By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA First things first: The calendar hasn't even hit Thanksgiving yet. There's a lot of hockey to be played. That said, though, there's a whole lot to like with how the Rochester Institute of Technology men's hockey team is playing, especially after a 2-0 victory over Canisius on Tuesday night at the Gene Polisseni Center. The Tigers are getting … [Read more...] about Yes, it’s early, but no RIT team has started like this in the D-I era
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Inexperience plagues Bonnies in loss at Niagara
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO LEWISTON, N.Y. -- At the final media timeout of St. Bonaventure's Big 4 rivalry game at Niagara on Monday, the longest tenured Bonnie on the court had logged just 139 collegiate minutes. Tshiefu Ngalakulondi played well, achieving his first double-double with 14 points and a career-high 13 rebounds. The four players he was accompanied by combined for 72 … [Read more...] about Inexperience plagues Bonnies in loss at Niagara
Hamacher no longer just a passing fancy for RIT hockey
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Throughout his climb up the hockey ladder, first in the lower American junior leagues, then the top-level United States Hockey League, and finally into college, Jake Hamacher has always been a pass-first, shoot-second guy. Not anymore. Well, at least explicitly. Predictability can create ineffectiveness. So when the sophomore left winger from … [Read more...] about Hamacher no longer just a passing fancy for RIT hockey
Bonnies earn first victory: Takeaways from Jackson State rout
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO For the 14th time in the last 16 tries and the first time this season, the St. Bonaventure Bonnies were victorious at the Reilly Center, dismissing Jackson State 67-36 on Saturday afternoon. Jackson State's 36-point offering was the lowest amount of points St. Bonaventure has allowed since Jan. 7, 1995, when it held Appalachian State to 32. No one on the … [Read more...] about Bonnies earn first victory: Takeaways from Jackson State rout
Rochester Amerks win again, thanks to Redmond, Nylander, Bailey
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Alex Nylander's game has always been about what he can do with his skates, with his hands, with the puck on his stick. He has never been the guy going into the corner after the whistle or the guy dishing out the cross-checks in front of the net. But there he was on Friday night, losing the puck and then an edge before inadvertently playing human … [Read more...] about Rochester Amerks win again, thanks to Redmond, Nylander, Bailey