No. 1 New Canaan will take on No. 3 Hamden on Friday at Astorino Rink in Hamden, barring any postponement from the winter storm that is being predicted.
The word is the game is going to be packed so you might want to get there a bit early to get a parking place and decent seat. The other word is we are supposed to get 5-10 inches of snow on Friday. Come back to the High School Sports blog or go to Twitter at http://twitter.com/nhrhockey for an update if the game is postponed.

New Canaan lost defenseman Bo McGuinness and forward Kris Nugent to graduation but the Rams haven’t missed a beat this season with an 8-0 record and impressive wins over Xavier, Notre Dame-West Haven and St. Joseph.
It’s No. 1 vs. No. 2 as the No. 2 Rams get a big test on Tuesday at No. 1 Hamden at 6:30 p.m. as they face two-time defending Division I champion Green Dragons at Astorino Rink. Of course it all depends on whether the impending winter storm headed our way postpones the game. Get weather updates on this high school sports blog and www.nhregister.com/sports.
The Rams and their depth have been dominating opponents on both ends of the ice, so much so that Darien coach Larry Vieira believes they won’t lose a game this season.
New Canaan is led on offense by forwards Jimmy Jo Granito, Charlie Corcoran, Henry Corcoran, Dylan Hart and Reed Harper. The defense is led by goalie Tim Nowacki and defensemen Tom Krieger, Brian Tohir, Ryan Begoon and offensive-minded David Russell.
The Green Dragons (3-2) hope to rebound from a 4-3 loss to SCC foe Xavier on Tuesday (Jan. 11). The Green Dragons have balanced scoring led by forwards Jim Burt, C.J. Carignan, Paul Amarone, Nick Amarone, Justin MacGregor and Pat Lynch. The defense is led by R.J. Ugolik, Brandon Dadio, Teddy Kennedy, Sean O’Keefe and Michael Lee. Matt Hoff and Andy Varga have been alternating in goal.
This should be one of the most exciting games of the season. Veteran New Canaan coach Bo Hickey will have his team ready and seasoned Hamden coach Bill Verneris will have his team firing on all cylinders at home.

Brandon Martone scored a hat trick to lead No. 4 Notre Dame-West Haven to a 4-0 win over Notre Dame-Fairfield at Bennett Rink in West Haven
Martone has seven goals for the season. Goalie Greg Harney made 20 saves for the Green Knights (7-2).
Goalie Eric Sugrue of New Haven made 27 saves for the Lancers (1-4-1).

The St. Joseph boys’ hockey team avenged its loss in last year’s CIAC Division II championship with a 5-0 win Thursday over Amity at West Haven.
Sander Borockzky scored two goals and Conor Crouse of West Haven added a goal and two assists for the No. 8 Cadets (4-2-0). Zach Carrano made 27 saves for St. Joseph. Alec Mansfield had 39 saves for Amity (2-4-0).
Last season, Amity defeated St. Joseph 7-5 in the Division II championship game at Yale's Ingalls Rink.