Johnson ice hockey team finishes second in UCIHL regular season standings; Crusaders take on Scotch Plains Monday in their first playoff game

By JR Parachini

Union County Sports Editor

The Union County Ice Hockey League playoffs will conclude with Saturday’s 6 p.m. championship game at Warinanco Ice Skating Rink in Roselle.

The semifinals will be contested Wednesday night at Warinanco after the first three games were played there Monday night:

Summit won the regular season title with a 9-2-1 mark for 19 points.

Johnson won the first regular season and playoff crowns last year.

UNION COUNTY ICE HOCKEY
LEAGUE

FINAL 2009-2010 STANDINGS:

1-Summit (9-2-1, 19 points)

Overall record: 12-6-4

2-Johnson (7-2-3, 17 points)

Overall record: 10-6-3

3-Westfield (7-3-2, 16 points)

Overall record: 14-5-4

4-Gov. Livingston (6-4-2, 14 points)

Overall record: 11-8-4

5-Cranford (6-4-2, 14 points)

Overall record: 11-9-2

6-Dayton (2-10-0, 4 points)

Overall record: 9-12-1

7-Scotch Plains (0-12, 0 points)

Overall record: 3-16-2

UCIHL PLAYOFFS AT WARINANCO:

Seeds, based on final division standings:

1-Summit. 2-Johnson. 3-Westfield. 4-Governor Livingston.

5-Cranford. 6-Dayton. 7-Scotch Plains.

Summit won the second regular season title with a 9-2-1 mark.

Monday, Feb. 22

Quarterfinals

1-Summit receives bye

5-Cranford vs. 4-Gov. Livingston

7-Scotch Plains vs. 2-Johnson

6-Dayton vs. 3-Westfield

Wednesday, Feb. 24

Semifinals:

GL/Cranford vs. 1-Summit, 6 p.m.

Johnson/SP vs. Westfield/Dayton, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 27

Final:

Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.

2009 INAUGURAL

UCIHL PLAYOFFS AT WARINANCO:

Seeds, based on final division standings:

1-Johnson. 2-Gov. Livingston. 3-Westfield. 4-Summit.

5-Cranford. 6-Scotch Plains. 7-Dayton.

Johnson won the first regular season title with a 10-0-2 mark.

Quarterfinals:

Johnson received a bye

Summit 5, Cranford 1

Gov. Livingston 7, Dayton 0

Westfield 3, Scotch Plains 0

Semifinals:

Johnson 5, Summit 4

Gov. Livingston 3, Westfield 2 (OT)

Final:

Johnson 9, Gov. Livingston 0