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CoverItLive: #24 Syracuse vs. #4 North Carolina

2009-11-20T19:45:00.000-05:00

Oswego State Wins 5th Straight To Close Road Trip

2009-11-14T13:10:00.002-05:00

Stephen Mallaro (pictured) has yet to score a goal on home ice in his collegiate career, but the Oswego State junior now has three markers on the road to start the 2009-10 season. The blueliner from Syracuse lit the lamp twice, including the game-winner, in a 5-1 victory at Cortland (2-4-0) on Friday.

Mallaro has played in all seven games this season as #2 Oswego State has jumped out to a 6-1-0 start. The victory over the Red Dragons capped a six-game road trip in which the Lakers won five straight games after dropping a 2-1 decision at Elmira on Oct. 24.

Sophomore Eric Selleck assisted on Mallaro's deciding goal as well as two others to push his point total to 20. He is on pace to have the highest-scoring season for a Laker since Don Patrick's 56-point performance in 2002-2003. Selleck's point total is tops in the nation, as are his 14 assists. His six goals rank second behind freshman Cody Reefer from top-ranked St. Norbert.

Senior goaltender Kyle Gunn-Taylor won his third-straight start in place of the flu-riddled Paul Beckwith. KGT has made a strong case for consideration as the team's top net minder for the rest of the season. He has a 1.33 GAA and save percentage of .947 in his first 180 minutes of ice time as a Laker, though Beckwith's numbers were also impressive before he fell ill (2.26 GAA, .930 Sv Pct).

Junior Chris Laganiere continues to thrive on the team's top line and equaled a career high with his sixth goal of the season. Line mate Justin Fox also found the back of the net for his fifth goal. The line of Laganiere, Selleck, and Fox has combined for 17 goals and 34 assists in just seven games together.

Senior assistant captain Neil Musselwhite potted the sixth shorthanded goal of his career in the second period to give Oswego State a 3-1 lead. Musselwhite did not find the back of the net in the first three games of the year, but now has three markers in the last four games. His four assists give him seven points, making him one of five Lakers averaging at least a point-per-game this season.

Oswego State returns home Saturday night for a much-anticipated meeting with unbeaten Utica College (2-0-1). The Pioneers helped the Lakers open the Campus Center Ice Arena on Oct. 20, 2006. Oswego State won that game 4-3 in front of 2,980 fans. They'd face Utica once more that season, a 5-2 Lakers victory in January, before going onto win the national championship. The two clubs haven't met since. That drought ends tonight with the opening faceoff scheduled for 7 P.M.

Crunch Will See A Silver Anniversary In Syracuse

2009-11-13T18:48:00.001-05:00

Lindsay Kramer reported the deal was as good as done on Sept. 1. Some ten weeks later the official announcement has come that the Syracuse Crunch will continue to call the city's OnCenter War Memorial their home through at least 2019. The franchise has played all of their home games at the 58-year-old arena since they moved to the Salt City from Hamilton, Ontario prior to the 1994-95 season.

Team owner Howard Dolgon received a large incentive to keep the franchise in Syracuse after the Onondaga County Legislature approved a new scoreboard for the old barn in September. That's when Kramer first reported that a verbal agreement had been reached between the team and the facility for a new five-year lease with a team option for an additional five years. It turns out that the option was taken out of the final deal.

The positive new twist is that the original pact was going to be five years, and then five one-year options. Now, it's just a straight 10-year commitment.

"We liked the direction the Oncenter is going. We've always said were going to be long-term players in the community,'' said Syracuse owner Howard Dolgon.

John Wetteland Now Knows The Feeling of Watching Him Close

2009-11-12T22:45:00.001-05:00

John Wetteland might be nuts. And this might be karma. From ESPN.com:

A woman at Wetteland's home in Texas called for help for a possibly suicidal person, according to the Denton County Sheriff's office.

Police said Wetteland came out of the house with his hands in the air and asked for help.

Do not feel bad for this guy and his ERA of 14.54 in the '95 playoffs. And no, I don't care who won the World Series MVP in '96.

Coach Outburst Gets Ryan Scott on Network TV

2009-11-12T22:26:00.003-05:00

Look closely at the video of Louisiana Ice Gators coach Brent Sapergia ~~losing his shit~~ aggressively protesting a penalty and you will see former Oswego State goaltender Ryan Scott (pictured). The SUNYAC's all-time leader in wins is seated at the far end of the opposing team's bench, He was enjoying a night off when Sapergia launched into a tirade that made national news (video embedded).

Scott is in his first season a member of the Pensacola Ice Flyers and second season as a netminder in the Southern Professional Hockey League. He played for Richmond last season before the franchise folded. He is currently 2-1-0 with a 2.29 GAA for the Ice Flyers.

It's Starting To Look As Though This May Actually Happen

2009-11-12T19:41:00.003-05:00

Senator Charles Schumer spoke with Lindsay Kramer of The Post-Standard on Thursday about the logistics of an outdoor hockey game in Syracuse between the Crunch and Binghamton planned for Feb. 20 at the New York State Fairgrounds. In his latest blog post, Kramer breaks down the behind-the-scenes efforts of Crunch owner Howard Dolgon:

- Dolgon suggested maybe waiting until 2010-11 to try the game, but Schumer said all the pieces are in place to make it happen now, so let's go for it.

- The initial date of the game was Dec. 5. But the Crunch wanted more time to sell and market the game, so February was the target date. Although Syracuse winter weather is always dicey, the parties agreed that playing outside in January or early February was particularly icy.

- The total cost of the event isn't clear yet, but it's usually been viewed in that $800,000-$900,000 range. The Crunch will pay up to $550,000 for the game, maybe much less depending upon the marketing costs. Three to six major sponsors will bring in about $350,000 total. Paterson got $75,000 from the Empire State Development Corp.

- The rink will start going up a week to 10 days before the event, and might be available for use by local youth teams.

Oswego State Ranked #2 In Latest National Poll

2009-11-12T13:50:00.004-05:00

The Oswego State men's ice hockey team finished five points behind St. Norbert College in the first regular season poll release by USCHO.com on Monday. The Lakers moved up six spots from the preseason poll announced two weeks ago after starting the season 5-1-0, including a 5-2 victory over pre-season No. 1 Plattsburgh on the road Saturday night.

This marks Oswego State's highest ranking since they topped the 2007-08 pre-season poll. They currently hold a record of 2-1-0 against ranked opponents, with match-ups against #5 Adrian, #13 Hobart, and a rematch with #3 Plattsburgh still to come.

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Selleck, KGT, White Lightning Sweep SUNYAC Awards

2009-11-09T16:21:00.001-05:00

The SUNY Athletic Conference honored three members of the Oswego State men's ice hockey team this week. Eric Selleck was named SUNYAC Player of the Week for his three goal, four assist performance over the weekend in the Lakers' North Country sweep of Potsdam and Plattsburgh.

Kyle Gunn-Taylor was named conference goaltender of the week as he picked up a pair of victories in his first action as a Laker. KGT stopped 56 of the 59 shots he saw while filling in for ~~H1N1 victim~~ starter Paul Beckwith, who stayed in Oswego over the weekend with an illness.

Freshman Jon Whitelaw tallied his first three collegiate goals during the road trip and also recorded an assist. Two of his goals came in Saturday's 5-2 victory over Plattsburgh, which snapped a 10-game winless streak in the rivalry series for the Lakers.

Puck Flattsburgh! Oswego State Tops Cardinals 5-2

2009-11-07T22:10:00.000-05:00

I think of no better way to gloat than to post this recently-surfaced video of Plattsburgh coach Bob Emery, or "Emmer," rapping prior to the 1986 Beanpot Tournament.

Needless To Say, I Won't Be Tweeting About Mike Williams Anymore

2009-11-07T16:06:00.000-05:00

Oswego State Alumni Goalie Update

2009-11-06T10:11:00.004-05:00

Here is the latest on some former Oswego State backstops:

Potter The Condor
On the right is your first look at Tim Potter as a member of the Bakersfield Condors. Below is your first listen as Potter was interviewed prior to his first ECHL game by ESPN Bakersfield:

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Hot Start For Scott
Ryan Scott, the goalie behind the 2007 Oswego State National Championship team, has signed with the expansion Pensacola Ice Flyers of the Southern Professional Hockey League. Through three games he has a record of 2-1-0 with a GAA of 2.29 and a save percentage of .895. Pensacola is currently tied for the best record in the league at 3-1-0. Scott won 14 games in 33 appearances last season for the now-defunct Richmond Renegades of the SPHL.

Perno Practices With Amerks
Rochester's Democrat and Chronicle profiled former Oswego State goaltender Len Perno in Thursday's paper. Perno, 38, played in net for the Lakers in the early 90's. He lives in the Rochester area and was recently called in to practice with the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League. Here is an excerpt from Kevin Oklobzija's article:

Perno's own pro career after SUNY Oswego was short, taking him to the old West Coast Hockey League in 1995-96, and then just about everywhere in 1996-97 (Utica, Knoxville, Binghamton and even his hometown Amerks).Nowadays his only hockey comes in the area adult leagues. He's also helping out as a coach for the mite team that his son, Lenny, plays on. By day, he operates The Perno Group, a direct placement agency for those in the engineering and software fields.

Gajda Goalie Fight Video
Lastly, I thought I'd provide you with a video that has been sitting on YouTube for a little while. It's a clip of former Lakers netminder Tyson Gajda getting into a goalie fight in the ECHL. I post this in honor of my pilgrimage to Gajda's hometown of Westfield, MA yesterday. Enjoy:

Mike Williams Bids Farewell Via Facebook

2009-11-03T19:39:00.007-05:00

Well, I guess that's that. Former Syracuse University wide receiver Mike Williams took to his Facebook account Tuesday afternoon to send a message out to his friends. It read the following:

"thanks cuse! thanks for everything my best time was here and to all my real fans i promise i will b somewhere where u guys can keep being great FANS WITH OUT YOU THERES NO ME and to all my haters thanks to yall 2 cause i couldnt do it with out yall SO JUST KEEP HATIN .and LAST BUT NOT LEAST to all my teammates I LOVE YALL YALL MY 2 FAMILY THANKS FOR ALL THE MEMORIES."

That would appear to quell the rumor that Williams has reconsidered his decision to leave the program. On Monday afternoon, I Tweeted that Williams quit to avoid being suspended by coach Doug Marrone for a second time. The source of that information was a starting player on the Orange defense. The source also stated that Williams was to be suspended for, "getting into trouble with teammates." They did not elaborate on that statement, and I was puzzled as to what they had meant.

Hours later, the following appeared on the Syracuse.com fan forum:

"Here is what I heard from credible people: Williams, Bailey, Tiller, and Ball broke team rules and went to Turning Stone. In route, they got in a minor car accident. They were specifically forbidden from going there...when faced with repurcussions, Williams lost it, flipped out, and quit."

The user who posted this went onto say that Williams had realized he made a mistake and asked to be reinstated. The post read that Marrone let the team vote on Williams' status and that the team had voted him back on. That seemed to mark the beginning of the "he's back" rumors. Part of the forum post gained a great deal of credibility around lunch time Tuesday when ESPN's Joe Schad Tweeted:

"Mike Williams had a late night vehicle incident after the last gm that was going to lead to another suspension."

Minutes later, Syracuse University announced that the Orange lineup would look a bit different on Saturday in Pittsburgh. The school issued a press release stating that center Jim McKenzie would return from injury and play. Also, defensive end Jared Kimmel would be shutting it down for the season to have his knee operated on again. But the golden nugget was buried in the last paragraph:

"The Orange will also be without running back Antwon Bailey, defensive end Torrey Ball and offensive guard Andrew Tiller, who have been suspended for a violation of team rules."

Bailey, Ball, and Tiller. The same players mentioned in the post on Syracuse.com. It took Daily Orange reporter Connor Orr less than three hours to confirm with state police what had been written on the fan forum the day before:

"From New York State Police -- Williams, Tiller, Ball and Bailey in accident 5:30 Sunday morning. Tiller (driver) not being charged."

A full story was published on the Daily Orange web site just before 4 p.m. In it, Orr and Abram Brown reported that a man named Nathan Pimrose had rear-ended Tiller at around 5 a.m. early Sunday morning. The article does not mention if the players had visited or intended to visit Turning Stone Casino.

The accident took place in Lenox, NY. The casino is in Verona, less than 10 miles away. Syracuse.com's Charles McChesney reports that the accident took place on Thruway I-90 and that Pimrose was driving a tractor trailer. He also writes that State Police say Pimrose was at fault for the accident. Both articles say that police do not believe alcohol was involved in the accident.

As per usual, Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician was on top of all the coverage today.

Notebook: Oswego State Returns From Western NY Trip With Four Points

2009-11-03T16:33:00.001-05:00

The Oswego State men's ice hockey team came out of their Western New York road trip unscathed for the fourth consecutive season Saturday night. The Lakers' 7-4 victory over Fredonia came 24 hours after Friday's 4-1 domination of Buffalo State.

Oswego State now has an overall record of 3-1-0 with a perfect mark of 2-0-0 in conference play. It's just the first week of November, but the SUNYAC standings already have a familiar look to them - Plattsburgh and Oswego at the top, followed by everyone else.

NOTES:

One red flag for the Lakers is their power play success rate. Coach Ed Gosek is usually displeased whenever the team is converting on less than 25 percent of their man up opportunities. That being said, he must be beside himself this week. After converting on 2-of-5 chances in a season-opening win against Elmira, Oswego State has failed to score on their last 17 man-up opportunities. The 2-for-22 mark puts the Lakers at nine percent on the year.

As bad as they've been when they have a man advantage, the Lakers have been equally as impressive when they're a man down. Oswego State had not allowed a power play goal going into Saturday's match-up at Fredonia. The Blue Devils lit the lamp twice on the power play, but that still leaves the Lakers at a 90 percent penalty kill rate.

The top forward line of Chris Laganiere, Eric Selleck, and Justin Fox (pictured) combined for 16 points on the weekend. Laganiere looks poised for a breakout junior year, as he is averaging a point and an assist per outing through the first four games.

Junior Stephen Mallaro scored his first collegiate goal in the 4-1 win over Buffalo State. His marker came on a rebound midway through the opening period and stood as the game winner.

Sohomore Paul Beckwith had his worst game of the short season on Saturday (four goals allowed on 27 shots), but all-in-all he has been exactly what Oswego State thought they were getting in net. His GAA is a miniscule 2.26 and he has stopped 93 percent of the shots he has seen.

Will The Reign Be Potty Trained? Former Oswego State Goalie Debuts in ECHL Tonight

2009-10-28T13:44:00.001-04:00

Former Oswego State goaltender Tim Potter will make his ECHL debut Wednesday night when his Bakersfield Condors host the Ontario Reign. The 2010 Pathfinder Bank Oswego Hockey Classic MVP joined the Condors on Monday after Justin Pogge was recalled by Anaheim of the NHL.

Potter has speculated that he may only be with the team until Anaheim net minder Jean-Sébastien Giguère returns from injury. Giguère is currently listed as day-to-day with a groin injury.

Though his future is uncertain, Potter will definitely be a professional hockey player tonight. Faceoff is scheduled for 10 PM ET. The game can be heard on the internet via the ESPN Bakersfield web cast.

Midge's Turn: Former Teammate Brendan McLaughlin Reacts to Potter's ECHL Gig

2009-10-27T17:49:00.001-04:00

"Can I get a quote in there?"

Never one to shy away from the spotlight, former Oswego State forward Brendan McLaughin wanted to express his thoughts on Bakersfield's acquisition of his former teammate, Tim Potter. The 19th all-time leading points scorer in Lakers' history contacted TheVOTL.com on Tuesday to share his thoughts.

"I wish I had cramps," said the 5-foot-7 pivot, referring to Potter's past issues with cramping during games. He then speculated that Potter's good fortune could be attributed to more than just his on-ice abilities. "Potter is known for his wing man capability, thus giving him the ability to be a Condor."

McLaughlin himself was released from a tryout with Toledo of the ECHL earlier this month. He pointed out that none of the members of the Oswego State men's ice hockey class of 2009, a group that played a pivotal role in bringing the school their first national championship in 2007, are currently on a professional hockey roster.

"If I had graduated from any other school I'd be on a roster," said Mclaughlin.

The Lakers haven't been the only program to see their products struggle to crack a pro roster. Plattsburgh goalie Brian Hince left school after his sophomore year, only to get cut by two different minor league clubs. McLaughlin was well aware of Hince's futile efforts.

"Suck it, Hince," said the opinionated Ontarian.

McLaughlin is currently working part-time at a hockey school near his hometown of Brampton, Ontario, Canada.

Oswego State Ranked Ninth in Preseason Poll

2009-10-27T15:02:00.000-04:00

The Oswego State men's ice hockey team is ranked ninth in a preseason poll released Monday by USCHO.com. The Lakers already opened their season this past weekend by splitting a home-and-home series with Elmira College, who ranks 14th in the poll.

Plattsburgh was voted the top Division III team in the nation by a panel of 20, despite receiving little more than half as many first-place votes as Neumann. The Knights will begin the defense of their 2009 National Championship as the number two team in the land.

Oswego State was one of six schools to receive one first place vote. Neumann garnered nine while Plattsburgh appeared at the top if five ballots. The Lakers and Cardinals were the only teams from the SUNYAC to receive votes.

Former Lakers Goalie Potter Says He's A Condor

2009-10-27T13:35:00.005-04:00

Former Clarkson and Oswego State goaltender Tim Potter says he has been contacted by Bakersfield of the East Coast Hockey League to fill an open roster spot. The Bakersfield native tells TheVOTL.com that he will suit up for his hometown Condors Wednesday night.

Starting backstop Justin Pogge was called up by Anaheim of the NHL on Monday. He is being counted on to help replace Jean-Sébastien Giguère who re-aggravated a groin injury this weekend. Giguère is listed as day-to-day.

Pogge's sudden promotion left Bakersfield with just one netminder, Timo Pielmeier, 20, of Germany. Pielmeier has logged 100 minutes in net this season and has a goal against average of 4.80 with a save percentage of .837 for the 3-2-0-0 Condors.

Potter last saw the ice as a member of the NCAA Division III Oswego State Lakers last season. He transferred from Division I Clarkson in January after failing to secure the starting goaltender spot with the Golden Knights. The junior was given the starting nod in Oswego upon arrival and earned a 10- 2- 0 record with a 2.09 GAA and .922 save percentage. The Lakers won Potter's first nine starts after going 8-5-1 before his transfer. They wound up earning a second straight appearance in the SUNYAC championship game before losing to arch-rival Plattsburgh in overtime.

Despite his success, Potter says head coach Ed Gosek told him he did not have a guaranteed spot on the 2009-10 roster at Oswego State. The coaching staff had grown concerned over a persistent cramping problem that had caused Potter to leave two games during his run with the Lakers. Potter withdrew from the college after completing classes in May. After touring the northeast as part of a summer-long hockey camp for youths, he returned home to California in August.

"The (Anaheim) Ducks had scouted me when I played juniors," said Potter. "So when I got back home I called them up and let them know if they needed me, I was around. They said they'd call if something opened up. I didn't believe them."

But on Monday, that call came. Potter will be in uniform on Wednesday night when Bakersfield hosts Ontario. He said he expects Pielmeir to get the start. Of the 16 players who left the Oswego State men's ice hockey program during or at the conclusion of the 2008-09 season, Potter is the only one with a spot on a professional roster.

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Video: Montreal 5, NY Rangers 4 (OT)

2009-10-25T13:06:00.000-04:00

Elmira Earns Split With Oswego State

2009-10-25T12:52:00.006-04:00

Darcy Vailliancourt's goal late in the second period was enough to push Elmira past Oswego State 2-1 Saturday night at the Murray Athletic Center in Horseheads, NY. The sophomore's marker came just 18 seconds after the Lakers tied the game on freshman Paul Rodrigues' second goal in as many nights. Rusty Masters had given the Soaring Eagles the game's first tally midway through the period.

Notes:

Oswego State was able to cut their PIM in half from the night before, spending just ten minutes in the box Saturday night. The PK unit was perfect again, killing off all five Elmira power plays.

After going 2-for-5 Friday night, the Lakers PP was 0-for-7 on Saturday including 0-for-4 in the first period.

Sophomore Paul Beckwith was stellar in net again for the Lakers. He stopped 41 shots in the loss and now has a 2.01 GAA on the season with a save percentage of .947.

This is just the second time in Beckwith's short career that he lost a game he had started. Both L's have come to Aaron Saul-coached teams as Beckwith fell 4-2 to Saul's Potsdam club in his final appearance last season. Beckwith's one other career loss came against Geneseo in relief of Chris Hyk.

Senior Casey Tuttle rebounded nicely from one of the worst outings of his career with a 37-save performance Saturday. He now has three career victories against Oswego State in seven starts (3-3-1).

Elmira and Oswego State combined for 140 shots on goal on Friday and Saturday night. The Soaring Eagles put 21 SOG in the second period of Saturday's game alone.

Luke Moodie recorded his first collegiate point for Oswego State when he assisted on Rodrigues' goal. Jon Whitelaw was also credited with an assist on the play, he has three through his first two games.

The only lineup change for the Lakers from Friday to Saturday was on the blue line with the benching of Jared Anderson in favor of Michael Gilchrist. There are four returning skaters who have yet to see the ice for Oswego State: Josh Chamberlain, Andrew Mather, Joe Hall, and Owen Kelly.

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Fox Scores, Assists on Three in Oswego Debut

2009-10-24T16:27:00.007-04:00

Salem State transfer Justin Fox provided a scoring spark to the Oswego State lineup in his Lakers debut Friday night. The junior tallied a goal and three assists to earn first star honors in a 7-2 victory over Elmira at the Campus Center. Here are some notes from the 2009-10 season opener:

Junior Chris Laganiere lit the lamp twice for Oswego State; he had just eight career goals coming into the season opener. Many who attended the game say he was buzzing around the net all night and could have tallied as many as six points had he not fought the puck early on.

Freshman Tyler Leimbrock's first collegiate goal turned out to be the game-winner. He buried a feed from senior Brad Dormiedy early in the third period to put the Lakers up 3-1.

The front line of forwards - consisting of Neil Musselwhite, Leimbrock, and Dormiedy - tallied seven points on the night. The second line of Laganiere, Eric Selleck, and Fox combined for ten points.

Sophomore Paul Beckwith stated his case to remain the team's top goaltender with 30 saves on 32 shots. He allowed just one goal in the third period despite facing 19 shots, allowing his team to pull away. Senior Kyle Gunn-Taylor, who transferred to Oswego State from Buffalo State in January, is pushing to steal some time in net away from the Cleveland, OH native.

Elmira backstop Casey Tuttle had a rough third period. He had stopped 20 of 22 shots over the game's first 40 minutes, but allowed five markers while making just two saves in the third.

The Lakers spent a total of 20 minutes in the sin bin. However, the PK unit killed off all six penalties. Oswego State killed off just 81.5% of all penalties last season after being among the nation's leaders in the category in 2007-08.

One of the rules NCAA officials have been encouraged to emphasize this season is the act of "face washing" (sticking your glove in an opponents face during an after-the-whistle skirmish). The infraction was called five times in Friday's game, thrice on the Lakers and twice on Elmira.

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CoverItLive: Elmira College @ Oswego State

2009-10-23T18:43:00.000-04:00

NCAA Men's Ice Hockey: Elmira College @ Oswego State

Elmira College Hockey Will Bring New Coach, Same Goalie To Oswego

2009-10-23T15:36:00.003-04:00

Aaron Saul (pictured) debuts as the head coach of his Alma mater Friday night when he brings the Elmira Soaring Eagles into the Campus Center Ice Arena to open the 2009-10 season at Oswego State. Saul left Potsdam, where he had been the head coach for two seasons, to replace Tim Ceglarski who stepped aside after posting 125 wins in eight years on the Elmira bench.

Familiar Venue

Having began his coaching career in Oswego Sate's SUNYAC conference, Saul is no stranger to the Lakers' four-year-old arena. His upstart Potsdam Bears program ruined senior night in Oswego just eight months ago with a 4-2 victory. Overall, Saul is 1-3-0 against the Lakers, his Bears were outscored 11-1 in the two-game series in 2007-08. They hung even in 2008-09 as Oswego State and Potsdam each lit the lamp four times in the series.

Familiar Backstop

Joining Ceglarski on Friday's 100-mile venture north to the shores of Lake Ontario will be senior goaltender Casey Tuttle. The Presidential Scholar is 2-2-1 in his previous five match-ups against the Lakers, a program he first faced on Dec. 30, 2006 when Oswego State was marching toward a national championship.

Tuttle's last meeting with the Lakers is one he'd surely like to attone for as he allowed six goals on 28 shots in a 6-4 loss in Oswego on Nov. 1, 2008. In all, Tuttle has a 3.16 GAA and a save percentage of 87.8 when facing the green and gold.

Jan Voyage

Elmira said goodbye to high-scoring Czech forward Jan Velich after the 2008-09 campaign. Velich led the Soaring Eagles with 30 points (11 goals, 19 assists) last season. The 6-4 pivot is perhaps best known by Lakers fans as the guy who butt-ended former Oswego State All-American Brendan McLaughlin in the neck during the last meeting between the two schools. Velich also had three points that night, lighting the lamp in the first before assisting on two scores.

Swede D

The top returning scorer for Elmira is defenseman Karl Linden. The 6-0 Stockholm native led the team in assists as a sophomore with 22 while four of his seven goals came on the power play. Two of those four PPG came against Oswego in a 3-2 victory last season.

Masters of the Power Play

Nobody found the back of the net for Elmira more than Rusty Masters last year. The senior is coming off of a 14-goal season, including four game-winning markers and ten tallies on the power play. The Lakers may have found a way to frustrate him though, as a third of his penalty minutes for the season came against Oswego State, including one whistle for unsportsmanlike conduct and another for roughing.

Bob Emery Does Not Mince Words

2009-10-18T18:26:00.001-04:00

Plattsburgh men's ice hockey head coach Bob Emery was asked by longtime Cardinals radio announcer Ducky Drake what he thought about his star goaltender, Bryan Hince, leaving school after his sophomore season. Emery blunty replied, "I think it was one of the dumbest moves I've ever seen in my 22 years coaching." That comment was aired on Monday afternoon during Emery's weekly half-hour program, "Behind The Bench," on WIRY Plattsburgh.

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CoverItLive: New York Giants at New Orleans

2009-10-18T13:32:00.000-04:00

The following is a live blog comprised of the Tweets from Giants beat writers.
NYG @ New Orleans

Oswego State Trounces RMC In Sold Out Campus Center

2009-10-18T08:28:00.001-04:00

More than 3,000 fans packed the Campus Center Ice Arena Saturday night to watch the Oswego State men's ice hockey program open the 2009-10 season with a 7-3 exhibition win over Kingston, Ontario's Royal Military College.

Assistant captain Brad Dormiedy netted the first goal of the night in the game's eighth minute with an assist from fellow assistant captain Neil Musselwhite and freshman Tyler Leimbrock. Leimbrock was just one of ten Lakers making their Oswego State debut in the game. A graduating class of 13 players in 2009 opened the door for a wealth of new talent to make an immediate impact for the Lakers in 2009-10, and make an immediate impact they did. Five different newcomers tallied at least one point with Luke Moodie recording the game-winning goal early in the third period.

All three goaltenders on seventh-year coach Ed Gosek's roster saw action, with sophomore Paul Beckwith getting the starting nod. Beckwith stopped seven of eight shots in the first period, senior Kyle Gunn-Taylor stopped four of five shots in the second, and freshman Daniel Jones stopped four of five in the third to pick up the win.

Noticeably absent from the lineup were 2009 SUNYAC Freshman of the Year Eric Selleck and junior Josh Chamberlain.

Photo: Facebook account of SUNY Oswego grad Jared Crast ('09)