Zarbo scores late to bring Clarkson into tie with RIT

Clarkson and Rochester Institute of Technology continue to rake up the ties this season. After playing to a 3-3 deadlock in a nonconference game Friday night, Clarkson now has five ties and RIT has three. Clarkson jumped out to a 2-0 lead on first-period shorthanded goals only to see RIT fight its way back in … Read more

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Keefer hat trick, Jacobson’s 29 saves lead St. Norbert back to D-III national championship title over Oswego

Hoist a green beer, as the Green Knights of St. Norbert took their second consecutive national championship and third in five years on St. Patrick’s Day. “We’re in a very surreal spot right now,” St. Norbert coach Tim Coghlin said. “It’s been interesting watching this team. This is the most improved team within our program … Read more

Jacobson’s strong play helps St. Norbert advance past Norwich

The team which was 7-4-4 at Christmas break and virtually written off will be competing for their second consecutive national championship. St. Norbert kept the powerful Norwich Cadets in check, winning the national semifinal game, 4-1, in Lake Placid. “A highly emotionally-charged game,” St. Norbert coach Tim Coghlin said. “There’s a lot on the line, … Read more

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Oswego’s offense comes alive in rout of Elmira

It took awhile, but after two periods, Oswego’s offense finally clicked. The Lakers scored four third period goals to defeat Elmira, 5-0, in the NCAA quarterfinal round. “We set our goals for the year back in August,” Oswego coach Ed Gosek said to his team before the third period. “They worked extremely hard to get … Read more

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Komm stops 46 as Bentley takes game one from RIT

Bentley took the first game of the best-of-three Atlantic Hockey quarterfinal round, 4-1, over RIT. Brett Gensler scored the first two goals, and Brandon Komm made 46 saves. “To come in this building and get the first night was very important for us to try to get through this round,” Bentley coach Ryan Soderquist said. … Read more

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Playoff preview: SUNYAC

Oswego Lakers League: SUNYAC Conference record: 14-0-2 (first) Overall record: 22-3-2 NCAA history: 13th appearance, one national championship (2007) Scoring offense: 4.67 g/gm Scoring defense: 1.81 g/gm Scoring margin: plus-77 (2.85 g/gm) Power play: 26.8 percent Penalty kill: 86.0 percent Penalties: 16.7 pim/gm Team Leaders Goals: Jon Whitelaw (19) Assists: Paul Rodrigues (23) Points: Jon … Read more

Plattsburgh edges Oswego to claim 21st SUNYAC championship

This time Plattsburgh held onto a third-period lead en route to their 21st SUNYAC championship, beating Oswego 3-2 Saturday night. The Cardinals scored twice in the final period and then withstood a late power play to snap Oswego’s seven-game unbeaten streak against Plattsburgh. “I thought we played a good, smart game,” Plattsburgh coach Bob Emery … Read more

SUNYAC picks: March 2

This is the 12th time Oswego and Plattsburgh have met for the SUNYAC championship. Plattsburgh has won nine of the previous 11 confrontations. The last time they met, two years ago, Oswego won 6-3. Plattsburgh is making its 21st consecutive championship appearance. If you cannot make the game, you can watch it live. If you … Read more

SUNYAC picks: March 2

This is the 12th time Oswego and Plattsburgh have met for the SUNYAC championship. Plattsburgh has won nine of the previous 11 confrontations. The last time they met, two years ago, Oswego won 6-3. Plattsburgh is making its 21st consecutive championship appearance. If you cannot make the game, you can watch it live. If you … Read more

SUNYAC wrap: Feb. 27

Plattsburgh survives a marathon 111 minutes, seven seconds of hockey. Four hours, ten minutes long. Over five-and-a-half periods. 112 total shots. The longest game in SUNYAC history. The second longest game in Division III history. Mark Constantine finally ended it at 11:07 of triple overtime to send Plattsburgh to the SUNYAC championship game with a … Read more

SUNYAC wrap: Feb. 27

Plattsburgh survives a marathon 111 minutes, seven seconds of hockey. Four hours, ten minutes long. Over five-and-a-half periods. 112 total shots. The longest game in SUNYAC history. The second longest game in Division III history. Mark Constantine finally ended it at 11:07 of triple overtime to send Plattsburgh to the SUNYAC championship game with a … Read more

Rodrigues and Boots each score twice as Oswego rolls over Fredonia

Though it took till the waning moments of the first period, Oswego made sure there would be no repeat of a Fredonia upset on Lakers’ ice in the SUNYAC playoffs. After letting up a penalty-shot goal, Oswego scored three goals in a 3:01 span, rolling over Fredonia, 8-3, in the semifinal round. The Lakers went … Read more

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SUNYAC semifinal preview

Oswego and Plattsburgh Await Buffalo State won a thrilling game against Potsdam, 4-3, where the lead changed in the third period three times. Now the Bengals must get on a bus and trek up north to Plattsburgh. “We just keep going,” Buffalo State coach Nick Carriere said after the game. “We’ll be leaving for Plattsburgh … Read more

SUNYAC semifinal preview

Oswego and Plattsburgh Await Buffalo State won a thrilling game against Potsdam, 4-3, where the lead changed in the third period three times. Now the Bengals must get on a bus and trek up north to Plattsburgh. “We just keep going,” Buffalo State coach Nick Carriere said after the game. “We’ll be leaving for Plattsburgh … Read more

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McGraw goal caps rally to lift Buffalo State past Potsdam

A wild third period punctuated a thrilling, wide-open SUNYAC playoff game in Buffalo. Potsdam scored two goals within 17 seconds to take a 3-2 lead. Buffalo State came back with two back-to-back goals to win the game, 4-3, in the SUNYAC Play-In round. “I did expect it to be a back and forth game,” Buffalo … Read more

SUNYAC wrap: Feb. 20

Oswego makes it a hat trick Three was the magical number for Oswego. It took a third consecutive SUNYAC regular season title with a pair of 3-0 shutouts this weekend. Of course, the victory over Plattsburgh was the biggie. Andrew Hare stopped all 27 shots to shutout the rivals during White-Out weekend. “Definitely one of … Read more

SUNYAC wrap: Feb. 20

Oswego makes it a hat trick Three was the magical number for Oswego. It took a third consecutive SUNYAC regular season title with a pair of 3-0 shutouts this weekend. Of course, the victory over Plattsburgh was the biggie. Andrew Hare stopped all 27 shots to shutout the rivals during White-Out weekend. “Definitely one of … Read more