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U.S. Roster Set for Final Games of 2013 USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp

USA to Face Sweden, Finland and Canada to Conclude Camp

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Thirty-one of the 44 players in attendance at the 2013 USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp will remain to face Canada, Finland and Sweden later this week.

For the final 2013 USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp roster, click here.

The players are auditioning for a spot on the U.S. National Junior Team that will take part in the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship, Dec. 26, 2013-Jan. 5, 2014, in Malmo, Sweden.

“As a staff, we have been happy with the players’ intensity and compete level,” said Jim Johannson, USA Hockey’s assistant executive director of hockey operations and the general manager of the 2014 U.S. National Junior Team. “The players released today will continue to be evaluated this fall for Team USA. For the players that are staying, the games this week give us an opportunity to continue assessing them.”

Among those staying are goaltender Jon Gillies (South Portland, Maine/Providence College), defenseman Pat Sieloff (Ann Arbor, Mich.) and forward Riley Barber (Pittsburgh, Pa./Miami Univ.), who were members of the 2013 U.S. National Junior Team that won the gold medal at the IIHF World Junior Championship in Ufa, Russia.

The trimmed Team USA roster will play Sweden on Wednesday (Aug. 7), Finland on Thursday (Aug. 8) and Canada on Saturday (Aug. 10). All games are being played at the Olympic Center’s 1980 Herb Brooks Arena.

NOTES: Use the hashtag #NJEC on Twitter to join the conversation surrounding camp … The online home for the 2013 USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp, complete with rosters, schedules, stats and news, is available here … All games from the 2013 USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp are being streamed live and are available on-demand on usahockey.fasthockey.com … The 2014 U.S. National Junior Team will be selected following a pre-tournament camp Dec. 15-18 in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area … Don Lucia (Plymouth, Minn.), head coach of the University of Minnesota men’s ice hockey team, was named head coach of the 2014 U.S. National Junior Team on March 23.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’s men’s ice hockey team, will serve as assistant coaches. The video coordinator is Dan Muse (Clinton, Conn.), assistant coach of Yale University’s men’s ice hockey team … 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.

USA Beats Canada at NJE Camp

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Team USA Defeats Canada, 5-1, to End USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp
Shore tallies two goals, assist; Gillies makes 24 saves
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – Quentin Shore (Denver, Colo./Univ. of Denver) tallied two goals and an assist to help Team USA to a 5-1 victory over Canada today at 1980 Herb Brooks Arena. The U.S. tallied three power-play goals and a shorthanded goal in its final game of the 2013 USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp.
“I think that the game played like we hoped it would,” said Don Lucia, head coach of the 2014 U.S. National Junior Team. “If we’re going to be successful, we’re going to have to have good goaltending, which we had today. Our specialty teams play was outstanding, especially our penalty killing. We scored some power-play goals. We were opportunistic today and it’s a lot easier to play with a lead.”
After negating three Canadian power plays to start the game, Team USA capitalized on its first two chances with the man-advantage at 19:00 and 19:47. Skating five-on-three, Connor Carrick (Orland Park, Ill.) and Will Butcher (Sun Prairie, Wis./Univ. of Denver) played catch at the blue line before setting up Riley Barber(Pittsburgh, Pa./Miami Univ.) with a one-time blast from the high slot. Next, Ian McCoshen (Hudson, Wis./Boston College) hammered a one-timer from the right faceoff dot inside the near post to make it 2-0. Matt Grzelcyk (Charlestown, Mass./Boston Univ.) and Shore assisted on the five-on-three tally.
Shore scored a shorthanded goal on a great individual effort at 13:57 of the second period. From the U.S. zone,Hudson Fasching (Burnsville, Minn./Univ. of Minnesota) lofted the puck high towards the Canadian blue line. Shore won a footrace to the puck, fought off a defender and ripped a slapshot from between the circles over Jake Paterson’s glove.
Shore’s second marker came on the power play at 5:17 of the third period. Team USA thwarted a Canadian clearing attempt, which created an odd-man chance down low. Nic Kerdiles (Irvine, Calif./Univ. of Wisconsin) fed Adam Erne (New Haven, Conn.), who made a cross-crease pass for Shore to bury into the net.
Stefan Matteau (Chicago, Ill.) stretched the lead to 5-1 when he picked up a loose puck on the left wing and wristed a low shot into the net from the left faceoff dot.
Canada notched its only goal with 5:57 remaining in the game.
Goaltender Jon Gillies (South Portland, Maine/Providence College) made 24 saves in the victory. Canada’s Jake Paterson stopped 20 of 25 shots.

USA U18 Falls to Canada in Championship

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U.S. Under-18 Select Team Falls in Ivan Hlinka Title Game
Nedeljkovic stops 26 shots in goal
PIESTANY, Slovakia — The U.S. Under-18 Select Team lost to Canada, 4-0, in the championship game at the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament today.
“Canada was the better team tonight,” said head coach Bob Corkum. “They came out with more energy than we did and we just didn’t get it done. The guys gave it everything they had, but give credit to Canada. Everybody worked incredibly hard and bought into the systems this week. We overcame a ton of adversity in every game, but we just ran out of gas.”
Canada was able to build a 2-0 lead after two periods on goals at 3:58 of the first and 11:23 of the second.
The Canadians increased their lead to 4-0 late in the final stanza after a power-play goal at 12:29 and an even-strength tally two minutes later.
U.S. goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic (Parma, Ohio) made 26 stops in the contest. Forward Nick Schmaltz(Verona, Wis.) finished the tournament with five goals and eight points to lead all Americans in scoring.
The runner-up performance marks the eighth time that Team USA has earned second-place honors in the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.

Goulakos In Remission; Returns to Hamilton Lineup

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Defenseman Missed Parts of 2012-13 Season After Cancer Diagnosis

HAMILTON – Junior captain Spiro Goulakos, who was diagnosed with Hodgkins lymphoma in the middle of the season, is now in remission and returning to campus this fall.

Goulakos left the team in late January to begin cancer treatments in his native Montreal, but was given the chance to play toward the end of the season after treatments were going well. He returned at Dartmouth onFeb. 16, but the highlight of his comeback came in his first game at home. The defensemen scored that gamewinning goal against nationally-ranked Union in a 4-1 win.

During his holiday break in December, Goulakos underwent a routine physical examination. As part of that exam, one of the lab tests performed by the doctor returned abnormal results. Additional tests revealed that Goulakos had a large area of swelling in his chest that was not affecting his breathing or his stamina.

The doctors started him on chemotherapy shortly after the diagnosis. He went through months of the treatment, but now the Hodgkin’s lymphoma is in full remission.

Dr. Merrill Miller, Colgate’s team physician who worked with Goulakos’ doctors in Montreal, said he will have testing done periodically.

“He feels well and has no restrictions,” Miller said.  “He will have lab and radiology testing every few months for the next 1-2 years for the very low chance that the disease could return. He has had excellent health care from his specialists in Canada, and wonderful family and team support.”

Head coach Don Vaughan and Goulakos’ teammates are glad to have their captain back.

“All of us involved with Colgate hockey are very happy for Spiro and his family,” Vaughan added. “He has handled this illness with incredible courage and grace. We are excited to have him back in good health and leading our team as captain.”

Goulakos was voted to be captain at the team’s annual banquet in April and will be the first junior captain since Thomas Larkin in 2011-12.

The defenseman was very appreciative of the support both in the locker room and in the hockey community.

“I want to say thanks for all the support from first and foremost my teammates and coaches, as well as the entire Colgate community,” Goulakos said. “I am looking forward to getting back on the ice at 100 percent and the challenge of helping our team win a championship.”

Miller reflected the feelings of the community by relaying how happy she is to have him back.

“From his diagnosis in late December until now, Spiro has been a champion in following all recommendations and treatments,” Miller said. “He will continue being a champion in the classroom and on the ice. We’re delighted he will return to Colgate later this month.”

Goulakos and his teammates will be on campus in late August to get ready for the upcoming season, which opens with Ferris State on Oct. 6 at Starr Rink.

Moxley Named Video Coach for Canada Women

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Buffalo State first-year head coach Candice Moxley is in Calgary, Alberta serving as the video coach for Hockey Canada’s Women’s National Development Team.
 
Forty players are currently attending Canada’s National Women’s Development Team selection camp and will be split into two teams, which will participate in several practices and intrasquad games, as well as off-ice dryland training, fitness testing and high performance classroom sessions.
 
Based on evaluations and performances at the selection camp, Hockey Canada will choose 13 development team players to join the 27 senior team players who will centralize with Canada’s National Women’s Team in Calgary for training to prepare for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. The 40 players will be split into Red and White teams, which will compete against each other in a three-game series set for Aug. 19-24 at the Markin MacPhail Centre.
 
Moxley will assist head coach Tim Bothwell throughout the selection process.
 

NY Has Four on Team USA U17 Men’s Team

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. – USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program, which enters its 17th season on ice in 2013-14, today announced the roster and schedule for its U.S. Men’s National Under-17 Team. The squad, comprised of some of the top American-born players in the 1997 birth year, will compete against teams from the Minnesota Elite League, North American Hockey League and United States Hockey League in addition to taking part in three international competitions during the course of the season.
The 22-player roster features eight defensemen, including Nicholas Boka (Plymouth, Mich.), Christian Evers (Waukee, Iowa), Casey Fitzgerald (North Reading, Mass.), Noah Hanifin (Norwood, Mass.), Caleb Jones (Frisco, Texas), Joseph Masonius (Spring Lake, N.J.), Charles McAvoy (Long Beach, N.Y.) andZach Werenski (Grosse Pointe, Mich.).
The 12 forwards include Jeremy Bracco (Freeport, N.Y.), Christian Fischer (Wayne, Ill.), Michael Floodstrand (Hinsdale, Ill.), Jordan Greenway (Potsdam, N.Y.), Luke Kirwan (Dewitt, N.Y.), Luke Kunin(Chesterfield, Mo.), Auston Matthews (Scottsdale, Ariz.), Jack Roslovic (Columbus, Ohio), Matthew Tkachuk (St. Louis, Mo.), Brendan Warren (Carelton, Mich.), Colin White (Hanover, Mass.) and Dennis Yan (Troy, Mich.).
Backstopping Team USA will be Michael Lackey (Washington, D.C.) and Luke Opilka (St. Louis, Mo.).
To view the complete roster, click here.
Don Granato is in his third season at the NTDP and will serve as the head coach of the U.S. National Under-17 Team for the 2013-14 season. Nick Fohr will enter his third season as an assistant to Granato, while Josh Brown will serve as intern assistant coach for the second straight season.
The U.S. National Under-17 Team kicks off the 2013-14 campaign at home with a NAHL preseason contestSept. 13 against the Janesville Jets. It will begin its 34-game USHL regular-season schedule Sept. 21 at the Ann Arbor Ice Cube against the Youngstown Phantoms.
The U.S. will compete internationally at the 2013 Four Nations Tournament Nov. 6-10 in Slovakia; at the 2014 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, from Dec. 28, 2013-Jan. 4, 2014; and at the 2014 Five Nations Tournament Feb. 5-9 in Sweden.
Tickets for home games played at the Ann Arbor Ice Cube are just $7 for adults and $5 for children, seniors and active military members. Youth hockey players wearing their team jerseys are admitted for just $1. Tickets can be purchased by calling the NTDP front office at (734) 327-9251.
For Team USA’s complete schedule, click here.

Shupe Signs with Condors

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After captaining the Canisius College hockey team to its first Atlantic Hockey Championship in 2013, forward Preston Shupe (Weyburn, Saskatchewan) is set to continue his career with the Bakersfield Condors of the ECHL.

 

“Preston is coming off a big year in college last season, was a captain for his team, and came highly recommended from his college coach Dave Smith,” said Condors head coach Troy Mann. “We’re looking forward to seeing what he can do this season.”

 

A two-year captain at Canisius, Shupe appeared in 142 career games with 86 points, 38 goals and 48 assists. The Weyburn, Saskatchewan native finished his collegiate tenure ranked 12th in the program’s Division I history with his 86 career points and ninth with his 38 career goals.

 

Shupe enjoyed his most successful season as a senior, helping the Griffs to their first conference championship. He ranked second on the team and set career highs with 29 points and 16 goals during the 2012-13 campaign and was also a key member of the team’s school-record penalty kill unit. The captain matched a program record with three short-handed tallies, while anchoring the unit that posted the 11th-best rate in NCAA history at 90.1 percent.

 

Shupe totaled five points during the Griffs’ Atlantic Hockey Championship run, recording three goals and two assists. He matched a career high with two tallies in a 4-0 win over Bentley, while recording a season-best two assists in the title game against Mercyhurst. Overall, Shupe recorded 12 points (six goals and six assists) in 13 career postseason games with the Griffs.

 

Bakersfield is the ECHL affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL and the Oklahoma City Barons of the AHL.


Canisius Announces 2013-14 Schedule

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Seven games against NCAA Tournament teams and 14 home contests highlight the 2013-14 schedule for the Canisius College hockey team, announced by head coach Dave Smith on Wednesday.

 

“Coming off our first Atlantic Hockey Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance, there is a lot of excitement around our program right now,” Smith said. “Our schedule is once again very challenging and will best prepare us to defend our league title. Our Atlantic Hockey slate is as challenging as ever with a number of great teams in league. Also being able to play schools that advanced to the Frozen Four and from conferences such as the Big Ten, Hockey East and the NCHC helps us gain a lot of experience and I’m really looking forward to the season.”

 

The reigning Atlantic Hockey champions, Canisius opens the campaign at local rival Niagara on Oct. 12. The matchup pits the league’s regular-season champion in the Purple Eagles against the postseason champion in the Griffs and is also a rematch of the 2013 Atlantic Hockey Semifinals – a 5-3 Canisius victory.

 

The Griffs then remain on the road to play Air Force (Oct. 25), non-conference foes Denver (Oct. 26) and Miami (Nov. 1-2) and league rival Robert Morris (Nov. 8).

 

Canisius, playing in its final season at the Buffalo State Sports Arena before moving to the newly constructed HARBORcenter the following year, host Merychurst in its home opener onNov. 9. The contest will also mark a rematch of the 2013 Atlantic Hockey title game, which was won by the Griffs, 7-2.

 

The Griffs are also slated to play at Ohio State (Nov. 15-16) and against UMass Lowell (Dec. 28) and Vermont (Dec. 29) in the Sheraton/TD Bank Catamount Cup in Burlington, Vt.

 

Overall, the Griffs play 27 of their 34 games against Atlantic Hockey foes. Canisius meets each team from the western pod – Air Force, Mercyhurst, Niagara, RIT and Robert Morris – three teams, while playing each team from the eastern pod twice. The Griffs host Connecticut, Sacred Heart and Bentley for two games, while traveling to face Army, Holy Cross and AIC.

 

Canisius begins its quest for a second-straight Atlantic Hockey championship when the tournament begins on March 7. The top four teams in the regular-season standings receive a bye in the first round, which is a best 2-of-3 series from March 7 to March 9. After an additional best 2-of-3 quarterfinal series (March 14-16), the four advancing teams will meet on March 21 and 22 in Rochester, N.Y. to determine the league’s champion.

 

The Griffs return 22 letterwinners from its most successful season in school history for the 2013-14 campaign. Canisius won the program’s first Atlantic Hockey Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history, while also finishing the season ranked 19th in the final USCHO.com national poll, the highest placement in the program’s history.

JOHN WROBLEWSKI NAMED AMERKS ASSISTANT COACH

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(Rochester, NY)… The Rochester Americans announced today that John Wroblewski has been named as an assistant coach for the Amerks. Wroblewski joins fellow assistant coach Chris Taylor and goaltending coach Bob Janosz on Head Coach Chadd Cassidy’s staff.

 

Wroblewski joins the Amerks after spending the last two seasons as head coach of the ECHL’s Gwinnett Gladiators, where he compiled a record of 84-46-9-5 while leading the Gladiators to a pair of South Division titles and posting the highest points-percentage in the Eastern Conference during that span. In 2011-12, Wroblewski was a co-recipient of the John Brophy Award as the ECHL’s Coach of the Year. Prior to joining the Gladiators, he spent the 2010-11 season as assistant coach with the Wheeling Nailers (ECHL), helping guide the team to the Eastern Conference Finals.

 

A native of Neenah, Wisconsin, Wroblewski began his coaching career with the USA Hockey Under 18 National Team Development Program (NTDP) from 2007 to 2010. In 2010, he helped the NTDP capture the gold medal in Minsk, Belarus at the IIHF U-18 World Championship.

 

As a player, Wroblewski spent four seasons with the Fresno Falcons of the ECHL, recording 125 points (65+60) in 273 career games. Prior to his professional career, he played four seasons with the University of Notre Dame (1999-2003) where he was a two-time team captain and was named MVP by his teammates in 2003. In four years at Notre Dame, Wroblewski recorded 64 points (29+35) in 144 career collegiate games. He was a finalist for college hockey’s Humanitarian Award.

 

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

NY Leads Number of Players on USA U18 Men’s Roster

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2013-14 U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team Roster and Schedule Announced
Cole to Lead Team USA in Fourth Season as Head Coach
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program, which enters its 17th season on ice in 2013-14, today announced the roster and schedule for its U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team. The squad, comprised of some of the top American-born players in the 1996 birth year, will compete against teams from the United States Hockey League and NCAA Division I and III schools, in addition to participating in three international competitions.
Highlighting the 22-player roster are forward Jack Eichel (North Chelmsford, Mass.) and goaltender Blake Weyrick (Ojai, Calif.), who were a part of the U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team that captured the silver medal at the 2013 International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s Under-18 World Championship held in Sochi, Russia.
Nineteen players on the roster are returning for their second year with the NTDP, including defensemenLouie Belpedio (Skokie, Ill.), Nathan Billitier (Spencerport, N.Y.), Ryan Bliss (Chelmsford, Mass.), Ryan Collins (Bloomington, Minn.), Brandon Fortunato (North Hills, N.Y.), Jack Glover (Golden Valley, Minn.) and Johnathan MacLeod (Dracut, Mass.); forwards Anders Bjork (Mequon, Wis.), Eichel, Jared Fiegl(Parker, Colo.), Ryan Hitchcock (Manhasset, N.Y.), Dylan Larkin (Waterford, Mich.), Sonny Milano(Massapequa, N.Y.), Dylan Pavelek (Marysville, Mich.), Nolan Stevens (Manhattan Beach, Calif.), Alex Tuch (Baldwinsville, N.Y.) and Joe Wegwerth (Brewtser, N.Y.); and goaltenders Edwin Minney (Wind Gap, Pa.) and Weyrick.
Defenseman Jack Dougherty (Cottage Grove, Minn.) joins the squad after spending last season with St. Thomas Academy (Minn.). He is currently skating with the U.S. Under-18 Select Team in the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament in Breclav, Czech Republic and Piestany, Slovakia. Previously, Dougherty helped the U.S. Under-17 Select Team compile a perfect 5-0 record and capture first place at the 2012 Under-17 Five Nations Tournament in Chomutov, Czech Republic.
Forwards Shane Gersich (Chaska, Minn.) and Ryan Wagner (Park Ridge, Ill.) also earned a spot on the U.S. National Under-18 Team roster for the 2013-14 season. Gersich most recently completed a season with Holy Family Catholic High School (Minn.), accumulating 62 points (28-34) in 25 games. Gersich also earned a title with the 2012 U.S. Under-17 Select Team at the Five Nations Tournament in the Czech Republic and represented Team USA at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Wagner comes to the NTDP from the Chicago Mission midget minor program, where he scored 12 goals and added 13 assists in 23 games. He also helped his team capture the 2013 Toyota-USA Hockey National Championship at the Tier I Youth 16U level, tallying nine points in six contests. Wagner is currently competing with the U.S. Under-18 Select Team at the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.
Danton Cole will guide the U.S. National Under-18 team in 2013-14, after serving behind the bench for the Under-17 team last season. John Gruden will enter his third season as an assistant to Cole, while Daniel Naurato will serve as intern assistant coach for the first time this season.
To view the complete roster, click here.
The U.S. National Under-18 Team will open the season on the road in the USHL Fall Classic East. The preseason tournament will feature tilts against the Chicago Steel (Sept. 13) and Youngstown Phantoms (Sept. 14), before Team USA opens the regular season on Sept. 20 versus Youngstown at the Ann Arbor Ice Cube. The team’s first collegiate game will come at Northern Michigan University on Oct. 5. The U.S. National Under-18 Team will compete in the 2012 Four Nations Tournament from Nov. 6-10, in Finland and the 2013 Five Nations Tournament from Feb. 5-10, in Russia. The season culminates with the 2014 IIHF Men’s Under-18 World Championship April 10-27 in Lappeenranta, Finland.
Tickets for home games played at the Ann Arbor Ice Cube are $7 for adults and $5 for children, seniors and active military members. Youth hockey players wearing their team jerseys are admitted for just $1 and group rates are available. Tickets can be purchased by calling the NTDP at (734) 327-9251.
For the complete schedule, click here.

Jeanneret Returns to Broadcast Booth in Buffalo

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The Buffalo Sabres today announced that Rick Jeanneret, hockey’s longest-tenured broadcaster, has signed a new, three-year contract with the team to remain its primary play-by-play voice. The Sabres Hall-of-Famer will call an increasingly reduced number of games during the next three seasons before stepping away from the microphone for good. Veteran broadcaster Dan Dunleavy has been added to the Sabres broadcast team and will serve as Jeanneret’s substitute before assuming the primary play-by-play duties for the 2016-17 season.

“We are very lucky to have such a deep and talented pool of broadcasters in the Sabres organization,” said Sabres PresidentTed Black. “RJ is a hall-of-fame talent and we are thrilled that he will be with us for three more years as he winds down his prolific career. We are also excited to bring on Dan, who is a proven play-by-play talent that we know will be a capable successor to RJ. Having an up-and-comer like Dan and a broadcasting legend like RJ behind the microphone will be a great one-two punch for our Sabres broadcasts in the coming years.”
Jeanneret, who was awarded hockey broadcasting’s highest honor, the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award, in 2012, will be embarking on his 42nd season behind the microphone for the Sabres in 2013-14. He began his broadcasting career with the team during the 1971-72 season and, at the end of his new contract following the 2015-16 season, will retire after calling Sabres games for 44 seasons. As part of his new contract, Jeanneret will remain with the team in an honorary capacity after he retires in 2016.
“This decision was obviously very difficult for me to make,” Jeanneret said. “It has become a yearly deliberation, deciding if the coming year would be my last or what season I would finally step away. I initially thought doing a full year of games this coming season and then retiring was the way to go. After discussing it with my family and with the Sabres, we all thought signing this new deal was the right choice. I get to continue to do what I love while slowly reducing my workload and eventually turning the reins over to Dan, who I greatly respect and believe Sabres fans will grow to love.”
Dunleavy, who comes to the Sabres from the Toronto Maple Leafs’ broadcasting team, will begin his substitute play-by-play duties this season, filling in for games that Jeanneret takes off. In addition to his play-by-play duties, Dunleavy will serve as on-air talent for Sabres pre- and post-game broadcasts and will have a substantial presence on Sabres.com.
“I am excited and honored to join the Sabres organization and its tremendous broadcasting team,” Dunleavy said. “I’m excited because it’s well known that Buffalo is a hockey-crazy city that adores its hockey team. It makes being a broadcaster so much more thrilling when you know that the fans are on the edge of their seats while watching their team. And I’m honored that I get an opportunity to work with and learn from one of the best play-by-play announcers hockey has ever seen in Rick. He is the pinnacle of our profession and I’m humbled that I will be following in his legendary footsteps.”
Prior to joining the Maple Leafs’ broadcast, Dunleavy spent 19 years at Sportsnet Radio and The Fan 590 Toronto. In addition to filling in as a play-by-play voice for the Sabres in the 2010-11 season, Dunleavy’s experience includes nine years of play-by-play of the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship, the 2008 IIHF World Hockey Championship in Halifax and Quebec City, the 2010 Vancouver Olympics Men’s and Women’s Hockey, the OHL’s Mississauga Majors, and Canadian Hockey League and American Hockey League games on Rogers Sportsnet. The Toronto native has also called soccer and lacrosse games, serving as the play-by-play voice for the National Lacrosse League’s Toronto Rock on The Fan 590 and is the radio and television play-by-play voice for Toronto FC on Sportsnet TV/Radio and TSN 1050 Radio.
Jeanneret and Dunleavy will be joined by Rob Ray, who will return to serve as color commentator for all Sabres broadcasts.Brian Duff will also return for his third season with the Sabres broadcast team, maintaining his role as the in-game host for pre- and post-game coverage, as well as intermission reports.

USA Tops Finland in SO

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USA Tops Finland in Shootout, 4-3, at USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp
Erne notches game-winner in shootout, adds goal and assist: Stolarz makes 34 saves
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – Adam Erne (New Haven, Conn.) scored the decisive tally in a seven-round shootout to give Team USA a 4-3 come-from-behind victory over Finland at the USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp. Erne also posted a goal and an assist in regulation, both coming in the third period when the U.S. overcame a 3-1 deficit to force overtime.

“(Goaltender) Anthony Stolarz played very well,” said Don Lucia, head coach of the 2014 U.S. National Junior Team. “Obviously, he was very good in the shootout. We just needed anybody to step up tonight from an offensive standpoint. It’s the first time this week we have been productive on special teams and you have to have that.”

After Finland opened the scoring at 9:43 of the first period, Team USA evened the game four minutes later. Ian McCoshen’s (Hudson, Wis./Boston College) shot from the right point ricocheted off a Finnish player and between the goaltender’s legs. Zach Stepan (Hastings, Minn./Minnesota State Univ.-Mankato) and Tommy DiPauli (Woodbridge, Ill./Univ. of Notre Dame) collected the assists.
In the second stanza, the Finns took the lead back with a power-play goal at 6:29 and padded their advantage to 3-1 at 13:17.
Over a span of 1:05 in the third period, USA posted a pair of power-play goals to draw even at 3-3. First, Mike Brodzinski (Ham Lake, Minn./Univ. of Minnesota) took a pass from Erne, cruised through the Finland zone and banked the puck into the net. Then, Erne capitalized from the low slot after a pass from Connor Carrick (Orland Park, Ill.).
Anthony Stolarz (Edison, N.J.) made 34 saves. In the shootout, he denied six of seven Finland shooters. Finland’s Joonas Korpisalo had 31 stops.
In two days, USA wraps up play at the USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp against Canada on Saturday(Aug. 10) at 1 p.m. ET.

USA Hockey Names Model Associations

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Hockey announced today that the Colorado Select Girls Hockey Association, Kirkwood (Mo.) Youth Hockey Association and Seattle (Wash.) Sno-King Hockey Association organizations have been named USA Hockey Model Association Programs.

With the designation, the three organizations have committed to follow the American Development Model in full at the 8-and-under, 10-and-under and 12-and-under age groups. The ADM is based on age-appropriate training to fully benefit children in their development, regardless of ability level.

“We commend these clubs for earning the model association distinction,” said Kevin McLaughlin, senior director of hockey development for USA Hockey. “Their commitment to the ladder of development provided by USA Hockey ensures their kids won’t be left behind and that every child, from rec to elite-level athletes, will have the programs in place to help them reach their full potential.”

As a benefit of their model program designation, CSGHA, KYHA and Seattle Sno-King will receive added support from USA Hockey to assist in implementing the ADM throughout their programs, including equipment, signage, and educational materials. Further, all three will receive on-going staff support from USA Hockey’s national office, including in-depth coaches training that will commence in early September.

“I am 100 percent convinced that the ADM approach has made a significant impact on the skills development and fun factor for our kids,” said Marnie Hill, director of hockey for CSGHA. “The number of puck touches, coach-to-player ratio and small-area game play have made our girls more confident and competitive. I believe these kids are getting to experience many concepts of the sport and have a better grasp of the ‘hockey sense’ it takes to play it.”

“This is a credit to our 300+ families that make up our association,” said Steve Williamson, president of KYHA. “Every season we look at what else we can implement from USA Hockey’s ADM. I have never received a complaint based on fear of change. There is a culture of experimentation and process improvement here that will continue even with reaching this milestone.”
“Since we implemented it in 2009, the ADM has been a tremendous success for our organization,” saidDoug Kirton, hockey director for the Seattle Sno-Kings. “Our players enjoy the game more and their skills have improved. Enrollment and retention also have increased. We can’t wait to see how strong our players will become as we work closer with USA Hockey’s experts to help train our coaches and players. It is an exciting time for us as we look forward to the implementation of the ADM’s long-term athlete development principles.”

West Seneca Girls Holding Fundraiser!

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The West Seneca Girls 16U team will be holding a car wash as a fund raiser.
West Seneca Girls U16 Car Wash
Saturday August 17th
9:00 AM to 2:00PM
Mobile Gas Station at Seneca and Harlem next to Seneca Hose Fire Hall
Cost $5.00
Hope to see you there.