Kevin Oklobzija

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Even though the Rochester Ice Center was essentially in his backyard, an hour-and-a-half drive to and from games or practices was nonetheless the norm the past few years for Hunter McDonald. He spent 2015-16 and 2016-17 commuting to Syracuse to play for an elite travel team. Last season he was going back and forth to play for the Buffalo Jr. Sabres. It … [Read more...] about Fairport’s McDonald making most of his only season of high school hockey

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA In his final season at his former home of London, Ontario, Alex Tidd helped the London Junior Knights win the 2017 Ontario Hockey Federations Bantam AA championship. Now, in his junior season with the Pittsford High School team, Tidd is doing his best to help the Panthers win a Section V Class A title. He's certainly a big reason the Panthers are … [Read more...] about Pittsford upends top-seeded McQuaid in hockey semifinals

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Last year, hockey was a chore, a burden really, for the Spencerport Rangers. How could it be anything but demoralizing? When you go 2-17-1, rarely are you going to find coming to the rink fun. Even more rare is the chance of a joyous feeling leaving the rink. And now, here we are a year later, and you'll be hard-pressed to find a group of hockey … [Read more...] about Playoff life on the rink just ducky for Spencerport hockey team

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Wednesday was game day for the Webster Thomas Titans hockey team, which meant it was also team breakfast day. For more than a dozen years, dining together at T's Family Restaurant in Webster Square has been an etched-in-maple-syrup, game-day hockey tradition for the Titans. On Wednesday night, the Titans feasted again, this time on the Irondequoit … [Read more...] about Webster Thomas enjoys a sectional semifinal feast of goals