Massachusetts Boys D2 Final Top 10
| Rank | Team | W | L | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tewksbury | 1 | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Canton | 2 | 22 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Gloucester | 3 | 19 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | Duxbury | 8 | 14 | 10 | 2 |
| 5 | Masconomet | 5 | 16 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | Norwood | 4 | 19 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Walpole | 7 | 13 | 8 | 2 |
| 8 | Newburyport | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 9 | Silver Lake | 10 | 18 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | Wakefield | NR | 11 | 10 | 1 |
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It’s hard to start a season as the prohibitive favorite and then go wire-to-wire, but Tewksbury did just that. The Redmen started the season as the top-ranked team in the Hockey Night in Boston Massachusetts Division 2 boys’ list, never gave that spot up, and carried it all the way to a state championship at TD Garden.
That doesn’t mean there weren’t bumps in the road. Canton, the final #2 team, gave the Redmen a good run and the Bulldogs certainly know what it means to carry the weight of expectations.
Gloucester sat around the top of the rankings all season before settling at #3 after reaching the state semifinals.
Among the teams that broke into the rankings since the start of the season, #4 Duxbury leads the way. The expectation was that some former D1 teams moving down to D2 would have a shot at shaking things up, and the Green Dragons certainly did that, ultimately pushing Tewksbury to double overtime.
Masconomet won the Northeastern Conference’s Dunn Division and reached the quarterfinals before falling in overtime, and finishes #5.
#6 Norwood had a controversial loss to Gloucester in the quarterfinals, but the Mustangs were among the most consistent teams all season.
Another team that dropped down to D2 and made noise is #7 Walpole, which battled Canton into overtime before falling.
Speaking of tough overtime losses, that was the fate for #8 Newburyport, which dropped a heartbreaker on the road vs. Norwood in the Round of 16.
At #9 is Silver Lake, which celebrated its 50th season of hockey by reaching the quarterfinals – including a thrilling overtime comeback win over North Attleboro – before falling victim to the powerful Tewksbury squad.
Rounding out the top 10 is #10 Wakefield, which was bounced by Walpole in the only shootout of the entire tournament.
