2003-04 SUNYAC Ice Hockey
Players of the Week

February, 16, 2004
Co-Players of the Week

Doug Carr, Plattsburgh
Jr., Defenseman, Pickering, ONT

Chris Lee, Potsdam
Sr., Forward, MacTier, ONT

Doug Carr (Pickering, ONT/Pickering Panthers), a junior defenseman from Pickering, Ontario, scored a goal in a 2-1 victory over Oswego that clinched the SUNYAC regular-season championship for the Cardinals. He scored the tying goal late in the first period and played a major role on the defense that held the Lakers to just a single goal. He added two assists in a 6-1 victory over Cortland State Saturday that capped an undefeated conference season (12-0-2) for the Cards. He assisted on the game-winner early in the second period and added another assist on his team's fourth goal, which came 10 minutes later in the period.

Chris Lee (MacTier, ONT/Parry Sound Shamrocks), a senior from MacTier, Ontario, earns the Player of the Week honor for the third time this season after leading his team to two crucial SUNYAC victories over the weekend as the Bears moved from fourth place in the league to second. He recorded two assists, both on power-play goals, in Potsdam's 6-5 win over Cortland on Friday. On Saturday, with key points on the line, Lee led the Bears to a 6-2 win scoring two goals and adding a pair of assists to complete a four-point game and a six-point weekend. Lee leads his team and the conference in scoring with 48 points (17g, 31a).

Rookie of the Week

Kyle Bozoian, Fredonia
Fr., Forward, St. Charles, MO

Kyle Bozoian (St. Charles, MO/St. Charles West HS), a freshman forward from St. Charles, Missouri, scored two goals and added an assist as the Blue Devils beat Brockport 6-1. He came back the next day with a power-play goal with just 2:35 remaining in the game to lift Fredonia over Geneseo 2-1 and secure a playoff spot for the Devils. Fredonia can clinch the fifth seed Tuesday night with a victory over Buffalo State and a Cortland loss to Oswego.

Goaltender of the Week

Rob Stanley, Fredonia
Fr., Goaltender, New York, NY

Rob Stanley (New York/Lowell Lock Monsters), a freshman goaltender from New York City, made 29 saves for the Blue Devils in the 6-1 win over Brockport on Friday. He allowed an early first-period goal, but shut down the Golden Eagle offense the rest of the way. On Saturday, Stanley made a fine save on a clean break-away early, and stopped 11 shots in the third period, including several over the final 2:35 while Geneseo skated with an extra attacker. In all, he came up with 25 stops to hold off the Knights and lead Fredonia to the 2-1 upset. For the weekend, Stanley picked up a pair of wins stopping 56 of the 58 (.966) shots he faced.




February 9, 2004
Co-Players of the Week

Justin Corio, Geneseo
Sr., Forward, Ransomville, NY

Don Patrick, Oswego
Jr., Forward, Fulton, NY

Justin Corio (Ransomville/Ft. Erie Meteors) scored the empty-net goal that iced the Knights' 4-2 win over Potsdam on Friday night and netted both goals in a hard-fought 2-2 tie against sixth-ranked Plattsburgh on Saturday. Corio has tallied 12 times this season and added seven assists. The tie against Plattsburgh kept the Knights in the hunt for an opening round bye in the SUNYAC playoffs. Geneseo is #13 in the latest USCHO.com poll with a 13-5-4 record.

Don Patrick (Fulton/Texas Tornado) netted a power-play goal in the Lakers' 4-1 win at Geneseo on Tuesday which vaulted Oswego into a second-place tie with the Knights. Over the weekend, the junior center scored a goal and added three assists for a four-point night as Oswego rolled past Buffalo State 8-1. On Saturday, Patrick scored once and set up two others in an 8-4 win over Fredonia. The victory, coupled with Geneseo's tie with Plattsburgh, put the Lakers into second place with a single weekend of league play remaining. For the week, Patrick recorded
three goals and five assists in three games.

Co-Rookies of the Week

Dave Wilmert, Buffalo State
Fr., Forward, Ada, MI

Jason Lojewski, Cortland
Fr., Goaltender, Whitesboro, NY

Dave Wilmert (Ada, MI/Youngstown Phantoms) assisted on the game-winning goal against Cortland and added an insurance marker to put the Bengals up 4-2 with less than four minutes to play in regulation. Wilmert's goal at 16:57 was his first of the season. The win was an important one for Bengals, as it propelled them two points ahead of Brockport and within two points of Fredonia, heading into the final weekend of SUNYAC play.

Jason Lojewski (Whitesboro/Whitesboro, HS), playing in the first game of his career, registered 27 saves, including 15 in the third period in a 2-1 overtime Cortland win over visiting Fredonia. Lojewski came within 31 seconds of posting a shutout in the game. On Saturday versus Buffalo State, he came off the bench in the third period and stopped two of the three shots he faced in 9:07. For the two games, Lojewski posted a 1-0-0 record with a 1.72 GAA and a .935 save percentage.

Goaltender of the Week

Tyson Gajda, Oswego
Sr., Goaltender, Westfield, MA

Tyson Gajda (Westfield, MA/Northwood Prep) was excellent in all three outings last week, helping Oswego to three key wins and second place in the league standings. Gajda stopped 32 of 33 shots in the Lakers' 4-1 win at #13 Geneseo early in the week, stopped 27 of 28 shots as Oswego rolled past Buffalo State on Friday, and made 24 saves in Saturday's 8-4 victory over Fredonia. Gajda ran his record as a starter to 12-3-3 on the season, and he moved into second place on the career win list at Oswego State with 45. This is the third time this season, Gajda has received the honor.




February 2, 2004

Player of the Week
Chris Lee, Potsdam
Sr., Forward, MacTier, ONT

Chris Lee ( MacTier, ONT/Parry Sound Shamrocks) was a key contributor in the Bears' 2-1 week with three goals and six assists. Lee registered a goal and two assists in each of this past weekend's two conference victories for the Bears. Potsdam defeated Fredonia 4-3 and Buffalo State 7-4 to move to 6-3-1 in the SUNYAC and into a second-place tie with Geneseo. Earlier in the week, Lee also added a goal and two assists in an 8-7 overtime loss to Utica College. He currently has 30 points (9g, 21a) on the season. This is the second time Lee has received the award. He also shared the honor with Plattsburgh's Dave Friel on Dec. 8.

Co-Rookies of the Week

Myles Palliser, Potsdam
Fr., Forward, Lake Cowichan, British Columbia

Myles Palliser (Lake Cowichan, British Coumbia/Nepean Raiders) had a great week for the Bears scoring three goals and adding seven assists in three games for the Bears. Palliser registered two assists against Fredonia, he scored a goal and had three assists against Buffalo State, and scored twice and added two assists in the loss to Utica. This season, Palliser has scored 12 goals and assisted on 18 others and he leads the conference in freshmen scoring.

Matt Zeman, Fredonia
Fr., Forward, Rocky River, OH

Matt Zeman (Rocky River, OH/St. Ignatius), a freshman from Rocky River, Ohio, has a goal and an assist in each of his last three games. He leads the Blue Devils in scoring with 29 points (13g, 16a). Zeman scored a goal against Potsdam which forged a 3-3 tie in an eventual 4-3 loss and tallied against Plattsburgh to pull the Blue Devils to within a goal in the third period against the 4th-ranked Cardinals. Zeman is just one point behind Palliser for the SUNYAC lead in freshmen scoring.

Goaltender of the Week
Brett Walker, Geneseo
Jr., Goaltender, Regina, Saskatchewan

Brett Walker (Regina, Saskatchewan/Kindersley Klippers) stopped 25 shots in a 6-4 win over Cortland Saturday. The victory puts the Knights in a second-place tie in the conference. Walker leads all SUNYAC goaltenders in winning percentage (.750) and is second in save percentage (.903). He was also named SUNYAC Goaltender of the Week on Nov. 10.




January 26, 2004

Player of the Week
Ryan Venturelli, Potsdam
Sr., Goaltender, Bracebridge, ONT

Ryan Venturelli (Bracebridge, ONT/Huntsville Wildcats) held Plattsburgh, currently the SUNYAC's first-place team and the #5 team in the nation, to just one goal as Potsdam earned a 1-1 tie with the Cardinals. Venturelli made 30 saves in the game, including a couple of stops in the overtime period to help the Bears earn a key point and improve to 4-3-1 in conference play. This is Venturelli's first Player of the Week award. The Bracebridge, Ontario resident was named SUNYAC Goaltender of the Week on December 8th.

Rookie of the Week
Sean O'Connell, Buffalo State
Fr., Defensemen, Buffalo, NY

Sean O'Connell (Buffalo/Capital Centre Pride) had five points this past weekend for Buffalo State, helping his team to two victories over Neumann College. In Friday's 6-3 win, O'Connell recorded three assists on Buffalo State's first, third and fifth goals. Saturday night, O'Connell had two goals for the Bengals. The first came at the 12:56 mark of the first period and tied the game at two. O'Connell went on to score the game-winner on the power-play with 1:01 left on the scoreboard, lifting the Bengals to a 5-4 win over the Knights.

Goaltender of the Week
Brett Leonhardt, Oswego
Fr., Goaltender, Waterloo, ONT

Brett Leonhardt (Waterloo, ONT/Kitchener Dutchmen) recorded a 5-2 win over Hamilton College in his first collegiate start on Tuesday night. Leonhardt recorded 31 saves, including 13 in a first period which was dominated by Hamilton. His play helped Oswego to its first victory in the last five games. The defending conference champion Lakers are currently 10-5-3 overall and get the second half of their SUNYAC season underway this Friday at Geneseo.




January 19, 2004

Player of the Week
Mitch Stevens, Geneseo
Fr., Forward, Forrest, Manitoba

Mitch Stevens (Forrest, Manitoba/Yorkton Terriers) totaled seven points in a 2-0-1 week for Geneseo. The first-year forward, scored two goals in a 4-4 tie at Hobart on Tuesday, tallied one goal and an assist in a 7-3 home win over the Statesmen on Friday, and capped the week with a goal and two helpers in a 7-4 win at Elmira on Saturday. He now leads his team with 19 points (7g, 12 a). The Ice Knights are red-hot with a 6-0-1 record in their last seven games and look to continue their winning ways tonight as they open the second-half of the SUNYAC season against Brockport.

Rookie of the Week
Kyle Bozoian, Fredonia
Fr., Forward, St. Charles, MO

Kyle Bozoian (St. Charles, MO/St. Charles West HS) scored twice against 11th-ranked RIT Friday night to help the Blue Devils to a hard-fought 3-3 tie. Bozoian scored Fredonia's second goal to give the Blue Devils a 2-0 lead before the Tigers stormed back with three unanswered goals. Trailing in the third period, Bozoian scored his second goal off a scramble at 7:19 to help preserve the tie. Bozoian is currently fifth on the team in scoring with 13 points.

Goaltender of the Week
Andy Reynolds, Brockport
Jr., Goaltender, Grand Rapids, MI

Andy Reynolds (Grand Rapids, MI/Grand Rapids) made 46 saves in two wins over Framingham State this past weekend to help the Golden Eagles up their record to 4-12. He turned aside 18 shots on Friday in a tight 4-3 win over the Rams and stopped 28 in Saturday's 5-2 win. Reynolds is 3-1 since joining the team and his work in goal has propelled Brockport to three victories in its last four games.




January 12, 2004
Co-Players of the Week

Jason Wilson, Cortland
So., Forward, Johnston, RI

Justin Corio, Geneseo
Sr., Forward, Ransomville

Jason Wilson (Johnston, RI/Northfield Mt. Hermon) contributed five points on three goals and two assists to help the Red Dragons to a 2-0-1 week. He registered a key assist as Cortland claimed a 3-2 road win at Lebanon Valley on Tuesday. Over the weekend, Wilson scored two goals and assisted on the game-winner in a 9-5 home win over Hobart and scored Cortland's third goal in a 3-3 tie at Hobart the following day. Wilson leads the Red Dragons in points (23) and goals (16) and is currently tied for the most goals in the nation.

Justin Corio (Ransomville/Ft. Erie Meteors) had a part in each of the Blue Knights' goals Friday night in a 3-2 overtime win over Wentworth. The senior forward scored twice, including the game-winner two minutes into overtime, and recorded an assist. Corio also added an assist in an 8-3 win over Johnson & Wales on Saturday that brought the Knights' overall record to 8-4-1.

Rookie of the Week
Sean Sheehan, Buffalo State
Fr., Goaltender, Mt. Laurel, NJ

Sean Sheehan (Mt. Laurel, NJ/Abitibi Eskimos), a freshman goaltender from Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, went 1-1 between the pipes for the Bengals in his first weekend of play at the collegiate level. Sheehan stopped 27 shots on goal in Friday's 4-3 loss to Plymouth State. He bounced back from the tough loss with a 33-save performance in a 2-1 Buffalo State victory at Framingham State. Sheehan's play helped the Bengals to their third win of the season and second in their last three games.

Goaltender of the Week
Simon Maignan, Fredonia
So., Goaltender, Pully, Switzerland

Simon Maignan (Pully, Switzerland/French National Team) stopped 35 of the 37 shots he faced over the weekend in a 1-1 road trip for the Blue Devils. Maignan made 16 saves while giving up just one goal in Fredonia's 4-1 win at Framingham State. The following day, Maignan entered Fredonia's game at Plymouth State eight minutes into the contest and made 19 saves in 52 minutes, again surrendering just one goal in a 3-1 loss. Maignan has posted a .909 save percentage and a 2.18 GAA in 10 games so far
this season.




December 8, 2003
Co-Players of the Week

Dave Friel, Plattsburgh
So., Forward, Mississauga, ONT

Chris Lee, Potsdam
Sr., Center, MacTier, ONT

Plattsburgh forward Dave Friel (Mississauga, ONT/Streetsville Derbys) and Potsdam center Chris Lee (MacTier, ONT/Parry Sound Shamrocks) have been named SUNYAC Co-Players of the Week. Friel scored two goals in a 5-4 win over #3-ranked Oswego Friday. His first goal tied the game at one after Plattsburgh had fallen behind the Lakers 1-0 early and his second goal brought the Cardinals back again, this time tying the game at two at the start of a wild second period. On Saturday, Friel contributed a pair of assists in a 10- 2 Cardinal win at Cortland. Friel's four-point weekend helped Plattsburgh remain the only undefeated team in SUNYAC play. Lee recorded a natural hat-trick in the Bears' 7-2 win over Cortland on Friday, then came back on Saturday and registered a pair of power-play assists in Potsdam's huge 3-2 win over Oswego. Lee's first assist came on a Myles Palliser power-play tally that evened the game at one in the second and his second assist was on Scott Craig's game-winner mid-way through the third.

Rookie of the Week
Brett Bestwick, Geneseo
Fr., Forward, Nanaimo, British Columbia

Geneseo's Brett Bestwick (Nanaimo, BC/Nanaimo Clippers) earns SUNYAC Rookie of the Week honors for his performances in the Knights' two victories this past weekend. Bestwick assisted on Nick Onody's game-winning goal at 8:53 of the third and scored the insurance goal himself, as Geneseo held off Buffalo State 5-3 on Friday. On Saturday, he scored his second of the weekend with time ticking down in the third to lift the Knights to a 3-1 lead against Fredonia. The Knights, who are tied for second in the conference, went on to win the game 4-1.

Goaltender of the Week
Ryan Venturelli, Potsdam
Sr., Goaltender, Bracebridge, ONT

Potsdam senior Ryan Venturelli (Bracebridge, ONT/Huntsville Wildcats) takes the SUNYAC Goaltender of the Week award for his exceptional play in two tough conference victories this weekend. Venturelli made 40 saves in the Bears' 7-2 win over Cortland on Friday night, and finished with a stellar 46-save performance in a 3-2 win over #3-ranked Oswego on Saturday. Potsdam won the game despite being out-shot 48-21, and Venturelli made 17 saves in the third period alone.




December 1, 2003

Player of the Week
Jocelyn Dubord, Oswego
So., Forward, LaChenaie, QUE

Oswego forward Jocelyn Dubord (LaChenaie, ONT/St. Jerome) earns the Player of the Week award for the second week in a row. The sophomore from LaChenaie, Quebec, tallied two goals and added an assist as the 3rd-ranked Lakers tied Williams College 5-5 on Friday night. The next day, Dubord assisted on both Oswego State goals in a 2-1 win over 15th-ranked New England College. Dubord finished the weekend with two goals and three assists for five points in two games against two quality opponents.

Rookie of the Week
Scott Lengyel, Cortland
Fr., Forward, Bridgeport, CT

Cortland freshman forward Scott Lengyel (Bridgeport, CT/Capital District Selects) scored six points on two goals and four assists in three games for the Red Dragons to earn Rookie of the Week honors. Lengyel collected two assists in a 5-4 OT loss to Hamilton, had an assist in a 6-5 loss to Amherst at the McCabe Tournament, and recorded two goals and an assist in an 8-4 win over UMass Dartmouth in the consolation game of the McCabe Tournament. Lengyel is currently fifth on the team in scoring with 12 points (4g, 8a), leads all freshmen on the team in scoring, and is tied for 13th nationally in points per game for rookies (1.33).

Goaltender of the Week
Craig Neilsen, Plattsburgh
So., Goaltender, Markham, ONT

Plattsburgh sophomore goaltender Craig Neilsen (Markham, ONT/Ajax Axemen) earns the Goaltender of the Week award following his performance against Norwich this weekend. Neilsen made 33 saves, many of them spectacular, in a 2-0 shutout victory over Norwich on Friday night in the first game of the PrimeLink Great Northern Shootout in Plattsburgh. The defending national champion Cadets, ranked number one in the country, had not been beaten since February 21st. He also had 35 saves in the 5-2 loss to Middlebury in the championship game on Saturday night.




November 24, 2003

Player of the Week
Jocelyn Dubord, Oswego
So., Forward, LaChenaie, QUE

Oswego sophomore forward Jocelyn Dubord (LaChenaie, QUE/St. Jerome) earns Player of the Week honors for his one goal, two assist showing in a 5-3 victory over 8th-ranked RIT on Saturday. The victory kept the third-ranked Lakers unbeaten on the season at 7-0-2 and 3-0-1 in the SUNYAC standings.

Rookie of the Week
Ryan McCarthy, Potsdam
Fr., Forward, Brampton, ONT

Potsdam freshman Ryan McCarthy (Brampton, ONT/Georgetown Raiders) takes home the Rookie of the Week award after registering two goals and two assists Friday in an 8-5 win over Hobart. McCarthy's seven goals and four assists on the season place him among the top freshman scorers in the nation.

Goaltender of the Week
Tyson Gajda, Oswego
Sr., Goaltender, Westfield, MA

Oswego senior goaltender Tyson Gajda (Wesfield, MA/Northwood Prep) earns the Goaltender of the Week award for the second week in a row. Gajda made 31 saves on 34 shots on Saturday in the Lakers' lone game versus RIT. With the win, Gajda remains perfect on the season with a record of 6-0-2.




November 17, 2003

Player of the Week
Nate Gagnon- Cortland
Jr., Forward, Wilton, NY

Cortland junior forward Nate Gagnon (Wilton/University of Maine) earns SUNYAC Player of the Week honors for his four goal, two assist performance in the Red Dragons' weekend sweep of Fredonia and Buffalo State. With the victories, the Red Dragons improve to 4-0 in the conference for the first time in school history. Gagnon had two goals, including the game-winner in a 6-2 win Friday night at Fredonia and registered two goals and two assists in a 7-4 win at Buffalo State Saturday. Gagnon leads the Red Dragons in scoring with 13 points (8g, 5a). He is ranked second nationally in power-play goals and ninth nationally in points per game for the Red Dragons who are currently fifth nationally in scoring offense and fourth in power-play percentage.

Rookie of the Week
Ryan Busby, Plattsburgh
Fr., Forward, Georgetown, ONT

Plattsburgh freshman forward Ryan Busby (Georgetown, ONT/Georgetown Raiders) earns the Rookie of the Week award. Busby scored a natural hat-trick on Friday night against Brockport in a 9-2 win. He also had an assist for four points on the evening and scored a goal in a 9-2 win over Geneseo Saturday. Plattsburgh is currently atop the SUNYAC standings at 5-0.

Goaltender of the Week
Tyson Gajda, Oswego
Sr., Goaltender, Westfield, MA

Oswego senior goaltender Tyson Gajda (Westfield, MA/Northwood Prep) earns goaltender of the week accolades for his efforts in the Lakers 2-0 weekend. Gajda made 32 saves in a 6-2 win over Buffalo State Friday and 28 saves in a 2-1 win over Fredonia Saturday. He stopped 60 of 63 shots fired at him to keep the Lakers unbeaten in conference play at 3-0-1. With the two wins earned this weekend, Gajda moves into fourth place on the school's all-time win list with 38.




November 10, 2003

Player of the Week
Matt Donskov - Cortland
Sr., Forward, Westerville, OH

Senior forward Matt Donskov (Westerville, OH/Wexford Raiders) was named SUNYAC Player of the Week for his two goal, three assist performance in the Red Dragons' sweep of Brockport and Geneseo this past weekend. After registering an assist against Brockport on Friday night, Donskov tallied four points in the third period in a 7-4 win over Geneseo on Saturday. His two assists came on the game-tying and game-winning goals and his two goals were 20 seconds apart and short-handed to seal the win. Donskov is tied for the team lead with eight points, has a team-high five assists, and is ranked nationally in Division III in short-handed goals.

Goaltender of the Week
Brett Walker - Geneseo
Jr., Goaltender, Regina, Saskatchewan

Geneseo junior Brett Walker (Regina, Saskatchewan/Kindersley Klippers) was named SUNYAC Goaltender of the Week after playing over 103 minutes between the pipes in the Blue Knights' 0-1-1 weekend. Walker kept Geneseo in the game Friday against defending SUNYAC champion Oswego. He allowed just two goals and made 47 saves in 65 minutes to help the Knights pull off a 2-2 tie. He also made 27 saves in just under 39 minutes of action in a 7-4 loss to Cortland on Saturday.

Rookie of the Week
Scott Lengyel, Cortland
Fr., Forward, Bridgeport, CT

Freshman forward Scott Lengyel (Bridgeport, CT/Capital District Selects) was named Rookie of the Week after scoring his first collegiate goal and adding an assist against previously unbeaten Geneseo. Lengyel is currently tied for the team lead in freshman scoring with four points on a goal and three assists.




November 3, 2003

Player of the Week
Jim Gilbride - Fredonia
So., Forward, Parma, OH

Gilbride was named the Most Valuable Player of the Buffalo State All-Sport Invitational. The sophomore tied a Fredonia record for goals in a game with five in a 13-3 win over Johnson & Wales on Saturday, and assisted the game-tying goal in a 2-2 tie against Hobart with 1:33 left in regulation on Friday.

Goaltender of the Week
Jeff Phelps - Geneseo
Sr., Goaltender, London, ONT

Phelps recorded his first career shutout making 23 saves in a 3-0 win over Lebanon Valley. The senior netminder has not allowed a goal in 80 minutes this season as his Knights are off to a 3-0 start.

Rookie of the Week
Mike DeMarco - Buffalo State
Fr., Forward, Niagara Falls, NY

DeMarco tallied a goal and set a Buffalo State single-game record with six assists in a 10-2 win over Johnson & Wales on Friday. The freshman forward was named to the Buffalo State All-Sport Invitational All-Tournament Team and currently leads the Bengals with nine points.

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