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Northern New York Men’s College Hockey Report by Warren Kozireski
CLARKSON The Golden Knights welcome a group of eight players (four forwards, two defensemen and two goaltenders) for the 2013-14 season. Forward Jordan Boucher opened the 2012-13 season playing for the Sioux City Musketeers in the USHL, recording one goal and two assists through 13 games before being traded to Pembroke. He skated in 33 games with the Lumber Kings in the CJHL to close out the year, scoring 35 points on 17 goals and 18 assists. Forward Perry D’Arrisso played the last two years for Corpus Christi in the North American Hockey League, recording 30 goals and 47 assists in 101 games. Defenseman James De Haas was a 2012 NHL Draft choice of Detroit Red Wings (6th round, 170 overall). He played in 53 regular season games for Penticton, recording 23 points on five goals and 18 assists and helped Canada West to a Silver Medal at the World Junior A Challenge (WJAC-19) this past November. Forward A.J. Fossen skated in 55 games for Dubuque, the 2013 USHL Clark Cup Champions, scoring 13 goals and 17 assists for 30 points while posting a team-high 135 penalty minutes along with a +24 plus/minus. Forward Troy Josephs played the past two season with St. Michaels, accumulating 61 points on 28 goals and 33 assists through 83 games and helped St. Michael’s win the OHF Ontario Championship. Skated for Canada East U19 at the 2013 WJAC-19 Tournament, posting one goal and one assist through five
games and was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins (7th round, 209th overall) in the 2013 NHL Draft. Goaltender Steven Perry played past three season for Fairbanks posting a .910 save percentage and 2.27 goals against average en route to a 20-7-3 record along with two shutouts through 30 regular season games in 2012-13. He was in goal when Fairbanks won the NAHL Robertson Cup in 2011. Vinne Runola, a native of Finland, was the starting goaltender for TPS U20 team last season in the Jr. A SM-liiga. Through 29 regular-season games, the 6-0, 180-pound netminder recorded a .905 save percentage and a 2.73 goals against average. Defenseman Bryan Sinz skated in all 56 regular season games for Penticton, recording three goals and nine assists; played in all 15 BCHL playoff games for the Vees, who won the BCHL Interior Division title, notching three assists.
ST. LAWRENCE Canisius College grad Scott Moser (Tonawanda) was named the assistant coach for the Saints golf teams. Moser, who graduated with a degree in business management and marketing in 2012, played for the Griffs’ golf and ice hockey teams. Moser began working towards a Master’s degree in sports administration at Canisius, working as the marketing and promotions graduate assistant. This position came after an outstanding career on the links and ice, where he was an eight-time All-Academic team member and captained the hockey squad.
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