The SUNY Brockport men's ice hockey team (6-5-2, 13-7-2) will hold its second WHITE OUT & TEDDY BEAR TOSS game on Friday, February 11th against visiting Buffalo State (2-10, 4-16) before traveling to Fredonia State (5-7, 7-9-1) on Saturday, February 12th for a pair of SUNYAC Contests.
White Out & Teddy Bear Toss:
Brockport's Student Athlete-Advisory Committee (SAAC) is presenting Ice Hockey's Second Teddy Bear Toss for Friday night's game. By wearing white and bringing a teddy bear or new stuffed animal to Friday night's game you'll gain FREE admission to the game. Along with FREE admission, following the Golden Eagles first goal of the game, throw your stuffed animal out onto the ice which will be collected by members of SAAC and donated to the Bivona Child Advocacy Center.
SUNYAC Standings
With only three games remaining in the regular season Brockport clinched a spot in this year's SUNYAC Tournament after Oswego State defeated Morrisville State on Wednesday night by a score of 4-0. This is the seventh time in eight seasons that the Golden Eagles have made an appearance in the SUNYAC Tournament.
| Rank | Team | Points | Record (Conference/Overall) |
| #1 | #11 Oswego State – X | 34 | (11-2-1), (16-5-1) |
| #2 | #2 SUNY Geneseo – X | 31 | (10-1-1), (18-2-1) |
| #3 | Plattsburgh State – X | 26 | (9-4-1), (13-7-3) |
| #4 | SUNY Cortland – X | 21 | (6-5-2), (11-9-2) |
| #5 | SUNY Brockport - X | 20 | (6-5-2), (13-7-2) |
| #6 | Fredonia State | 15 | (5-7), (7-9-1) |
| #7 | SUNY Potsdam | 10 | (3-10-1), (4-15-1) |
| #8 | Buffalo State | 7 | (2-10), (4-16) |
| #8 | Morrisville State | 6 | (2-10), (7-12-2) |
x - Clinched Playoff Berth
# - Indicates Tournament Seed
e - Eliminated from Playoff Contention
Points - Win (3) / OT Win (2) / OL or Tie (1)
Point Formula - (# of Wins x 3) + (# of OL + T x 1)-(# of OW x 1)
Last Week Recap:
The Golden Eagle's went 1-1-1 this past week after defeating Morrisville State (2-10), (7-12-2), falling to #11 Oswego State (11-2-1), (16-5-1) and tying SUNY Cortland (6-5-2), (11-9-2).
Defense is the key to Offense:
Graduate Student Defenseman Ryan Romeo currently ranks in the Top 50 in all three offensive categories in the nation this season as one of the best to play his position. Romeo currently has 11 goals, 23 assist and 34 points this season. According to www.uscho.com he is tied for the fifth best player in the country a crossed Division III Hockey with his 34 points. His 23 assists this year ranks him tied for second in the country, his 11 goals ties for 46th with his four power play goals tying him for 32nd most in the nation.
Rookie Sensations:
The line of Sophomores Andrew Harley and Connor Galloway along with Freshman Jacob King have been the top producing line as the three of them have combined this season for a total 31 goals, 47 assists and 78 points. All in their first season playing college hockey, Harley (13-16-29) ranks tied for 17th in the nations scoring leaders with his 29 points. his 13 goals tie him for 22nd in the country while his 16 assists tie him for 32nd in the country. Galloway (8-17-25) is tied for 41st in the country with 25 points and tied for 27th in assists this season with 17.
Jacob King (10-14-24) ranks tied for 48th in the States with 25 points on 10 goals, tied for 58th in the country, and his14 assists ties him for 62nd.
Goaltenders:
The duo of senior goaltender Nolan Egbert (10-5-1) and junior Aidan Curry (3-2-1) have been a dynamic pairing in net for the Golden Eagles. This Season Egbert has spent 962:04 in net starting in all 17 games he's appeared in; the goaltender has acquired an incredible 2.37 goals against average allowing 38 goals saving 434 shots on goals for a save percentage of .919%. Egbert has also recorded two shutout games this season. Appearing in six games this season, Curry has totaled 353:03 in net allowing 11 goals and averaging 1.87 goals allowed per game. He's made 144 total saves with a save percentage of .929%.
Looking at Buffalo State:
Nikita Kozyrev is the Bengals points leaders this season recording 15 points on 10 assists and 5 goals. With Kozyrev tied for third on the team in goals and leading in assists. Joel Free is Buffalo States leading goal scorer with eight goals, three assists and 11 points this year. Emil Norrman (2-12) has appeared in 17 games this season for a total 901:07 minutes allowing 50 goals and averaging 3:33 goals and a save percentage of .913 this year. the last time these two teams faced off on December 3rd, 2021, The SUNY Brockport ice hockey team defeated the Buffalo State Bengals by a score of 6-1. In total, six different golden eagles managed to record goals while 10 players picked up assists in the 6-1 victory.
Looking at Fredonia State:
For the Blue Devils, Matt Letmanski leads the team in points with 11 on two goals and a team leading nine assists. Gregg Lee and Kurri Woodford both lead Fredonia's offense with five goals each. Logan Dyck (7-8), the Blue Devils goaltender, has spent 842:16 in goal starting in all 15 games he's played in allowing 42 goals for a goal against average of 2.99 goals per game and a save percentage of .922%. the last time these two teams played, Brockport defeated Fredonia by a score of 4-1 on December 4th, 2021. Four different Golden Eagles scored in the game including Ryan Romeo, Connor Galloway, Anthony Hora and Andrew Harley. Jacob King and Kevin Mainello record assists while Harley picked up two assists to go along with his goal. Ryan Romeo was able to contribute to all four goals in the game as he tallied three assists with his one goal.
After this weekends Whiteout & Teddy Bear Toss on Friday night and the team's final road game of the season, the Golden Eagles will host its local conference rival #2 SUNY Geneseo on Saturday, February 19th at 7 p.m. in the Tuttle North Ice Arena.
