SHELTON — Riding a hot goaltender down the stretch has been a successful formula for many hockey teams at every level. Staples junior goalie Graham Day provided a perfect example of a boys’ hockey team rallying behind its backstop in a 1-1 tie with host Trumbull in an FCIAC West Division showdown on Wednesday night … Read more
Hey, look who’s back on top. And for the first time this season, it’s unanimous. After being usurped for a week, Darien rode Wednesday’s win over interloping Fairfield Prep and a Saturday dismantling of New Canaan back to No. 1 in the GameTimeCT boys hockey Top 10 poll. Click here for more
DARIEN — One of the keys to playing in the Darien-New Canaan boys ice hockey rivalry is controlling the emotions of the moment. It also doesn’t hurt when the offense scores 10 goals. Jamison Moore netted the opening goal at 2:35 and the No. 2 Blue Wave turned their game against No. 4 New Canaan … Read more
Boys Ice Hockey Darien 10, New Canaan 2 Westhill/Stamford 4, Staples 2 St. Joseph 7, Watertown/Pomperaug 4 Masuk 5, Trinity Catholic 1 Ridgefield 5, Trumbull 3 Girls Ice Hockey Stamford/Westhill/Staples 10, Trumbull/St. Joseph 5 Darien 3, East Catholic/Glastonbury/South Windsor (ETB) 1
BRIDGEPORT — It was nothing like the high-flying, blink-and-miss-two-goals first meeting between Darien and Fairfield Prep 17 days ago. It was a pitched battle, playoff-intensity, between the top two teams in the GameTimeCT boys hockey poll, and if they want to do this again in March, most of the state will probably sign up for … Read more
GREENWICH — He used his head. He used his hands. He used everything he had at his disposal to get the job done Tuesday for Greenwich’s boys hockey team. Senior co-captain Ben Nash made big saves all afternoon at Hamill Rink, including a couple in the third period that he’d put with any he’d ever … Read more
Boys Ice Hockey Bishop Hendriken (RI) 3, Darien 2 LaSalle Academy (RI) 2, Greenwich 0 McMahon/Norwalk 6, Trinity Catholic 0 New Canaan 3, Trumbull 2 Fairfield co-op 10, St. Joseph 3 Wilton 3, Milford co-op 1 Girls Ice Hockey Darien 3, New Canaan 1
DARIEN — The Xavier and New Canaan boys ice hockey teams put their unbeaten overtime records on the line after finishing tied in regulation on Wednesday. Both emerged from the extra session unscathed. In game which delivered a little bit of everything, No. 8 Xavier and No. 4 New Canaan skated to a 3-3 tie … Read more
Boys Ice Hockey Ridgefield 4, Trinity Catholic 1 Darien 7, Staples 0 Branford 4, Westhill/Stamford 1 Fairfield co-op 2, Trumbull 1 Xavier 3, New Canaan 3 (OT) St. Joseph 2, McMahon/Norwalk 0 Greenwich 10, Wilton 3 Girls Ice Hockey Avon co-op 6, Stamford/Westhill/Staples 2
NORTH BRANFORD — Westhill/Stamford’s Nick Ulbrich had Jack Manware lined up. The Branford senior had circled in the neutral zone, and Ulbrich had a bead on him in the third period. And as Ulbrich arrived, Manware followed through and turned the tables, knocking the Westhill/Stamford forward to the ice. It was that kind of night … Read more