Special teams lift Ridgefield past Hamden

RIDGEFIELD — Special teams took center stage on Saturday night at the Winter Garden as Ridgefield scored two power-play goals in the third period to pull away for a 4-1 win over Hamden. “It was great to get a couple power play goals,” Ridgefield forward Will Stewart said. Stewart scored the first one early in … Read more

Novick, New Canaan shut out Darien in girls hockey state final rematch

DARIEN — Moments after his New Canaan girls ice hockey team had shut out rival Darien 1-0, coach Rich Bulan offered an observation on junior goalie Bythe Novick. “It’s amazing,” Bulan said. “She been playing all the good teams since she was a freshman and she always comes up big in these games.” Novick was … Read more

Greenwich edges Immaculate in OT for first win of season

GREENWICH — Greenwich’s hockey season has followed an overtime theme thus far, with three of its four games decided in an extra period. After being edged in overtime twice already, the Cardinals got a game to go its way on Saturday, courtesy of Ivan Kovalev and Wesley Zolin. Kovalev scored in overtime and Zolin recorded … Read more

Augustine finds space, helps New Canaan edge Notre Dame-Fairfield in overtime

DARIEN — Notre Dame-Fairfield always seemed to have a body in the way all Saturday evening at Darien Ice House, have a skate there to block a shot, have a stick in a passing lane. But then Sam Augustine found something unusual and welcome in the offensive zone in overtime. “It felt really spacious,” said … Read more