Rockaway – Denville Eagles Ice Hockey – The future of youth hockey.

ROCKAWAY/DENVILLE EAGLES ICE HOCKEY

OUR STORY

On April 8, 1844, portions of land were taken from Hanover Township and Pequannock and Rockaway Township was incorporated as a township. 69 years later, on April 14, 1913, Denville Township was formed using a portion of Rockaway Township. Over the next 58 years after the separation, residents of both lake towns would take the sticks and pucks, put on their steel blades and enjoy the game of hockey on their own frozen lakes.

In 1971, Denville PAL Hockey was born followed by the formation of Rockaway Township Hockey, three years later, in 1974. During the next 48 years, a friendly, but deep seeded rivalry for superiority existed. Both local hockey programs would ultimately feed into the Morris Knolls Golden Eagles Ice Hockey program. However, the players grew up playing against one another as foes instead of allies.

Finally in 2022, after 109 years of division, the rivalry ended as the Denville Township and Rockaway Township hockey programs agreed to share resources under the name of Eagles Ice Hockey.

OUR MISSION

Eagles Ice Hockey is committed to the development of its youth hockey players. All residents (boys and girls ages 5-14) of Denville, Rockaway Township, Rockaway Borough, & Wharton are welcome to participate in our program. Players of ALL skill levels are welcome. We competed in the Morris County Youth Hockey League (MCYHL).

OUT OF TOWN RESIDENTS

Residents in surrounding towns without a hockey program that wish to play on an Eagles Ice Hockey team, must receive prior approval through the MCHYL Special Participants Program. You can submit your request at HERE and specify you would like to be placed on an Eagles Ice Hockey team. If approved, the MCHYL will forward your information to us. Please note that in order to be in compliance with the MCHYL rules, we can no longer accept direct registrations from out of town residences who have not been previously assigned to us by the MCYHL. Your registration will be refunded if you register directly with us.

If you played with us last season and are a RECREATIONAL PLAYER ONLY, you can register directly with us.