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USA Hockey Announces U18 Roster

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2014 U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team Roster Announced
Team USA Looks to Reclaim Gold Medal
at IIHF Men’s U18 World Championship
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Hockey today announced the 22-player roster for the U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team that will compete at the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s Under-18 World Championship from April 17-27, in Lappeenranta, Finland.
All Team USA tournament games will be streamed live on USAHockey.FASTHockey.com.
The U.S. squad seeks its eighth gold medal in the event after capturing the tournament title in four of the last five years. Team USA had won four-consecutive gold medals before having its streak snapped last year in Sochi, Russia. The silver medal in 2013 marked 10-straight top-three finishes for the U.S.
Highlighting the roster is forward Jack Eichel (North Chelmsford, Mass.), the lone returnee from last year’s team.
The roster for Team USA carries seven defensemen, including Louie Belpedio (Skokie, Ill.), Ryan Collins (Bloomington, Minn.), Jack Dougherty (Cottage Grove, Minn.), Brandon Fortunato (North Hills, N.Y.), Jack Glover (Golden Valley, Minn.), Noah Hanifin (Norwood, Mass.) and Johnathan MacLeod (Dracut, Mass.).
Eichel is among the group of 13 forwards, which also includes Anders Bjork (Mequon, Wis.), Kyle Connor (Shelby Township, Mich.), Jared Fiegl (Parker, Colo.), Shane Gersich (Chaska, Minn.), Ryan Hitchcock (Manhasset, N.Y.), Dylan Larkin (Waterford, Mich.), Auston Matthews (Scottsdale, Ariz.),Sonny Milano (Massapequa, N.Y.), Dylan Pavelek (Marysville, Mich.), Nolan Stevens (Manhattan Beach, Calif.), Alex Tuch (Baldwinsville, N.Y.) and Joe Wegwerth (Brewster, N.Y.).
Backstopping Team USA will be goaltenders Edwin Minney (Wind Gap, Pa.) and Alex Nedeljkovic(Parma, Ohio).
For the complete U.S. roster, click here.
The U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team will play one pre-tournament game, squaring off with GermanyApril 14 in Vierumaki, Finland. Team USA then opens tournament play April 17 against Switzerland at Lappeenranta Arena at 3 p.m. local time (8 a.m. EDT). Team USA’s complete schedule can be found below.
NOTES: The U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team will be led by Danton Cole, serving as head coach at his second IIHF Men’s Under-18 World Championship. Cole is currently in his fourth season as one of two head coaches at USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor, Mich. … Twenty players on the U.S. roster come from USA Hockey’s NTDP. Kyle Connor skated this season for the Youngstown Phantoms of the United States Hockey League. Alex Nedeljkovic played for the Ontario Hockey League’s Plymouth Whalers … Team USA’s roster includes 20 players born in 1996 and two from the 1997 birth year. Forward Auston Matthews, born Sept. 17, 1997, is Team USA’s youngest player, while Nedeljkovic, born Jan. 7, 1996, is the oldest … Eleven different states are represented on the roster. New York leads the way with five skaters, while Minnesota boasts four … The U.S. enters the tournament having captured a record 10-consecutive medals, including back-to-back golds in 2005-06 and four-straight gold medals from 2009-12; three silver medals (2004, 2007, 2013); and one bronze medal (2008). Team USA’s seven gold medals are the most of any country in IIHF Men’s Under-18 World Championship history. The event began in 1999. Team USA earned its first gold medal in 2002 … The U.S. will play in Group B alongside the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland and Switzerland. Group A consists of Canada, Germany, Russia, Slovakia and Sweden … Follow@USAHockeyScores on Twitter for live scoring updates during the tournament. Scores will be designated with the #U18Worlds tag … For additional coverage, visit the NTDP Facebook page and follow @USANTDP on Twitter … The U.S. National Under-18 and Under-17 Teams train with The Hockey IntelliGym, a software program that trains hockey sense. To learn more, visitUSAHockeyIntelliGym.com.
2014 IIHF Men’s World U18 Championship Schedule – United States
April 14-27, 2014 • Lappeenranta, Finland
Date Opponent Time (Local/EDT) Live Webcast
Mon., April 14 Germany* 3:30 p.m. / 8:30 a.m.
Thurs., April 17 Switzerland 3:00 p.m. / 8:00 a.m. FASTHockey.com
Sat., April 19 Czech Republic 3:00 p.m. / 8:00 a.m. FASTHockey.com
Sun., April 20 Denmark 6:30 p.m. / 11:30 a.m. FASTHockey.com
Tues., April 22 Finland 6:30 p.m. / 11:30 a.m. FASTHockey.com
Thurs., April 24 Quarterfinals TBD TBD
Sat., April 26 Semifinals TBD TBD
Sun., April 27 Bronze-Medal 3:00 p.m. / 8:00 a.m. TBD
Gold-Medal 7:00 p.m. / 12:00 p.m. TBD

Girl Scouts and Hockey Come Together!

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Madeline Stoklosa has skated to championships with Monsignor Martin’s Girls Varsity Ice Hockey League. Now she is working on the top award in Girl Scouts and using hockey to do it.

Stoklosa is hosting a Try Hockey for Free: Girls Hockey Clinic on Saturday, Aprl 12 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at Holiday Twin Rinks in Cheektowaga.

The Girl Scout Gold Award is given to those Scouts who have shown their leadership ability and provided a service project that benefits the community. Requirements include identifying an issue, researching it, developing a plan to address the issue and implementing and evaluating it.

“I want to grow girl’s hockey,” said Stoklosa of her project. “I want this day to have a lasting effect on hockey and on the girl’s who come to try out. I’m hoping they will play hockey!”

Stokolosa has had the ice time donated and will have access to one of the hockey equipment trailers that are owned by the New York State Amateur Hockey Association.

“We can take 40 skaters, with or without experience,” she continued. “We will break them into groups by their ability.

“Anyone with equipment should bring their own,” she says.

“In addition we will have an off-ice session and explain the sport of hockey, its levels and the differences between boys and girls hockey,” she explained.

Stoklosa is setting up different levels and then stations where the participants will take part in skating, shooting passing and stick handling.

The Beginners Clinic will be run by former D1 (Niagara University) player and current head coach for the Monsignor Martin Team, Linda Mroz and the Buffalo Stars Girl’s Director and Buffalo Stars 16U and 19U Coach Dawn Robinson.

Following the ice session there will be a reception with light refreshments and an off-ice presentation about girl’s hockey in Western New York. They will discuss where to go from here, various organizations and differences between house and travel and what’s for girl’s beyond those levels.

Stoklosa began her ice hockey career with the Buffalo Regals House team when she was 11 years old.

“My Dad thinks I started late,” said Stoklosa.

She then moved to West Seneca’s Travel for two years and then to the Buffalo Stars where she played with the 16U team and currently plays for the 19U team.

The Mt. Mercy Academy Junior will have a chance at a National Championship when the Buffalo Stars 19U team makes an appearance at the USA Nationals in Amherst the first weekend in April.

She also plays Varsity Soccer for her high school and is involved with student government, volunteers for the Relay for Life and is a member of the Buffalo Ski Club.

“I find hockey thrilling,” said Stoklosa. “I meet new people and my family plays hockey.”

One of her most thrilling moments was scoring a goal in the semi-finals against Orchard Park/Frontier Varsity Girls and going 20-0 on the season.

“It was unbelieveable,” said Stoklosa. “I’ve had great coaches.”

The event is sponsored by Holiday Twin Rinks and Girl Scouts of WNY. For information contact Stoklosa at [email protected] or call (716) 253-4457.

Plattsburgh Women Take NCAA Title; 3rd National Crown for Cards

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Ali Vakos, Chelsea VanGlahn and Bridget Balisy combined for 11 points as the Plattsburgh State women’s hockey team defeated the Norwich Cadets, 9-2, to earn the Cardinals’ third national crown in front of a crowd of 1,619 at the Stafford Ice Arena Saturday night.

With the win, the Cardinals finish the season with a 28-1-1 record and claim their first title since 2008.

The game got off to a shaky start for Plattsburgh State as Norwich (27-4-0) jumped out to a 1-0 lead at the 8:30 mark of the first period. Madyson Moore made a move around a Cardinal defender but when Plattsburgh State’s Sydney Aveson attempted to poke the puck away, it slid through the five-hole and into the net to give the Cadets the early lead.

The Cardinals quickly responded when Balisy ripped a shot from the right dot that flew high over Norwich goaltender Taylor Fairchild, tying the game at the 9:57 mark. From that point on, the Plattsburgh State offense was relentless. Freshman defender Julia Duquette got her second of the season on a shot from the left point that beat Fairchild through the five-hole with 6:47 left in the opening period to give the Cardinals a 2-1 lead.

VanGlahn got the eventual game-winning goal at t he 15:31 mark, drilling home a rebound off a shot by Tyne Gove to make it 3-1, before Balisy picked up her second of the night on a bar-down goal to hand the Cardinals a three-goal lead going into the first intermission.

Jordan Caldwell registered the lone goal of the second, scoring on a rebound off of Allison Era’s shot from the point at the 8:11 mark to make it 5-1 in favor of the Cardinals.

With just 2:26 left in the third the floodgates opened as VanGlahn picked up her second of the night from Vakos. Jenny Kistner extended the lead to 6-1 at 6:58 before Caldwell found the back of the net again at 16:59 to make it a 7-1 game.

The Cadets never gave up with Haley Gibson tipping in her sixth of the year at 18:26 but the duo of Vakos and VanGlahn put the exclamation point on the win with 25 seconds left on the clock. The pair of senior linemates took off on a 2-on-1 break with VanGlahn making the pass to set up Vakos for her 13th of the season.

VanGlahn finished the night with two goals and two assists while Vakos had a goal and three assists. Balisy tallied two goals and one assist. Caldwell had a pair of goals and Kistner added a goal and an assist.

The Cardinals outshot the Cadets, 49-39. Plattsburgh State went 0-for-1 on the power play while Norwich was 0-for-5.

Aveson recorded 37 saves to finish her final season with a 22-1-1 record. The most decorated goaltender in Cardinals’ history went out with a bang setting new NCAA records in single-season save percentage (.971) and career victories (69) in her final game.

Fairchild suffered the loss for the Cadets, making 13 saves. Loren Carrier finished the night with 27 stops.

Aveson, Balisy, Era and VanGlahn represented Plattsburgh State on the NCAA All-Tournament Team. Brittany Sharman from Norwich and Chloe Kinsel from Wis.-River Falls rounded out the squad.

Junior Sabres Adding 15U Team

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BUFFALO JUNIOR SABRES YOUTH HOCKEY ORGANIZATION ANNOUNCES THE CREATION OF A 15U TEAM
 
BUFFALO, N.Y. (March 21, 2014) — The Buffalo Junior Sabres today announced that the organization will add a 15U AAA hockey team to the program for the 2015-16 hockey season.
“Given the very positive response we have received to the expansion of our organization for the upcoming season, we are pleased to be adding a 15U team in 2015 to further round out our program and continue the development of players throughout their high school years,” said Larry Playfair, President of the Junior Sabres Youth Hockey Organization.  “In making the announcement now, we want to ensure we make clear the full depth of our commitment to developing area hockey talent.”
This team will be for 2000 birth year boys and will bring the Junior Sabres Youth Hockey Organization up to eight teams including (11U, 12U, 13U, 14U, 15U, 16U, 18U and 20U) All teams will practice and play home games at HARBORCENTER.
Beginning this fall, the HARBORCENTER hockey experience for all participating youth organizations will include skating on two NHL-size rinks, support from the Academy of Hockey coaching staff, off-ice training under the direction of IMPACT Sports Performance and state-of-the art classroom facilities.  HARBORCENTER will host many hockey-related events, including the recently announced youth hockey schedule, which will bring 20 new tournaments to Buffalo during the 2014-15 season.
Please contact Buffalo Junior Sabres Manager Ed Grudzinski at [email protected] with any questions.

Colgate’s Vaughan Takes Tim Taylor Award

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Vaughan Honored with Tim Taylor Award
Colgate’s Head Coach Named ECAC Hockey Coach of the YearLAKE PLACID, N.Y. – Leading a second-place team that featured 17 rookies or sophomores and was picked to finish ninth, there was no better choice for the Tim Taylor Award.

The Raiders concluded the regular season with a 13-6-3 mark in conference play and a 17-12-5. Colgate was ranked 18th in the country following the regular season. It was the fifth time in Vaughan’s tenure that his team had posted 13 wins in ECAC Hockey.

Vaughan, who will finish his 21st season as head coach at the end of the year, said that the team didn’t look into the preseason polls and felt if they played their game, they would be successful.

“I didn’t feel that it is sweeter because others had lesser expectations for this team,” Vaughan said. “This group did not put much stock in the preseason polls. We had a style we wanted to play and a plan to get us there.”

In order to be at the top of the standings teams need good chemistry and Vaughan felt this team really worked hard together, which allowed them to achieve so much.

“We had great buy in from everyone, excellent work ethic and a belief that what we were doing would get the results we wanted,” Vaughan said. “We just wanted to keep improving and getting better and we did. That takes great focus and commitment.”

ECAC Hockey had one of its best years nationwide with as many as six teams ranked at one time and also the league was coming off its first national title since 1989. The conference was one of the tops in the country and to be recognized as the top coach in the league was something special.

“I am extremely honored to be ECAC Hockey Coach of  the Year in a league that boasts some if the best coaches in the country,” Vaughan said. “I have spent my entire adult life in this league starting as a player in 1981, an assistant coach beginning in 1985 and a head coach from 1992 to the present. This league means everything to me which makes this honor even more special.”

Vaughan went onto say that the team couldn’t have had as much success without his staff. This staff has been together for the last eight seasons and got a welcomed addition in Mike Harder ’97, who is Colgate’s all-time leader scoring.

He wanted to share the award with the staff that helped turn a 6-13-3 conference team into the total opposite of 13-6-3 this season.

“Of course an award like this is really a staff award. I accept it knowing that my assistant coaches Brad Dexter, Jason Lefevre, Mike Harder and Steve Chouinard share it with me,” Vaughan said. “They do so much for this program and deserve recognition. I also often say that good players make good coaches and we have a lot of good players so I share this award with them as well.”

All season Vaughan talked about how fun this year was to coach because the student-athletes were eager to learn and showed up for practice ready to go each day. The dressing room featured good leadership from juniors Spiro Goulakos and Joe Wilson, while also getting a lot from seniors Eric Mihalik and Mike McCann.

Often teams have distractions throughout the season. However, this team wanted to come to practice, work hard and achieve success, which made it a more enjoyable year.

“This was a very special group of student athletes because they wanted to learn and improve and for any coach that makes it a lot of fun,” Vaughan said.  “There was so much character in our locker room and excellent leadership. This group also possessed to very special qualities. They trust one another and they genuinely care about each other. Those are very powerful traits on any team. There was a lot of positive energy in our locker room and as a coach I couldn’t wait to get to the rink everyday.”

This is Vaughan’s second ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year award as he was given the honor in 2000 when the Raiders had their best season under their head coach. Colgate went 24-9-2 overall and 14-4-2 in league to reach the NCAA Tournament.

NU Falls in AHA Semi-Finals

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Niagara Falls Short in AHA Semifinals as Purple Eagles Lose to RMU 5-4 in OT

 

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Niagara hockey saw its 2013-14 season come to an end in heartbreaking fashion as the Purple Eagles were defeated by the Robert Morris Colonials, 5-4 in overtime during the Atlantic Hockey Association Semifinals from Blue Cross Arena on Friday evening.

Down a pair of goals with just over three minutes remaining in regulation, the Purple Eagles stormed back with a pair of tallies in a 47 second span via Stephen Pietrobon and Hugo Turcotte to send the former CHA rivals into extra time.

After being outshot by the Purple Eagles, 46-34, in the first three period periods, the ice began to tilt in favor of the Colonials, as Robert Morris showered starting NU goaltender Jackson Teichroeb with quality scoring opportunities, including a pair of Cody Wydo that were robbed by the sliding pad of the freshman who was making his 11th consecutive start.

It was Scott Jacklin who secured RMU a spot in the AHA championship game against Canisius, when the junior found the back of the net at 14:56 of overtime as he picked up a loose puck that deflected off a Niagara defenseman and managed to get his stick on the bouncing puck and push it past Teichroeb.

“That was a great game.  I felt that both teams left it all out on the ice,” head coach Dave Burkholder said.  “After the first two periods we were dramatically outshooting them, but I think Robert Morris had the greater number of grade As.  Unfortunately goals are not always pretty in overtime and in our case an unfortunate bounce went off one of our players’ helmets in front of the net and went to the tape of a guy wearing white jersey.  Regardless we certainly left everything we had out there.”

Hugo Turcotte scored a pair of goals while Stephen Pietrobon and Patrick Divjak accounted for other pair of Niagara tallies, while Teichroeb made 38 saves.   Teichroeb’s counterpart, Dalton Izyk had to push aside 51 Niagara looks on net.

“Teichroeb certainly kept us in the game and we had our freshman class with six points on the evening which is great in a pressure cooker like this,” Burkholder added.  “It’s a big deal to get here, and as much as I hate saying goodbye to the senior class they left the program better in spot than when they came in.  There are a lot of young kids here who now have the experience which will make us better next year.”

Niagara went into the first intermission down by a goal, but not for a lack of scoring opportunities as the Purple Eagles were able to get some quality looks on Izyk, but the freshman goaltender pushed aside all NU shots.

Robert Morris struck first at 2:56 of the opening period Greg Gibson wristed a laser from the slot over the shoulder of Teichroeb.

Niagara began to find its legs as the period wore on, with the Purple Eagles outshooting Robert Morris, 18-12.  After allowing the first goal, Teichroeb was a brick wall in between the pipes for the Purple and White.  Zach Lynch had the two-goal lead in his sights with under nine minutes remaining in the frame, but his one timer to the left of Teichroeb on a wide open net was snagged down by the freshman to keep it a one-goal game heading into the break.

Niagara finally found an answer to Izyk at 3:39 of the second as Turcotte cleaned up a rebound on a shot by Dan Kolenda, whose shot was saved by Izyk where Turcotte pushed the loose puck into the back of the goal for his 12th goal of the season.

Matt Cope gave the Colonials their second lead of the contest as the sophomore blasted home a shot from the faceoff circle via assists from Brandon Denham and Chase Golightly at 9:30 of the second.

The Purple Eagles continued to pepper Izyk with shots as the teams headed into the final period of regulation, reaching the 40 shot mark for the ninth time this season.  On the team’s 41st look on net Niagara leveled the game at two as Matt Williams and Pietrobon combined for the game-tying goal.  Williams saucered a pass to Pietrobon on the doorstep and the freshman slapped it home for his seventh of the year.

Robert Morris would answer Niagara’s score with a pair of its own, jumping out to a 4-2 lead with 7:31 to play in regulation.  The tie score did not last long as Colin South netted the Colonials’ third goal of the evening with David Friedmann and Jeff Jones picking up assists.  Just 60 seconds later the lead was pushed to two as Wydo scored his 27th of the season off a 2-on-1 opportunity with Lynch.

Divjak sliced the Colonials’ lead in half with his fourth goal of the year off assists from Williams and Patrick Conte.  Williams lifted the puck on net from the top of the slot that was deflected under the pads of Izyk at 16:57 by Divjak.   Just 47 seconds later the Purple Eagles found the back of the net again this time off the stick of Turcotte as the sophomore put away a rebound off a Williams’ shot for his second goal of the evening.

Niagara finished the game 0-for-4 on the man-advantage, while Robert Morris went 0-for-1 while a man-up.

The Purple Eagles end their season with a 15-20-5 record.

Rattray Recipient of Kazmaier Award

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Jamie Lee Rattray Wins 2014 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award
Clarkson Senior Named Top Player in NCAA Division I Women’s Ice Hockey
WALLINGFORD, Conn. – Jamie Lee Rattray (Kanata, Ont.), a senior forward at Clarkson University, was awarded the 2014 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award today at the Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford, Conn. The award, in its 17th year, is presented annually to the top player in NCAA Division I women’s ice hockey.
Rattray was named the winner of the award during the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Ceremony and Brunch, as part of the NCAA Women’s Frozen Four weekend hosted by Quinnipiac University. She was chosen for the honor from a group of three finalists, including Hannah Brandt (Vadnais Heights, Minn./University of Minnesota) and Jillian Saulnier (Halifax, Nova Scotia/Cornell University).
“Jamie Lee is the definition of hard work paying off,” said Matt Desrosiers, co-head coach of Clarkson University. “The energy she brings to every practice and game is unmatched and is infectious to the rest of her team. She embodies everything the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award represents; a top performer in the country, competitiveness, performance in the clutch, personal character, and most importantly a true passion and love for the game of hockey.”
Amidst a record-setting senior campaign, Rattray sits at or near the top of the national leader board in many offensive statistical categories.
The Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year and First-Team All-ECAC selection, Rattray was a three-time ECAC Player of the Month (November, December, January), three-time ECAC Player of the Week and five-time member of the ECAC Weekly Honor Roll. The senior forward helped Clarkson University win the ECAC regular-season title, earn the No. 1 seed in the ECAC tournament and secure a spot in the NCAA Women’s Frozen Four championship game. Additionally, her on-ice leadership helped Clarkson set the school-record for wins in a single season with 30.
Rattray currently ranks second in the NCAA in both points (64) and goals (28), including a nation-leading nine power-play markers. She has recorded 20 multi-point games in Clarkson’s 40 outings to date, including two five-points showings (Nov. 22, 2013 vs. Princeton University and Jan. 31, 2014 vs. Union College). Additionally, Rattray has set Clarkson’s single-season records for goals, assists and points, as well as the school’s career records in both goals and points.
Away from the rink, Rattray has been active in the Clarkson women’s hockey team’s participation with the Lil’ Knight Club, which volunteers with youth hockey players in the area. She also helped paint the Helping Hands building in Potsdam, N.Y., and has assisted in fundraising for the Dalton Guyette Memorial Award, which is given annually to provide opportunities to less fortunate children near Clarkson’s campus.
Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Winners
Year Name School
2014 Jamie Lee Rattray Clarkson University
2013 Amanda Kessel University of Minnesota
2012 Brianna Decker University of Wisconsin
2011 Meghan Duggan University of Wisconsin
2010 Vicki Bendus Mercyhurst College
2009 Jessie Vetter University of Wisconsin
2008 Sarah Vaillancourt Harvard University
2007 Julie Chu Harvard University
2006 Sara Bauer University of Wisconsin
2005 Krissy Wendall University of Minnesota
2004 Angela Ruggiero Harvard University
2003 Jennifer Botterill Harvard University
2002 Brooke Whitney Northeastern University
2001 Jennifer Botterill Harvard University
2000 Ali Brewer Brown University
1999 A.J. Mleczko Harvard University
1998 Brandy Fisher University of New Hampshire
Notes: Jamie Lee Rattray is the first Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award winner from Clarkson University … Rattray is the seventh ECAC player to earn the award … The 2014 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Ceremony and Brunch was presented at the Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford, Conn., as part of the festivities associated with the NCAA Women’s Frozen Four … Dave Fischer, senior director of communications for USA Hockey, served as master of ceremonies for the event, while Meghan Duggan, captain of the 2014 U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team and 2011 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award winner as a member of the University of Wisconsin, was the keynote speaker … The ceremony can be viewed on demand at USAHockey.FASTHockey.com and PattyKaz.com … The 2014 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award winner was selected by a 13-person committee comprised of NCAA Division I women’s ice hockey coaches, representitives of print and broadcast media, an at-large member and a representitive of USA Hockey. The independent accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, tabulated the ballots … For more information on the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award and Patty Kazmaier, visit PattyKaz.com.
ABOUT THE PATTY KAZMAIER MEMORIAL AWARD
An award of The USA Hockey Foundation, the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award is annually awarded to the top player in NCAA Division I women’s ice hockey. Selection criteria includes outstanding individual and team skills, sportsmanship, performance in the clutch, personal character, competitiveness and a love of hockey. Consideration is also given to academic achievement and civic involvement.
ABOUT PATTY KAZMAIER
The Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award is named in honor of the late Patty Kazmaier, who was a four-year varsity letter-winner and All-Ivy League defenseman at Princeton University from 1981-86. An accomplished athlete who helped the Tigers to the Ivy League Championship in three consecutive seasons (1981-84), Patty Kazmaier-Sandt died Feb. 15, 1990, at the age of 28 following a long struggle with a rare blood disease.

Colgate’s Run to ECAC Championship Ends

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Colgate’s run to the ECAC Hockey Championship was halted on Saturday night by Union in front of 4,850 fans at Herb Brooks Arena.

 

The Raiders (20-13-5) are still alive for an NCAA Tournament berth, which will be determined tomorrow at 12 noon on ESPNU.

 

Colgate scored both of its goals in the third period with Spiro Goulakos and Darcy Murphy adding the pair of tallies. Charlie Finn made a total of 24 saves in the game with 12 coming in the second period. Tyson Spink and Goulakos were named to the All-Tournament Team.

 

Union (28-6-4) scored the game’s first four goals and claimed its third-consecutive conference tournament title. Daniel Carr led the way with three points on a goal and two helpers. Max Novak tallied a goal and an assist.

 

“I am very proud of our team,” head coach Don Vaughan said. “I thought we competed hard. If we could have gotten one or two in the first period, the game may have played out differently.”

 

The first period was all Colgate as the Raiders dominated with a 16-5 shot advantage, but couldn’t solve Colin Stevens, who finished with 31 stops. He made all 16 saves in the opening frame to help Union earn the title.

 

The Dutchmen opened it up in the second period with three goals. Matt Hatch starting the scoring with a rebound tally in front. Shayne Gostisbehere took a shot that deflected off of Kevin Sullivan and the puck fell to Hatch and he chipped it over Finn’s pad to make it 1-0.

 

Colgate was called for only its second penalty of the entire game with 6:18 left in the second and the Dutchmen capitalized. It took only nine seconds on the power play for Carr to blast one from the faceoff circle to give Union a 2-0 advantage. For Carr, it was his 22nd goal of the season.

 

Daniel Ciampini put the Dutchmen up 3-0 less than two minutes later with his 19th of the year. Carr and Jeff Taylor assisting on the play. Union turned the tides on the Raiders in the second, earning a 15-8 shot advantage.

 

“I thought we had some good looks early that didn’t go,” Vaughan said. “Obviously they came really hard in the second period and I thought again in the third we had some opportunities that didn’t go.“

 

 

The scoring for the Dutchmen continued into the third with Mike Vecchione scoring 7:30 into the final frame to give Union a commanding 4-0 lead. The Dutchmen broke into the zone on a 3-on-1 chance. Vecchione got the puck in the slot and he snuck one under the outstretched pads of Finn.

 

Colgate got one back to make it 4-1 with Goulakos scoring with 7:11 left in the game. The Raiders showed off their great passing and then Ryan Johnston found the captain all alone on the left side. The junior hit the open net as Stevens had no shot at stopping it and the shutout was over.

 

Vaughan rolled the dice and it paid off with 2:44 left in the game. He decided to pull Finn early for the extra attacker and Murphy took advantage with his 19th of the year. Jake Kulevich did a great job possessing the puck in the offensive zone and found Murphy for the score and it was his eighth assist.

 

Union sealed the deal with an empty-netter coming from Novak with 2:13 left in the game to close out the scoring at 5-2.

 

Colgate went 0-for-4 on the power play, while Union cashed in once on two chances. The Raiders had a 33-29 shot advantage.

 

“Union is a complete team and we knew that coming in,” Vaughan said. “I was just really pleased with our effort. I think our body of work this year from start to finish has been really special and that speaks a lot to the character in our locker room. I don’t think a lot of people expected us to be in this position at the start of the year.”

 

Vaughan is hoping for the season to continue and the experts around the country have the Raiders in the NCAA Tournament. He has really enjoyed this year’s team and doesn’t want the season to end.

 

“I love this team,” Vaughan added. “I love coming to the rink everyday and that is a pretty special feeling for coach.”

 

Colgate will be glued to a television somewhere in Lake Placid tomorrow at noon as the field is announced on ESPNU.

Canisius Falls in Semi-Finals to Robert Morris

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The Canisius College hockey team lost the 2014 Atlantic Hockey Championship on Saturday night to Robert Morris, 7-4. One season after winning their first title in the program’s history, the Griffs fell one step short in repeating and finish the 2013-14 season with a 17-21-3 record.

 

“While the loss stings, I’m proud of our effort tonight but we just came up a little short against a strong Robert Morris team,” said Canisius head coach Dave Smith. “The contributions and efforts of our seven-member senior class will leave a lasting impression with this program – leading this team to two Atlantic Hockey title games and a championship a season ago. This group helped move our program forward for the future and they will be missed but not forgotten.”

 

Robert Morris’ Cody Wydo was named Tournament MVP after netting a hat trick to go along with one assist.

 

Junior defender Doug Jessey (Langdon, Alberta) and sophomore defender Chris Rumble (Seattle, Wash.) led the Griffs with three points in the loss, scoring one goal and adding two assists. The duo along with sophomore forward Ralph Cuddemi (Concord, Ontario) were each named to the Atlantic Hockey All-Tournament Team.

 

Junior Mitch McCrank (Haileybury, Ontario) and freshman Shane Conacher (Burlington, Ontario) also scored for the Griffs in the defeat.

 

After a scoreless first period, the Colonials struck early in the second frame when Wydo scored just 26 seconds in. Wydo forced a turnover in the Canisius zone and finished his chance for the 1-0 advantage.

 

The Griffs answered back with Jessey’s eighth goal of the season. The junior sent a blast into the net from the blue line at the6:08 mark to pull Canisius even at one. Rumble and junior Doug Beck (Plymouth, Mich.) both registered assists on the tally.

 

Wydo, however, would add his second goal of the game with 2:26 remaining in the second stanza. Off a rush, Wydo made a move to get past a Canisius defender and then buried his opportunity from close range for the 2-1 advantage through 40 minutes of action.

 

The third period featured a number of shifts of momentum and eight goals between the two teams after the schools combined for just three tallies in the first 40 minutes of action. Robert Morris would answer every Canisius goal in less than a minute to earn its first conference title.

 

Conacher opened the scoring in the third for Canisius with his sixth goal of the season. The rookie fired a shot in from the right face-off circle off passes from McCrank and Jessey to tie the game just 74 seconds into the period.

 

Robert Morris, however, would quickly answer back when Greg Gibson scored just 15 seconds later for the 3-2 advantage. The Griffs were then successful in killing off a five-minute major penalty only to see Matt Cope score just four seconds after it expired for the 4-2 lead with 12:49 remaining.

 

McCrank responded for the Griffs to bring the team back within one with 9:33 left in regulation. On a rush, Cuddemi went around the net and then found his linemate open in front. McCrank hammered the puck in for his ninth goal of the season and the 4-3 score. Rumble also registered an assist on the goal.

 

The one-goal game would be short-lived, however, as David Friedmann scored end-to-end for the 5-3 advantage just 37 seconds later

 

Rumble would once again bring Canisius back within one with his fifth goal of the season with 7:25 remaining in regulation. On the power play, the sophomore defender fired a shot in from the blue line with assists going to Jessey and senior Kyle Gibbons (Westlake, Ohio) for the 5-4 score.

 

The Colonials, though, would answer back just like they did every time in the third period. Gibson would score his second goal of the night just 29 seconds later and Wydo would then seal the victory with his third goal with 1:54 remaining in regulation for the 7-4 final score.

 

Robert Morris finished the game with a 33-31 advantage in shots. Canisius went 1-for-6 with the extra-man advantage, while the Colonials were scoreless in four power-play chances.

 

Game Notes: Canisius was attempting to become just the second team in Atlantic Hockey history to repeat as champion … The Griffs’ five third-period goals allowed matched the total surrendered during their previous 12 Atlantic Hockey Tournament games the last two seasons … The loss marked the final game for seven Canisius seniors – forwards Gibbons, Ryan Bohrer, Taylor Law and Patrick Sullivan, defenders Ben Danford and Duncan McKellar and goaltender Tony Capobianco … The 2013 Atlantic Hockey Championship MVP, Gibbons finishes his career ranked fourth in school history with 131 career points and second with 57 career goals … Danford appeared in more games than any other player in school history (158), never missing a single contest in his career … He also holds the program’s record for assists by a defender (74) and ranks second among blueliners with 84 points … In addition to four single-season records last season, Capobianco finished with the school’s all-time records in saves (3,061), shutouts (eight), goals against average (2.71) and save percentage (.920) … With his 26 saves in the championship game, Capobianco broke his own Atlantic Hockey Tournament record with 249 stops during the seven games of the tournament (topping the mark he set last year with 235).

Buffalo Regals Girls 14u Win States!!!

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Buffalo Regals 14U

The Buffalo Regals Girls 14u and 4 other teams from New York, met in Rochester NY., for the Tier 1 State

Championship.  The Regals would win 3 out of 4 games in round robin play, only to face Syracuse Nationals
in the finals.  Syracuse took a 1 -0 lead early in the first period.  Buffalo would answer back later in the period
and by the end of the second, the Regals would take the lead 2-1.  With great defense and strong goaltending 
Syracuse couldn’t find the back of the net.  Buffalo would hold on and win their first 14u Tier 1 State Title.  They
head to Boston for the National Tournament.

NU vs Robert Morris in Semi-Finals; Game Notes

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Men’s Hockey to Face RMU in Atlantic Hockey Semifinals at Blue Cross Arena on Friday

 

NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – After defeating the third-seeded Air Force Falcons two games to one in the Atlantic Hockey Association Quarterfinals in Colorado Springs, Colo., the Niagara Purple Eagles advance to the AHA Semifinals in Rochester, N.Y. for the third consecutive season.  The Purple Eagles (15-19-5; 11-11-5 AHA) and fifth-seeded Robert Morris Colonials (17-17-5; 13-9-5 AHA) clash on Friday, March 21 at Blue Cross Arena one hour after the first matchup set to begin at 4:05 p.m.

 

Niagara earned a spot in the AHA semifinal round with a 2-1 series win over Air Force at the Cadet Ice Arena.  The Falcons squeaked by the Purple Eagles (2-1) in game one before Niagara stormed back with a pair of 4-3 victories, including a decisive game three win in overtime.  The Purple and White are 8-4-0 all-time in the AHA Tournament, including 2-3-0 away from Dwyer.  The first round series Niagara played against the AIC Yellow Jackets was the first since becoming a member of the AHA back in 2010-11 where the Purple and White dropped a 6-3 decision to cross-town rival Canisius in a single-elimination contest at Dwyer.

 

Robert Morris enters the weekend’s contests as the fifth seed, missing the first round by two points with a 13-9-5 conference record (17-17-5 overall).  The Colonials’ tournament journey put them past No. 12 Army in a trio of games during the opening round and a sweep over No. 4 UConn in series.  Niagara and RMU split the season series (1-1-1) as the teams battled to a 3-3 stalemate in game one at 84 Lumber Arena (Oct. 19) before trading wins in the home-and-home series (Feb. 13 and Feb. 15).

 

HOW TO CATCH THE GAMES

•   The semifinal matchup versus Robert Morris will be broadcasted live on 1340 WLVL and PurpleEagles.com, with Jeremy White on the call.

•   Live stats are available via www.purpleeagles.com and can be accessed from the main page under the event calendar section.

•   The contest can also be seen live on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel.

 

NIAGARA IN THE AHA HOCKEY TOURNAMENT

•   Niagara is 8-4-0 all-time in the AHA Tournament, including 2-3-0 away from Dwyer and 6-1-0 at home.  The pair of wins at Air Force last weekend marked the first two road wins in AHA playoffs since becoming a member of the league in 2010-11.

•   This will be the Purple and White’s third consecutive trip to the league tournament semifinals.  Last year, Niagara knocked off the RIT Tigers in two games to advance to the Blue Cross Arena.  During the 2011-12 campaign, the Purple Eagles swept Robert Morris in the quarterfinal series.

 

HOW THEY GOT HERE – QUARTERFINAL RECAP

•  Niagara hockey earned a spot into the Atlantic Hockey Semifinals after taking two of three games against the Air Force Falcons in the quarterfinals series.  The Purple Eagles dropped the first game, 2-1 before storming back with a pair of 4-3 victories in the second and third game for the team’s first win at AFA since Feb. 12, 2011.

•  Game three saw senior Matt Williams score the game-winning overtime goal 4:49 into extra time, the team’s second OT victory of this season’s playoffs.

•  Hugo Turcotte had a three-point game in Saturday’s win off two goals and an assist, Patrick Conte pocketed a three-point series (2-1-3) which included a two-point evening during Sunday’s win and Matt Williams also secured three points (1-2-3).

•  Jackson Teichroeb earned the start all three nights, making a combined 89 saves, including 31 in the OT game for a 2.62 goals against average and a .918 save percentage to improve his record to 9-13-3.

 

NIAGARA LEADERS

•   Hugo Turcotte leads the team in scoring with 27 points.  Isaac Kohls is at the top of the statistical board in goals (12), while Turcotte, Ryan Rashid and TJ Sarcona are one behind with 11 goals each.  Turcotte has 16 assists to his name to lead the squad and Vince Muto is a close second with 14 helpers.

•   Matt Williams is first with a +17 plus/minus rating.

•   Turcotte leads the squad with 136 shots on goal. Patrick Divjak is close behind with 129 looks on net.

•  Freshmen goaltenders Jackson Teichroeb (9-13-3) and Adrian Ignagni (6-6-2) have split time, although Teichroeb has started the previous 10 games. Teichroeb owns a .910 save percentage and a 2.65 goals-against average.  

                                               

NOT FEELING THE PRESSURE

•   The newcomers have been vital to the Purple Eagles’ offense all season, and the pressure of playoffs have had no effect on the newbies who have scored 14 points (4-10-14).

•   Defenseman Vince Muto has a goal and two assists to his name, in five games, while freshman Patrick Conte has a pair of goals and an assist in that span.  Stephen Pietrobon and TJ Sarcona had added two points each, while Tyler Akeson, Kevin Patterson, Mike Conderman and Phil Nasca have added a point in five games.

 

SERIES HISTORY

•  The Purple Eagles and Colonials have played 50 times since first meeting in the 2004-05 season, and NU holds a 28-13-9 advantage.

•  Niagara was 2-1 against RMU in its three meetings last season, and went 1-1-1 this campaign.

 

HOW THEY GOT HERE

•  Robert Morris will take part in the AHA Final Four for the first time in program history after sweeping Connecticut in the quarterfinals.

•  The sweep came on the heels of 3-0 and 3-2  victories on UConn’s home ice.

 

SCOUTING THE COLONIALS

•  Robert Morris finished the regular season with a 13-9-5 AHA mark which earned them the fifth seed.  After the Colonials’ quarterfinal win over UConn, the team pushed its overall mark to 17-17-5.

•  The Colonials are averaging 3.33 goals a game and are allowing 2.95, placing them 10th and 41st in the nation, respectively.

•  The power play has gone 30-for-169 while the penalty kill is 129-for-171, ranking them 31st and 56th in the NCAA, respectively.

•  Robert Morris have a pair of players that have cracked the 40-point mark in Cody Wydo and Zac Lynch.  Wydo leads the team in scoring with 47 points on a team-leading 26 goals and is second on the squad with 21 assists.  Zac Lynch  leads the squad in helpers (23) and has added 18 goals for 41 points.  Scott Jacklin has also contributed offensively for RMU with 33 points (14-19-33).

•  Terry Shafer has been the go to netminder for the Colonials, playing in 35 of 39 games.  Shafer has made 971 saves for a 3.02 goals against average and a .911 save percentage.

 

NOT THE FIRST TIME

•  This will be the seventh time the Colonials and Purple Eagles will meet in postseason play.

•  They met in their second year in the AHA together with Niagara sweeping Robert Morris in a best-of-three quarterfinal series during the 2011-12 season.

•  The pair of wins were the fourth and fifth times the Purple Eagles beat the Colonials in postseason play overall, having eliminated them in single-elimination games in 2005, 2006 and 2008. Robert Morris’ only playoff win against Niagara came in 2009.

 

LOOKING FORWARD

•  No. 1 Mercyhurst will face No. 7 Canisius in the first semifinal at 4:05 p.m. on Friday. Canisius will look to repeat as the AHA Champion, while Mercyhurst is making the program’s third consecutive trip to the AHA Final Four.

•  Should the Purple Eagles advance from their semifinal game against Robert Morris, Niagara would play in the title game on March 22against the winner of the Mercyhurst-Canisius game.  The victor of the AHA Championship on Saturday will earn the automatic berth into the 2014 NCAA Tournament.

Colgate’s Murphy Named Player of Week

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Murphy Earns Player of the Week Honors
Sophomore Forward Tallies Hat Trick in Quarterfinals

HAMILTON – Darcy Murphy took home his first weekly honor of the season as he was named ECAC Hockey Player of the Week on Wednesday.

Murphy recorded Colgate’s fourth hat trick of the season in the second game against St. Lawrence in the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals. He scored a goal in each period and had the gamewinner in the third period. Two of the three goals came on the power play.

The sophomore forward leads the team with 18 goals on the year. He joined Kyle Baun, Spiro Goulakos and Tyson Spink, as skaters with hat tricks this season. Colgate is tied with New Hampshire for the most hat tricks in the nation in 2013-14. Murphy has scored at least one point in six of the last eight games with seven goals and four assists for 11 points.

The Raiders are in Lake Placid getting set for the ECAC Hockey Semifinals on Friday night against Quinnipiac.The teams are set for the 7:30 p.m. faceoff and Union and Cornell with play prior to Colgate’s matchup at 4 p.m. at Herb Brooks Arena at the Olympic Center.

ECAC Hockey has partnered with Fox College Sports (FCS) to televise the 2014 semifinals and championship game March 21-22 at the 1980 Rink – Herb Brooks Arena. Eric Frede will be the play-by-play announcer with Cap Raeder providing color commentary and Sonny Waltrous on the sideline. Games will be on DirecTV as well. The channel location will be released the week of the championship. FCS Atlantic on all other cable subscribers.

ECAC Hockey tournament games will be available for viewing by a global audience and be aired through www.ecachockey.com. Fans can watch all games from the ECAC Hockey tournaments on mobile devices as well as standard PCs and Macs. The games will be available on iOS devices as well as Androids. Fans can either purchase a game for $9 (US) for viewing directly on a mobile device or purchase for viewing on a standard computer and add the mobile option for an extra dollar.

Canisius vs Mercyhurst; AHA Playoff Game Notes

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Canisius (16-20-3, 11-13-3 AHA) vs. Mercyhurst (21-12-7, 17-4-6 AHA)
Date: Friday, March 21
Time: 4:05 p.m.
Location: Rochester, N.Y.  |  Blue Cross Arena
TV/Webcast: Time Warner SportsChannel / America One Network
Live Audio: GoGriffs.com
DI Series History: Mercyhurst leads, 27-21-8

In a rematch of the 2013 Atlantic Hockey Championship, the Canisius College hockey team faces top-seeded Mercyhurst in the league’s semifinals. The teams are set to meet in Rochester on Friday at 4:05 p.m.

SCOUTING THE GRIFFS
• Canisius earned the seven seed for the AHA Tournament with an 11-13-3 league record (16-20-3 overall).
• Senior Kyle Gibbons leads Canisius with 37 points, 15 goals, 22 assists and eight power-play tallies this season.
• Senior Tony Capobianco has anchored the defense with a 2.75 goals against average and .916 save percentage.

DÉJÀ VU ALL OVER AGAIN?
• The Griffs have taken a very similar path to Rochester.
• Just like last season, Canisius earned the seven seed for the AHA Tournament and opened with a sweep against the 10 seed behind a strong defensive effort (Bentley in 2013, Sacred Heart in 2014).
• The Griffs then earned two one-goal victories against the second seed, including one in overtime (Air Force in 2013, Bentley in 2014).
• Canisius is now looking to finish it the same way. In 2013, the Griffs beat top-seeded Niagara and No. 6 Mercyhurst to win their first title.

CRANKING IT UP A NOTCH
• Junior Mitch McCrank has upped his game as of late and capped his strong run with the best game of his career.
• In the last 15 games, McCrank has totaled 14 points (6g, 8a) after recording just seven (1g, 6a) in his first 21 games of the season.
• The junior had the biggest game of his career in the Griffs’ 3-2 win on Sunday. He scored all three Canisius goals and netted the first hat trick of his career to lead the Griffs in the elimination-game victory.

MR. MARCH
• Senior netminder Tony Capobianco has saved his best for the Atlantic Hockey Tournament during his career.
• In 11 career Atlantic Hockey Tournament contests, Capobianco owns a 10-1-0 record (only loss came in overtime last weekend).
• The senior has registered a 1.92 goals against average, .948 save percentage and three shutouts during the 11 contests.

CANISIUS – MERCYHURST SERIES HISTORY
• Two-long time rivals, the Griffs have played the Lakers more than any other school in the program’s history. In 77 all-time meetings, Mercyhurst holds a 40-28-9 advantage against the Griffs, including a 27-21-8 edge in 56 Division I meetings.
• Friday’s matchup is a rematch of the 2013 Atlantic Hockey Championship Game – a 7-2 Canisius victory. Kyle Gibbons led the Griffs with a career-high four points (2g, 2a) in the win and earned the tournament’s Most Valuable Player honors.
• The schools are meeting for the sixth time overall in the postseason at the Division I level. Mercyhurst defeated Canisius in the 2001 semifinals, 2006 quarterfinals and 2008 quarterfinals, while the Griffs claimed the 2010 quarterfinals and 2013 championship.
• Canisius also won 2-of-3 meetings against the Lakers during the 2013-14 regular season, handing Mercyhurst half of its four conference losses this year.

ABOUT THE LAKERS
• Mercyhurst won the Atlantic Hockey regular-season title with a 17-4-6 conference record. Overall, the Lakers are 21-12-7 this season.
• The Lakers lead Atlantic Hockey and rank fifth nationally with 3.60 goals per game.
• Mercyhurst features five players with at least 30 points. Matthew Zay leads the team with 42 points and 17 goals. Daniel O’Donoghue is second with 41 points, including a team-best 27 assists.
• Jimmy Sarjeant has posted a 2.42 goals against average and .932 save percentage to anchor the defense. He has not lost a game to an Atlantic Hockey opponent with a 16-0-5 record.

AHA TOURNAMENT BREAKDOWN
• Three road teams won last weekend and Mercyhurst was the only top-four seed to advance to Rochester for the tournament’s semifinals.
• Canisius became the lowest-seeded team to win the championship last year at seventh and are looking to repeat that feat again this year.
• The winner of Friday’s matchup between the Griffs and Lakers advances to Saturday’s title game against Robert Morris or Niagara. Canisius went 1-2-0 versus the Colonials this season and 0-2-1 against the Purple Eagles.

ROCHESTER EDGE AND BILL GRAY’S REGIONAL ICEPLEX ANNOUNCE ALL GIRLS FREE TRY HOCKEY PROGRAM

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Rochester, New York – The Rochester Edge Girls Hockey Program and Bill Gray’s Regional Iceplex have partnered to host a free, all girls try hockey program which starts this April.

The five week program runs on Monday evenings from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM and is designed for girls ages 5 to 16.  No experience is required and full equipment is provided for each session.  Instruction will be provided from local professional players, women’s collegiate hockey players, Maksymum Hockey instructors along with Rochester Edge coaches and players.

“We are thrilled to bring this program back.” states Jeff Kolcon, Interim Director for the Edge Program.  “There are over 20 girls that went through this program 10 years ago that are playing NCAA college hockey now.  More importantly, a large number beyond that are lifelong hockey players.”

“We are very excited to be the host for an event such as this,” said Erik Geller, Director of Hockey at Bill Gray’s Regional Iceplex.  “One of our main goals is to introduce local children to ice sports, which in turn leads to exercise and healthier lifestyles for those children.  We aim to do this at little to no cost when possible, so we are proud to have the Rochester Edge as a partner, which enables us to offer this at no cost to all participants.”

For more information regarding this program or to preregister online, visitwww.billgraysiceplex.com.

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Bill Gray’s Regional Iceplex is a 170,000 square foot, multi-sport facility located on the campus of Monroe Community College.  It is home to 4 NHL sized ice rinks, a Bill Grays Restaurant, Tap Room and Snack Bar, Abbott’s Frozen Custard, City Brew Coffee, Locker Room Sports retail hockey store, Maksymum Hockey, Northern Educate Hockey Academy, Travel Team USA. It is also the training facility for the Rochester Americans AHL team and home to Monroe Community College Ice Hockey, Nazareth Ice Hockey, Rochester Youth Hockey, Rochester Americans Junior Hockey, Rochester Americans Tier 1 Hockey teams, Brighton High School Hockey, Pittsford High School Hockey, Spencerport High School Hockey, ROC City Roller Derby, Rochester Ice Cats Hockey and numerous other organizations.  For more information, visit www.billgraysiceplex.com.

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