Farmington Valley Receives Votes in Ice Hockey Poll

FARMINGTON, CT — The top of the latest weekly boys high school ice hockey poll remains the same: Ridgefield, Xavier and New Canaan. After that, the next seven teams are the same, though the order is a bit different.

Ridgefield (17-1) received first-place votes on all but one ballot, keeping the Tigers atop the rankings.

Farmington Valley (13-2), comprised of players from Farmington, Avon, Windsor and Lewis Mills high schools, did not make this week's top 10, but received some support from voters.

Here are the top 10, with records through Feb. 13:

1. Ridgefield (17-1)
2. Xavier (12-3-1)
3. New Canaan (13-3-1)
4. Notre Dame-West Haven (9-7-1)
5. Northwest Catholic (13-3-1)
6. Hamden (9-5)
7. Fairfield Prep (8-7)
8. West Haven (11-4)
9. East Haven (13-2)
10. Suffield/Granby/Windsor Locks (12-4)

Also receiving votes: Farmington Valley (13-2), Simsbury (8-7), St. Joseph (7-10-1).

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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