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Nearly A Total Shakeup Of Top 10 In Boys Ice Hockey Poll
Only the top spot remained unchanged from last week in the latest rankings by coaches and media members.
CONNECTICUT — Looking at the latest Connecticut high school boys ice hockey poll compared to last week's, just one spot remained unchanged - and that was at the top. Notre Dame-West Haven received all but one top nod from the dozen coaches and media members who cast their ballots, ensuring another week at the head of the rankings.
New Canaan moved up a notch into second, while the Fairfield co-op, which garnered the other first-place vote, and Xavier tied for third.
Here are the top 10, with last week's ranking in parentheses, as well as all other programs earning votes.
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1. Notre Dame-West Haven (lw: 1)
2. New Canaan (lw: 3)
3. (tie) Fairfield co-op (lw: 2)
3. (tie) Xavier (lw: 5)
5. Fairfield Prep (lw: 4)
6. Northwest Catholic (lw: 8)
7. Darien (lw: 6)
8. Greenwich (lw: 9)
9. Ridgefield (lw: 7)
10. North Haven (lw: NR)
Also receiving votes: Hamden, Lyman Hall, Sheehan, St. Joseph.
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Voters: Coaches: Mac Budd, Darien; Shaun Gallagher, Ridgefield; Matt Sather, Fairfield Prep; Larry Vieira, Notre Dame-West Haven. Media: Erik Dobratz, WTNH-8; Michael Fornabaio, Connecticut Post; Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corp.; Greg Lederer, Meriden Record Journal; Mike Madera, Elm City Newspapers; Dan Nowak, New Haven Register; Pete Paguaga, GameTimeCT; Dave Stewart, New Canaan Advertiser/Darien Times.
Compiled by Michael Fornabaio
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