Breaking up public schools into Public A and Public B is supposed to be easy. The largest 50 percent (of all hockey-playing programs, not just those who qualify for the postseason) are eligible for Public A, and the smallest 50 percent are eligible for Public ...
Read More »New Jersey Top 10: Delbarton takes over top spot
Delbarton (5-2): While they have yet to face their top in-state opposition, the Green Wave – winners of six consecutive private state championships before falling in last year’s semifinals – are back on top of the New Jersey heap thanks to what appears to be ...
Read More »Morris County: Private co-champ Morristown-Beard rebuilding
Morristown-Beard (20-5-3) The 2013-14 season will go down as the greatest in Morristown-Beard history, as the Crimson won a share of their first NJSIAA championship (the long-standing program did not join the state’s main governing body until 2000-01) and beat crosstown bully Delbarton for the ...
Read More »New Jersey Pre-Season Top 10: Christian Brothers gets the nod
For the first time since 2007, the New Jersey high school hockey season begins with a new defending private-school champion after CBA and Morristown-Beard tied for the 2014 title, breaking Delbarton’s unprecedented run of six consecutive titles. The top three teams in the state, however, ...
Read More »New Jersey HS Hockey: State tournament overviews
Wednesday marked the final deadline (it had been pushed back from Monday due to scheduling issues created by this year’s inclement weather) for teams to qualify automatically for the NJSIAA state tournaments by getting their record to .500 or better. An at-large committee may still ...
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* Updated 2/3/14 1. Delbarton 11-2-3 The state’s top program has not silenced its doubters yet, but Saturday night’s 3-0 win over Massachusetts power Catholic Memorial at Yankee Stadium sure helped. The Green Wave needed a big second-period performance from freshman goalie Troy Kobryn ...
Read More »New Jersey Top 10: Bergen Catholic ends Delbarton’s five-year state streak
*Updated 1/27/14 Six-time defending State Champion No. 1 Delbarton (8-2-2) suffered its first in-state regular-season loss in five years on Thursday, the end of a 78-game unbeaten streak (73-0-5). The loss, 6-3 to division foe Bergen Catholic, came despite Delbarton’s 61-20 edge in shots. ...
Read More »New Jersey Top 10 Poll: Garden State sees parity amongst contenders
*Updated 1/21/14 January has brought parity to New Jersey hockey, as each of the state’s top six teams either lost or tied a game in the last week. The top two remain slightly above the fray, as No. 1 Delbarton beat three-time defending Massachusetts ...
Read More »New Jersey Top 10 Poll: Green Wave Hanging Tough
* Updated 1/13/14 Aside from No. 1 Delbarton, Morristown-Beard may have turned in the most impressive week of any top-10 team, beating Morristown 4-1 early in the week and holding off Seton Hall Prep from the Gordon Conference in a tight 1-0 affair on ...
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