Ice Hockey is currently played by approximately 161 high school varsity teams in NJ.
In 2005, the NJSIAA eliminated the overall state championship game because a public school had won only once, in 1997.
The initial Public C season would have forty-three co-op and tri-op teams competing for the state crown.
All members of the Gordon Conference earn automatic entry to the Private Tournament.
[5] In recent years, Delbarton and Randolph have been the dominant private and public hockey programs in the state.