ROCHESTER, NY—Mike Zannella (Ithaca, NY/Ithaca) had a goal and an assist to lead Buffalo State (5-7-1) to a 2-1 non-conference victory over host Nazareth (4-8-1) tonight.

All three goals came in the middle frame.  After the Golden Flyers opening the scoring early in the period, Buffalo State evened the score with a goal Shane Avery (Fort Covington, NY/Salmon River).  Zannella then scored his 12th of the season on the power-play just 1:10 later to give the Bengals a lead they would not relinquish.

The Bengals outshot Nazareth, 36-26.   Kevin Carr (Uniondale, ON/Uniondale) turned aside 25 shots for his fifth win of the season between the pipes.

Buffalo State will break for the holidays and return to action at home on Jan. 4 against New England College.

GENEVA, N.Y. – Senior assistant captain Chris Brown (Centreville, Ontario) scored with 17 seconds remaining in overtime, as the No. 2 Oswego State men’s ice hockey team (9-2-0) handed fourth-ranked Hobart (11-1-2) its’ first loss of the season by a score of 3-2 Saturday night.

The Statesmen sent the game into overtime when Ryan Corcoran scored with less than a second on the clock after the home team scored at 18:09 in the third period.

Chris Carr (So., Burlington, Ontario) got the Lakers off on the right foot early with his third goal of the season, unassisted, under two minutes into the game. The score remained 1-0 in favor of Oswego State at the break despite Hobart owning a slim 14-12 advantage in shots on goal.

The early period scoring continued in the second when Nick Rivait (So., Kingsville, Ontario) fed Paul Rodrigues (Sr., Etobicoke, Ontario) for his ninth marker of the year at 1:00. The Lakers continued to pressure Statesman goalie Nick Broadwater and the Hobart defense, as the visitors out-shot the opposition, 17-12, but did not add to their lead.

The third period was mostly controlled by Hobart, as evident by it peppering Andrew Hare (Sr., Burlington, Ontario) with 16 shots. However, one of those shots went in off the stick of Tommy Fiorentino with 1:51 left in regulation. Broadwater was pulled seven seconds later for a span of one minute, 17 seconds.

Hare and the Laker defense stood its ground until both squads were called for matching roughing minors with 23 seconds to play. Hobart won the ensuing faceoff in its zone, and carried the puck down the rink as Broadwater skated off the ice a second time. This time the Statesmen were able to capitalize as Corcoran netted the game-tying goal.

In overtime, Oswego State regrouped, putting six shots on goal in the first two minutes. Hobart answered with three shots stopped by Hare. However, it would be the seventh shot that Broadwater faced that would end the game when Brown found the back of the net after receiving a pass from Zach Josepher (Sr., Wantagh, N.Y.).

Andrew Hare picked up his eighth win of the season after recording 44 saves, including 15 in the third period. Nick Broadwater stopped 40 shots in the losing effort.

The Lakers have three weeks before returning to the rink when they open the 2012 Pathfinder Bank Oswego State Hockey Classic on Sunday, December 30 at 7 p.m. against Plymouth State.

GORHAM, MAINE—The SUNY Potsdam men’s hockey team (5-7) had its largest
offensive showing of the season, hitting double-digits in a 10-4 win over
Southern Maine on Saturday afternoon. Four different Bears had three-point
games and sophomores Ken Simon (Norwell, Mass./Philadelphia Revolution)
and Dan McCamey (Dayton, Ohio/Minnesota Flying Aces) and freshman Matt
Thompson (Anchorage, Alaska/Kenai River Brown Bears) each scored two
goals.

Thompson put Potsdam in front for good just 1:38 into the contest. Eight
minutes later junior assistant captain Adam Place (Scarborough,
Ontario/Bowmansville Eagles) made it 2-0 on the power play. Troy Thibodeau
got the Huskies back within one with a shorthanded marker at 17:12. The
Bears carried the 2-1 lead into the intermission.

Junior forward Zach Blake (Campbellford, Ontario/Plattsburgh State) scored
a power-play goal 1:08 into the second period and Thompson struck again
just 28 seconds later for a 4-1 advantage. Southern Maine got their second
goal on the power play at 13:35 as Daniel Mattson made it a two-goal game.
With just three seconds left Simon notched the eventual game-winner and
Potsdam led 5-2 after 40 minutes.

The Bears exploded to double their score in the final stanza. Freshman
forward Mike Riley lit the lamp 37 seconds in to the third and McCamey
made it 7-2 43 seconds after that. Simon got his second at 4:40 and
sophomore defenseman Max Fogel (Williamsville, N.Y./Buffalo Jr. Sabres)
scored a power-play goal at 6:50 for a 9-2 lead. McCamey got his second
tally and the Bears’ 10th sandwiched between two final Southern Maine
goals to close out the scoring.

Potsdam freshman goalie Austin Keiser (Dunwoody, Ga./Boston Bulldogs) made
23 saves to earn the fourth victory of his career. Three Huskie goalies
saw action during the game. Josh Hillegas started and allowed four goals
and made 13 saves in the first 21:36. Michael Gendreau allowed three goals
and on eight shots over the middle 19:44. Patrick Farrington closed out
the game for Southern Maine between the pipes, allowing three goals on 12
shots.

Senior captain Matt Viola (Toronto, Ontario/Vaughan Vipers) (0-3-3),
McCamey (2-1-3), Blake (1-2-3) and Riley (1-2-3) each notched three points
for the Bears. Sam Guimond led the Huskies with two assists.

Potsdam is off until Friday, Jan. 4 when they travel to Castleton State to
face the Spartans at 7 p.m.

OSWEGO, N.Y. – Paul Rodrigues scored with 4.4 seconds remaining to pull the second-ranked Oswego State men’s ice hockey team (8-2-0) to within one goal, but it came up short in a 3-2 loss to ninth-ranked Utica (8-2-0) on Friday night.

In a fast paced first period with few whistles, Utica dealt the first blow at the 3:22 mark when Peter LaFosse scored on a pass through the crease from Adam Graff as LaFosse was crashing to the net. LaFosse lifted the puck over Andrew Hare’s (Sr., Burlington, Ontario) pad as he was sliding from across from right to left. Trever Hertz was also credited with the assist on LaFosse’s second goal of the season.

The Pioneers held the lead until the ninth minute when Zach Josepher’s (Sr., Wantagh, N.Y.) blast from the left point was deflected in front of the net by Kyle Badham (Jr., Oakville, Ontario) past Utica goalie Nick Therrien.

Both squads went back-and-forth until late in the stanza when Louis Educate got behind the Oswego State defense as the Pioneers were transitioning out of their defensive zone. He wristed a shot from the right circle to the far side of the goal to put Utica ahead, 2-1, with 18.9 seconds left on the clock.

The second period went by in a similar fashion as the first. The Lakers nearly evened the score midway through the frame when the Pioneers were called for elbowing. Oswego State had several quality looks at the net, but the shots either went wide or were blocked. The home team went on the power play again later in the period, but came up empty once again. Hare closed out the period with a series of solid saves to maintain a one-goal contest at intermission.

Early in the third period, Hare stonewalled a short-handed breakaway and followed that up with a nifty glove save seconds later to keep the Lakers within striking distance. As the stanza wore on, Utica began to pack it tighter inside the slot defensively, making it difficult for Oswego State to get shots off and passes across ice.

The Lakers pulled Hare with 49.6 seconds left in regulation, but the puck was misplayed at the blue line leading to Utica’s Rob Morton winning a foot race to the loose puck, tapping it into the empty net with 33.3 seconds on the clock. The Pioneers then called timeout.

Oswego State won the ensuing faceoff and carried the puck into the offensive end, allowing Hare to skate back to the bench a second time. The move paid off as Paul Rodrigues (Sr., Etobicoke, Ontario) buried a rebound in front of the net after a Denton King (Fr., Pense, Saskatchewan) slap shot with 4.4 seconds to play. It was the Lakers’ turn to call timeout, but Utica won the faceoff to end the game.

Neither team capitalized on power plays, as Oswego State went 0-for-4 and Utica went 0-for-2. Hare compiled 30 saves, while Therrien stopped 29 shots.

The loss marked the first time since December 11 and 30, 2010 that the Lakers lost back-to-back games. Oswego State fell to Hobart, 5-2, followed by a 5-1 loss to Hamilton.

PORTLAND, MAINE –Southern Maine (5-5) got a hat trick from Troy Thibodeau
in a 7-3 victory over the SUNY Potsdam men痴 hockey team (4-7) on Friday
afternoon in Portland. Three different Bears scored for Potsdam.

Zach Dymock gave the Huskies a 1-0 lead just 1:09 into the first period.
Thibodeau notched his first at the 8:00 mark. Angelo Vrachnas scored on
the man-advantage 10 minutes later and Southern Maine took a 3-0 lead into
the break.

David Nies buried the eventual game-winner at 10:27 of the second period.
Less than four minutes later, Garrett White made it 5-0. After the goal,
Bears junior goalie Shane Talarico (Greensburg, Pa./Elmira College) was
replaced by freshman Austin Keiser (Dunwoody, Ga./Boston Bulldogs).
Potsdam trailed 5-0 after two.

Nearly six minutes into the third period, Thibodeau scored a shorthanded
marker for a 6-0 Huskie advantage. At the 7:39 mark, freshman forward Jake
Rivera (Pacific Palisades, Calif./Hartford Wolfpack) finally got the Bears
on the board with an unassisted goal. Freshman forward Billy Pascalli
(Deer Park, N.Y./New York Bobcats) made it a 6-2 contest at 10:08 with
helpers from sophomore forward Trevor Cope (Swartz Creek, Mich./Atlanta
Jr. Knights) and junior assistant captain Adam Place (Scarborough,
Ontario/Bowansville Eagles). Thibodeau completed his hat trick 2:08 later
and Southern Maine regained its five-goal lead. Sophomore Ryan Miller
(Didsbury, Alberta/Arizona State) closed the scoring with 1:01 remaining
on assists from sophomore defenseman Dan McCamey (Dayton, Ohio/Minnesota
Flying Aces) and freshman forward Todd Thomas (Davidsville, Pa./Hartford
Wolfpack).

Talarico allowed five goals and made 22 saves in the first 34:07, while
Keiser allowed the last two scores and finished with five saves in the
final 25:53. Josh Hillegas made 29 saves to earn the victory.

The Bears and Huskies tangle again tomorrow at 1 p.m. to wrap up the first
half of the season.

Rich Text Area Toolbar Bold (Ctrl + B) Italic (Ctrl + I) Strikethrough (Alt + Shift + D) Unordered list (Alt + Shift + U) ▼ Ordered list (Alt + Shift + O) ▼ Blockquote (Alt + Shift + Q) Align Left (Alt + Shift + L) Align Center (Alt + Shift + C) Align Right (Alt + Shift + R) Insert/edit link (Alt + Shift + A) Unlink (Alt + Shift + S) Insert More Tag (Alt + Shift + T) Proofread Writing Toggle fullscreen mode (Alt + Shift + G) Show/Hide Kitchen Sink (Alt + Shift + Z) Network Latest Posts Shortcode Insert Poll Issuu PDF Sync Format – Paragraph Paragraph ▼ Underline Align Full (Alt + Shift + J) Select text color ▼ Paste as Plain Text Paste from Word Remove formatting Insert custom character Outdent Indent Undo (Ctrl + Z) Redo (Ctrl + Y) Help (Alt + Shift + H) PORTLAND, MAINE –Southern Maine (5-5) got a hat trick from Troy Thibodeau in a 7-3 victory over the SUNY Potsdam men痴 hockey team (4-7) on Friday afternoon in Portland. Three different Bears scored for Potsdam. Zach Dymock gave the Huskies a 1-0 lead just 1:09 into the first period. Thibodeau notched his first at the 8:00 mark. Angelo Vrachnas scored on the man-advantage 10 minutes later and Southern Maine took a 3-0 lead into the break. David Nies buried the eventual game-winner at 10:27 of the second period. Less than four minutes later, Garrett White made it 5-0. After the goal, Bears junior goalie Shane Talarico (Greensburg, Pa./Elmira College) was replaced by freshman Austin Keiser (Dunwoody, Ga./Boston Bulldogs). Potsdam trailed 5-0 after two. Nearly six minutes into the third period, Thibodeau scored a shorthanded marker for a 6-0 Huskie advantage. At the 7:39 mark, freshman forward Jake Rivera (Pacific Palisades, Calif./Hartford Wolfpack) finally got the Bears on the board with an unassisted goal. Freshman forward Billy Pascalli (Deer Park, N.Y./New York Bobcats) made it a 6-2 contest at 10:08 with helpers from sophomore forward Trevor Cope (Swartz Creek, Mich./Atlanta Jr. Knights) and junior assistant captain Adam Place (Scarborough, Ontario/Bowansville Eagles). Thibodeau completed his hat trick 2:08 later and Southern Maine regained its five-goal lead. Sophomore Ryan Miller (Didsbury, Alberta/Arizona State) closed the scoring with 1:01 remaining on assists from sophomore defenseman Dan McCamey (Dayton, Ohio/Minnesota Flying Aces) and freshman forward Todd Thomas (Davidsville, Pa./Hartford Wolfpack). Talarico allowed five goals and made 22 saves in the first 34:07, while Keiser allowed the last two scores and finished with five saves in the final 25:53. Josh Hillegas made 29 saves to earn the victory. The Bears and Huskies tangle again tomorrow at 1 p.m. to wrap up the first half of the season. Path : p