Oswego completes an incredible run to the title as Fredonia collapses; Brockport misses the playoffs by a single tick of the clock; and Plattsburgh honors one of Division III’s top goaltenders. Russell Jaslow reports.
Oswego makes its move in the North Country; Fredonia sticks with what works; Brockport earns a streak-shattering win; and, according to Russell Jaslow, they’re all Games of the Week about now.
Oswego keeps Fredonia from turning the race in the SUNYAC into a formality; Plattsburgh bounces back; and Russell Jaslow comments on perseverance and heroism.
Oswego and Buffalo State build momentum to sweeps, while Fredonia isn’t so fortunate in nonconference play. Meanwhile, Russell Jaslow features another word of the week.
The light has largely gone out for SUNYAC teams challenging non conference opponents. First place Fredonia discovers it can’t remain ranked if it can’t beat someone outside the league, even if it is undefeated in SUNYAC games. And the age old quest for the perfect pretzel. Russell Jaslow analyzes it all in this week’s SUNYAC report.
A cataclysmic collision is on the schedule: yep, it’s Plattsburgh versus RIT as the SUNYAC-ECAC West showdown continues. Also: Russell Jaslow offers fond, and not-so-fond remembrances of the old NYCHA.
The four PrimeLink Shootout teams meet again; the SUNYAC mistreats Neumann; and Russell Jaslow gets into a fender-bender.
Winning its only game of the week in dominating fashion, 14-2, and improving to a perfect 7-0-0, Norwich held on to its top ranking in the USCHO.com Division III Men’s Poll. The Cadets head into the holiday break on a high note, winning 14 of their last 15 games dating to last season, the only … Read more
Fredonia makes believers out of SUNYAC observers; Potsdam gets victimized by the injury bug; and Russell Jaslow takes issue with the 15-second faceoff rule in his “Featured Word” segment.
Norwich went from a dogfight in the USCHO.com Division III Men’s Poll over the last two weeks to a unanimous selection as the nation’s No. 1 team this weekend. The Cadets trounced Amherst 7-4 on Friday before escaping from Hamilton with a 2-1 win, which combined with a loss by last week’s No. 2 team, … Read more
Shootout shenanigans, Plattsburgh and Potsdam, Cortland, Brockport and … last but not least … Elmira. Russell Jaslow reports.
A wild weekend in the SUNYAC saw Cortland pull off a result that hadn’t been seen since the days of disco; the excitement continues this weekend, then after Thanksgiving with the PrimeLink Great Northern Shootout. Russell Jaslow reports.
With two more wins, St. Norbert solidified its hold on the first-place ranking in this week’s USCHO.com Division III Men’s Poll. The Green Knights topped St. Olaf 3-1 on Friday, and downed Gustavus Adolphus 6-3 on Saturday. St. Norbert remains perfect at 9-0-0 and received 10 of the 15 first-place votes. Norwich, which hasn’t played … Read more
Potsdam coach Glenn Thomaris was arrested Thursday on drunk driving charges.
Fredonia State ignores the pundits; scoring starts early — and, in some arenas, ends early; and Russell Jaslow introduces us to one of his favorite words.
The Obvious When you are coming off a year in which you got less than two goals a league game and had the league’s worst power play at 10.8%, it’s fairly easy to spot what needs improvement. “Obviously, we need to score some goals to be there at the end,” said Fredonia coach Jeff Meredith. … Read more
Looking For More The Buffalo State Bengals achieved a first last year — a SUNYAC playoff spot. Now, they will be looking for more, such as home ice in the postseason and a winning record. It won’t be easy, as they lost 10 players, many of them key personnel, and their Western New York rival, … Read more
Strong Tandem Of the teams with strong goaltenders, Oswego may be in the best position of all. The Lakers have the best tandem in net, each of whom would probably start for any other team. Instead, they will most likely get to share the starting role, as they did last year. Senior Joe Lofberg comes … Read more
On The Right Path The 2001-2 season was a turnaround for Cortland, which finished tied for third place at 7-5-2 and sported an overall record of 14-11-4. The Red Dragons will be looking to continue on that road, as second year coach Tom Cranfield continues to put his mark on the team. “We’ll need to … Read more
Lost A Lot Last year was a successful one for first-year coach Brian Hills. His Geneseo Ice Knights worked out early-season kinks, then went 11-7-2 for the rest of the year, finished tied for third, defeated Potsdam in the first round in a thrilling mini-game, and stretched Plattsburgh to a mini-game before losing. With that … Read more