Hockey NYS
was a First Team All-SUNYAC selection.
GENESEO
A playoff first round loss to Fredonia finished the campaign for the Knights. Senior defenseman Danny Scagnelli (College Point) was a First Team All-SUNYAC pick and 2010-11 Rookie of the Year and leading scorer Zachary Vit was Third Team.
MONROE CC
The fourth time is a charm as the Tribunes won their first national title beating Williston State
(ND) in the title game 4-2. The game marked their fourth trip to the final. Tournament Most Valuable Player Tom Dehr (Varysburg) stopped 38 shots. MCC rallied from a 1-0 deficit on goals by Dan Turgeon and Zach McDonald 31 seconds apart. Bobby Thomaris (Elmira) scored a power play goal off a pass
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from Tim Young (Chili) for the third goal and Dan Going (Wilton) deflected home the insurance goal with just 2:59 left in the contest. Dehr was joined on the AllTournament team by Young, Thomaris, and Turgeon. Head coach Craig Chamberlain was named Coach of the Tournament. MCC became the winningest team in the program’s history with a sweep over Hudson Valley CC to move to 22-3 on the year. The 22 victories eclipsed the old singleseason mark of 21, which the team achieved on four other occasions.
NIAGARA
The Purple Eagles finished the regular season on a five game unbeaten streak to secure second place in the Atlantic Conference and a first round bye for the playoffs. They were to host the seventh seed after the first round was completed. Niagara has never lost to RIT in the Division I era now with a record of 9-0-5. Senior goaltender Chris Noonan made 51 saves in the season finale launching him into the top spot in the nation in save percentage (.941) and fourth in goals against (1.71). Sophomore forward Ryan Murphy scored seven goals and four assists in the month of Febru-
ary including a hat trick against RIT. He came into the month with two goals and three assists.
R.I.T.
The Tigers won the tiebreaker of a three-way tie for third place with Mercyhurst and Holy Cross to earn a first round playoff bye. They were to host the sixth seed after the first round in a best-ofthree series. Senior forward Cameron Burt netted two points in the final home regular season game to tie the school record for points in a career with 132 points. He tied the mark held by Simon Lambert set between 2005-08. Senior goaltender Shane Madolora finished the regular season fifth in the country in goals against (1.94) and sixth in save percentage (.931).
OTHER NYS NOTES
• Williamsville native Branden Komm of Bentley was named Atlantic Hockey Goaltender of the Week ending February 19th. He was 2-0 while making 54 saves on 56 shots. • Senior Connor Knapp (York) was the top goaltender in the nation with a 1.53 goals against average and was second in save percentage (.939) as of the end of the regular season for the University of Miami. Knapp was a sixth round pick by Buffalo in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. *