Russell Jaslow

Leading into the SUNYAC semifinals, everybody was talking about the Potsdam power play. However, it was the Oswego power play that was the difference as the Lakers won game one, 6-3, in Potsdam. Oswego scored three power play goals, and by the time the Potsdam power play produced, it was too little, too late. “The … Read more

A tie is all Fredonia needed in the second game of the SUNYAC Play-In Round, and a tie is exactly what the Blue Devils got. After clawing their way back from a 3-1 deficit, fifth seed Fredonia tied fourth seed Geneseo, 3-3, winning the series, 1-0-1, and advance to the semifinal round next weekend at … Read more

One week ago, Fredonia beat Geneseo, knocking the Ice Knights out of second place. The Blue Devils’ reward was to play Geneseo in the first round of the SUNYAC playoffs. One would think that Geneseo would come out with a vengeance. Instead, it was Fredonia that came out still flying high from that victory and … Read more

Potsdam has relied on the power play and Chris Lee to generate goals. The Bears are tied for the league lead in conference play and lead the league in overall play with the man advantage. It was that power play and Lee that propelled them to a 7-0 victory over Brockport Saturday. The Bears went … Read more

Geneseo and Potsdam could have saved a lot of fuel for the Zamboni by skipping the first and third periods, and the respective intermissions, and just playing the second. That’s because, with the exception of a last-second empty-netter, all the goals were scored in the middle stanza, four in a 2:24 span. On the other … Read more

The Potsdam Bears won both ends of their Western New York road trip by defeating Buffalo State, 7-4, at The Sports Arena in Buffalo. The highlight for Potsdam was Chris Lee getting his 100th career point, and then some, with a goal and two assists giving him 102. “He’s been a great leader for us,” … Read more

Potsdam and Fredonia entered tonight’s game in Fredonia’s Steele Hall Arena with each trying to break respective winless streaks while at the same time trying to get two key points in the SUNYAC standings. It was Potsdam that achieved these goals, ending its seven-game winless streak (0-5-2) with a 4-3 victory, while Fredonia’s streak now … Read more

It was almost déjà vu all over again for RIT. For the second night in a row against a SUNYAC opponent — this time Oswego — numerous penalties were called, the Tigers were up by two goals late in the third period, and the visiting team scored a power-play goal on its last opportunity to … Read more

RIT coach Wayne Wilson and Geneseo coach Brian Hills share a Florida condo for their joint annual family vacation. They are longtime friends, former teammates and former coaching mates at Bowling Green, whose families are as close as two families can be. So, perhaps it was appropriate that in their third meeting against each other … Read more

Elmira fans are used to cheering for Glenn Thomaris. He is the winningest coach in Soaring Eagles history, with a 14-year record of 271-122-14. He led Elmira to five ECAC West championships, seven NCAA appearances, three times to the NCAA semifinals, and once to the national title game. Except this time it was different. For … Read more

To say that Potsdam goaltender Ryan Venturelli, once again, was the difference in the game, would be an understatement. Oswego outshot Potsdam, 17-6, in the first period and 48-21 overall, yet it was Potsdam, with two goals in the third period, that came away with a 3-2 victory. The strong goaltending as well as better … Read more

Potsdam’s Chris Lee shook off an early-game curse, and Ryan Venturelli once again put in a busy night between the pipes to lead the Bears to a 7-2 road victory over the Cortland Red Dragons. Lee, who came into the game as Potsdam’s leading scorer due to racking up 12 assists versus four goals, skated … Read more

Despite opening up 4-1 and 6-3 leads, the Potsdam State Bears needed to claw their way to an 8-5 victory over the Hobart Statesmen. Hobart twice closed the gap to one goal, but were never able to get the equalizer. “The guys worked hard to get a lead,” Potsdam coach Glenn Thomaris said, “and then … Read more

The unprecedented achievements continue to be … unprecedented. Elmira’s women’s hockey program is now two years old. They have now won two national championships, losing to just one Division III school along the way, including a 27-0-1 record at home. To repeat last year’s recap — that’s just not supposed to happen. But, it did. … Read more

Bowdoin’s 500-mile bus trip back home will be a little bit easier this year. After going 0-3 in Frozen Four games, the Polar Bears turned a 3-0 lead into a 4-2 victory over Wisconsin-River Falls in the consolation game. Marissa O’Neil scored twice, Shelly Chessie added to her record single season assist mark with two, … Read more

Elmira needed to depend on its defense instead of its heralded offense to squeak by Wis.-River Falls, 2-1, in the second semifinal of the NCAA Division III Women’s Frozen Four in a hard fought, physical, and defensive battle. “If our defense hadn’t played well, we wouldn’t have won,” Elmira coach Jamie Wood said. “That was … Read more