Winter Sports

Playoff Pairings: Boys and Girls Hockey (Feb. 23)

Its the final day of the regular season for boys and girls high school hockey, and there’s still plenty to be decided before the postseason begins.

Here’s a look at where teams stand in each division going into Saturday’s action.

Division I Boys

With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I boys hockey will have 11 playoff teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets.

Playoff Field

Pinkerton (16-2, 3.5556)
Concord (13-3-1, 3.1765)
Bedford (13-3-1, 3.1176)
Hanover (12-4-1, 2.9412)
Exeter (12-5, 2.8235)
Trinity (11-5-1, 2.7059)
Bishop Guertin (10-7, 2.2941)
Londonderry (8-8-1, 2.0000)
Bishop Brady (8-8-1, 2.0000)
Nashua South-Pelham (8-9-1, 1.8889)
Salem (7-9-1, 1.7647)

Eliminated: Windham (4-13, 0.9412); Nashua North-Souhegan (4-14, 0.8889); Manchester Memorial (3-14-1, 0.7778); Bow (2-13-1, 0.6250); Manchester Central-West (1-16, 0.2353).

Tiebreakers

Londonderry wins the tiebreaker with Bishop Brady thanks to a head-to-head victory.

Remaining schedule

Saturday, Feb. 23: Windham at Salem, 12:35 p.m.; Manchester Central-West at Bedford 4:10 p.m.; Manchester Memorial at Pinkerton, 5:20 p.m.; Concord at Bow, 5:30 p.m.; Londonderry at Bishop Guertin, 6:10 p.m.; Hanover at Bishop Brady, 8 p.m.; Trinity at Exeter, 8 p.m.

First-round byes

No. 1 Pinkerton
No. 2 Concord
No. 3 Bedford
No. 4 Hanover
No. 5 Exeter

First-round matchups

No. 9 Bishop Brady at No. 8 Londonderry
No. 10 Nashua South-Pelham at No. 7 Bishop Guertin
No. 11 Salem at No. 6 Trinity

Division II Boys

With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division II boys hockey will have nine playoff teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets.

Playoff Field

St. Thomas (15-2, 3.6471)
Dover (14-3, 3.2941)
Goffstown (13-3-1, 3.1765)
Keene (10-5-1, 2.6875)
Kingswood (10-7, 2.3529)
Merrimack (8-7-2, 2.1765)
Alvirne-Milford (8-7-2, 2.1765)
Oyster River (8-7-2, 2.1176)
Lebanon-Stevens-Mount Royal (7-7-2, 2.0000)

Eliminated: Portsmouth-Newmarket (6-9-2, 1.7059); Somersworth-Coe-Brown (6-10-1; 1.5294); Winnacunnet (4-12-1, 1.0558); Timberlane (3-13, 0.7500); Spaulding (3-14, 0.7059).

Tiebreakers

Merrimack wins the tiebreaker with Alvirne-Milford thanks to a head-to-head victory.

Remaining schedule

Saturday, Feb. 23: Goffstown at Alvirne-Milford, 1:30 p.m.; St. Thomas at St. Dominic (Maine), 5 p.m.; Oyster River at Merrimack, 5 p.m.; Winnacunnet at Lebanon-Stevens-Mount Royal, 5:30 p.m.; Keene at Somersworth-Coe-Brown, 6 p.m.; Portsmouth-Newmarket at Kingswood, 7 p.m.; Dover at Spaulding, 8 p.m.

First-round matchup

No. 9 Lebanon-Stevens-Mount Royal at No. 8 Oyster River

Quarterfinal matchups

LSMR/OR winner at No. 1 St. Thomas
No. 5 Kingswood at No. 4 Keene
No. 7 Alvirne-Milford at No. 2 Dover
No. 6 Merrimack at No. 3 Goffstown

Division III Boys

With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division III boys hockey will have eight playoff teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets.

Playoff Field

John Stark-Hopkinton (15-1, 3.8125)
Monadnock-Fall Mountain (14-2, 3.5000)
Belmont-Gilford (13-5, 2.8889)
Berlin (12-6, 2.7222)
Hollis Brookline-Derryfield (9-8, 2.1176)
Moultonborough-Inter-Lakes (8-9, 1.8824)
Pembroke-Campbell (7-10, 1.7059)
ConVal-Conant (6-9, 1.6000)

Outside: Kennett (7-11, 1.5556).

Eliminated: Kearsarge-Plymouth (4-11, 1.0667); Laconia-Winnisquam (1-14, 0.2667); Sanborn (1-17, 0.2222).

Remaining schedule

Saturday, Feb. 23: Moultonborough-Inter-Lakes at Hollis Brookline-Derryfield, 3:40 p.m.; Kearsarge-Plymouth at Laconia-Winnisquam, 4:20 p.m.; John Stark-Hopkinton at ConVal-Conant, 5 p.m.; Monadnock-Fall Mountain at Pembroke-Campbell, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 24: John Stark-Hopkinton at Monadnock-Fall Mountain, 10:40 a.m.

Quarterfinal matchups

No. 8 ConVal-Conant at No. 1 John Stark-Hopkinton
No. 5 Hollis Brookline-Derryfield at No. 4 Berlin
No. 7 Pembroke-Campbell at No. 2 Monadnock-Fall Mountain
No. 6 Moultonborough-Inter-Lakes at No. 3 Belmont-Gilford

Division I Girls

With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I girls hockey will have 11 playoff teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets.

Playoff Field

Oyster River-Portsmouth (17-1, 3.7778)
Concord (13-4, 3.0588)
Exeter (12-4-1, 2.9412)
Hanover (11-5-1, 2.7059)
Berlin-Gorham (11-5-1, 2.7059)
Bishop Brady-Trinity-West (11-6, 2.5882)
St. Thomas-Winnacunnet (9-7, 2.2500)
Souhegan (9-7-1, 2.2353)
Bishop Guertin (8-9, 1.8824)
Lebanon-Stevens-Kearsarge (7-9, 1.7500)
Pinkerton (6-8, 1.7143)

Eliminated: Keene-Monadnock-Fall Mountain (4-12, 1.0000); Bedford (4-14, 0.8889); ConVal-Conant (3-11, 0.8571); Kingswood (1-16, 0.2353); Manchester Central (1-15, 0.2500).

Tiebreakers

Hanover wins the tiebreaker with Berlin-Gorham thanks to a head-to-head victory.

Remaining schedule

Saturday, Feb. 23: St. Thomas-Winnacunnet at Lebanon-Stevens-Kearsarge, 3:10 p.m.; Concord at Berlin-Gorham, 4 p.m.; Souhegan at Kingswood, 5 p.m.; ConVal-Conant at Keene-Monadnock-Fall Mountain, 5:10 p.m.; Bishop Guertin at Bishop Brady-Trinity-West, 5:40 p.m.; Pinkerton at Exeter, 6 p.m.; Hanover at Acton-Boxborough (Mass.), 6:10 p.m.

First-round byes