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Dear Readers,

With the October issue of NY Hockey OnLine Maga-zine you will notice a slight change in its look. Not only has our logo changed, so has the look of the cover of the magazine. Many thanks to the combined efforts of Janet and Rob in coming up with our new look. September saw Janet and I make our annual trips across New York State for the Fall meetings of the West, Central, East and North Sections of the New York State Amateur Hockey Association. Many thanks to the hospitality all the Sections showed to us. This month’s issue of the magazine contains stories on The Harvey School, host of the East Sectional Meeting. Matt Herr, a regional manager of USA Hockey’s ADM is also featured. A new columnist, Tom Barnett, will also be featured this month along with regular contributors Chuck and Rob. Another reminder to all hockey organizations across the State. Please put us on your mailing lists so we can get all your news. Time sometimes gets short for our staff and we are unable to get to your web sites to get your news. Also, please “Like” us on FACEBOOK, follow us on Twitter and put a link from your organization’s home page to our www.nyhockeyonline.com website. This way everyone in your organization has instant access to all the hockey news in NYS. Thanks again for your continued support and have a great and safe hockey season.

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In This Issue

Around NHL ......................46Central................................17Coaching with Gridley ........7East Section ........................22Herr and ADM ..................13Hockey Insight ...................12Men’s Club .........................45Men’s College Central.............................18 East ..................................25 North ...............................31 West .................................39North Section .....................30On the Bench w/Sedia .........5Photo Page ....................15-16Ten Year Old Business ........8Tournaments ......................48West Section .......................34What’s for Girls? ...............10Women’s College Central.............................20 East ..................................27 North ...............................32 West .................................40

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From the Bench!by Rob Sedia / Professional Hockey Instructor

Practice Coach: Level 1 – 4, Which One Are You? Thank you very much for the emails and positive com-ments about past articles, your feedback has been fantastic and is very much appreciated! We have all heard the statement “practice does not make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect”. As coaches, we tend to put this on our players as a way to motivate them to “work harder” during practice but the million dollar ques-tion is; Are we as coaches practicing what we preach? Perfect practice starts with the coach and ends with the player. It is a two-way street, without both entities making a full commitment to their part, true development will not take place. An effi-cient practice environment is important but is diluted without a knowledgeable coach/staff and proper preparation. Technique and biomechan-ics of skill in such a complicated game as hockey, is very important as there is a right way and a wrong way to execute skill movements as well as train on tactical skills. These 4 practice levels help emphasize how coaches ultimately impact player and team development as well as enjoy-ment of the game.

LEVEL 1 Practices are not pre-planned, are unorganized and ice time is not managed efficiently. Players get very few repeti-tions during drills as a result of long lines, not running sta-tions, poor drill selection, and long set up times. There is very little discipline, players play with pucks, goof off, and/

or need drills demonstrated multiple times because they are not engaged. Worst of all, players are not being educated on proper technique during drills. These practices are not fun for the players or the parents and the win loss record is nev-er appealing for level 1 practice coahes. In addition to the obvious negatives stated above, players and parents are not enjoying their youth hockey experience and consequently may not continue with the game. This ultimately hurts the organization. Level 1 practice coaches have a big impact on more than just the skill level of the players. Level 1 practice coaches are often new to the game and volunteer to “help”. In many cases, the organization simply doesn’t have a choice and appoints this volunteer as the head coach. If this is the case, the organization needs to help this volunteer. Assign-ing an experienced mentor, having regular meetings to help guide the new coach and/or having occasional on-ice sup-port are reasonable options.

LEVEL 2 Some planning takes place at this level but preparation is usually limited to hand written notes/drills right before practice with very little rhyme or reason. The success of these practices is a coin flip at best. Players get bored quickly due to the lack of diverse drills and not being challenged. As a result, player discipline is still an issue at this level. Level 2 practice coaches tend to shy away from technology, keep hand

w r i t -ten drill n o t e s , r a r e l y (if at all) u t i l i z e develop-ment re-sources, and nev-er seek h e l p . P r o p e r s k i l l

technique is usually not being taught at this level either. Sadly, level 2 practice coaches tend to be experienced coach-es that come from a different generation of coaching. They tend to be unapproachable and have tunnel vision when it comes to how they do things. Unlike a level 1 practice coach, assigning a mentor or providing support rarely helps due to their “I know what I am doing” mindset.

“If you demand the best from your players,

they deserve your best in return.

High standards rub off!”

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LEVEL 3 Practices are pre-planned, usually the result of experi-ence, drill software, and utilization of hockey development resources like books, videos, manuals and websites. Ice time is efficiently used and discipline is part of the process. Play-ers work harder at this level because systems are in place and a stable/consistent prac-tice environment has been established. Level 3 practice teams usually have a good win loss record but ultimate-ly measure their success by player development. These coaches usually look for some extra ice time to practice and scrimmage. Skill technique and tactical skill develop-ment play a role at this level as well as encouragement of 3rd party and home train-ing. Regardless of this coach’s experience and/or successes, they are open to learning as well as coach development opportunities. Players and parents are usually enjoying their hockey experience with level 3 practice coaches.

LEVEL 4

ALL of the components found with level 3 practice coaches are found with level 4 practice coaches but every-thing is tied together, everything means something, and the dial is turned up. A season development plan was put in place before the players stepped foot on the ice. Core hock-ey skills are the foundation of a level 4 practice team early in the season and performance skating is part of almost every practice throughout the season. Drills are challenging and purpose driven. They are high tempo and offer the players a high rep count. In addition to the high rep count, proper technique is a major focus. Players are not just taught how to do a drill the correctly, they are educated on why they are doing the drill and how it relates to game situations. Players are pushed outside of their comfort zones and are expected to perform with maximum intensity. In addition to orga-nized off-ice training, level 4 practice coaches include mul-tiple team building events. Level 4 practice coaches under-

stand that knowing both theoretical and practical aspects of hockey skills training is essential for successful hockey game performance. They emphasize building a deep skill and knowledge base to create exciting and dynamic hockey players who can in turn optimize performance potential and can apply learned skills in game situations. Level 4 practice coaches take game notes and/or watch

game film in an effort to find ways to improve the team and prepare for PRACTICE. Level 2 and 3 practice coaches do break-out drills (as an exam-ple) but a level 4 practice coach has identified which part(s) of his team’s break-out need attention and has prepared drills designed to focus on those areas. Level 4 practice coaches provide continued development to their players via manuals, videos, chalk talk sessions, game film review sessions and hockey homework etc. Level 4 practice coaches understand a youth hockey player trains for the pur-pose to be great in games.

He does not train for the sole purpose of training. Level 4 practice coaches have the understanding that if you stop getting better you will soon stop being good (themselves and their players). They continue to educate themselves about the game and continually look for better ways to de-velop their players. Level 4 practice coaches are hungry for information and usually have or seek out a mentor. They ask a lot of questions and discuss hockey with other experi-enced coaches as often as they can. Most importantly, they truly understand it’s not about what you did, it’s about what you are doing that’s important. If you demand the best from your players, they deserve your best in return. High standards rub off!

Rob Sedia is a Partner/Professional Instructor with the NewEdge Hockey Training Company and will be writing a monthly column for NY Hockey Magazine. If you would like to comment on this ar-ticle, ask questions, provide feedback, or share your thoughts, please send an email to: [email protected]

Coach Chris MacKenzie explains drills to girls attending Nichols Hockey Camp in Buffalo.

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One of the toughest positions on the ice for most coaches to deal with is the goaltender. Most of us just don’t know enough about the posi-

tion to feel comfortable coaching our goalies. I have been coaching for 20 years, and I vividly remember my struggles early on in my coaching career trying to figure out what to do with my Squirt goalie. Back then, I think the 10 year old child had a better handle on what he should be doing in practice than I did……….mainly because he had already attended 2 or 3 Goalie

Camps! Since that time I have researched the sub-ject, and certainly have a better handle on it than I did back then. But it’s still something I’m still not com-pletely comfortable with. I have always thought it would be great to devote an entire clinic to educating coaches on how to work with their goalies. USA Hockey does a pretty good job of addressing the subject. There are sections in ev-ery clinic devoted to goaltending. You can also find goaltending information on the USA Hockey website. Still, the idea of a clinic for goalie coaches is one that I have always wanted to try. Well, next month that idea will become a reality. On Oct. 12th, The New York District Coaching Ed-ucation Program will be holding our first Goalie Coach Clinic. It will be held at the Skaneateles Recreation

Center in Skaneateles, NY, from 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM. The fee for the clinic is the same as all other USA Hockey clinics……$40.00. If you are in need of a Level 3 Refresher, this clinic can be used for that certification. Otherwise it would count as a Skill workshop and would not count towards your certification status.The final agenda for the clinic is still being worked out, but the list

of Instructors will include; • Earl Utter – Head Coach, Cortland Woman’s team & USA Hockey Player Development Goalie Coach. • Dave Starman – Former professional goalie, Col-lege & NHL scout & CBS Sports hockey analyst (for college hockey). • Pat Ruggiero – West Section Goaltender Instruc-tor. We are very excited about this clinic. It will be a

good opportunity for coaches to hear a wide variety of ideas on goaltending, and to share ideas and experi-ences with other coaches. The link to the clinic registration page is www.usa-hockey.com/page/show/892976-coaching-clinics. The clinic is listed as a CEP Skill Workshop on Oct. 12th in Skaneateles………it does not specify “Goalie Coach Clinic”. After you log in to register, it will give you addi-tional details. If you have any questions regarding the clinic you can contact me at [email protected]. See you on October 12th in Skaneateles.

Submitted by Chuck GridleyUSA Hockey Coach in Chief for the NY District

Coaching With Gridley!

by Chuck Gridley

A USA Hockey CEP Clinic for Goalie Coaches Comes to NY District!

On the ice Ryan McRitchie is a very loyal, determined, all-heart type of player, ac-

cording to Coach George McNeil. Off the ice Ryan is all of those things along with creative and car-ing. Blending all of that together this 10-year old from the Lysander Lightning has become a business entrepreneur. Ryan thinks ahead.

You need money for college and a car, so out of his creativity and love of building things, Ry-an’s Wrist Ropes was born. “I thought I could make a lot of money from them,” said Ryan. “I learned how to make them with my friend Nick Page by watching videos on YouTube.” Next step was selling them. Born into the electronic age he told NY Hockey Online Maga-zine that Facebook was the place “because people can find things there.”

Ryan also knows people like things their way and offers the bracelets in team, school, orga-nization or your favorite colors. Currently offered are white, red, blue, yellow, black, goldenrod, pink, safety green and pink camo, woodland camo, bruiser (blue and black),orange and maroon. How-ever, if you need a special color let him know. All the wrist ropes are made from paracord. The money he’s raising isn’t all going to college and a car, Ryan has several organizations that he is fundraising for. In September he raised money for Childhood Cancer Awareness through Alex’s Lemonade Stand and this month (October) it will be for Breast Cancer Awareness (order your pink wristropes). One dollar from each order goes to the

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Player &

Entrepreneur

At Age 10By Janet Schultz

Photos by Lori McRitchie

organization. Those organizations were chosen for very special reasons. Ryan’s grandmother and great grandmother had breast cancer; a family friend had cancer as a child, another friend has an autistic child and his brother has Tourette Syndrome. Ten year old’s generally lead a busy life with school, hockey and other activities. So where does Ryan find the time? “I find small bits (of time) and use it wisely,” he said. “A bracelet takes about five minutes to make.” The wrist ropes can be ordered through Ryan’s Facebook page and he is currently having a website developed. They cost $4 to $6 each, In addition to the wrist ropes he makes lanyards, bow slings and keychains. Shipping takes 2 to 5 days. His hockey career began with MidState when he was four years old. Coach McNeil met him at the 2011 Erik Cole Tournament in Oswego as a member of Nc-Neil’s team chosen through a draft system. “I could tell from the first time I met him that he was very coachable and an eager player,” said Mc-Neil. “I have had the pleasure watching Ryan not only grow as a player, but as a young man over the past two seasons,” said Coach McNeil. “No matter how bad a situation got in a game or practice I could always see that smile saying ‘it’s OK Coach we’re going to keep having fun’ sort of smile.” Ryan’s favorite team is the Anaheim Ducks and his favorite player is Cory Perry. He also plays soc-cer and will build anything, especially with Legos and Knex.

He laughs as he tells us that Lunch is his favorite subject in school. But the young entrepreneur has his eyes on a career in mechanical engineering, so Science is his favorite subject. Check out Ryan’s Facebook page at Ryan’s Wrist Ropes and watch for his website being launched shortly. The address will be www.ryanswristropes.com Your team or any organization can also fundraise through Ryan’s Wrist Ropes. Just send him a Facebook message or email him at [email protected].





Ithaca native Lucy Schoedel was named Assis-tant Coach of the Buffalo State Bengals Wom-en’s Ice Hockey Team late this summer. She’s

a recognizable name in NY being a member of the Ithaca High School Boys and Girls Varsity teams at one point, playing with the Syracuse Nationals Girls and as a member of the Syracuse University women’s ice hockey team in their inaugural sea-son. She also could be found at USA Develop-ment Camps throughout her career. Now you’ll find Scho-edel coaching the goal-ies and defensive players on the ice and off-ice re-cruiting for the Bengals u p c o m i n g seasons. It all started at a very young age. When your Mom is a figure skater you find yourself on skates. Schoedel found hockey to be her sport for thesame reason so many girls play. “My brother played, I watched him and I wanted to play too,” said Schoedel. “So I did.” At age 10 she was a goalie playing with the boys in Ithaca. Throughout her career she played both boys and girls hockey. She played for the Ithaca Shooting Stars 12U team and, as a seventh grader, was a member of the Ithaca School Girls Varsity Team, in the inaugural season of the first-ever girl’s varsity ice hockey league in New York State. She played grade 10 through 12 on the Ithaca Boys Varsity team, and along with that played for the Syracuse Nationals Girls team. In her senior year she focused on just playing for the Ithaca Boys Varsity Team. “At that time the difference between boys and

girls was the level of play,” Schoedel explains. “My overall development and hopefulness to play college hockey found me wanting to chal-lenge myself. Boy’s hockey did that for me, plus I was still playing in Syracuse with the girls.” “The choice of boys vs girls is an indi-vidual one,” she continues. “The l e v e l of play in girl’s

varsity ice hockey is so much higher now. But the choice is still i n d i v i d u -al.”

“There is a lot of value in girl’s high s c h o o l hockey,” she says. “The big-gest chal-l e n g e going from high school to college hockey is pa-tience! That’s the piece that is missing.” Schoedel made it to college hockey play-ing for New Hampshire for two years and then transferred her final two years to Syracuse Un-versity, the inaugural season for the Orange. During her four years of college hockey she played in 75 games, had a 2.44 goals against average and a .912 save percentage. While at Syracuse she also logged 2 points on 2 assists. The psychology major found a way after col-lege to remain in the game. Coaching! She took a job with Weslyan University in

Girls and Collegiate Hockey

with Bengals Asst. Coach Schoedel

by Janet Schultz

Connecticut for the 2010-11 season and then ac-cepted an assistant coaching job with Brown Uni-versity from 2011 through her appointment to Buffalo State this summer. She has also worked for USA Hockey, serving as an intern at the National Development Camp and more recently working as an evaluator for USA Hockey at their NYS, Atlantic, Minnesota and Southeast District camps. “There are a ton of opportunities in hockey af-ter college,” said Schoedel. “Youth programs are always looking for female coaches.” “Reach out and say you want to help out at

a tryout and they will find something for you to do,” she continues. “You can also volunteer at National Camp.” USA Hockey is looking for consistent evalua-tors and it’s a way to give back to the District or State. Locally interested persons can contact Joe Eppolito, NYS girl’s director for USA Hockey. “If you’re ambition is to play college hockey know your choices including DI, DIII and Club,” she advises. If a DI school isn’t recruiting you in your ju-nior year, then you had better be thinking about DIII or Club. But she also said not to wait for the recruiter. If you want to be seen by Buffalo State or different college coaches, let them know through phone calls or emails. “Be proactive in the process, don’t wait for us,” she recommends. “It’s not enough to just want it,” she said. “If you’re serious you must be willing to dedi-cate yourself to it on and off the ice,” said Scho-edel. “You need to walk the walk.” Schoedel looks for the all-around player. A player needs a balance of technical soundness, grittiness, good character and a team-first men-tality. Her goalies must compete on a consistent ba-sis and have the technical base to work around. “They need to make the save at the end of the day,” said Schoedel.



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As with all of us that follow sports, incidents occur which impact our enjoyment and

sometimes, our perception of the games. For instance, during the most recent Australian Open ten-nis tournament, the top-seeded female tennis player, Victoria Azarenka, was granted a medical timeout during the championship match. After she went on to victory, fans and tennis pun-dits felt she had bent the rules about medical timeouts and simply needed to compose herself from a case of the nerves. The New York Times, which reported the incident, also referred a couple other instances of sports teams’ questionable tactics to gain an edge over the competition in the quest for a victory. As someone who’s been involved in hockey since my youth, I was intrigued about where that article about tennis was going: the “win at all costs” mentality. An expert quoted in the article speaks to a “disturb-ing trend extending to youth sports: emphasizing winning over sportsman-ship and developing character.” I am not sure I’d call that a

“disturbing trend.” There has always been a faction of parents and coaches in the world of youth sports that have placed pride and victory above teach-ing kids how to deal with adversity and losing. In fact, just a couple weeks ago I was at a rink watching my youngest son’s hockey game. I had unfortu-nately chosen to sit next to an ex-tremely excitable man whose grand-son was playing for the other team. “Get his number!” he screamed after a hard check. “Knock him out of the game!” he demanded following a stare-down. “Kill him!” he yelled during a post-whistle scrum. A few minutes later, one of my son’s teammates chased the puck into the corner. Just before he made it, the opposing player creamed him, caus-ing the kid to carom into the boards at an odd angle. He’ll be recovering from a broken pelvis for the next four months. Don’t get me wrong; I’d much rather be on the winning end of a game. But when a team ranks win-ning ahead of respect for competition, respect for the game, and sportsman-ship, that’s a problem. Or when mom and dad think their kid is the next Great One, it’s time for some hard numbers: USA Hockey counts just over 350,000 kids playing organized ice hockey. The NHL has about 700 total players (and how many of them aren’t US-born?). With those statistics, chances are

most of the kids aren’t going to wear an NHL jersey as an adult unless they buy one. Youth hockey is fun to watch as It is infinitely rewarding to play a vital role. It’s also amazing to watch kids’ skating and team skills develop. At the beginning of the season, kids are afraid to move their feet in skates, fearful of falling down. By the end of the season, they’re making turns behind the nets with a smile from ear to ear and interacting with teammates with unfathomable efficiency unthink-able only days or weeks before. Un-fortunately, at some point, we forget about the fun and worry more about making sure the other kid “pays” for being an opponent. In our organization, we remind our coaches, players, AND parents of our Codes of Respect and three basic tenets: Teamwork, Personal Responsibility and Sportsmanship and emphasizing the character building blocks that our players will take with them through life. On occasion, we have had to remind some people mid-season that they signed our ‘Rocks Codes of Respect. We’re human and we get caught up in our kids’games. But, we firmly believe it takes all three components to have success on the ice, success in fostering the love of the game, and most importantly, success at helping develop kids into responsible, respectful adults.

Tom Barnett, a native Western New Yorker, participated as a player from the youth through collegiate level, and has been involved in coaching hockey and program development for more than 30 years. As founder and president of The Buffalo Shamrocks Hockey Club, a USA Hockey program, Tom was recognized by the National Hockey League as the 2009 recipient of the inaugural Mark Messier Youth Leadership Award.

Hockey Insight

by Tom Barnett



To say that Matt Herr loves the game of hockey would be a gross understatement. What would better describe Herr is that he has a passion for

hockey. This became quite evident during two presenta-tions he made in Sep-tember. The first was at the West Section meeting of the New York State Amateur Hockey Association in Rochester. The other was at the North Sec-tion meeting in Lake Placid. Herr would also be the first to tell you that he has the most perfect job in the world. He talks about hockey. Herr is a regional manager of USA Hockey’s American Development Model. He works with the New York and Atlantic Districts. “My rule is to help New York State Hockey de-velop,” remarked Herr, a native of Hackensack, New Jersey who was raised in New Windsor, New York. “Obviously USA Hockey ADM has a plan on how that development should be administered. “My job is to help hockey programs in New York State administer the ADM program. But my job is to

also help out in any other way that I can. “That could be through education and mak-ing presentations to groups or by going on-ice and working with coaches and players. “I want to be a resource for coaches to help them run better practices and get the most out of their

time on the ice with players. “I grew up in New York State. I played hockey for the Bear Mountain Bears organization. “I grew up playing on that little rink on top of the mountain. It is an out-door rink that I have many fond memories of from my childhood days. “I even played on the old Smith Rink at West Point. That was the size of a football field and you could have three games going on there

at one time. “I even played in the Empire State Games for the Hudson Valley Region. I remember those opening ceremonies in Albany. Great times.” Herr certainly comes with the credentials. He helped the University of Michigan men’s ice hockey team to four straight NCAA Frozen Four appear-ances, including two national titles in 1996 and 1998

Former NHLer Matt Herr Talks About --Developing Hockey

Players for the Future -- What You Need to Know About ADM

by Randy Schultz



(he was captain of the ’98 squad). An outstanding athlete, Herr played hockey, as well as baseball. He excelled in both sports and was drafted by the NHL’s Washington Capitals and Ma-jor League Baseball’s Atlanta Braves in 1994. Herr represented the US twice during his playing career. He played for the US National Junior Team that competed in the 1996 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championships in Boston, MA. He was also named to the US Men’s National Team that played in the 1999 IIHF Men’s World Championship in Oslo, Norway. Herr admits that he never really thought about a pro hockey career until his junior year at Michigan. To say that he believes in USA Hockey and the ADM program is an understatement. “In late summer we took an ADM road show across the State of New York from Long Island, up through the Adirondacks, to Syracuse and finishing in Buf-falo.” commented Herr, who resides with his wife and two children in the Saratoga Springs area. “We had doz-ens of kids and coaches on the ice participating. “We had 73 kids on the ice at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo playing cross-ice hockey. Seventy-three! “There was no down time on the ice. These kids were going all the time. “They had their drills. They had their games. “They got their touches with the puck. In the end they were tired, but they were happy and still smil-ing. “They enjoyed it and that is what cross-ice hockey is all about.”Herr knew going into his new job with USA Hockey that he would have his detractors, people that were not in favor of the ADM program. But Herr drew from his days as a teacher on how to deal with these people.Herr taught at Kent (Conn) School from 2005-2013. Besides teaching history and psychology at Kent, the former forward also served as the head coach of the boys’ varsity hockey team, where he helped take the program from a sub-.500 team to a regular contender in New England prep school hockey.

“I’ve always tried to go into things with an open mind,” said Herr, who played in parts of four sea-sons in the NHL with the Caps, Florida Panthers and Boston Bruins. “We understand that we are going to be dealing with people who don’t like the ADM model. “All we want people to do is at least come and listen to what we have to say. In the end if you don’t agree with us, that’s OK.“ ”Everyone has a right to their opinion. At least you listened to us and that’s what we want.” Herr understands the urgency of the situation. “We losing a lot of beginning hockey players by the time they get to the peewee level,” stated the 37

year-old Kerr. “That shouldn’t be happening in a great game like hockey. “We know there are a lot of concerns like cost, ice time and travel. But we think the ADM model addresses a lot of this. “People also forget that we have ADM models for all levels of hockey. The thing that many people don’t realize is that even NHL teams practice using the

ADM model. “They play cross-ice hockey, half-ice hockey. It’s amazing.”Herr also believes that kids should not be playing hockey 12 months out of the year. They should take time off from hockey by playing other sports or get-ting involved in other activities. “I’ve seen too many high school kids who play hockey 12 months a year end up getting hip sur-gery,” said Herr. “That comes from too much pres-sure on their hip area from skating to much. “A lot of this falls back on the parents wanting to develop their kids into hockey players. They some-times feel that their child is falling behind if they are not playing hockey all the time. “It’s actually more beneficial if the child plays other sports or gets involved in other off-season ac-tivities. “Our goal in the end is to create a better athlete first and you will have a better hockey player in the end. “To me, that’s what it is all about. And If I can help kids out in any way, then I’m doing my job.”

“Our goal in the end is to create a better athlete first and you will have a better hockey player in the end.”

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Central NY NYSAHA Meeting

Western NY NYSAHA Meeting

Alex Buerger with the Stanley Cup the day Scotty Bowman brought it to

Buffalo!

Medaille’s Koester in net at Home Opener

Medaille opened at home against Brockport with a 8-0 Brockport

win!

The University of Buffalo Men’s Ice Hockey Team takes on St. John Fisher at Northtowns.

USA Hockey Rep talks to West Section

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The Niagara Junior Purple Eagles Mites played during in-termission at the Buffalo Sabres/

Columbus Blue Jackets game.

Below, the RIT women practice with Coaches McDon-ald, Woodard and Siegl.

CENTRAL NEW YORK

HOCKEY

COLGATE A promising start faded at the end as the Raiders managed just one victory over their final 12 contests including a first round ECAC playoff sweep to St Law-

rence. The good news moving forward is that three of the top four scoring spots last season were held by freshmen and eight of the team’s 14 wins were earned by a freshman goal-tender. Tylor Spink and Kyle Baun were both named to the ECAC All-Rookie team after their 31 and 24 point seasons respectively where Spink led the squad with 18 assists and Baun with 14 goals. An argument could have been made for Tyson Spink to also be given postseason honors as he finished tied for second on the team with 27 points. Juniors Joe Wilson and Joe Lidgett with sophomores Mike Borkowski and Darcy Murphy will also compete for top two line playing time after all scored in double figures last season. The defense will be remade after three starting seniors left with junior Spiro Goulakas back after missing ten games last season with health issues. Sophomores Ryan Johnston and Kevin Lough will log plenty of minutes. In goal, sophomore Spencer Finney and Eric Mihalik split time last season and both will be tested in back of the youthful d-corp. The Raiders welcome its largest class in recent memo-ry with 10 skaters including Buffalo native Andrew Black, who played with the New Jersey Hitmen in the EJHL last two seasons. Black, the 2012-13 EJHL Player of the Year, had 108 points in 89 games with the Hitmen on 50 goals and 58 as-sists.

The other recruits are Emilio Audi from the Pembroke Lumber Kings of the Central Canadian Hockey League, Vernon Vipers Top Defenseman Brett Corkey, Julian Fi-alkow via the Valley Jr. Warriors of the EJHL, goaltender Charlie Finn, who was a two-time OJHL Goaltender of the Year in three years with the Kingston Voyageurs and Derek Freeman from the New Hampshire Junior Monarchs of the EJHL. Sixth round Calgary Flames draft pick Tim Harrison also joins after skating for two years with the Dexter School in the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council. The Raiders open with Ferris State October 5-6 at home. ECAC play begins also at home November 1st against Fro-zen Four participant Quinnipiac and the squad will partici-pate in the Mariucci Classic January 3-4 in Minnesota.

CORNELLThe Big Red was the team no one else want-ed to face in the postseason and they proved it taking Frozen Four participant Quinnipi-ac to double-overtime in game three of the

ECAC quarterfinals. Gone is top-scorer Greg Miller and two senior defense-men, but the team will try to extend their late-season mo-mentum into this year. Senior goaltender Andy Iles (Ithaca) is back for one final year as he tries to move up on the school’s all-time goaltending charts with some impressive careers of their own such as Ken Dryden, Ben Scrivens, David McKee and David LeNeveu among others. He begins this season 30 games behind Scrivens for the career record for games played (117) and 661 saves shy of tying Scrivens for the career mark of 2,873. Offensively it will be time for the junior class to step up with Brian Ferlin, Joel Lowry, John McCarron and Cole Bardreau (Fairport) along with senior Dustin Mowry. Bardreau missed all but 13 games last season with a broken bone in his neck. Junior defenseman Joakim Ryan doubled his assist total (10) from his freshman season and will quarterback the power play. Senior Kirill Gotovets, junior Jacob Mac-Donald and sophomore Reece Willcox will anchor a young blueline. The Big Red welcome ten newcomers for the 2013-14 campaign in defenseman Holden Anderson (Hawkesbury-

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CCHL), forward and Florida Panthers 2013 fourth round selection Matt Buckles (St. Michael’s-OJHL), goaltender Ryan Coon(Taft School), forward Eric Freschi (Dubuque-USHL), goaltender Mitch Gillam(Chilliwack-BCHL), forward Jeff Kubiak (Muskegon-USHL), defensemen Clint Lewis (USNTDP), Patrick McCarron (St. Michael’s-OJHL), Eric Sade (New Jersey-EJHL) and forward Jake Weidner (Elmira-GOJHL). The Big Red and the rest of the Ivy League open late with the season opener at Nebraska-Omaha October 25-26 and the home and conference lid-lifter against Princeton November 2nd. The now-annual Madison Square Garden game will be November 30th versus Boston University and the team will again head to Florida with Princeton, New Hampshire and Maine in January for the Florida College Classic.

CORTLAND Head coach Joe Baldarotta announced his retirement in mid-August due to health con-cerns with Tom Cranfield named announced as the replacement for this season.

Baldarotta spent six seasons in Cortland after 16 sea-sons with Wisconsin-Stevens Point. His 310 career wins puts him 72nd all-time at all levels of college hockey.

Central Notes......The Skaneateles YMCA will be holding a Hockey Camp for high school boys in Grades 9 - 12. The camps will be held beginning Monday, October 28 and the second ses-sion will begin Monday, November 4. Skaneateles Varsity Hockey Caoches Mitch Major and Jeff Bobbett will offer a high tempo pratice which will sharpen players’ skills for hte new season. They will feature small ice competitive games. For more information call the Skaneateles YMCA or stop in at the smember services desk at 97 State Street....CNY is offering a Men’s Over 30 Hockey League that will play on Sunday’s 8:30 p;.m. or Tuesdays, 9:30 p.m. at the Skaneatteles Rink. The league will run from Otober 20 through March 18. ... Ice Hawks window decals are available contact Tracey Walsh - [email protected] ... Center State Youth Hockey is hosting a TRY HOCKEY FOR FREE event on Saturday, November 2 from 10 am to 11 am at the SUNY Morrisville Iceplex. This is a great opportunity for kids of all ages to come out and experience the fastest game on foot. For more information, e-mail Rod Ives at [email protected] Hockey 40th Anniversary Celebration, Saturday, Oct. 19 for adults only. Contact Rob at [email protected]

NYHOL’s Janet (center) and Randy Schultz met with “Puck Hog” Author Christie Casciano-Burns (left) in Syracuse. Make sure to check out the Puck Hog books for your children. (Photo by waitress at Toby Keith’s in Destiny USA Mall)

Your Central Section President Gary Lebrun is now a representative for USA Hockey to the NYS Sections. Here he is at the East meeting with East Section Presi-dent Ralph Scannapieco!

Syracuse

The SU hockey team has been picked to finish second in conference play by the coaches of College Hockey America. The Orange garnered 19 votes in the pre-season poll, just one vote ahead of Rob-ert Morris and six behind Mercyhurst, the

2013-14 favorite. Syracuse finished second in the 2012-13 regular sea-son CHA standings and lost in the conference finals to Mer-cyhurst, the number one ranked team in the conference and The Orange had a program-high 13-6-1 conference record last season, just the second time the team has re-corded a winning CHA season since the program’s incep-tion in 2008. The 2012-13 season was also the first time the Orange were above .500 both in conference and overall. The 2013-14 season opened Friday, Sept. 27 against the University of Guelph in a pre-season exhibition. The regular season opens at Northeastern on Friday, October 4 in Matthews Arena. New Yorker’s on the roster for the Orange are Julie Bengis (Stormville/Kent School), Brittney Krebs (Marathon/National Sports Academy), Kaillie Goodnough (Mannsville/National Sports Academy), Erin Brand (Long Beach/North-wood) and Eleanor Haines (Huntington/National Sports Academy).

Colgate When Colgate women’s hockey hosts its annual Autism game, the Raiders focus on one thing – creating awareness for a good cause. They did it in 2013, with head coach Greg Fargo an-

nouncing that the team raised $7,234 in donations for Autism Speaks. After com-bining online donations and the amount raised on campus, the squad is proud to say they surpassed their intended goal. Over the last couple years the Raisers have supported the Autism awareness project, Autism Speaks. And

since 2011, the team with support from Colgate and lo-cal communities has raised more than $38,000 for Autism Awareness and Research. “The quality of our student-athletes never surprises me,” head coach Greg Fargo said. “They not only take their studies and their sport very seriously, but they know a great cause when they work with one and continually strive to make a difference outside their comfort zone.” The Raiders’ Autism Awareness game will take place on Jan. 31 when Colgate hosts Brown at 7 p.m. in Starr Rink.

Colgate Standout Named to CWHL

Former Colgate women’s hockey standout Kiira Dos-dall will be bringing her skills back to the states this coming season, as she was taken 40th overall during the annual Canadian Women’s Hockey League draft. The CWHL held its annual draft on August 26 via a con-ference call in Mississauga, Ont. Of the 66 players taken, more than 50 played U.S. college hockey at the Division I and Division III levels. In her final season for Colgate, Dosdall was selected as one of three senior captains. She played in all 36 games, scored five goals and handed out 19 assists for 24 total points. Dosdall was also nominated to participate in NCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge. Along with that, she was selected to All-ECAC Hockey Second Team for the 2008-



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Coach Greg Fargo discuss strategy at the Nichols Camp in Buffalo this summer.



09 season. Throughout her four years at Colgate, Dosdall played in 134 games notching 11 goals and 52 assists, which ranks her 17th all-time in school history. Dosdall’s 52 assists places her eighth in Colgate history. She ended her career with 63 points, making her Colgate’s second all-time leading scorer as a defenseman.

Colgate Ranking for PreSeason The Colgate women’s hockey team is projected to finish ninth in the ECAC Coaches’ Preseason Poll for the 2013-14 season. After giving then No. 2-ranked Cornell a run for its money in last year’s ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals, Colgate head coach Greg Fargo and his women’s hockey team are preparing themselves for what they hope will be the best season in program history. The Raiders open their 2013-14 season Friday, Oct. 4, when they welcome two-time defending national champion Minnesota for a two-game set. The Raiders are lead by se-niors Jocelyn Simpson, who tallied seven goals and nine assists last season, and Megan Wickens, who anchors a veteran Colgate defensive line. Melissa Kueber and Miriam Drubel will also be key targets for the Raiders as they look to make an impact in the league. If you’re looking for New York players on the Raiders Squad watch for Susan Allen (Rochester/Spencerport High School), Susan is a junior goaltender who played in eight games; finished last season with a 4.41 goals against aver-age with a total of 167 saves and a .865 save percentage and allowed only one goal against RIT on Nov. 9. She had a career-high 33 saves against Northeastern on Oct. 5 and finished the season with 353:46 minutes played.

CORNELL The ECAC women’s hockey coaches have slated the defending league champion Big Red to finish second in the annual preseason poll, while also naming Cornell junior for-ward Jillian Saulnier to the preseason all-conference team. Led by reigning ECAC Coach of the Year, Doug Der-raugh, Cornell received 111 points and five first place votes to place second behind Clarkson University in the pre-season rankings. The Big Red has won the regular season title each of the last four seasons, and the ECAC Tournament Champi-onship in three of the last four years. Cornell finished the 2012-2013 season with a record of 18-3-1 in league play (27-6-1 overall). Saulnier, a first-line forward for Coach Derraugh, was a consistent contributor to the Big Red’s success in 2012-2013, earning ECAC Hockey Second Team honors. She dished out a career high 33 assists and scored 10 goals

for Cornell, including four game-winners, all in league contests. She finished the season with a plus 23 rating, and was fifth in the nation in assists per game and 14th in points per game. The Big Red women’s hockey team garnered a No. 6 national rank-ing in the first edition of the 2013-2014 USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women’s College Hockey Poll with 96 points. Cornell is one of three ECAC Hockey schools included in the initial poll, as Clarkson (No. 3) and Harvard (No. 9) both made it within the top 10. Three other ECAC schools received votes. The poll is conducted each week in conjunction with the American Hockey Coaches Association and includes input from coaches and journalists representing each of the four NCAA Division I ice hockey conferences, as well as com-posite votes from officers of the AHCA and USA Hockey. The Big Red will begin the 2013-2014 season with a home series against Northeastern on Oct. 19 and 20. Both games are scheduled for 2 p.m. Anna Zorn (Churchville/Rochester EDGE) returns for her second season. As a freshman Zorn saw plenty of play-ing time on the Big Red’s third line racking up four goals and four assists for eight points. She scored a goal in her first career game at Boston University on Oct. 20, and she had a career-high two points in two separate games. De-spite missing a chunk of the season after winter break due to injury, Zorn came back with a bang, scoring a goal on her first shift in two months just seconds after a faceoff against Union.

Women’s Club Oswego State Oswego State College will be putting a club hockey team on the ice again this season. However, they have a new coach. Ryan Kesterke, Fulton, has been appointed. Kesterke played his youth hockey in Fulton and then went on to On-ondaga Community College, which did not have a hockey program at that time. He and several other men founded OCC’s program and he played for his two years serving as Captain and Team Treasurer. He has transferred to Oswego to continue his studies and has taken on the challenging coaching position. The team opens play at home on October 5 against Niagara University.

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The Harvey School Ice Rink--Site of the NYSAHA East

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Katonah, NY is a hamlet located in the town of Bedford and Westchester County. Within its boundaries lies the homestead of John

Jay, American statesman, a Founding Father of the United States and the first Chief Justice of the US. Nestled in the rolling hills of Katonah one will also find The Harvey School. Founded in 1916, The Harvey School is a coeducational college-preparatory school serving approximately 340 students in grades 6 through 12. Back in mid-September it hosted the Fall meeting of the East Section of the New York State Amateur Hockey Association. Which would then suggest the question, what does hockey have to do with The Harvey School? Situated on more than 100 acres of woods, lawns and fields, the campus features a wide array of indoor facilities in addition to six athletic fields, an outdoor basketball court and the Evarts Ice Rink. Dedicated in 1987, the Maxwell Evarts Memo-rial Rink is home to several ice hockey teams, as well as figuring skating organizations. Once inside the arena, one would think at first glance that the leg-endary Hobey Baker should be skating on the ice.

The interior was designed using dark wood with a rounded structure appearance which gives it such a charming appeal. The Harvey School has a varsity boy’s ice hockey team, as well as a middle school boys team that play in the winter. A junior varsity team also plays in the spring. They play in the Fairchester Athletic Associa-tion (FAA) as well as the Division I Prep League. As Tim Halewicz, varsity boys ice hockey coach, pointed out everything begins with the Evarts Ice Rink. “In the community, anyone who has played here at the Evarts Rink, it holds a special place for them in their hearts,” explained Halewicz. “People who have played there come back as coaches. “There are other hockey organizations that share the rink with us. The Putnam Panthers and Bedford Bears are here. “The John Jay High School teams use it, as does Yorktown High School.” Halewicz also pointed out where a lot of the Harvey Alumni are going on to play for. “Since I began here back in 2000, I’ve seen a lot of our players graduate and go on to Division III

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colleges,” commented Halewicz. “The student-athlete who plays hockey here is at Harvey for a variety of reasons. “First, there are the small classes. Another is the attention that the faculty gives them. “Most of our students come from Westches-ter County. A few come from Fairfield County in Conn. “A few come from Rockland County and of course Putnam County.” Harvey is a five-day boarding school. “We’re looking at getting more students from the New York City area. We’re only a two-hour drive from there. “So kids could live here for five days and go home without much problem on the weekends.” Halewicz enjoys the surroundings at Harvey. “We’re in a great location here,” concluded Halewicz. “It’s a beautiful area. “It’s a great community as well. It all adds up to a great academic and athletic package for the students.”

Photos top left to bottom right:

The ice arena at Harvey School; fitness center,

press box in arena, newly rennovated home locker

room and Tim Hale-wicz talks about Harvey Hockey with NYHOL.

ARMY With 13 freshmen and 17 underclassmen, the Black Knights last season struggled but still almost doubled their win total from the previous season. They didn’t win a single game after January, but with a year under the respective belts of each of the above, expectations will be raised. Leading scorer Andy Starczewski (Whitesboro) has graduated as has three defensemen and one of their two starting goaltenders, so there are plenty of roles looking for bodies to fill them as camp opened. Sophomores Thane Heller and Joe Kozlak with junior Zak Zaremba were next on the goal scoring chart last sea-son with junior Josh Richards finishing third on the team in assists as likely candidates to see power play time. Junior defenseman Max Lalor netted four of his six goals with the man advantage and is joined on the blueline by classmate Maurice Alvarez and a trio of sophomores in Jonathan Gehrt, Christian Pomarico and Luke Jenkins. Junior Rob Tadazak is the sole veteran in net after he finished in the middle of the conference in goals against and save percentage. Williamsville North / Buffalo Jr. Sabres product Parker Gahagen is one of two goaltenders in the recruiting class with Tanner Creel via the New Jersey Hitmen. Ryan Nick, Connor Costello and Garret Peterson join the defense this season with freshmen forwards C.J. Reus-chlein, Clint Carlisle, Joe Bruckler and Kyle Plageman. The Black Knights kick off the season as the opponent for the opener of the Pegula Ice Arena at Penn State Octo-ber 11th. Other non-conference opponents are Merrimack,

Providence and Boston Col-lege with the annual Royal Military contest January 25th. The home opener is November 2nd versus Bent-ley.

MANHATTANVILLE Forward Brendan Turner ‘13 has

signed with the Quad City Mallards of the Central Hockey League (CHL) for the 2013-14 season.

R.P.I. A late rush that saw the Engineers earn 12 of their 18 wins after January 17th ended with disappointment in the ECAC quarterfinals, but with just four seniors departed, there is depth to build that momentum into this season. Leading scorer Nick Bailen’s spot quarterbacking the power play needs to be replaced with junior defenseman Curtis Leonard likely getting first crack. Seniors Guy LeB-oeuf, Bo Dolan, junior Luke Curadi and sophomore Chris Bradley (Williamsville) provide defensive stability in front of sophomore goaltender Jason Kasdorf, who had a 1.62 goals against average and .935 save percentage with 14 wins as a Second Team All-League and All-Rookie Team selection. The Engineers are several lines deep in offensive abil-ity with junior forwards Matt Neal, Jacob Laliberte, Ryan Haggerty and Mark McGowan, sophomores Mike Zalewski (New Hartford), Milos Bubela and Mark Miller plus senior Brock Higgs among others. Rochester native Riley Bourbonnais (5-10, 190) arrives via the Lincoln Stars of the USHL where he played in 63 regular season games scoring 25 goals and 24 assists with 46 penalty minutes during the regular season and added three assists over three playoff contests. Forwards and fellow Lincoln teammates Jake Wood and Jimmy DeVito also arrive. On defense, the team wel-comes Parker Reno from state champion Edina High School in Minnesota where he had 22 helpers with two goals over 31 games. Goaltender Jake Soffer from Potomac, MD & the Bos-ton Bandits of the EJHL completes the 2017 class after compiling a 2.64 GAA and a .909 save percentage over 29 regular season games. The team opens at Sacred Heart, at Boston College and at Boston University for an early test before

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returning home October 19th with Sacred Heart. They will join state partner Colgate at the Mariucci Classic in Min-nesota the first weekend in January.

UNION The trouble with success in college hockey is that it sometimes draws the attention of professional scouts, which sometimes results in the early loss of key components. Aside from leading scorers Wayne Simpson and Kyle Bodie and top-six defenseman Greg Coburn, Shawn Stuart and Ryan Forgaard departing as seniors, the Dutchmen also saw three-year starting goaltender Troy Grosenick, forward Josh Jooris and defenseman and Ottawa draft pick Tim Boyle leave early. That leaves multitudes of questions as Union attempts to advance to the NCAA playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. But the cupboard is far from bare. Senior forward Dan-iel Carr had 32 points last season while senior Kevin Sul-livan, junior Daniel Ciampini and sophomore Matt Wilkins all equaled or exceeded 15 points. Junior defenseman Shayne Gotisbehere is coming off a career-high eight goal-18 assist campaign and senior blue-liner Mat Bodie dished out 18 assists last year. Sophomore

Sebastian Gingras and junior Charlie Vasaturo will be asked for more minutes on defense. Junior Colin Stevens is the heir apparent in goal after regis-tering a 1.62 goals against aver-age and .931 save percentage in 12 games last season. The Dutchmen have added Michael Pontarelli to the 2013-14 recruiting class that in-cludes Alex Gonye, Noah Henry, defenseman Matt Krug (South Buffalo), Eli Lichtenwald, Griffyn Martin, goalten-der Alex Sakellaropoulos, defenseman Jeff Taylor (Clifton Park) and Mike Vecchione.Krug was one of the top defenseman on the Indiana Ice of the USHL over the past two seasons, recording 22 points (five goals, 17 assists) in 108 games. Taylor comes back home after spending the 2012-13 season on the blueline with Dubuque after playing prep hockey at Albany Academy. Taylor helped Dubuque win a Clark Cup Championship, recording 27 points (five goals, 22 assists) in 57 games played. The Dutchmen open with four consecutive home games against Bowling Green (October 11-12) and Lake Superior State (October 18-19). They also have non-conference road trips to UConn, Penn State, St. Cloud State and New Hamp-shire.

East Report......Our sympathy to East Section President Ralph Scannapieco and his family on the passing of his mother, Stella. Services were held in Kings Park, NY....Congratulations to Mark DeSimone on winning an Emmy for his work in music. Watch for a feature story in the November issue of NYHOL Magazine. Mark is the East Section Women’s/Girl’s Coordina-tor.... Greater NYC Ice Hockey League 4 week Free Learn to Play Ice Hockey Next Session October 26, 2013 Birth dates 2006 thru 2009 Only. This is for the first time skater between the ages of 4 and 7 years old. Contact Linda Davi at [email protected] for information.... Try Hockey For Free at the Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink, Saturday November 2,5:15-7:15 pm. To sign up go to www.tryhockeyfor-free.com.

... The Icecat Amateur Hockey Club is looking for ad-ditional players for Midget 16 U Tier II Team (1997 & 1998) and Bantam Tier III Team (1999 & 2000). Play-ers interested in trying out should contact us at [email protected]... The Mariners have a full Ice Schedule for 2013-2014. They will be skating out of Dorothy Hamill Rink in Greenwich, Ct. and The Ice Hutch in Mt. Ver-non, NY. They thank both facilities for being so wel-coming and accommodating. The Mariners lost their rink to Hurricane Sandy. The Mite team will skate at least once during the week and twice on the week-ends and the Squirt, PeeWee and Bantam teams will have two weekday practice sessions and two home game slots on the weekends. Sessions will include USA ADM clinics, power skating, goal tender clinics in addition to team practices. All Mariners teams will play in the Hudson Valley League....Lady Islanders are holding their Pink the Rink October 5 and 6. Photos and story in November NYHOL.



UNION COLLEGE Head Coach Claudia Barcomb released the 2013-14 schedule for the Union College women’s ice hockey team which includes 34 contests against eight non-league op-ponents and the other 11 members of ECAC Hockey. Union will opened up the 2013-14 season with five straight Hockey East opponents, beginning with a road contest at Connecticut on Sept. 28. The Dutchwomen earned a 3-2 win against the Huskies in their 2012-13 sea-son opener. “We beat them last year but it was a close, hard-fought game,” Barcomb said. “I think it will be another close game this year. It will be nice to get our kids on the road early on in the season to get an idea of what we’re all about.” Union will return home to take on Providence at Messa Rink on Oct. 4-5 before games against Northeast-ern and NCAA Championship finalist Boston University on Oct. 11-12, also at home. The Terriers are defending Hockey East regular season and tournament champions. “BU was in the finals of the national championship game last year, and they’ll be really good again this year,” Barcomb said. The Dutchwomen will continue non-conference play with a road series at Penn State on Oct. 18-19 before an-other game against a CHA opponent on Oct. 26 at Syra-cuse. Union opens ECAC Hockey play at home against Dartmouth and Harvard on Nov. 1-2, beginning a run of eight straight games in league play. “I think we’ll play a good variety of teams before we start league play,” Barcomb said. “With eight games in a row to start league play, it will be a very important stretch for us in the overall picture of our league.” Union will face Colgate and defending ECAC Hockey champion Cornell on the road on Nov. 8-9 before return-ing home to take on Brown and Yale on Nov. 15-16. The early season stretch of league contests concludes at Quinnipiac and Princeton on Dec. 6-7. Maine returns to Union for a non-conference series at Messa Rink on Dec. 13-14 before the team’s traditional

winter break leading up to the New Year. Union opens up 2014 with a home series against RIT on Jan. 3-4, marking the first time the Dutchwomen and Tigers meet as Division I opponents. Union and

RIT last played as Division III rivals in ECAC East, with the Dutchwomen sweeping a two-game series at Messa Rink on Jan. 31-Feb. 1, 2003. “We play RIT for the first time since I’ve been here and they’re a competitive team in their second year at the Di-vision I level,” Barcomb said. “Scott (McDonald) has put to-gether a pretty good team and it will be a good matchup for us.” Union concludes the season with 14 straight ECAC Hockey contests, including seven in the month of Janu-ary. The Dutchwomen host Princeton and Quinnipiac at home on Jan. 10-11 before their annual home-and-home series against RPI the following weekend. Union will trav-el to Houston Field House on Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. before re-turning to Messa Rink for a 4 p.m. contest on Jan. 18. The Dutchwomen will play at Harvard and Dartmouth on Jan. 24-25 before returning home to face Clarkson and St. Lawrence on Jan. 31-Feb. 1. Union takes on Yale and Brown on the road on Feb. 7-8 before wrapping up the home slate the following weekend with Cornell on Feb. 14, followed by Senior Night against Colgate on Feb. 15 at 4 p.m. The regular season concludes with a trip to the North Country to face St. Lawrence and Clarkson on Feb. 21-22. “I like the way our schedule is, it’s pretty balanced the whole way through,” Barcomb said. “Our focus has to be to not have any let ups. We’ve told our players to be con-sistent in their workouts this spring, and hopefully that will continue into the fall.” They claimed a 6-0 victory in an exhibition matchup against the Ottawa Jr. Senators. Four Dutchwomen scored in the first period to give Union a commanding lead.

MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE The Manhattanville men’s and women’s hockey teams both helped out in the Westchester County community last month. The men’s hockey team took part in the 2013 Hud-son River Swim for Life, which is sponsored annually by

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the Westchester/Hudson Val-ley chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The Val-iants helped participants load and unload their kayaks on the way across the Hudson and also were there to cheer on the participants throughout the journey.

The event raises awareness of the Hudson River, promoting swimming as a lifelong form of fitness, and to raise funds for the ongoing efforts of charities in the community. The women’s hockey team helped out at the Jewish Community Center of Mid-Westchester at the 9/11 Re-membrance Blood Drive, which was held as part of the National Day of Remembrance to mark the 12th anniver-sary of the September 11 attacks. The day also included a number of activities that benefited more than 20 local agencies, with the blood drive benefiting the White Plains Hospital. The women pitched in with all aspects of the blood drive, including setup, registration, and sitting with the donors before and after their donations. Manhattanville returns to Terry Connors Rink for this season, after Hurricane Sandy destroyed Playland Rink.

The 2013-14 captains of the Rens-selaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women’s ice hockey team are senior Jordan Smelker, who will wear the “C” with Toni Sanders and Kathryn Schilter serving as assistant captains for the team.

Smelker (Anchorage, AK / Team Alaska 19U), a for-ward, played all 36 games for the Engineers last season. She had nine goals with with 12 assists for 21 points, ranking second on the team in both assists and points. She also had two power play goals and a game-winner, along with 20 penalties for 51 minutes. Smelker had a point in 17 different games, including four multiple-point efforts. The former Team Alaska 19U standout played in all 34 games in 2011-12, leading the team in points with 26 and assists with 16. She added 10 goals, which was good for second on the Engineers. Two of her markers came on the power play and one was shorthanded.

As a freshman, Smelker appeared in all 35 games for the Engineers, leading all rookies and finishing second overall in scoring with 20 points on 10 goals and 10 as-sists. She also led the team in power play goals (4) and added a game-tying and a game-winning marker. Representing the United States on the ice has be-come commonplace for Smelker, who has been invited to numerous national camps. Most recently she participated in the U.S. Women’s National Team Selection Camp over the summer. Sanders (York, PA / Susquehanna Rapids U-19) played 32 games last season. The senior forward had 10 points on six goals and four assists with two of her markers power play goals and one a game-winner. She had seven points (6 goals, 1 assist) in 24 games as a sophomore and eight points (4 goals, 4 assists) in her first year. A junior defenseman, Schilter (Aurora, ONT / Toronto Jr. Aeros) has played 66 games in her career. She has nine assists, including six during her sophomore season, with 24 penalty minutes. The Engineers who return 18 student-athletes from last season’s team, open their season October 4-5 at Rob-ert Morris.

New Assistant Coach Named The Engineers will have a new assistant coach behind the bench with the hiring of Derek Alfama (pictured) as an assistant coach. “Derek is a tireless worker and will bring great deal of experience and energy to our program,” said Burke, who is in his 10th season as head coach of the Engineers. “He has been both successful on the ice and as a recruiter. We are very fortunate to have Derek be part of the RPI family.” Alfama was most recent-ly an assistant at The College of the Holy Cross, where he mentored the Crusaders for the last two seasons. In 2012-13, Holy Cross finished the season with an overall record of 16-6-5 and 9-4-5 in ECAC East action. He helped the team to a 19-4-3 record in his first season with the program, as the Crusaders advanced to the ECAC Open Championship.

Alfama joined Holy Cross after spending the previ-ous three seasons as an assistant coach at Norwich Uni-versity. During the 2010-2011 campaign, Alfama helped lead the Cadets to an overall record of 25-4-1, with the team winning the NCAA Division III Championship. Nor-wich finished as the NCAA runner-up in 2009-2010, and advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals in 2008-2009. The Cadets had a 20-6-5 record in 2009-2010 and a 19-9-1 mark in 2008-2009, good for an overall record of 64-19-7 during Alfama’s three years on the staff. Norwich also received the American College Hockey Association Divi-sion III Women’s Staff of the Year Award in two of Alfama’s three seasons. Alfama’s playing experience includes spending four years at St. John’s High School in Shrewsbury, Mass., and one season at Trinity Pawling School in Pawling, N.Y. He has also been involved with the USA Hockey Satellite pro-gram for the past four seasons. A 1996 graduate of Norwich with a bachelor’s degree

in criminal justice, Alfama was a four-year member of the Cadets’ men’s ice hockey team. He served as team captain during his senior season, and received the programs Rob-ert Priestly Award.

RPI Notes In exhibition play Junior Ali Svoboda scored two goals as the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) wom-en’s hockey team defeated the Ottawa Junior Senators, 5-0. New York is represented with Jenn Godin (Clarence Center/Tabor Academy). Jenn is a sophomore defense-man who played in 35 games in her freshman year, had three goals and 12 assists an was the team’s top-scoring defenseman. She was named ECAC Rookie of the Week on January 29.



2013-2014 HELMET RULE

The HECC sticker showing the expiration date of the helmet must be visible. Do not take it

off or paint/write over it.Also, note that helmets do expire.

The USA rule indicates that an invalid helmet date should ren-der the player ineligible for the game (Rule 304 states: (Note) HECC certification includes an expiration date on the sticker and a helmet that has an expiration date that has expired is no longer considered certified. The player may not wear a hel-met that does not have a valid and current certification stick-er).

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For the third straight year, the SUNY Potsdam men’s basketball and women’s hockey team participated in “Walkin’ for Willz” 5k run/walk. The event, which was organized to raise funds for to help cure juvenile diabetes, took place Saturday, September 15. The Bears, other organizations and hundreds of other participants followed the route from Ives Park, through Clarkson University’s campus and back to Ives. All funds raised by the walkers went to support the Juveniles Diabetes The Walkin’ for Wilz event is named in honor of Billy “Wilz” Howlett, who in 2008 lost his battle against dia-betes at the age of 20. In it’s five years, the run/walk has raised nearly $120,000 for the Central New York chapter of the JDRF.Research Fund (JDRF).

CLARKSONFollowing a disappointing season with fewer than ten wins for the sec-ond time in four seasons and with just four victories after January, the Golden Knights move forward after losing just three regular seniors, al-beit two on defense. Top three scorers Allan McPher-

son, Jarrett Burton and Ben Sexton are back for their senior seasons along with junior Joe Zarbo, who led last year’s squad with a career-high 13 goals. Sophomores Pat Megannety, Simon Bessette and de-fenseman Paul Geiger will be asked to contribute more of-fense following their college inauguration. Juniors James Howden, Sam Labrecque and senior Alex Boak (Norwood) join Geiger on the blueline in front of sophomore goaltender Greg Lewis, who played in all but two games last season while posting a 3.02 goals against average and earning all nine of the team’s wins. The freshman class contains four forwards, two defen-semen and two goaltenders in Jordan Boucher (Pembroke Lumber Kings-CJHL), Perry D’Arrisso (Corpus Christi-NAHL), A.J. Fossen (Dubuque-USHL) and Troy Josephs (St. Michael’s-OJHL) at forward; Detroit draft pick James De Haas (Penticton-BCHL) and junior teammate Bryan Sinz on defense and Steven Perry (Fairbanks-NAHL) with late add Ville Runola (Finland Jr. A SM-liiga) in goal. After opening with two road games against Niagara and two at the Icebreaker Tournament in Minnesota, the Golden Knights open at home October 18-19 versus RIT. Conference play begins with four road games in a row in November starting at Brown. The team also will participate in the Catamount Cup in Vermont between Christmas and New Year’s and travel to UMass Lowell in January.

POTSDAM Former Bears Sy Nutkevitch and Kevin McFarland, both Class of 2012, have signed contracts with Central Hockey League teams for the upcoming 2013-14 season. Nutkevitch, who was All-SUNYAC and led the SUNYAC conference in scoring in 2011-12, has joined the Tulsa Oilers. McFarland, a goaltender, will join the St. Charles Chill.

ST. LAWRENCE A January-February run that earned points on nine of 11 games faded with wins in just two of their final seven contests and the Saints look to regroup after losing some senior firepower in forward Kyle Flanagan

and defenseman George Hughes. Hobey Baker finalist Greg Carey is back for one more go-around after leading the nation in goals and power play goals. Senior Jeremy Wick with juniors Gunnar Hughes, Chris Martin, Patrick Doherty and Tommy Thompson with senior Kyle Essery all are back after netting ten or more points last season. Seniors Justin Baker, Pat Riley, Riley Austin and ju-nior Nelson Armstrong anchor the defense in front of se-nior goaltender Matt Weninger, who already holds team re-cords in holding program records for appearances, minutes played and saves. Eleven newcomers will compete for spots and in-cludes two New Yorkers. Defensemen Gavin Bayreuther, Mike Graham, Ben Massella and Eric Sweetman arrive along with forwards Alexander Dahl, Trevor Hills (Hon-eoye Falls—son of RIT associate head coach Brian Hills), Woody Hudson (Greece), Drew Smolcynski and Brian Ward and goaltender Tyler Parks. Add in forward Matt Carey, who sat out last season, but has four years of eligi-bility beginning this year and almost half the Saint roster is made up of new faces. The Saints open at home against Maine October 11-12 and start ECAC play in November at Yale. Trips to Ferris State, RIT, North Dakota and Vermont dot the non-confer-ence schedule.

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CANTON The SUNY Canton women’s hock-ey team is ready to make great strides in the 2013-14 season as it begins its second year in program history under

Head Coach Melissa Lomanto. The team will make the transition from a club team to an NCAA-provisional mem-ber. The squad comes off a remarkable season where it went 8-14-1 in its first year of existence. The Roos will play 25 contests this season with nearly all contests coming against NCAA opponents. SUNY Can-ton will host 10 games in the friendly confines of the Roos House. The team opens the season with a pair of games on the road at Stevenson University on November 2nd and 3rd. The home-opener for the 2013-14 season will take place November 8 at 7 p.m. followed by a 2 p.m. con-test the following day, both against SUNY Cortland. The Roos will also host two-game series with Chatham Uni-versity and Division I Sacred Heart University as well as single contests against Utica College and SUNY Potsdam. SUNY Canton returns six players from its inaugural season a year ago paced by leading scorer Karley Cree’s 26 points on 16 goals and 10 assists. The Roos bring 19 freshman recruits to campus this fall and will have one of the younger teams during the 2013-14 season. Coach Lomanto will look to develop a number of talented indi-viduals throughout the season. New players come in from dominant programs such as Ontario Hockey Academy, Northwood Prep and Pittsburgh Elite. With a fresh group of faces combined with returning talent the 2013-14 SUNY Canton women’s hockey team will look to continue its development as it transitions to the NCAA Division III level of play.

POTSDAM The SUNY Potsdam women’s hockey team has hired Bryanna Farris a an assistant coach for the 2013-14 season. Farris replaces the vacated spot left by two-year assistant Courtney Laughlin, who has departed the team to pursue a graduate degree. Farris joins a Bears’ coaching staff that led Potsdam to a 10-14-2 record and has qualified for the playoffs in three of the past four seasons. Prior to Potsdam, Farris served for six years as a hock-ey coach instructing players ranging from age three to 25 with the Peak Centre for Human Performance in Kanata, Ontario, Canada. Farris also taught physical education at Newmarket Junior/Senior High School in Newmarket, New Hamp-shire, and Moharimet Elementary School in Madbury, New Hampshire. As a member of the University of New Hampshire women’s ice hockey team, Farris was selected to the Hockey East All-Academic Team from 2010-2011 and was also named to the Dean’s list. She lettered in women’s hockey for four years with the Wildcats. “I am very excited to have Bryanna join us this sea-son,” said seventh-year women’s head ice hockey coach Jay Green. “We met for the first time in the recruiting process several years ago when she was a member of the Ottawa Senators Women’s Intermediate program. She just com-pleted her academic/athletic career at UNH as a four-year letterman with the Wildcats. Bryanna will bring playing experiences and an exposure to Division I hockey, which will be a benefit to all of us here at Potsdam. At UNH, she played both at the defense and forward positions. As a result, she will have a broad base of knowledge to share with myself and will also surely benefit our players in the months ahead.” Farris received her bachelor’s degree in kinesiology: physical education pedagogy from the University of New Hampshire in May of 2013. In high school, Farris also lettered in soccer, volley-ball, basketball, track and field and badminton. During the 2008-09 season, she earned a gold medal with Team On-tario Red in the Under-18 Cana-dian National Championship. A member of the Ottawa Senators Women’s Hockey Club, she lifted



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the 2009 team by notching a goal and two assists in the Provincial Women’s Hockey League gold medal game. She was also on the PWHL silver medalist team in 2008. She is a native of Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada. The Bears open the season by playing in the newly renovated Maxcy Ice Arena on Nov. 2 against Saint Mi-chael’s College at 2:30 p.m.

Arena Has a New Look Potsdam will formally open the newly rennovated Maxcy Rink on Saturday, October 19. The Potsdam Bear will make a special appearance along with the men and women’ s players hosting an au-tograph session beginning at 9:30 a.m. From 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. there will be a figure and hockey rotation sessions on the ice and at 1 p.m. the Bears will host an open skate with the community. The women’s team will play an exhibition game at 2 p.m. and the men will hold a hockey exhibition at 3 p.m. On Friday, November 1 there will be a welcoming re-ception for men’s and women’s hockey alumni at 6 p.m. followed by a live streaming of the men playing at Platts-burg at 7 p.m. On Saturday, November 2 rink tours will be held for returning coaches and layers followed by the 1995-96 Men’s Hockey Team Hall of Fame Brunch. The women drop the ceremonial puck at 2:30 p.m. when they take on St. Michaels and the men will drop the ceremonial puck at 7 p.m. prior to their game against the University of New England. Sunday, November 3 is Alumni Day with an Alumni Family Skate at 9 a.m. and the men’s alumni game at 10 a.m. and the women’s alumni game at 11 a.m.

Clarkson With the talent, experience and depth at every posi-tion Co-Head Coaches Matt and Shannon Desrosiers have high hopes for the 2013-14 season, according to a pre-view issued by Clarkson on their webite. All but two veterans are returning from last season

where the Golden Knights ended the season with a 28-10 overall re-cord, culminating in the Knights’ second NCAA play-off appearance in the past four years. They finished in a tie for second in the ECAC Hockey standings with an 18-4 record. Clarkson faces a challenging

schedule including eight games against teams that skat-ed in the 2013 NCAA Tournament. They opened their 34-game season against the Rochester Institute of Technol-ogy on Saturday, September 28 in Cheel Arena. The Knights then face arch-rival St. Lawrence Univer-sity in back-to-back non-conference games. On October 4 they face Potsdam and on October 5, Canton. Highlighting the season will be a game against RIT in an outdoor game scheduled for December 14 at Frontier Field in Rochester, NY. In goal this season will be two-time ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Year Erica Howe (Ottawa, Ont). Junior Jenna Boss (Little Canada, Mn.) and Freshman McKenzie Johnson (Eden Prairie, Mn) will also be seeking playing time. Junior Emily Horn (Hamilton, Ont) will be redshirted this season. Five skilled defensemen return along with a promis-ing freshman. Senior Vanessa Plante (Riviere-du-Loup, Que.) and Juniors Jennifer Shields (Ingersoll, Ont) and Daniella Matteucci (Fruitvale, BC) are an intimidating force in front of the net. Sophomore Erin Ambrose (Kes-wick, Ont) played a lot of minutes in her freshman year and is emerging as one of the Knights’ most reliable blue-liners. Add to that Rookie Corie Jacobson (Warren, Ont) who helped Team Canada to a Gold Medal in last season’s U18 Championship and the Knights’ are a force to be reckoned with. The Knights’ also have the scoring power with Seniors Jamie Lee Rattray (Kanata, Ont) and Carly Mercer (Exeter, Ont). Rattray averaged 1.44 points per game on 22 goals, 30 assists in 36 games. Mercer posted 41 points last sea-son including six game-winners. Also putting pucks in the net were Britney Styner (Calgary, AB), Vanessa Ga-gnon (St. Constant, Que) and Shelby Nisbet (Wiseton, Sk). Juniors Christine Lambert (Thetford Mines, Que), Shannon MacAulay (Mt. Herbert, PEI) and Olivia Howe (Moose Jaw, Sask) saw significant time last year and should enjoy breakout campaigns this season, according to the preview. Cayley Mercer (Exeter, Ont), sister to Carley, missed all of last season due to injury and is expected to be in top form for this year. Coming on board are Freshmen Genevieve Gannon (Candiac, Que) and Jessica Gillharm (Ubridge, Ont), add-ing to the depth up front.

News from the North.......Congratulations to Lilly Holmes from Clifton Park’s 14U team. Lilly took part in the USA Development Camp.

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Webster CyClone Challenge

The Webster Cyclone Challenge was held the weekend of September 13 at the Arena in Webster. The event included Pee Wee Minor, Pee Wee Major, Bantam Minor, Midget 16U and a Girls 14U Division with teams from Webstr, Syracuse, Rochester, Caze-novia, Cheektowaga, Southtowns, Troy-Albany and Monroe County. The Webster Cyclones took first place in the Pee Wee Minor, Pee Wee Major and Girls 14U divi-sions. It was the Monroe County Eagles at the Ban-tam Minor Division and the Syracuse Blazers at the Midget 16U Division. Second place went to the Cazenovia Chiefs in the Pee Wee Minor; Cheektowaga Warriors at Pee Wee Major; Webster Cyclones, Bantam Minor; Websster Cyclones, Midget 16U and Syracuse Blazers at the Girls’ 14U. (NY Hockey OnLine stopped by for one game. It was Syracuse vs the Rochester Amerks. Photos are from that game).

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Around the West......Rochester hosts the Fire On Ice Tournament on October 18 through 20 at the Bill Gray IcePlex. Kick-ing off the event will be the DI RIT women against Colgate University on Friday, October 18 at 7 p.m. Teams from across the country will be participating including the Anaheim Lady Ducks, Milwaukee Jr. Admirals, New Jersey Colonials, Ontario Hockey Academy and Alaska Icebreakers as well as Roch-ester, Buffalo Regals, Cazenovia Lady Chiefs, Lady Islanders and many, many more....NYHOL expresses its sympathy to the family of former Sabre Larry Playfair on the passing of his mother-in-law Mary I. Deeves VanderVOORT....The West Section Midget Tier I Sectionals begin November 9 at the Northtown Center in Amherst. Playing at the 16U are the Buffalo Regals, Wheatfield Blades, Perinton Blades, Rochester Americans, Buffa-lo Saints, Amherst Knights, St. Francis, West Seneca Wings and Hamburg Hawks. At the 18U level are the Rochester Americans, Perinton Blades, Wheatfield Blades, Amherst Knights, Hamburg Hawks, West Seneca Wings, Buffalo Regals and Buffalo Saints. (These are listed in the order of the draw).... Congrats to the Monroe County Midget Major TB team on winning the championship in the Pitts-burgh Pre-Season Challenge. They went 5-0 and beat the Perinton Midget AAA team in the finals to take home the championship.

Buffalo Regals Update The Regals have been hard at work all summer preparing for this season, according to Head Coach Tom Ruggiero. The Tier I 16U team played Team Alaska in an exhibition game and tied them 3-3. The Regals will be playing at the 17U AAA level at the Rochester Ignite the Ice Tournament on Octo-

ber 18-20; Detroit World Hockey Invitatational November 1-3; Con-necticut Polar Bear Tournament, December 26-30 and the Brantford Gretzky Tournament in February. The 16U team will be play-ing in the 17U AAA Lower Lakes

Canadian League. At the 14U Tier I level the girls will be coached by Frank Attea and look forward to a very competi-tive season. At the 12U level it will be a building year and the Buffalo Regals are putting a 10U team on the ice for the first time this season.

Buffalo Super Series Report

The Buffalo Regals Bantam Major Team won the Buffalo 99 Super Series Bantam Major Tournament in their home rink, Holiday Twin Rinks. Taking part in the tournament were the Colorado Thunderbirds, Mid-Fairfield Yankees, New Jersey Ju-nior Devels, Carolina Jr. Hurricanes, Oakland Griz-zlies, Pittsburgh Penquin Elites and Team Comcast. Moving into the playoffs it was PIttsburgh over Mid-Fairfield 4-2; Buffalo over Oakland, 6-1; Colo-rado over Team Comcast 6-3 and Carolina over New Jersey 5-1. In the final three games of the series it was Buf-falo over Pittsburgh 8-5; Oakland over Mid-Fairfield, 3-0 and Colorado over Carolina 2-1 in a shootout.

Buffalo Stars Bring Home First Place The Buffalo Stars Girls U19 team returned from an exciting weekend in Cleveland, Ohio at the Ohio Flames Ignite the Ice Tournament. This tournament was the first time this season that the team of 20 players traveled out of the WNY area to take on some tough competition. Tough competition? They found it, finishing with a 3-2 record and winning the Tier II B Division Championship. By virtue of their win, the girls left Cleveland being the highest ranked American team in the tourna-ment. The two losses they did have were to the top two Canadian teams in the tournament during what proved to be probably the most difficult draw of the round robin. Individual honors aside, the team played to-gether and grew together, as this group included

girls who played for seven different associations last year. They showed how fast a team can grow together when they trust each other. With 13 different players registering points and everyone helping out in some tough pen-alty situations, it took a total team effort to make their mark in Ohio this weekend. In addition to a successful tournament, Goal-tender Margaret Janiga took the opportunity to share a very special moment in her life with her team mates and twin sister Marissa, who is the Captain of the team, by signing her national letter of intent to play Div II Lacrosse at Lourdes University in Sylvania, Ohio next year. The steps this team has taken since the begin-ning of the season are remarkable and opportu-nities for this team to grow even more are com-ing as they begin their college club team series this month, playing against Niagara University and SUNY Buffalo, and ending that series in February with a trip to Cornell University to play against the Big Red’s women’s club team.

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Buffalo Stars 19U Celebrate with First Place Trophy (Photo submitted by Buffalo Stars)

Each week the Buffa-lo Stars recognize a player for outstand-

ing play and outstanding academics. The following players received recognition in September. Christopher Botzenhart led his team to the Championship of the Buffalo Stars Labor Day Tourna-ment as he exploded for 5 goals in a 6-3 Championship Game victory over the Bud Bakewell Bruins. Christopher continued his scoring touch as he registered the games only goal in his teams Regular Season opening victory over the Southtowns Stars on September 7. Christopher is a 15 year old sophomore at Cheektowaga Central High School. The 5’11” cen-ter has played his entire career with the Buffalo Stars (Buffalo Hornets) organization. Jake Galvin won his teams 10,000 Puck Chal-lenge. Over the summer the Buffalo Stars PeeWee Major tam paticipated in hockeyshare.com’s 10,000 Puck Challenge, keeping players shooting over the summer with an ultimate goal of 10,000 pucks. Jake’s team shot 47,000 pucks with Jake placing 11,327 of those shots. This is Jake’s first season playing for the Stars.

He previously played for Cazenovia. The Spring-ville resident is in 7th grade and considers Wayne Gretzky his role model because he always worked hard and never gave up. His personal hero is his father because “he makes everything fun!” In addition to hockey, Jake enjoys golf and soccer. The Buffalo Stars Player of the Week for the week ending September 15 is Andrew Husted of the U16 Full Season Team. Andrew registered a 4 goal, 2 assist perfor-mance during his teams 6-3 victory over the Cheek-towaga Warriors this past Saturday during the Buffalo Stars Annual Home Opening Weekend. Andrew recorded the first 4 goals of the game giving him a natural hat trick plus one. Andrew is 16 years old and a resident of Lock-port. This is his first season wearing the red, white and blue of the Buffalo Stars. Alex Kuczmierz is the final September hon-oree. Alex is a member of the Midget 18U team. The 5”11” hockey player will play any position except goaltender. He is a resident of Lancaster and is a se-nior in high school. His favorite NHL player is Pavel Datsuk and his hero his his father because “he is an all around good person and example.”

(Pictured are top left Chris Botzenhart, bottom left Andrew Husted; top right, Jake Gavin, bottom right, Alex Kuczmi-erz. Photos courtesy Buffalo Stars)

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CANISIUS It’s amazing how a six month period (Feb-ruary-July) can turn the fortunes of a program around. After finishing a game under .500 during

the regular season, the Golden Griffins rattled off eight straight victories to win the Atlantic Hockey Association championship and earn their first NCAA tournament bid. They followed that with the summer announcement of teaming up with the Buffalo Sabres in the HarborCenter, which will become Canisius’ new home rink beginning next fall. But of immediate con-cern is defending their title. The team returns ten of its top-12 scorers from last season, but they were signifi-cant losses in Preston Shupe, who was second on the team in goals and points, and Torrey Lindsay, who anchored the nation’s second ranked penalty kill. Kyle Gibbons doubled his two-year goal total last season and will again be asked to score goals with Cody Freeman. Patrick Sullivan (Derby), Mitch McCrank, Tyler Wiseman, Doug Beck, Stephen Miller, Matthew Grazen (East Amherst) and senior captain Ryan Bohrer will all dot the top three lines. The defense returns largely intact with all but one an upperclassman. Seniors Ben Danford and Duncan McKel-lar with juniors Doug Jessey, Logan Roe and Stephen Far-rell will provide a solid front with senior netminder Tony Capobianco behind them.Geoff Fortman and Austin Kosack enter the battle for play-ing time on the blueline as freshman and are joined in the recruiting class by forwards Shane Conacher, Jack Hidi, Jeff Murray and Orchard Park native/Buffalo Jr. Sabres product Josh Kielich. The season kicks off with the opener at Niagara Octo-ber 12th as the first of six consecutive road contests. The final Buffalo State Ice Arena home opener is November 9th versus Mercyhurst. The team plays at home just twice be-fore New Year’s.

NIAGARA There are quite a few questions to be

answered as Niagara begins their prep-aration for the upcoming season having lost two of their top three scorers, three senior defensemen and their starting goaltender, who finished among the top ten nationally in goals against and save percentage.

Goodbye Giancarlo Iuorio, Marc Zanette and Jeff Han-nan up front, Dan Weiss, CJ Chartrain and Jason Beattie on the blueline and Carson Chubak in net. The Purple Eagles seem to always find someone to step into offensive roles year-after-year and will need that again behind Ryan Murphy, who led last year’s squad in scoring.Seniors Patrick Divjak and

Ryan Rashid, junior Chris Lochner with sophomores Dan Kolenda (who impressed in the Florida Panthers summer camp) and Hugo Turcotte will get first crack at top line min-utes with Murphy after combining for 38 goals and 50 as-sists one year ago. Buffalo’s Sam Alfieri, Rochester’s Mike Conderman (transfer from UMass-Lowell) and Rocky Gruttadauria, Mike Benedict, Isaac Kohls and Matt Chartrain will fight for top-three line playing time as well. Eden native Kevin Ryan had more assists from the blueline last season (23) than in his first two years com-bined and will quarterback the power play for his final campaign. Senior Matt Williams and junior Kevin Albers are the other returning starters on defense with sophomore Matt Chiarantano, Michigan Tech transfer Nick Cecere, Matt Dineen and Nick Gawron ready to fill roles. The biggest question heading to the opener October 5th against visiting Clarkson is who will earn the starting goal-tender nod. Freshman Jackson Teichroeb arrives from the Lincoln Stars of the USHL where he was 15-10-2 with a 2.79 GAA and .902 save percentage. Classmate Adrian Ignagni played last season for St. Michael’s in the OJHL where he helped the Buzzers to the league championship with a 2.54 GAA and .927 save percentage—both numbers he bettered over their 24 game playoff run. (Continued on Page 43)


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Buffalo State College The Bengals are taking a new direction with new Head Coach Candice Moxley and Assistant Coach Lucy Schoedel (See feature on page 9). They have several new recruits with a solid base in their returning players includ-ing NY’ers Nikki Kirchberger, Melissa Ash, Jeyna Minnick, Alison Mish and Christina Zandri. Only three players grad-uated from last year’s program. The Bengals open their season with an exhibition game on November 3 against Brock University and then face ECAC rival Chatham at home on November 8 and 9.

RIT RIT Head Coach Scott McDonald announced that Matt Woodard will join the women’s hockey program as an assistant coach for the 2013-14 season. Woodard will assist McDonald and fellow assistant coach Shivaun Siegl in all aspects of the program. “We are excited to have Matt Woodard join the RIT women’s hockey program,” said McDonald, who enters his eighth season behind the bench at RIT. “This is a huge step in the right direction for our pro-gram. During his collegiate, pro and coaching career, Matt has been able to work with great coaches, be exposed to a number of different styles and gain valuable knowledge in regards to all positions. Plus, over the past two seasons

he has also had a chance to recruit at the NCAA level and develop a great network of contacts throughout North America.” Woodard spent the last two seasons at Manhattanville College, serving as the assistant women’s hock-ey coach and recruiting coordinator.

He helped lead the Valiants, a Division III perennial power, to a 33-18-5 record and back-to-back appearances in the ECAC East Championship game. At Manhattanville, Wood-ard coordinated the Valiants recruiting efforts, both na-tionally, and internationally, conducted video analysis and film breakdown, moni-tored academic progress of his players, and managed and

organized marketing and fundraising initiatives. In addi-tion, he was in charge of defensive zone coverage and penalty-killing units. “I am extremely honored to receive this opportunity to join the Tigers, and work with Scott and Shivaun,” said Woodard. “The great reputation and prestigious tradition of the RIT Athletic Department, and its women’s hockey program, is well known in the hockey world. I’m eager to start working with the players, for I have heard nothing but great things about the team chemistry and the pas-sion to succeed.” Woodard played four seasons of Division I collegiate hockey for RIT men’s rival American International Col-lege on defense, recording 29 points on six goals and 23 assists in 133 games played. His 133 games played are tied for fourth most in program history and are the most among all Yellow Jackets defensemen. In the classroom, Woodard excelled, earning a double major in criminal justice and psychology. He was a four-time member of the Atlantic Hockey Association All-Aca-



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demic Team and was the recipient of the ECAC Award of Merit for excellence on the field of competition and in the classroom. At Manhattanville, Woodard earned a master’s degree in sports business management. “After Shivaun and I met with Matt, we knew that his enthusiastic personality and attention to detail was go-ing to be a great fit to our staff and program,” said McDon-ald. “We’re excited to have Matt begin working with our student-athletes right away.”

Players Excited About Season

RIT’s women’s ice hockey team has had nothing but exciting times for the past four seasons.

For Senior Melissa Bromley she opened her career with a winning season, closes it by closing Ritter Arena. For Junior Lindsay Grigg, she also starts with a winner and will close out her Senior year in 2014-15 by opening the new Gene Polisseni Center. “It’s like the best of both worlds starting at DIII in my freshman year and going to a national championship which we lost,” said Bromley. “You gain a ton of experi-ence.” “The next year we actually won the national champi-onship and it’s unbelievable. “You’ll never forget it, it’s by far my best college mem-ory and I don’t think that will change,” said Captain Brom-ley. “Transitioning to DI we have an amazing fan base here so we’ve always had great support.” ‘While we can’t go as far as we want championship wise, the girls will get that experience next year,” she con-

tinued. The RIT DI team is not eligible for the Frozen Four un-til 2014-15, waiting out the two-year probationary period required by the NCAA. Bromley sees the youth of this year’s team as an ad-vantage. The 14 coming back have a lot of chemistry and the freshman are picking it up very quickly. “We’ll surprise teams,” she said. “This is amazing,” said Grigg, who won the national championship in her freshman year. “My second year we play Division I and in my senior year I’ll play in the new arena, all four years are amazing,” said Grigg. “Each year has its own excitement with this year play-ing at Frontier Field in an outdoor game,” She has played pick up hockey outdoors but an ac-tual game with fans watching and cheerig. “It will be unforgettable,” said Grigg who added-- “This year will be awesome.”

Last Minute News......RIT lost their regular season opener to #3 Clarkson 12-1. Erin Zach scored RIT’s lone goal at 3:50 into the sec-ond period. Ali Binnington lasted just 5:58 in her opening start of the season, allowing three goals on nine shots. Brooke Stoddart stopped 17 of 25 shots in 34 minutes of play while Jetta Rackleff played the third period, stopping nine shots. This was the collegiate debut for both Stod-dart and Rackleff.

Meet RIT’s Captains for 2013-14: Melissa Bromley (C); Lindsay Grigg (C); Celeste Brown

(AC) and Morgan Scoyne (AC).

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Women’s Club Hockey in WNY

Niagara University A change in coaching with the Purple Eagles Women’s Club Ice Hockey Team puts NU DI alum Ra-chel Hauser in charge this season. Coach Jason Elliott has accepted another posi-tion. Hauser began her hockey career on roller blades in Willlow Street, Pennsylva-nia. She played boys ice

hockey with a Lancaster (PA) team and eventually for the Philadelphia Little Flyers Girls Ice Hockey. She was also a member of the Hershey Jr. Bears girls’ team and then found a spot on the Delco Phantoms AAA travel team, one of the strongest teams at that time for girls’ hockey. She aimed high and following graduation from Lamepeter-Strasburg High School, and not being picked for a DI school, she went to the Toronto Rattlers, a junior women’s team that develops players for college pro-grams. After a season with the Rattlers she found her way to the then Division I Niagara University Women’s Ice Hock-ey program. Coach Hauser made it through her four years before the announcement came that NU was eliminating their program. “I chose NU before it was a small school and had DI hockey,” said Hauser. During her four years Hauser played in 97 games. Throughout that time she helped with camps includ-ing USA Developmental Camps in Rochester at the 14U and 15U levels. When she entered graduate school at NU she wanted to continue in hockey and became a member of the NU club team, eventually serving as an assistant coach. “When Jason asked me last year to serve as an assis-tant, it was the first time I ever coached,” said Hauser. So when Elliott took another job this season, she was the natural to fill the Head Coaches position.

“It will be a rebuilding year for us,” said Hauser. “We lost eight players to graduation and only have four re-turning. Everyone will be new when we take the ice,” she remarked. NU currently plays as an independent but they look to a day when they can join a league. On their schedule are games against the club teams from Oswego, University of Buffalo, University of Roches-ter, Syracuse University, Geneseo State and St. Lawrence University. “Club hockey is a lot different. It’s not as much of a commitment as DI or DIII but gives players a chance to continue playing after high school and youth hockey,” re-marks Hauser. NU will open against Oswego State on October 5 at Oswego and then Oswego will come to Dwyer on Octo-ber 25 at 8:30 p.m.

University of Buffalo The Lady Bulldogs will also have a new face behind the bench. First, Head Coach Jody Rosen stepped down, putting Assistant Coach Ron Adimey in charge. Just a few weeks before this season began Adimey finds he had to step aside for employment reasons and Melissa Jockovich, the assistant coach, was named. Jeckovich is recognizable to many from her youth and college playing days. Jeckovich played with the Niagara County Coyotes and then Buffalo State College. As a forward she had 18 goals and 13 assists during her four-year career as a Ben-gal. Another new face to the Bulldogs but recognizable to those who followed the WNY Girls’ Varsity Ice Hockey League is Kaitlyn Simmons. Simmons played for the Ken-more Varsity Girls Hockey team. Others new to the UB Ice but from NY are Gabrielle Caruso, Liverpool; Courtney Miller, Albany; Jessie Sch-reiber, Stormville; Rachel Scott, Batavia and Courtney Thornton, Lancaster. The Lady Bulldogs have begun practicing and their first game will be against Rhode Island in a doublehead-er on October 5 at 6 p.m. and October 7 at Noon at the Northtowns Ice Arena, Amherst.

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Lockport native Chris Paulin joined the team in January, but did not see any playing time. Other recruits donning the purple and white this season include Niagara Falls native Vinny Muto, Kevin Patterson and Tyler Akeson on defense with Niagara Falls product Pat Conte, Brock Edwards, Phillip Nasca, Stephen Pietro-bon and T.J. Sarcona up front. The Purple Eagles open at home October 5-6 versus Clarkson with rival Canisius at Dwyer on the 12th. Non-conference games at Denver, Michigan, Ohio State and Cornell dot the schedule.

R.I.T. The Tigers failed to advance to the Atlantic

Hockey Association final four for the first time in their Division I history, but with

just three seniors having departed they are optimistic they can make a return visit to Rochester’s Blue Cross Arena in March as part of the final four. Matt Garbowsky, Mike Colavecchia, Ben Lynch, Adam Mitchell, Adam Hartley and Brad McGowan all return at forward after leading the Tigers to the second ranked power play in the nation last season. Also back up front is Webster native Dan Shuler, who had 16 points as a freshman, Brad Reid, Minnesota draft selection Anthony Hamburg, Bryan Potts and Andy Miller. Chris Saracino will be missed on the blueline, but Greg Noyes, Alexander Kuquali, Brad Shumway, Nolan Desco-teaux and Eliot Raibl all played 35 or more games last sea-son with Shumway and Kuquali back for just their second collegiate campaigns. Junior Jordan Ruby is the undisputed number one goal-tender after starting all 14 games after February 1 winning seven. New to the team this season are Churchville-Chili prod-uct Garrett McMullen at forward and Greece native Mike Rotolo in goal. McMullen arrives from the Trail Smoke Eaters in the BCHL where he served as captain last season recording 44 points on 21 goals and 23 assists in 53 games, while leading the way with five game-winning tallies. Former Greece Thunder state champion netminder Rotolo joins after two seasons in the USHL with Green Bay and Cedar Rapids. Last season, Rotolo was among the league leaders with a 19-14-4 record, two shutouts, a 2.78 goals against average and .902 save percentage in 41 games.

Other forwards are Danny Smith (Edmonton, Alberta/Sherwood Park Crusaders), Todd Skirving (Thunder Bay, Ontario/Sioux Falls Stampede), and MJHL and OJHL Most Valuable Player Caleb Cameron (Sunridge, Ontario/Lis-towel Cyclones). On defense, Dustin Fostvelt (Edmonton, Alberta/Spruce Grove Saints), Michael Holland (Cambridge, MA/Chicago Steel), and Alex Perron-Fontaine (St. Mathieu de Beloeil, Quebec/Chilliwack Chiefs) will join the experi-enced unit.After the home opener October 10th against Colgate, the University of Michigan arrives for the annual Brick City Homecoming game at Rochester’s Blue Cross Arena Oc-tober 12th. A key part of the schedule is mid-January to mid-February when the Tigers play nine-of-ten games on home ice.

First Time Event: Jr. Amerks vs

Jr.Sabres

Junior Hockey history was made in early Sep-tember. For the first time in their histories, the Rochester Junior Americans travelled to Buffalo

to play the Buffalo Junior Sabres. The Junior Sabres play in the Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League. The Junior Amerks United States Premiere Hockey League “It was a great tune-up game for both teams,” said Jeff Kolcon. “Although it might have been an exhibition game, it had the feel of a regular season game.” The teams played to a 5-5 tie at the end of regu-lation. “Jeremy Marginsky scored the winner in over-time to secure the victory for Rochester,” continued Kolcon. “Will Massey played the entire game (63 minutes) in goal for the Junior Amerks. “It was an exciting game, one for the ages. “Hopefully it will lead to more games in the future.”



Media Day at RIT with Coaches Scott

McDonald (women’s) and Wayne Wilson (men’s). Also on hand were Roch-ester natives Mike Rotolo and Dan Schuler and the entire women’s team. (Photos by Janet Schultz)

Below Frank Ritter Arena and the con-

struction of the Gene Polisseni Center.(Photos by Janet

Schultz)



Mens Club HockeyCorrection: NYHOL would like to make a correc-tion to a story in last month’s issue. Canisius Col-lege’s Men’s Club team will not be part of the newly formed CIHA.

Medaille The Mavericks opened play on Friday, Sept. 27 against Brockport at the Northtown Center in Am-herst. Brockport beat the Mavericks 8-0. Medaille lost five seniors and have picked up five freshman with the goal for the year tomake the nations in the newly formed CIHA league. The Nationals will be held in Fort Wayne, Ind. “I’m very pleased with the way this team has come together,” said Head Coach Ed Kirchberger. “They back each othr up and most of all they are having FUN.”

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Stars Support Wounded Warriors The Buffalo Stars opened their 2013-14 season with a weekend-long series of games and events that ben-efitted the Wounded Warriors Project. Their opening day featured each of their teams facing off against teams from Tonawanda, Webster, Am-herst, Southtowns and Cheektowaga.

Buffalo Stars Visit NU The Buffalo Stars Squirt Mixed team will begin league play on Saturday, October 12 against the Niagara Junior Purple Eagles. This afternoon game should prove to be an exciting start to the season for a team anxious to get into action, and as an added bonus the players and their families have been offered the chance to tour the facilities after the game. Officials working for the Niagara University (NU) Men’s Hockey program extended an offer to Stars Coach Justin Mullen, which he gladly accepted. The team will be given a tour of some parts of the facility not normally seen by visiting youth teams. The boys will also get a chance to meet some of the coaches and staff for the var-sity hockey team. After the visit, the players and families will stay to watch NU host Canisius College in an exciting Division 1 hockey matchup. The squirt game is scheduled for 4:45pm, and the NU-Canisius game starts at 7:00pm

Other Stars News...... The Buffalo Stars will conduct Super Mite Ice Hockey Program for boys and girls aged 5-8. The program will start on Wednesday, October 16t at the Holiday Rinks in Cheektowaga. This program will run through February 2014 and is a great “next step” for the beginning hockey player. For more information about the Buffalo Stars con-tact Dave Lynch: 253-3157 or Chuck Giambra: 316-8072 or visit us on line at: www.buffalostars.com or contact us at 685-1122

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Buffalo Sabres Community Assist Program Launched The Buffalo Sabres announced a new community program this season that will involve Sabres players, coaches, team officials, alumni and fans supporting a variety of different non-profit agencies and individuals in Buffalo, Western New York and Southern Ontario. Sabres Community Assist will be a six-day endeavor, tak-ing place from Oct. 18-23, that will in-clude player visits to area non-profit organizations, a fundraising walk to benefit the I AM effort and will shine a light on individuals whose lives have inspired and impacted others. “We are very excited to introduce the Sabres Community Assist pro-gram, which is intended to help and recognize different agencies and individuals that make this area such a special place to live,” said Sa-bres Chief Development Officer Cliff Benson. “This organization-wide effort is one way for us to give back to a community that has given us so much over the years.” The schedule of events for Sabres Community As-sist is as follows:

Friday, Oct. 18: Heritage Centers On Oct. 18, Sabres players and personnel will make a special visit to the Heritage Centers Maryvale School to take part in their Annual Fall Carnival.

Saturday, Oct. 19: Vive, Inc.Vive, Inc. is a non-profit, humanitarian organization that assists refugees seeking protection in the United States and Canada. The Sabres are honored to wel-come the families as special guests at the team’s home game against Colorado on Oct. 19.

Sunday, Oct. 20: I AM Tribute WalkSince September 11, 2001, more than 60 individuals from Western New York (8 Western Counties) have lost their lives fighting for our country in Iraq and Af-ghanistan. The objective of the I AM effort is to build a memorial in honor of the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country, which will be located in the Buffalo & Erie County Military Na-val Park. The Buffalo Sabres are proud to join the fun-draising effort by hosting the “Gold & Blue Star Mili-

tary Family Tribute Walk” on Oct. 20 at 10 a.m. at First Niagara Center. Anyone interested in signing up for the walk can do so by visiting Sabres.com/IAM.

Monday, Oct. 21: Renaissance HouseThe Kids Escaping Drugs Renais-sance Campus houses up to 62 chem-ically dependent youth ages 12-20. The players will take part in ping-pong, volleyball and other recre-ational activities while capping of the night with pizza, wings and Monday

Night Football.

Tuesday, Oct. 22: Buffalo City MissionSince 1917, the Buffalo City Mission has been a life-line for area homeless who have nowhere to turn. On Tuesday, Oct. 22, Sabres players and staff will lend a hand by remodeling the veterans’ dormitory at the Buffalo City Mission.

Wednesday, Oct. 23: Rowan LangilleThe Sabres Community Assist program will conclude with a special tribute to a very special boy named Rowan Langille. Langille, a 4-year-old boy from St. Catharines, lost his three-year battle with brain can-cer this past summer. His spirit, however, lives on in the individuals and community who will be forever changed by his short life. Twenty of Rowan’s family, friends and classmates will be invited as special guests to the Sabres-Bruins game at First Niagara Center on Oct. 23 to celebrate Rowan’s life and memory.

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Heading to College A group of girl hockey players from WNY have found their way to the collegiate rinks. From the Buffalo Bisons Maddie Elia is attending Bos-ton University; Kelly Seward, Penn State University and Ashley Lyman and Kendall Applebaum are at Oswego State. Watch for these Rochester Edge alumni. Jenny Ryan, Wisconsin; Mikaela Thompson, St. Lawrence; Ashley Ryan, Elmira; Anna Zorn, Cornell; Emily Janiga and Kathy Dono-hue, Mercyhurst; Cassandra Opela, Connecticut; Abbey Cook, Maine and Susan Allen, Colgate. From the Syracuse Stars: Lauren Kirwin and Shelby Moteyunas, Minnesota State; Annabelle Jones, Middle-bury. If you know of a player that is playing DI, DIII or Club at a college or university and was born in New York please let us know. NY Hockey OnLine will be trying to follow these girls through their collegiate career.

WNY Girls Varsity Enters Fourth Season The WNY Girls’ Varsity Ice Hockey League begins it’s fourth season with a new team and two new schools. Iroquois Central High School girls have joined with Lancaster to create a two-school team. Lancaster has struggled and fought hard since the inaugural season. In addition, Nichols School will field a team in the league. Nichols has a strong tradition of ice hockey for girls with their teams playing in the Conference of Inde-pendent Schools of the Ontario Athletic Association and the North American Prep Hockey Association. Their Prep B team will be joining the WNYGVIHL. The League opens play on Tuesday, November 19 with Amherst/Sweethome playing Nichols at Nichols at 5 p.m. and Orchard Park/Frontier at Kenmore at 8:15 p.m. This year’s Section VI Championship will be held Wednesday, Feb. 5 at Northtown Ice Arena, Amherst with the New York State Tournament on Friday, Feb. 7 in Clay-ton, NY. Last season Kenmore was the first WNY team to take part in the NYS Championship. They lost in an exciting

game to Beekmantown. WNYGVIH playoffs begin Monday, Feb. 10 with the championship game at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 14 at Northtown. The full schedule, when finalized, will be placed on the NY Hockey Online website, www.nyhockeyonline.com.

Jill Battista faces off against Beekmantown’s Peterson at the NYS 2013 Championships.

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2013-14 Tourna-ments*

Fire On IceRochester, NYOctober 18- 20

(Full)

Rochester Fall ClassicOctober 4 - 6

Bill Gray’s IcePlex, Rochester

America Cup I October 10-13

Lake Placid

Buffalo Border BattleOctober 11-13

Northtown, Amherst

Niagara Falls Columbus Day October 12-14

Hyde Park Arena, Niagara Falls

Syracuse Blazers ShootoutOctober 12-14

Cicero Rinks, Syracuse

Can Am ChallengeOctober 17-20

Lake Placid

Ingle CupOctober 25-27

Canadaigua Civic Center

Saints HalloweenOctober 25 - 27

Depew Ice Arena

Empire ShowdownOctober 25 - 27

Bill Gray’s IcePlex, Rochester

X-CheckingColon CancerOctober 25 - 27Saratoga Springs

Bobby Page TournamentOctober 26-27

2014 National ChampionshipsOctober 26 - 27

JFK Civic Arena, Rome

John Corr House October 26, 27

Rome

Can Am Challenge CupOctober 31 - November 3

Lake Placid

*Details on the tournaments listed above can be found by going to the NYSAHA website and clicking “Invitational Tourney”

Saratoga Youth Hockey Saratoga Youth Hockey will be hosting three tournaments this season including: Bantam Tourney, Decem-ber 13-15 Mark Woodcock PeeWee Tournament, January 10-12, 2014 Connor La France Squirt/Midget 18U Tournament, January 17-19, 2014 Their tournaments include a four-game minimum, round-rob-in tourmanet in a dual rink hockey facility. There are consolation and championship games and the scor-ing updats will be placed on their

website. Saratoga’s rink is minutes from hotels, restaurants, shopping, museums, moviet theatres and other amenities. No gate fee is required, however each team is asked to donate a $100 gift basket for their raffle. Go to http://www.syhi.org for full details and registration information.

Malone Announces Tournament Schedule The Malone Minor Hockey Association will host their Fifth Annual Jacob Dievendorf Memo-rial Hockey Tournament for Pee Wee/Bantam teams on December 6 through 8 and for Mite/Squirt teams on February 8 and 9, 2014 Pee Wee/Bantams will play stop time periods in round robin format. Three game minimum. Tournament fee is $375 and must be paid by November 22. Teams will be admitted on a first come, first serve basis. Rosters also must be submitted by November 22. Mite/Squirt Teams will play also play stop time periods in round robin format. Registration fee is also $735 and due by Janu-ary 24, 2014, as is the roster. Interested teams are urged to reserve a spot as soon as pos-sible by contacting Nancy Legacy, [email protected]

World Girls Ice Hockey Weekend

October 12/13

The World Girls’ Ice Hockey Weekend is a global opportunity for girls to tryout hockey. It is sponsored by tghe IIHF.

If your organizationn is taking part send us the photos and stories for our November issue of NYHOL.

Niagara University’s women’s club team is hosting an event at Dwyer Arena.

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