DARIEN — It’s hard to win a game from the penalty box. And though previously unbeaten Notre Dame-West Haven was confident in its ability at five-on-five, Darien took advantage when the Green Knights handed it power plays Saturday night at the Darien Ice House. Sam Erickson’s hat trick paced the No. 3 Blue Wave past … Read more
DARIEN — Carter Ellis has developed into a top weapon for the New Canaan boys ice hockey team this season and the junior forward put an early stamp on the Rams’ game against Northwest Catholic on Saturday with a goal just 36 seconds after the opening drop. As if that wasn’t bad enough for the … Read more
HAMDEN — After a lackluster start to the season, the Greenwich boys hockey team broke out in a big way Saturday. Having won only one of its previous five games, Greenwich dominated seventh-ranked Hamden 7-0 behind six separate goal scorers. Click here for more
Boys Ice Hockey LaSalle Academy (RI) 3, Ridgefield 1 Greenwich 7, Hamden 0 New Canaan 5, Northwest Catholic 1 Westhill/Stamford 3, Immaculate 3 (OT) New Milford 4, Norwalk/McMahon 4 (OT) Guilford 4, St. Joseph 3 (OT) Darien 5, Notre Dame-West Haven 2 Trinity Catholic 4, Milford co-op 3 Staples 5, JBWA 3 North Haven 2, … Read more
STAMFORD—By any standard it was definitely a good night’s work. Trinity Catholic junior goalie Jeff Reda was unofficially credited with 75 saves in net during Sheehan’s 4-0 triumph over the Crusaders Wednesday night at Choate Rosemary Hall Ice Rink. Two statisticians at the contest between Division III opponents had Sheehan taking either 78 or 79 … Read more
Boys Ice Hockey New Canaan 6, Staples 1 Xavier 6, St. Joseph 0 Westhill/Stamford 9, Amity 2 McMahon/Norwalk 3, Milford 0 Fairfield 7, Immaculate 3 Notre Dame-West Haven 3, Greenwich 1 Sheehan 4, Trinity Catholic 0 Wilton 8, Fox Lane (NY) 2 Girls Ice Hockey Trumbull/St. Joseph 6, Masuk/Barlow/Newtown/Lauralton Hall/Shelton 5 Wilton/Norwalk/McMahon 3, Branford/North Branford/East … Read more
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
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
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
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