Ice Hockey News
Boys hockey notebook: Solid start puts Trumbull on Div. II radar
Trumbull coach Greg Maxey knows his team wasn’t on a lot of people’s boys hockey radar at the start of the year. And he knows his team has caught some attention with a 5-2 start. “What we’ve been talking about is getting better as we go,” Maxey said. “I think we have. … “The kids … Read more
FCIAC Saturday ice hockey scoreboard
Boys Ice Hockey Eastern CT Eagles 5, Fairfield 2 New Canaan 3, Notre Dame-Fairfield 2 (OT) Greenwich 5, Immaculate 4 (OT) Trumbull 8, Guilford 3 New Milford 6, Trinity Catholic 1 Ridgefield 4, Hamden 1 McMahon/Norwalk 9, Shepaug/Litchfield/Thomaston/Nonnewaug 3 Staples 6, Wilton 0 Westhill/Stamford 5, Lyman Hall/Haddam-Killingworth/Coginchaug 2 Girls Ice Hockey New Canaan 1, Darien … Read more
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
Schofield, No. 2 Darien defense shut out No. 6 Xavier
MIDDLETOWN — Sophomore goalie Chris Schofield had just finished off his second shutout in four games, a 3-0 Darien win at Xavier, and his captain kind of likes the way he’s playing. “I think he’s playing out of his mind,” Darien captain Jack Massey said Friday night at Spurrier-Snyder Rink. Click here for more
Trumbull, St. Joseph boys ice hockey teams collect for local food bank during their game Thursday
The Trumbull and St. Joseph boys ice hockey teams will be collecting non-perishable food items, to be donated to a local food bank, during their game at The Rinks at Shelton on Thursday, Jan. 2. The game will begin at 4 p.m., with the collection taking place in the front lobby. Trumbull is 3-1 to … Read more
Five different scorers light lamp in Darien’s win over Greenwich in the Winter Classic
GREENWICH — The first two Winter Classic games against Greenwich didn’t go the Darien boys hockey team’s way, but a contingent of Blue Wave players made sure the third time was indeed, the charm for their squad on Saturday. Unlike the previous two seasons, Darien skated off the Greenwich Skating Club ice with the winner’s … Read more