During a rare three-game losing skid earlier this season, the Darien girls ice hockey team was struggling to create offensive opportunities. Fast forward a few weeks and the Blue Wave is now getting goals up and down the roster. Six different players scored, including two short-handed, as Darien knocked off a strong West Haven/Sacred Heart … Read more
Darien started its ice hockey season with three wins, but three straight losses soon followed. Now the Blue Wave girls hockey team is trending upward again. After snapping a three-game losing skid with a victory against Trumbull-St. Joseph on Wednesday, Darien skated to a 2-0 win over FCIAC rival Greenwich Saturday night at Darien Ice … Read more
DARIEN — Two boys ice hockey games in two days will take its toll on the best teams. Even the No. 1 ranked Ridgefield Tigers aren’t immune, but they again found a way to win. It also helps when you have a spectacular goalie. With senior Sean Gordon racking up 36 saves, the Tigers overcame … Read more
RIDGEFIELD — Sweet passes, sprawling saves, big hits … the first game of a home-and-home series between the Ridgefield and Darien boys hockey teams had something of everything. Even a game-winning goal in overtime. Will Forrest scored just 25 seconds into the eight-minute extra session to give Ridgefield a 3-2 victory on Friday evening at … Read more
HAMDEN — The offensive wizardry of the No. 1 boys hockey team in the state is well-documented, the experienced top Ridgefield line that can dominate a game, the depth scoring. That was all on display Saturday at Astorino Arena, with six different goal scorers pacing the Tigers to a 6-1 win over No. 6 Hamden. … Read more
It was anything but a textbook victory. The Darien boys ice hockey team overcame nine penalties and edged the Xavier Falcons, 4-3, on a late goal by sophomore Sean Bradley Saturday at the Darien Ice House. While the penalties were a minus for the Blue Wave, the penalty kill was a huge plus, as Xavier … Read more
DANBURY — A long layoff might have contributed to a slow start by the New Canaan boys hockey team against a tough opponent. That was the topic of conversation after a sluggish first period. The rust, however, slowly wore off the longer the game went. By the end the Rams had found just enough to … Read more
WEST HAVEN — When he was a ballplayer, Bennett McDermott took to heart the words of his friend’s dad, the late Rick Stewart. He’s brought the sentiment over to hockey. “He always said good things happen when you swing the bat,” McDermott said Wednesday night after his three goals paced No. 4 Darien past No. … Read more
GREENWICH — A three-goal first period put Hamden in prime position to start the new year with a win against Greenwich on Wednesday. A four-goal second period put the Green Dragons in an even better situation. Sparked by a four-goal performance from senior forward Michael Gethings, Hamden upended Greenwich, 8-3, at Dorothy Hamill Skating Rink. … Read more
Beginning with its thorough, 5-2 victory over preseason No. 1 Fairfield Prep, unbeaten Ridgefield (5-0) assumes the No. 1 spot in the GameTimeCT Top 10 Boys Hockey Poll heading into 2019. The Tigers were the unanimous No. 1 heading into the new year. They top a list of three FCIAC teams in the top four, … Read more