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Suffield/Granby/WL Collects Votes in Initial Boys Ice Hockey Poll
The Wildcats are looking to improve on last season's 14-8 overall record.

Seeking their first CIAC ice hockey championship since 2014, the Jesuits of Fairfield Prep are ranked best team in the state in a preseason poll of coaches and sports media members.
The 16-time state titlists had an off season last year, finishing 12-10 and falling to eventual champion Ridgefield in the Division I quarterfinals.
The tri-op program of Suffield, Granby and Windsor Locks did not crack the top 10, but received a considerable amount of support from voters.
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Here are the top 10, plus all other programs receiving votes:
- Fairfield Prep
- Notre Dame-West Haven
- Ridgefield
- Xavier
- New Canaan
- Greenwich
- Darien
- Hamden
- Northwest Catholic
- West Haven
Also receiving votes: Simsbury, Fairfield Warde/Ludlowe, New Fairfield/Immaculate, Suffield/Granby/Windsor Locks, Glastonbury, Farmington Valley.
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Voters: Coaches: Matt Sather, Fairfield Prep; Nick Boorman, SGWL; Ken Barse, Glastonbury; Tim Belcher, Notre Dame-West Haven; Shaun Gallagher, Ridgefield; Larry Vieira, New Fairfield/Immaculate. Media: Mike Fornabaio, Connecticut Post; Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corp.; Sean Begin, Hartford Courant; Sean Patrick Bowley, GameTimeCT.com; Dan Nowak, New Haven Register; Greg Lederer, Cheshire Herald; Jim Stout, MaxPreps.com.
Photo credit: Steve Palmer
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