Simsbury Skaters Receive Support in Ice Hockey Rankings

SIMSBURY, CT — The top 10 teams in the final regular season boys ice hockey poll did not change, but some of the positioning did heading into the postseason.

Ridgefield was again a unanimous selection of all 16 voters, followed by New Canaan and Notre Dame-West Haven.

Simsbury High School (11-8) just missed the top 10, placing 11th in the most recent balloting of media members and coaches.

Here are the top 10, with records through Feb. 28:

1. Ridgefield (18-2)
2. New Canaan (16-3-1)
3. Notre Dame-West Haven (12-7-1)
4. Xavier (13-6-1)
5. Northwest Catholic (16-3-1)
6. Fairfield Prep (11-9)
7. West Haven (14-5)
8. Hamden (11-8)
9. East Haven (15-3)
10. Suffield/Granby/Windsor Locks (14-6)

Others receiving votes: Simsbury (11-8), New Fairfield/Immaculate (15-3-2), Watertown/Pomperaug (15-4-1).

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

Coaches voting: Matt Sather, Fairfield Prep; Nick Boorman, Suffield/Granby/Windsor Locks; Ken Barse, Glastonbury; Tim Belcher, Notre Dame-West Haven; Shaun Gallagher, Ridgefield; Larry Vieira, New Fairfield/Immaculate.

Photo credit: Doreen McWhirter