We regret to announce that long time NIHOA Metro member and former NIHOA Metro NY/NJ chapter president Dave Brown has passed away. Brownie started officiating hockey in the 1980’s and quickly rose through the ranks. In 1989 he became a member of the NIHOA Metro...
Congratulations to Carl and Emily Barling! They became the first Father/Daughter team to referee a NJ High School Cup Final. Both did a flawless job in working the Trinity Hall – Summit Game at Codey...
Recently, we encountered a game in which a coach made the decision not to play the third period and therefore did not complete the game. At the time of this decision, the score had not reached the level of a mercy rule, nor was there any visible reason to discontinue...
Smile, you’re on Candid Camera! By Peter Caggiano For 99% of you reading this, you never heard the saying before. It was from a TV show that would place hidden cameras and record people doing stupid and sometimes funny stuff. Disclosure: I have experienced this from...
On December 22, 2025, longtime Chapter member and former NIHOA Metro Chapter President Jonathan Cohen suffered a devastating house fire. The house and ALL possessions have been destroyed, Clothes, computers, memories, cell phones, keys… etc… ...
