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The third game of the WNYGVIH Federation Quarterfinals pitted KenGiPort against FLOP. FLOP came out on top 3-1 to advance to the semi-finals on Thursday.
FLOP opened the scoring at 5:44 of the first period when Sabrina Basamania, assisted by Hannah Favata scored. It remained 1-0 through the end of the first.
FLOP secured a second goal in the second period with Jocelyn Smaczniak scoring, assisted by Lila Bell and Brooklyn Forcucci. This was the game-winner and the second ends 2-0.
With just over two minutes left in the third, FLOP got on the boards again as Peyton Forcucci dropped the puck into the empty net. It seemed this would be the end. Not happening. With 57.3 seconds left, KenGiPort’s Alexa Denning got one past Rachael Fix on an assist by Teagan Willats and Savanna Shaft.
Fix faced 24 shots on goal for FLOP and KenGiPort’s Ella Johnston stopped 19 of 21.
This sets the seeding for the Semi-Finals with FLOP at number 2 facing #1 CASH and #3 HEWS facing #4 LIDA.
Editor’s Note: While I tend not to commentate on our games, this one was exciting, the goaltenders were outstanding at both ends and there were some amazing shots-on-goal that didn’t make it past the goaltenders.
HEWS will move to the semi-finals after defeating Williamsville 8-3 last evening at the Buffalo State University Arena.
HEWS got on the boards first with an unassisted goal by MacKenzie Benker. Adding three more right after were Brynn Holland, assisted by Liliana Smardz; Sophia Phillips, unassisted and Kylie Wegrzynowski, assisted by Morgan Cooper and Benker. First period ends 4-0.
Williamsville’s Gen Illios put a goal in to start off the second period, assisted by Allison Besancon and Megan Loretz. HEWS answered back with two goals; one by Smardz and Phillips and then Allie Schmirl had one heading in and then out and then finally in, assisted by Ellie Grabowski. Williamsville closes out the second period with a goal by Besancon, assisted by Addison Stachura and second closes at 6-2 in favor of HEWS.
Third period it was HEWS on board first with a goal by Phillips, assisted by Brynn Holland and Megan Cooper. Williamsville answers back as Illios gets one past Ella Buczynski, assisted by Anna Meyer and Besancon. HEWS answers that with another goal by Holland, unassisted. That ends the game with HEWS at 8-3 and moving to the semi-finals.
Buczynski stops 8 of 11 for the win and Anna Bacon stopped 22 of 30 for Williamsville.
The WNYGVIH League opened their 16th Quarterfinals at Buffalo State University’s Arena on Tuesday (Feb. 10) evening with three games. First up was #2 seeded Lancaster/Iroquois/Depew/Alden against #7 seed Niagara County Lady Warriors. It was a 9-0 shutout for LIDA over the struggling Niagara County team.
Mia Hauser got on the boards first at 2:16 of the first period, on an assist by Claire Whiteford. Then it was two goals by Hailey Muff, and the others by Emily Lysiak, Brynn Cafferty, Lucia Lawrence and Whiteford to end the first period 7-0. Credited with assists in that period were Leah Dowling, Natalie Domagala, Layla Osinski, Leah Sacco, Caitlin Sinclair and Lysiak.
Second period opened to a running clock after Grace Leonardi, assisted by Sinclair added the 8th goal. The ninth was scored by Cafferty, assisted by Sinclair and Dowling. The running clock continues into the third, which was scoreless. Iris Schimenti stopped 14 shots for the shut-out win and NICO’s Lila Jones stoped 13 of 22.
LIDA moves on to the semi-finals as Seed #2, facing Seed #3 Hamburg/Eden/West Seneca.
Our best to NICO Assistant Coach Shawn Latini as he retires as a coach.
Apologize for quality of photographs, we were on the auxilary rink with not one piece of glass that was clear enough to photograph through. Edited as best I could. Janet.
Puc’s OT Power-Play Winner Lifts Cardinals Past Buffalo State in Women’s Hockey
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Plattsburgh State women’s ice hockey team returned to SUNYAC action Friday night on the road and picked up a hard-fought 2–1 victory over Buffalo State. The Cardinals continued their strong run, winning their ninth game in the last 10 outings after coming off a thrilling come-from-behind overtime victory earlier in the week against No. 4 Middlebury.
Plattsburgh got on the board first in the opening period when sophomore Seoyoung Yoo (Yongin, Republic of Korea) capitalized at 13:26 of the first on an assist from senior Taya Balfour(Moorestown, N.J.), giving the Cardinals an early 1–0 edge. The Bengals answered early in the second period with a power-play goal by Sequoia Recollet-Nebenionquit to knot the game at 1–1 and set the stage for a tense finish.
The go-ahead score came in overtime as first-year Zoe Puc (West Palm Beach, Fla.) buried a power-play winner at 2:26 of the extra session off a feed from senior Emily Kasprzak (Niagara, N.Y.), sending Plattsburgh State home with the SUNYAC victory.
Sophomore goaltender Maddy Stetson (Wasilla, Alaska) made 23 saves in net, turning aside numerous Buffalo State chances throughout regulation before the extra-session clincher. The win marked the second meeting between the two squads this season, with Plattsburgh having secured a 1–0 victory in their earlier matchup.
With the win, the Cardinals improve to 14–6 overall and 8–1 in SUNYAC play.
Men’s Ice Hockey: Cardinals Shut Out Buffalo State to Extend Win Streak in SUNYAC Play
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — The Plattsburgh State men’s ice hockey team returned home Friday night and continued its SUNYAC momentum with a 3–0 victory over Buffalo State at the Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena. The Cardinals built on a recent two-game win streak that included triumphs over Cortland and Morrisville.
Plattsburgh opened the scoring in the first period when first-year Felix-Antoine Parenteau (St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Quebec) struck on the power play at 14:38, assisted by sophomore Quinn Tavares (Mississauga, Ontario) and senior Lonan Bulger(Yellowknife, Northwest Territories), to give the Cardinals an early 1–0 edge. Just over two minutes later, junior Patrick Cole (Lancaster, N.Y.) extended the lead with a goal at 16:30, putting Plattsburgh State ahead 2–0 heading into the second period.
Late in the third, senior Riley Sutherland (Burlington, Ontario) capped the scoring with a goal at 15:48, creating a 3–0 advantage and sealing the win for the Cardinals. Aaron Catron (Middletown, Del.) and Jaden Ward (East Aurora, N.Y.) assisted on the third goal, helping Plattsburgh pad the lead in front of a packed home crowd.
In net, first-year goaltender Beau Lane (Pembroke, Mass.) turned aside 32 shots to earn the shutout, making several key stops in the second period to maintain the Cardinals’ lead.
In their previous meeting earlier this season, the Cardinals pulled off a thrilling 4–3 overtime victory over Buffalo State. With the win, the Cardinals improve to 11–10 overall and 7–7 in SUNYAC play.
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — The Plattsburgh State men’s ice hockey team remained at home and continued its SUNYAC schedule Saturday afternoon, defeating the Fredonia Blue Devils, 4–3, in overtime at Stafford Ice Arena. The Cardinals entered the matchup riding a three-game win streak, including Friday’s 3–0 victory over Buffalo State.
Plattsburgh came out flying early, striking just 21 seconds into the game as first-year Gabriel Filion (Montreal, Quebec) found the back of the net with helpers from sophomore Quinn Tavares (Mississauga, Ontario) and senior Lonan Bulger(Yellowknife, Northwest Territories) to give the Cardinals a quick 1–0 lead. Fredonia answered in the second period with a tally from Mathieu Fournier, but Plattsburgh responded with a pair of second-period goals to push the advantage to 3–1. Junior Colin Callanan (Stony Point, N.Y.) scored with assists from first-year Mike English (Hague, N.Y.) and Bulger, and later sophomore Shane Bondy added a goal at 16:14 with helpers from junior Patrick Cole(Lancaster, N.Y.) and senior Brannon Butler (Toronto, Ontario).
The Blue Devils rallied in the third period as Luke Morris and Owen Cross scored to knot the game at 3–3, setting the stage for dramatic extra time. In the overtime frame, Tavares finished a rush with a goal on an assist from senior Jake Sacratini (Montreal, Quebec) to send the home crowd into celebration and secure the 4–3 win for Plattsburgh. In net, first-year Beau Lane (Pembroke, Mass.) earned the victory, stopping 28 shots, while Fredonia’s netminder turned aside 49 attempts in defeat.
Plattsburgh’s victory extends its impressive run in SUNYAC competition and keeps momentum strong as the regular season nears its conclusion. In the teams’ previous meeting earlier this season, the Cardinals pulled off a thrilling 4–3 overtime victory over the same Fredonia squad, completing the season-series sweep. With the win, the Cardinals improve to 12–10 overall and 8–7 in conference play and will be back in action Friday to take on Skidmore in the team’s final home game of the regular season at 7 p.m.–
GENEVA, N.Y. — The Plattsburgh State Cardinals continued SUNYAC play on the road Saturday night, edging the William Smith Herons, 2–1, in a tightly contested battle.
William Smith struck first in the opening period when Finley Crosby collected an unassisted goal at 12:12 of the first, giving the Herons an early 1–0 lead. However, Plattsburgh State responded quickly in the second stanza.
Just 1:15 into the second period, first-year Bailey MacKellar(Hamburg, N.Y.) tied the game with a finish on a play set up by seniors Emily Kasprzak (Niagara, N.Y.) and Taya Balfour(Moorestown, N.J.). Later in the period at 12:26, first-year Zoe Puc(West Palm Beach, Fla.) notched what proved to be the game-winning goal, tallying on assists from sophomore Seoyoung Yoo (Yongin, Republic of Korea) and MacKellar to put the Cardinals ahead for good.
Plattsburgh’s defense tightened in the third period, preserving the one-goal margin. Junior Chloe Lewis (Monson, Mass.) earned the win in goal, turning aside 22 saves on the night, while William Smith’s Mia Iwicki faced 29 shots in defeat.
The win extends Plattsburgh State’s strong run in SUNYAC play and continues momentum following back-to-back overtime victories this week over Middlebury and Buffalo State. With the victory, the Cardinals improve to 15–6 overall and 9–1 in conference action.
Earlier in the season, Plattsburgh blanked William Smith, 4–0, in the previous meeting at home to complete the season-series sweep. Plattsburgh State will return home Friday to welcome Oswego in its next SUNYAC showdown.
HAMILTON – The Raiders were trailing in the third period on Senior Day at the Class of 1965 Arena, but Madeline Palumbo tied it, Alexia Aubin scored the overtime winner, and the Raiders beat RPI 2-1 to extend their winning streak to a season-long five games.
HOW IT HAPPENED Colgate had the majority of the chances in the opening minutes of Saturday’s Senior Day matchup, but were unable to get on the board early. As the period progressed, the Raiders continued to register shots on goal and looked primed to score, but RPI’s Reese Keating saved the first 10 shots she faced.
Despite a power play opportunity, Colgate still couldn’t open the scoring, and the first period would end, 0-0.
As the second period began, the Raiders continued to exert pressure and held an extreme advantage in shots on goal over the Engineers. However, even with another power play chance, Colgate weren’t able to find the back of the net as the period neared its conclusion.
In a complete momentum shift, RPI took a shocking lead at 19:18 when Sabrina Beaudoin, assisted by Charlotte Wensley and Aylah Cioffi, beat Brooke Davis and made it 1-0 to the Engineers. The period would end with the Raiders trailing by one.
The third period began with the Raiders down 1-0 and RPI goaltender Keating continuing her career day with 31 saves.
It took until their 36th shot on goal of the game, but Colgate finally got on the board at 7:32 when Madeline Palumbo, assisted by Avery Pickering, poked a shot past Keating to make it 1-1.
Once again, it would come down to the wire for the Raiders, as the teams entered the final two minutes of play still tied at one, and despite more pressure from the Colgate attackers, the game would head to overtime.
Early in the 3-on-3 period, Colgate continued their domination, and finally took home the win at 2:19 when Alexia Aubin scored off of an assist by Palumbo to cap off a Senior Day win.
VS Union
HAMILTON – Colgate fell behind in the opening minute on Friday, but two goals from Alexis Petford, including a late winner, were enough to secure the Raiders’ 19th consecutive victory against Union College at the Class of 1965 Arena.
HOW IT HAPPENED Union took the lead right away on Friday, going in front 1-0 when Karianne Engelbert fired in from close range at 0:39, assisted by Megan Duplantie.
Playing from behind, Colgate was unable to exert much attacking pressure in the following minutes as they looked to avoid a loss to Union, which would be their first in over 50 total meetings.
As the opening period moved along, the Raiders began taking over, but they were unable to cash in despite a power play opportunity. That all changed at 16:16, when Alexis Petford, assisted by Alexia Aubin and Emma Beauchamp, tied the game at one for the Raiders.
Despite a dominant performance and a late goal in the period, Colgate and Union went to the first intermission even at one.
The second period began with several big chances for Colgate, but more saves from Union goaltender Emma Rheaume prevented the Raiders from taking the lead. A Garnet Chargers power play quickly put the pressure on Colgate’s defense, but Farah Walker remained resilient in goal, keeping the score tied in a back-and-forth stretch.
Neither team found the back of the net in the waning minutes of the second period, and the game remained tied 1-1 going into a critical last 20 minutes.
The final period began much like the second, with both teams unable to take the lead despite major chances, but a five-minute major penalty by Union’s Peyton O’Neill gave the Raiders their best chance to go in front. Still, Colgate couldn’t beat Rheaume in net, and the third period crossed the halfway mark without a goal to separate the teams.
With the minutes ticking down, it looked unlikely that the Raiders could find a winner in regulation, but at 17:56, Petford scored her second goal of the game, putting Colgate up 2-1 off assists by Beauchamp and Aubin and giving the Raiders a massive late advantage.
Men’s Hockey
ITHACA, N.Y. – Isaiah Norlin fired the puck into the back of the net off a dish from Max Nagel just over a minute into overtime to lift Colgate over No. 9 Cornell at Lynah Rink on Saturday (feb 6) night. Colgate’s win over No. 9 Cornell is their sixth win over a ranked opponent this season.
HAMILTON – A raucous atmosphere and an early goal from Antonio Fernandez weren’t enough to give Colgate a win on Friday (Feb. 6) night, as they fell 5-2 in a hostile rivalry weekend opener at the Class of 1965 Arena.
The number 13 is considered unlucky by many people. But for one girls high school hockey team, 13 is a lucky number.
For the first time in the 16 season history of the Western New York Girls Varsity Ice Hockey Federation the Clarence/Amherst/Sweet Home, better known as CASH, girl’s hockey team won the regular season championship, finishing first in the standings. The did it by finishing with a 13-2-1 record.
“I’m super proud of the team,” commented CASH head coach, Nicola Adimey. “We do have a lot of talent and they play their game.
“But when we do find that we need to adjust our game, they are all willing to do it. They are fully onboard and they see the same vision.
“They see that there is success when we play the way we can definitely helps.”
Coach Adimey admits that she wasn’t exactly sure of how the team was going to do when tryouts began.
“We had a lot of new players,” recalled the CASH head coach. “You don’t know your new players.
“You don’t know what they are going to look like in a game. The first games of the season we played using four different lines. We played with five or six defensemen.
“We lost that first game of the season. But we had to find out who our players are. And we did.”
When asked to name some of those key players on her team, Coach Adimey didn’t hesitate with an answer.
“For one thing, our goaltending is exceptional,” said the veteran coach of CASH’s goaltender, Ella Celej. “Ella was a good goaltender last year.
“This year she is making the key saves that are keeping us in games. Those saves set her apart from the good goalie she was last year.
“Number two, we’re winning with our defense. Jenny (Wild, senior, Clarence HS) and Maya (Adimey, senior, Amherst HS) are 50 percent of our defense.
“It seems like they’re out there every other shift, alternating. They are out there on the power play and the penalty kill. They are out there together for the last two minutes of a game when we need it.
“Then there are the ones who support them on defense including Cece Bizub (freshman, Amherst HS) is a great talent. Rafi Ventura (eighth grader, Sweet Home) has been a great addition to the team.
“Haylie Yourston (senior, Sweet Home HS) is a veteran who is solid back there too.
“And by having a good defense it helps our forwards get the opportunity to go with our breakout. If the breakout doesn’t work the defense is there to stop anybody that comes back towards out net.”
Which brings things to the final weapon in the CASH arsenal and that is their forwards. Coach Adimey will be the first to tell you that the team’s forwards know how to score goals, crash the net and are not afraid to fire the puck on the oppositions net.
“Kiley Breeze (senior, Clarence HS) is the type of player that you don’t really notice her until she scores,” commented Coach Adimey. “She is one of the hardest working players out there.
“She’s good on the forecheck and backcheck. She has scored some amazing goals this season.
“Then there is another ninth grader, Cece Watson (Clarence MS). She drives the puck along the boards and wins those little battles along the boards. And how she comes out with the puck, I don’t know how she does it.
“There is Polina (Stremiakova, junior, Clarence HS), who does a good job and digging and getting the puck out and moving.”
As for the playoffs, CASH gets a first-round bye. The team will practice a handful of times before facing their first round opponent.
“With our playoffs, anybody can win,” concluded Coach Adimey. “Hopefully we will continue to score more goals than the other team.”
It’s here, the playoffs and championships. Another great season for WNYGVIH is coming to a close.
CASH has captured the Federation Championship for 2026 but the League Champions are yet to be determined and it’s anyone’s game.
Quarterfinals will be played at Buffalo State College Ice Arena on Tuesday, February 10.
First up is #7 NICO against #2 LIDA. NICO has had a rough year with a 0-14-2 record. However, one of their players has managed to land a spot on the WNYGVIH All Time Scoring Leader Board. Sam Latini has moved to #8 overall with 76 goals and 61 assists for 137 points in 99 games.
LIDA secured #2 with 11-4-1 record and 34.5 points.
NICO and LIDA will face off at 4 p.m.
At 6 p.m. it will be #6 Williamsville against #3 HEWS. Williamsville comes in with a 2-14-0 record and HEWS with a 11-5-0 record.
The final game at 8 p.m. will pit KenGiPort against FOP. KGIP’s Teagan Willats has also secured a spot on the All-Time Scoring Leader List with 35 goals and 58 assists for 93 points in 115 games.
The semi-finals will be held on Thursday, February 12 with #4 playing #1 CASH at 6 p.m. and then at 8 p.m. it will be Seeds 3 and 4.
The Private School Championship with St. Mary’s of Lancaster facing off against Monsignor Martin will be at 6 p.m. on Monday, February 16 at 6 p.m. and the Section VI Championship will be at 8 p.m.
A look at this past week, which was loaded with regular and make-up games and a couple Senior Nights.
Monday: LIDA over KenGiPort 4-1; St. Mary’s over NICO 9-1; HEWS beat Williamsville 6-0.
It was Senior Night for HEWS and we congratulate Kylie Wegrzynowski, Brynn Holland, Sophia Phillips, Kelsey Barrett and Meghan Waskielewicz and wish them well.
MacKenzie Benker had the game-winner, unassisted. Then goals were added by Phillips, Holland, Barrett.
Assisting were Holland, Allie Schmirl, Barrett and Waskielewicz. Ella Buczynski stopped 14 shots for the shut-out win. In goal for Williamsville, Anna Bacon stopped 39 of 45.
LIDA secured their #2 spot with a 4-1 victory over KenGiPort with two goals by Leah Dowling, and additional ones from Brynn Cafferty and Caitlin Sinclair. Assists went to Lucia Lawrence, Sinclair, Dowling and Cafferty. Iris Schimenti stopped 18 of 19 for the W. Savanna Shaft had the lone goal for Kengiport, assisted by MacKenzie Kumrow and Kiley Burke. Hadley Dahlgren was netminder for KenGiPort stopping 32 of 35.
Sam Latini had the single goal for NICO in the loss to St. Mary’s. Lila Jones faced 42 shots and stopped all but 9. Scoring for St. Mary’s were Avery Szczesek, Shea Hall, Gabe Lowell, Meghan Donnelly, Olivia Salamone, Brynn Karan, Sophia Quinn and Morgan Gorman. Assists were credited to Donnelly, Lauren Gilano, Salamone, Szczesek and Alaina Roland.
NICO celebrated Senior Night on Tuesday with congratulations going to Latini, Myla Chopyak and Sam Draper.
NICO’s Latini dropped in the lone goal for the team and the netminder Lila Jones faced 24 shots on goal.
For KenGiPort it was Willats, Kumrow, Krawczyk, Avery Brach, Maddie Jagow and Isabella Shaft assisted by Savannah Shaft, Maddie Jagow, Alera Ostertag, Willats, Isabella Shaft, Krawczyk, and Kirsten Billman. In net Ella Johnston stopped 5 of 6 shots.
Two St. Mary’s players chalked up the goals for the team and making it a 5-1 win over LIDA. Szczesek had a hattrick and Donnelly put in two for the 5 goal win. They were assisted by Alaina Roland, Dylaney Dee and Captain Gabe Lowell. Donnelly also logged two assists. In goal Betsy Accurso stopped 39 of 40 shots.
For LIDA it was Cafferty, Dowling on Sinclair on the goal with Schimenti stopped 33 of 38 shots.
FOP’s Hannah Favata had the game winner in a 4-1 win. Sabrina Basamania scored the first goal, assisted by Peyton Forcucci and Favata. Peyton assisted on Favata’s goal. Then it was the Forcucci sisters on the third goal, a power play scored by Peyton and assisted by Brooke. Kayli Tefft scored an empty netter with Keira Keaton keeping MonMar at bay stopped 14 of 15 shots. For MonMar it was Avery McDonald scoring, unassisted and in goal Grace Elliott faced 35 shots.
We covered a double header on Wednesday with MonMar at HEWS at Northtowns Arena. HEWS scored two goals 21 seconds apart in the first period to take a 2-0 lead after one. Schmirl had the game-winner, assisted by Benker and Cooper. Vetter, assisted by Cooper, added the second. With no scoring in the second we moved to the third and HEWS’ third goal by Grabowski, assisted by Holland. Katelyn Larson was in net for HEWS and stopped 11 shots for the shutout win. In goal for MonMar, Kate Kelly faced 45 shots.
Moved over to the feature rink for CASH at Williamsville. This is home ice to both teams. CASH opened the scoring in the second period after nothing in the first. Kiley Breeze scored unassisted and the second period ends 1-0 CASH. CASH added three more in the third with two more goals by Breeze and one by Lyla Kinney. Jenny Wild, Cece Watson, Maya Adimey and Kinney had assists. In goal Ella Celej stopped 10 for the shutout win and for Williamsville Anna Bacon stopped 28 of 32.
Webster visited FOP for a non-league match-up before one of our teams faces them in the Section V vs Section VI playoff.
Webster won 4-2 with goals from Molly Meyer, assisted by Molly Smith; Smith from Brooklyn Pagano and Meyer; the game-winner by Jess Nappi assisted by Pagano and Ella Buss and Buss, an empty net goal assisted by Lucy Barbato. Their goalie Mia Wambach stopped 24 of 26 shots.
For FOP it was Hollander and Favata scoring, assisted by Smaczniak, Tefft and Costanzo. Fix stopped 26 of 29 shots.
According to sources, Webster is a fast, aggressive and skilled team.
HEWS won in a shutout over NICO. Goal scorers included Cooper, Phillips, A.Anderson, Smardz, Sokolowski, Waszkielewicz and Schmirl. Buczynski stopped 7 of 7 shots. In goal for NICO, Jones faced 30 shots.
CASH beat MonMar 3-0 with Breeze scoring the game-winner on the power-play, assisted by Wild. Breeze also scored the final goal on the power play, assisted by Watson. The second goal of the night was scored by Dominik, unassisted. Celej had a 19 save shutout win. In goal for MonMar, Kelley stopped 39 of 42.
Over at Northtown it was KenGiPort vs Williamsville with KenGiPort coming out on top with four goals. Williamsville lone scorer was Besancon, assisted by Lombardo. In goal Bacon stopped 43 of 47 shots. For KenGiPort it was Burke with the first goal, assisted by Kumrow and Sheridan Jagow. Willats scored the game-winner, assisted by Maddie Jagow. Then it was an unassisted goal by Savannah Shaft with the final goal by Ashlynn Becker, assisted by Alexa Denning and Savannah Shaft. Dahlgren gets the win with 16 saves on 17 shots.
CASH will be facing off against Webster Friday night. We will post the scoring later, as this is a non-league game.
At the end of the regular season LIDA’s Dowling leads the Scoring with 24 goals and 17 assists for 41 points in 16 games. She is followed by Peyton Forcucci (FOP) 18g/16a; Teagan Willats (KGIP) 16g/16a; Brynn Cafferty (LIDA) 13g/17 a and Sabrina Basamania(FOP) 10g/19 a for 29 points. Each has played 16 games.
Ella Celej(CASH) heads the goalie list with a .943 save percentage in 724.42 minutes played. She has had 4 shutouts. Ella Buczynski (HEWS) has a .919 save percentage for the second spot while playing 579.90 minutes and logging 5 shut-outs. Grace Elliott (MONMAR) sits at third with a .916 save percentage in 229.87 minutes of play; then Hadley Dahlgren (KGIP) .913 and 337.67 minutes and Ella Johnston (KGIP) with .912 in 427.30 minutes. Dahlgren and Johnston each have had 2 shutout victories.
Most minutes played in net go to Lila Jones of NICO with 729.95. Most shut-outs with five goes to Buczynski and facing the most shots is Anna Bacon (Williamsville) with 409, of which she stopped 347.
A congratulatory salute to HEWS Kelsey Barrett on being named the Buffalo Sabres Woman Hockey Player of the Month for January. It was announced at Thursday night’s game.
We hope to see you at the playoffs and championships. Our understanding is there will be an admission charge, but it is unknown what that is.
Mother Nature stepped in again to postpone all the Monday, January 29 games. However, Tuesday morning looked better and our players headed to the rink.
Four games were held Tuesday including St. Mary’s at HEWS, played at Northtown Arena, a make-up game from January 26; FOP headed to Niagara County, Monsignor Martin played Williamsville, another make-up game; and LIDA headed to Paddock to play KenGiPort.
NYHOL headed to Northtown for the St. Mary’s of Lancaster/HEWS game. HEWS beat the Lancers 6-3 with Ella Buczynski stopped 26 of 29 for the Win. Scoring for HEWS were Morgan Cooper, Sophia Phillips, Brynn Holland, Meghan Waskielewicz, Allie Schmirl, and Clare Sokolowski. Assists were credited to Holland, Kelsey Barrett, Phillips, Sokolowski, Mackenzie Benker, Brooke Vetter and Waskielewicz. For St. Mary’s Avery Szczesek had two goals, both unassisted and one was short-handed while Meghan Donnelly got on the board first, assisted by Sophia Quinn and Brooklyn Vitez. Betsy Accurso was in net stopping 14 of 20.
Then we dropped into the Monsignor Martin at Williamsville game. A close game that ended with MonMar taking a 3-2 victory. Both Williamsville’s goal came in the first period, one by Alena Lombardo and the second by Alison Besancon. St. Mary’s answered both of those by adding two goals before the end of the first. One by Kate Embler and the second, unassisted, by Lilly Sampson. Sampson got an assisted on the Embler goal.
MonMar added one goal in the second, by Avery McDonald, assisted by Claire Kloetzer. The third period recorded only penalties and no goals giving MonMar the 3-2 victory. In goal Kate Kelley stopped 17 or 19 for the W. Anna Bacon kept St. Mary’s out of the net 40 times on 43 shots.
A short trip over to Paddock for the LIDA at KenGiPort game and a celebration of KenGiPort’s seniors. LIDA got on the boards first with 42 seconds left in the first period when Mia Hauser was assisted by Emily Lysiak and Claire Whiteford. The first ends with LIDA leading 1-0. Second period was KenGiPort’s Madelyn Jagow scoring, unassisted and LIDA’s Cafferty, also unassisted and that period ends in favor of LIDA. However in the third Sheridan Jagow, unassisted, ties the game and it ends 2-2. No scoring in overtime and the game ends in a tie. Ella Johnston, in goal for KenGiPort, stopped 30 of 32 and Iris Schimenti for LIDA stopped 31 of 33.
FOP headed to Dwyer and beat NICO 6-2. NICO’s Sam Latini had both goals for NICO, the second assisted by Ashley Mainstone. Lila Jones stopped 29 of 35 shots. For FOP it was Kamryn Filighera with an unassisted in the first period; Peyton Forcucci and Hannah Favata, both goals unassisted in the second and Peyton Forcucci had two more goal in the third for a hattrick, one was unassisted and the other assisted by Jocelyn Smaczniak and Sabrina Basamania. Evelyn Costanzo had a goal, assisted by Marinn Amplement and Kayli Tefft. Rachael Fix stopped 15 of 17 for the W.
LIDA took a 4-0 victory from Monsignor Martin on Wednesday with Dowling, Lysiak, Hauser (2) having goals, Schimenti stopped 9 shots for the shutout win. Kate Kelly stopped 38 of 42 for MonMar.
On Wednesday there were three games, two rescheduled from postponements.
FOP and CASH ended their game in a 2-2 tie. Scoring for FOP was Gearhart, assisted by Basamania; Brooklyn Forcucci on the powerplay and assisted by sister Peyton and Smaczniak. Fix was in goal stopping 19 of 21. For CASH it was Lyla Kinney, assisted by Cece Watson and Mila Dominik and Addie Bizub from Watson and Cece Bizub. Ella Celej stopped 20 of 22.
HEWS beat Williamsville 5-2 with Ellie Grabowski with an unassisted goal; Schmirl, assisted by Brooke Veter and Mea Foster,Amelia Anderson the game-winner, assisted by Kelsey Barrett, Phillips assisted by Madelyn Wojcik and Morgan Cooper on the powerplay, assisted by Phillips. Netminder Katelyn Larson stopped 10 of 12 shots. For Williamsville it was Genevieve Illos, assisted by Besancon and Alena Lombardo, assisted by Scarlet Cana and Jaylee Kochan. Anna Bacon stopped 41 of 46 sog.
Eight teams of the nine were on the ice on Thursday night.
It was CASH’s senior night and they celebrated with a 3-0 victory over HEWS and taking the Federation Championship. CASH scored the first goal in the first period by Kiley Breeze, assisted by Cece Bizub and Lindell. Then it was the second period when they scored two more. The first by Rafi Ventura, assisted by Lindell and C. Bizub and then the final goal of the night in the second period off the stock of Polina Stremiakova, assisted by Maya Adimey. Celej was in goal stopping 22 sog for the shutout. In goal Buczynski stopped 24 of 27 for HEWS.
It was Senior Night at MonMar as they took on Williamsville and left with a 3-2 victory. Sampson scoring with help from Embler, and Hurley; Sampson a second goal, assisted by McDonald and then Kosich with the game-winner, assisted by Addison Cherry. Kelley stopped 29 of 31. For Williamsville it was Besancon with a goal and Stadimer with a goal. Assists came from Loretz, Illos and Laudico. Bacon was in goal stopping 23 of 26.
KenGiPort played FOP on FOP’s Senior Night and the home team was victorious with Gearhart, P. Forcucci, and Smaczniak with the game-winner. For KenGiPort it was Willats from Bowden and Kumrow from Dettbarn. In goal Dahlgren stopped 22 of 25.
LIDA played St. Mary’s. Szczesek had a hattrick to help St. Mary’s to a 5-1 victory over LIDA. In addition to Szczesek, Donnelly scored an unassisted goal and a power play goal to round out the score to 5 goals. Assists came from Donnelly, Dee and Lowell. Accurso was in net for St. Mary’s and topped 39 of 40 for the W.
In an unusual game day, Sunday, HEWS played FOP at the Cattaraugus Arena. Unusual also that NYHOL was told they played on unresurfaced ice, as no one was there to flood the ice before they went on and games had been played their the night before. So let the game begin.
HEWS Phillips had the game winner in a 3-0 victory. Adding goals were Kylie Wegrzynowski and Ellie Grabowski. Those two goals were empty netters and Sokoloski got an assisted on the Wegrzynowski goal. Buczynski faced 23 shots for the shutout win. Fix stopped 15/18.
The week ended with Dowling in first place on the leader board in points, followed by P. Forcucci and Basamania.
Celej stays on top in goaltending with a .935 GAA. Buczynski and Accurso both have 3 shutouts and Bacon has faced 332 shots this season.
Detailed stats will be forthcoming as we close out the regular season this week.
