> ## 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 Picture: Boys and Girls Hockey (Feb. 20) - URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-boys-and-girls-hockey-feb-20/ - Published: 2019-02-20T17:08:35.000Z - Updated: 2019-02-20T17:08:35.000Z - Description: The boys and girls high school hockey season is down to the final few days before the playoffs, 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, playoffs, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44 The boys and girls high school hockey season is down to the final few days before the playoffs, 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 Wednesday'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 (14-2, 3.5000) 2. Hanover (12-3-1, 3.1250) 3. Concord (12-3-1, 3.1250) 4. Bedford (12-3-1, 3.0625) 5. Trinity (10-5-1, 2.6250) 6. Exeter (9-5-1, 2.5333) 7. Londonderry (8-7-1, 2.1250) 8. Nashua South-Pelham (8-8-1, 2.0000) 9. Bishop Guertin (8-8, 1.9375) 10. Salem (7-8-1, 1.8750) 11. Windham (7-8-1, 1.8750) **Outside:** Bishop Brady (7-8-1, 1.8750); Nashua North-Souhegan (3-14, 0.7059); Bow (2-12-1, 0.6667); Manchester Memorial (2-13-1, 0.6250); Manchester Central-West (0-15, 0.0000). **Tiebreakers** - Hanover wins the tiebreaker with Concord thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games. - Salem and Windham finish ahead of Bishop Brady in a three-way tiebreaker, however, the Giants hold the head-to-head tiebreaker over both the Blue Devils and the Jaguars. - Salem wins the tiebreaker with Windham thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams. **Remaining schedule** - **Wednesday, Feb 20:** Nashua South-Pelham at Exeter, 4 p.m.; Bishop Brady at Manchester Memorial, 4:30 p.m.; Manchester Central-West at Concord, 5:30 p.m.; Trinity at Nashua North-Souhegan, 6:10 p.m.; Bow at Windham, 6:50 p.m.; Pinkerton at Londonderry, 8:10 p.m.; Bishop Guertin at Salem, 9 p.m. - **Thursday, Feb. 21:** Keene at Manchester Central-West, 4:20 p.m.; Exeter at Bow, 4:30 p.m.; Hanover at Bedford, 7 p.m. - **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 Hanover - No. 3 Concord - No. 4 Bedford - No. 5 Trinity **First-round matchups** - No. 9 Bishop Guertin at No. 8 Nashua South-Pelham - No. 10 Salem at No. 7 Londonderry - No. 11 Windham at No. 6 Exeter ### 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 (14-2, 3.6250) 2. Dover (13-3, 3.2500) 3. Goffstown (13-3-1, 3.1765) 4. Keene (9-5,2.5714) 5. Merrimack (8-6-2, 2.3125) 6. Kingswood (9-7, 2.2500) 7. Oyster River (8-6-2, 2.2500) 8. Alvirne-Milford (8-7-2, 2.1765) 9. Lebanon-Stevens-Mount Royal (7-7-1, 2.0000) **Outside:** Portsmouth-Newmarket (6-8-2, 1.8125); Somersworth-Coe-Brown (5-10-1; 1.3750); Winnacunnet (4-11-1, 1.1250); Timberlane (3-13, 0.7500); Spaulding (3-14, 0.7059). **Tiebreakers** - Kingswood wins the tiebreaker with Oyster River thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games. **Remaining schedule** - **Wednesday, Feb. 20:** Oyster River at Dover, 6:15 p.m.; Somersworth-Coe-Brown at Winnacunnet, 7 p.m.; Merrimack at Kingswood, 7 p.m.; Lebanon-Stevens-Mount Royal at Keene, 8 p.m.; St. Thomas at Portsmouth-Newmarket, 8:15 p.m. - **Thursday, Feb. 21:** Keene at Manchester Central, 4:20 p.m. - **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 Alvirne-Milford **Quarterfinal matchups** - LSMR/A-M winner at No. 1 St. Thomas - No. 5 Merrimack at No. 4 Keene - No. 7 Oyster River at No. 2 Dover - No. 6 Kingswood 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 (11-2, 3.3846) 3. Belmont-Gilford (12-5, 2.8235) 4. Berlin (11-6, 2.6471) 5. Hollis Brookline-Derryfield (9-7, 2.2500) 6. Moultonborough-Inter-Lakes (7-9, 1.7500) 7. ConVal-Conant (6-8, 1.7143) 8. Kennett (7-10, 1.6471) **Outside:** Pembroke-Campbell (6-10, 1.5625); Kearsarge-Plymouth (4-10, 1.1429); Laconia-Winnisquam (1-13, 0.2857); Sanborn (1-15, 0.2500). **Remaining schedule** - **Wednesday, Feb. 20:** Hollis Brookline-Derryfield at Moultonborough-Inter-Lakes, 5 p.m.; Belmont-Gilford at Kennett, 6 p.m.; Laconia-Winnisquam at Berlin, 6 p.m.; ConVal-Conant at Monadnock-Fall Mountain, 6 p.m.; Pembroke-Campbell at Sanborn, 8:05 p.m. - **Thursday, Feb. 21:** Monadnock-Fall Mountain at Kearsarge-Plymouth, 4:30 p.m. - **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 Kennett at No. 1 John Stark-Hopkinton - No. 5 Hollis Brookline-Derryfield at No. 4 Berlin - No. 7 ConVal-Conant 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 (16-1, 3.7647) 2. Concord (13-4, 3.0588) 3. Exeter (11-4-1, 2.8750) 4. Bishop Brady-Trinity-West (11-5, 2.7500) 5. Berlin-Gorham (11-5-1, 2.7059) 6. Hanover (9-5-1, 2.5333) 7. St. Thomas-Winnacunnet (9-7, 2.2500) 8. Souhegan (8-7-1, 2.1250) 9. Bishop Guertin (7-8, 1.8667) 10. Pinkerton (6-8, 1.7143) 11. Lebanon-Stevens-Kearsarge (6-9, 1.6000) **Outside:** Keene-Monadnock-Fall Mountain (4-11, 1.0667); Bedford (4-13, 0.9412); ConVal-Conant (3-11, 0.8571); Kingswood (1-14, 0.2667); Manchester Central (1-15, 0.2500). **Remaining schedule** - **Wednesday, Feb. 20:** Lebanon-Stevens-Kearsarge at Keene-Monandock-Fall Mountain, 3 p.m.; Hanover at Bishop Guertin, 7:50 p.m.; Bedford at Oyster River-Portsmouth, 8 p.m.; Bishop Brady-Trinity-West, 8:15 p.m. - **Thursday, Feb. 21:** Kingswood at Bishop Guertin, 2:50 p.m.; Keene-Monadnock-Fall Mountain at Hanover, 6 p.m. - **Friday, Feb. 22:** Kingswood at Exeter, 3 p.m. - **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 Bishop Brady-Trinity-West - No. 5 Berlin-Gorham **First-round matchups** - No. 9 Bishop Guertin at No. 8 Souhegan - No. 10 Pinkerton at No. 7 St. Thomas-Winnacunnet - No. 11 Lebanon-Stevens-Kearsarge at No. 6 Hanover