Vote for the High School Hockey Player of the Week

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The final Chick-fil-A Hanover High School Hockey Player of the Week is now open.

We'll combine the boys and girls together this week, as only a handful of area teams were playing in the final week of the postseason.

Marshfield High's Ali Melvin was voted the Chick-fil-A Hanover High School Girls Hockey Player of the Week. The senior received over 1,400 votes to earn the honor. Melvin scored an overtime winner as the Rams upset two-time defending state champion Duxbury, 2-1, in the Div. 2 Elite Eight.

Archbishop Williams High's Finn Kelly was voted the Chick-fil-A Hanover High School Boys Hockey Player of the Week. The senior received over 6,400 votes to earn the honor. Kelly scored two goals in the Bishops' 6-2 loss to Catholic Memorial in the Div. 1 Elite Eight.

And this week's candidates are...

The candidates​

BOYS

Luke Long, Sr., Catholic Memorial​

The Braintree resident scored the tying goal with 4:15 remaining as CM defeated St. John’s (Shrewsbury), 4-3, in the Div. 1 state championship. The title was CM’s first since 2009.

Chris Hinckle, Soph., Catholic Memorial​

The Milton resident scored a goal and had an assist as CM defeated St. John’s (Shrewsbury), 4-3, in the Div. 1 state championship.

Travis Thomas, Sr., Canton​

Thomas scored a goal in Canton’s 3-2 loss to Billerica in overtime in the Div. 2 state final. That was his seventh goal of the playoffs after scoring eight all season a junior.

Ryan Elrick, Soph., Canton​

Elrick scored a goal in Canton’s 3-2 loss to Billerica in overtime in the Div. 2 state final.

GIRLS

Caroline Doherty, Sr. Hingham​

Doherty scored a hat trick as the Harborwomen defeated Bishop Stang, 5-2, in the Div. 1 state final. She scored 43 goals this season, giving her a program-record 152 goals for her career.

Hannah Lasch, Soph., Hingham​

Lasch scored a goal in Hingham’s 5-2 win over Bishop Stang in the Div. 1 state championship.

Addy Garrity, Sr., Hingham​

Garrity scored a goal in Hingham’s 5-2 win over Bishop Stang in the Div. 1 state championship.

The poll​

Votes are unlimited. Voting closes on Thursday, March 27 at noon. Emailed votes will not be counted. Send future nominations to [email protected]. Our player of the week stories are meant as a way to highlight local high school athletes in the area. Making the list is an achievement in itself. Congratulations to all our athletes.

This article originally appeared on The Patriot Ledger: VOTE: South Shore High School Hockey Player of the Week

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