Money, lack of ice are obstacles to hockey's popularity in area

From: Press of Atlantic City | Date: March 23, 2007| Author: VAN EMBDEN, EDWARD | Copyright information

Jeff Weber sees the St. Augustine Prep ice hockey team and the job done by first-year coach Tim Fingerhut as an inspiration to his club.

As the coach of Vineland High School's club hockey team, Weber believes the Prep's success symbolizes a changing of the guard. The perception of high school ice hockey, largely marginalized in southern New Jersey, is changing.

The realization that players in the area can not only play but also compete against some of the state's top programs ...

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