Chris Lerch

Here’s the recaps: Mine for the Consolation Russell Jaslow’s for the Championship

Two close games today – the championship was closer than the 4-1 score would indicate. The All-Tournament Team: F – Kevin Rollwagen (St. Thomas), Justin Joy (Elmira), CJ Thompson (Oswego) D – Greg Moore (Elmira), Rich Zalweski (Oswego) G – Ryan Scott (Oswego) MVP – Ryan Scott (Oswego) Those were on my ballot for forwards … Read more

Nate Ryan’s goal with eleven seconds to play lifted St. Thomas to a 4-3 win over New England in the consolation game of the Pathfinder Oswego Hockey Classic. New England had tied the game just minutes before and were again on the power play in the closing seconds, but as the St. Thomas penalty expired, … Read more

Oswego has taken a 1-0 lead over Elmira at the midway point of the first period. Ryan Woodward, behind the Elmira net, banked the puck off a defenseman. Before that, Elmira had most of the scoring chances. Oswego goalie Ryan Scott was shaken up at about the six minute mark, but looks fine. And the … Read more

I’m back in the pressbox in Oswego for the consolation game of the Pathfinder Classic. Just underway between St. Thomas and New England. As opposed to yesterday, I’ll do the game in one long blog entry. Midway thought the first and there’s no score. St. Thomas has had the better chances so far, but Pilgrim … Read more

Recap for Elmira-St. Thomas Recap for Oswego-NEC 

Oswego takes this one 5-2. The Lakers will take on Elmira in the championship game tomorrow, while it’s New England and St. Thomas in the consolation. Look for recaps later.

New England’s had plenty of chances in the third period, but has been unable to convert. it’s still 5-2 Oswego with eight minutes to play.

While roaming around the rink in between periods, I spotted a nice display on the history of women’s hockey at Oswego. In one picture of a team from the early 80’s, there’s a picture of former goaltender Linda Cohn, a longtime anchor at ESPN. She’s grinning from ear to ear with a frizzy haircut. Awesome … Read more

A power play goal from Brendan McLaughlin with 2:30 to go has staked Oswego to a 5-2 lead after two period. Shots unofficially are 27-15 in favor of the Lakers.