FRAMINGHAM--The MHL Cup has a new home: 235 Baker St., West Roxbury.
The Catholic Memorial Knights defeated the Framingham Flyers, 4-0, to take home the hardware as part of the first shutout in tournament history.
CM scored three times in the first period -- twice on the power play -- in a four-minute span to grab control of a game it would never relinquish.
Thomas Larson, Jackson Dobek and Will Schmedlein scored in the first, while Harry Morrill added a fourth goal late in the third period to put the exclamation point on the victory.
The win improved the Knights to 3-1 overall, and the team has yet to lose to an MIAA opponent; its lone setback was a 5-1 loss to St. Sebastian's on Dec. 21.
The resurgent CM team will next face Needham on Saturday as it looks to build on a promising opening month and return to the postseason for the first time since 2014.
Framingham (2-2-1) will wait until the New Year for its next contest, a major Bay State Conference-Carey Division tilt with the Braintree Wamps on Wednesday, Jan. 4 in Randolph.
In the consolation game, Marshfield emerged with a 2-1 victory over St. John's Shrewsbury.
Dan Tobin and Jacob Hurley were the goal scorers for the Rams, who built a 2-0 lead over the first two periods. Tim Farley got one back for the Pioneers in the third.
Despite his team finishing 0-2 at the MHL Cup, SJS goaltender Corey Splaine earned all-tournament honors by making 49 saves on 53 shots (.925 save percentage) over the two games.
Marshfield (4-0-1) is hosting Hingham on New Year's Eve day at noon, while the Pioneers (1-4-1) will wait until next week to return to action vs. Central Catholic.