Ryan Scott At Sabres Camp

Former Oswego State goaltender Ryan Scott ('08) is in camp with the Buffalo Sabres this week.  He is one of six goaltenders competing for a spot on the team.

Here is the Sabres' camp schedule:

Fri., Sept. 19: Veterans report at HSBC Arena, 9 a.m.-Noon

Sat., Sept. 20: On-ice at HSBC Arena, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Sun., Sept. 21: On-ice at HSBC Arena, 9 a.m.-Noon

Mon., Sept. 22: Buffalo @ Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Tue., Sept. 23: Buffalo vs. Montreal at Roberval, Que., 7 p.m.

Wed., Sept. 24: On-ice at HSBC Arena, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Thu., Sept. 25: On-ice at HSBC Arena, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 26: On-ice at HSBC Arena, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 27: Toronto @ Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Sun., Sept. 28: Minnesota @ Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Thanks to former WNYO/WTOP announcer Adam Evans for the tip.

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

Lakers Move Up a Spot; Scott & Whitehead Earn Honors

The Oswego State men's ice hockey team won a pair of road games over the weekend, and clinched second place in the SUNY Athletic Conference, earning a home ice semifinal playoff game on Feb. 23. Those victories were also recognized by the national pollsters and the conference office, as the Lakers moved up to 12th in the latest USCHO.com Division III Men's Poll, while Matt Whitehead (pictured right) was named SUNYAC Ice Hockey Player of the Week and Ryan Scott (pictured left) earned Goaltender of the Week recognition.

Whitehead scored two goals and added an assist in Friday night's 5-2 win over Buffalo State. His first came on the power play in the second period and proved to be the game-winner. On Saturday, Whitehead finished off a rush with a goal against Fredonia to give the Lakers a 2-1 lead. That also held up as the game-winner. For the season, Whitehead has 10 goals and 10 assists and ranks fourth on the team in scoring with 20 points. Those are career highs in each category, for the junior from Newmarket, Ontario.

Laker goalie Ryan Scott, a native of Western New York (Williamsville), was very solid on the weekend and stopped 54 of the 57 shots he faced, for a save percentage of .947 and goals-against average of 1.50 for the week.

Oswego State is now 16-5-2 on the season and moved up one spot to 12th in the national rankings. Four Oswego State opponents are also ranked as Plattsburgh, Elmira, Hobart, and New England College are among the top 15 teams as voted on by coaches and media members.

The Lakers close their regular season on Saturday at Cortland at 7 p.m.

Men's Hockey Clinches SUNYAC Bye, Home Ice in Semis

The Oswego State men's ice hockey team scored two goals in a span of 24 seconds in the middle period to break a tie and went on to a 4-1 win at Fredonia on Saturday. With the victory, Oswego State clinched second place in the SUNY Athletic Conference and a first-round bye in the conference playoffs in two weeks.

The game was tied 1-1 in the first period as James Muscatello scored for Fredonia and Oswego State answered with a power-play goal by Peter Magagna.

In the second period, Matt Whitehead converted a pass from Garren Reisweber just after the Lakers killed a two-man short-handed situation. Brad Dormiedy fired in his third of the season just 24 seconds later to give Oswego State a 3-1 lead.

Brendan McLaughlin added a goal in the third period for the Lakers. Ryan Scott made 31 saves for Oswego State.

Oswego State is now 16-5-2 overall and Fredonia fell to 13-8-3.

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.

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.

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.

Sweep! Cards Go 2-For-2 Against Lakers

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. -- For 64 minutes, it looked as though the SUNYAC regular season-title race would be a dogfight until the end. Then, with a simple left-wing wrister from sophomore Ward Smith (pictured), the Plattsburgh Cardinals took a commanding five-point lead in the conference standings.

Plattsburgh (17-2-0, 10-0-0) earned a 3-2 overtime victory over Oswego State in a match-up of SUNYAC powerhouses. They also completed a regular season sweep over the Lakers for the first time since the 2003-2004 season.

Senior goaltender Ryan Scott stopped a season-high 37 shots. His effort kept the Lakers in the game despite the fact they were out-shot 20-4 over the game's final 24:07. Overall, Plattsburgh put 40 shots on Scott. The last coming off the stick of Smith, whose marker sent the hometown crowd into a frenzy and his teammates pouring onto the ice.

That same crowd had been on pins and needles at the start of the third period as they found their team in an unfamiliar spot...trailing. The Cardinal faithful had only seen their club trail after two periods one other time this season. Meanwhile, the Lakers had won 12 straight when leading after 40 minutes.

Laker assistant captain Kyle McCutcheon single-handedly gave Oswego State (11-5-2, 7-2-1) the lead midway through the second. The senior defenseman bumped an attacker off the puck in the defensive zone, carried the puck coast-to-coast, and wristed a shot past freshman standout Brian Hince for a 2-1 lead.

McCutcheon's goal was a quick answer to Plattsburgh's game-tying power play marker just minutes earlier. Freshman Dan Sliasis had scored on a feed from Dylan Clarke at the 7:12 mark to bring a small flurry of tennis balls onto the ice and even the game at 1-1. Five of Sliasis' six goals this season have come on home ice. No delay-of-game penalties were called for the tennis ball-toss.

The Lakers lit the lamp first in the game's 11th minute on a two-on-one rush as Brendan McLaughlin put home a rebound off a shot by line-mate Peter Magagna. The goal was McLaughlin's eighth on the year and extended his points streak to nine straight games. It also gave the Lakers a 1-0 lead; Oswego State had won 12 straight when scoring first coming into the match-up.

The Lakers maintain a one-point advantage over Fredonia for second-place in the SUNYAC. Oswego State will try to earn two points Saturday at 7 p.m. at Potsdam. The game will be featured on FSN television (Time Warner Cable channel 54 in CNY). The Cards look to pad their comfortable conference lead against Cortland Saturday at 7 p.m. The Red Dragons led Plattsburgh 1-0 after two periods in their first meeting this season.

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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.

Scott Back in Net

The Laker line chart for tonight's game against Amherst has just been handed out. Ryan Scott is starting for the first time since Dec. 1 vs. Fredonia. He is 4-3-1 with a 2.45 GAA on the season. He has a save percentage of .901.

Here is the rest of the lineup:

F: Josh Chamberlain-Brendan McLaughlin-Peter Magagna
F: Garren Reisweber-Matt Whitehead-Tony DiNunzio
F: Neil Musselwhite-C.J. Thompson-Brad Dormiedy
F: Chris Laganiere-Derrell Levy-Joe Hall

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

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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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Scott Earns SUNYAC Honor

Senior goalie Ryan Scott was named SUNYAC Goaltender of the Week for the week ending Nov. 11. Scott earned a shutout, making 28 saves on Friday night in a 5-0 win over Geneseo. It was the first shutout of the season for Scott, and the seventh of his career. He is now the all-time leader in career shutouts for the Oswego State men's ice hockey team.

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Scott by the numbers this season:
2-2-1 record
1.97 GAA
.922 SV %

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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One Game at a Time: Elmira

One Game at a Time previews every Laker men's hockey opponent

Part I: Elmira Soaring Eagles

Tonight, Oswego State officially kicks off the post-Ryan Woodward era against a revenge-minded Elmira club. The Soaring Eagles and Lakers engaged in 180 minutes of battle a season ago; Oswego State came away with three victories. Last year's home-and-home series served as a penalty clinic with a combined 45 infractions committed.

Both teams return their top five scorers and starting backstops from a year ago. Casey Tuttle took the full-time starter job from Raphael Cundari after a 2-6-1 start for the Soaring Eagles. Elmira won four of their next five after the switch. Tuttle's play in net helped his club to an DIII ECAC playoff birth.

The Eagles won their quarterfinal match-up with Hobart, but paid a steep price. Tuttle was injured in the second period and had to be replaced. The Eagles would win that game, but were no match for Manhattanville in the semifinals. Their season ended in much the same manor it had begun, Cundari in net and a loss. Tonight's game marks Tuttle's return to the ice.

Tonight also marks the collegiate debut of Rick Shrank. Coach Tim Ceglarski says Shrank could see time on the first line as early as tonight. That line also consists of Michael Richard, last year's team-leader in points (33) and assists (24). Joining him will be sophomore Rusty Masters. Masters was the Eagles' second-leading goal-scorer as a freshman with 12. Unlike Richard, Masters has never known the feeling of defeating Oswego State.


Ceglarski bolstered his defense by bringing in a pair of European blueliners. Karl Linden and Sebastian Gulden spent last season with the Bradford Rattlers of the GJMHL. Ceglarski says both are solid defenders, while Linden is also a threat at the other end of the ice.

Elmira is looking for their first victory over the green and gold since Oct. 28, 2005. That was a decisive 5-1 victory over the Lakers at the old Romney Field House. They're now 0-for-2 at the Campus Center, and have dropped the last four meetings. Oswego State goalie Ryan Scott is starting his senior season against the same team he started his Laker career. Scott held the Eagles to a pair of goals in a 2-2 tie on Oct. 30, 2004. He is 4-0-1 lifetime against Elmira.

Tune into 88.9 FM tonight beginning at 6:30 for all the live action. WTOP 10 will also broadcast the game on cable access channel 96 in Oswego County.

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Laker Hockey Interviews

You can hear interviews from Laker media day and Kent State post-game with several players in the media player at the top of the page. Brendan McLaughin, Ryan Scott, C.J. Thompson, Garren Reisweber, Coach Gosek and Tony DiNunzio all spoke with us.

Former captain Ryan Woodward also took a moment to talk before accepting his championship ring.

Hear McLaughlin's thoughts on last year's loss to Plattsburgh, Thompson on what it means to be the new co-captain, and Gosek's concerns headed into the new season.