Friday, January 13, 2017

New Hampshire High School Hockey- January Update

Happy New Year High School Hockey Fans!  Up here in New Hampshire our High School Hockey programs are off to a robust start in each division.  Here is where we currently stand...

New Hampshire D1 Poll

RankTeamPR*WLT
1Bedford1301
2Concord3410
3Bp. Guertin2311
4Londonderry4510
5Salem7310
6Pinkerton5310
7Hanover10220
8Bp. Brady6130
9Manchester Central8120
10Nashua North/Souhegan913
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Bedford, last year's champion is at it again.  The Marty Myers led squad has a great feeder system in the local youth hockey programs, and has adequately replaced their strong graduating class (Danato Tempesta, Nate John and others).  Currently leading the team are forwards #12 Griffin Gagne and #11 Jay Roberto.

Concord, who was a top 4 team and graduated All- State goaltender Ben Nelson in 2015-16.  Has started off strong and grabbed the first BIG Win of the year, beating Bishop Guertin 2-1 last week.

Londonderry, Salem, Pinkerton and Hanover (with Senior Forward Jensen Dodge leading the way) all are in the mix.

Big games this weekend include:
Friday, Pinkerton vs Londonderry
Saturday, Salem vs Bishop Brady

New Hampshire D2 Poll

RankTeamPR*WLT
1Keene1500
2Bow3410
3Goffstown8400
4Windham2310
5St. Thomas Aquinas4220
6Spaulding5210
7Dover7220
8Kingswood9220
9Lebanon/StevensNR230
10Portsmouth/NewmarketNR120
Bow and Windham, last year's finalists, are off to strong starts, but have recorded their first losses of the season in surprising upsets, when Windham lost to Portsmouth- Newmarket 3-2  on January 4, and Bow lost to Keene 3-0 on Dec. 21.

Keene has been building over the last 3 years in more ways than one...  The construction of Keene Ice center finally gives them an all-season place to play, and the team has been improving on the ice going from out of the playoffs, to in the playoffs, to now being Ranked #1!

Look for Spaulding and Goffstown to compete the top teams, and great efforts every night from Dover, and the Forward combo of Burke Ruel/ Andy Contrada in Kingswood.

Big games this week include:
Saturday, Dover vs Goffstown
Saturday, Bow vs Spaulding

New Hampshire D3 Poll

RankTeamPR*WLT
1Berlin/Gorham1300
2Kennett2500
3Belmont-Gilford3310
4John Stark/Hopkinton4310
5Somersworth/Coe Brown5310
6Pembroke/CampbellNR230
7Moultonboro/Inter-Lakes6230
8Monadnock8220

Berlin/Gorham graduated 11 Seniors off the 2015-16 championship squad, but have started strong with a key win over Belmont- Gilford the first week of the season.  Berlin is led by Senior Power Forward Owen Dorval.

Where Berlin/ Gorham has experience, the young and hungry squad in North Conway (Kennett) has proven they are a force.  Led by outstanding Defenseman Kenzie Murphy and Connor Furtado, and Forwards Connor Doucet, Colby Couture and Michael Seavey, Kennett has started 5-0 and on Wednesday shocked Berlin/ Gorham with a 6-1 victory.  John Biggio has been solid in nets.

The top 5 teams (Berlin/ Gorham, Kennett, Belmont/ Gilford, John Stark Hopkinton and Somersworth/Coe Brown) appear to be a step above the rest of the field and will be jockeying for playoff seeding all winter long.

Big Games this week include:
Next Wednesday, Belmont/ Gilford vs Kennett



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