The Eastern CT Eagles (from D3) and Suffield/Granby/Windsor Locks (from D1) join the D2 field this winter. GUILFORD (22-4-0) Fresh off last year’s impressive run that saw the defending 2017 state champions make it all the way to the championship again, this time losing 7-3 ...
Read More »Connecticut D2 Top 10: North Branford, Guilford move up a notch
Although the #1 team – Farmington Valley (14-1-0) – remains the same, there is some decent movement in this week’s HNIB News Connecticut Division 2 Top 10. The Generals knocked off East Catholic (9-0) and Conard (4-3). Looking ahead, FVG gets Simsbury (Wednesday) and Cheshire ...
Read More »Connecticut D2 Top 10: Hall-Southington jumps into poll; Conard has won five straight
Top-ranked Farmington Valley (12-1-0) had another impressive week, with a pair of wins over South Windsor (4-1, 7-0). The Generals are set to take on East Catholic (Tuesday), then have a key battle Saturday on the road against #4 Conard (8-4-1). #2 Watertown/Pomperaug (11-1-1) keeps ...
Read More »Final Connecticut D3 Top 10: Woodstock Academy goes wire-to-wire
Wire to wire, Woodstock Academy was the No. 1 team in the HNIB News Connecticut Division III rankings. The Centaurs won the CIAC championship in only their fourth varsity season, dropping only one game to Division III opponents and earning key wins among teams from higher ...
Read More »Connecticut D3 Title Game: Woodstock Academy wins first title
In 2013, a freshman named Nathan DeLuca scored the first goal for Woodstock Academy as a varsity hockey program. Coach Mike Starr remembered it on March 18 at Ingalls Rink after that kid, grown up into a senior captain, scored the winning goal in the ...
Read More »Connecticut D3 Semifinals: Woodstock Academy, Hall/Southington advance to final
The Division III favorite in Connecticut from Day 1 has made it to the final. Waiting for Woodstock Academy: Hall/Southington, the only Division III team to beat the Centaurs this season. Woodstock Academy got to the final with a handy 6-0 win over Lyman Hall/HK/Coginchaug. ...
Read More »Connecticut D3 First Round: Hall/Southington, Redhawks prevail in OT
Hall/Southington was on the brink in the CIAC Division III first round against Newington, down two goals in the third period. But Andrew Mitchell tied it with just over a minute to go, and Jeremy Fortin’s power-play goal early in overtime got Hall/Southington a win. ...
Read More »Connecticut FInal D3 Regular-Season Poll: #1 Woodstock Academy goes wire to wire
Like St. Joseph in 2009, No. 1 Woodstock Academy could win a D3 championship in its fourth varsity season. Unlike St. Joseph, which slogged through the FCIAC for three years before breaking through, the Centaurs have already been tantalizingly close, a heartbreaking overtime semifinal loss ...
Read More »Connecticut D3 Poll: No changes as Conference Tournaments loom
Let’s start in the middle in this week’s HNIB News Connecticut Division 3 Top 10: Should we give the No. 9 Redhawks some more credit for a regular-season-ending win over the No. 5 Lyman Hall co-op? Probably. It was a tough slot. Status quo was ...
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