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By Mike Gurnis After a long nearly nine-month long wait, the 2025-26 high school hockey season is finally here. This season marks the eighth season of the Morris-Sussex Hockey Report, and I’m very excited to get everything going. Some things are going to look a bit different on the site this season, and I wantedContinue reading “Preseason thoughts, plus what to expect here in 2025-26”

Here is a look at the divisional alignment for the 2025-26 season in the MCSSIHL. MENNEN DIVISIONMorristown-BeardRandolphMorris Knolls-HillsChathamMorristownKinnelon-Jefferson-Sparta (KJS United)Mendham (moved from Halvorsen) HALVORSEN DIVISIONPark RegionalMontvilleMadisonWest MorrisMount Olive-Hopatcong-HackettstownBernards-Somerville-Middlesex (moved from Mennen)Roxbury (moved from Haas) HAAS DIVISIONMountain Lakes-BoontonGill St. Bernard’s (moved from Halvorsen)VernonParsippany RegionalNewton-Lenape ValleyMorris Catholic-St. Elizabeth-Newark AcademyHigh Point-Wallkill Valley-Kittatinny E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com

By Mike Gurnis Monday was a big day for the Morris/Sussex area at the NJSIAA State Championships at Prudential Center in Newark. Four state championship games were played in the Public, Public Co-Op, Non-Public, and Girls groups. From the Morris/Sussex area, two teams left the home of the New Jersey Devils as state champions. DelbartonContinue reading “Delbarton, KJS United win titles at NJSIAA state championships”

MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2025 All Morris/Sussex area teams are listed in bold. All games are at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. Public finalRidgewood vs. Westfield, 1 p.m. Non-Public finalDelbarton vs. Christian Brothers, 3:15 p.m. Public Co-Op finalKJS United vs. Marlboro-Holmdel, 5:30 p.m. Girls finalPrinceton Day vs. Immaculate Heart, 7:45 p.m. Follow me on BlueSky: @mikegurnis.bsky.socialContinue reading “NJSIAA State Championships schedule for Monday, March 10”

A journey which began in early December for teams across the state comes to an end on Monday. The NJSIAA State Championships will be played on Monday, with state champions set to be crowned in the Public, Non-Public, Public Co-Op, and Girls groupings. All four games will be played at the Prudential Center in Newark,Continue reading “Two Morris/Sussex area teams to play in State Championships Monday; Preview”

By Mike Gurnis Adversity has been a theme all season long for KJS United. Whether it was overcoming injuries, illnesses, or even something as an unexpected power outage before practice at its home rink the day before the sectional final, the program has been through it all this season. It suffered another blow when itContinue reading “KJS United rolls past West Milford tri-op to win North, Co-Op sectional title”

Dave Hansen, the head coach at West Morris and previously a long-time head coach at Madison, tragically passed away on Tuesday. According to his obituary, he was just 52 years old. Hansen, who also made one-year stops at Princeton (2021-22) and Hillsborough (2022-23), just completed his first year at West Morris. He led the teamContinue reading “West Morris coach Dave Hansen passes away”

THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2025 Morris/Sussex area teams are listed in bold South, Public final at Codey Arena2-Westfield vs. 8-Monroe, 4:30 p.m. North, Public final at Codey Arena3-Randolph vs. 4-Ridgewood, 7 p.m. South, Public Co-Op final at Mennen Arena3-Marlboro-Holmdel vs. 4-Gov. Livingston-New Providence, 4:30 p.m. North, Public Co-Op final at Mennen Arena8-KJS United vs. 11-West Milford-Pequannock-PomptonContinue reading “NJSIAA Sectional Finals schedule for Thursday, March 6”

A valiant effort came up short for the Morristown-Beard girls on Wednesday. Despite taking the lead on two separate occasions, and being out-shot by a 44-20 margin, fourth-seeded Morristown-Beard saw its season come to an end in overtime in a 4-3 loss to top-ranked Princeton Day in the state semifinals at Codey Arena. It markedContinue reading “Morristown-Beard girls drop heartbreaker to Princeton Day in state semifinal”

By Mike Gurnis With just four goals to his name this season, defenseman Sean O’Gwen’s name is not one that comes to mind when discussing the top threats to play the offensive hero for Delbarton in a big game. It originally appeared he’d have that role when he broke a 3-3 tie with 38 secondsContinue reading “O’Gwen plays the hero as Delbarton wins in OT to advance to Non-Public final”