I watched a coach have his team gather around a television that had been rolled into the gym. I was thinking, they're about to watch some game film, boy was I wrong! This coach pulls out the "Insanity" DVD. The issue, as I see is it is this, the head coach will let their team know how important any aspect of their program is by how much attention they give to it. Case in point, when a coach is going over an offense or defense, do you honestly believe they would pop in a DVD to show the team? I don't believe so, that coach would be teaching, interacting with their team. They would be encouraging cajoling doing things that coaches do.

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With the season officially over, just wanted to get some random thoughts off my mind and maybe tie up some loose ends…

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Matt Cloud had three goals and Brian Miller added two as Team Briere defeated team Giroux 11-2 last night at Hollydell. The game was close after two periods but Team Briere blew the game open with six goals in the third period. Brandon Mead scored twice for Team Giroux. This year the league supplied jerseys and socks to each player. And Joe Walters supplied both teams with hoodies as well.

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We are leaving it up to you. Go to our Poll Questions page and help us select this year's Leadership Award which will be presented before the Junior-Senior Showcase. Two seniors from each Tier I team was selected by their coaches to be represented in letting the fans vote for their Leadership recipient. The voting will end on Tuesday, February 26th at midnight. Your final vote will determine who wins the Leadership Award.

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Once again SJIceHockey.com is pleased to announce our annual award recipients. This year there seemed to be more balance throughout the league and with the playoffs upon us we could be in for a few surprises. Listed below are the 2012-2013 winners:

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Doug Sanders scored twice as Washington Township pulled away from Shawnee 5-0 and advanced in the playoffs and will meet Moorestown with a chance to get back to the finals. Township had 5 power play chances in the first period; twice they had a 2 man advantage and would only capitalize once as Sanders scored at the seven minute mark. Shawnee goalie Gavin Hambrose saved his best performance for tonight as Township launched 44 shots on net.

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Mike Katz and Eric Schwartz each scored two goals as Moorestown opened their playoff run with a 5-0 win over Shawnee. Robert Papotto stopped all 20 shots in nets for Moorestown. Papotto’s best period was the second as Shawnee had four power play opportunities but failed to connect on any advantage.

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Moorestown, H/L/V and Riverfront all enter the double elimination Tournament as the top seeds, however it’s not where you start but how you finish. Let’s take a look at each Tier:

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Casey Forte scored four goals as Cherokee defeated Shawnee 7-0 in Tier I action played at the Skate Zone in Voorhees on Monday night. Boomer Miller opened the scoring in the first minute of the game lifting a shot on the short side with Jake Toran and Austin Mauger getting the assists. Forte would score the next three goals, his first at the five minute mark of the period with Cole Zucker and Brian Miller getting the helpers.

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Macklin Kaiser had three goals and Lawrence Walker added two as Shawnee defeated Cinnaminson 8-1 in early action played at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. James Popp scored the lone Cinnaminson goal. Shawnee dominated the first period as they launched 24 shots while scoring three times. Alex Churchill got things going just one minute into the game with Kaiser and Jake Pearlstein getting the helpers.

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The teams have been selected for the 2012-2013 Junior/ Senior Showcase game for the SJHSHL. This year the two teams are being called Team Giroux and Team Briere. There are 12 forwards, 6 defenseman and 3 goalies selected. In case some players can not make the game there also were 3 alternates chosen. All the nominees were submitted by the teams and then chosen by a committee. The page listing the players is still being worked on, but if you are a registered member, you will have full access to view the selections. From the Home page, select the "All Star Game" link on the left.

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The list of the 2013 Junior/Senior Showcase nominees has been released and we have them. The game will be played either late February or early March with date, time and location details still being worked out. Here are the nominees for Team A:

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Lawrence Walker scored four goals and Peter Kaz added one as Shawnee defeated Cinnaminson 5-3 last night at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. Chris Ciechon gave Cinnaminson a 1-0 lead scoring his first goal of the season at the six minute mark. Shawnee would tie the score at 1-1 as Kaz scored a power play goal about four minutes later. Walker would then score the next four goals, first giving Shawnee a 2-1 lead late in the period, with Kaz getting the lone assist.

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Coming off a team record in shots with 63 in their last game Clearview did not record 20 shots as they lost to Moorestown 5-0 at Hollydell on Friday night. It was the second straight loss to Moorestown in the last week, after Clearview had won four games in a row. Vada Mangum recorded his 3rd shutout of the season and William Sulpizio led Moorestown with two goals. After a scoreless first period, Sulpizio gave Moorestown the only goal they would need early in the second period with Chris DeRose and Liam Ridge getting the assists.

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Doug Sanders and Austin Haslett each scored two goals as Washington Township defeated Shawnee 7-0 at Hollydell on Friday night. Haslett scored the lone goal of the opening period as he scored down low with just over one minute remaining. Midway through the second period the lead grew to 2-0 as Haslett notched his second of the night and sixth of the season. Zachary Burkhardt got the start in nets and stopped all 17 shots.

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Cole Zucker had four goals, including three in a row in a span of four minutes in the third period, and the Miller brothers, Brian and Boomer each had a hat trick as Cherokee ran over Shawnee 11-1 in an early game played at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. Lawrence Walker had the lone goal for Shawnee. The Chiefs out-shot Shawnee 43-14 and added two power play goals along with two short-handed goals. It’s been a tough season so far for Shawnee, once a top team in this league.

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Having been shut out for two periods by Black Horse goalie Aaron Wechter, Shawnee scored two goals in a three minute span to rally back from 2-0 and tie Black Horse at 2-2 in cross-over action played at Hollydell. After a scoreless first period, John Kennedy notched his first goal of the season to give Black Horse a 1-0 lead late in the second period. Kyle Frasier made it 2-0 four minutes into the third period and the way Wechter was playing things looked bleak for Shawnee.

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Matt Bishop had three goals and Erik Lauk added two goals as Clearview defeated Shawnee 7-3 at Hollydell on Friday evening. Mike Vulpio chipped in with a goal and three assists and Max Ramos had a strong game in nets. Lawrence Walker led Shawnee with two goals. Vulpio opened the scoring just over one minute into the game and Clearview never trailed. After David Hall converted a pass from Vulpio at the five minute mark to make it 2-0. Shawnee broke through in the final seconds as Dante Guzzi notched his first of the season to cut the lead to 2-1.

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William Sulpizio and Eric Schwartz scored two goals each as Moorestown rolled over Shawnee 7-1 in Tier I action at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. Vada Mangum stopped 23 shots in nets for Moorestown. Lawrence Walker scored the only goal for Shawnee. Moorestown jumped out early as Mike Katz scored just twenty nine seconds into the game with Sulpizio getting the assist. Schwartz would score about five minutes later, his first of two on the night, to make it 2-0 after one period.

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Some changes are in store as we begin the 2012/2013 SJHSIHL season, the most significant one being only 4 teams in Tier 1. Cherokee, Washington Township, Shawnee and Moorestown are the four. Clearview is moving into Tier II along with Cinnaminson, Black Horse, EEW and RV/Lenape/Holy Cross.

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