The 2025-2026 Massachusetts prep hockey regular season is in the books, and the 2010 birth year class left its fingerprints all over it. Across 23 schools, 50 players born in 2010 combined for 577 points - an average of 11.5 points per player in a single prep season. These kids can play, and the numbers prove it.
This is a class that moves the puck. The 2010s recorded 359 assists against 218 goals - a playmaking-heavy group that clearly values creating chances as much as finishing them. Twelve players cracked the 20-point barrier, and the production was spread across both positions: forwards combined for 419 points (190G, 229A) while defensemen added 158 (28G, 130A).
The Schools That Stacked 2010 Talent
No two schools dominated the 2010 class like St. Sebastian's and Belmont Hill. Between them, they produced 181 of the 577 total points - 31% of all 2010-born production in Massachusetts prep hockey. That's nearly a third of the class's entire output concentrated in just two programs.
- F Jack Queally 16 21 37
- D Sam Fishbone 6 23 29
- F Jameson Needham 12 8 20
- D Brendan Martin 2 8 10
- F Sam Lee 15 17 32
- D Nicholas Ware 0 23 23
- F Robert Dekleine 9 11 20
- D Alex Guo 2 8 10
Both schools rostered four 2010s who all produced. St. Sebastian's was led by Jack Queally (37 pts), the top-scoring forward in the class, and Sam Fishbone (29 pts), the top defenseman. Belmont Hill countered with Sam Lee (32 pts) and Nicholas Ware, whose 23 assists from the blueline tied Fishbone for the most among all defensemen. But what's driving these two powerhouses? Look at the club teams feeding them.
The Club Rivalry Fueling It All
Peel back the prep jerseys and you'll find two club programs running Massachusetts 2010 hockey: the Minutemen Flames and the Neponset Valley River Rats. Together, these two clubs produced 347 of 577 total points - 60% of all 2010-born production - from just 21 of the 50 tracked players. The Flames bring the numbers with 14 players spread across the prep landscape. The River Rats counter with efficiency - just 7 players generating nearly identical output.
- Sam Lee Belmont Hill 32
- Sam Fishbone St. Seb's 29
- Robert Dekleine Belmont Hill 20
- Blake Wilichoski Milton 14
- Owen Frick Cushing 11
- Brodie Anderson Cushing 11
- Alex Guo Belmont Hill 10
- +7 more 52
- Jack Queally St. Seb's 37
- Carter Felt Rivers 34
- Drew Short Winchendon 24
- Nicholas Ware Belmont Hill 23
- Jameson Needham St. Seb's 20
- Brendan Martin St. Seb's 10
- Michael Barrett Phillips Andover 20
The Flames feed the Belmont Hill machine - Lee, Dekleine, Guo, and Fishbone (who skates for St. Sebastian's) all carry the Flames banner. Their reach extends to Cushing, Milton, and beyond. The River Rats, meanwhile, are the backbone of St. Sebastian's success. Three of the Arrows' four 2010s - Queally, Needham, and Martin - are River Rats. Add in Felt (Rivers), Short (Winchendon), Ware (Belmont Hill), and Barrett (Phillips Andover), and the Rats' influence stretches across five different prep schools despite having half the roster size of the Flames.
The numbers tell the story: Flames average 12.8 points per player. The River Rats average 24.0 points per player. Volume vs. efficiency. Depth vs. star power. Both approaches worked.
What's Next
The regular season is done, but the action is just heating up. Three storylines to watch:
Games tip off this week and run over the next 10 days. The 2010s who dominated the regular season leaderboards will look to carry that production into the postseason for their schools.
The Neponset Valley River Rats head to Green Bay, Wisconsin from March 24-29 as Massachusetts Tier 1 Regional Champions. Playing for a national title. State of Hockey will be on the ground covering every shift.
Club hockey tryouts for 16U (2010 birth year) national-bound teams kick off in early April. Rosters will shuffle. Players will move. Allegiances will shift. The 2010 landscape could look very different by the time the dust settles.
Will the River Rats stay the course? Will the Minutemen Flames go up in flames - or is that just hot stove talk? Don't kill the messenger...
Stay tuned to State of Hockey for full season stats, playoff coverage, and offseason roster moves. The 2010 class isn't done making noise.