The players and coaches, including Hockey Hall of Famer Pat LaFontaine and his assistant, former Islander Steve Webb, gathered with friends and family at Superior Ice Rink in Kings Park for one final team skate and the unveiling of their 16-and- under state and national championship banners to be hung on the arena's walls.

"It's really the greatest feeling in the world, there's nothing like it," forward/defenseman Joseph Anile (Chaminade) said.

"Holding up the banners, you feel like you're in a fantasy. You always watch the Stanley Cup get held up and there's nothing like getting to do that yourself."

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