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Sophomore goaltender Vinny Vaccaro’s contract demands were clear. Knowing that he would be a three-year veteran in the making if a deal could be reached, Vaccaro asked St. Francis Federation for a two-year one-way contract for $8 million per year with a $2 million bonus for each Niagara Cup won. He also asked for a clause in his contract that …
St. Joe’s hockey is known throughout the state for its success, and with the Marauders’ second consecutive Catholic State Championship Sunday (March 5), it’s no wonder. But although it was their goal from the beginning of the season, coach Rich Crozier and the St. Joe’s team worked hard to get to Sunday and knew they couldn’t quit until the end. …
Aside from the coaches and maybe the players, no one knows more about St. Mary’s hockey than St. Mary’s senior Jon Pasternak. He attended most of the team’s games this season and paid his own way to join the team at the club hockey state tournament in Long Island, New York. The following is Pasternak’s account of St. Mary’s 2016-17 …
Jake Hangen loves penalty shots. He’d told teammate Jared Milley so at Saturday’s Hamburg team dinner. “Yesterday at our team dinner, Hangen told me how much he loves penalty shots,” said Milley after Sunday’s 5-2 quarterfinal win over Lewiston-Porter. “That’s the truth. That actually happened.” So when Hangen was tripped up on a shorthanded chance with 34 seconds left in …
West Seneca West wasn’t happy with the way Rivalry Monday went, as the Indians fell to West Seneca East, 6-1. But Wednesday night, the Indians fixed that with a 9-1 win over Lockport. “[We just wanted to] have a good bounce back from the last game, just get back on the winning track,” said senior defenseman and captain Sean McCarthy. …
St. Francis has a winning streak. After defeating West Seneca East 3-1 on Sunday morning, the Red Raiders faced Lockport Monday night at HarborCenter — and won 5-2. The win over West Seneca East was a big one for St. Francis, and coach Tim Benner was very happy with the way his team played Sunday. He just hoped they could …
Hamburg’s weekend couldn’t have started out any worse. And it couldn’t have ended any better. The Bulldogs played Canisius on Saturday afternoon and Lancaster on Sunday. Both are Division 1 teams, and the Bulldogs hoped to earn a point or two over the weekend. They fell behind early on Saturday to Canisius but came back for a 4-4 tie before …
Canisius did just about everything right on Sunday afternoon. The Crusaders were coming off of a 4-4 tie with Hamburg in which they’d lost a lead, and their problem in a few games this season has been lack of finish. “Yesterday obviously, we started out red hot,” coach Sam Belsito said. “I think we outshot ’em in the first period …
It’s the junior class leading Niagara Wheatfield this season. And the Falcons are hot, boasting a 5-2 league record after Saturday night’s 4-0 win over Kenmore East. Junior Nick Breier scored the Falcons’ first goal, junior Chace Woods had a goal and two assists, and junior defenseman Zack Belter had two assists. The three players, along with other juniors on …
Before St. Joe’s senior night game last season, then junior Mark Gilbert was informed that he’d be rotating on a line with a couple of other players, which would limit his playing time. Gilbert’s response was to work hard and score two goals in his limited ice time. This year, Gilbert is a senior. He still doesn’t get the most …