Ellis Named to All-America Team

Oswego State forward Ryan Ellis was named to the RBK All-America second team yesterday by the American Hockey Coaches Association. Ellis was the only player selected from the SUNYAC. He is the 18th player in Oswego State history to earn All-American honors. Ellis was the SUNYAC Player of the Year for 2007-08. He is a three-time All-SUNYAC selection and a former SUNYAC Rookie of the Year.

2008 RBK HOCKEY ALL-AMERICAN TEAM

M-V-P! Ryan Ellis Takes SUNYAC's Top Accolade

The SUNY Athletic Conference named Oswego State junior Ryan Ellis the Most Valuable Player for the 2007-08 season. Ellis led the conference in scoring with 25 points in league play and tied for the lead in goals with 11. The Georgetown, Ont. native has earned first team all-conference honors in each of his three seasons at Oswego State. He was also named SUNYAC Rookie of the Year after the 2005-2006 season.

Laker goaltender Ryan Scott was named to the SUNYAC first team for the second time in his career. He earned that honor as a freshman in the 2004-2005 season when he was also named SUNYAC Rookie of the Year. He was named to the second team last season.

Peter Maganga, Francois Gagnon, and Rich Zalewski made honorable mention.

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First Team
Mathieu Cyr Geneseo F Sr.
Ryan Ellis Oswego F Jr.
Riley Hill Plattsburgh F Jr.
Gerard Heinz Cortland D So.
Nick Rolls Plattsburgh D Jr.
Ryan Scott Oswego G Sr.

Second Team
Dylan Clarke Plattsburgh F Fr.
Chris Koras Brockport F Sr.
Neal Sheehan Fredonia F Sr.
Steve Albert Fredonia D Sr.
Ward Smith Plattsburgh D So.
Bryan Hince Plattsburgh G Fr.

Honorable Mention
Peter Magagna Oswego F Jr.
Eric Satim Plattsburgh F Fr.
Connor Treacy Potsdam F So.
Francois Gagnon Oswego D Jr.
Rich Zalewski Oswego D Jr.
Pat Street Fredonia G So.

2007-08 Player of the Year: Ryan Ellis, Oswego
2007-08 Rookie of the Year: Nick Petriello, Buffalo State
2007-08 Coach of the Year: Aaron Saul, Potsdam

Men's Hockey Wins 8th of 9

The Oswego State men's ice hockey team won 5-2 at Buffalo State on Friday night.

The Lakers scored three goals in the middle period, as Tony DiNunzio, Matt Whitehead (pictured), and Ryan Ellis scored to give Oswego State a 4-1 lead. Buffalo State pulled to within two with a goal early in the third period, but Whitehead's second of the night sealed the victory with 4:07 left to play.

Rich Zalewski scored in the first period for the Lakers, but Nick Petriello answered for the Bengals in the final minute of the period to tie the score.

Laker goalie Ryan Scott made 23 saves in the game and Kyle Gunn-Taylor stopped 28 shots for Buffalo State

Oswego State is now 15-5-2 overall and 11-2-1 in the SUNYAC. Buffalo State fell to 10-10-3 overall and 5-6-3 in the conference. The Lakers play at Fredonia on Saturday at 7 p.m.

Men's Hockey Rises; Lakers Earn Conference Accolades

The Oswego State men's ice hockey team has moved from 14th to 13th in the latest USCHO national poll. St. Norbert overtook Elmira for the nation's top spot. Poll here

Laker winger Ryan Ellis (pictured) has been named the SUNYAC player of the week. Ellis had an eight-point weekend against Geneseo and Brockport, with a hat trick against the latter. He leads the conference in scoring.

The ECAC West has named Lakers forward Jessica Lister player of the week and Erica Shapey rookie of the week. Lister had two goals and two assists in two games against Cortland. Shapey had three assists in each of those contests.

Sophomore goaltender Hilary Hitchman earned conference honor roll mention. She stopped 40 of the 42 shots she faced from the Red Dragons over the weekend and earned her second shutout of the season.

Seniors Say Goodbye (For Now) With Blowout Win

The Oswego State men's ice hockey team scored five goals in the third period en route to a 9-2 win over Brockport at the Campus Center Ice Arena on Saturday night.

Ryan Ellis had a hat trick for the Lakers and also added a pair of assists, factoring on five of the nine Laker goals. Linemates Brendan McLaughlin (four assists) and Peter Magagna (two goals and an assist) were also part of the big night for the Lakers. Oswego State improved to 14-5-2 overall and 10-2-1 in the SUNYAC, while Brockport is now 6-13-3 and 3-8-2 in the conference.

The Lakers actually trailed the game 2-1 late in the first period as Lucas Schott and Steve Seedhouse scored goals for the Golden Eagles to answer an opening tally by Ellis on the power play. Two Laker goals in the last five minutes of the first, scored by Matt Whitehead and Tony DiNunzio, gave the Lakers a 3-2 lead at the first intermission and they never looked back.

The lead was extended to 4-2 with 4:25 left in the second period on a stellar individual effort by Peter Magagna who broke through two Brockport defenders and deked goalie Todd Sheridan.Oswego State scored five times in the third. Magagna added his second of the game, Ryan Ellis scored twice, and Tyler Lyon scored an extra-attacker tally. C.J. Thompson capped the scoring with 8:31 left in the third.

Laker starting goalie Ryan Scott made 17 saves, and fellow senior Matt Wolf played the final 5:08 and didn't face a shot. It was the final Laker home contest for seniors Tony DiNunzio, C.J. Thompson, Ryan Scott and Matt Wolf.

Ice Knights Come In Clinging To Last SUNYAC Playoff Spot

The Geneseo Ice Knights (6-13-0, 5-6-0) come to the Campus Centre Ice Arena trying to avoid a regular season sweep at the hands of Oswego State. Geneseo currently holds the sixth and final playoff spot in the SUNYAC. That's a far cry from where second-year coach Chrus Schultz had his club just a season ago. The Knights finished second in the conference standings in 2006-2007 with a 10-4-0 SUNYAC record.

Prior to that, Geneseo won the SUNYAC post-season tournament in 2005 and 2006. High-scoring forwards Mitch Stephens and Mike MacDonald were big contributors to those teams, but were lost to graduation after last season. The team has yet to fill their void as only one player, senior Matthew Cyr, is averaging a point per game this season.

Meanwhile, #14 Oswego State (12-5-2, 8-2-1) remains one of the premiere programs in the SUNYAC. They earned some breathing room in second place after their shutout win Saturday in Potsdam. The Lakers bolstered their point total to 17 in the conference standings while third-place Fredonia was unable to keep pace, losing 4-3 to Geneseo to remain at 14 points.

The Lakers can clinch a spot in the SUNYAC tournament with a win tonight and a Cortland loss in Brockport. Also, two Lakers can reach another milestone as junior line-mates Ryan Ellis and Brendan McLaughlin need one goal each to reach 50 for their careers. Face-off is set for 7 p.m. on 88.9 FM WNYO.

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Scott Blanks Bears

The Oswego State men's ice hockey team defeated Potsdam 6-0 on Saturday night in a regionally-televised game at Maxcy Hall Ice Arena in Potsdam. Five different players scored goals and 12 recorded at least one point for the Lakers, and Ryan Scott made 15 saves to earn his second shutout of the season and eighth of his career.

Oswego State took a 1-0 lead late in the first period on a goal by C.J Thompson, assisted by Chris Laganiere. Two more goals early in the second stretched the advantage to three. Brad Dormiedy and Thompson tallied in a span of 83 seconds for the Lakers.

Third-period goals by Peter Magagna, Matt Whitehead, and Ryan Ellis accounted for the final score.

The Lakers outshot Potsdam in the game 38-15. Oswego State has now beaten Potsdam 10 straight times, outscoring the Bears 69-20 during the winning streak.

Oswego State will return home for its final two regular-season home games next weekend hosting Geneseo on Friday and Brockport on Saturday at the Campus Center Ice Arena. Both games begin at 7 p.m.

Spread Scoring Attack Stifles 'Stangs

The Oswego State men's ice hockey team had nine different players score as they beat Morrisville 9-1 in non-conference action Tuesday night at the Campus Center Ice Arena in Oswego.

The Lakers wide-spread scoring attack was led by three-point efforts from Matt Whitehead and Joe Hall. Hall scored the game-winner, his fifth goal of the year at the 13:14 mark of the first period to put the Lakers up 2-0.

Ryan Ellis scored his team-leading 12th goal of the season just 16 seconds later to push the lead to 3-0. The goal extended Ellis' point streak to seven consecutive games. Linemate Brendan McLaughlin equaled that streak with a goal in the second period. Ellis assisted on the marker.

Oswego State's senior co-captains continued their respective streaks as well. Tony DiNunzio scored a goal for the third straight game at the 1:01 mark of the third period. He has four goals during a three-game goal streak. C.J. Thompson played in his 100th career game for the Lakers. He has dressed in every game of his Oswego State career, and scored his seventh goal of the season in the third period.

Oswego State starting goalie Ryan Scott made 14 saves and earned the victory. Matt Wolf (pictured) replaced Scott for the final 4:02 and made four saves, including three during a Morrisville 5-on-3 power play late in the game.

Morrisville's only goal was a third-period power-play goal by Matt Domskov, assisted by Evan Kernohan and Joseph Herman. Mustangs goalie Brett Freese made 41 saves in the loss.

The Lakers, currently ranked 15th in the latest national poll, are now 11-4-2 on the season. Morrisville ended its season at 5-20-0.

Oswego State returns to SUNYAC action Friday night when they visit conference-leading and No. 3 nationally-ranked Plattsburgh. The Lakers will finish the road trip Saturday night in Potsdam before returning home Feb. 1 to host Geneseo.

To answer your questions...

Some loyal listeners were nice enough to send along some questions and comments via AIM during Sunday night's Laker game. Now I'll take this opportunity try to respond:

aimguest2711779 (8:32:38 PM): I have only caught two games in person this season...one being last night (Saturday v. Amherst) and the first being the home game vs. Elmira ..... Their seems to be a huge difference in style of play between now and then in terms of checking and emotion . What are your feelings about this?

Ryan Maloney: I thought the Lakers were really out-muscled in that season-opener with Elmira. They were stood up at the blue line all night long and didn't get many scoring chances. As for Saturday night, I noticed the Derrell Levy line bringing a sense of urgency to the ice. Levy is fun to watch on the forecheck, he's extremely fast and physical.

Ryan Ellis was on that checking line with Levy against Elmira, which felt odd since Ellis has always been a huge scoring threat. Saturday night, Ellis was out of the lineup altogether with an illness. I think his presence was greatly missed.

That scoring line of Ellis, Brendan McLaughlin and Peter Magagna has been together for three years now and is very productive (four goals last night v. Curry). They haven't played together this season as much as in year's past due to injury (McLaughlin, Magagna) and illness (Ellis). Now they're back as a dangerous unit and hopefully can stay that way all the way to Lake Placid. As for you, listener, the Lakers are now 0-2 when you attend the games. Stay home and listen to WNYO.

aimguest53892777 (8:50:45 PM): what effect does this game have for oswego?

RM: I'm not sure what you mean. Effect in terms of what? Playoff chances? Physical well-being? Mental well-being? The win doesn't mean anything as far as SUNYAC standings. But it is a win, and those are always nice. The game also saw the return of the aforementioned Ellis-McLaughlin-Magagna line. That line was stellar in the first and third periods.

aimguest51110312 (8:59:36 PM): great job with the classic games guys sorry I and Andy (whiteboard) could not be there today, we left due to heavy snow coming in for our town, glad you guys did the game though

RM: You and Andy did not miss Sunday night's game due to poor weather. You and Andy missed Sunday's games because you are a couple of huge...well, I can't say here...but it starts with "p" and ends with "ussies."

aimguest52784374 (9:10:46 PM): what was the score

RM: Thanks for listening to the broadcast.

Thank you to those of you who listened and sent us messages. Remember you can always message us via the AIM widget on the right panel of the site. Also, we're trying to come up with a nickname for the Ellis-McLaughlin-Maganga line. Any ideas? E-mail us.

Lakers Beat Curry

The Oswego State men's ice hockey team defeated Curry 4-1 on Sunday evening in the third-place game of the Pathfinder Bank Oswego Hockey Classic at the Campus Center Ice Arena in Oswego.

The Lakers got off to a quick start with unassisted goals by Peter Magagna and Brendan McLaughlin (pictured). Magagna scored off a turnover just 35 seconds into the period and McLaughlin's goal was a power-play goal at 2:17 of the opening period. The fast start was a good sign for Oswego State, as the Lakers improved their record to a perfect 7-0-0 on the season when they score the first goal.

Those two goals held up through the rest of the first period and the entire second period. McLaughlin scored again early in the third period to extend Oswego State's lead to 3-0 on assists from Magagna and Ryan Ellis.

The shutout bid by Laker goalie Ryan Scott was foiled in the last minute of the game when William Hoffman scored on a deflection for the Colonels with 57 seconds left in the game. The goal was assisted by Jeff Hazelwood and Ross Enmark.

Ellis added a late goal for Oswego State on an assist by McLaughlin. The lilne of Magagna, Ellis, and McLaughlin accounted for all four Laker goals and combined for seven points in the game. With a goal in each game of the Classic, Magagna was named to the all-tournament team.

Scott made 25 saves for the Lakers and Curry goaltender Zachary Cardella made 29 saves.

Oswego State is now 8-4-2 on the year and Curry is 7-5-1.

Next year's Pathfinder Bank Oswego Hockey Classic will be held Jan. 2-3, 2009 and invited teams Babson and Skidmore from the ECAC East and Augsburg from the MIAC will join the host Lakers for the third annual event.

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Full Strength At Last

Ryan Ellis makes his return to the Oswego State Lakers lineup tonight. Ellis missed last night's 3-1 loss to Amherst with an illness. He is the team leader in goals, assists and points (7-8-15). Prior to Ellis's illness, the Lakers were without second-leading scorer Peter Magagna Dec. 8 against Morrisville. Magagna returned from a knee injury last night.

Last year's leading scorer, Brendan McLaughlin, had also missed a pair of games this season due to injury. Tonight he joins Ellis and Magnaga on the first line. This is the first time the M.E.M. line has played together since a 4-2 win over Buffalo State on Nov. 30.

Here is the full line chart:
F: Ryan Ellis - Brendan McLaughlin - Peter Maganga
F: Garren Reisweber - Matt Whitehead - Tony Dinunzio
F: Neil Musselwhite - C.J. Thompson - Chris Laganiere
F: Brad Dormiedy - Derrell Levy - Joe Hall

D: Tyler Lyon - Kyle McCutcheon
D: Francois Gagnon - Mike Novak
D: Rich Zalewski - Mark Lozzi

G: Ryan Scott (4-4-1, 2.40 GAA, .900 Sv %)
G: Chris Hyk
G: Matt Wolf

Ellis Out; Kitchen Gone

A source close to the club confirmed last night that Ryan Ellis is doubtful for this weekends tournament. Ellis is apparently sick and bedridden. He is currently the team leader in points (15) and goals (7).

Also, senior transfer Joel Kitchen (pictured) has left Oswego State. Kitchen tallied 21 goals and 28 assists in three seasons at Division I Canisius before transferring to Oswego for the Fall 2007 semester. He had one helper in four games with the Lakers and spent 21 minutes in the sin bin. Kitchen has stated he would like to play hockey in Australia.

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Men's Hockey Mauls Morrisville

The Oswego State men's ice hockey team scored six straight goals over the last 37 minutes and defeated Morrisville 7-1 at the Campus Center Ice Arena in Oswego on Friday night.

Junior forward Brendan McLaughlin had three assists for Oswego State, giving him 100 points for his career. McLaughlin, from Brampton, Ontario, has 44 goals and 56 assists in 65 games and is the 47th player in Oswego State men's ice hockey history to reach the 100-point milestone.

Garren Reisweber opened the scoring for the Lakers in the first period, taking a pass from Tony DiNunzio and sliding the puck past Morrisville goalie Caylin Relkoff for the only goal of the opening period.

Morrisville got on the board and tied the game early in the second period as Dave Schultz finished off a goalmouth scramble with assists going to Andrew Alarie and Chris Wallin. Reisweber added his second goal of the night just 1:06 after Morrisville tied it and the Lakers never looked back.

Ryan Ellis scored a power-play goal and Peter Magagna added another in the second period to give the Lakers a 4-1 lead.

Tyler Lyon, Joe Hall, and C.J. Thompson scored third-period goals for Oswego State. Chris Laganiere had two assists in the game. Laker goalie Chris Hyk made 26 saves in the game. The win improves the Lakers' record to 6-3-2 on the season and 6-1-1 in the SUNYAC.

Morrisville's Relkoff finished the game with 36 saves, and the Mustangs are now 4-11-0 overall and 0-8-0 in the SUNYAC.

The same teams will meet again on Saturday at Morrisville's IcePlex, with face off set for 7 p.m.

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Scott Pulled Early; Lakers-Devils Skate to 3-3 Tie

OSWEGO, N.Y. -- The Oswego State men's ice hockey team skated to a 3-3 tie Saturday night with Fredonia. The Blue Devils lit the lamp twice early in the first period. That prompted Laker coach Ed Gosek to hand the netminding duties of senior All-American Ryan Scott to junior Chris Hyk.

Hyk kept Fredonia off the board for the remainider of the first, allowing the Lakers to even the score. Co-captain C.J. Thompson found the twine to start the Lakers' scoring in the 10th minute.

Minutes later, the Blue Devils were called for a delay of game resulting in a penalty shot for Oswego State. Gosek tabbed Ryan Ellis to take the shot. He backhanded the puck past sophomore backstop Kevin Amborski to tie the game at 2-2. The goal was Ellis' 100th point as a Laker, he's the 46th player to achieve that milestone at Oswego State.

The second period saw no scoring, but Junior All-American Brendan McLaughlin was hit with a 10-minute misconduct penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct. The penalty was a result of a post-whistle altercation with Devil blue-liner Andrew Babiarz in the period's fourth minute.

Fredonia took the lead again with 8:34 left to play in the third period. Junior pivot Richard Boyce came barreling into the net for a rebound shot, putting the puck across the goal line just ahead of him.

The Devils remained in the lead until Francois Gagnon found the net for the second time in as many nights. The French-Canadian defenseman had made a key glove stop to keep the puck in the attack just seconds before putting it between the pipes. Gagnon had also tied up the previous meeting between the two teams late in their SUNYAC tournament game last season.

The overtime saw only two shots on net, both from the Lakers as each side came away with a point in the conference standings. Conference leader Plattsburgh distanced their lead over the Lakers with a 5-4 come-from-behind overtime victory over Geneseo.

Peter Magagna did not dress for the Lakers tonight. Listen to the post-game audio with Coach Gosek in the video box to find out why.

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Ellis, Mags Shine in 6-1 Blowout

Peter Magagna had two goals and two assists in Oswego State's 6-1 win over Cortland in men's ice hockey on Friday night at the Campus Center Ice Arena in Oswego. The win was Oswego State's fourth in a row, and the Lakers are now 4-2-1 overall and 4-1-0 in the SUNYAC. Cortland fell to 2-6-0 overall and 1-4-0 in the conference.

The Lakers jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period as Kyle McCutcheon opened the scoring halfway through the period, it was his first goal of the season. Ryan Ellis added his fourth goal of the year late in the first on assists from Magagna and Tyler Lyon.

Ellis scored his second of the game 5:48 into the second period to stake Oswego State to a 3-0 lead. Cortland responded with its only goal of the contest, a power-play goal from Zach Dehm, assisted by Frank Rizzo and Brent Fallon.

The Lakers scored the last three goals of the game, and all of them came on the power play. Magagna scored twice and C.J. Thompson had the other goal. Oswego State was 3-for-9 on the power play in the game.

Freshman Chris Laganiere had two assists in the game, as did Neil Musslwhite.

Laker goalie Ryan Scott made 13 saves and earned the win. Cortland's Mike Mistretta had 37 saves in the loss.

Oswego State is back on home ice Saturday at 7 p.m. in a non-conference game against Hobart College. The visiting Statesmen come into the contest with a perfect 6-0-0 record and are currently ranked ninth in the USCHO.com Division III Men's Poll. The Lakers are 10th in the national poll.

2nd Period Recap

Another interesting period here from the Tuttle Ice Arena. Ryan Ellis notched his third goal of the season and first of the night only two minutes and four seconds into the period. It was an even strength goal assisted by Peter Magagna and Rich Zalewski. It was the second assist of the night for both players.

Neil Musselwhite scored his second goal of the night and fifth of the year just over three minutes later. It was a powerplay goal assisted by C.J. Thompson. Musselwhite put a beautiful move on goaltender Greg Van't Hof and had a wide open net for his backhand goal.

This period was relatively clean, until 14:36 into the period. Thompson went to lay a hit on Tony Marinello and lost his balance. Thompson crushed Marinello up against the boards and rose slowly. Marinello lay prone on the ice for several seconds before finally moving. Brockport's trainer came out and Marinello skated off the ice under his own power.

Thompson was given a five minute major for checking from behind, as well as a ten minute game misconduct, Oswego's second of the night. Both penalties were called by, you guessed it, Bob Baldwin. Thompson was sent to the locker room for the rest of the night but is allowed to play in the Lakers' next game.

Brockport wasted no time scoring on the man advantage. Steve Seedhouse scored his fourth goal of the season only thirty seconds into the five minute major. Oswego didn't allow another goal by Brockport, and the teams went to the locker room with the score Oswego 4, Brockport 1.

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Late goal gives Oswego State tie at Elmira

Laker junior forward Matt Whitehead scored with 1:22 remaining in the third period to tie the game and the Oswego State men's ice hockey team tied Elmira 4-4 on Saturday night at the Murray Athletic Center in Elmira. Elmira scored the first goal of the game 4:35 into the first period, but the Lakers scored the next three goals to build a two-goal lead.

Brendan McLaughlin scored his first of the season on the power play, assisted by Ryan Ellis to tie the score. Laker sophomore Neil Musselwhite scored with one second remaining in the first period to give Oswego State a 2-1 lead after one period.

Francois Gagnon scored an unassisted goal for the Lakers seven minutes into the second period to give Oswego State a 3-1 lead, but the Soaring Eagles rallied. A power-play goal by Elmira's Rusty Masters reduced the lead to one goal and then Andrew Bedford scored the game-tying goal with 7:21 left in the second period.

Oswego State senior Joel Kitchen was whistled for a checking-from-behind major late in the second and the five-minute Elmira power play carried over into the third period. The Soaring Eagles capitalized 2:29 into the third period as Ryan Arnone scored.

Whitehead's late goal earned Oswego State the tie.

Laker goalie Ryan Scott made 22 saves and Elmira's Casey Tuttle had 17 saves.

The Lakers are now 0-1-1 on the season and Elmira is 1-0-1. Oswego State hosts arch-rival Plattsburgh on Friday at 7 p.m. at the Campus Center Ice Arena.

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