It’s Cup Final season and we have you covered with exciting championship games from across the Garden State! Check out our 2.15 Ice Hockey coverage below.
Verona-Glen Ridge 2 Glen Rock 1 (5OT) | Kelly Cup Final
Jack Budinick scored on a rebound :30 into the fifth overtime to end the longest high school game in New Jersey high school hockey history. VGR lost to Glen Rock twice in the regular season but got revenge to win its second Kelly Cup. Tied 1-1 after regulation, Glen Rock goalie Luke Brassil and VGR goalie Jackson Soshnick were sensational keeping their team in the game. Brassil finished with 48 saves and Soshnick had 44 stops. After the first 15 minute overtime, 4-on-4 skating and 7:30 minute periods took over with the game nearly approaching four hours before Budinick’s heroics.
JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights and post-game reaction from an epic game at Codey Arena:
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St. John Vianney 2 Rumson-Fair Haven 1 | Handchen Cup Final
(4) St. John Vianney captured a second consecutive Handchen Cup Championship with a 2-1 victory over (2) Rumson-Fair Haven. After a 1-1 tie to end the first period, Dakota Vastola’s goal in the opening minutes of the third would be the deciding factor in the game as Vastola and Nick Kasich would be the only scorers for the Lancers. Andrew Croddick had RFH’s lone goal of the night.
JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights from Wall:
JSZ’s coverage of Rumson-Fair Haven is made possible by Mario Venancio of Berkshire Hathaway and Fox & Roach Realtors.
Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Rumson-Fair Haven is made possible by Monmouth Medical Center.
Randolph 5 Chatham 3 | Mennen Cup Final
It took the Rams just over two minutes to turn a 2-1 third period deficit into a 4-2 lead and bring home their first Mennen Cup since 2018. Andrew George scored a pair of goals, with Jase Zangara adding a goal and two assists in the victory. Vin Crisafulli’s goal provided the exclamation point for Randolph (19-0-1). Dillon Gagliardi, AJ Cincotta, and Isaac Suh scored goals in the loss for Randolph (14-8).
JSZ’s James Mooney has the highlights and reaction from Morristown:
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Westfield 5 Summit 2 | McInnis Cup Final
Aidan Wilson had a hat trick including the game-winning goal in the third period and the Blue Devils had four power play goals to avenge last year’s loss to the Hilltoppers in the McInnis Cup Final. The game started at 10:20 pm after the Kelly Cup marathon and the Blue Devils won the championship at 12:01 am. Westfield is now 16-3-2 and is the top seed in the upcoming Public state hockey playoffs.
JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights and post-game reaction from Codey Arena:
Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Westfield and Summit is brought to you by Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston
