Notre Dame-West Haven Holds Top 5 Spot In Boys Ice Hockey Poll

WEST HAVEN, CT — For the fifth consecutive week, Ridgefield High School was a unanimous choice of voters as the top boys ice hockey team in Connecticut.

The Tigers received the top nod from all 14 voters to maintain the pole position. Darien and Northwest Catholic remained in the second and third slots. The remainder of the top 10 had a shuffling of teams from the previous week's voting.

Notre Dame-West Haven retained the fifth position in the most recent balloting, while West Haven High School also received some voter support.

Here are the top 10, with last week's ranking in parentheses, plus all other programs receiving support.

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

Also receiving votes: Xavier, Greenwich, Daniel Hand, South Windsor, West Haven.

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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