By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Wayne Wilson might want to change his recruiting strategy. In his two decades guiding Rochester Institute of Technology’s men’s hockey team in the NCAA Division I era, there rarely (never?) has been an emphasis on package deals or plucking two or three players from the same team. But considering the success that Tyler Fukakusa, Matthew Wilde and … [Read more...] about Kid line comes up big again as RIT completes first-round sweep
RIT opens postseason with 7-0 rout of Robert Morris
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Winning Atlantic Hockey’s regular season championship is nice, but in reality, it provides nothing but a trophy. Rochester Institute of Technology found out the hard way last year. Become AHA playoff champions and you not only get hardware but also a berth in the NCAA tournament, which has been RIT’s goal since the puck dropped to start the … [Read more...] about RIT opens postseason with 7-0 rout of Robert Morris
Loyal to RIT, Wilkie intent on leading Tigers to playoff redemption
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA He had been named Atlantic Hockey’s rookie of the year as a freshman and player of the year last season, the first student-athlete in league history to accomplish the award daily double in successive seasons. Add to the resumé invitations to the NHL development camps of the Calgary Flames and Vegas Golden Knights in back-to-back summers and Carter … [Read more...] about Loyal to RIT, Wilkie intent on leading Tigers to playoff redemption
With goals set high, McQuaid earns trip to hockey’s state Final Four
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA It has been nine years, nine long years, since the McQuaid Jesuit Knights advanced to the state hockey tournament. Yet in setting goals for the season, this McQuaid team aimed high. They reached one key benchmark on Monday when they defeated Portside for the Section V Class A championship. They reached another on Saturday afternoon by advancing to … [Read more...] about With goals set high, McQuaid earns trip to hockey’s state Final Four
Amerks jump ahead 2-0, lose to Crunch; this is a recording
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA A year ago, the Rochester Americans began a magical playoff run to the Calder Cup Eastern Conference finals by pulling off the “reverse sweep” in the first-round series against the Syracuse Crunch. They fell behind 2-0 in the best-of-five series before rattling off three straight victories, including in overtime in the fifth and deciding game. Don’t … [Read more...] about Amerks jump ahead 2-0, lose to Crunch; this is a recording