Every winter, players from across the city battle to be “Boston’s Best” at the Mayor’s Cup Ice Hockey Tournament, and this year three Dot teams — Mite AAA, Squirt AAA, and Squirt A— took home the titles in their respective divisions.  

Some 1,300 athletes from Allston-Brighton, S.C.O.R.E Boston, Charlestown, Hyde Park, Parkway, South Boston, and Dorchester competed in 136 games at eight rinks over the month-long tourney. 

In the Mite AAA division, the Dorchester Mite Gold team faced off against Hyde Park in the championship game at Bajko Rink on Dec. 28. With the help of defenseman James Coppney, the teams finished the third period tied 1-1, forcing a shootout, in which Theo Lavin protected the Dorchester crease while Sean Lucas and Aiden O’Donnell snuck the puck by Hyde Park’s goalie for a 2-1 win.

On Jan. 12, there was a double showdown between Dorchester and Parkway in the Squirt divisions at Conte Forum.  The Dorchester Squirt Gold Team dominated Parkway in a 6-1 win, earning the AAA title while the Squirt Blue 2 team, like the Mites earlier, were forced into to a shoot-out. 

With several strong shooters, including Ryerson Sanden and Mike Curran, on the ice, as well as goalie Henry Lee, who made a diving save, Dorchester won, 4-3, to take home the Squirt A title.