Xavier Remains in Top 5 of Latest High School Hockey Rankings

MIDDLETOWN, CT — Ridgefield High School remained in the number one spot in the latest weekly ice hockey poll of Connecticut sports media and coaches.

The Tigers opened the season with four victories in their first five outings, including three wins over top 10 teams.

Xavier (4-2) dropped two places to the fourth spot in the rankings.

The top 10 with records through Jan. 9:

1. Ridgefield (4-1)
2. New Canaan (5-1)
3. Northwest Catholic (7-0)
4. Xavier (4-2)
5. Suffield/Granby/Windsor Locks (6-0)
6. Fairfield Prep (4-3)
7. Hamden (4-2)
8. Notre Dame-West Haven (3-4)
9. West Haven (4-1)
10. East Haven (5-0)

Also receiving votes: Fairfield Warde/Ludlowe (5-1), Simsbury (2-3), Notre Dame-Fairfield (1-3-1), Darien (1-4), Greenwich (2-3), Glastonbury (3-4), Woodstock Academy (5-0).

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