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HIGH POINT-WALLKILL VALLEY-KITTATINNY Head coach: Mike Beltran, 19th year (145-214-26 career record) Division: Charette Last season: High Point-Wallkill Valley-Kittatinny, in its first year with Kittatinny as part of the program, finished 6-11-3 with a 3-2-3 record in the Charette Division. It reached the program’s first-ever cup final as it defeated Newton-Lenape Valley in the CharetteContinue reading “High Point-Wallkill Valley-Kittatinny 2022-23 season preview”

NEWTON-LENAPE VALLEY Head coach: Ryan Sevean, 19th season (176-208-39 career record) Division: Charette Last year: Newton-Lenape Valley finished 8-11-5 with a 5-1-2 record in the Charette Division. It fell, 3-1 to High Point-Wallkill Valley-Kittatinny in the Charette Cup semifinals, before suffering a 6-0 defeat to Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown in the Public C play-in round. Key losses:Continue reading “Newton-Lenape Valley 2022-23 season preview”

CHATHAM COUGARS Head coach: Brendon Herr, eighth year (71-68-11 career record) Division: Mennen Last year: Chatham had an uncharacteristically down year, as it finished 5-14-1 with a 2-6 record in the Mennen. It defeated Madison late in the season to clinch the fourth-seed in the Mennen Cup, where it took Morris Knolls-Hills to overtime behindContinue reading “Chatham 2022-23 season preview”

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9 Mennen DivisionMorristown-Beard vs. Chatham, 5:45 p.m. at Mennen ArenaRandolph vs. Morris Knolls-Hills, 7:45 p.m. at Mennen Arena Halvorsen DivisionMendham at Kinnelon-Jefferson-Sparta, 4:40 p.m. at Skylands Ice World IndependentHigh Point-Wallkill Valley-Kittatinny at Secaucus, 5:15 p.m. at Secaucus Ice RinkMorris Catholic-St. Elizabeth at Toms River East, 6 p.m. at Winding River Rink GIRLSNJIIHL CrossoverRandolphContinue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Friday, Dec. 9”

West Morris and Park Regional traded blows last season, with Park earning a 3-0 win on opening day before West Morris grabbed a 3-3 tie late in the season, en route to the Haas Cup title. If Thursday night’s season opener was any indication, these two teams will once again be right in the conversationContinue reading “News and notes for Dec. 8: West Morris, Park Regional skate to 3-3 tie”

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8 Gordon ConferencePope John at St. Augustine, Hollydell Ice Arena in Sewell at 3 p.m.Delbarton vs. Portledge (N.Y.), SportsCare Arena in Randolph, 4 p.m. Haas DivisionGill St. Bernard’s vs. Bernards-Somerville-Middlesex, Mennen Arena at 4:15 p.m.West Morris vs. Park Regional, Mennen Arena at 6:15 p.m. Mennen/Halvorsen cross-overMorristown vs. Mountain Lakes-Boonton, Mennen Arena at 8:15Continue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Thursday, Dec. 8”

DELBARTON GREEN WAVE Head coach: Bruce Shatel, 22nd year (457-79-44 career record) Division: Gordon Conference-American Division Last year: Delbarton finished 19-6-2 with a 7-2-1 record in the Gordon Conference. It reached the semifinals of the Gordon Cup, where it fell in a shootout to Don Bosco Prep. It avenged that loss by beating that sameContinue reading “Delbarton 2022-23 season preview”

PARSIPPANY REGIONAL (PARSIPPANY HILLS/PARSIPPANY) Head coach: Anthony Egidio Division: Charette Last year: Parsippany Regional finished 1-14 with an 0-8 record in the Charette Division. However, it picked up its first win in two seasons with a late-season win over Newark East Side. It did not qualify for the Charette Cup or state tournament. Key losses:Continue reading “Parsippany Regional 2022-23 season preview”

MORRISTOWN COLONIALS Head coach: Ian Anderson, first year. Division: Mennen (moved from Halvorsen) Last year: Morristown finished 15-6-3, with a 7-0-1 record in the Halvorsen Division which was good enough to take the division title. It fell, 4-0, to Mendham in the Halvorsen Cup final. It reached the quarterfinals of the Public A state tournament,Continue reading “Morristown 2022-23 season preview”

ROXBURY GAELS Head coach: Jonathan Benbow, 19th year (207-180-42 career record) Division: Haas (moved from Halvorsen) Last year: Roxbury finished 1-13-2, with an 0-8-1 record in the Halvorsen Division. It did not qualify for the Halvorsen Cup or the state tournament. Key losses: Joe DiDomenico, D; Chase McGowan, D; Steven Keane, F. Top returners: JakeContinue reading “Roxbury 2022-23 season preview”