> ## 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. 5) - URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-boys-and-girls-hockey-feb-5/ - Published: 2020-02-05T16:30:33.000Z - Updated: 2020-02-05T16:30:33.000Z - Description: Don’t look now, but the boys and girls hockey playoffs are only a few weeks away. A lot will be determined between now and then, but you can keep up with where each team in the state stands with weekly updates of the playoff picture. Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason - Author: Joe Marchilena - Tags: Winter Sports, boys hockey, Division I, Division II, Division III, girls hockey, playoff picture, playoffs, slider, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44 Don’t look now, but the boys and girls hockey playoffs are only a few weeks away. A lot will be determined between now and then, but you can keep up with where each team in the state stands with weekly updates of the playoff picture. *Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I boys and girls will have 11 playoff teams, Division II boys will have nine and Division III boys will have seven. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets.* ### Division I Boys **Playoff field (record, rating, last week)** 1. Concord (11-1, 3.6667, 1st) 2. Trinity (8-1-1, 3.4000, 2nd) 3. Salem (7-1-3, 3.0909, 5th) 4. Bedford (8-3-1, 2.8333, 6th) 5. Exeter (6-2-2, 2.8000, 7th) 6. Bishop Guertin (8-4, 2.6667, 3rd) 7. Hanover (6-3, 2.6667, 4th) 8. Pinkerton (7-5, 2.3333, 8th) 9. Windham (7-5, 2.3333, 9th) 10. Nashua North-Souhegan (4-6-1, 1.6364, out) 11. Bow (4-6, 1.6000, 10th) **Outside:** Londonderry (3-6-1, 1.4000, 11th); Nashua South-Pelham (4-8, 1.3333); Manchester Memorial (1-10, 0.3636); Bishop Brady (0-7-1, 0.2500); Manchester Central-West (0-10, 0.0000). **Tiebreakers** - Bishop Guertin wins the tiebreaker with Hanover thanks to a head-to-head victory. - Pinkerton wins the tiebreaker with Windham thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. **First-round byes** - No. 1 Concord - No. 2 Trinity - No. 3 Salem - No. 4 Bedford - No. 5 Exeter **First-round matchups** - No. 9 Windham at No. 8 Pinkerton - No. 10 Nashua North-Souhegan at No. 7 Hanover - No. 11 Bow at No. 6 Bishop Guertin ### Division I Girls **Playoff field (record, rating, last week)** 1. Concord (10-0, 4.0000, 1st) 2. Berlin-Gorham (9-2-2, 3.0769, 2nd) 3. Oyster River-Portsmouth (8-3, 2.9091, 3rd) 4. Hanover (7-3-1, 2.7273, 7th) 5. Pinkerton (6-4, 2.4000, 8th) 6. St. Thomas-Winnacunnet-Dover (6-4, 2.4000, 6th) 7. Lebanon-Stevens-Kearsarge (5-3-2, 2.4000, 4th) 8. Bishop Brady-Trinity-West (6-4-1, 2.3636, 5th) 9. Exeter (5-5, 2.0000, 9th) 10. Souhegan (3-5-1, 1.5556, 10th) 11. Bishop Guertin (3-7, 1.2000, 11th) **Outside:** Manchester Central-Memorial (2-7, 0.8889); ConVal-Conant (2-9, 0.7273); Bedford (2-9, 0.7273); Keene-Monadnock-Fall Mountain (1-7, 0.5000); Kingswood (0-8, 0.0000). **Tiebreakers** - In a three-way tiebreaker, Pinkerton finishes ahead of St. Thomas-Winnacunnet-Dover and Lebanon-Stevens-Kearsarge thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. St. Thomas-Winnacunnet-Dover finishes second in the tiebreaker. **First-round byes** - No. 1 Concord - No. 2 Berlin-Gorham - No. 3 Oyster River-Portsmouth - No. 4 Hanover - No. 5 Pinkerton **First-round matchups** - No. 9 Exeter at No. 8 Bishop Brady-Trinity-West - No. 10 Souhegan at No. 7 Lebanon-Stevens-Kearsarge - No. 11 Bishop Guertin at No. 6 St. Thomas-Winnacunnet-Dover ### Division II **Playoff field (record, rating, last week)** 1. Goffstown (9-2, 3.2727, 2nd) 2. Merrimack (7-2, 3.1111, 1st) 3. Keene (6-2-1, 2.8889, 3rd) 4. St. Thomas (7-3-1, 2.7273, 6th) 5. Oyster River (7-3-1, 2.7273, 4th) 6. Dover (6-4, 2.4000, 5th) 7. Somersworth-Coe-Brown (6-4-1, 2.3636, 9th) 8. Kingswood (4-4, 2.0000, 7th) 9. Portsmouth-Newmarket (4-6, 1.6000, 8th) **Outside:** Winnacunnet (3-9, 1.0000); Lebanon-Stevens-Mount Royal (2-6, 1.000); Alvirne-Milford (2-10, 0.6667); Spaulding (2-11, 0.6154). **Tiebreakers** - St. Thomas wins the tiebreaker with Oyster River thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. **First-round matchup** - No. 9 Portsmouth-Newmarket at No. 8 Kingswood **Quarterfinals** - PN/Kingswood winner at No. 1 Goffstown - No. 5 Oyster River at No. 4 St. Thomas - No. 7 Somersworth-Coe-Brown at No. 2 Merrimack - No. 6 Dover at No. 3 Keene ### Division III **Playoff field (record, rating)** 1. Berlin-Gorham (10-1, 3.6364, 2nd) 2. John Stark-Hopkinton (8-3, 2.9091, 3rd) 3. Hollis Brookline-Derryfield (8-3, 2.9091, 1st) 4. Belmont-Gilford (7-3, 2.8000, 4th) 5. Kearsarge-Plymouth (5-3-1, 2.4444, 6th) 6. Kennett (5-6, 1.8182, 5th) 7. ConVal-Conant (3-5-1, 1.5556, 7th) **Outside:** Laconia-Winnisquam-Inter-Lakes (3-5, 1.5000); Pembroke-Campbell (2-7, 0.8889); Monadnock-Fall Mountain (2-8, 0.8000); Sanborn-Epping (0-12, 0.0000). **Tiebreakers** - John Stark-Hopkinton wins the tiebreaker with Hollis Brookline-Derryfield thanks to a head-to-head victory. **Quarterfinal bye** - No. 1 Berlin-Gorham **Quarterfinal matchups** - No. 5 Kearsarge-Plymouth at No. 4 Belmont-Gilford - No. 7 ConVal-Conant at No. 2 John Stark-Hopkinton - No. 6 Kennett at No. 3 Hollis Brookline-Derryfield