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By Mike Gurnis Through 37 years of coaching high school hockey in New Jersey, John Kovacs thought that he had seen it all. But moments after walking into the locker room following his 400th career win on Wednesday night, the Mendham coach wasn’t sure what to expect when he noticed a strange silence. Sure enough,Continue reading “After 37 years, Mendham’s Kovacs is 7th to reach 400 wins”

THURSDAY, JANUARY 5 Haas DivisionWest Morris vs. Gill St. Bernard’s, 4:15 p.m. at Mennen Arena Charette DivisionHigh Point-Wallkill Valley-Kittatinny at Morris Catholic-St. Elizabeth, 6:15 p.m. at Mennen Arena IndependentMendham vs. Bernards-Somerville-Middlesex, 8:15 p.m. at Mennen Arena GirlsMorristown-Beard at Pingry, 4 p.m. at Bridgewater Sports ArenaSummit vs. Madison, 4:10 p.m. at Rock Ice E-mail Mike GurnisContinue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Thursday, Jan. 5”

Mendham 5, Madison 2Mendham head coach John Kovacs picked up his 400th career victory with a 5-2 win over Madison at Mennen Arena. Blake Stevens netted two goals for Mendham, which improved to 3-4 on the year with the win. Ian Tamboowalla dished out three assists. Kovacs now holds a 400-338-60 career record with theContinue reading “Jan. 4 Notebook: Mendham’s Kovacs wins 400th, Delbarton tops CBA”

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4 Mennen DivisionChatham vs. Morristown-Beard, 4 p.m. at Mennen Arena Halvorsen DivisionMadison vs. Mendham, 5:45 p.m. at Mennen ArenaKinnelon-Jefferson-Sparta vs. Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown, 7:45 p.m. at Mennen Arena Gordon ConferenceDelbarton at Christian Brothers, 4:45 p.m. at Jersey Shore ArenaPope John vs. St. Peter’s Prep, 6:50 p.m. at Skylands Ice World IndependentVernon vs. Glen Rock,Continue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Wednesday, Jan. 4”

TUESDAY, JANUARY 3 Randolph 7, Morristown 1Indian Hills 4, Montville 3Girls: Chatham 10, Madison 3

TUESDAY, JANUARY 3 Mennen DivisionRandolph vs. Morristown, 8 p.m. at Mennen Arena IndependentMontville vs. Indian Hills, 7 p.m. at Prudential Center GirlsMadison vs. Chatham, 3:30 p.m. at Mennen Arena E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com for any schedule changes Donate to the Morris-Sussex Hockey Report’s GoFundMe

MONDAY, JANUARY 2 Casey Connor put together another big performance for Morristown-Beard, as he turned aside 44 of 45 shots to lead the Crimson, No. 6 in the Morris-Sussex Hockey Report Top 10, to a 2-1 win over No. 4 Pope John at Skylands Ice World in Stockholm. David Koptyra put Pope John on theContinue reading “Jan. 2 Notebook: Morristown-Beard, led by Connor, rallies in 3rd to top Pope John”

Since the Sussex Cup’s inception in 2006, the tournament has been dominated by three of Sussex County’s four public-school teams. Vernon, Sparta (before merging with Jefferson and Kinnelon), and Newton-Lenape Valley have claimed all of the titles in this tournament. But this week, that all changed. The tournament took on a round-robin format for theContinue reading “High Point wins 1st Sussex Cup, plus 3 stars, Morris-Sussex Top 10 for Jan. 2”

MONDAY, JANUARY 2 Gordon ConferenceDelbarton at Gloucester Catholic, 3:30 p.m. at Hollydell Ice Arena Charette DivisionMontville vs. Morris Catholic-St. Elizabeth, 4:30 p.m. at Mennen Arena Haas DivisionVernon vs. West Morris, 6:30 p.m. at Mennen Arena Haas-Charette crossoverGill St. Bernard’s vs. Parsippany Regional, 8:30 p.m. at Mennen Arena IndependentPope John vs. Morristown-Beard, 6:30 p.m. at SkylandsContinue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Monday, Jan. 2”

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30 Halvorsen DivisionKJS United vs. Madison, 4:40 p.m. at Skylands Ice World Haas DivisionRoxbury vs. West Morris, 7:30 p.m. at SportsCare Arena Ice Vault Holiday ClassicPark Regional vs. West Milford-Pequannock, 5 p.m.Randolph vs. St. Joseph (Mont.), 6 p.m.Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown vs. Lakeland, 9 p.m. IndependentMorris Catholic-St. Elizabeth vs. Central Regional, 1:45 p.m. at MennenContinue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Friday, Dec. 30”