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 …
‘We just got the dub’: Lew-Port takes Cataract Hockey Classic championship
A win over North Tonawanda Thursday night (Dec. 29) sent Lewiston-Porter to Friday night’s championship game against host Niagara Falls in the Cataract Hockey Classic. The crowds were ready, the rivalry was there, and the Lancers were hungry for a championship win. Michael Stack started off the scoring 10:09 into the first period, and his cousin Mat Carden scored two …
Back on track: Niagara Falls wins first game of Cataract Classic
Niagara Falls coach Stan Wojton expected a highly offensive game against Lew-Port Saturday night, and he wasn’t disappointed. As the game wore on, the Wolverines pulled away for a 6-4 win, but not before the Lancers came from behind to tie the game twice. “We knew that they were a team that was on fire,” Wojton said. “They were a …