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Top 4 Intact, Simsbury Leaps Into 5th In Latest Ice Hockey Poll

Voters have cast their ballots in the most recent Connecticut high school boys ice hockey poll.

The most recent boys ice hockey poll has been released.
The most recent boys ice hockey poll has been released. (Tim Jensen/Patch Media Corp.)

CONNECTICUT — The top four teams stayed in the same position for another week in the latest Connecticut boys ice hockey poll, but Simsbury leaped four spots into the top five. Darien, Notre Dame-West Haven, Fairfield Prep and New Canaan maintained the top four slots.

Here are the top 10, with first-place votes and last week's ranking in parentheses, as well as all other programs garnering support.

  1. Darien (11) (lw: 1)
  2. Notre Dame-West Haven (3) (lw: 2)
  3. Fairfield Prep (lw: 3)
  4. New Canaan (lw: 4)
  5. Simsbury (lw: 9)
  6. Ridgefield (lw: 6)
  7. Greenwich (lw: 7)
  8. Xavier (lw: 5)
  9. Hamden (lw: 8)
  10. Branford (lw: N/R)

Also receiving votes: Notre Dame-Fairfield, Daniel Hand, Farmington Valley, West Haven.

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Voters: Coaches: Ken Barse, Glastonbury; Dean Diamond, Housatonic Valley; Shaun Gallagher, Ridgefield; Matt Sather, Fairfield Prep; Larry Vieira, Notre Dame-West Haven. Media: Luke Devoe, CTHSHockey.org; Erik Dobratz, WTNH-8; 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. Compiled by Michael Fornabaio.

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