a result of excellence on the ice, nurtured over the years by family sacrifice, player sacrifice, teamwork, connection with coaching, and perseverance. Job well done. Congratulations to Coach Young of Dover and to all of the teams for another great season of high school hockey. NH High School Hockey is a great place to play.
NH D2 Hockey All-State Teams for 2023 – NH Legends of Hockey.
The thoughts and opinions expressed here are those of the individual contributors, mostly mine, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the schools, coaches, players, or characters listed in any of these blog posts. Or, maybe they do, but you would have to ask them directly.
Either way, “It’s a great day for hockey” ~ the late “Badger” Bob Johnson.