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Unanimous No. 1 Selection Takes Over Top Spot In Ice Hockey Poll
Coaches and media members have all agreed on the top choice in the most recent weekly balloting.
CONNECTICUT — A Darien victory over then-No. 1 Fairfield Prep elevated the Blue Wave to the top spot in the latest Connecticut boys ice hockey poll in unanimous fashion. Darien switched places with the Jesuits, with Notre Dame-WestHaven holding onto the third spot.
Here are the top 10, with last week's ranking in parentheses, as well as all other programs collecting votes.
- Darien (lw: 2)
- Fairfield Prep (lw: 1)
- Notre Dame-West Haven (lw: 3)
- Greenwich (lw: 5)
- New Canaan (lw: 4)
- Ridgefield (lw: 6)
- Xavier (lw: 7)
- Branford (lw: 9)
- Simsbury (lw: 8)
- Notre Dame-Fairfield (lw: N/R)
Also receiving votes: Hamden, West Haven, Daniel Hand.
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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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