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# Playoff Picture: Division III boys hockey (Jan. 30)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-division-iii-boys-hockey-jan-30/
- Published: 2017-01-30T18:50:55.000Z
- Updated: 2017-01-30T18:50:55.000Z
- Description: It’s a little more than four weeks until the start of the Division III 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, clic
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Division III-IV, boys hockey, Division III, NH High School Sports Insider, playoff picture, playoffs, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

It’s a little more than four weeks until the start of the Division III 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 III will have nine playoff teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org.*

### Division III

**Playoff field**

1. Kennett (9-1, 3.7000)
2. Belmont-Gilford (8-1-1, 3.4000)
3. Somersworth-Coe-Brown (8-1-1, 3.4000)
4. Berlin-Gorham (8-2, 3.3000)
5. Pembroke-Campbell (7-4, 2.6364)
6. John Stark-Hopkinton (6-4, 2.4000)
7. Moultonborough-Inter-Lakes (4-5, 1.7778)
8. Monadnock (4-7, 1.4545)
9. Kearsarge-Plymouth (3-7, 1.2000)

**Outside:** Hollis Brookline (3-8, 1.0909); ConVal-Conant (2-7, 0.8889); Sanborn (1-6, 0.5714); Laconia-Winnisquam (0-9, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- Belmont-Gilford wins the tiebreaker with Somersworth-Coe-Brown thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

**Rising:** Monadnock won two out of three games last week, by combined score of 11-1, and jumped back into the playoffs, moving up to eighth into the standings.

**Falling:** Although its only dropped one spot in the standings, John Stark-Hopkinton has lost two of three games to drop to sixth.

**First-round game**

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

**Quarterfinal matchups**

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