Russell JaslowBreak Up The Bengals! It is extremely difficult for any team–no matter how good they are–to take the trip all the way up to the North Country, walk into always tough Stafford Arena and difficult Maxcy Hall and beat both Plattsburgh and Potsdam in the same weekend, no matter how good or bad those teams’ … Read more
The Unwanted Shootout Three SUNYAC teams participated in two tournaments over the holidays, and it was Brockport that came away with the best result. Though technically the Golden Eagles “lost” in the PAL Cup championship game in a shootout, their official record shows they didn’t lose a game. “Mixed feelings,” Brockport coach James Eccles said … Read more
Ryan3 Two games away from the midway point of the season, Oswego is in first place with a perfect 5-0 conference record thanks to the Ryan show-Ryan Ellis, Ryan Woodward, and Ryan Scott. First, Oswego scored a 4-2 victory over the Cardinals in front of a huge crowd at Stafford Arena. Woodward led off the … Read more
Some Answers But More Questions So, after the first full weekend of conference play, some questions were answered. However, as is typical, even more questions got raised. Heading into this past weekend, the questions to answer were when was Oswego going to wake up, how bad of a start would Potsdam get, is Geneseo prepared … Read more
After all the hype, after all the anticipation, after all the talk, it turned out to not even be close. Plattsburgh made a very strong statement by handily beating Geneseo, 7-1, quickly silencing the large crowd. It came eight months to the day since Plattsburgh lost to Geneseo in last season’s SUNYAC championship. “I thought … Read more
Potsdam bounced back from an emotional loss the night before to explode for six power play goals en route to a 9-2 route over Brockport. Potsdam went 6 for 12 on the power play as the referees called an extremely tight game with 26 minors whistled, 13 on each side. “It’s nice to get the … Read more
“Awesome, unbelievable, and great.” That was how Geneseo’s coach Jason Lammers described the game winning goal by Mitch Stephens 39 seconds into overtime to defeat Potsdam, 4-3, in a SUNYAC conference game. All week the focus has been on the Plattsburgh at Geneseo game on Saturday night. Somebody forget to tell that to Geneseo and … Read more
I suppose it’s fitting that the two westernmost teams in the east decided to go further west for a pair of games against two Wisconsin schools. Fredonia and Buffalo State took a long bus trip to St. Norbert and Marian. Each came away with a split, some fond memories and a chance to get to … Read more
The Manhattanville Valiants opened their 2005-6 campaign on the road, defeating Brockport State, 7-2. Manhattanville turned a relatively close game through the first two periods into a blowout thanks to a four-goal third period, including two in the first two minutes. They outshot the Golden Eagles that final period, 20-9. “I thought we played a … Read more
You can’t tell the coaches without a scorecard. Three teams sport new men at the helm, and the teams affected range from the champion to the non-playoff entities. After guiding Geneseo to their second SUNYAC title in school history, Brian Hills decided to join his friend, Wayne Wilson, at RIT as an assistant coach helping … Read more
The RIT Tigers opened their first season as a Division I team by defeating Waterloo in exhibition play, 5-4, thanks to four power play goals. Like a typical game against a Canadian college team, the penalty-box door hinges got a workout. Each team was called for 14 penalties, including a major and game misconduct against … Read more
Saying Goodbye Is Hard To Do As the National Anthem was about to be played, the Plattsburgh players all moved together on the blueline and wrapped their arms around each other, knowing that for many it was their last game together. The Plattsburgh players unite during the National Anthem. (Photos: Angelo Lisuzzo) The spur of … Read more
After their heart stopping semifinal victory, Elmira coach Paul Nemetz-Carlson said, “If you enjoyed today, tomorrow will be better.” Goaltender Kate Kogut and Captain Jackie Cohen hold the trophy. (Photos: Angelo Lisuzzo) He was right. In a national championship game for the ages, Middlebury College came from behind in the third period and held off … Read more
Elmira’s Stefanie McLean raced into the Plattsburgh zone with Jaclyn O’Neil on her left side and one defender back. McLean carried the puck in as long as she could, faked a shot and slid it over to O’Neil. O’Neil didn’t waste the opportunity and one timed it past Carolyn Roy with 3:23 left in the … Read more
The Female Bobby Orr Andrea Peterson of Gustavus Adolphus has very impressive stats – 31 goals and 29 assists for 60 points. Impressive enough to be the nation’s leading scorer in goals and points coming into the championship weekend. She also has eight power play goals. Andrea Peterson finished as the nation’s leading scorer. (Photo: … Read more
After a one year hiatus, the Division III Women’s championship returns to its unofficial home, the Murray Athletic Center in Elmira. This was the site of the first two years the NCAA sanctioned a national championship for women and is now the host for the third time in four years. Elmira won the national championship … Read more
A more successful hockey program has brought with it a more exciting atmosphere and a more effective marketing program, thanks to the volunteer efforts of a Geneseo senior.
The “home” team won despite playing on the road. Trinity defeated Geneseo, 4-0, in the NCAA Quarterfinal round in the Ira S. Wilson Ice Arena as Doug Kisielius recorded his first shutout of the season. Trinity, the higher seed, was forced to play its home game at Geneseo due to not having a rink to … Read more
At the beginning of the season, very few people expected to see either Geneseo or Trinity in the NCAA playoffs. Even fewer, if any, would have selected them to face off against each other in the quarterfinal round. Yet, here they are, and both plan on making the best of it. “They are on a … Read more
In dramatic fashion, the Geneseo Ice Knights won the 2005 SUNYAC championship with a 5-4 overtime victory over Plattsburgh in the second game of the first to three point series. The most dramatic moment came at 1:35 of overtime. The referee blew the whistle to call a penalty, but nobody seemed to know why. The … Read more