Playoff Picture: Division II boys hockey (Jan. 30)
It’s a little more than four weeks until the start of the Division II boys hockey postseason in New Hampshire, so here is a look at where each team stands and who is in and who is out in all four divisions. These will be updated each week for Sports Insider Members. To signup for a membership, click
It’s a little more than four weeks until the start of the Division II boys hockey postseason in New Hampshire, so here is a look at where each team stands and who is in and who is out in all four divisions.
These will be updated each week for Sports Insider Members. To signup for a membership, click on the registration button below.
Note: With the NHIAA’s new 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division II will have 10 playoff teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org.
Division II
Playoff field
- Keene (10-0, 4.0000)
- Bow (10-1-1, 3.5833)
- Goffstown (7-2, 3.2222)
- Windham (8-3-1, 2.9167)
- Dover (8-4, 2.7500)
- Spaulding (5-4, 2.2222)
- Lebanon-Stevens (5-6, 1.8181)
- Kingswood (4-5-1, 1.8000)
- Portsmouth-Newmarket (4-5, 1.7778)
- St. Thomas (4-5, 1.7778)
Outside: Oyster River (3-4, 1.7143); Merrimack (3-5-1, 1.5556); Alvirne (2-10, 0.6667); Timberlane (0-9, 0.0000); Winnacunnet (0-9, 0.0000).
Tiebreakers
- Portsmouth-Newmarket wins the tiebreaker with St. Thomas thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
Rising: Spaulding has won three of its last four games to get back into the playoff picture, moving up to sixth in the standings.
Falling: Oyster River played just once last week, but that loss to Spaulding knocked the Bobcats out of the posteason for the time being.
First-round games
- No. 10 St. Thomas at No. 7 Lebanon-Stevens
- No. 9 Portsmouth-Newmarket at No. 8 Kingswood
Quarterfinal matchups
- P-N/Kingswood winner at No. 1 Keene
- No. 5 Dover at No. 4 Windham
- St. Thomas/LS winner at No. 2 Bow
- No. 6 Spaulding at No. 3 Goffstown
