The new season starts today!
Today is the first day of hockey season in New Jersey, and it’s one I’ve been looking forward to! I have moved back to the area and now live in New York City, so I’ll be getting to more games than in...
View ArticleShore Conference will try 16-team playoff format
The Shore Conference first began awarding hockey titles in 2003-04, when the additions of Red Bank Regional and Point Pleasant Borough gave the league 16 hockey-playing schools. Ten years later, after...
View ArticleDelbarton’s Division I legacy
Most readers are aware that I attended Delbarton, so it’s no secret that I know that program better than any other. With that in mind, I may have more knowledge of this than I would for any other...
View ArticlePractices are underway in 2014-15, so what’s new in NJ hockey?
A reminder that New Jersey hockey coverage is available via the Hockey Night in Boston website and the NJ_Hockey twitter feed. With practices underway and the 2014-15 New Jersey hockey season set to...
View ArticleJY20: How the season is organized
With the high school hockey season about to start, it’s important to understand how the season works. Most of you already have a good idea, of course, but it’s worth repeating anyway. There are 433...
View ArticleJY20: Back to the ice and some early storylines
I really meant to have more written by now. I was supposed to be doing at least two blog items per week, a mix of covering this year’s hockey season, looking at general issues throughout our game, and...
View Article2016 NJSIAA Tournament automatic qualifiers
I’ve obviously been derelict in my blogging duties this year, but it’s 11:45 pm on the deadline day for teams to reach a .500 record to qualify automatically for the NJSIAA tournaments. Seeding will...
View ArticleSuggested seedings, 2016 – NJSIAA Private
Just about every year, I take my own swing at seeding the NJSIAA Tournaments. These are not predictions, but suggestions; how I would seed the bracket, not how I think the seeding committee will. For...
View ArticleSuggested seedings, 2016 – Public A
Just about every year, I take my own swing at seeding the NJSIAA Tournaments. These are not predictions, but suggestions; how I would seed the bracket, not how I think the seeding committee will. For...
View ArticleSuggested seedings, 2016 – Public B
Just about every year, I take my own swing at seeding the NJSIAA Tournaments. These are not predictions, but suggestions; how I would seed the bracket, not how I think the seeding committee will. For...
View ArticlePublic C? Say it ain’t so
This blog was dormant in 2016-17 as I focused on fatherhood and NBA broadcasting, but I did manage to keep standings and team-by-team schedules updated in a single Excel file made available online, so...
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