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By Mike Gurnis There was never any panic on the West Morris bench. Just days after prevailing in a shootout to reach the Haas Cup final, the Wolfpack once again found themselves in a dire situation in Monday’s title game. Trailing by one late in the third period, West Morris was once again in needContinue reading “Ferry’s OT winner gives West Morris Haas Cup repeat”

By Mike Gurnis With a trophy on the line, you need your best players to shine. Montville’s Matt Trifari did more than that in Monday’s Charette Cup final. The junior continued his remarkable season by netting five goals to lift top-seeded Montville to an 8-3 win over Newton-Lenape Valley in the Charette Cup final atContinue reading “Trifari’s 5-goal performance lifts Montville to Charette Cup title”

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13 Charette Cup final1-Montville vs. 3-Newton-Lenape Valley, 4:15 p.m. at Mennen Arena Haas Cup final2-West Morris vs. 4-Park Regional, 6:15 p.m. at Mennen Arena Independent- regular seasonMorristown at Jackson Liberty-Point Pleasant Boro, 4:15 p.m. at Howell Ice Arena Girls- NJIIHL Librera Cup semifinals1-Morristown-Beard vs. 4-Princeton Day, 4:45 p.m. at Twin Oaks Ice RinkContinue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Monday, Feb. 13”

48TH MENNEN CUP FINAL 1-Randolph (13-2-4) vs. 2-Chatham (12-3-5)Wednesday, 5:45 p.m. at Mennen Arena Previous meetings: Randolph earned a 3-1 win over Chatham on Jan. 7, before Chatham rallied from a three-goal deficit to secure a 4-4 tie on Jan. 18. CUP HISTORYRandolph— Randolph has won five Mennen Cup titles in its history, with theContinue reading “48th Mennen Cup final preview: Randolph vs. Chatham”

16TH HALVORSEN CUP FINAL 1-KJS United (13-4-1) vs. 2-Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown (9-10-1)Tuesday, 8 p.m. at Mennen Arena Previous meetings: KJS United swept the regular season series between the two, as it picked up a 4-1 win on Jan. 4 before notching a 5-3 win on Jan. 13. CUP HISTORYKJS United— This is the first cup finalContinue reading “16th Halvorsen Cup final preview: KJS United vs. Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown”

By Mike Gurnis It was all about the next man up mentality for Chatham. The Cougars, who have not played with its full lineup since early December, were in a tough position going into Saturday night’s Mennen Cup semifinal. It was going to be without the services of its two top scorers and most dynamicContinue reading “Curry’s late goal sends shorthanded Chatham into Mennen Cup final”

By Mike Gurnis It was during KJS United’s 3-1 win over Mahwah on Wednesday that coach Jeff Myhren made the call to put Anthony Pandiscia, Dylan Fleksher, and Adam Stefancik together on a line. After one game together, that trio looked like one that had been playing together for years. The group was involved inContinue reading “Newly-formed line spurs KJS United past Madison in Halvorsen semifinal”

By Mike Gurnis In the playoffs, anything and everything is on the table. Oftentimes, it’s the players you least expect that find their way onto the scoresheet when everything is on the line. For Randolph, sophomore Jacob Campbell came into Saturday’s Mennen Cup semifinal with just two goals and six assists to his name thisContinue reading “Campbell, Feinberg lead Randolph into Mennen Cup final”

24TH HAAS CUP FINAL 2-West Morris (7-8-4) vs. 4-Park Regional (9-9-3)Monday, 6:15 p.m. at Mennen Arena Previous meetings: The teams played to a thrilling 3-3 tie on opening day, Dec. 8, before Park Regional earned an impressive 2-1 victory on Jan. 12. CUP HISTORYWest Morris— West Morris is the defending Haas Cup champion after defeatingContinue reading “24th Haas Cup final preview: West Morris vs. Park Regional”

3RD CHARETTE CUP FINAL 1-Montville (13-3-2) vs. 3-Newton-Lenape Valley (8-11-1)Monday, 4:15 p.m. at Mennen Arena Previous meetings: Montville won both meetings against Newton-Lenape Valley this season, as it won 5-0 on Jan. 5 before securing a 5-2 win on Jan. 21. CUP HISTORYMontville— Montville has won three cups in program history. It won the HaasContinue reading “3rd Charette Cup final preview: Montville vs. Newton-Lenape Valley”