A total of 20 teams will make up Connecticut Division 3 hockey. There will be a new champion, as the Eastern CT Eagles, have moved up to Division 2 STAPLES (16-7-1) After last year’s loss in the semifinals, the Wreckers hope to follow up last ...
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 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 ...
Read More »Connecticut D3 Poll: No surprises and no changes in the ranking
There weren’t many, if any, surprises in the past seven days to shake up Hockey Night in Boston’s Connecticut D3 Top 10, though Brookfield/Bethel/Danbury tried: The IceCats grabbed a 2-0 lead on No. 6 Masuk. The Panthers came back, though, with Elijah Begin scoring the ...
Read More »Connecticut D3 Poll: #3 Hall/Southington deals #1 Woodstock Academy its first loss
When we muttered something about inertia last week, we meant the object at rest staying at rest. Trust us: This week when we talk about No. 3 Hall/Southington’s inertia, it’s the “object in motion” sense. That tough schedule must’ve helped prepare the Warrior Knights to ...
Read More »Connecticut D3 Poll: #1 Woodstock and #2 WMRP remain the only sure things
Aside from No. 1 Woodstock Academy – looking to be the second team in three years to go wire-to-wire atop the HNIB News Connecticut Division Three Top 10 – and perhaps aside from a No. 2 WMRP team that’s putting together a really nice season, this ...
Read More »Connecticut D3 Poll: WMRP on a roll
The top of Hockey Night in Boston’s Connecticut Division III Top 10 remains the same; No. 1 Woodstock Academy rolled on to a sixth win to open the season. It’ll get a repeat test on Monday from an upstart riding a five-game winning streak. The ...
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