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NJ Freeze picture day(s) will be on October 19, 20 and 21 at Aspen Ice in Randolph. Pictures will be taken during your regularly scheduled practice times. All players should bring their home and away jerseys and socks for pictures. Pictures will be taken for the Squirt, Peewee and Bantam Teams.
Mite picture day will take place later in the season. Uniforms are expected to arrive by the end of October.
The Freeze 16UAA has jumped to a 4-0 start in the NJYHL by defeating the Avalanche and Rangers and knocking off the Bandits twice in a home and home matchup. The coaches are pleased with the team's progress and hope the hard work in practice continues to pay off.
The New Jersey Freeze 18UAA and 18UA Teams kicked off the 2009-2010 Freeze Season in Warminster, PA. The two teams competed in the Warwick Wildcats Preaseason Tournament.
The 18UA Team picked up 4 points with two wins in pool play. The team advanced to the finals as the #2 seed to face the Glaciers. The Freeze outshot the Glaciers 48-24 but fell short losing 3-1.
The 18UAA Team picked up 3 points in pool play with a win and a tie and played well against tough competition. In the consolation game, the Freeze fell behind 5-1 to the Richmond Royals. In the second and third periods, the team battled back but took a 6-5 loss.
NJ Freeze Practice and Game schedules have been posted on the website. (Links to these schedules are posted on the right hand side of this page) These schedules will be updated often as Team Managers book non-League games and practice ice gets finalized. If you have any questions regarding the schedule(s), please contact your Team Manager(s).
Since there were (34) 16UA Teams in the NJYHL this season, our (3) 16UA Teams have all been placed in different divisions. The three divisions we will be competing in are in the northern part of the state so driving distance has been kept to a minimum.
The NJ Freeze will be skating two teams in the New Jersey Youth Hockey League for the 2009-2010 season. These Mite teams will have 40 practices, 20 games and compete in 2 tournaments. The tuition cost is only $750. Please click on the information on the right side of this page for complete program information and to register. Roster positions are limited.
The NJ Freeze has roster positions available at several levels.
If you are interested in trying out for the Freeze, please
contact us as lou@njfreeze.com
2009-2010 NJ Freeze Teams
Mite Blue
Mite White (Skater and Goalie Positions Available)
Squirt Blue (Skater Positions Available)
Squirt White (Skater and Goalie Positions Available)
Squirt Grey (Skater Positions Available)
Peewee AA
Peewee A
Peewee B
Bantam AA
Bantam A
Bantam B
16UAA (Goalie Position Available)
16UA Blue
16UA White
16UA Grey
18UAA
18UA
This past weekend the NJ Freeze Peewee A team was proud to become the Atlantic District Champions. Finishing our league season with an impressive 19-1-2 record making the Pee Wee A's the NJYHL National Division Champions, taking us straight to Districts as the #1 seed. The team's victory was led by Head Coach Walt Keiper and Assistant Coaches John Laden, Kevin St. Germaine and Kevin Keiper. Playing in the round robin preliminaries, NJ Freeze, NJ Colonials and the Red Bank Generals Black played against 3 Delaware Valley teams. The Freeze team's hard play once again led them to placing 1st going into the championship game with an outstanding 12 point spread, playing against the Red Bank Generals Black.
Before arriving to Northeast SkateZone in Philadelphia, the NJ Freeze knew they would be facing tough competition. Due to an injury, the team was down a strong defenseman, Zach Mazzarisi. Coach Walt Keiper moved Tyler Hardgrove from forward to defense. Tyler proved to be up for the task.
The 1st game on Friday against the Quakers was a 7-3 victory with a scoreless 1st period. 30 seconds into the 2nd period, defenseman Walter Keiper scored the first goal, followed with a goal by defenseman Jarrad Laden with an assist from Jacques St. Germaine. The game was close with a score of 2-1 when Zack Potten scored a shorthanded goal. Another goal scored by the Quakers at the end of the 2nd period, brought the score to 3-2. Anthony Zaragoza opened the 2nd period with a goal, followed by another goal from Jarrad Laden. The Quakers played hard, scoring a 3rd goal, but with shorthanded goals from MJ Melillo, and Cory Chaplin at the end of the 3rd period sealed the victory.
Saturday morning the NJ Freeze PWA team showed up determined to win against the Delco Phantoms. Less than 2 minutes into the 1st period Cole Skelly scored the 1st goal getting them off to a good start as well as ending the period with a goal assisted by Michael Hanley. Brian Andrzejewski and Chris Rupp with back to back goals and assists with each other finalized the score of 7-1, giving the team an overall goal spread of 10 points by this time.
Saturday night's game against the DVHL Champions, the Pocono Pirates proved to be tight competition. Solid goaltending by Adam Katz along with the last goal scored by MJ Melillo assisted by Brian Gruelich put the Freeze at a commanding lead winning the game 4-2.
The NJ Freeze advanced to the Championship game as the 1st place team with the highest point spread ready to play against the Red Bank Generals Black. NJ Freeze Pee Wee A players and coaches were pumped up for the final round, with 100 Freeze fans watching and cheering them on. The game opened with a goal scored by Cory Chaplin with less than 1 minute into the 1st period. The nail biter game continued in the 1st period as the team played shorthanded 4 on 5, 10 out of 15 minutes. Brenden Siegel dominated the defensive play working hard to clear the front of the net, ending the 1st period 1-0. The 2nd period continued as a hard fought battle when Zack Potten scored giving the team a lead of 2-0. The Red Bank Generals ended the 2nd period with a goal, cutting the Freeze lead in half. Zack Potten didn't waste any time scoring the 3rd goal at 14:28 of the 3rd period giving the Freeze a 2 goal lead. Gavin Spray was rock solid as he turned in his strongest goaltending performance of the tournament with 23 saves on 24 shots. The game ended with a 3-1 win,making the NJ Freez PeeWee A team the Atlantic District Champions.
Congratulations to all the NJ Freeze Pee Wee A players and coaches for winning the Atlantic District Championship. It was the greatest victory with a total team effort of determination and perseverance. It was the best way to end an awesome season finishing with an outstanding record of 48-6-4.
Story by Dianne Melillo
Photo by Bill Greulich
The Roche Family – as many around Aspen Ice may already know, consists of Pat, Jenn, Owen and Riordan. With Owen playing goal for the NJ Freeze Squirt team last year and Squirt team again this year – the lot of them are in and about Aspen several times per week, all year long.
Pat and Jenn originate from Buffalo, NY where they were born, raised and married prior to moving ‘down South’ to New Jersey where they have made their home since 1995 aside from a 3 year stint in Minneapolis, MN for Pat’s work. FYI, they are still rabid Sabres’ Fans (and unfortunately, the Bills as well). Due to Pat’s rigorous travel schedule as a Global Director of Project Cargo Services for a major, US – based shipping company, you are more likely to see Jenn, Owen and Riordan around the rink more regularly.
A true – blue hockey family – all of the Roche’s love the sport and have come to truly enjoy the camaraderie that defines the NJ Freeze. What many of us may not know is that Pat also works part-time for the US Navy – as an Intelligence Officer specializing in Maritime Anti-Terrorism. One weekend per month and approximately 2 weeks per year are dedicated to Pat’s commitment to our great country.
Recently, Pat was activated by the Navy and sent to Iraq as an Individual Augmentee (basically as an abled-body with the right skillset and security clearance that will assist the US Army’s activities in Baghdad's International Zone.
Pat will be “in – Country” for 350 days and should be back home in Denville by June of 2010. He will miss out on Owen’s final season as a Squirt in its entirety, but I am sure will be kept up to speed both via the phone and internet – and we are certain Pat will be a regular visitor to the NJ Freeze Website – to witness from abroad – as Owen’s Squirt team ‘cleans up’ in the 2009-2010 season.
The entire organization is proud of Pat Roche of what he is doing and for being a member of our extended family. There are not many people who deserve the label of “HERO”, but Pat Roche is one of those who deserve it. We wish you much success and a safe return home as us as an organization watch over your family as part of our own.
Congratulations to Coach Shatel and Coach McLaughlin for winning the State High School Championship on Saturday.
Public School Final: Randolph 1, Ridge 0
Non-Public School Final: Delbarton 7, CBA 0
In the final games of the 2008-2009 season, the NJ Freeze Squirt Blue team made a statement in the Congressional Cup that they were indeed a force to be reckoned with in the “AA” division. Playing against the Syracuse Stars, the Long Island Rebels and the Valley Forge Colonials, the NJ Freeze capped their season in dominant fashion.
The first game against the Syracuse Stars, the Freeze jumped out to an early 4-1 lead. Then uncharacteristically of the team, the Freeze was called for a total of 9 penalties in the game allowing the Stars the opportunity to come back in which they did. Up 6-3 with four minutes the play, the Stars kept attacking bringing the score to 6-5. With 8 seconds left and a face off in the Freeze zone, a quick shot was gobbled up and covered by the goalie to preserve the win.
In the second game, the penalty bug followed the Freeze again. Eight more penalties led to another defensive game for the Freeze against the Valley Forge Colonials. The Freeze went on the beat the Colonials 4-2 setting themselves up for a run at the championship round. The only team that now stood in their way would be the Long Island Rebels. Fortunately for the Freeze, the refs finally left their whistles in their pockets and let the boys plays. The Freeze dominated the game from the beginning to the end which led to a 6-3 win over the Rebels and a chance for the gold.
In the finals, the Freeze would once again face the Syracuse Stars. The Stars were confident going into the game that they had a chance to defeat the Freeze after almost coming from behind in their first meeting. However they forgot to take into account that the Freeze was shorthanded most of their first meeting. It was 2-0 after the first, 5-0 after the second, and 8-0 after the third. The game was highlighted by great saves early on by Owen Roche and Alex Kranis getting his first and second goals of the season in the final game.
Coach Marc Ozga keeps his tournament streak going strong as the Freeze Squirt Blue Team won 2 out of the tournaments that they were entered in this year. This was a great win for the team and a great way to end the season.
Story by Joe Ciccarelli
2009-2010 Forms Mite Registration Form Apparel Order Form 
Freeze Schedules Practice Schedule as of October 26, 2009 Game Schedule as of November 9, 2009 
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2009-2010 Teams
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If you would like to confirm or schedule a game with the Freeze, please contact the managers below. 
Mite Grey - Andrea Jenkins Squirt Blue - Joe Ciccarelli Squirt White - Amy Heller Squirt Grey - Marie Markey Peewee AA - Mike Lapshanski Peewee A - Linda Tuorinsky Peewee B - Kerri Capelli Bantam AA - Dianne Melillo Bantam A - Diana Schaeffer Bantam B - Rachel Catania 16UAA - Gary Impellizeri 16UA Blue - Don Neeb 16UA White - Stephanie Biery 16UA Grey - Pam Jannuzzi 18UAA - Donna Dering 18UA - Pat Schlagenhaft |
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