BROCKPORT HEADS TO GENESEO ON FRIDAY

One can only imagine that it was an emotional roller-coaster for the Golden Eagles this past weekend. After getting drubbed by the Oswego Lakers 5-1 on Friday night, there certainly had to be some weary minds on the bench and in the locker room Saturday when a beatable Cortland team built up what seemed to be an insurmountable 3-1 lead early in the game. In the backs of their minds, some of the Eagles had to see the season slipping away and thoughts of the playoffs being set aside for another day, another season.  

But, sometimes the heart trumps the mind.

The Golden Eagles as a team re-committed themselves and came out of the first intermission guns a’blazin’. In a weekend that was like much like this season – stunning lows and equally stunning highs – the Golden Eagles proved triumphant, besting Cortland 6-4 and, in a development that seemed so impossible 40 minutes earlier, skated away with possession of fourth place in the conference, which, had the season ended Saturday would have had Brockport hosting a home playoff game.

Like I said earlier this season….don’t count out this freshman-heavy team! Sure, they may have some difficulty finding the back of the net (they’ve been shut out 4 times), but they play smart hockey that keeps games close. Give them time to mature (a maturity they showed this past weekend) and they’ll make things – good things – happen!

If you look at the schedule, there’s no reason why Brockport shouldn’t keep fourth place – Morrisville and Potsdam are winnable games. Plattsburgh? Not so much. But, the Golden Eagles did it last year, so why shouldn’t it be achievable again now that they’ve gotten the monkey off their back?

All of this makes this Friday’s game against the College’s biggest rival AT the College’s biggest rival – Geneseo – even more exciting. In order to guarantee fourth place they have to beat Geneseo, which has become a behemoth at 13-6-2 and a stunning 9-2-1 in conference play.

Geneseo can really pour on the goals and they do so by spreading the wealth. The leader in goals is Corbin Rosmarin with 10 lamplighters, but oddly enough, he’s sixth on the team in points! Jack Cardonna leads with a 2-18-20 line while the talented Zach Vit sports a 5-14-19 stat line. Cardonna is defensemen, no less, so you’re likely looking at a first-team SUNYAC selection. They have in total 11 guys with 10 or more points. Impressive.

Equally impressive is their stable of goaltenders. Senior Adrian Rubeniuk has a killer .908 saves percentage. Sophomore Bryan Haude has been pressing him of late with a great .922 percentage.

Brockport can counter with their own netminder(s). Coach Dickinson is the (un)enviable position of choosing from 2 great goalies himself. Jared Lockhurst has come down to Earth after his out-of-this world start that saw a sustained .940. Even so, he’s at .919, which would set a Brockport record. Aaron Green has been hot and showed that in coming off the bench and securing the win on Saturday. If you take away the Opening Day jitters when Nazareth hung 7 on him, his save percentage on the season is .907.  Who do you go with?

Someone else to keep an eye on is Shane Cavalieri. The young buck has 7 goals on the season (which leads Brockport) and he is on pace for 10. If he gets there, he will be the rare Golden Eagle who reaches double digits in goals in his freshman year. There’s only been 1 this century --- the incomparable James Cody.

Cavalieri, Green, Lockhurst and crew will have their work cut out for them. But, that’s been the theme for this young team all season. If they make good on their potential and show the same heart they did on Saturday, they should be able to pull off one of the great upsets of the season.

Let’s hope they do. I’d love to see another playoff game at Tuttle North.

Wouldn’t you?

OSWEGO'S VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS FROM FRIDAY'S GAME

BROCKPORT BEATS CORTLAND; EAGLE NOW IN 4th PLACE

Sophomore Aaron Green (Mt. Albert, ONT/St. Michaels Buzzers) did not make the start Saturday night against Cortland but he was the difference entering the game with The College at Brockport Hockey team down 3-1 to the Red Dragons and sparking a comeback as the Golden Eagles scored twice in the third period to post a 6-4 victory in a State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) game at Alumni Arena in Cortland.

The key conference road win for Brockport (5-13-2 Overall, 4-7-1 SUNYAC) puts the Golden Eagles in a tie for fourth place in the conference standings with Buffalo State.

Cortland (6-12-2, 2-8-1) took the early lead and held a 3-1 advantage in the first period before starter Jared Lockhurst (Caledon, ONT/Wellington Dukes) was replaced in goal by Green. The change seemed to spark the Golden Eagles offense and Brockport came out in the second period scoring three times to knot the score at 4-4 after two periods of play.

In the third period, Brockport killed off a long powerplay opportunity for Cortland and three minutes into the period, Chris Cangro (Holbrook, NY/NY Bobcats) scored with assists from Jonathan Demme (Brampton, ONT/Orangeville Flyers) and Jesse Facchini (Mississauga, ONT/Mississauga Chargers) for the first Brockport lead of the game.

Less than five minutes later, Michael Zagari (McKees Rocks, PA/Jamestown Ironmen) scored his second goal of the game to give Brockport an important two-goal advantage at the 7:41 mark of the period. Assists on the goal were credited to Troy Polino (Limerick, PA/NY Bobcats) and Steve Sachman (Medford, NY/NY Bobcats).

Green played the final two periods making 20 saves in the second period and adding 13 in the third for a total of 33.

Brendon Rothfuss (Webster, NY/Syracuse Stars) scored Brockport's lone goal in the first period. Facchini started the rally in the second period with a powerplay goal at 5:35 of the period. At the 9:58 mark, Zagari scored to tie the game at 3-3 but the Red Dragons answered 1:33 later with its fourth goal of the game for a 4-3 lead. At the 17:08 mark of the second period, Rothfuss scored his first goal of the game to tie the score again at 4-4.

Late in the period, Chris Luker (New Hartford, NY/Buffalo Jr. Sabres) was whistled for a five-minute major for hitting from behind and was also assessed a game misconduct. The five-minute powerplay carried over to the third period.

Two minutes into the third, a series of roughing penalties erased the extra-man opportunity for Cortland and 39 seconds later Cangro scored to give Brockport the lead for good.

OSWEGO BESTS BROCKPORT; 5-1

Kody Vaisanen (Dundalk, ONT/North York Rangers) tallied a third period goal for The College at Brockport Men's Ice Hockey team but the Golden Eagles could not catch up to the No. 4 nationally ranked Oswego Lakers on Friday night as Brockport dropped the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) contest 5-1.

Brockport (4-13-2, 3-7-1) gave up a goal in each period before Vaisanen tacked on a shorthanded goal at the 13:16 mark of the final stanza. Oswego, leading 3-1 at the time, added two late goals in the final 2:05 of action. Oswego improves to 16-3-0 overall and 9-1-0 in the SUNYAC.

Oswego entered the game averaging almost six goals a game in its last three contests but the Golden Eagles managed to keep the Lakers off the scoreboard for almost the entire first period. Oswego scored with 33 seconds remaining to take a 1-0 lead. Brockport held the 1-0 deficit until Oswego struck late again, this time coming with 2:13 to play in the second period.

The Lakers extended their lead to 3-0 five minutes into the third period and maintained the lead until Vaisanen put Brockport on the board. Luke Colavecchia (Brampton, ONT/North York Rangers) was credited with the assist on the play.

Jared Lockhurst (Caledon, ONT/Wellington Dukes) played all 60 minutes in net for the Golden Eagles, registering 22 saves on the night. Lockhurst allowed five goals, two coming on the power play.

The Golden Eagles were outshot 27-21 on the night, but the Lakers entered the game averaging almost 40 shots a game over its last three contests. Brockport committed six penalties on the night compared to just three for Oswego.

Brockport continues its SUNYAC road trip tomorrow with a 7:00 pm matchup against Cortland.

CAVALIERI NETS SUNYAC HONORS

Freshman Shane Cavalieri (Richmond Hill, ONT/Toronto Lakeshore) has been named the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Rookie of the Week for the week ending January 20.

Cavalieri single-handedly kept Brockport in a close 3-2 loss to Buffalo State on Friday night as the freshman scored both goals against the Bengals. Cavalieri collected a rebound in front of the Buffalo State net with just 14 seconds remaining in the first period to give Brockport a 1-0 lead.

Six minutes after the Bengals tied the game, Cavalieri struck again. The rookie was on the doorstep again to bury a rebound and put Brockport up 2-1. The Golden Eagles allowed two third period goals to drop the SUNYAC matchup.

Against Fredonia on Saturday, Cavalieri won four out of six faceoffs as the Golden Eagles skated to a 1-1 tie with the Blue Devils.

Cavalieri leads all Brockport players with seven goals on the year and is third on the team with nine points. Cavalieri's seven goals are second most among all rookies in the SUNYAC.

Cavalieri becomes to second Golden Eagle to earn the Hockey Rookie of the Week award this year after Chase Nieuwendyk (Georgetown, ONT/Trenton Golden Hawks) earned the award on Nov. 26.

The Golden Eagles will take to the road this weekend for a pair of conference matchups against Oswego on Friday night and Cortland on Saturday night.

BROCKPORT, FREDONIA SKATE TO A TIE

Freshman James Ryan (Richmond Hill, ONT/Toronto Lakeshore Patriots) scored midway through the third period to give The College at Brockport Hockey team a 1-0 lead but Fredonia battled back and tied the game three minutes later and the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) game ended in a 1-1 tie Saturday night in Brockport.

After two scoreless periods of play, Ryan finally put the Golden Eagles (4-12-2, 3-6-1 SUNYAC) on the board sending the puck into the back of the net after a shot and save left several players in front of the Fredonia net. Jesse Facchini (Mississauga, ONT/Mississauga Chargers) and Chris Cangro (Holbrook, NY/NY Bobcats) were credited with assists on the play.

Exactly three minutes later, Fredonia tied the game on a play in close to Brockport goalie Jared Lockhurst (Caledon, ONT/Wellington Dukes). Mat Hehr scored the goal for Fredonia.

Brockport had scoring chances late in the third period and also held a 5-1 shots advantage in the five minute overtime period but could not find the back of the net.

Lockhurst finished with 37 saves while Mark Friesen stopped 40 shots for Fredonia.

Brockport and Fredonia remain tied for the sixth and final playoff spot in the SUNYAC standings. The Golden Eagles return to action Friday with a trip to Oswego that starts a string of five consecutive road games before returning home Feb. 15 for the Fifth Annual Saves for a Cure Night game against Morrisville.

USCHO RECAP OF FRIDAY'S GAME

USCHO reporter Russell Jaslow was at Tuttle North on Friday and submitted a report for USCHO.com...


Buffalo State withstood a strong first period by Brockport and then took advantage of a five-minute power play to score twice for a come-from-behind 3-2 victory.

“I thought we were very sloppy in the first period,” Buffalo State coach Nick Carriere said. “The second period we got a little better. Lots of power plays and penalty kills. We executed on a couple of big ones that we needed. We showed some resilience coming back from a deficit. [Goalie] Kevin Carr played well.”

“I thought we came out with a lot of jump. We took it to them,” added Brockport coach Brian Dickinson. “I thought we controlled the play for the first 20 minutes. As the game wore on, the penalties took us out of rhythm. The five-minute major discombobulated our lines.”

Brockport has had numerous problems scoring goals this year and came out in the first period determined to right that ship, controlling most of the play in the Bengals’ zone. They outshot Buffalo State 13-4 with numerous other chances missing the net entirely.

“We barely did [weather the storm],” Carriere said. “They absolutely out competed us in the first period. They were playing at a pace which were pinning our ears back.”

Read the entire article here:

http://www.uscho.com/recaps/2013/01/18/buffalo-state-rallies-to-down-brockport-as-carr-turns-aside-27-shots/

STYLUS RECAP OF FRIDAY'S GAME

Brandon Wood wrote this report about Friday's game for the Stylus website...


The Brockport Golden Eagles hockey team had nine penalties, one player ejected, gave up two power play goals, and twice found themselves down two men in the last two periods of play during a 3-2 loss Friday against Buffalo State.

Brockport (4-12-1 overall, 3-6 SUNYAC) held a 1-0 lead after a first period where it dominated possession and scored a power play goal by freshman Shane Cavalieri in the waning seconds of the period. Then, early in the second period, Jeremy DeFazio received a penalty for boarding, and the Golden Eagles began to lose their composure.

“I thought we played extremely well [in the first period] and with a lot of energy,” Brockport Head Coach Brian Dickinson said. “We were happy with that and then the penalties took us out of it. We went eight penalties to their zero [to finish the game] and that’s tough to swallow.”

Buffalo State’s first goal came just 11 seconds after DeFazio’s penalty ended on a shot from the top of the left circle by Trevor McKinney to tie the game.

Cavalieri scored his second goal of the night six minutes later, giving Brockport the lead back. This was Cavalieri’s team leading seventh goal for the Golden Eagles.

“I thought he skated hard, he played physical, and he moved the puck while he had the chance,” Dickinson said. “Get to the net with the puck, and good things happen. He got rewarded for it.”

Freshman Michael Zagari was ejected with three minutes left and Brockport was assessed a five minute major penalty for hitting from behind. The Golden Eagles killed off the first three minutes of the penalty, but with 24 seconds left in the second period, Buffalo State’s Nick Melligan beat freshman Jared Lockhurst stick side to tie the game at two.

Just 15 seconds later, Brendon Rothfuss was sent to the box for unsportsmanlike conduct, leaving Brockport down two men for just under two minutes heading into the third.

“When you’re killing a penalty, I’ve never seen a guy [complain to an] official and not get a ten minute misconduct,” Dickinson said. “Officials are usually taught to not penalize the team, but penalize the player instead. This official decided to penalize the team by putting us down two men.”

While up two men, Buffalo State was able to score what would be the game winning goal on the stick of Brett Hope.

Brockport was called for four more penalties during the third period including a second five-on-three opportunity for Buffalo State, but did give up another goal. The Brockport penalty kill, which is fourth best in the league, killed off five of seven Buffalo State power-play opportunities.

“The team’s been doing well on the penalty kill all season,” said Brockport captain Mike Hayward. “You have to keep the guys confidence up on the bench, but it’s tough when you keep taking penalties like that.”

Lockhurst, who finished the game with 40 saves, spoke highly of his defenders play in front of him.

“I can’t say enough about how they’ve played this year for me,” Lockhurst said. “We knew that offense was going to be a little tough to find this year. But guys have been playing extremely well for me, back-checking hard, and keeping the shots to the outside of the net.”

Despite not playing in nine games this season, many due to a high ankle sprain he suffered in Nov. against Elmira, Lockhurst finds himself second in the SUNYAC in save percentage, having made 285 saves and allowing just 22 this season.

Lockhurst was heavily recruited to play for Oswego State, among other teams, but says he does not regret choosing to come to Brockport to play for the Golden Eagles.

“We’ve got a great up and coming team here,” Lockhurst said. “Our record doesn’t indicate the team we have here. We’ve got a lot of freshman here in the lineup, and I think teams are going to start being worried about us in the next couple of years.”

Brockport is still in the hunt for a SUNYAC playoff spot, and it is currently tied for sixth with Fredonia, the team it hosts Saturday night at 7 p.m.  The top six teams make it to the SUNYAC playoffs.

Coach Dickinson stressed the importance of his team getting a result against Fredonia, as they only have two home SUNYAC contests remaining on their schedule. Fredonia lost Friday against Geneseo 5-0.

“We wanted to put ourselves in a position during the first part of our schedule while we were at home to have as many points as possible,” Dickinson said. “Coming into this weekend, we had ourselves in a playoff spot but we’re going to have to find a way to battle against team’s we know we’re going to fight against for a playoff spot.

“[Fredonia] will be another big test with a team that’s similar to us. Then we’re going to have to go on the road and find a way to get points. I think it’s going to take at least four wins, if not four wins and a tie to get a playoff spot. We need to come out tomorrow, play well, and hopefully get some momentum on our side before we hit the road.”

Source:
http://www.thestylus.net/brockport-hockey-can-t-stay-out-of-penalty-box-falls-to-buffalo-state-1.2973603#.UPqb6VH_3nR

BUFF STATE TRUMPS BROCKPORT, 3-2

The Sports Information Desk offers this report of last night's affair...


Freshman Shane Cavalieri (Richmond Hill, ONT/Toronto Lakeshore Patriots) scored a goal in each of the first two periods for The College at Brockport Hockey team but Buffalo State took advantage of nine power plays and scored two extra-man goals to post a 3-2 State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) victory Friday night at the Tuttle North Ice Arena in Brockport.

The Golden Eagles (4-12-1, 3-6 SUNYAC) opened the scoring as they dominated a majority of the first 20 minutes of action. Cavalieri picked up the rebound of a shot from the point by Mike Hayward (Toronto, ONT/Vaughan Vipers) and pushed a shot past Buffalo State (9-7-2, 4-4-1) goalie Kevin Carr with just 14 seconds remaining in the opening period for a 1-0 lead.

Early in the second period and just seconds after Brockport successfully killed off a penalty, Buffalo State knotted the score on a weak shot from the point that seemed to flutter in the air and was mishandled by Brockport goalie Jared Lockhurst (Caledon, ONT/Wellington Dukes).

Cavalieri scored again with less than nine minutes remaining in the second period to give Brockport another lead. Jeremy DeFazio (Oakville, ONT/Georgetown Raiders) slipped a pass under the Bengals goalie and Cavalieri found himself on the doorstep with an open side of the goal and scored to give Brockport the 2-1 advantage.

Late in the second period, Brockport's Michael Zagari (McKees Rocks, PA/Jamestown Ironmen) was assessed a five-minute major penalty and a game misconduct for checking from behind and Buffalo State took advantage of the long power play with the tying goal with 24 seconds remaining in the period.

Early in the third period, the Bengals added another power play goal with a two-man advantage for the final goal of the game.

Buffalo State was whistled for just two penalties in the contest for four minutes while Brockport was sent to the penalty box nine times for 21 minutes. After a first period when Brockport held a 13-4 shots advantage, Buffalo State fired 39 shots at Lockhurst for the final 40 minutes while Brockport was limited to 16 shots in the final two periods.

Lockhurst finished with 40 saves while Carr stopped 27 Brockport shots.

REFLECTING ON 20 YEARS AS A FAN

I was just reflecting on the fact that here we are, heading into the second semester of my TWENTIETH season as a fan of the team.

I'd like to take a moment to thank all of the current players and all of those who were fortunate enough to grace a Golden Eagles jersey before them -- it's players like you, in the greatest sport in the world, who play for the love of the game that make NCAA DIII hockey -- and especially Brockport hockey --- so awesome.

Because of you, I have 20 years of memories of Friday and Saturday nights shared with friends and family, watching everything from nail-biting games to exciting goals to brilliant saves to explosive hits. At 38 years of age it's still just as entertaining of a game and bunch of guys as it was when I first started spending some of my winter evenings at Tuttle North as a wide-eyed  18 year old freshman. I still look forward to the start of every season like it's Christmas and I still enjoy making the 40-minute drive to campus in anticipation of seeing something memorable happening.

Thank you for the two decades of exciting and hard-played hockey. I look forward to many more decades of the same. You have a fan for life.

BROCKPORT WILL HOST BUFFALO STATE & FREDONIA THIS WEEKEND

After a prolonged winter break that saw its end with the northeast road trip over the past weekend, the Golden Eagles return to home ice this coming weekend, albeit in a nearly empty Tuttle North with most students still on break.

For those lucky enough to still be around, there’s no better cure for the winter blues than a weekend of SUNYAC hockey!

Brockport hosts Buffalo State on Friday. The Bengals are a solid 8-7-2 on the season and sit in fourth place in the conference on the strength of a 3-4-1 SUNYAC record (while Brockport is 3-5). Among their highlights: a 3-0 exhibition win over Penn State’s new DI team and a 7-3 thumping of Fredonia. When they faced Brockport in October our men came out on top 4-2.

They have some very good players and their best may be goaltender Kevin Carr, who was a second-team selection for last season’s All-SUNYAC team. He might repeat that thanks to a .924 save percentage and 2.61 goals against average. He’s been a real workhorse as no one else has seen any time in the crease!

In front of him is a solid array of players. Nick Melligan has been lights-out with 21 points in 16 games. Trevor McKinney, who had 30 points last season, has a 9-6-15 line.

Their best forward this season has been the explosive Mike Zannella who already has 13 goals on the season. He looks like a league MVP.

Someone to watch out for: Drew Klin was third-team SUNYAC last season thanks to a 13-12-25 line. This year he has been pretty quiet, with a 0-5-5 line in 16 games. He’s due for a big game.

It will be a tough game for Brockport, who have had some difficulty in lighting the lamp and may not be able to keep up with the Bengals’ fireworks. A strong game from a Brockport goalie could be the difference maker, though, as Lockhurst and Green have shown brilliance throughout the season. If the Golden Eagles dabble in the lines played around with in the WNEC game, that could prove to help the team, too.

Brockport will have an easier go of it Saturday and will likely skate away with 2 points as Fredonia is only 5-11-1 on the season and stuck in the 3-5 SUNYAC logjam with Brockport and Potsdam. When last they played it was a defensive affair, the Blue Devils ending up with a 1-0 victory. Fredonia has had a season light on highlights although they did shock Elmira 4-2.

Their #1 goalie is Mark Friesen who leads the trio of backstops with a .883 saves percentage and 3.33 GAA. Their offensive output is lower than Brockport’s. Their leading scorer (5-6-11) is Matt Herr. The next point totals on the roster are 8, 6, 6, and 5 (Brockport’s top 5 are 12, 11, 8, 8, and 8). Jared Wynia is their special teamer to watch as he has 3 power play goals on the season.

There’s no reason why Brockport shouldn’t go to bed Saturday night being in sole possession of 5^th or 6^th place with Fredonia being out of the playoff picture (were the season to end Saturday night). To get there, though, the team must play aggressively and put a lot of shots on Fredonia’s net. Let’s hope for goals a-plenty!

See you at the Arena!!

BROCKPORT FALLS TO SUFFOLK; 4-1

The College at Brockport Hockey team held a convincing 42-24 advantage in shots on gal but Suffolk University converted four f its 24 shots and posted a 4-1 victory Saturday afternoon in a non-conference game played in Boston.

Brockport (4-11-1) scored in the third period as junior Brendon Rothfuss (Webster, NY/Syracuse Stars) scored his third goal of the weekend t cut the lead to 3-1 but Suffolk (5-6-3) scored an empty net goal at the end of the period for the final margin of victory.

The Rams scored two goals in the span of just over two minutes early in the first period for the early lead. The goals came at the 5:00 and 7:05 marks of the period.

After a scoreless second period, Suffolk took a 3-0 lead with a goal six minutes into the final period. Rothfuss scored 2:47 later with assists from Jesse Facchini (Mississauga, ONT/Mississauga Chargers) and Mike Hayward (Toronto, ONT/Vaughan Vipers).


Brockport was outshot 12-8 in the opening period but rattled off 34 shots in the final two periods while limiting the Rams to just 12 shots over the same period of time. Suffolk goalie Brandon Smolarek stopped 41 shots. Aaron Green (Mt. Albert, ONT/St. Michaels Buzzers) was credited with 20 saves for Brockport.

VIDEO CLIPS FROM NICHOLS GAME

NICHOLS BEATS BROCKPORT 5-2

 The official recap from the Sports Information Desk...

Junior Brendon Rothfuss (Webster, NY/Syracuse Stars) scored early in the second period and added a goal late in the third period but those were the only two goals of the game for The College at Brockport Hockey team in a 5-2 loss to Nichols College Friday night in a non-confe4rence game at Levy Rink in Burrillville, Rhode Island.

Rothfuss scored 39 seconds into the second period after a scoreless first period to put the Golden Eagles (4-10-1) up 1-0. The goal was set up by Freshman Chase Nieuwendyk (Georgetown, ONT/Trenton Golden Hawks) and fellow freshman Jess Facchini (Mississauga, ONT/Mississauga Chargers).

Nichols (10-5-0) answered with two goals in a span of less than three minutes midway through the second period to take a 2-1 lead. The Bisons scored at 8:37 and again at 11:11 for the lead.

In the third period, Nichols extended the lead with another two goals in a short span with one at the 8:04 mark of the period and the second less than five minutes later at 12:54 to take a 4-1 advantage. Less than three minutes later and with 4:22 remaining in the period, Rothfuss scored his second goal of the game with an assist from senior Mike Hayward (Toronto, ONT/Vaughan Vipers).

Nichols added an empty net goal with one second remaining for the final outcome.

Freshman Jared Lockhurst (Caledon, ONT/Wellington Dukes) returned to the goal for the Golden Eagles having not played since November 10 and made 41 saves including 17 in the second period.

Brockport continues the New England road trip with a game at Suffolk University at 4:25 pm Saturday in a game scheduled to be played at Steriti Rink in Boston, Massachusetts.

WATCH TONIGHT'S GAME ONLINE

Brockport plays Nichols tonight at 7:40 PM. You can watch the action live online here:

http://nicholshockey.tv/broadcasts/index.cfm?fuseaction=usrbrd&broadcasterid=59066&mobi=0

MARINAC COMMITS TO BROCKPORT

Trenton Golden Hawks forward Nick Marinac (photo credit - Gary Keys/OJHL Images) has confirmed his commitment to join The College at Brockport Golden Eagles beginning with the 2013-14 SUNYAC season.

The 20-year old native of Burlington, Ontario is currently in his fourth OJHL season after starting his junior career as a member of the Streetsville Derbys in 2009-10.  The 17-year old rookie would finished fifth in scoring on the club with 37 points in 49 games played and after notching 21 goals and 48 points the following season, Marinac was traded to the Georgetown Raiders for the club's playoff run.  Last seasons saw Marinac join the Cobourg Cougars where he finished second in scoring with 57 points as the club had their most successful season in history despite being upset by Whitby in the playoffs.  Joining the Golden Hawks this season, the speedy forward has thus far notched 19 points in 28 games played for the first place club and is an integral part of their success.

			Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	Lge	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2009-10	Streetsville Derbys	OJHL	49	16	21	37	48	8
2010-11	Streetsville Derbys	OJHL	40	21	27	48	60		--	--	--	--	--
2010-11	Georgetown Raiders	OJHL	10	2	3	5	2		1	0	0	0	0
2011-12	Cobourg Cougars	OJHL	47	25	32	57	30		5	2	7	9	0
2012-13	Soo Eagles*	NAHL	1	0	0	0	0	1
2012-13	Trenton Golden Hawks	OJHL	28	8	11	19	20	0

ANDREW PARKS COMMITS TO BROCKPORT

Trenton Golden Hawks veteran forward Andrew Parks (photo credit - Robert John Boucher/OJHL Images) has confirmed his commitment to join The College at Brockport Golden Eagles beginning with the 2013-14 SUNYAC season.

The 20-year old native of Orillia, Ontario would play a single game for his hometown Couchiching Terriers in 2008-09, before joining the club full-time in 2009-10, where he would notch three goals and five points in 42 games as a rookie. 

With the team suspending operations during the off-season, Parks would join the Orangeville Flyers, where the intelligent, hard-working forward would team up with head coach Jerome Dupont for the first time. 

After improving his offensive output to five goals and 16 points with the Flyers, he would follow Dupont to Trenton, joining the Golden Hawks last year.  Once again upping his totals during 2011-12, Parks had a tremendous off-season and training camp, entering this season on a high note with four points in his first seven games played, before an injury at the end of September that continues to see him out of the Hawks lineup.

SPECIAL DELIVERY!

The Golden Eagles deliver Saves For a Cure teddy bears to Golisano Childrens Hopital

BROCKPORT BEATS WNEC, 5-3

Five different players scored for The College at Brockport Men's Hockey team as the Golden Eagles dropped Western New England 5-3 on Saturday afternoon. Brockport snapped a five-game losing streak with the win and have now defeated the Golden Bears all six times they have played.

After falling behind 1-0 early on, Brockport scored three first period goals to skate ahead of the Golden Bears. The Golden Eagles added a goal in the second period from Mike Hayward (Toronto, ONT/Vaughan Vipers) and one in the third from Steve Sachman (Medford, NY/New York Bobcats) to take the nonconference victory. Brendon Rothfuss (Webster, NY/Syracuse Stars) and Sachman each had one goal and one assist on the night.

Western New England got on the board first with a goal at the 7:35 mark of the first period. Jeremy DeFazio (Oakville, ONT/Georgetown Raiders) received a pass from Rothfuss on the left side on netted the equalizer. The Golden Bears scored 16 seconds later to regain the lead.

Brockport caused a turnover in the Western New England zone as Rothfuss received a pass in front of the net to score his first goal of the season. Chase Nieuwendyk (Georgetown, ONT/Trenton Golden Hawks) and Marcus Farmer (Caledon, ONT/Brampton Capitals) were credited with the assists.

Mike Hollander (Thornhill, ONT/North York Rangers) netted the third Brockport goal on assists from Sachman and Chris Luker (New Hartford, NY/Buffalo Jr. Sabres). After receiving a pass from Luker, Sachman found Hollander from behind the net to put Brockport up 3-2 after one period of play.

The Golden Eagles carried the one-goal lead midway through the second period until Hayward netted his fourth goal of the season. Luke Colavecchia (Brampton, ONT/North York Rangers) found Hayward from behind the net and the senior captain buried the one-timer. Hayward is tied for the team lead with nine points on the year.

Sachman finished off the Brockport scoring with his fourth goal of the year 1:24 into the third period. The Brockport defense held Western New England scoreless for the final 22:49 to take the win.

Aaron Green (Mt. Albert, ONT/St. Michaels Buzzers) earned his second win of the year as the sophomore stopped 24 shots on the day. Green stopped 10 shots in both the first and third periods to pick up the victory.

Brockport outshot the Golden Bears 35-27 and won 35 face-offs on the day. Brockport killed off all six Western New England power plays, including four in the first period alone.

The Golden Eagles are off for the next month for the holiday break, but Brockport returns to action on the road, taking on Nichols Jan. 11 and Suffolk Jan. 12

GENESEO BEATS BROCKPORT, 2-0

The College at Brockport Hockey team suffered its fifth straight loss as the Golden Eagles fell to Geneseo 2-0 on Friday night. Brockport is now 3-9-1 overall and 3-5-0 in State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) play.

Geneseo got on the board first with a late first period goal that proved to be the game-winner. The Knights tacked on a second goal on a power play with just over five minutes left in the second period to take the conference victory. After losing three in a row, Geneseo has won its last four and improves to 7-4-1 overall and 6-1-1 in the SUNYAC.

Aaron Green (Mt. Albert, ONT/St. Michaels Buzzers) took the loss for the Golden Eagles. The sophomore stopped 30 shots on the night. The Golden Eagles were outshot 32-28 on the night.

Brockport had an opportunity to get ahead of the Knights late in the first period. With just over five minutes left in the first session, Mike Hayward (Toronto, ONT/Vaughan Vipers) had an open net shot but Geneseo goalie Bryan Haude made a diving save across the crease to keep the game scoreless. The Knights buried their first goal three minutes later to go up 1-0.

After a Brockport penalty early in the second period, Geneseo took advantage of the power play and scored its second goal. The Golden Eagles staged a comeback with a fury of shots in the third period but to no avail as the Knights moved up in the conference standings.

Brockport will take on Western New England on Saturday for a nonconference game. Game time is set for 4:00 pm.

WHITE OUT!!

BROCKPORT HOSTS GENESEO & WNEC THIS WEEKEND

After a surprising start the Golden Eagles hit a bump in the road, a 4 game losing streak that reached its lowest depths with last week’s upset by cellar-dweller Morrisville, a game that may have playoff implications come late-February (Brockport currently resides in a logjam for 5th and 6th place in the SUNYAC).

So, how do they make things right again and get back onto the winning path? There’s no better way than this weekend, especially Friday’s game against the team’s most hated rival – Geneseo.

The Brockport-Geneseo games are what college hockey is all about – rabid rivalries that have become a traditions, a culture, within their campuses. The games are hard fought and emotional, while the stands are abuzz with fan support. This is a match-up just as exciting as Plattsburgh-Oswego and is one that carries playoff weight as the middle-of-the-pack teams vie for a home playoff game and one that has meaning for Rochester-area bragging rights.

Geneseo is a great 4-1-1 in conference play with a 5-4-1 record overall. Over the course of the season they’ve upset 4th ranked Plasttsburgh and scored 3 or more goals on 7 occasions. They have 2 blemishes on their record, a 5-1 thumping by Hobart and a 10-1 rout by Oswego (remember that Brockport tied Hobart and lost 2-0 to Oswego).

They are a well-balanced attack. Consider that their top 3 scorers -- Jack Cardonna (13 points), Zach Vit (12), and Rich Manley (8) – have 2, 2, and 1 goals each. So, this is a team that spreads the wealth. The leading goal scorer is Ryan Baluch with 5.

It should be noted that Vit is a special talent – he was 3rd team All-SUNYAC last year. Cardonna is a force to reckon with – how many teams see a defenseman as their points leader? Someone else to watch out for who doesn’t get a lot of attention is Corbin Rosmarin, who may be coming into his own as a senior…in 7 games he has 4 goals.

Adrian Rubeniuk is their #1 goalie and he sports a very good .910 saves percentage and 2.56 GAA. Once this season he’s been goalie of the week for the SUNYAC, on the strength of a 43 performance against Potsdam.

This game starts at 7:00 Friday.

The team might be physically and emotionally spent after such a powerful rivalry, so it’s good that Saturday’s late-matinee – a 4:00 start – is against a non-conference opponent, Western New England College.

The Golden Bears are no slouch, though, at 6-3-0. Their bedrock is really stellar goaltending courtesy of Tim Carr (.958) and Eric Sorenson (.924). As a team, they’ve allowed just 2.22 goals per game this year. With backstops like that, the forwards can flourish, none more so than Brandon Stroud (6-6-12) and Alan Martin (5 goals). WNEC is solid all the way around.

See you at the Arena!

STYLUS REPORT ON MORRISVILLE GAME

Reporter Brandon Wood at the Stylus offers this analysis of last weekend's Morrisville game...


The Golden Eagles ice hockey team’s bus was dead silent following their game at Morrisville State Friday, Nov. 30.

“It was one of the most quiet two-hour bus rides I can remember,” Head Coach Brian Dickinson said. “There wasn’t a whole lot of talking going on.”

 Perhaps the silence can be attributed to the fact they lost to a team that was winless entering the game. Maybe it was because the Eagles lost after holding a 3-1 lead more than halfway through the game. Or possibly it was because the team that defeated them kept Brockport out of the SUNYAC playoffs last season and made their fight to earn a playoff spot that much more difficult.

Whatever the reason, the Eagles (3-8-1 overall, 3-4 SUNYAC) could not hide from the fact they lost to Morrisville 5-4.

“We didn’t say much at the rink [following the game],” Dickinson said. “We had a lengthy meeting when we got back. It’s tough when you play a team below you in the standings. You have to pay attention to detail while you’re playing them, and we didn’t do that for sixty minutes.”

Ten minutes later, freshman Chris Luker scored his first collegiate goal, tying the game on the power play. Brockport finished the night 1-for-3 with a one-man advantage, and struggled on breakaway and two-on-one opportunities.

“We really worked hard on two-on-one situations during practice this week,” Dickinson said. “I was disappointed that we didn’t capitalize more when we had those chances.”

Early in the second period, Jeremy DeFazio and Troy Polino scored five minutes apart to put the Eagles up 3-1.

Brockport held a 24-9 advantage in shots at one point during the game. However, Morrisville wouldn’t go away, as they had in so many other games this season, and outshot Brockport 26-4 throughout the rest of the game.

Morrisville scored a goal to make it 3-2 late in the second period, and its momentum carried into the third period. Anthony Scornaienchi scored a shorthanded goal five minutes in to tie the game for the Mustangs. Just 19 seconds later, Marc-Antoine Chaput gave Morrisville the lead.

Brockport found a way to tie the game on the stick of junior Chris Cangro three minutes later. This was Cangro’s fifth goal of the season, tying him with Shane Cavalieri for the team lead.

With four minutes remaining, Ryan Marcuz scored the game-winning goal for the Mustangs. Brockport was unable to find the net, even with Green pulled for the final minute of the game. Green finished the game with 30 saves.

The Eagles play SUNYAC rival Geneseo Friday, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. They take on Western New England College in a non-conference game Saturday, Dec. 8 at 4 p.m. Both games will be played at home in Tuttle North Ice Arena.

“The loss to Morrisville makes our upcoming game against Geneseo huge,” Dickinson said. “We have to start winning some of these conference games if we’re going to improve our chances of getting back to the [SUNYAC] playoffs.”

Brockport has not been to the SUNYAC playoffs since the 2009-10 season. The Golden Eagles are currently sixth in the SUNYAC conference. The top six teams make it to the postseason.

While on break from classes, the Golden Eagles will get a break from hockey until Jan. 4 when they report back for practice. They have games one week later in Boston, Mass. against Nichols and Suffolk State.

“Bringing them back [Jan. 4] gives us a whole week to get them back into shape and get them conditioned,” Dickinson said. “We might even do two practices a day a couple of those days. We have two non-conference games and then we’re right back into SUNYAC play.”

SUNYAC play resumes for the Eagles Jan. 18 at home against Buffalo State, two weekends before classes resume on campus.



Source: http://www.thestylus.net/sports/brockport-hockey-stunned-in-morrisville-1.2964113#.UL8PiYZNp_-

BROCKPORT DROPS CONFERENCE GAME TO MORRISVILLE

A Morrisville goal with less than four minutes remaining in regulation kept Brockport from earning at least a point in the State Univeristy of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) as the Golden Eagles fell 5-4 at Morrisville Friday night. Brockport is now 3-4-0 in conference play.

Brockport held a 3-1 advantage midway through the second period but the Mustangs rallied back to take a 4-3 lead. Chris Cangro (Holbrook, NY/New York Bobcats) tied the game up at four eight minutes into the third period but Morrisville responded with the game-winner at the 16:24 mark to steal the conference victory, its first of the season.

The Mustangs got on the board first with a goal five minutes into the first period. Chris Luker (New Hartford, NY/Buffalo Jr. Sabres) answered Morrisville with a power play goal, his first goal of the season to tie the game at one. Troy Polino (Limerick, PA/New York Bobcats) was credited with his third assist of the season. The game remained tied for the rest of the first period.

Jeremy DeFazio (Oakville, ONT/Georgetown Raiders) put Brockport up 2-1 on an assist from Matt DeLuca (Skippack, PA/Syracuse Stars) at the 4:33 mark of the second period. Brockport wasted little time building its lead to two as Polino scored four minutes later on assists from Cangro and DeLuca. Polino had been held scoreless since his two goal performance against Cortland on Nov. 3, a span of six games.

Morrisville's comeback began with four minutes left in the second period, cutting the Brockport lead in half. Trailing 3-2, the Mustangs netted two goals in the span of 19 seconds five minutes into the third period to regain the lead.

Cangro's goal put the game back into a deadlock with 12 minutes to go in regulation. DeFazio and DeLuca each recorded an assist on the score. DeLuca, a defenseman, entered the night with just two assists on the year before adding three helpers to his name against the Mustangs.

Cangro was penalized for boarding at the 14:09 mark as Morrisville went on the power play. The Golden Eagles were able to kill of the disadvantage, but Morrisville netted the game-winner just 17 seconds afterwards. Brockport was able to kill off all six Mustang power plays on the night.

The Golden Eagles converted one of three power plays on the night but allowed a shorthanded goal. Brockprot was outshot 35-28. Aaron Green (Mt. Albert, ONT/St. Michaels Buzzers) faced 35 shots on the night, making 30 saves.

Brockport will have a week off before taking on Geneseo at 7:00 pm on Dec. 7 at Tuttle North Ice Arena.