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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14 Mennen-Halvorsen crossoverRandolph vs. Madison, 5:45 p.m. at Mennen Arena Haas-Charette crossoverRoxbury vs. Parsippany Regional, 4 p.m. at Mennen ArenaPark Regional vs. Newton-Lenape Valley, 7:45 p.m. at Mennen Arena Girls- NJIIHL-Cohen DivisionChatham vs. Madison, 3 p.m. at Mennen ArenaWestfield vs. Randolph, 5:45 p.m. at SportsCare Arena Girls-IndependentMorristown-Beard at Hoosac (Mass.), 5 p.m. E-mailContinue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Wednesday, Dec. 14”

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13 Mennen DivisionMorristown-Beard vs. Morris Knolls-Hills, 8 p.m. at Mennen Arena Gordon ConferenceDelbarton vs. Bergen Catholic, 4:40 p.m. at SportsCare Arena E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com for any schedule changes Donate to the Morris-Sussex Hockey Report’s GoFundMe

It’s the time of the year where illnesses spread rapidly, and even more so in a hockey locker room. Chatham was the first team (that we know of) to get hit with a bug this season as per the Morris Sussex Sports broadcast of the game, as both goaltenders in Nate May and Snowden LangeContinue reading “Dec. 12 Notebook: Chatham, with emergency goalie, wins again”

MONDAY, DECEMBER 12 Mennen DivisionChatham vs. Morristown, 6:30 p.m. at Mennen Arena Halvorsen DivisionMount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown vs. Mountain Lakes-Boonton, 8:30 p.m. at Mennen Arena Haas-Charette crossoverGill St. Bernard’s vs. Montville, 4:30 p.m. at Mennen Arena Gordon ConferencePope John at Gloucester Catholic, 3:30 p.m. at Hollydell Ice Arena E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com for any schedule changes DonateContinue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Monday, Dec. 12”

Saturday evening at Mennen Arena saw some lopsided- and surprising- results. The day kicked off with Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown introducing itself to the Halvorsen Division with a thoroughly dominant 10-0 win over Madison, a team re-entering the Halvorsen after spending last year in the Mennen Division. Now, before anyone makes any judgements on Madison, there isContinue reading “Area notebook for Dec. 10: Mo-Ho-Ha, West Morris win big”

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11 IndependentPark Regional at Millburn, 5:30 p.m. at Codey Arena GirlsNJIIHL-Cohen DivisionRandolph vs. Chatham, 8:30 p.m. at Mennen Arena E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com for any schedule changes Donate to the Morris-Sussex Hockey Report’s GoFundMe

Friday, December 9 Mennen DivisionChatham 6, Morristown-Beard 4 — GAME STORYRandolph 3, Morris Knolls-Hills 2 — GAME STORY Halvorsen DivisionKJS United 1, Mendham 0 IndependentKearny-North Arlington-Secaucus 9, High Point-Wallkill Valley-Kittatinny 5Toms River South-East 5, Morris Catholic-St. Elizabeth 0 E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com Donate to the Morris-Sussex Hockey Report’s GoFundMe GirlsSummit 3, Randolph 0

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10 Halvorsen DivisionMount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown vs. Madison, 4:15 p.m. at Mennen Arena Haas DivisionRoxbury at Vernon, 4 p.m. at Skylands Ice WorldBernards-Somerville-Middlesex vs. West Morris, 6:15 p.m. at Mennen Arena Haas-Charette crossoverMontville vs. Park Regional, 8:15 p.m. at Mennen Arena Charette DivisionParsippany Regional at High Point-Wallkill Valley-Kittatinny, 6 p.m. at Skylands Ice WorldMorris Catholic-St.Continue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Saturday, Dec. 10”

By Mike Gurnis MORRIS TWP. — All it took was one play off of a face-off for Morris Knolls-Hills to tie it. But Randolph had a face-off play of its own to win it. Michael Simone of Morris Knolls-Hills tied the game up with 7:14 to go in the third, winning his own face-off beforeContinue reading “Zangara’s late heroics lift Randolph over Morris Knolls-Hills”

By Mike Gurnis MORRIS TWP. — Injuries and illness sunk Chatham during the 2021-22 season. Brothers Doyle and Ronan Curry were right in the middle of that, as two of Chatham’s top players both spent more time watching from the stands due to injury, than being on the ice last season. “A lot of usContinue reading “Curry twins lead Chatham to stunning comeback win over Morristown-Beard”