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The Hotchkiss School
The Hotchkiss School is a boarding school in Lakeville, Connecticut, with boys and girls ice hockey programs.
School Overview
- Location
- Lakeville, CT, United States
- School format
- Boarding
- Hockey programs
- Boys and girls hockey
- Teams
- Varsity · Thirds
- League / association
- NEPSAC, Founders League
- Information last checked
- 2026-09-19
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Prep school is one of several routes a player can take. It is not required for college hockey and it is not better or worse than club, junior or high school hockey — it is a different structure, with different tradeoffs around academics, schedule, cost and living away from home.
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