By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA It was Teddy Bear Toss Day at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial on Saturday evening. Popular across all levels of hockey, the promotion provides fun for fans while also helping to stock the toy shelves of a local charitable organization, in this case Pirate Toy Fund. Bring a stuffed animal – or 10 – and hurl it onto the ice when the Amerks score … [Read more...] about Helenius the bringer of (teddy bear) rain as Levi, Amerks blank Toronto
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RIT skates past Lindenwood to AHA semifinals
By LIAM HOFFMANN ROCHESTER, N.Y.— First-period goals by RIT forwards senior Kylie Aquaro and sophomore Linda Rulle lifted the No. 4 seeded Tigers to a 4-0 win over the No. 5 Lindenwood Lions in the AHA quarterfinals. In the second, first year forward Kailey Favro found the back of the net twice. “We always talk about the first 10 minutes of a game, so being able to do … [Read more...] about RIT skates past Lindenwood to AHA semifinals
Jones, Council lead Bonnies to Homecoming win
Courtesy of GoBonnies.com Allegany, N.Y. -- The St. Bonaventure men's basketball team scored a 70-63 victory in front of a capacity Homecoming Weekend crowd vs. rival Duquesne Saturday in the Reilly Center, leading nearly wire-to-wire before holding off the Dukes in the final minutes. Lajae Jones put on a star performance, matching his career-high of 24 points on … [Read more...] about Jones, Council lead Bonnies to Homecoming win
Johnson’s 1st pro goal helps Amerks power past Belleville
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA They had already scored four goals, all on the power play, and there was no doubt the Rochester Americans were well on their way to victory. Yet when Ryan Johnson zipped home a wrist shot from the left circle off the rush to give the Amerks a 5-1 lead just 49 seconds into the third period on Friday night, you’d have thought he’d just scored a … [Read more...] about Johnson’s 1st pro goal helps Amerks power past Belleville
Advantage Federal Credit Union Friday Section V Ice Hockey Sectional Wrap: Kucmerowski registers shutout for Portside; Paolini collects a shutout for Hilton
CLASS A QUARTERFINALS NO. 8 BRIGHTON/HFL/EASTRIDGE (8-13-1) 0NO. 1 HILTON (20-1-0) 6Barrett Paolini saved all 21 shots he saw to help Hilton advance to the semifinals. Cameron Stewart led the Cadet offense with a power play goal and three assists. Casey Hanrahan found the back of the net twice and recorded an assist. One of Hanrahan’s goals came on the power play. Cameron … [Read more...] about Advantage Federal Credit Union Friday Section V Ice Hockey Sectional Wrap: Kucmerowski registers shutout for Portside; Paolini collects a shutout for Hilton