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In This Issue: Aviator Hockey................................. 10 Buffalo Bisons................................... 44 Buffalo Stars...................................... 39 Central Section................................. 15 East Section....................................... 24 Fire On Ice.......................................... 49 Frozen Dome........................................9 HarborCenter.......................................4 Iroquois Hockey............................... 35 Janosz Goaltending Tips............... 50 Lifesaving Hockey........................... 14 Natl Letter of Intent Day............... 37 Niagara Jr. Purple Eagles............... 40 North Section.................................... 29 Troy-Albany Ice Cats....................... 28 Valenti.....................................................7 West Section..................................... 34 William Smith Inaugural............... 21 WNY Girls Varsity Hockey.............. 38

Dear Readers,

Happy Holidays from the staff at NY Hockey E-Magazine.

We apologize for the delay in this issue, but we were out of town over Thanksgiving in an area with internet access that doesn’t always work.

We also want to announce that the January issue will not be posted until the second week in January. With many collegiate teams off for the holidays and many youth teams traveling to Holiday Tournaments, we want to get the most news on December’s hockey in New York to you.

Your support through emails and calls regarding story ideas has been wonderful; as has your submissions of material you have written yourself. Please keep it coming. We are especially thankful for reports this month that have come from Hudson Valley HIgh School Hockey, Iroquois (Buffalo) JV Hockey and from the Troy-Albany Ice Cats.

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We’re getting out to more games and so don’t be surprised if Koz, Janet and myself show up in your rink and your story and photos appear in the issue that follows our visit.

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By Randy Schultz Randy@nyhockeyonline.com Photos by Janet Schultz Photo below is Main Rink and to the right is the second rink

First Niagara Center.

Nearly two decades have passed since Seymour Knox III and I sat in his office, which overlooked the nearly completed First Niagara Center. On the outside Mr. Knox seemed quite pleased with the project that was nearing completion and would become he and his

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arborCenter.

The hockey and entertainment complex located in Buffalo’s Canalside District has been the most talked about news item in Western New York for over two years. It has brought excitement to downtown Buffalo that has not been seen in decades.

There is no question that there has been a “Wow” factor that has come along with the completion of Harborcenter. Among other things the new structure houses two NHL-sized rinks, a food and sport center (716) that will become the destination point for many hockey fans before and after a game, and a Tim Horton’s Café and Bake Shop that finally honors the man the business was named after.

But the part of the structure that first caught my eye was the simple connecting part that links Harborcenter with

brother’s legacy with Western New York and the city of Buffalo.

But on the inside Mr. Knox was a bit troubled. He was troubled because he felt that he was the only person at the time that cared about taking a chance on the downtown district of Buffalo.

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HarborCenter and 716 bar featuring North America’s largest TV screen.

It seemed as though none of his friends were willing to take the gamble and invest their time and money into rebuilding Buffalo into the vibrant city that the Knox brothers had remembered as boys growing up.

I remember him looking out into the harbor area where the navel ships were anchored. He talked about ideas and visions he had shared with others as to what he saw being built in that area.

He envisioned restaurants, parks, shops and other businesses being built around his hockey arena, pointing to the areas he felt that where each would be built. He felt that it would bring people back down to Buffalo and put life back into the city.

Unfortunately, the Knox brothers passed without seeing their dreams become a reality less than two decades later.

Enter Terry and Kim Pegula. Dreamers and visionaries.

In less than half a decade, this husband and wife team has taken their dreams and began to make them a reality.

First, they purchased the Buffalo Sabres and the First Niagara Center.

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Then they won the right to build what has now become known as Harbor Center. Using that as their catalyst, they have encouraged other businessmen with their businesses to follow their lead.

Slowly but surely the downtown Buffalo area is taking shape. The harbor, that Seymour Knox envisioned, has become a reality.

A hotel has popped up next to Harborcenter. New restaurants are running next to the First Niagara Center in the Cobblestone District.

Restaurants are popping up, including 716. 716 is almost hard to believe.

Had somebody blindfolded me and took me there I’m not sure I would have believed that I was in downtown Buffalo when they removed the blindfold. This establishment would be found in New York City, Chicago or Los Angeles.

But Buffalo? Yes! Buffalo, NY.

And Tim Hortons. Finally, a Tim Hortons Café and Bake Shop built the right way and honoring the hockey player who began this food empire. From the statue built right across the street from it to the photos and timeline of Horton’s life, it is a wonderful tribute to the man.

Then there are the Rinks. Two NHL-sized hockey rinks located on the sixth floor of the complex. One could lose count on the number of locker rooms there are (11). In addition there is a theater for teams to view their games, classrooms and for the fans, two concession stands.

The Academy of Hockey has been established to provide the tools needed to develop hockey players and coaches. Impact Sports Performance is housed inside the facility as well. Their coaching staff and equipment provides unmatched programs for individuals to achieve success.

The only part of the structure that has not been completed is the Marriott Buffalo Harborcenter Hotel. That will be completed by next summer.

I don’t know if the Knox brothers ever met the Pegula’s. I don’t necessarily believe in reincarnation.

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But somehow the Knox brother’s ideas were transferred to Terry and Kim Pegula. Those ideas that the Knox’s had two decades ago are now becoming a reality.

And I believe that somewhere up in the heavens Seymour and Norty Knox are looking down and smiling.

Smiling like many other Western New Yorkers are now doing..

Yes, Buffalo is becoming the hockey destination point of the Northeast corridor of the U.S. and Canada.

It is becoming “Hockey Heaven.”

Photos of Ice Lab, the pro shop; Training Academy facilities, HarborCenter next to First Niagara, trivia boards in 716, Tim Horton Statue, 716 hostesses and the scene you see if using a treadmill in the Training Academy!

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t’s not too often that you find a freshman forward playing the point on the top power play unit for any college hockey team.

But that’s exactly what Utica College freshman Kevin Valenti has been doing for head coach Gary Heenan.

“Valenti and (fellow freshman Dalton) Carter have both been great for us on the top power play wise,” Heenan said. “The power play looks good and it’s something we haven’t had in quite a few years, so it’s great to have those guys here.

“It’s his ability. He played it all last year in junior hockey, that’s why we put him there.”

Though Valenti had just one goal and one assist over the first seven games, that one goal was on the power play.

“Just move pucks and make plays and keep it simple,” Valenti said after the Carrier Dome Classic in Syracuse. “We’re kind of an in-yourface-team, we really

Around New York/ Page 7 don’t care who we’re playing against.

Valenti used a differentfrom-most path to Division III hockey playing all four years of high school at Queensbury winning four straight Section II championships before heading to prep school at the National Sports Academy in Lake Placid. Then one year of junior hockey in the Eastern Hockey League with the Northern Cyclones in Hudson, New Hampshire before joining the Pioneers this season.

“I played all four years of high school. It’s not re-

ever I went and Bill Flanagan with the Cyclones really changed me as a person and a player.”

But the transition for Valenti to the college game is familiar.

“Definitely faster.

There are no weak links and you have to give it every game and every shift or else you’re going to look foolish out there.”

QUEENSBURY’S VALENTI MAKING EARLY IMPACT IN UTICA

By Warren Kozireski

ally heard of, but I wouldn’t take it back for the world.

I had opportunities to leave, but I had a great experience, got tons of playing time and a really good coach there in Dean Williams and it worked out for me.

“I’ve had good coaching wher-

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TWO WNY’ers ONE STEP AWAY

ne season after setting personal bests in goals, assists, points and penalty minutes, Spencerport native Shane Prince is in the early stages of his third professional season as a By Warren Kozireski professional hockey player in

David Shields (Photo by Ross Dettman, Chicago Wolves)

Binghamton as part of the Ottawa Senators system.

And in the final year of his original three-year entry level contract.

Ditto Irondequoit native and St. Louis Blues defense prospect David Shields.

But the goal of becoming a player in the National Hockey League hasn’t changed.

“It’s a lot different coming into my third year than it was in my first or second, so there is definitely more pressure on me to step up and be a leader on this team,” Prince said after the game.

“I thought I had a real good preseason; played in a couple of games and did well, so I just need to keep working down here and get back there as soon as I can.

“As a scorer you’re always leaned on to help contribute offensively and if the team is losing and we’re not scoring goals, it’s on me to break through and score a couple.

Prince, a second round draft pick by Ottawa in the 2011 entry draft, scored the third goal against the Rochester Americans in his trip home Nov. 7 giving him two goals

and three assists over the first nine games this season.

He left home in 2008 at 16 years old to play junior hockey in Canada for first Kitchener and then Ottawa. One season after being drafted, he finished fourth in the Ontario Hockey League in scoring with 43 goals and 47 assists in 57 games.

The just turned 22 year old (Nov. 16) began his pro career in 2012-13 and he netted 18 goals in 65 games; then added 21 goals last season.

“That’s one of those things that is out of my control. I just need to worry about my game. I thought I had a great season last year, a great camp and a pretty decent start to this year, so I’m looking to build on it.”

Shields was a fifth round selection by St. Louis in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft (168th overall) and spent four junior seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with Erie where he was named best defensive defenseman in a poll of Western Conference coaches in 2010-11 before starting his professional career in 2011-12 in Peoria—then the Blues top affiliate.

His three-year entry level deal expired after last season—his best as a pro with five goals and ten assists in 55 games.

In spite of the depth on the blueline in St. Louis and with eight more with current affiliate Chicago, Shields opted to resign with the organization.

“I had a good year here last year and it’s a great organization,” Shields said. “The offer was there, so I couldn’t pass it up and decided to take it. I’ll probably take it year by year.

Shields played in nine of the team’s first 15 games this season due to numbers; the Wolves had eight healthy defensemen on the roster at press-time.

He scored his first AHL goal last season Oct. 17 against San Antonio as the first of five, but it will be defense, like his career best +10 plus/minus last season, and using his 6’4”, 211 lb. frame to clear the front of the net that will be the key for Shields to make the one step to the next level.

“Nothing different than what I’ve always done. I just play. I had a good year (last year) and we have a good team.”

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FROZEN DOME SETS MARKS

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he weekend at Syracuse’s Carrier Dome began with a high school and college club game on Friday night and followed Saturday with a SERVPRO Police versus Fire, a Division III college game between ECAC West member Utica College and perpetual SUNYAC powerhouse Oswego and capped with an American Hockey League tilt between rivals Syracuse and Utica.

The aim was to shatter two attendance records—most to attend a Division III contest and most for an indoor professional game.

Check for both.

7,047 piled into the Dome for the Oswego-Utica game breaking the 2008 record of 5,600 for the NCAA national championship semi-final in 2008 between Plattsburgh and Elmira at Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid.

The previous record for an indoor professional game was 28,183 that attended the Philadelphia-Tampa Bay playoff contest in the then-called Thunderdome now Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg on April 23, 1996 when the Lightning were waiting for the arena to be built.

The PA announcer shouted the attendance in the third period---30,715.

“It was awesome,” Oswego head coach Ed Gosek said.

“The guys were excited about it.”

“It was a good game; a classic Utica-Oswego game,” Pioneers head coach Gary Hennan said. “The rivalry is there and it’s spirited. It’s fun. When you get off the bus and come through the tunnels—you know we don’t have any tunnels at the Aud—you know you just had that feeling that this is the big time.”

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Congratulations to the Aviator Bantam AA After winning the International Silver Sticks Tourney in Ct.!

They got the win by beating the Niagara Jr. Purple Eagles 3-2.

The Aviators went 5 wins, 0 losses on the weekend.

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“It was surreal,” Utica freshman and Queensbury native Kevin Valenti said. “It was pretty cool. I’ve been in the Carrier Dome before (for football, and basketball) because my uncle has season tickets so I’m pretty used to the atmosphere here.”

“As far as coaching, it was probably one or two (highlight),” said Crunch head coach Rob Zettler. “I don’t think we really felt it until we walked out and saw what was going on with the energy, the crowd and how big it was. It was a special event.”

The rink was set up where the basketball court usually is, which allows for over 30,000 tickets.

Each college and pro team shared one of the football locker rooms.

“It’s a privilege for us to rub elbows with these guys (the professionals) and share a locker room with them,”

Heenan said. “Whoever thought we would share a locker room with an American Hockey League team, but they were gracious enough to do that, so it’s great for us.”

“After having a successful game outdoors (2010 at the NYS Fairgrounds), the next progression for us in our market was to go where no hockey player has ever gone before,” said Crunch owner Howard Dolgon. “The chance to be the first hockey game in the Dome and strive to break not only the AHL record but the U.S. professional indoor record; that really drove us to move ahead with this.”

“I went out to watch part of the college game and there were a lot of fans for them and it was even more for us,” Buffalo native and Syracuse rookie defenseman Dylan Blujus said. “When we got out there for the game, it was crazy with a great atmosphere.”

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Coaching With Chuck Gridley NYS District Coach-in-Chief

Check out the new Small Area Games Book!

About 14 years ago I attended a Level 4 Coaching Clinic in Lake Placid. It was an unusual clinic in a lot of ways.

First of all, it took place on Mother’s Day weekend….a fact that my wife still reminds me of from time to time. Second, there were only two presenters for the entire weekend, and only one topic. The presenters were Tim Gerrish and Bill Beaney, and the topic was “Small Area Games”. Bill is the long time coach of Middlebury College, and one of the pioneers of the concept of Small Area Games. To be honest, I was not familiar with the concept before that weekend in Lake Placid. My views on how to run a practice changed dramatically in a few short days. I began using small games and instantly became a huge fan.

A few years ago, USA Hockey along with Flexxcoach produced a book called “Small Area Competitive Games”.

This is a great tool for coaches, and has been given to all coaches who attend the Level l clinic for a number of years.

So when it was announced last year that a sequel to that book would be released soon, I was thrilled. Well I’m happy to tell you that it has finally been released. I’m even happier to tell you that it’s available on the USA Hockey website free of charge! The book is called “Teaching Concepts Through Small Area Games”.

The link for the book is copied below: http://assets.ngin.com/attachments/document/0065/0924/ Teaching_Concepts_Through_Small-Area_Games_FINAL.pdf.

The book was written & compiled by two friends of mine, Ken Rausch and Dan Brennan. It contains Flexxcoach animation and audio which helps enhance an already great tool. There are many new small games in this book; two of my favorites are listed below: Mancini 2 vs. 2 Game CONCEPTS - Puck Support, Offensive Line Rushes, Defending the Line Rush, Offensive Zone Play, Defen-

Around New York / Page 11 sive Zone Play, Transition The game begins with one team on offense with the puck and the other team on defense, 2 vs. 2. As the offensive team attacks and crosses the half-way area, two more players from the offensive team skate to the middle and wait.

If the offensive team scores, it gets a new puck. If the defensive team gets the puck, they transition to offense and attack the two players at the mid-line. When the offensive team loses the puck, they can try to get it back before the mid-line, if they are unable, they change and two new players come to the mid-line, making it a continuous 2 vs. 2 Odd-Man Rush Game CONCEPTS - Odd-Man Rushes, Zone Entry, Transition The coach begins the game with a 3 vs. 2 exiting one end; the team with two players has a third player behind its net.

The team with the 3 vs. 2 tries to score until the defensive team gets the puck to its player behind the net. Once that happens, the team that had three skaters goes for a change and two more players from the other end come out to face a 3 vs. 2 and a third goes behind the net. The team that now has three players goes in 3 vs. 2, making it a continuous 3 vs. 2. Make the team with new 3 vs. 2 players delay briefly so the other team has time to change.

If you are a fan of Small Area Games, you’re going to love this book . If you have not yet explored the concept, try some of the games with your team in practice. Both you and your players will be glad that you did.

Chuck Gridley New York District Coach-in-Chief 14 E. Elizabeth St., Skaneateles, NY 13152 (315) 569-2778

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he Wooden “Our stuSchool is bedents receive ginning to almost 10 make a name for ithours of onself in the Rochester, ice instruction NY area. The school during each is a not for profit school week,” Hockey and Educasaid Sedia. tion Academy locat“The progress ed at Village Sports these students in Fairport. are making is The main overwhelmgoal at The Wooden ing.”

School is to give the best flexible environSTRENGTH ment for academic AND CONBy Randy Schultz and athletic success.

DITIONING Photos Courtesy Wooden School Between the hours Woodof 8 a.m. and 3:30 en School p.m. each school day, students parthe Wooden School ticipate in inoffers an on site tudividualized tor for online curriculum, a leadership academy, a hockey strength and conditioning training three days per week with academy and athletic strength and conditioning program- trainer, Ron Sember. Sember has implemented a year-round ming. training program that applies cutting edge techniques that With the development of character, core values, and enhance every athlete’s speed and strength, while also preleadership skills, students will learn the personal balance they will need to succeed in school, sport and life.

Hockey + Education + Leadership = Well-Rounded Student/Athlete/Citizen

HOCKEY ACADEMY

Students of the Wooden School receive daily, intense on-ice instruction from professional coaches/ trainers. That Rob Sedia, owner of Western New York’s top rated hockey training company, NewEdge Hockey, and Jamie Bird, ex-pro hockey player and a Five-Star certified trainer with NewEdge Hockey.

The hockey development curriculum is designed to prepare players to compete successfully at the prep school, junior, college and professional levels of hockey. Students are measured and evaluated quarterly and families are given detailed progress reports showing student’s development with critical individual and tactical skills.

Students are never under or over challenged but are pushed outside of their comfort zones and train at a high tempo with an attention to detail.

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Around New York / Page 13 learning styles, expert college counseling services, and access to real-time school events and clubs.

In addition there is an on-site Learning Coach, Mattaniah Harp.

“It is my mission that our students acquire a concept of personal balance and a desire for excellence that they will carry with them, whatever path they may take.”

LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

venting injury and boosting self-confidence.

“The most important aspect of strength and conditioning for athletes is that everything we do focuses on injury prevention,” commented Sember. “Proper movement and mechanical patterns are critical to an athletes long term health and career.

“All of the kids involved in the Wooden School have a taxing and rigorous hockey schedule. I have focused on maintaining a very fine line of providing the proper dose of stimulus to positively evoke the changes we are looking for.

“We do this without overtraining which leads to malaise, fatigue, and eventually injuries.”

The Leadership Academy at the Wooden School will teach each student the tools they will need to help them become successful in whatever they choose to do in life. Students will learn how to use communication, planning, problem solving, responsibility, accountability, and self-direction to become better leaders.

SHADOW DAYS

If you would like a student athlete to experience a day of academics and athletics at the Wooden School to determine if they would like to become a future student, call 585-576-2537 to arrange a Shadow Day.

EDUCATION

The wooden School students utilize Laurel Spring School, an accredited online private school, for their curriculum. The educational program is designed for the college prep student who wishes to grow and excel academically and personally, while maintaining a flexible schedule.

Laurel Springs’ personalized approach allows students the opportunity to move faster or slower through the material, depending on their individual skills and knowledge.

Students receive individually graded assignments, attention to their unique

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Around New York / Page 14 County Executive, Edward Mangano, awarded all with citations.

According to Mark LaMarr, a member of the New York State Hockey Board of Directors, Aronovitch jumped into action as soon as he got the word.

“He grabbed a defibrillator off the wall and ran with it to the paddleball courts,” stated LaMarr, who is the Cantiague Park director.” He immediately got there and realized that Ferrarini was in cardiac arrest.

“Blaine went to work on him with the defibrillator until the ambulance arrived a couple of minutes later. Once they got the guy loaded in the ambulance, Christina came over to us and asked who used the pads on Ferrarini.

“Blaine simply said, ‘I did.’ The AMT then said, ‘well, you saved his life.’

“That made me feel good because as head the Park as well as being head of the youth hockey program here, I fought for years to get defibrillators put in.

“They are a valuable piece of equipment to have. I’m glad we have them.

“And like in hockey, this team of six got the job done. They saved a life.

“It was a great team effort.”

n Saturday, October 25 Gary Ferrarini of Babylon was playing paddleball at Cantiague Park in Hicksville when he suffered a heart attack. Paddleball players Michael Fredericksen of Glen Cove and Frank Gueriero of Glen Head administered CPR while others alerted park staff.

Nassau County employee’s Blaine Aronovitch of Great Neck and Ryan Walsh of Bethpage responded and gave aid while awaiting the arrival of a Nassau County Police Ambulance.

Nassau County Ambulance Medical Technicians, Stehen Kahl and Christina Cosentino, both of Syosset, arrived on the scene. They stabilized the patient and took him to the hospital where doctors were able to save his life.

The combined efforts of quick thinking residents, park staff and AMT’s resulted in a positive outcome for Ferrarini. All were able to come together in the Left to Right AMT Stephen Kahl; Nassau Park Employee Blaine Aronovitch; Paddleball player Michael FredTheodore Roosevelt ericksen; Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano; Gary Ferrarini, who survived the encounter, along with Courthouse Ceremo- his wife, Katherine; Paddleball player Frank Guerriero, Councilman Edward Ambrosino from the Town of nial Chambers where Hempstead; AMT Christina Cosentino; and park Employee Ryan Walsh.

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CENTRAL NEW YORK

It’s William Smith’s Inaugural Season!

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Cory Dela Stua (Rush-Henrietta) was running away with the scoring race with 25 points in nine games including 16 assists for the offensively potent Hornets.

Michael Feranti (Port Crane) was second with eight goals while defenseman Andrew Meeker (Hilton) had eight assists.

He registered six wins in seven contests in October (61-0 overall mark), which was tops in the nation, allowing just eight goals while recording a nation-best three shutouts.

Sophomore forward Tim Harrison was chosen as ECAC Player of the Week Oct. 28 after he tallied four points (3g, 1a) in leading Colgate to a sweep of Sacred Heart.

Junior forward Mike Borkowski will miss the remainder of the 2014-15 season. The junior forward underwent successful surgery after suffering a knee injury against Quinnipiac Nov. 7.

COLGATE

CORNELL

Central New York Men’s College Hockey Report

by Warren Kozireski Wkozires@brockport.edu

BROOME CCC

The Raiders earned points in every weekend through late November and, at 3-2-1, were in the middle of the congested ECAC standings.

Six upperclassmen dominated the top of the team scoring list led

by Kyle Baun, Tyson Spink, Darcy Murphy, Joe Wilson (North Syracuse) and defenseman Spiro Goulakos.

Sophomore goaltender Charlie Finn, who helped get the Raiders off to their best start since the 200405 season, has been named the Hockey Commissioners’ Association National Division 1 Player of the Month for October.

The Big Red’s 0-3-1 start to the year marked the first time the program hasn’t won in its first four games since the 1989-90 season, but a weekend sweep of Yale and Brown launched them into the Thanksgiving holiday with some momentum.

Offense was sparse through the first eight games with just 14 goals as a team led by Joel Lowry, Matt Buckles and Cole Bardreau (Fairport).

Freshman goaltender Hayden Stewart made 26 saves Nov. 22 in a 4-0 shutout over Brown. It’s the first shutout by a Cornell freshman since future All-American Ben Scrivens ’10 made 22 stops in a 6-0 victory over Union on Dec. 2, 2006.

Freshman forward Trevor Yates scored his first collegiate goal Nov. 1 versus Nebraska-Omaha. Freshman defenseman Ryan Bliss got his first Nov. 21 against Yale. Dwyer Tschantz then scored his first collegiate goal the next night against Brown.

CORTLAND

Their weekend sweep of Geneseo and Brockport marked the first four-point conference weekend for the Red Dragons since 201011. Their 4-2 victory over Geneseo Nov. 21 ended a nine game losing streak against the Knights dating back to December 2008.

Senior Nick Zappia (Manlius) with freshmen Dan Broderick (White Plains) and Darren McCormick (West Seneca) are pacing the attack.

NY’ers Ryan Wagner, Kevin Antonik and Kollyn Jones in a game against Buffalo (Photo by Janet Schultz)

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www.nyhockeyonline.com Special teams needs attention with just two power play goals over their first 25 opportunities while allowing an alarming ten man-advantage goals over the first ten contests.

Freshmen Tommy Nolan (Mahopac) and Dan Broderick (White Plains) both scored their first collegiate goals Halloween night against Fredonia. Freshman Darren McCormick (West Seneca) recorded his first career goal Nov. 21 versus Geneseo. Freshman Cory Lauer netted his first Nov. 22 against Brockport.

ELMIRA

The defending ECAC West champion was a pedestrian 2-2-1 in conference through the November portion of the schedule.

No one on the squad had more than two goals with Jarryd ten Vaanholt and Tommy Sumi leading with just six points each in five games.

Sal Magliocco (Roslyn) was named the ECAC West Conference Goaltender of the Week for the period ending Nov. 9. He made 31 saves in 65 minutes of action to help lead the Soaring Eagles to a 1-1 overtime tie against Manhattanville.

HAMILTON

The Continentals had played only three games in the ate-starting NESCAC, but were 1-1-1 including a 4-0 shutout at Wesleyan Nov. 21 with freshman goaltender Evan Buitenhuis making 31 saves in his first victory and shutout.

T.J. Daigler netted his first collegiate goal in the shutout.

HOBART

Four conference wins over the last five games in November helped the Statesmen earn a share of first place in the ECAC West.

Bo Webster, Ben Gamache and Brad McBride were pacing a potent offense that featured a power play that netted ten of the team’s first 32 goals.

Central Hockey / Page 17 “Right now our demon is ourselves, but I think that’s just about everybody this time of year,” head coach Mark Taylor said. “We’re trying to get that rhythm, but we’re chipping along and getting there.

The way the rules are now with how long we can be on the ice with the players as coaches is not conducive to getting things where you want them to be soon enough.”

Andrew Sillard netted his first collegiate goal Nov. 14 versus Nazareth. Goaltender Frank Oplinger earned his first collegiate win Nov. 8 against Neumann. Sean Ruby picked up his inaugural tally Nov. 21 against Elmira.

Defenseman Greg Gallagher ‘06 was formally inducted into the Hobart Athletics Hall of Fame prior to their game against Utica Nov. 15. A four-year starting defenseman, Gallagher was just the second Hobart hockey player to be named to the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) East All-America team.

A two-time All-ECAC West selection and ECAC West All-Academic pick, he recorded 64 points on 14 goals and 50 assists in 102 career games.

MOHAWK VALLEY CC

The Hawks were off to a 1-3 start in conference games with four remaining prior to the holiday break.

The school does not provide individual statistics.

MORRISVILLE

The surprising Mustangs had two wins and two ties over their first eight SUNYAC games and were sitting in the middle of the standings with the first half completed.

Sophomore Darren Young was leading the team in scoring and had nine assists in eight games while Robert Molinaro (Yonkers) and Layne Martin led with five and four goals respectively.

Young and Martin were named the SUNYAC Offensive Player and Rookie of the Week, respectively for the period ending Nov. 16. Young paced the Mustangs to a 2-0 weekend with seven points across two games while Martin had his four point weekend in the sweep over Cortland.

Freshman Steven Dombrosky had taken the reins in goal playing in all but one period up to Thanksgiving.

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OSWEGO

The Lakers earned at least one point in every game, but were less than happy with a pair of ties against Brockport and Utica in the Carrier Dome Classic.

“As we preach to our team, when you have expectations of reaching the conference finals or national championships, when you have distractions or quick turnarounds, games like this are huge for your team to gain experience mentally as well as physically,” head coach Ed Gosek said.

A quartet of sophomores (no surprise) is leading the offense in Matt Galati, Shawn Hulshof, Alex Botten and Kenny Neil. Justin Gilbert was off to the best start among the three goaltenders at 4-0-1 and a .935 save percentage.

Freshman goaltender Mackenzie Sawyer made 20 saves to earn his first career start and win in a win over Cortland.

Mitchell Herlihey netted the first goal of his career Nov. 1 versus Fredonia.

UTICA

The Pioneers had just one tie to show for their first five ECAC West contests. That came in the opener and they won’t play another until Jan. 17, which means they must use their non-conference dates to right the ship.

“We’re finding ways to lose,” head coach Gary Hennan said. “We very easily could be 4-0 right now, so it’s frustrating. We’re young and putting ourselves in good positions, but not finishing games. It’s being young and it’s a shame so I feel bad for our guys; our record is not as good as it should be.”

Freshman defenseman Dalton Carver was leading the team with 11 points through seven games with seniors Louis Educate and Peter LaFosse and freshman Brent Wold each tied for the lead with three goals.

Kevin Valenti (Queensbury) netted his first collegiate goal Nov. 15 at Hobart. Anthony McVeigh got

Central Hockey / Page 18 his first Nov. 7 against Nazareth. Kyle Lajeunesse and Wold both scored their first in the season opener against Castleton.

Sophomore forward Trent Jordan-Samuels older brother Jordan is playing in the American Hockey League with Rochester. He had two assists over his first 11 games as a professional, but was still in search of his first goal.

OTHER AREA NOTES:

•Oswego native Dalton Izyk of Robert Morris was named Atlantic Hockey Goaltender of the Month for October. Izyk led the nation in save percentage and goals-against average, and tied for tops in win percentage. He recorded two shutouts in three starts, stopping 97 of 98 total shots in the process.

CENTRAL SECTION NEWS AND NOTES... ...Rome Youth Hockey will be holding their Regional Silver Sticks Qualifying Tournament on December 5 through 7 and their Annual Roy Austin III Memorial Mite Festival February 6 through 8. Please go to their website for further information. ...The Syracuse Nationals 2002 AAA team is ranked #1 in myhockeyrankings.com. The Buffalo Jr. Sabres and the Westchester Express are also in the top 10. These three teams will face off for the State Championship in March in Rochester. ...The Syracuse Nationals will also participate in The Cup in Buffalo on January 16. These are the top 15 teams from the United States and Canada. Go to www.thehockeycup.com for more information. ...The First Annual Eccles and Shattell Xmas Hockey Camp will be held at Meachem Arena December 29, 30, 31 and January 2, 2015. Times are 10:30 a.m. to Noon. Instructors will be Steve Eccles of Lemoyne College and Bob Shattell. Cost is $80 for skating and skill development for youth ages 5 to 14. Contact rfshattell@gmail.com for information/registration.

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Utica

Utica was selected to finish fourth in the ECAC West, according to a recent Coaches Poll.

The Pioneers welcome back Nikki Kieffer of Rome/Lysander Lightning; Marissa McNamara, Camillius/Lysander Lightning and Samantha Pucci, Pearl River/Ct. Polar Bears. Also, Louise Steele-Norton, Pennsylvania; Nichole Schwartz, California; Kelsey Dowdall, Ontario, Gabrielle Schnepp, Michigan.

The Pioneers opened with three wins, two in the ECAC West.

Their final games of 2014 will be against Hamilton on December 2; Cortland, December 6 & 7.

Honored this month were MacKenzie Roy (pictured #4) and Keira Goin, (pictured #31) named to the ECAC Honor Roll on November 10.

Roy of Clinton and Clinton Hockey is second in the country in goals per game at 1.5 average and received Player of the Week the following week.

Central Hockey / Page 19 Goin, Dobbs Ferring and Hotchkiss School was named Goaltender of the Week on November 17. She had her first collegiate shutout against William Smith.

Syracuse University

Kaitlie Goodnough was named Syracuse Female Athlete of the Week for November 3.

Stephanie Glossi was named CHA Rookie of the Week November 10, as well as Player of the Week on November 17 after posting a 5-point weekend.

The CHA Goaltender of the week was Jenn Gilligan on November 10.

Up next for Syracuse is Cornell and RIT before the holiday break.

Colgate

Ellie DeCaprio has her first career goal in a 6-4 loss to Penn State.

Megan Sullivan had the game winner in an OT win against Brown and followed that up with her fifth powerplay goal in a 3-1 loss to Cornell.

Colgate faces St. Lawrence and Clarkson before the New Year.

Elmira

Ashton Hogan was named the Elmira College Athlete of the Week after the Soaring Eagles were victorious over Norwich University and Manhattanville.

Hogan was also ECAC Player of the Week for November 3 after a four-point game against Norwich and a goal and assist against Manhattanville.

The Soaring Eagles moved to #2 in the USCHO on November 3 and have remained there the entire month.

The women’s hockey team held their Pink the Rink on November 15 with proceeds donated to the Susam G. Komen Foundation. They sold their specially designed pink jerseys following the game.

Ashley Ryan had her 100th career goal and is the ninth Elmira player to do so. Ryan comes from the Rochester Edcge and has also tied the assist record at Elmira in a 1-2 win over Cortland.

She was named EC Athlete of the

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Week November 17.

Former All American Tanis Lamoureaux (‘14) was added to the coaching staff of the Toronto Furies of the CWHL. She was the highest and first NCAA DIII player to be drafted by the league.

Elmira is 4-0 with Potsdam their competition on December 6 and 7, before heading into the New Year.

ECAC Rookie of the Week Award on November 18 after posting a goal and 5 assists that weekend.

Cornell is 3-4 overall in November and have a heavy schedule in December facing Mercyhurst, Syracuse, Clarkson and St. Lawrence before the holiday break.

Oswego

The Herons are making history one game at a time, for each time they step on the ice, it’s a first in their Inaugural year. (See related story/photos on page 21).

They opened their season with a 6-2 loss at the University of Massachusetts at Boston. However, Lizzy Weingast scored the first Heron goal giving the Heron’s the 1-0 lead 13 minutes into the opening period.

She was also the player who had the first multipoint game when she gave Hedi Drioste an assist in a third period goal.

The Heron’s then hosted Utica in The Cooler in their first home game, losing 2-0.

The next day the same teams played to a first-ever ECAC tie, earning William Smith their first varsity point in the 1-1 game.

Scoring that lone goal for The Herons was sara Garrett with assists from Emily Burtonast.

Goalie Megan Messuri (pictured below) recorded 41 saves in 65 minutes which put her on the ECAC Honor Roll for November 18. She is the first Heron to receive ECAC recognition.

Currently 0-51 overall they now face Chatham in a doubleheader before the holidays.

With a shutout against New England College the Lakers had their first win of the season and are 2-2 overall at press time.

Upcoming in December is Neumann on December 5 and 6.

Condolences go to Head Coach Diane Dillon on the passing of her father earlier in November.

Cortland

Deanne Meunier was named Cortland Athlete of the Week November 11 following 32 saves in a 3-1 win at Oswego making it the first Red Dragon win over the Lakers. She made 22 saves in a 4-0 loss to Oswego the day before.

The Red Dragons are 2-4 overall and face Utica in a home and away weekend on December 6 and 7.

Cornell

The Big Red had seven of their squad taking part in the Four Nations Cup in British Columbia.

On Team Canada were Brianne Jenner, Jillian Saulnier and former Cornellians Rebecca Johnston, Laura Fortino, Lauriane Rougeau and Jessica Campbell. In addition behind the bench of Team USA was Cornell Head Coach Doug Derraugh.

Facing her teammates from Cornell was Alyssa Gagliardi on Team USA.

Canada took the gold home atter a 3-2 win over Team USA.

Ithaca’s Mayor declared November 15 Cornell Women’s Hockey Day for their charity work and community service.

Erin Connor took home the

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illiam Smith College made history when they announced they would field a women’s ice hockey team at the DIII level.

In July 2013 they hired Jamie Totten to serve as their first women’s Head Coach. Totten served as an assistant

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William Smith: The New Team on The Block; But Ready to Win! Photos and Story By Janet Schultz Janet@nyhockeyonline.com

coach with the University of Connecticut program when they transitioned from club to full varsity status, exactly what the Herons would be doing.

A graduate of Northeastern, Totten had planned for a career in health sciences, but a mandatory internship in the Athletic Department led her to coaching.

“I enjoyed working with the student/athletes,” said

Totten.

“I also enjoyed running the practices and then defense. I started and never left.”

T o t ten began her hockey career in Buffalo with the Buffalo Bisons and they never forgot her. In the

stands at the Herons Inaugural Home Ice game was a member of the Buffalo Bisons, Nick Beaver, and his daughter, who played for the Herons Club team last season.

Totten played 141 games for Northeastern and helped the Huskies to three Beanpot titles and she received All American honors in her junior and senior years while serving as team captain. She ranks 20th on the Northeastern Career Assist list with 60.

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Her goal for the season is to continue to work with this group to make

adjustments and be successful.

“I want these kids to believe, to work together and to compete,” said Totten.

“They come to practice every day to get better and they are doing a great job of that.

“But I also want them to have fun and still enjoy coming to the rink in February,” she continued.

The Herons started their season on the Road with an October 31 game against the University of Massachusetts at Boston.

There Morgan Bayreuther became the first Heron to score a goal in the proram’s history as a varsity sport. The following day, Lizzy Weingast became the first William Smith player to record a multi-point game with a goal and an assist.

On home ice on November 8, the game finished with Utica winning 2-0.

But the total story began with a ceremonial puck drop featuring AD Deb Steward, Wil-

liam Smith President Mark Gearan, Board Chairman Maureen Zupan, ECAC Associate Vice President for Leagues and Affiliates Katie Boldvich and Geneva City Manager Matt Horn. The Herons logo was also unveiled below the Press Box. With all that Totten and Defenseman Grace Durham (St. James/Northwood School) (pictured above) found it to be an incredible evening.

“This is great for the school, the athletic department and we have 21 great student/athletes,” said Totten.

“The first game in our building felt great,” said Durham. “The fans were great, we played a good game and we are looking forward to the rest of the season.”

Durham played hockey since she was five years old.

She played on Smithtown’s High School Team, which was co-ed and then went to the Lady Islanders.

She chose William Smith first for its academics and then to be part of the first varsity ice hockey team in the school’s history.

“We all understand this is our first year and we are working our butts off at practice,” said Durham. “We want to win but we also realize we

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She finds the coaching staff can be very intense when needed, but also they are a lot of fun to be around.

Central Hockey / Page 23 “They make sure we are doing things right,” concluded Durham.

“Hopefully our fans are proud of us,” said Totten.

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ARMY

A threep o i n t weekend on home ice against Holy Cross was the only highlight of November that saw the team go 1-4-1 with three games remaining. The win and a tie was the first time since 2011 the Black Knights took more than two points in a league weekend.

Rookie goaltender Cole Bruns made 27 saves and earned his first career shutout Nov. 15 in a 0-0 tie with Holy Cross.

First-year defensemen Blake Box tallied his first collegiate goal Nov. 8 against Mercyhurst. Conor Andrle made his first count with a game-winning overtime tally against Holy Cross with 10 seconds left Nov. 14.

Ryan Nick chose a great time to score his first collegiate goal as he helped the Army hockey team earn a 3-3 tie against Robert Morris Oct. 25.

East Hockey / Page 25 HUDSON VALLEY CC The Vikings managed just a tie against County College of Morris in November and have just a Dec. 10 game with Mohawk Valley as they try to rebound.

Brandon Doherty (Hopewell Junction) was tied for the team lead in goals with Matt deMoulpied (Clifton Park) and added eight assist over the first seven contests. Jacob Henning (Malone), Ethan Bleau (North Greenbush) and Nick Dennis (Latham) were also providing offensive depth.

MANHATTANVILLE A promising three point weekend to launch the season dwindled to three straight losses heading into the Thanksgiving holiday. No one on the squad had more than two goals through the first five games and the team was being outscored 2-1.

Senior goaltender Brian Fleming was solid with a .914 save percentage, but the team had allowed 54 more shots than they had taken.

Following a four-point weekend, junior Matt Coleman (Brentwood) was named the ECAC West Conference Player of the Week for the second week of the season. The junior forward matched his career high with a three-point outing in a victory over Hobart, scoring once and adding two assists.

He added an assist in a 1-1 tie the next night.

Stephen Gaul potted the first goal of his career Nov. 7 versus Hobart.

R.P.I.

A 3-2-1 first three weeks of November had the Engineers among the upper echelon on the ECAC. Freshmen Lou Nanne and Drew Melanson plus junior Mark Miller (Massena) were among a group at the top in team scoring.

Four of the top seven were freshmen.

Greece native Riley Bourbonnais scored his first collegiate hat trick Halloween night against Union and was the first by an Engineers skater since Brock Higgs scored three goals at Dartmouth on November 2, 2013. The tallies also marked Bourbonnais’ first career goals after laying in only nine games last season. He was named ECAC Player of the Week for his efforts.

Goaltender Jason Kasdorf was named ECAC Goaltender of the Week for the same period as he backstopped the Engineers to a pair of wins with 58 saves on 60 shots.

Melanson scored his first collegiate goal Nov. 18 in a 1-1 tie with UConn.

Freshman defenseman Jared Wilson was named ECAC Rookie of the Week Nov. 18 after he scored the game-winning goal with a power-play marker and the primary assist on RPI’s only goal in a win over Princeton and a loss to Quinnipiac respectively.

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Union College

Union Alums Take On Leadership Roles in Hockey!

On November 13, Emma Rambo ‘13 was hired by Salve Regina University as an assistant coach on the women’s ice hockey staff. She marks the fifth ex-Dutchwomen to enter the coaching ranks since graduating from Union.

Other coaching alums include Ashley Kilstein ‘08, Kate Gallagher ‘12 and Maddy Norton ‘14.

These former Dutchwomen are joined by Ashley Johnston ‘14, who is serving as a volunteer assistant coach for Union this season while she is pursuing her master’s degree in mechanical engineering.

Rambo joins Salve Regina after playing professionally with the Boston Blades of the Canadian’s Women Hockey League (CWHL) during the 2013 season. As a Dutchwomen, Rambo played in 135 contests (tied for third all-time), totaling seven goals and seven assists for 14 career points.

During her freshman campaign, she was named Rookie of the Week on October 5th after scoring a goal and dishing out an assist in her very first collegiate game. The Joliet, IL native gradutated with a degree in Psychology.

“Emma was always eager to learn how to be better both on the ice and in the weight room,” Head Coach Claudia Asano Barcomb said. “I look forward to watch her influence on her team.”

Norton, a 2014 graduate in History, also stepped into the coaching world this year as she joined the staff on DIII’s Franklin Pierce as a graduate assistant coach. Norton served as one of the team captains for Union during her junior and senior seasons. She played in 135 career games, tying her with Rambo for third all-time. The New Canaan, CT native finished with five goals, 24 assists for 29 points during her career as a Dutchwomen. The 24 assists place her sixth amongst the all-time leaders in program history. In 2011, Norton was selected as the team’s Rookie of the Year

East Hockey / Page 26 after she played in 33 games, compiling one goal and two assists. After her senior season, she was awarded the Hana Yamashita Commitment/Coach’s Award.

“Maddy had such a great influence on the team, was a hard worker and had a lot of skill,” Barcomb expressed.

“I look forward to watching her develop her team and succeeding on the ice.”

Gallagher (pictured) has been coaching since she finished her playing career with the “U” back in 2012. After spending a year as a volunteer assistant with Union, she was the assistant coach at Plymouth State last year. At PSU, Gallagher’s main responsibilities included recruiting, analyzing game film and mentoring the student-athletes as the defense and goalie coach. Prior to the 2014 season, she joined the staff at William Smith College as the Herons enter their inaugual season. As a member of the Dutchwomen, Gallagher posted program records in goals-against average (2.61) and save percentage (.924) and set Union single season records with a 2.15 GAA and a .937 save percentage. She sits fourth all-time in career saves with 1,700. The Minneapolis, MN native served as a team captain and was named the team’s Most Valuable Player in her junior and senior seasons.

“Kate was a wonderful leader while she was at Union,” Barcomb said. “She worked extremely hard and was loved by everyone. I look forward to seeing how her team appreciates her.”

Gallagher was given her opportunity at Plymouth State by another ex-Union player, Ashley Kilstein ‘08. Kilstein was a four-year letterwinner for the Dutchwomen, playing in 113 games. She led the team in points during the 200405 season. Kilstein finished her career with 10 goals and 15 assists for 25 points. In 2008, she was named the team’s reciepient of the Unsung Hero’s award. Kilstein made such a positive impact during her time with Union that the team created the Ashley Kilstein Community Service Award which is given out annually to the student that throughout the season has given her time to volunteer in the community and help raise money for various charities and non-profit organizations. Kilstein is in the midst of her fourth season as the head coach of Plymouth State’s women’s ice hockey team.

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UNION

A great October evaporated into a one conference win November for the Dutchmen, but did include a pair of overtime losses.

Daniel Ciampini, Mike Vecchione, defenseman Jake Taylor (Clifton Park) and freshman Spencer Foo had all eclipsed the ten point mark through 12 games.

Vecchione was named ECAC Hockey Player of the Month for October after he led the nation in scoring compiling 12 points on seven goals and five assists.

The Dutchmen lost four straight games for the first time since the 2006-07 season.

Tyler Hynes netted his first collegiate goal Nov. 7 (Women’s College Continued from Page 30)

With the Panthers, she led the team to its first ever ECAC Tournament berth in 2013 and was voted the ECAC East Coach of the Year. In 2014, PSU had its best conference finish to date.

“Ashley was a great person to coach at Union,” Barcomb conveyed. “She was always enthusiastic and it is clear she has brought that to her program at Plymouth State.”

East Amherst native Haley Welch scored the extra attack goal with 34 seconds left in the final period against Princeton to erase a 2-0 deficit. That led Union to another goal sending the game into overtime which ended with Princeton winning 3-2. Senior goalie Shenae Lundberg made 34 saves.

Union is 1-10-2 overall and face Northeastern, Brown and the University of Maine before taking a holiday break.

RPI

The Engineers entire Athletic Department

invited local children from Troy’s School 16 and the YMCA to participate in “Shoot For the Stars”, a program to motivate students

East Hockey / Page 27 against Dartmouth.

Ciampini recorded his second career hat trick (with two assists) for a career-best five-point night in a win over Princeton Nov. 15.

Josh Jooris (2010-13) became the sixth former Dutchman player to appear in an NHL game on Oct. 17 and scored in his NHL debut.

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to improve their athletic performance and attendance and serve their community. This is held in conjunction with the National Grid Foundation.

The teams also participated in events to support October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month including the American Cancer Society’s 19th Annual Making Strides Against Cancer Breast Cancer Walk.

They are 1-9-3 overall and face Brown and Yale before the New Year.

Manhattanville

The Valiants are 3-2 at press time and looking at contests with Amherst and Williams in December.

Their wins came from Nichols, Salve Regina and UMass with their losses taken against #1 Plattsburgh and #3 Elmira.

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Troy-Albany Ice Cats 14U Girls Capture Cranberry Championship!

Troy, NY – The Troy-Albany Ice Cats 14U Girls hockey team captured the 2014 Cranberry Classic Thanksgiving Hockey Tournament championship over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

The team travelled to Hyannis, Massachusetts to compete in the 14U A division. The tournament included more than 70 teams in eight divisions.

The team’s championship journey began with a Friday afternoon 2-1 victory at Tabor Academy over the Maine Gladiators and a 6-0 win that evening over the Rhode Island Sting.

Following a close Saturday morning 3-1 loss to the Charles River Blazers, the girls regrouped for a complete Sunday morning semi-final 4-0 win over the Vermont Stars, setting up the Sunday noon championship game

against the Connecticut Polar Bears.

In the tightest match of the tournament, the Ice Cats won the championship game 2-0, sealed with a lastminute empty net goal.

“This was a true team effort all the way through with key contributions from everyone,” said coaches Eric Ferris and Craig Darby.

“The girls should be extremely proud of their accomplishment and for how well they represented the TroyAlbany Ice Cats program.”

Gretchen Clifford, Troy-Albany Hockey Association president agrees, saying, “Our girl’s teams compete in some of the most competitive tournaments in the country and we are very proud of what our 14s accomplished this weekend.”

The 14U Ice Cats are currently

ranked as a top 25 Tier 2 team in the nation.

About the Troy-Albany Ice Cats The Troy-Albany Ice Cats program began in 1993. Today the program provides teams, high-level competition and quality instruction for girls ranging in ages from 10 to 19.

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Potsdam

The Bears have made the news several times this month with players being recognized for their outstanding play.

Hilton’s Jordan Ott (pictured) (Rochester Edge) and Alexane Rodrique (Ontario/Bemidji) were named to the ECAC West Honor Roll November 11. Ott had a goal and assist in 2 games against Buffalo State and Rodrique saved 79 of 83 shots on goal in the same weekend.

Ott was also named ECAC Player of the Week November 17 after having a four point weekend over William Smith. The Bears went 1-0-1 in the weekend doubleheader.

The Bears are 2-1-1 following an o v e r time loss against Bu f f a l o, a 2-1 over the Bengals and a 4-3 win over Wi l l i am Smith and a record-

setting 0-0 tie with William Smith. (See Central Women’s College William Smith story regarding record).

Potsdam plays New England in a doubleheader before breaking for the holidays.

Potsdam Preview The SUNY Potsdam

women’s hockey team enters the 2014-15 campaign after one of the most successful seasons in program history. The Bears reached the playoffs for the third consecutive year and fourth time in five seasons. At 1210-4 overall and 7-5-4 in the ECAC West, the team matched records for overall and conference victories. Potsdam also had two of its players nationally recognized. Freshman forward Jordan Ott (Hilton, N.Y./Rochester Edge) was named the ECAC West’s Rookie of the Week eight teams before being named U.S. College Hockey Online’s Division III Rookie of the Year. Graduating defenseman Brittany Lucky (Kanata, Ontario/Ottawa Senators) earned All-USCHO second team honors.

Graduation has left the Bears with some holes to fill. Potsdam will look to compensate for the losses of players ranking third through sixth on its all-time scoring list in Jessica Silveira (35g-48a-83pts.), Brittany Lucky (1644-60), Jenn Crawford (27-26-53) and Amanda Lucky (18-30-48).

As usual, the Bears will not be lacking for leadership. Senior forward Izzy Fayerman (Calgary, Alberta/The Edge) retains her captaincy this season and is joined by co-captain and junior forward Sally Mooney (New Dayton,

Ohio/Wyoming Seminary). Junior defenseman Katie Marsman (Wantagh, N.Y./Wyoming Seminary) and junior Abby Tardelli (Potsdam, N.Y./ North Country Ice Storm), who was the ECAC West’s All-Rookie goalie last year, will serve as assistant captains.

Forward Ott, Fayerman and Mooney return to lead a young Bears’ offense. Ott set the program’s single-season record for goals with 22 and overall points for 36, which she shared with Silveira.

Ott scored the first goal in the newly renovated Maxcy Ice Arena last season and never looked back. Fayerman had another solid season for Potsdam with eight goals and six assists for 14 points in 24 games. Injuries limited Mooney to just 10 games and six points (1-5-6) last year after being named the team’s Rookie of the Year the previous season.

Mooney is now healthy and ready to break out in 2014-15.

Junior Natasha Allen (Aspen, Colo./Ontario Hockey Academy) and sophomores Amanda Peterson (West Chazy, N.Y./Chazy Flyers) and Roberta Beatty (Prince Albert, Saskatchewan/Ontario Hockey Academy) are the only other returning forwards for Potsdam. Allen has played in every one of the Bears 52 games in her two seasons with the program. Peterson had a strong freshman campaign with three goals and five assists for eight points, while seeing time in all 26 games last year. Beatty saw time in 20 contests last season and scored her first career goal against Utica on the final day of the regular season.

Four new faces join the Bears offense this year. Junior Karley Cree (Hogansburg, N.Y./Salmon River) highlights the newcomers after transferring from SUNY Canton. Cree scored 12 goals and recorded 12 assists

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www.nyhockeyonline.com for 24 points and was the Kangaroos second leading scorer in 2013-14. Five of her points (3-2-5) came at Potsdam’s expense. The three other additions are freshman. Jaci Morr (Monroe, Mich./Monroe) makes the trek from Michigan and was also the leading scorer for the Bears’ women’s soccer team this fall. Anna-Rose Bertin (Marathon, Ontario/ Canadian International Hockey Academy) and Brenna Wilson (Kanata, Ontario/Ottawa Senators) make their way across the St. Lawrence River from Ontario.

Defense Marsman and sophomore Kaylen Van Wagner (Red Hook, N.Y./Hotchkiss Prep) are back to anchor Potsdam on the blue line. The duo was rare among Bears defenseman in that they were able to stay healthy enough to play in every game last season. They are joined by fellow returnees in junior Rachel Grefke (Livonia, Mich./Victory Honda) and sophomore Emily Kriwox(Tupper Lake, N.Y./Tupper Lake).

Grefke totaled three assists in all 26 games last season, while Kriwox played in 24 games. Potsdam native and sophomore Kady Hart (Potsdam, N.Y./Potsdam Ice Storm) and freshman Manitoban Lynette Kryminski (Cross Lake, Manitoba/ Norman Wild) make their Bears debuts this season.

Goal Junior Alexane Rodrigue (Monkland, Ontario/Bemidji State) and Tardelli will be back between the pipes this season, giving Potsdam one of the most experienced tandems in the conference. They are joined by freshman Brianna Fiddler (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan/Scanlon Creek). Rodrigue had a strong start to her Bears career with a 10-4-4 mark, .906 save percentage, and a 2.95 goals-against-average. She also notched two shutouts. Tardelli (2-6, .890 sv. %, 3.82 g.a.a., one shutout) played better and better as the season wore on and earned a postseason start for Potsdam.

Plattsburgh

The Cardinals picked up where they left off last season as they defeated Manhattanville 5-4.

Kayla Meneghin scored her first collegiate goal in the East/West Showcase against Manhattanville giving her the ECAC West first 2014-15 season Rookie of the Week honor.

Jordan Lipson was named to the Honor Roll after scoring a goal in both games in the East/West Showcase, one

North Hockey / Page 31 shorthanded and then the lone goal in a game against #2 Norwich, ending the contest in a 1-1 tie. Lipson was named to the All-Tournament Team.

On November 15 the Cardinals raised the 2014 National Championship Banner in the Ronald B . Stafford Ice Arena.

In their first ECAC West contest against Norwich Shannon Stewart hit the 50 career goals milestone in a 5-1 victory.

That victory also awarded Meneghin a back-to-back ECAC West Women’s Rookie of the Week award.

On November 18 Goaltender Ally Ross took home the ECAC West Goalie of the Week award folloing an impressive start to her senior year with a 4-0-1 record in five starts, She had a .920 save percentage and 1.38 goals against average.

The Cardinals are auctioning off their Black game-worn jerseys with proceeds going to the Plattsburgh State Women’s Ice Hockey Team.

The auction ends December 7 and bids can be placed by going to http://gocardinalsports.com/sports/2012/4/10 WHOCKEY_0410123929.aspx?

St. Lawrence

The Saints are 7-5-1 overall heading into December to take on Colgate and Cornell before break.

With 5 goals in the third period the Saints suffered a 7-4 loss to Brown but in the game against Princeton it was the Saints putting in four third period goals to put them past Princeton 7-3.

Canton

The Roos Becca Kieffer of Lee Center (NY) made 38 saves in the season opener at Chatham; but still Canton couldn’t get pass a 3-0 loss.

Grace Lyon of Brasher Falls had four shots on goal and Bineh Garrow, Akwesasne, had three.

Three-time gold medalist Gillian Apps was named volunteer assistant ice hockey coach for the program. Apps took the gold in 2006, 2010 and 2014 for Team Canada.

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Northern New York Men’s College Hockey Report CANTON

by Warren Kozireski

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The Roos entered Thanksgiving still looking for their first win of the season.

Kenneth Orlando led the squad over six games with three goals while Eric Witzel led in assist and points.

Freshman defenseman Brandon McMartin was having an early impact with four assists from the blueline.

The penalty kill was an Achilles heel with 11 goals allowed on the first 26 opportunities.

Just one home game in December—the 13th versus Curry in a matinee.

CLARKSON

The Golden Knights were 3-1-2 in ECAC play during November and were in a logjam near the top of the standings.

Joe Zarbo (Grand Island) was atop the goal and point chart for the team, but was doing most of his damage in nonconference tilts.

Brandon DeFazio ‘11 became the latest former Golden Knight to reach the NHL when he was called up from the AHL to the Vancouver Canucks.

He played in Vancouver’s 2-1 win over Anaheim on Nov. 9.

On Halloween at Appleton Arena, Clarkson and St. Lawrence played in a penalty-free contest for the first time against each other since the 1963 ECAC Tournament consolation game. The last time the Knights played a game without taking any penalties was on February 21, 1997 against Harvard.

Dylan Gareau scored his first two collegiate goals against Bowling Green on Oct. 25 and was named ECAC Rookie of the Week for his efforts.

PLATTSBURGH

A perfect 7-0 conference start and nary a blemish and will likely enter the top three in national rankings at the end of Novem-

ber.

The Cardinals swept the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) awards for the week ending Nov. 9. Rich Botting took Player of the Week accolades after scoring the game-winner in a 1-0 game against Brockport for his first goal of the season.

Goaltender Brady Rouleau made his first colligate start for the Cardinals against Brockport after transferring from Quinnipiac and made 22 saves while earning a shutout to win Goalie of the Week honors.

And freshman Matt Quilty claimed the Rookie of the Week award by posting three points in the 7-4 win over Geneseo.

Freshman defenseman Ayrton Valente (Woodbridge) sealed the win over rival Potsdam Halloween night with an insurance marker for his first collegiate goal.

POTSDAM The Bears were off to a hot start going 4-1-1 in November. Tommy Telesca (Selden), Joey Gilhooly (Brooklyn), Kenny Simon and defenseman Dan McCamey were part of the balanced scoring attack with three goals each while Todd Thomas led the squad with six assists through seven games.

Jon Hall (Dexter) was named the State University of New York Athletic Conference’s Goalie of the Week after two impressive starts against ranked opponents to open the season. Hall started the weekend with a 35-save effort in 4-2 loss to No. 9 SUNY Plattsburgh on Oct. 31 and followed it up with a career-high 53 saves in a 5-4 upset of No. 15 Hobart College on Nov. 1. He was also named for the second time in three weeks Nov. 15 after registering a combined sub-3.00 goals-against-average and a .931 save percentage in a win and tie against Fredonia and Buffalo State.

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Freshman forward Dylan Vander Esch’s scored his first collegiate goal Nov. 1 against Hobart. Gilhooly (Brooklyn) (pictured) netted his first Nov. 14 versus Fredonia.

ST. LAWRENCE “Being a young team, we don’t have a lot of offensively gifted guys and our margin for error is very small,” head coach Greg Carvel said early in the season. “We have a certain way we have to play and the early season is learning exactly what we have.”

What they have is a team that was 5-2 in Novem-

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Christie Cicero was also named an assistant coach.

The former D1 player graduated from Mercyhurst where she played four seasons with the Lakers and served as the assistant captain in her Senior year. After 131 games she had 100 points including 44 goals and 56 assists.

She scored her 100th career goal in the CHA Championship game against RIT last season, the only goal in a 2-1 loss to RIT in double overtime.

Lyon was named one of the Roo’s of the Week for November 24 after she scored goals in back-to-back games against Stevenson University. She scored the winning goal in a 2-0 win against the Mustangs and followed that up by securing the tying goal the following day; a 1-1 finish.

The Roos are 1-5 overall and face St. Michaels, Hamilton and Franklin Pierce in December.

West Hockey / Page 33 ber and 8-5-1 overall with three of those losses coming in overtime.

Sean McGovern and Kyle Hayton earned Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week honors, respectively for the period ending Nov. 9. McGovern recorded his first-career collegiate two-goal game in a 5-2 win at Brown while Hayton set a St. Lawrence rookie record with his third shutout of the season at Yale Saturday and helped the Saints to their first sweep of a season-opening ECAC Hockey road series since 2006-07.

Hayton was also honored the week of Oct. 26 and followed by being named ECAC Goaltender of the Month finishing October second nationally in minutes played (429:11) and first in saves (246) among all Division I net-minders.

Hayton tied the St. Lawrence single-season shutout record with four in just his 13th collegiate start.

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Iroquois JV Hockey

November 13 Iroquois JV 3 vs. Hamburg 3

attackers.

November 30 Iroquois JV 0; Grand Island 0 The young Chiefs have a deep roster this season and The Iroquois JV squad plays an exciting brand of are looking forward to competing in the new Western hockey, according to their Coach. Playing the home New York High School Club Hockey League. This team from Grand Island the JV team played to a 0-0 year’s roster is stocked full of new talent and sopho- tie. more leadership.

While the score may indicate a defensive battle, that was hardly the case. There were plenty of chances The Junior Varsity Chiefs started the 2014-2015 hock- for both teams to score and the game was filled with ey campaign last Thursday against the Hamburg Bull- end-to-end action. dogs in dramatic fashion.

The Offensive line of Owen Green, Joshua Harris Playing a more experienced Hamburg team, the and Hitch Edwards played outstandingly. Keeping the JV Chiefs managed to pull out a 3-3 tie with 42 sec- puck out of the net and stopping multiple point-blank onds left. chances in the shutout was Goalie Nathan Efatation.

Making a very impressive debut was 8th grader Pierce Green who scored all three goals. Contributing to the goals were brothers Cameron and Dylan Giancarlo with Dan Maywalt.

Playing brilliantly in the net was second-year goalie Matt Majeski. Matt made some outstanding saves late in the third period to keep the Chiefs in the game.

November 16 Iroquois JV 1 vs. St. Francis 2 Coming off their first game tie, the Junior Chiefs were looking to enter the win column. Their opponent was the always-difficult St. Francis Red Raiders.

The game was competitive with each team having various scoring chances throughout the evening tilt but in the end St. Francis proved victorious 2-1.

Behind 2-0 entering midway through the third period Alex Held bounced on an offensive rebound the game at 1. Assisting on the goal was veteran Jake Vitello and new comer John Moeller. Playing in his first JV game Nathan Efatation stood tall under pressure making some specular saves styming the Red Raider

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EAHC Red White & Blue Kick Off The Season With A Tournament

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ill Gray’s Regional Iceplex, Home of Rochester Youth Hockey, hosted a Empire Amateur Hockey Conference (EAHC) RWB Tournament to kick off the 2014-15 season for the Red White & Blue (RWB) Division the weekend of 10/18-19. RWB is the new designation for 8U players, replacing “Mites”.

Thirty-four teams participated at 3 levels; Red for the most experienced players, White being 2nd year and advanced 1st year players, and Blue for primarily 1st year players transitioning from a 6U/Beginner program such as Pony or Initiation.

All levels played a 3-4 mini-game (15 minutes per game) round robin schedule on both days against teams in their division. The goal was to see what each individual Organization considered appropriate

team skill at each of the 3 RWB levels, and ensure that those teams were appropriately placed to ensure a competitive season for everyone. Additionally, referee’s had a chance to try the new rules (available at EmpireHockey.org) determined by an 8U committee over the summer, as well as for everyone to see the new for this season, appropriate size nets in a game.

On Sunday, a few teams crossed over level’s; White playing Red and Blue playing White, demonstrating that while there is, as expected, a difference in skill, the margin between levels is close. For the EAHC Organizations , this Tournament was the most fully realized USAH ADM demonstration yet, and the level of competition, participation and enjoyment clearly showed that the ADM is working.

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ational Letter Additionally they of Intent Signhave been coning Day was sistently ranked probably one of the in the Top 10 in biggest days in the lives the country durof Carson Gicewicz, ing their time with Maddie Welch and OlNichols. ivia Zafuto. They have Individually, Zasecured their colfuto has 57 goals

By Janet Schultz Janet@nyhockeyonline.com legiate future by and 48 assists dursigning with St. i n g Lawrence, Syrah e r cuse and Colgate, three respectively, to reyears ceive their educaa t tion and continue Nichtheir hockey cao l s reer. a n d Coach Scott h a s Welch introduced won both girls and four spoke proudly of NYS their accomplishtitles ments. He has coached both of them for many a n d years, and Maddie is his daughter. a p “I think about their commitment to their school, team peared in four National Championships She is recognized and the drive to be successful.,� said Welch.

by USA Hockey as a top performer at her age level and has During their tenure at Nichols the team has had a record been selected to attend USA Hockey National camps each of 90 wins, 14 losses and 7 ties. Nichols has won three con- year of eligibility. She now travels to Colgate University to secutive HAPHA regular season and league championships play for Coach Greg Fargo in the ECAC. sand three consecutive CISSA League Championships. (continued on next page)

National Letter of Intent Signing Day:

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he Fifth Season of the Western New York Girls Ice Hockey Federation got off to a rough start, weather wise.

With over 80 inches of snow falling in the southtowns of Buffalo, hockey games became secondary, cleaning up became necessary.

Opening night came on Tuesday, November 25 with a change in teams playing. Williamsville and Kenmore played to a 1-1 tie at Lincoln Arena and the season began.

The following night Monsignor Martin opened at home against Amherst/Sweet Home and took the win.

Postponed games are being rescheduled and the first week in December finds us at rinks every night, sometimes with two or three games being played.

The League is welcoming Hamburg into the fold with their girls joining in with West Seneca. The team played their first game outdoors at home in East Aurora.

While they fell 3-2 to Lancaster/Iroquois it was an action filled, cold game in the arena that once was home to the Winter Classic in Buffalo.

A f t e r just two sea-

n i 5 n Seaso IH V G Y N W

(Continued from previous page) Zafuto began her career at four years of age with the Niagara Junior Purple Eagles house team and then moved to travel. She then moved to the Buffalo Bisons in 8th grade and this year returned to the NJPE to play with the 19U team that Scott Welch coaches.

Welch began her varsity career with the Nichols team in eighth grade. She has also played with the Buffalo Bisons and this season is also playing for the 19U NJPE under her father’s coaching.

“She has become one of the hardest working players on the ice and hates to get scored on,” according to Coach Welch.

She has served as captain of her team and often shares the “Miracle On Ice Speech” by Herb Brooks or sings to

West Hockey / Page 38 sons playing in the New York State Championships, WNY will host the competition at the newly opened HarborCenter in Buffalo on February 6 and 7.

Kenmore represented this section in 2013 and 2014 when they traveled to Potsdam and Alexandria Bay. They will be fighting to make a third appearance in their hometown.

The only sad note to this year is the fact that Nichols School has dropped from the league after playing just one season.

This year’s participating teams include Williamsville, Kenmore, Amherst/Sweet Home, Lancaster/Iroquois, Monsignor Martin, Hamburg/West Seneca, Orchard Park/Frontier.

As in the past, the League is actively looking for high schools that would like to participate either as an individual school, or by joining with another school in their area.

One change this year is in the point system. A win is 3 points/ ties earn 1.5; overtime win is 2 pts. and ot loss is 1 point.

At press time Monsignor Martin and Lancaster/Iroquois are tied for first at 3 pts. each and Kenmore and Williamsville are in second place with 1.5 pts. each. However, this changes on a daily basis with so many games being played each week.

keep the team motivated.

As a goalie she recorded 88 wins, 10 losses and 6 ties in her four year career. She has faced 1,593 shots and recorded a save percentage of over 93%. Her teams have won 8 New York State Championships and appeared in two Nationals.

She now joins Coach Paul Flanagan in Syracuse and the CHA. Gicewicz has played hockey since he was four years old. He has been with the West Seneca organization as well as the Buffalo Regals and Nichols.

He now moves on to St. Lawrence, where his brother played.

“St. Lawrence was the first school to give me a chance so I chose to go there,” said Gicewicz.

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Buffalo Stars Beat Celebrating Opening Weekend

Christmas Tournament

Above: The Buffalo Stars Minor Peewee enjoy a post game celebration following their WNYHL victory over Webster on November 15th. The Stars prevailed

(Cheektowaga, NY) – The Buffalo Stars House League Program is proud to announce our 1st Annual Christmas House MOHL Tournament.

The program is open to House League Teams in Squirt, Peewee, Bantam, Midget U16 and Midget U18 levels.

The Tournament will also include a Cross Ice Division for 6 to 8 year olds.

Space is limited and filling fast.

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in a tightly fought contest by a score of 4-3.

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NU Jr. Purple Eagles News 19U Update

(Submitted by NJPE; Photo from Fire on Ice Tournament by Janet Schultz)

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he Purple Eagles enter their split season break as the nation’s #6 ranked Tier 1 team according to MYHockey Rankings. The girls swept the Boston Jr. Shamrocks 19U Elite Team during a three game series in Syracuse. After a scoreless first period in Game 1, Boston scored the lone goal of the second period to take a lead that lasted midway through the third period. Then within the span of 2 minutes, Niagara scored 3 goals to take a 3-2 lead. A late power play goal gave the Purple Eagles a 4-2 victory. Game 2 saw Niagara take a 3-0 lead into the third period of the strength of three power play goals. The teams traded goals in the third period and the Purple Eagles coasted to a 5-3 win. In Game 3, Niagara had to come from behind again. After falling behind 2-1 at the end of the first period and a scoreless second period, the Purple Eagles scored 2 goals in the span of 30 seconds early in the third period to take a 3-2 lead. The teams exchanged late period goals and Niagara won 4-3 to sweep the weekend matchup.

Next up for the Purple Eagles was the USA/ Canada Cup Series in Detroit. Niagara finished the weekend with a 2-2-1 record against top Canadian 20U teams. They opened the tournament with a 2-1 victory over the London Jr Devilettes. In the night cap on the first day, Niagara couldn’t hold on to a 2-1 lead in the third period against the Durham West Jr Lightning and lost 3-2 in OT. On day 2 of the tournament, Niagara lost the first game 1-0 to the Nepean Jr Wildcats. Both teams traded scoring chances through the first 2 periods with neither team able to make it to the score sheet. Nepean scored the game’s only goal early in the third period and held off Niagara’s late charge for the victory. The second game of the day ended with a 3-1 win vs the Burlington Jr Barracudas. The

teams traded goals in the first 2 periods and entered the third period tied at one apiece. Niagara scored 2 third period goals to seal the victory. The Purple Eagles ended the preliminary round as the #4 seed in the USA Division. They faced OHA Gold in their final game on Sunday. After a scoreless first period, OHA scored late in the second and again early in the third period to take a 2-0 lead. Niagara kept the pressure on throughout the third period and finally scored two goals in the final 3 minutes of the game to end it with a 2-2 draw.

Niagara closed out the first part of their season at the Rochester Fire on Ice tournament where they went 4-2 over the weekend while only giving up 4 goals in six games. The Purple Eagles opened with a 4-1 victory over the same OHA Gold a team they faced in Detroit. Next up, they defeated the Gilmour Academy Lancers with a 2-0 shut out. In their third game of the tournament, Niagara lost 2-1 to the Boston Jr Shamrocks Elite team. The Purple Eagles rebounded with back to back shut outs. They defeated the Middlesex Islanders 3-0 and followed that with a 4-0 victory over

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The Purple Eagles current record is 26-8-2 and will slow down as high school hockey starts. They will next compete in the East Coast Wizards Holiday

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Buffalo State College

The Bengals defeated Potsdam in their home season opener by taking it to overtime and closing it at 3-2. However, the Bears took the Bengals 2-1 the next day.

They followed with 6-2 and 3-2 OT wins against Neumann the following week.

The season’s first honors went to Bri Carroll, (pictured) named ECAC W Rookie of the Week for scoring 2 goals and 3 assists in the pair of games againsts Neumann.

Buffalo is 3-2-1 overall and facing Plattsburgh as the close out 2014.

RIT

RIT, in its second year as a DI CHA competitor, played to its first-ever scoreless game as a DI school against Princeton on November 8. Jetta Rockleff made her first save of the season and recorded her first collegiate shutout as she stopped 28 shots.

Princeton’s goalie, Kimberly Newell stopped 40 of RIT’s shots.

The Tigers held their annual jersey auction with a military theme as they celebrated Valor Week November 10 through 18. The proceeds go to One Team, One Fight with each player wearing a patch remembering the men and women who served in Afghanistan and Iraq from the Rochester area. They also honored fallen

West Hockey / Page 44 policeman and Veteran Daryl Pierson.

Alli Bennington was named CHA Goaltender of the Week November 16 after stopping 50 of 53 shots on goal in the 1-1 weekend vs Penn State. She also brought home the October Goaltender of the Month honors.

RIT is 3-3-2 overall and will head out to play the University of North Dakota on December 12 and 13 as the final contest of the 2014 year.

University of Buffalo

The Lady Ice Bulls are 3-7 after ten games and face the Buffalo Bisons on December 6 at 12:30 p.m. at Northtowns. (Photo is UB vs Brockport).

Buffalo is third in the ACHA as of November 20.

Niagara University

The Purple Eagles got in the win column on October 25 against Cornell ending the game 5-4 and again on November 12 as they beat Rochester 10-2. They also put up two tying games with Syracuse and Oswego and took a loss from Cornell.

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Bison Beat

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n Sunday, November 16th, Bison Hockey hosted the season’s 2nd Mite Jamboree for teams in WNYAHL’s Red Division. A total of 11 teams participated in this cross-ice event, which showcased the North Buffalo Rink’s new half-ice boards. Each team competed in four 25-minute games in a 4-on-4 format, during which they were able to demonstrate their skills in a small-ice environment. Both parents and coaches were impressed with the skating, stick handling, and passing displayed in tight spaces. Between games, the players and fans enjoyed bubble/air hockey and face painting, and also practiced shots on the shooter tutor.

After spending a great day on the ice, the children left with medals and hockey cards – along with big smiles.

Many parents who had not been inside the North Buffalo Rink building in years expressed how wonderful it looked.

Bison Hockey manages the rink for the City of Buffalo. Over the last three years the building has undergone an “extreme makeover”.

The Buffalo Bisons are looking forward to hosting a Blue Team Jamboree on March 8th, 2015.

(Story and Photos submitted by Buffalo Bisons)

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BROCKPORT

The Golden Eagles couldn’t avoid another slow start with just one win and one tie over the first five conference games. The tie, though, came at Oswego, who entered the contest ranked #2 in the country.

Chase Nieuwendyk was tied for fifth nationally in power play goals.

Zac Sikich and Dylan Shapiro (Rochester) each scored their first collegiate goals Nov. 8 against Potsdam.

Freshman defenseman Dylan Howatt (Fairport) left the team just prior to Thanksgiving after playing in two games without a point.

BUFFALO STATE

Nick Melligan (#5/Sanborn) celebrated his first game back after a year hiatus with a hat trick against Halloween night against Oswego. That helped the Bengals to one win and a pair of ties over their first six conference games.

Sophomore Anthony Beaumont and freshman

West Hockey / Page 45 Jason Zaleski each scored his first collegiate goal Nov. 1 versus Cortland. In the same contest, Mike DeLaVergne (Pawling) earned his first win between the pipes for the Bengals, turning aside 34 of 36 shots faced.

Jake Rosen (#26/East Amherst) scored his first as a collegian with 17 seconds remaining in regulation to help the Bengals erase a three-goal deficit and earn a 4-4 tie against visiting Morrisville State Nov. 7. Freshman defenseman Marcus Michalski scored his first one night later.

The team is in a stretch with just one home game over a 15-game run—that coming Dec. 13 against Johnson & Wales.

With the November snowstorm, their Nov. 21 game with travel partner Fredonia was postponed and now will be played Feb. 14 as the second night of a home-and-home with the Blue Devils.

CANISIUS

The team was winless in November with two games remaining Thanksgiving weekend, but did manage four ties with three of those in conference.

Freshman forward Nolan Sheeran (East Amherst)(pictured) was named Atlantic Hockey Rookie of the Month for October after he led Canisius with eight points on one goal and seven assists. He netted his first collegiate goal Oct. 17 against Army and was named AHA Rookie of the Week for the period ending Oct. 26.

Chris Rumble had a career-best three point game against RIT in m i d - N o v e m b e r.

“They (the coaching staff) have been all over me lately; I haven’t been playing to my potential and

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Junior forward Ralph Cuddemi was named Atlantic Hockey co-Player of the Week for the period ending October 19th after netting a hat trick Oct. 17 against Army.

Cody Freeman was named Atlantic Hockey Player of the Week Oct. 26 after he led the Griffs to their first sweep of the season, recording four points, three goals and one assist in a pair of victories against AIC. Nolan Sheeran (East Amherst) was Rookie of the Week for the same period after recording three assists.

Sophomore Shane Conacher netted the new Harbor Center’s first goal with a tally just 22 seconds into the game against Ohio State Halloween night.

Jack Stander netted his first collegiate tally in the Harbor Center opener Oct. 31.

Josh Kielich (Orchard Park) and Ryan Schmelzer (Buffalo) tallied their first collegiate goals Nov. 7-8 respectively versus Sacred Heart. Jack Stander netted his first Nov. 1 against Ohio State in the Harbor Center opener.

Freshman goaltender Reilly Turner became the first Griff goalie to win his first two decisions since the 1998-99 season.

The team recognized the six coaches in the program’s history (Dr. David Dietz, Mike Kelly, Brian Cavanaugh, Carl Koeppel, Clancy Seymour and Dave Smith) prior to the Nov. 22 game.

ERIE CC

The Kats jumped out to a 4-0 league record with sweeps of Hudson Valley and Mohawk Valley.

Sophomore Bradley Jones led the team through the early going with seven goals and 11 points with freshmen Trevor Evans at ten points and Kevin Hanley a team-leading eight assists through eight games.

Sophomores Daniel Wenner (Lockport) and

West Hockey / Page 46 David Nowak (Eden) plus freshman William Korcynski and David Nowak had slit time in goal with each netting at least one victory.

FREDONIA

The Blue Devils were off to slow start with just a pair of ties in four conference games and, with their Buffalo State postponement due to weather, had a three week mid-semester hiatus between games heading into

early December.

Junior forward Taylor Bourne had six goals and seven assists over his first two seasons combined, but is off to a blazing start with a team-high four goals and four assists over the first six games.

Freshman Marcus Andersson netted his first collegiate goal Nov. 14 at Potsdam.

The team will break for the holiday after their home game with Johnson & Wales Dec. 12 and return on home ice Jan. 6.

With the November snowstorm, their Nov. 21 game with travel partner Buffalo State was postponed and now will be played Feb. 14 as the second night of a home-and-home with the Bengals.

GENESEO

The Knights were swept at home in a conference series for the first time in three years, but were 3-3 with one game remaining in the November portion of the schedule as they try to defend of their SNYAC title.

Sophomore transfer Trevor Hills (Honeoye Falls) netted his first two goals in a Knights uniform opening night versus Morrisville.

First-year forward Sotiris Athanasopoulos and defenseman Pat Condon (Merrick) each scored his first two collegiate goal and sophomore Matt Leon was credited with 21 saves to earn the victory in his first collegiate start against Franklin Pierce Nov. 15.

Their loss to Cortland Nov. 21 ended a nine game winning streak

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NAZARETH

A pre-Thanksgiving weekend conference sweep—a first in program history—gave the Golden Flyers a 3-1-1 record to start and put them near the top of the ECAC West standings through the early going.

Transfers Dominik Gabaj (MCC) and Rocky Gruttadauria (Spencerport) via Niagara last January had accounted for nine of the team’s first 24 tallies.

Sophomore forward Ben Blasko equaled a school record with four assists in the season opener against Brockport. Junior goaltender Ed Zdolshek was recognized by the ECAC West Conference for his 23 save performance in the same contest.

Freshman Oliver Janzen scored his first collegiate goal Nov. against Utica.

A 5-0 win over visiting Manhattanville Nov. 21 marked the first shutout victory in the three-year history of Nazareth’s hockey program.

West Hockey / Page 47 defenseman Nick Cecere scored his first career goal with a power play tally at Notre Dame.

Freshman defenseman Keegan Harper scored his first Nov. 8 against Bentley.

Senior center Chris Lochner and senior defenseman Kevin Albers both played in their 100th career game on Nov. 1 against AIC. Senior Isaac Kohls joined them Nov. 8 against Bentley.

R.I.T.

“I don’t think we’re playing very well,” head coach Wayne Wilson said. “We’re a team that is just watching Matt Garbowsky (pictured), Josh Mitchell and Brad McGowan work. Matt you go score the goal; Matt you tie it up; Matt you win it— we’re spectators. We’ve got some people out (with injuries), but this is a great opportunity for other people to show what they have and they’re not taking charge.”

Garbowsky, leading the nation with 11 goals over his first 13 games, was named the Atlantic NIAGARA The Purple Eagles were winless in the first Hockey Player of the Week on Nov. 17 after recordeight games of the season for the first time in the ing the seventh hat-trick in RIT’s 10-year Division I program’s history. They broke the streak with an history and the first in his collegiate career. He had overtime win Nov. 8 against Bentley that began a a point in 10 of the first 11 games this season and had a nine- game point-scoring streak with nine three-game winning streak to end November.

“We still haven’t really had a full week of prac- goals and five assists during that span. tice with our team,” head coach Dave Burkholder Josh Mitchell was tied for best in the country said. TJ Sarcona returned from a broken wrist and with 13 assists. freshmen Stanislav Dzakhov played his first con- Jordan Ruby was named AHA Goaltender of test after sitting out the first ten games in an NCAA the Week for the same period after he stopped 41ruling—both against Army Nov. 21—and had im- of-44 shots in a 1-0-1 weekend for the Tigers and icking up his second career shutout. mediate impacts.

Freshmen Robert Angiolella and Derian Plouffe The team sold out Blue Cross Arena (10,000+) each netted their first collegiate goals. Angiolella’s for the fifth consecutive year in their Brick City came in the opening loss to Clarkson while Plouffe Homecoming loss to Boston College. Head coach scored his the next night versus St. Lawrence. Albin Wayne Wilson and associate head coach Brian Karlsson scored his first Oct. 31 against AIC. Junior Hills’ alma mater Bowling Green will be the opponent next year.

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News and Notes from WNY... ...The Buffalo Bisons played in the Bauer Invitational in Chicago. 428 teams from 30 states took part with the Bisons sporting their custom Buffalo Bison Bottle Cap third jersey. ...Condolences to the family of Richard W. Brinkman.

Brinkman was a prominent hockey official and a member of the NYS Amateur Hockey Hall of Fame who passed away October 24. He worked as a collegiate official for 16 years and founded the Ken-Ton Officials Hockey Association which later became the Niagara Frontier Officials Association. He served as president and as a member of the board of directors for 14 years. He was also instrumental in forming the State Hockey Officials Association and was referee in chief of the state Amateur Hockey Association for 15 years. He was also a member of the USA Hockey Rules Committee for 12 years and was referee in chief of the North American Hockey League or six years.

In addition to working as an off-ice official for the Buffalo Sabres, Brinkman oversaw a crew of 44 off-ice officials during the Lake Placid Olympics. ...Results from the 16U and 18U West Section Sectionals played in November include: 16U--Jr. Sabres 3, Buffalo Regals 2; Wheatfield 5, Perinton 1 giving the Jr. Sabres first place, second-Buffalo Regals and third-Wheatfield.

18U: Jr. Sabres over Buffalo Saints 3-2 and Rochester 8 over Amherst 2. Placing first were the Jr. Sabres; second, Buffalo Saints; Third, Rochester and fourth Amherst. ...Congratulations to Emily Janiga on being named Mercyhurst Laker Spot Light of the Week for December 1. ...Lakeshore Arena, Rochester, will hold a Learn to Skate Ice Cubs Clinic on December 29 from 5:00 to 5:50 p.m. and on December 30 from 5:15 to 6:05 p.m. You must (West Collegiate Men continued)

Brady Norrish and Mark Golberg scored their first collegiate goals Oct. 31 against Robert Morris.

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NCAA Dartmouth 5; St. Lawrence 1 U10A Mississauga defeats Durham West 2-1 U12A Nepean defeats Team Illinois 3-0 U12AB Hamilton defeats Rochester 4-1 U12AA Brampton defeats East Coast Wizards 5-1 U14A Buffalo Bisons defeat Whitby 3-1 U14AB Orillia defeats Halton 2-1 U14AA Nepean defeats CYA 2-1 U17A Sarnia defeats Mississauga 2-1 U17AB Skaneateles defeats Etobicoke 2-1 U17AA Mississauga defeats DLC 3-1 U17AA (B) Etobicoke defeats Timmins 4-2 U19A OHA Maroon defeats Whitby 2-1 U19AA CYA defeats Rice 2-0 (Photos by Janet Schultz from games at Dwyer Arena with Cazenovia and Niagara Jr. Purple Eagles)

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Janosz Goaltending Footwork and Positioning!

roper positioning starts with solid footwork and skating mechanics. A well positioned goaltender will have greater consistency by giving themself the best possible to chance to make the save. In basic terms, positioning consists of three things: being square to the puck, being set, and having appropriate depth; and they should be prioritized in that order.

(Square, set, appropriate depth) 1) Square. This is the main priority above anything else. The goaltender has to be centered with the puck; often referred to as the Shooting Triangle.

Here are a few tips that the goaltender must do in order to accomplish this: 1. Locate the shooters stick blade in order to stay “square”.

2. Anticipate the play to move with and not after the pass to try to “arrive early” or at least “on-time” 3. Crease Awareness in order to accurately move around the crease while still staying “square” and not losing sight of the puck; all while knowing the most dangerous threat.

2) Set. The goaltender should strive to be set for the shot whenever possible. This not only makes the save easier, but it also helps with rebound control. Part of being set is having good hard pushes and quick stopping ability to beat the pass and to once again strive to “arrive early” Here are the 5 basic goaltender specific skating techniques that need to constantly be trained and reinforced. With

all movements the goaltender should have steady hands and strive for balance to stay fast and flexible.

1. T-push- Used on cross-ice passes. Must push hard and get set quickly.

It is important to note that with any passing play the goaltender should glance ahead of the puck to see where the intended target is before refocusing on the puck.

2. Push Outs- Similar to a Tpush, but used when the puck moves from a low to high position; like a pass out from below the goal line.

3. Shuffle- Moving laterally with a player carrying the puck when there is a risk of a shot. Steps should be relatively small to avoid opening up the 5-hole.

4. Backwards - Used to close gap on a breakaway and rush situations. Initial depth still depends on the situation.

5. C-cuts- forward and backwards. Used to gain depth on bad angle play and rush plays. They can also be used to gain momentum when rotating back towards the post on rush and in-zone plays.

3) Appropriate Depth. Depth is often a controversial area. Goaltenders are playing deeper now than in previous years simply because they’ve realized that the smaller percentage of extra “front door” coverage is not worth the larger percentage of “backdoor” net that becomes available.

With clutching and grabbing out of the

game in recent years it is imperative for goaltenders be able to make second and third rebound saves.

At the same time depth is still important to maximize net coverage but can only be acquired if the goaltender is square first. Coming out and “cutting down the angle” without being square to the puck will actually decrease net coverage.

Here are some variables that determine how much depth a goaltender should gain: 1. Size- bigger goalies don’t have to come out as far; smaller goalies do.

2. Skating Ability- A goalie that is a great skater may be able to come out farther because they can recover on a pass or bad rebound.

3. Lateral Movement - Goalies that have good sliding and down pushing ability may be able to be a little more aggressive because they can still recover to the post or shooter’s stick based on the play.

4. Situation- This is the greatest variable on how much depth to attain.

Generally on any situation that there is a threat for a pass the goaltender will have to play deeper. (Odd man rush, in-zone play, or especially while on the PK) As you can see goaltending is much more than just “stopping the puck”. Goaltenders that possess the footwork and hockey sense to be able to do the work before the shot will

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have greater success. The next part of the equation is how to actually make the save, which will be in future articles.

Diagram 1Shooting Triangle- Goalie should be in the center of the shooting triangle. On bad angle plays the goaltender does not need as much depth for maximum net coverage.

Diagram 2Situational Depth- The goaltender must play deeper when there is a backdoor threat.

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