Salvesen scores only goal
in 7-1 loss to Denville
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Salvesen scores only goal in 7-1 loss to Denville
ROCKAWAY TWP. - With four key players missing from the Rockaway Township lineup, the anticipated rematch against neighbor-rival Denville didn't come across as expected as Rockaway dropped a 7-1 decision in a Morris County Youth Hockey League game played at Mennen Arena in Morris Township on Sunday, Oct. 31.
Joe Reilly led Denville in scoring with three goals, including two in the first period when Denville built a 3-0 lead. Reilly completed his hat trick in the second period when Denville scored four times to complete its scoring for the game.
Brain Salvesen, with an assist from Dylan Stokes, scored the only goal of the third period with 50 seconds left on the game clock to account for Rockaway Township's goal.
Tyler Ross finished with 31 saves for Rockaway Township in a game where Denville outshot Rockaway, 38-16.
In the game played earlier in the season between the two teams, Denville won 4-2
Rockaway Township finishes play in the MCYHL Midget Division short-season league with a game against Roxbury on Sunday, Nov. 7, at Mennen Arena at 6 p.m.
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Third-period rally falls short in 4-3 loss to Kinnelon
ROCKAWAY TWP. - They pulled their goalie ... they peppered the net with 11 shots on goal ... they scored two short-handed goals in the final 5:22 of play ... they had fans on both sides of the rink on their feet in the final two minutes of the game.
The Rockaway Township Midget hockey team did everything but win the game when they lost a 4-3 decision to Kinnelon in a Morris County Youth Hockey League game played at Mennen Arena on Sunday, Oct. 24.
Trailing 4-1 after Kinnelon scored its final goal with 8:39 left in the game, Rockaway Township scored two power-play goals in the final 5:22 and were swarming around the Kinnelon cage in the final two minutes when time ran out.
Jackson Baird scored shorthanded with 5:22 left to cut the Kinnelon lead to two goals and then A.J. Cavallone scored another shorthanded goal, this one with an assist from Jake Andrea, with 2:11 to play to pull Rockaway Township to within a goal at 4-3.
In spite of pulling workhorse goalie Tyler Ross and spending most of the rest of the game in Kinnelon ice, Rockaway Township couldn't score the equalizer and Kinnelon went into the books a 4-3 winner.
Kinnelon scored just two minutes into the game, but Tyler Doyle pulled Rockaway Township even with an even-strength goal three minutes later. Kinnelon scored with three minutes left in the period to take a 2-1 lead at the end of one period of play.
Kinnelon scored the only goal of the second period and then made it 4-1 with 8:39 to play before Rockaway Township started its comeback that fell a goal short.
Ross finished with 35 saves as Kinnelon outshot Rockaway Township, 39-16, for the game. Rockaway Township had but five shots on net in the first two periods combined before putting 11 shots on goal during their third-period comeback attempt.
"Kinnelon has a quick and powerful team," said assistant coach Glenn Smail after the game. "They beat us 7-2 in our first meeting this year, so you can see why we are pleased with the way they played, although we would have liked a different outcome.
"Defensemen Jim Doris, Matt Sinatra, Pat Smail and Tyler Doyle are to be commended for their play against Kinnelon ... and it goes without saying that Ross kept us in the game with his stellar performance."
Rockaway Township faces Denville in its next MCYHL game, a 7:45 p.m. contest at Mennen Arena on Sunday, Oct. 31.
"This is another rematch - Denville won the first game, 4-2," Smail said. "This is always a good game for the kids because many of the Denville kids attend Morris Knolls High School with some of our players."
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Andrea's two goals help turn back Randolph, 4-1
ROCKAWAY TWP. - Jake Andrea scored two goals when the Rockaway Township midget ice hockey team defeated Randolph, 4-1, in a Morris County Youth Hockey League game played at Mennen Arena in Morris Township on Sunday, Oct. 10.
Rockaway Township's Tyler Doyle broke a scoreless tie just 16 seconds into the second period when the defenseman scored on an unassisted short-handed goal.
Less than a minute later, Andrea scored the first of his two goals on another short-handed situation when he took a pass from Dylan Stokes in front of the net and beat the Randolph goaltender.
Brian Salvesen made it 3-0 for Rockaway Township when he scored with 4:46 left with assists from Dave Robertson and Patrick Lyness.
Randolph scored its only goal with 2:28 left in the period to send the game into the final period with Rockaway Township on top, 3-1.
Andrea scored his second and the game's final goal when he went end-to-end for an unassisted goal with 4:46 left in the game.
Rockaway Township goalie Tyler Ross finished the game with 11 saves and got a lot of help from the solid play of defenders Dan Stalter, Jeff Smail, Matt Sinatra, Jim Doris and Doyle.
Notes: Rockaway Township, which is now 2-3, outshot Randolph 12-13-18--43 to 5-5-7--17 ... Rockaway won the first meeting between the two teams, 4-0, back on opening day of the season ... next up for Rockaway Township is a 7:30 p.m. game against MRDR on Friday, Oct. 15, at Mennen. ...
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Roxbury goal with 6:38 left beat Rock-Twp, 3-2
ROCKAWAY TWP. - The Roxbury Gaels scored a short-handed breakaway goal with 6:38 to play to beat Rockaway Township in a Morris County Youth Hockey League midget division game played at Mennen Arena in Morris Township on Sunday, Oct. 3.
Rockaway put on the pressure throughout the entire third period, outshooting Roxbury, 16-5, but were repeatedly denied by Roxbury's goalies, one of whom was Will Crepeault, a teammate of several of the Morris Catholic High School players skating for Rockaway.
Roxbury took a 2-0 lead after one period of play - scoring its second goal on a power play with 46 seconds left in the period - but Rockaway came back with two goals in the second period to send the game into the final 15 minutes tied at 2-2.
Center Jake Andrea scored Rockaway's first goal with an assist from defenseman Matt Sinatra and Jim Doris tied the game with a power-play goal on an assist from defenseman Dan Stalter with 1:57 left in the second period.
Rockaway faces Randolph in its next game, an 11:30 a.m. start on Sunday, Oct. 10, at Mennen.
Notes: Rockaway outshot Roxbury in each period and finished with a 41-15 advantage ... Jake Andrea and Sinatra were cited by he Rockaway coaching staff for their solid play on both ends of the ice ... Rockaway defenseman Tyler Doyle had to leave the game after one period because of an injury ...
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Baird, Salvesen score in 4-2 loss to Denville
ROCKAWAY - A Denville power-play goal late in the first period proved to be the winning goal as Rockaway lost a 4-2 decision to Denville in a Morris County Youth Hockey League game played at Mennen Arena in Morris Township on Sunday, Sept. 26.
Denville opened the scoring with an early goal but Rockaway's Jackson Baird scored on an assist from Brian Salvesen to tie the score less than two minutes later.
Denville went ahead again but, once again, Rockaway answered to tie the score at 2-2 when Brian Salvesen scored on assists by Jim Doris and Baird.
Rockaway couldn't kill off a Denville man-advantage and Denville scored the game-winner as time was running out in a hotley-contest first period that saw Denville outshoot Rockaway, 14-11.
The defenses and goalies took over after the first period as only one more goal was scored in the final two periods - an insurance goal by Denville in the third period.
Rockaway outshot Denville 7-2 in the second period but Denville had an 11-7 advantage on shots on goal in the third period.
Goaltender Tyler Ross kept the game close for Rockaway by stopping 23 shots.
Rockaway's next game is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 3, at Mennen against Roxbury. Game time is schduled for 1:15 p.m.
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Rockaway Township falls to Kinnelon, 7-2
ROCKAWAY TWP. - Kinnelon scored the last five goals of the game to hand Rockaway Township a 7-2 defeat in a Morris County Youth Hockey League game played at Mennen Arena in Morris Township on Sunday, Sept. 19.
Kinnelon scored two even-strength goals late in the first period to take a 2-0 lead, but Rockaway Township came back with a pair of early second-period goal to tie the game at 2-2.
Jackson Baird, with an assist from Mike Kaufman, scored the first goal for Rockaway Township and Austin Yanas, with an assist from Matt Sinatra, scored the second goal to tie the game at 2-2.
Kinnelon answered with three goals to close out the period, however, and then scored the only two goals of the final period to create their five-goal margin of victory.
Rockaway Township goalie Tyler Ross had a busy night in the nets, finishing the game with 28 saves.
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Baird's two-goal game helps beat Randolph
ROCKAWAY - Jackson Baird scored two goals and had an assist and goalie Tyler Ross stopped all 11 shots he saw when the Rockaway Midgets opened their season in the Morris County Youth Hockey League with a 4-0 victory over Randolph on Friday, Sept. 17, at Mennen Stadium in Morris Township.
Baird, a forward, scored an unassisted goal for the only score of the first period before Rockaway broke loose for three goals in the second period.
With Rockaway trying to kill off a penalty, Tyler Doye got control of the puck deep in his own end and skated the length of the ice to score an unassisted goal to give Rockaway a 2-0 lead.
Later in the period, defenseman A.J. Cavallone made it 3-0 with another short-handed goal with an assist from Baird; and Baird added his second goal of the game with an assist from Brian Salvesen.
Notes: Rockaway outshot Randolph, 32-11 ... the team is made up of players 15-18 years old from Rockaway, Rockaway Township, Wharton and Mine Hill ... Rockaway received four two-minute penalties and played short-handed for eight minutes in its three-goal second period ... the midgets are coached by head coach Larry Flanagan and assistants Tucker Stokes and Glenn Smail .. Paul Salvesen is the team manager ... next up for Rockaway is a 7:30 p.m. game against the Kinnelon Colts on Sunday, Sept. 19, at Mennen Arena. ...
