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A Haas Division team beating a Mennen Division team is not something that you see every day. For one, it’s rare for these match-ups to even happen to begin with. The MCSSIHL crossovers are required only for Mennen and Halvorsen, and Haas and Charette. And in the rare chance they do, the two-division gap becomesContinue reading “West Morris stuns Morris Knolls-Hills behind Barnhill’s hat trick”

By Mike Gurnis The Cup playoffs are set to get underway next week. With that in mind, this next week will be critical in determining who will be seeded where. Below, I take a look at each of the four divisions to see who has clinched what seed, and what is still left to beContinue reading “Where things stand in each MCSSIHL division as of Jan. 28”

WEST MORRIS CLINCHES HAAS DIVISION IN DRAMATIC FASHION Ben Barnhill had a hat trick and an assist- including the game-winning goal in overtime- to lift West Morris to a 5-4 win over Mountain Lakes-Boonton at Mennen Arena. The win clinched the Haas Division regular season title for West Morris, which is now 7-0-1 in theContinue reading “Jan. 27 notebook: West Morris clinches Haas Division top seed in OT”

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 28 Vernon vs. Paramus-Lyndhurst, 5:30 p.m. (Ice House, Hackensack)West Morris vs. Morris Knolls-Hills, 6:15 p.m. (Mennen Arena)Newton-Lenape Valley at Verona-Glen Ridge, 7:30 p.m. (Codey Arena)Montville vs. Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 8:15 p.m. (Mennen Arena) E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com

SATURDAY, JANUARY 27 Roxbury vs. Old Bridge, 4 p.m. (SportsCare Arena)Newton-Lenape Valley vs. Gill St. Bernard’s, 4 p.m. (Skylands Ice World)Mountain Lakes-Boonton vs. West Morris, 4:15 p.m. (Mennen Arena)Vernon vs. Morris Catholic-St. Elizabeth, 6 p.m. (Skylands Ice World)Park Regional vs. Montville, 6:15 p.m. (Mennen Arena)Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown at Millburn, 7:45 p.m. (Codey Arena)High Point-Wallkill Valley-Kittatinny vs.Continue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Saturday, Jan. 27”

KJS UNITED’S MYHREN WINS 200TH CAREER GAME Kinnelon-Jefferson-Sparta coach Jeff Myhren picked up his 200th career victory courtesy of his team’s 6-4 win over Cranford at Skylands Ice World. Myhren, who is in his 18th year coaching Kinnelon and has led the United tri-op since its formation in 2020, now holds a career record ofContinue reading “Jan. 26 notebook: KJS’ Myhren wins 200th game, Randolph clinches Mennen top seed”

By Mike Gurnis It was a performance reminiscent of what past Morristown-Beard teams would do at their best. During Morristown-Beard’s recent three-peat of Mennen Cup titles from 2020-22, there were many games where the Crimson could turn a seemingly tight game on its ear, often turning a one-goal lead into a three or four-goal leadContinue reading “Morristown-Beard’s vaunted quick-strike offense shines in dominant win over Chatham”

FRIDAY, JANUARY 26 Kinnelon-Jefferson-Sparta vs. Cranford, 4:40 p.m. (Skylands Ice World)– KJS coach Jeff Myhren would reach 200 wins with a victory.Morristown-Beard vs. Chatham, 5:45 p.m. (Mennen Arena)– Chatham clinches no worse than the two-seed for the Mennen Cup with a win.Morris Knolls-Hills at Wall, 6:25 p.m. (Jersey Shore Arena)Randolph at Hunterdon Central, 8:15 p.m.Continue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Friday, Jan. 26”

HALVORSEN CUP FIELD SET After Thursday’s results, we now know the four-team field for the Halvorsen Cup. All that is left to be sorted out is who is seeded where. Despite an impressive 6-3 win for Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown over Madison, the tri-op was eliminated from Halvorsen Cup contention before it took the ice as Bernards-Somerville-MiddlesexContinue reading “Jan. 25 roundup: Halvorsen, Haas Cup fields set”