BROCKPORT FALLS TO ELIMIRA

As reported by the Athletic Department....

Four different players scored goals for The College at Brockport Hockey team including senior Mike Hayward (Toronto, ONT/Vaughan Vipers) and freshman Shane Cavailieri (Richmond Hill, ONT/Toronto Lakeshore Patriots) in the third period but Elmira College built a 5-2 lead early in the third and held on for a non-conference victory Saturday night at the Murray Athletic Center in Pine Valley, NY near Elmira.

Brockport (2-4-1 overall) held leads of 1-0 and 2-1 in the first two periods as junior Steve Sachman (Medford, NY/New York Bobcats) and freshman Jeremy DeFazio (Oakville, ONT/Georgetown Raiders) each scored for the Golden Eagles. Elmira (3-2) scored with just 10 seconds left in the second period to tie the score heading into the final stanza.

In the third period, Elmira scored three times with two of the goals coming in a span of 12 seconds to take a 5-3 lead.
Brockport battled back and made it a 5-3 game after a turnover behind the Elmira goal was centered in front and a crossing pass to the stick of Cavailieri was redirected into the open half of the net.

The Golden Eagles trimmed the lead to just a goal as Hayward skated in from the blue line on a power play and made his way to the front of the net where he sent a shot past the glove hand of the Elmira goalie and Brockport trailed 5-4 midway through the final period.

Late in the period, both teams were whistled for penalties for roughing and unsportsmanlike conduct after several hard hits were delivered by Brockport players. Brockport earned a power play opportunity in the final two minutes but were unable to capitalize but did control the play in the Elmira end of the rink for most of the remainder of the contest.

Brockport returns to action Friday as the Golden Eagles return to State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) play hosting Potsdam and Plattsburgh on Friday and Saturday respectively.

BROCKPORT: ONE OF THE ELITE?

The program is closer to going to the next level than most people realize. Consider how well they've played nationally-ranked teams since beating Elmira in OT last December:

4-3 win against Elmira
2-3 loss to Neumann
5-7 loss to Neumann (the 7th goal was an empty netter)
4-6 loss to Oswego
4-2 win against Plattsburgh
2-0 loss to Oswego
2-2 tie with Hobart

NONE of those are blowout wins that are typical to the elite teams. Brockport kept the games close and won or tied 3 of the 7 games. Of the 4 losses, the differences were 2 goals or less.

We're talking about a Golden Eagle team that continues to give the very best teams in the country a run for their money...a team that is shaping up to be -- and very well may be -- one of the very best teams in the country.

BROCKPORT VISITS ELMIRA TONIGHT

It’s never easy for Brockport. The SUNYAC schedule is hard enough, but so is the out of conference schedule when you consider they play the likes of Hobart and Saturday’s road foe – Elmira.

Elmira is 2-2-0 on the young season and fresh off their fifth straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

Even so, they are in a state of flux this year. They lost their top 3 scorers from last season (and 9 seniors overall) and their defense has been unusually porous by their standards, including games in which they gave up 9 to Oswego and 5 to Neumann.

The team has had a rough go at lighting the lamp (as has Brockport). Not one fellow has more than 1 goal on the Elmira stat sheet. So, this may be a nailbiting, low-scoring game.

The goalies may be one of the coaches’ frustration this year, as made evident by the goaltending by committee. Last year’s #1, Darren McDonald, posted a solid .887 and 3.12 line in 2011-2012, but he has one period under his belt this year, while the other 2 (Milne and deMelo) have 2 games each. The latter may see the start tonight as his numbers are the more solid of the 3 (.892, 3.97).

But, realize, even with the early woes, this is a team with a great history and a tradition of winning. They are well-coached and historically dominating on special teams. They may be frustrated enough with their start that, like an injured animal, they’ll take it out on Brockport.

It should be noted that the newest addition to their coaching staff is Brockport product Tim Crowley. He graduated in ’09 and ended his Golden Eagle career with two solid seasons (19 and 20 points respectively).

It should be a rousing affair. Likely a little physical. Brockport knows what it’s like to beat Elmira (after stunning the fifth-ranked team last December). Likewise, Elmira knows what it’s like to beat SUNYAC teams, having bested Geneseo by a score of 4-3 last night.

You can watch tonight’s game on Elmira’s website:

http://athletics.elmira.edu/index.aspx?path=mhockey&&tab=0

BROCKPORT TIES 7th-RANKED HOBART

The Athletic Department offers this recap of Friday's game...

The College at Brockport Hockey team skated to a 2-2 tie with No. 7 Hobart at Tuttle North Ice Arena on Friday night, improving the team's overall record to 2-3-1. Chris Cangro (Holbrook, NY/New York Bobcats) and James Ryan (Richmond Hills, ONT/Toronto Lakeshore Patriots) scored for Brockport.

The Golden Eagles jumped out early on Hobart, ranked No. 7 in the latest USCHO.com poll. Cangro netted his team-leading fourth goal of the season at the 13:36 mark in the first period on a Brockport power play. Ryan gave Brockport a two goal lead four minutes later on a 3-on-1 breakaway. The Statesmen responded with two second period goals, but neither team was able to score in the third period or the overtime session.

Jared Lockhurst (Caledon, ONT/Wellington Dukes) stopped a career-high 46 shots for Brockport. The freshman netminder stopped 21 shots in the third period and overtime combined. The Golden Eagles were outshot 48-22 on the night. Lockhurst now has a .948 save percentage on the season and is averaging 36.2 saves per game in his five starts.

Cangro put Brockport on the board in the first period following a hooking penalty on Hobart. Steve Sachman (Medford, NY/New York Bobcats) found Mike Hayward (Toronto, ONT/Vaughan Vipers) in front of the net. Hayward saw an opening through the crowd and found Cangro on the left side to beat Hobart goalie Nick Broadwater. Cangro now has six points on the season and has had at least one point in each game Brockport has scored in this season.

Ryan added on to the lead shortly after, scoring his first career goal at the 17:50 mark. Jesse Facchini (Mississauga, ONT/Mississauga Chargers) controlled the puck in the Brockport zone and hit Ryan near center ice. Ryan streaked to the Hobart zone with two teammates and beat the lone defender himself, firing a top-shelf shot on Broadwater's glove side for the 2-0 lead.

Hobart cut the deficit in half in the second period, scoring at the 4:14 mark. The Golden Eagles received a game misconduct penalty at the 6:03 mark and managed to kill off the power play, but Hobart managed to score just seconds after the release of the penalty to even the score.

The Statesmen controlled much of the third period as Hobart owned a 17-2 advantage in shots in the final period of regulation. Lockhurst was able to fend off the attempts to salvage the tie.

Brockport continues its nonconference weekend with a trip to Elmira Saturday night at 7:00 pm. Last season the Golden Eagles upset the No. 5 nationally ranked Soaring Eagles 4-3 in overtime.

BROCKPORT HOSTS HOBART ON FRIDAY

The Golden Eagles host the Hobart Statesman tonight at 7:00 at Tuttle North.

Hobart is ranked 7^th in the nation, up two spots from last week’s USCHO poll. That’s on the strength of a 3-0-1 start. They began their season with a 10-0 shellacking of Salve Regina, followed by a 5-4 win over feisty Cortland, then a win-tie split with Manhattanville which has a long history of being a solid program – just like Hobart.

Recent Hobart teams have played a defense-first approach along the lines of Plattsburgh. That approach is aided by having 2 solid goalies in Nick Broadwater (.914 and 2.69 last season) and Martin Ausshofer (.911 and 2.34 last year). Broadwater – the more athletic of the 2 – has seen most of the minutes this season and the team has been rewarded with a killer .942 and 1.30 line.  

Last year’s Statesmen had 4 men with 20 or more points (none more than 26). They lost their number one goal scorer but they still have the ability to light the lamp. The leaders on this young season include Bobby Hannah (3 goals and 4 assists) and Frank Salituro (3 goals and 3 assists). 5 other men have scored 2 times this year.

One of their better talents is 5’9”, 190-pound defenseman Brad Richard, who had a stellar 11-11-22 line last year. The captain already has 4 helpers on the season. He’s well-regarded in hockey circles, having been on the ECAC’s All-Rookie team in 2010, followed by 2 appearances on the All-ECAC-West second team. His style of play harkens back to Brockport’s Mike Gershon, who graduated in 2009 (and that's very good company for Brad to be in).  

If Brockport wants to make a statement, this would be the game. They proved they can hang with Oswego. If they can go out of conference and beat Hobart, it bodes well for conference play in the coming weeks.

STYLUS RECAP OF CORTLAND GAME

Hockey beat reporter Brandon Wood wrote this article for the Brockport Stylus...

The Brockport Golden Eagles ice hockey team had not scored a non-empty net goal in eight periods dating back to Oct. 26 against Buffalo State. They were trailing to a team at home that Brockport Head Coach Brian Dickinson thought to be less skilled than his team 1-0 after a late first period goal.

Dickinson wanted to make sure his team was not getting frustrated, and offered them words of encouragement during the first intermission.

“Hey, there’s a lot of guys who haven’t scored for a long time,” Dickinson said he told his team. “At the end of the day, we’ve just got to keep doing the right things because we feel like there’s a ‘finger in the dam’ type of effect going on. Once we get one, we can get a few.”

Dickinson was correct about his team’s ‘finger in the dam’ effect. Brockport’s offense finally came alive for four goals in the second period en route to a 5-3 victory over SUNYAC foe Cortland on Saturday night.

The first goal for Brockport (2-3 overall, 2-2 SUNYAC) came during their first power play of the game, which was a struggling unit entering the game at 1-for-19 this season. Freshman Shane Cavalieri scored his first collegiate goal after a frantic net mouth scramble in front of the Cortland net to tie the game at one.

While Cortland took the lead back on a power play goal of its own by Michael Lysyj five minutes later, Dickinson felt that this first goal by Brockport was the turning point of the game.

“We got one [goal] and it was almost like a collective gorilla went off our backs,” Dickinson said.

With seven minutes remaining in the second, Brockport tied the game again with Chris Cangro’s third goal of the season during another net mouth scramble with assists going to Troy Polino and Mike Hayward. Three minutes later, Mike Hollander put Brockport up 3-2, beating Cortland goalie Lyle Rocker glove side.

Late in the second period, Cortland captain Chris Kaleta hit Polino high in the upper body. The hit left Polino down on the ice for several minutes before eventually being escorted back to the bench by Brockport trainers. Kaleta was ejected from the game and assessed a five-minute major call for contact to the head.

Polino returned to the game during the ensuing power play and scored what would be the game winning goal for the Golden Eagles.

“It was great for them to take the dirty penalty and give us a five-minute powerplay,” Polino said. “It was nice to come out and capitalize on it and get one right away. It really swung the momentum in our favor for the rest of the game.”

Polino capped off his three-point game with his third goal of the season two minutes into the third period, giving Brockport a 5-2 lead.

Cortland scored one more goal against freshman goalie Jared Lockhurst five minutes later to make the score 5-3, but that was all Lockhurst allowed on a night where he made 28 saves. Lockhurst has made 135 saves in his first four collegiate starts, while allowing only 8 goals to opponents.

The Golden Eagles get a break from SUNYAC play next weekend as they welcome Hobart next Friday, Nov. 9 to Tuttle North Ice Arena and travel to Elmira on Saturday, Nov. 10.

Source:

http://www.thestylus.net/offense-comes-alive-for-brockport-hockey-in-win-1.2944107#.UJXe_Gl25Gk

BROCKPORT BEATS CORTLAND 5-3

The Athletic Department's recap of Friday's win...

Brockport celebrates one of 5 goals
(photo courtesy Corey Perry)

Four second period goals lifted The College at Brockport Men's Hockey team to a 5-3 State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) victory over Cortland on Saturday night. Troy Polino (Limerick, PA/New York Bobcats) netted two goals, one which proved to be the game-winner as Brockport improved to 2-2-0 in the SUNYAC.

The Golden Eagles allowed a late first period goal, but tied the game at one just two minutes into the second period. Cortland regained the lead six minutes later but Brockport rattled off three goals in a six-minute span. Polino put Brockport up 4-2 on a power play late in the second period and then put Brockport up three with a goal two minutes into the third period as the Golden Eagles gained three points in the conference standings.

A night after putting up a solid effort against No. 2 nationally ranked Oswego, the Golden Eagles put together a strong first period against the Red Dragons. For the first 19 minutes of the period Brockport kept the Cortland offense in check. The Red Dragons scored with 53 seconds to play in the period to take the early lead.

At the 2:05 mark of the second period two freshmen hooked up for the equalizer as Shane
Cavalieri (Richmond Hill, ONT/Toronto Lakeshore Patriots) scored on a power play for his first career goal on an assist from James Ryan (Richmond Hill, ONT/Toronto Lakeshore Patriots). Cortland responded six minutes later with its own power play goal to regain the lead.

At the 13:37 mark Brockport leading-scorer Chris Cangro (Holbrook, NY/New York Bobcats) collected a loose puck in front of the Cortland net and stuffed home the shot to tie the game back up at two. Mike Hollander (Thornhill, ONT/North York Rangers) gave Brockport a 3-2 lead after collecting a rebound from a Kody Vaisanen (Dundalk, ONT/North York Rangers) shot and scored on the backhand.

After Cortland received a game misconduct penalty, Brockport took advantage of yet another power play. Brockport, skating with a 5 on 4 advantage, netted its fourth goal just over a minute after going on the power play as Cangro received a pass from Jeremy DeFazio (Oakville, ONT/Georgetown Raiders) who found Polino in front of the net for the two goal advantage.

Polino netted his second score at 1:52 mark of the third period to lock up the victory for Brockport.

Freshman Jared Lockhurst (Caledon, ONT/Wellington Dukes) made 28 saves on the night to earn his second SUNYAC victory of his career.

Brockport outshot Cortland on the night 43-31, but the Golden Eagles advantage came on the power play as Brockport killed off four of Cortland's six power plays on the night while the Golden Eagles scored on two of their three opportunities.

The Golden Eagles will take a break from SUNYAC action as Hobart comes to town on Nov. 3. Brockport will take on the Statesmen at 7:00 pm at Tuttle North Ice Arena.

STYLUS RECAP OF OSWEGO GAME

The Stylus's hockey reporter Brandon Wood has crafted for the paper this recap of Friday's game...

What looking at the scoreboard hanging above Tuttle North Ice Arena would show you after the Brockport Golden Eagles hockey team’s game on Friday night is that they lost 2-0. But when you factor in a goalie that made 39 saves against a nationally ranked team that scored 16 goals in their first two games, Brockport Head Coach Brian Dickinson doesn’t see it that way.

“If you told me that we would lose to the toughest team we are going to face by just two goals, I would’ve been surprised,” Dickinson said. “We played a solid game all-around, and I’m very proud of what these guys did tonight.”

Freshman goalie Jared Lockhurst, who made 68 saves in his first two starts last weekend, kept up his hot start to the year. Lockhurst made many sprawling saves to help keep the Lakers off the board for the first 32 minutes of the game.

The two goals that got past him came during an Oswego power play and after a turnover behind the Brockport (1-3 overall, 1-2 SUNYAC) net.

“I thought I played solid tonight,” Lockhurst said. “It’s kind of intimidating playing against the second ranked team in the country, but [our defense] did a tremendous job of getting back and controlling rebounds out in front. It really made my job a lot easier.”

Oswego broke the scoreless tie during a power play after freshman defenseman Chris Luker was called for crosschecking. Zach Josepher found the back of the net for Oswego on a slap shot from the right circle.

Brockport did not have many chances to score on Oswego goalie Andrew Hare, as the Lakers defense only allowed 20 shots on goal the whole game and only four in the third period.

Brockport was 0-for-3 on the power play, making them 1-for-19 on the year with a man advantage.

“Our power play really has to come along,” Dickinson said. “We need to start passing the puck better and putting more shots on goal. It’s something that we need to continue to work on.”

Oswego made it 2-0 in the third after Luke Moodie put the puck past Lockhurst after a turnover by Brockport behind their net mid-way through the third. The Lakers would only allow Brockport one more shot on goal for the remainder of the game.

Dickinson thought that it was important to get his team with 14 freshman experience against a team that is in the national title picture every year.

“For our new guys, it’s almost trial by fire,” Dickinson said. “You have to throw them in there and see what they can do, and it’s always good to play an early season game against teams we aspire to be like. Our [team] didn’t play scared, we didn’t fear them, and I think everyone saw that tonight.”

The Golden Eagles return to the ice Saturday to take on Cortland at home. Dickinson stressed the importance of not taking Cortland, who have defeated Brockport in three straight games, lightly to his team.

“Cortland’s a very dangerous team,” Dickinson said. “We know they're going to be gritty. We’re going to have to match that intensity and bring that same effort that we have. If we do that, I think that we’re a little bit more skilled than they are and hopefully our skill will win the hockey game.”

Cortland lost Friday night at Geneseo 3-2 in overtime, giving them a record of 0-3 overall, and 0-2 in SUNYAC play. Their game against Brockport starts at 7 p.m. at the Tuttle North Ice Arena.



Source:

http://www.thestylus.net/brockport-falls-to-nationally-ranked-oswego-1.2943947#.UJTrcoZNp_9

BROCKPORT FALLS TO OSWEGO, 2-0

The recap from the Athletic Department...

The College at Brockport Men's Hockey team hung tough with the No. 2 ranked team in the country, but the Golden Eagles fell to Oswego 2-0 on Friday night at Tuttle North Ice Arena. Jared Lockhurst (Caledon, ONT/Wellington Dukes) stopped 39 shots on the night as Brockport falls to 1-2-0 in the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC).

The Golden Eagles opened up the game with a strong defensive presence, holding the Lakers to zero first period goals. In its two previous games this season, Oswego has scored a combined eight goals in the first period en route to 16 goals total in the two contests. The Brockport defense held Oswego to just nine shots in the first period while the Golden Eagle offense put seven shots on Oswego goalie Andrew Hare.

The Lakers came out firing to open the second period, controlling the puck early on. Oswego took advantage of a power play and took a 1-0 lead at the 7:17 mark of the second period. Brockport killed off the other three power plays that Oswego had throughout the game while the Golden Eagles were 0-3 on power plays.

Lockhurst, a freshman, made 20 saves in the second period and 10 more in the third to continue his run of solid play to open his Brockport career. Oswego netted its second goal midway through the third period to take the victory.

Brockport returns to action tomorrow night for its fourth straight SUNYAC matchup as the Golden Eagles take on Cortland at 7:00 pm in Tuttle North Ice Arena.

MY THOUGHTS ON THE LOSS TO OSWEGO

There are victories and there are moral victories. Friday’s affair against Oswego was definitely the latter. Despite falling 2-0 to the #2 team in the country there were a lot of positives to take from the game.

Consider the following…

Jared Lockhurst and the blueliners held Oswego to just 2 goals
(photo courtesy Corey Perry)

Consider that I’ve been watching Brockport hockey for 20 seasons now (the first game I ever attended was a game against Oswego), so I’ve seen a lot of the game that contribute to the Golden Eagles 5-81-4 history against the Lakers. This was, by far, the most competitive one that I’ve ever seen. Brockport was in it for the whole game, so unlike past matchups (like last season’s 7-1 and 6-4 games for example).  

Consider that Jared Lockhurt’s first weekend of NCAA was not an anomaly. He followed up his stellar performances against Buffalo State and Fredonia with another masterpiece against Oswego. He made 39 saves last night. Not only do his first 3 games rank as the greatest debut for a Brockport hockey player, it’s also the best 3 game stretch of any Brockport goaltender. In 3 games he’s faced 112 shots and turned away 107 of them, good for a .955 save percentage and a 1.68 goals against average. I know it’s early in his career to be making such statements, but the kid looks like the real deal. He has excellent fundamentals, a superior glove, and good mental make-up --- he never appears flustered and when he did get beat, he’d skate off the side, collect himself and come right back like it never happened.  With 14 freshmen in the line-up who are adjusting to the game at this level (he being one of them), he gives them all a great safety net at the backend to allow them to learn and adjust to the NCAA.

Consider that Brockport’s freshman-heavy roster kept in check an uber-talented Laker team that’s virtually unchanged since making it to the DIII championship game last March. That lineup was third in the nation in scoring last season at 4.47 goals per game and in their first 2 games this year scored 7 and 9 goals. Yes, Lockhurst made a lot of saves, and at least 10 great ones, but the defensemen did a great job of keeping the vaunted Oswego attack – including the stellar #1 line – from getting close to the net. Many of the shots were taken from outside and Lockhurst for the most part had clear looks at any of the attempts.

Consider that Oswego kept the Brockport offense in check. Andrew Hare didn’t have to do anything exceptional to earn the shutout as he wasn’t tested but maybe 3 times. There was an extended stretch in the third where Brockport could not get past the blue line. This was a result of 3 factors: Oswego’s backcheck, Brockport’s energy (they looked whooped and listless halfway through the 3^rd), and Brockport’s youth (these lines are still gelling). The last 2 factors can be adjusted with a little attention to the body and more time together under their belt, respectively. Once these new forwards learn what tools their linemates possess and what preferences they have, goals should come…the talent’s there, it just needs to be unleashed.   

Consider that the future bodes well for this team. Discounting the top 2 teams in the SUNYAC (Oswego, Plattsburgh) they can beat any team in the league and as shown last night, they aren’t that far from upsetting the Top 2. The freshmen are off to a great start, and once they become more polished, they should make an extended run in the playoffs – even as soon as this year (which is amazing). With Oswego being an older team set for significant turnover in the next 2 seasons, Brockport might move to the top of the league in the coming years. That’s how much hope these guys give the program and long-term fans like me.

I cannot help but come away from last night’s loss  without feeling good about the game and about Golden Eagle hockey.

NO DUAL DI - DIII CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND

It was announced on Wednesday by the NCAA that it will no longer be pursuing the dual DI - DIII championship weekend concept...

The Division III Presidents Council at its meeting on Tuesday defeated a proposal to conduct the Division III Men’s Ice Hockey Championship game in conjunction with the Men’s Frozen Four in 2014.

The proposal to use the combined approach on a one-year trial basis came from the Division III Men’s Ice Hockey Committee and received support from the Championships Committee and Management Council, though it generated debate all along the way and got through the Council by just one vote.

Discussion at the Presidents Council meeting centered on the combined championship approach in general. While presidents cited season length as a specific concern, they also weren’t ready to commit more broadly to a model that hadn’t been vetted from a philosophical perspective.

In my opinion, this is GREAT news for at least 3 reasons...

1) It doesn't forever alter the DIII schedule which works very well in its current format.

2) At first blush, the combo weekend sounds nice as a means to capitalize on NCAA hockey as a whole. But, think about it: DIII always takes a backseat to DI. This would only be magnified by the combo because the DIII game would be considered a "sideshow". The current model works because DIII has the weekend to itself and DIII is in the spotlight, as it should be.

3) From a selfish standpoint, this works best for DIII fans like me. The DI events are most often held in expensive cities which require costly hotel rooms and flights. DIII championship weekends are more accessible, within driving distance and held in more-affordable locales.

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BROCKPORT HOSTS OSWEGO & CORTLAND THIS WEEKEND

The Golden Eagles had a good showing in conference play last weekend when, on the road, they beat Buffalo State 4-2 and dropped a 1-0 nailbiter against Fredonia.

The real test comes tonight when Brockport hosts the Oswego Lakers. Oswego has started this season 2-0, and comes off a 24-4-2 season. The powerhouse is ranked second in the nation in the USCHO DIII poll and went to the DIII title game last year.

There’s a reason they’ve won the SUNYAC crown 3 years running: They do everything well.

It starts at the backend where Andrew Hare minds the net. He had a .931 save percentage and 1.75 goals against average last year. He’s consistently great and relatively unflappable: After 2 games this year, his save percentage is identical to last year’s.

They have 9 men returning who posted 20 or more points last season (among them 2 defenseman, which shows how potent the Lakers are offensively).  They are led by Jon Whitelaw, who, had it not been for Brockport’s James Cody, would have been the SUNYAC MVP last season after sporting a 19-22-41 line. He’s joined by great talents in Paul Rodrigues (14-23-37) and Luke Moodie, Sr., F (14-20-34). Moodie already has 3 goals and 5 assists after 2 games while Rodrigues has lit the lamp 4 times.

Last year, Brockport fell to the Lakers by scores of 7-1 and 6-4. It would be considered a huge upset (akin to last year’s victory against Plattsburgh) were Brockport to be victorious tonight.

Saturday’s game will be a little more competitive as Cortland graces Tuttle North Ice Arena. With 2 games under their belt this season (both losses) they will be hungry for a win. Whether they can get that is a different story: they finished last in the conference last season and were picked to be there again this season. They were 6-18-1 last season and had only 3 players with more than 15 points, capped off by Adam Bevilacqua’s 7-15-22 line. He returns for his senior year and is joined by Michael Lysyj and AJ Moyer who each have 2 goals on the young season. A player to watch is senior Chris Kaleta (the brother of the Sabres’ Patrick Kaleta) who has always been a thorn in Brockport’s side. He has 2 goals this season after netting 5 last year. Their  #1 goalie will likely be Mike Reilly, who claimed a 4.64 goals-against average and .873 save percentage last year.

It will be an easier game for Brockport, but still, as with all SUNYAC games, it will be hard fought. A team like Cortland cannot be taken for granted. Brockport has to win a game like Saturday’s in order to keep pace in the SUNYAC, especially with a schedule that is light on conference home games in the second semester. If they let a lead against Cortland slip through their hands it will be looked at a lost opportunity come February…that’s how important all SUNYAC games are.

Both games start at 7:00. See you at Tuttle North!

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