Xavier Moves Up in Latest Ice Hockey Poll

MIDDLETOWN, CT — A crazy week which saw the top seven ranked teams lose at least one game created a total shuffle in the latest state ice hockey poll of media and coaches.

Ridgefield High School jumped from eighth to first after defeating a pair of top 10 opponents, while a pair of teams entered the top 10 this week.

Xavier jumped from fourth to second, improving its record to 4-1.

The top 10 rankings with records through Jan. 3:

1. Ridgefield (3-1)

2. Xavier (4-1)

3. New Canaan (4-1)

4. Northwest Catholic (6-0)

5. Fairfield Prep (3-2)

6. Suffield-Granby-Windsor Locks (6-0)

7. Hamden (3-2)

8. Darien (1-4)

9. (tie) East Haven (4-0)

9. (tie) Notre Dame-West Haven (1-4)

Also receiving votes: Simsbury (2-2), Glastonbury (3-3), Notre Dame-Fairfield (1-2-1), West Haven (2-1), Greenwich (1-3), Woodstock Academy (4-0).

Media voters: Dan Nowak, New Haven Register; Tim Jensen, Patch.com; Mike Fornabaio, Connecticut Post; 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: 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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