Like a museum, the Gallery consists of nine Exhibit areas or Collections encompassing everything from Team Photos to Odds & Ends. Browse through the hundreds of artificats that have been contributed by the New Jersey hockey community. Admission is always free. Gallery Welcome to the NJHH Gallery. Like a museum, the Gallery consists of nine Exhibit areas or Collections encompassing everything from Team Photos to Odds & Ends. You can view any Collection by hovering over the Gallery tab at the top of the screen to reveal the list. Before you begin exploring for the first time read the tips and instructions below to better understand how to navigate each Collection and learn how to download anything in the archive. With your help, we want to make the NJHH Gallery the one-stop-source for all things related to New Jersey hockey history. Dig out those old artifacts you have stored away or displayed up on your wall and share them for all to see. It's the right thing to do. Submit your artifacts Navigation Click any Gallery link to start exploring a Collection. Each artifact is displayed in a box including the title, image, contributor and any additional information. The Collections are sorted (mostly) by year to simplify your browsing experience. To see an expanded view of any image (except for Programs & PDF Documents) click the image. Click the X in the upper right corner of the screen to return to the Collection. If you would like to print or save the image to your phone/computer, click Go to link at the bottom/middle of the screen. This will open a separate browser tab featuring the selected image. You can print the image or right click to magnify or select "Save image as" to save to your phone/computer. It's easy. Programs (PDF files) and PDF Documents Collections are a bit different. When you click on an image (a photo of the front page of the program or document) in the Collection, the PDF file will load into your browser. You can view the PDF file page by page, save it to your phone/computer or print the file. As some of these files are huge - 50 to 200MB, and can be nearly 100 pages, use caution when saving or printing. The file size for each PDF file is listed in the Collection box. Search This site has a robust search tool that will surface most anything you're trying to find. Use these guidelines to optimize your search results. If your name is "Jim Skywalker", leave off the "jim" and only search for "skywalker " (without the double quotes). Otherwise, your search results will include every reference to Jim in our extensive database. Or, you can try searching "skywalker jim", which should surface the references to skywalker at the top of the search page. Likewise, if searching for 1980-81 Rockets stuff, enter rockets 1980-81 , which will surface the most relevant info at the top of the page. When you click a link on the Search page, a large view of the artifact will open. The same guidelines as above apply. Click the image for a full screen view. Click X in the upper right corner to return to the Collection. Click Go to link to magnify, download or print. While on the Collection page for the artifact you selected, you can use the Next & Previous buttons to move forward or back through the Collection. To return to the Search Results page, click the Back button. Help Us Fill in the Blanks We have added thousands of names to the dataset from program rosters, player statistics and personal memory to make this search tool as complete as possible. Though, there are more than a thousand nameless faces in our Team Photos Collection. Can you help us fill in the blanks? It could help others - maybe the child of a loved one find a photo they didn't know existed. If you can identify the faces of a good bunch of players in any of the Team Photos in the Collection, please use the form below to tell us about it. Only provide names if you're 100% certain of the person and the spelling of their name. Please don't use the form to submit only one or two names. We all have day jobs and maintaining this site is a lot of (volunteer) work. Enter your results as FRONT ROW; Name1, Name2, Name3 , etc. MIDDLE ROW: Name 1, Name 2, Name3 , and so on - reading from left to right. If you're not sure of a few names in a photo, no worries. Use an example like this; Darth Vader, Yoda, BLANK, Luke Skywalker - entering the word BLANK as a placeholder in the row of names. Displaying most of the names is much better than none. Please provide your email address should we have any questions. Thank you for your help. FILL IN THE BLANKS SUBMISSION First name Last name Email Team Photo (Enter exactly as it appears in the Collection) Player/Coaches Names (FRONT ROW, MIDDLE ROW, BACK ROW, etc. ) Submit

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This popped up on my timeline yesterday and it caused me to pause... and think. It needed some modification.   I know dozens, maybe hundreds who still have solid friends from PeeWee (6th & 7th Grades), Squirt (4th & 5th Grades) and even Mite (2nd & 3rd Grades). It may have been the result of playing together for several years, or it may have just been that one special season. There's something about this sport of ours that binds people closer together. I don't know if it's the long seasons, the sweat, the conversations in the locker room or the car, or the uncompromising commitment to defend and support one's team and teammates without question. It's why I'll debate hockey, in any form, as being the greatest sport on earth!   When a parent chooses hockey for their son or daughter, they're not simply providing another activity. It's a mind, body and character-building experience you can't find in any book or video. It can't be packaged or reproduced. There are no shortcuts. It has to be lived. Know that should youngsters stick with it, rest assured they'll have "solid" friends for their entire life. Birthdays, weddings, funerals. They'll never have to go it alone.   I'd love for someone studying social science to write a thesis exploring the above statement. I know it's true. I don't understand why. Maybe it's not important. On October 17th, many of those friendships forged decades ago will be rekindled at The Second 20th Century New Jersey Hockey Reunion. Proof positive the above is true. https://www.njhockeyhistory.com/reunion-2025

On this five-year anniversary of the First 20th Century New Jersey Hockey Reunion, I'm excited to finally announce the sequel.   A venue has been reserved, a committee has been formed and plans are underway for the Second 20th Century New Jersey Hockey Reunion, in conjunction with the New Jersey Golden Blades 50th Anniversary celebration. The First Reunion was epic - something that will never be duplicated. This Second Reunion will be awesome! A coming together of our entire hockey community for one very special night. The event is open to anyone associated with New Jersey amateur hockey, born prior to January 1, 2001 (guests of attendees can be any age). Players, coaches, managers, officials, instructors, administrators… even trainers are all welcome to attend.   Head on over to the Reunion 2019 page to add your name to our mailing list.   Now's the time to start clearing schedules, making plans for travel to visit friends and family in New Jersey next Fall - adding Reunion 2025 to your calendar. It's also time to start talking to your friends and former teammates about organizing your own mini reunion within this larger event, securing a table for your group.   Subscribe to our blog to stay updated on all the Reunion 2025 news. Please email, call or message your hockey friends and tell them about Reunion 2025. The number one reason people told me they didn't attend the First Reunion was because they didn't know about it. WE CAN'T LET THAT HAPPEN! Everyone has the option to choose, though everyone deserves to be informed, so they have the opportunity to make that choice.   If you're planning to attend, or think you'll likely attend, please complete the questionnaire below. It will help the committee determine whether to commit to a larger room to accommodate a bigger crowd. We don't want anyone to be locked out.    Thank you, and I look forward to seeing you all in 364 days.   P.S. We're working on a Second Old Timers Game. More to follow. If you haven't done so already, add your name to our Mailing List. We'll send you an invitation to Reunion 2025 in the Spring.

Early Access tickets, discounted at $100, are now on sale for The Second 20th Century New Jersey Hockey Reunion to be held on Friday, October 17, 2025, at The Hanover Manor in East Hanover, NJ. Head on over to the NJHH Store to purchase your ticket, along with other Reunion/Anniversary merchandise. Each ticket purchase includes a FREE Reunion/Anniversary magnet or bumper sticker. Refunds, less a small transaction fee, will be honored until September 1, 2025. So, there's little risk in purchasing a ticket early. If you would prefer to pay by personal check, you can go to our Reunion 2025 page and download a ticket order form. Any player, parent, coach, manager, official or administrator involved in New Jersey amateur hockey and born before 2001 are invited to attend. It's going to be awesome. Life is too short to pass up this event. Even if you're not ready to purchase a ticket, pick up a magnet or bumper sticker to display on your ride to let everyone know where you'll be on October 17th. All Reunion 2025 / Golden Blades Anniversary magnets and stickers ship free. Now's the time to start talking to friends and former teammates about putting together a table, so you could enjoy a mini-reunion with your close friends, while being a part of the larger reunion with hundreds from across the State. Table purchases will include a ticket discount, custom table art, a free program ad and other perks. Tables, including complete details will be available beginning June 1, 2025.   I'm looking forward to seeing all of you in October.