By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Tournaments can be cruel, as the Aquinas Institute hockey team learned on Saturday. One day you’re on top of the world, basking in the afterglow of accomplishment. That was the Lil’ Irish on Monday after winning the school’s first Section V hockey title in 19 years. Five days later, you’re distraught, trying to make sense of a sudden, heart-breaking … [Read more...] about ‘Lights-out’ Rye goalie ends Aquinas season in state quarterfinals
Aquinas stuns unbeaten Schroeder for 1st title in 19 years
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA There was a time when sectional championship bricks in hockey stacked up year after year in the trophy cases at Aquinas Institute. Between 1999 and 2007, the Li'l Irish won six Section V titles. Sectional superiority wasn’t just the goal, it was expected. Little did they know the winning wouldn’t last forever. Since 2007, only dust collected next to … [Read more...] about Aquinas stuns unbeaten Schroeder for 1st title in 19 years
Levi pulled, Amerks ’embarrassed’ as Laval scores nine
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA With 10 minutes remaining in Friday’s Rochester Americans game, around half of the 7,063 fans were long gone, starting goalie Devon Levi was on the bench and the Laval Rocket were no longer attacking with their trademark ferocity. It’s obviously never a good sign when the opponent has called off the dogs with half a period still remaining, so, yeah, it … [Read more...] about Levi pulled, Amerks ’embarrassed’ as Laval scores nine
Amerk teammates remember Scott Metcalfe: ‘The ultimate competitor’
This article was originally published June 6th, 2025. By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA When Scott Metcalfe was playing youth hockey, he never fixated on being the glamour-boy goal-scorer. Good thing, too. That would have really annoyed his parents, June and Bryan Metcalfe. They weren’t raising some Waltzing Matilda. “That’s what my mom used to call me if I was just out there … [Read more...] about Amerk teammates remember Scott Metcalfe: ‘The ultimate competitor’
History in the making for Hilton: Cadets are finally finals bound
By KEVIN OKLOBZJIA Never is a long time, as anyone associated with the Hilton High School hockey program can attest. Not only have the Cadets never won a Section V championship, they’ve never even played in the title game. So when second-seeded Hilton dispatched of No. 6 Fairport in Thursday night’s Class A semifinals, 6-3, the unbridled joy among players and fans was … [Read more...] about History in the making for Hilton: Cadets are finally finals bound