A perfect example of getting hot at the right time the Williamstown Braves struggled most of the season winning just three games, but come tournament time they went 4-0 as they defeated Egg Harbor Township 7-6 in the Tier IB finals. Two third period goals by Tristan Hofstrom were the difference for the Braves. Williamstown built a 4-2 lead after one period on goals by Jesse Cave, Justin Fortuna and two goals by Dennis Campbell. EHT got goals from Salvatore Bergeron and Christian Raymond.

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Justin Fortuna scored at the seven minute mark of the third period to break a 1-1 game as Williamstown defeated Egg Harbor Township 2-1 in playoff action in Voorhees on Monday night. After a scoreless first period Shawn McKelvey gave the Braves a 1-0 lead at the four minute mark of the second period. Less than three minutes later Ryan Robertson’s shot from the blue line would get the equalizer for EHT, as he picked a great time to score his first goal of the year. Moments later, EHT would have a power play opportunity, but Jake Cahill, who stopped 19 shots on the night, kept EHT off the board.

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In the continuing tradition here at SJIceHockey, we are pleased to announce the 2017-2018 award winners. We had many players that had a standout year which made it difficult to narrow down and in one category we actually picked two players to share the honors. Congratulations to all.  The presentations will be prior to game 1 of the Championship round at Voorhees.

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Dennis Campbell had one goal and two assists and Jake Cahill stopped 32 shots as Williamstown defeated Kingsway 3-1. Kingsway finished in first place in the regular season, now finds itself in a sudden death situation as their next loss will end their season. The Braves meanwhile enjoy their second win of the tournament and find themselves in a good spot after winning just four games all season. Campbell opened the scoring for Williamstown with five minutes left in the period and Mason Batchelor beat the buzzer scoring with one second showing on the clock as Williamstown took a 2-0 lead after one period.

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Shawnee is making its first appearance in recent memory and Moorestown finds itself the top seed after a 15-1-2 season. The games are scheduled to be played starting on March 12th as Cherokee will host DMA at 8:45 at Voorhees Skate Zone. Moorestown will begin play on Tuesday March 13th at Voorhees at 7:00. Please check back for the complete schedule, to be posted in the Forum. The 5th annual NJ/DE Flyers cup teams have been selected and here are the rankings... 

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Kyle Peters scored one minute into the overtime period as Team Simmonds rallied from a three goal deficit to defeat Team Giroux 9-8 in the Junior-Senior Showcase game held at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. Max Kuznetsov led Team Giroux with six goals. Dominic Garrozzo had three goals and four assists and Kyle Peters added a hat trick for Team Simmonds. Luke Dobbs opened the scoring giving Team Giroux the early 1-0 lead. Dennis Campbell tied the game at 1-1 at the five minute mark. 

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Mike Deford had a hat trick and Mike Andes added two goals and three assists as Cherokee ended the regular season with a 9-2 win over the Braves from Williamstown. Samuel Libetti opened the scoring two minutes into the game to give the Chiefs the early 1-0 lead. Deford would get his first late in the period and the Chiefs took a 2-0 lead to the second period. The Chiefs would put up five goals in the second period to take control of the game. After Justin Fortuna got Williamstown on the board in the opening seconds of the period, Deford and Andes would set each other up as first Deford would get his second of the night from Andes and Andes would get a feed from Deford and the Chiefs led 4-1midway through the second period. 

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The 2017-2018 SJHSHL draft for the Junior-Senior Showcase game was conducted on Tuesday night as the coaches for Team Simmonds and Team Giroux gathered to make their selections. Team Giroux, who will be coached by Daryl Sporer from Moorestown and assisted by Scott Busler from Cherry Hill East won the toss and selected Max Kuznetsov from Eastern with their first pick. Team Simmonds who will be coached by Scott McKay from Cherokee and assisted by John Francis from Kingsway selected Dominic Garrozzo from Washington Township. Here are the remaining selections for both teams:

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The nominees for the 2017-2018 Junior/Senior Showcase game have been released. The game will be played on Wednesday, February 7th at the Voorhees Skate Zone at 7:05. Tickets are $5. Head coach from Moorestown will team with head coach from Cherry Hill East to oppose head coach from Cherokee who will team with head coach from Kingsway. We will conduct a live draft next week-date and time to be announced so stay tuned. Here are your 2017-2018 nominees...

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Williamstown forward Dennis Campbell scored two third period goals to snap a 2-2 game and Williamstown survived a late goal from Township to hold on for the 4-3 upset. Township jumped out early as Joey Ricchezza found Andrew McKinley in the slot and his quick shot found the net and a 1-0 lead in the opening minute. Williamstown would tie the game at 1-1 three minutes later as Steve Poulin would get the first of two on the night. Chad Castorina gave Township a 2-1 lead with five minutes left in the period and that lead stood up until the nine minute mark of the third when Campbell scored down low to tie the game at 2-2. 

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