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Catamounts Top Griffs

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A dominating opening 10 minutes led host Vermont to a 6-2 victory against the Canisius College hockey team on Sunday night at the Catamount Cup. The loss drops the Griffs to 5-10-1 on the season, while the Catamounts improve to 10-6-1

 

“It was a tough weekend on the scoreboard but there are quite a few positives to take out of it,” said Canisius head coach Dave Smith. “We knew going into a difficult non-conference schedule that we had to be patient and positive and then apply those characteristics to league play. Now, we need to ramp up our play in conference and build confidence for Holy Cross next weekend.”

 

Senior Duncan McKellar (Phoenix, Ariz.) and freshman Shane Conacher (Burlington, Ontario) both scored for the Griffs in the loss.

 

Junior Keegan Asmundson (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) recorded a career-best 40 saves in defeat, while sophomore Adam Harris (Penticton, British Columbia) stopped 15 shots in his first collegiate appearance.

 

The Catamounts came out strong and didn’t look back after three goals in the first 9:14 of action. Chris McCarthy opened the scoring, netting a rebound just 54 seconds into the contest. Pete Massar then scored seconds after a full two minutes of 5-on-3 action for the Catamounts, tallying a goal at the 7:13 mark before Mario Puskarich finished the run 9:14 into the period.

 

Overall, Vermont outshot the Griffs, 19-1, in the first 13 minutes of action before Canisius was able to get in the game.

 

McKellar got the Griffs on the scoreboard with his first tally of the season with 6:14 remaining in the first. Junior Carl Larsson (Anderstorp, Sweden) sent the puck back to McKellar on the blue line and the defender fired a shot in for the 3-1 score. Junior Braeden Rigney (Singhampton, Ontario) also recorded an assist on the Griffs’ first goal of the contest.

 

The Catamounts extended their lead in the second frame, connecting on a power play just with8:03 left in the period. Michael Paliotta scored off a faceoff victory for a 4-1 lead through 40 minutes of action. Vermont added another tally when Matt White finished a 2-on-1 rush with12:54 remaining in the game for a 5-1 advantage.

 

Conacher added his second goal of the season with 2:01 left in regulation, finishing a 3-on-2 rush. Junior Mitch McCrank (Haileybury, Ontario) found Conacher trailing on the rush and the rookie finished his chance for the 5-2 score. Senior Kyle Gibbons (Westlake, Ohio) also registered an assist on the tally.

 

The Catamounts then finished the scoring with just 1.7 seconds remaining in the game when Jake Fallon scored on a breakaway.

 

Vermont finished the game with a 61-28 advantage in shots. The Catamounts were also 1-for-3 on the power play, while killing all three Canisius extra-man chances.

 

Iroquois Varsity Boys Hockey Team Suffers Two Losses

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The Iroquois Varsity Boys Hockey team lost twice during the games over the Christmas holidays. They lost 6-1 to St. Joe’s on December 22nd and to the Cheektowaga Warriors 4-2 on December 28th. During the game against St. Joe’s, the only Chiefs goal was scored by Steven Kaufmann off an assist from Aiden Abraszek. While the entire Chiefs team struggled to gain some momentum against Joe’s, defensemen Richard Karalus and Andrew Wilson performed well.

 

The December 28th game against Cheektowaga started strong with the Chiefs jumping out to a 2-0 lead on goals by Sasha Hawkins and Andrew Takac, with assists from Mark Morganti and Patrick Stenzel. The Warriors then showed why they are undefeated this season as they continued to apply pressure and eventually scored 4 goals over the next two periods for the win. Chiefs goalie Robert Bauer was outstanding in the game, making many spectacular saves to keep his team in the game as long as possible.

 

The next Chiefs game is Friday, January 3rd in Jamestown.

Women’s Team USA Victorious Over Canada

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Hilary Knight (Sun Valley, Idaho), Kelli Stack (Brooklyn Heights, Ohio) and Megan Bozek (Buffalo Grove, Ill.) each scored during a three-goal second period to spark the U.S. Women’s National Team to a 3-2 victory over Canada Monday night at Air Canada Centre in Toronto. The contest was the team’s final outing before the 2014 Olympic Winter Games begin Feb. 8 in Sochi, Russia.

After a scoreless opening frame that saw quality chances by both teams, the Americans were able to strike for back-to-back goals in a 51-second span early in the second period. Knight made it 1-0 when she drove hard to the net and redirected a Stack centering pass over Team Canada goaltender Genevieve Lacasse’s leg at 2:32. Then, with the U.S. on the power play, Alex Carpenter (North Reading, Mass.) beat a Canadian defender off the wall and dished the puck to Stack at the edge of the crease. Stack gathered the puck, deked and scored at 3:23to increase Team USA’s advantage to 2-0.

Bozek pushed the U.S. lead to 3-0 with a power-play marker of her own with 16:54 gone in the middle stanza. After Stack won an offensive-zone faceoff, Bozek sent a slap-shot from the point through traffic and under Lacasse’s glove.

Natalie Spooner scored on a two-on-one late in the second frame before Brianne Jenner connected on a shorthanded rush to cut the U.S. lead to 3-2 early in the third, but the Americans held onto the one-goal edge thanks to several tremendous stops by goaltender Molly Schaus (Natick, Mass.).

Schaus finished with 25 saves in the contest.

Team USA will next play Feb. 8 against Finland in the squad’s first contest at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

Colgate Wins in Comeback

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Last Minute Tally Lifts Raiders

Tylor Spink Scores Two Power Play Goals Against Russian Red Stars

 

HAMILTON – After only one goal in the first 50 minutes of action, the Raiders scored three in the final seven minutes to earn a 3-2 come-from-behind win over the Russian Red Stars in an exhibition game on Tuesday.

 

Colgate saw Tylor Spink factor in all three goals with a pair of power play tallies and an assist on his 21st birthday. Tyson Spink had an assist on his 21st birthday as well. Kyle Baun made it a Cornwall Colts hat trick with a goal that tied the game at 2-2. Charlie Finn got the start and made 10 saves, while Mihalik finished the game with 15 stops.

 

The Red Stars got two goals from Alexander Kuvaev with the first coming just 26 seconds into the game. Vacheslav Volkov was impressive in net for the Russian team with 29 saves, including 14 in the second period.

 

The Raiders were able to get their power play on track in the third period with a pair goals and ended the night with a 2-for-5 with the extra man. The Red Stars scored once on the power and it gave them a 2-1 lead late in the game.

 

The gamewinning goal by the Raiders was an impressive one as Mike Borkowski passed the puck down to Tyson Spink and he slid a cross-ice pass to the opposite. Tylor Spink was waiting for the pass and buried the puck with 19 seconds left to earn the 3-2 win.

 

Colgate is back on the ice on Friday as the Raiders take on top-ranked Minnesota at 8:07 p.m.and the game can be seen live on Fox College Sports Central on any Time Warner Cable system.

USA Men’s U17 Take Canada 9-1

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Colin White (Hanover, Mass.) totalled five points, including two goals, as the U.S. Men’s National Under-17 Team tripped up Canada’s Team Atlantic, 9-1, here today at Centre 200. With the win Team USA’s record improves to a 3-0-0-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L).

“I liked the way our team maintained focus in a very physical game that had its share of adversity,” said Don Granato, head coach of the U.S. Men’s National Under-17 Team. “We’ll use the day offtomorrow to get ready for Ontario and hopefully more games to come.”

Team USA opened the scoring for the third-straight game of the tournament, 3:41 into the first period. White took a cross-ice pass from Jordan Greenway (Potsdam, N.Y.) in the right faceoff circle and one-timed a shot that beat Atlantic goaltender Frederic Foulem. Auston Matthews(Scottsdale, Ariz.) doubled the U.S. lead at 11:36, ripping a one-timer of his own into the net.Christian Fischer (Wayne, Ill.) cycled the puck back to Brendan Warren (Carleton, Mich.) in the left corner, and Warren fed Fischer as he moved along the half-boards. Fischer sent a quick pass to Matthews in the slot who fired the puck into the top-left corner.

Luke Kunin (Chesterfield, Mo.) started a four-goal frame for the U.S. three minutes into the second stanza. Matthew Tkachuk (St. Louis, Mo.) fed Kunin with a pass across the slot and Kunin one-timed the puck into the open net. Jeremy Bracco (Freeport, N.Y.) pushed the lead to 4-0 just over two minutes later, swatting a bouncing puck out of the air and off the back of Foulem as he skated behind the net. Luke Kirwan (Dewitt, N.Y.) and White added helpers on the play. Christian Evers (Waukee, Iowa) joined the scoring parade 39 seconds later on a shot from the point. Caleb Jones (Frisco, Texas) and White assisted on the marker. Kirwan notched a power-play goal at 14:30, with White collecting his third assist and Jones his second.

Atlantic scored its lone goal on the power play early in the third, but Bracco responded with Team USA’s first short-handed tally of the tournament. Nicholas Boka (Plymouth, Mich.) picked up an assist, helping to complete the two-on-one odd man rush. White added his second of the night with 6:18 left in the game and Fischer added another marker at 16:06, as Team USA skated to the 9-1 victory.

Michael Lackey (Washington, D.C.) made 20 saves for Team USA in the win, while Foulem blocked 46 shots in the loss for Atlantic.

All games of the 2014 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge will be streamed live, and also available on-demand, at FASTHockey.com.

The U.S. National Under-17 Team will next skate versus Canada’s Team Ontario on Jan. 2, 2014. The game will be held at Centre 200 in Sydney, Nova Scotia at 6 p.m. EST.

Notes

  • Zach Werenski (Gross Pointe, Mich.) was named Team USA’s player of the game.
  • Team USA outshot Atlantic, 55-21.
  • Team USA went 1-6 on the power play, while Atlantic went 1-8.
  • Team USA claimed third place in last year’s tournament after back-to-back second place finishes (2011, 2012). The U.S. won the tournament in 2010 and has now placed in the top three for seven consecutive years (2006, 2008-13). No tournament was held in 2007.
  • The U.S. enters the tournament having captured first place three times (2001-02, 2010) and second place four times (1999, 2008, 2011-12).
  • All 22 players on the roster come from the U.S. National Under-17 Team that is part of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program based in Ann Arbor, Mich.
  • The 2014 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge includes two pools of five teams. Pool A consists of teams from the Czech Republic, Pacific, Quebec, Sweden and West. Pool B consists of teams from Atlantic, Germany, Ontario, Russia and the United States.
  • Follow @USAHockeyScores on Twitter for live scoring updates during the tournament. Scores will be designated with #WU17.
  • For additional coverage, visit the NTDP Facebook page and follow @USANTDP on Twitter.

US National Junior Team Falls to Canada 3-2

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Riley Barber (Pittsburgh, Pa./Miami University) and Stefan Matteau (Chicago, Ill.) scored and goaltender Jon Gillies (South Portland, Maine/Providence College) turned aside 21 shots, but the U.S. National Junior Team fell to Canada, 3-2, in the final preliminary round game of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship here today.

Team USA finished second in Group A and will face Russia, which finished third in Group B, in Thursday’s (Jan. 2) quarterfinal round.

The two teams battled to a scoreless opening period despite the United States controlling play and holding a 13-6 edge in shots on goal.

Team USA broke through for the first goal of the contest when Barber scored a shorthanded marker at 3:29 of the middle frame. A Nic Kerdiles (Irvine, Calif./University of Wisconsin) shot from the right side bounced off the endwall right to Jaccob Slavin (Erie, Colo./Colorado College) at bottom of the left circle. Slavin tried to shoot, but the attempt was partially blocked and landed on the stick of Barber behind the goal. He gathered the puck, stepped out from behind the net and beat Canadian goaltender Zachary Fucale just inside near-side pipe.

Canada’s Nic Petan tied the score at 12:19 of the second period when he took a pass from Anthony Mantha and knocked it past a diving Gillies.

The Canadians opened a 3-1 lead in the third period after two power-play goals in the first 6:13 of the frame. Connor McDavid batted a rebound in at 3:54 before Curtis Lazar redirected a Jonathan Drouin centering pass 2:19 later.

Matteau pulled the U.S. within a goal at 17:15 of the final stanza when he took a Hudson Fasching(Burnsville, Minn./University of Minnesota) pass just inside the offensive blue line and scored on a wristshot from between the circles.

NOTES: Riley Barber was named the U.S. Player of the Game … The U.S. has medaled in three of the last four IIHF World Junior Championships, including gold in 2013 and 2010 and bronze in 2011 …Don Lucia (Plymouth, Minn.), head coach of the University of Minnesota men’s ice hockey team, is the head coach of the 2014 U.S. National Junior Team. Bob Motzko (St. Cloud, Minn.), head coach of the St. Cloud State University men’s ice hockey team, Greg Brown (Scituate, Mass.), associate head coach of the Boston College men’s ice hockey team, and David Lassonde (Denver, Colo.), assistant coach of the University of Denver men’s ice hockey team, are the assistant coaches. Dan Muse(Clinton, Conn.), assistant coach of Yale University’s men’s ice hockey team, is serving as the team’s video coordinator… Jim Johannson (Colorado Springs, Colo.), USA Hockey’s assistant executive director of hockey operations, is serving as the general manager of Team USA for the fifth consecutive year … Don Waddell (Detroit, Mich.), an international consultant to USA Hockey, is assisting with player identification for Team USA … The U.S. is competing in a group with Canada, Czech Republic, Germany and Slovakia at the 2014 IIHF World Junior Championship.

Nu Game Notes: Vs Bentley

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Niagara Opens 2014 with a Double Dip at Bentley

 

NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – The Niagara hockey team wraps up an eight-game road trip when the Purple Eagles bus to Waltham, Mass. to take on the Bentley Falcons in Atlantic Hockey play in a weekend series on Friday, Jan. 3 and Saturday, Jan. 4.  Both contests are scheduled for 7:05 p.m. starts.

Niagara will enter the New Year still in search of its first win on the road (0-9-2).  Niagara capped off 2013 at the first-ever Greater Rochester Area Honda Dealers Frozen Frontier on Dec. 14 where the Purple Eagles and RIT Tigers skated to a 2-2 tie at Frontier Field.  Niagara is tied for seventh place with Holy Cross and Sacred Heart in Atlantic Hockey with eight points and a 3-4-2 mark, while going 3-11-2 in its last 16 games.

NIAGARA TIDBITS
•  Ryan Rashid, Isaac Kohls and Mike Conderman lead the Purple Eagles in scoring with nine points each.  Rashid has a team-leading five goals, while Kohls has netted six helpers.
•   Isaac Kohls is first with a +7 plus/minus rating.
•   Hugo Turcotte leads the squad with 56 shots on goal. Patrick Divjak is close behind with 54 looks on net.
• Freshmen goaltenders Jackson Teichroeb (1-6-1) and Adrian Ignagni (2-5-1) have split time between the pipes in the 16 games thus far.  Ignagni owns a 3.41 goals against average and a .890 save percentage, while Teichroeb pocketed his first owns a 3.35 GAA and a .894 save percentage.
• The team has killed 60-of-80 opponent power plays thus far, while going 5-for-73 with a man advantage.

FROZEN PURPLE EAGLES
•  Niagara halted its five-game losing streak with a 2-2 tie against AHA foe RIT in the first outdoor game of both teams on Dec. 14 at Frontier Field.
•  The Purple Eagles received a goal from Ryan Rashid at 11:45 of the final period to send the contest into extra time for the eighth time in 14 meetings.  Niagara dominated over time as the Purple Eagles outshot the Tigers, 6-0.
•  Matt Chartrain scored the initial Niagara goal, while Purple Eagle goaltender Jackson Teichroeb finished the game with 25 saves.  Niagara went 0-for-5 on the man-advantage, while RIT scored one power play goal on six opportunities.

THE NU-BENTLEY SERIES
•  Niagara remains unbeaten when matched up against the Falcons, holding a 5-0-1 record.
•  The Purple and White are 1-0-1 against Bentley at John Ryan Skating Arena.

SCOUTING THE FALCONS
•  Bentley currently owns a 9-7-1 overall mark, while owning a 7-2-1 AHA record.  The Falcons are tied for first place with Mercyhurst in the AHA standings with each program having 15 points to its name.
•  The Falcons are currently on an eight-game unbeaten streak (7-0-1), the second longest in program history and longest since the 1980-81 season.  Bentley has also won its previous four matchups with its last loss coming on Nov. 8 against AIC (8-7).
•  The Falcons are averaging 3.29 goals a game and are allowing 2.65, placing them 15th and 29th the nation, respectively.
•  The power play has gone 17-for-67 while the penalty kill is 74-for-87, ranking them fifth and 14th in the NCAA, respectively.
•  Steve Weinstein leads the team in scoring with 24 points with a team-leading 23 assists and has added one goal.  Alex Grieve is tops on the team with 12 goals (12-9-21), while Brett Gensler (9-10-19) and Andrew Gladiuk (10-6-16) have also contributed offensively for the Falcons.
•  Branden Komm has been the go-to goaltender for the Falcons, making 521 saves for a 2.40 goals-against average and a .929 save percentage.

RINGING IN THE NEW YEAR
•  Niagara is 5-2-0 in its first home game of the new calendar year since 2006-07, with the most recent win coming last year vs. Air Force, 4-3.

WELCOME HOME
•   The Purple Eagles return home on Jan. 10 when they welcome AIC to Dwyer for their first weekend home series since November 15-16 when NU swept Army.
• Tickets are still available for both contests so call the Niagara Tickets Office (located inside Dwyer Arena) at 716-286-TIXX, visit www.PurpleEagles.com/Tickets or by emailing [email protected] to reserve your seats!
•   Following their weekend series at Bentley the Purple Eagles host 10 of the team’s final 16 games.

Five New Yorkers Named to Men’s Team USA

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USA Hockey announced the players that will make up its 2014 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team. Five players call New York State home including Ryan Callahan of Rochester; Dustin Brown, Ithaca; Patrick Kane, Buffalo; Brooks Orpik, Amherst and Jim Howard, Syracuse.

The roster includes 13 Olympians, a stark contrast to four years ago when the silver medal-winning 2010 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team featured just three players with Olympic experience. Among those selected with an Olympic pedigree are goaltenders Ryan Miller (East Lansing, Mich./Buffalo Sabres), who was the MVP of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games hockey tournament and Patrick Kane (Buffalo, N.Y./Chicago Blackhawks), the reigning Conn Smythe Trophy winner who is currently second in the NHL scoring race with 23-30–53.

“We went through a very thorough process to get to today and could not be happier with the team we’ve selected,” said David Poile, general manager of the 2014 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team and also the GM and president of hockey operations for the NHL’s Nashville Predators. “We’re fortunate to have probably the deepest talent pool we’ve ever had in our country and that made for some very difficult decisions. In the end, however, we’re confident we’ve selected a group of players that puts us in the best position to have success in Sochi.”

“We appreciate the work done by David (Poile) and all those involved in putting this roster together,” said Dave Ogrean, executive director of USA Hockey. “We look forward to what will be a great Olympics in Sochi, where hockey will be at the center of attention.”
Along with Miller and Kane, eight other forwards, two defensemen and one additional goaltender with Olympic experience punctuate the roster, highlighted by defenseman Ryan Suter (Madison, Wis./Minnesota Wild), who is logging an NHL-best 29:40 of ice time per game and was a Norris Trophy finalist last season, and Jonathan Quick (Milford, Conn./L.A. Kings), who earned the 2012 Conn Smythe Trophy after helping the L.A. Kings to the Stanley Cup title.

The 25 players selected are, on average, 6-1, 203 pounds and 27 years old.

The selection of the U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team is subject to the approval of the United States Olympic Committee’s Game Preparation Division.

Pucci Named to Team USA

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New York’s Josephine Pucci (Pearl River) was among the 21 players named to the 2014 U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team   during the 2014 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic.

The U.S. team, which includes three goaltenders, seven defensemen and 11 forwards, will continue training and competing in the Boston, Mass., area until departing for the Olympics on Feb. 1. The opening ceremonies are slated for Feb. 7, with Team USA’s first game taking place on Feb. 8 against Finland.

The team was selected from the 25 players who made up the 2013-14 U.S. Women’s National Team. In addition to competing on the Bring on the World Tour, which included the Four Nations Cup, the group has been practicing at the Edge Sports Center in Bedford, Mass., and training at MBSC in Woburn, Mass., since early September.

“We’re excited to officially announce our roster,” said Reagan Carey, general manager for Team USA and also USA Hockey’s director of women’s hockey. “We had some very tough decisions, but we’re confident that we have assembled 21 players that will help us achieve our goal of winning the gold medal. These players have fully dedicated themselves and have earned this opportunity. We’d also like to acknowledge and thank those players who did not make the team. They have contributed greatly to the advancement of the team.”

“Today is an important day for our team and we’re thrilled to continue our journey toward Sochi,” said Katey Stone, head coach for Team USA. “We have a good blend of veterans and first-time Olympians and we’re excited about what lies ahead. We’re enthusiastic about our team and focused on getting better every day.”

In addition to Chu, the 10 additional players with Olympic experience on the U.S. roster includeKacey Bellamy (Westfield, Mass.), Meghan Duggan (Danvers, Mass.), Hilary Knight (Sun Valley, Idaho), Jocelyne Lamoureux (Grand Forks, N.D.), Monique Lamoureux (Grand Forks, N.D.), Gigi Marvin (Warroad, Minn.), Brianne McLaughlin-Bittle (Sheffield Village, Ohio), Molly Schaus (Natick, Mass.), Kelli Stack (Brooklyn Heights, Ohio), and Jessie Vetter (Cottage Grove, Wis.), who all played in 2010. All 21 players have competed in an International Ice Hockey Federation Women’s World Championship, including 18 who captured a gold medal last April to propel the United States to the No. 1 ranking in the world.

Lee Stecklein (Roseville, Minn.) is the youngest U.S. player at 19 years old (nine months, 16 days), just 10 days younger than Alex Carpenter (North Reading, Mass.). Chu is the senior member of the team at 31 years old (10 months), making her the oldest player to ever represent the U.S. Women’s Ice Hockey Team at the Olympics.

Roster Highlights

  • 11 Olympians
  • 21 World Champions
  • 18 players from the 2013 U.S. Women’s National Team
  • 8 players who have competed in the Canadian Women’s Hockey League
  • 10 players that competed for NCAA Division I teams in 2012-13
  • 8 participants in the 2013 NCAA tournament
  • 4 participants in the 2013 NCAA Women’s Frozen Four
  • 3 winners of the 2013 NCAA National Championship
  • 5 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award recipients
  • Players come from 10 different states, led by Massachusetts (five players)
  • Average age of the players named is 23.8 years old

Buffalo Regals Squirt Minor Team Wins the 44th Annual Wayne Gretzky International Tournament

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Regals Squirts Take Gretsky Tourney (Regals Photo)

 

The Buffalo Regals Squirt Minor Hockey team that consists of all 9 year old players participated in the 44th Annual Wayne Gretzky International Hockey Tournament that was held in Wayne Gretzky’s hometown of Brantford, Ontario from December 27-30th.

The tournament consisted of 116 teams in 14 different divisions with teams representing the United States, Canada, Norway and Finland.  The Buffalo Regals team was the only team representing the United States in the Minor Atom division with 7 other teams representing Canada.

This tournament format is very similar to the format of the WJC that is currently going on in Malmo, Sweden.  The Regals went 2-0-1 (10GF, 6GA) in Round Robin play beating teams from Brantford and Kitchener while tying Uxbridge. This tie put the Regals into the Quarter-Final game as the 2nd seed from Group A as they went on to face and beat the team from London 2-1.

This win would put the Buffalo Regals into the Semi-Finals against the top team from Group B, the Woodstock Jr. Navy Vets which they went on to beat 5-3 to advance them into the Championship Game against the team they tied in Round Robin play, the Uxbridge Stars.

The Regals went on to beat the Uxbridge Stars 3-1 to take home the Championship!  The Buffalo Regals were the only team from the United States to go on to win the Championship from all 14 divisions.  In the Championship ceremony, the team was presented with the winning banner, gold medals and t-shirts from Walter Gretzky the father of Hockey Legend, Wayne Gretzky.

Leading the way for the Buffalo Regals forwards was: Carson Schlager (7G, 3A, 10pts) Nathan Stachowiak-C (4G, 6A, 10pts) Kameron Lopez (2G, 4A, 6pts) Miles Brown-A (2G, 3A, 5pts) Colton Clendening (3G, 0A,3pts) Grady O’Hara (0G, 2A, 2pts) Mason Besant (1G, 0A, 1pt) Aaron Johnson (0G, 1A, 1pt)

Leading the Buffalo Regals Defensemen was: Trevor Ward-A (1G, 2A, 3pts) Jordan Ozmanski (0G, 2A, 2pts)

Backstopping the Buffalo Regals to the Championship win was: Christian Kohr (GP 5, GA 10, GAA 1.96) and Michael Georger (GP 1, GA 1, GAA 1.88)

Congratulations to the Buffalo Regals Squirt Minor team on not only winning the 44th Annual Wayne Gretzky International Hockey Tournament with a tournament record of 5-0-1, but to be the only team from the United States to take home a Championship!

Pictured from Left to Right Top Row: Assistant Coach Kevin Kohr, Head Coach Jim Ward, Walter Gretzky, Assistant Coach Dave Stachowiak, and Assistant Coach Daryl Besant.

Middle Row:  Grady O’Hara, Brendon Cox, Carson Schlager, Matthew Bajer, Aaron Johnson, Colton Clendening, Miles Brown (A), Trevor Hasley.

Bottom Row:  Mason Besant, Trevor Ward (A), Ethan Iozzia, Michael Georger, Christian Kohr, Nathan Stachowiak (C), Kamren Lopez, Jordon Ozmanski, and Team Mascot Bronson Besant.

 

 

Canisius Drops to UMass

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The Canisius College hockey team fell to 10th-ranked UMass Lowell on Saturday in the first game of the Catamount Cup in Vermont, 5-2. The loss drops the Griffs to 5-9-1 on the season, while the nationally-ranked River Hawks improve to 12-5-0.

 

“We have a lot of positives that we can build on from this game,” said Canisius head coachDave Smith. “Lowell was just a little more consistent in its effort and capitalized on a couple of our mistakes. We were close with our play but we didn’t write the story that we were hoping for. Our effort was there against one of the nation’s top teams but we just need to play our best hockey for a complete 60 minutes.”

 

Senior Taylor Law (Markham, Ontario) and junior Cody Freeman (Toronto, Ontario)both scored for the Griffs in the defeat.

 

Senior Tony Capobianco (Mississauga, Ontario) recorded 32 saves on the night to anchor the defense.

 

Canisius opened the scoring thanks to Law’s second goal of the season. The senior, making his first appearance since October, redirected the puck into the back on the power play 6:56 into the contest for the early Griffs lead. Sophomore Stephen Miller (Boxborough, Mass.) and senior Patrick Sullivan (Derby, N.Y.) each registered assists on the extra-man tally.

 

UMass Lowell responded though with two goals in the opening period to take a 2-1 lead into the break. Joe Pendenza took the puck to the net off a rush and finished with 8:21 remaining to tie the contest. A.J. White then gave the River Hawks the lead with three minutes left when his shot hit the post but deflected off Capobianco and into the net.

 

The River Hawks then extended their lead to two when Christian Folin scored 9:38 into the second frame, blasting a shot into the net from the point on the power play.

 

Canisius answered right back when Freeman scored his second goal of the season just 71 seconds later. Senior Duncan McKellar (Phoenix, Ariz.) sent a shot toward goal from the blue line. His shot was blocked but senior Kyle Gibbons (Westlake, Ohio) found the loose puck in the low slot and knocked it toward goal, where Freeman was waiting to tap it in.

 

UMass Lowell, however, would seal the victory with two goals just 79 seconds apart late in the second frame. Josh Holmstrom redirected a puck in for the 4-2 lead with 2:53 remaining in the period before Ryan McGrath scored on a breakaway with 1:34 left for the 5-2 final score.

 

The River Hawks finished the game with a 37-23 advantage in shots in the game with both teams scoring one power-play goal (four attempts for Canisius and three for UMass Lowell).

 

Connor Hellebuyck recorded 21 saves to earn the victory in net.

 

Cavaretta Named Duffett Recipient

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Janice Cavaretta, second from left, accepts the 2013 Michael Duffitt Award (Photo by Janet Schultz)

The Buffalo Sabres  announced that Janice Cavaretta has been named as the 2013 recipient of the J. Michael Duffett Memorial Award, presented each year to the coach or administrator whose contributions to amateur hockey in Western New York “best exemplify the knowledge, teaching, love of the game and gentle humanity of Mike.”  The award was  presented to Cavaretta at the Dec. 19 Sabres game against the Boston Bruins.

Cavaretta will be the first woman to receive the award in its 30 years of existence.  She has been heavily involved with various youth hockey programs in the area including serving as USA Hockey Associate Registrar and the Western Section Administrator, Qualifying Games Coordinator and Credential Review Chair for more than 10 years. Additionally, she was the Executive Director of the Western New York Amateur Hockey League for 14 years. She is currently an assistant coach in the Buffalo Regals organization.
A graduate of USA Hockey’s Coaching Education Program at Colorado College, Cavaretta achieved Master’s Level 5 Accreditation in the prestigious program. As a player growing up, she captained numerous teams in addition to winning state and national titles at all age levels.
Cavaretta says she is grateful for the magnitude of support that her father, Tony Rozek Sr., provided over her hockey career both on and off the ice.  “He was with me for many of my early years and was very influential in my career playing, coaching and also on the administrative side,” Cavaretta explained.  “I would have never continued if it was not for him.”
J. Michael Duffett was a student of the game and a coach with the Buffalo Bisons and the Amherst Hockey Association. A standout player at Nichols School and Clarkson University, Duffett was working in the Sabres hockey department under Scotty Bowman and Roger Neilson at the time of his death after a battle with cancer. In 1984, the Buffalo Sabres established the J. Michael Duffett Award in his memory.
Watch for an interview with Janice in the January issue of NY Hockey Online!

Rotolo named Atlantic Hockey Association Rookie of the Week

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RIT goalie Mike Rotolo makes a save on the tip by Niagara's Hugo TurcotteROCHESTER, NY – Freshman goaltender Mike Rotolo (Rochester, NY/Cedar Rapids Roughriders) of the RIT men’s hockey team was named the Atlantic Hockey Assocation Rookie of the Week on Tuesday, for the week ending Dec. 15, 2013. It is Rotolo’s second weekly honor of the season, as he was named the AHA Goaltender of the Week on Dec. 3.
Rotolo extended his career-long unbeaten streak to six games, by stopping 34 of 36 shots in a 2-2 tie against Niagara in front of 4,760 fans at Frontier Field in downtown Rochester as part of RIT’s first ever outdoor game on Saturday night. Rotolo was great in the third period and overtime, stopping 16-of-17 shots in helping RIT preserve the tie. Rotolo is now 5-0-1 this season with a 1.97 goals against average and .937 save percentage.

The Tigers are off until 2014, when they travel to AHA rival Connecticut to face the Huskies onJan. 3-4. RIT heads into the semester break riding a six-game unbeaten streak (5-0-1), its longest since 2011-12.

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RIT is internationally recognized for academic leadership in business, computing, engineering, imaging science, liberal arts, sustainability, and fine and applied arts. In addition, the university offers unparalleled support services for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. RIT enrolls 18,000 full- and part-time students in more than 200 career-oriented and professional programs, and its cooperative education program is one of the oldest and largest in the nation. For RIT news, photos and videos, go to www.rit.edu/news.

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USA National Team Falls to Sweden

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U.S. National Junior Team Loses to Sweden, 4-2,
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Hartman and O’Regan Score
ANGELHOLM, Sweden – The U.S. National Junior Team lost to Sweden, 4-2, tonight in pre-tournament action at Lindab Arena. Ryan Hartman (West Dundee, Ill.) and Dan O’Regan (Needham, Mass./Boston University) supplied the U.S. goals.

Team USA is holding training camp for the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship in Angelholm until Dec. 23. The U.S. has a final pre-tournament game Sunday (Dec. 22) vs. Finland. Tournament play in Malmo, Sweden, begins Dec. 26.

“There was a lot to like in how we played tonight,” said Don Lucia, head coach of the U.S. National Junior Team. “I thought we had vast improvement in our game since we last played. I thought we played with very good energy, especially after the first period. We got pucks in deep and a lot of good looks. Unfortunately, it was one of those nights where their goalie made some outstanding saves. Five-on-five, we scored a couple good deflection goals. The minus was that we gave up two power-play goals.”
During a power play at 6:54 of the first period, Sweden’s Andreas Johnson one-timed a shot from the left slot high into the net for a 1-0 advantage.

Sweden doubled its lead with 21 seconds left in the opening frame when Alexander Wennberg swatted a high rebound into the goal from the edge of the crease.

Neither team scored in the second period, though USA doubled Sweden in shots on goal, 12-6, for a two-period shot advantage of 23-12.

Hartman cut the U.S. deficit in half at 1:43 of the third period. Ian McCoshen (Hudson, Wis./Boston College) stopped a Sweden clearing attempt and wristed a shot that Hartman tipped out of midair in the low slot.

Sebastian Collberg reclaimed Sweden’s two-goal lead by speeding through the right circle and firing a hard wrist shot into the near top corner.

While on the power play, Sweden buried a rebound at 17:25 to gain a 4-1 advantage.

Team USA capped the scoring at 19:04 when O’Regan redirected a left point shot by Jaccob Slavin(Erie, Colo./Colorado College). Riley Barber (Pittsburgh, Pa./Miami Univ.) also assisted.

Anthony Stolarz (Edison, N.J.) made 19 saves in the loss. His counterpart, Oscar Dansk, stopped 36 shots.

Team USA is back on the ice Sunday (Dec. 22) when it takes on Finland in the pre-tournament finale in Angelholm, Sweden. Game time is 1:30 p.m. (7:30 a.m. ET).
NOTES: Jack Eichel (North Chelmsford, Mass.) was named Team USA’s Player of the Game … For photos, box score and audio from Coach Lucia, click here … The line chart and game notes for today’s game are available here … The U.S. has medaled in three of the last four IIHF World Junior Championships, including gold in 2013 and 2010 and bronze in 2011 … Don Lucia (Plymouth, Minn.), head coach of the University of Minnesota men’s ice hockey team, is the head coach of the 2014 U.S. National Junior Team. Bob Motzko (St. Cloud, Minn.), head coach of the St. Cloud State University men’s ice hockey team, Greg Brown (Scituate, Mass.), associate head coach of the Boston College men’s ice hockey team, and David Lassonde (Denver, Colo.), assistant coach of the University of Denver men’s ice hockey team, are the assistant coaches. Dan Muse (Clinton, Conn.), assistant coach of Yale University’s men’s ice hockey team, is serving as the team’s video coordinator… Jim Johannson (Colorado Springs, Colo.), USA Hockey’s assistant executive director of hockey operations, is serving as the general manager of Team USA for the fifth consecutive year … Don Waddell (Detroit, Mich.), an international consultant to USA Hockey, is assisting with player identification for Team USA … The U.S. will compete in a group with Canada, Czech Republic, Germany and Slovakia at the 2014 IIHF World Junior Championship. For more information about the tournament, click here … In August, 44 players attended the 2013 U.S. National Junior Evaluation Camp in Lake Placid, N.Y. Complete details from that camp can be found here.
2014 IIHF World Junior Championship NHL Network Schedule
Dec. 26, 2013-Jan. 5, 2014 • Malmo, Sweden • Malmo Arena
Date
Matchup
Time (Local/ET)
Live Streaming
Fri., Dec. 20 USA vs. Sweden* L, 4-2 —
Sun., Dec. 22 USA vs. Finland* 1:30 p.m./7:30 a.m. —
Thurs., Dec. 26
 USA vs. Czech Republic 5:30 p.m./11:30 a.m. NHL.com
Sat., Dec. 28
 USA vs. Slovakia 1:30 p.m./7:30 a.m. NHL.com
Sun., Dec. 29
 USA vs. Germany 3:00 p.m./9:00 a.m. NHL.com
Tues., Dec. 31 USA vs. Canada 5:30 p.m./11:30 a.m. NHL.com
Thurs., Jan. 2
 Quarterfinal #1
Quarterfinal #2
Quarterfinal #3
Quarterfinal #4		 noon/6:00 a.m.
2:30 p.m./8:30 a.m.
5:00 p.m./11:00 a.m.
7:30 p.m./1:30 p.m.		 NHL.com
Fri., Jan. 3
 Semifinal #1
Semifinal #2		 3:00 p.m./9:00 a.m.
7:00 p.m./1:00 p.m.		 NHL.com
Sun., Jan. 5
 Bronze Medal Game
Gold Medal Game		 3:00 p.m./9:00 a.m.
7:00 p.m./1:00 p.m.		 NHL.com
* pre-tournament game in Angelholm, Sweden, not televised in U.S.
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