By CHUCKIE MAGGIO When Celeste Brown was a senior, she told the Rochester Institute of Technology sports information department for a player biography entry that if she could meet one historic person, she would choose Herb Brooks. Now that Brown will be coaching college hockey players herself, she doesn’t expect to replicate any of Brooks’s motivational speeches. She’ll bring … [Read more...] about A Tiger Homecoming for RIT coach Brown
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This Day in Red Wings History: Campbell’s luck caps off furious rally
By JOHN LIKANJE The Red Wings thrived against their upstate rivals, the Buffalo Bison, in 1969. On this date, the Wings won the head-to-head matchup for the 11th time in 18 games, but not without dramatics and a beneficial call. The Red Wings rallied from a 5-0 deficit with four runs in the eighth inning to win, 7-6. Down 6-3, Mike Ferraro, who had accounted for all three … [Read more...] about This Day in Red Wings History: Campbell’s luck caps off furious rally
ICBL Tuesday: Snow Cats keep lead in West; Bailey powers Cardinals to third straight win
SNOW CATS (9-3) 11 DP GREEN (1-9) 2 Patrick Blackall (Rochester Institute of Technology) paced the offense, and the Snow Cats maintained their lead in the ICBL West Division. Trailing 2-0, the Snow Cats tied the game up in the bottom of the second when Lachlan Charles (Cornell University) drove in a run with a sacrifice fly, and Branden Myers (St. Bonaventure University) scored … [Read more...] about ICBL Tuesday: Snow Cats keep lead in West; Bailey powers Cardinals to third straight win
This Day in Red Wings History: Hairston Jr. lifts Rochester in return from Baltimore
By PAUL CIFONELLI Jerry Hairston Jr. went back and forth between Rochester and Baltimore during the 1999 season. The 22-year old was sent to the minors after Spring Training, recalled later in the year then was demoted for a second time. When Hairston returned to Rochester for the second time, he realized what the organization thought of him. "I was disappointed, but the … [Read more...] about This Day in Red Wings History: Hairston Jr. lifts Rochester in return from Baltimore
ICBL Monday: Ferranti paces Orioles; Holmes lifts Jays
DP ORANGE (7-6) 6 ORIOLES (2-9) 7 Phil Ferranti (Mercyhurst University) produced five runs, and the Orioles held off a late rally. Ferranti finished 3-for-4 at the plate including a pair of extra-base hits. He drove in three and scored twice. His one-out single in the third brought home Jack Scanlon (Washington and Jefferson College) and started the scoring. He crossed the … [Read more...] about ICBL Monday: Ferranti paces Orioles; Holmes lifts Jays