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It is a Friday in late April

and nearly noon in Burlington, VT. A lunch crowd has already as-sembled at the Buffalo Wild Wings Restaurant. Former National Hockey League defenseman Aaron Miller enters the front door of the eating establishment. He greets several of the restaurants employees with a handshake and smile. Miller even waives at a couple of the patrons seated in nearby booths. The former pro hockey player acts as though he owns the place. Well, he actually does. Today, at 40, Miller lives and works in the Burlington, VT area. “I took a year off after I retired, said Miller, a native of Buffalo, NY. “I thought I was going to golf and fish for the rest of my life, but that didn’t work out. “Then I got together with a buddy and went into business with Buffalo Wild Wings. I’ve got one restaurant in Burlington that has been open for almost two years now. “We’re currently working on three more this year. One of them will be located in the Waterbury, Conn. area. “It has been an interesting

change in my life going from playing hockey and getting into the business world.” Miller elaborated a bit more on the change he has gone through from being the profes-sional athlete to being a busi-nessman. “When you are playing a professional sport, everything re-volves around that,” commented Miller. “Even my family life re-volved around the sport’s sched-ule and all I ever had to worry about was hockey. “It’s much different now. If I plan on staying in shape, now I have to pay for my own trainer. “I still play some hockey and I don’t want to break the stick I’m using because then I would have to go out and buy a new one. Not

like the days when I was playing when I would have all the sticks I needed and didn’t pay for them. “It was a real reality check for me.” Miller played in parts or all of 14 seasons in the NHL (1993-2008) with the Quebec Nor-diques, Colorado Avalanche, Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks. But Miller began his play-ing career long before he ever thought of an NHL career. “I was five when I began skating,” recalled Miller, who was drafted 88th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1989

NHL Draft. “I played my en-tire youth hockey career with the Buffalo Regals. “I had four other broth-ers who played for

the Regals and my dad coached all of us at one time or another. My hockey experiences as a youth were fantastic. “I was a part of teams that won state championships. And a lot of guys I played with went on to play Division I and III college hockey. “As I got older I played some hockey at St. Francis High School and then played some junior hockey for a couple of seasons with the Niagara Scenics (today known as the Buffalo Jr. Sabres). “It was when I got to the Sce-nics that I began to realize that I could play hockey as a competi-tive level. We played a 60-game schedule, travelled quite a bit and

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played against some good com-petition. “Scouts began coming around and before I knew it I was off to college playing for the University of Vermont.” Miller had the choice of five different universities besides the Vermont Catamounts including Harvard, Princeton, Dartmouth and Clarkson. “The college that stuck out the most was Vermont,” added Miller. “Everything just seemed right.” It must have been right be-cause after four seasons at Vermont Miller had 11 goals and 62 points in 122 games. He was named to the ECAC First All-Star team in 1993, the same year he was named to the NCAA East Second All-American Team. Miller was later named to Vermont’s All-Time Men’s Hockey Team. He graduated from Ver-mont with a business degree.

Mention the term “youth hockey” and the first thing Miller thinks about is a rink. “Holiday Twin Rinks,” stated Miller. “I spent so much time in

that rink. “I spent at least 10 hours each Saturday and Sunday when I was younger in that rink. It never seemed like work to me.” Although he was a defense-man in college and the pro ranks, Miller began as a forward.

“I was a forward until my sophomore year,” said Miller. “I had a chance that year to make the varsity team at St. Francis. “The best way I was going to make it was by being a defense-man.That was the smartest thing I ever did.” Although he never played on a Stanley Cup winning team, Miller has always felt that the best part of his hockey career came when he was representing Team USA in International play. “Always representing the United States in International play was a great thrill,” concluded Mill-er. “Playing on the silver medal winning team in the 2002 Winter Olympics was great. “It was all part of a great ride for me. One which I will never forget.” #

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COLGATE

Colgate junior defenseman Thomas Larkin

was part of Italy’s In-ternational Ice Hockey Federation World Championship roster and was the only cur-rent college player in the entire tournament, which was played in Stock-holm, Sweden. The blueliner played in all seven games for the Italians playing 114 minutes, which was fourth among defenseman. He averaged over 16 minutes per contest and posted a minus-4. The highlight of the tournament for the Cocquio Trevisago, Italy, native was tallying the second inter-national point of his career with an assist against Norway in a 6-2 loss. Larkin’s first international point was a shorthanded goal in last year’s Division I World Championships while playing for the Ital-ians.

CORNELL

Goaltender Andy Iles (Ithaca) has been named as one of the 11 members of the College Sports Information Directors Association’s

Academic All-District At-Large Team.

Iles recently finished a stel-lar sophomore campaign in which he was just one of two goalies across the Division I

landscape to serve as his team’s exclusive goaltender for the entire season. He posted a 19-9-7 record with a 2.12 goals-against average which ranked 10th in the country. A pre-med, biological science major, Iles has a 3.58 grade point average. He was also one of the record 104 student-athletes in the fall that joined the university’s 400 Club; an honor bestowed on student-athletes that achieve a 4.0 or higher grade point average for the semester.

OSWEGO

Oswego State junior men’s ice hockey player Jon Whitelaw earned a spot on the 2012 Capital One Academic All-District NCAA

Division III Men’s At-Large First Team for District Three, which includes all Division III institutions in New York. Whitelaw was one of two SUNYAC student-athletes to be named to the 14-member

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squad. Earlier this month, Whitelaw was named the SUNY Chancellor’s Scholar-Athlete award win-ner for men’s ice hockey after posting the top GPA among men’s ice hockey All-SUNYAC honorees. The adolescent education major led the Lakers in points and goals with 41 and 19, respectively, while sitting in second place on the team with 22 assists. The Sec-ond Team All-America and First Team All-SUNYAC selection tied for the league lead in points (27) and was first in goals (13). He also led the team with seven power-play and four game-winning goals. Whitelaw, an assistant captain, joined the 100-point club earlier this season, and now has 109 points on 43 goals and 66 assists in his career.

UTICA

The men’s hockey team was honored May 23rd with the “2012 Outstanding Contribution by an Organization” award by the Oneida County

Office for Aging and Continuing Care. The Pioneers recently received a letter from County Executive Anthony Picente Jr. notifying the team of the award, which recognizes outstanding volunteerism and work throughout Oneida County. #

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Goaltender Ryan Leets garnered Capi-tal One Academic All-America honors as members of the All-District I first

team. The junior advances to the national ballot where he earns All-America honors for the first time. Leets started 24 games this past season and posted at least 30 saves in 12 contests. He made a season-high 41 saves against Rochester Institute of Technology and closed the season with a pair of 36-save perfor-mances. He recorded a 3.50 goals against average and .889 save percentage. A two-time selection as the Atlantic Hockey Association Top Scholar-Athlete with the top GPA among goaltenders, Leets will serve as an alternate captain in the 2012-13 season.

R.P.I.

The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Athletics Hall of Fame Selection Committee has chosen former hockey

player Eric Healy (1998) for induction into Rensselaer’s Athletics Hall of Fame at a ban-quet to be held during Reunion & Homecom-ing Weekend on October 5-7.. Healey led the league in scoring in 1997-98 (21 goals and 27 assists for 48 points), led the team in scoring twice and was an ECAC All-Rookie Team choice, a three-time All-ECAC selection, a two-time National All-America honoree and a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award in 1997-98. He helped RPI to one NCAA Tournament appearance and four ECAC Tournaments. Fredonia native Nick Bailen was named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-Ameri-ca Men’s At-Large Third Team selection. The junior is a business and manage-ment major with a 3.91 cumulative GPA. An Academic All-District First Team selection, he finished second in scoring with seven goals and 15 assists for 22 points. Appearing in all 39 games, Bailen added six power play goals, a shorthanded marker and four game-winning tallies this season. Additionally, he was an All-ECAC Hockey Preseason First Team selection.

UNION

Sophomore goaltender Troy Grosenick was selected to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-America At-Large Team,

as chosen by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Grosenick was named to the Third Team, and is one of 45 student-athletes honored for the three teams. He is one of just six men’s ice hockey players named to the team. Grosenick was a First Team All-District selec-tion in May, and only First Team All-District honorees are eligible for Academic All-Ameri-can honors. The sophomore becomes only the sec-ond men’s ice hockey player in Union history to be named Academic All-American. Stepha-ne Boileau was a Second Team selection in 2010. He is the 17th student-athlete at Union to receive this honor. Union College has extended the contract of men’s ice hockey coach Rick Bennett through the 2018-19 season.In Bennett’s first year as head coach, Union finished 26-8-7 and 14-4-4 in ECAC. The Dutchmen earned their first ever trip to the Frozen Four with wins over UMass-Lowell and Michigan State in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament. Union won its first ever Whitelaw Cup as ECAC Hockey Tourna-ment Champions and its second consecutive Cleary Cup, capturing the ECAC Hockey regular-season title.#

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Beekmantown Girls Varsity Ice Hockey:

Christina Emery. Goalie. Emery was a four-year starter compiling an

impressive record of 68-7-7. Emery played in three state title games and one state semi-final game. She made the All-State second team in her junior year. A well-rounded athlete, Emery also stood out for the Chazy Eagle state champion soccer team, and was a standout softball player as well. She is planning on attending LeMoyne College in Syracuse. Bailey Waterbury. Forward. Waterbury was usually near the top of the scoring list for the Eagles in her four years on the team. A sharp-shooter, Waterbury, scored a dozen or more goals in her sophomore and senior years. She made second team All-State as a sophomore. A standout soc-cer and tennis player, Waterbury, who is the daughter of Plattsburgh State mens and women’s soccer coaches Chris and Karen Water-bury, will attend Oswego State. Sara LoTemplio. Forward. Lo-

Templio was also near the top of the scoring leader list in all four years on the team. She was a cap-tain in her senior year, and earned All-State Tournament First Team in her senior year. A standout soccer player and softball player, LoTemplio, who is the salutato-rian of her class, will attend Colby College in Maine. Amanda Kempainen. Forward/Defense. Kempainen was a strong player for the Eagles in her three years on the team. A key player in her freshman and sophomore years, Kempainen spent her junior year playing for Tabor Academy in the Greater Boston area. She re-turned to the Eagle for her senior year, and moved from forward to defense for the post season and led the Eagles into the state cham-pionship game. Also a standout soccer player, Kempainen will attend St. Michael’s College in Vermont. Jess Huber. Forward. Huber joined the team as a sophomore and was one of the team’s lead-ing scorers in her three years on the team. Tall and fast, Huber was difficult for most teams to defend. A standout soccer player and sec-tional champion in track and field, Huber is planning on attending University of Vermont. Kirsten Doran. Defense.

Doran was a four-year regular player for the Eagles, providing the team with a steady hand on the blue line. Doran led the Lady Eagles to the state championship in soccer her senior year, scoring a key penalty kick. Caitlyn LaPier. Forward/defense. A four-year player who spent time at both forward and de-fense for the Lady Eagles. A fast skater with the ability to break down defenses, LaPier scored many key goals in her career. The Class D state player of the year in soccer, LaPier will be attending Oneonta State.#

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CLARKSON

Former Knights defen-seman Bryan Rufen-ach, a seventh-round

draft pick of the Detroit Red Wings in the 2007 NHL entry draft, died this week

while traveling in Switzerland. He was 23. Clarkson travels to Colorado Springs on October 12-13 to take on Colorado College, a traditional force in the WCHA, in a two-game series at the World Arena to officially open the 34-game NCAA campaign. College hockey returns to Cheel Arena for the 22nd season on October 20 when the Green and Gold host Holy Cross to open a three-game home stand. Following a weekend series in Pots-dam against Niagara on October 26-27, Clarkson travels to Buffalo on November 3-4 for a two-game matchup against Canisius to close out a stretch of five consecutive games against Atlan-tic Hockey foes. Clarkson’s battle for the Cleary Cup begins on November 9 when the Knights travel to New Haven, CT to face off against Yale to begin the ECAC Hockey campaign. For the third consecutive season, Clarkson will take on arch rival St. Lawrence in a non-league contest at the 1980 Rink Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid on December 8. The previ-ous two seasons over 10,000 fans have watched the Knights and Saints face off in the Adiron-dacks.

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OCTOBER 7 (Sun.) CARLETON UNIVERSITY (exh.) H 4:00 p.m.12 (Fri.) Colorado College A 9:37 p.m.13 (Sat.) Colorado College A 9:07 p.m.20 (Sat.) COLLEGE of HOLY CROSS H 7:00 p.m.26 (Fri.) NIAGARA UNIVERSITY H 7:00 p.m.27 (Sat.) NIAGARA UNIVERSITY H 7:30 p.m.NOVEMBER3 (Sat.) Canisius College A 3:05 p.m.4 (Sun.) Canisius College A 3:05 p.m.9 (Fri.) * Yale University A 7:00 p.m.10 (Sat.) * Brown University A 4:00 p.m.16 (Fri.) * QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY H 7:00 p.m.17 (Sat.) * PRINCETON UNIVERSITY H 7:00 p.m.23 (Fri.) Rochester Institute of Technology A 7:00 p.m.30 (Fri.) * Cornell University A 7:00 p.m.DECEMBER1 (Sat.) * Colgate University A 4:00 p.m.5 (Wed.) * St. Lawrence University A 7:00 p.m.8 (Sat.) St. Lawrence University at Lake Placid N 7:00 p.m.15 (Sat.) MERCYHURST COLLEGE H 7:00 p.m.JANUARY4 (Fri.) UMASS LOWELL H 7:00 p.m.5 (Sat.) UMASS LOWELL H 7:00 p.m.11 (Fri.) * BROWN UNIVERSITY H 7:00 p.m.12 (Sat.) * YALE UNIVERSITY H 7:00 p.m.19 (Sat.) * ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY H 7:00 p.m.25 (Fri.) * Harvard University A 7:00 p.m.26 (Sat.) * Dartmouth College A 7:00 p.m.FEBRUARY1 (Fri.) * COLGATE UNIVERSITY H 7:00 p.m.2 (Sat.) * CORNELL UNIVERSITY H 7:00 p.m.8 (Fri.) * UNION COLLEGE H 7:00 p.m.9 (Sat.) * RENSSELAER H 7:00 p.m.15 (Fri.) * Princeton University A 7:00 p.m.16 (Sat.) * Quinnipiac University A 7:00 p.m.22 (Fri.) * DARTMOUTH COLLEGE H 7:00 p.m.23 (Sat.) * HARVARD UNIVERSITY H 7:00 p.m.MARCH1 (Fri.) * Rensselaer A 7:00 p.m.2 (Sat.) * Union College A 7:00 p.m.

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PLATTSBURGH

The Cardinals announced the team awards for the 2011-12 season.

Freshman forward Michael Cassidy was named most im-proved player. The West Seneca, N.Y. native played in 22 games scoring three goals and three as-sists.

Alex Jensen was named this year’s recipient of the Mike Daoust Rookie of the Year award. A right wing out of Helsingborg, Sweden, was second amongst newcomers with six goals and 10 assists in 28 games.

The scholar-athlete award was given to defense-man Barry Roytman. The sophomore out of Staten Island, N.Y. is an Academic All-SUNYAC. Roytman was also named the SUNY Plattsburgh All-Academic first team in the fall. On the ice, Roytman was second amongst Plattsburgh defensemen with 12 assists; he also added three goals, one of them being the game-winner in the 4-3 win over Potsdam January, 27. Senior forward Kyle Kudroch and sophomore goalie Sam Foley earned the Chester A. Grabowski Award, given annually to the player who most typi-fies Plattsburgh State Cardinal Hockey, demonstrat-ing supreme sportsmanship, leadership, hard work and dedication. Mathieu Cadieux was named the team’s most valuable player. A sophomore goalie out of Oshawa, Ontario, Cadieux was named a Second Team All-American as one of the nation’s leading goalies. He was named First Team All-Conference earlier this season and was a member of the SUNYAC All-Tour-nament Team. He posted a 16-5-3 record, while being

ranked in the top ten nationally in goals-against-average (1.85), save percentage (.928) and shutouts (three).

POTSDAM

Two former SUNY Potsdam hockey players

will be among three inductees July 14th into the Bears Hall of Fame. Howie Vandermast ‘88 and Nate Sunday ‘98 will be inducted in the Hall’s Class of 2012. Vandermast amassed 51 goals and 72 assists for 123 points as a defenseman for the Bears’ men’s hockey team from 1984-1988. The Long Beach, N.Y. native ranks ninth on Potsdam’s all-time scoring list. During the 1985-86 season, Vandermast was the SUNYAC Co-Player of the Year as well as a mem-ber of the All-SUNYAC first team and the SUNYAC All-Tournament team. The following year, he led the Bears in scoring, was again named first team all-conference and became the third of Potsdam’s five hockey All-Americans. After graduating from SUNY Potsdam, Vandermast remained in the North Coun-try. He spent several seasons as the assistant coach for the Potsdam High School boys hockey team. For the past 20 years, Vandermast has worked in food industry. He is currently the territorial sales manager for U.S. Foods in Northern New York. Vandermast has two daughters, Makaul (14) and Larsyn (11) and resides in Massena. Sunday, from Hogansburg, N.Y., was another standout defenseman for the Bears’ men’s hockey team. He manned the blue line in 109 games from 1994 to 1998 and totaled 16 goals and 68 assists for 84 points. Sunday was a key component on Pots-dam’s 1995-96 SUNYAC Championship squad, the only conference champ in program history. He was a first team All-SUNYAC selection for the 1995-96 and 1997-98 seasons, as well as second team all-con-ference in 1996-97. Since graduating from Potsdam, Sunday has worked with young people as an aca-demic advisor, counselor and coach. He has coached hockey at the minor, high school and junior levels. Currently, Sunday is a career development officer for the Akwesasne Area Management Board. He coun-sels high school students on educational and career goals as well as implements and coordinates youth

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ST. LAWRENCE

Former Union College and professional hockey goalten-der Kris Mayotte has been

named men’s ice hockey assistant coach at St. Lawrence University. Mayotte joins Associate Head Coach Mike Hurlbut in complet-ing the staff of new Saint head coach Greg Carvel. The new Saint assistant spent last season as a volunteer assistant coach at Cornell following an eight-year playing career as a goalie in both college and the professional ranks. “I am very excited to welcome Kris to St. Lawrence University and to our hockey staff,” said Carvel. He will be a valuable as-set and addition to our program. As a former All-ECAC Goalten-

der at Union and as a former assistant coach at Cornell he has a strong understanding of our league and what makes it special. The ability to have a full-time goaltending coach on our staff will be instrumental to our suc-cess as we move forward. More importantly, Kris is an ambitious and energetic young man whose infectious personality will be a benefit in recruiting and interact-ing with our players on a daily basis.” Mayotte was a full-time goalie coach in 2010-11 in Maryland, having spent the previous seven years of his playing career as a part-time instructor. A native of Pittsburgh, Mayo-tte was the primary starting goalie for Union for four seasons, spanning from 2002 to 2006. Mayotte was named to the ECAC Hockey All-Rookie team after his freshman season and earned a spot on the all-league second

team after his senior campaign. He played 116 career games for Union, finishing with a 2.69 ca-reer goals against average and 10 shutouts. Mayotte moved on to the pro-fessional ranks for five seasons following college, playing for four Lowell, Bridgeport, Hershey and Adirondack in the Ameri-can Hockey League; San Diego, Fresno and Johnstown in the East Coast Hockey League and Arizo-na in the Central Hockey League. He went 20-13-3 with a 2.87 goals against average and a .908 save percentage for Johnstown in 2008-09. #

To say last season, his first as

a professional after leav-ing Division I RPI following his freshman campaign, was a disappoint-ment might be a bit of an overstatement. But much was expected after Jerry D’Amigo averaged al-most one point per game as a freshman with the Engineers. After signing a contract, D’Amigo struggled with the transition last season after being assigned to the Toronto Marlies and even spending 21 games back in junior with the Kitchener Rangers of the OHL. He netted just five goals with ten assists over 43 AHL games.This season, the 21 year old left wing rebounded with a solid, if not spectacular, 15 goal-26 assist effort over 76 regular season games, but the postseason has been his coming-out party. “Start to finish I think he was the most improved player on the Marlies this season,” said new Montreal Assistant General Manager Rick Dudley in an inter-view on Hockey Night in Canada radio. With eight goals in 16 post-season games, D’Amigo was a

major cog on a loaded Toronto Marlies team that advanced to the Calder Cup Finals. His five goals in three games effort helped Toronto sweep Rochester in the first round. “I think it’s just confidence,” said D’Amigo. “The whole team is playing well and it gives me the confidence and the leeway to kind of do what I want and play my game to the best of my ability. It’s not just me, its guys down low working hard and the D corps too. “It’s been a long time coming. Last year it was a bit of a struggle and this year a bit of an upgrade. I want to bring to the next tier as well; I can’t just stop here and be satisfied.” D’Amigo ranked fifth in the nation as a freshman with RPI in 2009-10 and was named the ECAC Rookie of the Year. That season he also made Team USA

and won a Gold Medal at the World Juniors in Saskatchewan and followed one year later with a bronze medal as a member of Team USA at the World Juniors in Buffalo in 2011. A sixth round draft choice (158th overall) by the Maple Leafs in 2009 right after his three seasons with the U.S. National Development program, D’Amigo has no regrets about his decision to leave college after just one season. “I had fun and it was a great experience, but you go through a roller-coaster ride through your hockey career.” “I’m feeling good about my-self, but I can’t get too excited. I need to stay humble and not be satisfied.” #

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Skaneateles Girls:Erin Ganley, Rachel Campbell, Maddie DuBeau, Sam Bentley, Nina Elia, and Gabe Caruso. Rachel Campbell played hockey for Skaneateles High School the past two seasons, 2010-12. She is a senior and honor roll student at Solvay High School, where she ran cross country. She played youth hockey at Camil-lus with the boys since she was 7 years old, winning the Pepsi Tournament and many cham-pionships. She also played with the U16 and U19 girls and was Alternate Captain and team MVP at Camillus winning the regular season and the championships at the Girls Great Lakes Girls hockey League in 2011. This past winter she played with the Skaneateles U19team and finished 2nd in the Finger Lakes Girls Hockey League. She will be studying Physical Therapy and maybe playing hockey at Syracuse University.Madeline DuBeau is graduating from Marcellus High School, Marcel-lus NY this June. She began play-ing hockey 8 years ago with the Skaneateles U12 girl’s team and has continued playing both youth hockey and high school hockey.

She has played for a number of associations over the years includ-ing playing for the NYS Champions, Lysander U16 Girls Hockey team in

2009-2010. She was the first female hockey player from Marcellus to play high school hockey, when in 2010 the Skaneateles High School Girl’s hockey team opened their doors to other schools. Madeline will be attending the University of Vermont in Fall 2012, majoring in environmental studies, and hopes to play club hockey there.

Samantha Bentley is a senior at Skaneateles High School. She played hockey for the Lady Lakers for 5 years. Aside from hockey, Samantha is a competitive figure skater and this season she reached her silver level ice dances. She is also captain of the women’s golf team at Skaneateles. This past summer Samantha had the honor of being accepted into New Visions Medical

Professions program through Ca-yuga-Onon-daga BOCES which she participated in during her senior year. She will be at-tending Utica

College, as a Bio-chemistry major with a minor in business. She will also be a mem-ber of the Utica College Pioneers hockey team. She hopes to pursue a career as an orthopedic surgeon or a trauma doctor and to coach figure skating and hockey to kids in her free time. Nina Elia is a senior at Ska-neateles High School. She played hockey throughout the SYHA pro-gram with a core set of girls from age 10. Nina was a co-captain as a senior and a solid defensive player. This past winter she played with the Skaneateles U19team and finished 2nd in the Finger Lakes Girls Hockey League. Erin Ganley is a senior at Bald-winsville High School. Erin only played one year with the Lakers but was a very impactful addition to the team. She was a co-captain and centered one of the lines. Erin played youth hockey in the Ly-sander Youth Hockey organization from mites through PeeWee Travel and then joined the Camillus girls program. Erin then took some time off from hockey to pursue speeds-kating which she was very competi-tive. Returning to hockey her junior year. This past winter she played with the Skaneateles U19team and finished 2nd in the Finger Lakes Girls Hockey League. She will be attending Oswego State this fall,

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following her coach’s college path. Gabrielle (Gabe) Caruso is a senior at Christian Brothers Acad-emy High School. Gabe also was a member of the SKYA from a very young age and was a member of the Skaneateles Girls High School team for two years. She also played with the U16 and U19 girls Camillus winning the regular season and the championships at the Girls Great Lakes Girls hockey League in 2011. This past winter she played with the Skaneateles U19team and finished 2nd in the Finger Lakes Girls Hockey League. She tells us it was one of the best decisions of her life citing her life lasting friendships. She attended Christian Brothers Academy in Jamesville for middle and high school and plans to attend Lemoyne College where she will study nursing. #

Coaches Symposium Scheduled

USA Hockey is excited to announce the 2012 Na-tional Hockey Coaches Symposium will be held Aug. 23-26 at the Renaissance Washington, D.C.,

Downtown Hotel. Past symposiums speakers have been coaches from the professional, international, collegiate, and junior levels. Breakout sessions will be age-specific. Coaches will have the opportunity to explore innovative approaches to coaching through intensive sessions dedicated to the specific age level of their players. Coaches will leave with tools and resources that they can use every day. Coaches will register for the event based on the breakout session they want to attend. You must select a specific age-level. To register, and for more information, go to http://www.usahockey.com/coaches/level_5_symposium.aspx For specific questions about the event, please con-tact Alison Raines at [email protected]. #

Bulk Rate for Cross Ice Boards

At the recent USA Hockey An-nual Congress a bulk discount program was unveiled to

purchase the Cross-Ice Hard Dividers. Normally the cost is about $9500.00 and they can now be purchased for $7000.00 shipping included. While this is not cheap it would be an excellent investment for an organization and an opportunity to sell advertising for sponsors is there. They can be set up, with practice, in about 11 minutes. Contact USA Hockey for more information. Purchase and payment must be made by August 15.#

NYS Development Camps For Girls The New York State Amateur Hockey Association Girls/Women’s Program has announced regional de-velopment opportunities for players this summer. This is an ideal place for players to work on skills and have some fun. Cost is $65 per person which includes 4 hours of ice over 1 or 2 days; a jersey and high level skill instruction from qualified coaches. This day camp is designed for female players of all skill levels in grades 5 through 12; although younger girls will be considered. The camps are scheduled as follows: Central Section: July 14 and 15 at Skaneateles Com-munity Center. Contact Martha Buehler at [email protected] North Section: July 12 at American Sports Center, Plattsburgh or August 9 at Lake George Forum, Lake George. Contact Andrea Kilbourne-Hill at [email protected] West Section: July 21 at Northtowns Center, Amherst. John Cleary at [email protected] East Section: July 14 at Westchester Skating Acad-emy, Elmsford. Contact Mark DeSimone at [email protected] In addition a Girls Development Festival will be held August 17-19 in Lake Placid. Contact Joe Eppolito for details at 315-686-2226 or [email protected].#

Cornell

Senior Captain Rebecca Johnston (Sudbury, Ont.) received the Cornell women’s hockey Bob Brunet ‘41 Most Valuable Player award. She also received the Charles H. Moore Outstanding Senior Varsity Athlete Award. Johnston, who

earned a team-high 30 goals and 61 points on the year, was named the squad’s Most Valuable Player after a season that saw her become a First-Team All-America and earn a Top 10 Patty Kazmaier nomination. She will graduate as the fifth-leading scorer in team history. Also honored were seniors Chelsea Karpenko (Winnipeg) and Amanda Mazzotta (London, Ont.) who both claimed the William Fuert Jr. ‘39 Big Red Player of the Year Award. This award is given to the player or players who best exemplify the spirit of the program. Karpenko earned 18

goals and 15 assists on the season while being named ECAC Hockey’s Best Defensive Forward. During the year, Maz-zotta broke the school re-cord for wins and leaves Ithaca with the second-best save percentage and goals against average in team history.

Two more seniors picked up the Helanie Fisher Hebbie ‘84 Un-sung Hero Award, and with great cause. While their numbers may not have been as flashy as

the other four seniors, forward Kendice Ogilvie (Delburne, Alberta) and Amanda Young (Lacombe, Alberta) made their impact on the Big Red program over four years. Ogilvie was an invaluable center throughout her Cornell career, while Young played every spot in the Big Red defensive rotation during her time on East Hill. The team awarded the Kate Hallada Pinhey ‘83 Most Improved Player Award to senior Erin Barley-Maloney (Raleigh SC/Taft School). After sitting out all of last season and the first three games of the 2011-12 season due to NCAA rules, Barley-Maloney excelled during her first year on the ice with Cornell. Making her time count, Barley-Maloney scored 22 points in 32 games and was one of the best weapons Cor-nell had during the second half of the season. The team’s Class of ‘41 Rookie of the Year likely came as no surprise to anyone at the banquet. Jillian Saulnier (Halifax/Toronto Aeros), who also earned the ECAC Hockey and Ivy League Rookie of the Year Awards, was also named the team’s best

freshman after a campaign that saw her score 22 goals and 30 assists. Her year started with a bang when she put four goals past Colgate in the season opener, and she didn’t cool off from there. The Wendell Earle Academic Awards were given out to one member of each class. Defenseman Alyssa Gagliardi (Raleigh/Shattuck St. Marys) earned that hon-

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and Mazzotta was the winner for seniors. Finally, senior Catherine White (Brampton, Ont./Missis-sagua Chiefs) and Gagliardi were given the TGHA Cub Club Men-tor Award for their dedication to the team’s Cub Club program. White and Gagliardi went above and beyond in their relationships with their little sisters, truly be-coming members of those fami-lies.

ELMIRA

Hockey awards were given out at Elmira College to Jenna Esposito, who re-

ceived the JV Ice Hockey Coaches Award. Most Valuable Player went to Lindsay Mitchell (Arnold, Md), Purple and Gold Leader-ship honors went to Alex McPhail (Oakville, Ont) and the Varsity Coaches Award went to Mary Kate Gellerman (Frederick, Md). McPhail also took home the Mar-garet Locke Citizenship Award. The Booster Club Ice Hockey Female Player of the Year Award went to Ashley Ryan (North Chili, NY/Rochester Edge). The Elmira College Women’s Ice Hockey team completed another successful season under the guidance of fourth year Head Coach Greg Fargo ‘06. Fargo led the Purple and Gold to an overall record of 20-5-1 and a record of 15-3-0 in conference play, earning EC the number three seed in the ECAC Women’s West playoffs. EC finished fourth in the na-tion in both scoring offense and scoring defense as it tallied 4.42 goals per game and gave up just 1.46 goals per contest. The Soar-ing Eagles carried the fourth best

scoring margin, outscoring its opponents by nearly three goals per game. The Soaring Eagles were effective at staying out of the penalty box as they spent an ECAC West-best 8.4 minutes per game in the tin bin. Six members of the women’s Ice Hockey Team were named to the ECAC West All-Conference teams, including three members on the Second Team. Lindsay Mitchell ‘12 (Arnold, MD / North American Hockey Academy), Tori Charron ‘14 (Goodwood, ONT / Aurora Panthers) and Katy Walker ‘12 (Edmonds, WA / Col-orado Select) all earned Second Team All-ECAC West accolades. Mitchell led the Soaring Eagles in points during the season, finish-ing with 32 points on 11 goals and 21 assists. She proved to be an offensive catalyst, tallying 26 of her 32 points in conference com-petition. Mitchell was 11th in the country, tallying 0.81 assists per game and 16th in points at 1.23 per contest. Charron led EC in goals with 18, also adding 12 assists for a total of 30 points, good for second on the team. The second year for-ward tallied four game-winning goals and four power-play mark-ers apiece during the regular sea-son. Three of the game-winners and three extra-attacker scores came during ECAC West play. She finished the season ranked 10th in the nation in goals per game at 0.72 and tied for 15th in game-winning scores with four. Walker proved to be a defen-sive force for Elmira, as she led a defense that outscored its op-ponents 88-27 in conference play. The fourth year defender proved to be a great two-way player as

she netted five goals and dished out 11 assists for 16 points. Walk-er finished the regular season with two game-winning goals, one of which came in conference. The Soaring Eagles saw two first year players awarded a place on the All-Rookie ECAC West Team. Ashley Ryan ‘15 (North Chili, NY / Rochester Edge) and Brooke Wilgosh ‘15 (Regina, SK / Notre Dame Hounds) both received the distinction. Ryan proved to be a critical component to the Soaring Eagle offense in her first season as she recorded 23 points on 10 goals and 13 assists. The rookie for-ward registered two scores on the power play and three game-winning goals. Ryan converted seven of her goals and 15 of her points during ECAC West play. She ranked first in the ECAC West and 12th in the country in points per game among rookies as she netted 0.92 points per con-test. Wilgosh emerged as an important defensive piece to the team during her rookie campaign. She recorded 13 points, on three goals and 10 assists. Nine of Wilgosh’s points came in confer-ence competition, while holding opponents to just 1.5 goals per contest in ECAC West play. The final member of the Elmira College Women’s Ice Hockey team to earn a spot on an All-Conference team was Lisa Marshall ‘14 (Powhatan, VA / Wayne State University) who received Honorable Mention All-ECAC West accolades. Marshall appeared in 11 contests for Elmira logging over 600 minutes while making 223 saves and recording a .937 save percentage and 1.44 goals against average. Marshall

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finishes the season ranked 8th in the country in goals against aver-age (1.44) and save percentage (.937), while ranking sixth in win percentage, prevailing in 80 per-cent of the games she appeared in going 8-2-0. Lauren Sullivan ‘13 (Toronto, ONT / Markham-Stouffville) played over 600 min-utes between the pipes for Elmira, making 260 saves, while compil-ing a .925 save percentage and the 12th best goals against average mark (1.67) in the nation en route to an 9-3-1 record. That mark propelled her to the 11th best win percentage (73 percent), while she also ranked 11th in shutouts with three. Third year netminder Saman-tha Maguire ‘13 (Findlay, OH / Ohio Flames) won all three contests she appeared in making 67 saves, including an impres-sive .985 save percentage and 0.33 goals against average. Many other Soaring Eagles gained valuable experience throughout the 2011-12 campaign and EC will return an experi-enced unit to the ice next season as they look to compete for an ECAC West Championship. Elmira loses Mitchell, Walker, Captains Alex Bresler ‘12 (Gold-en, CO / Golden), Alex McPhail ‘12 (Oakville, ONT / Toronto Aeros) and Lauren Campbell ‘12 (Erie, PA / Chatham University) to graduation. They also loose Coach Fargo (see related story).

RIT

Junior defenseman Kristina Moss (Webster, NY) was hon-ored as the 2011 PAYCHEX

Female College Athlete of the Year at the Rochester Press Ra-dio Club’s 63rd Annual Day of Champions Children’s Charity Dinner. She became the fourth RIT Female Athlete to be honored by the Press Radio Club and third in the last three years, joining Katie Stack (Batavia, NY/Roch-ester Edge), who was honored in 2009 and Sarah Dagg (St. George, Ontario/Hamilton Hawks), who won the award last year. Moss was the heart and soul of the RIT women’s hockey team that enjoyed a storybook 2011-12 season, winning the 2012 NCAA Division III Women’s Ice Hockey National Championship for the first time in program history. RIT recorded an astounding 28-1-1 re-cord, setting a Division III record for wins in a season. Moss, a graduate of Webster Thomas High School, earned CCM/Old-Time Hockey First Team All-American accolades, while leading a defensive unit that held opponents to just 30 goals in 30 games, tops in the nation. Moss also thrived on the offensive end, tallying 34 points, second most of any defenseman in the country, while her 27 assists were second among all players in Division III. On March 20, less than 72

hours after winning the National Championship, RIT announced that it would be moving the women’s hockey team to Divi-sion I for the 2012-13 season, competing in College Hockey America. In addition, the league announced the team would be eligible for post-season honors immediately. “Winning a national champi-onship then moving to Division I is an amazing feeling,” says Moss, a health administration major. “I can’t wait to prepare for my senior season, knowing we will be playing the best teams in the country at college hockey’s highest level.” Moss, who tallied 18 points over her last nine regular season games, was a 2012 All-ECAC West first team selection, while earning ECAC West and RIT Fe-male Athlete of the Week honors on Jan. 23. She has 63 points (15-48-63) in 87 career games. “Not only does Kristina lead by example on the ice, by playing in all key situations and checking the opponents’ top lines, but she is one of our vocal leaders in the locker room and on the bench, and has the ability to inspire our team to play harder,” says RIT Head Coach Scott McDon-ald. “I think Kristina epitomizes the character of this award. She has truly earned this honor through her dedication, commit-




ment, and unselfish play on the ice.” Moss arrived at RIT in 2009-10, and immediately became a mainstay in the lineup, appearing in all 27 games, finishing with 10 points on three goals and seven assists. The Tigers went 19-5-3 and finished third in the highly competitive ECAC West. She improved tremendously in her sophomore season, recording five goals and 14 assists for 19 points, while playing in all 30 games, and helping RIT make its second ap-pearance in the NCAA Division III Tournament. RIT advanced to the National Championship game before losing to Norwich, 5-2. RIT finished the season with an impressive 26-2-2 record. “Kristina has always brought grit and determination to our team,” says McDonald, who has led the Tigers to a 135-22-10 record in six seasons behind the bench, including a 54-3-3 mark over the last two years. “Her commitment over the past three years has enabled her to become one of the top college hockey players in the country.” Heading into the 2011-12 sea-son, RIT was poised to make an-other run at a national champion-ship. The Tigers began and ended the season with 14 consecutive wins, sandwiched between a tie and loss during the middle of January to rival Plattsburgh State. The Tigers won their second

straight ECAC West Champion-ship, avenging the loss to Platts-burgh in the championship game, 2-1. The Tigers defeated Con-cordia Moorhead 5-2 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, before defeating Plattsburgh for the second time in 12 days, 2-1 in overtime in the national semi-final. Moss set the tone for the Tigers in the national champion-ship, scoring just nine minutes in, on her way to being named to the NCAA Championship All-Tour-nament team. RIT scored three third period goals to avenge its loss in last year’s championship to Norwich and win the Univer-sity’s third national title. “It’s a tremendous honor for Kristina to follow in the footsteps of two former teammates, Ka-tie Stack (2009) and Sarah Dagg (2010), in winning such a pres-tigious honor,” says McDonald. “It’s even more of an honor to win it in your hometown, playing for your hometown team.” Junior forward Kim Schlatt-man (Stratford, Ontario) and sophomore goaltender Laura Chamberlain (Norco, CA) of the 2012 NCAA Division III were named to the 2012 CoSIDA/Capi-tal One At-Large Academic All-New York Region. Both student-athletes are eligible to become Academic All-Americans. Schlattman, who carries an excellent 3.63 grade-point average in biomedical sciences, enjoyed a

tremendous season for the Tigers in 2011-12. The two-year cap-tain was named the ECAC West Tournament Most Outstanding Player and tallied career highs of 13 goals and 35 points. She scored seven power-play, five game-winning, and two shorthanded goals, and was third on the team in scoring. In addition, Schlatt-man recorded seven points (2-5-7) in five postseason games and RIT was 18-0 when she scored a point. Schlattman will enter her senior season just 11 points shy of 100, as she has 25 goals and 64 assists in 87 career games. Chamberlain, who has an outstanding 3.78 grade-point average as a business administra-tion major, was named the NCAA Championship Tournament Most Outstanding Player and earned CCM/Old Time Hockey Second Team All-American honors. In addition, she was named to the ECAC West Championship All-Tournament Team and garnered All-ECAC West second team hon-ors. Chamberlain led all Division III goalies in lowest goals against average (1.09), highest save percentage (.951), and winning percentage (.921). She finished 17-1-1 with four shutouts. In just two seasons at RIT, Chamberlain is the university’s all-time leader with a .890 career winning percentage (35-3-3) and .947 save percentage. Her 35 wins are the third most at RIT.




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SYRACUSE

Syracuse ice hockey head coach Paul Flanagan an-nounced the addition of

five incoming freshmen to the program for the 2012-13 season. Emily Auerbacher, Julie Bengis, Danielle Leslie, Melissa Piacentini and Nicole Renault will all join the Orange next season as SU prepares for the program’s fifth campaign. “We are very excited to wel-come the Class of 2016 to Syra-cuse,” Flanagan said. “We believe that they will serve as a great asset as our program continues to grow and compete against the nation’s top teams.” Auerbacher comes to Syra-cuse after spending last season with the Boston Shamrocks of the Junior Women’s Hockey League (JWHL) last season. The Glad-stone, N.J. native was second on the team with 32 points on 22 goals and 10 assists in 28 games played, to help Boston to a 15-11-4 record and a third place finish in the league playoffs. Auer-bacher also played in the JWHL All-Star Game. “Emily is a hard-working, hard-nosed, blue collar type forward who emerged with the Boston Shamrocks this season as one of their leading scorers,” Flanagan said. “She is coming off a great year, and helped lead the Shamrocks with a good showing in the JWHL playoffs.” Auerbacher, a left-handed

forward, joins a Syracuse offen-sive attack that returns its top six scorers from last season’s team, including captains Holly Carrie-Mattimoe and Margot Scharfe. Bengis, a goaltender from Stormville, N.Y., played her high school hockey for the Kent School in Kent, Connecticut. A two-year starter for Kent, she posted a 2.30 goals against average and a .917 save percentage in 17 games played during her senior season. Leslie, a Winnipeg, Manitoba native, was named a JWHL Sec-ond Team All-Star for Balmoral High School. Last season, Leslie tallied five goals and 14 assists as the Blazers finished at the top of the NWHL Major Junior West standings with a 21-8-2 record. “Danielle is a strong skater who is very effective in the defen-sive zone,” Flanagan said. “She is an excellent passer who makes great decisions, and she will certainly add great depth to our defensive core.” Leslie also played for Team Manitoba in the 2011 National Women’s Under-18 Champion-ships, where she helped the squad to the bronze medal with a 3-1 victory against Atlantic. Piacentini was named the co-MVP of the Independent School League while also receiv-ing All-League honors for Thayer Academy. The forward was also named to the 2012 All-New Eng-land Team for Division II and was selected as the Thayer team MVP. Piacentini also played for Ass-abet Valley in the Under-19 Tier I National Championships, helping the team to the gold medal. She played in all six games during the tournament, and was tied for sec-ond on the team with five points (four goals, one assist).

“We are very excited to have Nicole and Melissa join our program for the 2012-2013 sea-son,” Flanagan said. “They come from excellent hockey programs and will bring a hard working, know how to win attitude with them to Syracuse. We anticipate their strong character and on-ice skills will compliment well with our current team and help our program continue to move in the right direction.” Renault, a 5’5’’ defenseman hailing from Plymouth, Mich., played for the Under-19 Little Caesar’s last season. Renault tal-lied 12 goals and 28 assists during the season, helping Little Caesar’s to a 37-16-4 record. Syracuse finished the 2011-12 season with a 10-22-3 record, and welcomes Lindenwood, Penn State and RIT to College Hockey America (CHA) at the start of the 2012-13 campaign. Coach Paul Flanagan an-nounced the team captains for the upcoming 2012-13 season. Seniors Jacquie Greco and Holly Carrie-Mattimoe, along with junior Margot Scharfe will serve as tri-captains next year and play key leadership roles as SU competes against the nation’s elite teams. Greco, who served as an assis-tant captain in 2011-12, emerged as one of the team’s primary defensemen last season. After finishing the 2010-11 campaign with one goal in 23 games played, the Buffalo, N.Y. native appeared in 30 games in 2011-12, scoring one goal and adding four assists. Greco saved her best game for last in 2012, posting a career-best three helpers against No. 6 Mer-cyhurst in the CHA Semifinals. A member of both SU’s power play and penalty killing units, Greco




was also pressed into action as a forward at times during the year. “We are excited to have someone of Jacquie’s experience as a tri-captain next season,” said Flanagan “Having served as an as-sistant captain has given Jacquie valuable experience in a leader-ship role.” Carrie-Mattimoe (Sherwood Park, Alberta) had 26 points (14 goals, 12 assists) for SU last season. Her five power play goals were tied for seventh in the conference and were tied for 36th in the nation. She currently has 15 career power play tallies, which are tied with Julie Rising for the most in program history. Carrie-Mattimoe was named to the CHA Honor Roll three times this season, and she was tied for 11th in the conference in scoring. “Holly has been one of our best offensive threats since she arrived on campus,” Flanagan said. “She has worked hard at being a consistent performer, and her hard work and dedication to the team makes her a natural as a captain for next year.” Scharfe, who was tied for the team’s lead in points (26) this sea-son and led the Orange with 13 helpers, was named to the CHA Second Team while also earning the Individual Sportsmanship Award and Co-Best Defensive Forward Honor. As part of SU’s top line, Scharfe had 13 points (seven goals, six assists) after the New Year, including four multi-point nights. A two-time selection as the CHA Player of the Week, Scharfe led Syracuse in confer-ence scoring with five goals and six assists against league foes. The Toronto, Ontario native fin-ished the season tied for eighth

in the CHA in points, tied for seventh in goals and tied for 11th in assists. “Having emerged from her freshman campaign to become the Orange MVP and one of our leading scorers, Margot has proven what hard work can do for an athlete,” Flanagan said. “She has combined her strong play in all areas of the ice with leadership, and we look forward to Margot complementing Greco and Carrie-Mattimoe as a tri-captain next year.” Syracuse finished 10-22-3 last season and will return with its top six scorers from last year’s squad, as well as its two top goal-tenders in Kallie Billadeau and Jenesica Drinkwater.

OSWEGO

Kelly Collins (Fairport, N.Y.) was named the 2012 Oswego State Outstand-

ing Senior Female Athlete of the Year by the Oswego State Athletic Department. Collins was a rarity among collegiate-level student-athletes, as she wrapped up her career as a four-year athlete in three sports: field hockey, women’s ice hockey, and women’s lacrosse. Collins made her largest mark in field hockey where the 2008 SUNYAC Rookie of the Year went on to be named First Team All-SUNYAC twice. She ranks third in career points (80), goals (31) and assists (18). This past season she led the SUNYAC in scoring with 25 points on 11 goals and three assists. On the ice, Col-lins finished atop the program’s points and goals list with 50 and 36, respectively, in 95 games. In lacrosse, she led the team in draw

controls for three out of her four seasons, and ranked fourth in scoring this year with 18 points on 12 goals and six assists.

Utica

Ten members of the Utica College women’s ice hockey team were named

to the 2011-2012 ECAC West All-Academic Team. The hon-ored Pioneers included senior MacK-enzie Roy; juniors Mary Fusco, Car-men John-son, Meghan McMahon, and Lind-say Norton (Eden/Buffa-lo Bisons); as well as sophomores Kristen Beckman, Brittany Delle-Chiaie, Caitlyn Moccaldi (Clin-ton/Clinton high school boys hockey), Jennifer Hamel (Ithaca/Northwood), and Meredith Tice. Four members of the Utica College women’s ice hockey team were named American Women’s Hockey Coaches Association (AWHCA) Scholar Athletes, re-leased Wednesday. Juniors Lindsay Norton (Eden, NY/ Buffalo Bisons) and Carmen Johnson (Falls Church, VA/ Washington Pride) and sophomores Meredith Tice (Her-shey, PA/ Washington Pride) and Brittany DelleChiaie (Leominster, MA/ The Winchendon School) all received the honor. Norton, an assistant captain, led the Pioneer defense that al-




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lowed just 2.61 goals per game this past season. She tallied one goal and three assists, while play-ing in all 25 games for the Pio-neers. Johnson netted seven goals and seven assists in 25 games played this year. In her career, she has totaled 12 goals and 14 as-sists and has played in 79 games as a Pioneer, the most out of any returning player. Tice scored four goals, includ-ing one game-winner, and added three assists on the season. She has played in 52 games through her first two seasons and was one of Utica’s top centers. DelleChiaie played a key role on the Utica offense. She recorded five goals, four of them on the powerplay, and one game-winner. She also added five assists. UC finished the season with an overall record of 10-12-3 and a 7-9-2 conference mark. The Pioneers lost just one player to graduation and look to get back to the top of the ECAC West next season.

COLGATE

When the Colgate wom-en’s hockey team hand-ed out its team awards

Kimberly Sass (East Amherst/Bisons) took home two awards. All the awards given out at the banquet were voted on by the players, except for the Marian LeFevre Coaches Award and Don Palmateer Award. Sass was the big winner of the evening as she was voted as a Defensive Co-Most Valuable Player, while also taking home the Don Palmateer Award, which is given to the player whose career leadership and on-ice

performance has had the greatest impact. Sass had a major impact on the team during her career as she played in 93 career games and logged over 5,400 minutes in net, which is second in program history. She posted nine shutouts and 34 wins for the second most in Colgate history. Sass started 32-of-33 games as a senior and had three shutouts and a .908 save percentage. Megan Wickens joined Sass as a Defensive Co-MVP as she played in all 33 games on the blueline and registered seven points on a goal and six assists. She scored her first collegiate goal and point this season in a 7-2 win over Lindenwood on Oct. 14 and had a multi-point game with two assists against Syracuse in a 5-0 win. The Brad Houston Offensive MVP went to Jocelyn Simpson after putting up 19 points on the year for second on the team with seven goals and 12 helpers. Two of her goals came on the power play and one was a gamewin-ner. She posted a season-high four points against Lindenwood and had two goals and an assist against Princeton in a 6-4 win on the road. Colgate gave its Rookie of the

Year Award to Melissa Kueber. The forward had a spectacular first season with the Raiders, tallying 19 points on a team-high 14 goals and five assists. Three of her goals came on the power play and two were gamewinners. She also led the team with eight goals in league play and had a season-high five points from four goals and one assist against Linden-wood. She tied the program re-cord for most goals in a game and marked her first career hat trick in that game. She tied for 11th in program history for most goals in a season with 14. The Most Improved Player Award went to Caroline Potolic-chio, who increased her playing time from her rookie season with 32 games played after 12 appear-ances in 2010-11. She had two points on two goals, scoring her first collegiate goal against Lin-denwood. Potolicchio played in all 22 conference games as well. The Sportsmanship Award was given to rookie Susan Allen, (Rochester/Rochester Edge 19U) who played two games in net for the Raiders. She made a total of 25 saves on 27 shots and started her first collegiate game against nationally-ranked Harvard. She had 12 stops in that game and also posted 13 saves in a game against Quinnipiac. Next up was the Marian LeFevre Coaches Award, which is given to the player that plays the game with the most interest, best attitude and highest dedication. Heidi Peterson was the recipient of the award as she played in all 33 games and finished her career with 132 games played, which puts her 16th in program history. She ended her career with a goal and five assists for six points,




Kimberly Sass

after posting an assist this year.

GREG FARGO NAMED HEAD COACH

Colgate University Director of Athletics David Roach announced the hiring of

Greg Fargo as the head coach of the Colgate women’s ice hockey team. Fargo arrives in Hamilton after spending the past four sea-sons as the head coach at Elmira College (2008-12). Fargo the 2009 ECAC West Co-Coach of the Year and two-time nominee for AHCA Coach of the Year recorded an 84-23-5 record at Elmira, including a divi-sion III best 24 wins during the 2008-09 season. “We’re excited to have Greg Fargo coming to Colgate to be in charge of our women’s ice hockey program,” stated Roach. “He brings great experience in recruit-ing at the division I level from his time at Canisius as an assistant and his head coaching experience at Elmira is second to none. I see him as a great fit at Colgate and look forward to working with him in the future of women’s ice hockey.” Fargo led Elmira to consecu-tive ECAC West Championships in 2009 and 2010, along with an NCAA Tournament second place finish in 2009 and a third place finish in 2010. Fargo is a 2006 graduate of Elmira where he received a Bachelor of Science in adoles-cence education and social stud-ies. As a student-athlete for the Soaring Eagles Fargo had one of the most prolific careers between the pipes ever. In his tenure at

Elmira, Fargo helped the Purple and Gold earn two appearances in the ECAC West Championship finals and the NCAA Division III Frozen Four. Fargo still holds the all-time career saves and minutes played record at Elmira recording a combined 2,565 saves in 5,123 minutes played in his four sea-sons. His 2005-06 save percentage of .926 is still the all-time best at Elmira, while his goals against average in that same season ranks him second in the programs 34-year history. In addition to competing as a standout goaltender, Fargo was a member of the Men’s Golf team. Following his graduation from Elmira, Fargo served on the men’s ice hockey coaching staff at Canisius College, where his responsibilities with the Golden Griffins included the planning and implementing of game and practice plans, as well as scout-ing, video analysis, community outreach, and recruiting. Off the ice, Fargo also contrib-uted greatly to the student-athlete success in the classroom, where he helped raise the Canisius GPA from a 2.99 to a 3.14, before im-proving Elmira’s women’s team GPA from 2.74 to 3.20. Fargo received a Masters degree in physical education with a concentration in coaching at Canisius. Along with his wom-en’s hockey coaching responsi-bilities at Elmira, Fargo was also the head men’s golf coach and is married to Katie Fargo who is a medical aesthetician.

RPI

The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women’s ice hockey schedule for the

2012-13 season has been finalized. The Engineers will play 34 games, including 18 at the Houston Field House. Highlighting this year’s schedule are five games against 2012 NCAA Tournament teams, including two against ECAC Hockey-rival and two-time NCAA Frozen Four participant, Cornell University. “We’re excited about next year’s schedule and the quality teams that we’ll be facing,” said Head Coach John Burke, who enters his 10th season at the helm of the Engineers. “There are some great squads in this year’s lineup, including teams from Hockey East and the CHA, which will make for an exciting year.” RPI kicks off the regular season at the Field House with a pair of games against the Univer-sity of Connecticut on October 5 and 6. The Engineers then travel to Massachusetts the following weekend for games against Bos-ton University and Northeastern University on October 12 and 13. RPI returns home for a non-conference tilt against Route-7 rival, Union on October 20 during RPI’s Reunion & Homecoming Weekend, before embarking on a three-game road trip, including the ECAC Hockey opener at St. Lawrence (Oct. 26) and Clarkson (Oct. 27), followed by a game at the University of Vermont (Oct. 31). The Engineers then open a four-game home series, welcom-ing league-foes Princeton and Quinnipiac on November 9 and 10 before hosting Robert Morris




University for a two-game, non-conference series on November 16 and 17. RPI heads to Syracuse over Thanksgiving (Nov. 23-24) for a pair of games, before closing out the month of November at Quin-nipiac (Nov. 30) and Princeton (Dec. 1). The Engineers wrap-up the fall semester the following weekend with conference home games against Brown (Dec. 7) and Yale (Dec. 8). Following a nearly month-long layoff, RPI opens at home against Dartmouth (Jan. 4) and Harvard (Jan. 5). The Engineers then welcome Hockey East-foe Providence College for two games (Jan. 11-12), before heading to Harvard (Jan. 18) and Dart-mouth (Jan. 19) the next weekend. Rensselaer closes out the month of January with a home-and-home series against area-rival Union. The Engineers travel to Schenectady on January 25 and host the Dutchwomen the follow-ing day. The Engineers open the final stretch of the season on the road at Colgate (Feb. 1) and Cornell (Feb. 2), and is back at the Field House the following weekend against Clarkson (Feb. 8) and St. Lawrence (Feb. 9). After games at Yale (Feb. 15) and Brown (Feb. 16), Rensselaer returns home to conclude its regular season sched-ule against Cornell (Feb. 22) and Colgate (Feb. 23). Rensselaer posted a 9-21-4 overall record in 2011-12 with a 6-14-2 ECAC Hockey mark. RPI finished tied for eighth in the conference standings, but fell just short of making their fourth straight ECAC Hockey Playoff appearance, losing the tie-breaker against Brown.

The team recently held its season-ending banquet with six honors handed out by ninth-year Head Coach John Burke and his staff. Earning the Most Valuable Player Award was senior center Alisa Harrison. The team’s cap-tain, who is a native of Vienna, Va., finished third in scoring with eight goals and 14 assists for 22 points over 32 games. Her as-sists ranked second overall on the squad. Among her eight goals was a shorthanded tally, three game winners and a game-tying effort. She also blocked 21 shots on the season. Harrison, who was also named the team’s recipient of the Bill Cahill Memorial Award, presented annually to a player who displays high character, abil-ity and dedication, appeared in 20 ECAC Hockey games in 2011-12. She scored three goals with a team-high 10 assists for 13 points in that span. One of her tallies was the game-winner in a 4-2 vic-tory over Yale. A two-time ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Forward finalist, Harrison played in 141 career games, scoring 40 goals with 55 assists for 95 points. Among the program’s leaders in a number of categories, she ranks seventh all-time in games played, eighth in assists and 10th in goals. Ad-ditionally, the former Washington Pride standout became one of the first RPI players at the Division I level to be named to the ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team, earning the honor in 2008-09. This year’s Robert Conway Scholar-Athlete Award was given to sophomore winger Jordan Smelker. A native of Anchorage, Alaska, Smelker is a biomedical

engineering major with a cumula-tive grade point average of 3.70. A Dean’s List and ECAC Hockey All-Academic selection, Smelker led the squad in scoring for the second straight season, tallying 10 goals and 16 assists for 26 points in all 34 games. In addition to two power play goals, the former Team Alaska 19U standout, also notched a shorthanded goal and scored a game-winner. The Engineers’ Most Im-proved Player was Senior Center Laura Guillemette, who played in all 34 games this season. The Ste-Marie-de-Beauce, Que., native had her strongest season in 2011-12, tallying six goals with three assists for nine points. Two of her tallies came on the power play, while four were scored against ECAC Hockey opponents over 22 games. She also blocked seven shots and was assessed just one penalty all season. Freshman Center Eleeza Cox was this year’s recipient of the Rookie of the Year Award. A na-tive of St. Catharines, Ont., Cox played in all 34 games, leading all freshmen and finishing sec-ond overall in scoring with 23 points on a team-high 13 goals and 10 assists. A two-time ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week selec-tion, as well as the conference’s Rookie of the Month in January, she finished the year ranked 16th-nationally in points per game by a rookie (0.68) and fourth among ECAC Hockey freshmen. Cox, who is a former standout at Rid-ley College, was also a finalist for the league’s Rookie of the Year Award. Also recognized was gradu-ate student and goaltender Alicia Miksic, who was the recipient of the Willie Stanton Award, pre-




sented annually to the player who demonstrates leadership, sportsmanship, hard work and a genuine love of the game. The Chestwick, Pa., native appeared in one game this season and was a consistent presence for the Engi-neers, stepping up in a number of situations when called upon. CLARKSON

The accomplishments of the 2011-12 Clarkson Univer-sity Women’s Hockey team

were recognized as the Golden Knights held their annual Awards Banquet. Highlighting the cer-emony was the naming of sopho-more Erica Howe (Ottawa, ONT) as Clarkson’s Most Valuable Player. Guided by fourth-year co-head coaches Shannon and Matt Desrosiers, assistant coach Matt Kelly and volunteer coach Carlee Eusepi, Clarkson skated to a 22-10-5 overall record in 2011-12 and claimed third place in the ECAC Hockey standings with a 15-5-2 league mark, its most wins ever in conference play.Clarkson also paid tribute to the Class of 2012. Juana Baribeau (Amos, QUE), Danielle Boudreau (Whitby, ONT), Kali Gillanders (Kyle, SASK), Gabrielle Kosziwka (Limehouse, ONT) and Kate-lyn Ptolemy (Dinsmore, SASK) helped Clarkson compile 75 vic-tories from 2008-2012, including two 20+win campaigns (2009-10, 2011-12), four showings in the ECAC Hockey playoffs, includ-ing a tournament championship game appearance in 2010, and the program’s first ever appear-ance in the NCAA Tournament in 2010.

A sophomore, Howe was the key reason for the Golden Knights’ success as ECAC Hock-ey Goaltender of the Year and a Finalist for the Conference’s Player of the Year. She played all but 47 minutes in the Clarkson goal and posted a .927 save per-centage, 1.75 goals-against aver-age (sixth in Division 1) and a .662 win percentage. She was tied for fifth in the nation in shutouts with seven through 37 games. Howe allowed one goal or less in 16 games and made a season-high 34 saves in 3-2 victory at Syra-cuse (10/14). She was honored as ECAC Goaltender of the Month for both October and November and selected ECAC Goaltender of the Week three times (10/18, 10/25, 11/14). Boudreau was the honored as the Coaches Award winner. She also won the award in 2010. A team leader as an assistant captain, and one of the Golden Knights’ hardest workers, Bou-dreau never missed a game in her Clarkson career, skating in 150 consecutive contests. Boudreau capped of a solid season on the Clarkson blueline when she was named a finalist for ECAC Hock-ey’s Best Defensive-Defenseman. She played in 37 games during the 2011-12 campaign, recording 11 points, including 10 assists. Boudreau led the Knights in plus/minus with a +15. Sophomore Jamie Lee Rattray (Kanata. ONT) was the recipient of the Ron Frazer Award. Named in tribute to Clarkson Women’s Hockey’s first coach, the honor is presented to a player who has proven to elevate her game in key situations and who has made significant contributions to the team’s success. Rattray, a

forward, averaged over a point per game as one of Clarkson’s top players. She led the Golden Knights in goals with 19 goals and was second overall in points with 38 through 33 games. She tallied six power-play goals and four game-winners along with posting a +13 plus/minus rat-ing. Rattray was a nominee for the Patty Kazmier Award as the top player in Women’s Division I Hockey and participated with Canada’s U-22 National Team at the 2012 Meco Cup. She was selected as ECAC Hockey Player of the Month for October and named ECAC Player of the Week once along with earning selection three times to the conference’s weekly Honor Roll. Freshman Jennifer Shields (In-gersoll, ONT) was selected Clark-son’s Rookie of the Year. Shields made a big impression in her rookie campaign as a solid, stay-at-home defenseman who skated in 35 games. She was second for the Golden Knights in plus/mi-nus with a +14 and tallied two assists. Shields was honored as the ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Month for December. Kosziwka and Ptolemy were the recipient of the Booster Club’s Unsung Hero Award. Kosziwka was a solid, two-way center who played in all 37 games, recording seven goals and 11 assists, and was among Clarkson leaders in plus/minus with a +13. Clarkson’s captain, Ptolemy was among Clarkson leaders in plus/minus with a +13 and tallied 15 points, including 13 assists. Both Kosziwka and Ptol-emy have been actively involved in the Knights’ community events through their four years in Pots-dam and have been named to




the ECAC Hockey All-Academic teams.

Hamilton

The Hamilton College wom-en’s ice hockey team volun-teered at The Neighborhood

Center in Utica, N.Y., during the 2011-12 academic year. The Neigh-borhood Center, Inc. provides a full range of outreach, preventa-tive, developmental and thera-peutic human services for nearly 20,000 people in Utica and its surrounding communities. Mem-bers of the women’s ice hockey team have visited the center twice a week to assist with the agency’s day care program. “We are happy to have the girls here to lend a helping hand and also act as role models for the kids,” Director of Child Care Lisa Curtis said. Children in the program are between the ages of three and seven, and many come from disadvantaged homes. The student-athletes visit the center in groups of four to read, play games and help the children with their homework. “The kids are always excited to see the hockey team because they know the girls will run around and play games with them,” Curtis said. “It’s very heartwarming to see the smiles and laughter this brings to our children. “It was such a rewarding experience, our players decided to make the commitment to continue volunteering even after the season was over, which speaks volumes about the student-athletes we have in our program,” said Coach Brendon Knight. The team plans to continue its relationship with The Neighbor-hood Center during the 2012-13

academic year. Women’s Ice Hockey Team members were recognized for their accomplishments including:

MVP- Katie ZimmermanMost Improved- Julia Williams

Michael S White Prize- Riley Smith

Team Player- Abby Runyon

Plattsburgh

Athletics Academic Coor-dinator Michelle St. Onge revealed this year’s class

of Chi Alpha Sigma, which is a national honor society for college athletes. The criteria is that the individual attain junior/senior standing, be a team member at the varsity level, earn a minimum 3.40 cumulative grade-point average, and demonstrate good moral char-acter and are endorsed by their coach. Representing the Women’s Ice Hockey Team was Teal Gove A junior, Gove was the recipi-ent of the scholar-athlete award for the second consecutive year. Named a first team All-American, she was also the recipient of the Chancellor Scholar-Athlete award which recognizes a combination of academic excellence and out-standing athletic achievement and is given annually in each sport to a First or Second Team All-Con-ference honoree with the highest grade-point average. Gove was also named to the ECAC-West All-Academic team for the second year in a row and took the ECAC-West Player of the Year honors after leading the Cardinals in scoring this year. Freshman Mia Favretto was named as the team’s Most Im-proved Player. The defenseman out of Oakville, Ontario, made 28 appearances and notched two as-

sists on the season. Ottawa, Ontario native Emma Rutherford was named Rookie of the Year after an impressive debut season with the Cardinals. Ruth-erford led all newcomers with 16 goals and was third on the team with 26 points. The forward was also named the ECAC-West Rookie of the Year and earned a spot on the conferences All-Rookie team after leading the nation in fresh-man scoring. The Unsung Hero award was shared by senior defenseman Helen Giroux and junior forward Jordan Caldwell. Giroux moved back to defense for her senior year, recording two goals and four as-sists in 30 appearances. Caldwell scored five goals and added 16 assists, while also being tied for the team-lead in game-winning-goals with three. Both players were named to the ECAC-West All-Aca-demic team this season. First Team All-American goal-tender Sydney Aveson was named as the team’s Most Valuable Player. The West Covina, Calif. native was also named to the ECAC-West First Team and earned Goalie of the Year honors from the conference. Aveson was third in the nation in goals-against-average with a 1.62 percentage. She was also fourth nationally with a .930 save percent-age. The junior owned a 18-6-2 record as she helped lead the team to the NCAA Frozen Four. Both Caldwell and Gove will share the captain duties for the upcoming 2012-13 season.




Potsdam

Women’s hockey player Izzy Fayerman (Calgary,Alberta/The Edge) has

been named a first team All-American by the Jewish Sports Review. The freshman was one of six players from all NCAA divi-sions to be selected as announced in May/June 2012 edition of the publication. In her first season with the Bears, Fayerman was the team’s fifth leading scorer with seven goals and 14 assists for 21 points. Three of her tallies came on the man-advantage and she recorded the game-winner in Potsdam’s victory over Chatham on Feb. 10. Fayer-man’s 21 points were the seventh most in the ECAC West and 18th most in the nation by a rookie this season. The forward’s performance earned her the team’s Rookie of the Year award. 2011-12 was a record-breaking season for the Bears (12-10-3, 7-8-3 ECAC West). They finished with a school record 12 wins and seven conferencevictories after surging to a 10-4-2 mark over their last 16 games. Potsdam reached the playoffs for the second time in program history and recorded astunning 2-1 quarterfinal upset over No. 7 Elmira. The Bears then stayed even with RIT, the eventual national champion, for two periods before succumb-ing to the Tigers in the third period of the ECAC West Semifinals.

See the complete JSR 2011-12 Women’s College Hockey All-American Team below:

Forward Tori Charron So. Elmira CollegeForward Izzy Fayerman Fr. SUNY PotsdamForward Jordan Schildhaus Fr. Wesleyan UniversityDefense Jennifer Friedman So. Providence CollegeDefense Rebecca Morse So. Providence CollegeDefense Sam Weinstein Jr. Williams College(No goaltender was selected.)




Fayerman

Cornell to Hold Girls Ice Hockey Camp

Dates: July 29-August 2, 2012 Cost: Resident - $639 / Commuter -

$485 Ages: 12-18

The Cornell Girls Ice Hockey Camp empha-sizes the building blocks of a good hockey player - skating, hockey sense and skill development. All on-ice sessions take place at Cornell’s historic Lynah Rink. Off-ice instruction includes strength and conditioning principals and drills used for our Division 1 athletes. Goalies will receive specific instruction each day! The coaches focus on personal development, as well, using hockey and team building as tools to help our campers become stronger, more con-fident girls and young women. This camp empha-sizes fun! We believe that campers will have fun if they work hard, and commit to getting better, but we also make “having fun” a camp-wide goal! Campers will also be able to partake in rec-reational activities outside of sessions. Activi-ties take place both on and off-campus. Options available include: swimming, bowling, go-karts, mini-golf, movies, beach volleyball, field games, basketball and more! The coaching staff include Cornell Women’s Ice Hockey Head Coach Doug Derraugh and As-sistant Coach Danielle Bilodeau.

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Amherst Youth Hockey would like to congratu-

late Darren Palaszewski who was named House Coach of the Year 2012 and Mark Mobus named Travel Coach of the Year 2012. Inducted into the Amherst Hockey Hall of Fame were Brian Charlton, David Silverberg and Rich MacLean.

The Bud Bakewell Hockey Association has three new teams for the upcoming season including

a Mite Mixed Travel at full ice, a Mite and Squirt MOHL and Midget MOHL.

The Buffalo Stars Juniors will be traveling to Lake Placid to train in the Olympic Center in

August. The Stars will train at the Olympic Train-ing Center August 24 through 26th. During their training in Lake Placid they will play an exhibition game against the Syracuse Stars. On the way to Lake Placid the team will tour SUNY Oswego’s facilities and meet with Head Coach Ed Gosek.

Western New York women from the Univer-sity of Buffalo (Katelyn Bothwell, Allison

Edwards, Fallon Waxman) , Buffalo State College Alumni (Melissa Jeckovich, Marissa McMullan, Amanda Johnston), Hornets (Amanda Todd, Sam Veidheffer) , and the Wheatfield Blades (Cheryl Julicher, Robin Closs, Lindsay Heckler) along with Shawnee Oberholtzer (Batavia) got together ear-lier this Spring with a rookie goalie to the women’s ranks (Lauren Orynawka) and headed north of the border to Niagara Falls, Ont. to take on three Ca-nadian teams in the Weekend Hockey Tournaments Women’s Competitive Division. They beat Sudbury (Ont.) 7-1 in the first game with McMullan being named MVP. McMullan scored 4 goals, including one unassisted. Helping her out with the other two goals were Jeckovich, Julicher and Waxman. Bothwell also had a goal, as-sisted by Waxman. Orynawka was in goal. Waxman also had a goal, assisted by Heckler. In Game Two they tied Brampton (Ont.) 2-2

with scoring coming from Closs and Bothwell.Assists by Vedheffer and Waxman. Heckler took the MVP. Rookie Goalie Orynawka took MVP honors in Game Tjhree when they beat Ottawa 4-0. Scoring were

Julicher and Waxman, unassisted; Closs assisted by Julicher and Edwards assisted by Johnston. The Championship game put the New York women up against Ottawa once again. They beat them 2-1 with Goalie Orynawka taking MVP honors once again. Scoring game in the third period with Jeckov-ich, unassisted followed by a goal by Ottawa. This sent the game into overtime with Jeckovich scoring at 1:53, unassisted.

West Section Tier I Midget Sectionalswill take place on Saturday, November 10 through Monday November 12 at the

Northtown Center, Amherst. The schedule will be announced shortly and the draw for seeding will take place at the West Section Fall meeting.

...Congratulations to Bob Schell on receiving the NYSAHA Sandy Irwin Award.

...NY Hockey OnLine would like to express their condolences to Monroe County Youth Hockey Presi-dent Steve Opladen and his family on the death of son, Josh.

BROCKPORT

Senior James Cody of the men’s ice hockey team has been selected as The College at Brockport Male Athlete of the Year. The forward was also named the

State University of New York Athletic Conference (SU-NYAC) Player of the Year. Cody is the first-ever Brockport player to win the SUNYAC Player of the Year award. He was voted to the All-SUNYAC First-Team for the second consecutive year after leading the conference with 19 goals and his 34 points were fourth-best. Cody was named a Second-Team All-American by the AHCA, the first Brockport icer to earn All-American honors. The senior eclipsed the 100-point mark for his career with the game-winning assist to upset No.5 Elmira in overtime. Cody finished his career with 116 career points as a Golden Eagles. Cody led Brockport in goals all four years on the team and led in points for three of his four seasons.

BUFFALO STATE

Bengals senior James Durham (Marilla/St. Francis) signed his first professional contract with the Columbus (Ga.) Cottonmouths of the Southern

Professional Hockey League (SPHL) after exhausting his collegiate eligibility in February and jumped right into the playoff lineup. Durham made his pro debut in the first round of the playoffs on March 27. Durham helped Columbus sweep its way through the postseason, winning three-consecutive best-of-three series without a loss, defeating Louisiana, Huntsville and then Pensacola in the President’s Cup Finals. He played in all six games and registered a goal and two assists.

CANISIUS

The Canisius College hockey team recognized its top players during the 2011-12 season. Sophomore Taylor Law collected Team MVP and

Top Forward honors. Law finished tied for the first on the team with 26 points, 11 goals and 15 assists, while also posting a team-best three power-play goals during his second campaign at Canisius. Senior and Tonawanda native Scott Moser received the Dr. David B. Dietz Award for the second-straight year, which is presented to a player for his dedication in both athletics and academics. The team’s captain during the 2011-12 season, Moser tallied 10 points, seven goals and three assists in his senior campaign. Sophomore Ben Danford earned the team’s Top De-fenseman award for the second-straight season, becom-ing just the second player in the program’s history to earn the accolade in each of his first two seasons. Canisius Hall of Famer Joe Federico also accom-plished the feat during the 1984-85 and 1985-86 sea-sons. Danford totaled 13 points on a goal and 12 assists during his sophomore campaign. Freshman Mitch McCrank picked up Rookie of the Year honors. In his first collegiate season, McCrank led all Canisius freshmen with 10 points, netting three goals to go along with seven assists. Freshman Braeden Rigney was named the team’s Most Improved Player. As a rookie, Rigney recorded six points, two goals and four assists, while posting a team-best .567 faceoff percentage. Junior Torrey Lindsay was honored with the Top Chapman Memorial Award as the team’s unsung hero. Lindsay appeared in all 36 games with eight points, six goals and two assists. In addition, freshman Keegan Asmundson earned the team’s Community Outreach Award, while junior Preston Shupe collected the Hasek’s Heroes Award for the second-straight year.

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NIAGARA

The Niagara men’s hockey program has announced its 34-game schedule for the 2012-13 season that will encompass 15 home dates and 27 Atlantic

Hockey Association (AHA) contests. The Purple Eagles will participate in four home-and-home matchups against RIT, Canisius, Robert Morris and Mercyhurst in the second half of the season and two-game sets against 2012 NCAA Tournament participants Michigan State and Air Force.

10/6/2012 4:00 PM vs Bowling Green 10/9/2012 TBD at Colgate 10/13/2012 7:00 PM vs Mercyhurst 10/19/2012 7:00 PM at Michigan State 10/20/2012 7:00 PM at Michigan State 10/26/2012 7:00 PM at Clarkson 10/27/2012 7:00 PM at Clarkson 11/2/2012 7:00 PM vs Connecticut 11/3/2012 7:00 PM vs Connecticut 11/9/2012 7:00 PM at Army 11/10/2012 7:00 PM at Army 11/16/2012 7:00 PM at Canisius 11/17/2012 7:00 PM vs Robert Morris 11/30/2012 7:00 PM vs Sacred Heart 12/1/2012 7:00 PM vs Sacred Heart 12/12/2012 7:00 PM vs RIT 12/29/2012 7:00 PM at Bowling Green 1/4/2013 7:00 PM vs Air Force 1/11/2013 7:00 PM at American International 1/12/2013 7:00 PM at American International 1/18/2013 7:00 PM at Holy Cross 1/19/2013 7:00 PM at Holy Cross 1/25/2013 7:00 PM at RIT 1/26/2013 7:00 PM vs RIT 2/1/2013 7:00 PM vs Bentley 2/2/2013 7:00 PM vs Bentley 2/7/2013 7:00 PM at Canisius 2/9/2013 7:00 PM vs Canisius 2/15/2013 7:00 PM vs Robert Morris 2/16/2013 7:00 PM at Robert Morris 2/22/2013 7:00 PM vs Mercyhurst 2/23/2013 7:00 PM at Mercyhurst 3/1/2013 7:00 PM at Air Force 3/2/2013 7:00 PM at Air Force

RIT men’s hockey Head Coach Wayne Wilson announced the Class of 2016 on Thurs-

day, May 31. The group of eight student-athletes includes four forwards including one from Rochester, three defensemen, and

one goaltender. Six athletes hail from the United States, while two are from Canada. “We really like this class coming in as it will fill the needs for our team,” said Wilson. “This class brings in a combination of size, speed, and skill and also includes our first homegrown Rochester player and first NHL draft pick.” Forwards Dan Schuler (Rochester, NY/Powell River Kings), Andrew Miller (West Dundee, IL/Chicago Steel), Josh Mitchell (Osoyoos, British Columbia/Alberni Valley Bulldogs), and Anthony Hamburg (Phoenix, AZ/Omaha Lancers). Schuler, RIT’s first Division I homegrown recruit from Penfield, returns home after playing for the Powell River Kings of the British Columbia Hockey League last sea-son. He finished the year with 17 goals and 16 assists for 33 points, leading his team to a first place finish in the Coastal Division. In 15 playoff games, he recorded 10 points on six goals and four assists, helping lead the River Kings to the Fred Page Cup Finals. He finished his two seasons in the BCHL with 68 points on 28 goals and 40 assists. “We are very excited about what this group brings to the proud history of our program as once again we hope to achieve our goal of winning the Atlantic Hockey Association Championships and advancing to the 2013 NCAA Tournament,” said Wilson, now entering his 14th season behind the bench at RIT. The Tigers also formally announced their 2012-13 schedule:10/6 Ottawa Ritter Arena H 7:05 p.m. 10/11 Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. A 7:05 p.m. 10/12 Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. A 7:05 p.m. 10/20 Penn State Blue Cross Arena N 7:05 p.m. 10/25 Robert Morris Ritter Arena H 7:05 p.m. 10/26 Colgate Hamilton, N.Y. A 7:05 p.m. 11/2 American International Springfield, Mass. A 7:05 p.m.11/3 American International Springfield, Mass. A 7:05 p.m. 11/9 Mercyhurst Ritter Arena H 7:05 p.m. 11/10 Canisius Ritter Arena H 7:05 p.m. 11/16 Holy Cross Worcester, Mass. A 7:05 p.m. 11/17 Holy Cross Worcester, Mass. A 7:05 p.m. 11/23 Clarkson Ritter Arena H 7:05 p.m. 12/2 Air Force USAF Academy, Colo. A 8:05 p.m. 12/7 Sacred Heart Ritter Arena H 7:05 p.m. 12/8 Sacred Heart Ritter Arena H 7:05 p.m.




12/12 Niagara Niagara University, N.Y. A 7:05 p.m. 1/4/ St. Lawrence Canton, N.Y. A 7:05 p.m. 1/5/ St. Lawrence Canton, N.Y. A 7:05 p.m. 1/11 Bentley Ritter Arena H 7:05 p.m. 1/12 Bentley Ritter Arena H 7:05 p.m. 1/18 Army West Point, N.Y. A 7:05 p.m. 1/19 Army West Point, N.Y. A 7:05 p.m. 1/25 Niagara Ritter Arena H 7:05 p.m. 1/26 Niagara Niagara University, N.Y. A 7:05 p.m. 2/1 Connecticut Ritter Arena H 7:05 p.m. 2/2 Connecticut Ritter Arena H 7:05 p.m. 2/8 Robert Morris Moon Township, Pa. A 7:05 p.m. 2/9 Robert Morris Moon Township, Pa. A 7:05 p.m.

2/15 Mercyhurst Erie, Pa. A 7:05 p.m. 2/16 Mercyhurst Erie, Pa. A 7:05 p.m. 2/22 Air Force Ritter Arena H 7:05 p.m. 2/23 Air Force Ritter Arena H 7:05 p.m. 3/1 Canisius Ritter Arena H 7:05 p.m.3/2 Canisius Buffalo, N.Y. A 7:05 p.m.




Monsignor Martin Girls Var-sity Ice Hockey Team:

Tara Barnhardt, St. Mary’s High School/Lancaster. She will be attending Mercyhurst College and will try out for their girl’s ice hockey team.

Kenmore Varsity Girls Hockey: Kate Miller. Kate will be attending Syracuse University as one of 25 freshmen in the Bandier program to study the music indus-

try. She hopes to play for the SU Women’s Club Ice Hockey Team. She plans a carer in the music industry and will keep hockey in her life by playing pick-up or on a women’s team, perhaps some coaching. Kate was named Valedictorian of her class. She was named First Team All WNY for girls hockey in 2011 and 2012; Second Team All NFL for varsity softball in 2011; Recognized by the Erie County Legis-

lature for academics and athletics. Laura Pavone - Kenmore West. Laura played hockey for 11 seasons (1 with boys and 10 on girl’s teams), she was part of the WNY Girls Varsity Ice Hockey Federation in its Inaugural season and second season. She will be attending Villa Maria Col-lege to study music business and plans to manage bands and produce in the music industry following college. “The Section VI Championship in my Senior year was the best feeling in the world.”

West Seneca Girls:

Jill Schrader, Emily O’Shei, Nikki Kirchberg-er and Jenna Lettieri from West Seneca West and Jess Dolac, Hai-ley Glynn, West Sen-eca East. Nikki will be playing hockey for Buffalo State Col-lege.

Niagara Wheatfield High School Jocelyn Rizzo played for the Niagara Junior Purple Eagles. She will attend Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio for ac-counting. Also, Chelsea Coates who played for the Buffalo Regals last season.

Williamville Girls Varsity Williamsville South High School, Sarah Higgins.Williamsville North grads include Emily Koestler, Juliet Holme, Elena Hingston.

Congratulations to the West Section Class of 2012

Schrader

DolacKirchberger

GlynnO’shei Lettieri

Hingston Holme Koestler

Pavone

Miller

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Ken Baker is a very familiar face to millions of televi-

sion viewers around the world. As Chief News Correspondent for E! News, Baker is seen on a regular basis by many entertainment followers. Over the years Baker has also appeared on shows such as the Fox News Channel, The Today Show, CNN and MSNBC. But what many people don’t realize is Baker’s passion for hockey. It is one that runs quite deep. “I grew up in the Southtowns area of Western New York,” said the 42 year-old Baker. “I grew up playing in the house leagues in the town of Hamburg. “By the time I was 10 I was playing goal full-time. My dad wouldn’t let me play goal when I began playing organized hockey. “He wanted me to learn how to skate first. That’s when I eventu-ally moved into goal and then got on the travel teams. “I was lucky enough to get into the Olympic development program and went up all the way through that. I ended up going to Colgate University on a scholar-ship. “I did OK with hockey in col-lege. I ended up winning more than I lost. “I thought I had gone as far as I could go in hockey. I graduated from college and went to work and ended up getting out of the game.” Unfortunately for Baker, five years following his graduation from college he was diagnosed with a brain tumor.

“The doctors told me that I probably had the tumor since I was 14 or 15 years old,” continued Baker. “It was like a big light bulb going off in my head.” That is when Baker began to re-alize why he had played the way he did growing up. “Now things began to make sense,” remarked Baker. “Now I understand why I was struggling at times when I was playing. “I wasn’t achieving my poten-tial. That’s when I decided to get back into the game and just play for the fun of it. “I was in California at the time working. I was with a magazine covering Hollywood. “Then I decided to try one more time to take my game to a higher level.” So after having gone through surgery and sev-eral years of rehab, at the age of 31, Baker got back into hockey again. This time with his sights set on turning pro. Baker moved away from his family and became a third-string goalie for the Bakersfield

Condors, an AA-level minor-league team based in the dusty oil town of Bakersfield, California. “I ended up com-ing full circle in my hockey life, played a season in Bakersfield and then went back to my journalistic career,” commented Baker, who would go on to write a book about his sea-son in hockey entitled, “They Don’t Play Hockey In Heaven.” “I got a chance to get

hockey out of my system once and for all. “It was like having an itch. There was never a doubt that I was going to do this. “It just turned out to be when I was going to do it. I just didn’t want to look back someday an wonder ‘what if.’ “I wanted to end hockey on my own terms. I wanted to do it my way. (continued on next page)

Celebrity Feature:

Ken BakerE! Sportscaster

“I got to see hockey from a different level during that 2001-02 season. I was the oldest rookie in pro hockey that year. We made a lot of long bus rides, slept in less than top-rated hotels, got beat up a bit and got to know a great bunch of guys who were trying to make a liv-ing out of playing pro hockey.” Why did Baker want to be a goalie in the first place? “Is there any question that it’s the most impor-tant position in all of sports,” responded Baker. “It is also the most challenging, gratifying, frustrating, maddening and yet the most beautiful position in all of sports. “It combines so many unique qualities in a position. I found out that I had a knack for being a goaltender.” Baker pointed out who was a big influence on him in his early days of playing hockey. “Chris Hicks was my coach from the time I was 12 until I was 18,” remembered Baker. “He taught me how to skate. “I took power skating from Chris while playing in goalie equipment. I did that for years. “Mitch Korn would help me out later in my ca-reer.” Baker still follows the game as much as he can. “I attend a lot of Los Angeles Kings games,” said Baker. “I’m on an advisory board for the Kings as well. “I try and promote the game whenever possible. I coaching youth hockey. “And any time I get back to Buffalo I try and catch a Sabres game. I’m still a Sabres fan. “Buffalo will always be a part of me. I run into a lot of Sabre fans out in LA. “It is really a small world out there.” Hockey also has a special meaning for Baker. “Hockey, for me, was such a great classroom for life,” explained Baker. “I learned how to deal with adversity. “I also learned the values of hard work and team work. I use all those same skills today working out in Hollywood. “In my business today, I still have to be at the top of my game all the time. I use all those skills I learned in hockey in my job. “I will always be extremely grateful for what hockey has given to me.”#

Buffalo Sabres 12U Team

The Buffalo Sabres and the Buffalo Sa-bres Alumni Asso-

ciation, in conjunction with the Buffalo Jr. Sabres, announced the creation of the Buffalo Jr. Sabres 12U hockey team that will compete at the 53rd Que-bec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament February 14 through 24, 2013 at Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec. The team will be cre-

ated specifically to participate in the annual 11-day tournament held each February in Quebec City. The roster will be comprised of players who reside in the Western New York and Central New York regions. Former Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rory Fitz-patrick will serve as head coach of the Buffalo Jr. Sabres 12U team. Tryouts for the team will be held in early September. Further details regarding tryouts will be released shortly. The Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament is the centerpiece of the annual Que-bec City Winter Carnival, which is the third-largest outdoor festival on the planet. The tournament, commonly referred to as the “Pee-Wee World Championship,” is the oldest and most prestigious youth hockey tournament in the world. An estimated 2,300 Pee-Wee players – ages 11 and 12 years old – travel from 16 different countries to participate in the event, which draws about 200,000 fans each year. The event has served as an early showcase for more than 600 active and retired National Hockey League players, including Marcel Dionne, Wayne Gretzky, Mark Howe, Guy Lafleur, Mario Lemieux , Eric Lindros, Gilbert Perreault, and current Sabres Nathan Gerbe and Thomas Vanek.#

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