High School Boys Ice Hockey Championship Game Previews

NEW HAVEN, CT — A pair of Indian squads will be colliding in a title matchup and Lions will be taking on Tigers as the CIAC boys ice hockey championship games are set for the Ingalls Rink at Yale University.

The Division III finals are slated for Saturday morning, with the Division II championship to follow in early afternoon. The Division I championship tilt is scheduled for Monday night.

Longtime hockey powers such as Fairfield Prep, Hamden and Darien are all conspicuously absent from this year's finals. In fact, the six teams competing in the championship games have combined for just seven title game appearances, three by Guilford, with five victories between them.

No finalists from the 2015-16 season will be returning to Yale.

Here is a brief look at the matchups, in the order in which they will be played. Season records include regular season and state tournament games, but do not include league tournament games.

Division III - Saturday, 10 a.m.
No. 1 Woodstock Academy vs. No. 6 Hall/Southington
Title game records: WA 0-0; HS 1-0
Titles won: WA none; HS 1993 (II - Hall)
Records: WA 20-2-1; HS 12-8-3
Rosters and Results

Division II - Saturday, 2 p.m.
No. 2 Watertown/Pomperaug vs. No. 4 Guilford
Title game records: WP 1-0; GUI 2-1
Titles won: WP 2011 (III); GUI 2010 (III), 1994 (II)
Records: WP 18-4-1; GUI 18-5
Rosters and Results

Division I - Monday, 7 p.m.
No. 1 Northwest Catholic vs. No. 2 Ridgefield
Title game records: NWC 0-1; RID 1-0
Titles won: NWC none; RID 2002 (II)
Records: NWC 19-3-1; RID 21-2
Rosters and Results

Photo credit: Yale University