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
BRIDGEPORT — It was nothing like the high-flying, blink-and-miss-two-goals first meeting between Darien and Fairfield Prep 17 days ago. It was a pitched battle, playoff-intensity, between the top two teams in the GameTimeCT boys hockey poll, and if they want to do this again in March, most of the state will probably sign up for … Read more
DARIEN — The Darien girls basketball team was on a slippery slope. The Blue Wave, which was playing solid interior defense and had held the lead since early in the first quarter, was clinging to a one-point advantage late in the third thanks to Westhill’s hot-shooting from beyond the arc. Darien, however, had an ace … Read more
With all of the championship hardware the Darien girls ice hockey team has earned during the past eight seasons, it’s somewhat surprising that the word the Wave is using for motivation this winter is “redemption.” But that’s what happens when you set the bar so high. After winning three straight state championships from 2016 to … Read more
DARIEN — The wheel that is the top of the state girls ice hockey standings is about to go for a spin. With goals from three of its senior captains, Darien handed Simsbury its first loss of the season as the Wave won, 3-1, Tuesday night at the Darien Ice House. Click here for more
DARIEN — It’s never easy when you hold the No. 1 ranking. Everyone circles your game on their calendar. Everyone is ready to hit you with their best shot. But this is the burden that the Darien boys ice hockey team is happy to carry as the state’s No. 1 ranked squad. Westhill-Stamford Co-op gave … Read more
DARIEN — When Darien plays the way it did in the first period Monday at Darien Ice House, it’s hard not to see the Blue Wave as the best boys hockey team in the state. It’s the way it played in the second and third that gives its coach pause, even after a 6-3 win … Read more
Darien utilized an impressive 5-2 home victory over top-ranked Notre Dame-West Haven on Jan. 11 to leapfrog over two teams from the previous poll and surge up to No. 1 in the latest GameTimeCT Boys Hockey Top 10 Poll. As is so often the case in this state hockey poll voted on by five coaches … Read more
GREENWICH — Like their previous meeting last month, Darien struck first in its game against girls hockey rival Greenwich. Unlike the previous matchup, the Cardinals responded in impressive fashion. Scoring three unanswered goals after Darien tallied first, Greenwich notched a well-earned 3-1 win in a key midseason FCIAC game held at Dorothy Hamill Skating Rink … Read more
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