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In the end, there wasn’t a lot of debate over which was the top Division 3 team in Connecticut boys hockey. Newington had a bump or two along the way, but the Indians closed with a bang — first with the five-overtime thriller against Wethersfield, ...

One team played a full season, the other took a pause midway through. One sat near the top of the rankings from Day 1, the other was on a bit of a roller coaster. And then there is the fact that Sheehan and North Haven ...

The scheduled Southern Connecticut Conference/South West Conference Division 1 championship game between Fairfield Prep and Notre Dame-West Haven was canceled because of COVID protocols, and the two teams were declared co-champions. But Hockey Night in Boston has the luxury of using a full season of ...

Another of 2020’s declared co-champions, No. 1 Berlin/Gorham (14-2-1) swept through the post-season, highlighted by a 5-3 semifinal win agaginst a skilled Lebanon/Stevens/Mount Royal against which it went 1-2-1 in the regular season. A 6-2 quarterfinal win against Kearsarge/Plymouth and 5-1 title game decision of ...

No. 1 Dover’s (14-1-0) dash to the program’s seventh State Title almost seemed pre-determined. Aside from splitting a pair of one-goal games with Oyster River in the season’s second week, the Green Wave wasn’t threatened again until a 2-1 semifinal win against OR  and their ...

No. 1 Concord (16-2-0) would not be denied. This season, in spite of a two-week COVID-related hiatus after playing just six games, the Crimson Tide’s sole goal was to accomplish what they couldn’t last year when the NHIAA cancelled Championship Weekend and declared them co-champions ...

No more agonizing over the top spot — at least for this week. Newington is the “Survivor” winner as the last remaining unbeaten team in Connecticut, and the Indians remain at the top of the Hockey Night in Boston rankings, as they have been all ...

The top of the Hockey Night in Boston Connecticut Division 2 rankings has stabilized a bit. Sheehan took a firmer grip on the No. 1 spot after sweeping past Westhill/Stamford and New Milford, while No. 2 Lyman Hall added wins against North Branford and Guilford ...

When the top teams in the rankings square off on the ice, and fail to settle things, there’s no reason to make any changes. So it is that Fairfield Prep and Notre Dame-West Haven hold the Nos. 1 and 2 spots, respectively, once again in ...