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The Lake Placid News
Red hot Golden Knights triumph in ECAC tournament
By GEORGE DeCHANT
The Golden Knights of Clarkson
proved that it's better to be the hot
team with the hot goaltender, then
to have the highest seeding when
they won the Eastern College
Athletic
Conference
(ECAC)
playoffs by defeating Brown 3-1
on Saturday. March 20 and
Reitssalaer Polytechnic Instituted
(RPI) 5-1 on Friday, March 19.
Leading the way for Clarkson
was goalie Chris Roggles, who
was named to the all-tournament
team and was selected as the tournaments most valuable player.
The Golden Knights skated
Brown to a scoreless first period,
but much of the credit in keeping
Brown scoreless goes to Roggles.
"Chris came up huge for us in
the first period. To have a championship team you need a hoi
goalie," Mark Morris, Clarkson
coach, said.
The Knights were applying the
pressure for most of the period,
with the Bears getting several
breakaways.
"As soon as we started dumping the puck and forecheckmg we
started to loosen up," Morns said.
The Golden Knights started the
second with an unassisted goal by
Kevin Murphy, a Northwood
graduate, at 2:46 and Clarkson
held a 1-0 lead at the end of the
second period.
Murphy was able to turn a
mistake into a goal. After missing
a good pass from Steve Palmer,
Murphy dug the puck out of the
comer and was able to get a shot
off.
"1 fell and as it trickled in, I
watched it from my back," Murphy said.
The game looked far from over
at that' point and Geoff Finch,
Brown goalie, thought they still
had a chance.
"1 really thought we had a
chance to win because we're a
good third period team," Finch
said.
In the third period, Todd Marchant got another unassisted goal
at 2:46. Marchant's goal caught
Finch, who played a strong game
for Brown, off guard. Marchant
stole the puck from a Brown defender and poked it home.
The goal turned out to be the
winning goal and Marchant went
-on to he nwncA «o n*e ••M-loomamem team. Also named to the
were going to be upset for the second time in as many games. RPI
held a 1-0 lead, with a goal from
Ron Pasco and seemed to be able
control the Crimson offense. But
Harvard scored three goals in the
second to grab a 3-1 lead.
Matt Mallgrave. Sean McCann
and Chris Baird scored goals for
the Crimson.
Though down, RPI did not give
up and Jeff Bnck got a goal at the
end of the period to make the score
3-2. Early in the third Kelly
Askew sent in a netbumer lo ue
the score at 3-all.
The Engineers continued to take
the game to Harvard for the next
three minutes, but at 5:23
Mallgrave got the game winner,
with
assists
from
Steve
Flomenhoft and Bryan Lonsinger.
About three minutes later Steve
Martins got an insurance goal. Ben
Coughlin got the assist
After RPI pulled its goalie, Ted
Drury got a goal at 19:55, with
Chns Baird getting the assist.
"The kids put their mind lo it
and played a good second and
third period," Tomassoni said.
"If we skate like we did the last
period, I think we can beat anyone
in the country."
Clarkson overpowers RPI
Clarkson came out rough in the
first semifinal game played Friday,
March 19 and were able to out
muscle RPI 5-3.
"They (Clarkson) got bigger
and stronger
guys," Buddy
Powers, RPI coach, said. "Our
guys looked like a young learn."
Craig Conroy connected in the
first period for the Golden Knights
and Clarkson never trailed. Mikko
Tavi and Patrice Robiiaille got the
assists.
The game loosened up in the
second period after a tight first.
Marko Tuomainen started the second with a goal at 9:49. Hugo
Belanger got the assist Clarkson
also got goals from Conroy, Hugo
Belanger, and Sanderson in the
period.
Several of the goals came after
penalties against the Knights.
"We weren't very happy about
some of the calls," Morris said.
"We didn't feel we were getting
our fair share."
Harvard wins consolation
After killing the penalties, MorAfter the first period, in the conris
felt it inspired his learn.
solation game on Saturday, March
"You know in your heart you
20, Harvard looked as though they
took the brunt...we felt were were
slighted...that fueled the fire to
come out smoking."
Like spit on the griddle, the
Golden Knights came back sizzling.
RPI managed to pull to 4-3 near
the end of the second period with
goals from Tim Regan, Kelly
Askew and Ron Pasco, but with 32
seconds left in the period Sanderson's goal broke the Engineer's
back.
In the third period the Knights
turned up the defease.
"I felt in the third period we
played one of our best defensive
periods," Morris said.
A lot of the defensive highlights
were from Roggles.
"When we had our few brain
cramps, Chris came up big," Morris said.
"Thai's what I'm supposed to do
in the cruciai times," Roggles
said
team from Clarkson was Guy
Sanderson.
As time was running out for
Brown they turned up the pressure
and got a goal from Mike Ross at
1853. with assists from Scott
Hartley and Mark Shaughnessy.
Still the Bears trailed and, with
little over a minute left, pulled
their goalie.
"We had a chance," Bobby
Gaudet, Brown coach, said. "Our
goalie gave us that chance."
"They scored an open net goal
with three seconds left. (Unul
then) we had a chance." Gaudet
said.
It was Steve Dubinsky who
sealed the victory with the empty
net goal. Marchant and Martin
d'Orsonnens got the assists.
Completing the all-tournament
team were Brown players James
O'Brien and Chris Kiban, along
with Malt Mallgrave of Harvard.
For the Clarkson hockey team,
since Christmas, every game has
had more importance than the
other top three ECAC learns in the
tournament. After a poor start,
every game became life or death.
"Our playoffs started about a
month and a half a go...right
guys...we couldn't lose," Morris
said, with several of his players
silting behind him at the postgame press conference.
At Christmastime, the Golden
Knights were were in 10th place,
but fought hard at the end of the
season to finish in third place.
Clarkson was 7-0-1 in the last
eight games of the regular season
and 12-1-1 in the last 14 games.
Clarkson had been the preseason pick as the No. 1 team, but
Harvard and RPI finished first and
second, respectively, ahead of the
Golden Knights and Brown finished fourth.
With their tournament win, the
Knights received a NCAA tournament bid.
The previous night Ronn
Tomassoni, Harvard coach, was
asked if he preferred to be the top
seed or have the hot team after his
team lost to Brown.
"I'd like to be both," he said.
The Golden Knights proved
being hot is enough.
Clarkson mugs after winning tournament on Saturday
Brown beats Harvard
The number four seed in the
Bottom Left Hand Corner
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Ciarkson's Craig Conroy (7) slips past the Brown defense in the championship game
1:37. Mark Fabbro and Kelly
Jones got the assists.
The Crimson answered at 3:38
with a goal by McLaughlin. Drury
and Tom Holmes assisted.
Brown came right back. Kaban
put the Bears back on top nine
second later. Mike Traggio and
Jones hand die assists.
"Any lime you can answer a
goal, it's critical," Tomassoni
Brown started slow in the first said.
period, but soon began to take the
The period ended 2-1, but the
game to Harvard. Though no one Crimson had their chances. In die
scored in the first period Brown span of 30 seconds Harvard hit die
controled ihe period.
goal posts twice.
"We got some nice goals and
The Bears capitalize on the
pressure early in the second period some luck..a couple of pipes,"
when Chns Kahan punched the Bob Gaudet Brown coach, said.
puck into \'---: C'TV^^. ^ ric: ai Finch had a different perspectournament Brown Bears, played
like No. 1 aganst Harvard in the
final semifinal of the evening. The
Bears pulled off one of the biggest
upsets in the tournament when
ihey thumped the Crimson 3-1.
Goalie, Geoff Finch, nearly shut
down the Harvard offense help of
a couple goal posts, only allowing
one goal.
Top notch
Thnto by Crforjr DrChant}
At the Skating Club of Lake PlacirTs
end-of-the-year banquet, a bevy of
awards and certificates were given out,
with two of the most prestigious being
the Citizens Award and the Summer Ice
Scholarship given out by the New York
Olympic Regional Developement Authority. This year, Darcy Winch received
I knew that fleams me AJJbnm
people whe warn me ECAC Dmsun ] Hocfcrv Champion ships
mere If me ECACs war tee 1
wouldn't gc* to eat afl me
biovne? — I wouida"t pat •> fo
watch the game, though I did. The
public relation* people gave me all
the mformatjori I needed to wrae
stones
AD this information didn't help
some wntery One guy screwed up
the nickname of Brown Unrversry. Not to meaoon the radio sation
I sat next » seemed ID miss half of
the things mat woe gang an
For example. Ihe rad» soman
came back from die feed zone wAh
two big piirr of food, men went
on the an and KM me people back
in Providence. R.I.. what a great
on Of
mack of
rehed on me
t
scored." when really the player
never lost the puck
Radio must be great no one really knows what happens back
home so yon car) say what you
want
During me game, ihe guy domg
coior spent much of the time with
binoculars Not watching ihe
game, bat checking out who was
wearing the stuns he made
"That guy has a stun from the
afaary- why didn't he buy one
from me''" he sad This was off
me ar. but it was one of his more
astute analyses of mr game
The bes moment came when
* e radw staooa ancrviewed Ned
Harkness. ORDA duef e*ecatr*e
ofbeer Thar concept of how ORDA gets as money was,
These gays woe the onh
a
the citizens award, which is selected by
the employees who work on or around
the rinks at the Olympic Center. Winning the Summer Ice Scholarship was
Laura Kiken. From left to right are
Winch, Colleen Duffy, director of figure
skating, Kareen Tyler, assistant director
of figure skating, and Kiken.
Cub Scouts hold derby
George
DeChant
0RDA goes all out to feed writer at the ECAC
] was in hog heaven
ORDA was being nice to me
and ; had one of the best seats m
the house
But that s not all.
1 had all me brownies I amid
sat and. bebeve me. J polished my
share.
The New York Olympic Re
gwnai Development Aathonry has
my volt ID gn the Eastern Collefe
Ajhleoc Conference hockey
names* back nor next wear
tive. He said he thought, "thank
god," when he heard die puck hit
the goal posts.
"It's a mistake, but our team
didn't suffer," Finch said.
He added a big plus was the
ability of his team to take the lead
after Harvard's only goal.
"It helps build my confidence." he said. "And we play
better with the lead."
Enc Trach got the insurance
goal at 4:29 in the third period,
with assists from Brian Jardine
and Jones.
After the third goal Brown slipped into a defensive mode and
held Harvard back. The No. 1
seeded team was left playing in the
cons.vd'.ior same m Saturdav
press conferences was to look at
Ihe reporters who were from the
big cities, who covered these
teams aH the time. They called the
coaches ty their firo name. bu»
mey asked the same stupid questions the rest of us dttL
The best thing about some of
these reporter* was they were obviously used to the free food — all
these men and women were 20 io
50 pounds overweight
After personally eatmc 10
brownies this weekend. J could see
why.
There were more people ake me
(not used ID free food mere Most
of mese were seponers from me
coDtfCA ptayng m the ECACs.
Coftege sunknts at biark learner
Jackets, who were probar*y steeping 12 u i mom and who were
wrl aware of me anportaace of
food
I namk ORDA should host not
at iK ECAC
their
cootors i
got •> ry and moar docks
PR-
t
Stan your engines. The eighth
annual Bedford District Cub
Scouts Pinewood Derby will be
held at the Olympic Center m
Lake Placid on Saturday. April 3.
Cub
Scouts
from
packs
throughout the Tri-Lakes region
will vie for trophies m four
classifications
at the annual
springtime event to be held m the
LUSSJ Rink
The Cub Scouts have tested their
cars in derby races within their
packs earlier this year. They are
now making modifications, final
preparations and last minute
tune-ups for this grand finale.
Prospective Cub Scouts and thenparents arc invited to the derby.
The action begins at 12:30 pjn.
and admission ts free.
Wild Wednesdays at Whiteface
The 1992-9? ski season has beer,
one of abundant snowfall and great
cond.aons a: Whiteface Mountain
The staff has done an exceuem jot
in taking advantage of the natural
snow, making the Whneface
Mountain ski conditions among
dr bst in the East.
In celebration of the great snow
year and spring skiing the Olympic Authority » proud io announce
Wild Wednesdays at Whiteface
Mountam On Wednesday. March
24, March 31 and April 7. a oneday all ticket will only be S10.
The Service America Rental Shop
wiE offer a special rental rate of
S12.
DuMond fifth in nordic championships
Lara DnMond. Lake Pland
mnrhrd an email ifm at a r nor
dm: regional J2 chamraoawapi
held rridav-Sanday. March 5-7 at
me
rtonaerness
School
at
P*ymon*. New Hampsmre A
freshman at Hokfcrness. DaMond
led a coament of fee
Icebreaker canoe race rescheduled
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