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...
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...
A Fond Look Back By Paul Bruno So, it’s not very often I’m asked by a Hall of Fame hockey official to provide some memorable content for his foray into the world of the website. But it’s Jack Lally asking me, so I couldn’t say no. Regardless, the request was to...
An Old Friend Who Made It By Mike Morreale Hi everyone. I was honored when the great Jack Lally approached me prior to a recent New Jersey Devils home game and asked if I’d be willing to offer a story for his website endeavor. How can I refuse Jack Lally? Not...
Before you know where you are going, you need to know where you came from. By Peter Caggiano A little history lesson. Our NIHOA chapter was formed and registered way back in 1957,before all of you were even born (yes, I know the are 5 of us that precede that year)....
