Time apart did nothing to break up the chemistry between Hamburg forwards Jason Lucarelli and Josh Dake. The linemates’ nearly unstoppable chemistry continued in Sunday’s 6-2 quarterfinal win over North Tonawanda, in which Lucarelli assisted two Dake shorthanded goals just 11 seconds apart. “We played together when we were younger, and we separated for a while, and it’s nice to …
‘This is fantastic’: NT wins Division 4 with win over Sweet Home
North Tonawanda decided to win the division anyway. The Lumberjacks lost five players with three regular season games left, and they took some time to regroup and make a division win the goal for this season. Without the depth they had before, coach Alan Zbytek and his team knew that a deep playoff run would be no easy task. But …
Down by three but not out: NT hockey fights through adversity
Talk about adversity. The North Tonawanda hockey team is without its top line for the remainder of the season as the three were among several North Tonawanda High School student athletes suspended from their respective sports for the next 10 weeks. But that’s not what this story is about. Left behind is a group of talented hockey players that isn’t …