By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA When tryouts for the Pittsford hockey team ended back in February and the final varsity roster was posted, junior forward Aidan McGrain wasn’t sure what to expect. After all, as a sophomore he had bounced between the junior varsity and varsity, and perhaps rightfully so. By his own admission, he doesn’t exactly possess magical puck skills, so he knew he … [Read more...] about McGrain the unlikely OT hero as Pittsford upends Victor
Breton’s incredible save leads Churchville-Chili past Irondequoit
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA One team, the Irondequoit Eagles, was ready to start what was sure to be a giddy celebration of a game-tying goal in the final minute. At the same time, the coach of the other team, Brian Young of the Churchville-Chili Saints, was getting ready to reassure his deflated team that all would be fine, that they’d just need to get back to work in … [Read more...] about Breton’s incredible save leads Churchville-Chili past Irondequoit
Lambert’s hat trick powers Victor past Hilton
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA In many ways, it seems as though the hockey season had just begun for the Victor Blue Devils and the rest of Section V. The Blue Devils played their first game of the 2021 season on Feb. 9. And now, barely a month later, they’ll be playing their final game, albeit in a place they always seem to be: the Section V Class A championship game. An 8-5 … [Read more...] about Lambert’s hat trick powers Victor past Hilton
Fitzgerald, Amerks defeat Utica
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA He has gone from part-time player without a full-time position to a mid-season look-see at what the NHL is all about. Not a bad one-year progression for Casey Fitzgerald. And while Fitzgerald wasn't added to the Buffalo Sabres active roster during his six-day stint on the taxi squad in late February, he did at least end up with a stronger sense that … [Read more...] about Fitzgerald, Amerks defeat Utica
Quinn shows off skills as Amerks defeat Utica
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA He had been waiting more than seven weeks to play a game, what with an on-hold junior season, his not yet being ready to play in the NHL and COVID-19 quarantine protocols. So when Jack Quinn finally got on the ice on Thursday night with the Rochester Americans, he made sure it was well worth the wait. Quinn, the eighth overall pick in the 2020 NHL … [Read more...] about Quinn shows off skills as Amerks defeat Utica