By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA With their defensive zone deficiencies growing even more glaringly apparent in recent weeks, the Rochester Americans addressed the issue on Monday, acquiring defenseman Mark Alt from the San Jose Barracuda. In exchange, the Amerks sent forward Mason Jobst, currently on the injured list, to San Jose. Alt, 30, is a ninth-year veteran who has played 451 … [Read more...] about Amerks address defensive issues by acquiring veteran Alt
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Bonnies have found validation in NIT, with resilient Xavier on deck in Garden semifinal
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Their season has found validation in the unlikeliest of places, the most defiant of fashions. “They didn’t want us to get here,” St. Bonaventure head coach Mark Schmidt told his exuberant charges in the University of Virginia’s visiting locker room last Tuesday night. “But we’re here.” This wasn’t your run-of-the-mill “nobody believes in us” speech to … [Read more...] about Bonnies have found validation in NIT, with resilient Xavier on deck in Garden semifinal
St. Bonaventure alumnus Rob Lanier named new SMU head coach
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Rob Lanier has been an assistant or head coach on a Division I coaching staff in each of the 32 seasons since he graduated from St. Bonaventure in 1990. Lanier officially accepted his most prominent head coaching job yet on Sunday, leaving Georgia State for Southern Methodist University. Lanier guided Georgia State to a 53-30 record in three seasons, … [Read more...] about St. Bonaventure alumnus Rob Lanier named new SMU head coach
There’s cause for concern as Amerks squander 2-goal lead, lose in OT
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA At a time of year when every point is critical, in a division where barely a tenth of a percentage point separates third place from sixth, the Rochester Americans are trending in the wrong direction. They were in position to win on Friday night on home ice against Toronto but lost 3-2 in a shootout. They weren’t competitive in a 5-1 loss at Syracuse on … [Read more...] about There’s cause for concern as Amerks squander 2-goal lead, lose in OT
St. Bonaventure-Virginia NIT quarterfinal was Bona’s most-watched game this season
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO If the National Invitation Tournament’s decision to hold St. Bonaventure’s quarterfinal matchup against Virginia in Charlottesville, Va. rather than SBU’s Reilly Center accomplished anything, it placed about 5,000 more viewers in front of a television. St. Bonaventure’s NIT quarterfinal matchup with Virginia was the most-watched Bonnies game this season with … [Read more...] about St. Bonaventure-Virginia NIT quarterfinal was Bona’s most-watched game this season