Hill School ice hockey has been a part of New England Prep School hockey for more than 55 years. As an independent Division I prep program and associate member of the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC), The Hill plays against some of the top talent from New England and the Mid-Atlantic.

Head Coach: Sean O'Brien P'24 '25 | sobrien@thehill.org

Sean O’Brien takes over the Hill boys’ hockey program for the 2021-22 season following a four-year tenure as the Director of Hockey Operations at Harvard University.  Coach O’Brien played collegiately at New England College, where he topped 100 career points and served as team captain for his senior season prior to playing professionally in Europe for a season.  After his playing career, Coach O’Brien spent four seasons as a scout for the Florida Panthers and then then returned to New England as a co-founder of the Portland Jr. Pirates hockey club, a Tier III Junior A program.  From 2003 until 2010, O’Brien served as a coach and General Manager in the organization and sent more than 100 Jr. Pirates alumni to play college hockey.  In 2011, he became Vice President of Legacy Global Sports, LLC and Director of the Selects Academy boys’ program, overseeing the organizations ascension to one of the top AAA youth hockey clubs in the United States at the U16 and U18 levels.  He also managed Legacy’s NHL Player Agency Division; 10 players who graduated from the program between 2013 and 2018 have since been drafted.  He remained with Selects Academy until moving on to Harvard.   

Assistant Coach: Ben Bala '16

Hill graduates who currently are playing hockey at a higher level:

Gabe Shipper '20 - Twin City Thunder (USPHL NCDC)
Brock Weimer '20 - Espanola Express (Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League)
CJ Duvall '19 - Hobart College
Ryan Long '19 - Penn State University (ACHA)
Jay Luce '19 - University of Delaware (ACHA)
Wade Ashford '19 - Penn State University (ACHA)
* Tyler Paquette '19 - Penn State University (departed Hill early for USHL) 
David Hill '18 - University of Wisconsin Stevens Point 
Dalton Jerzak '18 - SUNY Fredonia
Max Lesnikov '17 - Penn State University (ACHA) 
Brandon Picard '17 - Concordia University - Wisconsin 
Andrew Troy '16 - Trinity College
Max Novak '10 - South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL)

View a comprehensive list of alumni who have continued their hockey careers beyond Hill.  If you or a former teammate are not on this list but should be included, please contact Nate Yinger '05 (nyinger@thehill.org) and he will revise the list. 

Mid-Atlantic Hockey League Champions
2016, 2017, 2019