2019-20 Preseason GameTimeCT Top 10 Hockey Poll

	TEAM (1st place votes)			REC	PTS	LAST	DIV
	1. FAIRFIELD PREP (10)			15-9-1	126	1	I
This Week: Wednesday at Ridgefield (Winter Garden), 6 p.m.; Saturday at Immaculate (Danbury), 7:40 p.m. The Bottom Line: Will they roll to a championship? Will they have a year like last season, struggling early and growing steadily? The defending Division I champions are favorites to start, as they so often are.
	2. DARIEN			17-6	111	5	I
This Week: Wednesday at Wilton (Winter Garden), 8:30 p.m.; Saturday at Hamden, 2:15 p.m. The Bottom Line: All those sophomores last year? They're (dramatic closeup) juniors this year. OK, Darien has to replace some important cogs, but it's well regarded.
	3. NOTRE DAME- WH			13-10-1	104	3	I
This Week: Wednesday at Immaculate (Danbury), 5:30 p.m. The Bottom Line: The Green Knights made a run to the final after an up-and-down regular season. They've got a lot back, including their young goalie.
	T4. RIDGEFIELD (1)			22-1	75	2	I
This Week: Wednesday vs. Fairfield Prep (Winter Garden), 6 p.m.; Saturday vs. Xavier (Winter Garden), 7:40 p.m.; Monday at McMahon/Norwalk (SoNo Ice House), 8 p.m. The Bottom Line: The undefeated dream fell three games short, but what a year that was last season. A lot of the big names graduated, but some key players have returned.
	T4. GREENWICH			11-11-2	75	10	I
This Week: lost to New Canaan 3-2 (OT); Wednesday at Xavier (Wesleyan), 7:15 p.m. The Bottom Line: A couple of goalies return, and some interesting underclassmen are back, too, for a team that reached the FCIAC final last season.
	6. XAVIER			10-11-2	57	6	I
This Week: Wednesday vs. Greenwich (Wesleyan), 7:15 p.m.; Saturday at Ridgefield (Winter Garden), 7:40 p.m. The Bottom Line: A tumultuous season ended with an unexpected upset of Ridgefield and trip to Ingalls. Veteran coach Karl Sundquist, formerly of Avon and Cheshire, takes over.
	7. NEW CANAAN			14-8-1	38	8	I
This Week: def. Greenwich 3-2 (OT); Wednesday vs. Hamden (Darien Ice House), 7:10 p.m.; Friday at Prout (R.I.) (Providence College), 7 p.m. The Bottom Line: Several young additions to the lineup have caught the interest of some rival coaches. They'll add to a few solid veterans. They all teamed up for an overtime win to start the year.
	T8. HAMDEN			13-9	32	7	I
This Week: Wednesday at New Canaan (Darien Ice House), 7:10 p.m.; Saturday vs. Darien, 2:15 p.m. The Bottom Line: A whole lot of the Green Dragons' offense graduated or departed; their goalie, too. They'll rebuild a bit but remain a program on a lot of others' radar.
	T8. WEST HAVEN			10-11	32	NR	I
This Week: Wednesday vs. Guilford, 6 p.m.; Saturday vs. Fairfield, 1 p.m. The Bottom Line: The Westies were young last year and return most of those youngsters. They don't return their coach, though: Longtime boss Joe Morrell stepped down, and former assistant Steve Harris takes the reins.
	10. NORTHWEST CATHOLIC			20-3-1	26	4	I
This Week: Wednesday at East Catholic (Cromwell), 7:40 p.m.; Monday vs. South Windsor (ISCC), 3:30 p.m. The Bottom Line: Yes, a lot of the players that carried the Lions to Ingalls are gone. There is still a fair bit of young talent returning.
Dropped out: Branford (9). First-place votes in parentheses and points tabulated on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.
Others receiving votes: Branford (19-3-4) 14; Notre Dame-Fairfield (9-13) 12; Westhill/Stamford (12-11) 4; Sheehan (19-6-1) 3; Farmington Valley (11-12-2) 2; Glastonbury (14-9-2) 2; Hand (18-5-1) 1; Immaculate (6-10-4 as New Fairfield/Immaculate) 1.
The following voted: Media: Media: Luke Devoe, CTHSHockey.org; Erik Dobratz, WTNH-8; Michael Fornabaio, Connecticut Post; Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corp.; Greg Lederer, Cheshire Herald; Mike Madera, Elm City Newspapers; Dan Nowak, New Haven Register; Pete Paguaga, Hearst Connecticut Media; Jim Stout, MaxPreps.com. Coaches: Dean Diamond, Housatonic; Shaun Gallagher, Ridgefield; Matt Sather, Fairfield Prep; Larry Vieira, Notre Dame-West Haven. Poll compiled by Michael Fornabaio