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Ridgefield Stays Unanimously Atop Boys Ice Hockey Poll
The top two teams remained intact, but the next eight spots all changed in the most recent balloting of coaches and media members.
RIDGEFIELD, CT — The top two spots in the last weekly boys ice hockey poll remained the same, but considerable shuffling took place below that, including a new entry into the top 10.
Ridgefield again collected all 14 first-place votes to stay atop the rankings, with Darien maintaining its foothold on second place. Northwest Catholic was third for the last several weeks, but was tied for that position this week by Fairfield Prep, which moved up from fifth.
Here are the top 10, with last week's ranking in parentheses, as well as all other programs garnering votes.
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1. Ridgefield (lw: 1)
2. Darien (lw: 2)
3. (tie) Northwest Catholic (lw: 3)
3. (tie) Fairfield Prep (lw: 5)
5. Hamden (lw: 4)
6. New Canaan (lw: 7)
7. Notre Dame-West Haven (lw: 6)
8. West Haven (lw: NR)
9. Xavier (lw: 10)
10. Watertown/Pomperaug (lw: 9)
Also receiving votes: Guilford, New Fairfield/Immaculate, Greenwich, Daniel Hand, Notre Dame-Fairfield, Branford.
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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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