Twenty-one years ago, two teams were announced co-champions for the New Jersey State Hockey title. St. Joesph and Delbarton were supposed to play the title game, but the Delbarton team came down with a case of the measles, and the game was canceled. Fast forward to the present, and the two teams finally met to settle the score on the ice -- for charity of course.
‘The Greatest Game Never Played’ Was Finally Played, 21 Years Later
↵The Frozen Flashback got these two teams together. Many players were not in shape, not having played the sport since 1989, but a practice together helped to get them back into the flow of the game:
↵↵Delbarton’s Peter Ramsey explained how his team got ready.
↵“I guess I can say it now,” he said. “It was just like in high school. There’s an outdoor rink that we used to go early in the morning and play while the sun came up.
↵“That’s what we did. Every Wednesday morning we got up at 5:45. It was tough but it was worth it. And it wasn’t so bad. We played for an hour and I could still get into New York City on time.”
↵↵Anything that gives men a chance to relive their youth is a plus in my book. Factoring in charity makes it that much better.
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