Enfield/East Granby Hockey Co-op Earns Home Game in State Tourney

ENFIELD, CT — Brackets for the state's three boys ice hockey tournaments were released Friday, and the co-op team from Enfield and East Granby high schools will be opening the Division III tournament in front of the home crowd.

The Eagles are seeded second, and will host No. 15 Bolton/Coventry/Rockville/RHAM Monday at the Enfield Twin Rinks at 3:50 p.m. Enfield/East Granby defeated the Shamrocks twice during the regular season, including an 8-1 shellacking on Feb. 14.

A total of 14 teams from Patch towns in Hartford and Tolland counties will be competing in the three state tournaments. Here is a complete listing of opening round matchups for those teams; click the division headers for complete brackets.

Division I (Wednesday, 3/7)

• No. 16 East Catholic (0-19-1) at No. 1 Fairfield Prep (17-2-1), 6 p.m.
• No. 10 Simsbury (9-10-1) at No. 7 Northwest Catholic (11-8-1), 6:40 p.m.

Division II (Tuesday, 3/6)

• No. 16 Westhill/Stamford (7-9-2) at No. 1 Farmington Valley (17-2-1), 8 p.m.
• No. 14 E.O. Smith/Tolland (9-10-1) at No. 3 Guilford (17-3), 5:30 p.m.
• No. 13 Hall/Southington (11-7-2) at No. 4 Conard (11-8-1), 8:10 p.m.
• No. 11 North Haven (10-9-1) at No. 6 Glastonbury (9-10-1), 7 p.m.
• No. 9 South Windsor (7-11-2) at No. 8 Branford (13-6-1), 5 p.m.

Division III (Monday, 3/5)

• No. 15 Bolton/Coventry/Rockville/RHAM (4-16) at No. 2 Enfield/East Granby (12-7-1), 3:50 p.m.
• No. 14 Wilton (4-16) at No. 3 Tri-Town (12-7-1), 8:10 p.m.
• No. 10 Brookfield/Bethel/Danbury (7-12-1) at No. 7 Wethersfield/Middletown/Rocky Hill/Plainville (12-7-1), 6:50 p.m.
• No. 9 Housatonic/Northwestern/Wamogo (7-11-2) at No. 8 Newington/Berlin/Manchester/Cromwell (13-7), 8:05 p.m.

Photo credit: Michele Marin