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    Tuesday, February 27, 2024

    Too Many Successes to be a Coincidence

    Successes at NTDP, NCAA, NHL Draft

    by Mike McPartlin, Headmaster, Bridgedale Academy


    How is it that one tiny school in Woodridge, Illinois can produce so many successes?

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    Friday, February 16, 2024

    Bridgedale Grads Perreault and Devine in Hobey Baker Hunt

    NHL.com has them both as top contenders

    by Mike McPartlin, Headmaster, Bridgedale Academy


    Bridgedale Academy grads Gabe Perreault and Jack Devine were recently featured on the NHL.com website in an article about the leading contenders for the 2024 Hobey Baker Award

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    Friday, January 5, 2024

    Bridgedale Grad Gabe Perreault Wins Gold at World Jrs.

    Team USA Beats Host Sweden in Final

    by Mike McPartlin, Headmaster, Bridgedale Academy


    We are proud to congratulate Bridgedale Academy grad Gabe Perreault and his USA Junior teammates for their Gold Medal victory at the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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    Friday, June 30, 2023

    Gabe Perreault Selected in 1st Round of NHL Draft

    New York Rangers 

    by Mike McPartlin, Headmaster, Bridgedale Academy


    We are proud to congratulate Bridgedale Academy grad Gabe Perreault who was selected in the first round of the 2023 NHL Draft by the New York Rangers. He was the 23rd player chosen in this year's draft.

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    Saturday, May 13, 2023

    Bridgedale Grad Jake Delaney Commits to Miami (OH)

    On a Hockey Scholarship

    by Mike McPartlin, Headmaster, Bridgedale Academy


    We are proud to congratulate Bridgedale Academy grad Jake Delaney for his recent commitment to attend and play his NCAA D1 college hockey at Miami of Ohio

    The Redhawks compete in the super-competitive National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) alongside perennial powerhouse programs like Denver, North Dakota and Minnesota-Duluth.

    Jake a 6’1” 205 lb left-shooting defenseman, is a resident of Glen Ellyn, IL. He and his twin brother Nick (who has had his own hockey success recently) attended Bridgedale for four (4) years. 

    Jake spent most of last season with the Chicago Fury U18s before being called up to the Janesville (WI) Jets of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) where he joined fellow Bridgedale grad defensemen Gunnar Williams and Tyler Pfister. 

    Jake made an immediate impact at Janesville, impressing the coaches to such a degree that they tendered him for the 2023-24 season. In addition, he was drafted by the Tri-City Storm in this year’s USHL Phase II draft. 

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    Monday, May 8, 2023

    Bridgedale Grad Anton Sorensen Commits to Adrian College

    Will join D3 National Runner-Up in the Fall

    by Mike McPartlin, Headmaster, Bridgedale Academy

     

    We are proud to congratulate Bridgedale Academy grad Anton Sorensen for his recent commitment to attend and play his NCAA D3 college hockey at Adrian College

    Adrian is a powerhouse program, having won the NCAA national championship last season and finishing as runner-up this season to Bridgedale grad Tanner Hartman and his Hobart College Statesmen teammates.

    Anton, a right-shooting forward, is a resident of Wheaton, IL. His dad Anders, a former Bridgedale on-ice instructor, is now in his second year as Head Coach of the Rockford Ice Hogs, the AHL affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks. 

    Anton, in his second season as a member of the Ottawa Jr. Senators of the Central Canada Hockey League junior league (CCHL), attended Bridgedale for two years while competing for the Chicago Mission.

    Anton and his Jr. Senators teammates just hoisted the Bogart Cup for winning the CCHL playoffs and they will now compete in the prestigious Centennial Cup playoffs for Canada's National Junior A Championship. 

    Their first Centennial Cup game will be this Friday, May 12, 2023 against the champion of the Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League.

    Anton has had a very productive year for the Jr. Senators this season, notching 54 points (18G 36A) in 53 games, good for 15th place in league scoring.

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    Sunday, April 2, 2023

    Bridgedale Grad Spencer Stastney makes NHL Debut

    Solid Performance helps Predators win 6-1 over the Blues

    Bridgedale grad Spencer Stastney made his NHL debut last night as his Nashville Predators won 6-1 over the St. Louis Blues. Spencer, a left-shooting defenseman, played more than 13 minutes in the game, ending up with an even plus/minus to go along with his 3 shots on goal and 1 blocked shot.

    After two years with USA Hockey's NTDP, Spencer starred for four seasons at Notre Dame. He signed with Nashville in 2022 after his senior season at ND and until last night had spent this entire season with the Milwaukee Admirals, Nashville's AHL affiliate.

    (Scroll down to see 2020 video of Spencer talking about his time at Bridgedale.)

    Spencer received some very high praise from Predators Head Coach John Hynes (comments about Spencer's play begin at 4:26 of the post-game presser).

    "I thought Spencer was really good," said Coach Hynes. "I was really impressed with him tonight. I thought his skating was at an NHL level." He also praised Spencer's "puck poise (and) his ability to move the puck up the ice," adding that he "defended well" and "didn't miss a beat."

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    Sunday, April 2, 2023

    Bridgedale Grad Jacob Pivonka makes Professional Debut

    Wears #37 in Bridgeport Islanders' 5-2 win over Providence

    Bridgedale grad Jacob Pivonka made his professional hockey debut last night with the Bridgeport Islanders in the American Hockey League (AHL), a 5-2 win over the Providence Bruins.

    Jacob is a left-shooting forward who recently wrapped up a strong graduate season for the University of Nebraska-Omaha.

    Prior to joining the Mavericks, Jacob was a key player for four years at the University of Notre Dame, serving as team captain as a senior during the 2021-22 season. He had played two seasons for USA Hockey's National Team Development Program (NTDP) before joining Notre Dame.

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    Friday, March 17, 2023

    Bridgedale Showcase a Huge Success

    Student-athletes did themselves proud

    by Mike McPartlin, Headmaster, Bridgedale Academy


    On the evening of Thursday, March 9th, Bridgedale Academy hosted its inaugural Bridgedale Showcase. The brainchild of the Bridgedale Parents Association, this event featured:

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    Tuesday, January 31, 2023

    Bridgedale Grad Nathan Santos Named All-State

    Huge Part of his Team's Success

    by Mike McPartlin, Headmaster, Bridgedale Academy


    Bridgedale Academy grad Nathan Santos was recently honored as an AHAI high school hockey All-State selection. The Neuqua Valley standout senior defenseman was earlier selected as an Illinois West All-Conference All-Star as well.

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