2017-18 Fed Hockey Schedule

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*NOTE: All games and times are subject to change. Check back for updates. This schedule contains league games only. Non-league matchups/times will be announced as they become available.   MONDAY, NOV. 27 6:00 PM: Timon vs. St. Joe’s (HarborCenter) 6:00 PM: Niagara Falls vs. Lockport (Hyde Park) 8:00 PM: Frontier vs. Williamsville North (HarborCenter) 8:00 PM: St. Mary’s vs. North …

Melissa Brawdy2017-18 Fed Hockey Schedule

Shot by shot and pitch by pitch: Sisler says goodbye to hockey, looks to baseball

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Patrick Sisler thrives off of pressure. The Niagara Falls senior plays both hockey and baseball, and the high-pressure situations he finds himself in as a goaltender and a pitcher are his favorite aspect of both sports. Sisler has faced his share of adversity, with his future in both sports jeopardized by an injury right before his junior season of hockey. …

Melissa BrawdyShot by shot and pitch by pitch: Sisler says goodbye to hockey, looks to baseball

‘We just got the dub’: Lew-Port takes Cataract Hockey Classic championship

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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 …

Melissa Brawdy‘We just got the dub’: Lew-Port takes Cataract Hockey Classic championship

‘Protect our home ice’: WSW undefeated in home rink

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Not much compares to the atmosphere of a West Seneca home game. On Friday night, West Seneca West took the second game of the night at the West Seneca Town rink, and they rewarded their fan section with a 7-1 win over Niagara Falls. “We were gonna come out hard,” said Indians forward Tyler Dunning. “We were gonna play the …

Melissa Brawdy‘Protect our home ice’: WSW undefeated in home rink

‘Keep the momentum’: Williamsville South looks to continue strong effort from first win

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Williamsville South got what it expected in Thursday night’s opener against Niagara Falls. The Billies didn’t expect their opponent to go down without a fight, but they also had a secret weapon in Thursday night’s lineup. “We knew that they were a tough big team,” said junior forward Jake Wehr. “We knew that they were poetically gonna come out hitting. …

Melissa Brawdy‘Keep the momentum’: Williamsville South looks to continue strong effort from first win

‘Team, team, team’: Niagara Falls has new focus

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It’s a good sign when a coach and his players are all on the same page. At Monday’s Niagara Falls practice, goaltenders Pat Sisler and Max Asklar and forward Hunter O’Donoghue each described this year’s team as a family. When coach Stan Wojton began to explain that his players will need each other more than ever this season, he was …

Melissa Brawdy‘Team, team, team’: Niagara Falls has new focus

‘Quiet leader by nature’: Nick Lepine earns local and state honors

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With the division realignment in the Fed this season and the loss of some of last season’s key players, nothing came easy this season for Niagara Falls hockey. That included defenseman Nick Lepine’s awards at the Fed and state level. Lepine didn’t expect an easy season, which meant that he expected more out of himself. “Just that I would have …

Melissa Brawdy‘Quiet leader by nature’: Nick Lepine earns local and state honors

Captain’s hat trick leads Orchard Park to quarterfinal win

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As they’ve done all season, Orchard Park captains Jeff Palczewski and TJ Maloney came through for their team. In the Quakers’ first playoff game on Saturday, Palczewski scored a hat trick and Maloney scored twice and had two assists as the Quakers outscored Niagara Falls 7-2 for a quarterfinal win. “I was talking to Coach Ferrentino and we were talking …

Melissa BrawdyCaptain’s hat trick leads Orchard Park to quarterfinal win

Williamsville South continues its high-scoring ways in win over Niagara Falls

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Williamsville South’s fifth-to-last game of the season came Saturday afternoon against Niagara Falls, the only team the Billies had already faced once this season. The first meeting resulted in a 8-1 Williamsville South win in what was a physical game. On Saturday, the Billies expected a similar game. “We knew it was gonna be a physical game,” Williamsville South head …

Melissa BrawdyWilliamsville South continues its high-scoring ways in win over Niagara Falls

WSW sweeps season series with Niagara Falls

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West Seneca West defeated Niagara Falls 6-2 on Jan. 11. Exactly two weeks later, the two teams met again, and the Indians came in with hopes of sweeping the season series with the Wolverines, but they knew it wouldn’t be easy. “We were expecting a better competition than last time we faced ’em because we beat ’em last time,” said …

Melissa BrawdyWSW sweeps season series with Niagara Falls