Russell JaslowA Change At The Helm In Potsdam’s 24 years as a varsity hockey program, the Bears have had only two coaches. John Horan led the team from club to varsity to playoff status while earning three SUNYAC Coach of the Year awards. Then, he stepped down from coaching (but remained employed by the school), and … Read more
It’s Been A While February 15, 2000, to be exact. That was the last time that Brockport won a league game. Since then, it has gone 0-25-3 in SUNYAC regular-season play (and 0-1-1 in the playoffs right after that last win). With that kind of streak, you set modest goals. Brian Dickinson told his players, … Read more
No More Sundberg There is no beating around the bush. Niklas Sundberg is gone. One of the top goaltenders ever at Plattsburgh, and in Division III for that matter, has done his four years. Now, Plattsburgh needs to replace the two-time All-American who led it to a national championship in 2001. For now, that burden … Read more
Superior weathered the Plattsburgh onslaught during the contest’s first 10 minutes to advance to the championship with a 5-0 shutout of the defending national champs.
In a matchup familiar to observers of the Division III tournament, Wisconsin-Superior battles Plattsburgh. The defending NCAA champion Cardinals will attempt to advance against the Yellowjackets, who got into the Frozen Four the hard way. Russell Jaslow reports.
Laura Hurd scored the game winning goal as Elmira won the inaugural NCAA Division III women’s championship in its first year as a program. The Soaring Eagles upended Manhattanville, 2-1, in the final Saturday.
The consolation game. The game nobody wants to play in. The funny thing is, if you asked a lot of players and teams at the start of the season, they would say that just to make the Frozen Four is an accomplishment. Of course, once you get there, your sights change. Bowdoin, a 2-1 overtime … Read more
What a start to the first NCAA Division III Women’s Frozen Four. A tightly-contested goaltenders’ battle between NESCAC champion Bowdoin and ECAC East champion Manhattanville went to overtime, where on a shot from the point through a wall of players, Manhattanville’s Melanie Grover scored the game winner at the 3:20 mark, giving the Valiants a … Read more
The second semifinal of the Division III Women’s Frozen Four was very unlike the first. The early contest was a goaltending battle, a low-scoring affair. The second game, pitting ECAC West champion Elmira and MIAC regular-season champ Gustavus Adolphus, was an offensive explosion in which Elmira finally came out with an 8-5 victory. “You don’t … Read more
Bowdoin, Elmira, Manhattanville and Gustavus Adolphus line up with hopes of earning the first NCAA Division III women’s national championship. Russell Jaslow breaks down the field.
Plattsburgh claims the SUNYAC title for the 16th time in 26 years, bringing back memories of another championship series in the process. Russell Jaslow reports.
One week after a pair of mini-games set up the SUNYAC semifinals, it nearly happened again as Plattsburgh beat Geneseo in a mini-game and Oswego barely bucked the trend against Cortland. Russell Jaslow recaps the semis, then previews a familiar rivalry in the finals.
The mini-game provides mega-drama in the early going in the SUNYAC playoffs; Geneseo and Potsdam find scoring hard to come by; playoff previews; and Russell Jaslow pleads for mercy.
After a long night of hockey, Geneseo finally prevailed in overtime of the mini-game.
When the playoffs begin, the defense tightens up. However, for Geneseo and Potsdam, it was no different than in the regular season. Goals are not commonplace when these two teams meet. Geneseo edged Potsdam in game one of the SUNYAC play-in round, 2-1, as defense was the name of the game. Potsdam, despite driving down … Read more
The first round of the SUNYAC playoffs is nigh. See Russell Jaslow‘s previews of each series, as well as a recap of last week’s action — and a certain sense of deja vu in this weekend’s matchups…
“We’re a funny team,” Potsdam State coach Ed Seney said after the game. Consistency has been an issue for the Bears throughout the season, so the question going into Saturday night’s game against Brockport State was how was Potsdam going to play coming out of the locker room. The Bears answered that question quickly, jumping … Read more
The game started late. The game ended late. But for the Geneseo State Ice Knights, the game was 37 seconds long enough. That was how much time remained on the clock when Tony Scorsone scored the winning goal to give Geneseo a 3-1 victory over the Potsdam State Bears in a crucial contest. It was … Read more
With the season nearing its conclusion, the middle of the SUNYAC pack is still a jumble. The returning Russell Jaslow offers his thoughts on the rest of the regular season and the playoffs.
It is both a blessing and a curse when you are consistent winners and the most followed sports team in your town and from a small community that relies on you. That is the dilemma that the Plattsburgh Cardinals find themselves in.