MASSENA BID FOR REPEAT ENDS IN STATE QUARTERFINAL O.T. LOSS 5-4

Massena’s Nick Pichette (near) celebrates a second-period goal.  After a scoreless first period, the teams erupted in a flurry of seven goals in the second period, with Mamaroneck holding a 4-3 advantage.  Mamaroneck tied the game in the third to force overtime.  However, Mamaroneck dominated and scored in the second overtime period to win 5-4 in the N.Y. State Division I quarterfinals. (Eric Foote photo)  Game Gallery

Mamaroneck celebrates their game-winning goal with 1:59 remaining in the second overtime to win 5-4 and advance to the New York State Final Four. The game winner was scored by the Tigers' Rob Fine. Massena's goals came from Nick Pichette to take a 1-0 lead, David Henrie to tie the game 2-2, Nate Riley to put the Raiders on top 3-2 and Pichette again to bump the Raiders in front 4-3 after two periods.  Mamaroneck tied the game just 1:51 into the third period, then a defensive struggle ensued.  The Raider loss ends a campaign to repeat as state champions after last year's triple overtime win to claim the state championship which included an overtime win over Mamaroneck last year to get to the Final Four.

POTSDAM JUMPS ON CANTON FOR 4 QUICK GOALS IN A 5-0 SEMIFINAL WIN

Potsdam's Matt McDonald (19) slides the puck around fallen Canton goaltender Dakota Sharp (30) just 1:33 into the hockey game to launch the Sandstoners' four-goal first period.  McDonald scored a pair of goals as Potsdam eliminated Canton 5-0 in the Section X Division I semifinal.  Jordan LaPointe and Seht and Tyler Adams each added single markers, while Chris Roll added two assist for Potsdam (20-1-1).  The Sandstoners advance to play the Massena Red Raiders for the Division I championship on Sunday at Clarkson University's Cheel Arena.(Mike Webb photo)  Game Gallery

While Potsdam was busy rifling 35 shots on the Canton goal, Potsdam netminder Evan Drummater turned aside all 16 shots he faced between the pipes for Potsdam, including this stick save at the corner of the net.  Canton, in a rebuilding year, began to surge near the end of the season, finishing 7-14-2.
 

N-N ICEMEN BOUNCE BACK TO TIP LARRIES 6-5 IN WILD SEMIFINAL WIN

The Norwood-Norfolk Icemen celebrate after a very wild and dramatic 6-5 victory over the St. Lawrence Central Larries at a very packed Norfolk Arena.  Norwood-Norfolk bounced back from a 4-2 deficit to net three unanswered goals in the third period.  The Larries tied the game when Charlie Dullea tied the game with 1:25 remaining when Matt Fiacco fell into the goal, knocking the puck into the net.  Fiacco redeemed himself by getting the game winner with 49.2 seconds left on a feed from Jake Ladouceur.  (Eric Foote photo)  Game Gallery

St. Lawrence Central’s Zach Baldwin, in the middle of the pile, pumps his fist after he scored the goal crashing hard to the net. 

Norwood-Norfolk’s Matt Fiacco (21) has his shot turned away here by St. Lawrence Central goalie Kyle Shampine. However, Fiacco scored the gamewinner with 0:47 seconds left.  The Icemen opened the scoring at 1:35 when Alex Ploof popped in the goal from Billy Jackson and Tyler Scott.  Dylan Patterson countered for the Larries on a power play goal from Jack Keenan and Brady Helmer at 9:10.  Jackson put the icemen back in front at 9:56, but Keenan had the response for the Larries at 12:26, both goals unassisted.  the Larries framed the only goal of the second period: Tim Joanette from Patterson and Jobie McCarthy at 5:20.  Joanette put the Larries up 4-2 just 39 seconds into the third period.  After three straight by the Larries, the Icemen bounced back with three in a row as well.  Jackson and Fiacco both scored from Jake Ladouceur with an assist to Tom Plumb as well.  Ladouceur put the Icemen back in front on a midrange slapper with 2:06 left.  But the Larries-Icemen thrill ride for the season was not over yet (they played to overtime and a one-goal margin earlier in the season).  Charlie Dullea snuck the puck into the net with help from a defender who crashed into goalie Nick Belile with 1:25 to go, all before Fiacco posted the game winner with 0:49 left.  Belile made 28 saves and Larries' Kyle Shampine finished with 43.
 

SALMON RIVER SINKS TUPPER LAKE IN QUARTERFINAL ROMP 13-0

By Bob LaRue, North Country SportsNet
The top-seeded Salmon River Shamrocks' Hank Delisle scored just 4:46 into the game, his first of four goals, to launch a scoring parade featuring six different goal scorers as the Shamrocks eliminated the Tupper Lake Lumberjacks 13-0 in the Section X Division II quarterfinals at Tom Cavanaugh Arena.  Derek Hopps added a hat trick and Jeremy Cole also scored a pair of goals to lead the Shamrocks who improved to 14-10-1 and snapped a four-game skid.  Matt Healy stopped nine shots on net in the shutout.  The Shamrocks riddled Tupper Lake goalie Zach Meade with 64 shots of which he saved 51.  Tupper Lake finished its season 1-20 overall.  Salmon River advances to face 5th-seeded Ogdensburg in the semifinals.
 

LARRIES BOUNCE BACK TO BEAT ALEXANDRIA 4-3 IN QUARTERFINAL

St. Lawrence Central’s Dylan Patterson (18) chips the puck into the net for a goal over Alexandria Bay goalie Shawn Thomas (30).  Patterson scored the game's first goal early in the first period, but the sixth-seeded Purple Ghosts erupted for two markers near the end of the period to grab a 2-1 lead at the first intermission.  Alexandria Bay's Jordan Sourwine netted a goal and an assist.  Tony Bobsokie's goal gave the Ghosts the 2-1 lead.  However, Zach Baldwin's hat trick propelled #3-seeded St. Lawrence Central  to capture a 4-3 victory in a Division II quarterfinal game to open the Section X hockey playoffs at Brasher.  (Eric Foote photo)  Game Gallery

With his goalie down, Alex Bay’s Brian Sanford (7) clears the traffic in front of the Purple Ghosts' net by knocking a
St. Lawrence Central player to the ice.  Baldwin tied the game 2-2 at 4:12 of the second period.  He then rapped two more goalsat 1:22 and an insurance marker at 9:08 of the third period.  John Downey gave the Ghosts some last-second hope with a goal with just 0:14 left in the game, but Alex Bay could not produce the equalizer in the closing seconds.  Kyle Shampine stopped 18 shots for St. Lawrence, while Shawn Thomas turned aside 34 shots.