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Oswego State men’s hockey gets another weekend sweep

By Zac Case — 4 years ago

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OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego State men’s hockey team finds themselves coming out of the weekend with another two victories. The Lakers defeated SUNY Canton Friday night on the road by a score of 8-2 and then returned home Saturday to get a conference win 5-1 against the Morrisville State Mustangs. The Lakers are now 7-3-1 with one game left prior to a couple weeks off over the month of December.

Friday night, Oswego State traveled two hours and thirty minutes north to take on the SUNY Canton Kangaroos. The non conference victory featured a 8-2 score line with Oswego and Canton going into the second period tied at 1-1. Tyler Flack would get his first goal of the evening with Jackson Arcan snagging the assist. That powerplay goal was the first of five unanswered goals with four of them coming in the second period. Alex Dicarlo, AJ Ryan, Garrett Clegg, and Mac Lewis all got credited with the tallies to put the Lakers ahead big heading into the second period. The Kangaroos were able to get one powerplay goal before the end of the stanza but in the third period, Oswego State would find three more pucks going into the back of the net. Flack and DiCarlo both tallied their second goals of the evening and captain Travis Broughman found himself back in the goal column with the final goal of the evening. Oswego State netminder Eric Green would get his first win in between the pipes as a Laker after making fourteen saves and only allowing two goals.

On Saturday, head coach Ed Gosek put junior netminder Steven Kozikoski back in the net for their match up against Morrisville State. Tyson Kirkby would snag the first goal of the contest and let the teddy bears fly on Teddy Bear Night. All the toys were donated to Toys For Tots during this holiday season. That powerplay goal was assisted by Rocco Andreacchi and Ben Addison within the first ten minutes of the contest. Kirkby would tally another at the end of another powerplay for the Lakers as Flack and Arcan got back into the assist column. In the second period, it would be the Lakers once again as two defenseman buried two goals past the Morrisville State goaltender. Troy Robillard and Quinn Warmuth would find the back of the net and Warmuth gets his first goal as an Oswego State Laker. The two teams would trade back and forth powerplay goals as DiCarlo added another to his season totals. Kozikoski would make thirty saves and give up one goal over the course of the contest.

The Lakers now sit in third place in the SUNYAC conference behind Geneseo and Brockport. Oswego does have a game at hand compared to the two teams, and will not play any conference games until the middle of January when Potsdam and Plattsburgh State travel to the Deborah F. Stanley Arena. Till then, Oswego will head on the road down Route 104 towards Rochester to take on Nazareth College on Saturday in a non-conference match up. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at the Bill Gray’s Iceplex. WTOP 10 will continue to provide coverage of the Oswego State men’s hockey team for the remainder of the 2021-22 season.

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A Look Ahead: Oswego State men’s hockey prepares for SUNY Canton and SUNY Morrisville

By Zac Case — 4 years ago

OSWEGO N.Y. — After completing nine games into the season, the Oswego State men’s hockey team finds themselves second in the State University of New York Athletic Conference and trending upward towards the national poll. After starting slow with two losses against Hobart College and Elmira College the opening weekend, the Lakers were able to get back on track going 3-0-1 against SUNYAC opponents. The wins coming against opponents like SUNY Cortland, SUNY Brockport, and SUNY Potsdam. The 2-2 tie against Plattsburgh State was the only fall back during that four games stretch. The Geneseo Ice Knights came to the Deborah F. Stanley Arena on November 20th in anticipated match up. The Lakers would fall 6-1 to the Ice Knights after six unanswered goals over the course of the contest. Although the Lakers out shot the Ice Knights 23-17, Oswego could not find a way around Geneseo netminder Matt Petizian.

The Lakers were able to get back in the win column this past weekend with two wins against the Williams College Ephs. The 3-0 and 3-1 victories put Oswego at 5-3-1 overall record. Underclassmen Shane Bull and Garrett Clegg both had stand out weekends with Bull recording a goal and assist in each contest and Clegg with two goals and one assist. Clegg was named Oswego State Athletics Male Athlete of the Week due to his performances. Junior goaltender Steven Kozikoski has continued to come to form in between the pipes for Oswego State making 50 saves over the course of the two games and only allowing one goal. Kozikoski was named the SUNYAC Prestosports Goaltender of the Week due to his performances in this past weekend’s games.

Junior captain Travis Broughman is tied for the lead in points through the first nine games of the season. The forward has two goals and five assists for seven points in these contests. Connor Sleeth has matched that points total with one goal and six assists. The sophomore forward scored his first career collegiate goal in the Teal Game against Cortland and started the season with a six game point streak. On the defensive side, transfer Troy Robillard leads the team in blocks with a total of twelve. The junior defenseman has also tallied one goal and two assists for three points through his eight games played with the Lakers this season.

Around the SUNYAC

With most teams playing five games or more in the conference, SUNYAC fans have been able to see how the conference is going to shake out this season. Without any shock, the Geneseo Ice Knights lead the pack with a conference record of 4-0-0-0-1 with 13 points. Geneseo’s tie comes against Cortland two weekends ago. Their 13 points are followed up by the Cortland Red Dragons with 11 points. The Red Dragons are coming off a 4-1 win over the Morrisville State Mustangs Wednesday night. The Lakers who sit with 10 points and a conference record of 3-0-1-0-1 hold the third spot. Oswego State’s loss came against Geneseo in the Deborah F. Stanley Arena and their tie against the Plattsburgh State Cardinals on the North Country swing. Plattsburgh State and SUNY Brockport are tied for fourth with nine points. However, the Cardinals have already played seven conference games compared to the five the Golden Eagles have completed. The two teams out west, Buffalo State and Fredonia, both have six points and conference records of 2-0-1-0-0. Rounding out the conference, Morrisville and Potsdam are both looking for their first wins of the season after starting 0-0-5-0-0 and 0-0-6-0-0. As the fall semester finishes up, a similar picture has emerged. Geneseo remains to be the top dog in the conference after winning the SUNYAC Championship in 2019-20, and everyone else is chasing the number one team in the nation.

Around the Nation

After five weeks of the United States College Hockey Online Division III poll, Oswego State fans have been able to see where the Lakers fall compared to the rest of Division III hockey. Throughout the beginning of the season, the Lakers have been receiving two to four votes per week. Compared to the rest of the SUNYAC, Oswego is one of just three teams currently listed in the poll that represent the conference. Geneseo remained at number one for the fourth straight week receiving eighteen first place votes. The Ice Knights have an 8-0-1 record overall and will not face Oswego State until February 5th when the Lakers travel back to Geneseo. SUNY Brockport also has received votes the first five weeks of the season, but has been decreasing in the votes count due to loses the past couple of weeks. The Golden Eagles got four votes this past week after a 2-3 lost to Connecticut College and a 7-1 victory over Chatham University in the Skidmore College tournament.

As the national poll stands right now, Oswego State will play three more teams that find themselves in the national poll. The first being January 1st in the Oswego State Hockey Classic as current #4 Augsburg University takes on the Lakers at 7:00 p.m. in the Deborah F. Stanley Arena. Eight days later, Oswego will travel down Interstate 90 to take on current #3 Utica College in a Sunday afternoon contest on January 9th. This will the second contest between these two non-conference opponents this season after the Pioneers found themselves victorious in a preseason match up in the Deborah F. Stanley Arena. The final nationally ranked opponent will be the SUNYAC match up on February 5th in Geneseo.

A Look Ahead

Heading into this weekend, Oswego State sets their sights on SUNY Canton and then SUNY Morrisville. Friday night, the Lakers will head two and a half hours up north to take on the Kangaroos in a non-conference battle. Canton comes into the match up posting a 2-2-1 record and on a one game losing streak. Recently, the Kangaroos canceled their holiday tournament due to COVID-19 protocols. This will be the second contest these two teams will play this season after SUNY Canton dropped an exhibition match up to the Lakers earlier in October. This game gives Oswego another opportunity to continue their win streak and gain national attention as the season continues on.

On Saturday, the Lakers will head home for another SUNYAC match up in the Deborah F. Stanley Arena. The Morrisville State Mustangs will return to Oswego to add another chapter to the two team’s history books. The last time the Lakers faced the Mustangs, it was a 7-0 victory on February 15th, 2020. The Lakers have won the last seventeen match ups against the Mustangs and have only dropped one game against Morrisville. Special teams will have an impact on Saturday’s match up as the Lakers post a 25.0 percent power play efficiency compared to the Mustang’s penalty kill that is below an 80.0 percent success rate. Morrisville comes to Oswego after losing Wednesday night to Cortland 4-1. Oswego looks to continue their success in the conference as the team chases the top spot in the SUNYAC. Saturday night is also the annual Teddy Bear Toss game for Oswego State men’s hockey. On the first goal, Oswego State fans are asked to throw teddy bears on the ice. If fans can not attend, there is an online donation portal. Click here for the link.

How to Tune In

Hockey Night in Oswego on WTOP 10 kicks off at 6:30 p.m. on Twitch and on campus on Channel 10.2. Oswego State fans can find puck drop at 7:00 p.m. on WTOP 10. WNYO, SUNY Oswego’s radio station, will also be broadcasting the game live on their website and on 88.9 FM.

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Oswego State men’s hockey sweeps Williams College

By Zac Case — 4 years ago

OSWEGO N.Y. — The Oswego State men’s hockey team travelled to Williamstown, Massachusetts this past weekend to take on the Williams College Ephs in two non-conference match ups. The Lakers played Saturday night and Sunday afternoon both resulting in 3-0 and 3-1 victories against the Ephs. Oswego improves to 5-3-1 and bounced back after their 6-1 loss against Geneseo the previous weekend.

Oswego rolled into town on a fast start as Shane Bull tallied a powerplay goal in the second part of the first period. Bull snags his first career goal as a Laker which was assisted by Travis Broughman and Garrett Clegg. Clegg would get Oswego’s next tally which once again came on the man advantage towards the end of the first stanza. Clegg’s first career goal as an Oswego State Laker was assisted by Bull. Both would have a goal and assist in the contest. The game would remain scoreless in the 2nd period before Broughman secured the game with an empty netter near the end of regulation. Steven Kozikoski stood tall in between the pipes for the Lakers as the junior goaltender secured the shutout and recorded 24 saves. The Lakers would finish two for eight on the powerplay and nine for nine playing shorthanded.

Kozikoski would get the start in the rematch but the first period would have a different outcome compared to the night before. The Ephs would get one pass the Oswego State defense during even strength play a little over six minutes into the period. The Lakers would have an answer on the powerplay as Jackson Arcan scored his first career goal with the Lakers. The goal that came in the final minute of the first period was assisted by veterans Tyson Kirkby and Tyler Antonucci. The Lakers would not look back in the second stanza as Shane Bull tallied another goal which was assisted by Ryan Dickinson. The powerplay goal put Oswego ahead for the first time in the contest. In the third period, Clegg added another goal to his stat column to put Oswego ahead 3-1. The Lakers went two for three on the man advantage and two for two while shorthanded. Kozikoski made 26 saves on 27 shots faced during Sunday’s game and only gave up one goal against over the course of the weekend.

The Oswego State men’s hockey team sets their sights on SUNY Canton and SUNY Morrisville this weekend ahead of the end of the fall semester. Oswego continues their road trip this Friday as the Lakers head to take on the SUNY Canton Kangaroos in a non-conference match up. Oswego State took on SUNY Canton during the pre season as the Lakers walked away with a 9-1 victory in the Deborah F. Stanley Arena. On Saturday, the Lakers return home for their final home game of the semester against the SUNY Morrisville Mustangs. This crucial SUNYAC contest will have a special meaning as the Teddy Bear Toss returns to the Deborah F. Stanley Arena. To learn more about the Teddy Bear Toss and the cause click here for the link. If Laker fans can not attend Saturday’s game, click here for a link to the online donation hub. Hockey Night in Oswego will start at 6:30 p.m. Saturday ahead of the 7:00 p.m. puck drop inside the Deborah F. Stanley Arena. WTOP 10 is live on campus at Channel 10.2 or online at twitch.tv/wtop10tv.

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Oswego State men’s hockey splits weekend in SUNYAC play

By Zac Case — 4 years ago

OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego State men’s hockey team had another jam packed weekend with two conference games against Brockport and Geneseo. Heading into the games, Oswego was coming off a 2-1 win over the Cortland Red Dragons. The Lakers would extend their win streak Friday night on the road in Rochester at the Tuttle North Arena against the Golden Eagles. The Brockport team came into the contest with an overall record of 5-0 and receiving 24 votes in the USCHO Division III poll. Trent Grimshaw would strike first for the Lakers on the powerplay to give Oswego it’s first goal in the first period this season. The goal came 14:46 minutes into the period and was assisted by team points leader Connor Sleeth and defenseman Ben Addison. Oswego would add another power play goal in the second period off the stick of Rocco Andreacchi. The Lakers would complete the contest going 2/5 with the man advantage and Addison and Grimshaw would get credited with the assists on the goal. Brockport would answer during 4 on 4 hockey later in the period but would not be able to finish the comeback before the final buzzer sounded. Oswego netminder Steven Kozikoski would get the win in between the pipes and made 30 saves over the course of the contest.

The Lakers would head back to the Deborah F. Stanley Arena and set their sights on the number one ranked team in the nation, the Geneseo Ice Knights. These two teams faced off for the first time since the 2019-20 SUNYAC Championship game and Geneseo found themselves in a similar situation at the end of the contest. The Lakers would fall 6-1 to the Ice Knights, their fourth straight loss against the team. Geneseo would tally four goals in the first period, three of those against Kozikoski before the junior got pulled by head coach Ed Gosek. Eric Green would finish the contest for the Lakers. The junior goaltender also gave up three goals against making eight saves in between the pipes. The Lakers would win the shot battle 23 to 17 but would only be able to put one puck past Geneseo netminder Matt Petizian. Alex DiCarlo would ruin the shutout in the third period to find his third goal of the season.

After this weekend, Oswego remains towards the top of the SUNYAC conference with a record of 3-0-1-0-1 and 10 points. Geneseo remains at the top with 13 points and four wins and one tie. Plattsburgh State and Brockport along with Cortland all remain close behind the Lakers heading into Thanksgiving Break. Oswego will take this weekend off from conference play and head to Williamstown, Massachusetts to take on Williams College. Games are scheduled for Friday night and Saturday afternoon as the Lakers look to improve their overall record. WTOP 10 will continue to provide coverage of the Oswego State men’s hockey team as the group continues their 2021-22 season.

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Oswego State men’s hockey powers through Red Dragons

By Zac Case — 4 years ago

OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego State men’s hockey team got their first victory on home ice Friday evening against the Cortland Red Dragons. The Lakers took the a 2-1 win to secure first place in the SUNYAC conference. The Red Dragons and Lakers came into the contest both number one in the standings with four points each. Tonight’s contest was Teal Night and Military Appreciation Night in the Deborah F. Stanley Arena to honor the late Mary Gosek and spread awareness for ovarian cancer.

The Lakers would find themselves in a similar situation in the first period after Cortland forward Trevor Veneklase buried one past netminder Steven Kozikoski on the lone power play of the contest. Captain Ethan Homitz would get credit with the assist as Cortland secured the lead eleven minutes and eighteen seconds into the period. Play would be back and forth the remainder of the stanza but Oswego would trail heading into the second period. So far this season, Oswego has been out scored 8-0 in the first twenty minutes of play.

Oswego would have an answer in the second period with a transition goal from Connor Sleeth assisted by captain Travis Broughman. Sleeth recorded his first goal in an Oswego uniform seven minutes and 23 seconds into the stanza. The two teams would trade shots back and fourth for the remainder of the period.

The third period featured Oswego outshooting Cortland fifteen to eight in the third period. Luca Durante would keep the Red Dragons in the contest until Oswego defenseman Troy Robillard grabbed the puck at the right point and shoot through traffic and tucked one in behind Durante with less than ten minutes remaining in regulation. The unassisted goal would be the game winner as the Lakers held on for their second conference win of the 2021-22 season.

The Lakers hold the lead in the SUNYAC with seven points and a conference record of 2-0-1. Brockport and Geneseo are tied in second with six points each. Cortland falls back to fourth with four points and a record of 1-2-0. After tonight’s contest, Oswego sets their sights on the Brockport Golden Eagles as the Lakers head on the road for another conference match up a week from now. Puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m. in Brockport Friday, November 19th. WTOP 10 will continue to inform viewers on the men’s hockey team and their 2021-22 season.

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Oswego State men’s hockey team splits 1-0-1 in weekend SUNYAC road trip

By Luke Rosenthal — 4 years ago

OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego men’s hockey team withstood a two-game road trip this weekend, defeating SUNY Potsdam 2-1 on Friday while drawing with Plattsburgh State 2-2 on Saturday. Following these games, the Lakers are now 1-2-1 on the season and 1-0-1 in SUNYAC conference play.

Oswego was able to earn their first victory of the season in a hard fought battle against a familiar opponent in the Potsdam Bears. Potsdam started the game off hot, scoring the team’s first goal only 7:47 minutes into the first period. That would be the lone goal Potsdam would score in regulation as Oswego’s defense held strong throughout the final two periods. Sophomore forward Rocco Andreacchi got Oswego on the board with 11:10 left in the second period, scoring his first goal as a Laker. Quickly after, senior Ryan Bunka scored a goal of his own, bringing the score to 2-1. Throughout the rest of the game, both goalies played outstanding with neither letting up a goal. Steven Kozikoski finished the game with 30 saves while Connor Sleeth (2), Liam Haslam (1) and Ben Addison (1) all totaled assists.

Unfortunately for the Lakers, they didn’t experience the same success against Plattsburgh. Oswego went down early in the game as the Cardinals scored back-to-back goals to end the first period. Junior defenseman Tyler Antonucci brought the Lakers to within one following his powerplay goal in the second period. Not only did sophomore forward Alex DiCarlo assist on this play, but he also scored the game-tying goal 12:55 into the second period. Both teams had multiple opportunities to score throughout the rest of regulation but were unable to capitalize. Oswego outshout Plattsburgh 6-4 in overtime, but neither team was able to find the net and the game ended in a draw.

With this weekend’s results, Oswego now sits in second place in the SUNYAC standings, one spot behind SUNY Cortland who they’ll play on Nov. 12th. After a short weekend road trip, the Lakers will look to continue their momentum as they search for their first home victory in the newly named Deborah F. Stanley Arena. Puck drop vs. Cortland is set for 7:00 p.m. this Friday with Hockey Night in Oswego starting at 6:30 p.m. on WTOP 10.

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Oswego State men’s hockey falls short in non-conference games

By Michael Shetler — 4 years ago

OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego State Lakers took the ice Friday night to take on Hobart College in the Deborah F. Stanley Arena. Despite putting up a fight Oswego suffered an unfortunate 3-1 loss. Hobart was able to strike first in the eleventh minute of the first period with a goal by Jonah Alexander. Dan Sliney added on to Hobarts’ lead with a second period goal. Hobart scored again just thirteen seconds into the third with a goal by Chase bell. Oswego would get on the board in the 8th minute of the third period with an impressive goal by junior Troy Robillard. Hobart was able to prevent the comeback however and come out with the win.

The next day the Lakers went on the road to take on the Elmira Soaring Eagles in an intense battle right down to the finish. The eagles started off hot with 3 goals in the first period, two of them just 30 seconds apart. Jordan Gonzalez and Bailey Krawczyk both scored in the seventh minute in the period. Later in the period, Adam Eby scored an unassisted goal making it 3-0. You would think all hope would be lost, but Oswego wasn’t going out without a fight. The Lakers lit it up in the second period scoring three goals to tie up the game. Junior Josh Leblanc got Oswego on the board 8 minutes in to the second. 5 minutes later, Connor Smart scored an unassisted goal. Junior Travis Broughman then tied up the game with a goal assisted by Alex DiCarlo and Jared Nash. With a tie game in the second period, Elmira junior Jake Russo scored to give the Soaring Eagles a 4-3 lead right before the end of the second frame. Viewers were in for a battle in the third period. With 12 minutes left in regulation, Oswego tied it up once again with a goal by sophomore Alex DiCarlo. It was a fight to the end, but with 3 minutes left Nicholas Dromitrovic broke the tie once again, and sealed the fate of the Lakers. Oswego fell just short of a comeback victory.

Next weekend, the Lakers head into SUNYAC conference play where Oswego will head up north to take on the Potsdam Bears November 5th and then the Plattsburgh Cardinals the following evening. Both match ups start off at 7:00 p.m. from their respected locations.

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Oswego State men’s hockey returns with loss to Utica

By Zac Case — 4 years ago

OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego State men’s hockey team took the ice in the Deborah F. Stanley Arena on Saturday night for an exhibition game against the Utica College Pioneers. The Lakers fell 6-4 after the Pioneers scored four unanswered between the second and third periods. This was the first game back for the Lakers after missing out on the 2020-21 season due to COVID-19. Utica would have the lead after the first period but goals from Alex DiCarlo and Jared Nash put Oswego ahead a little over half way through the contest. The Pioneers would come back with two powerplay goals on netminder Eric Green and another to round out the stanza. Each team would bury another goal in the third period as the Lakers did not have enough to mount a comeback in the closing minutes of the contest.

Men’s hockey will host SUNY Canton for their second and final exhibition game of the season on Saturday, October 23rd at 7:00 p.m. in the Deborah F. Stanley Arena. WTOP 10 will start coverage at 6:30 p.m. with Hockey Night in Oswego streaming on wtop10.com/live and twitch.tv/wtop10tv

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Breakdown: The Return of Oswego State Winter Sports

By Zac Case — 5 years ago

Oswego State fans have something to cheer about come February as the State University of New York Athletic Conference has announced the schedules for men’s ice hockey, along with men’s and women’s basketball. The decision was announced on Tuesday, October 6th, after the SUNYAC athletic directors approved the schedules during the conference meeting on October 5th. The conference has split the three sports into two divisions based on geographic location across the state of New York. This divisional alignment is to protect the health and safety of student athletes, and allows for the decrease of travel costs. Also, student-athletes would keep NCAA eligibility by playing less than fifty percent of the allowable contests during a season. The top two teams in each division will be rewarded a berth to the SUNYAC playoffs, locations for these tournaments have not been released. Non-conference contests would be played prior to February, which will be determined at a later time.

Men’s Ice Hockey

Oswego State Hockey fans will see the return of the Lakers on February 5th in the Marano Campus Center. The Western Division will consist of Brockport, Buffalo State, Cortland, Fredonia, and Geneseo. That division will play eight games based off a double round-robin schedule. Contests will be scheduled for Tuesdays and Fridays as of right now. Due to the conference only having nine members, the Eastern division will play a triple round-robin schedule. Since there is a one game difference between divisions, the Eastern Division will drop one game to balance the conference. Oswego will face off against Morrisville, Plattsburgh, and Potsdam in the Eastern Division. Two teams in each division will be rewarded a berth to the SUNYAC semifinals which will be played on Thursday, March 4th. The conference championship will be scheduled for Sunday, March 7th. The Lakers will host Morrisville State and Potsdam twice over the course of the month in the wheelhouse, while Plattsburgh and Oswego will only see each other twice in the regular season. Oswego State will only have three away games in conference play, each of these being against different divisional opponents.

Men’s Ice Hockey SUNYAC Schedule

Men’s and Women’s Basketball

Both Oswego State basketball teams will play conference games based off the division format. Men’s and women’s basketball will play regular-season doubleheaders starting on Monday, February 1st. These games will consist on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays over the course of the month. Oswego will be competing in the Western Division against Brockport, Buffalo State, Fredonia, and Geneseo. The Eastern Division will consist of Cortland, New Paltz, Oneonta, Plattsburgh, and Potsdam. The conference semifinals are slated for Thursday, February 25th, and the championship taking place on Sunday, February 28th. To open up conference play, both teams will head on the road to SUNY Brockport to play the Golden Eagles. The Lakers will host the Fredonia Blue Devils on February 6th in the Max Ziel Gymnasium.

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Men’s Hockey Releases Leadership for 2020-21 Season

By Zac Case — 6 years ago

OSWEGO, NY — On Thursday, May 14th, the Men’s Hockey team released their captains for the 2020-21 season. Three seniors were given letters to be the leadership group for next season. Defenseman Carter Allen will captain the group heading into the next season, along with Max Novick and Tanner Spink received A’s on their jerseys. The group will lead a new younger generation of Lakers into next season as a large group of underclassmen will join the team via recruitment. Here is some more insight into the players leading the Lakers.

Carter Allen was an assistant captain last season under former captain Josh Zizek. The defenseman has been with the team since his freshman year. Through three seasons, the Ontario native has played in 81 games for the Lakers, in which all his seasons featured being positive in the plus/minus rating. Allen has 22 points (4 goals & 18 assists) in those three seasons, with 9 points coming this past season. #2 tallied two multi point games his junior year with two assists against Morrisville State and Cortland. Allen also got one assist in the SUNYAC finals against Geneseo. Allen will become the captain in the 56th season of Lakers hockey.

Max Novick will be supporting Allen as an assistant captain next season. The defenseman was named to the Third All-American team for the East region this past season after tallying 24 points (6 goals & 18 assists) in 26 games played. The Ontario native’s season was highlighted by two three point performances against Cortland and Potsdam. Novick has played in 79 games over the course of three season for the Lakers in which the player has recorded a total of 56 points (14 goals & 42 assists). Novick’s collegiate career is also highlighted by three plus seasons after going +20 his junior year.

Tanner Spink will also be an assistant captain his senior year as the forward will join the leadership group next season. This past season, Spink recorded 13 points (3 goals and 10 assists) in 25 games played. The Ontario native ranked 2nd in SUNYAC conference players who have scored short handed goals as Spink recorded two this past season. In his past three seasons with the Lakers, the forward has played in 74 games and has tallied 41 points (14 goals and 27 assists) over the course of his career.

WTOP 10 will continue to give Oswego fan’s coverage of all Oswego sports into the summer before the return of fall sports. Schedules for most Laker teams will be released in the next two months.

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Oswego Men’s Hockey David Richer signs Professional Contract

By Zac Case — 6 years ago

OSWEGO, NY — Former Oswego State Men’s Hockey goaltender David Richer has signed a professional contract with the Les Éléphants de Chambéry of the FFHG Division 2. The FFHG features four separate leagues with a regulation structure similar to Premier League Soccer. At the time the team’s season got canceled due to COVID-19, the group was getting set to play in the regulation tournament to figure out if the team would play in Division I next year. The team finished second in their division this year with 41 points.

Richer played 17 games for the Lakers this season in his senior year. The netminder finished with six shutouts to rank himself first in the SUNYAC conference. His goals against average was 2.20 and he finished with a save percentage of .911. He played three seasons with the Lakers and played in a total of 58 games for Oswego over the course of his career. Richer joins four other seniors to sign professional contracts after their senior seasons this year.

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Oswego State Men’s Hockey 2020-2021 Roster Updates

By Zac Case — 6 years ago

Oswego State Men’s Hockey 2020-2021 Roster Update #1 (4/18/20)

OSWEGO, NY — The Oswego State Lakers head into the off season without thirteen seniors as the team loses some core players due to graduation. This is one of the more important off seasons for the group, as head coach Ed Gosek has to replace two goaltenders, eight forwards, and three defenseman before the start of next season. With the play of netminder Steven Kozikoski, the Lakers shouldn’t need to find a solid starter in this year’s incoming class, but still are looking to fill two spots inbetween the pipes. Along with most of the defensive core staying intact, which includes Carter Allen, Max Novick, and Carson Vance, the Lakers seem to have their half of the ice figured out heading into the new season. Below consists of a mock depth chart that is currently up to date with the seven current recruits.

With the addition of Tristan Francis, a commit from the Central Canadian Hockey League, the Lakers now have seven defenseman compared to the nine on their roster last season. Francis has played for the Navan Grads for the past three seasons in the CCHL as the defenseman and has a total of 60 points (10 goals & 50 assists) in a grads uniform. The 5’ 11” twenty year old is from Cumberland, Ontario, Canada. Oswego seems to add another strong puck moving defenseman to their line up as Francis seems to have a strong two-way game. Francis has also taken 160 penalty minutes in his 156 career games for Navan.

Most of the commits for Oswego will however play the opposite side of the game as the Lakers are looking to fill nine offensive positions. Oswego State has found a total of six forwards which features a set of twins and a former Section III High School Athlete. For the first time in Men’s Hockey history at Oswego, the team will have twins play along side each other. Noah Bull and Shane Bull recently played for the Pickering Panthers in the Ontario Junior Hockey League. The Lakers were able to snag three players from the Panthers. Shane Bull played 66 games for the Panthers as the 6’ 0” forward recorded 24 points (6 goals & 18 assists) along with tallying two goals in four games in the playoffs. Noah Bull played 26 games for the Panthers recording a total of 18 points (7 goals & 11 assists) along with one goal in the first round of the playoffs. Noah is the shorter of the brothers as he comes in at only 5’ 9”, one of the shorter recruits of this class. Both players spent time in the NAHL this past season as well before heading north of the border.

The other Pickering Panther joining the Oswego State team is Rocco Andreacchi, a twenty year old forward from Bolton, Ontario, Canada. The forward has played four seasons in the OJHL with four different teams. During his campaign with the Pickering Panthers, the 6’ 1” right handed shot tallied 69 points (27 goals & 42 assists) in 54 games played. Andreacchi averaged 1.27 points per game along with recording three points in the first round of the playoffs. The former Panther seems to have a playmaker style of play along with being able to be a goal scorer when needed, a solid offensive add for the Lakers.

Jackson Arcan also played for the Navan Grads as the forward has been on the teams for the past two seasons. Arcan was awarded the “C” this year as the 6’ 2” Canadian recorded 68 points (33 goals & 35 assists) in only 56 games this past season. Arcan has tallied a career 120 points in two seasons for the Grads and is a former OJHL athlete. The forward seems to have a solid offensive game as Arcan averaged 1.21 points per game this past season.

The last commit to come from the CCHL played for the Ottawa Senators for the past three seasons. This year, Conor Smart was made the assistant captain of the team and played a total of 61 games this past season. The forward recorded 32 points (16 goals & 16 assists) for a career total of 95 points. The 5’ 9” right winger from Keswick, Ontario, Canada seems to play an all around offensive game as the player has almost even numbers between the goals and assists column.

Ryan Eccles from Syracuse, New York played for the Syracuse Cougars during his time in high school. Eccles played five seasons for the Cougars before heading to Albany this past year. His senior year of high school, Eccles tallied 61 points (22 goals & 39 assists) on his way to a State Championship with the team. The 6’ 1” player attended Albany Academy this season in which he played 34 games and recorded 11 points (7 goals & 4 assists) this season. Ryan also spent time playing defense for the team in which he finished ranked twelfth on the team in points.

WTOP 10 will continue to deliver updates on commitments to both the Men’s and Women’s Hockey teams for next season. Their 2020-2021 schedules should be released during the middle of July.

Oswego State Men’s Hockey 2020-2021 Roster Update #2 (5/22/20)

OSWEGO, NY — Oswego Men’s Hockey has had a busy off season so far as the coaching staff is looking to add players to their 2020-21 roster. Head Coach Ed Gosek and Assistant Jon Whitelaw have been hard at work recruiting players to fill the gaps that have occurred due to the graduation of 13 seniors. The group lost eight forwards, three defenseman, along with two goaltenders at the end of their last campaign, which ended in the SUNYAC Championship against Geneseo. The Lakers have already secured a number of players which includes eight forwards and one defenseman, mostly coming from junior hockey leagues north of the border. Most recently, two forwards have been added to next year’s roster as updates have been made via social media.

On April 22nd, the announcement of Vernon Vipers Connor Sleeth committing to Oswego was made official. The Markham, Ontario, Canada native played in the British Columbia Hockey League this past season, the first recruit for Oswego ever from this league. The right handed shot played 57 games for the Vipers in which the 6’ 0” forward tallied 25 points (6 goals & 19 assists) along with two goals in the five playoff games played that season. The center also spent time with the Kanata Lasers in the Central Canada Hockey League the two seasons prior. One of these seasons were highlighted with 72 points (33 goals & 39 assists) in 62 seasons with the team. The forward is noted to have played against top lines this past season, which has improved the player’s defensive game.

On May 20th, Ben Grieco (@BenGriecoSports) reported the commitment of AJ Ryan, who recently played for the Chatham Maroons of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. The Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada native played for three different teams this past season, in which the right winger recorded 45 points (16 goals & 29 assists) in 51 games played. While with the Maroons, the forward tallied 22 points in 23 games, almost averaging a point per game. The 5’ 10” right handed shot recorded 10 points (4 goals & 6 assists) in a seven game series in the playoffs. The forward was an assistant captain with the Cobourg Cougars at the beginning of the 2019-20 season.

Compared to last season’s roster size, the Lakers would still need to find a few more players to equal the 2019-20 roster. The team currently only has 7 defenseman which is less than the 9 the Lakers had last season. Logistically, eight to nine defenseman allows for a surplus of defenseman that can be rotated in and out of the defensive core. With the current eight forward recruits, the offense looks to be solidified with four complete lines and two extra skaters, equal to last season’s numbers. However, there is still a question in between the pipes, as Oswego has not found anyone to join Steven Kozikoski in net.

Men’s Hockey will announce their 2020-21 schedule within the next two months. WTOP 10 will continue to bring Oswego Sports fans coverage as teams prepare for the 2020 fall season. Make sure to follow @WTOP10Sports to always be up to date with Oswego State Athletics.

Oswego State Men’s Hockey 2020-2021 Roster Update #3 (5/30/20)

OSWEGO, NY — Oswego State Men’s Hockey ends the month of May with 12 players joining the 2020-21 roster for this coming season. The coaching staff, head coach Ed Gosek and assistant coach Jon Whitelaw, started recruiting players back after the end of their season in March. Most recently, the addition of three players has almost solidified the incoming group of players. The loss of 13 seniors, eight forwards, three defenseman, and two goaltenders, definitely left gaps to fill and question marks in the Lakers roster, but the group has seemed to take care of a majority of those spots by the beginning of June. The graphic below shows a potential depth chart if all players would be returning from last season’s squad that would still be eligible.

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This past week, Matt Watling (@MattWatling99) reported the commitment of Trent Grimshaw, a forward who played for the Maine Nordiques this past season in the NAHL. The Saline, Michigan native was the alternate captain for the Nordiques this past season, who finished in last in the East Division and failed to make the playoffs. The right winger tallied 31 points (22 goals & 9 assists) in 49 games played which tied him for 11th in points in the NAHL. Grimshaw was -14 this past season in the plus/minus column and totaled 78 minutes in the penalty box. During the 2018-19 campaign, the 5’ 8” forward spent time with the Cochrane Crunch of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League along with the Brookings Blizzard in the NAHL. The Michigan native has spent time in New York during his hockey career as the right handed shot played for the Rochester Monarchs during the 2017-18 season. Grimshaw has been noted to have a quick wrist shot which allows him to play a goal scoring playstyle up front.

All most all of the recruits heading to Oswego next season will be apart of the Class of 2024, but one individual will be joining the current Class of 2023. Ben Grieco (@BenGriecoSports) report this past week that Tommy Cahill would be transferring from King’s College to put on the green and gold in the 2020-21 campaign. The 6’ 4” forward led the team in points this past season as the rookie tallied 16 points (7 goals & 9 assists) in 17 games played. The Winnetka, Illinois native recorded 23 penalty minutes last season. Cahill was a part of the UCHC All-Rookie team last season. The Monarchs finished last season with a 3-21-1 record, finishing last in the conference. The Division III program is heading into its fourth year of existence.

Currently, the Lakers have one goaltender noted on their roster that would still be eligible to return next season, that being current starter Steven Kozikoski. Oswego State has been on the hunt to replace seniors David Richer and Cedric Hansen as the coaching staff looks to add netminders to back up Kozikoski. News broke via Twitter Friday evening that Oswego would find their first netminder as Richie Parent would be joining the team at the start of the 2020-21 season. The 6’ 1” goaltender has played the past two seasons with the Shreveport Mudbugs, a team in the South Division of the North American Hockey League. This past season, the Montréal, Quebec, Canada native played in 28 games tallying a 1.93 goals against average, and a .928 save percentage. Parent ranked 6th overall in goal against averages among all NAHL goaltenders this past season. Richie, the son of past NHL goaltender and now Mudbugs Goaltending Coach Rich Parent, held a .80 goals against average in 5 games during the playoffs for the El Paso Rhinos, a team a part of the WSHL during the 2018-19 season.

Oswego now has 16 forwards heading into the 2020-21 campaign if all eligible players return from last year’s roster. The Lakers still are looking to add to their defensive core, which currently has five defenseman. Oswego State also would need to add one more netminder to equal last season’s total, a freshman or transfer are both possible options. WTOP 10 will continue to deliver updates on both the Men’s and Women’s hockey teams heading into next season. Their 2020-21 schedules should be released around the middle of July.

Oswego State Men’s Hockey 2020-2021 Roster Update #4 (6/23/20)

OSWEGO, NY — Another couple roster update comes for the Oswego State Men’s Hockey team as more announcements have been made for the 2020-21 roster. As the month of June begins to come to an end, the coaching staff of the team as recruited a total of 14 players that will be new faces in the Marano Campus Center next season. This large recruitment class comes as a result of the loss of 13 seniors this past season, with almost all the players being a part of the Class of ’24. So far, Ed Gosek has solidified the offensive core for the Lakers with eleven of these recruits playing that position. A second defenseman will join Tristan Francis in the defensive core, and one netminder, Richie Parent, will join the squad next season.

The depth chart above shows the current projected 2020-21 roster. The yellowish coloring represents the team that the transfer came from, while the green represents the Class of 2024 recruits. Black is players that are expected to be back next season.

The most recent offensive player to join the group comes from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. On Monday, June 22nd, Joey Palatsky (@JoeyPRadio) discovered the news of the recruitment of Tyler Flack via Instagram. Tyler Flack has spent the past four seasons with the North York Rangers of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL). The 5’ 10” center recorded a total of 64 points (26 goals & 38 assists) this past season as team captain. This points total tied him for 13th in the league in points at the end of the 2019-20 campaign. Over the course of these four years with the Rangers, Flack tallied 112 points (49 goals & 63 assists) along with an addition 17 points coming in the playoffs. These points also come with 88 penalty minutes that Flack served during his time in the OJHL, which shows his physical presence in the game.

The second defenseman of the Class of 2024 that will be joining the roster next season with Tristan Francis will be Liam Haslam. The 6′ 1″ defenseman spent three seasons in the OJHL before joining the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights last season of the North American Hockey League (NAHL). The Toronto, Ontario, Canada native played in 47 games during the 2019-20 season recording 23 points (6 goals & 17 assists) for the Knights. Haslam also finished with 49 penalty minutes and a plus/minus rating of -2. The Knights finished 3rd in the East Division this past season, just missing the playoffs. While in the OJHL, Haslam played in 89 games with four different teams over the course of three seasons.

With the Lakers securing a total of eleven forwards, the team can now solely focus on their half of the ice for the remainder of the off season. With only 8 confirmed defenseman on the 2020-21 roster, Oswego State will still be looking to add a couple more players to that position. Looking at the goaltending situation, news may not break of a third goaltender until the start of the season if the netminder is a transfer from another collegiate program, which is currently a strong possibly. WTOP 10 will continue to deliver updates to Oswego State Hockey fans on both the men’s and women’s teams as both groups look to finish their off season strong heading into their next campaign.

Oswego State Men’s Hockey 2020-2021 Roster Update #5 (7/31/20)

OSWEGO, NY — As the month of August falls upon us, this time of the year usually contains the release of the coming season’s schedules for the hockey teams in Oswego. The Oswego State Men’s Hockey team will now have to wait till after January 1^st, 2021, to begin their next season, as the SUNYAC pushed off the campaign due to COVID-19. For Ed Gosek and Jon Whitelaw, the off season just got a few months longer, which has already been a significant one for the group. The team added 14 commitments to the 2020-21 roster since the beginning of April. After losing 13 seniors, this much needed recruitment class so far contains 11 forwards, 2 defenseman, and 1 goaltender that will join the rest of the returning Lakers.

This past week, the Oswego fan base got introduced to another player that will be putting on the green and gold uniform next season for the first time. On Thursday, July 30th, the Oswego State Men’s Hockey Twitter Account released information on transfer goaltender Eric Green. The 6’ 5” netminder spent the last two seasons with the UMASS-Lowell River Hawks and will be heading into his junior year. The Easton, Connecticut native did not play a game between the pipes for the River Hawks, a NCAA Division 1 team in the Hockey East conference. Green however played 12 games for the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the USHL last year, posting a 4.07 goals against average and a .855 save percentage.

This add to the goaltending core completes the group as returner Steven Kozikoski and incoming freshman Richie Parent will join Green between the pipes. For the coaching staff, the decision to decide who will be the starter come January will be a tough one with two solid juniors, and a hungry underclassman. The 15-player recruitment class now contains two transfers and thirteen freshman that will look to have a success season come the new calendar year. WTOP 10 will continue to keep Oswego State fans up to date regarding the 2020-21 season once more updates are available. All Oswego State sports teams will have to wait till after January 1st to begin their competition season. Practices are allowed as of right now.

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Men’s Hockey Max Novick named All-American

By Zac Case — 6 years ago

OSWEGO, NY — The American Hockey Coaches Association released their All-American teams this past Friday, which featured Oswego State Laker Max Novick. The Junior made the Third Team for the East Region as this is the defenseman’s second All-American Award. Novick was also named to the First Team All-Conference for the second straight season as the junior was in the top-15 for points and held a + 20 plus/minus rating. He ranked second on Oswego behind fellow defenseman Carter Allen. Novick helped the Lakers rank inside the top 20 nationwide for goals against with a game average of 2.41 goals. The defenseman also scored six goals and tallied 18 assists to tie for fourth in scoring between the Lakers.

Max Novick will join Mike Snell and Don Patrick as the only other Oswego Lakers to receive the award twice. This is the 32nd All-American honor for the Men’s Hockey team as the group finished 16-10-1 this season and ended their campaign as conference finalists. Novick will most likely join the Lakers once again next season for his senior campaign along side Carter Allen, Tanner Spink, and Carson Vance.

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Three Laker Hockey players sign with the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs

By Zac Case — 6 years ago

OSWEGO, NY — After the announcement of Oswego Men’s Hockey player Michael Gillespie signed with the Worcester Railers of the ECHL, three more seniors signed professional contracts. Two forwards along with a defenseman will join the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs, a member of the Southern Professional Hockey League. The SPHL is a ten team league that is made up in the Southeastern United States with a team located as far North as Illinois and as South as Florida. The league formed back in the 2004-05 season after two leagues merged together. The Rail Yard Dawgs were formed in 2016 after the relocation of the Mississippi Surge. Currently, Roanoke finds themselves in 7th place with 41 points. The Rail Dawgs are currently in a playoff spot if the season would continue.

Tyler Currie, Derek Brown, and Joey Molinaro will all join the Rail Dawgs, who’s current season has been put on hold due to CORVID-19. Defenseman Tyler Currie played 81 games in a Lakers uniform the past three seasons. The Ontario native had 36 points (6 goals and 30 assists) in his career with a career 18 points his junior season. Currie transferred from Adrian College after his freshman year where he notched 7 points for the team. Forward Derek Brown transferred to Oswego after playing two seasons at Niagara University as the Arizona native secured 9 points. The transfer would play in 50 games for the Lakers tallying a total of 24 points (6 goals and 18 assists). Lastly, Joey Molinaro also transferred from Niagara University but after his freshman season. The forward played 77 games in a Lakers jersey tallying 55 points (25 goals and 30 assists). The Ontario recorded 22 points his junior season. These three players will join alumni Josh Nenadal, who graduated from Oswego last season. Nenadal has played a total of 45 games for Roanoke so far this season and has tallied a total of 12 points (5 goals and 7 assists). The right winger only played four games the previous year.

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Michael Gillespie signs first professional contract

By Zac Case — 6 years ago

OSWEGO, NY — On Wednesday morning, Senior Michael Gillespie of the Men’s Hockey team signed a professional contract with the Worcester Railers of the ECHL, the East Coast Hockey League. The Railers are affiliated with the New York Islanders and are located in Worcester, Massachusetts. Michael Gillespie tallied 24 points (6 goals and 18 assists) in 25 games played during his senior season with the Lakers. The Laker would play three seasons in Oswego, each season finishing with a minimum of 24 points and putting a career high 26 points up his junior season. The forward finished with a career 74 points (23 goals and 51 assists) in 76 games played. The 5’ 8” New York native will fill a play maker role for the Railers as he prepares with his new team. Gillespie, along with recent signee James Anderson from Mercyhurst University, will join the group ahead a three game weekend featuring two home games. Both players are expected to make their professional debuts this weekend. The Laker will wear number 20 for his new team.

The Worcester Railers are currently last in the North Division with 46 points through 61 games played. The 21-36-4 group are set to play two divisional games against the main Mariners, who are currently in 4th, with a home-and-home series set to be played Friday and Saturday. The Railers will have puck drop at 7 p.m. at the Fidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center against the Mariners before traveling to Portland for another 7 p.m. matchup on the road. Worcester will then travel back home to welcome the Norfolk Admirals for a Sunday matinee game at 3 p.m. for an out of conference game. The Admirals are currently last in their given division with only 36 points in 60 games played. Of course, with the current state of the COVID-19, these games may not be played due to the league postponing competition. The NHL is set to announce their plans for action moving forward, and usually the ECHL along with the AHL will follow suit to their parent league.

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Men’s Hockey Season Recap after SUNYAC run

By Zac Case — 6 years ago

GENESEO, NY — The Men’s Hockey team will head to Geneseo this weekend to battle for the SUNYAC Championship. The 16-9-1 Lakers have had an up and down season up to this point, as the group now is on a five-game winning streak fresh of a victory over rivals Plattsburgh. Oswego’s season started back on October 19th with an exhibition game against Carleton Place, then against Nazareth, both wins for the Lakers. The group would head into the regular season and secure four conference wins in a homestand at the Marano Campus Center that would give them first place in the SUNYAC standings.

One turning point in the season came from a road trip to Geneseo, to face a nationally ranked team in the same barn that Oswego lost the SUNYAC Championship in last season. The Lakers would fall apart and lose 9-1 as multiple Lakers would be tossed from the game and miss their next matchup against Hobart. This game would be the start of a three-game losing streak against nationally ranked teams, Hobart and Salve Regina in the Utica Thanksgiving Tournament. Oswego would turn it around on that Saturday in Utica against Plymouth State to give the Lakers hope as the team continued into the last week of the first half of the season. The Lakers would head on the road and swept the Buffalo teams in the conference to finish 7-3 in the first semester.

Oswego would come back from Christmas Break to play in the annual Pathfinder Bank/Oswego State Classic in which the team would first face off against Saint Mary’s. The defending champs would fall to the mid-west team 1-0 and face UNE the following day and also lose 4-3 to start the new year off on the wrong foot. This losing streak would continue against two more nationally ranked teams in the month of January as Utica and Elmira defeated the Lakers in the Marano Campus Center. The Lakers would not defeat any nationally ranked team this season as the group would go 0-6 against those teams, one of the biggest eyesores of the 2019-2020 season.

After losing to Cortland in overtime, Steven Kozikoski, the sophomore netminder that has not played in a regular season game for the Lakers, got his shot in between the pipes as both senior goalies David Richer and Cedric Hansen were not playing their best games. Kozikoski’s first start was against Canton, a team Oswego has figured out the past few seasons. The Lakers took a commanding win in the Marano Campus Center as the group defeated Canton 8-2 and was one of the turning points that occurred in the second half of the season. The new netminder would go 5-1-1 in net and win his first playoff game for the Lakers this past Tuesday.

The group secured the second seed in the standings with their success in the second semester and faced Plattsburgh on home ice. The team would defeat their rivals 4-1 and move on to Geneseo. The Lakers season once again would end in Geneseo as the Ice Knights defeated Oswego 4-1 in the SUNYAC finals. This would be the second time Oswego would not be able to get it done in the finals while being held at Geneseo. The Lakers would finish 16-10-1 to end the season as the group looks to rebuild as 13 seniors will move on from the program. Moving forward, Oswego looks to rebuild around players like Alex DiCarlo, Travis Broughman, and Steven Kozikoski heading into these next few years as these three players are all underclassmen.

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Men’s Hockey gets set for SUNYAC Finals

By Zac Case — 6 years ago

OSWEGO, NY — Oswego Men’s Hockey has been preparing for their road trip to Geneseo this past couple of days as the group is getting set for the SUNYAC finals against the Knights. The Lakers are coming off a win over their rivals Plattsburgh which ended with a score of 4-1. The group is currently on a 4 game win streak which comes from Oswego’s powerful offensive play along with a strong goaltender between the pipes. Steven Kozikoski has been stellar in net for the Lakers as the netminder has held a 1.79 goals against average and a .928 save percentage in the three games the goalie has played during this stretch. Captain Josh Zizek is currently on a 6 game point streak as the senior has nine points since their game against Geneseo. Max Novick, Travis Broughman, and Anthony Passero all received all-conference honors this past week heading into their matchup against Geneseo. This game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. in Geneseo.

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Men’s Hockey defeats Plattsburgh and moves on to Geneseo

By Zac Case — 6 years ago

OSWEGO, NY — Men’s Hockey defeated their rivals Plattsburgh Tuesday evening in the Marano Campus Center 4-1 and will move on to the finals of the SUNYAC tournament. The Lakers got on the board in the first period thanks to sophomore Travis Broughman who tallied a goal in the first and second period to give Oswego a large lead. Joey Scorpio would get on the board towards the middle of the period as the senior buried a puck off a pass from Derek Brown. Captain Josh Zizek would net the fourth and final Laker goal in the final five minutes of the second period to give the Lakers a commanding lead heading into the final period. Plattsburgh would get one past netminder Steven Kozikoski on the powerplay, but the sophomore would record his first collegiate win in a Laker uniform. Kozikoski would save 21 shots and post a .955 save percentage in the victory.

Oswego will now look ahead to Geneseo in the SUNYAC finals as the Lakers will look to get a rematch of last year’s finals that occurred in the same spot. The Ice Knights are coming off a 7-0 win against the Potsdam Bears in the semi-finals round of the tournament. The Lakers last played Geneseo in the Marano Campus Center when the visitors took a 5-3 win and secured the number one spot in the standings. This match up is set for 7 p.m. in Geneseo on March 7th, this Saturday.

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Marano Campus Center Ice Rink Melts

By Zac Case — 6 years ago

OSWEGO, NY — As playoffs are upon us at SUNY Oswego for both the Men’s and Women’s Hockey teams, this week has been a challenge for both along with other groups that call the Marano Campus Center Ice Rink their home. Tuesday Evening, reports from individuals that cover both teams like Ben Grieco, from the Oswegonian, tweeted about the ice chilling system failing at the ice rink. The compressor in the system broke, resulting in the ice surface beginning to melt. Wednesday morning, the ice crew began removing the ice due to the ice melting. Currently, all that lies in the rink is the concrete bottom as we wait for updates on the situation. This problem has many implications, as teams are starting to prepare for this weekend’s playoff games.

Women’s Hockey is set to host Morrisville on Saturday for the first round of the NEWHL playoffs. Puck drop is set for 3 p.m. as the two seed is looking to secure a win, a most likely move on to play Plattsburgh in the finals. Men’s Hockey is supposed to host the highest remaining seed as quarter final games are being played on Wednesday. This game is set to play at 7 p.m. from the Marano Campus Center. Due to the current standing of the rink, these games may get moved to a new location so that games can be played at the correct times. Although all of this is not confirmed yet, Oswego Athletics has begun looking at possible options for these games, most likely being a place in Syracuse that has the capacity for two college games.

Even though both of these teams are affected the most from this problem, other teams are feeling the results. The D1 ACHA Hockey team has had to move practices to a new location as the team is preparing for their playoffs this weekend in Buffalo. The Women’s Club team has also had to cancel practice for this week.

To have constant updates on the situation in the Marano Campus Center, head over to @WTOP10Sports on Twitter. WTOP10 will have broadcasts of both games if they will still be played in MCC.

Images from Nicole Hube (@Nicole_Hube) and Oswego Athletics

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Oswego Hockey improves to four game winning streak

By Zac Case — 6 years ago

OSWEGO, NY — Men’s Hockey secured another victory on Saturday as the Lakers defeated the Fredonia Blue Devils 4-1. Carter Allen scored the first and only goal in the first period. The Blue Devils would answer in the 2nd period but it would be all Oswego in the third period as captain Josh Zizek scored two goals. Senior David Richer was back in between the pipes for the Lakers and he recorded the win. This victory puts Oswego on a four game win streak.

This was the last regular season game for the Lakers as the team head into the SUNYAC playoffs. The group will host an opponent that will be decided Wednesday night. The game is set to begin at 7 p.m. in the Marano Campus Center.

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Oswego Men’s Hockey continues win streak against Buffalo State

By Zac Case — 6 years ago

OSWEGO, NY — Men’s Hockey hosted Buffalo State Friday night in the Marano Campus Center to kick off the final weekend of the regular season. The Lakers would come away with the victory over the Bengals with a score line of 3-2. Oswego would get the lone goal of the first two periods as senior Jody Sullivan tallied a goal around the 12 minute mark of the first period. Joseph Molinaro and Mac Lewis secured assists on the first Laker goal. Oswego would get back on the scoreboard at the start of the third period as sophomore Travis Broughman would score on a wrap around just one minute in. Alex DiCarlo would eventually get the game winning goal around halfway through the period as the freshman ripped one past the Bengals netminder. However, Buffalo State would tally two goals by the end of the game to make it a thriller in the final minutes inside the Marano Campus Center.

The Lakers now look ahead to Fredonia who is coming off a win last night in Cortland. The Devils are in a must win situation as the team looks to stay alive and make it into the SUNYAC tournament. For the Lakers, the team can extend their current three game winning streak to four and maintain momentum into the playoffs. Senior Night also adds some special feelings to the 13 seniors playing in their final regular season game tonight. The Lakers and Devils are set to faceoff at 7 p.m. but WTOP 10 will begin coverage at 6:30 p.m. before puck drop.

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Oswego State Hockey Weekend Preview

By Zac Case — 6 years ago

OSWEGO, NY — Men’s Hockey returns home this weekend for a pair of SUNYAC match ups in the last regular season weekend of the 2019-2020 campaign. The Lakers are coming off a successful weekend in Morrisville as the team secured two shutouts and the second seed in the SUNYAC playoffs. The 4-0 and 7-0 wins allowed Oswego to clinch the second seed behind Geneseo. This gave Oswego a bye into the semi-final round of playoffs along with a home game. This also allows the Lakers to finish off the season stress free as these next two match ups are just confidence boosters heading into post season. These two match ups against the two teams from the Buffalo area are however important for these away teams.

Friday night, Buffalo State will travel into the Marano Campus Center as the current fourth seed in the standings. But the Bengals have only clinched a berth to the playoffs and not secured their position in the top six. With Brockport only facing Geneseo this weekend, Buffalo State could pass the Golden Eagles with two wins over Oswego and then Cortland Saturday evening. Buffalo State would have the tiebreaker if the Bengals could only secure one win this weekend, or Brockport does upset Geneseo. For Oswego, a win over Buffalo State would allow the Lakers to sweep the Bengals along with make Buffalo State’s chances of coming back to Oswego for a semi final game even tougher. Steven Kozikoski will most likely start Friday night to stay fresh for playoffs. Kozikoski has started and completed the last 6 of 7 games for the Lakers as the sophomore currently holds a 1.81 goals against average along with a .927 save percentage, the best between all three netminders. This puck drop is set for 7 p.m. but WTOP 10 has you covered with coverage beginning at 6:30.

Saturday Night, the Lakers will face off against Fredonia who’s currently is in last in the SUNYAC standings. Although the team has a 3-8-3 conference record, the Devils still have a chance of making the playoffs with two games this weekend. With a current three way tie for the last spot, Fredonia only sits one point out with a game against Cortland Friday, the current sixth seed. Due to Saturday’s game being Senior Night, expect seniors David Richer and Cedric Hansen split time in net for the Lakers. Richer did start Saturday night’s in Morrisville and secured his 9th collegiate shutout after not playing since January 24th against Cortland, when the Lakers lost in overtime. This game will also have a 7 p.m. puck drop with coverage starting at 6:30 p.m. on WTOP 10. The Senior Night Ceremony will begin directly after the completion of the game.

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Oswego Men’s Hockey falls to Geneseo in SUNYAC game

By Zac Case — 6 years ago

OSWEGO, NY — Men’s Hockey played their postponed game Sunday night that was supposed to be a Friday night match up against Geneseo. The Knights would win 5-3 after they were the only team to get on the board in the first period. Junior Carson Vance would be the only Laker to tally a goal in the second period as he capitalized on the power play. Geneseo would take a 3-1 in the third period before Max Novick tallied one off a pass from Alex DiCarlo as the freshman extended his points streak. Michael Gillespie would tie the game just 1:14 minutes later after a shot that went off the boards behind the Geneseo goalie. Geneseo would get the game winner with less than two minutes remaining and an empty net goal to secure their 17th win of the season and extend their barrier between Oswego for first place in the SUNYAC conference.

The Lakers travel to Morrisville next weekend for a must needed four points to make sure the team stays in the second seed heading into playoffs. Buffalo State will be the last test for Oswego before heading into conference playoffs.

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Oswego Men’s Hockey gets set for game against Geneseo

By Zac Case — 6 years ago

OSWEGO, NY — Men’s Hockey returns home after a successful trip to the North Country last weekend. The Laker’s wins over Potsdam and Plattsburgh secures the team in second place in the SUNYAC standings behind Geneseo, their competition Friday night. The Knights are currently ranked in third in the nation as the team holds a 15-3-2 record. Geneseo is coming off two wins in central New York as the team defeated Morrisville 6-0 and 8-3. However, Geneseo is only two points ahead of Oswego in the standings as the Lakers have played on less conference game than the Knights. This battle Friday is set to decide who will take the first seed heading into the playoffs. With Oswego not being ranked nationally, the Lakers only chance to make the NCAA tournament this season is through the conference’s automatic bid, in which the team must go through Geneseo to do so.

The last time these two teams met was back in November when the Lakers traveled to Geneseo for a Saturday night faceoff. However, the 1-9 loss was a major setback to the season as the team would go on a three game losing streak all against nationally ranked teams. But Oswego currently is on a three game win streak that has been on the back of new starting goalie Steven Kozikoski.

Friday Night’s game will be the first game of the second semester as students are back on campus. You can expect a packed Marano Campus Center as Oswego hasn’t beaten the Knights since the 2017-18 season. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. and coverage can be found on WTOP 10 and WNYO.

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Men’s Hockey rolls through Roos

By Zac Case — 6 years ago

OSWEGO, NY — Men’s Hockey returned home Saturday night after taking a lost in Cortland the night before. Oswego welcomed in the Canton Roos into the Marano Campus Center as the Lakers are 11-0 all time against the Roos. Canton came into the game 9-5 overall as Oswego was 8-8. The Lakers would finish the 1st period with four goals as freshman Alex DiCarlo tallied a goal and 3 assists in the game as he buried the second Laker goal on the Powerplay. Senior Michael Gillespie also tallied four points in the win. Netminder Steven Kozikoski secured his first career colligate win as he recorded 19 saves after only allowing two goals in the game. The Lakers would come away with an 8-2 victory to stay undefeated against the Roos.

Oswego looks ahead to a road trip to the north country this coming weekend as the Lakers have two SUNYAC match ups. Plattsburgh will be the first task Friday night before traveling to Potsdam the following evening. Plattsburgh recently tied Geneseo on the road as the Cardinals sit at 3-4-2 in conference play. Potsdam sits directly below Plattsburgh as the Bears have a conference record of 3-7-1. Puck drop is at 7 p.m. in Plattsburgh Friday night.