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CLARKSON
The center spent four seasons with the Brockport Golden Eagles The team announced that playing in 101 games, scoring 32 Kevin Tansey would miss the goals and assisting on 38 others. entire 2012-13 season after be Potsdam has also closed Maxcy ing the victim of an assault in Hall Ice Arena for the season for Ottawa earlier this summer. an $8.7 million project. These The 19-year-old sophomajor alterations are the first to more defenseman suffered a building since its construction in shoulder injury, three cracked 1972. The biggest changes to the ribs and a concussion when he by Warren Kozireski arena include a new high efficiency was assaulted on July 31, 2012. refrigeration system, ice He will resume his studies surface, boards and glass at Clarkson in the Winter as well as expanded team semester. benches. For the fans, the Tansey played a most important improvesignificant role in his first ments include a new clicollegiate season as the mate control system and only Clarkson rookie, and one of only new seating. Permanent individual four Golden Knights, to skate in all 39 seating will replace the lower section of bleachers, while games overall in 2011-12, recording two goals and nine new bleachers will be installed in the upper level. The points. bleachers will be retractable to allow for multipurpose use. The Golden Knights open at Colorado College OctoBalcony seating areas will help to expand the fan capacity ber 12-13 before the home lid-lifter October 20th against to 1,124. Holy Cross. In addition to the fan accommodations, the Bears’ Nine freshmen arrive to join New York native teammates Alex Boak (Norwood), Adam Pawlick (Utica), Matt hockey teams and coaches will have new team locker rooms, coaches’ offices and a center ice player entrance. Wilson (Liverpool), Matt and Joe Zarbo (Grand Island) A locker room for referees will also be added. The new and Andrew Himelson (Monroe). enlarged press box will be constructed above the team benches. Due to the renovation, the Bears are preparing for The Cardinals will save all of their non-conference a year away from home. The men will play their home games for Thanksgiving weekend and the intersession games at Massena Arena in neighboring Massena, NY as they jump immediately into SUNYAC play with their with the first game October 26th against Saint Michael’s opener at home October 26th versus Morrisville. College.
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PLATTSBURGH
POTSDAM
The Bears announced that former Brockport Golden Eagle player Sean O’Malley has been appointed as the team’s assistant coach for the 2012-13 season. O’Malley replaces Tim Crowley, who has assumed the head women’s golf and assistant men’s hockey coaching positions at Elmira College. Crowley also played at Brockport. O’Malley enters his first season with Potsdam after playing minor pro hockey over the last two seasons. The Cleveland native spent last season with the Wheeling Nailers of the East Coast Hockey League and the Danbury Whalers of the Federal Hockey League. In two seasons with the Whalers, O’Malley played in 97 games and totaled 36 goals and 28 assists for 64 points.
ST. LAWRENCE
Seniors Kyle Flanagan (Canton), Matt Dyer (Suffern) and Mac Stratford (Bloomingdale) with sophomore Justin Bruckel (Geneseo) are the in-state returners for the Saints, who had not released their full roster as of press time. The team begins the new campaign with two-game sets at Western Michigan (10/12-13) and Maine (10/1920) before hosting Alabama-Huntsville November 2-3 at Appleton Arena.