Farmington Valley Co-Op Collects Votes in Latest Ice Hockey Poll

FARMINGTON, CT — Ridgefield High School once again topped the weekly boys ice hockey poll, garnering 14 of 16 first-place votes.

The Tigers (13-1) were the top choice of voters for the sixth straight week.

Farmington Valley (10-2) missed the top 10 in the most recent rankings, but received some amount of support from voters. The team is comprised of players from Farmington, Avon, Windsor and Lewis Mills high schools.

Here are the top 10, with records through Feb. 5:

1. Ridgefield (13-1)
2. Xavier (11-3)
3. New Canaan (11-2)
4. Northwest Catholic (12-3-1)
5. Notre Dame-West Haven (8-6)
6. Hamden (7-5)
7. Fairfield Prep (7-5)
8. East Haven (12-1)
9. West Haven (10-4)
10. Suffield/Granby/Windsor Locks (10-4)

Also receiving votes: Simsbury (6-7), Farmington Valley (10-2), Fairfield Warde/Ludlowe (11-4-1), Guilford (11-2), Woodstock Academy (12-1-1).

Media voters: Mike Fornabaio, Connecticut Post; Tim Jensen, Patch Media; 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.

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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