Coming into this season there was much uncertainty with the SJHSHL participating in the annual Flyers Cup as the rules were changing and all teams that were invited had to be sanctioned. With none of our teams sanctioned, things looked bleak and for the first time in recent memory it appeared that South Jersey would not be represented in the Flyers Cup. But thanks to the efforts of Rob Baer, manager of the youth hockey program with the Flyers and a few board members we were all able to realize the birth of the NJ/DE Flyers Cup. For the first time impure teams were invited to participate, moving forward I’m not sure that will always be the case, but it was this year and one team, Black Horse came within a few minutes of advancing into the finals.

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Chris DeRose and John Yedman scored two goals each as Moorestown defeated Cherokee 7-3 to capture the first NJ/DE Flyers Cup. As they have done all season Moorestown ran 3 lines and got contributions from each line to wear down the Chiefs. Coach Ridge said later, ”This took a little sting away from losing the league Championship, but would have been better had Cherokee not been missing some key players, that said, it was a good way to end the season on a positive note and to win the inaugural NJ/DE Flyers Cup is an honor".

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Johnny Martino score with two minutes left in the game to give Cherokee a 4-3 victory over Black Horse in semi-final action at the Skate Zone. With the win Cherokee will face Moorestown in the first ever NJ/DE Flyers Cup finale slated for Tuesday at 8:30 at Voorhees. Anthony Fenu scored just thirty seconds into the game to give the Chiefs a 1-0 lead. Scott Veneziale would tie the game midway through the period for Black Horse and John Kennedy would score the first of his two goals on the night as Black Horse led 2-1 after one period.

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Black Horse forward Kyle Frasier had three goals and two assists to lead the North All-Stars to a 12-4 win over the South All-Stars in the Junior-Senior Showcase game played at Voorhees. Mike Katz added two goals and one assist for the North. Katz opened the scoring just two minutes into the game, but the South came back just over one minute later to tie the game at 1-1with Shawnee’s Alex Churchill getting the goal and Sean Burnham from Kingsway the assist. The North would score the next three goals, Frazier scored unassisted on a breakaway for a 2-1 lead, then late in the period goals by Moorestown’s John Yedman and St Joe’s Paul Petrongolo ninety second apart gave the North a 4-1 lead heading into the second period.

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Cherokee completed its successful season with a thrilling double overtime win as Damon Branche scored in the final minute to give Cherokee a 1-0 win over the EEW. Neither team could score through 54 minutes of play, with EEW having 5 power play opportunities and failing to capitalize, including one 2 man advantage. But the story tonight was the play of both goaltenders. Anthony Maddox for the Chiefs and Mike Verdicchio for the EEW were both outstanding and both pitched a shutout until Branche scored his goal thanks to a nice drop pass from John Butkus.

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Brian Miller proved why he’s the best player in the league, in the biggest game of the year, the Championship series tied at 1-1, he scored three goals as Cherokee hung on to beat Moorestown 4-3 before a standing room only crowd at the Igloo in Mt. Laurel last night. The win gave the Chiefs their fourth straight championship and first under Coach Scott McKay, who’s has been an assistant on the other 3 championship and has stood patiently waiting his turn. Moorestown jumped out to a 1-0 lead just over two minutes in as they capitalized on a 3-on-2 break and Chris DeRose scored his third of the playoffs for a 1-0 lead. Miller wasted no time in tying the game less than thirty seconds later with Tim Schirmer getting the assist.

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Having just completed the first draft for the Junior-Senior Showcase game and having posted the selections as they were happening, wanted to let you see the whole roster. The game will be played on Friday night March 7th at the Skate Zone in Voorhees at 9:30, if the time changes we will post in the forum.

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Like they have all season Moorestown and Cherokee have battled tooth and nail and with their backs up against the wall, Moorestown responded with a 6-4 win over the Chiefs to force a third and deciding game to be played Thursday night at the Igloo at 8:00. Six different players scored for Moorestown as they got contributions from all lines, Timmy Ryan and Boomer Miller led Cherokee with two goals each. Mike Katz opened the scoring less than two minutes into the game and Moorestown led 1-0. Cherokee would score two goals in a span of twenty seconds to take a 2-1 lead. After Ryan tied the game at 1-1, Boomer broke down the right side and after being tripped he shot the puck lying face down and his goal gave Cherokee a 2-1 lead after one period.

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Having been silenced the last few games against Moorestown, Brian Miller exploded last night for three goals and three assists as Cherokee edged Moorestown 6-5 in the opening game of the best of three Championship series played at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. John Yedman led Moorestown with two goals. The game was back and forth in scoring streaks, Moorestown scored the first two goals of the game, Yedman scored late in the first period for the 1-0 lead, a period in which Cherokee carried the play but failed to capitalize on three power play chances. Early in the second period Mike Katz made it 2-0 on a nice feed from Yedman just three minutes in.

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With the playoffs winding down and another season coming to an end, here are some predictions on who might win their respective Titles: Tier I teams are already set-Moorestown and Cherokee. During the regular season Cherokee had a 2-1-1 edge, but Moorestown has won the last 2 in including a 5-4 win last Friday. The key will be containing Brian Miller, in the season opener Miller went off for 6 goals. Over the next four meetings he has been held to just one goal total, so he has Moorestown’s attention when he is on the ice. The teams are pretty even overall, offensively Cherokee averages about .50 goals more per game, but defensively Moorestown has a slight edge.

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