Scott BiggarUnlike last night, the RIT Tigers (14-8-2) were able to hold on to a single goal lead heading in to the third period to defeat the Connecticut Huskies (9-15) by a final score of 4-2. RIT’s Matt Smith chipped in two goals and added an assist on the game winning goal to lead the Tigers … Read more
The RIT Tigers (13-8-2) tallied three goals in the first period, and then watched the UConn Huskies (9-14) storm back with three goals of their own during the final two periods. Matt Scherer scored for UConn just thirty nine seconds in to the overtime to finish the comeback and win the game 4-3. Off the … Read more
Crack the Goose Egg Lebanon Valley finally ended its 28-game winless streak last Friday when it beat Becker 6-1. Prior to Friday, the Flying Dutchmen hadn’t won a game since Dec. 10, 2005, going winless throughout all of 2006. “Friday was our first sixty minute game of the year,” said Lebanon Valley coach Howard Hutton. … Read more
Starting to Roll? Elmira’s storied second half run last season is well known. With the Soaring Eagles underachieving again at the start of this season, everyone has been watching to see if they can put another run together. Perhaps, just perhaps, Elmira showed a little bit of that magical spark over the last couple of … Read more
The Niagara Purple Eagles (13-6-3) and the RIT Tigers (10-7-2) combined for three shorthanded goals in Saturday’s contest. Niagara tallied two of those, and that proved to be the difference as the Purple Eagles withstood a flurry of late pressure from RIT to take a 5-3 win. “I don’t know what happened to our power … Read more
Tournament Madness Four teams from the ECAC West played in New Year’s tournaments, racking up a first, two seconds, and a third place finish against some of the top teams in the country. The team that came out of the tournaments on top was Neumann, as the Knights carried the ECAC West banner high. “We … Read more
After almost eight seasons, Al MacCormack has resigned as head coach of the Lebanon Valley men’s hockey team. MacCormack had served as the head coach for the Flying Dutchmen since the program’s inception in 1998, amassing a 123-97-2 overall record. MacCormack is taking a leave of absence from the college that will run until the … Read more
Whether a college is on the semester or quarter academic system, everyone is receiving their grades this time of year. So perhaps it is appropriate that grades are also handed out to the teams of the ECAC West. Teams have completed between a third and a half of their schedule, so let’s see how they … Read more
The RIT Tigers (6-5-2) scored a pair of goals in the first five minutes of each of the first and second periods on the way to defeating the Holy Cross Crusaders (7-8-1) by a score of 5-1. “This was the most complete weekend we have had,” said RIT coach Wayne Wilson. “We played against a … Read more
Return to the Ice Just about this time last year in Utica, Jared Allison was forced to hang up his skates for good due to a back injury. In only the first eight games that year, Allison notched four goals and two assists and was near the top of the Pioneers team statistically. The heart … Read more
Despite having the two most prolific offenses in Atlantic Hockey, the Holy Cross Crusaders (7-7-1) and the RIT Tigers (5-5-2) played a tight defensive game Friday at RIT’s Ritter Arena, slowed considerably by a steady stream of players headed to the penalty box. RIT freshman Anton Kharin deflected in a power-play goal with less than … Read more
Goaltender Louis Menard made 30 saves, only allowing a goal with less than two minutes remaining, to lead the RIT Tigers (4-5-2) over the Bentley Falcons (5-5-1) by a 5-1 score. The RIT penalty-killing unit kept the Bentley power play off the scoreboard for all five opportunities, blanking them during the 13 power plays that … Read more
Deja Vu Is it last season all over again? For five of the six teams, it just might be. Every team except for Neumann has the exact same league record now as it did at this point of the season last year. Manhattanville and Utica are off to 2-0 starts — just like last year … Read more
Two spectacular goaltending performances dominated the game between the Bentley Falcons (5-4-1) and the RIT Tigers (3-5-2). Falcons goaltender Ray Jean made 37 saves while Tigers netminder turned away 32 shots at his end of the ice. A breakaway goal by Dain Prewitt for Bentley 2:58 in to overtime was the difference as the Falcons … Read more
Glass Palace After years of fans and players freezing from the cold wind blowing off of Seneca Lake, the enclosure of the Geneva Recreation Center, home of the Hobart Statesmen, is actually going to happen. The final piece of funding fell in to place on Nov. 1 when a $350,000 grant from the New York … Read more
Despite being outshot 24-11, the Utica Pioneers (2-1) scored the cycle against the Elmira Soaring Eagles (0-3) with power play, shorthanded, and even strength goals on the way to a 3-1 victory. Utica also killed off all ten Elmira power plays during the game. “Any time you are on the road, it is you against … Read more
Good Start, Bad Start Elmira and Neumann have gotten their seasons off to polar opposite starts, both against SUNYAC opponents. Neumann began by ripping off three convincing wins to start the season before finally dropping a game against Geneseo this past Saturday. The first pair of victories came at the expense of a seemingly hapless … Read more
Tonight was the Battle of the Knights as the Geneseo Ice Knights (1-1) took on the Neumann (just plain) Knights (3-0). Neumann’s special teams took control of the game early, tallying three power play goals in the first period on the way to a 6-2 victory. Neumann sophomore Kyle Casey bookended the game scoring both … Read more
The RIT Tigers (2-2-1) special teams dominated Saturday against the AIC Yellow Jackets (0-3). RIT killed off all 13 AIC power plays, scored on six of its 10 power plays, and stopped a Yellow Jackets penalty shot midway through the third period to take control for a 8-0 final score. “We stressed all day long … Read more
After a tightly played first period between AIC (0-2) and RIT (1-2-1), the goal floodgates opened in the second as the teams combined for a total of seven goals. RIT scored four of those tallies in the first five minutes of the period to take control of the game, finally coasting to its first Atlantic … Read more