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Jr. Sabres Beat Orangeville

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(Photo by Cooper Panek)
Buffalo Jr. Sabres 7, Orangeville Flyers 3

AMHERST- The Buffalo Jr. Sabres defeat the Orangeville Flyers by a score of 7-3.  The Jr. Sabres win their fourth game of the season making their record 4-1-0.
The Orangeville Flyers opened the scoring early in the first period, only to be answered quickly by Nico Gonzalez (Rochester, NY) at 8:28 in the first period.  Play in the first period was equal throughout the entire first period.
The second period was tilted slightly in favor of the Junior Sabres as they scored five times from five different players.  Michael  Ederer opened the second period with a goal assisted by Daniel Lafontaine and Max Mikowski.
Darren McCormick, Pat Eagen,(Power Play) Max Mikowski, and Josh Gabriel had the goals in the second.  Daniel Lafontaine, the teams leading scorer, left the second period with an injury.
The third period saw a strong come back by Orangeville as they scored two quick goals before captain Ryan Schmelzer of Buffalo ended their hopes of getting back in the game.  Buffalo goalie Joseph Pianta ended the night with 15 saves on 18 shots.

Husted Buffalo Stars Player of Week

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The Buffalo Stars Player of the Week for the week ending September 15th is Andrew Husted of the U16 Full Season Team.

Andrew registered a 4 goal, 2 assist performance during his teams 6-3 victory over the Cheektowaga Warriors this past Saturday during the Buffalo Stars Annual Home Opening Weekend.

Andrew recorded the first 4 goals of the game giving him a natural hat trick plus one.

Andrew is 16 years old and a resident of Lockport. This is his first season wearing the red, white and blue of the Buffalo Stars.

We congratulate Andrew on his accomplishment.

Visit the Buffalo Stars on line at: www.buffalostars.com

Goalie Coaches Clinic Set for October

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There will be a Goalie Coaches Clinic in Skaneateles, NY on Saturday Oct. 12th 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM. It will consist of classroom and on ice sessions. There will be general coaching information available, as well as information specifically designed to address the issues faced by coaches who deal with goaltenders (or would like to) on a regular basic. This is one of the only clinics of it’s kind in the country this season.

This clinic can be used as a Level 3 Refresher for those who are eligible for that.  Otherwise, it will be an informational workshop. There is space for 50 so do not delay in signing up.

Instructors at the clinic will include:

  • Earl Utter -Head Coach for Cortland Woman’s team and long time Goalie Coach for USA Hockey Player Development Program.
  • Dave Starman – Ex-pro goalie, Professional scout, and current color analyst for CBS Sports.
  • Pat Ruggiero  – Goalie Instructor for West Section of NY.
  • Chuck Gridley – NY Coach in Chief.
Thanks to New York Coach-in-Chief Chuck Gridley for setting this up.

Atlantic Pre-Season Coaches Poll Released

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Below is the 13-14 Atlantic Hockey Pre-Season Coaches Poll:

1. Niagara (3)            102

2. Mercyhurst (4)            98

Air Force (2)            98

4. Canisius (3)            92

5. RIT            81

6. Connecticut            79

7. Robert Morris            66

8. Holy Cross            59

9. Bentley             53

10. Army            28

11. American International            22

12. Sacred Heart            16

(First Place votes)

Women’s College Poll Released (Pre-Season)

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USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
2013-14 Women’s College Hockey Poll – Preseason
(First-place votes in parentheses)
Rank
School
2012-13
Final
Ranking
2012-13
Record
(W-L-T)
Weeks in Top 10
1. University of Minnesota, 179 (18)
1
41-0-0
1
2. Boston College, 160 (1)
3
27-7-3
1
3. Clarkson University, 106
7
28-10-0
1
4. Boston University, 102
2
28-6-3
1
5. University of North Dakota, 100
5
26-12-1
1
6. Cornell University, 96
4
27-6-1
1
7. University of Wisconsin, 94
10
23-10-2
1
8. Mercyhurst University, 70
6
29-7-1
1
9. Harvard University, 41
8
24-7-3
1
10. Northeastern University, 20
9
23-11-2
1
Others receiving votes: University of Minnesota Duluth, 8; Dartmouth College, 4; Ohio State University, 4; St. Lawrence University, 3; Quinnipiac University, 2; Providence College, 1.
Notes: The University of Minnesota is the defending NCAA national champion after posting a 41-0-0 record last winter … The Golden Gophers were the unanimous No. 1 selection each week last season … ECAC Hockey, Hockey East Association and the Western Collegiate Hockey Association each have three teams in the rankings, while College Hockey America has one ranked program … A total of 16 teams received votes.
About the poll: The 17th annual USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women’s College Hockey Poll is conducted each week in conjunction with the American Hockey Coaches Association. The poll includes input from coaches and journalists representing each of the four NCAA Division I ice hockey conferences, as well as composite votes from officers of the AHCA and USA Hockey.

Potsdam Women’s Team Walks for Charity

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For the third straight year, the SUNY Potsdam men’s
basketball and women’s hockey team participated in “Walkin’ for Willz” 5k
run/walk. The event, which was organized to raise funds for to help cure
juvenile diabetes, took place last Saturday, September 15.

The Bears, other organizations and hundreds of other participants followed
the route from Ives Park, through Clarkson University’s campus and back to
Ives. All funs funds raised by the walkers went to support the Juveniles
Diabetes

The Walkin’ for Wilz event is named in honor of Billy “Wilz” Howlett, who
in 2008 lost his battle against diabetes at the age of 20. In it’s five
years, the run/walk has raised nearly $120,000 for the Central New York
chapter of the JDRF.Research Fund (JDRF).

Sabres Return 5 to Juniors

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Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier announced today the team has returned the following five players to their respective junior clubs:

Forwards Justin Bailey (Kitchener, OHL), Nicholas Baptiste (Sudbury, OHL), Justin Kea (Saginaw, OHL) and Logan Nelson(Victoria, WHL), and defenseman Connor Boland (Peterborough, OHL).

This leaves the Sabres with 56 players still in training camp (33 forwards, 17 defensemen and six goaltenders).

Potsdam’s Nutkevitch, McFarland Sign Contracts

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Nutkevitch, McFarland sign deals with Central Hockey League teams

POTSDAM, N.Y.—Former SUNY Potsdam Bears hockey players Sy Nutkevitch
(Montreal, Quebec/Cornwall Colts) and Kevin McFarland (St. Louis,
Missouri/Woodstock Slammers), both Class of 2012, have signed contracts
with Central Hockey League teams for the upcoming 2013-14 season.

Nutkevitch, who was All-SUNYAC and led the SUNYAC conference in scoring in
2011-12, has joined the Tulsa Oilers. The forward spent just over a season
with the now defunct Texas Brahmas, totaling 15 goals and 36 assists for
51 points in 68 games.

McFarland, a goaltender, will join the St. Charles Chill this season. He
set Potsdam’s single-season save percentage record with .914 his senior
year. While McFarland didn’t play a full pro season last year, he turned a
lot of heads while spending most of the NHL training camp with the St.
Louis Blues.

Jack Galvin–Buffalo Stars Player of the Week

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Buffalo Stars Peewee Major Player Jake Galvin has won his team’s 10,000 Puck Challenge.

Over the summer, the Buffalo Stars Peewee Major team participated in hockeyshare.com’s 10,000 Puck Challenge.
The purpose of the challenge was to keep players shooting over the summer with an ultimate goal of shooting 10,000 pucks.  As a whole, the team shot 47,000 pucks – 11,327 of those shots came from Jake Galvin!

This is Jake’s first year playing for the Stars, previously he played for Cazenovia and lives in Springville, NY.

Congratulations Jake on winning this year’s challenge!!

Here is a Profile of Jake:

Name:  John “Jake” Galvin         
Age:  12
Height:  5’5”
Weight:  140
Position:  Defense
Hometown:  Springville, NY
Grade in School:   7
Favorite Subject:   Math
Career Interest:   Hockey Player
Favorite NHL Player:  Wayne Gretzky
Favorite NHL Team:  Buffalo Sabres
Favorite Hobbies:   Hunting, Fishing, Hockey
Favorite Food:   Pasta Alfredo
Favorite Music:   Beatles
Favorite Movie:   Miracle on Ice
Favorite TV Show:   Duck Dynasty
Role Model and why: Wayne Gretzky, always played hard and never gave up
Personal Hero and why:   My father, because he makes everything fun
Other sports you play:   Golf, Archery
What are your goals for this season:   Score goals, play hard, be good team player

AMERKS SIGN FORWARD JOHNNY McGUIRE TO AHL CONTRACT

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(Rochester, NY)… The Rochester Americans announced today that the team has signed forward Johnny McGuire to a one-year American Hockey League contract.

 

McGuire, 20, appeared in 61 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) games in 2012-13, splitting the season between Erie and Oshawa. He recorded three points (1+2) and 105 penalty minutes. In 119 career OHL games, the 6-foot-1, 205-pound native of Peterborough, Ontario, collected seven points (4+3) and 299 penalty minutes.

 

Amerks Full-Season, Half-Season, Freedom Packs and 12-Game ticket packages for the 2013-14 season are now on sale. For more information, visit www.amerks.com or call 1-855-GO-AMERKS.

Junior Sabres Drop to Junior Canadiens

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AMHERST-  The Buffalo Jr. Sabres fell short Wednesday night as they lost their third game of the season to Jr. Canadiens from Toronto.  The final was 5-2 as the Canadiens scored late in the third to put an end to the night at the Northtown Center at Amherst.
After a scoreless first period the Toronto Jr. Canadiens opened the scoring early into the second period.  The Jr. Canadiens followed up with two more goals before the period ended, leaving the score 3-0 at the end of two periods.
Being Down three goals going into the third the Jr. Sabres responded quickly with a goal from Josh Gabriel (Lancaster, NY) with the assist coming from Nick Smith (North Tonawanda, NY).  Shortly after that the Jr. Sabres brought the score within one with a power play goal from Max Mikowski (Fredonia, NY) with assist coming from Nick DeSimone and Daniel Lafontaine.
The Toronto Jr. Canadians answered with two more goals making the final 5-2 Toronto.  Buffalo’s goalie Brandon Mueller (East Amherst, NY) stopped 24 of the 29 shots he faced.
The Jr, Sabres (2-1)  next host the Orangeville Flyers on Tuesday, September 17, at the Northtown Center at Amherst, beginning at 7:30 P.M

MARTINEK & JOHNSON JOIN ISLANDERS ON TRYOUT BASIS

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The New York Islanders announced today that defenseman Radek Martinek and forward Justin Johnson have agreed to termson professional tryout contracts.

Martinek, 36, has appeared in 473 career National Hockey League games, including 466 with the Islanders. A native of Havlicko Brod, Czech Republic, Martinek has 25 goals and 82 assists for 107 career points. He’s also appeared in 11 career Stanley Cup Playoff games, all with the Islanders.

The Islanders selected Martinek in the eighth round (228th overall) of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. The 6’2, 210-pound defenseman scored three goals in 13 regular season games last season with the Islanders, while also appearing in two playoff games during the Islanders’ Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Martinek played in four games last season in the Czech league with Ceske Budejovice, the same club with which he spent the 2004-05 lockout season and five professional campaigns from 1996-2001 prior to joining the Islanders. On the international stage, Martinek has represented the Czech Republic at three World Championships (2000, 2001, 2011).

Johnson, 32, signed a one-year deal with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers earlier this offseason. He spent the last three seasons with the American Hockey League’s Manchester Monarchs, scoring 11 points (four goals, seven assists) with 392 penalty minutes in 103 games.

A native of Anchorage, AK, Johnson appeared in 190 career ECHL games from 2005-2010 with the Alaska Aces, Idaho Steelheads, Utah Grizzlies and Cincinnati Cyclones. Johnson led the ECHL in penalty minutes in 2008-09 with 259. Prior to his professional career, he played four seasons of college hockey at the University of Alaska-Anchorage.

Hodgson Resigns

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Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier today announced the team has signed forward Cody Hodgson to a long-term multi-year contract extension.

“We are extremely excited to have signed Cody to a long-term deal,” Regier said. “We feel he is going to be an important piece of our organization’s success in the future and look forward to watching him develop as a player.”
Hodgson (6’0″, 194 lbs., 2/18/90) appeared in all 48 games in 2012-13, finishing second among all Sabres skaters with 15 goals and 34 points.
In parts of four NHL seasons, the Toronto, Ontario native has appeared in 139 games between the Sabres and Vancouver Canucks, tallying 77 points (35+42).

Former NU Hockey Coach Named to Sabres Coaching Staff

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NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – Former Niagara associate head coach Jerry Forton has been named an assistant coach for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League, the club announced on Wednesday morning.

“We were very fortunate to have Jerry for as long as we did here at Niagara hockey,” head coach Dave Burkholder said.  “A tireless worker and outstanding recruiter he left his mark on our program to say the least.  From volunteer to associate head coach he was a valued and integral part of the program.”

Forton served two seasons as an assistant coach at Harvard University and UMass-Lowell, following 13 years on the Niagara staff.  While with the Purple Eagles, Forton worked with both forwards and defensemen, oversaw recruiting efforts, scouted opponents and assists with game strategy.  He recruited seven Purple Eagles who signed National Hockey League free-agent contracts.

During his tenure at Monteagle Ridge, Forton helped transform the Purps from a first-year varsity program in 1996-97 to an NCAA Division I tournament team in 2000, ’04 and ’08.  Niagara’s 1999-00 team wrapped up the season with a 30-8-1 record and reached the NCAA semifinals.  NU pocketed four conference regular-season championships and four tournament titles in Forton’s time at Niagara.

“We are so happy for Jerry and his family,” added Burkholder.  “I know everyone associated with Niagara Hockey, past and present wish him well with the Buffalo Sabres.”

Niagara currently has 10 alumni coaching at the collegiate or professional level, including Juliano Pagliero (’09) who was recently hired as an assistant men’s hockey coach for fellow Atlantic Hockey Association member Holy Cross.

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