Streak Now at 18... Oswego Wins 5-1 over Potsdam

The top ranked  Oswego State Lakers came out and got a spark from Luke Moodie (left)  and Andrew Mather as they powered the Lakers (19-1-0) to a 5-1 win over the visiting Potsdam Bears (7-10-2) at the Campus Center Ice Arena infront of the announced crowd of 2632.

Oswego got the offense going in the second period when Jon Whitelaw scored his 8th of the season with Captain Tyler Lyon and Paul Rodrigues getting the assists at 1:58 into the middle period. Senior Assistant Captain Neil Musselwhite got his 15th of the year from fellow senior Assistant Captain Brad Dormeidy at the 4:06 mark for the official game winning goal.

Potsdam got on the board off of a powerplay goal from Connor Treacy with Brett Waters and Todd Hosmer getting the helpers 2:32 into the third period. Luke Moodie got his 9th of the year with Whitelaw and Rodrigues getting their second points on the night at the 8:43 mark to give the Lakers their second two-goal lead on the night. Andrew Mather (right) got his third goal on the season on the powerplay with Eric Selleck and Chris Laganiere getting the helpers and then Mather got his 4th of the year with Selleck getting the assist to round out the scoring and to cap the 5-1 win for Oswego.

Paul Beckwith picked up his 7th win on the season to give him a record of 7-1-0) after recording 27 saves in net. Potsdam netminder Andy Groulx stopped 21 out of the Lakers 26 shots he faced and falls to 1-3 on the year.

Saturday night, the Campus Center Ice Arena will be in all white as it is the Whiteout game against the number four ranked Plattsburgh Cardinals at 7:00 pm. Plattsburgh comes into the showdown with the top team in the nation coming off of a 4-1 win against Cortland Friday night. Potsdam will head off to Cortland to complete their road trip to Central New York.

The game against the Cardinals is SOLD OUT so you can listen to the game on WNYO-FM 88.9 "the Voice of Oswego" or you could watch the webstream courtesy of WTOP-TV 10 via the SUNY Oswego Athletics website. 

Boxscore

Game Time in Oswego: Lakers host Potsdam

Whiteout Weekend officially kicks off tonight as the Oswego State Lakers are set to host the Potsdam Bears. These two teams met already this season, on November 6th at Potsdam in which the Lakers won the contest 8-1. Offense for Oswego on that night was provided by Jon Whitelaw, Justin Fox (2), Luke Moodie, Brad Dormidy, Eric Selleck Neil Musslewhite, and Paul Rodrigues. Last years meeting here at the Campus Center was on Senior night in which Potsdam won 4-2.

Key Stats and Players to watch
Team Offense:
Oswego- #2 with 5.53 goals per game
Potsdam-3.33 goals per game

Team Defense:
Oswego-#2 with 1.68 Goals per game
Potsdam- 4.06 goals per game

Power Play:
Oswego- #9 31-122 25.4%
Potsdam- 13-88 14.9%

Penalty Kill:
Oswego- #7 98-110 89.1%
Potsdam- 103-130 79.2%

Players to watch:
Oswego:
Eric Selleck-17 goals 24 assists 41 points
Chris Laganiere-14 goals 23 assists 37 points
Justin Fox- 10 goals 25 assists 35 points
Neil Musselwhite- 5 shorthanded goals

Potsdam
Conor Tracy- 8 goals 20 assists 28 points
Todd Hosmer- 11 goals 13 assists 24 points
Fraser Smith- 8 goals 8 assists 16 points
Colin McClennan- 2 shorthanded goals

Story provided by WNYO Sports

Its Official: Oswego vs Plattsburgh is Sold Out

The Oswego State Athletic Department has announced that  the Oswego State men’s hockey game versus Plattsburgh on Saturday,  January 30 is sold out, including student seats and standing-room spaces. Fans still wishing to see the game may catch the action via  webcast, WTOP-TV 10, or Local Access Cable Channel 96. The game may also be heard at WNYO 88.9 FM.

Game time is slated for 7 p.m. as part of the White-Out Weekend  festivities. Tickets are still available for Oswego State versus  Potsdam on Friday night at 7 p.m. Laker fans are encouraged to wear white each night to show their support for the men’s hockey team. The Oswego State Athletic Department will also be handing out white towels to the first 2,000 fans at each game to further create “white-out” conditions.

Courtesy of Oswego State Sports Information Department