By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA So where might college hockey coaches find the largest collection of skilled players? The answer, according to the NCAA Division I scoring statistics, is the Rochester metro area, that's where. Sophomore forward Jack Dugan of Pittsford, a star on McQuaid's 2015 state championship team as a junior, leads the country in scoring with 5 goals, 21 assists and … [Read more...] about There’s a very Rochester feel to NCAA D-I hockey scoring list
Pilut flies high as Amerks, with 2 D-men at forward, win in OT
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA On a night when two defensemen were forced to play forward, another showed why he's one of the best blue liners in the American Hockey League. Lawrence Pilut scored the first goal and then made perfect passes to set up the other two — including the overtime winner by Andrew Oglevie — as the Rochester Americans defeated the Cleveland Monsters 3-2. A week ago … [Read more...] about Pilut flies high as Amerks, with 2 D-men at forward, win in OT
Cornel, Murray, Malone lead Amerks past Syracuse
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Two things happened on Wednesday that haven't happened very often this season for the Rochester Americans. They scored a power-play goal on home ice and they squandered a lead but then recovered to win. Eric Cornel's power-play goal 1:13 into the third period snapped a 3-3 tie and the Amerks held on to win 4-3 behind the clutch-save goaltending of Jonas … [Read more...] about Cornel, Murray, Malone lead Amerks past Syracuse
Power (play)-less Amerks squander lead, lose
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA On Saturday, the Rochester Americans blitzed the riding-high Utica Comets 6-0 on the road, their signature win for the first 30 days of the season. On Friday on home ice, that same Amerks team opened a 2-0 lead against the finding-their-way Binghamton Devils and managed to lose. Brett Seney scored an extra-attacker goal with 45.6 seconds left, then Ben … [Read more...] about Power (play)-less Amerks squander lead, lose
RIT falls to Holy Cross in a shootout
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The RIT Tigers and Holy Cross made Atlantic Hockey history on Saturday night. Not by scoring an absurd number of goals or by piling up a record number of shots on goal. They participated in the first shootout in the league's history, with Holy Cross leaving the Gene Polisseni Center with a 4-3 victory. Crusaders winger Jake Pappalardo, a transfer from the … [Read more...] about RIT falls to Holy Cross in a shootout