After Bantams, John went on to play highschool for Hinsdale Central where he was an alternate captain his senior year. That start cost us, that was the whole game, Duffy said. Their last conference championship was in 2015. Previous Next 2022-23 Varsity 2022-23 Varsity Seniors THANK YOU FOR A GREAT SEASON! I was worried with how wed come out, Budd said. View Darien Ruggles' profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. Seniors Asa Beach and Tyler Reckin had the assists on Schwinds second tally of the second period and third goal of the night (2:25 remaining, power play goal. The Darien Phantoms is a not-for-profit youth hockey organization for mite aged (8 and under) travel hockey players only. Much like Farmer was always there for his teammates, his fellow youth hockey players, coaches and all who knew him will continue to come together to honor an athlete, student, friend and son who always strove to give his all, both on and off the ice. Darien athletic director Chris Manfredonia . Teds accolades include Captain, All Conference, and honorable mention all-state senior year, Ted was invited to play for Team Wisconsin at the High School national championship tournament. Rudy went on to play Junior A for Soo Indians in the NAHL and later played in Iowa for Cedar Rapids Roughriders in the USHL for the teams 1999-2000 inaugural season. ", (To sign up for Darien breaking news alerts and more, click here.). After graduation Carolyn moved to California. All three lines were going and it helped that Bobby (Whittaker) got that first goal. The 2023 Boys Ice Hockeystate tournament scoreboard and schedule. "He was such an immensely amazing person and will be missed beyond measure by his family who love him more than words can ever express," the obituary reads. State Hockey Coaches Association with its William Stewart Award for contributions to the sport in May 2019, and also received the Joel Perlmutter Award for media coverage in 2006. 5 JBWA (11-8-1) vs. No. "He was just a great kid," Kreppein said to Patch. Darien's Jack Marisca (15) passes the puck while Greenwich's Boden Farmer (25) attmptes to block during the FCIAC boys ice hockey semifinals at the Darien Ice House on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Duncan netted his second and Crosby Newi scored to make it 6-3 with 4:17 remaining. During Coach Brown's Midget years he was identified as a future prospect in the OHL and NAHL, with an opportunity to play for the Springfield Jr Blues in 2001-02 season. For the past 10 years, Chris has been committed to developing hockey players in the tri-state area. Scholastic hockey\'s best coverage since 1972! DARIEN A rough final game and a subsequent week off, thanks to owning a No. We never really got into a rhythm until the third period thats tough. David Elders, 78, died Dec. 1. Ted Gaffney was born and raised in Eagle River, WI. In 2009 he served as an assistant coach with the Illinois Brick Hockey Club Jr. Blackhawks. Darien football hires from within staff, names new head coach Amity, McMahon/Norwalk out of CIAC tournament for penalties 2023 CIAC Boys Basketball state tournament breakdown Roundup: Top seeds. Gavin Fitzpatrick and Doster Crowell took turns setting each other up in the second period. At the age of 16, he left to play junior hockey for the Smiths Falls Bears of the CJHL. Teds accolades include Captain, All Conference, and honorable mention all-state senior year, Ted was invited to play for Team Wisconsin at the High School national championship tournament. New Canaan Lexie Tully (23), left, and Darien's Parker Krotee (22) converge in the corner during Connecticut High Schoool Girls Hockey Association state final action at Darien Ice House in Darien . 5 Fairfield (rematch here Monday) and by two . Coach Brown currently works in government finance - an accountant by day and a coach at night. Kellogg and Karafa will be captains, with senior forward Johnny McNabola as assistant captain. When they pass the puck and work as a unit of five, they score nice goals. The Cardinals won in 2018, then Darien emerged victorious in 2019. CIAC 2023 State Boys Ice Hockey Tournament Division I First Round March 8 at Darien Ice House #5 Darien Nickname: Blue Wave Coach: Mac Budd League: FCIAC Regular Season Record: 12-5-3 (.675) #12 West Haven Coop Nickname: Blue Devils Coach: Steve Harris League: SCC Regular Season Record: 3-17-0 (.150) Bob considers himself a student of the goalie position and is constantly learning and applying new techniques with his goaltenders. Upload your pics and videos to the appropriate link below. New Canaan (12-3-1) tied Darien earlier this season, and its three losses were in overtime to No. Following juniors, he attended Colgate University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geology. Change). After a 17-1-2 regular season and shutout of Greenwich in the semis, Darien met arch-rival New Canaan in the 2023 title match. Derian Hatcher. As it turned out, the Blue Wave was just fine. New York fired pitching coach Dave Eiland on June 20, 2019, when the team was fourth in the NL East at 35-39 with a big league-high 16 blown saves and a 4.67 ERA, 20th among the 30 big league clubs. Coach Rich grew up in Palos Heightsand played for the Chicago Hawks throughout his youth. 11 Staples (7-13-0) at Enfield Twin Rinks, 6 p.m. Southington-Coginchaug-Westbrook/Masuk winner vs. Hall/Shepaug-Litch.-Thom.-Nonn. As a result, Ryan co-founded the Hawks girls program in 2015. A lot of people area really hurting because Henry was such a great kid. Dave Stewart DARIEN A rough final. Ted began coaching at AppletonUnited High School in 1998 and coached at the Huskies from 2004 thru 2008. For love of the game, Rudy has always had a passion to coach. Top-seeded Darien (13-5-3) will face the No. 6 Enfield-E. Granby-Stafford (13-7-0) vs. No. All of our coacheshave achieved success in their own hockey careers and have demonstrated excellence in both teaching skating & hockey skills and in coaching competitive hockey teams.COACH BIO. Theyre unselfish. Byes: No. Every game so far this year, all our losses, we started well through the first, turned it off in the third and choked the game away, New Canaan junior forward Gavin Fitzpatrick said. It's a tragedy.". Jack Marisca scored for Darien (10-4-3) in the final minute to break up Mason Pickerings shutout bid. These players are placed on DHL teams which play against one another once a week throughout the session. Looking to take over in goal this season will be junior Cole Studwell and senior Jack Ryan. He played at Marist High School, and continued to play for the Hawks through high school. But the Mustangs still should be among the teams to watch in the FCIAC. In high school, he played with the Northern Express, playing in the State championship game his last year. Thats what happened in that first period.. Darien is one of eight school districts in District Reference Group A (the others are Easton, New Canaan, Redding, Ridgefield, Weston, Westport, and Wilton). (LogOut/ Darien boys hockey victorious as Winter Classic returns to Greenwich Skating Club Michael Fornabaio Dec. 29, 2021 Updated: Dec. 30, 2021 12:04 p.m. Devin Bush, a first-round draft pick in 2019, and Rob Spillane will become free agents next month. ScottMatthewsis proud to be starting his fifth year coaching with the Chicago Hawks. He was 16, which is so sad that he was right in the middle of those high school years and will never get to play another game or do another thing because something like this happens. 6 Northwest Catholic on late goal, Volleyball top performances, games to watch (Oct. 19), Darien volleyball No. Darien is known for its competitive football, lacrosse, ice hockey, field hockey, volleyball, and track teams. I have been with the New Haven Register since 1997. Darien took a 1-0 lead shortly after the games opening faceoff. Coach Daniels also simultaneously played for his high school team, Downers Grove South, where he was selected to play for Team Illinois in the Chicago Showcase tournament. After creating your new account and adding your players, please scroll down to the bottom of each profile page to the Association section and enter you/your player's USA Hockey number. His coach says he saw him nearly every weekend and keeps wondering what he may have missed, and says he hopes this painful loss will help remove the stigma of talking about depression. We were down 4-0 seven minutes into the game, Greenwich coach Jack Duffy said. He played for the Norfolk Admirals AHL from 2002-2004. DARIEN (7-4-2) Coach: Mac Budd. Seniors Billy Branca (1-2-3), Tauson Pfeifle (1-1-2), Alex Garabet (2-2-4) and Patrick Thurlow (3-2-5) are among those taking on bigger roles this season along with junior Anthur Devillers (3-4-7). Joseph winnerHamden/New Canaan winner vs. West Haven Coop/Darien winner, No. Following high school, Bob served in the U.S Marines for four years in North Carolina, Japan, and Korea. Kevin Sleezer grew up in the Chicago suburbs and has played for various A/AA travel hockey clubs in the area since he could walk. A strong senior group will be led by forwards Danny Pratley, Danny Windels, Nate Duffy and Francois Geraghty, with junior Matthew Trimmer also returning up front. A similar event was already planned at a church with a similar theme. Thankfully, we did tonight. Tuesday, March 14, at M&T Bank Arena, Quinnipiac, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 20, at M&T Bank Arena, Quinnipiac, 7 p.m. No. The Blue Wave graduated a big chunk of their scoring talent from a season . The pain of losing these beautiful young lives is unbearable. All the rooms and Public areas are equipped with WIFI. By the time 7:30 was played, Darien had a four-goal lead and was on its way to posting a 7-3 FCIAC semifinal-round win over the Cardinals at Darien Ice Rink. Since then Ted has been involved with the Hawks at every level, from Learn To Skate thru Midget. The victory puts Darien in the FCIAC final for the first time since 2020, when the Wave lost to New Canaan in the final. 5 Greenwich (7-14-1) got one back on a goal by Will Duncan just 15 seconds later, but the Wave dominated with a 12-2 shots advantage in the first period. It is devastating for the families, the school and the town. He attends an annual coaching symposium lead by; Mike Valley, Dallas Stars Director of Goaltending, Thomas Magnusson, Director of Goaltending Development for the Swedish Ice Hockey Association, and Hannu Nyquist, Goaltending Coach for the Finnish National Team. He grew up in their organization and eventually played ACHA hockey for St. Ambrose University. He is predeceased by his grandparents, Gerard H. Davis and Roberta (Peretz) Davis. DYHAPresident He has covered high school sports for pretty much that whole time, though he also covered the AHL's Bridgeport Sound Tigers daily for 17 years. 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A Zoom session was held Monday afternoon about teens and mental health. Give him the puck, you know its going in the back of the net., They played very well, and we just couldnt seem to regroup. Top-seeded Darien was intent of getting off to a good start against fifth-seeded Greenwich in Wednesdays FCIAC Tournament semifinals and it wasted little time in doing so, setting the tone of this matchup from the games first shift. Steve was born and raised in Cornwall, Ontario and played his youth hockey there. He managed the Baltimore Orioles to a 71-73 record and third-place finish in the AL East during the strike-shortened 1995 season. Executing well off a faceoff in the Cards zone, the Blue Wave tallied with 13:23 remaining in the first period, with Whittaker putting the puck home again. 7 Xavier (9-9-2) vs. No. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 'Bo was a legend' El primer juicio contra un aficionado que profiri insultos racistas a un jugador en Espaa debe comenzar este ao tras un incidente que involucr a un hincha del Espanyol y el delantero Iaki Williams, del Athletic Bilbao, hace aos atrs. Having witnessed the birth of all-girls hockey in Minnesota during his youth and the subsequent explosive growth that followed, Ryan has been driven to help recreate similar opportunities for girls here in Chicago. I am a sportswriter for the New Haven Register and GameTimeCT. This seasons group is hard working and motivated to get the Tigers back on track.. He went on to play 4 years of club hockey at Sacred Heart University where he won two NECHA Conference Championships in 2013 and 2014. Schwind was great, hes worked hard, Budd noted. You want to come into these games and give yourself an opportunity to win we never gave ourselves an opportunity.. "Era una gran rivalidad", record Schumaker. "He was always a great player, a great teammate, a great friend," Kreppein said. Pond Hockey; Victor B Skates; Pre Season House Mites/Squirts; Pre Season Skate Mighty Mites; Preseason Skate House Mites Tues; PreSeason Skates House Mites Thu; PreSeason Skates House Sqrt/SrMn; Travel Goalies Clinic Sign-Up 02/13, 4-4:50pm; Travel Goalies Clinic Sign-Up 02/23, 4-5pm; RESOURCES . 8 Ridgefield (9-11-0) vs. No. He is a widower, and his late spouse was named Barbara. Scott chose to play for the OHL with the Cornwall Royales. 4 as Fairfield Prep jumped three spots to No. He also served as a board member with the Huskies for a year. Obviously, youve got to be mentally prepared to play a game and we werent. There were some awesome goals. Greenwich entered the semifinal-round matchup aiming to build upon the momentum it gained by skating to a 3-1 win over conference rival Ridgefield in the tournaments quarterfinal-round. Chris Gerwig Head Coach for Connecticut Jr. Whalers ('09). Besides travel hockey, Kevin also played for his high school team at Benet Academy. S Stamford/Westhill 1 Darien 6 Final Box Score Jan 15, 2023 @ 9:01pm 3-3 (T) Darien @ New Canaan On 1/11, the Darien varsity ice hockey team tied their away conference game against New Canaan (CT) by a score of 3-3. The Cardinals have managed to score only three goals in their last four games - all losses. Regan was 96-81 with a 3.84 ERA for Detroit, the Chicago Cubs and White Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1960-72 and was an All-Star in 1966. In his second season, Nelson continues to build the Cadets program, and says the players once again are dedicating this season to former coach Eddy Lemaire, who died unexpectedly during the summer of 2020. 3 Cheshire (14-6-0) vs. No. Three goals in five minutes, obviously the kids arent playing in front of him, youve got to shake it up. Located 12 minutes away from the International Airport in the vibrant area of Ikeja. WEST HAVEN - North Haven's senior class has its three-peat. Coach Carolyn grew up in Connecticut, where she made the switch from figure skating to ice hockey at age eight. "It's huge for the players and huge for the town," said North Haven's Alex Petersen, who was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Division II tournament for the second consecutive year. 4 Conard (17-3-0) vs. E.O. Born in the Bronx and raised at the New Haven Coliseum (but really in Orange), Fornabaio has been with the Connecticut Post since 1997. Obviously we will need to have a number of guys step up and take on a larger role if we are going to be successful, Budd said. Darien celebrates a goal against Greenwich during its win in the FCIAC boys ice hockey semifinals at the Darien Ice House on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. 12 Wilton (4-15-1) at Danbury Ice Arena, 8 p.m. No. Its a 7-3 final and it was 4-0 seven minutes into the game, Greenwich coach Jack Duffy said. Christopher played college hockey at the University of Illinois in Champaign/Urbana and has been coaching youth hockey for the past three years at the Darien Hawks. Greenwich's Cardinals jumped into the Top 10 and Ridgefield dropped out of it. He has coached for the Naperville Sabres at the Mites-Midgets level, the Waubonsie Valley High School Varsity Team, and has coached with the Chicago Hawks in a variety of areas, including coaching the Bantam and Squirt Central States team. 15 Glastonbury (7-12-1) at Pomfret, 5 p.m.No. Scott played his entire youth hockey career locally in the 70s and 80s, in the Chicagoland area. In his occasional free time, you can usually find him watching more baseball or hockey and complaining about the delay-of-game rule. 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He was a great teammate.". He also covers high school hockey and is a multiplatform editor for the Boston Globe, and previously spent two decades as high school hockey reporter at the Boston Herald, where he also served as the high schools editor from 2000-06. . 13 East Haven Coop (9-8-2) at DiLungo Rink, East Haven, 4 p.m.No. Farmer started playing hockey with Darien Youth Hockey at the age of 5, where he played for 11 seasons, mainly on a travel team. Tony grew up playing for the Huskies after they moved to the Darien Sportsplex. Erika Truschke grew up in Lemont and played her youth hockey career at all four AAA travel organizations including Mission, Team Illinois, Fury and CYA. The 2023 CIAC Boys Ice Hockey Tournament will run from Monday, March 6 and conclude on Tuesday, March 21 at M&T Bank Arena at Quinnipiac University. Carolyn will be working with all of our Hawks girls with an emphasis on program development and introducing ouryoungest Hawks to the girls program. Additionally Ted was a 4 year letter winner at Division 3 St. Norbert College and captain his senior year. If you have a COVID-19 situation to report involving a DYHA or CT Ice Cats team please, For full functionality of this site it is necessary to enable JavaScript. . Darien, which had an empty-netter from Jack Marisca with seven seconds left, finished with a dominating 36-16 shots advantage. They've been registering a good amount of shots on goal, but haven't lit the lamp much. Henry Farmer's full obituary can be read at www.lawrencefuneralhome.com. As it turned out, the Blue Wave was just fine. 5 Darien (12-5-3) vs. No. Darien Hockey League is for those players that are ready for team play but not quite ready to commit to the rigors of a travel program yet. This will be Brookes 6th season coaching youth hockey and 12th year as an independent goalie instructor. Please note: the coaching lineup is subject to change. Andy Grant, who has spent more than a decade in Darien's high school and youth league football programs, has been hired as the head coach of the Blue Wave football team. Regan was replaced on Dec. 8 by Jeremy Hefner, who was 33 at the time and still holds the job. 4 Guilford (13-6-1) vs. No. She attended SUNY Oswego in New York and was a four-year player on the NCAA DIII Womens Ice Hockey team as a center and completed her B.S. CoachCannizzo is a level 4 USA Hockey Coach who previously served as the Head Coach of the Northwest Chargers Bantam Major team (2014-2016) and more recentlythe Head Coach of the Geneva Cyclones U16 Central States team (2016-2020). | HNIB News & Hockey Night in Boston. I cover boys basketball, girls soccer and golf of all ages throughout the state. Darien and New Canaan led a trio of FCIAC teams ranked among the top five as the Fairfield Warde/Ludlowe cooperative team is ranked fifth. 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