Beyond the Scoresheet

Boston take on Delbarton-CM game

We were all kind of wondering how folks up north would respond to the 5-1 shellacking Delbarton handed out to Catholic Memorial last weekend. I managed to track down a local article on the game, and I was more than a little surprised to see Catholic Memorial coach Bill Hanson - as well-respected a coach as you will find in the high school game - say that Delbarton was flat-out a better team. I was similarly surprised that the article’s author would suggest that New Jersey hockey might be better than Massachusetts hockey.

So give the article a read. There are plenty of things a naysayer could point out, but 10 years ago, a New Jersey school beating the No. 2 school in Massachusetts - and the most storied hockey program, at that - would not be believed. I didn’t even think it could happen this year. Interesting to say the least.