Farmington Valley Receives Votes in Latest Ice Hockey Poll

FARMINGTON, CT — For the fifth straight week, Ridgefield High School topped the rankings in the Connecticut boys ice hockey poll of media and coaches.

The Tigers (10-1) received 13 of 16 first-place votes.

Farmington Valley (8-2), a co-op consisting of Farmington, Avon, Windsor and Lewis Mills high schools, did not crack the top 10, but received some voter support for the first time this season.

Here are the top 10 teams, with records through Jan. 30:

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

Also receiving votes: West Haven (8-4), Farmington Valley (8-2), Woodstock Academy (11-0), Fairfield Warde/Ludlowe (9-3), Notre Dame-Fairfield (3-8-1).

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