2025 BOYS AND GIRLS NEW JERSEY HIGH SCHOOL ICE HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS Presented By RWJBarnabas Health SET FOR MARCH 10
MVP OF EACH CHAMPIONSHIP TO BE GIVEN FIRST EVER JOHNNY AND MATTHEW GAUDREAU MVP AWARD
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY – February 26, 2025 – The Devils will host the 2025 New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Girls and Boys Ice Hockey Championships presented by RWJBarnabas Health on Monday, March 10, 2025, with four state championship games being played on Prudential Center’s Main Ice starting at 1:00 PM. This marks the 27th year of the National Hockey League team’s involvement with the high school championships. For up-to-date information on championship matchups, please click here.
Event Timing (times subject to change):
1:00 PM, Boys Public
3:15 PM, Boys Non-Public
5:30 PM, Boys Public Co-Op
7:45 PM, Girls Championship
The New Jersey Devils have established the Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau Most Valuable Player Award which will be recognized after each state final matchup to honor their legacy to the game of NJ hockey.
The New Jersey Devils will also host their annual Night of Champions presented by RWJBarnabas Health featuring an in-arena recognition for the Public, Public Co-Op and Non-Public State Champions on Tuesday, March 11th vs Columbus Blue Jackets and the Girls State Champions will be celebrated on Monday, March 24th vs Vancouver Canucks as part of Women’s Empowerment Night.
For the Girls Championship game, select PWHL’s New York Sirens players will be present to award the winning team the championship trophy. The winning team will also be invited out to the Sirens’ game later that week for a special in game presentation honoring the winning team’s recent championship.
Ninety-two schools, including 64 boys Public schools, 16 boys Non-Public schools and 12 girls programs will be participating in this year’s NJSIAA Ice Hockey Tournament. Northern Highlands, Bridgewater-Raritan, Pascack Valley, Hopewell Valley, Princeton Day, and Delbarton all enter the tournament as the no. 1 seed in their respective brackets.
Tickets for the NJSIAA Ice Hockey Championships are available for purchase at Prudential Center’s box office (165 Mulberry Street, Newark, NJ, 07102) and online at Ticketmaster.com. Tickets are priced at $15.00 for adults and $10.00 for seniors, students, plus applicable fees. Active military personnel are priced at $10 with ID (at Prudential Center’s box office, day of event only), plus applicable fees.
Members of the press must complete the online form to request a credential for the event. All requests must be completed on our website at Press Credentials Application - Winter | NJSIAA. Requests must be submitted by Friday, March 7th at 12:00 PM ET. Applicants will receive an email either approving or denying their request within 24 hours of the start of the event. Approved members of the press will be required to check in at the event and show proof of identification in order to be given access to the sideline, press box, and/or other designated press area. The media seating chart will be posted, and photographer locations will be assigned.
For complete information on NJSIAA press credential policies for 2024-25, please click here.
Media Contacts
NJSIAA
Liz Nodeland: 609-259-2776 / enodeland@njsiaa.org
New Jersey Devils/Prudential Center
Megan Ley: 347-281-3541 / meganley@newjerseydevils.com
Bill Hanousek: 973-757-6289 / bhanousek@hbse.com
