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CANTON
Former Hobart College Assistant Coach Carl Michaelson was named the new head men’s ice hockey coach. In addition to his extensive coaching experience, Michaelson also played professional hockey for five years and is a former NCAA Division III college hockey standout. In addition to his threeyear stint with Hobart, Michaelson served as owner and operator of Westlake Hockey Development in Montreal, Canada; a program that is currently operating in the Cree Nation of Mistissini, a native reservation located in the James Bay Region of the Province of Quebec. As a player, Michaelson lettered for four years at Hobart earning a bachelor’s of arts degree in economics. On the ice, he served as a captain or assistant captain throughout his career and led the Statesmen to their first ever ECAC West Championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. In addition to playing in college, Michaelson played professional hockey overseas in France and Belgium and had a short stint with the Fort Wayne Komets in the United Hockey League. The defending ECHL champion is in the final stages of becoming a Division III competitor and began its new season October 19th at Fredonia. Their home opener is October 26th against Assumption.
Northern New York Men’s College Hockey Report
CLARKSON
The Golden Knights retired the #7 jersey on October 20th in honor
by Warren Kozireski
of alum Craig Conroy, who played in the green and gold from 1990-94. He will also be inducted into the Hall of Fame the same evening. Conroy helped to lead the Knights to a 91-30-13 overall record, two ECAC Tournament Championships (1991, 1993), three NCAA Tournament showings (1991, 1992, 1993), including a Frozen Four berth (1991), and an ECAC Regular Season title during his four-year career. He is listed as one of the Knights’ all-time leading scorers with 167 points on 63 goals and 104 assists through 140 career games. Freshman Pat Megannaty and Simon Bessette both scored their first collegiate goals in the opening weekend losses at Colorado College.
PLATTSBURGH
Two former hockey players will be among the 2012 class of inductees into the Cardinals Athletic Hall of Fame October 20th—Bryan Murray ’01 and Niklas Sundberg ’02. Murray was a two-time team captain and a member of the 2001 NCAA Men’s Hockey National Championship team that posted a 29-5 record. He received Second Team All-American honors in
2000 and 2001. Murray was also selected to the All-SUNYAC First Team in three consecutive seasons (1998-2001). The Cardinal AllDecade Team member (1995-2004) finished his career with 108 points - good for fifth most by a defenseman and 42nd all-time. Sundberg was also a member of the 2001 NCAA Men’s Hockey National Championship team. During his time at Plattsburgh, he was a two-time All-American and a four-time All-SUNYAC honoree. Sundberg was also named to the SUNYAC All-Tournament Team in 2001 and 2002. He was selected as the SUNYAC Rookie of the Year in 1999 and as a member of the Cardinal All-Decade Team (1995-2004). He still holds the single-season records for save percentage (.946), shutouts (5), goals-against average (1.41) and victories (28). The Cardinals kick off 2012-13 on home ice against Morrisville October 26th.
POTSDAM
The Bears play their first four games of the regular season in their temporary home for the campaign— Massena Arena—beginning October 27th versus Morrisville. Maxcy Arena is undergoing a season-long makeover.
ST. LAWRENCE
Senior captain Kyle Flanagan (Canton) was named the ECAC Hockey Player of the Week for the period ending October 14th after helping the Saints to a split at nationally ranked Western Michigan University.