Fairfield Prep Moves Up in Boys Ice Hockey Poll

FAIRFIELD, CT — The top 10 teams remained the same in the latest high school boys ice hockey weekly poll, but the positions changed considerably.

Ridgefield (8-1) retained the top spot after posting a trio of victories, but numbers two through eight are all occupied by different teams from the previous week.

Fairfield Prep moved up a spot to number five in this week's rankings, while Notre Dame-Fairfield missed the top 10 but received considerable support from voters.

The top 10 with records through Jan. 16:

1. Ridgefield (8-1)
2. Xavier (7-2)
3. New Canaan (6-2)
4. Northwest Catholic (8-1-1)
5. Fairfield Prep (4-3)
6. Hamden (4-2)
7. Notre Dame-West Haven (4-5)
8. Suffield/Granby/Windsor Locks (8-1)
9. West Haven (6-1)
10. East Haven (7-0)

Also receiving votes: Simsbury (4-3), Notre Dame-Fairfield (2-5-1), Darien (2-5), Guilford (6-2), Woodstock Academy (7-0).

Media voters: Mike Fornabaio, Connecticut Post; Tim Jensen, Patch.com; Matt Conyers, Hartford Courant; Sean Patrick Bowley, GameTimeCT.com; Dan Nowak, New Haven Register; Don Boyle, SportingNewsCt.com; Greg Lederer, Cheshire Herald; Mike Madera, Elm City Newspapers; Peter Vander Veer, HAN Network; Jim Stout, MaxPreps.com Northeast Regional writer-editor.

Coaches voting: Matt Sather, Fairfield Prep; Nick Boorman, SGWL; Ken Barse, Glastonbury; Tim Belcher, Notre Dame-West Haven; Shaun Gallagher, Ridgefield; Larry Vieira, New Fairfield/Immaculate.

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