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This season marked the first season of New Jersey girls hockey being a part of the NJIIHL, with the teams being split into the Librera and Cohen Divisions. With that, there will be cup tournaments for both divisions, and there will be Morris County area teams to keep an eye on. In the Libera Cup,Continue reading “Morristown-Beard girls earn top seed in inaugural Librera Cup; Locals also qualify for Cohen Cup”

Delbarton, which currently holds a 15-1-1 overall record and a 9-0-1 Gordon Conference record, earned the top seed for the Gordon Cup. The tournament is slated to get underway on Thursday with the first round matchups. Delbarton will take on a fellow area team, when it faces eighth-seeded Pope John on Thursday at 4 p.m.Continue reading “Delbarton earns top seed for Gordon Cup; Will face Pope John in 1st round”

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 Haas Cup semifinal2-West Morris vs. 3-Roxbury, 8 p.m. at Mennen Arena IndependentMadison at Montclair, 4 p.m. at Clary Anderson ArenaMorris Knolls-Hills vs. St. Joseph (Met.), 4 p.m. at Woodbridge Community CenterDelbarton vs. Brunswick (Conn.), 4:40 p.m. at SportsCare Arena GirlsChatham vs. Oak Knoll, 4:10 p.m. at Rock Ice E-mail Mike Gurnis atContinue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Tuesday, Feb. 7”

Randolph 6, Morristown 2Zach Gallo scored four goals, as Randolph scored six-unanswered goals to earn a 6-2 win over Morristown at Mennen Arena. The win officially clinched the Mennen Division title and top seed for the Mennen Cup for Randolph. It finished with a 6-1-1 divisional record, one point ahead of Chatham (5-1-2). Randolph fellContinue reading “Feb. 6 recap: Randolph, Montville clinch division titles”

The third-annual Charette Cup is set to get underway on Thursday, with Montville going undefeated in divisional play to earn the top seed. Bernards-Somerville-Middlesex, which won the first two Charette Cups, moved up to the Haas Division this season which means there will be a new champion. The semifinals are set for Thursday, with theContinue reading “Charette Cup seeds and schedule, 2022-23”

The seeds and schedule for the 48th Mennen Cup have been finalized, and the semifinals are set for Saturday. Randolph won the regular season division title and earned the top seed for the tournament, as it seeks its first Mennen Cup title since 2017-18. Morristown-Beard, the three-time defending champions, are the fourth seed. The semifinalsContinue reading “Mennen Cup seeds and schedule, 2022-23”

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6 Mennen DivisionRandolph vs. Morristown, 4 p.m. at Mennen ArenaMorristown-Beard vs. Morris Knolls-Hills, 6 p.m. at Mennen Arena Charette DivisionMontville vs. High Point-Wallkill Valley-Kittatinny, 8 p.m. at Mennen Arena IndependentRoxbury vs. Mountain Lakes-Boonton, 4 p.m. at Skylands Ice WorldMount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown at Verona-Glen Ridge, 6 p.m. at Codey ArenaPope John vs. Paul VI, 6:30Continue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Monday, Feb. 6”

Everyone hopes to have a nice, relaxing Sunday evening before the start of the work/school week. But if you were a coach, player, broadcaster, writer, fan, or anyone who had any involvement in Sunday night’s Madison/Bernards-Somerville-Middlesex game, it was anything but a relaxing evening. In a game that is unlikely to ever be repeated again,Continue reading “Madison mounts ridiculous 6-goal comeback, ties Bernards 11-11”

Three games are scheduled for Mennen Arena for Monday evening, and all three have potential impacts on seeding in the upcoming cup tournaments. Randolph vs. Morristown, 4 p.m.This is the final divisional game for Randolph, and for the Rams, it’s very simple. A win clinches the Mennen Division title and top Mennen Cup seed forContinue reading “MCSSIHL Cup seeding: What’s on the line in Monday’s games”

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5 IndependentBernards-Somerville-Middlesex vs. Madison, 6:15 p.m. at Mennen Arena E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com for any schedule changes