Optimism runs amok at the beginning of every hockey season, with each team insisting that its conference is wide-open and that a league title is there for the taking. This time, they mean it. Really. It’s been a while – four years, to be precise – since anyone other than Oswego has captured the SUNYAC … Read more
Canton has named former Oswego player Trevor Gilligan as the Kangaroos’ new head coach. Gilligan takes over for assistant athletic director Pat Martin, who served as interim coach for the second half of the 2012-13 season. “Trevor was a national champion as a player and he’s a proven winner as a coach,” said Canton athletic … Read more
The Rochester Americans players’ wives and girlfriends will be having a fundraising raffle to benefit the family of Nazareth coach George Roll, whose wife has been diagnosed with a brain tumor, during the Amerks’ game versus the Hamilton Bulldogs on Saturday, April 20 at the Blue Cross Arena. The efforts are being spearheaded by Amerks’ … Read more
NCAA Men’s Hockey D-III Championship finalists Wisconsin-Eau Claire and Oswego lead the way with three selections each to the All-USCHO teams.
Oswego’s Paul Rodrigues, who finished second in the nation in scoring, has been named the USCHO D-III Player of the Year by the D-III columnists.
Going Out On Top After today, the NCHA men’s hockey will be no more. What better way to close out the conference than with a national championship. “We talked about that the first day of practice,” Wisconsin-Eau Claire coach Matt Loen said. “It would be really cool winning it for the NCHA for the last … Read more
Russell Jaslow takes a look at the matchup in the 2013 NCAA men’s Division III championship game.
Talented offensively, Oswego has added grit and grind to its game, and hopes that trends to toward success in the NCAA title.
Oswego forward Paul Rodrigues has been named the winner of the Sid Watson Award as the nation’s top Division III player, while Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s Matt Loen is the Edward Jeremiah Award recipient as the D-III coach of the year. Rodrigues led the nation in scoring for most of the season and enters this weekend with … Read more
With all 20 first-place votes this week, Oswego retains its No. 1 ranking in the USCHO.com Division III Men’s Poll. Norwich remains No. 2, while Adrian rises two places to No. 3, Wisconsin-Eau Claire jumps four to sit fourth and Plattsburgh dips one to No. 5. St. Norbert falls three to No. 6, Hobart is … Read more
The top four teams remain the same as last week in the USCHO.com Division III Men’s Poll, including top-ranked Oswego, which received 17 of 20 first-place votes this week. No. 3 St. Norbert garnered two first-place votes and No. 8 Wisconsin-Eau Claire had the other. Norwich stays No. 2 this week and Plattsburgh is back … Read more
Hockey players will eagerly go the extra mile to get ahead. In Todd Graham’s case, those miles have often come about 10,000 at a time while wedged for hours and hours in the seat of an airplane. Then again, when you’re large, Australian, and itching to play hockey, you’ll range as far afield as you … Read more
Competion. That’s the SUNYAC calling card. Or at least that is the feeling held throughout the league at dawning of the new season. While it’s true that Oswego and Plattsburgh — who between them have won every SUNYAC regular season title since 1998 — remain the teams to be in the nine-team loop, there are … Read more
Curry has named former Fredonia assistant T.J. Manastersky its new head coach. “I am grateful for this opportunity to coach the Curry College hockey team and to serve as a mentor for the outstanding young men in the program,” said Manastersky in a statement. “I am excited to join the Curry College family and to … Read more
Once again, a SUNYAC team made it to the Division III national championship weekend. Once again, it was Oswego, but once again, they fell in the semifinal round. The season also saw Geneseo and Buffalo State recover very nicely from NCAA sanctions, Plattsburgh stumble only to come back and win the SUNYAC championship, Fredonia make … Read more
St. Norbert leads the way with three players on the 2010-2011 All-USCHO D-III teams
Oswego League: SUNYAC Record: 22-4-0 NCAA History: 12th appearance, one national championship (2007) Scoring Offense: 4.02 g/gm Scoring Defense: 1.85 g/gm Scoring Margin: +59 (2.27 g/gm) Power Play: 25.7 percent Penalty Kill: 85.9 percent Penalties: 14.2 pim/gm Team Leaders Goals: Ian Boots (14) Assists: Ian Boots (23) Points: Ian Boots (37) Power-play Goals: Justin Fox … Read more
St. Norbert, Plattsburgh State, Oswego State, Elmira and Adrian earned first-round byes as the 2011 NCAA Division III men’s tournament bracket was revealed Monday. Hamline, Wisconsin-Superior, Curry, Norwich, Neumann and Bowdoin also earned spots in the field of 11. Those schools will play first-round games Wednesday, with the winners advancing to Saturday’s quarterfinals. Get the … Read more
Chris Lerch saw a lot in 28 years of covering Division III hockey. As he says good-bye, he takes a look back at the highlights.
It’s always risky to pick Oswego second instead of first. Last year it seemed safe — Oswego had 12 new players and an unknown goaltending situation. Instead, they lost just one league game en route to first place and beat Plattsburgh all three times to take the SUNYAC championship. Then, they got to Lake Placid … Read more