OSWEGO — Women’s Hockey returns home from a four-game road trip to play the Buffalo State Bengals which resulted in a 6-2 win to move the team to an overall record of 3-2. The Lakers were carried by Amber Thomas (2G and 3A) and Eryn Stewart (4A) offensive production that led to Oswego scoring five unanswered goals in the second and third period. The Bengals would get their second goal past Rachael Farmer as Tristin Stetson would sneak one back door towards the end of the third period. Farmer would finish with 26 saves to win her 50th career game for Oswego. The Lakers continue NEWHL play Saturday afternoon against SUNY Cortland who took a 3-2 lost to Morrisville tonight. The match up on Saturday will be Oswego’s annual United Way Food/Toy Drive that will begin at 3 p.m. in the Marano Campus Center. WTOP 10 will begin coverage at 2:30 p.m. for a pregame show before the slate.
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Men’s Hockey Releases Leadership for 2020-21 Season
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 State men’s hockey splits weekend in Buffalo
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego State men’s hockey team went on the road this past weekend to finish the regular season. The Lakers finish the 2021-22 season with an overall record of 17-6-1 and a conference record of 12-3-1. Oswego State fell to SUNY Fredonia Friday night with a final score of 4-5 but bounced back on Saturday with a shutout victory against Buffalo State. The 3-0 win secured second place in the SUNYAC standings and gives the group a home playoff game in the semifinals round.
On Friday, Oswego State traveled past Buffalo down Interstate 90 to faceoff against the Blue Devils of SUNY Fredonia. The Fredonia squad was red hot coming into the matchup after beating the number one team in the conference, SUNY Geneseo, in a middle of the week contest. The Blue Devils would get the first two before forward Tommy Cahill got the first Oswego State goal on the powerplay in the second period. He would have another in the final stanza of the game to continue his points streak. Jackson Arcan would snag an even strength goal in the beginning of the third period to get the Lakers closer to the Blue Devils. Oswego State would score two in the final three minutes but were unable to find the tying goal before time expired. Steven Kozikowski would get pulled and Eric Green would finish the game between the pipes for the Lakers.
The following evening, Green would get the start in net for Oswego State. The team would shutout the Bengals on their alumni night. The 3-0 victory would feature goals from forwards Travis Broughman, Alex DiCarlo, and Rocco Andreacchi. The Lakerds scored two powerplay goals in the final minute to put the game away. The Bengals were able to keep the game at 1-0 for most of the contest thanks to netminding and solid defense.
Oswego State men’s hockey will take a week off prior to their Wednesday night contest against the highest remaining seed after the quarter-finals. The Lakers will host a semifinal game on Wednesday, March 2nd on home ice in the Deborah F. Stanley Arena. The quarterfinal round of the SUNYAC playoffs will be played this Saturday. WTOP 10 will have coverage thirty minutes prior to puck drop next Wednesday as the Lakers chase another conference championship. The student run television station will continue to provide coverage of the team as the group heads into the post season. Follow WTOP 10 Sports on twitter @WTOP10Sports!
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A Look Ahead: Whiteout Weekend
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The most important weekend of the year to most SUNY Oswego and community members comes around as the Oswego State men’s hockey team hosts Potsdam and Plattsburgh State for Whiteout Weekend. The Lakers host the 2022 edition of the rivalry weekend as fans are expected to pack the Deborah F. Stanley Arena this weekend. Oswego State played both teams on the road earlier in the season which resulted in a 2-1 win against Potsdam and a 2-2 tie against the Cardinals. The Lakers are currently 10-4-1 overall this season and 5-1-1 in the SUNYAC conference.
Friday night will be the 106th matchup between the Potsdam Bears and the Oswego State Lakers. Oswego owns the matchup history with an overall record of 74-29-2 against the Potsdam Bears. Potsdam comes into the contest looking for their first conference win of the season. The Bears are currently last in the SUNYAC conference and are looking to turn their season around before the group is eliminated from playoff contention. Oswego State looks to continue their win streak against Potsdam that currently sits at five straight wins, dating back to December 7th, 2018. Puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m. in the Marano Campus Center to kick off whiteout weekend.
The following day, the rivalry will write another chapter as the Oswego State Lakers take on the Plattsburgh State Cardinals in the Deborah F. Stanley Arena. The Lakers are on the losing side of the history book with a record of 44-79-9 against Plattsburgh State. Prior to the matchup earlier this season, the Lakers were on a four game win streak against the Cardinals that dated back to February 23rd, 2019. Plattsburgh State heads into the weekend with a 9-5-3 overall record and will faceoff against Cortland Friday night before heading up Interstate 81 to Oswego. The Cardinals are in fifth in the SUNYAC conference which features a four team race for second place. Currently, Oswego State and the rest of those teams are in a log jam behind Geneseo who is undefeated in conference play this season. Puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m. on Saturday night in the Deborah F. Stanley Arena on the banks of Lake Ontario.
WTOP 10 will be live at 6:30 p.m. with a complete pre-game show on Friday night. On Saturday, the student run television station will have a hour long pre-game show kicking off at 6:00 p.m. from the perch. 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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