New Jersey high school hockey
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Ice Hockey is a popular and growing sport in the state of New Jersey. 122 high schools field varsity teams, with new teams entering every year. 118 teams are members of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).
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[edit] Divisions
Hockey is one of the few sports in the state with "rolling divisions." The divisions change every year depending on the performance of the teams, and new teams entering. The divisions are divided by geography and skill level. In the state's biggest league, the New Jersey Ice Hockey League, the conferences are North, Central and South, and each conference has three divisions: Red, White and Blue, with Red being the highest skill level and Blue being the lowest. Usually only the division champion moves up and only the last-place finisher is relegated, so there are many teams in lower divisions that are better than teams in the higher divisions. In the NJIHL, there is an elite conference, known as the Gordon Conference. This is made up of eight teams accepted to be consistently among the best in the state. Beginning in the 2005-06 season, all eight Gordon Conference teams were private schools. All teams in this division qualify for the state playoffs regardless of their record.
Morris County teams compete in four different divisions: Mennen, Halvorsen, Haas and Charette, with Mennen being the highest and Charette being the lowest. Most Morris County teams play at Mennen Arena in Morris Township. The Colonial Valley Conference (CVC) incorporates teams from Mercer County. Many Bergen County teams play in the North Bergen Interscholastic Athletic League (NBIAL), the second division from other sports to be used in hockey, after the CVC.
The Current Divisions of the NJIHL are: Gordon Conference: Delbarton, St. Peter's Prep, Christian Brothers Academy, Seton Hall Prep, Bergen Catholic, Pope John, Don Bosco Prep, St. John Vianney
Northern Red: Paramus Catholic, St. Joseph Montvale, Ridgewood, Tenafly, Vernon, Clifton, Bayonne
Northern White: Glen Rock, West Milford, Paramus, Nutley, Lakeland, River Dell
Northern Blue: Wayne Valley, Dumont, Sparta, DePaul Catholic, Passaic Valley, Hackensack, Newton
Central Red: Ridge, Bridgewater-Raritan, Montgomery, St. Joseph Metuchen, Verona, West Essex, Montclair
Central White: Montclair-Kimberley Academy, Hillsborough, Watchung Hills, Westfield, Summit, Cranford, Hunterdon Central, South Brunswick
Central Blue: A.L. Johnson, Dayton, Bernards, Governor Livingston, Livingston, West Orange, Millburn
Southern Red: St. Augustine Prep, Bishop Eustace, Monsignor Donovan, Red Bank Catholic, Gloucester Catholic, Middletown South, Toms River North
Southern White: Middletown North, Wall, Toms River East, Rumson-Fair Haven, Brick Township, Old Bridge, Paul VI, Red Bank Regional
Southern Blue: Point Pleasant Boro, Brick Memorial, St. Joseph Hammonton, Manasquan, Toms River South, Southern Regional, St. Rose
The Current Divisions in the MCSSIHL are: Mennen Division: Randolph, Morris Knolls, Chatham, Morristown-Beard, Mountain Lakes
Halvorsen Division: Pingry, West Morris Mendham, Kinnelon, West Morris Central, Morris Hills
Haas Divsion: Jefferson Township, Pequannock, Park Regional, Roxbury, Montville
Charette Division: Morristown, Madison, Mount Olive, Parsippany Hills, Parsippany
The Current Divisions in the CVC are: Colonial: Notre Dame, Hopewell Valley, Steinert, Princeton
Valley: West Windsor-Plainsboro North, West Windsor-Plainsboro South, Ewing, Hightstown
Patriot: Lawrence, Hamilton, Robbinsville, Nottingham
The NBIAL consists of 10 teams in one division: These 10 Teams are: Northern Highlands, Fair Lawn, Ramapo, Mahwah, Indian Hills, Ramsey, Pascack Valley, Wayne Hills, Old Tappan, Demarest.
[edit] State tournament
To qualify for the state playoff tournament teams must have a .500 record at a date set by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA), usually the second Saturday in February. Teams within four games of .500 may petition for at-large selection to the tournament. As stated above, all members of the Gordon Conference earn automatic entry. Since 1995, the NJSIAA has sponsored two tournaments, one for private schools and one for public schools. From 1995-2004, the tournament winners met for the overall state championship. In 2007 St. Augustine Prep finished 23-0-0 the first team to have a "perfect" season.
[edit] State championship history
State Championship Finals 1976-Brick 3, Chatham Township 2 (OT) 1977-Brick 3, Livingston 2 1978-West Essex 5, Livingston 3 1979-Brick 2, Seton Hall Prep 1 1980-Livingston 1, Brick 0 (OT) 1981-Montclair 6, Brick 5 1982-Livingston 4, Montclair 2 1983-CBA 3, Seton Hall Prep 0 1984-St. Joseph (Mont.) 7, Brick 6 1985-St. Joseph (Mont.) 4, Brick 2 1986-Brick 2, Delbarton 1 1987-Montclair 4, Delbarton 2 1988-Montclair 2, St. Joseph (Mont.) 1 1989-Delbarton, St. Joseph (Mont.) shared measles outbreak 1990-Brick 2, Montclair 1 1991-St. Joseph (Mont.) 3, Delbarton 2 (OT) 1992-Delbarton 3, St. Joseph (Mont.) 2 (OT) 1993-Toms River North 6, Delbarton 2 1994-CBA 6, Don Bosco Prep 1 1995-CBA 4, Montclair 1 1996-CBA 5, Brick 0 1997-Brick 4, Seton Hall Prep 0 1998-Seton Hall Prep 3, Brick 2 1999-Seton Hall Prep 3, Brick 1 2000-Hudson Catholic 4, Bayonne 2 2001-Bergen Catholic 8, Clifton 1 2002-Delbarton 1, Brick 0 2003-Bergen Catholic 6, Randolph 4 2004-Seton Hall Prep 8, West Essex 0
[edit] Public finals
1995-Montclair 3, Chatham 2 (OT) 1996-Brick Township 5, Chatham 4 1997-Brick Township 2, Brick Memorial 1 (OT) 1998-Brick Township 2, Montclair 1 1999-Brick Township 5, Randolph 1 2000-Bayonne 6, Summit 3 2001-Clifton 2, Bayonne 1 2002-Brick Township 5, Randolph 1 2003-Randolph 7, Brick Memorial 0 2004-West Essex 2, Ridge 1 2005-Morris Knolls 4, Randolph 1 2006-Randolph 2, Montgomery 1 (OT) 2007-Randolph 5, Bridgewater-Raritan 4 (OT)
[edit] Parochial finals
1995-CBA 5, Delbarton 0 1996-CBA 4, Seton Hall Prep 3 1997-Seton Hall Prep 4, Delbarton 2 1998-Seton Hall Prep 3, Delbarton 1 1999-Seton Hall Prep 1, Delbarton 0 (OT) 2000-Hudson Catholic 2, Seton Hall Prep 1 2001-Bergen Catholic 3, Christian Brothers 2 2002-Delbarton 2, Seton Hall Prep 1 2003-Bergen Catholic 2, Seton Hall Prep 1 2004-Seton Hall Prep 3, St. Peter's Prep 1 2005-CBA 2, Delbarton 1 (OT) 2006-Delbarton 3, Seton Hall Prep 1 2007-St. Augustine Prep 3, St. Peter's Prep 1
[edit] Individual honors
New Jersey Devils Player of the Year
1993-Paul Giblin (Junior), Bergen Catholic 1994-Greg Toskos (Senior), Don Bosco Prep 1995-Mats Carseberg (Junior), Lawrenceville 1996-Dustin DePalma (Senior), CBA 1997-Harry Schwefel (Senior), Lawrenceville 1998-Zach Hatcher (Senior), Seton Hall Prep 1999-Brandon Doria (Senior), Seton Hall Prep 2000-Joe Aliseo (Junior), Hudson Catholic 2001-Matt Radoslovich (Senior), Bergen Catholic 2002-Kevin Kielt (Senior), Brick 2003-Anthony Randazzo (Senior), Bergen Catholic 2004-Terry Robinson (Senior), Seton Hall Prep 2005-Ned Crotty (Senior), Delbarton (Male) 2006-Mike Cacciotti (Senior), Seton Hall Prep 2007-Kevin Healey (Senior), St. Augustine Prep
Career Scoring Leaders
| Name, School, Yr. graduated | Points | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-Casey Kutner, Dwight-Englewood (1992) | 379 | 227 | 152 |
| 2-Jim Dowd, Brick (1987) | 375 | 189 | 186 |
| 3-Pat Slocum, Cranford (1996) | 316 | 190 | 126 |
| 4-Chris Bellino, Verona (1993) | 315 | 203 | 112 |
| 5-Pat Verney, Hudson Catholic (1999) | 301 | 117 | 184 |
| 6-Dave Barbossa, Hudson Catholic (1987) | 276 | 155 | 121 |
| 7-Dan Prachar, Seton Hall Prep (1985) | 273 | 149 | 124 |
| 7-Phil Infusino, West Essex (1990) | 273 | 166 | 107 |
| 7-Bryan Bowser, Notre Dame (1997) | 273 | 139 | 134 |
| 10-Dale Scherholz, Hightstown (2000) | 271 | 153 | 118 |
| 11-Bobby Acropolis, Brick (2000) | 265 | 131 | 134 |
| 12-Chris Ohlweiler, Chatham Township (1983) | 258 | 124 | 134 |
| 13-John Demers, Notre Dame (1989) | 257 | 179 | 78 |
| 14-Andrew Redvanly, Pascack Valley (2004) | 256 | 156 | 100 |
| 14-Pat DiMarco, TRN (2) & Peddie (1990-4th year) | 256 | n/a | n/a |
| 16-Andy McLaughlin, Seton Hall Prep (1988) | 248 | 113 | 135 |
| 17-Dale Reinhardt, Delbarton (2004) | 246 | 119 | 127 |
| 18-Derek Maguire, Delbarton (1990) | 242 | 110 | 132 |
| 19-Dave Bodson, Bayonne (2000) | 241 | 114 | 127 |
| 20-Glenn Yannotta, Whippany Park (1987) | 238 | 118 | 120 |
| 21-Mike Kronfeld, Tenafly (2006) | 238 | 114 | 124 |
| 22-Ryan Enrico, St. Peter's Prep (1998) | 237 | 141 | 96 |
| 23-Derek Scheuer, Paramus Catholic (2000) | 236 | 102 | 134 |
| 24-Nick Burke, Hun (1998) | 232 | 99 | 133 |
| 25-Howie Vandermast, Clifton (1984) | 231 | 147 | 84 |
| 26-Kevin Knightly, Chatham Township (1979) | 229 | 133 | 96 |
| 27-Lee Jelenic, West Windsor/Plainsboro (1997) | 228 | 146 | 82 |
| 28-John Ghia, Bergen Catholic (1987) | 226 | 139 | 87 |
| 29-Greg Toskos, Don Bosco Prep (1994) | 225 | 128 | 97 |
| 29-Bruce Shatel, Morristown (1988) | 225 | 105 | 120 |
| 29-Mats Carseberg, WWP (1983) & Lawrenceville (1985) | 225 | 151 | 74 |
Scoring champions
| Year | Name, School | Points | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | John Hanifin, Don Bosco Prep | 98 | 62 | 36 |
| 1980 | Ed Towers, Morristown Beard | 98 | 53 | 45 |
| 1981 | Larry McGee, Bergen Catholic | 89 | 33 | 56 |
| 1982 | Karl Strom, West Essex | 94 | 47 | 35 |
| 1983 | Chris Ohlweiler, Chatham Township | 88 | 30 | 58 |
| 1984 | Bruno Bisiacchi, Hudson Catholic | 111 | 66 | 45 |
| 1985 | Jim Dowd, Brick | 113 | 58 | 55 |
| 1986 | Jim Dowd, Brick | 98 | 47 | 51 |
| 1987 | Jim Dowd, Brick | 115 | 62 | 53 |
| 1988 | Jeff Ohlweiler, Chatham | 112 | 67 | 45 |
| 1989 | Ken Blum, St. Joseph Montvale | 109 | 50 | 59 |
| 1990 | Casey Kutner, Dwight-Englewood | 90 | 55 | 35 |
| 1991 | Casey Kutner, Dwight-Englewood | 119 | 75 | 44 |
| 1992 | Casey Kutner, Dwight-Englewood | 110 | 64 | 46 |
| 1993 | Paul Giblin, Bergen Catholic | 116 | 76 | 40 |
| 1994 | Brian Martin, Roxbury | 84 | 42 | 42 |
| 1995 | J.J. Picinic, Bergen Catholic | 104 | 59 | 45 |
| 1996 | Pat Slocum, Cranford | 115 | 67 | 48 |
| 1997 | Dave McKenna, Bayonne | 81 | 36 | 45 |
| 1998 | Adam Dilly, Mendham | 102 | 70 | 32 |
| 1999 | Dave Bodson, Bayonne | 99 | 40 | 59 |
| 2000 | Tyler Reinhardt, Livingston | 111 | 52 | 59 |
| 2001 | Tyler Reinhardt, Livingston | 96 | 51 | 45 |
| 2002 | Adam Tousant, Hightstown | 82 | 49 | 33 |
| 2003 | Andrew Redvanly, Pascack Valley/ Matt Feinbloom, Montville | 92 | 49 | 43 |
| 2004 | Jacob Simon, West Orange | 84 | 30 | 54 |
| 2005 | J.T. Baxter, Morris Knolls | 89 | 47 | 42 |
| 2006 | Anthony Yelovich, Clifton | 99 | 52 | 47 |
| 2007 | Dean Combos, Jefferson | 95 | 51 | 44 |
