Division I

Playoff Picture: Division I boys hockey (Feb. 26)

The Division I boys hockey regular season is in the books and the postseason is scheduled to begin next week. Here is what the tournament field will likely look like when the pairings are announced by the NHIAA on Monday. To view the projected pairings, you need to be a Sports Insider Member. To sig

Joe Marchilena

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Playoff Picture: Division I boys hockey (Feb. 26)

The Division I boys hockey regular season is in the books and the postseason is scheduled to begin next week. Here is what the tournament field will likely look like when the pairings are announced by the NHIAA on Monday.

To view the projected pairings, you need to be a Sports Insider Member. To sign up, click on the registration button below.

Note: With the NHIAA’s new 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I boys hockey will have nine playoff teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org. These are not official pairings.

Division I

Playoff field

  1. Bedford (16-1-1, 3.6667)
  2. Concord (15-3, 3.3333)
  3. Salem (13-3-2, 3.1111)
  4. Hanover (13-5, 2.8889)
  5. Bishop Guertin (11-5-2, 2.6667)
  6. Pinkerton (11-6-1, 2.5556)
  7. Londonderry (11-7, 2.4444)
  8. Manchester Central (8-10, 1.7778)
  9. Bishop Brady (6-11-1, 1.4444)

Outside: Trinity (5-10-3, 1.4444); Exeter (4-14, 0.8889); Nashua South-Pelham (4-14, 0.8889); Nashua North-Souhegan (1-17, 0.2222); Manchester Memorial (1-17, 0.2222).

Tiebreakers

  • Bishop Brady wins the tiebreaker with Trinity thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round matchup 

  • No. 9 Bishop Brady at No. 8 Manchester Central

Quarterfinal matchups

  • BB/MC winner at No. 1 Bedford
  • No. 5 Bishop Guertin at No. 4 Hanover
  • No. 7 Londonderry at No. 2 Concord
  • No. 6 Pinkerton at No. 3 Salem

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