Week 5 High School Hockey Rankings

Top 10 Private

1. Delbarton (7-1-0)
2. St. Augustine (5-0-0)
3. Don Bosco (6-2-0)
   
4. St. Peters (2-4-0)
5. Bergen Catholic (1-3-0)
   
6. CBA (3-2-2)
7. Gloucester Catholic (2-2-1)
   
8. Bishop Eustace (1-3-0)
9. Red Bank Catholic (6-3-1)
10. Pingry (4-2-2)
    

On The Bubble:

Morristown-Beard (3-3-0)

Pope John (3-2-2)

Top 10 Public

1. Randolph (7-0-0)
   
2. Morris Knolls (8-0-0)
   
3. Chatham (5-0-2)
   
4. Middletown South (5-0-1)
   
5. Brick Township (5-1-1)
   
6. Ridge (6-0-0)
7. Howell (5-1-0)
8. Ramapo (6-0-0)
9. Ridgewood (6-0-0)
10. Toms River South (5-1-0)

On The Bubble:
Westfield (6-1-0)

Mountain Lakes (2-2-1)
Verona (6-0-2)

Private/Public- A lot of change this week in both of the top tens, and I can see a lot more change coming for next week too. There are several big tournament games going on this week. The surprise teams of the week are, Don Bosco, and Ridge. Don Bosco is currently on a 4 game winning streak, and are coming over two big wins over Red Bank Catholic, and rival Bergen Catholic. Ridge on the other hand is still cruising along, but is faced with some tough games this week.

This week's games to watch:
12/27/10 #2 Morris Knolls vs #3 Don Bosco at 7:00 at the Ice Vault GAME WAS PPD
12/28/10 #6 Ridge vs #7 Howell at 7:55 at Bridgewater
12/29/10 #1 Randolph vs #2 Morris Knolls at Mennen
12/30/10 #9 Red Bank Catholic vs Pope John at 3:00 at the Red Bank Armory
1/2/11 #2 St. Augustine vs #3 Don Bosco at 7:30 at the Ice Vault

Holiday Tournaments

Ice Vault Holiday Classic (Dec. 21st-3oth)

The favorite team here definitely has to be Don Bosco. They will be challenged, and possibly upset when they play arguably the best public school in the state, Morris Knolls on Monday night.
My Pick: Don Bosco

Jefferson Tournament (Dec. 27th-30th)

This is probably the best overall tournament. Everyone of these games will be good ones. I'm curious to see how Ridgewood will do against better competition.
My Pick: Chatham

Montclair Holiday Invite (Dec. 26th-30th)

There are six teams from 4 different leagues, this tournament should give a good idea of how other leagues compare against each other.
My Pick: Montclair

South Mountain Invite (Dec. 26th-30th)

I really would like to see Verona vs Mountain Lakes in the finals here. Their 8-8 tie last week, was really a battle. Both teams are on the bubble for making the top 10, and this tournament could prove something.
My Pick: Mountain Lakes

Bridgewater Tournament (Dec. 27th-30th)

The best games in this tournament will be in the first two rounds. This is because Ridge plays Howell, and Middletown South plays Roxbury in the first round, and all four teams are on the same side of the bracket.
My Pick: Middletown South

Winding River Holiday Tournament (Dec. 27th-30th)

A two division tournament that consists of all shore teams. Division A consists of two top ten public teams. The game to watch is Brick Township vs Toms River South.
My Pick: Toms River South

Passaic County Tournament (Dec. 27th-30th)

One of the most popular tournaments in the state. May not be the best, but Floyd Hall Arena is always packed for these games. Wayne Valley has the #1 rank and a bye into the second round, lets see what they can do with it.
My Pick: Depaul Catholic

Bayonne Tournament

A small 4 team tournament. All games will be played at Bayonne high school's rink.
My Pick: Bayonne
Sussex Cup (Dec.26th, Dec. 30th)

An Annual tournament that consists of 4 teams. Sparta has held the cup for the past 3 years.
My Pick: Sparta

Charles H. Housley Classic

All 4 of these teams play in the North conferences. All games will be played at the Ice House in Hackensack.
My Pick: Pascack Valley

Hamilton Hornet Holiday Invite (Dec. 26th-30th)
A 3 game round robin tournament that consists of 6 teams. A championship game at Lawrenceville Prep should be a fun one.
My Pick: Jackson Memorial

Week 13 Rankings 18uAAA/16uAAA

Atlantic Youth Hockey League:

18uAAA

1. DC Capitals (21-12-1)

2. Team Comcast (20-14-7)

3. Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (15-17-5)

4. New Jersey Devils Youth (14-10-2)

5. North Jersey Avalanche (5-18-0)

6. Junior Titans (2-15-1)

16uAAA National

1. North Jersey Avalanche (32-5-2)
2. Team Comcast (19-12-7)
3. Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (19-12-4)

4. DC Capitals (17-10-3)
5.Philadelphia Little Flyers (15-11-0)

6. Long Island Royals (15-7-3)

7. New Jersey Colonials (15-21-2)

8. Valley Forge Minutemen (12-14-2)

9. Long Island Gulls (8-17-0)

10.New Jersey Rockets (5-18-3)

11. Mercer Chiefs (5-19-2)

12. New Jersey Devils Youth (4-25-1)

16uAAA American

1. New York Saints (22-4-1)
2. Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (20-5-1)
3. Junior Titans (14-5-2)
4. Hershey Jr. Bears (12-7-0)

5. North Jersey Avalanche (13-11-1)

6. Ct. Wolf Pack (6-7-1)

7. DC Capitals (10-16-3)

8. New Jersey Colonials (12-16-0)

9. Team Comcast (5-10-3)
10. Long Island Royals (5-10-4)
11. Valley Forge Minutemen (9-23-3)
12. Long Island Gulls (2-13-3)

13. Philadelphia Little Flyers (1-11-1)

18uAAA

Top 5 PPG (Forwards)

2.00 Sam Anas (DC Capitals)

1.92 Zach Lazzaro (Philadelphia Jr. Flyers)

1.75 Brandan Bradley (Philadelphia Jr. Flyers)

1.67 David Ferreira (Team Comcast)

1.50 Ryan Badger (Team Comcast)

Top 5 PPG (Defense)

1.73 Michael Chen (DC Capitals)

1.14 Avni Berisha (Team Comcast)

1.00 Matt Killian (New Jersey Devils Youth)

0.86 Eric Sweetman (DC Capitals)

0.86 Eric Sade (DC Capitals)

16uAAA National

Top 5 PPG (Forwards)

2.40 Alex Rauter (North Jersey Avalanche)
1.87 Jason Stephanik (North Jersey Avalanche)

1.83 Michael Bronzo (New Jersey Colonials)

1.67 Daniel Casey (North Jersey Avalanche)

1.54 Vincent Russo (Team Comcast)

Top 5 PPG (Defense)

1.54 Brett Pesce (North Jersey Avalanche)

1.38 Brett Fernandes (Team Comcast)

1.27 Chris Diver (Team Comcast)

1.13 Myles McGurty (North Jersey Avalanche)

0.93 TJ Roche (North Jersey Avalanche)

16uAAA American

Top 5 PPG (Forwards)

2.79 Andrew Romano (Philadelphia Jr. Flyers)

2.15 Brian Sisti (North Jersey Avalanche)
1.79 Nick Master (Philadelphia Jr. Flyers)

1.77 Nick Briganti (Ct. Wolfpack)

1.71 Jordan Klotz (New Jersey Colonials)

Top 5 PPG (Defense)

1.0 Adrian Gajor (Ct. Wolfpack)
0.93 Anthony Bertone (Philadelphia Jr. Flyers)

0.86 John Maniscalco (Philadelphia Jr. Flyers)

0.86 Connor Wynne (New York Saints)
0.79 Matt Ohrenich (Philadelphia Jr. Flyers)

Week 4 High School Hockey Rankings

Top 10 Private

1. Delbarton (6-1-0)
2. St. Augustine (3-0-0)
3. St. Peters (2-3-0)
4. Bergen Catholic (1-2-0)
5. Don Bosco (4-2-0)
   
6. CBA (2-1-2)
7. Gloucester Catholic (2-2-1)
   
8. Red Bank Catholic (6-0-1)
9. Bishop Eustace (1-3-0)
10. Pingry (4-1-1)
    

On The Bubble:

Morristown-Beard (3-2-0)

Pope John (3-2-1)

Top 10 Public

1. Randolph (5-0-0)
   
2. Morris Knolls (6-0-0)
   
3. Chatham (4-0-2)
   
4. Middletown South (4-0-1)
   
5. Ramapo (5-0-0)
   
6. Brick Township (2-1-1)
   
7. Ridge (5-0-0)
8. Ridgewood (6-0-0)
9. Howell (5-0-0)
10. Toms River South (4-1-0)

On The Bubble:
Westfield (4-1-0)
Hillsborough (3-1-1)

Mountain Lakes (2-1-0)

Private-Delbarton took their first lose to Massachusetts power house Malden Catholic this week. St. Augustine keeps showing why they're the clear cut #2. The surprise team of the week goes to Don Bosco; they two big wins this week over two top ten teams.

This week's games to watch:
12/22/10 #2 St. Augustine vs #3 St. Peters at 4:00 at Vineland
12/23/10 #4 Bergen Catholic vs #5 Don Bosco at 7:00 at the Ice Vault

Public- Randolph has still not let up a goal all season, while Morris Knolls let up their first goal in their Cron tournament championship win. The surprise team of the week goes to Ridge. Ridge had a big shutout win over Pingry, and only have 3 goals against on the season.

This week's games to watch:
12/21/10 #4 Middletown South vs #9 Howell at 6:15 at Wall
12/23/10 #1 Randloph vs #10 Pingry at 4:20 at Bridgewater

Week 12 Rankings 18uAAA/16uAAA

Atlantic Youth Hockey League:

18uAAA

1. DC Capitals (21-12-1)

2. Team Comcast (18-13-6)

3. Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (14-14-5)

4. New Jersey Devils Youth (14-10-2)

5. North Jersey Avalanche (5-17-0)

6. Junior Titans (2-15-1)

16uAAA National

1. North Jersey Avalanche (31-5-2)
2. Team Comcast (18-11-6)
3. Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (18-11-2)

4. DC Capitals (17-10-3)

5. Long Island Royals (14-5-3)

6. Philadelphia Little Flyers (14-10-0)

7. New Jersey Colonials (15-20-2)

8. Valley Forge Minutemen (11-13-2) 

9. Long Island Gulls (8-17-0)  

10.New Jersey Rockets (5-18-1)

11. Mercer Chiefs (5-17-2)

12. New Jersey Devils Youth (4-25-1)

16uAAA American

1. Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (19-5-1)

2. New York Saints (22-4-1)
3. Junior Titans (14-5-2)
4. Hershey Jr. Bears (12-7-0)

5. North Jersey Avalanche (12-11-1)

6. Ct. Wolf Pack (6-7-1)

7. DC Capitals (10-16-3)

8. New Jersey Colonials (12-16-0)

9. Team Comcast (5-10-3)
10. Long Island Royals (5-9-4)
11. Valley Forge Minutemen (9-19-3)
12. Long Island Gulls (2-12-3)

13. Philadelphia Little Flyers (1-11-1)

18uAAA 

Top 5 PPG (Forwards)

2.00 Sam Anas (DC Capitals)

1.91 Zach Lazzaro (Philadelphia Jr. Flyers)

1.73 Brandan Bradley (Philadelphia Jr. Flyers)

1.67 David Ferreira (Team Comcast)

1.55 Ryan Badger (Team Comcast)

Top 5 PPG (Defense)

1.85 Michael Chen (DC Capitals)

1.14 Matt Killian (New Jersey Devils Youth)

1.14 Avni Berisha (Team Comcast)

1.00 Eric Sweetman (DC Capitals)

0.92 Eric Sade (DC Capitals)

16uAAA National

Top 5 PPG (Forwards)

2.62 Alex Rauter (North Jersey Avalanche)

1.91 Michael Bronzo (New Jersey Colonials)

1.85 Daniel Casey (North Jersey Avalanche)

1.92 Jason Stephanik (North Jersey Avalanche)

1.62 Matt Ward (Long Island Royals)

Top 5 PPG (Defense)

1.55 Brett Pesce (North Jersey Avalanche)

1.38 Brett Fernandes (Team Comcast)

1.27 Chris Diver (Team Comcast)

1.31 Myles McGurty (North Jersey Avalanche)

0.92 TJ Roche (North Jersey Avalanche)

16uAAA American

Top 5 PPG (Forwards)

2.75 Andrew Romano (Philadelphia Jr. Flyers)

2.15 Brian Sisti (North Jersey Avalanche)

1.77 Nick Briganti (Ct. Wolfpack)

1.75 Nick Master (Philadelphia Jr. Flyers)

1.71 Jordan Klotz (New Jersey Colonials)

Top 5 PPG (Defense)

1.0 Adrian Gajor (Ct. Wolfpack)

0.83 John Maniscalco (Philadelphia Jr. Flyers)

0.83 Matt Ohrenich (Philadelphia Jr. Flyers)

0.86 Connor Wynne (New York Saints)

0.75 Anthony Bertone (Philadelphia Jr. Flyers) 

Week 3 High School Hockey Rankings

Top 10 Private

1.  Delbarton (5-0-0)
   
2.  St. Peters (1-2-0)
   
3.  St. Augustine (1-0-0)
   
4.  CBA (2-0-2)
   
5.  Bergen Catholic (1-2-0)
   
6.  Gloucester Catholic (2-1-1)
   
7.  Don Bosco (2-2-0)
   
8.  Red Bank Catholic (5-0-1)
9.  Bishop Eustace (1-1-0)
10. Pingry (3-0-0)
    

On The Bubble:

Morristown-Beard (2-2-0)

Pope John (1-1-1)

Seton Hall (0-2-1)

Top 10 Public

1.  Randolph (4-0-0)
   
2.  Morris Knolls (3-0-0)
   
3.  Chatham (3-0-1)
   
4.  Middletown South (2-0-1)
   
5.  Ramapo (3-0-0)
   
6.  Brick Township (2-1-0)
   
7.  Toms River South (3-0-0)
   
8.  Hillsborough (3-0-0)
   
9.  Ridgewood (4-0-0)
   
10.  Howell (3-0-0)

On The Bubble:

Ridge (3-0-0)

Westfield (3-0-0)

Mountain Lakes (1-1-0)

Private- The only team that has a locked spot in the top 10 is Delbarton. The surprise team of the week is Red Bank Catholic. RBC has only allowed 4 goals in six games this season, while averaging over 4 goals a game. 

This week's games to watch:

 12/15/10, #9 Bishop Eustace vs #3 St. Augustine at 2:45 at SkateZone Pennsauken

 12/20/10, #10 Red Bank Catholic vs #4 CBA at 3:30 at Wall. 

 

Public- Randolph and Morris Knolls have both dominated every team they played earning them the top 2 spots this week. Brick took their first lost this week to CBA, and currently are the only team in the top 10 with a lose. The 10th spot is wide open right now; anyone of the teams on the bubble could be put into that spot. The surprise team of the week is Howell. They have been just crushing teams, in their first 3 outings they've out scored their opponents 24-2.

This week's games to watch:

 12/16/10 #3 Chatham vs #8 Pingry at 4:20 at Bridgewater

 12/20/10 #1 Morris Knolls vs Mountain Lakes at 6:30 at Mennan

Welcome to the new blog

Dear Readers,

Welcome to the new John Covello's New Jersey Hockey Blog. Over the past few days I have been doing some major renovations to the site. The main goal is to update the site daily, and make it more interesting. The two main posts that I will start out with, will be High School Hockey Rankings on Mondays, and 18uAAA/16uAAA Rankings on Thursdays. The next weekly post I plan to add will be rankings for the Empire Junior Hockey League (EmJHL). I also will post the teams, results and other news about upcoming top level tournaments and showcases.  If you would like to have anything else covered or have any ideas please send me an email at jcovello77@yahoo.com. I will continue to post on the NJ.com forums when a new post is up on the blog. I hope you all enjoy the new changes and the upcoming posts. 

Sincerely,

John Covello

Week 2 High School Hockey Rankings

Top 10 Private

1. Delbarton (3-0-0)

2. St. Peters (0-2-0)

3. St. Augustine (0-0-0)

4. CBA (0-0-1)

5. Bergen Catholic (1-1-0)

6. Gloucester Catholic (0-1-0)

7. Don Bosco (1-1-0)

8. Pingry (2-0-0)

9. Bishop Eustace (1-0-0)

10. Red Bank Catholic (2-0-1)

Top 10 Public

1. Randolph (2-0-0)

2. Morris Knolls (2-0-0)

3. Chatham (2-0-0)

4. Brick Township (1-0-0)

5. Middletown South (1-0-1)

6. Ramapo (1-0-0)

7. Toms River South (1-0-0)

8. Hillsborough (2-0-0)

9. Mountain Lakes (1-0-0)

10. Ridgewood (2-0-0)

Private- The top 7 teams seem to be a step-a-head of the rest of the other private schools. I'm still waiting to see what St. Augustine can do. Bergen Catholic seems to be the biggest surprise. They had a great win over Don Bosco, and a good game against Delbarton. Delbarton is once again the clear cut #1. 

Public- The top 6 teams are very strong. Anyone of those schools can be a #1 ranked team somewhere down the road, but as of right now it is Randolph and Morris Knolls tied on top. Middletown South had a great tie against private power CBA. Hillsborough and Mountain Lakes are the surprises. They both seem to be strong and have a lot of firepower. 

Week 10 Rankings 18uAAA/16uAAA

Atlantic Youth Hockey League:

18uAAA

1. DC Capitals (15-9-1)

2. Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (13-12-3)
3. Team Comcast (15-12-4)

4. New Jersey Devils Youth (13-9-2)

5. North Jersey Avalanche (5-16-0)

6. Junior Titans (2-15-1)

16uAAA National

1. North Jersey Avalanche (28-5-2)
2. Team Comcast (16-9-4)
3. Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (14-8-2)

4. Long Island Royals (12-5-2)

5. DC Capitals (14-9-3)

6. Philadelphia Little Flyers (12-8-0)

7. New Jersey Colonials (14-17-2)

8. Valley Forge Minutemen (8-12-2) 

9. Long Island Gulls (8-15-0)  

10.New Jersey Rockets (5-15-1)

11. Mercer Chiefs (5-17-2)

12. New Jersey Devils Youth (3-24-1)

16uAAA American

1. Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (17-4-1)

2. New York Saints (18-4-1)
3. Junior Titans (13-5-2)
4. Hershey Jr. Bears (10-7-0)

5. North Jersey Avalanche (12-11-1)

6. New Jersey Colonials (12-15-0)

7. DC Capitals (8-16-3)

8. Ct. Wolf Pack (6-7-1)

9. Team Comcast (5-8-3)
10. Long Island Royals (5-9-4)
11. Valley Forge Minutemen (8-17-3)
12. Long Island Gulls (2-11-3)

13. Philadelphia Little Flyers (1-11-1)

18uAAA 

Top 5 PPG (Forwards)

2.1 Zach Lazzaro (Philadelphia Jr. Flyers)

2.0 David Ferreira (Team Comcast)

2.0 Sam Anas (DC Capitals)

1.9 Brandan Bradley (Philadelphia Jr. Flyers)

1.8 Matt Menta (Philadelphia Jr. Flyers)

Top 5 PPG (Defense)

2.0 Michael Chen (DC Capitals)

1.6 Avni Berisha (Team Comcast)

1.2 Eric Sweetman (DC Capitals)

1.1 Eric Sade (DC Capitals)

0.9 Nick Cyr (Team Comcast)

16uAAA National

Top 5 PPG (Forwards)

2.4 Alex Rauter (North Jersey Avalanche)

2.1 Michael Bronzo (New Jersey Colonials)

1.8 Daniel Casey (North Jersey Avalanche)

1.7 Jason Stephanik (North Jersey Avalanche)

1.7 Luke May (North Jersey Avalanche)

Top 5 PPG (Defense)

1.5 Brett Pesce (North Jersey Avalanche)

1.5 Brett Fernandes (Team Comcast)

1.3 Chris Diver (Team Comcast)

1.2 Myles McGurty (North Jersey Avalanche)

0.9 Ryan Walters (Philadelphia Jr. Flyers)

16uAAA American

Top 5 PPG (Forwards)

2.7 Andrew Romano (Philadelphia Jr. Flyers)

1.8 Brian Sisti (North Jersey Avalanche)

1.8 Nick Briganti (Ct. Wolfpack)

1.7 Jordan Klotz (New Jersey Colonials)

1.6 Nick Master (Philadelphia Jr. Flyers)

Top 5 PPG (Defense)

1.0 Adrian Gajor (Ct. Wolfpack)

0.9 John Maniscalco (Philadelphia Jr. Flyers)

0.9 Matt Ohrenich (Philadelphia Jr. Flyers)

0.9 Connor Wynne (New York Saints)

0.7 Alexander Tan (Philadelphia Little Flyers)