2025-2026 NJ Dare Devils

Tentative Schedule: 2025-2026 Dare Devils (to be updated on a regular basis)

*11/8/25 - Saturday, 9am-10:30am - Practice - Codey Arena

*11/7/25 - 11/9/25: Friday, Saturday & Sunday - USA Hockey Special Classic - Ice Vault, Wayne, NJ. Details to follow. USA Special Hockey Classic Website.  Each player must be registered with USA Hockey to participate.

*11/15/25 - Saturday - NO PRACTICE this weekend

*11/22/25 - Saturday, 9am-10:30am - Practice - Codey Arena

*11/22/25 - Saturday, 11:15am - Game - @ Woodbridge Warriors (Woodbridge Community Center)

*11/29/25 - Saturday - NO PRACTICE this weekend - Happy Thanksgiving!

*12/1/25 - Monday, 7pm - Group Night at the Prudential Center to see the Devils take on the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Dare Devils will play between the 1st and 2nd periods and there will be a group photo on the ice following the game. Register via this link.

*12/6/25 - Saturday, 9am-10:30am - Practice - Codey Arena (Team Picture Day)

*12/7/25 - Sunday, 10am-11:30am - Away Game @ Philadelphia Freeze - Tarken Ice Rink

*12/13/25 - Saturday, 9am-10:30am - Practice - Codey Arena

*12/20/25 - Saturday, 9am-10:30am - Practice - Codey Arena - Holiday Party immediately following practice in the Party Area of Codey Arena

*12/27/25 - Saturday, 9am-10:30am - Practice - Codey Arena - Holiday Break practice - details to follow

*1/3/26 - Saturday, 9am-10:30am - Practice - Codey Arena - Holiday Break practice - details to follow

*1/4/26 - Sunday, 7:50am-9:20am - Away Game @ Brick Stars - Howell Ice Arena

*1/10/26 - Saturday, 9am-10:30am - Practice - Codey Arena

*1/17/26 - Saturday - NO PRACTICE this weekend

*1/18/26 - Sunday, 10am-11:30am - Away Game @ Philadelphia Freeze - Tarken Ice Rink

*1/24/26 - Saturday, 9am-10:30am - Practice - Codey Arena

*1/30/26 - 2/1/26: Friday, Saturday & Sunday - Ocean City Maryland Beach Bash - Carousel Resort. Details to follow. Ocean City Beach Bash Tournament Website

*1/31/26 - Saturday, 9am-10:30am - Practice - Codey Arena

*2/7/26 - Saturday, 9am-10:30am - Practice - Codey Arena

*2/7/26 - Saturday, 11:15am - Game - @ Woodbridge Warriors (Woodbridge Community Center)

*2/14/26 - Saturday - NO PRACTICE this weekend - Enjoy your Valentine(s)!

*2/21/26 - Saturday, 9am-10:30am - Practice - Codey Arena

*2/21/26 - 2/22/26: Saturday & Sunday - Rochester Tournament - Tim Hortons Ice Plex. Details to follow.

*2/28/26 - Saturday, 9am-10:30am - Practice - Codey Arena

*3/1/26 - Sunday, 3:30pm - Game - @NY Raptors (Westchester Skating Academy)

*3/5/26 - 3/7/26 - Thursday, Friday & Saturday - Special Hockey International Annual Tournament, Toronto, Ontario Canada - Details to follow - Tournament Website

*3/27/26 - 3/29/26 - Friday, Saturday & Sunday - Can/Am Special Hockey Tournament - Lake Placid, NY - Details to follow - Tournament Website

Special Hockey Classic Summary - Saturday, 11/8/25

After some scheduling revisions for the A players, the Dare Devils only had two games on the slate on Saturday at the Special Hockey National Championship Tournament at the Ice Vault in Wayne, NJ. The NJDD Black took on the East Coast Jumbos C team at 10am and the NJDD White squared off against the talented East Coast Jumbos B team at 11:15am. Superstar goalie Matty Brighton, Liam Smith, James Cooney and Shea Passikoff all pulled double duty by skating in both of this morning's games. In addition to several players putting in the extra effort, so did Coach Myles. Coach Myles ran practice at Codey this morning for the skaters not participating in the tournament. Thanks for the dedication to the team Coach Myles!

After all of the games on Saturday, the tournament host held a cookout in front of the arena. The event commenced with a beautiful rendition of the National Anthem (sung by a player from the Long Island Blues) and a bagpiper playing God Bless America. In addition to the great food and opening ceremony, the players had the opportunity to meet Devils great Bruce Driver, play in the Devils interactive trailer and to participate in a raffle for signed Devils memorabilia. The players were also given commemorative Johnny Gaudreau (aka Johnny Hockey) and Matthew Gaudreau Team USA jerseys. In a show of sportsmanship, the players from every team gathered together for a tournament photo wearing their new swag.

Below is a summary of the game action from Saturday.

Saturday, 11/8 - NJDD Black vs. East Coast Jumbos C - 10am - Rink 3:

The Dare Devils Black squad ran two lines in the early game against the East Coast Jumbos. The Dare Devils came ready to play, taking an early lead when Shea Passikoff broke through the defense and put a shot into the back of the net on the goalies low blocker side. After the opening goal, the Dare Devils kept the pressure on and were able to keep the ice tilted towards the Jumbos end for the majority of the game and ultimately came out victorious. Matty Brighton was spectacular, as usual, but the star of the game was Henry Barrios. Picking up where he left off after last Saturday's scrimmage, Barrios was hungry on pucks all game long and had a major impact on both the defensive and offensive ends of the ice. Also playing strong defensive games were Andrew Katz, who made a key block in front of the Dare Devils net, Michael Thampoe, James Cooney, Madison Mitchell, Jake Simon and Kevin Plunkett. Tony He continued his precipitous rise and had several scoring chances throughout the game. The offense was paced by Sean Glassett (2 goals), Shea Passikoff (2 goals), Henry Barrios (1 goal, 1 assist), Jake Simon (2 assists), Liam Smith (1 goal), Tony He (1 goal) and Mike Thampoe (1 assist).

Saturday, 11/8 - NJDD White vs. East Coast Jumbos B - 11:15am - Rink 3:

While the NJDD Black squad found some success against the East Coast Jumbos C team, the NJDD White squad was not as lucky in the late morning game against the juggernaut Jumbos B outfit. The Jumbos played with structure in both the offensive and defensive zones, seamlessly threading the needle with passes that forced the Dare Devils to chase the puck all game long. When the Dare Devils did find opportunities to break through and put shots on the Jumbos net, the goalie tandem from Boston easily thwarted all of the NJ chances. Patrick Hung, Patrick Law, Shea Passikoff, Alfonso Mosca and Micayla Shields all had opportunities to score but could not find a way to get a puck past the Jumbos netminders. If not for the heroics of superstar goalie Matty Brighton, this would have been a mercy rule game. The official scorer couldn't keep up and lost track of the shot count, but Matty must've made over 100 saves over the course of the game. Solid defensive efforts were put in by Patrick Hung, Connor Hung, Danny Giger, Owen Silverstein, James Cooney, Andrew Piccirillo, Ryan Kientz, Vinny Racamato, Andrew DePiero, Aaron Quintana and Liam Smith. It was inspiring to see the puck movement displayed by the Jumbos and the Dare Devils vowed to put in the necessary work over the course of the season to up their level of play to be able to compete with the Jumbos in the future.

Special Hockey Classic Summary - Friday, 11/7/25

The USA Hockey Special Hockey National Championship Tournament kicked off today at the Ice Vault Arena in Wayne, NJ. This year, teams from Boston, Cape Cod, Chicago, Long Island and Brick are battling with the Dare Devils for the Special Hockey Cup. It was an action packed Friday as the Dare Devils registered three teams for this event and all three played today. The Dare Devils White Team kicked off the tournament with a matchup against our fierce rivals, the Brick Stars. The NHLs New Jersey Devils sent their mascot, the NJ Devil, to perform the ceremonial opening puck drop. Veteran superstar Patrick Law represented the Dare Devils at center ice and squared off against his Brick counterpart for the tournament opening face off. We would also like to acknowledge our all star goaltender, Matty Brighton, who showed true warrior grit by playing three consecutive 75 minute games this afternoon. Great job, Matty! In addition, Frank and a few of his photographer friends were on hand today (thanks, Frank). All photo albums will be posted as soon as they are available. Below is a summary of the Dare Devils games on Friday, 11/7/25.

Friday, 11/7 - NJDD White vs. Brick Stars - 2:15pm - Rink 2:

Knowing the strength of the Brick Stars, Coach Myles had the NJDD White team roll three lines this afternoon. It was necessary as this was a back and forth marathon of a game that lasted 75 minutes. In addition to taking the ceremonial opening face off, Patrick Law netted the Dare Devils first goal and last goal of the game. In between, the Dare Devils scored many goals but the game ultimately ended in a tie. Although they put several pucks in the net, the Dare Devils were forced to rely on the heroics of superstar goaltender Matty Brighton to escape the afternoon with a tie. Brighton turned away numerous grade A scoring chances to allow the Dare Devils to collect a point. The Dare Devils on the scoresheet were as follows: Shea Passikoff (1 goal, 3 assists), Patrick Law (3 goals), Alfonso Mosca (2 goals, 1 assist), Liam Smith (1 goal, 2 assists), James Cooney (1 goal, 1 assist), Vincent Racamato (1 goal, 1 assist), Andrew DePiero (1 goal, 1 assist), Danny Giger (2 assists), and Aaron Quintana (1 assist). Ayden Duran, Ryan Kientz, Connor Hung, Andrew Piccirillo and Micayla Shields all played strong games for the NJDD White squad.

Link to Frank's photo gallery of 2:45pm game (11/7)

Friday, 11/7 - NJDD Black vs. Chicago Storm - 3:45pm - Rink 2:

While the NJDD White team rolled three lines in their opening game, their Black jersey'd teammates were a bit shorthanded in their opening matchup of the tournament. Despite only having 7 skaters (plus goalie Matty Brighton), the Dare Devils came away with a hard fought victory against the Chicago outfit. Sean Glasset led the way with three goals and Matty Brighton's dominance paced the Dare Devils to victory. The Dare Devils in the box score were Sean Glasset (3 goals), Jake Simon (2 goals, 1 assist), Kevin Plunkett (2 goals, 1 assist), Tony He (1 goal), PJ Visicaro (1 assist). The defense was led by the strong play of Madison Mitchell, Andrew Katz and Jake Simon.

Friday, 11/7 - NJDD White vs. Chicago Storm - 5pm - Rink 2:

The NJDD White squad played their second game of the afternoon against the Chicago Storm B team. After playing the opening 75 minute game earlier in the day, the Dare Devils had no business keeping this game competitive, but they did. The Dare Devils rode the hot goaltending of Matty Brighton and were in the game until the final moments but they ultimately came up two goals short. Liam Smith netted the first goal, off an assist from Micayla Shields; Shea Passikoff went end-to-end for the Dare Devils 2nd goal; and Alfonso Mosca scored the Dare Devils final two goals, with assists going to Vinny Racamato on Fonz's first goal and Matty Brighton on Fonzies 2nd goal. Strong contributions were made by Patrick Law, James Cooney, Owen Silverstein, Andrew Piccirillo, Ayden Duran, Danny Giger, Andrew DePiero, Aaron Quintana, Ryan Kientz and Connor Hung.

Link to Frank's photo gallery of 5pm game (11/7)

Friday, 11/7 - NDDD A Team vs. East Coast Jumbos - 4:45pm - Rink 3:

Captain Ryan Griffin, Will Trampota, Kory Wadleigh, Reese Citro and Patrick Hung teamed up with our good friends from the Long Island Blues (including superstar goalie Taylor Esposito) to take on the reigning Special Hockey World Champions, the East Coast Jumbos. Despite their best efforts, the joint Dare Devils/LI Blues squad were no match for the cagey Jumbos, led by former Dare Devil all star goalie, Matt Donnelly. All of the Dare Devils played well and can hold their heads high in keeping this game against the Jumbos relatively close.

Friday, 11/7 - NJDD A Team vs. Jersey Hitmen - Rink 2:

Captain Ryan Griffin, Will Trampota, Kory Wadleigh, Reese Citro and Patrick Hung once again represented the Dare Devils, this time teaming up with the Brick Stars A team to take on the USPHLs, Jersey Hitmen. The Hitmen are one of the premier junior hockey teams in the mid-Atlantic region but they had their hands full with the NJ A all-stars. The five Dare Devils played as a unit throughout the game and all of our players made the score sheet, led by Patrick Hung (1 goal, 2 assists), Will Trampota (2 goals), Captain Ryan Griffin (1 goal), Reese Citro (1 goal) and Kory Wadleigh (1 assist). Kory Wadleigh and Captain Ryan Griffin paced the NJ A all-stars with their skating and defense and led their team to a major upset in defeating the Hitmen by a score of 10 to 8. Great job, A team! Way to represent Special Hockey!

Special Hockey Classic - Schedule and Rosters

The USA Hockey Special Classic at the Ice Vault in Wayne, NJ is this weekend (Friday, 11/7 thru Sunday, 11/9). The full tournament schedule and details are listed on the official tournament website. Below is a summary of the Dare Devils schedule and team rosters for the tournament.

Location: Ice Vault Arena, 10 Nevins Rd, Wayne, NJ 07040

Friday, 11/7

2:15PM - NJDD – B Team (home team) v Brick Stars – Rink 2

3:45PM - NJDD – C team (away team) v Chicago – Rink 2

4:45PM - NJDD – A team (home team ) – [listed on schedule under Long Island Blues – Cheetah Level] v East Coast Jumbos –– Rink 3

5:00PM - NJDD – B team (away team) v Chicago – Rink 2

Saturday, 11/8

10:00AM – NJDD C Team (home) v East Coast Jumbos 3 – Rink 3

11:15AM – NJDD B Team (home) v. East Coast Jumbos 2 – Rink 3

11:30AM – NJDD A Team (away) [listed under Long Island Blues – Cheetah level] v. East Coast Jumbos 1 – Rink 2

Sunday, 11/9

7:00AM – NJDD A Team (away) [listed as Long Island Blues – Cheetah] v. Combo Team – Rink 2

8:30AM – NJDD C Team (away) v. Great Blizzards C – Rink 2

9:45AM – NJDD B Team (away) v. Great Blizzards B – Rink 2

10:00AM – 11:15AM – NJDD A team [listed under Long Island Blues – Cheetah level] – v. East Coast Jumbos 1 – Rink 1

 Dare Devils Rosters

A Team [*listed on schedule as Long Island – Cheetah level]

1. WADLEIGH KORY  

2. CITRO REESE

3. MILAZZO WILL

4. GRIFFIN RYAN  

5. HUNG PATRICK          

6. TRAMPOTA WILL          

Dare Devils - B Team

1. COONEY JAMES

2. DEPIERO ANDREW         

3. DURAN AYDEN             

4. HUNG CONNOR       

5. LAW PATRICK                    

6. PASSIKOFF SHEA  

7. PICCIRILLO ANDREW         

8. RACAMATO VINCENT         

9. SHIELDS MICAYLA         

10. SILVERSTEIN OWEN

11. SMITH LIAM 

12. GIGER, DANNY

13. MCTERNAN, JIMMY

14. MOSCA, FONZ

15. QUINTANA, AARON

16. O’MALLEY, KIERNAN

BRIGHTON, MATTY [Goalie]

Dare Devils – C Team  

 1. GLASSET SEAN

2. HE TONY  

3. KATZ ANDREW

4. PLUNKETT KEVIN

5. VISICARO PHILIP

6. BARRIOS HENRY

7. YU PEIHAN

8. CIEMIECKI, SAM

9. KIENTZ, ANDREW

10. SIMON, JAKE

11. WORLEY, BAHAD

12. THAMPOE, MICHAEL

13. MITCHELL, MADISON

Practice Summary - 11/1/2025

There's less than one week to go until the USA Hockey Special Classic at the Ice Vault in Wayne, NJ. The Dare Devils will be facing off against powerhouse programs from Boston (the Jumbos), Chicago, Cape Cod and Brick so it was imperative that the team kept their eye on the prize in this last practice session before the big tournament.

There was some nervousness amongst the coaching staff and executives that the team might be suffering from the day-after-halloween blues and/or too focused on paying respects in honor of Dia de los Muertos; but that was unfounded. The Dare Devils were all business today. 

Practice started with the learn-to-skate session and we would once again like to shout out our junior coaches for continuing to put in yeoman's work with our newer skaters. Coaches Alex, Carmine, Colin and Trevor continue to go above and beyond in seeking out our players who are in need of one-on-one attention. It's a pleasure to see these young coaches putting in so much effort with their contributions to the team. Our players continue to improve every week and it's a testament to work our coaches put in.

After the open skate, Captain Ryan Griffin (updated Captain's Corner post can be found here) led the team through an abridged power skating session. This was followed by a tense scrimmage. The team was split into a red team and a black squad and they squared off for the last 45 minutes of practice. The game was evenly matched and led by the stellar goaltending of Coach T and the Tutor Shooter. The teams traded chances throughout but could only get a few pucks into the back of the net. Owen Silverstein scored two goals, Jimmy McTernan and Shea Passikoff each had a goal and an assist, Connor Hung netted one, Patrick Hung scored a goal and Liam Smith put home the goal of the game by going top-shelf to beat Coach T.  Tony He, Theodore Howard and Henry Barrios all played strong games and continued to show marked improvement. The defense was paced by Captain Ryan Griffin, Will Milazzo, Kevin Plunkett and Kory Wadleigh. Coach T was the star of the day after making numerous point blank saves to keep the black team in the game. After all of the efforts by both teams, the game ended in a tie. 

Great work today, Dare Devils!

Practice Summary - 10/25/25

The season is starting to pick up and Coach Myles is structuring practice to make sure all of the players are in game shape for the upcoming slate of contests. We continue to have great representation from the Junior Coaches as it looked like we had at least 15 on the ice today. It really makes a world of difference in having the ability to offer one-on-one training and to assist in the drills. Thank you, Junior Coaches - your efforts are greatly appreciated.

As usual, practice started with the learn-to-skate session. Victoria Garay, Joel Gooblar, Charlie Alterman, Jordan Rosen and Jesse Lanzkowsky are continuing to show great progression. After the open skate, Captain Ryan Griffin (Updated Captain’s corner post can be found here) led the players through warm-ups and then it was all work with power-skating, puck work, passing practice, shooting drills and conditioning. Coach Myles had to step out 10 minutes early but he set Coach Terence and Coach Brendon up to finish practice with a spirited game of sharks and minnows. Thankfully, the assistant coaches were able to maintain order and all of the players had a great time dodging pucks. Great practice, Dare Devils!

Practice Summary - 10/18/25

The Frankenfest hangover is real. Not only was today's practice a little lighter than usual in terms of player attendance, something was also up with the coaching staff. Rumor has it that Coach Myles has not been able to get up off of his couch since last Sunday. Players and parents reported that Coaches Terence, Brendon and Bernard appeared to skating on the ice without their souls today. This was all understandable after such a busy but successful Frankenfest tournament.

But don't fear. Coach Eric, Junior Coach Carmine and Captain Ryan Griffin noticed the coaching staff in disarray and took the reigns of running practice this morning. After a spirited learn-to-skate session, Coach Eric and El Capitan led the players through power skating drills and skills training. One of the reasons the Dare Devils were so successful last weekend was because of their enhanced fitness level. With the game schedule picking up over the next couple of months, Coach Eric ensured that the players maintained their endurance by putting them through two sets of "Herbies" to conclude practice. Kory Wadleigh, Connor Hung, Liam Smith and Kyle Rivers all did well in the skills sessions and TJ Howard skated extremely hard in the endurance training (pictured above gasping for air).

In addition to showing leadership by running the drills today, Captain Ryan Griffin wrote a new post on his Captain’s Corner blog. It can be found by clicking here. Thank you, Cap!

Great work players and thank you to Coach Eric, the Junior Coaches and the other Coaches who made it out to Codey today!

Overall Frankenfest Summary

Our annual Frankenfest tournament concluded this afternoon. Thank you to all of the players, coaches, junior coaches, volunteers, arena staff, zoo staff, families and visiting teams for making the tournament and party a successful event. From the planning, to the scheduling, welcome table, tricky tray, hospitality room, coaching, refereeing, time keeping and party coordination, we had a real collective effort this year from the families, junior coaches, coaches and referees. Frank and his gang of photographers graciously documented everything that occurred over the course of the weekend. All of the galleries will be posted on Frank's website. A special thank you goes out to Dare Devils player and resident artist, Jonah Barnes, for designing the art work on this year's tournament t-shirt. Thank you to everyone who contributed to making this a great tournament!

Captain Ryan Griffin summarized the weekends festivities on his Captains Corner blog which can be found by clicking on this link.

Click these links for summaries of Saturday's Dare Devil games and Sunday's Dare Devil contests. Photo galleries for each respective game can be found in the summaries.

Please see here and here for random photos taken by Frank and crew throughout the weekend and at the party at the zoo. Thanks again, Frank and team!

Frankenfest Summary - Sunday, 10/12/25

Dare Devils Black vs. Montgomery Cheetahs/Nova Cool Cats/Happy Valley - Sunday, 10/12/25 at 9:45am

Yesterday, the Dare Devils Red team narrowly bested the combined Montgomery Cheetahs, Nova Cool Cats and Happy Valley conglomerate. Today, it was the Dare Devils Black squads turn to play the Cool Cheetah Cats. But unfortunately, the visiting team prevailed in this mornings contest. The game was close, thanks to the otherworldly goaltending from Matty Brighton, but the Dare Devils couldn't get enough goals past the talented netminder on the other end of the ice. Patrick Hung, Alfonso Mosca and James Cooney all scored goals and Connor Hung, Aaron Quintana, Shea Passikoff and PJ Visicaro all recorded assists.

Photo gallery of game.

Dare Devils White vs. Flower City - Sunday, 10/12/25 at 9:45am (contributions by Coach Doug Katz)

While the Dare Devils Black team was skating on Rink 2, the Dare Devils White squad took on Flower City, representing the city of Rochester, on Rink 1 at 9:45 this morning. The teams battled throughout this high scoring affair with both teams exchanging the lead on multiple occasions. Neither team could pull ahead and the game ultimately ended in tie. Sean Glassett opened the scoring for the Dare Devils at the 33 minute mark by hustling for a loose puck and beating the goalie as he left his crease to try to stop the play. Tony He continued to show marked improvement and he was rewarded for his efforts by scoring the Dare Devils second goal of the game when he put home a rebound with 29 minutes remaining. The offensive star of the game was newcomer Jordan Rosen, who recorded a hat trick, including scoring the game tying goal with seconds remaining in the contest. Solid defensive efforts were put in by Ryan Scorsune, Ryan Tomkiewicz, Andrew Katz and Julian Po. The Dare Devils recording goals were Jordan Rosen (3 goals), Sean Glassett (2 goals), Kevin Plunkett (1 goal), Joel Gooblar (1 goal), Tony He (1 goal) and Daniel Weissman (1 goal).

Photo gallery of game.

Dare Devils White vs. Philadelphia Freeze - Sunday, 10/12/25 at 10:30am

Immediately after completing their hard fought tie against Flower City, the Dare Devils Whites had to hustle over to rink 2 for their 10:30am matchup against the Philadelphia Freeze. Although Coach Myles has been emphasizing conditioning drills in practice, playing back-to-back contests on the 2nd day of Frankefest is not conducive to winning. Unfortunately for the Dare Devils Whites, they did not have enough gas in the tank to keep up with our friends from Philadelphia. This was a low scoring game, thanks to the heroics of superstar Matty Brighton in net. Sean Glassett scored the only goal of the game for the Dare Devils as they ultimately fell to the Freeze.

Photo gallery of game.

Dare Devils Black vs. Gargoyles/Ice Dogs/Emperors - Sunday, 10/12/25 at 11:30am

The Dare Devils Black team played their second game of the day against the mixed Gargoyles/Ice Dogs/Emperors team. This was a hard fought battle and the Dare Devils prevailed behind the balanced scoring, defensive structure and outstanding goaltending from Matty Brighton. The Dare Devils making the box score were: Shea Passikoff (6 goals), James Cooney (2 goals, 1 assist), Liam Smith (2 goals), Patrick Hung (1 goal, 1 assist), Alfonso Mosca (1 goal), Owen Silverstein (1 goal), Connor Hung (1 goal) and Matty Brighton (1 assist). In addition to contributing a goal, Connor Hung also showed great sportsmanship by ensuring that our friends on the opposing team had opportunities to touch the puck and record shots on net. Great job, Connor!

Photo gallery of game.

Dare Devils Black vs. Mercer/Woodbridge/Central Park - Sunday, 10/12/25 at 1pm

In a rematch of yesterdays battle against Mercer/Woodbridge/CP, the Dare Devils Blacks picked up reinforcements, in the form of veteran superstars Captain Ryan Griffin, Will Trampota, and Jimmy Trampota for this afternoons game. The expanded roster was enough to allow the Dare Devils to squeak out a victory in this tense contest. Patrick Hung opened the scoring, by finishing a beautiful passing play from Will Trampota and Mason Po. The Dare Devils kept charging ahead to seal the win. The players on the scoresheet were: Will Trampota (3 goals, 3 assists), Captain Ryan Griffin (3 goals, 1 assist), Shea Passikoff (3 goals, 1 assist), Patrick Hung (1 goal, 2 assists), Jimmy McTernan (2 goals), Mason Po (1 goal, 1 assist), Aaron Quintana (2 assists), and James Cooney (1 assist).

Photo gallery of game.

Sunday - 10/13 - Dare Devils Mixed Squad vs. Coaches/Venom Hockey 2pm:

Similar to previous Frankenfests, the tournament concluded with a group of A, B & C Dare Devils players facing off against a collection of coaches and Venom Hockey Beer League players. This year the Coaches/Venom also had the help of some of the talented players from Woodbridge and Central Park. We'll give the benefit of the doubt to the Venom team as most of them helped coach and referee this weekend so they were for sure tired, but the adults were no match for the talented Dare Devils squad. Led by Captain Ryan Griffin, the Dare Devils jumped out to an early lead and never took their collective feet off the gas. Just like last year, the highlight of the game was the battle of the Hung Dynasty: children Patrick and Connor both bested their father, Terence (skating out this year), and buried beautiful goals to help seal the victory. The Woodbridge and Central Park players carried the Venom, with some help from Coach Eric and Coach Myles, but the game was decided early. The Dare Devils breaking through were Vinny Racamato (3 goals), Jimmy McTernan (3 goals), Captain Ryan Griffin (2 goals), Patrick Hung (1 goal, 1 assist), Sean Glassett (1 goal, 1 assist), Danny Giger (1 goal, 1 assist), Liam Smith (1 goal), Kory Wadleigh (1 goal), James Cooney (1 goal), Patrick Law (1 goal) and Connor Hung (1 goal).

Photo gallery of game.

Frankenfest Summary - Saturday, 10/11/25

Dare Devils Red vs. Flyers Youth - Saturday, 10/11/25 at 9am

The 2025 Frankenfest Tournament kicked off at 9am on Saturday with the NJ Dare Devils Red squad taking on the vaunted Philadelphia Flyers Youth program. The game started as a defensive battle as both teams were feeling each other out for the first several shifts. The game remained tied at zero until Patrick Law converted a Nick Ritter pass for the opening goal of the tournament. The teams traded goals as the contest continued but the Dare Devils ultimately prevailed behind the stellar goaltending of superstar Matty Brighton. The highlights of the game were the tic-tac passing from Will Trampota and Reese Citro to feed Jimmy McTernan for the Dare Devils 3rd goal and Nick Ritter burying a shot into the top shelf off an assist from Captain Ryan Griffin. In addition, Kory Wadleigh showed great sportsmanship by helping up a Flyers player after an accidental collision. The Dare Devils making the score sheet were: Jimmy McTernan (3 goals), Reese Citro (1 goal, 1 assist), Nick Ritter (1 goal, 1 assist), Will Trampota (1 goal, 1 assist), Patrick Law (1 goal, 1 assist), Kory Wadleigh (1 goal, 1 assist), Captain Ryan Griffin (2 assists), Patrick Hung (1 goal), Vinny Racamato (1 goal).

Photo gallery of game.

Dare Devils White vs. York Polar Bears - Saturday, 10/11/25 at 10:45am

The Dare Devils White team played their first game of the tournament against the talented York Polar Bears. This game was a back and forth affair that wasn't decided until the final seconds when Shea Passikoff won a puck battle in front of the York net and put home a rebound to carry the Dare Devils to a 7-6 victory. Superstar goalie Matty Brighton once again stood on his head while Daniel Weissman and Jordan Rosen both put in solid performances in their Dare Devils debuts. Weissman netted two goals and Rosen scored one, to the delight of their teammates, the rink announcer (Captain Ryan Griffin) and the fans in the stands. The Dare Devils in the box score were: Shea Passikoff (4 goals), Daniel Weissman (2 goals), Ryan Scorsune (2 assists and solid defense), Jordan Rosen (1 goal), Bahad Worley (1 assist). In addition to the players making the score sheet, Connor Hung, Henry Barrios, Kevin Plunkett and Tony He all played strong games.

Photo gallery of game.

Dare Devils Red vs. Montgomery Cheetahs/Nova Cool Cats/Happy Valley - Saturday, 10/11/25 at 3:45pm

The Dare Devils Red squad played their second game of the day against a superstar team comprised of players from the Montgomery Cheetahs, the Nova Cool Cats and Happy Valley. This was a very evenly matched contest and the Dare Devils prevailed in a nail biter thanks to stellar goaltending from Matty Brighton and guest netminder, Savannah, from the Binghamton Red Hawks. Coach Jordan manned the bench in this game and constructed the lines in a manner that allowed the Dare Devils to rely on team work and structured defense. The game was close throughout but the Dare Devils pulled ahead in the closing minutes to seal the victory. Team work was prevalent throughout the game with beautiful goals scored after passing plays from Jimmy McTernan, Will Trampota, Nick Ritter, Captain Ryan Griffin, Aaron Quintana, Danny Giger and Vincent Racamato. The Dare Devils making the scoresheet were: Jimmy McTernan (2 goals, 1 assist), Patrick Law (2 goals, 1 assist), Vincent Racamato (1 goal, 2 assists), Will Trampota (1 goal, 2 assists), Captain Ryan Griffin (1 goal, 2 assists), Patrick Hung (1 goal, 1 assist), Will Milazzo (2 assists), Danny Giger (1 assist), Aaron Quintana (1 goal), Andrew DePiero (1 goal), and Nick Ritter (1 assist).

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Dare Devils Black vs. Mercer/Woodbridge/Central Park - Saturday, 10/11/25 at 4:30pm

The Dare Devils Black team had to wait almost a full day to begin their play in the 2025 Frankenfest tournament. Despite chomping at the bit after waiting all day to play, the Dare Devils Black ran into a juggernaut on Saturday afternoon. The Dare Devils were paced by Liam Smith, who played a strong game, and attempted to will Dare Devils back into the contest, including burying a goal in the closing seconds, but the Dare Devils ultimately ended up on the wrong side of the ledger. Despite the tough loss, the Dare Devils acquitted themselves well with Alfonso Mosca and Owen Silverstein each scoring 1 goal and 1 assist; and Patrick Hung, Shea Passikoff, Owen Silverstein, and Liam Smith each netting 1 goal. Bahad Worley also continued his progression and had a great day. He was hungry on pucks and made several strong plays to keep the Dare Devils in the contest.

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