Dot Street Hockey looks to doing it again next year

Jack Studley, center, with his brother Matthew, left, and sister Julia. Brian Danilecki photo

Dorchester Street Hockey’s fifth season ended Sunday with championship wins by teams in two divisions after games played at Garvey Playground in Neponset. Each winning team— both dubbed “the Rangers”— took home a trophy named in honor of the late Martin Richard, whose brother Henry and father Bill were on hand for the games, which featured kids in grades 3-6.

In addition to the games, spectators and players enjoyed grilled food, courtesy of members of the Boston Police Department and the Police Department Hockey Teams, and raffles.

Jack Studley, who founded the league as a 12 year old and has run it ever since, will graduate from high school this month and plans to attend Fairfield University in Connecticut next year.

With his departure, the future of the league was uncertain—until last Sunday. At the tournament, Studley announced that the league will continue under the leadership of his younger brother, Matthew.

“We’re going to keep it going as long as we can,” Studley said. “Matthew and his friends are going to take care of bringing the equipment, getting the scores down, making sure that everything goes smoothly, getting the referees for the weekend, coaching a lot more, and substitute coaching. Just making sure that everything goes smoothly like it has for these past five years.”

In addition to those who attended this year’s tournament and the police officers who manned the grill, Studley expressed gratitude to the Martin Richard Foundation.

“Without them we wouldn’t be here,” he said.


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