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March 29, 2021

MONSIGNOR MARTIN CHAMPIONSHIP — 2021 BOYS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Lancaster took home it’s first Section VI Championship by defeating Williamsville North 3-1 at LECOM HarborCenter Saturday, March 27. Lancaster Goalie took home the MVP honors by stopping 35 of 36 SOG.

First period ended 1-0 after Reed Lasker scored for Lancaster. Then Lancaster put in their second goal in the second period shot by David Blachowski. However, Williamsville North answered back with a shot by Mac Ward and that closed out the second with a one goal lead by Lancaster. Opening the third Carson Schlager secured the win with a goal at 6:23 and the game ends.

St. Francis Takes First Niagara Cup

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March 29, 2021

St. Francis took home their first Niagara Cup Friday evening after defeating Canisius High School 4-0 in Section VI Federation Ice Hockey Championships.

St. Francis got on the Board in the first period with a goal by Michael Clouden from Ty Broad. With 4 Shots on goal and 5 for Canisius the period ends 1-0 in favor of St. Francis.

Canisius had an opportunity to tie when Don Urban was awarded a penalty shot in the opening minutes of the second period. St. Francis Goaltender Sam Cureo held him back and the St. Francis took the puck into the net twice to end the period 3-0. Ryan Peterson and Gavan Schwenkbeck got the goals.

Canisius changed goaltenders from Ronald Cauley to John Susz late in the second period. The third period opened and Brian Schiltz sealed the deal for St. Francis with the fourth goal of the game.

Goalie Sam Cureo was named game MVP for stopping all 25 shots by Canisius. With no on-ice ceremonies this season, the awards will be presented to the players at another time.

NCAA Men’s DI Hockey Championship NYS Players

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March 28, 2021

BY RANDY SCHULTZ –

With the 2021 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Championship getting underway this weekend NY Hockey OnLine took a look at the rosters of the participating teams to see if there were any New York State-born players playing.

Not surprising we found that seven of the 16 competing teams had at least one NYS-born player on their roster. They include the following;

NORTH DAKOTA – Shane Pinto, Franklin Square, NY.

QUINNIPIAC – C.J. McGee, Pearl River, NY; Joey Cipollone, Purchase, NY.

UNIVERSITY OF MASS. — Bobby Trivigno, Setauket, NY; Carson Gicewicz, Orchard Park, NY; Aaron Bohlinger, Walden, NY; Henry Graham, Manhattan, NY.

BOSTON UNIVERSITY – Domenick Fensoro, Thornwood, NY; Case McCarthy, Clarence Center, NY; David Farrance, Victor, NY; Luke Tuch, Baldwinsville, NY; Robert Mastrosimone, East Islip, NY; Max Kaufman, Pittsford, NY.

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL – Blake Bennett, Grand Island, NY.

BOSTON COLLEGE – Marshall Warren, Laurel Hollow, NY; Eamon Powell, Marcellus, NY; Nikita Nesterenko, Brooklyn, NY; Danny Weight, Lattingtown, NY.

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN – Johnny Beecher, Elmira, NY; Nolan Moyle, Briarcliff Manor, NY.

Aerin Frankel Named 2021 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Winner

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March 28, 2021

Williamsville Ladies Three-Peat

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March 27, 2021

The Williamsville Girls Varsity Ice Hockey Team has taken the Section VI Championship for the third consecutive season in a 5-2 victory over Lancaster/Iroquois/Depew. All the action took place at Cornerstone Ice Arena in Lockport Thursday evening.

Along with the victory the League presented it’s 2021 Dr. James Rusin Award to Randy Schultz. Schultz is the publisher of New York Hockey OnLine Magazine which has covered hockey throughout New York State for the past ten years. His wife, Janet, received the award in 2014. The award is given yearly to persons for their dedication and commitment to the League.

20-21 Rusin Recipient Randy Schultz and Matt Miller

On the ice it was Williamsville opening the scoring in the first period with Kiersten Smith scoring on a pass from Vanessa Willick at 3:55. Just 42 seconds later Ellie Schau scored, assisted by Willick and the period ends 2-0 in favor of Williamsville.

The second period again looks like a Williamsville game when Claire O’Donnell scored, unassisted at 14:30. At 1:44 of the period Smith puts in her second of the night, assisted by Willick and Aizah-Rose Thompson and the second ends with Williamsville in a commanding 4-0 lead.

Williamsville opens scoring again in the third with Molly DiGiulio getting the puck past LID’s Dylan Gorski, assisted by Elizabeth Jackson and Schau. LID was still very determined and they dropped in two goals in the third. The first by Sydney Radecki, assisted by Brook Warren and the second goal by Haliley Keppner, assisted by Morganne Dee and Madelyn Braun. LID just couldn’t recoop and the game ends with a 5-2 victory for Williamsville.

In goal Williamsville’s Elizabeth Timby stopped 23 of 21 shots and LID’s Gorski stopped 24 of 29 shots. Both Timby and Gorski closes out their high school seasons in this game.

Morganne Dee (LID), Aizah-Rose Thompson (WMS) and Vanessa Willick (WMS) are in the top five in points for the WNYGVIH League. Dee had, not only her 100th career point this season, but is second with 8 goals and 14 assists for 22 points; Thompson, 11 goals and 7 assists; Willick with 10 goals and 7 assists and Radecki with 12 goals and 3 assists in regular season play.

Dee is a senior but WNYGVIH will see much more of Thompson, who is a 10th grader; Willick, a junior and Radecki, a sophomore next season.

Due to the pandemic the NYS Championship Tournament was cancelled.

Watch Live: 2021 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Ceremony on NHL Network Saturday

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March 26, 2021

Lancaster/Iroquois/Depew vs Clarence/Amherst/SweetHome in WNYGVIH Semi-Finals 3/23/21

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March 26, 2021

Williamsville vs Hamburg/Iroquois/Depew Photo Gallery: Semis, Game 1; 3/23/21

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March 26, 2021

Light Year For New York State Prospects In NHL Draft

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March 22, 2021

By Warren Kozireski —

It has been a different kind of year in many ways including the inability for the most part of hockey scouts to see potential 2021 National Hockey League draft picks in person.

NHL Central Scouting typically releases a pre-season ranking and a mid-season update in January. But this year, due to the circumstances, they have only released an alphabetical list of A, B and C prospects. A signifies a potential first round selection, B rounds 2-3 and C projected at rounds 4-7.

It is a bit of a down year numbers-wise for New York State-born players with only four making the list as of March.

Huntington native Matt Coronato tops the list. Listed as a B by Central Scouting, at least one other list has him going late in the first round. The Harvard University commit is in his second season with the Chicago Steel in the United States Hockey League (USHL) where he has doubled his goal output from last season with 36 tallies in 39 games. The 5’10”, 183 lb. left wing has added 31 assists this season as well.

Fellow Long Island native (Smithtown) and Chicago Steel teammate Ryan Ufko is listed as a C prospect for the draft. The 5’10”, 181 lb. right-shot two-way defenseman had 33 points in 41 games with nine of those goals. He is committed to the University of Massachusetts next fall.

Rockville Centre product Jeremy Wilmer is also listed as a C prospect. A small, play-making center with the U.S. National Team Development Program, he stands 5’7” and 141 lb. and will surely add some weight next fall at Boston College. He has combined this season for 46 points in 50 games including 14 goals.

And Rochester (Aquinas HS) goaltender Grant Riley slots in as a C prospect. Standing 6’4” and 203 lb. already, he has split this season with Tri-City and now Omaha in the USHL after a December trade. He is committed to Boston College, but not until 2022-23 so he’ll have another year to develop in juniors. Since the trade, he has appeared in five games with a 4.10 goals against average.

Not a New York native, but Union College commit Colin Graf is also slotted as a C prospect for the draft. The 6’0”, 170 lb. forward is skating this season with the Boston Jr. Bruins where he had 19 goals and 54 points over 42 regular season games before adding four more playoff points over three games.

As of now, the NHL Draft is slated to still take place in late June, but it is still undecided if it will be in-person or virtual. The 2020 Draft schedule for Montreal was postponed and eventually held virtually.

Amerks Hosting Holiday Food Drive In Partnership With T-Mobile, Supported By Wegmans, On March 27

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March 22, 2021

Holiday Food Drive event part of Fueling the Frontlines 2.0 community outreach initiative

(Rochester, NY) – The Rochester Americans and T-Mobile are hosting a contactless Holiday Food Drive, supported by Wegmans, on Saturday, March 27 to benefit the Veterans Outreach Center. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the T-Mobile location in Webster, located at 927 Holt Road.

Donors are encouraged to bring one ham and one additional non-perishable food item. Amerks Alumni members and other local hockey celebrities will be on hand to collect the donated items.

Wegmans will give $3 to Veterans Outreach Center for every pound of food donated during the event, up to $5,000. All proceeds raised will benefit veteran and military families in the Greater Rochester Area.

All donors will receive a pair of Amerks digital ticket vouchers for future games, compliments of T-Mobile, and anyone that donates will be automatically entered to win various Amerks and T-Mobile based prizes. Additionally, Wegmans is graciously donating a $500 gift card to the grand prize winner.

The Holiday Food Drive is part of the ongoing “Fueling the Frontlines 2.0 presented by T-Mobile”, a community-wide program aimed at distributing meals and other supplies to various first responder agencies, hospitals and healthcare organizations on the front lines against the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative is currently underway and will continue through the end of June as members of the Amerks front office and Amerks Alumni Association will be joined by other local hockey celebrities to deliver food throughout the Rochester-area.

For more information on the “Fueling the Frontlines 2.0” program presented by T-Mobile, please visit www.amerks.com.

St. Lawrence Men’s Hockey Season Ends

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March 22, 2021

ALBANY, N.Y. — Due to a positive COVID-19 test result within the St. Lawrence University men’s hockey Tier 1 personnel on Sunday afternoon, and in accordance with New York State and NCAA quarantine guidelines, the team will not be able to accept the ECAC Hockey automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

St. Lawrence claimed the conference title with a 3-2 overtime win over Quinnipiac on Saturday, March 20.

“I’m extremely sorry that this group has lost the opportunity to compete in the NCAA Tournament,” said Charles W. Appleton II Head Men’s Hockey Coach Brent Brekke. “It was my own test that came back positive today. The roller coaster of emotions in the last 24 hours for everyone is unimaginable. Last night we are holding the trophy above our heads and today we are shaking our heads in disbelief that the season is over. This hurts. But the one thing that can’t be taken away from this team — they are champions.”

The NCAA Tournament automatic qualifier from ECAC Hockey will now be awarded to Quinnipiac University.

(St. Lawrence Men’s Hockey Photo)

Nazareth Falls To Utica College

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March 21, 2021

UTICA, NY – Senior Casey Kubara and freshman Johnny Jackson each scored goals for the Nazareth College Men’s Hockey team but the Golden Flyers surrendered three goals in the first period and four more in the second to fall 7-2 at Utica Saturday night.

The Nazareth (0-9 overall, 0-9 UCHC) managed just two shots in the opening period while Utica (5-1, 5-1 UCHC) countered with three goals including a pair of power play goals.

In the second period, the Pioneers added to the lead with three goals in the first eight minutes to take a 6-0 edge.

Nazareth finally scored as Kubara took a pass from junior JT Entelisano and scored the first goal for the Golden Flyers in three games. Nazareth had suffered a pair of shutout losses and had a streak of 160 minutes without a goal snapped with the on-timer by Kubara.

Just 33 seconds later, Utica regained the six-goal advantage to close out the scoring for the first two periods.

In the third, Jackson netted his first career goal after intercepting a pass and putting a quick shot pass the Pioneer goalie to cut the lead to 7-2 with 12:21 left to play.

Neither team scored the rest of the game, but emotions overflowed late in the game as three players from each team were sent off the ice with penalties after a mid-ice collision that involved junior Cole Moore.

Sophomore Gage Roberts started for Nazareth in goal and made 15 saves before freshman Raphael Provenchertook over for the final 28 minutes and made 15 saves without allowing a goal.

Nazareth will close out the regular season with a home game at 2 p.m. Saturday against Stevenson.

(Nazareth Men’s Hockey Photo)

Elmira Women’s Hockey Blank Wilkes, Sweep Series

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March 21, 2021