Salmon River Falls in N.Y. State D-II Semifinal Heartbreaker 3-2


Ogdensburg forward Dylan Irvine (5) chips in the loose puck from behind Thousand Islands goalie Brayton Bradley (1) to score the first goal of the game, early in the first period.  A strong third period lifted O.F.A. past the Islanders 5-2 to advance into the Section X Division II Championship against Salmon River. (Cody Jenne photo)

Final 2022-2023 Section X Boys Hockey Standings>

DIVISION I
x-Massena
x-Potsdam
Canton
W    L   T   Pts    vs. Div I   vs. Div II  Overall
  6    5    0   12        3-1-0        3-4-0     10-9-1
  6    5    0   12        3-1-0        3-4-0     10-9-0
  3    7    1     7        0-4-0        3-3-1     4-14-1
DIVISION II
x-Salmon River
Ogdensburg
Th.Islands/Alex Bay
Norwood-Norfolk
Malone
St. Lawrence Central
Tupper Lake
W    L   T   Pts    vs. Div I   vs. Div II  Overall
15    0    0   30        3-0-0      12-0-0     18-2-0
13    2    0   26        3-0-0      10-2-0     16-4-0
10    5    0   18        3-0-0        7-5-0     12-7-0
  7    8    0   14        1-2-0        6-6-0       9-9-2
  3  11    1     7        0-2-1        3-9-0     5-14-1
  3  11    1     7        0-3-0        3-8-1     5-14-1
  1  13    1     3        1-2-0      0-11-1     2-17-1


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Section X & New York State Division I Playoffs

   

2023 Section X Division I Champions: Potsdam Sandstoners

 NCSN Boys Hockey Scoreboard

SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 2023

N.Y.S. Div. I Quarterfinal - Sports-O-Rama, Monsey
Clarkstown (I) 6, Potsdam (X) 1

 

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Section X Division I Championship - Cheel Arena
(#2) Potsdam 8, (#1) Massena 5

 

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Section X Division I Semifinal - at Higher Seed
(#2) Potsdam 5, (#3) Canton 4

POTSDAM SURVIVES MAJOR CANTON RALLY 5-4 IN SEMIS


Potsdam's Tyler Berkman (3) scored the game-winning goal with just 24 seconds remaining, denying Canton a major comeback in the third period, lifting the Sandstoners to a dramatic 5-4 win over the Golden Bears in the Section X Division II semifinals.  The win puts Potsdam in the championship game for the first time in eight years. The Sandstoners built leads of 1-0 and 3-0 at the end of the first two periods, on goals by Ryan Rutley, Cooper Grant and John Duffy -- two of which were assisted by Berkman.  Canton stormed back. Jake Rosales made it 3-1, but Rutley countered with his second goal 4-1.  But the Bears rallied for three unanswered goals from Grady Nee, Brad Frank and Josh Aldous to tie the game 4-4 with 1:57 to go.  That set the stage for a furious finish with Berkman bursting in for an unassisted game winner.   Chase Rozler made 26 saves for Potsdam.  Daniel Creurer stopped 33 shots for Canton. (Kyton Deon photo)

POTSDAM UPSETS MASSENA 8-5 TO WIN FIRST TITLE IN 12 YRS.


Potsdam's John Duffy jams the puck into the Massena net.  the Sandstoners erupted for four goals in the second period to snatch a 5-3 lead en route to an 8-5 win in the Section X Division I Championship.  It was the first title in 12 years.  It was also the highest-ever combined score (13 goals) in a Section X Division I title game.  The Potsdam Sandstoners boys hockey team ended a 12-year title drought with an 8-5 upset win over the Massena Red Raiders for the Section X Division I championship. Potsdam’s John Duffy scored on a rebound on Cooper Grant’s initial shot for a 1-0 lead. But Massena nailed the next two goals from Jake Smutz and Brady Frost to gain a 2-1 to close the first period. At 7:08 of the second period, Tyler Berkman scored the first of his three goals, tying the game at 2-2. It was also the start of the Sandstoners’ four-goal barrage in the middle frame that staked Potsdam to a 5-3 lead. Also scoring in the period: James Sullivan from Lucas Cruikshank and Tyler Martin; Cooper Grant unassisted, for a 4-2 lead. Massena’s Payton Puente backhanded a shot into the mesh to cut the Potsdam lead to 4-3, before Grant struck eight seconds later to restore the two-goal margin 5-3. Chris Marasco jammed home a goal just 37 seconds into the 3rd period from Parker O’Neil. Duffy from Grant at 5:55, and Berkman’s second goal at 8:28, pushed Potsdam’s lead to 7-4. Brady Frost countered to make it 7-5 with under three minutes left, but Berkman sealed the deal with an empty-net goal with 25 seconds left to completed a hat trick. Potsdam goalkeeper Chase Rozler make 32 saves, including a key stop on a one-man breakaway that kept Massena down two goals in the third period. Jake Linstad turned out 25 shots for the Raiders.  (Bob LaRue photo)

 

Section X & New York State Division II Playoffs

   

2023 Section X Division II Champions: Salmon River Shamrocks

 NCSN Boys Hockey Scoreboard

SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 2023

N.Y.S. Division II Semifinals - Harbor Ctr., Buffalo
Skaneateles (III) 3, Salmon River (X) 2

 

SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 2023

N.Y.S. Division II Quarterfinal - Harbor Ctr. Buffalo
Salmon River (X) 4, Starpoint (VI) 3

 

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Section X Division II Championship - Cheel Arena
(#1) Salmon River 7, (#2) Ogdensburg 3

 

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Section X Division II Semifinals - at Higher Seed
(#1) Salmon River 7, (#4) Norwood-Norfolk 0
(#2) Ogdensburg 5, (#3) Thou. Islands/Alex Bay 2

 

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Section X Division II Quarterfinals - at Higher Seed
(#2) Ogdensburg 14, (#7) Tupper Lake 1
(#3) Thousand Islands-Alex Bay 9, (#6) Malone 0
(#4) Norwood-Norfolk 7, (#5) St. Lawrence Ctl. 4

#1 Salmon river shuts out #4 icemen 7-0 in semifinals


 After Salmon River's Connor Dishaw rifled a shot on the Icemen's net, Chase Lewis spots the puck laying on the goal line and tucks it in the net for a 2-0 Salmon River lead, late in the first period.  The Shamrocks scored twice in the first, two more goals in the second and three in the third period in a 7-0 win in the Section X Division II semifinals. Rylan Adams scored teh opening goal and game winner.  Connor Dishaw registered two goals and an assist.  Dylan Johnson also netted two goals for the Shamrocks. (Bob LaRue photo)

N-N ICEMEN RALLY FOR 7-4 WIN VS. LARRIES IN OPENING RD.


Off Chase Sessions' initial shot, the Icemen's John Friot III (4) scores on the rebound,  After St. Lawrence Central scored the game's first two goals, the Icemen scored two goals in the final two minutes of the middle period and three unanswered markers in the third period.  Final score: Norwood-Norfolk 7, St. Lawrence Central 4 in the opening round of the Section X Division II playoffs. Session had a three-goal hat trick and two assists, while Friot scored twice to lead N-N.  Andrew Lamora netted two goals for SLCS,  (Kyton Deon photo)

ISLANDERS, O.F.A. SCORE OPENING ROUND VICTORIES

THOUSAND ISLANDS-ALEX BAY 9, MALONE 0
The Islanders landed three goals in the first period and racked up five more in the second frame, en route to a 9-0 win.  More details shortly.

OGDENSBURG 14, TUPPER LAKE 1
More details shortly.

SALMON RIVER RALLIES TO WIN STATE QUARTERFINAL 4-3

SALMON RIVER 4, STARPOINT 3
Section VI Starpoint mounted a two-goal lead on 24 shots through two periods and held Section X Salmon River to just 15 shots on goal, while their hot goaltender Richie Gareau kept the Shamrocks scoreless for two periods -- but saw a different Shamrock team come onto the ice in the third period. Appearing “loaded for bear” and in breathtaking fashion, Salmon River stormed out, first capitalizing on a carryover power play when Luke Miller blasted shot from between the faceoff circles up high and into the mesh, just 15 seconds into the period. Just 36 seconds later, Cade Cook and Section X’s top regular-season scorer Evan Collette raced in 2-on-2, with Collette banking the game-tying goal. The two scores countered Mike Merrifield’s marker with 1:23 left in the first period, and Austin Bush’s goal with 1:53 left in the middle period for Starpoint. The Spartans regained the lead 3-2 when junior forward William Mainstone lasered a shot from the high slot that beat Shamrock goalie Rick Chartland over the glove 7:13 left in the contest. Just 1:22 later, when Starpoint failed to clear the puck, a pass from the corner to the crease found Kade Cook’s stick. The senior forward jammed twice at the puck that squeezed through a hole and slid across the goal line, tying the game at 3-3. Salmon River went on a final power play in the last 3:12. Collette rocketed a shot from the high slot. When goalie Gareau leaned slightly right to see the shot, the puck sailed over the opposite shoulder and into the net with 1:25 left to give Salmon River its only lead of the game 4-3. Starpoint got one close scoring chance with :02 left, but Chartland slid across his crease and made a pad stop, just before the final horn.

SALMON RIVER REPEATS
TITLE BEATING O.F.A. 7-3


Salmon River's Oscar Cook (14) wires a goal just inside the right goalpost in the first period.  New York State’s #1-ranked Division II boys high-school hockey team added another title to its storied history. The Salmon River Shamrocks capitalized on three first-period goals from Evan Collette, Carter Johnson and Oscar Cool to springboard a 7-3 win over the Ogdensburg Blue Devils to win its second Section X Division II championship at Clarkson University’s Cheel Arena. OFA provided a glimmer of hope when Dylan Irvine scored from Keagan Frederick to open the second period, but Salmon River scored just 41 seconds later when Connor Dishaw lit the lamp from Luke Miller. Johnson and Dishaw scored again before the close of the second period to build a 6-1 lead. Collette added his second goal to open the third period. Tyler Sovie and Jack Mills scored the final two goals for OFA.  (Bob LaRue photo)

(#2) o.F.A. rallies past (#3) ISLANDERS 5-2 IN SEMIFINALS


Ogdensburg forward Dylan Irvine (5) chips in the loose puck from behind Thousand Islands goalie Brayton Bradley (1) to score the first goal of the game, early in the first period.  A strong third period lifted O.F.A. past the Islanders 5-2 to advance into the Section X Division II Championship against Salmon River. Irvine scored two goals, while Camden Griffith contributed a pair of assists for O.F.A. Tegan Frederick scored what proved to be the game winner.  Brady Sherbino gave the Islanders a brief lead at 2-1 in the first period, before the devils rallied with four straight goals. (Cody Jenne photo)