Scenes from a boys ice hockey game between Bellmore-Merrick and Long Beach on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, at the Town of Oyster Bay Skating Center.

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Bellmore-Merrick’s Jackson Austin looks to take the puck from Long Beach’s Michael Calvi in the first period during a Nassau boys ice hockey game on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 at the Town of Oyster Bay Skating Center.

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Long Beach’s Miles Siegel carries the puck in the first period during a Nassau boys ice hockey game against Bellmore-Merrick on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 at the Town of Oyster Bay Skating Center.

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Long Beach’s Liam Young gets around Bellmore-Merrick’s Jourdan Luskoff in the second period during a Nassau boys ice hockey game on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 at the Town of Oyster Bay Skating Center.

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Bellmore-Merrick’s Cole Zinman gets around Long Beach’s Liam Young in the second period during a Nassau boys ice hockey game on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 at the Town of Oyster Bay Skating Center.

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Long Beach’s Justin Mele gets ready for a face-off late in the third period during a Nassau boys ice hockey game against Bellmore-Merrick on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 at the Town of Oyster Bay Skating Center.

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Long Beach’s Justin Mele follows the puck in the final seconds during a Nassau boys ice hockey game against Bellmore-Merrick on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 at the Town of Oyster Bay Skating Center.

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Long Beach celebrates as time runs out during a Nassau boys ice hockey game against Belllmore-Merrick on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 at the Town of Oyster Bay Skating Center.

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Long Beach’s Joseph Feerick takes a shot in the third period during a Nassau boys ice hockey game against Bellmore-Merrick on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 at the Town of Oyster Bay Skating Center.

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Long Beach’s Liam Young takes a shot in the second period during a Nassau boys ice hockey game against Bellmore-Merrick on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 at the Town of Oyster Bay Skating Center.

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Long Beach’s Kelly Cardo looks to get around Bellmore-Merrick’s Jackson Jaszczak in the first period during a Nassau boys ice hockey game on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 at the Town of Oyster Bay Skating Center.

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Long Beach’s Cody Pichichero takes a hit from Bellmore-Merrick’s Noah Carrasquillo in the first period during a Nassau boys ice hockey game on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 at the Town of Oyster Bay Skating Center.

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Bellmore-Merrick’s Chase Goldman moves the puck in the first period during a Nassau boys ice hockey game against Long Beach on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 at the Town of Oyster Bay Skating Center.

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Long Beach’s Michael Calvi looks to get around Bellmore-Merrick’s Leonard Soria in the first period during a Nassau boys ice hockey game on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 at the Town of Oyster Bay Skating Center.

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Long Beach’s Robert Verlin takes a shot while covered by Bellmore-Merrick’s Jackson Jaszczak in the first period during a Nassau boys ice hockey game on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 at the Town of Oyster Bay Skating Center.