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This is the seventh entry of The Morris-Sussex Hockey Report’s 27 teams in 27 days, where each day (except for Thanksgiving) there will be a team preview of each area team (boys and girls) leading up to Opening Day on December 7. Support the Morris-Sussex Hockey Report with a donation to its GoFundMe RANDOLPH RAMS HeadContinue reading “27 teams in 27 days, 2023-24: Randolph boys”

This is the sixth entry of The Morris-Sussex Hockey Report’s 27 teams in 27 days, where each day (except for Thanksgiving) there will be a team preview of each area team (boys and girls) leading up to Opening Day on December 7. Support the Morris-Sussex Hockey Report with a donation to its GoFundMe NEWTON-LENAPE VALLEY HeadContinue reading “27 teams in 27 days, 2023-24: Newton-Lenape Valley”

This is the fifth entry of The Morris-Sussex Hockey Report’s 27 teams in 27 days, where each day (except for Thanksgiving) there will be a team preview of each area team (boys and girls) leading up to Opening Day on December 7. Support the Morris-Sussex Hockey Report with a donation to its GoFundMe POPE JOHN LIONSContinue reading “27 teams in 27 days, 2023-24: Pope John”

This is the fourth entry of The Morris-Sussex Hockey Report’s 27 teams in 27 days, where each day (except for Thanksgiving) there will be a team preview of each area team (boys and girls) leading up to Opening Day on December 7. Donate to the Morris-Sussex Hockey Report’s GoFundMe RANDOLPH RAMS (GIRLS) Head coach: Michael Pizzano,Continue reading “27 teams in 27 days, 2023-24: Randolph girls”

This is the third entry of The Morris-Sussex Hockey Report’s 27 teams in 27 days, where each day (except for Thanksgiving) there will be a team preview of each area team (boys and girls) leading up to Opening Day on December 7. KINNELON-JEFFERSON-SPARTA (KJS UNITED) Head coach: Jeff Myhren, 18th season (190-166-41 career record) Division:Continue reading “27 teams in 27 days, 2023-24: Kinnelon-Jefferson-Sparta”

This is the second day of The Morris-Sussex Hockey Report’s 27 teams in 27 days, where each day (except for Thanksgiving) there will be a team preview of each area team (boys and girls) leading up to Opening Day on December 7. MONTVILLE MUSTANGS Head coach: Anthony Iannone, third year (16-23-3 career record) Division: HaasContinue reading “27 teams in 27 days, 2023-24: Montville”

MORRISTOWN-BEARD CRIMSON Head coach: Scott Greene, sixth year (63-43-6 record) Division: Mennen NJSIAA Classification: Non-Public Last year: The 2022-23 season was an up-and-down one for the Crimson, who finished with a 10-13 record. Its 3-5 record in the Mennen Division gave it the fourth seed in the Mennen Cup, where it lost, 5-2, to RandolphContinue reading “27 teams in 27 days, 2023-24: Morristown-Beard boys”

The 2023-24 ice hockey season is set to get underway on Dec. 7. With that looming, here is a look at the divisional alignments for the MCSSIHL for this upcoming season. MENNEN DIVISIONRandolphChathamMorris Knolls-HillsMorristown-BeardMorristown HALVORSEN DIVISIONMadisonMendhamKJS United (Kinnelon-Jefferson-Sparta)Mount Olive-Hopatcong-HackettstownBernards-Somerville-Middlesex (moved up from Haas Division) HAAS DIVISIONMountain Lakes-Boonton (moved down from Halvorsen)Gill St. Bernard’sWest MorrisRoxburyMontville (movedContinue reading “MCSSIHL Divisional alignments, 2023-24”

By Mike Gurnis Nick Vantassell got the call that every hockey player dreams of on Thursday afternoon. The Morristown-Beard alumnus was drafted 215th overall in the seventh round of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators. He became the first former MCSSIHL player to be drafted since Chatham’s Alex Laferriere was drafted byContinue reading “Morristown-Beard’s Vantassell drafted by Ottawa Senators”

2022-23 MORRIS-SUSSEX HOCKEY REPORT PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jason Cai, Delbarton, Sr. G Since taking the reins as Delbarton’s starting goalie as a junior last season, Jason Cai has been on another level. Facing top competition night-in and night-out in the state’s top conference in the Gordon Conference, Cai has established himself as one of,Continue reading “Morris-Sussex Hockey Report Player of the Year, 2022-23”