Russell JaslowClarkson 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
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
Color the 2012 NCAA Division III national championship St. Patrick’s Day green. The green and gold Oswego Lakers will play the green and gold St. Norbert Green Knights on the Irish’s big day for all the shamrocks, thanks to a thrilling, 2-1, overtime victory for Oswego over Amherst. “It was a heck of a hockey … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
This is the seventh year I’ve been helping out with these awards. I’ll repeat what I always do — I only coordinate this effort. I do not select these awards, nor does USCHO. It is the coaches who choose, in the same way they select the other SUNYAC year-end awards. I just count the votes, … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
A look at the two play-in games Wednesday in the SUNYAC.
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
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