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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30 Delbarton vs. St. Joseph (Mont.) at SportsCare Arena, 4:40 p.m.Morristown-Beard vs. St. Joseph (Met.) at Twin Oaks Ice Rink, 4:45 p.m.Randolph vs. Morris Knolls-Hills at Mennen Arena, 8 p.m.– Follow Mike Gurnis on Twitter @MorrisCtyHockey for updates, check back for full story after the game Please e-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com forContinue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Tuesday, Nov. 30”

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29 Pope John 3, Princeton Day 2Pope John opened the 2021-22 season in a big way as it took down NJ.com’s No. 9-ranked team at Princeton Day School, handing Princeton Day a loss in its first game as a member of the Gordon Conference. Owen Lapinski and Emporio Iencio struck for two goalsContinue reading “Nov. 29 roundup: Pope John, Mt Lakes-Boonton open with wins; Delbarton stays hot”

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28 Morristown 7, Madison 3Harry Santen had a hat trick to lift Morristown to a season-opening 7-3 win over Madison at Mennen Arena. Liam Wilson tallied two goals and an assist, while Jack McKenna, Nick Romano, and Jackson Byrne each dished out three assists for Morristown. Kobi Day also had a goal forContinue reading “Nov. 28 roundup: Morristown downs Madison in opener”

MORRISTOWN COLONIALS Head coach: Bobby Jones, 14th year (175-137-38 career record) Division: Halvorsen Last year: Morristown finished 2-5-2 with an 0-4-1 record in the Mennen Division. It started the year 2-0, before going winless in its final seven. The team was forced to shut down prior to the start of the Mennen Cup playoffs dueContinue reading “Morristown 2021-22 preview: Colonials loaded with seniors, look to claim Halvorsen title”

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29Delbarton at Gloucester Catholic, 3:30 p.m.Pope John at Princeton Day, 4 p.m.Montville vs. Mountain Lakes-Boonton at Skylands Ice World, 4 p.m.Chatham vs. Indian Hills at Mennen Arena, 6:30 p.m. GIRLSSummit vs. Chatham at Mennen Arena, 4:30 p.m. Please e-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com for any missing games or postponements. Coaches are also asked toContinue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Monday, Nov. 29”

Here are links to all of the individual team previews I have completed for this season. Coaches are asked to please e-mail preseason team info to me at michaelgurnis@gmail.com so I can complete your team preview. MENNEN DIVISIONChathamMadisonMorris Knolls-HillsMorristown-BeardRandolph HALVORSEN DIVISIONKinnelon-Jefferson-SpartaMendhamMorristownMountain Lakes-BoontonRoxbury HAAS DIVISIONGill St. Bernard’sMontvilleMount Olive-Hopatcong-HackettstownPark RegionalVernonWest Morris CHARETTE DIVISIONBernards-Somerville-MiddlesexHigh Point-Wallkill Valley-KittatinnyMorris Catholic-St. ElizabethNewton-LenapeContinue reading “The Morris-Sussex Hockey Report team previews, 2021-22”

GILL ST. BERNARD’S KNIGHTS Head coach: Chris Wiggins/Greg DaSilva, sixth year Division: Haas Last year: Gill St. Bernard’s finished 3-4-2, with the same record in the Haas Division. Its season was shut down due to COVID-19 concerns just prior to the Haas Cup playoffs. Key losses: Matt Cooper, G; Liam Jones, D; Brenen Lavoie, F.Continue reading “Gill St. Bernard’s 2021-22 preview: Knights look to continue success”

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28 Morristown vs. Madison at Mennen Arena, 6:15 p.m. Please e-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com for any missing games or postponements. Coaches are also asked to please e-mail box scores after the game for inclusion in our nightly recaps.

Vernon 12, Johnson-Dayton-Union 2Dylan Shea tallied three goals and four assists and Evan Steinbach netted four goals to help Vernon open the Christian Conway-era with a 12-2 win at Skylands Ice World. It was the first win for Conway, who is in his first year as head coach after being a long-time assistant to RayContinue reading “Nov. 27 roundup: Vernon opens new era with dominant win”

By Mike Gurnis MORRIS TWP. — Just when A.J. Schauder and his Park Regional team were starting to round into form last season, its hopes of a run at the Haas Cup were brought to an abrupt halt. The goaltender, now a senior, recorded back-to-back shutout wins over West Morris and Gill St. Bernard’s, andContinue reading “Schauder continues shutout streak as Park Regional opens with win”