The seeds for the 50th Mennen Cup have been finalized, and first round play is set to begin on Monday at Mennen Arena.
The tournament takes on a bit of a different format this season after the divisional alignment changed from five teams per division to seven for this year. The top six teams in each MCSSIHL division qualify for their respective Cup tournament. In the last few years, it was a four-team tournament with just semifinals and finals.
The top two teams receive a first round bye into the semifinals. Randolph earned the top seed and Morristown-Beard is the second seed.
The semifinals are scheduled for Wednesday at Mennen Arena, and the final is slated for Monday, Feb. 10 at 8:30 p.m. as part of a triple-header with the Halvorsen and Haas Cup finals.
Here are the seeds and full schedule for the 50th Mennen Cup.
SEEDS
1- Randolph
2- Morristown-Beard
3- KJS United
4- Chatham
5- Morris Knolls-Hills
6- Morristown
SCHEDULE (All games at Mennen Arena)
First round- Monday, Feb. 3
4-Chatham vs. 5-Morris Knolls-Hills, 6:30 p.m.
3-KJS United vs. 6-Morristown, 8:30 p.m.
Semifinals- Wednesday, Feb. 5
2- Morristown-Beard vs. 3-KJS United/6-Morristown winner, 4 p.m.
1- Randolph vs. 4-Chatham/5-Morris Knolls-Hills winner, 5:45 p.m.
Final- Monday, Feb. 10
8:30 p.m.
E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com
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