> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Playoff Pairings: Boys and Girls Hockey (Feb. 23) - URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-pairings-boys-and-girls-hockey-feb-23/ - Published: 2019-02-23T18:06:48.000Z - Updated: 2019-02-23T18:06:48.000Z - Description: Its the final day of the regular season for boys and girls high school hockey, and there’s still plenty to be decided before the postseason begins. - Author: Joe Marchilena - Tags: Winter Sports, boys hockey, Division I, Division II, Division III, girls hockey, playoff picture, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44 Its the final day of the regular season for boys and girls high school hockey, and there’s still plenty to be decided before the postseason begins. Here’s a look at where teams stand in each division going into Saturday’s action. ### Division I Boys *With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I boys hockey will have 11 playoff teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets.* **Playoff Field** 1. Pinkerton (16-2, 3.5556) 2. Concord (13-3-1, 3.1765) 3. Bedford (13-3-1, 3.1176) 4. Hanover (12-4-1, 2.9412) 5. Exeter (12-5, 2.8235) 6. Trinity (11-5-1, 2.7059) 7. Bishop Guertin (10-7, 2.2941) 8. Londonderry (8-8-1, 2.0000) 9. Bishop Brady (8-8-1, 2.0000) 10. Nashua South-Pelham (8-9-1, 1.8889) 11. Salem (7-9-1, 1.7647) **Eliminated:** Windham (4-13, 0.9412); Nashua North-Souhegan (4-14, 0.8889); Manchester Memorial (3-14-1, 0.7778); Bow (2-13-1, 0.6250); Manchester Central-West (1-16, 0.2353). **Tiebreakers** - Londonderry wins the tiebreaker with Bishop Brady thanks to a head-to-head victory. **Remaining schedule** - **Saturday, Feb. 23:** Windham at Salem, 12:35 p.m.; Manchester Central-West at Bedford 4:10 p.m.; Manchester Memorial at Pinkerton, 5:20 p.m.; Concord at Bow, 5:30 p.m.; Londonderry at Bishop Guertin, 6:10 p.m.; Hanover at Bishop Brady, 8 p.m.; Trinity at Exeter, 8 p.m. **First-round byes** - No. 1 Pinkerton - No. 2 Concord - No. 3 Bedford - No. 4 Hanover - No. 5 Exeter **First-round matchups** - No. 9 Bishop Brady at No. 8 Londonderry - No. 10 Nashua South-Pelham at No. 7 Bishop Guertin - No. 11 Salem at No. 6 Trinity ### Division II Boys *With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division II boys hockey will have nine playoff teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets.* **Playoff Field** 1. St. Thomas (15-2, 3.6471) 2. Dover (14-3, 3.2941) 3. Goffstown (13-3-1, 3.1765) 4. Keene (10-5-1, 2.6875) 5. Kingswood (10-7, 2.3529) 6. Merrimack (8-7-2, 2.1765) 7. Alvirne-Milford (8-7-2, 2.1765) 8. Oyster River (8-7-2, 2.1176) 9. Lebanon-Stevens-Mount Royal (7-7-2, 2.0000) **Eliminated:** Portsmouth-Newmarket (6-9-2, 1.7059); Somersworth-Coe-Brown (6-10-1; 1.5294); Winnacunnet (4-12-1, 1.0558); Timberlane (3-13, 0.7500); Spaulding (3-14, 0.7059). **Tiebreakers** - Merrimack wins the tiebreaker with Alvirne-Milford thanks to a head-to-head victory. **Remaining schedule** - **Saturday, Feb. 23:** Goffstown at Alvirne-Milford, 1:30 p.m.; St. Thomas at St. Dominic (Maine), 5 p.m.; Oyster River at Merrimack, 5 p.m.; Winnacunnet at Lebanon-Stevens-Mount Royal, 5:30 p.m.; Keene at Somersworth-Coe-Brown, 6 p.m.; Portsmouth-Newmarket at Kingswood, 7 p.m.; Dover at Spaulding, 8 p.m. **First-round matchup** - No. 9 Lebanon-Stevens-Mount Royal at No. 8 Oyster River **Quarterfinal matchups** - LSMR/OR winner at No. 1 St. Thomas - No. 5 Kingswood at No. 4 Keene - No. 7 Alvirne-Milford at No. 2 Dover - No. 6 Merrimack at No. 3 Goffstown ### Division III Boys *With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division III boys hockey will have eight playoff teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets.* **Playoff Field** 1. John Stark-Hopkinton (15-1, 3.8125) 2. Monadnock-Fall Mountain (14-2, 3.5000) 3. Belmont-Gilford (13-5, 2.8889) 4. Berlin (12-6, 2.7222) 5. Hollis Brookline-Derryfield (9-8, 2.1176) 6. Moultonborough-Inter-Lakes (8-9, 1.8824) 7. Pembroke-Campbell (7-10, 1.7059) 8. ConVal-Conant (6-9, 1.6000) **Outside:** Kennett (7-11, 1.5556). **Eliminated:** Kearsarge-Plymouth (4-11, 1.0667); Laconia-Winnisquam (1-14, 0.2667); Sanborn (1-17, 0.2222). **Remaining schedule** - **Saturday, Feb. 23:** Moultonborough-Inter-Lakes at Hollis Brookline-Derryfield, 3:40 p.m.; Kearsarge-Plymouth at Laconia-Winnisquam, 4:20 p.m.; John Stark-Hopkinton at ConVal-Conant, 5 p.m.; Monadnock-Fall Mountain at Pembroke-Campbell, 7:30 p.m. - **Sunday, Feb. 24:** John Stark-Hopkinton at Monadnock-Fall Mountain, 10:40 a.m. **Quarterfinal matchups** - No. 8 ConVal-Conant at No. 1 John Stark-Hopkinton - No. 5 Hollis Brookline-Derryfield at No. 4 Berlin - No. 7 Pembroke-Campbell at No. 2 Monadnock-Fall Mountain - No. 6 Moultonborough-Inter-Lakes at No. 3 Belmont-Gilford ### Division I Girls *With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I girls hockey will have 11 playoff teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets.* **Playoff Field** 1. Oyster River-Portsmouth (17-1, 3.7778) 2. Concord (13-4, 3.0588) 3. Exeter (12-4-1, 2.9412) 4. Hanover (11-5-1, 2.7059) 5. Berlin-Gorham (11-5-1, 2.7059) 6. Bishop Brady-Trinity-West (11-6, 2.5882) 7. St. Thomas-Winnacunnet (9-7, 2.2500) 8. Souhegan (9-7-1, 2.2353) 9. Bishop Guertin (8-9, 1.8824) 10. Lebanon-Stevens-Kearsarge (7-9, 1.7500) 11. Pinkerton (6-8, 1.7143) **Eliminated:** Keene-Monadnock-Fall Mountain (4-12, 1.0000); Bedford (4-14, 0.8889); ConVal-Conant (3-11, 0.8571); Kingswood (1-16, 0.2353); Manchester Central (1-15, 0.2500). **Tiebreakers** - Hanover wins the tiebreaker with Berlin-Gorham thanks to a head-to-head victory. **Remaining schedule** - **Saturday, Feb. 23:** St. Thomas-Winnacunnet at Lebanon-Stevens-Kearsarge, 3:10 p.m.; Concord at Berlin-Gorham, 4 p.m.; Souhegan at Kingswood, 5 p.m.; ConVal-Conant at Keene-Monadnock-Fall Mountain, 5:10 p.m.; Bishop Guertin at Bishop Brady-Trinity-West, 5:40 p.m.; Pinkerton at Exeter, 6 p.m.; Hanover at Acton-Boxborough (Mass.), 6:10 p.m. **First-round byes** - No. 1 Oyster River-Portsmouth - No. 2 Concord - No. 3 Exeter - No. 4 Hanover - No. 5 Berlin-Gorham **First-round matchups** - No. 9 Bishop Guertin at No. 8 Souhegan - No. 10 Lebanon-Stevens-Kearsarge at No. 7 St. Thomas-Winnacunnet - No. 11 Pinkerton at No. 6 Bishop Brady-Trinity-West