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This is the third entry of The Morris-Sussex Hockey Report’s 27 teams in 27 days, where each day (except for Thanksgiving) there will be a team preview of each area team (boys and girls) leading up to Opening Day on December 7. KINNELON-JEFFERSON-SPARTA (KJS UNITED) Head coach: Jeff Myhren, 18th season (190-166-41 career record) Division:Continue reading “27 teams in 27 days, 2023-24: Kinnelon-Jefferson-Sparta”

This is the second day of The Morris-Sussex Hockey Report’s 27 teams in 27 days, where each day (except for Thanksgiving) there will be a team preview of each area team (boys and girls) leading up to Opening Day on December 7. MONTVILLE MUSTANGS Head coach: Anthony Iannone, third year (16-23-3 career record) Division: HaasContinue reading “27 teams in 27 days, 2023-24: Montville”

MORRISTOWN-BEARD CRIMSON Head coach: Scott Greene, sixth year (63-43-6 record) Division: Mennen NJSIAA Classification: Non-Public Last year: The 2022-23 season was an up-and-down one for the Crimson, who finished with a 10-13 record. Its 3-5 record in the Mennen Division gave it the fourth seed in the Mennen Cup, where it lost, 5-2, to RandolphContinue reading “27 teams in 27 days, 2023-24: Morristown-Beard boys”

The 2023-24 ice hockey season is set to get underway on Dec. 7. With that looming, here is a look at the divisional alignments for the MCSSIHL for this upcoming season. MENNEN DIVISIONRandolphChathamMorris Knolls-HillsMorristown-BeardMorristown HALVORSEN DIVISIONMadisonMendhamKJS United (Kinnelon-Jefferson-Sparta)Mount Olive-Hopatcong-HackettstownBernards-Somerville-Middlesex (moved up from Haas Division) HAAS DIVISIONMountain Lakes-Boonton (moved down from Halvorsen)Gill St. Bernard’sWest MorrisRoxburyMontville (movedContinue reading “MCSSIHL Divisional alignments, 2023-24”

By Mike Gurnis Nick Vantassell got the call that every hockey player dreams of on Thursday afternoon. The Morristown-Beard alumnus was drafted 215th overall in the seventh round of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators. He became the first former MCSSIHL player to be drafted since Chatham’s Alex Laferriere was drafted byContinue reading “Morristown-Beard’s Vantassell drafted by Ottawa Senators”

2022-23 MORRIS-SUSSEX HOCKEY REPORT PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jason Cai, Delbarton, Sr. G Since taking the reins as Delbarton’s starting goalie as a junior last season, Jason Cai has been on another level. Facing top competition night-in and night-out in the state’s top conference in the Gordon Conference, Cai has established himself as one of,Continue reading “Morris-Sussex Hockey Report Player of the Year, 2022-23”

2022-23 MORRIS-SUSSEX HOCKEY REPORT TEAM OF THE YEAR: Delbarton Delbarton has long been the gold standard for ice hockey in New Jersey. And for most of the season, it found itself ranked as the state’s No. 1 team by NJ.com. That run came to an end when it suffered a heart-breaking 3-2 loss in overtimeContinue reading “Morris-Sussex Hockey Report Team of the Year, 2022-23”

MORRIS-SUSSEX HOCKEY REPORT COACH OF THE YEAR: Brendon Herr, Chatham It was almost unfathomable how long Chatham had gone without a Mennen Cup title. The Cougars had last celebrated a title back in 1981, when it was Chatham Township high school. Factor in that Chatham was coming off its worst season in recent memory goingContinue reading “Morris-Sussex Hockey Report Coach of the Year, 2022-23”

By Mike Gurnis It was a stunning end for Delbarton. The top-seeded Green Wave were taken down by seventh-seeded St. Augustine, 3-2 in overtime in the Non-Public final at Prudential Center it Newark. Enzo Fanelli scored the game-winner for St. Augustine 11 seconds into overtime, which ended Delbarton’s hopes of a first state title sinceContinue reading “Delbarton stunned by St. Augustine in Non-Public final”

By Mike Gurnis It was just one year ago where Chatham finished off an injury and illness-plagued season to finish 5-14-1. It was an unusual season for the program that is used to being one of the state’s best. Fortunately for it, all it took was one season for it to return to what itContinue reading “Chatham’s turnaround season ends in loss in Public B final”