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Complete Reshuffling In Latest Connecticut Boys Ice Hockey Poll
The latest balloting features a unanimous top team, and two new entries join the top 10.
CONNECTICUT — When the smoke cleared following the first full week of high school hockey games in Connecticut, the preseasons poll of coaches and media members took on an entirely different look, with Notre Dame-West Haven emerging as the unanimous top pick.
The Green Knights collected all 13 first-place votes to jump from its preseason No. 3 ranking. New Canaan also moved up two spots into second, while preseason No. 1 Fairfield Prep dropped to third. Two new entries cracked the top 10.
Here are the top 10, with last week's ranking in parentheses, as well as all other programs collecting votes.
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- Notre Dame-West Haven (LW: 3)
- New Canaan (LW: 4)
- Fairfield Prep (LW: 1)
- Darien (LW: 2)
- Fairfield co-op (LW: N/R)
- Greenwich (LW: 5)
- Sheehan (LW: N/R)
- Ridgefield (LW: 6)
- Daniel Hand (LW: 9)
- Xavier (LW: 7)
Also receiving votes: North Haven, Simsbury, West Haven, Northwest Catholic, St. Joseph.
Voters: Coaches: Shaun Gallagher, Ridgefield; Matt Sather, Fairfield Prep; Larry Viera, Notre Dame-West Haven. Media: Luke Devoe, CTHSHockey.org; Erik Dobratz, WTNH-8; Tim Jensen, Patch Media; Ben Klein, CTHSHockey.org; Greg Lederer, Cheshire Herald; Mike Madera, Elm City Newspapers; Dan Nowak, New Haven Register; Pete Paguaga, GameTimeCT; Dave Stewart, New Canaan Advertiser/Darien Times; Jim Stout, MaxPreps.com.
Compiled by Pete Paguaga
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