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Playoff Picture: Division III boys hockey (Feb. 20)

It’s the final week of the Division III boys hockey season, so here is a look at where each team stands, and who is in and who is out of the postseason race. With the playoffs right around the corner, these will be updated daily for Sports Insider Members. To signup for a membership, click on the re

Joe Marchilena

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Playoff Picture: Division III boys hockey (Feb. 20)

It’s the final week of the Division III boys hockey season, so here is a look at where each team stands, and who is in and who is out of the postseason race.

With the playoffs right around the corner, these will be updated daily 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 III boys hockey will have nine playoff teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org.

Division III

Playoff field

  1. Kennett (12-3, 3.3333)
  2. Berlin-Gorham (12-3-1, 3.1875)
  3. Belmont-Gilford (12-3-1, 3.1250)
  4. Somersworth-Coe-Brown (12-3-1, 3.1250)
  5. John Stark-Hopkinton (11-4-1, 2.8750)
  6. Pembroke-Campbell (8-8, 2.1250)
  7. Moultonborough-Inter-Lakes (7-8, 1.8667)
  8. Kearsarge-Plymouth (7-9, 1.7500)
  9. Monadnock (6-9, 1.6000)

Outside: ConVal-Conant (5-9, 1.4286); Sanborn (4-12, 1.0625); Hollis Brookline-Derryfield (3-12, 0.8000); Laconia-Winnisquam (0-13, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

  • Belmont-Gilford wins the tiebreaker with Somersworth-Coe-Brown for a better rating in head-to-head games.

Remaining Schedule

  • Monday: Laconia-Winnisquam at Kennett, 6:20 p.m.
  • Wednesday: Belmont-Gilford at Merrimack, 4 p.m.; Sanborn at Timberlane, 4:50 p.m.; Hollis Brookline-Derryfield at Laconia-Winnisquam, 4 p.m.; Berlin-Gorham at Moultonborough-Inter-Lakes, 6:15 p.m.; Monadnock at Kearsarge-Plymouth, 7 p.m.; John Stark-Hopkinton at Somersworth-Coe-Brown, 7 p.m.; Kennett at Pembroke-Campbell, 7:30 p.m.
  • Saturday: Pembroke-Campbell at ConVal-Conant, 1 p.m.; Kearsarge-Plymouth at Moultonborough-Inter-Lakes, 1:45 p.m.; Laconia-Winnisquam at Belmont-Gilford, 4 p.m.; Somersworth-Coe-Brown at Berlin-Gorham, 5:15 p.m.; Monadnock at Sanborn, 6 p.m.; Kennett at John Stark-Hopkinton, 7:30 p.m.

First-round matchup

  • No. 9 Monadnock at No. 8 Kearsarge-Plymouth

Quarterfinal matchups

  • Monadnock/K-P winner at No. 1 Kennett
  • No. 5 John Stark-Hopkinton at No. 4 Somersworth-Coe-Brown
  • No. 7 Moultonborough-Inter-Lakes at No. 2 Berlin-Gorham
  • No. 6 Pembroke-Campbell at No. 3 Belmont-Gilford

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