BY JONATHAN SKUZA PERINTON, N.Y.-- The old saying goes that defense wins championships. A goaltender in hockey is the last line of defense and their job is to stop every shot that is taken by the opponent. On Wednesday evening, Aden Brown stopped 31 of the 32 shots he faced to send the No. 4 seed Pittsford (16-5-1) to its second Class A title appearance in three years … [Read more...] about Brown secures Pittsford a spot in the Class A title game
Section V Hockey Semifinal Preview: Top seeds remain in Class A
The four remaining Section V Ice Hockey Class A teams have combined for nine titles in the last 10 seasons. The No. 2 seed Victor Blue Devils will look to become back-to-back champions and claim their third title in four seasons. Three teams will look to prevent that from happening. Here's what you need to know: No. 1 seed MCQUAID KNIGHTS (19-1-1/Independent) vs. No. 4 seed … [Read more...] about Section V Hockey Semifinal Preview: Top seeds remain in Class A
McKay and Farnham send Churchville to Class B title game
BY JONATHAN SKUZA SCOTTSVILLE, N.Y.-- Big-time players show up in big-time games. Max McKay and Parker Farnham tallied three points apiece to guide top-seeded Churchville-Chili to the Section V Ice Hockey Class B title game for the second time in three years with a 5-2 victory over No. 5 seed Canandaigua Tuesday evening. "It feels really good," McKay stated about … [Read more...] about McKay and Farnham send Churchville to Class B title game
Section V Hockey semifinal preview: Top-seeded Churchville-Chili looks to make second finals’ appearance in three years
Top-seeded Churchville-Chili is looking to make its second appearance in the finals in three years while three other teams look to end their own title droughts. Here's what you need to know: No. 1 seed CHURCHVILLE-CHILI SAINTS (16-3-1/MCPSAC Division II) vs. No. 5 seed CANANDAIGUA BRAVES (4-15-2/MCPSAC Division II) How they got here: Churchville-Chili (No. 16 NYSSWA … [Read more...] about Section V Hockey semifinal preview: Top-seeded Churchville-Chili looks to make second finals’ appearance in three years
Thursday Section V Ice Hockey Sectional Wrap: Mangone tallies four points; Motyka registers hat trick
CLASS A NO. 9 SPARTAN HOCKEY (11-9-2) 1NO. 1 MCQUAID (19-1-1) 3Jack Callery tallied two points to help McQuaid advance to the Class A sectional semifinals. Callery tied the game in the second period for the Knights. Alex Saracene gave McQuaid the lead with assists from Drew Palmer and Matt Kozara. Evan Kopacz added an empty net goal with an assist from Callery. Rory … [Read more...] about Thursday Section V Ice Hockey Sectional Wrap: Mangone tallies four points; Motyka registers hat trick