Coaching Clinics Set in West
Level 1-4 clinics for the West Section are now posted on the USA Hockey web site. Thanks to Amherst, Brockport, Fredonia and Niagara Junior purple Eagles for their great support.
Buffalo Stars Open Training Camp
The Buffalo Stars Junior Hockey Club will begin their 11th season of operation with the start of Training Camp on Wednesday, August 1st in Cheektowaga.
The month long camp will include 3 on ice and 3 off-ice sessions each week through the end of the month. Players will undergo a rigorous conditioning regimen as well as team and system work.
The Stars enter camp with 27 players including 6 veterans. Returning Empire veterans include Forwards: Brandon Boyle; Dakota John; Patrick Schmelzinger and Luke Swimline. Returning on Defense are: Mike Harris and Angelo Sarro.
The Stars will play in the tough Empire Junior Hockey League American Conference with their youngest team ever. With an average age of 16 years and 3 months, the Stars will be one of the youngest teams in Junior hockey.
The team took a new direction this year said Stars Owner/GM Pete Preteroti: “Not only did we go with a youth movement, but also recruited from outside of the area. Our team has 8 out of state players with 6 coming from Erie, one from Ohio and one from the Philadelphia area”.
Preteroti has stepped down as head coach of the team turning that job over to long time Stars/Hornets Coach Jerry Wheeler. “I really like the group of kids we selected this year. They are young and hungry and eager to compete” “That is the edge we are looking for”.
The Stars camp wraps up with the Annual Greater Buffalo Challenge Labor Day Tournament, August 31 through September 3rd at Holiday Twin Rinks. The week prior, the team will travel to Lake Placid for 3 days of intense training at the United States Olympic Training Center. The team will house and train at the Olympic Facility as well as skate in the 1980 Rink where the USA Miracle on ice happened. On the way to Lake Placid the team will stop off at Oswego College for a tour of the facility with Head Coach Ed Gosek and a scrimmage game against the Syracuse Stars.
Buffalo will open their 2012-2013 Home Season on October 13th as they host the visiting Jersey Wildcats in the Buffalo Stars Annual Salute to the American Troops Weekend.
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Sabres to Honor French Connection
The Buffalo Sabres will erect a statue honoring the French Connection and place it in the plaza area outside First Niagara Center, now to be known as Alumni Plaza. Along with the statue the names of every Buffalo Sabres player will be listed on plaques mounted on the pillars in the plaza area.
“History has always been an extremely important facet of our organization’s philosophy,” said Buffalo Sabres President Ted Black. “We hope this statue and Alumni Plaza will serve as a proper tribute to all the great players who have made this franchise what it is today.”
Buffalo Sabres Alumni Association President Rob Ray agrees.
“Gilbert is the face of the organization and while that line did what is comparable to other lines, they are the names that go with it,” said Ray. “When you have history you should use it and the people will enjoy it.”
“Every since Terry (Pegula) has come here the alumni have been a big part of the organization,” said former Sabre Danny Gare. “What better way to start things off than honoring the French Connection.”
Taking part in the announcement today were Rene Robert, a member of the French Connection and Mrs. Rick Martin. Gilbert Perrault was unable to make the trip to Buffalo.
“I’m sure Rico is watching down on us,” said Robert. “This will be very emotional on October 12.”
A dedication ceremony for the statue and the plaza will be held October 12.
McDonald Signs Extension with RIT
— Scott McDonald, Head Coach of the RIT women’s hockey team, winners of the 2012 NCAA Division III Women’s Ice Hockey Championship, signed a three-year extension, announced by Dr. Mary-Beth Cooper, RIT Senior Vice President for Student Affairs, on Tuesday, July 10.
“I would like to thank President (Bill) Destler, Dr. (Jim) Watters, Dr. Cooper, and Mr. Lou Spiotti for their continued support and belief in me to lead this program to a new level,” said McDonald, who will enter his seventh season behind the bench for the RIT women’s squad in 2012-13. “It’s great to see the administration support our program and show our recruits that the coaching staff will be intact for a long time.”
Last season, McDonald led the Tigers to their first NCAA Division III Women’s Ice Hockey Championship Tournament appearance in school history, setting a Division III record with 28 wins. The Tigers finished the season with a 28-1-1 mark, defeating Norwich 4-1 on March 17 to claim their first NCAA Championship. The Tigers opened and ended the year with two 14-game winning streaks and were the No. 1 team in the nation for 18 weeks during the season.
In his six seasons as head coach at RIT, McDonald has compiled an overall record of 135-22-10 and is the Division III all-time leader with a .835 winning percentage. He is RIT’s all-time leader in coaching victories and earned his 100th win at RIT on Jan. 29, 2011 vs. Buffalo State. He became the second fastest coach in Division III history to reach that milestone (128 games).
In 2010, McDonald led the Tigers to its first ECAC West Championship, a trip to the NCAA Division III National Championship game and the program’s first No. 1 ranking. RIT finished 26-2-2 and boasted three All-Americans, including three-time selection Sarah Dagg (St. George, Ontario/Hamilton Hawks), the Laura Hurd National Player of the Year.
RIT has a 54-3-3 record over the last two seasons, and announced its intention to make the leap to Division I on March 20. The Tigers will join College Hockey America for the 2012-13 season and open the season with a pair of home games against perennial power Mercyhurst on Sept. 28-29. This season, RIT is eligible for CHA post-season play, but not NCAA post-season play. In 2014-15, RIT will be eligible for NCAA post-season play.
“We are delighted to have Coach McDonald lead our women’s hockey program into the Division I era,” said Cooper. “His contributions and outstanding recruiting efforts will have continued payoffs at the next level of play. His proven record of success at the Division III level sets the stage for this significant move for our athletic program.”
McDonald, the 2011 ECAC West Coach of the Year has led the Tigers to three NCAA Division III Tournament berths and two consecutive ECAC West Championships. The Tigers have won at least 19 games in each of his six seasons behind the bench and have won at least 20 games four times. He has coached nine different AHCA All-Americans, 36 All-ECAC West selections, and three consecutive Rochester Press Radio Club Paychex Local Female College Athletes of the Year (Katie Stack (Batavia, NY/Rochester Edge), Sarah Dagg (St. George, Ontario/Hamilton Hawks), Kristina Moss (Webster, NY)).
Under McDonald’s tutelage, the Tigers have also excelled in the classroom and have become active members in the community. On Jan. 21-22, 2011, the Tigers broke a Division III regular season attendance record with a capacity crowd, raising $10,219 to help “Black Out Heart Disease.” In 2010 and 2012, both the men’s and women’s teams, along with Zeta Tau Alpha combined to raise over $45,000 for cancer research, as part of the Real Tigers Wear Pink promotion.
“We are very pleased to be able to secure Scott McDonald’s leadership of our NCAA Division I Women’s Ice Hockey program,” said Lou Spiotti, Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics. “I could think of no one better to lead this program into this new and exciting era. Much of our success in recent years can be attributed to his efforts. This is an exciting time for all of us.”
A 2000 graduate of Niagara University, McDonald played defense for the Purple Eagles — and then coach and former standout RIT defenseman Blaise MacDonald — from 1996-2000. He was part of the school’s inaugural freshman and first graduating classes as a Division I program. During his senior year, he helped Niagara, in only its fourth season, to an NCAA Tournament at-large bid, beating the University of New Hampshire in the northeast regional. He also helped Niagara to an undefeated season in the College Hockey America conference (15-0-2, 30-8-4 overall), as well as the CHA regular season and tournament championships.
McDonald later served as an assistant at Utica College for one season before moving to RIT to serve as the assistant coach for the RIT men’s hockey program from 2003-06. He put forth an outstanding effort in recruiting talented student-athletes as the men’s squad made the leap to Division I in 2005.
McDonald, a native of Oakville, Ontario, is set to become the only person in NCAA history to play at the Division I and III level, and coach at both divisions on both the men’s and women’s sides. His new contract extension will run through the 2014-15 season.
“Over the last nine years, RIT has given me a great opportunity to coach at every level and I am are excited to see how we stack up against the best teams right away at the Division I level,” said McDonald. “I’d also like to thank our players for all of their hard work. Without that, none of this would be possible”
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NU Players Honored
The Niagara men’s hockey team accounted for four members of a record-setting 14 student-athletes who were named Atlantic Hockey Student-Athlete of the Year for posting a 4.0 or better grade-point average.
Dan Baco, Robert Martini, Chris Noonan and Kevin Ryan were the four Purple Eagles who had 4.0 or higher this past season. NU had the most student-athletes (four) to earn the award and was followed by American International, Army, RIT and Robert Morris who all had a pair of student-athletes and Mercyhurst and Canisius which had a single student-athlete.
“As a team, they are all very responsible in regards to their academics,” head coach Dave Burkholder said. “These four student-athletes certainly did a great job balancing the books and hockey.”
For a ninth straight year a new standard has been set in the classroom for the student-athletes of Atlantic Hockey as 179 have earned a spot on the All-Academic Team. The 179 student-athletes eclipse the mark of 175 that were honored after the 2011-12 season. In the ninth year of existence, 18 players earned their fourth appearance on the All-Academic squad. In addition, 26 are appearing for the third time, while 58 are being honored for the second time.
Niagara had 16 members named to the AHA All-Academic Team: Scott Arnold *; Dan Baco *; Jason Beattie *; C.J. Chartrain; Nick Gawron; Sam Goodwin *; Jeff Hannan *; Giancarlo Iuorio; Robert Martini *; Tyler Matthews *; Chris Noonan @; Ryan Rashid *; Kevin Ryan *; Daniel Weiss; Matt Williams; Marc Zanette *.
Robert Morris had a high of 26 members on the All-Academic Team with American International following the Colonials with 22.
To qualify for the Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team an individual must post a 3.0 grade point average or higher in all of the academic periods during which his team was actively competing. Atlantic Hockey’s Top Scholar Athlete is an award given annually to the player or players who achieves the highest grade point average over the course of the academic semesters of competition.
*Two-Time Honoree
Sunday Goes Into Potsdam Hall of Fame
Nate Sunday was a standout defenseman during one of the most successful eras of the SUNY Potsdam men’s ice hockey program. However, Sunday nearly wasn’t a part of it.
After attending the Northwood School in Lake Placid, Sunday was offered a scholarship to play Division I college hockey for Kent State. So, he decided to head for Ohio.
“I was out there for a little bit, planning on doing it, but decided I didn’t like it,” said Sunday. “So I came home and played juniors in Cornwall.”
Luckily for the Bears, Sunday, who will be inducted into the Bears Hall of Fame this Saturday, chose to come to Potsdam.
“I liked that it was close by and a smaller college,” said the Hogansburg, N.Y. native. “Some of my friends and former classmates were going there at the time. I didn’t think I was going to play hockey at first, but a Northwood teammate of mine was playing so I decided to try out.”
Sunday made an immediate impact on the Potsdam blue line during the 1994-95 campaign. He scored two goals and assisted on 16 others in 26 games for a Bears team that posted a winning record for the first time in three seasons. Then Potsdam coach and fellow Bears Hall of Famer Ed Seney was immediately impressed.
“He was a five-tool player,” said Seney who won his 300th game with St. Anselm this past season. “Nate was a very smart player. He could play physical. He could shoot, pass and had a very hard shot. The teams we played against were very reluctant to come out to the point to block shots when Nate was on the ice. He was always very respectful and never complained. Nate was easy to coach.”
As a sophomore, Sunday had a career year, earning first team All-SUNYAC honors for the 1995-96 season. He scored six goals, recorded 24 assists and helped the Bears to a then school record 18 wins. Potsdam also garnered its only conference title and NCAA Tournament appearance to date. It was a season Sunday and his coach will never forget.
“I remember the way the team jelled together,” said Sunday. “It was different from all the other teams I played on. We had good leaders and it was a really skilled, hardworking team.”
Seney agrees.
“We had all the parts: good goaltending, offense and defense,” said the Bears former coach. “Our five best players were as good as anyone in the country and Nate was one of them.”
The Bears fought through the regular season with a 17-7 overall mark and went 11-3 in the SUNYAC to earn the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament. In the first round of the playoffs against Oswego, Potsdam staved off elimination with a dramatic come-from-behind victory in game two followed by a series-clinching mini game triumph. The victory put them on a collision course with perennial nemesis Plattsburgh in the finals.
“Plattsburgh was an easy place to get intimidated,” Seney said. “The place was always packed and loud. But our guys weren’t intimidated and we always played them tough.”
“That series was pretty exciting,” said Sunday. “You could feel the electricity in the air.”
The Bears rallied to tie the Cardinals 4-4 in the first game and never trailed in a 3-3 draw in game two, setting up another dramatic mini game finish.
“I knew we were going to win, it was just a matter of when and how” Sunday said. “Usually in a big game like that, somebody comes out of nowhere and scores.”
Andrew Schofield played that part for Potsdam. The freshman defenseman, who only played one season with the Bears and had only one goal in 27 games, lifted Potsdam to the title and the NCAA Tournament with the second and final goal of his career.
The final two seasons of Sunday’s Potsdam career were just as successful, if not as dramatic. As a junior, he earned second team all-conference honors with five goals and 16 assists. In his senior season Sunday was back on the All-SUNYAC first team, registering three goals and 12 assists. The 1997-98 Bears squad finished just a mini game loss away from its second conference championship in three seasons.
In four years, Sunday played in 108 games for the Bears and totaled 84 points (16 goals, 68 assists). His class of 1998 recorded 58 wins and remains the only Bears hockey class to post winning records in all four of its seasons.
During his time at Potsdam, Sunday enjoyed his time off the ice as well.
“I learned a lot and met a lot of nice people. I enjoyed my professors and got a good education,” Sunday said. “It was a lot of fun.”
After graduation, Sunday chose to work with young people and help them take advantage of the opportunities that higher education had created for him. He spent a few years working as an attendance officer and tutor at the St. Regis Mohawk School. Sunday then moved to SUNY Canton where he was one of the directors of the Upward Bound program as well as an academic advisor for seven years. He left Canton to become a case supervisor at the MCA Adolescent Treatment Center in Akwesasne, Ontario, where he counseled young people recovering from alcohol and drug abuse. Currently, Sunday is a career development officer with the Akwesasne Area Development Board. He advises young people on career decisions and helps them get funding for training or college.
“I never thought I’d go to college, to be honest with you,” said Sunday. “Growing up, I thought I would graduate from high school, get a job and do whatever. But, I was fortunate enough to have parents that really pushed me. Where I come from not everybody goes to college, but they have the opportunity. I’m just trying to help the younger generation see what it’s like in college and hopefully be successful.”
Sunday was working in his office in December, when he got the call from Seney to announce his selection for the Hall of Fame. At first he thought it was a prank call from one of his friends and was shocked to hear his coach’s voice on the line. Once he realized the call was genuine, he was very honored.
“It means a lot and I’m very proud of it,” Sunday said. “My wife and family are proud of me and my friends are always congratulating me. I really didn’t expect it.”
Seney is proud of his defenseman as well.
“As a coach you take pride in it,” said Seney. “Nate’s the third guy from that championship team to be inducted. It’s nice to see individual recognition for players like Nate that were ‘team guys’. He was well liked by his teammates and played hard. Nate is a good person.”
Sunday has played and coached hockey on many different levels, but his on-ice experience at Potsdam stands alone.
“It was the most fun I ever had playing hockey.”
Manhattanville Hockey Coach Resigns
Following four years with both the Manhattanville men’s and women’s hockey programs, Eric Lang has stepped down from his positions as head coach of the Manhattanville men’s hockey and women’s golf teams to pursue other opportunities, Manhattanville Athletic Director Keith Levinthal announced.
In his one year with the men’s hockey program, Lang took over the team as just the second coach in program history and guided the Valiants to a 13-9-3 record – including a 6-3-1 mark against nationally ranked opposition – and a second-place regular-season finish in the ultra-competitive ECAC West Conference. Under his direction, a program-record five players earned year-end ECAC West honors.
Prior to that, Lang guided the Valiant women’s hockey team for three seasons, leading the squad to its eighth ECAC East Conference tournament championship and NCAA Tournament appearance in his final season of 2010-11. In three seasons with the women, he posted a 58-22-3 (.717) record and boasted two All-American selections, one ECAC East Player of the Year and 14 All-Conference honorees.
Lang was also named the first head women’s golf coach in program history in August and was scheduled to begin the program’s first year on the varsity level in 2012-13.
According to Levinthal, the department will begin a national search for both men’s hockey and women’s golf head coaching positions immediately.
Roy to Dallas for Ott and Pardy
Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier today announced that the Sabres have acquired forward Steve Ott and defenseman Adam Pardy from the Dallas Stars in exchange for forward Derek Roy.
Ott (6’0”, 190 lbs., 8/19/82) had 39 points (11+28) and 156 penalty minutes in 74 games with the Stars in the 2011-12 season. A native of Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Ott was selected by Dallas in the first round (25th overall) of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. In 566 career games with the Stars, he has totaled 220 points (85+135) and 1,170 penalty minutes
Now entering his fifth NHL season, Pardy (6’4”, 220 lbs., 3/29/84) spent three seasons with the Calgary Flames before joining the Stars in 2011-12. Selected by the Flames in the sixth round (173rd overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, the Bonavista, Newfoundland native has recorded 29 points (4+25) and 157 penalty minutes in 183 career games.
NU Men Announce 2012-13 Schedule
The Niagara men’s hockey program has announced its 34-game schedule for the 2012-13 season that will encompass 15 home dates and 27 Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA) contests.
The Purple Eagles will participate in four home-and-home matchups against RIT, Canisius, Robert Morris and Mercyhurst in the second half of the season and two-game sets against 2012 NCAA Tournament participants Michigan State and Air Force.
“We have an opportunity both within our Atlantic Hockey schedule and our non-conference schedule to really make some noise nationally,” head coach David Burkholder said. “We owe it to the Niagara University community, alumni, fans and players to compete against the best college hockey has to offer. My staff and I feel we have accomplished that goal.”
Niagara’s 17th season of intercollegiate hockey begins at Dwyer Arena when it plays host to Central Collegiate Hockey Assocation (CCHA) foe Bowling Green State University (Oct. 6). The Purple Eagles travel to Colgate (Oct. 9) before opening up AHA play against Mercyhurst on Oct. 13.
The Purple Eagles will set out on a four-game road trip, traveling to East Lansing for a puck drop against Michigan State (Oct. 19-20) and then closing out October with a series against Clarkson University (Oct. 26-27).
Niagara competes against nine-straight AHA opponents to open up November, beginning with a home series against UConn (Nov. 2-3) before taking to the ice against Army (Nov. 9-10) at West Point, N.Y. The Purple Eagles cross the Grand Island Bridges to take part in the first of three Battle of the Bridge contests against Canisius on Nov. 16, before heading back to Dwyer Arena for their longest homestand of the season starting with Robert Morris (Nov. 17).
November ends and December begins with a home series against Sacred Heart University (Nov. 30-Dec. 1). Niagara has a short break before RIT visits Dwyer Arena on Dec. 12. Niagara closes out the first half of the season in Ohio, taking on BGSU (Dec. 29).
Entering the New Year, the next five of the Purple Eagles seven games take place on the road. Niagara welcomes Air Force (Jan. 4) and then head to Massachusetts for a conference matchup against American International College (Jan. 11-12) before traveling to Holy Cross on Jan. 18 and Jan. 19. The longest road trip of the season ends with a home-and-home series against RIT, starting in Rochester on Jan. 25 and wrapping up the following day at Dwyer Arena.
The Purple Eagles begin the second month of 2013 hosting Bentley University (Feb.1-2) and continue their battle for the Canal Cup against the Golden Griffins the following weekend in a home-and-home-series, with the first game in Buffalo (Feb. 7) and the second game at Dwyer Arena (Feb. 9).
Of Niagara’s six remaining games, four will be played on the road. The Purple Eagles take part in two home-and-home arrangements against Robert Morris (Feb. 15-16) and Mercyhurst (Feb. 22-23), before closing out the 2012-13 season with two games against Air Force in Colorado (March 1-2).
The 2013 Atlantic Hockey playoffs begin on Friday, March 8, with the top four teams receiving byes, while the other eight teams compete in a best two-out-of-three series. The quarterfinals (March 15-17) are best two-out-of-three series, while the semifinals (March 22) and AHA Championship game (March 23) will take place at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, N.Y.
Niagara returns 22 players from last year’s roster that went 17-11-9 and advanced to the AHA Semifinals.
Tickets for the 2012-13 season are on sale now. For more information, please contact the Niagara Ticket Office at (716) 286-TIXX (8499), [email protected] or visit www.PurpleEagles.com/Tickets.
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Orchard Park/Frontier Girls Fundraise for Next Season
The Orchard Park/Frontier Girls Varsity Ice Hockey Team is working to get back on the ice. This workout isn’t on the ice or in the gym, it’s fundraising!
The Girls will hold a Team Garage/Lot Sale on Saturday, June 30 at 4239 North Buffalo Road in Orchard Park. (That’s just behind Key Bank).
They told NY Hockey OnLine that there are a lot of bargains including furniture, TVs and electronics, hockey equipment, skies, bikes and sporting goods. And there will be a special Slap Shot timing, hot dogs and ice cream from Chilly Billy. Every purchase is a donation to the team.
The second fundraiser is for those who like to have their car washed at Delta Sonic. Purchase Super Kiss Washes, Super Kiss with Interior Cleaning and/or an oil change and you recipe a $5 Delta Sonic Gift Card.
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Josh Opladen
Josh Opladen, the son of Monroe County Youth Hockey President Steve Opladen, passed away on Wednesday (June 13).
Josh Opladen was a student and an instructor with Maksymum Hockey as well as the starting goaltender on Rochester’s EJHL team.
Visitation is Tuesday, June 19, 2012 from 3:00 PM-7:00 PM at the Vay Schleich and Meeson Funeral Home, 1075 Long Pond Road, Rochester N.Y.
Mass will be Wednesday June 20, 10am at St. Charles Borromeo on Dewey Ave. in Rochester.
Our sympathy to the Opladen family and the Rochester Hockey Community.
JEANNERET TO RECEIVE FOSTER HEWITT MEMORIAL AWARD, RECOGNITION FROM HOCKEY HALL OF FAME
BUFFALO, N.Y. (June 9, 2012) — Rick Jeanneret, Buffalo Sabres broadcaster and the longest-tenured play-by-play announcer in NHL history, has been selected to receive the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award, the most prestigious award given to hockey broadcasters, and will be formally recognized by the Hockey Hall of Fame in a ceremony this fall. The award, given by the NHL Broadcasters’ Association, recognizes members of the radio and television industry who made outstanding contributions to their profession and the game during their career in hockey broadcasting.
“Our organization has always been extremely proud and humbled to have a legend like RJ calling our games and creating Sabres history,” said Buffalo Sabres President Ted Black. “His talent is unmatched and he has touched generations of Sabres fans with his passion for this team and the game of hockey. He is more than deserving of this award and we are thrilled he will now be recognized among hockey’s greatest voices.”
With his vast knowledge of the game and his unwavering enthusiasm for hockey, Jeanneret’s distinct voice has been synonymous with the Buffalo Sabres for four decades. He began his prolific career with the Sabres in the 1971-72 season as the club’s radio play-by-play announcer and served primarily in that role until 1995, when he would also begin calling the action for the team’s televised games. His memorable calls and player nicknames have become forever linked with Sabres history for generations of fans.
Jeanneret’s career officially began in 1963, when the St. Catharines, Ont. native filled in for the regular announcer at a Niagara Falls Flyers (Junior A) game. He went on to become the color analyst for one season before moving to the play-by-play position in 1965. Since then, he has called over 40 years of Sabres hockey and was inducted into the Sabres Hall of Fame in 2011 and will also be enshrined in the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame later this year.
Jeanneret joins his longtime friend and colleague Ted Darling, the original “Voice of the Sabres,” who received the award in 1994.
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