N-N ICEMEN CLIMB BACK TO FIRST PLACE BEATING ALEXANDRIA BAY 4-1

 Norwood-Norfolk goaltender Jordan Bond lunges out to prevent the Alexandria Purple Ghosts of getting to the rebound.  Bond made 27 saves in backstopping the Icemen's  4-1 win at Dominick Zappia Arena in Norfolk and to regain first place in Division II.  (Harold Leroux photo)  Game Gallery
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Norwood-Norfolk's Matt Fiacco (left) and Jake Ladouceur break away against Alexandria Bay's Jordan Sourwine (12).  Fiacco fed Ladouceur for a third-period insurance marker and 4-1 lead.  Fiacco and Jordan Fisher also netted N-N goals.

Norwood-Norfolk's Dan Jones hovers over Alexandria goaltender Shawn Thomas who smothered any possible rebound after a close-range shot.  Thomas made 29 saves.
 Jason Heath scored the Ghosts lone goal from Bandon Hollis.
 

BERCUME, BERCUME & BRADSHAW PROPEL POTSDAM TO TOURNEY TITLE

Potsdam’s Matt McDonald (19) fires a hard low shot from point-blank distance, but it's turned away by the toe save of Kenmore West goalie Nick Fyvie.  The Potsdam Sandstoners captured the championship of the 2007 Canton Boosters Tournament with a
2-1 win over Kenmore West.  Canton bowed to Canisius 3-0 in the other second-round game.  (Eric Foote photo)  Game Gallery

Potsdam’s Ryan Bercume celebrates after netting the game winner late in the third period to lift Potsdam to a 2-1 win.  Bercume scored both goals, while Corey Bercume assisted on both markers.  Richard Bradshaw stopped 19 of 20 shots.

Potsdam’s Chris Roll (24) nearly scores top shelf, but
clanked the shot off the crossbar. Potsdam is now 5-0 overall.
 

CANISIUS STOPS CANTON 3-0 FOR 2ND BEST AT BOOSTERS TOURNEY

Canton’s Rob Liggio loses his edge on the ice while going after Canisius’ Paul Steinig (22).  Canton also lost the edge it showed in winning the opening round on Friday night's opener, bowing to Canisius 3-0 in the second round of the Canton Boosters Tournament.  (Eric Foote photo)  Game Gallery

Canton’s Trent Durocher (12) fights for the loose puck with Canisius’s Ryan Wagner along the Canton blue line.

Canton’s Colin Howard (18) puts a hit on Canisius’ Peter Creighton along the end boards.  After snagging an opening-night 3-1 win over Kenmore West, the Golden Bears were unable to mesh a goal in Saturday's final round game vs. Canisius.  Max Christ scored two of three goals for the Crusaders.  Canton's Jordan Serviss stopped 19 or 22 shots.

Canton Minor Hockey honored Jack Klemens with a plaque for all his contributions to the Canton program and to the game of hockey itself in the North Country. Klemens was born and raised is Brooklyn, NY, played hockey for the first time on ice at St. Francis Prep, then went to Clarkson College, but transferred to St. Lawrence University during his freshman year. At S.L.U., he became a player-coach and, still to this day, is the only man to play hockey for both Clarkson and St. Lawrence. Jack is widely known for rekindling the St. Lawrence program with his recruits mainly known as the “Boys from Brooklyn.” Jack and his players were the ones mainly responsible for the building of Appleton Arena at S.L.U.. After his playing days, Jack started minor hockey programs in Lake Placid and Troy. In 1955, he returned to Canton where he coached two teams to state championships at both the Peewee and Bantam levels. For his many contributions to the local game and he will always be known as “The Father of Modern Hockey in the North Country.”
(Editor's Note: One other person also played hockey for both Clarkson and St. Lawrence: Brad James of Potsdam in the late 1980s and early 90s.)
 

ICEMEN HANG ON FOR KEY DIVISION II VICTORY OVER SALMON RIVER 6-5

By Bob LaRue, North Country SportsNet
The Norwood-Norfolk Icemen emerged from a classic seesaw battle with Salmon River with a 6-5 victory on Tuesday, grabbing a key Division II victory over the Shamrocks. The Icemen, 3-0-1 overall, climbed to 2-0 in the division, the last unbeaten. NNCS had not beaten Salmon River since the 1998 Section X final when Les Haggett was the Division II MVP. The game was played on February 26, 1998 at Cheel Arena. The Flyers/Icemen had lost the last 20 games in a row to the Shamrocks. In a sudden first-period flurry, Billy Jackson ripped the game’s first goal on a pass from N-N team captain Blake Barkley at 9:03 of the first period. Salmon River responded just 54 seconds later when Marc Plante scored on a setup from Chris Lewis. But the undaunted Flyers immediately struck back when Barkley connected from Jackson to restore the Icemen’s lead just 18 seconds later. The tradeoff continued into the second period. Stevie Adams slammed home a shot at 3:50 to gain another tie for the Shamrocks, only to have the Icemen regain the lead three minutes later on a Jordan Fisher goal from Jake Ladouceur. Salmon River knotted the game 3-3 on a Kyle Roundpoint goal a minute later. Tyler Murray delivered N-N’s fourth go-ahead goal at 10::22. Salmon’s Bo Adams closed the second period scoring to knot the game 4-4. Salmon River grabbed its first lead of the game at 4:10 of the third period when Tehawerahkwatha Herne powered home the goal for a 5-4 advantage. However, the rest of the night belonged to the Icemen who slammed goals just two minutes apart. Fisher raced up the left wing and wired Matt Fiacco who tipped the puck home. Ladouceur then tucked home a rebound off the Rocks’ goalie Sonny Lightning for the game winner at 6:58. Icemen goalie Mike Burnett made numerous key saves, snagging 24 shots. Lightning turned aside 23 shots.