Connecticut

Fairfield Prep’s on-ice mastery continued Tuesday evening following its 5-2 triumph over Notre Dame-West Haven in the Connecticut Division 1 state final. The Jesuits gained control of this one from the outset, scoring four times over the first two periods to pull away from the ...

For the first time since 1988, Branford won the Division 2 state championship Monday evening. The fourth-seeded Hornets (18-3-3) squeaked past #6 Glastonbury 2-0 inside Yale University’s Ingalls Rink. “This team set a goal for themselves after our first round loss last year and were ...

In the battle between two Wallingford schools, #2 Lyman Hall/H-K/Coginchaug netted three goals in the second period and never looked back as the Trojans went on to down #4 Sheehan 6-2 in the CIAC Division 3 state final held at Yale’s Ingalls Rink. The championship ...

* Defending Division 1 state champion Fairfield Prep scored a 5-2 triumph over #8 Xavier in Wednesday night’s state semifinal. The fifth-seeded Jesuits scored four goals in the first period and never looked back. They received a pair of goals from freshman Aksel Sather and single ...

* Justin Hazard was the hero on a couple of occasions during #6 Glastonbury’s 3-2 double overtime semifinal victory over #10 Farmington Valley Tuesday night. Hazard, a senior, scored the tying goal with 48 seconds in regulation before popping in the clincher, off his own ...

* Sheehan, the No. 4 seed in the Division 3 tournament, made a huge statement,  man-handling top-seed Daniel Hand 8-2 to advance to the state final. The Titans will partake in their first state championship. Sheehan was led by Anthony Romano and Jake Festa, who both recorded hat ...

The wackiness of the Connecticut boys’ state hockey playoffs continued Saturday evening. After three upsets were recorded during the Division 2 quarterfinals, a couple of more were registered in Division 1. * The most notable was unbeaten and top-seeded Ridgefield falling to Xavier 3-2 in ...

The Division 2 boys’ quarterfinals took place Friday evening and saw three of the higher seeds were all knocked out. * The biggest upset of the night came from #9 WMRP, who eliminated top-seed Watertown-Pomperaug 4-1. Aaron Cholewa netted a pair of goals for the Eagles. Brody ...

The Connecticut boys’ Division 3 quarterfinals got underway on Thursday. * Top-seed Daniel Hand easily handled #8 Newtown 5-0. Joey DeAngelis had one goal and one assist. Tatum and Griffin Fitzmaurice recorded a pair of assists each. Tatum Fitzmaurice also added a goal. Newtown goaltender Markus Paltauf made 45 saves. Two goals each ...