Meaning of Jersey Numbers
Subscribe to our NewsletterThese will be the numbers the youth teams will be proudly wearing for MHC this summer. Below is the significance behind each jersey number.
#17
represents Officer Chris Matlosz Badge # 317 Lakewood Police Dept. killed in the line of duty January 14, 2011
#97
represents Trooper Marc Castellano Badge #6397 New Jersey State Police killed in the line of duty June 6, 2010
#67
represents Detective Sergeant Patrick King Badge # 167 Long Branch Police Dept. killed in the line of duty November 20, 1997
#29
represents Trooper Francis Bellaran Badge # 4429 New Jersey State Police killed in the line of duty May 20, 1996
#13
represents Officer Robert Ventura Badge # 213 Jackson Township Police Dept. killed in the line of duty March 18, 2001
#72
represents the number of local, State and Federal police Officers killed in the line of duty during the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center.
#1
represents the number of Law Enforcement Officers killed on September 11, 2001 while trying to take control of a hijacked plane that crashed in rural Pennsylvania killing everyone on board.
#43
represents the 343 New York City Firefighters and Paramedics who were killed n the line of duty during the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center.
#21
represents the 2,108 U.S. Troops killed fighting during Operation Enduring Freedom after the September 11, 2012 attack on the U.S.
#11
represents the number of residents from Manalapan Township that were killed during the September 11, 2001 attacks.
#8
represents Battalion 8 that Manalapan resident and FDNY Firefighter Thomas McCann belonged to when he will killed in the line of duty during the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center and Jersey City Police Officer killed in a brutal attack July 4, 2011 in an effort to stop a neighbor dispute.
#53
represents Police Office Kenny Tietjen Badge #1653 Port Authority Police Department killed in the line of duty during the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center. Kenny was a dear friend of adult member and retired FDNY firefighter Jim Falcone and a avid hockey player and active member of the Port Authority PD Hockey Team.
#23
represents Mikey Nichols #23 a 17 year old Monroe High School hockey player who was seriously injured fracturing his neck on 1/7/14 during a game.
#26
represents Officer Anthony Cascella Badge #126 Manalapan Police Dept. MHC President and founding club member
#82
represents Chief Michael Fountain Badge #82 Manalapan Police Dept. MHC Vice President and founding club member
#25
represents Sergeant Dan Carey Badge #125 Manalapan Police Dept MHC Secretary/Treasurer and founding club member
#42
represents Officer Kyle Earley Badge #142 Manalapan Police Dept MHC Treasurer and founding club member
#2
represents Officer Ed Hedden Badge #102 Manalapan Police Dept. MHC Marketing Director and founding club member
#74
represents Trooper Anthony Raspa Badge #7425 New Jersey State Police was killed in the line of duty on May 30th 2015 in a motor vehicle accident on I-195 while on patrol.
#38
represents Officer Christopher Goodell Badge #38 Waldwick Police Department killed in the line of duty on July 17th 2014 in a motor vehicle accident when struck by a tractor trailer.
#50
represents Det. Melvin Santiago Badge #2650 Jersey City Police Department killed in the line of duty on July 13th 2014 by a robbery suspect.
#14
represents Det. John Stevens Badge #3514 Ocean County Prosecutors Office was killed in line of duty on January 8th 2015 in a motor vehicle accident while working in Lacy Township.
#69
represents Det. Brian Moore Badge #469 NYPD killed in line of duty on May 2nd 2015 by a suspect with a handgun.
#45
represents Officer Rafael Ramos Badge #952145 NYPD killed in line of duty on December 20th 2014 by a suspect who wanted to kill a cop for revenge.
#35
represents Officer Wenjian Liu Badge #944235 NYPD killed in the line of duty on December 20th 2014 by a suspect who wanted to kill a cop for revenge.
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represents Detective Tina Rambo Badge #3531 Ocean County Prosecutors Office was killed in the line of duty on August 1, 2011 after being involved in serious motor vehicle accident in Stafford Twp.
#52
represents Cpl. Scott Thompson Badge #18-352 Manchester Police Department was died in line of duty on April 10th 2015 from a heart attack.
#24
represents Det. Sgt. John Green Badge #242 Ocean Township Police Department lost his battle to cancer on May 26th 2015
#90
represents Ptl. Robert Wilson Badge #9990 Philadelphia Police Department killed in line of duty on March 5th 2015 when he entered a store to buy his son a video game for getting good grades and was shot by two brothers who wanted to rob the store.
#33
represents Officer Stephen Petruzzello Badge #133 Cliffside Park Police Department killed in the line of duty, when he was struck by a vehicle while on foot patrol on December 29th 2014.
#9
represents K9 Sirius Badge #17 Port Authority of NY and NJ was the only K9 who died from the attacks of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
#22
represents Manalapan PBA #229 which represents the Manalapan Township Police Officers that continue to support the Manalapan Hockey Club each year.
#6
represents Officer Jack Wright Badge #6 Bradley Beach Police Department who was killed in the line of duty by two suspects who attempted to rob a convenience store May 31st 1976.
#7
represents 1st Lt. Travis Manion US Marine Corps who was killed in Iraq on April 29th 2007. Friends and family have created Travis Manion Foundation to support veterans returning from war. “If not me…then who” –Travis Manion
#12
represents Captain Neville Colburn Badge #124 Honolulu Police Department friend of Chief Mike Fountain who suffered a fatal heart attack while working out at the police academy February 23rd 2015.
#5
represents the 5 Dallas police officers killed in the line of duty, who were assassinated on July 7, 2016; Officers Brent Thompson, Patrick Zamarripa, Michael Krol, Corporal Lorne Ahrens, and Sergeant Michael Smith were all killed while keeping order at an anti-police rally in Dallas Texas .
#71
represents Detective Marc Anthony DiNardo badge #2772 of the Jersey City Police Dept.who was shot in the line of duty July 16, 2009. Detective DiNardo and 4 other Jersey City Officers were all shot attempting to apprehend 2 suspects wanted for robbing and shooting a citizen. His organs were donated saving 3 additional lives as a result of his untimely death.
#10
represents Jersey City Fire Department Captain Mark V. Lee who was the heart of engine company 10. Captain Lee unselfishly responded and conducted rescue missions on many days at the site of the terror attacks September 11, 2001 at the World Trade Center. Captain Lee passed away May 9, 2014 as a result of injuries and diseases he contracted while at the WTC. Captain Lee was a highly decorated Firefighter and was in fact classified as an in the line of duty death due to his actions at the WTC site an subsequent untimely passing.
