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Eastern Alliance Kickoff: Every U16 Game for the Massachusetts Teams

The Massachusetts programs in Red and White, 27 round-robin games — every team's Friday and Saturday in one place.

By Mike Wallace · September 3, 2026 · Updated September 4

Correction, September 4, 2026. This page originally listed the South Shore Kings in U16 White, playing Syracuse Nationals, LI Gulls and Nest (FL). The Kings moved to U16 Red, Pool E on the morning of September 4 and now play Boston Americans, NJ Colonials and Jersey Hitmen. Their three games have been replaced and the all-Massachusetts section rewritten — Red previously had no Massachusetts head-to-head and now has one.

The Eastern Alliance Kickoff opens Friday, September 4 and runs through Monday, September 7. It is the second event of the club half season, a week after Beast Launch, and the first time most of these rosters face out-of-state opposition.

Four Divisions

EAK runs four U16 divisions and they never mix. Red is the top group and White sits a level below it. Below both are two Tier 2 divisions, Blue East/West and Blue North/South. Each division is scored on its own table, so a record in one says nothing about a record in another — which is why every reference on this site names the division.

Pools and What It Takes to Advance

Each division splits into pools, and a team's pool decides how hard the weekend is.

U16 Red is 26 teams in six pools and 16 advance. Pools A, B, C and D send three of four through. Pool E sends only two, and Pool F is a six-team group that also sends two.

Pool A — Cape Cod Whalers, Atlantic Coast Academy, Florida Alliance, Woodbridge Wolfpack (3 of 4)
Pool B — River Rats, NJ Rockets, Notre Dame, Philadelphia Jr Flyers (3 of 4)
Pool C — EC Militia, BlackBear Academy, Buffalo Jr Sabres, Yale Jr Bulldogs (3 of 4)
Pool D — IHC East, Mid Fairfield, Nor'Easters, North Jersey Avs (3 of 4)
Pool E — Boston Americans, South Shore Kings, Jersey Hitmen, NJ Colonials (2 of 4)

U16 White is 22 teams in five pools and only eight advance. Pools G, H and I send two each; Pools J and K send the winner only. Brookline Whalers, Boston Advantage Prep and Northeast Hockey Academy are all in Pool J with NJ Rockets Elite — four teams, one spot, and every game head to head.

Tiebreakers everywhere: head to head, then wins, then goal differential, then goals against, then a coin flip.

Tier 1 and Tier 2 National Bound Teams

The teams below are the Massachusetts programs carried as possible Tier 1 or Tier 2 National Bound for 2026-27.1

Tier and division are not the same thing. The division is where a team was placed for this weekend; the tier is what the program declares for the National Bound tournaments in November. They do not have to match. Boston Advantage Prep is Tier 2 but plays U16 White alongside Tier 1 teams. Each team below carries both labels, and a team marked Tier not confirmed is one we have not verified.

This is a selective list, not a census. Other Massachusetts-named teams are entered at EAK, and some programs field more than one side. Three of these organizations appear twice on the weekend: the River Rats, EC Militia and South Shore Kings each have a Tier 2 team in Blue East/West alongside their team in Red or White — same crest, different division, separate table. The schedules here cover the Tier 1 and Tier 2 teams in Red and White only — not every team in those divisions, and no Blue games at all.

U16 Red

Neponset Valley River Rats

U16 Red Tier 1 NB

Day	Time	Rink	Opponent	H/A	GF	GA	Result
Fri, Sept 4	5:30 PM	NESC 7	Philadelphia Jr Flyers	Home	–	–	–
Sat, Sept 5	9:50 AM	NESC 7	NJ Rockets	Home	–	–	–
Sat, Sept 5	4:40 PM	NESC 1	Notre Dame Academy	Home	–	–	–

East Coast Militia

U16 Red Tier 1 NB

Day	Time	Rink	Opponent	H/A	GF	GA	Result
Fri, Sept 4	5:30 PM	NESC 4	Yale Jr Bulldogs	Home	–	–	–
Sat, Sept 5	11:40 AM	NESC 4	Blackbear Academy	Home	–	–	–
Sat, Sept 5	5:00 PM	NESC 4	Buffalo Jr Sabres	Away	–	–	–

Islanders Hockey Club (IHC East)

U16 Red Tier 1 NB

Day	Time	Rink	Opponent	H/A	GF	GA	Result
Fri, Sept 4	5:10 PM	NESC 8	Mid Fairfield	Away	–	–	–
Sat, Sept 5	11:30 AM	NESC 7	North Jersey Avs	Away	–	–	–
Sat, Sept 5	6:40 PM	NESC 7	Northern CT Nor'Easters	Home	–	–	–

Cape Cod Whalers

U16 Red Tier 1 NB

Day	Time	Rink	Opponent	H/A	GF	GA	Result
Fri, Sept 4	5:00 PM	NESC 6	Atlantic Coast Academy	Home	–	–	–
Sat, Sept 5	9:40 AM	NESC 1	Woodbridge Wolfpack	Away	–	–	–
Sat, Sept 5	4:40 PM	Worcester IC — Blue	Florida Alliance	Home	–	–	–

Boston Americans

U16 Red Tier 1 NB

Day	Time	Rink	Opponent	H/A	GF	GA	Result
Fri, Sept 4	5:20 PM	Edge Sports Center	South Shore Kings	Home	–	–	–
Sat, Sept 5	11:40 AM	Worcester IC — Grey	Jersey Hitmen	Away	–	–	–
Sat, Sept 5	7:00 PM	Horgan Arena	NJ Colonials	Home	–	–	–

South Shore Kings

U16 Red Tier 1 NB

Day	Time	Rink	Opponent	H/A	GF	GA	Result
Fri, Sept 4	5:20 PM	Edge Sports Center	Boston Americans ⭐	Away	–	–	–
Sat, Sept 5	11:30 AM	Navin Arena	NJ Colonials	Away	–	–	–
Sat, Sept 5	6:00 PM	Valley Sports 2	Jersey Hitmen	Away	–	–	–

U16 White

Brookline Whalers

U16 White Tier not confirmed

Day	Time	Rink	Opponent	H/A	GF	GA	Result
Fri, Sept 4	5:30 PM	Worcester IC — Grey	NJ Rockets Elite	Home	–	–	–
Sat, Sept 5	10:00 AM	NESC 6	Boston Advantage Prep ⭐	Home	–	–	–
Sat, Sept 5	3:20 PM	Worcester IC — Grey	Northeast Hockey Academy ⭐	Home	–	–	–

Boston Advantage Prep

U16 White Tier 2 NB

Day	Time	Rink	Opponent	H/A	GF	GA	Result
Fri, Sept 4	5:30 PM	Canton Sports Plex	Northeast Hockey Academy ⭐	Home	–	–	–
Sat, Sept 5	10:00 AM	NESC 6	Brookline Whalers ⭐	Away	–	–	–
Sat, Sept 5	5:00 PM	Buffone	NJ Rockets Elite	Home	–	–	–

Northeast Hockey Academy

U16 White Tier not confirmed

Day	Time	Rink	Opponent	H/A	GF	GA	Result
Fri, Sept 4	5:30 PM	Canton Sports Plex	Boston Advantage Prep ⭐	Away	–	–	–
Sat, Sept 5	9:40 AM	Worcester IC — Blue	NJ Rockets Elite	Home	–	–	–
Sat, Sept 5	3:20 PM	Worcester IC — Grey	Brookline Whalers ⭐	Away	–	–	–

All-Massachusetts Games

Red has one. The Kings' move into Pool E put them in with Boston Americans, so the division that had no Massachusetts head-to-head at all now opens with one:

Boston Americans v South Shore Kings — Friday, 5:20 PM, Edge Sports Center

The other four Red clubs are drawn into separate pools and play out-of-state opposition throughout, so for them a Massachusetts head-to-head can still only come Sunday in the bracket.

White has three, because three Massachusetts teams sit in the same four-team pool:

Boston Advantage Prep v Northeast Hockey Academy — Friday, 5:30 PM, Canton Sports Plex
Brookline Whalers v Boston Advantage Prep — Saturday, 10:00 AM, NESC 6
Brookline Whalers v Northeast Hockey Academy — Saturday, 3:20 PM, Worcester IC B

What Comes Next

The Elite Prospects Showcase follows the weekend after at Lovell Ice Rink. The Tier 1 and Tier 2 National Bound tournaments come in November, ending with the Massachusetts state tournament. For the club sides, the prep school season — a different set of teams entirely for the same players — starts in December.

1 Tier declarations are due September 15. Until then these are possible Tier 1 and Tier 2 National Bound teams, not confirmed ones — a program listed today may not be there after the deadline. ↩

Sourcing. Game times, rinks and matchups are taken from the official Eastern Alliance Kickoff schedule as published on the tournament site, current to Friday, September 4. South Shore Kings moved from U16 White to U16 Red, Pool E, that morning. Rink names appear as the source prints them. The GF, GA and Result columns are filled in after each game; a dash means the game has not been played or the score is not yet confirmed. Follow State of Hockey on X for scores. Club scoring is not centrally or reliably reported, so this site does not publish per-player club statistics; see our methodology. AI tools assist with drafting, formatting and publishing; every article is directed, reviewed and fact-checked by Mike Wallace before publication.