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Ramson Fair Haven Regional High School hockey player Andrew Krodick celebrates helping the Bulldogs win the Daoud Cup against Middletown South on February 17 in Wall. Krodick scored the winning goal in overtime to help Ramson Fair Haven beat Middletown South 2-1. STEVEN BASSIN / STAFF
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The Ramson Fair Haven Regional High School hockey team celebrates a 2-1 victory over Middletown South and won the Dowd Cup on February 17 at Wall. STEVEN BASIN / STAFF
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Ramson Fair Haven Regional High School hockey player Nicholas Dumas scores a puck in the Middletown South area during the February 17 Dowd Cup final in Wall. Rumson-Fair Haven won 2-1.STEVEN BASSIN / STAFF
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Regional high school hockey player Ramson Fair Haven Ben Turoczi strikes the net during the Daoud Cup final against Middletown South on February 17 at Wall.STEVEN BASSIN / STAFF
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Ramson Fair Haven Regional High School hockey player Sal Ioria controls the puck against Justin Ferlanti of Middletown South during the Daoud Cup final on February 17 in Wall. Ramson-Fair Haven won 2-1 in overtime. STEVEN BASSIN / STAFF
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Ramson Fair Haven Regional High School hockey player Bo Kemler meets Owen Oglivy of Middletown South during the Dowd Cup final on February 17 in Wall. Ramson-Fair Haven won 2-1 in overtime. STEVEN BASSIN / STAFF
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Ramson Fair Haven Regional High School hockey player Charlie Tallman inspects the ice from the Middletown South network during the Daoud Cup final on February 17 at the Wall.STEVEN BASSIN / STAFF
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Ramson Fair Haven Regional High School hockey player Andrew Krodick celebrates helping the Bulldogs win the Daoud Cup against Middletown South on February 17 in Wall. Krodick scored the winning goal in overtime to help Ramson Fair Haven beat Middletown South 2-1. STEVEN BASSIN / STAFF
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The Ramson Fair Haven Regional High School hockey team celebrates a 2-1 victory over Middletown South and won the Dowd Cup on February 17 at Wall. STEVEN BASIN / STAFF
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Ramson Fair Haven Regional High School hockey player Nicholas Dumas scores a puck in the Middletown South area during the February 17 Dowd Cup final in Wall. Rumson-Fair Haven won 2-1.STEVEN BASSIN / STAFF
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Regional high school hockey player Ramson Fair Haven Ben Turoczi strikes the net during the Daoud Cup final against Middletown South on February 17 at Wall.STEVEN BASSIN / STAFF
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Ramson Fair Haven Regional High School hockey player Sal Ioria controls the puck against Justin Ferlanti of Middletown South during the Daoud Cup final on February 17 in Wall. Ramson-Fair Haven won 2-1 in overtime. STEVEN BASSIN / STAFF
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Ramson Fair Haven Regional High School hockey player Bo Kemler meets Owen Oglivy of Middletown South during the Dowd Cup final on February 17 in Wall. Ramson-Fair Haven won 2-1 in overtime. STEVEN BASSIN / STAFF
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Ramson Fair Haven Regional High School hockey player Charlie Tallman inspects the ice from the Middletown South network during the Daoud Cup final on February 17 at the Wall.STEVEN BASSIN / STAFF
Two years ago, the Ramson Fair Haven Regional High School hockey team defeated Middletown South High School 9-3 to win the Shore Conference Tournament Cup Handchen Cup.
On February 17, the Bulldogs and the Eagles met at the Jersey Shore Arena in Wall Township with the Daoud Cup Championship champions.
The Handhen Cup has existed since 1985 and is named after the late Hank Handchen, who was the first athletic director of Brick Township High School in 1958 and later served on the New Jersey High School Hockey Committee.
The Dowd Cup became part of the Shore Conference Tournament in 2002 and is named after Brick Township High School graduate and former NHL player Jim Dowd.
Since 2008, the Daoud Cup and the Handhen Cup have been part of the Coastal Conference tournament. The 16 best teams of the conference qualify for the tournament and are divided into two networks of eight teams.
In the 2022 Daoud Cup final, sophomore Andrew Krodick became the hero of Ramson-Fair Haven when he scored an overtime goal from a sudden death to push the Bulldogs to a 2-1 victory over Middletown South.
FINAL: WINNER OF THE GAME Andy Krodick in OT leads RFH (@RFHhockey) to win over Middletown South 2-1 and win the Daoud Cup! CC: @central_jersey @rfh_ad @RFH_Regional @ rfhdawgpound22 #NJHockey 🏒 pic.twitter.com/kOcg4xIKv4
– Stephen Basin (@SBassin_Sports) February 18, 2022
“It’s weird,” said Krodik after scoring the winning goal. “We have a good team this year. Last year we were unable to host the Coastal Conference (due to the coronavirus pandemic), so we had to win it this year. ”
The two championships in three years symbolize the success of third-year coach Eric Zul and the Bulldogs on ice.
Rumson-Fair Haven 38-7-7 since Zula took the helm of the program.
“It’s a program victory, and it means a lot to us,” Zula said of winning the Daoud Cup. “Last year we went 10-0-2 and we had nothing to win and we were so good. Winning this (championship) means peace for our seniors and last year’s guys who are no longer with us. “
In the Daoud Cup final, Ramson-Fair Haven (12-4-2) led 1-0 with less than 1 hour to play in the first period.
Senior Connor Spagnuola won a face-to-face battle in the attack zone and made his way to the goal, where he struck a blow that hit the midfielder South. The puck ricocheted past goalkeeper Jack Collings into the goal.
THE END OF THE 1ST PERIOD! @RFHhockey takes 1-0 from 56.5 seconds to the end of the 1st period. Conar Spagnuola scored a goal for the Bulldogs after winning the face-to-face battle and making his way to the goal. CC: @central_jersey @rfh_ad @ rfhdawgpound22 #NJHockey 🏒 pic.twitter.com/TE4AB9tt88
– Stephen Basin (@SBassin_Sports) February 18, 2022
Ramson-Fair Haven led until the Eagles scored 3:19 and played in the second period. Sophomore Justin Ferlanti scored after a pass from Brendan Gronov and equalized 1-1.
Junior goalkeeper Ramson-Fair Haven Ryan Kuras did not allow the goal to affect his game and he did not allow another puck to pass him. Kuras finished the game with 22 saves and got his ninth win in goal.
“Words can’t even describe how strange it is,” Kuras said after the victory. “It was a great team game. I thought my defenders did a good job of letting me see the puck, and it helped me save those outside kicks. ”
Neither team scored in the third period. The Bulldogs had a chance to play with: 15, but Collings rejected Croddick’s attempt to win the game, making a save that sent the teams into overtime.
There are 15.2 seconds left before the match. Game Draw 1-1. RFH is just losing the chance to win the game here. #NJHockey 🏒 pic.twitter.com/W46bXfrSiL
– Stephen Basin (@SBassin_Sports) February 18, 2022
Collings finished the game with a 37 save.
In overtime eagles received a penalty. Six minutes later, as the Bulldogs played a power game, Krodick picked up a free puck outside Middleton South, went ahead and found an open lane to punch Collings’ stick into the net to secure the 2-1 win and the Daoud Cup. This was Krodik’s first winning goal.
“I just went online and wished the best,” Krodik said. “We came out strong in overtime. I just pushed the puck and it went through the goalkeeper and into the net. It was amazing. From a young age, I always dreamed of playing hockey in high school and ever winning a championship championship. ”
Krodik remembers watching his brother Ryan help the Bulldogs win the Handhen Cup two years ago.
Ramson Fair Haven is No. 2 seeded in the NJSIAA Public B state tournament and will host Ramsay on February 24 in the first round at No. 15.
