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By Mike Gurnis In order to find the last time Morristown-Beard went more than two seasons without a Mennen Cup title, you would need to go all the way back to 2005. Since the 2006 season, the Crimson had won the most amount of Mennen Cup titles, winning 11 of the 19 tournaments with twoContinue reading “Morristown-Beard holds off Chatham for 16th Mennen Cup title”

By Mike Gurnis When it comes to postseason games, you never know who is going to step up and play the role of the hero. For Roxbury, freshman defenseman Jesse Ambrosi- who had just one point and no goals to his name this season prior to the Haas Cup- is not a name that wouldContinue reading “Freshman Ambrosi the hero as Roxbury rallies to win Haas Cup”

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2025 26th Haas Cup final at Mennen Arena1-Roxbury vs. 2-High Point-Wallkill Valley-Kittatinny, 4:30 p.m. 18th Halvorsen Cup final at Mennen Arena1-Mendham vs. 2-Park Regional, 6:30 p.m. 50th Mennen Cup final at Mennen Arena2-Morristown-Beard vs. 4-Chatham, 8:30 p.m. Follow me on BlueSky: @mikegurnis.bsky.social E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com

By Mike Gurnis Trailing against Haas/Charette Division opponents has not been something Roxbury has dealt with much this season. In fact, going into Saturday’s Haas Cup semifinals, the Gaels trailed just once in a divisional game all season. It fell behind, 1-0 to Vernon on Jan. 23- a deficit which lasted 4:18 as Roxbury eventuallyContinue reading “Haas Cup semifinals: Roxbury’s stunning comeback, High Point returns to final”

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2025 Haas Cup semifinals at Mennen Arena2-High Point-Wallkill Valley-Kittatinny vs. 6-Morris Catholic-St. Elizabeth-Newark Academy, 4:15 p.m.1-Roxbury vs. 4-Parsippany Regional, 6:15 p.m. Regular seasonMount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown vs. Bernards-Somerville-Middlesex, 3 p.m. (SportsCare Arena)Newton-Lenape Valley vs. Old Tappan-Demarest, 6 p.m. (Skylands Ice World) Follow me on BlueSky: @mikegurnis.bsky.social E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com

FRIDAY, FEBRUAY 7, 2025 Mendham rallies past Montville to book spot in Halvorsen Cup finalAfter falling behind early, top-seeded Mendham scored four-straight goals late to take control in a 4-2 win over fifth-seeded Montville in the Halvorsen Cup semifinals at Mennen Arena. Cole Riley scored early in the first period to put Montville (7-11-1) ahead.Continue reading “Feb. 7 Cup recap: Mendham rallies past Montville, Morristown-Beard girls fall”

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2025 Morris Catholic pulls upset in shootout, Parsippany holds off NLV in Haas first roundIt’ll go down as perhaps the most dramatic win in the history of the Morris Catholic-St. Elizabeth-Newark Academy program. Mercer Acuna scored the game-tying goal with three seconds left in regulation and then after a scoreless overtime, buriedContinue reading “Feb. 6 Cup recap: Morris Catholic pulls upset in shootout”

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2025 Halvorsen Cup semifinals at Mennen Arena1-Mendham vs. 5-Montville, 5:45 p.m. Girls NJIIHL Librera Cup semifinals2-Morristown-Beard vs. 3-Princeton Day, 4:45 p.m. (Twin Oaks Ice Rink) Follow me on BlueSky: @mikegurnis.bsky.social E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2025 Gordon Cup semifinals1-Delbarton vs. 5-St. Augustine, 4 p.m. (SportsCare Arena) Haas Cup first round at Mennen Arena4-Parsippany Regional vs. 5-Newton-Lenape Valley, 4:15 p.m.3-Mountain Lakes-Boonton vs. 6-Morris Catholic-St. Elizabeth-Newark Academy, 6:15 p.m. Halvorsen Cup semifinals at Mennen Arena2-Park Regional vs. 3-West Morris, 8:15 p.m. Girls NJIIHL Annis Cup semifinals1-Madison vs. 4-Princeton, 8:15Continue reading “Morris/Sussex area Cup schedule for Thursday, Feb. 6”

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2025 Mennen Cup semifinals: Chatham stuns Randolph in OT, Morristown-Beard advancesThe biggest upset to date in any of the Cup tournaments took place on Wednesday, when fourth-seeded Chatham upended top-seeded Randolph in the Mennen Cup semifinals at Mennen Arena. Isaac Suh scored the game-winning goal 54 seconds into overtime to secure Chatham’sContinue reading “Feb. 5 Mennen Cup recap: Lange stars as Chatham stuns Randolph in OT, Morristown-Beard advances to final”