FRIDAY SPENCERPORT (12-2) 8SARANAC LAKE (VII) 5Spencerport’s Ryan Plouffe and Mark Neu both recorded hat tricks and combined for nine points to down Saranac Lake. Joey Cuzzupoli opened scoring for Spencerport three minutes in and was followed shortly after by a Plouffe power-play tally. Carter Sturgeon tied the game on consecutive power-play goals. 46 seconds remaining in the … [Read more...] about Weekend Wrap: Spencerport takes two, Kaiser paces Fairport with four points
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Section V Alumni Jack Dugan and David Farrance Nominated for Hobey Baker
By IAIN HIGGINS Rochester natives Jack Dugan (Providence) and David Farrance (Boston University) were named Hobey Baker Award nominees on January 15. The award is presented each year to the top player in men’s NCAA Division I ice hockey. Dugan and Farrance join a list of 76 other nominees. Dugan started his high school hockey career at McQuaid … [Read more...] about Section V Alumni Jack Dugan and David Farrance Nominated for Hobey Baker
RIT after four-goal third period: ‘We weren’t letting down the alumni’
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA On a night when RIT honored the most celebrated team in program history, the Frozen Four team from 2010, the current edition of Tigers hockey did their best to steal back the spotlight. Trailing 4-1 after two periods, the Tigers rallied for a 5-4 victory over Canisius in front of 3,463 raucous fans on Saturday night at the Gene Polisseni Center. "We weren't … [Read more...] about RIT after four-goal third period: ‘We weren’t letting down the alumni’
RIT takes a skate down Frozen Four memory lane
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA It has been nine years and 10 months since an unheralded, never-regarded group of hockey players put Rochester Institute of Technology on the national map. Nine years and 10 months since a tight-knit group of ever-determined players sent shock waves through collegiate hockey and ignited a never-before-seen sense of school pride on the RIT campus. Nine … [Read more...] about RIT takes a skate down Frozen Four memory lane
Grit and Grind: Pittsford Mendon pulls away, shuts down Sutherland
By JOHN LIKANJE PITTSFORD, N.Y. - After last month's Rainbow Classic, Mendon head coach Robert Nally mentioned how this year's Pittsford basketball rivalry was much different because of the influx of roster changes. Mendon added seven new players this season while Sutherland took 10. Thirty-six days later, both squads matched up again at Pittsford Sutherland High School. … [Read more...] about Grit and Grind: Pittsford Mendon pulls away, shuts down Sutherland