FCIAC boys hockey playoff race down to wire; Darien, New Canaan, Greenwich vie for top seed

Darien was unanimously voted No. 1 for the second consecutive week in the GameTimeCT Boys Hockey Top 10 Poll. That much is certain. What is still uncertain, however, is whether the Blue Wave will be the No. 1 seed in the upcoming 2019-20 FCIAC Boys Ice Hockey Tournament which commences Feb. 29. Such is the … Read more

FCIAC Monday Basketball and Hockey Scoreboard

Boys Basketball Trinity Catholic 81, Stamford 61 Wilton 51, Ludlowe 47 Norwalk 69, Darien 61 Ridgefield 69, Warde 61 St. Joseph 75, Staples 71 (OT) Westhill 63, New Canaan 51 Danbury 51, Trumbull 47 Girls Basketball New Canaan 38, Westhill 37 Stamford 64, Trinity Catholic 42 Danbury 48, Trumbull 43 Norwalk 74, Darien 40 Ridgefield … Read more

FCIAC Saturday Ice Hockey Scoreboard

Boys Ice Hockey Trumbull 4, Wilton 2 Staples 3, North Branford 0 Westhill/Stamford 4, New Milford 1 Darien 6, McMahon/Norwalk 0 New Canaan 4, Simsbury 1 Ridgefield 6, Fairfield co-op 4 Girls Ice Hockey  East Catholic/Glastonbury/South Windsor (ETB) 1, Greenwich 1 New Canaan 2, La Salle Academy (RI) 0 Darien 8, Ridgefield/Danbury 1 Fairfield co-op … Read more

No. 5 New Canaan edges No. 4 Greenwich with late goal

GREENWICH — New Canaan boys hockey coach Clark Jones decided to make a couple of changes recently, one of which involved moving senior Justin Wietfeldt from defense to forward. A look at the results show the strategy has indeed, paid dividends. After tallying twice in his first game up front in a win against Westhill-Stamford … Read more

Fairfield Prep depth helps Jesuits beat Ridgefield

BRIDGEPORT — If it was going to be the kind of mid-February hockey game where a team needed everyone pulling on the rope, Fairfield Prep goalie Andrew Stietzel saw a little bit of mid-March in it. “That’s the type of stuff you need at the Whale,” the senior said after a 3-1 win over Ridgefield … Read more

Girls Ice Hockey Notebook: New Canaan’s Kaleigh Harden is “fearless”

It’s safe to say that New Canaan’s Kaleigh Harden isn’t using Google Maps to find her way up and down the ice. If something is on her route, she’s simply coming through. “She’s just absolutely fearless,” New Canaan girls hockey coach Rich Bulan said with a chuckle. “She’s not going to go around you, she’s … Read more

Staples’ Graham Day makes 47 saves, Wreckers tie Trumbull

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

The GameTimeCT Top 10 Boys Hockey Poll: Darien back at No. 1 after week off

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

No. 2 Darien romps over No. 4 New Canaan in rivalry battle

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