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Bears’ rally falls short at Becker, 4-3

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WORCESTER, MASS.—The SUNY Potsdam men’s hockey team (6-9-1) fell, 4-3, in
a non-conference game at Becker College (8-7) on Saturday afternoon.
Junior assistant captain Mike Arnold (Didsbury, Alberta/Kingston
Voyageurs), sophomore defenseman Erick Ware (Huntsville, Ala./Kenai River
Brown Bears) and senior captain Brett Waters (Uxbridge, Ontario/Markham
Waxers) each scored for the Bears.

Arnold scored a power-play goal just 4:34 into the contest on assists from
junior forward Zach Blake (Campbellford, Ontario/Plattsburgh State) and
senior captain Matt Viola (Toronto, Ontario/Vaughan Vipers). At the 7:00
mark, Gerald Owen answered with an even strength goal to tie the score at
1-1. David Graham scored on the man advantage nearly 10 minutes later to
give the Hawks the lead for good.

Ronald Kokas made it a 3-1 contest just 2:09 into the second stanza.
Potsdam picked up its play after the goal and outshot Becker 16-12 for the
period. With less than two minutes left, the Bears went on the power play
with a chance to draw within one. However, Cody Edwards struck for a
shorthanded marker that proved to be the game-winner at the 18:55 mark.

The Bears dominated the third period, outshooting the Hawks 20-6. Waters
scored a power-play goal at the 3:42 mark with to cut the gap to 4-2. Ware
and freshman forward Billy Pascalli (Deer Park, N.Y./New York Bobcats)
each assisted on the goal. Less than four minutes later, Ware made it a
one-goal contest with helpers from Blake and sophomore forward Trevor Cope
(Swartz Creek, Mich./Atlanta Jr. Knights). With 2:35 remaining, Potsdam
went on a five-on-three power play, but was unable to gain the equalizer.

In goal, Bears junior Shane Talarico (Greensburg, Pa./Elmira College) made
27 saves and Hawk goalie Gregg Hussey finished with 46. Potsdam outshot
Becker 49-31. The Bears were 2-7 on the power play and the Hawks went 1-4.

Potsdam is back in action on Friday, Jan. 19, when the Bears travel to
Morrisville to battle the Mustangs at 7 p.m.

Potsdam ties Utica, 1-1 in Game One of Doubleheader

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UTICA, N.Y.—The SUNY Potsdam women’s hockey team (6-8-2, 2-5-1 ECAC West)
got 41 saves from senior goalie Jen Conophy  (Glenmont, N.Y./Albany Ice
Cats) and a goal from junior forward Amanda Lucky (Kanata,
Ontario/Clarkson University) to earn a 1-1 tie with Utica College (5-6-1,
3-3-1) on Saturday afternoon. The Bears are now 4-0-2 in their last six
games.

Lucky opened the scoring for Potsdam at 5:15 of the first period. The
forward caught a pass in front, spun around as she fired the puck toward
the net, beating Pioneer goalie Marissa Hotaling stick-side. Junior
forward Izzy Fayerman (Calgary, Alberta/The Edge) and freshman forward
Sally Mooney (New Albany, Ohio/Wyoming Seminary) assisted on the goal. The
contest got more physical after the goal. Twice, collisions resulted in
Conophy being driven back into her net. With building momentum, Utica tied
the game at 13:46 on a Vanessa Maines slapshot from the point. The Bears
nearly regained the lead nine minutes later as Lucky fired the puck wide
left of the net on a breakaway. Utica rang the post with about 2:30 left,
but Conophy managed to keep the ensuing rebounds out of the net. The last
two minutes of the period were filled with penalty after penalty, but the
score remained tied 1-1 after 20 minutes.

The Pioneers generated several scoring chances during the first half of
the second period, but Conophy kept the game tied with more strong play
between the pipes. Potsdam slowed the momentum with a few chances of its
own midway through the period, but Utica continued to hold the edge in
play territorially. The Pioneers’ best chance of the period came with 2:39
left in the period. Kesley Dowdall made a move around a Bear defenseman
and was robbed point blank by Conophy. Conophy stopped all 12 shots she
saw in the period and Hotaling turned aside four to keep the score knotted
heading into the second intermission.

A minute into the third period, Utica forward Brittany DelleChiaie hit the
crossbar, but the Bears quickly cleared the rebound. Potsdam created a
several strong scoring chances on a power play four minutes later. Mooney
hit the left post after a scramble in front before the Pioneers killed the
penalty. Conophy added to her number of big saves in the third and the
Bears’ defense tightened up to force overtime.

In overtime, the teams traded flurries with few shots in the early on. It
was Conophy stuffing a wrap around with 25 seconds left and sticking aside
a shot from the point with nine ticks on the clock to preserve the draw.

Hotaling finished with 19 saves.  Utica was 0-7 on the power play and
Potsdam was 0-3.

“After we got into penalty trouble in the first period, it took us a while
got back on our feet,” said Potsdam Head Coach Jay Green. “They definitely
had the edge in team speed and we struggled to match that speed. Once the
penalties filtered out I thought we settled down and played better. Also
it was vintage Jen Conophy today. That’s what we’ve grown accustomed to
seeing from her.”

Canisius Shupe Gets 13th Hat Trick in Program History

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Bridgeport, Conn. – Senior captain Preston Shupe (Weyburn, Saskatchewan) netted the 13th hat trick in the program’s history to lead the Canisius College hockey team to a 6-3 victory and a weekend sweep at Sacred Heart on Saturday afternoon. The Griffs improve to 8-9-5 and 7-4-2 in Atlantic Hockey play with the win.

 

“Our power play made the difference today,” said Canisius head coach Dave Smith. “It got us back into the game with our first goal, giving us momentum that we were able to ride the remainder of the contest. We had four special teams goals today and that goes a long way toward a victory. We really had to battle hard to get that win and getting contributions from all four lines was excellent to see.”

 

Shupe netted two power-play goals in the win and added a short-handed tally to complete the hat trick. Junior Kyle Gibbons (Westlake, Ohio) added two goals with sophomore Tyler Wiseman (Burlington, Ontario) rounding out the scoring with a goal.

 

Junior defender Ben Danford (Stillwater, Minn.) paced Canisius with two assists and now owns the program’s career assists record for a defenseman. Danford raised his total to 47 career helpers, surpassing the mark of 46 set by Carl Hudson (2006-10).

 

Junior Tony Capobianco (Mississauga, Ontario) posted 28 saves to earn the win in net.

 

For the second-straight day, the Pioneers (0-19-2, 0-13-2 AHA) struck first in the contest when Brian Sheehan ripped a shot high 3:46 into the game for the early 1-0 lead.

 

The Griffs answered back with Shupe netting his first power-play tally of the day with 4:34 remaining in the first. Freshman Chris Rumble (Chesapeake, Va.) fired a shot on net and the senior captain tipped it in to knot the game at one. Junior defender Duncan McKellar (Phoenix, Ariz.) also registered an assist on the game-tying goal.

 

Canisius opened the second stanza strong, netting two goals in just over five minutes of play to take the lead. Wiseman gave the Griffs the advantage for good with his fourth tally of the season just 63 seconds into the period. The sophomore took the puck at the boards, skated to the slot and finished for the 2-1 lead. Sophomore Mitch McCrank (Haileybury, Ontario) and Danford both registered assists on the go-ahead goal.

 

Gibbons quickly stretched the Griffs’ lead to two, netting his eighth goal of the season with 14:48 remaining in the period. The junior intercepted a pass in the Sacred Heart zone and buried his chance for the 3-1 lead.

 

The Griffs added to their lead early in the third, taking advantage with their second power-play goal of the night. Junior Ryan Bohrer (West St. Paul, Minn.) centered a pass and Shupe knocked it in for his eighth goal of the season and the 4-1 lead. Freshman Ralph Cuddemi (Concord, Ontario) also registered an assist on the power-play tally 2:26 into the third.

 

The teams then went back-forth for the remainder of contest. The Pioneers pulled to within two when Chad Barthelmess knocked in his own rebound with 15:49 remaining in the contest.

 

Canisius then reclaimed its three-goal lead when Gibbons ripped in his second of the day with a two-man advantage on the power play. The junior scored off passes from sophomore Doug Beck (Plymouth, Mich.) and Danford for the 5-2 lead with 8:08 remaining in the game.

 

The Pioneers netted one final goal with 4:36 left when Chad Filteau scored but the Griffs sealed the victory and Shupe finished his hat trick with an empty-net tally with the Pioneers on the power play. Sophomore Stephen Farrell (Ottawa, Ontario) also posted an assist on the tally with 13 seconds remaining.

 

Canisius held a 41-31 advantage in shots in the win. The Griffs were 3-for-7 on the power play, while killing all five Sacred Heart penalties.

 

Steven Legatto recorded 35 saves in the loss for Sacred Heart.

 

The Griffs look to continue their winning ways next weekend when they travel east to face Bentley. The schools open the two-game series on Friday at 7:05 p.m.

 

Game Notes: Shupe is the first Griff to net a hat trick since Cory Conacher on Feb. 3, 2011 … The Griffs scored three power-play goals in a game for the first time since Nov. 24, 2011 against AIC … Rumble now has three points, one goal and two assists in three collegiate games … Canisius is 5-0-2 in its last seven games against Sacred Heart … The Griffs won for the second-straight night when allowing the first goal of the game (they entered the weekend 0-7-3 when surrendering the first tally).


 

Cornell Comes Back Strong in Second Semester

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BOSTON – The Big Red went 42 days without seeing the ice, but it only took another 20 minutes for its offense to return to form.

No. 4 Cornell scored three goals in the second period, twice erasing one-goal deficits, and held on for a 4-2 win against No. 9 Northeastern at Matthews Arena on Saturday afternoon.

The Big Red – playing its first contest since Dec. 1 – got two goals from Jessica Campbell, the game-winner fromAlyssa Gagliardi and an insurance tally by Brianne Jenner as Lauren Slebodnick made 25 saves to earn the victory.

“It’s never easy to be away from the game for a month at a time, but I think the team did a good job of coming back strong and sticking to our game plan,” Campbell said. “You never forget your system, so just being able to jump back into those and getting the speed back going was really key today.”

Cornell (11-3) improves to 3-1 in non-conference play this season and now holds a 2-1 record against teams from Hockey East with Saturday’s win over the Huskies (11-8-2). The victory was Cornell’s first over Northeastern since 2001.

The Huskies got on the board first as Kendall Coyne was the beneficiary of a Cornell turnover. Rachel Llanes took the loose puck dropped it off to Coyne,  who had some  steam behind her and the Big Red defense going the other way. Coyne skated into the slot from the left side and beat Slebodnick five-hole to give Northeastern a 1-0 lead 11 minutes into the game.

The second period was much more favorable to the Big Red as the team moved into the lead with three tallies.

Campbell had the first goal, a fluky dump-in from the left side of the blue line while on the penalty kill. The play, which looked like it wasn’t intended as a true shot, bounced on the ice and tricked Desjardins, tying the game at 1-1.

“I was actually going for a line change, and I just threw it on net, and it took an odd bounce and popped in the net,” Campbell said. “We got pretty lucky, but we’ll take whatever bounces we can get.”

Campbell earned her second goal with more style, taking a pass in the right slot from Jenner and firing it high and to the left. The puck went just under the crossbar and re-tied the game seven minutes after Llanes gave Northeastern a 2-1 advantage on a two-on-one play.

Gagliardi gave Cornell its first lead of the game with 38 seconds left in the period. Earning a power play when Llanes slashed a Big Red player, Lauriane Rougeau got the puck at the right point. She laid it off to Poudrier on her left, and Poudrier’s slapshot was expertly deflected past Desjardins by Gagliardi.

After trailing twice, that goal put Cornell up for good.

“There’s always big heart on this team,” Campbell said. “It says a lot about the program that we take a lot of pride in bouncing back when we’re down.”

Jenner added the final goal of the afternoon for the Big Red, scoring on a move where she cut to the front of the net from the left corner. Despite two Northeastern players trying to get the puck away from her, Jenner kept it on her stick and fired short side after Desjardins started cheating over to her left.

The third period saw eight more saves by Slebodnick (8-3), and the Big Red defense kept the Huskies off the board for the game’s final 30 minutes.

Plattsburgh Over Oswego

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PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – The Oswego State women’s ice hockey team (7-8-1, 6-4-0 ECAC West) stuck with No. 1 Plattsburgh (13-0-1, 7-0-0) throughout the entire contest, but the Lakers were kept off the board for a second straight game as they lost, 2-0, on Sunday.

Oswego State goalie Bridget Smith (So., Hamburg, N.Y.) kept Oswego State in the game by stopping 38 of the 40 shots she faced. Cardinal goalie Sydney Aveson registered her second consecutive shutout after making 15 saves.

After a scoreless first period, Plattsburgh applied pressure immediately, peppering Smith with four shots until Morgan MacInnis scored on the second period’s fifth shot. Teal Gove and Shannon Stewart fed MacInnis for her fourth goal of the season at the 3:39 mark. The Laker defense and Smith stood strong for the rest of the period, as she finished with 15 saves in the frame.

Oswego State started the third period one skater down after being whistled for a holding penalty late in the second, but the penalty-kill unit kept Plattsburgh off the scoreboard. The Lakers gained a power play a few minutes later. However, Oswego State was unable to get a shot off with the extra skater.

As the clock dwindled away, the Cardinals continued to press for an insurance goal, which came at the 14:18 mark. Plattsburgh went on its third and final power play of the game with 6:25 remaining in regulation following a Laker interference penalty. Stewart scored her fifth goal of the series after receiving a series of passes from Allison Era and Teal Gove.

Oswego State continued to fight to get back into the game, but was not able to get the puck past Aveson.

The Lakers return to the Campus Center Arena next weekend on Friday and Saturday in an important ECAC West series against Buffalo State.

Niagara Hockey Earns Highest Ranking of the Season

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NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – The Niagara hockey team secured its highest ranking of the season at No. 15 in the USCHO.com Division I poll after sweeping American International College last weekend.

The Purple Eagles jumped up two spots to the 15th position, establishing a new program record with eight consecutive weeks on the poll, which was previously owned during the 2006-07 campaign where the Purps were ranked for seven straight weeks (Jan. 2-Feb. 12, 2007).

Before today’s ranking, the team’s highest position came this season during the week of Dec. 10 and for two consecutive weeks during the 2006-07 season (Jan. 22 & Jan. 29) when the team pulled down a No. 16 ranking.

The USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine College Hockey Poll has the Purps at the top receiving votes with 32, while the NCAA Tournament Pairwise Comparison Ratings has NU slated at 14th.

After pocketing two wins against the Yellow Jackets this past weekend, the Purple Eagles remained unbeaten in Atlantic Hockey play with a 13-0-1 mark to remain tops in the conference, while owning a 13-3-4 overall record.  The Purps are one of two teams in NCAA Division I hockey, along with Quinnipiac (10-0-1 ECAC), that are currently unbeaten in conference play.

Niagara travels to Worcester, Mass. to battle the Holy Cross Crusaders in the team’s second-straight weekend series that begins on Friday, Jan. 8, and wraps up the following day.  The puck is scheduled to drop at 7:05 p.m. at the Hart Center for both contests.

 

Neumann Over Cortland

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CORTLAND, N.Y. – The Neumann University women’s ice hockey team scored two second-period goals and held on for a 2-1 win at Cortland Friday afternoon in ECAC West action at Alumni Arena.

Sophomore Chelsie Hausberger (West Seneca/Buffalo Bisons) netted the Red Dragons’ (1-11-1, 1-6 ECAC West) goal with seniors Brianna Rossi (Stormville/Brewster Bulldogs) and Julia Rapp (Vienna, VA/Northwood School) recording assists. Freshman goalie Deanna Meunier (Parsippany, NJ/New Jersey Rockets) turned aside 29 shots.

Junior Edie Brenning (Greely, ON/Nepean Jr. Wildcats) and freshman Danica Delry (Hamilton, ON/Hamilton Hawks) netted the goals for the Knights (5-9-1, 3-4). Freshmen Donna Williams (Garnett Valley, PA/Quakers) and Ashley Langdon (Waterdown, ON/Hamilton Hawks) chipped in with one assist apiece. Senior goalie Shannon Donnelly (Orleans, ON/Nepean Jr. Wildcats) made 30 saves.

Afrer a scoreless first period, the Knights took a 2-0 lead with goals three and a half minutes apart in the second. Brenning scored on a wrist shot from the slot at three minutes, 31 seconds, and Delry deflected a puck in front that barely slid inside the left post at 7:01. Cortland pulled to within 2-1 at 11:01 of the third period. Just five seconds after a two-skater advantage expired, Hausberger scored on a deflection in front while Cortland still had a power-play chance.

The Red Dragons went back on the power play with 1:28 remaining in regulation and pulled Meunier for an extra skater with 1:10 on the clock. Cortland created several chances but could not get the equalizer past Donnelly as Neumann eventually cleared the puck out of its defensive zone with less than 10 seconds left to seal the win.

The same two teams meet Saturday at 3 p.m.

No. 17 Niagara Pick Up a 3-2 Win Over AIC

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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Rookie Hugo Turcotte tallied the game-winning tally in the 3-2 victory over American International College on Friday evening to keep the No. 17 Niagara Purple Eagles unbeaten in Atlantic Hockey play.

With 8:45 left to play in the game and scored knotted at two apiece, Turcotte sped down the right wing full speed and cut inside before firing the puck glove side past AIC netminder Ben Meisner for his third goal of the season.

Niagara also got scores from Kevin Ryan and Chris Lochner, while NU goalie Carsen Chubak pushed aside 24 AIC looks on net.

“We did a lot of good things which you need to do fundamentally on the road,” head coach David Burkholder said.  “We won the faceoff game, including getting a faceoff goal which ended up being huge.  I think the shot chart was in our favor as well.  It all adds up to a very good road win.  We got into a little penalty trouble at the end of the game, but guys were out there blocking shots.  We’re going to take the two points, but we need to play a lot better tomorrow.”

With 3:11 gone by in contest, the Yellow Jackets (4-11-3; 1-8-3 AHA) caught the Purple Eagles (12-3-4; 11-0-1 AHA) on their heels and shot out to an early lead off the stick of Richard Leitner.  Blake Pleake let a low shot go from the left circle that was tipped over the shoulder of Chubak by Leitner for his sixth goal of the year.

Niagara increased the pressure as the period went on and finally tied the game at the 8:30 mark.  A faceoff won by Jeff Hannan fell back to Dan Kolenda who pushed the puck to Ryan.  The defenseman ripped a high shot from just inside the blue line that went untouched through traffic to beat Meisner for his first goal of the season.

The Purps continued to pepper Meisner with looks on net the remainder of the period, outshooting the Yellow Jackets 14-6.  Turcotte had a chance to break the tie with 2:28 remaining in the stanza on a breakaway opportunity.  The rookie tried to beat Meisner stick side, but a sliding pad save by the goalie kept the game even heading into the second period.

The next pair of tallies came within a one minute span early in the second.  Lochner gave Niagara its first lead of the game two minutes gone off a sharp-angled shot that beat Meisner just inside the pipe.   The lead was short lived as the Yellow Jackets responded off a score from Pleskach at the 17:20 mark to even the game.

The Yellow Jackets finished the game on the powerplay, including a 1:05 of 3-on-5 action, but Chubak and the Purple Eagle penalty-killing unit prevented the AIC comeback.

Canisius Victorious Over Sacred Heart; Game Two Today! (Saturday)

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Milford, Conn. – The Canisius College hockey team cruised to a 5-1 victory at Sacred Heart on Friday night. With the win, the Griffs improve to 7-9-5 and 6-4-2 against Atlantic Hockey foes.

 

“We had good legs tonight and real good energy,” said Canisius head coach Dave Smith. “A lot of credit goes to our players for coming up with their best hockey when the game was close in the second period. We really pushed to get that two-goal lead and our special teams came up big for us tonight.”

 

Rookies Stephen Miller (Boxborough, Mass.) and Chris Rumble (Chesapeake, Va.) led the way for the Griffs. Miller netted the first two goals of his career, while Rumble added the first two points of his tenure on a goal and an assist in just the second collegiate game for the defender.

 

Junior Kyle Gibbons (Westlake, Ohio) and sophomore Matthew Grazen (East Amherst, N.Y.) also netted goals for the Griffs in the winning effort.

 

Junior Tony Capobianco (Mississauga, Ontario) anchored the Canisius defense on the night with 27 saves.

 

The Pioneers (0-18-2, 0-12-2 Atlantic Hockey) struck first in the game when Tommy Castonguay finished from the high slot 9:47 into the contest for the 1-0 advantage.

 

The Griffs, however, answered back in the second frame with the Canisius freshmen leading the way. Sophomore Tyler Wiseman (Burlington, Ontario) dug the puck out of the boards from down low and found Miller open on the opposite side. Miller then buried his chance for his first collegiate goal 5:19 into the period. Sophomore Mitch McCrank (Haileybury, Ontario) also registered an assist on the game-tying tally.

 

Miller wasted no time netting his second collegiate goal, scoring just 3:12 after the first to give the Griffs the lead for good. Junior defender Ben Danford (Stillwater, Minn.) fired a shot off the boards and the rebound went to the freshman on the far side. Miller finished with the open look for his second goal and the 2-1 advantage with 11:29 remaining in the period. Junior Duncan McKellar (Phoenix, Ariz.) also registered an assist on the tally.

 

Rumble then tallied his first collegiate goal, connecting on a power play with 5:47 remaining in the second. The rookie fired a shot in from the point to give the Griffs a 3-1 lead. McKellar and seniorPreston Shupe (Weyburn, Saskatchewan) both posted assists on the power-play goal.

 

Canisius then added a short-handed tally with 4:12 remaining in the period. Senior Torrey Lindsay (Grosse Isle, Manitoba) caused a turnover in the Sacred Heart zone and from behind the net, found Grazen open in front. The sophomore finished his chance for his fifth goal of the season and the 4-1 Griffs lead after two.

 

Gibbons carried the momentum for Canisius into the third frame, netting his seventh goal of the season 1:37 into the period. Rumble sent a cross-ice pass to Gibbons and the junior forward found the back of the net from the right face-off circle to finish the scoring and seal the 5-1 Canisius victory.

 

Both teams finished with 28 shots on the night. Canisius was 1-for-5 on the power play, while killing all three Sacred Heart power plays.

 

Andrew Bodnarchuk finished with 23 saves in the loss for the Pioneers.

 

The schools wrap up the two-game series tomorrow, playing at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport at 4:05 p.m.

 

Game Notes: The Griffs did not have a goal from a freshman this season before the game … Canisius was one of four teams to not score or allow a short-handed goal this year … The Griffs are now a perfect 7-0-0 when Lindsay records a point this season (0-9-5 when he is held off the scoreboard) … Capobianco has allowed one or fewer goals in seven of his last eight Atlantic Hockey contests … Sacred Heart’s opening goal ended a 150:54 first-period scoreless streak for Capobianco … Danford now has 45 career assists, one shy of the program’s record for a defender … Canisius won for the first time this season when allowing the first goal of the game.


 

Place scores in OT to lift Potsdam over Western New England, 4-3

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Friday, Jan. 11, 2013

SPRINGFIELD, MASS.— Junior forward Adam Place (Scarborough,
Ontario/Bowmanville Eagles) scored with 31 seconds left in overtime to
give the SUNY Potsdam men’s hockey team (6-8-1) a 4-3 victory over Western
New England (6-7) on Friday night. Potsdam freshman goaltender Jon Hall
(Dexter, N.Y./Stouffville Spirit) made 33 saves to earn his first
collegiate win.

Junior forward Zach Blake (Campbellford, Ontario/Plattsburgh State) got
Potsdam on the board with a power-play tally at the 5:48 mark of the first
period. Senior captain Matt Viola (Toronto, Ontario/Vaughan Vipers) and
sophomore defenseman Erick Ware (Huntsville, Ala./Kenai River Brown Bears)
assisted on the goal. Just 14 seconds later, junior assistant captain Mike
Arnold (Didsbury, Alberta/Kingston Voyageurs) scored with an assist from
sophomore defenseman Dan McCamey (Dayton, Ohio/Minnesota Flying Aces). At
11:11, freshman forward Billy Pascalli (Deer Park, N.Y./New York Bobcats)
made it 3-0 Bears on helpers from Place and junior assistant captain Nick
Avgerinos (Bolton, Ontario/Georgetown Raiders). The Golden Bears finally
broke through with a power-play tally from William Preston. Potsdam led
3-1 at the break.

After tight play midway through he second period, Chris Connors scored an
even strength goal to make it a 3-2 contest. Six minutes later, Connors
struck again to tie the score at 3-3. Western New England outshot the
Bears 13-11 in the second period. The score was knotted at 3-3 after 40
minutes.

The teams traded scoring opportunities and power plays in the third
period, but couldn’t gain the upper hand. Hall stopped nine third period
shots and Golden Bears goalie Tim Carr turned aside 12 to send the contest
to overtime.

In overtime the Bears outshot Western New England 4-2. With less than a
minute left in the extra five minutes, Viola forced a neutral zone
turnover and fed Place. Place carried the puck into the zone and roofed it
over Carr for the game-winner. Ware notched the second assist on the play.

Carr finished with 35 saves. The Potsdam was 1-4 on the power play and the
Western New England went 1-3.

The Bears are back in action tomorrow afternoon when they head down the
Mass Pike to Worcester to battle Becker College at 3:30 p.m.

Buffalo Stars Girls Student Athlete of the Month for January is Alexa Ditonto.

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She’s a senior at Orchard Park HS current GPA 98.4. Ranked 17 out of 386. Accepted early decision to Cornell Engineering.

Has been playing hockey since age 11

Played for Buffalo Stars ’11-’13.

Assistant captainn last year

PR representative this year.

Plays for Orchard Park Frontier Girls Varsity Hockey team (Section VI champions ’11) 3 varsity letters,

Participated in the Buffalo Area Engineering for Minorities (BEAM) program the last 2 summers including their Undergraduate Research Honors program

Competed in the BEAM Trek ’11 competition winning 1st place including scholarship to UB engineering & title of “Best Engineering Team of the Future”

Volunteered for learn to play hockey program,

Niagara river clean up & habitat for humanity.

Missed a perfect score on the SATs by 10 points

Buffalo Stars Boys Student Athlete of the Month for January is Jordan Clemons of the Minor Bantam team.

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The Buffalo Stars would like to congratulate Jordan Clemons as the Buffalo Stars Boys Student Athlete of the Month for January.

Jordan is an 8th grade student at Lancaster Middle School where he demonstrates a strong dedication to his academic work as well as showing leadership in the classroom.

Jordan’s first quarter grade point average was an impressive 99.45. This GPA is especially impressive with the difficult coursework Jordan is taking this year including Regents Biology, Regents Algebra as well as completing his second year of French

Jordan has been playing travel hockey since the age of 6 starting his career with the Buffalo Regals. This is Jordan’s first year playing for the Buffalo Stars.

In the summer, Jordan enjoys playing inline hockey.

This past summer, Jordan participated in an International Rubik’s Cube Competition in Toronto.

He also appeared on Channel 4’s “Winging It Buffalo Style” solving a Rubik’s Cube in under a minute!

Way to go Jordan!

TIM HORTONS BACKYARD CLASSIC POSTPONED

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The Tim Hortons Backyard Classic has been postponed until further notice due to the impending warm weather this weekend.  A make-up date will be announced by next Wednesday January 16, 2013 through a press release, on our website (www.timhortonsbackyardclassic.com), and through our social media outlets.  In regards to the postponement, Penberthy said, “While this change in weather is unfortunate, this allows more teams to register and make the Tim Hortons Backyard Classic bigger and better for our participants.”

 

For the last four years, the tournament was played on Penberthy’s East Amherst, NY backyard ice rink, which his family sets up each winter at their home.  In 2011, it was expanded to a second Williamsville, New York location hosted by Chris Taggart, who serves as Co-Chair of the event. In 2012, the event was renamed the Tim Horton’s Backyard Classic thanks to the generous support of Tim Horton’s Café & Bake Shop, who continues to be the Platinum Sponsor of the 2013 event.

 

This year with the relocation to the Rose Garden (2753 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY) the tournament has a capacity of 96 teams equaling 368 players playing across four outdoor ice rinks as opposed to previous year’s 24 team tournament.  Registration for the 2013 Tim Hortons Backyard Classic is still available online as limited spots remain at www.timhortonsbackyardclassic.com.

 

The hockey tournament was founded in 2008 by East Amherst, New York resident Nicholas Penberthy, currently a sophomore at SUNY Cortland (www.cortland.edu) studying childhood education.  The Tim Hortons Backyard Classic has raised over $20,000 for Hasek’s Heroes, an organization founded by NHL great and former Buffalo Sabre Dominik Hasek, which introduces city youth to ice hockey and life skills.  The proceeds from this event will be used to build an educational resource center.

Cortland Upset by Hamilton

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CORTLAND, N.Y. – Four different players scored goals and two goalies combined to make 14 saves as the Hamilton College women’s ice hockey team defeated Cortland, 4-0, Tuesday afternoon in non-conference action at Alumni Arena. The Red Dragons fell to 1-10-1 with the setback, while the Continentals improved to 7-3 on the season.

For Cortland, freshman goalie Deanna Meunier (Parsippany, NJ/New Jersey Rockets) registered 31 saves. Senior Becca Hazlett (Grosse Pointe Park, MI/Taft School) started in goal for Hamilton, making five saves in the opening period before giving way to junior Tori Bogen (Grosse Pointe Woods, MI/Victory Honda), who stopped nine shots over the final two periods.

Junior Jill Tokarczyk (North Tonawanda/Buffalo Bisons) led the Continentals with a goal and an assist. Senior Katie Zimmerman (Plymouth, MA/Victory Honda) and juniors Hannah Jaiven (Holland, MI/Belle Tire) and Nikki Haskins (Quincy, MA/Southfield School) each netted one goal with freshmen Ianthe Lekometros (Teaneck, NJ/Mid-Fairfield Connecticut Stars) and Hannah Bartlett (Marshfield, MA/Massachusetts Spitfires) recording one assist apiece.

Zimmerman scored what proved to be the game-winner at seven minutes, fifty-five seconds of the first period when she scored from the left side on a rebound. Jaiven made it a 2-0 game at 17:07 of the first, scoring on a wrist shot from inside the blue line through traffic on the power play.

Haskins scored on a breakaway just 28 seconds into the second period to put Hamilton ahead 3-0, and Tokarczyk completed the scoring when she forced a turnover at the right boards and beat Meunier with a quick shot from the right circle at 17:46 of the second..

Score by periods:
Hamilton        2-2-0    4
Cortland        0-0-0     0

Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists):
Hamilton: Jill Tokarczyk 1-1, Katie Zimmerman 1-0, Hannah Jaiven 1-0, Nikki Haskins 1-0, Ianthe Lekometros 0-1, Hannah Bartlett 0-1
Cortland: no scoring

Saves: Becca Hazlett (Hamilton) 5 saves (0 GA in 20:00), Tori Bogen (Hamilton) 9 saves (0 GA in 40:00); Deanna Meunier (Cortland) 31 saves (4 GA in 60:00)
Shots on goal: Hamilton 35 (11-11-12), Cortland 14 (5-3-6)
Penalties: Cortland 4-8:00, Hamilton 3-6:00
Power Play: Hamilton 1-4, Cortland 0-3
Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 1-10-1; Hamilton (Continentals) 7-3