Russell JaslowIn the End, No Surprises One game was decided quickly. The other after a scare. But in the end, the favorites won. Brockport came to play against Plattsburgh, and took a surprising 2-1 first period lead. Dylan Clarke put the home team ahead on the power play early, but the Golden Eagles hung tough. Ray … Read more
Oswego came out on fire in the first period, exploded for three goals, and hung on for a 5-1 victory over Geneseo in the SUNYAC semifinals. The win sends Oswego to the SUNYAC championship game against their archrivals, Plattsburgh (who defeated Brockport, 7-2). “When you have a veteran team, there are no excuses after last … Read more
The Atlantic Hockey Association promotional office could not have planned this better. One weekend left in the regular season and the two teams tied for first place faced off at the Ritter Arena in Rochester for a two-game series. On top of that, the first battle consisted of a wild second period. RIT survived the … Read more
A First And A Return Brockport did something never before accomplished in school history and Geneseo returned to their winning playoff ways after a three year drought in the SUNYAC play-in round. Brockport not only hosted their first playoff game ever, they won their first playoff game in school history, defeating Potsdam, 3-1. “It feels … Read more
First, Brockport hosted a hockey playoff game for the first time in school history. Then, the Golden Eagles did one better. They won a playoff game for the first time in school history. Todd Sheridan made 43 saves and James Cody scored twice as the Golden Eagles defeated Potsdam, 3-1, in the SUNYAC play-in round. … Read more
The task was simple for Buffalo State: win, and except for one bizarre set of circumstances, they would be in the SUNYAC playoffs. Thus, Buffalo State did exactly that, scoring immediately en route to a 4-1 victory over Brockport and get to play another day. “We wanted to take care of business,” Buffalo State coach … Read more
Plattsburgh extended their unbeaten streak against their archrivals, Oswego, to nine games (8-0-1) by defeating the Lakers, 2-1. The win clinches the regular season SUNYAC title for the Cardinals, and home ice throughout the conference playoffs. “I thought it was a good game to watch,” Plattsburgh coach Bob Emery said. “We wanted to shut them … Read more
Logjam The stress level just keeps increasing as no one has been able to pull away from the rest in the middle of the pack. Heck, not even Plattsburgh has clinched first place. To wit: if Oswego wins their match-up on Friday and beats Potsdam, and if Plattsburgh losses to Cortland, the two teams will … Read more
Oswego may have clinched second place, but they still had hopes of finishing first. The Lakers made sure they were not mathematically eliminated by storming past Geneseo, 5-0. Tim Potter made 20 saves for his second shutout since transferring to Oswego this semester. “We had a heart to heart with him [after the Brockport game],” … Read more
It wasn’t easy. Oswego had to come from behind twice in order to fend off a pesky, tough Brockport team, needing three unanswered goals late in the second period to defeat the Golden Eagles, 5-4. The win gives the Lakers a guaranteed bye in the play-in round and home ice in the semifinals of the … Read more
Wanted: Points “One point is not helping. You need two points. We only have three games left, so we need some points.” Though that was said by Fredonia coach Jeff Meredith after their tie with Buffalo State, it could have been said by a lot of coaches. With teams having either three or four games … Read more
It was another thriller between Fredonia and Buffalo State. Appropriately, for the second time this year, the game ended in a tie, 3-3, after an end-to-end overtime. These two rivals always seem to crank up the excitement when they meet, even when the night was already a special one with the “Pink the Rink.” For … Read more
The Golden Eagles Are Soaring Brockport’s James Cody fired a shot from the left point that found the back of the net at 12:46 of the third period for a 4-1 lead over Geneseo. Cody immediately skated over to the far glass, jumping up against it to celebrate with the student section as the crowd … Read more
It was “Sea of Green Night” at Brockport’s Tuttle North Ice Arena. Green shirts were the fashion of the night. The home team wore their brand new road green uniforms. The Golden Eagles did their part, sending the near capacity crowd home happy in a 5-2 win over Geneseo, extending the school’s record unbeaten streak … Read more
Is Morrisville Out Of The SUNYAC? Yes and no. When Morrisville started their move from a two year school to a four year institution three years ago, they had to go through an NCAA provisional period that lasts three to four years depending on how well they are able to follow the rules. During that … Read more
For the second year in a row, Potsdam’s trip to Western New York resulted in two ties. Fredonia scored the only power play of the night with 4:22 left in the third period to tie the game, 2-2. After an exciting overtime, neither team was able to win the game. The third period saw most … Read more
It was Score a Power Play Goal Night at the Buffalo State Ice Arena. Buffalo State and Potsdam played to a wild 6-6 tie where eight of the goals were scored with the man advantage, including five of the six second period tallies. Buffalo State came into the game with a league leading 32.1% power … Read more
The Final Month From January 23 to the final contest on February 21, there are 40 games left on the SUNYAC composite schedule. Of those 40, three are non-conference games and one is an exhibition. Thus, this is the final push to the regular season crown and playoff spots. No more breaks. No more excuses. … Read more
The short-handed kings struck again. RIT scored their nation-leading eighth short-handed goal en route to a 6-1 victory over American International College to sweep the weekend. RIT also went two-for-three on the power play, as they broke the game open with three second period goals. “We were able to capitalize on our chances,” RIT coach … Read more
It was Magic 8 Ball night at the Frank Ritter Arena. RIT scored two power play goals within 1:52 in the final four minutes and added an empty netter for a come from behind victory over American International College, 5-3. Brennan Sarazin contributed on all those late goals with two scores and an assist. The … Read more