GENEVA, N.Y. —The Hobart College hockey team will return to intercollegiate competition on Friday, March 11, when it hosts Lebanon Valley at 6 p.m. With a focus on the health and safety of the student-athletes, spectators will not be permitted at The Cooler until further notice. Friday’s game will be webcast live on HWSAthletics.com<https://hwsathletics.com/watch/?Live=1142&type=Live> and fans can follow the action with Live Stats<https://hwsathletics.com/sidearmstats/mhockey/summary>.
Additional games will be announced as they are confirmed. If it is safe to do so the Statesmen will be permitted to compete through April 3.
Hobart finished the 2019-20 season with a 20-5-3 overall record and were ranked sixth in the final USCHO.com poll of the season. The Statesmen were selected to the NCAA tournament for the sixth straight season and were set to face Adrian in the first round when the tournament was canceled due to the pandemic.
Hobart was ranked among the nation’s best in scoring offense (8th, 4.14 gpg), scoring margin (9th, +1.89 gpg), penalty kill (11th, 87.4%) and scoring defense (13th, 2.25 gpg) last season.
The Dutchmen are 2-0-1 overall this season and are coming off a 1-1 tie with Neumann on March 6. Blake Tosto (2g, 1a), Brad Biola (2g, 1) and Darion Benchich (3a) share the team lead with three points each. Aidan Richardson has played a majority of the minutes in goal. He is 1-0-1 with a .948 save percentage and a 1.44 goals against average.
WEST POINT, N.Y. – With the cancellation of the first-round game between Holy Cross and Sacred Heart due to the Crusaders pausing team activities, the second-seeded Army West Point hockey team will be taking on the third-seeded Pioneers in the Atlantic Hockey Tournament Quarterfinals at Tate Rink.
The quarterfinals are a best-of-three series set for March 12-14, with the winner moving onto the semifinals on March 19. The times of each quarterfinal game will be announced at a later date.
The Black Knights had a 3-0-1 record against Sacred Heart this year with Army earning the extra league point after winning the shootout on Jan. 30. The Black Knights are undefeated against the Pioneers on their home ice with a pair of 2-1 victories, including one in overtime in the last meeting on Feb. 9.
Army ended the regular season with a two-game sweep of LIU and concluded the AHA season with 30 points in the standings thanks to a 10-4-1-1 mark. The Black Knights caught fire late in the season with a 12-game league unbeaten streak that dates back to Jan. 7.
Fan attendance will not be open to the public for the AHA Tournament at Tate Rink. All games will be live on FloHockey.tv and the Army Sports Network on TuneIn.
South Division Star of the Week: Owen Parker, Goaltender, New Mexico Ice Wolves
New Mexico Ice Wolves goalie Owen Parker, 19, put up some good numbers in a weekend series against the Amarillo Bulls. The 6’6/225 lbs. native of Buffalo, NY, played in two games this past week, posted a 1-1-0 record, and stopped 72 of 76 shots in the process.
On Friday, Parker made 36 saves in a 3-1 loss. On Saturday, he again made 36 saves, but this time in a 6-1 win. For the season, Parker has a 5-5-0 record with a 3.06 goals against average and a .911 save percentage.
“I’m really happy to see Owen get recognized. He works hard and does all the right things to be successful on and off the ice. He has been great behind us all year and will continue to improve as a top-level goaltender in this league,” said New Mexico head coach Phil Fox.
2nd Star: Keegan Langefels, D, New Mexico Ice Wolves
ERIE, PA – Walker Sommer scored the game-winning goal in Niagara’s come-from-behind 3-2 win over Mercyhurst Monday night. The win advances the Purple Eagles to the Atlantic Hockey quarterfinals, where they will take on No. 1 Robert Morris in a best-of-three series.
1st Period • Mercyhurst took advantage of an odd bounce early in the first period to score the game’s opening marker. • The Purple Eagles would have plenty of chances in the period to even the score, recording 22 shots, nine of which found the target. • The Lakers won nine of the opening periods 15 faceoffs and put four shots on goal.
2nd Period • Mercyhurst made it a 2-0 game as Carson Briere found the back of the net after his initial shot from the high slot was redirected. • Ludwig Stenlund answered on the power-play, cutting the Laker lead in half, 2-1. Croix Evingson and Justin Kendall earned the primary and secondary assists, respectively. • Less than four minutes later, Ryan Cox made it 2-2 on a redirect in front off a Brandon Stanley shot. • Mercyhurst would go on a power-play late in the second; however, the Niagara special teams unit successfully killed the Laker chance.
3rd Period • Sommer scored the game-winning goal with 4:07 remaining in the third period. Zac Herrmann and Stenlund were credited with the assists. • Chad Veltri stood on his head throughout the third period, making 16 of his 29 saves in the final stanza. • Mercyhurst pulled their goalie in the final moments of the third to send the game to overtime, however, the Niagara defense stayed stout to hold onto the win.
Game Notes • Monday night’s contest marked the 100th career game for redshirt senior Jack Billings. • For the third time under head coach Jason Lammers, Niagara will advance to the Atlantic Hockey quarterfinal. • This season, the Purple Eagles are 4-4-0 when scoring a power-play goal. • Cox’s goal was his team-leading seventh of the season. • Three of Stenlund’s six goals on the season have come against Mercyhurst. • The Purple Eagles finished the game with 35 shots on goal, 27 faceoff wins, and 12 blocked shots.
Up Next • Niagara will take on Robert Morris in the Atlantic Hockey quarterfinals. The best-of-three series will take place March 12-14 in Pittsburgh, Pa, with each contest set to start at 7 p.m.
Discover to Make NWHL ‘HERStory’ at Boston’s Warrior Ice Arena March 26-27
NBC Sports to Provide Exclusive U.S. Coverage on NBCSN and Streaming on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports App; Twitch to Stream International Coverage
Top-Seeded Toronto Six to Face Boston Pride; Minnesota Whitecaps Take On the Connecticut Whale in Semifinals
(BROOKLYN, N.Y.) The completion of the National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL) Isobel Cup Playoffs, presented by Discover, will take place March 26-27 at Warrior Ice Arena in Brighton, Massachusetts with four teams competing for the championship live on NBCSN. These telecasts will mark the first women’s professional hockey league championship games to air on a major national network in the U.S. The announcement was made today by NWHL Commissioner Tyler Tumminia.
The Isobel Cup Playoffs, previously scheduled in February, return with enhanced health and safety protocols and enforcement, after a short hiatus due to COVID-19 cases.
“International Women’s Day is the perfect time to promote our athletes who will have the platform to make ‘HERstory’ by finishing what they started in a safe environment,” said Tumminia. “It means a great deal to our athletes to have the opportunity to compete to lift the Isobel Cup and to be supported by partners who are committed to growing the women’s game. We extend our appreciation to the Boston Bruins, NBCSN, Twitch, and our sponsors – especially Discover – for making this possible. Hockey fans will be inspired by the skill and dedication of our athletes, but we’re all especially excited about the message this sends to the young girls and boys who will be watching.”
Earlier this season, Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) and the NWHL announced a landmark partnership making Discover the Official Credit Card of the NWHL. It is a significant step for the league which designates 50 percent of league wide sponsorship revenue to help increase player salaries.
“When Discover committed to the NWHL, our hope was that our support would continue the rapid growth of girls in sports, the league and the sport of hockey,” said Kate Manfred, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Discover. “With the NWHL pushing forward with the Isobel Cup Playoffs, and the event being the first women’s professional hockey league games to air on a major national network in the U.S., we are already seeing a positive impact being made in women’s sports, and we look forward to seeing who will ultimately raise the Isobel Cup.”
The Isobel Cup Playoffs will be played with no fans in attendance at Warrior Ice Arena, which is home of the Boston Bruins training facility and home ice for the NWHL’s Boston Pride. Daily COVID-19 testing will be administered for all players and staff. The NWHL and Warrior Ice Arena will have strict health protocols in place, all guided by state health authorities and NWHL medical advisors. More information about protocols will be made available prior to the Isobel Cup Playoffs.
“Since 2016, Warrior Ice Arena has been the home of professionals, current and future, who inspire and elevate performance,” says Jay Rourke, General Manager for Warrior Ice Arena. “We are honored to be chosen to host the Isobel Cup Finals on the national stage and look forward to the excitement and energy we’re accustomed to as the home ice arena of the Boston Pride.”
On March 26, top-seeded Toronto takes on Boston in the first semifinal game at 5 p.m. EST, followed by Minnesota facing off against Connecticut. The winners compete for the Isobel Cup at 7 p.m. EST on March 27. All three games will be televised on NBCSN and streamed on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app exclusively in the U.S., and streamed via Twitch in Canada and other international markets.
“As the home of hockey in the U.S., NBC Sports is proud to showcase the NWHL to a national audience,” said Michael Perman, Vice President, Programming, NBC Sports. “These live broadcasts on NBCSN further our commitment to showcasing the game at all levels.”
As part of NBC Sports’ exclusive coverage, On Her Turf – NBC Sports’ Female Empowerment brand – will be integrated into Isobel Cup Semifinal and Final coverage on NBCSN as well as across content on NBC Sports’ social and digital channels leading up to and during the games.
The NWHL’s sixth season has seen continued growth and popularity with fans through a 140% year-over-year increase in viewership thanks to its streaming partnership with Twitch and a 304% year-over-year increase in followers. Over the course of the 15 completed games in Lake Placid, the league saw its biggest audiences ever with a total of 1.62 million live views, 14.2 million minutes watched, and the highest audience peaking at over 32,000 concurrent viewers during the thrilling matchup between the Boston Pride and the Buffalo Beauts on January 30.
The Isobel Cup Playoff schedule is as follows:
Friday, March 26 – Isobel Cup Semifinals
5 p.m. EST – No. 1 seed Toronto Six vs. No. 4 seed Boston Pride
8 p.m. EST – No. 2 seed Minnesota Whitecaps vs. No. 3 Connecticut Whale
Saturday, March 27 – Isobel Cup Final
7 p.m. EST – Winners of Semifinals; higher seed designated home team
HAMILTON – After winning the program’s first ever ECAC Hockey Tournament Championship on Sunday afternoon, the Colgate Raiders were awarded the fourth seed in the NCAA National Collegiate Women’s Ice Hockey Championship.
March 15 Quarterfinals No. 1 Northeastern vs No. 8 Robert Morris, 2 p.m. No. 4 COLGATE vs No. 5 Minnesota Duluth, 7 p.m.
March 16 Quarterfinals No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 6 Boston College, 7 p.m. No. 2 Wisconsin vs No. 7 Providence, 2 p.m.
March 18 Semifinals, 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. March 20 Championship, 7:30 p.m.
Colgate faces fifth-seed Minnesota Duluth in a quarterfinal matchup on Monday, March 15, at 7 p.m. in Erie, Pennsylvania. Should the Raiders advance, they would play a semifinal against the winner of No. 1 Northeastern-No. 8 Robert Morris on Thursday, March 18, with the national championship game set for Saturday, March 20.
The Raiders improved to 15-6-1 after defeating St. Lawrence 3-2 in Sunday’s ECAC Hockey championship game. Coming out of the WCHA, UMD is 11-6-0 overall with an 11-5-0 conference record. The Bulldogs received an at-large bid after losing to No. 3 Ohio State 7-2 in the WCHA Final Faceoff Semifinal.
This is just the third time throughout history these two programs are facing off. Last season, the Raiders fell to the Bulldogs by a score of 3-1 in the Icebreaker Tournament.
Colgate last made the NCAA tournament during the 2017-18 season. The Raiders advanced to the national championship game before losing to No. 1 Clarkson in a 2-1 overtime decision.
From the Source On playing UMD in the NCAA Quarterfinals, head coach Greg Fargo said, “Obviously, being the four-seed is great and we’re in a bracket with some really good teams. We are somewhat familiar with the four teams in our bracket, which is great. We’ve played all of those teams within the last year or so, so there’s some familiarity there. We had a close lost to Duluth in Buffalo last year and had a really good game against them. I expect both teams have grown since then.
“It’ll be nice to play someone different as we get ready for what’s next. Overall, we’re excited about the opportunity just to be going to the NCAA tournament, and we’re going to look to represent the ECAC in the best way we can.”
HAMILTON – For the first time in program history, the No. 6 Colgate women’s hockey team are ECAC Hockey Tournament Champions after defeating St. Lawrence 3-2 Sunday afternoon. With the win, the Raiders are 15-6-1 overall and receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
HOW IT HAPPENED St. Lawrence immediately pressured the Raiders’ defense, but some stellar blocked shots and saves by first-year Kayle Osborne kept the Saints off the board to start the period. At the 7:59 mark, the Saints took the lead and made it a 1-0 game.
After more defensive saves, the Raiders created a ton of offensive momentum and began to pressure the net relentlessly. With 6:57 remaining in the first period, sophomore Kaitlyn O’Donohoe caused a turnover in the left faceoff zone and scored to tie the game up at 1-1.
At the end of the first period, the Raiders were outshooting the Saints 14-8.
The second period started with a St. Lawrence hooking call at the 2:27 mark. Just 28 seconds into the power play, first-year Kalty Kaltounkova scored from the left faceoff zone to give the Raiders their first lead of the game at 2-1.
The frame was filled with penalties from both teams as Colgate finished the period with two while the Saints were in the box three times. Behind strong clears from the Raiders’ defense and key saves by Kayle Osborne, Colgate kept the Saints off the board in the second period despite two power play chances.
Colgate’s offensive pressure dominated early in the third period and just 2:50 into the frame, junior Rosy Demers skated up the left side and passed low in the slot to a waiting Sammy Smigliani who chipped it in to give the Raiders the 3-1 lead.
Soon after Colgate’s goal, the Saints scored on a breakaway opportunity to cut the Raiders’ lead to 3-2 with 13:31 remaining in regulation.
As time dwindled down, the Raiders continued to dominate possession of the puck and create opportunities in the offensive zone. The Saints tried to pull their goaltender several times, but Colgate was relentless with keeping the puck out of its defensive zone, forcing St. Lawrence to not pull their goaltender until 10 seconds left in regulation. With the extra skater, the Saints were unable to score in the closing seconds, crowning Colgate as the ECAC Hockey Champions.
COLGATE SCORING PLAYS • Period 1 | 13:03 Sophomore Kaitlyn O’Donohoe caused a turnover in the left faceoff zone and after a deflected shot bounced off an SLU stick, first-year Kalty Kaltounkova passed it back to O’Donohoe who scored low in the slot. • Period 2 | 2:55 Sophomore Sammy Smigliani passed out to sophomore Danielle Serdachny, who brought the puck out near the blue line and dumped it off to Kaltounkova who scored from the left faceoff zone. • Period 3 | Junior Rosy Demers’ turnover led her to skate up the left side and dish it to Smigliani who was waiting low in the slot and chipped it in.
STATISTICAL STANDOUTS • Sophomore Sammy Smigliani recorded a multi-point night (1G, 1A) and had another goal in the Semifinal win against Quinnipiac, earning her the ECAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player. • First-year Kalty Kaltounkova recorded her fifth multi-point game of the season as she finished the game with one goal and one assist. She is now second on the team in total points with 18. • First-year Kayle Osborne recorded 14 saves in the contest, including a game-high seven saves in the first period. • Smigliani won a team-high 72.7 percent of her faceoffs, helping Colgate to win 61.2 percent of their overall faceoffs. • Colgate held St. Lawrence scoreless on the power play, forcing the Saints to go 0-for-3 throughout the game. • The Raiders held the Saints to a season-low in shots by period with two in the third period, tying the previous season low set against Syracuse on Nov. 20. • Colgate outshot St. Lawrence 26-16 in the game with a period-high 14 shots in the first. • This is the first ECAC Hockey Tournament title for the Raiders.
THE BOTTOM LINE • No. 6 Colgate 3, St. Lawrence 2
RECORD UPDATES • Colgate holds a 15-6-1 record and earned an 8-4-0 in ECAC Hockey play. • St. Lawrence is 6-6-0 overall with a conference record of 5-5.
FROM THE SOURCE On winning the tournament, head coach Greg Fargo said, “I’m just so proud of this team. We really stuck with our game plan from start to finish. This is a real team that came together to play like a team tonight.
“When we started back in May and we were talking about the season ahead, we didn’t even know if we’d be playing and to their credit, we’ve just continued to control the things that we could and take one step in front of the other. When you do that, you get a team that’s as tough as these guys.”
On the unpredictability of this season, senior Coralie Larose said, “I think it just shows the work ethic on our team. Even though we didn’t know if we were going to have a season, everyone’s just battling and putting in the work over the summer. Clearly, it shows because we lucked out. We got a season. Thanks for our amazing faculty here. It’s awesome.”
UP NEXT The Raiders earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament with the selection show tonight at 9 p.m. The tournament, which is being held this year in Erie, Pa., fields eight teams with the Quarterfinals set for March 15-16. The Frozen Four takes place March 19-21.
ELMSFORD, N.Y. – The Manhattanville College women’s hockey team picked up their second-straight win against United Collegiate Hockey Conference opponent Wilkes University, Saturday, March 6. Three different Valiants scored in the 3-1 home victory and sophomore goalie Franny Gerardi (Yonkers, N.Y./Selects Academy) made 26 saves on 27 shots.
After a scoreless first period, the Valiants (2-4) got on the board just 42 seconds into the second period thanks to a power play goal from sophomore forward Morgan Miller (St. Augustine, Fla./Gilmour Academy). Junior defender Tia Martignetti (Wilmington, Mass./Boston Junior Eagles (EHF)) assisted on the play. Manhattanville then extended their lead to two less than one minute later. Senior forward Tianna Lopes (West Vancouver, British Columbia/Pacific Steelers (JWHL)) found the stick of senior forward Adelle Clark (Lantzville, B.C./Ontario Hockey Academy) who buried the puck into the back of net. Senior forward Taylor Ham (Saugerties, N.Y./Millbrook School) was credited with the second assist on the play.
The Colonels (0-4) notched one goal in the second to cut the Valiant lead to start the third period. The 2-1 score held for majority of the final period. Wilkes went on the power play with 2:07 left in the game and looked to tie the game and send it into overtime. The Colonels pulled their goalie to take a two-man advantage, but Manhattanville closed the door on a comeback thanks to an empty net goal from junior defender Holly Meredith (Saratoga Springs, N.Y./Vermont Academy). Gerardi was credited with the assist on the final goal.
The Valiants return to the ice next weekend on Friday, March 12. They travel to Utica, N.Y., to face Nazareth College at a neutral site. Puck drop is set for 2:00 P.M.
Syracuse lost a hard-fought battle to Robert Morris in the 2021 College Hockey America Tournament Championship game at Erie Ice Arena. The Colonials scored the only goal of the game in the first period to earn the victory. After neither team scored in the second period, Syracuse mounted a strong attack in the third period in an effort to tie the game, outshooting RMU 21-11 in the final period.
“Obviously we are disappointed, but at the same time I give Robert Morris a tremendous amount of credit,” said head coach Paul Flanagan. “They were well prepared. Anything we tried to get started offensively in the first two periods they seemed to have somebody there, whether it was blocking shots or deflecting pucks. We just did not get enough pucks on net to generate rebounds. We really got things going in the third period, we put the pressure on them, but just came up short.”
Syracuse’s Allison Small and Jessica DiGirolamo earned CHA All-Tournament Team honors for their performances. Small turned away 79 shots in three games, including 34 in a hard-fought 1-0 loss to RMU in the championship game. DiGirolamo had four points in the quarterfinal win against Lindenwood.
Syracuse closes the season with a 12-9-1 record and was 8-6-1 in the CHA.
“Our team is not the champion here tonight, but in my mind they are champions for how we got through this season with COVID,” Flanagan said. “We never had a single positive test this whole year. We were the only team in the league to do that. There are life lessons in everything. What we have gone through in the last six months, and how these kids have handled themselves, is unbelievable. Sometimes things are bigger than hockey, and what we have gone through is way bigger than hockey. I hope we are better for it – all of us.”
PINE VALLEY, N.Y. — In the second game of a home-and-home series, the Elmira College women’s ice hockey team earned a hard-fought 4-2 victory over visiting Utica College on Saturday evening at the Murray Athletic Center. With the win, the Soaring Eagles (5-0-0, 5-0-0 UCHC) completed the regular season series sweep of the Pioneers (3-5-0, 2-4-0 UCHC).
For the second consecutive night, the Elmira women more than doubled Utica in the shots department, 38-15. Both squads were whistled for five penalties, resulting in five power-play chances for each of the United Collegiate Hockey Conference (UCHC) rivals. The Pioneers went 2-for-5 on the power play, while the Soaring Eagles logged one goal on five tries.
Mary McCafferty ’22 and Madi Morton ’24 paced the Purple and Gold’s offense with two points apiece. McCafferty (1g-1a) scored the go-ahead goal for EC and assisted on the team’s lone power-play goal. Morton netted tonight’s game-winning goal and was credited with an assist on McCafferty’s tally.
Jenny Heath ’22 (0g-1a), Tristen Tolan ’21 (1g-0a), Devyn Gilman ’21 (0g-1a) and Brooke McArdle ’22 (1g-0a) added one point each. Tolan and McArdle scored one goal apiece. McArdle’s came unassisted in the first period, while Tolan produced EC’s lone power-play goal of the night.
Elizabeth Hanson ’21 got the start in net for the Soaring Eagles. She amassed 13 saves in 59:57 of action between the pipes to improve to 5-0-0 on the year.
Utica’s Erica Sloan opened the game with a power-play goal at 11:41 of the first period. However, McArdle potted an unassisted goal less than four minutes later at 15:11 to level the contest. McArdle’s goal sent the Soaring Eagles into the first intermission deadlocked with the Pioneers, 1-1.
Momentum swung in Elmira’s favor in the first minute of the second period, as the Purple and Gold scored twice in a 45-second span. McCafferty opened the period with an even-strength goal just 14 seconds in, which was followed by a goal from Morton at 0:59.
Special teams helped the Pioneers claw their way back into the game in the second stanza. Following a hooking call against Elmira, Carolyn Whitney scored with 13 seconds left on the power play to bring the visitors to within one score, 3-2.
EC built itself a two-goal cushion at 7:36 of the third period thanks to a power-play tally from Tolan. Tolan’s power-play goal was registered on EC’s fourth power-play opportunity of the game and was assisted by McCafferty and Heath.
From there, Elmira held the Utica offense scoreless to secure the league victory.
News and Notes
Elmira swept the season series with Utica.
EC has seven power-play goal in its last four games.
Morton recorded the first goal of her collegiate career.
Morton’s goal held up as the game-winner.
Heath has produced a point in each of EC’s five games (2g-3a).
Tolan extended her point streak (4g-3a) to four games.
McCafferty pushed her point streak (2g-4a) to four games.
Gilman’s point streak (1g-4a) extended to four games.
Up Next The Elmira women are scheduled to take on the Knights of Neumann University on Friday, March 12. The opening puck drop is set for 4:00 p.m. in Aston, Pennsylvania.
As we move into the fourth week of WNYGVIH play, three teams are vying for first place and a third is right behind them. Monsignor Martin (4-1-0), Williamsville (4-1-0) and Niagara County (4-2) all have 12 points, with Niagara County having played one additional game. Coming up close is Clarence/Amherst/Sweethome with a 3-1 record and 9 points. Lancaster/Iroquois/Depew and Hamburg/Eden/West Seneca could also move with six points each. Kenmore/Grand Island sits in the final spot.
With all that in place, the schedule did get a shake up with HEWS was put into a Covid-19 Ten Day Pause. Two of the three games have been rescheduled with HEWS playing CASH on Monday, March 15 at Northtowns at 4:40 p.m. and then HEWS will take on KGI on Tuesday, March 16 at Lincoln at 7:50 p.m. The originally scheduled HEWS/CASH game became a non-league game on Thursday with CASH playing KGI.
The week opened with FLOP taking on CASH at Northtowns. It was a zero-zero game right through to 7:13 of the third period when Emma Guzdek scored an unassisted winning goal, closing the game 1-0 in favor of CASH. FLOP’s Kerrigan McCarthy stopped 16 of 17 shots and Kylie Paige got the shutout with 12 saves.
In Niagara County KGI faced NiCo at Hyde Park. It was a 6-3 win for Niagara County with Natalie O’Brien getting a hattrick plus two assists. Helping her along was Marina Mansfield with a goal and assist; Julia Hoffman, goal; Missy Malone, goal and assist; Kayla Persinger, two assists and an assist each from Skylar Berube, Natalie Ponzi, Amanda Jackson and Natalee Lawrence. Goaltender Mariela Mulready had the win making 10 of 13 shots.
Scoring for Kenmore/Grand Island were McKenna Horne, Isabella Bourgeault and Isabella Jayme. Assists came from Emiliana Cassillo, Olivia Velarde and Carissa Buyea. Carolyn Bourgeault stopped 12 of 16 shots and Jordan Hofschneider stopped 9 of 11.
Monsignor Martin shut KGI out Tuesday evening, 7-0. The goals came quickly beginning in the first and then with a scoreless second period, MM jumped and put in five goals in the third. Lara Beecher had a hattrick scoring an unassisted goal in the first to start the game off, then an unassisted goal to start the third period. Other goals came from Cam Brownschidle, Mia Boyd and Abby Marion. Assists went to Beecher, Boyd, Luderman, Gall and Russo. The “B” line was “in the Room” for the entire game. Alena Desiderio got the shut out by stopping 13 shots.
In goal for KGI was C. Bourgeault who stopped 27 of 31 shots and Allison Hill, stopping 3/6 goals.
At Northtown it was Williamsville shutting out LID 4-0. Elizabeth Timby got the shutout win by stopping 11 of 11 shots. Scoring came from Aizah-Rose Thompson, who also had a assist; Vanessa Willick, Kiersten Smith, who had two assists; and Shannon Pogorzala, who also had two assists. Pogorzala had a empty net goal at :43 seconds.
Dylan Gorski stopped 31 of 34 shots for LID.
The Niagara County Warriors headed off to Hamburg to see if they could continue their winning streak by facing FLOP. They did, with a 3-0 shutout. The first two goals came in the first period with Amanda Jackson making her mark by scoring both, the second on the power play. Persinger, O’Brien and Berube got assists. A scoreless second period and Mansfield opens the scoring with a goal, assisted by Mallone, and the game ends 3-0. Mulready gets another shutout in her career stopping all 21 shots.
Kerrigan McCarthy stopped 19 of 22 shots for FLOP.
LID upset Monsignor Martin 7-3 at North Buffalo. Morganne Dee had a hattrick plus three assists to help her team. Sydney Radecki also had a hattrick and Hailey Keppner scored the other goal. Assists came from Keppner, Radecki, Sara O’Donnell, Maya Lasker. In goal Dylan Gorski stopped 27 of 30 shots.
Monsignor Martin’s Lara Beecher had two goals with Mia Provenzo getting MM’s first goal in the second period. Luderman, Popat and Boyd are credited with game goals. Desiderio was in goal for MM, stopping 25 of 32 sog.
In Non-League action at Northtowns it was CASH taking a 4-2 win over Kenmore/Grand Island. Emma Guzdek had an unassisted goal, as did Allison Greene. Alannah Pagano had the game-winning-goal, assisted by Isabella Zivis; Greene put in an empty-net goal, also assisted by Zivis. In goal Avery Hall stopped 11 of 11 sog and Melissa MacLeod stopped 4/6.
For KGI it was Cassillo with tow goals and Isabella Bourgeault with 2 assists. Samantha Horne stopped 18 of 19 sog and Jordan Hofschhneider stopped 8 of 10.
Kenmore/Grand Island celebrated Senior Night Tuesday and NYHOL congratulates Allison Hill, Olivia Velarde and McKenna Horne.
Senior Night was celebrated at Frontier/Lakeshore/Orchard Park on Thursday with Seniors Gabby Messing and Brinn Sworzydiak and a special appearance by Senior Keegan Shanahan, who missed her senior season due to the pandemic and graduated early. NYHOL wishes these young women a great future.
In related girl’s hockey news, former FLOP player Brooke Becker was named Hockey East Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Month. She is playing for Providence.
We also wish Section I the best as the Rockland Rockies opened their first-ever hockey season against East Girl’s Varsity Hockey this week. We also understand that Massena Varsity girls are playing and we wish Clinton and Ithaca seniors well as they also celebrated Senior Nights recently.
Tournament Opens April 26; Gold Medal Game Set For May 6
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Hockey, in conjunction with the International Ice Hockey Federation and the host Dallas Stars, announced the 28-game schedule for the 2021 IIHF U18 Men’s World Championship, set to take place April 26-May 6 in Frisco and Plano, Texas.The 10-team championship is divided into two five-team groups for preliminary round play.
Group B, consisting of the U.S., Czech Republic, Finland, Germany and Russia, will play its preliminary round games at Comerica Center in Frisco, while Group A, which features Sweden, Canada, Belarus, Latvia and Switzerland will utilize the Children’s Health StarCenter in Plano, Texas.
Two quarterfinals will be contested in each venue on May 3 with Comerica Center hosting both semifinals on May 5 as well as the bronze and gold-medal games on May 6.
The U.S. opens tournament play against Russia on April 26 with opening faceoff set for 8 p.m. CT at Comerica Center. For the full schedule, click here.
Limited tickets for the general public utilizing pod seating will go on sale for games at Comerica Center later this month. Fans who have signed up previously for the ticket priority list will be notified prior to the general public sale and those that wish to be placed on the priority list can do so by clicking here.
There will be no general public tickets available for games at Children’s Health StarCenter Plano.The U.S. is hosting the IIHF U18 Men’s World Championship for just the third time ever and it marks the first time any major IIHF world championship is being staged in the state of Texas.
NOTES: Each team in the 2021 IIHF U18 Men’s World Championship will play four preliminary round games against the other teams in their group. The top four teams in each group advance to the quarterfinals in cross-over fashion, with 1A-4B, 2A-3B, 2B-3A and 1B-4A as the match-ups … The U.S. has medaled in a record 16 straight IIHF U18 Men’s World Championships … The IIHF U18 Men’s World Championship was not contested last year due to COVID-19. Sweden, who won the 2019 event, enters the 2021 championship as the defending champion … The U.S. will be looking for its first gold medal in the event since 2017.
With the calendar flipping to March, it’s playoff time in college hockey, as Atlantic Hockey gets its first round underway on Monday. Regular season action will wrap up in the five other conferences this weekend (with the exception of a lone Michigan-Michigan State game slated for next Wednesday).
All six Division I conferences have had their postseason tournaments impacted by the COVID pandemic, with their updated plans detailed here. Niagara visits Mercyhurst Monday to open the postseason, with the host Lakers led by Carson Briere (Philadelphia, Pa./Trail-BCHL), the son of Daniel who ranks ninth nationally among freshman scorers.
Atlantic Hockey First Round Mon., March 8: Niagara at Mercyhurst Tue., March 9: Holy Cross at Sacred Heart Tue., March 9: Air Force at Bentley
Key Upcoming Dates March 16: Big Ten, NCHC championship games March 20: Atlantic Hockey, ECAC Hockey, Hockey East & WCHA championship games March 21: NCAA Selection Show March 26-28: NCAA Regionals April 8 & 10: NCAA Frozen Four
WILKES-BARRE, PA. – The Manhattanville College women’s hockey team took home their first win of the season against Wilkes University, Friday, March 5. Four different Valiants scored in the 5-2 road win. Sophomore forward Morgan Miller (St. Augustine, Fla./Gilmour Academy) led te Valiants in goals with two and freshman defender Faithe Harris (Castlegar, B.C./Pacific Steelers (JWHL)) led the Valiants in points with three.
The Colonels (0-3) struck first, just 14 seconds into the game, but it was all Manhattanville after that. Sophomore forward Ana Tittmann (Salisbury, Conn./Housatonic Valley Regional) was first on the board for the Valiants (1-4), 15 minutes into the first period. She was assisted by freshman forward Grace Felicio (Holden, Mass./Wachusett Regional) and Harris on the play. Then, with 1.9 seconds left on the clock in the first period, Harris found the back of the net from the point to give Manhattanville a 2-1 lead headed into the second.
The Valiant offense exploded for three goals in the second period. Four minutes into the period senior forward Taylor Ham (Saugerties, N.Y./Millbrook School) scored her first goal of the season and Tittmann was credited with the assist. Miller then scored back-to-back goals just three and a half minutes apart to give Manhattanville a commanding 5-1 lead. Harris and senior forward Tianna Lopes (West Vancouver, British Columbia/Pacific Steelers (JWHL)) each assisted on one of the two goals. The Crimson and White held onto their lead through the third period. Wilkes would score once midway through the final period and the final score read 5-2.
The Valiants return to the ice Saturday, March 6, at home against Wilkes. Puck drop is set for 8:20 P.M. at Westchester Skating Academy in Elmsford, N.Y. and the seniors will be honored before the game.
