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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2025 Girls Annis Cup final at Codey Arena1-Madison vs. 2-Cranford, 4 p.m. Boys regular seasonMorristown-Beard vs. Bridgewater-Raritan, 4:30 p.m. (Twin Oaks Ice Rink)Morris Catholic-St. Elizabeth-Newark Academy vs. Hoboken-Weehawken-Secaucus, 5:30 p.m. (Mennen Arena)Parsippany Regional vs. Johnson-Dayton-Roselle Park, 7:30 p.m. (Mennen Arena) Follow me on BlueSky: @mikegurnis.bsky.social E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com

By Mike Gurnis Championships rarely come without some adversity-filled moments along the way. For Delbarton, Wednesday’s Gordon Cup final could have gone sideways at multiple points throughout the game. After surrendering a two-goal lead, the Green Wave were hanging by thread as it could generate very little offense in the third period against Christian Brothers.Continue reading “Cote, Andreev star as Delbarton downs CBA in OT to reclaim Gordon Cup”

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2025 Gordon Cup final at Codey Arena1-Delbarton vs. 3-Christian Brothers, 7:30 p.m. Regular seasonMorristown vs. Verona-Glen Ridge, 3:30 p.m. (SportsCare Arena)Parsippany Regional at Old Tappan-Demarest, 4 p.m. (Palisades Center Ice Rink)Park Regional at Montclair, 4:15 p.m. (Clary Anderson Arena) Girls regular seasonMorristown-Beard vs. Pingry, 4 p.m. (Twin Oaks Ice Rink) Follow meContinue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Wednesday, Feb. 12”

By Mike Gurnis In order to find the last time Morristown-Beard went more than two seasons without a Mennen Cup title, you would need to go all the way back to 2005. Since the 2006 season, the Crimson had won the most amount of Mennen Cup titles, winning 11 of the 19 tournaments with twoContinue reading “Morristown-Beard holds off Chatham for 16th Mennen Cup title”

By Mike Gurnis When it comes to postseason games, you never know who is going to step up and play the role of the hero. For Roxbury, freshman defenseman Jesse Ambrosi- who had just one point and no goals to his name this season prior to the Haas Cup- is not a name that wouldContinue reading “Freshman Ambrosi the hero as Roxbury rallies to win Haas Cup”

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2025 26th Haas Cup final at Mennen Arena1-Roxbury vs. 2-High Point-Wallkill Valley-Kittatinny, 4:30 p.m. 18th Halvorsen Cup final at Mennen Arena1-Mendham vs. 2-Park Regional, 6:30 p.m. 50th Mennen Cup final at Mennen Arena2-Morristown-Beard vs. 4-Chatham, 8:30 p.m. Follow me on BlueSky: @mikegurnis.bsky.social E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com

By Mike Gurnis Trailing against Haas/Charette Division opponents has not been something Roxbury has dealt with much this season. In fact, going into Saturday’s Haas Cup semifinals, the Gaels trailed just once in a divisional game all season. It fell behind, 1-0 to Vernon on Jan. 23- a deficit which lasted 4:18 as Roxbury eventuallyContinue reading “Haas Cup semifinals: Roxbury’s stunning comeback, High Point returns to final”

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2025 Haas Cup semifinals at Mennen Arena2-High Point-Wallkill Valley-Kittatinny vs. 6-Morris Catholic-St. Elizabeth-Newark Academy, 4:15 p.m.1-Roxbury vs. 4-Parsippany Regional, 6:15 p.m. Regular seasonMount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown vs. Bernards-Somerville-Middlesex, 3 p.m. (SportsCare Arena)Newton-Lenape Valley vs. Old Tappan-Demarest, 6 p.m. (Skylands Ice World) Follow me on BlueSky: @mikegurnis.bsky.social E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com

FRIDAY, FEBRUAY 7, 2025 Mendham rallies past Montville to book spot in Halvorsen Cup finalAfter falling behind early, top-seeded Mendham scored four-straight goals late to take control in a 4-2 win over fifth-seeded Montville in the Halvorsen Cup semifinals at Mennen Arena. Cole Riley scored early in the first period to put Montville (7-11-1) ahead.Continue reading “Feb. 7 Cup recap: Mendham rallies past Montville, Morristown-Beard girls fall”

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2025 Morris Catholic pulls upset in shootout, Parsippany holds off NLV in Haas first roundIt’ll go down as perhaps the most dramatic win in the history of the Morris Catholic-St. Elizabeth-Newark Academy program. Mercer Acuna scored the game-tying goal with three seconds left in regulation and then after a scoreless overtime, buriedContinue reading “Feb. 6 Cup recap: Morris Catholic pulls upset in shootout”