Six teams will contend for the FCIAC Boys Ice Hockey championship, as the tournament gets underway with a pair of playdown round games on Saturday. The unbeaten Ridgefield Tigers head into the playoffs as the league’s No. 1 seed, with the Darien Blue Wave at No. 2. The rest of the field features No. 3 … Read more
The field is set for the 2019 FCIAC boys ice hockey tournament, which will get underway with a pair of games. Six teams qualified for the tournament with the two two seeds receiving first-round byes. Unbeaten Ridgefield (20-0), the top-ranked team in the GameTImeCT Boys Ice Hockey Poll, is the No. 1 seed, and Darien … Read more
DARIEN — The Darien Blue Wave players were not happy campers as they skated off the ice following the second period of their game against Notre Dame-West Haven on Thursday. A comfortable 3-0 lead had become a 3-2 edge in the final two minutes, as penalties opened the door for Notre Dame. Darien, however, was … Read more
It’s usually tough to beat a team three times in one season and it’s oftentimes even more difficult to defeat a defending champion in a postseason game — especially a squad that’s won multiple titles. Such was the scenario when two-time defending champion Greenwich and Darien dueled in Thursday night’s FCIAC Tournament semifinal before a … Read more
DARIEN — It’s always a mystery how players are going to react come playoff time. When you’re talking about freshmen, the pressure can sometimes be a bit much. The New Canaan girls ice hockey team has nothing to worry about. Angelica Megdanis, Kaleigh Harden and Jade Lowe, three freshmen, scored during a span of four … Read more
The New Canaan Rams already had a great girls ice hockey program when a flood of talented young players began reaching the high school last year. They’ve helped take the Rams to an elite level. New Canaan heads into the postseason with many impressive numbers. The Rams are 17-1-2 and have earned the No. 1 … Read more
Due to today’s weather forecast, the FCIAC girls ice hockey semifinals have been postponed to Thursday, Feb. 21. The game will be held at the Darien Ice House, with No. 1 New Canaan vs. No. 4 Fairfield at 4 p.m., and No. 2 Darien vs. No. 3 Greenwich at 8 p.m. The two semifinal games … Read more
GREENWICH — Since losing to Greenwich on Dec. 29, the losses have been very few and far between for the Darien boys hockey team, in fact, the Blue Wave entered Monday night’s showdown against the Cardinals on a 10-game winning streak. Scoring two goals apiece in the second and third period, the Blue Wave continued … Read more
RIDGEFIELD — Hunched over going off the ice after the second period, down awhile after scoring the game-winner in Ridgefield’s 2-1 win Wednesday night over Fairfield Prep: Will Forrest still said he was fine afterward. “Take a hit to make a play,” he said after scoring two goals at the Winter Garden to keep the … Read more
STAMFORD—The Trinity Catholic High School boys ice hockey program has faced a number of obstacles as the Crusaders maintain their membership in the FCIAC. The good news is one issue has been solved this 2018-19 season. Trinity Catholic has a goalie. For now and the foreseeable future. Sophomore Jeff Reda has a monopoly on the … Read more