Niagara Falls wins Cataract City Classic

Melissa Brawdy Facing Off

In the third annual Cataract City Classic hockey tournament hosted by Niagara Falls, the Wolverines finally took home the championship in their own tournament. A 3-0 win over Grand Island in Sunday’s championship game gave Niagara Falls a victory in not only the game and the tournament, but it was also a moral victory of sorts as the Wolverines feel …

Melissa BrawdyNiagara Falls wins Cataract City Classic

A time for hockey: NF and GI set for Cataract City Classic final

Melissa Brawdy Facing Off

In a hockey town, Niagara Falls coach Stan Wojton wanted a hockey tournament. The Niagara Falls basketball program had already been hosting the basketball Cataract City Classic, and Wojton wanted the same for hockey. “We started the tournament three years ago,” Wojton explained. “It started as, obviously piggybacking off of our basketball tournament. Our program, we were growing. We had …

Melissa BrawdyA time for hockey: NF and GI set for Cataract City Classic final

‘We wanted it more’: Grand Island opens Cataract Classic with win over NT

Melissa Brawdy Facing Off

Grand Island opened the season with an overtime loss to North Tonawanda on Dec 3. In the rematch on Saturday night, Grand Island goaltender Nick Jennings said the Vikings wanted this one more. And in the first game of the Cataract City Classic, Grand Island came away with a 4-1 victory. “The whole game, I was confident,” Jennings said. “I …

Melissa Brawdy‘We wanted it more’: Grand Island opens Cataract Classic with win over NT