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Recap for Elmira-St. Thomas Recap for Oswego-NEC 

Oswego takes this one 5-2. The Lakers will take on Elmira in the championship game tomorrow, while it’s New England and St. Thomas in the consolation. Look for recaps later.

New England’s had plenty of chances in the third period, but has been unable to convert. it’s still 5-2 Oswego with eight minutes to play.

While roaming around the rink in between periods, I spotted a nice display on the history of women’s hockey at Oswego. In one picture of a team from the early 80’s, there’s a picture of former goaltender Linda Cohn, a longtime anchor at ESPN. She’s grinning from ear to ear with a frizzy haircut. Awesome … Read more

A power play goal from Brendan McLaughlin with 2:30 to go has staked Oswego to a 5-2 lead after two period. Shots unofficially are 27-15 in favor of the Lakers.

I was remarking to Chris Lerch that this game had the feel of a D-I game, which I’ve seen about 40 of, compared to a handful of D-III games, in the past year and a half.  That lasted until about the midway point of this game when it opened up.  End to end action is … Read more

NEC cut the lead to 3-2 at 12:42, but the Lakers answered just 20 seconds later. Micky Serra scored on a breakaway for the Pilgrims, and Thompson completed the hat-trick off a feed from Tyler Laws. 4-2 Oswego with 4:28 to play in the second.

I remember the days when they had chain link fence at the Golden Romney Field House. Even after they put in glass, the good-old-fashioned Romney still had this close, intense feel. I wondered if I’d miss that atmosphere here in the new Oswego barn.  I don’t. In the Campus Center Arena, everyone has a real … Read more

It’s still 3-1 about six minutes into the second period, with neither team able to generate much offense. A flurry by Oswego comes up empty, with Lyon making some key stops. Mike Carmody, NEC’s top offensive weapon, is still out of the lineup due to injury.

The goals came fast near the end of the period, which ended 3-1 in favor of Oswego. CJ Thompson scored on the power play at 16:33, and Paul Ruta scored just 16 seconds later to put New England on the board. With 56 seconds to go in the period, Thompson got his second of the … Read more

..and it’s 1-0 Oswego 2:12 in. Garren Reisweber on a wraparound. A new face in the linup from NEC – Brian Pouliot, a transfer from New Hampshire. Pouliot played 52 games for the Wildcats his first two seasons but hadn’t played so far in his junior campaign.

That familiar ’80s Talking Heads anthem welcomed fans back into the Campus Center Ice Arena a few moments ago. About 50 minutes before game time, fire alarms went off, sending fans and players outside. Game time is now slated for about 7:30 p.m. Update: a blown fuse in an exhaust fan in the concession stand … Read more

A win tonight by Oswego would set up the third meeting this season between the Lakers and Elmira. The tournament hosts took the first two games, 2-1 at the Murray Athletic Center and 5-2 at home. A championship game between these two interstate rivals would be a barnburner — and despite Oswego’s two earlier wins, … Read more

Last season, Elmira went on a second-half tear that propelled the Soaring Eagles to an NCAA berth and a goal away from the championship game. The team is off to a slow start again this year. Could the comeback in this game and a convincing win over St. Thomas be the spark that sets things … Read more

7-3 Elmira. All Soaring Eagles after the first 15 minutes or so. I’m going down to talk to the coaches and will post a recap shortly.

St. Thomas got one back on a breakway by Kevin Rollwagon at 6:44, but a minute later, a giveaway in the Tommies’ zone results in a goal by Dave McKenna, who strips a defenseman of the puck and beats goaltender Treye Kettwick low glove. 7-3.

Two quick goals to open the third period, and it’s 6-2 Elmira. Stefan Schoen scored off a tip on a pass from Darcy Pettie to make it 5-2 57 seconds in, and at 1:37, Andrew Bedford made it 6-2.

It’s a little disappointing to see the small turnout of Elmira fans here for the early semifinal.  Soaring Eagle fans used to be some of the best traveling faithful in D-III.  There is a smattering of purple-clad Eagle enthusiasts here, but few than 100. In their heyday, you’d probably see 400 or 500 fans traveling … Read more

Early in tonight’s contest, I wondered what had happened to the Elmira squad that had skated so well with Middlebury last spring. St. Thomas was blowing right past them up the ice and it was looking like a long night for the Soaring Eagles. That late power-play goal by Ryan Arnone seemed to stem the … Read more

Two more goals for the Soaring Eagles and it’s now 4-2. Derrick Ryan beat Maida glove side with a backhand at 4:22, and Russel Smith’s power play goal from the slot has made it 4-2 at 6:20.