New Hampshire Boys D2 Top 8
| Rank | Team | [tooltip text="PR*" gravity="ne"]Previous Ranking[/tooltip] | W | L | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dover | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Goffstown | NR | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Oyster River | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Keene | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Somersworth/Coe-Brown | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Kingswood | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Merrimack | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Parity, it seems, is rampant across the division’s top teams. Only one remains slotted where it was in our pre-season HNIB News New Hampshire Division 2 rankings.
No. 1 Dover (3-0-0) dashed to the head of the pack in impressive fashion, racking up a plus-11 differential (15-4). The Green Wave washed away Kingswood (5-2), Winnacunnet (3-1) and Portsmouth/Newmarket (7-1) in a span of six days.
Unranked in the pre-season, No. 2 Goffstown (3-0-0) has declared itself ready to rock and roll. After one-goal wins against Oyster River (3-2) and Merrimack (4-3), the Grizzies chewed up Winnacunnet Saturday night, 7-3. Three goalies – Jake Webber, Madeline Sage and James Amorelli – have a win apiece.
Speaking of statements, there has been none louder in recent memory than the 8-1 shellacking No. 3 Oyster River (1-1-0) laid on defending State Champion St. Thomas Aquinas Saturday night. The Bobcats, who played well in their opening loss to Goffstown, jumped STA with three goals in the first seven minutes and never let up.
After playing STA to a 2-all tie in its season opener, No. 4 Keene (1-0-1) rolled past Spaulding on Saturday, 8-1.
No. 5 STA (0-1-1) is still looking for its first win. The Saints have no time to feel poorly – they get right back at it Monday afternoon when they take on Spaulding.
No. 6 Somersworth/Coe-Brown (2-0-0) is looking to build off wins against Spalding and Lebanon-Stevens/Mount Royal.
No. 7 Kingswood (1-1-0) rebounded from its opening loss to Dover by handling Spaulding 5-1.
No. 8 Merrimack (0-1-0) doesn’t hit the ice for league action again until Dec. 30 against Winnacunnet.
