New Fairfield/Immaculate Improves Standing In Boys Hockey Poll

NEW FAIRFIELD-DANBURY, CT — The top three schools in last week's Connecticut boys ice hockey poll remained the same in the latest balloting, with two other teams moving up and another returning to the top 10 for the first time in nearly a month.

Ridgefield was again the unanimous choice of all 14 voters, with Darien and Northwest Catholic remaining second and third. Hamden moved up two spots to claim fourth.

The New Fairfield/Immaculate co-op team moved up two spots into eighth position in the most recent polling.

Here are the top 10, with last week's ranking in parentheses, as well as all other program collecting votes.

1. Ridgefield (lw: 1)
2. Darien (lw: 2)
3. Northwest Catholic (lw: 3)
4. Hamden (lw: 6)
5. Fairfield Prep (lw: 4)
6. Notre Dame-West Haven (lw: 5)
7. New Canaan (lw: 7)
8. New Fairfield/Immaculate (lw: 10)
9. Watertown/Pomperaug (lw: 9)
10. Xavier (lw: NR)

Also receiving votes: Guilford, West Haven, Fairfield Warde/Ludlowe.

Voters: Coaches: Ken Barse, Glastonbury; Shaun Gallagher, Ridgefield; Matt Sather, Fairfield Prep; Larry Vieira, Notre Dame-West Haven. Media: Sean Begin, Hartford Courant; Luke Devoe, CTHSHockey.org; Michael Fornabaio, Connecticut Post; Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corp.; Greg Lederer, Cheshire Herald; Mike Madera, Elm City Newspapers; Dan Nowak, New Haven Register; Pete Paguaga, Hearst Connecticut Media; Jim Stout, MaxPreps.com; Peter Vander Veer, HAN Network.

File photo credit: Tim Jensen

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