Russell JaslowIf the RIT hockey team ever plays Holy Cross in Las Vegas, they should put all their money on the number five at the roulette wheel; it is their magic number against Holy Cross. For the seventh consecutive game, RIT scored exactly five goals against Holy Cross. This time, the final score was 5-2. That … Read more
Holy Cross came into tonight’s game against RIT with the number one penalty kill in Atlantic Hockey. Somebody forgot to tell the Tigers. RIT scored three power-play goals, including two on their first three opportunities, to defeat Holy Cross, 5-1, on All Hallow’s Eve. “The difference was the special teams,” RIT coach Wayne Wilson said. … Read more
SUNYAC Goes 6-4-1 Versus ECAC West After a very disappointing year for SUNYAC teams against the ECAC West, the public schools started the season with a solid weekend against their private counterparts. “I always thought the SUNYAC is a strong league,” Plattsburgh coach Bob Emery said. “And it’s getting stronger and stronger each year, and … Read more
Brockport completed Family Weekend by defeating Lebanon Valley College, 3-0, in their season opener thanks to three power-play goals. The annual event started with the football team defeating Western Connecticut, 13-12, in a driving rainstorm. For those fans who made it over to the Tuttle North Ice Arena, and there were plenty of them, they … Read more
Early Indicators? In the past, my preview column was due after the SUNYAC Challenge was played. One would think it would be an advantage to see some of the teams play before making my predictions. However, the results of the SUNYAC Challenge were many times misleading, and relying on those games caused my predictions to … Read more
Geneseo’s ability to score on the power play while Cortland failed to do so on numerous opportunities enabled the Ice Knights to defeat Cortland, 4-1, in the final game of the SUNYAC Challenge. The predetermined schedule tournament named a champion, and that was Geneseo thanks to its 2-0 record. “It’s a great start to the … Read more
The game may not have counted for conference points, but it still turned into another typical Fredonia-Buffalo State game. Perhaps it was fitting that the SUNYAC Challenge committee made sure these two teams faced each other in the predetermined schedule format. “These two teams have a pretty good rivalry,” Fredonia coach Jeff Meredith said. “They … Read more
Clarkson escaped a scare from an upset minded RIT, overcoming a 2-0 first period deficit to defeat the tenacious Tigers, 6-4. The second period was the decider as Clarkson outscored RIT, 4-1. “I knew how tough of a building it is to play in,” Clarkson coach George Roll said of the soldout Ritter Arena. “We … Read more
Stability in the coaching ranks. For the first time in four years, all the coaches return. However, that doesn’t mean there is going to be stability everywhere else. This is college sports, and changes are a matter of course. Players only stay around for four years, at the most, and coaches are constantly looking for … Read more
In the history of the NCAA, many teams have won championships in sponsored sports, and many more have made the national playoffs. But few have achieved the trifecta — appearing in the NCAA playoffs in all three NCAA divisions. Russell Jaslow presents a research article which may surprise.
148:51 That is how long it took St. Norbert to finally score a goal in an NCAA Division III championship game. St. Norbert made their first championship appearance in 2004, and since then, they have been back every other year. The first two times they had to face Middlebury, and the Panthers shut them out … Read more
Thomas Wolfe may have been correct in a literal sense. But, that doesn’t mean you can’t go back to the place of one of your greatest moments in life, and have the sights, sounds, and experiences come flooding back in a tidal wave of emotional euphoria. It has been 10,254 days since I last watched … Read more
St. Norbert came into the NCAA Division III championship weekend with one thought on their minds — to get another shot at the final game. They fulfilled that wish, defeating Norwich, 3-0, in the first semifinal game at Lake Placid. The plan went according to script. St. Norbert scored early, then relied on All-American Kyle … Read more
College sports is so much about fresh faces as athletes cycle through every four years or so. Thus, there isn’t much time to get the most from your players on the team. Therefore, when freshmen make an immediate impact, it’s a bonus. An added impact that can sometimes propel a team deep into the national … Read more
He thought he would live his dream in Maine, but it didn’t quite work out. Now on the shores of Lake Erie, the dream lives again for Matt Lundin at Mercyhurst. Russell Jaslow tells us about the thriving goaltender.
Speed kills. Elmira had it. Trinity suffered. The Elmira Soaring Eagles, in front of a large home crowd, crushed the Trinity Bantams 5-1 in the NCAA quarterfinals. The win sends Elmira to Lake Placid and their seventh national semifinal appearance. “A great effort by our guys,” Elmira coach Tim Ceglarski said. “I thought the biggest … Read more
The fifth seeded Mercyhurst Lakers defeated fourth seeded Sacred Heart Pioneers, 4-1, in the Play-In game of the Atlantic Hockey Tournament at the Blue Cross Arena, in Rochester, N.Y. “We’re very excited we won a tough game,” Mercyhurst coach Rick Gotkin said. “That was a close game. The score wasn’t indicative of what type of … Read more
RIT competed in their first postseason play since moving up to the Division I level. After waiting that long, it didn’t bother them they had to wait longer than 60 minutes to win their first Division I conference playoff game. Matt Crowell’s goal at 15:19 of overtime gave RIT a 5-4 win over Holy Cross … Read more
18 Championships The Plattsburgh State Cardinals won their 18th SUNYAC title with a 4-3 victory over Oswego. Plattsburgh had not won the crown the past three years, tying their longest drought. Interestingly, after breaking that streak last time, they went on to win six straight. Even when they don’t win it, they are always there. … Read more
No Repeat “We’ve been thinking about them since last year at this time,” Oswego’s Brendan McLaughlin said. “We knew exactly what it felt like last year, and we like this feeling a lot more.” McLaughlin was referring to Fredonia’s upset win a year ago in the SUNYAC semifinals in Oswego. The Lakers didn’t want any … Read more