NJSIAA Hockey State Championship

The NJSIAA crowns state champions in three categories; Private, Public A, and Public B. Through 1994, public and private schools played in one state tournament; however, private schools dominated the tournament due to their ability to recruit the best players in the state without geographical limitation. Beginning in 1995, the NJSIAA held separate private and public tournaments, crowning a private and public champion, with these champions playing each other for the overall state championship. In 2005, the NJSIAA eliminated the overall state championship game because a public school had won only once, in 1997. Similarly, in 2008, the Public Tournament was divided into A and B categories based on school enrollment as the smaller schools generally were unable to compete with the larger schools. http://www.njhockey.org/ To qualify for the State Tournament, teams must have played a minimum of 10 games and compiled a record of .500 or better record by a date set by the NJSIAA, usually around February 15. Teams within four games of .500 may petition for an at-large selection to the Tournament. The NJSIAA may select a maximum of 3 public and 2 private teams for an at-large birth. All members of the Gordon Conference earn automatic entry to the Private Tournament. http://www.njsiaa.org/SPORTS/Icehockey.aspx In recent years, Delbarton and Randolph have been the dominant private and public hockey programs in the state. Delbarton has appeared in 10 of the last 16 Private School Championships, winning 5 of the last 9; while Randolph has appeared in 8 of the last 12 Public A Championships (5 of the last 6), winning 4 of the last 8. Coincidentally, these two schools are located just seven miles apart in Morris County. http://www.njhockey.org/

State Championship Finals

NJSIAA Hockey State Championships
Season	Champion	Runner up	Score
1976	Brick	Chatham Township	3-2 (OT)
1977	Brick (2)	Livingston	3-2
1978	West Essex	Livingston (2)	5-3
1979	Brick (3)	Seton Hall Prep	2-1
1980	Livingston (3)	Brick (4)	1-0 (OT)
1981	Montclair	Brick (5)	6-5
1982	Livingston (4)	Montclair (2)	4-2
1983	Christian Brothers Academy	Seton Hall Prep (2)	3-0
1984	St. Joseph (Montvale)	Brick (6)	7-6
1985	St. Joseph (Montvale) (2)	Brick (7)	4-2
1986	Brick (8)	Delbarton	2-1
1987	Montclair (3)	Delbarton (2)	4-2
1988	Montclair (4)	St. Joseph (Montvale) (3)	4-2
1989	Delbarton (3), St. Joseph (Montvale)) (4)	Co-Champions	Game Cancelled
1990	Brick (9)	Delbarton (3)	2-1
1991	St. Joseph (Montvale) (5)	Delbarton (4)	3-2 (OT)
1992	Delbarton (5)	St. Joseph (Montvale) (6)	3-2 (OT)
1993	Toms River North	Delbarton (6)	6-2
1994	Christian Brothers Academy (2)	Don Bosco Prep	6-1
1995	Christian Brothers Academy (3)	Montclair (5)	4-1
1996	Christian Brothers Academy (4)	Brick (10)	5-0
1997	Brick (11)	Seton Hall Prep (3)	4-0
1998	Seton Hall Prep (4)	Brick (12)	3-2
1999	Seton Hall Prep (5)	Brick (13)	3-1
2000	Hudson Catholic	Bayonne	4-2
2001	Bergen Catholic	Clifton	8-1
2002	Delbarton (6)	Brick (14)	1-0
2003	Bergen Catholic (2)	Randolph	6-4
2004	Seton Hall Prep (6)	West Essex (2)	8-0
2005	Christian Brothers Academy (5)	Delbarton (7))	2-1 (OT)