2025/26:

It's a Special Time to be a Scout!

This season is one of the most successful seasons in Scouts Hockey history! Each team has made significant strides to become a competitor at their respective levels. This is our fourth season in the Scholastic Hockey League and each season we've improved across all teams, we've made a statement and we're recognized as a contender. As we enter league playoffs and the State Tournament, we’re looking for strong finishes from our teams!

Let’s go Scouts!

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Varsity Gold

SHL Regular Season: 5^th Place

SHL Record: 15-10-2

Highlights

*Swept New Trier Green in the regular season-Never been done in the history of the SHL.

*#1 overall Power Play percentage: 35.1% (out of 10 teams)

*#9 overall in penalty minutes: 266 (out of 10 teams)

*ONLY SHL team to beat all SHL teams in the regular season

*Three players represented in the AHAI All State game and SHL All Star game, the most in Scouts History

*Michael Catalano *Tommy Esplin *Logan Marsch

**Logan Marsch named to All-SHL team and SHL GOALIE OF THE YEAR!!!!!

**Tommy Esplin named to All SHL Team!

**First time Scouts History to have players named to the ALL SHL Team and our First SHL Goalie of the year!

*#6 Seed in the AHAI State Tournament-highest seed achieved in Scouts History of the AHAI Varsity Red (Pure Teams) Division

SHL Playoffs

Round One: 2/6 7:50pm vs. York @ Rosemont Arena

2/7 7:30pm vs. York @ Rosemont Arena

(Best of Three Series-Game 3 at Addison if needed)

AHAI State Tournament

Game 1: 2/15 4:15pm Vs Glenbrook South Varsity 2 @ LF College

(Game TBD-Not confirmed)

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Varsity Blue

AHL Regular Season: 6^th Place

AHL Record: 14-10-1-1

Academic Hockey League (AHL) = Varsity 2 Division on the SHL

Highlights

* Overall 5^th place finish in the AHL division regular season, the highest regular season a Lake Forest Varsity 2 team has finished in the AHL Division.

*Varsity Blue has beat every AHL team during the regular season

*Semi-Final appearance in the OneHockey Tournament over MLK weekend

*28^th seed in the AHAI State Tournament

**Three players in the top 20 of points in the AHL Varsity 2 Division

*Aidan Carruthers *Graydon Rother *Lawson Herbert

AHL Playoffs

Round One: 2/7 8:00pm vs. GBN @ Northbrook

2/9 6:00pm vs. GBN at LF College

2/13 7:40pm vs. GBN at Northbrook (If Necessary)

(Best of three series-Game 3 at Heartland if needed)

AHAI State Tournament

Game 1: TBD vs. Glenbrook South Varsity 1 @ Glenview

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JV Gold

SHL Regular Season: 1^st Place

SHL JV Record: 25-2-0

Highlights

*Overall 1^st Place finish in the SHL JV Division regular season

*JV Gold has beaten every SHL JV team during the regular season

*Championship appearance in the OneHockey Tournament over MLK weekend

*#1 Overall seed in the AHAI State Tournament-highest seed achieved by JV Gold in the history of the Scouts

*Five players in the top 20 of points in the SHL JV Division

*Neason Lui (#1 Overall) *George Altounian *Liam Carruthers

*Murphy Wood *Dean Huffman

SHL JV Playoffs

Round One: 2/7 9:15am vs. Glenbrook North @ LF College

2/8 10:00am vs. Glenbrook North @ Northbrook

(Best of three series-Game 3 at LF College if needed)

AHAI State Tournament

Game 1: TBD vs Winner of Deerfield vs. Lyons @ LF College

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JV Blue

IHSHL North Central JV Gold Division: Currently 2^nd place-2 games remaining.

First half of season Record in the JV Silver Division: 12-1-1

Second half season record in the JV Gold Division: 8-2

Highlights

*Moved up from the JV Silver Division to the JV Gold division due to performance

*Championship appearance in the MYHockey MLK Tournament

*Guaranteed semi-final appearance in the upcoming JV Gold Division League Semi-Finals

*#20 seed in the AHAI State Tournament

*Four players in the top 20 in points in the NC JV Gold division:

*Brooks Bennett *Jack McNicholas *Connor Feeney

*Charlie Pateros

*Two Players selected to the North Central JV All-StarGame

*Brooks Bennett *Ryan McClelland

IHSHL North Central Playoffs

Semi-Finals 2/19 6:50pm or 2/19 8:30pm at West Meadows

**Opponent TBD**

AHAI State Tournament

2/12 vs. Notre Dame 2/6 8:40pm at Skokie

FALL 2025 Update

With a couple of months into the hockey season, we have a few exciting updates to share:

- The four teams have started out strong this season:

Varsity Gold: The Lake Forest Scouts Varsity Gold team is off to a strong start and currently sits in first

place in the SHL with a 10–7 record. Junior Michael Catalano leads the SHL in points, while fellow junior

Carter Savage notched an impressive hat trick against Glenbrook North. Nate Robbins, also a junior, is

on a hot streak with two goals in each of his last two games. A major highlight of the season so far has

been defeating New Trier not once, but twice—a thrilling accomplishment for the Scouts. In addition to

SHL play, the team will travel to Buffalo, NY, to compete in the National Invitational Scholastic

Showcase.

The Scouts are led by captains Gavin Nelson and Tommy Esplin, along with assistant captains Preston

Lui, Jake Maraccini and goalie Logan Marsh. With strong leadership from senior veterans Robert Krebs,

Jack Milliman, Luke Pasquesi, Jack Rancourt, and Grady Strothman, as well as key contributions from

James Altounian, Daniel Anaya, Ezio Berrettini, Cal Eggers, Bobby Rolek, Michael Turelli, and Steven

Valenti, the Scouts are poised for an exciting and competitive season ahead.

Varsity Blue: Scouts Varsity Blue is off to a strong start with an 8-5 record in the SHL/Academic Division.

They are currently sitting in 3 rd place and are two points away from 1 st place. The Scouts have 5 players

that rank in the top 25 in points (Lawson Herbert, Graydon Rother, Edward Vedra, Brayden Milz & Aidan

Carruthers), & goalies Andrew Jones & Jude Mobile each have top 5 league save percentages!!

The Scouts are led by captains Graydon Rother, TC Weninger along with assistant captains Ed Vedra &

Josh Goldman. Other key contributors include Reid Baasen, Jack Barnes, Justin Meneely, Marcel Meyer,

Finn Moore, Wyatt Nelson, Nick Neuwirth, Will Redding & Jake Stevens

JV Gold: Scouts JV Gold is back this year with another strong start to the season! They rank first in the

Scholastic Hockey League with an impressive record of 15-1-0! Scouts JVG players claim 5 of the top 10

spots for points and goals scored among 200 ranked JV players in the league. Our unparalleled offense

combined with our relentless defense and goaltending are responsible for our 65 point goal differential!

Currently, Scouts JVG claims the #1 position among 55 Illinois High School JV teams. Let's go JVG!!

JV Blue: JV Blue has a current record of 12-0 in the IHSHL JV Silver division. The team has remained in

first place in the division for the entire season thus far. They have been playing great as a team and built

a strong bond. Coaching staff has been working hard to support player growth and development. Due

to their record, the team is being moved up to the gold division after Thanksgiving. We are looking

forward to the challenge and a great remainder of the season.

2024-25

AHAI State Champions

JV Gold

2018-19

Illinois High School League Championship

Varsity Champions

2018-19

Illinois High School League Championship

JV Champions

2016-17

Platinum League Championship

Varsity Gold 2nd Place

2015-16

Sterling Division Championship

Varsity Champions

2015-16

Big Bear Tournament Ann Arbor

JV Champions

2013-14

Sterling Division Championship

Varsity Champions

2013-14

Sterling Division Championship

JV Champions

2012-13

Illinois High School League Championship

Junior Varsity Runner-Up

2009-10

Blackhawk Cup

Junior Varsity Final Four

2009-10

Chicago Metro Scholastic Cup

Varsity Final Four

2009-10 Wolves Cup

Varsity Champions

2009-10

Crystal Lake Gator Cup

Varsity Champions

2006-07

Wolves’ Cup

Varsity Champions

2005-06

Crystal Lake Gator Cup

Junior Varsity Champions

2004-05

MetroNorth Founder’s Cup

Junior Varsity Champions

2004-05

Colorado Cup

Midget Major AA (Varsity) Champions

2003-04

Colorado Cup

Midget Major AA (Varsity) 2nd Place

2003-04

K-9 Classic

Varsity 2nd Place

2002-03

IHOA Sportsmanship Award

2002-03

Metro North Founder’s Cup

Junior Varsity Champions

2002-03

Citrus Cup

Varsity CHAMPIONS

2002-03

Andrews Fall Classic

Junior Varsity Champions

2001-02

MetroNorth Founder’s Cup

Junior Varsity Champions

2001-02

Loyola Thanksgiving Tournament

Junior Varsity 4th Place

1979-80

Varsity State Champions

1987-88

Varsity State Champions