New Jersey Amateur Hockey Who's Who
A listing of New Jersey amateur hockey's Who's Who - both present and past, representing players, coaches, managers, instructors, officials and administrators.
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Ashton, Al
Birth Year: 1942
Hometown: New York City, NY
Died: 11/10/2019
Al Ashton, who lived in Bloomfield, NJ got his boys, Michael and Douglas involved with ice hockey and the Essex County All-Stars in the early 70's. I met Al at Ocean Hockey School in the summer of 1973 while I was working as an off-ice…
Costanza, Drew
Birth Year: 1972
Hometown: Byram, NJ
Current: Stanhope, NJ
1983-84 - Essex County Chiefs PeeWee AA
1984-85 - New Jersey Olympic Stars PeeWee AA
1985-86 - New Jersey Olympic Stars PeeWee AA
1986-87 - Essex County Chiefs Bantam A
1989-90 - New Jersey Junior B Devils
1990-91 - New Jersey Junior B Devils
1991-92…
Crowdell, Skip
Birth Year: 1941
Hometown: West New Brighton, NY
Died: 8/12/2014
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. James (Skip) Crowdell, 73, of Westerleigh, a transportation analyst and veteran who coached several Island sports teams, died Monday in Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. Born and raised in West New Brighton, he graduated from St. Peter's Boys High School. He…
Diglio, Adam
Birth Year 1967
Hometown: Whippany, NJ
Current: Morris Plains, NJ
Contact Info Available
PLAYING CAREER
1979-196 - New Jersey Rockets Tier 1 12U – 18U
o 12U USA Hockey Nationals Appearance – Bronze Medal winner
o 18U USA Hockey Nationals Appearance
1980-84 - Morristown-Beard School
o 4-year Varsity Starter
o Team Captain - Senior Year
o 2-Time Conference…
Garrigan, Larry
Birth Year: 1960
Hometown: Livingston, NJ
Died: 2/2/2002
PLAYING CAREER
1974-75 - Livingston Hockey Club Bantam A
1975-76 - New Jersey Golden Blades Midget AA
1976-77 - New Jersey Golden Blades Midget AA
1977-78 - New Jersey Golden Blades Junior B
COACHING CAREER
1979-80 - New Jersey Golden Blades Midget AA
1980-81 -…
Hoerner, Dr. Earl
Birth Year: 1922
Hometown: Livingston, NJ
Died: 6/10/2006
Reprinted (with minor edits) from the 1976 Livingston Hockey Club Program
In the early 1960s, Doc Hoerner had a dream of putting together a youth hockey program to supplement the high school sport, which had been inaugurated in the late fifties. Through his diligence, persuasiveness,…
Holm, Edward
Birth Year: 1952
Hometown: Washington Township, NJ
Died: 7/9/2008
Ed Holm passed on Tuesday night July 8, 2008. You might remember Ed for his Sherlock Holmes hat or his cigar that stunk up the locker room or his ancient NIHOA crest that was
shrunken to the size of a matchbook. If you did not…
Johansson, Lars
Birth Year: 1968
Hometown: Montclair, NJ
Died: 11/15/2007
STRATHAM - Lars Johansson, 39, died on Nov. 15, 2007, peacefully at home with his wife and four children by his side. Mr. Johansson was laid to rest in a private graveside service. He had fought a long and courageous battle with brain cancer.
A…
Keat, Jason
Birth Year: 1971
Hometown: Hillside, NJ
Died: 1/19/2015
Jason Patrick Keat 43 died unexpectedly in Peterborough Canada on January 19, 2015. Born October 19, 1971 in Toronto, Canada. Graduate of Seton Hall Preparatory School, Class of
1989. He was a member of the International Painters and Allied Trade Local 1009. Jason was a…
Kenny, Rob
Birth Year: 1968
Hometown: Bronx, NY
Died: 7/21/2010
Robert J. Kenny, 41 , of Weston, FL, passed away Wednesday, July 21 , 2010, in a tragic automobile accident. Born in the Bronx, NY, Rob started his hockey career at the age of eight years old playing at Sport-O-Rama and for the New Jersey…
LeClair, Jack
Birth Year: 1929
Hometown: St. Foy, Quebec
Died: 7/14/2011
Jack Leclair, 82, passed away June 14, 2011. He was born in Quebec City, Canada on May 30, 1929 to parents John and Alice Leclair. Jack had a good and happy life, most of it centered around ice hockey. He played professionally for the Montreal…
Leuzzi, Ben
Birth Year: 1939
Hometown: North Caldwell, NJ
Died: 3/2/2021
Roland Benjamin Leuzzi, of Verona, New Jersey, lovingly known as “Ben”, made the corner of Bloomfield and Lakeside Avenues in Verona the center of North Jersey’s Hockey World for five decades. Ben passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at the age of 81. Ben…
Miller, Dennis
Birth Year: 1961
Hometown: Cedar Grove, NJ
Current: Anna Maria, FL
1973-74 - Cedar Grove Hockey Club PeeWee A
1974-75 - Cedar Grove Hockey Club Bantam A
1975-76 - Garden State Hockey Club Bantam A
1976-77 - New Jersey Golden Blades Midget AA
1977-78 - New Jersey Golden Blades Midget AA
1978-79 - New Jersey Golden…
Nardello, Michael
Birth Year: 1923
Hometown: Clinton, NY
Died: 11/3/2006
A true fan and participant in hockey in the tri-state area passed away November 3, 2006. Michael grew up in the Clinton, NY area, and eventually settled in Emerson, NJ. He had two passions: his family and hockey. Michael's passion for hockey began as a…
Ohlweiler, Chris
Birth Year: 1964
Hometown: Chatham Township, NJ
Current: Morristown, NJ
PLAYING CAREER
1974-75 - Cedar Grove Hockey Club Squirt A
1975-76 - Garden State Hockey Club PeeWee B
1976-77 - Garden State Hockey Club PeeWee A
1977-78 - Garden State Hockey Club Bantam B
1978-79 - Essex County Chiefs Bantam A
1978-82 - Chatham Township…
Press, Jansen (Jan)
Birth Year: 1964
Hometown: Maplewood, NJ
Current: Saint-Nom-la-Bretêche, France
1975-76 • Garden State Hockey Club Pee-Wee “B”
1976-77 • Garden State Hockey Club Pee-Wee “A”
1977-78 • Garden State Hockey Club Bantam “B”
1978-79 • New Jersey Rockets Bantam “AA”
(AHAUS District Champions/Regional Runner-Up)
1979-80 • Essex County Chiefs Midget “A”
1980-81 • Ess…
Richardson, Scott
Birth Year: 1964
Hometown: Cedar Grove, NJ
Died: 6/18/2007
1973-74 - Cedar Grove Hockey Club Squirt A
1974-75 - Cedar Grove Hockey Club Squirt A
1975-76 - Garden State Hockey Club PeeWee A
1976-77 - Garden State Hockey Club PeeWee A
1977-78 - Garden State Hockey Club Bantam A
1978-79 - Garden State Rockets…
Scarfone, Ralph
Birth Year: 1947
Hometown: Jersey City, NJ
Died: 8/25/2017
Ralph Scarfone - of Jersey City, NJ passed away unexpectedly on Friday August 25th, 2017. He was 70 years old. Born in Marcellinara, Italy, Ralph was the owner/ operator of Rocket Construction in Jersey City and a member of the Northeast Carpenter's Organization. He was…
Schappell, David
Birth Year: 1962
Hometown: Parsippany, NJ
Died: 2/5/2015
David Joseph Schappell, age 52, passed away on Thursday, February 5, 2015 at his home.
David was born in Glen Ridge, NJ and lived in Parsippany, NJ for most of his life. As a
youngster, he played ice hockey for the Garden State Hockey Club…
Sloan, Dave
Birth Year: 1935
Hometown: Livingston, NJ
Died: 10/4/2020
David J. Sloan of Livingston, NJ passed away peacefully on October 4, 2020, at the age of 85. Mr. Sloan was born in Brooklyn, NY and had resided in Livingston, NJ for over 40 years. David was self-employed as the owner of Weathermakers HVAC Co.…
Smith, Glenn
Birth Year: 1965
Hometown: Bloomfield, NJ
Current: West Chester, PA
Contact Info Available
Glenn started his hockey career at the age of six in a learn to skate program. He played in several local rinks growing up, most notably Branch Brook Arena which became his second home for the next twelve years. He played for Garden State, the…
Szymanski, Jim
Birth Year: 1956
Hometown: Newark, NJ / Belleville, NJ
Current: Sanford, FL
Contact Info Available
Jim grew up in Newark NJ, a few blocks from the Ironbound Recreation Center, though at fourteen his family moved to neighboring Belleville in April 1970 before the complex opened. In September 1971, after school one day he took two busses for the seven-mile trip…
Triebe, Bob
Birth Year: 1960
Hometown: Jersey City, NJ
Current: Lake Hiawatha, NJ
Contact Info Available
While playing for Saint Peter's Prep, Bob met HOF Inductee, John Warchol who encouraged him to consider officiating. This inspiration led to forty plus years of leadership and officiating in the High School, Amateur and Collegiate Hockey community in New Jersey. Bob has been a…
Warchol. John
Birth Year: 1934
Hometown: Livingston, NJ
Died: 2/17/2022
John J. Warchol, 87, of Livingston NJ, passed away on Thursday the 17th of February 2022, peacefully at home which was always his wish. Born in New York City to the late John and Mabel Warchol, he resided in Livingston for most of his life.…