Tag: ice Hockey

  • Braves have sights set on winning hockey division crown in 2022-23

    Braves have sights set on winning hockey division crown in 2022-23

    MANALAPAN — In its return to a full season of action on the ice during the 2021-22 season, the Manalapan High School hockey team put together a strong 12-7-1 campaign. The Braves enter the 2022-23 season with the Shore Conference Central Division championship in their sights and they hope to host a Shore Conference Tournament…

  • Middletown North tops Saint John Vianney, 2-1, to win Handchen Cup

    Middletown North tops Saint John Vianney, 2-1, to win Handchen Cup

    Postseason action is in full swing on the ice and Coach Don Wood and his Middletown North High School hockey team have made the most of it so far. The Lions have been playing what the coach described as “complete hockey” over the last few weeks. The Lions’ run started when they defeated Middletown South…

  • Croddick’s OT goal lifts Bulldogs over Eagles in Dowd Cup final

    Croddick’s OT goal lifts Bulldogs over Eagles in Dowd Cup final

    Two years ago, the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School ice hockey team defeated Middletown South High School, 9-3, to win the Shore Conference Tournament Handchen Cup bracket. On Feb. 17, the Bulldogs and the Eagles faced off at the Jersey Shore Arena in Wall Township with the Shore Conference Tournament Dowd Cup bracket championship on…

  • Middletown South skates out to perfect start on the ice

    Middletown South skates out to perfect start on the ice

    The first week of the 2021 ice hockey season was a perfect one for the Middletown School High School Eagles. After rolling to a 6-1 victory over Southern Regional High School of Manahawkin in its season opener on Jan. 19, Middletown South got right back on the ice at the Middletown Sports Complex on Jan.…

  • Assemblymen call on Gov. to allow athletes to return to ice rinks

    Assemblymen call on Gov. to allow athletes to return to ice rinks

    Now that New Jersey officials have authorized gyms, indoor dining and entertainment venues to resume operations with proper safety precautions during the ongoing coronavirus health crisis, state Assemblymen Ron Dancer (R-Burlington, Monmouth, Middlesex, Ocean) and Kevin J. Rooney (R-Bergen, Essex, Morris, Passaic) are calling on Gov. Phil Murphy to allow athletes to return to ice…

  • Woodbridge Township finally stopped in state ice hockey final

    Woodbridge Township finally stopped in state ice hockey final

    Three high schools — Woodbridge, Colonia and John F. Kennedy Memorial in Iselin — blended into one ice hockey team that fell a victory shy of winning a state championship. This season, those three schools formed the Woodbridge Township team that skated through the state tournament by picking off higher-seeded squads. The magical run of…

  • Lancers ice hockey dominant en route to Handchen Cup victory

    Lancers ice hockey dominant en route to Handchen Cup victory

    Saint John Vianney High School’s ice hockey team proved why it was seeded first overall in the Shore Conference Tournament when it scored convincing victories in all three rounds to capture the Handchen Cup. The Lancers surrendered just two goals the entire tournament, including two shutouts, while netting 25 goals of their own for a…

  • Jackson Memorial looking forward to state ice hockey tournament

    Jackson Memorial looking forward to state ice hockey tournament

    The Jackson Memorial High School ice hockey team is ready to make a stretch run in the state tournament The Jaguars, seeded 10th, will face off against seventh-seeded Morris Knolls High School on Feb. 23 in the second round of the Public B state tournament at Mennen Arena in Morristown at 5:45 p.m. Jackson Memorial…

  • Monroe ice hockey team upsets way to Greater Middlesex Conference Cup

    Monroe ice hockey team upsets way to Greater Middlesex Conference Cup

    The Monroe Township High School ice hockey team made it all the way to the championship game of the Greater Middlesex Conference Cup tournament last season, but it was unable to come away with the title. This year, the Falcons finished the job. Monroe, seeded fourth, faced second-seeded Colonia High School — which consists of…