Farmington Valley Moves Up In Boys Ice Hockey Poll

FARMINGTON VALLEY, CT — A 14-game unbeaten string has helped the Farmington Valley ice hockey co-op move up once again in the latest state rankings of coaches and media members.

The only Division II team rated in the state's top 10, the Generals (17-1-1) are ranked seventh in the most recent balloting with one regular season game remaining. The co-op, consisting of Farmington, Avon, Windsor and Lewis Mills high schools, hosts New Fairfield/Immaculate Saturday at Avon Old Farms at 1 p.m.

Fairfield Prep (16-2-1) maintained its season-long position atop the weekly rankings.

Here are the top 10, plus all other programs receiving votes, with records through Feb. 22:

1. Fairfield Prep (16-2-1)
2. Greenwich (18-2)
3. Ridgefield (15-4)
4. Xavier (13-6)
5. Notre Dame-West Haven (10-7)
6. Hamden (11-6)
7. Farmington Valley (17-1-1)
8. New Fairfield/Immaculate (10-3-3)
9. New Canaan (11-9)
10. Notre Dame-Fairfield (8-9)

Also receiving votes: Darien (8-10-1), Watertown/Pomperaug (13-3-1), Northwest Catholic (9-8-1), Guilford (16-3), Simsbury (9-9-1).

Voters: Coaches - Matt Sather, Fairfield Prep; Nick Boorman, Suffield/Granby/Windsor Locks; Tim Belcher, Notre Dame-West Haven; Shaun Gallagher, Ridgefield; Larry Vieira, New Fairfield/Immaculate. Media - Mike Fornabaio, Connecticut Post; Don Boyle, SportingNewsCT.com; Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corp.; Sean Begin, Hartford Courant; Mike Madera, Elm City Newspapers; Dan Nowak, New Haven Register; Greg Lederer, Cheshire Herald; Luke Devoe, CTHSHockey.org; Peter Vander Veer, HAN Network; Jim Stout, MaxPreps.com.

Photo credit: Tim Jensen