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Cornell Women Beat Princeton

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PRINCETON, N.J. – The Big Red played another tight game on Saturday, this time emerging with a 4-1 victory at Princeton one day after losing by that margin at Quinnipiac.

The Tigers tied the game at 1-1 early in the third period, but Cornell got three scores after that byJessica Campbell, Lauriane Rougeau and Brianne Jenner to seal the victory at Hobey Baker Rink.

No. 4 Cornell (20-5, 14-3 ECAC Hockey) also kept pace with Clarkson in the league standings, as the Knights eked out a win at Union by a 3-2 score. Both teams jumped ahead of Harvard today, which has two games in hand and has not played this weekend because of Winter Storm Nemo. Princeton (9-14-2, 4-12-2) came into the weekend in eighth in the conference standings but lost both of its games to drop out of a tournament spot.

“From here on out we know how big every game is, and we can’t take any team or any game for granted,” said senior defenseman Laura Fortino, who had an assist on the night. “It was huge for us to come out to build that confidence…especially with this coming weekend.”

Lauren Slebodnick made 14 saves to earn her 17th win of the season, and Erin Barley-Maloney got the scoring started in the first period on the power play. The win was Cornell’s eighth straight over the Tigers and fourth in a row on a Saturday.

Despite only taking two shots in the third period as the Cornell defense remained smothering, Princeton was able to sneak one past Slebodnick, off the left post and into the net off her back. That tied the contest at 1-1 with 18 minutes to go.

The rest of the night belonged to the visitors.

“After they scored that goal, we stuck to what we had to do and we came together as a team,” Fortino said. “It was a really successful win.”

Six minutes after the goal, Campbell took a perfect cross-ice pass from Barley-Maloney in the offensive zone and beat Princeton netminder Kimberly Newell high over the shoulder to give Cornell a 2-1 advantage and silence the Senior Night crowd.

The Big Red held strong defensively and bided its time on the attack, finally converting an insurance goal thanks to a nifty individual effort from Rougeau with only 1:41 left. After taking a pass fromHayleigh Cudmore in the team’s defensive zone, Rougeau raced up the left side of the ice and got around the Tigers defense. She flipped a shot high on Newell, and it went off the goalie’s shoulder and into the net. Newell spun around to try and prevent the puck from going in, but her stick only accelerated the inevitable by knocking it into the net faster.

“That’s Rog for you,” Fortino said. “She has unbelievable skill, and that was an awesome goal by her.”

Jenner concluded the scoring with an empty-netter from center ice assisted by Jillian Saulnier andLaura Fortino with just 19 seconds remaining on the clock.

Cornell also benefitted from its best discipline of the year on Saturday afternoon, taking just one penalty in the game. Rougeau committed a checking penalty a mere 15 seconds into the game, but the remaining 59 minutes passed without a whistle on the Big Red. Cornell had taken at least two penalties in every other game this season.

“We were playing smart and staying within our limitations,” Fortino said. “We were aggressive, but we were aggressive smartly. That really helped us out tonight in limiting our penalties and forcing us to play five-on-five.”

A Princeton penalty, however, got the scoring started on the other end.

The Big Red had three power play opportunities in the first period and converted on the second one. After cycling behind the net, Taylor Woods found Hayleigh Cudmore sneaking down from her defensive post to take a potential one-timer. But Cudmore patiently waited and passed to her right for an open Brianne Jenner in the faceoff circle. Jenner, too, passed the puck off, finding an even more open Barley-Maloney. The senior did not miss with a gaping net in front of her, getting the puck past Newell, who had moved to her left to defend against a shot by Jenner. The assist tied Jenner for seventh all time in school history in that category.

Neither team was able to put a goal on the board in the second period, though the Big Red continued its domination with the puck. At period’s end, Cornell had taken 15 shots to Princeton’s five, but nothing got past Newell or Slebodnick. Cornell concluded the contest with a 46-15 shots on goal advantage.

Cornell concludes its regular-season home schedule next weekend when it hosts No. 5 Harvard on Friday and Dartmouth on Saturday for crucial ECAC Hockey and Ivy League matchups.

Pascalli buries Brockport in overtime

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MASSENA, N.Y.–Senior captain Matt Viola (Toronto, Ontario/Vaughan Vipers)
scored the game-tying goal with four seconds remaining and freshman
forward Billy Pascalli (Deer Park, N.Y./New York Bobcats) won the game in
overtime to lift the SUNY Potsdam men’s hockey team (7-14-1, 4-9 SUNYAC)
to a 4-3 victory over Brockport (5-15-2, 4-9-1) on Saturday night. After
an injury to freshman goaltender Jon Hall (Dexter, N.Y./Stouffville
Spirit), junior Shane Talarico (Greenburg, Pa./Elmira College) came up big
in relief with 22 saves for the win. Jaxon Bernard, seven year-old son of
Potsdam head coach Chris, served as the Bears lucky charm as he led the
team onto the ice at the start of the contest.

Potsdam came out with good energy, outshooting the Golden Eagles 5-0 in
the first five minutes. Brockport slowly evened the play and the shot
totals. With just over four minutes left in the period and the Golden
Eagles on the power play, Hall reinjured his knee and was forced to leave
the game. Talarico entered the contest in relief and helped Potsdam kill
off the penalty. Hall finished with six saves, Talarico with four and
Brockport freshman goalie Jared Lockhurst (Caledon, Ontario/Wellington
Dukes) stopped all 11 he faced as the contest was scoreless after 20
minutes.

The Bears came out physical in the second period, but it was the Golden
Eagles getting on the board first. At the 7:28 mark, freshman forward
Chase Nieuwendyk (Georgetown, Ontario/Trenton Golden Hawks) buried a
rebound on the power play for a 1-0 Brockport lead. Junior forward Chris
Cangro (Holbrook, N.Y./New York Bobcats) and sophomore forward Troy Polino
(Limerick, Pa./New York Bobcats) each assisted on the play. Six minutes
later, sophomore defenseman Erick Ware (Huntsville, Ala./Kenai River Brown
Bears) evened the score, beating a screened Lockhurst from the right
point. Freshman forward Jake Rivera (Pacific Palisades, Calif./Hartford
Wolfpack) and sophomore forward Ken Simon (Norwell, Mass./Philadelphia
Revolution) recorded the assists. The Bears outshot the Golden Eagles 16-9
in the second period.

Just 22 seconds into the third period, freshman forward Shane Cavalieri
(Richmond Hill, Ontario/Toronto Lakeshore Patriots) put Brockport back in
front 2-1 on assists from freshman forward James Ryan (Richmond Hill,
Ontario/Toronto Lakeshore Patriots) and senior defenseman Ryan Hayward
(Toronto Ontario/Vaughan Vipers). At 13:11, junior assistant captain Mike
Arnold (Didsbury, Alberta/Kingston Voyageurs) finished a pretty passing
play from Viola to knot the score again. The Golden Eagles answered
immediately with a tally from freshman forward Jeremy DeFazio (Oakville,
Ontario/Georgetown Raiders) 41 seconds later. Freshman forward Jesse
Facchini (Mississauga, Ontario/Mississauga Chargers) assisted on the play.
Brockport held the lead for almost the rest of the game. With 46 seconds
left, Bernard called timeout and pulled Talarico for an extra attacker.
Viola tied the score as time had nearly expired with an assist from
sophomore forward Trevor Cope (Swartz Creek, Mich./Atlanta Jr. Knights) to
send the game to overtime.

In the extra period, Potsdam outshot the Golden Eagles 4-0. The decisive
volley came with 2:17 remaining. Pascalli tipped a shot from the point
past Lockhurst to end the contest.

Lockhurst finished with 37 saves for Brockport. The Bears outshot the
Golden Eagles 41-31 on the night. Brockport was 1-4 on the man advantage
and Potsdam was 0-3.

Hamilton Falls to Princeton

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HAMILTON – In the 100th all-time meeting between the Colgate men’s hockey team and Princeton, the Raiders outshot the Tigers, but the visitors came away with a 4-2 win at Starr Rink on Friday night.

 

Colgate (13-10-4, 5-7-3 ECAC) got goals from Joe Wilson and Thomas Larkin in the loss, while Spencer Finney made 22 saves in the loss.

 

Princeton (8-10-4, 6-6-3 ECAC) opened up a 3-1 lead in the second period with goals from Alec Rush and Jack Berger. Mike Ambrosia and Jonathan Liau also scored for the Tigers. Will MacDonald was the top point-getter on the night with two assists. Mike Condon was the story for Princeton as he made 36 stops, including 17 in the first period.

 

The Tigers took the early 1-0 lead with Ambrosia posting his sixth of the season with 12:40 left in the first period. Calof broke into the offensive end with Ambrosia and two Colgate defensive went to play the puck and Ambrosia was left alone. He buried a one-timer from the faceoff dot under the arm of Finney for the lead.

 

Colgate answered with 1:54 remaining in the first period with Wilson tallying his seventh of the season. Jeremy Price circled behind the net after the Raiders controlled the puck. He slipped a pass to Wilson at the near post and he tucked it inside the post to tie the game at 1-1. Condon had committed to Price around the net and failed to cover the near post.

 

In the second period, the Tigers regained the lead at 2-1 with Rush adding his second of the year with an assist to MacDonald. The centerman MacDonald won the faceoff back to Rush at the point and he fired a shot on net that hit the post and went in to take the lead with 13:51 remaining in the second.

 

MacDonald was at it again as he won another faceoff back to Andrew Ave and he found Berger for the power play goal to make it 3-1 with 5:41 left in the second frame.

 

The Raiders got back within one as Larkin scored 1:38 into the third period. Mike Borkowski fired a shot from the left side that Condon pushed away, but Larkin was there for the put back and his third of the year to cut the Tiger lead to 3-2. That was the closest Colgate would get as Liau put Princeton ahead by two goals once again with a rebound goal as well. Andrew Ammon took shot that was blocked down, but Liau slipped in front of Finney and tucked the puck between his pads.

 

Colgate had its 12-game power play scoring streak snapped tonight as the Raiders went 0-for-7 with the man advantage and had eight shots on net in those situations. Princeton scored once on five opportunities.

Oswego Comes up Short; Elmira Wins 2-0

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OSWEGO, N.Y. – The Oswego State women’s ice hockey team (10-10-1, 8-5-0 ECAC West) made a late charge in the third period, but came up short in a 2-0 loss to third-ranked Elmira (19-3-1, 13-2-0) Friday night at the Campus Center Arena. The Lakers skated 5-on-3 in the final 1:47 of regulation, and pulled their goalie in the final minute for three extra attackers, but were unable to put the puck in the net.

The squads close out the series tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m. on Senior Day for the Lakers.

The Soaring Eagles dealt the first blow of the game with 14 seconds remaining on an Oswego State cross-checking penalty. Sam Curk took a shot from the center of the blue line that was deflected twice by Ashton Hogan and then Caitlin Medcalf before the puck got past Laker goalie Bridget Smith(So., Hamburg, N.Y.) at 5:43 in the first.

Oswego State closed out the first period strong, drawing a holding the stick penalty from Elmira that allowed it to start the second with an extra attacker. However, the Lakers were unable to level the score. It was a back-and-forth affair throughout most of the season period until the latter stages with the Soaring Eagles started dictating play in their offensive zone.

The increased pressure led to Elmira’s second goal when Erin Weston buried a rebound at the 17:05. Ella Stewart set up the play with a slap shot from the point that was stopped by Smith, but the puck landed right on Weston’s stick as she was camped out on the backdoor step. It proved to be the lone goal of the stanza for the visitors, who owned a 14-3 advantage in shots on goal in the frame.

Oswego State battled to get back into the game in the third period. Its efforts led to a pair of Elmira penalties in the final two minutes, giving the Lakers a two-skater advantage for 1:47. Oswego State later pulled Smith for another extra skater, but did not score the equalizer as the Soaring Eagles held on for the 2-0 victory.

The Lakers finished the game 0-for-5 on the power play, while Elmira went 1-for-3. Smith ended up with 24 saves in the losing effort. Soaring Eagle goalie Lauren Sullivan registered 20 saves for her tenth win of the season.

Empire State Winter Games: Day 2

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The West opened play on Saturday with a 2-1 loss to New York City.

With all 3 goals coming in the first period, it was Lindsay Shubbuck (West) who put in the first goal. It was followed by goals by Lindsey Cashman and Kathryn Kroleski. That ended the scoring for the game.

New York’s Ashley Walenty made 15 saves while the Western goalie, Ashley Schneegold made 35.

Game 8 was a tight 6-5 win for Central against Long Island. Central’s Allisa Coomey had a hat trick, Lomento had two goals. Wing opened the scoring in the first, unassisted.

Long Island”s Maryanne Diehm and Ariana Riggio each had two goals and Kaithlyn Morel a single.

Central’s Lauren Dam made 27 saves and Long Island’s Danielle Glinski made 26.

Adirondack took Hudson Valley 8-0 in game 9. Hudson Valley was overmatched but held Adirondack to one goal in the first period and then it was Adirondack all the way to the finish. Hudson Valley’s Goalie Sophia Kokkonis made 41 saves while Adirondack’s Amanda Durrer made 10.

Scoring for Adirondack were Christie Powers, Stephanie Holmes, Tardelli, Farmer and Phaler with Andrea Kilborne-Hill with a hat trick.

Game 12 had the West taking Hudson Valley 3-1.

Lauren Orynawka was in goal for the West, making 14 saves and Kokkonis made 37 for Hudson Valley.

Hudson Valley’s Jamie Paul opened the scoring in the first and it was Hudson Valley’s only goal.

Katie Fish, Lindsay Shubbuck and Katie Stack scored for the West.

Games 10 and 11 were not posted as of this release.

On Sunday Long Island will face Hudson Valley, New York City faces off against Central and the West takes on Adirondack in the final game of the 2013 Empire State Winter Games.

New York Hockey Online will be at the Sunday games and photographing!

Empire State Winter Games Hockey–Day One!

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The 2013 Empire State Winter Games opened Thursday evening with a ceremony and fireworks.

The women took to the ice this morning with the Western Region defeating Central 3-1. The first goal came from the West’s Lindsay Shubback followed by two from Katie Stack. Assists in the game came from Stack, Bernadette O’Connell, Nicole Scuteri, Shawnee Oberholtzer.

For Central the goal came from Tanya Crump, assisted by Jenda Kwaitkowski and Andrea Wing.

Buffalo’s Ashley Schneegold made 15 saves and Central’s Lauren Dahm made 27, playing exceptionally well for Central in an exciting first game of the 2013 series.

In Game 2 is was Adirondack over Long Island 15-1. The single Long Island goal came off the stick of Maryanne Diehm, assisted by Ariana Riggio in the third period.

Stephanie Moberg had a hat trick for Adirondack, while Christine Powers, Stephanie Holmes and Tara Akstull put in two each; Kara Buehler, Helen Grioux, Monique Rafferty, Kaitlin Hayes and Laurie Haley each had one.

Long Island’s goaltender Danielle Glinski made 35 saves and Adirondack goalie Chanel Johnston made 10.

New York City overwhelmed Hudson Valley 12-0 in Game 3. Contributing to New York’s scores were Lindsey
Cashman and Stephanie Couzin with hat tricks; Kathryn Kroleski and Cherie Stewart with two each and Rebecca Fisher and Caroline Parks each with singles.

Hudson Valley Goalkeeper Sophia Kokkonic made 27 saves while back-up goalies Nancy Hagerty made 5 and Karen Evans made 6.

New York also used two goaltenders in Ashley Walenty and Alisha Cattelan. Ashley had 4 saves and Alisha, 5.

Comment from the games were that Hudson Valley never gave up.

The West played to a 7-2 victory over Long Island in Game 4. In goal for West was Lauren Orynawka, making 18 saves and for Long Island, Danielle Glinski, making 47.

The West opened the scoring in the first period with Kathryn Galbo. The other goals came from Bernadette O’Connell and Katie Stack. Stack had four goals, including a natural hat trick.

Long Island’s scorers were Samantha May and Melissa Reeves.

Game 5 saw Adirondack beating New York City 4-2. Adirondack opened the scoring at 13:30 of the first period. Rafferty had two goals, Holmes and Powers each had one in the victory. The NYC goals came from Park and Couzin. Assists came from Adirondack’s Laurie Haley, Holmes, Christie Sharlow and Rafferty and for NYC, Annie Annunziato and Cherie Stewart.

The final game on Friday saw Central and Hudson Valley end in a 1-1 tie. Goaltender Lauren Dahm made 39 saves and Hudson Valley’s Haggerty made 23. Scoring first was Hudson Valley’s Christina Beam in the second period and Central made their move at 24 seconds by Kristi Ronson-Robins.

Saturday will see NYC facing off against the West in Game 7 followed by Long Island/Central; Hudson Valley/Adirondack; NYC/Long Island; Adirondack/Central and West/Hudson Valley.

Rochester’s Esposito Commits to Oswego

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Rochester Stars player Matt Esposito has committed to play for Division III powerhouse Oswego State for the fall of 2013.

Esposito is in his second year playing for the Stars, and is third on the team in points with 29 through 32 games this season. The Fayetteville, NY native is excited for the opportunity to play college hockey so close to home.
“The best part of playing so close to home is that my parents will get to see me play,” said Esposito. “The program is also a great fit for me.”
Stars head coach Tony Maksymiu believes Esposito’s leadership abilities will allow him to find success at the college level.
“Matt is not only a great player but has been a great leader as our captain this season,” Maksymiu said. “His teammates look to him as a leader and he’s embraced that role for us.”
Oswego State is a member of the SUNYAC conference, and has won eight SUNYAC championships. The Lakers won the DIII National Championship in 2007, and have made four of the last six DIII Frozen Fours, including three straight.
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Canisius Over NU 2-0

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Junior Tony Capobianco (Mississauga, Ontario) recorded 35 saves and classmate Ryan Bohrer (West St. Paul, Minn.) scored the only goal the Griffs needed as the Canisius College hockey team earned a 2-0 victory against No. 15 Niagara on Thursday night. With the win, the Griffs improve to 11-13-5 on the season and 10-8-2 in Atlantic Hockey play, while the nationally-ranked Purple Eagles fall to 17-5-5 and 16-2-2 against league foes.

 

“It was a great win for us tonight,” said Canisius head coach Dave Smith. “We showed a lot of battle and played a real good physical game. We played very well tonight but more importantly, we played a smart, aggressive and physical game.”

 

After the schools battled to a scoreless opening frame – a period where Canisius was able to fire 16 shots on goal – it was the Griff defense that came up big early in the second period. The nation’s fourth-ranked penalty kill unit proved its worthy of its high ranking by killing three-straight Niagara power plays, including a 1:22 of a 5-on-3 action.

 

The Griffs were then able to turn that momentum into a tally on the other end. On a power play of its own, Bohrer fired a shot into the back of the net top shelf from the right boards for the 1-0 lead with 4:46 remaining in the second. Freshman Chris Rumble (Chesapeake, Va.) and juniorDuncan McKellar (Phoenix, Ariz.) both recorded assists on the game-winning tally and Bohrer’s third goal of the season.

 

The one score was all the offense that Capobianco needed on the night as the junior shut the door for his third shutout of the season and fourth of his career. The Griffs killed two more power plays in the third frame and Capobianco stopped all 10 shots in the period to preserve the clean sheet.

 

Sophomore Cody Freeman (Toronto, Ontario) sealed the Griffs victory with an unassisted empty-net goal with 51 seconds left, his fourth tally of the season, as Canisius earned its fourth win in program history against a nationally-ranked school.

 

Niagara finished the game with a 35-24 advantage in shots on the night. Canisius won the special teams battle, going 1-for-4 on the power play and killing all seven Purple Eagle extra-man chances.

 

The schools wrap up the season series on Saturday at Niagara. Game time in Lewiston is set for 7:05 p.m.

 

Game Notes: The Griffs are now 4-21-2 all-time against nationally-ranked schools … Canisius is a perfect 4-0-0 against ranked schools in Atlantic Hockey … The No. 15 ranking matches the highest-ranked team the Griffs have beaten (No. 15 Air Force during the 2008-09 season) … In four games against nationally-ranked schools this season, Capobianco owns a 1.51 goals against average and .962 save percentage … Canisius won a game for the first time this season when failing to score three goals in a contest (entered 0-13-4) … The Griffs have scored a power-play goal in five-straight games for the first time since Jan. 9 to Jan. 22, 2009 … Canisius has converted 28.6 percent of its power plays (10-of-35) in its last nine games … Capobianco now shares the program record with three shutouts this season, becoming the sixth Griff to accomplish the feat … Niagara now leads the 2012-13 Battle of the Bridge series, 10-6.

Quinnipiac Beats Cornell

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ITHACA, N.Y. – Victoria Vigilanti was nearly perfect in net, making 32 saves on home ice to lead Quinnipiac to a 4-1 victory over No. 4 Cornell on Friday afternoon.

The Big Red (19-5, 14-5 ECAC Hockey) was stymied until the game’s final minute when Brianne Jennerscored an extra-attacker power-play goal that she redirected in off a Cassandra Poudrier slapshot.

The Bobcats (15-10-3, 9-6-2) scored goals in the first and second period and added two empty-netters in the game’s final two minutes.

The loss was Cornell’s first to an unranked team this season and Cornell’s first to Quinnipiac in the teams’ last eight meetings.

Lauren Slebodnick had a very good day despite the loss, making 26 saves overall.

With winter storm Nemo causing time changes and game postponements across the conference, the Big Red and Bobcats played six hours earlier than originally scheduled. The time change did not seem to impact the Bobcats’ offense, as they got out to a quick start in the first period.

Quinnipiac got on the board at the 15:34 mark, scoring just two seconds after a Cornell penalty expired. A shot from the left point by Regan Boulton was slowed down and had its direction changed by a body in front. The shot clanged off the left post and floated to the middle of the goal where it stayed on the line and Slebodnick did not see it. Erica Uden Johansson came in from the right to tap the puck over the line and give the home team its 1-0 lead.

Cornell had two power plays in the period, but both were negated almost immediately by penalties against the Big Red. Erin Barley-Maloney went into the box for tripping 20 seconds after Kelly Babstock took a boarding penalty, and Jessica Campbell was sent to the box just five seconds after Quinnipiac’s Nicole Connery was called for tripping. Those Cornell penalties turned a potential four combined minutes of power play into just 25 seconds of man-advantage combined.

Slebodnick was excellent in the period, though, turning away 14 Bobcats shots. That barrage was the third-most she faced in a period all season.

Cornell was much better in the second period but was still unable to get a puck past Vigilanti. The Big Red outshot the Bobcats 12-4 in the period and had a three-on-one opportunity at one point, but Vigilanti saved a shot by Jess Brown to keep Cornell off the scoreboard.

The third period saw fairly even play, but Cornell was again unable to best Vigilanti until it was already too late. Despite two consecutive minutes of offensive possession on a power play with about nine minutes to go, Cornell was unable to get the puck through Quinnipiac defensemen and to Vigilanti for most of the power play.

The Big Red again got the man advantage with 2:12 to go, but Kelly Babstock sealed the game with an empty-net goal from her own end line. With the score at 3-0, Cornell had an extra attacker and the man advantage, and that’s when Jenner got her 27th goal of the year. Poudrier took a shot from the right point and it deflected off Jenner and past Vigilanti.

Babstock ended the game with her second empty-net goal with just 4.8 seconds showing on the clock.

The Big Red returns to action on Saturday when it takes on Princeton at Hobey Baker Rink at 4 p.m.

Men’s Hockey Opens Jersey Auction

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HAMILTON – The Colgate men’s hockey team will be auctioning off their game-worn home jerseys from this season and fans can bid on them with all the proceeds going to three organizations.

 

The bidding for each jersey will begin immediately with the starting bids at $200 and fans can bid in $10 increments. All the money raised for the auction will go to the Leukemia & Lymphona Society, Community Memorial Hospital and Silver Puck, on behalf of sophomore Spiro Goulakos.

 

Goulakos was recently diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma and the team and coaches allowed him to pick the charities and organizations that will benefit from the jersey auction.

 

“The team wanted to do something on behalf of Spiro,” head coach Don Vaughan said. “We wanted to help raise awareness to his disease, Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and at the same time show support for both the Community Memorial Hospital and the Silver Puck Club. These two organizations have helped him tremendously following his recent diagnosis.”

 

The bidding will start immediately and will go through until the end of the first round of the NCAA Tournament, which is March 31. The jerseys will then be shipped following March 31 or at the conclusion of the men’s hockey season.

 

Fans can view and bid on the jerseys and other auction items by logging onto auction.gocolgateraiders.com.

Buffalo’s Schmelzer Honored by CJHL

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CJHL Names First Ever 3 Stars of the Month

Three high‐scoring forwards chosen as CJHL 3 Stars of the Month for January

CALGARY, Alberta (February 7, 2013) – Buffalo Jr. Sabres forward Ryan Schmelzer, Dauphin Kings forward Jesse

Sinatynski, and Carleton Place Canadians forward Alex Globke have been named the first ever CJHL 3 Stars of the

Month. The competition for the inaugural 3 Stars of the Month award was fierce as several players across the CJHL’s ten Junior

A leagues posted impressive numbers in the month of January.

1st  STAR – RYAN SCHMELZER, Forward, Buffalo Jr. Sabres, Ontario Junior Hockey League (7 GP, 8 G, 9 A, 17 PTS)

During the month of January, Ryan Schmelzer recorded 8 goals and 9 assists for 17 points in 7 games played. Twice he notched 4

points in a game to go along with a 5‐point effort on January 7. Schmelzer currently sits second on the Sabres in scoring and is

tied for ninth overall in the OJHL with 61 points in 45 games, including 24 goals and 37 assists.

2nd  STAR – JESSE SINATYNSKI, Forward, Dauphin Kings, Manitoba Junior Hockey League (10 GP, 10 G, 11 A, 21 PTS)

Dauphin forward Jesse Sinatynski led all MJHL scorers in the month of January with 21 points in 10 games on 10 goals and 11

assists. Those 21 points vaulted Sinatynski to the top of the league scoring race where he currently sits with 36 goals and 40

assists in 48 games played. Sinatynski’s impressive January helped the Kings post a 9‐1 record on the way to first place in the

MJHL’s Sher‐Wood Division.

3rd  STAR – ALEX GLOBKE, Forward, Carleton Place Canadians, Central Canada Hockey League (10 GP, 11 G, 9 A, 20 PTS)

The Canadians won 8 of 10 games in the month of January due in large part to Globke’s 20 points in 10 games. With 11 goals and

9 assist for the month, the Canadian’s forward was voted a game star in 7 of 10 games. He currently sits 11th in league scoring

with 58 points (23 goals, 35 assists) in 51 games played.

Honourable Mention:

JOSH ROACH, Defence, Flin Flon Bombers, Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (9 GP, 3 G, 10 A, 13 PTS)

BRADY SHAW, Forward, Surrey Eagles, British Columbia Hockey League (9 GP, 9 G, 7 A, 16 PTS)

The CJHL 3 Stars of the Month award was announced on February 6 as part of a suite of new CJHL national awards recognizing

Junior A hockey’s best players and coaches. In addition to the 3 Stars of the Month, the new CJHL awards also include annual

awards for Most Valuable Player, Top

Kenmore Takes Section VI Championship In Double OT

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It was a nail biting evening at the Northtowns Center in Amherst as Kenmore took on Williamsville in the Section VI Championship of the WNY Girls Varsity Ice Hockey Federation.

Kenmore opened the scoring in the second period off the stick of Kaeli Mathias braking a period plus of no scoring. However in the third period Williamsville’s Rachel Grampp put one past Goalie Lauren Pray for a 1-1 tie.

It took a second overtime and a lot of hustle by both teams for Kenmore Captain Alyssa Dollendorf to score the game-winner.

In goal for Kenmore and facing 36 shots was Lauren Pray; in net for Williamsville, facing 23 shots, was Theresa Meosky.

Kenmore now travels on the Canton (NY) to play in the New York State Girls Ice Hockey Championship against undefeated Beekmantown on Friday (Feb. 8) at 8 p.m. Potsdam faces Alexandria Bay in the early game and the winners of those two games will meet in the Championship game on Saturday at noon at the Canton Ice Pavillion.

Schmelzer Named Player of Month

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GONGSHOW GEAR SOUTH-WEST CONFERENCE 

PLAYER-OF-THE-MONTH ANNOUNCED 

#10 – Ryan Schmelzer – Buffalo Jr. Sabres 

February 5, 2013, Buffalo, New York – The OJHL announced today that Buffalo Jr. Sabres forward Ryan Schmelzer has been named the Gongshow Gear South-West Conference Player-of-the-Month for January after recording 17 points in only seven games played during the month.

The 19-year old has been a key member of the Jr. Sabres jump to the top of the OJHL standings this season, currently sitting second on the club and ninth overall in the league in scoring with 61 points, including 24 goals and 37 assists. Schmelzer recorded a West Division leading eight goals in January, along with nine assists, tying for third in Conference scoring with 17 points. Much of the forward’s success would come on special teams with five power play assists, seven power play points and two shorthanded goals, while recording four multi-point games. Twice he would notch four points, along with a five point outing on January 7, as the Sabres continued to fight for first place in the Conference with a record of 5-1-1 on the month. Schmelzer’s efforts during the season earned a spot as a member of the OJHL West Division All-Star Team in December, recording three points in three games played, at the 2012 Central Canada Cup All-Star Challenge held in Wellington, Ontario.

“It is a great honour to win this award,” said Schmelzer upon hearing of his selection, “as there are a lot of great players in this league. So for me to be chosen for this award, it really means a lot. Both Tyler and Parker previously won this award and joining them is a great accomplishment in itself. None of us could have won this award without the players and coaches surrounding us and that goes to show how deep our team is.”

Sabres’ Head Coach and General Manager Michael Peca would praise his star forward’s efforts thus far this season, “Ryan is the player coaches dream of having on their teams. Skilled, hard-working, tremendous leadership and very unselfish. He’s been consistent all year long, driving all to be better. It’s great to see him rewarded for his efforts.”

Trevor Warnaar of the Mississauga Chargers was runner-up to Schmelzer as the OJHL South-West Conference Player-of-the-Month. Warnaar tied for the Conference lead during January with 10 goals, while also recording 18 points to lead the South Division in 12 games played.

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Born on July 28, 1993, the East Amherst, New York native would grow up playing the majority of his youth hockey career as a member of the local Amherst Knights program. He would continue playing for the ‘AAA’ Knights while attending East Williamsville High School and playing baseball, as well as hockey, for the Flames up until his junior year in 2009-10. – 2 –

 

Schmelzer kicked off his junior hockey career in 2010-11 as a member of the local Wheatfield (now Buffalo) Blades Junior ‘B’ club that also competed in Canada as a member of the OHA’s Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League’s (GOJHL) Golden Horseshoe Conference. The 17-year old rookie would be one of the club’s best players all season, leading the Blades with 22 assists and 37 points, including 16 power play points, in 50 regular season games played. His potential combined with his efforts throughout the season, earned Schmelzer his first taste of Junior ‘A’ action, getting the call to play three games for his hometown Buffalo Jr. Sabres.

The now 6’1″, 175 lbs. forward would turn the trial run into a full-time position with the Sabres in 2011-12 and he would not disappoint, recording 11 goals and 30 points in 41 games played to finish sixth on the club in scoring during the regular season. Schmelzer would score his first OJHL goal during the first game of the season and later notched his first Junior ‘A’ hat trick in Brampton. Picking up confidence as the season progressed, Schmelzer and his teammates peaked at the right time, winning the franchise’s first-ever playoff round, while he would lead the team in scoring with seven assists and 11 points in eight playoff contests. Following the season, Schmelzer would also be named the Jr. Sabres top vote-getter in the OJHL’s first-ever Fan Favourite Award balloting.

Schmelzer entered 2012-13 as one of the club’s leaders both on-and-off the ice and was named an alternate captain (for home games) by new bench boss Peca. Playing for one of the OJHL’s most explosive offensive units, Schmelzer sits second in scoring on the Sabres and ninth overall in league scoring with 61 points in 45 games played, while playing key special teams minutes on both the power play and penalty kill.

“Playing for the Jr. Sabres has been the best decision of my hockey career,” he would say when discussing the OJHL and Sabres’ role in his hockey-playing aspirations. “Being able to stay in your hometown and play for a team in a competitive league is something every player wishes to do. Playing here has allowed me to grow up and mature, not only as a hockey player, but in other aspects and I think those will help a lot when it’s finally time for school. This year I have learned how to be a leader and I can only thank my coaches for that. They have done a great job and the success has been shown throughout the year for all the players.”

Labatt Blue/USA Hockey Pond Hockey National Championships Set to Begin Tomorrow

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Eigth Annual Event Will See Record Numbers

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The eighth annual Labatt Blue/USA Hockey Pond Hockey National Championships is set to take place this weekend (Feb. 8-10) on Dollar Lake in Eagle River, Wis. A record 341 teams featuring 2,400 players will take to the ice to participate in 612 games on 28 rinks in what will be the largest tournament to date.PondHockey

Players in the 2013 event will represent 30 different states including Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin. Teams will play in 18 different divisions, including four women’s divisons, on an ice surface currently 20 inches thick. Registration for the event began on July 16, 2012, and was completely sold out one month later on August 17.

The immense popularity of the event has resulted in continued expansion over the years. In 2012, the Labatt Blue/USA Hockey Pond Hockey National Championships attracted 281 teams that took part in 511 games on 24 rinks. The inaugural event in 2006 included 40 teams and 240 players.

For full coverage of the Labatt Blue/USA Hockey Pond Hockey National Championships, visit adulthockey.usahockey.com.
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