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Mennen Division play is officially complete for the 2019-20 season, and with that, we can now look ahead to the 45th Mennen Cup. Below is a look at the final divisional standings, as well as the projected match-ups for the tournament, as well as the current dates and times. 1. Morristown-Beard 8-2, 16 points 2.Continue reading “Final Mennen Division standings and projected Mennen Cup match-ups, 2019-20”

Roxbury 2, Mendham 2 Roxbury and Mendham skated to a 2-2 tie on Saturday at Mennen Arena, and that result has major implications on the Halvorsen Division regular-season title race. A win for Roxbury would have given it the regular season title and the top seed in the Halvorsen Cup. Since it ended in aContinue reading “Feb. 1 recap: Roxbury ties Mendham, Santaita lifts Vernon”

Morristown 3, Oratory 1 Morristown topped Oratory, 3-1, to officially clinch a state tournament berth. Jack McKenna scored twice for the Colonials, who upped their record to 9-8-4 in the team’s final regular season game before the state cutoff. Conor Critchley also scored, while Dylan Peck made 12 saves. Morristown is locked into the fifthContinue reading “Jan. 31 recap: Morristown clinches state berth, Roxbury inches closer to Halvorsen title”

Morris Catholic-DePaul vs. High Point-Wallkill Valley at Skylands Ice World, 2 Montville vs. Nutley at Codey Arena, 3:45 Roxbury vs. Mendham at Mennen Arena, 4:15 Park Regional vs. Newton-Lenape Valley at Skylands Ice World, 6 Madison vs. Randolph at Mennen Arena, 6:15 Vernon vs. Sparta-Jefferson at Skylands Ice World, 8 Gill St. Bernard’s vs. WestContinue reading “Morris-Sussex hockey schedule for Saturday, Feb. 1”

By Mike Gurnis MORRIS TOWNSHIP — What a difference a year makes. At this time last year, Morristown-Beard was mired in its most difficult season in recent memory, which saw it finish below .500, and it needed to rely on an at-large bid just to qualify for the state tournament. While it was certainly theContinue reading “Morristown-Beard shuts out Chatham, clinches 1st place in Mennen Division”

Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown 8, Newton-Lenape Valley 2 Evan Parr recorded two goals and five assists- including the 100th point of his career- in an 8-2 win over Newton-Lenape Valley at Mennen Arena. Parr, a junior, has recorded 22 goals and 29 points this year for a total of 51 points this year, and has 50 goalsContinue reading “Jan. 30 recap: Parr gets 100th point for Mount Olive; Parsippany rallies to earn tie”

Roxbury vs. Kinnelon at Skylands Ice World, 4:40 Morristown vs. Oratory at Union Sports Arena, 4:40 Morris Knolls-Hills vs. Robbinsville at Grundy Arena (Pa.), 5 Chatham vs. Morristown-Beard at Mennen Arena, 5:45 GIRLS Chatham vs. Kent Place at Barnabas Health Hockey House, 4 Morristown-Beard vs. Darien (Conn.) at Twin Oaks Ice Rink, 4

Through the past four seasons which have included some very difficult times for the Parsippany Regional ice hockey program, there has been one constant. Justin Wellman, the team’s senior goaltender, has been in between the pipes for every game of his four-year career, and has often faced a large volume of shots per game. AndContinue reading “Parsippany Regional’s Wellman reaches 2,500 save threshold”

High Point-Wallkill Valley vs. Mountain Lakes-Boonton at Mennen Arena, 4:15 Delbarton vs. Lawrenceville at Loucks Ice Rink, 5 Mendham vs. Southern at Winding River Skating Center, 6 Newton-Lenape Valley vs. Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown, 6:15 Parsippany Regional vs. Morris Catholic-DePaul at Mennen Arena, 8:15

Morristown-Beard 5, Morristown 0 Morristown-Beard bounced back from its first loss in nearly two months with a dominant 5-0 win over cross-town rival Morristown at Mennen Arena. Hollis Humphries scored twice and had an assist for Morristown-Beard (14-3-1). Tommy Matthews added a goal and three assists, while Cam Fernandez and Andrew Low each found theContinue reading “Jan. 29 recap: Morristown-Beard tops Morristown; Zangara lifts Randolph to win”