Norwood-Norfolk Icemen @ Saranac Chiefs December 31st 2021 NYSPHSAA Boy's Hockey

quick wrister
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Nate Patrie

Norwood-Norfolk's forward with the quick wrister on net. It would be a non-conference tilt at the Amer-can North Sports Complex as the Saranac Chiefs would host the Norwood-Norfolk Icemen. The game would start off tight with two evenly matched teams as they would go through the first period with neither getting a goal. Although that would be changed quickly in the second period when the Chiefs would score 1:34 into the period on the Zack O'Connell goal. The Icemen would not let the deficit last long as they would get the equalizer at the 5:10 mark on a goal from John Front to tie the game at 1. They wouldn't waste time taking the lead either as they would wait just 90 seconds to make it 2-1 on the Ryley Ashley goal. The Chiefs would continue the fight through the period and tie the game up at 2 with just over a minute left in the period on the Hayden Buckley goal. Halfway through the third period the Icemen would regain the lead at 3-2 on the Braeden Bethel goal and secure the victory. Gallery

along the boards
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Natte Patrie

Saranac's Jonathan Roy (7) pins Norwood-Norfolk's Jayden Grant (2) along the boards as they battle for the loose puck. Gallery

Norwood-Norfolk Icemen @ Northeastern Clinton Cougars December 30th 2021 NYSPHSAA Boy's Hockey

short post goal
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Kyle Coryea

Northeastern Clinton's Lucas Hemingway (13) finds the back of the net on the short post for the goal. It would be a non-conference game at the Rouses Point Civic Center as the Northeastern Clinton Cougars would host the Norwood-Norfolk Icemen. The game would start off slow as the teams would trade a pair of goals in the first period with Owen Ebersol getting on the board for the Cougars. In the second period, the offenses would explode as they would combine for five goals. Scoring for the Cougars was Winfield Simpson and Reid LaValley while getting on the board for the Icemen would be Jayden Grant, Gavin Phillips, and Ryley Ashley to make it a 4-3 Icemen game. When they returned for the third period the offenses would stay hot as they would combine for six goals scoring for the Cougars would be Peyton Palmer and Owen Ebersol (twice, to finish off a four-goal night) giving the Icemen the 7-6 win. In the winning effort, the Icemen go to 3-7 while the Cougars fall to 1-4 on the season. The Icemen will be back in action tomorrow as they travel 30 minutes up the road and take on the Saranac Chiefs while the Cougars have to wait till next week and take on the same Saranac Chiefs. Gallery

knee to knee
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Kyle Coryea

Norwood Nirfolk's Reese Grant and Northeastern Clinton's Ryan Racine (10) go knee to knee as they battle for the loose puck. Gallery

Potsdam Sandstoners @ Beekmantown Eagles December 29th 2021 NYSPHSAA Boy's Hockey

paddle save
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Evan Patrie

Potsdam's Chase Rozier (30) dives back across the paint and gets the paddle save on Beekmantown's Dalton Kane (11). It would be nonleague action at the Stafford Ice Arena as the Beekmantown Eagles would host the Potsdam Sandstoners. The game would start off good for the home Eagles as Luke Moser would get the quick goal at 1:57 of the first period for the early 1-0 lead. The Sandstoners would answer back just over two minutes later and tie the game at 1 on the John Friot goal. The Eagles would be in control the rest of the period with four more goals coming from Dalton Kane, Colin Latinville, Reid Fessette, and Luke Moser (second of the game) and have a commanding 5-1 lead at the end of one. In the second period, the Eagles would stay hot with another three goals Luke Moser (third and fourth of the night), Sweenor (shorthanded), and have an 8-1 lead. In the third period, the Eagles still couldn't be shut down as they would get another three goals Keegan Rodier, Anthony Marion, and Cooper Burdo to secure the 11-1. In the winning effort, the Eagles go to 5-2 while the Sandstoners fall to 1-7 on the season. Gallery

scramble goal
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Evan Patrie

Beekmantown's Keegan Rodier slams it away on the scramble in front. Gallery

Storm Hockey @ Northeastern Clinton Cougars High School Boys Hockey December 19th 2021

crunch
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Kyle Coryea

Northeastern Clinton's Thomas Richard (21) with the crunching hit along the end boards on Storm's Robbie Stubbs (11) to free the puck. It would be the second day of the 2021 Applebee Winter Classic and the first game of the day would feature the Northeastern Clinton Cougars and Storm Hockey. The game would start off great for the Storm as they would answer with four goals in the opening period from Sean Bruno (twice) Klaidi Gniji and Axel Kotikoski for the 4-0 lead after one. In the second period, the Storm would stay hot and get another four goals this time from Nick Donlon, Robbie Stubbs, Dylan Bzdell, and TJ Pierce for the 8-0 lead. In the third period, they would lighten up on the offense with the game hand and get two goals from Robert Bohl and Axel Kotikoski (for second of the game. With the win, the Storm would stay undefeated in the early season at 5-0 while the Northeastern Clinton Cougars go to 0-4 on the season. Gallery

pad save
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Kyle Coryea

Storm's Aidan Pike (37) with the pad save on the low shot from Northeastern Clinton's Ryan Racine (10). Gallery

Rye Garnets @ Beekmantown Eagles Applebees Winter Classic Day 2 High School Boys Hockey December 19th 2021

shoulder to shoulder
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Kyle Coryea

Beekmantown's Keegan Rodier (15) and Rye's Brian Curran (7) go-to shoulder to shoulder through the zone as they battle after the puck. It would be the last game of the Applebees Winter Classic and the host Beekmantown Eagles would take on the Rye Garnets. The game would start off good for the home Eagles as they would get the opening goal of the game just 34 seconds in from (19) for the quick 1-0 lead. The game would stay there till the ten-minute mark of the period when Beekmantown's Reid Fessette would score to extend their lead to 2-0. When the teams came back for the second period the Garnets would find their offense and get on the board at the three-minute mark when Dempsey Brown would find the net to make it a 2-1 game, Then just 54 seconds later the Garnets would score again to tie the game at two on the Henry Bagley goal. The Garnets would keep fighting and actually get the lead at the 9:21 mark of the period on the Tommy Greenhaw goal. When the teams returned for the third period the Garnets would waste little time expanding their lead to 4-2 on Tommy Greenhaw's second goal of the game. Then just two minutes later the Garnets would strike again to make it a 5-2 game on Henry Bagley second of the night. The Eagles would strike back quickly just 60 seconds later to make it 5-3 and keep interesting down the stretch. Although they wouldn't get any closer as the Garnets would be too much on the day and get empty netter late and secure the 6-3 win. In the winning effort, the Rye Garnet would secure the 2021 Applebees Winter Classic title while the Beekmantown Eagles go to 2-2 on the season. Gallery

hard hit
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Kyle Coryea

Beekmantown's Chase Clukely meets up with Rye's defender as they meet at the blueline as they go after the loose puck. Gallery

Rye Garent @ Northeastern Clinton Cougars High School Boys Hockey December 18th 2021

on the doorstep
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Kyle Coryea

Northeastern Clinton's Reid Lavalley (2) cuts down in front of the net trying to slam it away but would later score in the game. It would be the opening game of the return of the Applebee's Winter Classic and it would see the Rye Garnets and the Northeastern Clinton Cougars. It would be a great start for the Garnets as they would score four times in the opening period from Aidan Cunningham, Reece Dorfman, and Cal McLoughlin (twice). In the second period, the Garnets would stay hot and get another five goals from Lukas Elovaara, Cal McLoughlin (a third of the night), Henry Bagley (twice), and Kevin Curran while Reid LaValley would score for the Cougars to get them on the board and make it 9-1 after the second period. In the third period, the Garnets would stay hot as they would get another four goals from Liam Draddy, Foster Richardson, and Dempsey Brown (twice and get the 13-1 victory. In the winning effort, they go to 2-0 on the season with a matchup on December 19th against Beekmantown while the Northern Clinton Cougars go to 0-1-1 and play Storm next. Gallery.

open ice hit
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Kyle Coryea

Rye's Tommy Greenhaw (6) with the hard open-ice hit knocking the puck loose down the middle. Gallery.

Storm Hockey @ Beekmantown Eagles Applebees Winter Classic Day 1 High School Boys Hockey December 18th 2021

open ice hit
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Kyle Coryea

Beekmantown's Nolan Latinville (26) with the hard open ice hit on the Storm puck handler at center ice. It would be the second game of the opening day of the Applebee Winter Classic and it would feature the host Beekmantown Eagles and Storm. The game would start off good for the host Eagles DJ Gonyo would light the lamp at the 3:05 mark of the first period for the lone goal of the first. In the second period, the Storm would waste little time tying the game up at the 1:53 mark. The tye would be short-lived as the Eagles would answer back at the 2:59 mark on the Keegan Rodier goal to make it 2-1. The Storm would answer back and tie the game with just under 1:30 left in the game on Dylan Bzdell's second goal of the period. In the third period when the game was starting to look like it was going to overtime Storm's Dylan Bzdell said hold that thought and light the lamp for the third time on the night with just over three minutes left for the 3-2 victory. The Eagles would put up a fiery counter in the closing minutes but wouldn't be enough as the Storm hold on for the 3-2 victory. With the win, the Storm goes to 4-0 on the season and will take on Northeastern Clinton for a chance to win the Applebee's Winter Classic. Gallery.

around defender
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Kyle Coryea

Storm's TJ Pierce (21) cuts around Beekmantown's Sweenor at center ice and carries it into the zone. Gallery.

Malone Huskies @ Plattsburgh Hornets December 10th 2021 NYSPHSAA Boy's Hockey

hit in the broads
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Kyle Coryea

Plattsburgh's Dylan Pachter (11) with the hit in the corner on the Huskies skater. It would be a nonconference affair as the Plattsburgh Hornets would host the Malone Huskies at the Ameri-can North Sports Complex. The game would not start well for the home hornets as the Huskies would get the lone goal of the first period. Although in the second period the offenses for both teams would come alive as they would combine for fives goals in the period and be tied at three at the end scoring for the Hornets would be Drew Knowles, Jackson Kain, and Jace Lacey. Then in the third period, they would combine four more goals and stay tied at 5 with goals from Hayden Colburn and Bostyn Duquette sending the teams to overtime. In the overtime there would be no answer from anyone and the game would end in a five-all tie. Gallery

goal
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Kyle Coryea

Malone's (17) with the goal over the down and out Plattsburgh's Ty Calkins (31) to take the lead back. Gallery

Beekmantown Eagles @ Saranac Chiefs Boys Hockey December 13th 2021

over the shoulder
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Kyle Coryea

Saranac's Landon Duprey (16) with the shot over Beekmantown's Austin Doser (31) shoulder for the Chiefs goal. It would be an early-season matchup in the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference as the Saranac Chiefs would host the Beekmantown Eagles. The game would start out good for the visiting Eagles as they would get the opening goal at the 10:19 mark of the first period on the Reid Fessette goal. Although the Chiefs would have an answer in the final three minutes of the period on a goal from Landon Duprey to tie the game at one. Then in the first 90 seconds of the second period, the Eagles would regain their 1 goal lead on the goal by Quinn Brandell to make it 2-1 Eagles. Although the Chiefs would keep fighting and tie the game back up at two on the Hayden Buckley goal at the 10:22 mark of the second period. The Eagles would once again fight back and take the lead 3-2 at the 4:48 mark of the third period on the Robert Tetreault goal. Although the Chiefs wouldn't go quietly into the night as they would keep coming and tie the game up again in the final 20 seconds on Landon Duprey's second goal of the game sending us into overtime. In the overtime frame #19 would rip one pass the goaltender at the 3:23 mark to send the Eagles fans home happy with a 4-3 victory, In the winning effort Austin Doser would make 12 saves as they go to 2-0 while the Chiefs fall to 2-3 on a 29 saves night by Mason Patnode. Gallery

save
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Kyle Coryea

Beekmantown's Austin Doser (31) laid out on the ice and covers up the loose puck as part of a 29 save night. Gallery

St. Lawerence Larries @ Saranac Chiefs Boys Hockey December 10th 2021 NYSPHSAA Boy's Hockey

just over the line
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Kyle Coryea

Saranac's Ryan Maggeys (19) with the goal as the puvk just slides across the line pass a down and out goal. It would be a nonleague game as the Saranac Chiefs would host the St. Lawerence Larries. The game would start off good for the home Chiefs as they would get the opening goal of the game at the 5:25 mark from Ryan Maggey as the Chiefs take a 1-0 lead. Although the Larries would answer back without 3:30 left in the period on the goal from Ashton Davis. Although the second period would belong to the Chiefs as they would get three goals in the first 5:19 from Hunter Patnode, Landon Duprey, and Hayden Buckley to give the Chiefs a 4-1 lead headed into the third period. Although the Larries would not give up the fight and they would fight all the way back and tie the game up at four. It would take a goal from Saranac's Landon Duprey in the final minute on the powerplay to secure the 5-4 win. In the winning effort, the Chiefs will go to 2-2 on the season and play their next game on December 13th against Beekmantown Eagles while the Larries fall to 0-2 on the season. Gallery

short side save
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Kyle Coryea

St. Lawrence's Zach Strawser (33) with one of his 34 saves on the night on the short side to keep his team in the game. Gallery

Northeastern Clinton Cougars @ Plattsburgh Hornets December 10th 2021 Champlain Valley Athletic Conference Boy's Hockey

shoulder save
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Kyle Coryea

Plattsburgh's Ty Calkins (31) with the shoulder on the wrister from Northeastern Clinton's Reid LaVelly as part of a 30 save night. It would be the opener of the conference plat as the Plattsburgh Hornets would host the Northeastern Clinton Cougars. The Cougars would get out to a quick start as they would get two goals in the first two minutes of the game. Then the Hornets would start pulling them back in at the 8:30 mark of the first period on a goal from Andrew Knowles to make it 2-2. Then inside the final 90 seconds of the first, the Hornets would tie the game at two on a powerplay goal by Bostyn Duquette. Then just 38 seconds into the second period Jace Lacey would give the Hornets the lead back at 3-2. Then just about three minutes later the Cougars would claw their way back again and tie it at three on a goal from Benjamin Fredette. Then at the midway point of the period, the Cougars would take the lead again this time from Winfred Simpson. The game would stay there till the 8:42 mark of the third period when Hayden Colburn would score and tie the game at four. The teams would stake the rest of the period and the overtime and nothing changed. So will go down as a tie as the Hornets go to 0-1-1 and the Cougars fall to 0-0-1 on the season. Gallery

scramble in front score
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Kyle Coryea

Plattsburgh's Hayden Colburn (20) gets the goal while picking up the trash in front of the night and taking the check from behind. Gallery

Saranac Lake/Lake Placid Lakers @ Saranac Chiefs Boys Hockey December 7th 2021

stuffs it in on the short side
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Kyle Coryea

Saranac's Landen Duprey (16) stuffs the puck in the night past the goalie on the short side as part of a two-goal game. It would be the opening night of the Champlain valley athletic conference boy's hockey season and would feature the Saranac Chiefs hosting the Saranac Lake Placid Lakers/ It would take a little bit to get going but the visiting lakers would get the opening goal of the game at the 8:49 mark of the first period from Hugo Hobson. Then with under three minutes left in the period, the Lakers would extend the lead to 2-0 on a goal from Bailey Batholomew (7). The Chiefs would finally answer back 45 seconds later on a goal from Landen Duprey and that's where the p[eriod would end at 2-1 Lakers. In the second period, it would take a bit but the Lakers would regain their 2 goal lead on a 4x3 by (22). The Chiefs would answer back a minute later on a second-handed goal from Landen Duprey his second of the night. Then with three minutes left in the period, the Chiefs would tie the game up on the Zach O'Connell goal. Although the tie would be short-lived as the Lakers would take the lead back a minute later and that is where the period would end at 4-3 Lakers. In the third period, the Lakers would keep it a one-goal lead for a while until the 10:27 mark when Bailey Batholomew would score the second time tonight and make it 5-3. Then with nine seconds left in the game, the Lakers would put the icing on the cake with a goal by Brady Tremblay for the 6-3 win. In the winning effort, Andres Stanton would make 25 saves as the Saranac Chiefs fall to 1-2 on the season with Mason Patnode making 35 saves in the game. Next up for the teams Gallery

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Kyle Coryea

Saranac Lake Placid Bailey Bartholomew (7) with the goal on the rebound as part of a two-goal night. Gallery

Saranac Lake/Lake Placid Lakers @ Plattsburgh Hornets High School Boys Hockey March 21st 2021

slides by
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Kyle Coryea

Saranac Lake/Lake Placid's Rhett Darrah would slide it past Plattsbiurgh's Ty Conklin's pad to give the Hornets the two-goal lead. The teams would have a feeling out process through the early part of the first period. Eventually, Plattsburgh's Austin Lucas would get the opening goal of the game at the 6:34 mark of the first period and that's how the first period would end. In the second period though the Lakers wouldn't take long to tie the game up at one Dylan Annell goal. Then just under the five-minute mark of the second period the Lakers would take the 2-1 lead once again coming from Dylan Annell. Then in the closing seconds of the second period, Rhett Darrah would come down on the breakaway and slide it by the Hornets goalie for the 3-1 cushion. In the third period, the Hornets wouldn't go quietly as Drew Knowles would score just about at the midway mark to make it a one-goal game again at 3-2. Then with about 5:30 left in the game, the Hornets would get the tying goal to make it 3-3. Just when the game was starting to look like we were headed for overtime Rhett Darrah would strike again for his second goal of the game with 14 seconds left in the game to give the Lakers the 4-3 win. In the winning effort, the Lakers would go to 1-2 on the season while the Hornets would finish the regular season at 0-12 and will get ready for their playoff game against Northeastern Clinton on March 27th. Gallery.

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Kyle Coryea

Plattsburgh's Ty Conklin (31) sticks out the pad to make the stop on Saranac Lake/Lake Placid's Rhett Darrah (10). Gallery.

Beekmantown Eagles @ Plattsburgh Hornets High School Boys Hockey March 20th 2021

bodycheck
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Eleni Tyrell

Beekmantown's Trent Trahan (20) with bodycheck on Plattsburgh's Hayden Colburn (16) that takes him right to the ice. It would be the start of the final week of the regular season in the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference Boy's Hockey season as the Plattsburgh Hornets would host the Beekmantown Eagles at the Amer-can North Sports Center. The game would be tight through the first half of the first period until DJ Gonyo would light the lamp at the 8:48 mark of the period on the powerplay for the 1-0 lead. Then just outside the five-minute mark of the first period, the Eagles would strike again on special teams this time from Dalton Kane on the shorthand goal for the 2-0 lead. Then at the 6:39 mark of the second period, the Hornets would get on the board and cut the lead in half a 2-1 on the Knowles goal. The Hornets would waste time getting the equalizer just 90 seconds later on the Colburn goal. Although the Eagles would answer back again on special teams with the Burdo goal with 2:15 left in the second period to regain the 3-2 lead. That's where the game would be as they entered the third period and in that period when the Eagles Sweenor would score on the powerplay to make it 4-2 just two minutes into the period. Then with just under 6 minutes to go in the game the Eagles would make it 6-2 once again on the powerplay this time the goal would go to Tetreault goal for the 5-2 victory. In the winning effort, Riley Hansen would make 22 stops as they go to 6-3-2 and Plattsburgh's Calkins would make 19 saves as they fall to 0-11 on the season.Gallery.

quick stop
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Kyle Coryea

Plattsburgh's Hayden Colburn (16) with the quick stop that sends the snow a flying as he cuts back inside of Beekmantown's Gordie King (4). Gallery.

Saranac Chiefs @ Plattsburgh Hornets High School Boys Hockey March 10th 2021

jump around
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Kyle Coryea

Saranac's Zach O'Connell (12) jumps around the Hornets Ethan Kay (2) to get the shot off in the slot. It would be the start of week three of the shorten Champlain Valey Athletic Conference Boy's Hockey season as the Plattsburgh Hornets would meet up in the first of a three-game series and the offenses would be on display. The game would get off to a real quick start as both teams would score in the first thirty seconds of the game as Saranac's Landon Duprey and Plattsburgh's Bostyn Duquette would score to tie the game at one. Through the rest of the first period, the teams would combine for 5 more goals scoring for the Chiefs would be Hunter Provost, Zach O'Connell, and Nik Hamel (twice) while the Hornets would add one more this time from Hutchinson Ovios as the Chiefs had a 5-2 lead after the first period. In the second period the scoring would slow down and the Chiefs would expand their lead at the 5:29 mark of the period on the Hayden Buckley goal to make it 6-2. Although the Hornets would still have some fight in the cause at the 9:37 mark of the second period Jace Lacey would light the lamp on the powerplay and keep the game at a three-goal gap at the end of the second period. In the third period, the offense would be back as the Chiefs would score thirty seconds into the period for Zach O'Connell's second goal of the night to make it 7-3. Then just about two minutes later the Chiefs would score to make it 8-3 on the Nik Hamel hat trick goal. The scoring wouldn't stop there though as Hunter Provost would add his second of the night to make it 9-3 with just under ten minutes left in the game. Although the Hornets would try and help their cause just about a minute later on the Hayden Colburn goal. In the winning effort, Macen Mero would make 27 saves on the night and improve to 4-3 on the season while the Hornets fall to 0-7on the season. Both teams will return to action Saturday, March 13th at the Amer-can North Arena. Gallery.

scramble play
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Kyle Coryea

Plattsburgh's Hutchinson Ovios (13) with the goal on the scramble play in front of the net. Gallery.

Beekmantown Eagles @ Plattsburgh Hornets High School Boys Hockey March 5th 2021

from the blueline
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Kyle Coryea

Beekmantown's DJ Gonyo (27) with the off-balance wrister from just inside the blueline for the goal. It would be the middle game of a three-game series between crosstown rivals as the Plattsburgh Hornets would host the Beekmantown Eagles. The Eagles would strike first at the 3:19 mark of the first period on the Robert Tetreault goal. Then just over two minutes later the Eagles would light the lamp again and extend their lead to 2-0 on the powerplay goal from Dalton Kane. Then with just over four minutes left in the first period, the Eagles would strike again for their second powerplay goal this time from DJ Gonyo, and take the 3-0 lead into the first intermission. When the teams came back for the second period the Hornets wouldn't waste time in getting back in the game and making it a 3-1 game on the Jace Lacey goal. Then at the five-minute mark of the second period, the Eagles would extend their lead back to three on the Cooper Burdo 4 on 4 goals. That would be all the scoring throughout the game as there would be no scoring in the third period as the Eagles get the 4-1 victory. In the winning effort for the Eagles, Riley Hansen would make 25 saves as they go to 3-2 on the season while the Hornets fall to 1-4 on the season.Gallery.

face off battle
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Kyle Coryea

Plattsburgh's Jace Lacey and Beekmantown's Cooper Burdo (8) battle for the in zone faceoff to the right of the Beekmantown netminder as they try to stay in the game. Gallery.

Northeastern Clinton Cougars @ Plattsburgh Hornets High School Boys Hockey Febuary 27th 2021

fights through defenders
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Kyle Coryea

Northeastern Clinton's Lucas Beard (17) fights through a pair of Plattsburgh's Ryan Knowles (24) and Bostyn Duquette (4) on the way to the net. It would be the third meeting of the week between the Northeastern Clinton Cougars and Plattsburgh Hornets this time at Ameri-can North Arena and the Hornets would be looking to get a win in the series. It would not start off very good for the Hornets as the Northeastern Clinton Cougars Sam Boulton just 14 seconds into the game to make it 1-0. Then the Cougars would strike again at the 4:50 mark of the first period on Sam Boulton's second goal of the game and take a 2-0 lead. Then just two minutes later at the 6:47 mark, the Cougars would score again to make it 3-0 on the Lucas Beard goal and that's where the first period would end. When the teams came back for the second period the Hornets would get on the board at the 1:40 mark on the Bostyn Duquette goal to make it 3-1. Then in the final 2 minutes of the second period, the Cougars would regain their three-goal lead at 4-1 on the Ryan Racine goal. In the third period, the Hornets would give themself hope as Jace Lacey would score at the 5:17 mark to make it a 4-2 game. Although just over two minutes later the Cougars would take the three-goal lead again at 5-2 on Lucas Beard's second goal of the game. Then in the closing minute of the game Cougars would put the icing on the cake on the Kai Britz goal to secure the 6-2 victory. In the winning effort, the Cougars would stay undefeated at 3-0 while the Hornets would fall to 0-3 still looking for that first win of the season. Next week the teams will be having three-game series again the Northeastern Clinton Cougars play the Saranac Chiefs and the Plattsburgh Hornets and Beekmantown Eagles meet up. Gallery.

face off battle
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Nathanael LePage

Plattsburgh's Jace Lacey (21) and Northeastern Clinton's Reid LaValley (2) battle for the face-off win that goes in the Hornet's favor in the defensive zone. Gallery.

Beekmantown Eagles @ Saranac Chiefs High School Boys Hockey Febuary 24th 2021

hit into boards
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Kyle Coryea

Beekmantown's Gordie King (4) with the hit along the end wall on Saranac's Nik Hamel (9) trying to take it around the back of the net. It would finally be the return of Boy's High School Hockey as the start of the season was delayed by about three months because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The opening night game of the season would see the Beekmantown Eagles playing the Saranac Chiefs at Ameri-Can North Arena. The game would take some feeling out as there would be no scoring through the first period of the game. The lamp would finally get lit for the first time of the season at the 3:11 mark on the Saranac Chiefs goal by Nik Hamel for the 1-0 lead. The Eagles would keep fighting and at the 8:55 mark of the period, they would get the tying goal from Reid Fessette and would end the period tied at one. When the team hit the ice for the third period the tight contest would continue and the Chiefs would regain the 2-1 lead at the 353 marks on Nik Hamel's second goal of the night. Although the lead would be short-lived as Zach Lapier would tie the game back up at two under a minute later on the first high school goal of his career and the game would head to overtime tied at two. In that overtime frame, the Beekmantown Eagles would get their first lead of the game and it was the most important one as it would be a game-winner by DJ Gonyo to give them the 3-2 victory. In the winning effort, Riley Hansen would make 39 saves on the night as the Eagles start the season 1-0 and the Chiefs fall to 0-1 on a 35 save night by Macen Mero. They are back in action Saturday night for the rematch at Amer-Can North at 630. Gallery.

scramble play
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Kyle Coryea

Saranac's attackers try to stuff the puck in on the scramble play as Beekmantown's Riley Hansen (1) and Carter Ducatte do their best to keep the puck from crossing the end line. Gallery.

Plattsburgh Hornets @ Northeastern Clinton Cougars High School Boys Hockey Febuary 24th 2021

Northeastern Clinton's Gonyo carries the puck through the neutral zone, trailed by Plattsburgh's Hun
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Nathanael LePage

Photo: Northeastern Clinton's Gonyo carries the puck through the neutral zone, trailed by Plattsburgh's Hunter Broadway. The Northeastern Clinton boys hockey team kicked off its season in winning fashion, taking down Plattsburgh High School 8-0 Wednesday at the Rouses Point Civic Center. The way the game started from the Cougars certainly didn't foreshadow the victory to come, as sophomore forward Ryan Racine has assessed a cross-checking penalty just 47 seconds into the game. Northeastern Clinton killed the penalty, but it set the tone for a period in which they struggled to generate consistent offense. Plattsburgh nearly opened the scoring just before the midpoint of the second period on a 2-on-1 rush, junior Hayden Colburn looked to make the pass to senior Brandt Clarke across the crease. Cougars goaltender Ethan Garrand was able to cover the puck to end the opportunity. The scoreboard did change shortly after the ensuing faceoff, as the Cougars pushed up the ice and forward Sam Bulson found the back of the net with 8:01 remaining in the first period. That lead was doubled in the final minute of the period, as Lucas Bedard stole the puck in the neutral zone and skated in alone on goal. With only a two-minute break between periods, Northeastern Clinton was able to ride the momentum of that late goal into the second period. Reid LaValley scored 49 seconds into the period to bring the score to 3-0. It was far from the last, as the Cougars scored five times in the second. Thomas Richard stopped the clock at the 6:42 mark of the period with a shot from the left hash marks off a feed from below the goal line by Noah Gonyo. The Cougar's next two goals came within a single minute on the game clock, though the gap in real-time was much larger, as Lucas and Marcus Bedard scored on either side of a mid-period intermission for the only ice cut of the game. Lucas Bedard carried the puck into the zone through the right faceoff circle and appeared to be looking to pass it across before surprising Hornets goaltender Ty Calkins with a no-look shot up high. After the break, Marcus Bedard scored on a low shot through traffic from the blue line to reach an emphatic 6-0 margin. Owen Roberts scored in the final minute of the period before Marcus Bedard notched the only tally of the third. The shutout was put to the test late, as a pair of roughing penalties put the home team down 5-on-3 in the dying minutes of the game, but Garrand held his ground. Garrand stopped all 29 shots he faced in the game, with Calkins stopped 30 in the loss for the Hornets. The two Bedard's led with two goals each in the game, while LaValley recorded a goal and two assists, and Winnie Simpson was credited with three assists. Gallery.

Plattbsurgh captain enters the offensive zone as Northeastern Clinton's Jack Bulson steps up to chal
Photo By: 
Nathanael LePage

Plattbsurgh captain enters the offensive zone as Northeastern Clinton's Jack Bulson steps up to challenge. Gallery.

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