Livingston High School finished the 1980 hockey season 19-6-1 and won the NJSIAA State Ice Hockey Championship. Livingston won the championship game to a standing room only crowd at South Mountain Arena against a heavily favored Brick team, 1-0 in Overtime. Sophmore Joe Tracy scored the shorthanded goal for the Lancer’s win. Jim Mair played the game of his life in the goal for Livingston. That season Livingston scored 190 goals while only allowing 67.
Livingston High School (1979-80)
Players
Lonnie Schaffer
Don Julich
Keith Simons
Mike Wolfensohn
Dave Goret
Brad Whitman
John Scillia
Jim Mair
Dave Pecora
Scott Whitman
John Beatrice
Brad Zipper
Dennis Maloney
Joe Tracy
Jeff Peacock
Carl Scillia
Mike Deresky
Mark Viteri
Coaches
Head – Ed Purdy
Assistant – Norman Shayer