MK Second Annual

Alumni Game and

Youth-Player Skate

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On The Ice: The Alumni Game/Youth-Player Skate was held at Mennen Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009. The highlight of the evening was a chance for youth hockey players to skate with members of the Morris Knolls High School hockey team. Needless to say, a good time was had by all. especially the kids who took to the ice ... the kids of all ages.

 

On Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009, former Morris Knolls High School ice hockey players met on the ice at Mennen Arena in Morris Township for the second annual MK Ice Hockey Alumni Game. The players, representing Knolls teams from the past 35 years, split into two teams with the final score of the spirited game showing the White beating the Gold "... by a slim margin. The alumni, shown above: Front row, left to right:  Lenny Bozza  '86,  Brad Garie  '74,  Rich Crooker '77,  Dylan Jacobson '09,   Chris Spadone '05,   JT Baxter '05,  Dennis Crothers '05,  Joey Wilce '96,  Dan Duda  '06,   Brett Hodshon, '09 and Tyler Rideout  '09; back row, left to right: Josh Baptist '05, Keith Keiper  '02,  Don Nichols, '08, Tom Brzezinski '04,  Dennis Palaia '96,  Owen Vrabel, '09,   Tom Tomenski, '07, John MacQuesten  '04,  Bob Jones '03,  Zack Lancaster '05, Steven Jones '07,  Justin Lewindowski '07,  Dennis O'Connor '79,  Pete Lyden '04, Jimmy Crothers '95,  (unidentified player),  Kevin Keiper  '96, Mike Bozza '88, and Kyle Edwards '09. The event was sponsored by the Golden Eagles Ice Hockey Alumni Association. For information on the association, please send an e-mail to slyden1@optonline.net.

Morris Knolls High School hockey players Nick Spadone (left) and Tom Larkin (right)

 flank Rockaway youth hockey players Andrew Thornton and Kieren Regen (left to

 right in the back) and Nick Delbon and Kyle Jenkins (left to right in the front).

 

Photos by Stephanie Lyden

Morris Knolls High School hockey players Keith Lyden (left) and

Brian Manning with Denville Blue Knight youth player Christian Monaco.

Denville Blue Knight Dante Tironi proudly poses with Connor Manning

(left to right), Jack Monahan and Trevor Tironi of Morris Knolls.

The Morris Knolls High School hockey players line up for their Youth-Skate Night team picture with Billy Nichols, Nick Spadone and Andrew Campbell in front, left to right. In the back row, left to right, are Trevor Tironi, Connor Manning, Jack Monahan, Robert Casey, Zach Lancaster, Tom Larkin, Brian Manning, Tim Kusnetzov and Keith Lyden.