tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43068548203683888902024-02-06T22:49:26.670-05:00Steve Petty SportsThe official blog of Steve Petty. Steve is the Voice of Wyoming County International Speedway on Friday nights and the Genesee Speedway on Saturdays. Steve has also done PA work for Section V Soccer, GCC Atletics. Steve is currently the Chief Announcer at WGCC-FM 90.7Steve Pettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13254534374251582817noreply@blogger.comBlogger153125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306854820368388890.post-74216889866895413642012-11-27T12:01:00.002-05:002012-11-27T12:08:36.849-05:00Top 5 Moments in Plattsburgh-Oswego RivalryThe rivalry between the Plattsburgh State Cardinals and the Oswego State Lakers started in 1975. Plattsburgh does have the advantage in the all time series with a 68-32-4 record against Oswego. <br />
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The fans have played a key roll in this rivalry. The Oswegonian's Mike Kraft had this to say about the rivalry between Oswego and Plattsburgh. "Each fan base has its own traditions, which date back to 1990 when the
Cardinal Hockey Booster Club began a tradition of throwing hundreds of
tennis balls onto the ice after the first Cardinal goal was scored
against the visiting Lakers. The idea to throw tennis balls was due in
large part to the color of the tennis balls matching the Lakers road
uniforms at the time and that the head coach of the Lakers was Don
Unger, who was also the school’s tennis coach. The Lakers countered the
tennis ball throwing with bagel throwing in 1998 after the Lakers shut
out the Cardinals in Plattsburgh, denying fans the opportunity to throw
the tennis balls. The idea behind bagels was that it was to signify that
the Cardinals had zero on the scoreboard. When the Lakers retired their
bright yellow road jerseys, Cardinals fans began throwing red tennis
balls onto the ice, representing the team’s colors." The bagels would be stopped being thrown during the 2006-2007 season when the Lakers moved from the historic Romney Fieldhouse to the Campus Center Ice Arena. <br />
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These two teams will meet up this weekend in Oswego at the Campus Center and will make the trip up to Plattsburgh on Saturday February 16th at the Ronald B Stafford Ice Arena on the campus of SUNY Plattsburgh.<br />
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Below is my top five moments in this rivalry between two of the top teams in NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey. <br />
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<b>Moment number 5:</b> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">A 7-6 win on February 3, 2006 at Romney Fieldhouse - Coming back from trailing 3-0 and 4-2 to winning 7-6 on the game winning goal from Ryan Korseky. <span style="font-size: small;">Ryan Woodward </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></span><span style="background-color: white; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">scored his 21st goal of the season and assisted on Koresky's winner. Woodward would finish with 23 goals and 24 assists.... last win for the Lakers versus Plattsburgh until the 2008-2009 season!</span></span></span><br />
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<b>Moment number 4:</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="background-color: white; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Moment number 4 in the rivalry between Oswego State and Plattsburgh takes us to the Ronald B Stafford Ice Arena in Plattsburgh when the Lakers finally ended Plattsburgh's winning streak on Saturday November 7.2009<span style="font-size: small;">. Eric Selleck and current La<span style="font-size: small;">kers Cap<span style="font-size: small;">tain Jon "White Ligh<span style="font-size: small;">tning" Whitelaw scored two goals each and Chris Laganiere scored what was the Game Winning Goal in <span style="font-size: small;">Oswego's 5-2 win <span style="font-size: small;">in enemy territory. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br />
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<b>Moment number 3: </b>Moment number three takes us back to last season as the Lakers hosted the Cardinals to end the month of January. Oswego would have goals from Jesse McConney, Jon Whitelaw and Chris Ayotte. Plattsburgh would have 17 shots on net and Andrew Hare stopped them all to pick up the shutout for the first time at home since Carl Antifonario did it in 1998, setting off the famous "bagels getting thrown onto the ice after Oswego's first goal. The bagels stopped being thrown after the Lakers moved to the Campus Center from Romney Fieldhouse.<br />
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<b>Moment number 1: </b> The Oswego State Lakers won their 19th game of the season the night prior of January 30th. To get the team's 20th victory of the season, they would have to fend off the Cardinals of Plattsburgh. The Lakers would score just 34 seconds into the game on a goal by Neil Musselwhite. The Cardinals would tie the game six minutes later. The Lakers would take the lead back for good on a Justin Fox tally. Jon Whitelaw would make it 3-1 Oswego early into the second period. Plattsburgh would score late in the third to make it interesting but Oswego held off Plattsburgh for their first win at home versus the Cardinals since February of 2006 at Romney Fieldhouse. <br />
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Who will win the first game in the latest installment of the Plattsburgh-Oswego rivalry. We will find out on Saturday night at the Campus Center. If you cannot be there in person, you can listen in to <a href="http://www.wnyo.org/" target="_blank">WNYO 88.9FM</a>, watch the live stream courtesy of <a href="http://athletics.oswego.edu/showcase/" target="_blank">WTOP-TV 10</a>. <br />
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<br />Steve Pettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13254534374251582817noreply@blogger.comCampus Center, State University of New York at Oswego, Oswego, NY 13126, USA43.4540537 -76.540692743.4526127 -76.543160199999988 43.4554947 -76.5382252tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306854820368388890.post-60213228977789681532012-02-22T21:18:00.000-05:002012-02-22T21:18:05.879-05:00Oswego Sweeps Whiteout Weekend- Sets Sights on SUNYAC TitleThe number one ranked team in the Country, the Oswego State Lakers are getting ready for their State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Semi-Final match-up against the Fredonia Blue Devils on Saturday night at the Campus Center Ice Arena. Fredonia defeated Geneseo 4-1 on Wednesday night in the SUNYAC Play-In Game for a rematch of last seasons SUNYAC Semis. The other SUNYAC Semifinal will feature the Buffalo State Bengals and the Plattsburgh Cardinals at the Staford Ice Arena. <br />
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The Oswego State Lakers swept both the #4 ranked Plattsburgh State Cardinals and the Potsdam Bears this past weekend on the shores of Lake Ontario. With the win over Plattsburgh, the Lakers clinched the regular season SUNYAC title. <br />
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Friday night, the Lakers did something that they last did back in 1998, shut out Plattsburgh at home. Friday's 3-0 win over the Cardinals was a first in over 13 seasons. Lakers goals were scored by Jesse McConney, Jon Whitelaw and Chris Ayotte. Special teams were also a big component of the Laker win, as the
power-play unit went 1-for-4, while fending off seven Cardinal power
plays. Andrew Hare stopped all 27 Plattsburgh shots to get the shut out and as already mentioned, a first since 1998 back at Romney Fieldhouse. <br />
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On Saturday night, the Lakers once again blanked the Potsdam Bears by the score of 3-0. The top team in the Country and also the NCAA East Region celebrated the success of the class of 2012. Hank Van Boxmeer, Jared Anderson, Ian Boots, Andrew Mather and Paul Beckwith was honored after the game for their years of service and dedication to the Oswego State program. The green and gold had to wait till the second period to get on the board with the goal by Tyler Leimbrock. Leimbrock's tally was his 12th of the season near the halfway mark of the second period. Jon Whitelaw bumped the lead to 2-0 as he continued his point streak and Matt Singleton added the empty netter to seal the deal. Andrew Hare only had to make 19 saves for the Lakers.<br />
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With his performance over the last two games, Hare was named Male Athlete of the Week from the Oswego State Athletic Department. <br />
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The State University of New York Athletic Conference released its
2011-12 Men's Ice Hockey All-Conference teams as voted on by the
league's coaches on Tuesday and five Oswego State players landed on the
squads. Jon Whitelaw was the lone First Team member for the green and gold. Paul Rodrigues and Zack Josepher were named to the Second Team and Andrew Hare and Taylor Farris were selected to the Third Team. <br />
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<br />Steve Pettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13254534374251582817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306854820368388890.post-72309098778908065712012-02-16T12:38:00.001-05:002012-02-16T12:38:18.678-05:00Its Whiteout Weekend<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The number one ranked team in the country, the Oswego State Lakers return to home ice for the final weekend of the regular season as they play host to the Plattsburgh Cardinals and the Potsdam Bears at the Campus Center Ice Arena.<br />
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Oswego first plays Plattsburgh in the traditional Whiteout Game, a tradition that started when the Lakers moved from Romney Fieldhouse to the state of the art Campus Center. Back at Romney, they had the tradition of the bagels and bagels were tossed onto the ice after the first Laker goal. They did away with the bagels when the team moved to its new home on campus. The last bagel controversy happened back in February of 2006 when the two long time rivals met at Romney for the last time. Matt Whitehead scored to make the game 3-2 and a bagel was tossed onto the ice. The referees called a delay of game penalty against Oswego, to the dismay of Lakers bench boss Ed Gosek. The Cardinals scored on the in suing Power Play to put the game away and skate off of a weekend sweep of the Lakers and close Romney Fieldhouse on a losing note for the home team. <br />
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The first match-up between the rivals this season resulted in a 2-2 tie
at Stafford Ice Arena in early December. The Lakers
led twice in the game behind goals from Jon Whitelaw and Chris Ayotte, only to see Plattsburgh battle back and tie it.<br />
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Since the 2009-2010 season Oswego is 4-0-1 against Plattsburgh. The Lakers and Cardinals are playing for more than just a win against their hated rivals, they are playing for the number one seed in SUNYAC and home ice advantage throughout the Conference playoffs and potentially a top three ranking in the Country.<br />
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In an article called <a href="http://www.uscho.com/2012/02/16/sunyac-playoff-jenga/" target="_blank">SUNYAC Jenga</a> posted by Russel Jaslow of the USCHO, Jaslow talks about the scenario of what this game means to both teams. "At the top (of the SUNYAC Standings), Oswego and Plattsburgh have clinched a first-round bye.
The only question is who finishes first. The only way Plattsburgh can do
it cleanly is if they sweep the weekend, including beating Oswego, and
the Lakers drop both games. If they tie, the only way that can
happen is if Plattsburgh sweeps the weekend and Oswego ties Potsdam.
This will give Plattsburgh the regular season title, since in this
scenario, the Cardinals would have a 1-0-1 record against Oswego".<br />
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According to the latest <a href="http://www.uscho.com/rankings/d-iii-mens-poll/" target="_blank">USCHO D-III Polls</a>, the Lakers are number one after sweeping Fredonia and Buffalo State. Plattsburgh dropped to fourth after losing to the Brockport Golden Eagles last weekend at Tuttle North. The two hated rivals are sandwiched in by Norwich University and Amherst College.<br />
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Saturday is Senior Night in Oswego as the Lakers take on the Potsdam Bears. In the first meeting this season, Oswego defeated Potsdam 6-4 at Maxcy Hall. Scoring for the Hunter Green and Gold included Jon Whitelaw, Taylor Ferris, Jesse McConney, Chris Muise and a pair of goals from Tyler Leimbrock. Saturday's contest will be the final regular season game for Defensemen Jared Anderson and Hank Van Boxmeer alongside Forwards Ian Boots and Andrew Mather and net-minder Paul Beckwith. <br />
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This game is not only important to the Lakers as they want to win for their Seniors, but for Potsdam, it could potentially mean a chance to play in the SUNYAC playoffs. “We know the scenarios,” Potsdam coach Chris Bernard told USCHO Corespondent Russel Jaslow. “For us, it’s just a matter of, if you win you’re in". Potsdam can get into the SUNYAC Playoffs with a win either at Cortland or Oswego. Potsdam holds the tiebreaker against Brockport. If both teams lose all
their games this weekend, or Potsdam wins one game and Brockport beats
Morrisville, the Bears win the tiebreaker based on more conference wins. Jaslow added that "if
Potsdam ties its two games and Brockport wins its two games, they will
be tied with identical records. They beat each other by identical 5-3
scores, so it goes to conference goal differential. Right now, Potsdam
is at minus-six, and of course if it ties both games, it remains at
minus-six. Brockport is at minus-15. This means Brockport would have to
defeat Morrisville by at least nine goals just to force a coin flip. Not
score nine goals, but win by nine goals.Thus, if Potsdam wins one game, they are in. Same with Geneseo if it beats Morrisville" . They can also lock themselves in with a Brockport loss to Morrisville.<br />
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This weekend is a busy one and the Oswego Student Media Group will once again provide coverage of this weekend's contests. Friday begins with a special two-hour pregame with interviews and more on <a href="http://wnyosports.com/" target="_blank">WNYO 88.9FM</a> starting at 5pm Friday night. Puckdrop for both games will be at 7:00pm on the radio as well as <a href="http://wtop10.com/" target="_blank">WTOP-10</a> as well as streaming online on the <a href="http://www.athletics.oswego.edu/showcase/#liveevents" target="_blank">Oswego State Athletics site</a>. <br />
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<i>Thanks to Russel Jaslow and Michael Keeley for their contribution to this story</i><br />
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<br /><br /><br />Steve Pettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13254534374251582817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306854820368388890.post-32107772993469680882011-11-11T22:52:00.001-05:002011-11-11T22:53:30.038-05:00Hockey's 11/11/11 CountdownFrom NHL.com, a list of 11's on this Veteran's Day/Remembrance Day <br />
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In honor of the novelty that is 11/11/11 here are 11 lists of 11
noteworthy things in hockey in three writers' opinions -- and often not
of the same opinion.<br />
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<b>11 best players taken No. 11 in the Draft</b></div>
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1. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8462042">Jarome Iginla</a> (1995)<br />
2. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8471685">Anze Kopitar</a> (2005)<br />
3. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8449175">Brad Marsh</a> (1978)<br />
4. Mike Ramsey (1979)<br />
5. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8445591">Ivan Boldirev</a> (1969)<br />
6. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8470604">Jeff Carter</a> (2003)<br />
7. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8458525">Brian Rolston</a> (1991)<br />
8. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8451359">Mike Sillinger</a> (1989)<br />
9. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8473541">Jonathan Bernier</a> (2006)<br />
10. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8449662">Randy Moller</a> (1981)<br />
11. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8460501">Jeff Friesen</a> (1994)<br />
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<b>11 hidden gems of the last 11 Drafts</b><br />
1. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8471469">Pekka Rinne</a> (258th, 2004)<br />
2. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8470794">Joe Pavelski</a> (205th, 2003)<br />
3. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8469598">Kevin Bieksa</a> (151st, 2001)<br />
4. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8470834">Dustin Byfuglien</a> (245th, 2003)<br />
5. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8470852">Matt Moulson</a> (263rd, 2003)<br />
6. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8468309">Mark Streit</a> (262nd, 2004)<br />
7. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8469622">Ryane Clowe</a> (175th, 2001)<br />
8. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8470860">Jaroslav Halak</a> (271st, 2003)<br />
9. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8471346">Kris Versteeg</a> (134th, 2004)<br />
10. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8469639">Brooks Laich</a> (194th, 2001)<br />
11. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8469619">Dennis Seidenberg</a> (172nd, 2001)<br />
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<b>11 best sweaters in the League right now</b><br />
1. Blackhawks home red<br />
2. Red Wings road white<br />
3. Oilers home blue<br />
4. Canadiens home red<br />
<img align="right" alt="" src="http://2.cdn.nhle.com/nhl/images/upload/2011/11/iggy-f.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); margin: 0pt 0pt 5px 15px; padding: 1px;" />5. Flames alternate<br />
6. Bruins home black<br />
7. Rangers road white<br />
8. Devils home red<br />
9. Kings road white<br />
10. Flyers home orange<br />
11. Islanders home blue<br />
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<b>Top 11 current No. 11s</b><br />
1 <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8471685">Anze Kopitar</a>, Kings<br />
2 <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8473533">Jordan Staal</a>, Penguins<br />
3 <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8460621">Daniel Alfredsson</a>, Senators<br />
4 Dan Cleary, Red Wings<br />
5 <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8459442">Saku Koivu</a>, Ducks<br />
6 <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8471691">Martin Hanzal</a>, Coyotes<br />
7 <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8467330">David Legwand</a>, Predators<br />
8 <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8458525">Brian Rolston</a>, Islanders<br />
9 <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8470169">Gregory Campbell</a>, Bruins<br />
10 <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8474685">Matt Calvert</a>, Blue Jackets<br />
11 <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8471352">Jake Dowell</a>, Stars<br />
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<b>Top 11 current players born in November</b><br />
1 <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8471469">Pekka Rinne</a>, Predators<br />
2 <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8473563">Nicklas Backstrom</a>, Capitals<br />
3 <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8470594">Marc-Andre Fleury</a>, Penguins<br />
4 <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8470606">Dustin Brown</a>, Kings<br />
5 <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8470140">Kari Lehtonen</a>, Stars<br />
6 <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8475791">Taylor Hall</a>, Oilers<br />
7 <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8470828">Tobias Enstrom</a>, Jets<br />
8 <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8470852">Matt Moulson</a>, Islanders<br />
9 <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8469506">Jason Pominville</a>, Sabres<br />
10 <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8459442">Saku Koivu</a>, Ducks<br />
11 <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8467331">Brad Stuart</a>, Red Wings<br />
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<b>Top 11 draft picks from 11 years ago</b></div>
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1 <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8468685">Henrik Lundqvist</a> (No. 205)<br />
2 <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8468483">Marian Gaborik</a> (No. 3)<br />
3 <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8468524">Ilya Bryzgalov</a> (No. 44)<br />
4 <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8468482">Dany Heatley</a> (No. 2)<br />
5 <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8468598">Lubomir Visnovsky</a> (No. 118)<br />
6 <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8468498">Brooks Orpik</a> (No. 18)<br />
7 <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8468508">Justin Williams</a> (No. 28)<br />
8 <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8468542">Paul Martin</a> (No. 62)<br />
9 <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8468486">Scott Hartnell</a> (No. 6)<br />
10 <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8468509">Niklas Kronwall</a> (No. 29)<br />
11 <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8468535">Antoine Vermette</a> (No. 55)<br />
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<b>Top 11 games to watch in November</b><br />
Nov. 11 Dallas at Pittsburgh<br />
Nov. 13 Edmonton at Chicago<br />
Nov. 16 Chicago at Vancouver<br />
Nov. 16 Anaheim at Los Angeles<br />
Nov. 17 Detroit at San Jose<br />
Nov. 19 Washington at Toronto<br />
Nov. 19 Philadelphia at Winnipeg<br />
Nov. 21 Boston at Montreal<br />
Nov. 25 Detroit at Boston<br />
Nov. 25 Toronto at Dallas<br />
Nov. 26 Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers<br />
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<b>Top 11 storylines this weekend</b><br />
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1. Top seeds from East, West face off as Penguins host Stars (Friday)<br />
2. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=600297">Predators play 1,000th game in franchise history at home against Canadiens -- all with Barry Trotz as coach (Saturday)</a><br />
3. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8449772">Terry Murray</a> also reaches 1,000 games coached in career as Kings welcome in Wild (Saturday)<br />
4. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8459140">Nikolai Khabibulin</a>
expected to put his League-leading 0.98 goals-against average to test
as Northwest-leading Oilers visit Red Wings (Friday) and Blackhawks
(Sunday)<br />
5. Rangers aim for fifth straight home win, sixth overall, against Hurricanes (Friday)<br />
6. Struggling <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8468011">Ryan Miller</a>, red-hot <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8473523">Jhonas Enroth</a> vie for playing time as Sabres host Senators (Friday), travel to face Bruins (Saturday)<br />
7. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8473548">Phil Kessel</a> (League-leading 12 goals, 23 points) leads Northeast-leading Maple Leafs against Senators (Saturday)<br />
8. Lightning bring their 1-3-1 into St. Louis to face Blues and new coach Ken Hitchcock (Saturday)<br />
9. Capitals, looking to end two-game losing streak and regain first
place in Southeast from Panthers, face Devils in home-and-home (Friday
in New Jersey, Saturday in Washington)<br />
10. Canucks aim for sweep of Southern California against Ducks, third straight win overall (Friday)<br />
11. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=600099">Teams across NHL honor veterans with Remembrance Day initiatives</a><br />
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<img align="right" alt="" src="http://2.cdn.nhle.com/nhl/images/upload/2011/11/mess-nyr-r.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 15px; padding: 1px;" /><b>Top No. 11s of all time</b><br />
1. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8449573">Mark Messier</a><br />
2. Gilbert Perrault<br />
3. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8447067">Mike Gartner</a><br />
4. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8451799">Brian Sutter</a><br />
5. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8460621">Daniel Alfredsson</a><br />
6. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8446423">Kevin Dineen</a><br />
7. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8455429">Tony Amonte</a><br />
8. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8449895">Owen Nolan</a><br />
9. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8459442">Saku Koivu</a><br />
10. Pete Mahovlich<br />
11. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8471685">Anze Kopitar</a><br />
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<b>11 best 11th-hour wins</b><br />
1. Game 7 1950 Stanley Cup Final: <a href="http://redwings.nhl.com/" target="_blank">Detroit Red Wings</a> 4, <a href="http://rangers.nhl.com/" target="_blank">New York Rangers</a> 3 (2OT -- 28:31 of extra time), April 23, 1950<br />
2. Game 4 1970 Stanley Cup Final: <a href="http://bruins.nhl.com/" target="_blank">Boston Bruins</a> 4, <a href="http://blues.nhl.com/" target="_blank">St. Louis Blues</a> 3 (OT -- :40 of extra time) May 10, 1970<br />
3. Game 7 1994 Eastern Conference Final: <a href="http://rangers.nhl.com/" target="_blank">New York Rangers</a> 2, <a href="http://devils.nhl.com/" target="_blank">New Jersey Devils</a> 1 (2OT -- 24:24 of extra time), May 27, 1994<br />
4. Game 1 1936 Stanley Cup semifinal: <a href="http://redwings.nhl.com/" target="_blank">Detroit Red Wings</a> 1, Montreal Maroons 0 (3OT -- 116:30 of extra time), March 24, 1936<br />
5. Game 7 1987 Patrick Division Semifinal: <a href="http://islanders.nhl.com/" target="_blank">New York Islanders</a> 3, <a href="http://capitals.nhl.com/" target="_blank">Washington Capitals</a> 2 (4OT -- 68:47), April 19, 1987<br />
6. Game 6 1999 Stanley Cup Final: <a href="http://stars.nhl.com/" target="_blank">Dallas Stars</a> 2, <a href="http://sabres.nhl.com/" target="_blank">Buffalo Sabres</a> 1 (3OT -- 54:51 of extra time), June 19, 1999<br />
7. Game 5 2000 Eastern Conference Semifinal: <a href="http://flyers.nhl.com/" target="_blank">Philadelphia Flyers</a> 2, <a href="http://penguins.nhl.com/" target="_blank">Pittsburgh Penguins</a> 1 (5OT -- 92:01 of extra time), May 4, 2000<br />
8. Game 1 2003 Western Conference Semifinal: Anaheim Mighty Ducks 4, <a href="http://stars.nhl.com/" target="_blank">Dallas Stars</a> 3 (5OT -- 80:48 of extra time), April 24, 2003<br />
9. Game 7 1954 Stanley Cup Final: <a href="http://redwings.nhl.com/" target="_blank">Detroit Red Wings</a> 2, <a href="http://canadiens.nhl.com/" target="_blank">Montreal Canadiens</a> 1 (OT -- 4:29 of extra time), April 16, 1954<br />
10. Game 6 1980 Stanley Cup Final: <a href="http://islanders.nhl.com/" target="_blank">New York Islanders</a> 5, <a href="http://flyers.nhl.com/" target="_blank">Philadelphia Flyers</a> 4 (OT -- 7:11 of extra time), May 24, 1980<br />
11. Game 6, 2000 Stanley Cup Final: <a href="http://devils.nhl.com/" target="_blank">New Jersey Devils</a> 2, <a href="http://stars.nhl.com/" target="_blank">Dallas Stars</a> 1 (2OT -- 28:20 of extra time), June 10, 2000<br />
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<b>11 most exciting players of all time</b><br />
1. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8450070">Bobby Orr</a><br />
2. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8448782">Mario Lemieux</a><br />
3. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8448321">Maurice Richard</a><br />
4. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8455738">Pavel Bure</a><br />
5. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8451146">Denis Savard</a><br />
6. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8471214">Alex Ovechkin</a><br />
7. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8448108">Bobby Hull</a><br />
8. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8447687">Dominik Hasek</a><br />
9. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8446788">Sergei Fedorov</a><br />
10. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8448624">Guy Lafleur</a><br />
11. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8467514">Pavel Datsyuk</a><br />
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<i>Compiled by David Kalan, Corey Masisak and John Kreiser</i>Steve Pettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13254534374251582817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306854820368388890.post-4174100043937765842011-09-23T14:36:00.000-04:002011-09-23T14:36:40.674-04:00Mike Modano Retires after 21 NHL SeasonsAfter 21 NHL seasons, and 20 in the Stars organization, Mike Modano has officially hung up his skates. The first overall pick in the 1988 entry draft, Mike Modano became a household name across America. A three time Olympian and eight time All-Star had quite the career, including the 1999 Stanley Cup Championship.<br />
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Modano has the most goals (561), points (1374) and games (1499) played by an American born player. Modano also has the most career playoff points by an American born player with 145. He also holds Minnesota/Dallas franchise records for games played in the
regular season, games played in the playoffs (174), goals in the
regular season (557), goals in the playoffs (58), assists in the regular
season (802), and assists in the playoffs (87).<br />
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He is definitely a candidate for the Hockey Hall of Fame.<br />
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Below is the video of his retirement ceremony... <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thome hitting career HR 600 in a 9-6 victory over the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park Monday Night </td></tr>
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Monday night in Detroit, Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome hit career home runs 599 and 600 to join the prestigious 600 club. He became the 8th player to reach this milestone. Thome joins
Sammy Sosa, Alex Rodriguez, Ken Griffey Jr, Willie Mays, Babe Ruth, Henry (Hank)
Aaron and Barry Bonds in the elusive 600 club and Thome was only the fourth lefty to reach this milestone.<br />
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Thome joining the 600 club is special for many reasons. One reason, only Ruth got to 600 in fewer at-bats than Thome. For
another, Thome did it as quietly as the overwhelming silence around his
whole 21-year career. For another, those who know this Minnesota Twins
designated hitter the best keep delivering testimonials on how he
prospers through the combination of physical talent, mental toughness
and hard work. According to Terence Moore from MLB.com, "In other words, Thome isn't linked to performance-enhancing drugs, which
has been the case for 600-club members Barry Bonds, Alex Rodriguez and
Sammy Sosa. Which means Thome joins only Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Ken
Griffey Jr. and Ruth among the untainted at 600."<br />
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Thome has played for Cleveland, Chicago (White Sox), Philadelphia and Minnesota during his 21 year MlB career. When Thome hangs up the glove, don't be suprised when you see his name in Cooperstown in the near but not far distant future. <br />
<br />Steve Pettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13254534374251582817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306854820368388890.post-85176880849587585712011-07-06T22:02:00.001-04:002011-07-06T22:04:43.381-04:00Nazareth Ice Hockey Program Set to Debut 2012-2013From Nazareth College Athletics Department<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSdrmUE2b_JKf8ffijguaIAZ9dCCDZAxqGMq-_SF3eOdA3xNpGWeiaOsyyxs1yG9uhhSQ0-hnLF7kz-iBHVyXPKGc-g9H-kPpMK6yqNxvG4dUKQxzefAHhyphenhyphen8XY8hLoo1p0xd3P7fG9uM/s1600/Naz-ICE_HOCKEY_Word_200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSdrmUE2b_JKf8ffijguaIAZ9dCCDZAxqGMq-_SF3eOdA3xNpGWeiaOsyyxs1yG9uhhSQ0-hnLF7kz-iBHVyXPKGc-g9H-kPpMK6yqNxvG4dUKQxzefAHhyphenhyphen8XY8hLoo1p0xd3P7fG9uM/s320/Naz-ICE_HOCKEY_Word_200.jpg" width="320" /></a>ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Nazareth College will add men’s ice hockey to its intercollegiate athletic offerings with competition at the NCAA Division III level slated to begin with the 2012-13 season. With no on-campus playing venue, Nazareth is still in negotiations to determine the best location for its newest team. Athletic Director Pete Bothner also said that the athletic department would move forward in the next few weeks to conduct a nationwide search to hire a head coach.<br />
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</tbody></table>According to a report in the <a href="http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20110706/SPORTS/110706021/Nazareth-hire-former-Clarkson-hockey-coach">Rochester Democrat and Chronicle</a>, former Oswego State bench boss George Roll will be named head coach in a press conference on Thursday. Roll, 48, coached at Clarkson for eight seasons, compiling a 130-142-33 record before being relieved of his duties in April. He guided the Golden Knights into the NCAA tournament twice, including in 2006-07 when the East Regional was played at Blue Cross Arena at the Rochester Community War Memorial.Before taking over the Clarkson program, Roll coached seven seasons at Oswego State and was named the NCAA Division III coach of the year in 2002-03.<br />
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Nazareth also has petitioned the ECAC West Division to join that conference. Elmira, Hobart, Manhattanville, Neumann and Utica are current members.<br />
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“We think this will be a great new program for Nazareth College and for the larger Rochester community,” said Nazareth president Daan Braveman. “Hockey is a popular sport at the collegiate level and we think this will be received as a good addition to our athletic landscape.” In deciding to add ice hockey, Nazareth has used the assistance of local resident Craig Dahl, who has nearly three decades of hockey coaching experience, including 19 as a Division I head coach at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota. “We feel fortunate that we can utilize Craig as a great resource in this overall process,” Bothner said. “He has a lot of experience and can bring forth some great insight.” <br />
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Men’s ice hockey will be Nazareth’s 24th intercollegiate team. The Golden Flyers are members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and recently won the Division III national championship in men’s volleyball.Steve Pettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13254534374251582817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306854820368388890.post-1041919575549459242011-06-25T12:27:00.000-04:002011-06-25T12:27:46.673-04:00Amerks Sign Purchasing Agreement With the Sabres<i>From Amerks.com</i><br />
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The Rochester Americans announced today (Friday June 24th) that the team has signed a purchase agreement with the Buffalo Sabres Hockey Club. The AHL Board of Governors approved the sale earlier today. <br />
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The Sabres expect to hold a public press conference in Rochester next week to set forth their plans for the franchise.<br />
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Current Amerks owner Curt Styres will retain ownership of the Rochester Knighthawks franchise of the National Lacrosse League.Steve Pettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13254534374251582817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306854820368388890.post-56094393791787167662011-06-21T11:43:00.000-04:002011-06-21T11:43:19.205-04:00RIT Announes 2011-2012 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule<b><a href="http://www.ritathletics.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=275">RIT Men's Ice Hockey Schedule 2011-2012</a> </b><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14hSjcPl3jtYGorP8X6qLjEZAqjg50m3N29A8Kr7PGpuTm9vJ_IvMDAoPf7jDTyKWL3acIuFlH_l0DCj6i0eVsYu4gGQenQbknk0GwvEJsro8fpB6i-m81FQZbjatwlOe8BeYf6H8w74/s1600/RIT+Tigers.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14hSjcPl3jtYGorP8X6qLjEZAqjg50m3N29A8Kr7PGpuTm9vJ_IvMDAoPf7jDTyKWL3acIuFlH_l0DCj6i0eVsYu4gGQenQbknk0GwvEJsro8fpB6i-m81FQZbjatwlOe8BeYf6H8w74/s320/RIT+Tigers.gif" width="320" /></a></div><b>ROCHESTER, NY – </b>The three-time defending Atlantic Hockey Association regular season champion RIT men’s hockey team unveiled its <a href="http://www.ritathletics.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=275">2011-12 schedule</a> on Monday. The Tigers, now entering their seventh season at the Division I level, will play 34 regular season games and one exhibition contest. RIT, just two years removed from a Frozen Four Appearance in 2010, will play 16 regular season home games at Ritter Arena on the campus of RIT and one regular season contest at the Blue Cross Arena in downtown Rochester. <br />
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The Tigers will play ECAC rival St. Lawrence University at Blue Cross Arena during Brick City Homecoming and Family Weekend on Saturday, October 15 at 7:05 p.m. It is the third straight year RIT will be home during its annual homecoming weekend. Last year, RIT drew a sellout crowd of 10,556 fans during Brick City Weekend against UMass Lowell. It was the largest regular season crowd RIT has ever played in front of and just the fourth sellout at Blue Cross Arena for any sporting event since 1995. <br />
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On Saturday, October 1, RIT hosts Brock University of Ontario in an exhibition contest at 7:05 p.m. <br />
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RIT jumps right into Atlantic Hockey Association regular season play with a home contest against rival Niagara on October 8 at Ritter Arena, starting at 7:05 p.m. <br />
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RIT will host its annual Skate With the Tigers event on October 29 at 5 p.m. <br />
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The Tigers will play AHA western pod foes Air Force, Canisius, Mercyhurst, Niagara, and Robert Morris three times, and play two games apiece against eastern teams American International, Army, Bentley, Connecticut, Holy Cross, and Sacred Heart. In all, 27 of RIT’s 34 games will be against Atlantic Hockey Association opponents. <br />
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Out of conference, The Tigers host ECAC foes Union on Oct. 22 and Rensselaer on Nov. 25. Both teams appeared in the 2011 NCAA Division I Tournament. RIT travels to Burlington, Vermont on December 29-30 to play in the prestigious Catamount Cup hosted by the University of Vermont. There, RIT will play CCHA foes Lake Superior State and Ferris State for the first time. <br />
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RIT will ring in 2012 with two games against Wisconsin of the WCHA on January 6-7, at the Kohl Center, which holds 15,237 fans. It will be the first meeting between the two schools since Wisconsin ended RIT’s dream season at the Frozen Four in 2010 in front of 34,954 fans at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. RIT could play in front of its largest regular season crowd in program history that weekend. <br />
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RIT plays one game at Ritter Arena against Air Force, the defending Atlantic Hockey Champions on November 11 at 7:05 p.m. The Tigers then travel west to play two games at Air Force on February 3-4. The Tigers play rival Canisius in Buffalo on October 20 and February 9, and conclude the season series at home on February 11. The Tigers play single road games at Mercyhurst, Niagara, and Robert Morris, while hosting each team twice at Ritter Arena. <br />
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RIT plays its final 14 games against conference foes. The Tigers host AHA competitors Army, Holy Cross, and American International, and travel to Connecticut, Sacred Heart, and Bentley. The two games against Sacred Heart on January 14-15 will be played at Harbor Yard at Bridgeport, home of the American Hockey League’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers. <br />
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The Atlantic Hockey Association playoffs begin with a best-of-three series for the fifth through twelfth place finishers from March 2-4. The top four teams get a first round bye. Quarterfinal action will be held at the top-four sites from March 9-11. The Atlantic Hockey Association Tournament Semifinals and Championship will be held on March 16-17 at the Blue Cross Arena for the sixth straight season. <br />
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RIT will look to earn its second berth in the NCAA Tournament as a Division I program. The 2012 NCAA Division I Tournament begins on March 23, and ends with the Frozen Four on April 5 and April 7 at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida. The Tigers are just two seasons removed from a magical run to the 2010 Frozen Four. <br />
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Season and single game ticket information will be released at a later date at <a href="http://www.ritathletics.com/">www.ritathletics.com</a>.<br />
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<i>From RIT Sports Information </i>Steve Pettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13254534374251582817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306854820368388890.post-24525864633006901982011-05-15T17:58:00.000-04:002011-05-15T17:58:22.882-04:00My Thoughts for the Sabres for the 2011-2012 offesason<div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Sabres had a season that was memorable. Terry Pegula became owner on February 22nd and not long after that, we lost the great Rick Martin. Buffalo comes back from a horrid start to the season to get bounced in the first round of the playoffs by the Philadelphia Flyers. </span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="blurb_body" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">the 12 players under contract. Thomas Vanek, Ryan Miller, Tyler Myers, Jordan Leopold, Brad Boyes, Jochen Hecht, Shaone Morrisonn, Tyler Ennis, Paul Gaustad, Jason Pominville, Derek Roy and Pat Kaleta eat up just under $41-million. Last season the salary cap was $59.4-million. It will go up next season. Maybe up to around $61-million. Let’s take Drew Stafford next. I'll go high and say add $5-million to the cap. That brings us to 13 players signed for just under $46-million.<br />
You now must sign 8-10 more players for about $15-million. Guys you know they will bring back are Chris Butler, Andrej Sekera, Jhonas Enroth, Marc Gragnani, Mike Weber, Cody McCormick and Nathan Gerbe. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="blurb_body" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Signing the young players are important but we should think about who is "trade bait" or not. You have to keep Vanek, Myers and Miller. If you don't, the franchise will suffer for it majorly since those three players are considered the heart and soul of the franchise. You can buy out the contract of Jochen Hecht and Shaone Morrisonn. Get them to Portland for some veteran leadership and then you could even bring up </span></span><span id="blurb_body" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"></span></span></span>Luke Adam, Zack Kassian, Marcus Foligno & Braden McNabb as they will give the Sabres a lot of talent, toughness & size. Something that was missed tremendously during the playoff series against Philadelphia. <br />
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The Sabres need a top line center. Can they bring in Brad Richards? I want them to but knowing the Sabres front office, they will bring in players that will beneficial to the Portland Pirates and not the Sabres. <br />
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So hypothetically speaking, the Sabres will have enough room to pick up maybe 1-3 top caliber players. I say bring in Erik Cole, Alex Tanguay and Sami Salo. Two forwards and a solid defensemen that has played in the Stanley Cup Playoffs and have experience and leadership that could lead the Sabres to finally lifting Lord Stanley. <br />
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Sorry for all the ranting but I think it is needed.Steve Pettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13254534374251582817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306854820368388890.post-14984453768599538812011-04-03T12:23:00.000-04:002011-04-03T12:23:21.929-04:00Casey's TQ Midget Series 2011 Schedule<table><tbody>
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<a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8467878">Tim Connolly</a>'s second-period power-play goal was the only one of Buffalo's 35 shots to beat <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8468685">Henrik Lundqvist</a>, but it was enough to give the Sabres 87 points, the same as the Rangers. Buffalo has the edge because it has one more non-shootout win. Both teams are three points ahead of ninth-place Carolina, a 6-2 winner at home against Montreal, with five games remaining for all three teams.<br />
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The Sabres were forced to start Enroth when Miller, the NHL’s First Star last week, was a late scratch due to an upper-body injury -- possibly sustained when he took a shot near the collarbone during Tuesday's 4-3 loss at Toronto. Enroth, who lost an overtime decision to the Rangers in New York on Nov. 11, stepped in with his first NHL shutout.<br />
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The Sabres scored the game’s only goal at 5:28 of the second period. With Rangers defenseman <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8471686">Marc Staal</a> in the box for interference, New York had a 3-on-1 shorthanded break only to have a pass blocked by rookie defenseman <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8471752">Marc-Andre Gragnani</a> -- triggering a 3-on-2 rush the other way. Connolly took a pass from <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8470598">Thomas Vanek</a>, opted to shoot from inside the left circle and beat Lundqvist high on the blocker side to send the sellout crowd of 18,690 into a frenzy.<br />
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Lundqvist, who had allowed just one goal in New York's last three games, was sharp throughout, routinely steering shots to safety, covering loose pucks in his crease and dictating the tempo in his own end. He received help from his teammates, including a diving block by <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8470619">Brian Boyle</a> late in the first period to deny Vanek on a slap shot from close range.<br />
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Enroth did some of his best work in the final minute, after Lundqvist left for an extra attacker. He also benefitted from a first-period crease-interference call against call that negated an apparent goal by <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8473573">Artem Anisimov</a>.<br />
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The Rangers have seen three of their last four games end 1-0 -- they sandwiched wins against Florida and Boston around a 2-1 shootout loss to Ottawa last week. The Rangers travel to Long Island to visit the Islanders at Nassau Coliseum Thursday night. The Sabres are off until they play at Washington on Saturday night.<br />
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The NCAA released that "Seven conferences have been awarded automatic qualification. The remaining four teams were selected at-large by the committee. The championship playoff format involves three first-round games and four quarterfinal games that are played on the campuses of the participating institutions. All games in the championship are single elimination. The four quarterfinal winners advance to Minneapolis, Minnesota, at Ridder Arena for the semifinals and championship game, which will be conducted March 25-26. The Northern Collegiate Hockey Association will host the championship".<br />
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<tr> <td> ECAC DIII Men’s East Hockey League</td> <td> Norwich University (20-5-3)</td> </tr>
<tr> <td> ECAC DIII Northeast Hockey League</td> <td> Curry (16-8-3)</td> </tr>
<tr> <td> Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association</td> <td> Adrian (23-3-1)</td> </tr>
<tr> <td> Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference</td> <td> <nobr><a class="FAAdLink" href="http://www.ncaa.com/news/icehockey-men/2011-03-07/diii-mens-hockey-field-announced#" id="FALINK_1_0_0">Hamline University</a></nobr> (16-6-5)</td> </tr>
<tr> <td> New England Small College Athletic Conference</td> <td> <nobr><a class="FAAdLink" href="http://www.ncaa.com/news/icehockey-men/2011-03-07/diii-mens-hockey-field-announced#" id="FALINK_2_0_1">Bowdoin College</a></nobr> (17-7-1)</td> </tr>
<tr> <td> Northern Collegiate Hockey Association</td> <td> St. Norbert (22-4-1)</td> </tr>
<tr> <td> State University of New York Athletic Conference</td> <td> Plattsburgh State (20-7-1)</td> </tr>
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Elmira College, Neumann College, State University of New York at Oswego and University Wisconsin, Superior, enter the field as the four at-large selections.<br />
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Oswego will await the winner of the Bowdoin/Neumann matchup. Plattsburgh will play either Norwich/Curry on Saturday as well. The other play in game on Wednesday night will feature Wis-Superior/Hamline. Steve Pettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13254534374251582817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306854820368388890.post-51805789390504757892011-02-27T20:55:00.000-05:002011-02-27T20:55:17.877-05:00GCC Women's Basketball Region III Champions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz-RCuNpvy9bhYmCyP3F3e_7XDv_wEh5nGF-JA_3cd6e8EPXdv_i6kzvSC4Ygp3jZUs8hFHA-0sNC8gVihxRUMmniyEZc0CFLtSrgDZDEFphaj1nmlmdTY7GP9shnDz9rpkCJTUbAAWrI/s1600/GCC+WB+2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz-RCuNpvy9bhYmCyP3F3e_7XDv_wEh5nGF-JA_3cd6e8EPXdv_i6kzvSC4Ygp3jZUs8hFHA-0sNC8gVihxRUMmniyEZc0CFLtSrgDZDEFphaj1nmlmdTY7GP9shnDz9rpkCJTUbAAWrI/s320/GCC+WB+2011.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The Genesee Women’s Basketball team won the 2010-11 NJCAA Region III Division II Tournament Sunday with an 83-65 victory over Mercyhurst NE. The win propels the Lady Cougars to the 2010-11 NJCAA Division II National Tournament hosted by Illinois Central College March 15-19, 2011, in East Peoria, Illinois.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9dO3rFmu2RqhaFKcO3j2fMMGy_Qudsqesc-tQJ1XhWMZc5aQd1_Fdvhk5AErwpuoJVFTFay1V1BmHpyouKBcs_IKXYq8sytw4pP8jGk1ZbEWjGeMGbBymjdO5FJrt9lf3CLxZQFvSjwM/s1600/NJCAA+championships.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9dO3rFmu2RqhaFKcO3j2fMMGy_Qudsqesc-tQJ1XhWMZc5aQd1_Fdvhk5AErwpuoJVFTFay1V1BmHpyouKBcs_IKXYq8sytw4pP8jGk1ZbEWjGeMGbBymjdO5FJrt9lf3CLxZQFvSjwM/s1600/NJCAA+championships.jpg" /></a>Leading the way for the Lady Cougars was Tournament MVP freshman Kayla Golden (Lackawanna, NY) who was one assist shy of a triple double in the championship game. Golden had 24 points, 11 rebounds, and nine assist; which led the team in each category. Sophomore De’Vara Burrell (Rochester, NY) was close behind with her own double-double, registering 20 points and 11 rebounds. Genesee started the game with a pressure defensive that proved to be too much for the Saints as they took a 16 point lead at halftime (39-23). The Lady Cougars kept the pressure up in the second half, ensuring the victory and improving them to 18-10 on the season.<br />
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<i>From GCC Sports Information </i>Steve Pettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13254534374251582817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306854820368388890.post-54719588792512677392011-02-13T16:01:00.001-05:002011-02-13T16:03:16.029-05:00Oswego Has Up and Down Saturday on the IceSaturday was an up and down day on the ice for the Oswego State Lakers. The two hockey programs were on the ice at the same time, but one team was in Oswego and the other was about 82 miles down the road in Henrietta, NY.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrETE5CX68BZsfCiOsMed_KkksCqYtKbHXbyznGccFw9wNDWmn3v23Raus93TCHNcnIb4Qf180bpwMaQQGj4DfqJEuEIaknW0rixwmltBBF-AeD_YghbwfnBV1xvENjLOKoug7xdaRl18/s1600/rit120.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrETE5CX68BZsfCiOsMed_KkksCqYtKbHXbyznGccFw9wNDWmn3v23Raus93TCHNcnIb4Qf180bpwMaQQGj4DfqJEuEIaknW0rixwmltBBF-AeD_YghbwfnBV1xvENjLOKoug7xdaRl18/s1600/rit120.gif" /></a>The Oswego State Lakers Women's Hockey team traveled to the Frank Ritter Memorial Arena on the campus of the Rochester Institute of Technology and the Lakers defeated the Tigers by the score of 2-1, handing RIT its first loss of the season. Mackenzie Lee and Olivia Boersen scored for the green and gold while Batavia native Katie Stack scored the lone talley for RIT. Laker netminder Emi Williams was outstanding again as she made 46 saves for the win over the number one ranked team in the country for D-III Women's Ice Hockey. The women return to the ice on Tuesday February 22nd at 3:00 pm as they take on Castelton State at the Campus Center Ice Arena<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEmhWjJej4iOSnqgwv4Wzvuf2w3yan3OhUPdawMo9RYUEYM9ld0MBu5MEYj_IQ4d-AFiYoL4KconpWGUICdlNZuZWdIk3-d_mcGq8MpvnoGXXV_ttKF_oMvR8mGWGGaQVyjlyhw0rzYqg/s1600/SUNY+Oswego.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEmhWjJej4iOSnqgwv4Wzvuf2w3yan3OhUPdawMo9RYUEYM9ld0MBu5MEYj_IQ4d-AFiYoL4KconpWGUICdlNZuZWdIk3-d_mcGq8MpvnoGXXV_ttKF_oMvR8mGWGGaQVyjlyhw0rzYqg/s1600/SUNY+Oswego.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEmhWjJej4iOSnqgwv4Wzvuf2w3yan3OhUPdawMo9RYUEYM9ld0MBu5MEYj_IQ4d-AFiYoL4KconpWGUICdlNZuZWdIk3-d_mcGq8MpvnoGXXV_ttKF_oMvR8mGWGGaQVyjlyhw0rzYqg/s1600/SUNY+Oswego.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWB70PfTjyRdygWwGVOuvXBTsBoqbEgBj1hs0GL9GlpzN9fewu5a6ufFJuQB3gOwAsa5LGoJxrTUPr5Npg6R_3rrN1662GlqPdru0ejDzcL0dBqQOfbGxXfM3-l_-yChA5Ne5gPZq3-I/s1600/Morrisville+Mustangs.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWB70PfTjyRdygWwGVOuvXBTsBoqbEgBj1hs0GL9GlpzN9fewu5a6ufFJuQB3gOwAsa5LGoJxrTUPr5Npg6R_3rrN1662GlqPdru0ejDzcL0dBqQOfbGxXfM3-l_-yChA5Ne5gPZq3-I/s1600/Morrisville+Mustangs.gif" /></a>While back in Oswego, the number one ranked team in the country for D-III Men's Hockey were set to take care of business against the "little ponies that could", Morrisville Mustangs. However, the Lakers were simply outworked Saturday night as they returned home for the first time in a month, dropping a 5-2 decision to Morrisville. Taylor Vince and Bobby Cass scored the first 2 goals of the game at the 5:45 and 12:03 marks of the 1st period, respectively. Paul Rodrigues would score late in the period to get Oswego on the board. Tyler Swan, who scored twice in the last head-to-head matchup back in November, made it 3-1 as he trickled one past Beckwith following a 5 minute penalty kill by Oswego for a Dan Bremner hit from behind. Jamie Nelson made it 4-1 just 1:11 into the 3rd period and although Justin Fox scored his first goal in 2 months and the Lakers had several powerplay opportunities, Oswego could not rally. Jame Jarvis would add the Mustangs' 5th goal at 12:02. The Lakers are next in action Friday as they play host to the Brockport Golden Eagles.Steve Pettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13254534374251582817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306854820368388890.post-58902109107362923362011-02-11T17:35:00.000-05:002011-02-11T17:35:37.387-05:00Oswego Drops First Game vs #1 RIT<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrETE5CX68BZsfCiOsMed_KkksCqYtKbHXbyznGccFw9wNDWmn3v23Raus93TCHNcnIb4Qf180bpwMaQQGj4DfqJEuEIaknW0rixwmltBBF-AeD_YghbwfnBV1xvENjLOKoug7xdaRl18/s1600/rit120.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrETE5CX68BZsfCiOsMed_KkksCqYtKbHXbyznGccFw9wNDWmn3v23Raus93TCHNcnIb4Qf180bpwMaQQGj4DfqJEuEIaknW0rixwmltBBF-AeD_YghbwfnBV1xvENjLOKoug7xdaRl18/s1600/rit120.gif" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_gnEC42a0J0PNHGx_LxR0ZFkSHb-MPrCkJBx0tYPgHkliIx52xcYTFBGkkZH-Yze5XrLmj-fMX_cT5GmCd_7itMHsR0VCtbx0ZZOsgwi4dygZqoL1s_xHdf36KQch_a02YEDlFLtl9yQ/s1600/SUNY+Oswego.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_gnEC42a0J0PNHGx_LxR0ZFkSHb-MPrCkJBx0tYPgHkliIx52xcYTFBGkkZH-Yze5XrLmj-fMX_cT5GmCd_7itMHsR0VCtbx0ZZOsgwi4dygZqoL1s_xHdf36KQch_a02YEDlFLtl9yQ/s1600/SUNY+Oswego.jpg" /></a><br />
<b>ROCHESTER, NY -</b> <dfn><a href="http://ritathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7345" rel="smarttag" rev="7345">Kolbee McCrea</a> (Wawa, Ontario/Burlington Barracudas)</dfn> and <dfn><a href="http://ritathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7329" rel="smarttag" rev="7329">Sarah Dagg</a> (St. George, Ontario/Hamilton Hawks)</dfn> scored third period goals to break a 1-1 tie and lift the No. 1 RIT women’s hockey team (21-0-2, 14-0-2 ECAC West) to a 3-1 win over SUNY Oswego (11-9-3, 7-7-3 ECAC West) at Ritter Arena on Friday afternoon. The Tigers are now unbeaten in 23 straight games.<br />
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McCrea broke a 1-1 tie with 9:29 left in regulation, taking a perfect feed from Dagg on the power-play and slamming a shot past Oswego goaltender Emil Williams into a wide open net for her team-best 17th goal of the season. <dfn><a href="http://ritathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7338" rel="smarttag" rev="7338">Kristina Moss</a> (Webster, NY/Buffalo Bisons)</dfn> also assisted on the goal.<br />
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Dagg gave RIT a 3-1 lead with 3:42 left, after <dfn><a href="http://ritathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7341" rel="smarttag" rev="7341">Kim Schlattman</a> (Stratford, Ontario/Cambridge Fury)</dfn> caused a turnover at the Oswego blue-line. The puck caromed to <dfn><a href="http://ritathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7343" rel="smarttag" rev="7343">Ariane Yokoyama</a> (Van Nuys, CA/LA Selects)</dfn>, who feathered a perfect pass to Dagg on a 2-on-1. From in tight, Dagg roofed a shot under the crossbar and past a sliding Williams for her 15th goal of the season.<br />
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With the two points, Dagg now has 148 for her<a class="FAAdLink" href="http://ritathletics.com/news/2011/2/11/WHOCKEY_0211110724.aspx?path=whock#" id="FALINK_2_0_1"> career</a>, five shy of <a class="FAAdLink" href="http://ritathletics.com/news/2011/2/11/WHOCKEY_0211110724.aspx?path=whock#" id="FALINK_3_0_2">the school</a> record. She leads the squad with 36 points (15-21-36) this season.The Tigers out-shot Oswego, 37-20. RIT was 2-for-5 with the power-play, while keeping Oswego scoreless on five power-play attempts. The Tigers have now killed off 67 of their last 68 attempts while shorthanded.<br />
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<dfn><a href="http://ritathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7347" rel="smarttag" rev="7347">Kourtney Kunichika</a> (Fullerton, CA/LA Selects)</dfn> also scored for the Tigers. Moss tallied two assists. <br />
Freshman goaltender <dfn><a href="http://ritathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7350" rel="smarttag" rev="7350">Laura Chamberlain</a> (Norco, CA/LA Selects)</dfn> was strong in net for RIT, stopping 19 shots to improve to 14-0-2 this season.<br />
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Jillian Bergeron scored for Oswego, just 29 seconds into the game. Williams stopped 34 shots in defeat. <br />
The Lakers stunned the Ritter Arena crowd, scoring just 29 seconds into the contest, as Bergeron stuffed in a loose puck after Chamberlain made two stops on Mackenzie Lee in tight. RIT gave the puck up behind its own net, and was unable to clear the crease.<br />
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RIT answered right back at the 8:53 mark, on the power-play, as Kunichika came out from the side boards, went to the front of the net and slid a shot between the legs of Williams for her seventh goal of the year. Moss and <dfn><a href="http://ritathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7342" rel="smarttag" rev="7342">Katie Stack</a> (Batavia, NY/Rochester Edge)</dfn> also assisted on the goal.<br />
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Chamberlain made a two huge saves on Megan Howe late in the period, as Howe came in on a breakaway. Howe tried to go over the blocker, but Chamberlain made a great save, and was able to dive and rob Howe on the rebound attempt.<br />
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Neither team scored in a tight, defensive, second period. RIT held the puck in for the full two minute power-play midway through the frame and had five good chances, but could not get the puck past Williams. Kunichika nearly had RIT’s second goal of the afternoon, looking to have an open net after a shot caromed off the back boards, but Williams dove back to make a sensational save, keeping the game tied at 1-1. Chamberlain made a big save on Lee late in the period, sliding across to keep the puck out after Lee went around a Tiger defenseman.<br />
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The Tigers have now out-scored its opponents, 126-19 this season. They have allowed one goal or less in 19 games. RIT leads the all-time series between the two <nobr><a class="FAAdLink" href="http://ritathletics.com/news/2011/2/11/WHOCKEY_0211110724.aspx?path=whock#" id="FALINK_1_0_0">schools</a></nobr>, 17-6-0, and have won all seven meetings between the two schools, since Oswego re-established its program in 2007. The two teams meet once again on Saturday at Ritter Arena, beginning at 7 p.m. RIT will honor its four seniors before the game.</div><div class="story_content"> </div><div class="story_content"><i>- From RIT Sports Information </i></div>Steve Pettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13254534374251582817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306854820368388890.post-56307525375523533012011-01-21T14:45:00.000-05:002011-01-21T14:45:02.515-05:00Oswego is in WNY for a pair of SUNYAC Contests<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZICJfYKisnilRc3t5wUODKmtzW2rn4nIdHqShOYG7zYw8SQHR11YtUngmsZjlQQzzidHrmgAjejBpeKY-r4z50QyUsnABnOiY5BF66C-916M9Iy7uTWc5lXqdbms9bM1nXH4L4NUNmI/s1600/Buff+State+Ice+Arena.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRNUP5SwhasdKaSkt6OFMjeE1Epib-s0YuyELJkH78F9MuufRAwRhTMD1NoHpMwspAVb73NMD_o3Sy1uwXwZc7_rovmDdDis_wT8anhZpIlQX_yv6a7V8TR2tFZgftvtO7iAQ_Bi43MvU/s1600/Fredonia+Center+Ice.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRNUP5SwhasdKaSkt6OFMjeE1Epib-s0YuyELJkH78F9MuufRAwRhTMD1NoHpMwspAVb73NMD_o3Sy1uwXwZc7_rovmDdDis_wT8anhZpIlQX_yv6a7V8TR2tFZgftvtO7iAQ_Bi43MvU/s200/Fredonia+Center+Ice.jpg" width="165" /></a><img border="0" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZICJfYKisnilRc3t5wUODKmtzW2rn4nIdHqShOYG7zYw8SQHR11YtUngmsZjlQQzzidHrmgAjejBpeKY-r4z50QyUsnABnOiY5BF66C-916M9Iy7uTWc5lXqdbms9bM1nXH4L4NUNmI/s200/Buff+State+Ice+Arena.jpg" width="200" /></div><br />
The top ranked team in all of D-III Men's Ice Hockey makes a return to the ice tonight as the Oswego State Lakers make the trip to snowy Western New York for a showdown with the Buffalo State Bengals at the Buff State Ice Arena on Friday night. On Saturday, Oswego travels to Fredonia to take on the Blue Devils at Steele Hall. <br />
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The Oswego State Lakers are coming in as the top team in the land according to the latest <a href="http://www.uscho.com/rankings/d-iii-mens-poll/">USCHO D-III Poll</a>. Oswego (15-2-0, 8-0-0) is on a three game winning streak, including two shutouts by goalies Andrew Hare and Dan Jones. The Lakers potent offense is led by Junior transfer Ian Boots with 22 points (9 G 13 A), Sophomore Luke Moodie with 19 points (10 G 9 A) and Senior Justin Fox also with 19 points (8 G 11 A).<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Jqi_KLAgRyWBOu43dequW2pjuCwpCOswNqKXt-Bh3390fWrX3TGpIPmHRPSUbnkfn39FjT79E3g0g_-TWUvYSBo5CcCPU-2R4TOWTAVEIPjjVZAInyi_Z76PjEps2IRJThoLBBRz9Fc/s1600/Oswego+State.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Jqi_KLAgRyWBOu43dequW2pjuCwpCOswNqKXt-Bh3390fWrX3TGpIPmHRPSUbnkfn39FjT79E3g0g_-TWUvYSBo5CcCPU-2R4TOWTAVEIPjjVZAInyi_Z76PjEps2IRJThoLBBRz9Fc/s1600/Oswego+State.gif" /></a>As already mentioned, the goaltenders for Ed Gosek's squad have been hot lately as they put back to back shutouts between the pipes. Dan Jones (3-1-0) comes into the weekend with a Goals Against Average (GAA) of 1.68 with a save percentage of .944 Andrew Hare picked up his first win as a Laker since transferring in from Niagara University and Hare (1-1-0) has a save percentage of .896 and GAA of 2.76 Starting goaltender Paul Beckwith (11-0-0) may or may not be ready to go this weekend as he is coming back from an injury. Beckwith has a GAA of 1.37 and has a save percentage of .949<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN15ex9bF8V23PKz2WKgKX25CVPJKxJ0q_6_vQP3UMk6m-Sm8HY0_q89ZzpD2lG-nafe44xk__SdLNRJkytj20w7C_FMzl6Pz9Oxycipx_Q03DbJDV7MPhQS2Gm41LjNy90L-z3tYe6Lc/s1600/Buff+State.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN15ex9bF8V23PKz2WKgKX25CVPJKxJ0q_6_vQP3UMk6m-Sm8HY0_q89ZzpD2lG-nafe44xk__SdLNRJkytj20w7C_FMzl6Pz9Oxycipx_Q03DbJDV7MPhQS2Gm41LjNy90L-z3tYe6Lc/s1600/Buff+State.gif" /></a>The Buffalo State Bengals (8-7-2, 4-2-2) are coming in after a weekend sweep of Johnson and Wales last weekend. The Bengals are led offensively by Senior Nick Petriello with 21 points ( 7 G 14 A), Sophomore Trevor McKinney with 19 points (11 G 8 A) and Sophomore forward Justin Knee with 15 points (7 G 8 A). Between the pipes, Freshman Kevin Carr has had most of the load playing 16 games for the Bengals. Carr has a record of 7-7-2 and has a GAA of 2.66 and has a save percentage of .924<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEma0zkXpjllnOZUkqWLVmsJv3hY1uzPGHWXoRBM9nL4i1M1B1enf_Bn2oIghynKrBvE2UJ4a2c7hhT-uIR6AC2haAny7hunMxbgklgIZgwwEZXAG_qcoRRCkSyC_ft-Rgbjw43JRFyU/s1600/Fredonia.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEma0zkXpjllnOZUkqWLVmsJv3hY1uzPGHWXoRBM9nL4i1M1B1enf_Bn2oIghynKrBvE2UJ4a2c7hhT-uIR6AC2haAny7hunMxbgklgIZgwwEZXAG_qcoRRCkSyC_ft-Rgbjw43JRFyU/s1600/Fredonia.gif" /></a>On Saturday, the Lakers will travel to Steele Hall in Fredonia to face off against the Fredonia Blue Devils. Fredonia (8-9-0, 3-5-0) is coming off a sweep of Franklin Pierce last weekend. The Blue Devils are led by Senior forward Jordon Oye with 30 points (13 G 17 A), Junior Brian Ross with 29 points (8 G 21 A) and Senior Alex Horton with 19 points (8 G 11 A). Fredonia's netminders include three Freshmen. One of the Freshmen is Hark Friesen who has played 11 games (5-6-0) in his first season in the Southern Tier. Friesen's GAA is 2.63 and has a save percentage of .917 <br />
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Oswego's WNYO-FM 88.9 will have the play by play action of both games this weekend. <br />
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Notes: top picture left - Buff State Ice Arena, right - Steele Hall Ice Arena at Fredonia<br />
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<pre class="tiny"></pre>Steve Pettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13254534374251582817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306854820368388890.post-66423879972849101312011-01-13T21:46:00.000-05:002011-01-13T21:46:54.456-05:00PREVIEW: Bentley Falcons at RIT Tigers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicKUILFG00ZEV5hCVaEqQjXWKgh6vE-yA5KFYbuXnh2ycoyUO9rsH2PDqS0luRtaF29yLI94-xXKw5HnK5CNR3otpC9XcgHqe8PIk6FzElR3czdW0lIQr2PsF-g_v362avijgon4pdJsY/s1600/Ritter+Arena+%2528RIT%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicKUILFG00ZEV5hCVaEqQjXWKgh6vE-yA5KFYbuXnh2ycoyUO9rsH2PDqS0luRtaF29yLI94-xXKw5HnK5CNR3otpC9XcgHqe8PIk6FzElR3czdW0lIQr2PsF-g_v362avijgon4pdJsY/s320/Ritter+Arena+%2528RIT%2529.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>The Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Tigers will be hosting the Bentley Falcons in a pair of Atlantic Hockey Assoiciation (AHA) showdowns starting with a 7:00 pm faceoff on Friday night at the Frank Ritter Memorial Arena on the campus of RIT. The two teams will conclude their weekend series with a 7:05 pm face-off on Saturday night.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfpnX_Vvooo02Dm3dYqTOfIfICwPCZvQhvICjKkw5Etng_Kl8C6RTtcVaF7csGztun_BCAhjuk66cDtqybDULFF_UlWKaz5tShBE40qTh7SDpnqiv-OGki34BYv7fjxdQq7DQa2U4Z78/s1600/rit120.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfpnX_Vvooo02Dm3dYqTOfIfICwPCZvQhvICjKkw5Etng_Kl8C6RTtcVaF7csGztun_BCAhjuk66cDtqybDULFF_UlWKaz5tShBE40qTh7SDpnqiv-OGki34BYv7fjxdQq7DQa2U4Z78/s1600/rit120.gif" /></a>The Tigers are coming into the weekend's action with a win and a tie over the Army Black Knights at West Point last weekend. RIT has a record of 11-8-3 and a 10-3-2 conference record so far this season. Leading the way offensively for RIT is Senior Forward and team Captain Andrew Favot with 27 points (7 G 20 A). Juinor Tyler Brenner has 24 points (16 G 8 A) and Sophomore Adam Hartley has 17 points (8 G 9 A). Between the pipes for RIT, Sophomore Shane Madolora has a record of 9-0-1 with a goals against average (GAA) of 1.68 and he has a save percentage of .947 The Tigers are coached by Wayne Wilson (12th season)<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXETRfo4mPn33eIBpBD8-Sq7QCcgw96DNPEy7pyoYayoLJeJZJY264Ty80sxNypCGNiA3ZkNnRWbyvL5mgLaouwjSaTXF2upEX8cchKaEw8ZACyZxJh_vQgq90bKvL1MX_M_j52zI0F6o/s1600/ben120.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXETRfo4mPn33eIBpBD8-Sq7QCcgw96DNPEy7pyoYayoLJeJZJY264Ty80sxNypCGNiA3ZkNnRWbyvL5mgLaouwjSaTXF2upEX8cchKaEw8ZACyZxJh_vQgq90bKvL1MX_M_j52zI0F6o/s1600/ben120.gif" /></a>Bentley (5-10-3, 4-7-2 AHA) comes into the weekend looking to snap seven-game winless streak (0-5-2). Senior Erik Peterson leads the team in scoring with 13 points (6-7-13) in 15 games this season. Brett Gensler is tied for the team lead with six goals, while Dustin Cloutier and Jamie Nudy have seven assists. Senior goaltender Joe Calvi has played the majority of games in net this season, and is 4-6-1 with a 2.62 goals against average, and .921 save percentage. Kyle Rank has a 2.72 goals against average and .927 save percentage in five contests so far this season. The Falcons are coached by 8th year bench boss Ryan Soderquist. <br />
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Bentley was the last team conference opponent to defeat the Tigers at Ritter Arena, winning 5-4 on Jan. 30, 2010. RIT leads the all-time series between the two teams, 10-4-1. RIT was 1-1 against Bentley last year, winning 4-1 and losing 5-4. RIT is 8-3-1 against Bentley since the 2006-07 season. RIT is leading the AHA with 22 points, six points ahead of local rival Niagara and Robert Morris. Also on the line this weekend is RIT's eleven game home-unbeaten streak against conference foes. The Tigers are also riding a six game conference unbeaten streak as well.Steve Pettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13254534374251582817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306854820368388890.post-20016540405598835732011-01-07T21:16:00.000-05:002011-01-07T21:16:12.297-05:00PREVIEW: Curry Colonels at #2 Oswego State Lakers on Saves For a Cure Night<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWH6I56heF_hB3T1N2gTDS2GODkvRv3ym-2ErW7Wecg2CGlWl28koC4hFdVRDri0l3yMoEAJcP1esN7js_ILL48QH2zR0LFk_yR-NfxyCKecZpniH-cAjPD01EDx6EuyKR9Zr2BGNeY08/s1600/Saves+for+a+Cure.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWH6I56heF_hB3T1N2gTDS2GODkvRv3ym-2ErW7Wecg2CGlWl28koC4hFdVRDri0l3yMoEAJcP1esN7js_ILL48QH2zR0LFk_yR-NfxyCKecZpniH-cAjPD01EDx6EuyKR9Zr2BGNeY08/s320/Saves+for+a+Cure.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br />
The Oswego State Lakers will play host to the Curry College Colonels out of the ECAC Northeast Conference in a non-conference contest at 7:00 pm Saturday night at the Campus Center Ice Arena. The Lakers will be sporting a gold jersey that helps supports Saves For A Cure. Saves For a Cure is a non-profit organization founded by former Brockport men's ice hockey goaltender Todd Sheridan aimed to help children with their battle against cancer in the Rochester area. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-9dSDmAht2rVccD8en_6I-oSwyK6RPFMnFZPS1PNQa2Rvqq3m-qlp36jSOuSspwDL04eFcdBFrwn4WVJINuGnMGLUjv67RhIRudWw2xwuw_cT6H1Zx9KXnV0TaYy7aTMciPqF1uLfxE/s1600/SUNY+Oswego.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-9dSDmAht2rVccD8en_6I-oSwyK6RPFMnFZPS1PNQa2Rvqq3m-qlp36jSOuSspwDL04eFcdBFrwn4WVJINuGnMGLUjv67RhIRudWw2xwuw_cT6H1Zx9KXnV0TaYy7aTMciPqF1uLfxE/s200/SUNY+Oswego.jpg" width="200" /></a>The Lakers are coming off a 2-0 victory over Skidmore on Tuesday night behind a 25 save shutout for Dan Jones (first of career) and goals from Jon Whitelaw and Dan Bremner to bump their record up to 14-2-0 overall. Oswego is led offensively by Junior Ian Boots with 20 points (8 G 12 A). Senior Justin Fox is one point behind Boots with 19 points (8 G 11 A) and Sophomore Luke Moodie is just one point behind Fox with 18 points (9 G 9 A). Between the pipes, Dan Jones has a record of 3-1-0 with a goals against average (GAA) of 1.68 and a save percentage of .944 Sophomore transfer Andrew Hare has not fared well in net for the green and gold. Hare has a save percentage of .839 and a GAA of 6.15. Overall, Oswego averages 3.88 goals per game (stat is in conference only). <br />
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Oswego State's Student run radio station WNYO-FM 88.9 will be carrying the contest live starting with their pregame show "Countdown to Faceoff" at 6:30 pm with the puck drop shortly after 7.The Oswego State Sports Information Department will be doing live stats for that game and the links can be found below. <br />
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Oswego's Sports Information Department will take care of the stats for each game today and WNYO-FM 88.9 will take care of the play by play action from the Port City.Stats and audio for the games can be reached by clicking on the links below. <br />
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<a href="http://wnyosports.com/">LIVE AUDIO</a>Steve Pettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13254534374251582817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306854820368388890.post-1927573247113270462010-12-30T22:36:00.000-05:002010-12-30T22:36:19.073-05:00Oswego LOSES in Pathfinder Tournament, Plays UW Stevens Point Friday at 1pm<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIhsVU4EatXPHDf-T2JCzrjUnmoe5-WdPsGZT_DS2PKErcBZakJ3lSHBfkjCj25Iqh_y6eA9VNGJnnaMHlJDHb6e2xxrN1R1F8mWUx_IprXfV5XXZLAIo_rzZ0w7wvlLqH51aJjbLM3-w/s1600/Pathfinder+Bank+Oswego+Hockey+Classic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIhsVU4EatXPHDf-T2JCzrjUnmoe5-WdPsGZT_DS2PKErcBZakJ3lSHBfkjCj25Iqh_y6eA9VNGJnnaMHlJDHb6e2xxrN1R1F8mWUx_IprXfV5XXZLAIo_rzZ0w7wvlLqH51aJjbLM3-w/s1600/Pathfinder+Bank+Oswego+Hockey+Classic.jpg" /></a></div><br />
The Oswego State Lakers suffered a 5-1 beat down tonight at the hands of the Hamilton Continentals at the Campus Center Ice Arena in Oswego, NY. Hamilton's victory has them playing the Hobart Statesmen at 1:00 pm New Years Eve and the host Lakers will play in the third place game at 4:00 pm against UW Stevens Point.<br />
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The Lakers saw its 25-game home winning streak come to an end on Thursday in front of an estimated crowd of 2300. Hamilton stormed out of the gates in the first period capitalizing on an Oswego State boarding penalty midway through the frame. Bryan Kelly carried the puck up the left side of the rink before being checked off the puck. Anthony Ruberto picked up the puck and laced a pass through the slot to Joe Houk, who was crashing to the net. Houk slid the puck under Laker goaltender Andrew Hare <dfn></dfn>to give Hamilton a 1-0 lead at the 10:03 mark. The score stood at the first intermission. <br />
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Midway through the second period, Oswego State's Joe Hall <dfn></dfn> ripped a shot that clanged off the pipe and crossbar. The rebound went to the Continentals, who created an odd-man rush the opposite direction. Thomas Williams and Nick Anderson had a 2-on-1 opportunity as Williams fed Anderson for his third goal of the season at 12:24 in the frame to put Hamilton ahead 2-0. Anderson added another goal in the final two minutes of the stanza to make the score 3-0 with 20 minutes remaining.<br />
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The Lakers got on the scoreboard at 5:13 in the third period when Ian Boots<dfn><i> </i></dfn><i><dfn style="color: black;"></dfn></i>crashed the net for a loose puck. Hank Van Boxmeer <dfn></dfn>and Paul Rodrigues <dfn></dfn>were awarded assists on the goal. However, the Continentals quickly responded with a pair of goals in under 30 seconds in the ninth minute of the frame to bring the score to 5-1.Hamilton's Scott Hefferman registered 27 saves for the victory. Oswego State's Andrew Hare suffered the loss with 26 saves in 48:45, while Dan Jones <dfn></dfn>posted three saves in the final 11:02.<br />
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The loss marked the first time that the Lakers suffered a home loss since February 21, 2009 when they fell to Potsdam, 4-2.The loss also marks the first time that the Lakers suffered losses in back to back contests since that weekend in February 2009 as they lost to both Potsdam and Plattsburgh. </div><div><br />
</div><div><i>story courtesy of Oswego State Sports Information</i></div><br />
<b>Petty's Point:</b> Bad play all night and spending most of the time in the pelenty box. Oswego spent 22 minutes in the sin bin including a ten minute misconduct pelenty. Also, the Lakers were 0-5 on the Powerplay. Sloppy play in their own end and sloppy passes led to this pathetic loss tonight. <br />
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Syracuse (8-5) amassed an SU bowl record 498 yards total offense to defeat Kansas State, 36-34, in the inaugural New Era Pinstripe Bowl on Thursday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. SU improved its overall bowl record to 12-9-1, while securing its eighth overall victory and sixth road win, the most since 1992. It marks the first bowl victory for the Orange since it captured the Insight.com Bowl title with a 26-3 win against K-State in 2001. The Orange is now 2-1 against K-State and 4-2 against Big 12 Conference opponents in bowl games.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Steve Pettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13254534374251582817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306854820368388890.post-79234072763944930102010-12-30T16:29:00.001-05:002010-12-30T16:30:05.442-05:00Oswego State Hosts Pathfinder Bank Oswego Hockey Classic<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1HqCjOx3bMqDW2IUXxNoIFM1yXoqN6dNZwTtsR14Y-w1l5vpFq_XS-mZ6SG4etnww5Thqfk0jEKWjIdPKVF79ngIpiV-H6_74JFFyadV8pFvdJvqlNjImvYxkKz7w93g8B9Kh1QjNeM/s1600/rp_primary_Pathfinder_Digital.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1HqCjOx3bMqDW2IUXxNoIFM1yXoqN6dNZwTtsR14Y-w1l5vpFq_XS-mZ6SG4etnww5Thqfk0jEKWjIdPKVF79ngIpiV-H6_74JFFyadV8pFvdJvqlNjImvYxkKz7w93g8B9Kh1QjNeM/s320/rp_primary_Pathfinder_Digital.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The PathFinder Bank/Oswego Hockey Classic enters its fifth edition already steeped in a tradition of providing one of the most entertaining tournaments in Division III ice hockey. Since its inception in 2007, three of the four previous Classic Champions have gone on to reach the NCAA Division III Frozen Four, including two national champions (Oswego State, 2007 and St. Norbert, 2008). Defending Champions Oswego State went to the Frozen Four last season in Lake Placid. <br />
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The four teams in this year’s tournament field – Hamilton College of the New England Small College Athletic Conference, Hobart College of the ECAC West, the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point of the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association, and host Oswego State – would like to continue this tradition of post-season success.<br />
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<div class="media_object_image" id="ctl00_cplhMainContent_ctl01_divImage" style="float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; width: 75px;"><img alt="Laker Athletics Wheel" id="ctl00_cplhMainContent_ctl01_imgPrimary" src="http://athletics.oswego.edu/images/2010/5/20/xsmall_OState_Secondary_Mark__Color_.JPG" style="border-width: 0px; z-index: 1;" /> </div>The Lakers, who are the defending Classic champions, enter as the nation’s top-ranked team as garnered by US College Hockey Online (USCHO) on December 13 with an overall record of 12-1-0. Oswego State started the season winning twelve straight decisions before falling to Hobart, 5-2, on December 11 in the final contest for both squads before the holiday break. More importantly, the Lakers finished the first half of the season with a conference record of 8-0-0, which is five points ahead of the second-place squad.<br />
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Oswego State’s early season success can be attributed to contribution up and down the lineup as eight different skaters have recorded game-winning goals. The Laker offense ranked 13th in scoring in NCAA Division III on December 18, averaging 4.08 goals per game. The Lakers are paced by senior Justin Fox <dfn></dfn>who has tallied 17 points on eight goals and nine assists. He is followed closely by linemate Ian Boots at 16 points (five goals and 11 assists). <br />
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Special teams have also played an important role as Oswego State has the sixth-ranked power play in the country, converting 28.6 percent (20/70) of its opportunities with Fox scoring six power-play goals. On the penalty kill, the Lakers sit tied for 12th in Division III at 87.3 percent (62/71).<br />
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Another reason for Oswego State’s success has been the goaltending efforts of junior Paul Beckwith<dfn> </dfn>and sophomore Dan Jones<dfn></dfn>, who have combined for a goals against average of 1.62, which ranks fifth in the nation. Beckwith is 11-0-0 on the season with a 1.37 goals against average and a .949 save percentage, but suffered an injury early in December that will likely keep him from playing during the Classic. Jones appeared in his first collegiate contests in the final two games before the break posting a 1-1-0 record. His win came against 12th-ranked Utica in a 2-1 decision where he made 27 saves. <br />
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<div class="media_object_image" id="ctl00_cplhMainContent_ctl02_divImage" style="float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; width: 67px;"><img alt="Hamilton" id="ctl00_cplhMainContent_ctl02_imgPrimary" src="http://athletics.oswego.edu/images/logos/large_ham100.gif" style="border-width: 0px; z-index: 1;" /> </div>The Lakers will be tested immediately in the opening round when they face Hamilton College (4-3-0). Each of the Continentals’ four victories have been by two or more goals, but have not been able to replicate their offensive production on a consistent basis as they average 3.29 goals per game, which is 36th in Division III. Sophomore defenseman Joe Houk paces the squad with five goals, while forwards Anthony Scarpino and Anthony Ruberto are tied for the team lead in points with seven on two goals and five assists each. Defensively, Hamilton is tied for 30th in goals allowed at 2.86 with senior goaltender Scott Hefferman posting a 2.50 goals against average in six appearances. Execution on special teams will be critical for the Continentals as they rank 38th in the country on the penalty kill at 81.2 percent (26/32) and 58th on the power play at 14.6 percent (6/41).<br />
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<div class="media_object_image" id="ctl00_cplhMainContent_ctl03_divImage" style="float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; width: 67px;"><img alt="UW-Stevens Point" id="ctl00_cplhMainContent_ctl03_imgPrimary" src="http://athletics.oswego.edu/images/2010/12/16/small_UW-Stevens_Point2.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; z-index: 1;" /> </div>This year’s West Region representative comes to Oswego State from the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point with an overall mark of 5-8-0. The Pointers started the season 4-1-0 and was ranked as high as 10th in the USCHO.com Poll on November 8, but suffered a seven-game losing streak before recording a 3-2 win over then 14th-ranked UW-Eau Claire. Seven of UW-Stevens Point’s losses have been by two or fewer goals versus four ranked opponents. The Pointers have a balanced offensive attack with no player tallying more than four goals, but have struggled to score goals as the 53rd-ranked offense in Division III at 2.84 goals per contest. Sophomore goaltender Nick Graves has logged the majority of minutes between the pipes with a 2.34 goals against average to keep UW-Stevens Point in contests. The Pointers have a solid penalty kill unit that ranks 22nd at 84.3 percent having killed off 59 of the 70 power plays they have faced.<br />
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<div class="story_content"><div class="media_object_image" id="ctl00_cplhMainContent_ctl04_divImage" style="float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; width: 80px;"><img alt="Hobart" id="ctl00_cplhMainContent_ctl04_imgPrimary" src="http://athletics.oswego.edu/images/2010/12/16/large_Hobart.gif" style="border-width: 0px; z-index: 1;" /> </div>UW-Stevens Point will square off against Hobart College in Thursday’s first matchup. The Statesmen enter the Classic on a high note riding a three-game win streak after handing Oswego State its’ lone loss of the season on December 11 in a 5-2 win on their home ice. Hobart has played particularly well against SUNYAC teams having posted a 3-1-1 record with the loss coming at the hands of Geneseo (5-2) and the tie versus Cortland in a 2-2 stalemate. The Statesmen rank in the top 20 in goals scored and goals allowed. Offensively, Hobart ranks 16th in scoring at 3.85 goals per game behind 12 points from senior Matthew Wallace and junior Greg Ciciola. Both have also provided a spark to the 16th-ranked power-play unit (13/54 at 24.1 percent), as the skaters have combined to record seven of the team’s 13 power-play goals. Defensively, the Statesmen have gone to sophomore Nick Broadwater in goal all season. Broadwater carries a 2.33 goals against average and a .927 save percentage. </div><div class="story_content"><br />
</div><div class="story_content">There is live Stats and Oswego's Student run station, WNYO-FM has all the action live from the Campus Center Ice Arena on the campus of the State University of New York at Oswego.<br />
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<i>Picture and story courtesy of Oswego State Sports Information </i></div>Steve Pettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13254534374251582817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4306854820368388890.post-67779797341107186032010-12-30T16:24:00.000-05:002010-12-30T16:24:07.220-05:00Oswego State Auctions Game Worn Jerseys for Saves For a Cure<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWH6I56heF_hB3T1N2gTDS2GODkvRv3ym-2ErW7Wecg2CGlWl28koC4hFdVRDri0l3yMoEAJcP1esN7js_ILL48QH2zR0LFk_yR-NfxyCKecZpniH-cAjPD01EDx6EuyKR9Zr2BGNeY08/s1600/Saves+for+a+Cure.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWH6I56heF_hB3T1N2gTDS2GODkvRv3ym-2ErW7Wecg2CGlWl28koC4hFdVRDri0l3yMoEAJcP1esN7js_ILL48QH2zR0LFk_yR-NfxyCKecZpniH-cAjPD01EDx6EuyKR9Zr2BGNeY08/s320/Saves+for+a+Cure.gif" width="320" /></a></div>The Oswego State Lakers Men's ice hockey team will be auctioning off gold jerseys that will be worn during the January 8 contest against Curry to help support Saves For A Cure. Saves For A Cure is a non-profit organization founded by former Brockport Men's ice hockey Goaltender Todd Sheridan aimed to help children with their battle against cancer in the Rochester, New York area. <br />
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Minimum bids start at $50. Bids begin Thursday, Dec. 30 and will be accepted through Sunday, Jan. 10 at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT with the winners announced on Monday, Jan. 11 at 9 a.m./ET on the Oswego State Athletics website.<br />
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<i>Courtesy of Oswego State Sports Information</i>Steve Pettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13254534374251582817noreply@blogger.com