New Hampshire HS Hockey – Final Regular Season Division 1 Top 10: D1 State Tournament Begins Wednesday

Brett Ricci
Brett Ricci
Brett Ricci joined HNIB in 2021 covering all high school hockey in the state of New Hampshire. Brett has been involved with hockey for over thirty years between playing, coaching, and writing. He spent time as a writer for Tavern Player Magazine as well as a online content provider for various sports teams and organizations. He resides on the seacoast area of New Hampshire with his wife and son and spends most of the winter months frequenting as many games as possible.

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New Hampshire Boys D1 Top 10

RankTeam*PRWLT
1Concord11800
2Windham21440
3Bishop Guertin31350
4Bedford41260
5Trinity51161
6Exeter6881
7Keene7990
8Londonderry81080
9BowNR1080
10Hanover108100

When you complete your second consecutive undefeated regular season, you stay on top and that just where No. 1 Concord resides this week.  Bishop Guertin gave them a game but ultimately the Tide came out on top 3-0.  Concord finished strong with a 5-2 win over Keene and a 3-1 win at Hanover. They are the top seed and will host a quarterfinal game on Saturday.

No. 2 Windham has proven that they’ll be one of the major players in the Division 1 tournament.  Winners of fourteen out of their last fifteen games, the Jaguars closed out the regular season with a 3-2 win over Pinkerton and a 7-0 shutout over Nashua North-Souhegan.  Windham will host a quarterfinal game at home on Saturday.

Wrapping up their regular season with back-to-back wins is No. 3 Bishop Guertin.  BG fell 3-0 to Concord but came back to beat Salem and Exeter in their final two games, both by a score of 4-1.  They’ll host a quarterfinal game on Saturday.

No. 4 Bedford dropped a 5-0 decision to Exeter and then held off Keene 2-1 to close out their regular season. The Bulldogs were winners of six of their last seven games and that’s enough to earn them a home playoff game.  They host a quarterfinal game on Saturday.

After opening the season with a 1-3 record, No. 5 Trinity has flourished, only losing three more games over the final two months of the season.  They rattled off three straight wins to end the season with a 3-2 win at Hanover, an 8-4 win over Bishop Brady and an 8-1 win at Nashua North-Souhegan.  They’ll will be at Bedford in a quarterfinal matchup on Saturday.

No. 6 Exeter split their last two games going 1-1. They had a convincing 5-0 shutout win over Bedford but dropped a 4-1 game to Bishop Guertin.  The Blue Hawks will host a Preliminary Round game at home on Wednesday. 

No. 7 Keene had a tough final two games and they dropped both of them.  They fell to Concord 5-2 and lost to Bedford 2-1.  They finish ninth in the NHIAA Division 1 standings and will head on the road in their Prelim game on Wednesday.

No. 8 Londonderry finished strong winning their last three games including an 8-4 win over Nashua South-Pelham and a 4-3 win over the Manchester Co-op.  The Lancers get to host a Prelim game on Wednesday.

Saving their best for last and making their first appearance in the HNIB rankings this season is No. 9 Bow.  The Falcons started their season with a 1-6 record and were written off by many but Bow clawed themselves all the way back to relevance.  They finished sixth overall in NHIAA and will host a prelim game on Wednesday.

No. 10 Hanover had a tough schedule to finish their season and went 1-2 in the last three games.  They sandwiched a 3-2 win at Pinkerton between a 3-2 loss to Trinity and a 3-1 loss to Concord.  They’ll go on the road for a Prelim game on Wednesday. 

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