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NEW YORK GOALIES LEADING COLLEGE PROGRAMS (An Update to January’s Story)
By Warren Kozireski Wkozires@brockport.edu
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o c k e y Month for Novem- ranking this season and the top of f a n s ber. the ECAC standings with his 9-1-1 h a v e R e n s - record. talked selaer’s Scott Robert Morris University in over the last few Diebold is in his Pittsburgh is off to a rough start years how the junior season with with a relatively young roster. Part state of New York the Engineers of that youth is Penfield native Terproduced three and took over ry Shafer, who had played in 12 of of the 30 curthe top spot ear- the team’s 14 games and earned Branden Komm (Sports Fixed Photo) rent NHL caplier this season both the Colonials wins while seetains in the New w h e n ing 373 shots on goal—better than York Rangers Ryan Callahan J a s o n one every 120 seconds. (Hilton), Los Angeles’ Dustin K a s - RIT’s freshman goaltender Brown (Ithaca) and the Mond o r f f Mike Rotolo (Greece), who got his treal Canadians Brian Gionta was lost first collegiate start November 23rd (Greece). for the against St. Lawrence and hasn’t And three western New York s e a - been out of the lineup since. He natives were recently named to son to racked up a five-game winning the U.S. Olympic hockey roster s h o u l - streak and a six-game unbeaten in Callahan, Brooks Orpik and der sur- run heading to 2014. Scott Diebold (RPIPhoto) Patrick Kane. “We’ve put a Not nearly at the same level, gery. few wins tobut the state has also produced the All the gether, but it’s a top goaltenders for five of the 59 Buffalo nateam game and Division I college hockey programs tive has the guys have in the country. done for played very well Add Division I back-up goalten- the 8-6-4 in front of me ders and Division III starters and Engineers over my first the number jumps six more. is register six starts,” said Williamsville’s Branden Komm is a a 2.17 GAA Rotolo. multi-year starter at Bentley in the (20th in na “It’s nice Atlantic Hockey Association where tion) with (getting so much he has an 8-6-1 record, a 2.43 a .922 playing time Mike Rotolo (RIT Photo) goals against average and .928 save perhis freshman save percentage while playing all c e n t a g e year) and hopefully I but one period-plus for the second (25th in nation) over 17 games. can keep contributing. The most place Falcons. He was named At- Colin Stevens (Niskayuna) has important thing is the wins. To be lantic Hockey Goaltender of the backstopped Union to a top-ten able to play in my hometown, there