Heading into last season, the Southern Regional High School ice hockey team knew exactly where it stood among some of the better teams in the Shore Conference. But going into this season, head coach Matt Hayes isn’t quite as certain.

“We lost some significant scorers from last year’s team,” said Hayes, whose Rams went 18-5-4 last winter en route to capturing the Shore Conference Tournament Dowd Cup in a thrilling win over Middletown South.