by mike posted 01/27/2012
 
Chris Wallace received the AJHL Player of the Week honor for his 3 goal and 1 assist performance this past weekend against the WB/Scranton Knights.  Wallace helped lead the Bobcats to a sweep of the Knights in 2 hard fought games. 

Wallace has been a consistently in the Bobcats line up in his first year on the team.  Wallace along with fellow 94s Pat Schule and Matt Crockett have combined for 93pts this year.  They have made themselves a scoring threat everytime they touch the ice.  They will be playing in the AJHL young guns game this weekend, January 29th. 

The coaching staff would like to wish the best of luck to all the all stars playing this weekend. 
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by mike posted 01/24/2012
 

	ATHLETIC REPUBLIC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
	#57 MATT MANGENE, MAINE (Junior Forward; Miller Place, N.Y.)
	Mangene scored four goals in Maine's weekend sweep of No. 3 Boston College at Alfond Arena. He scored the overtime game-winner on Friday night and followed that up with his first collegiate hat trick and eight shots on goal on Saturday. He finished the weekend with 10 shots on goal and a +3 plus/minus rating

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by mike posted 11/30/2011
 

JuniorHockey.com today announced that Jake Soffer, of the Atlantic Junior Hockey League's New York Bobcats, has been named Wall USA's National Goaltender of the Week for the period ending Nov. 27.

Over the past weekend, Soffer was fantastic for the Bobcats in a pair of wins over the league's top two teams.

 

On Friday Soffer stopped 27 of 28 shots in the win against the Northern Cyclones. On Saturday his workload increased against the Walpole Express, but Soffer got the win while stopping 35 of 36.

 

For the season Soffer is carrying a 2.10 GAA and  a .939 save percentage through thirteen games.

 

"I have not committed to a school yet, but I am hoping to get to one with great academics," Soffer told JuniorHockey.com today. If Soffer continues to play like he did this week, we are sure he is going to be getting a lot more attention from the D1 college coaches.

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by mike posted 11/30/2011
 
Jake Soffer and Mike Iacono were recognized for great weekends by the league this week.  Jake and Mike helped lead the Bobcats to a 3-0 record at the AJHL Thanksgiving Showcase in Hudson, NH.  Two of these wins were posted against the leads top teams as the Bobcats put themselves right back in the mix among the top teams in the league.

Jake recorded 2 big wins for the Bobcats this weekend.  Soffer was able to hold the 1st and 2nd place teams to 1 goal each in 100 mins of play.  He stopped 62 of 64 shots he faced on the weekend. 

Mike continued his steady play from the Bobcats blue line.  The defenseman recorded 3 assists in 3 games bringing his season total to 9 and his point total to 14.  14 pts places him 8th among the league defenseman top point getters.


The Bobcats hope to continue this streak as they host the 1st place Walpole Express at Newbridge Arena on Sat at 6:30pm and Sun at 9:30am.  Please come out and support the team. 


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by mike posted 11/09/2011
 
Adam Diorio is the most recent Bobcat to earn a player of the week honor from the league.  Adam had a breakout weekend against the Jr. Flyers.  He had 4 goals and 1 assist on the weekend.  Adam proved to be a force on special teams this weekend.  2 of his goals were on the powerplay while another came while killing a penalty. 

Adam has been a consistent player in the Bobcats line up and has the ability to play either forward or defense each night.  He is a leader and willing to do whatever it takes to make the team win.  The Bobcats would like to congratulate Adam on this award and all his hard work. 
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by mike posted 10/26/2011
 

Michael Iacona was announced as the Atlantic Leagues Defenseman of the Week after his 2 goal 2 assist performance against the Laconia Leafs. 

Iacona played a crucial role in this past weekends 9-5 and 4-2 wins.  He again proved to be a key factor to the Bobcats player play that has been consistently scoring goals.  His hard shot from the point and ability to see the ice gives many killers a lot to worry about. 

Congratulations to Mike on this honor and to the team for their 2nd consecutive weekend sweep. 
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by mike posted 10/18/2011
 
Thomas Parisi has commited to Providence College for next fall.  Thomas was a stand out defenseman for the Bobcats for the previous two seasons.  He is presently playing for the NH Monarchs where he is 3rd on the team in scoring and recently competed in the EJHLs all star trip to Russia. 

The Bobcats would like to congratulate Thomas and his family on his commitment. We wish him the best of luck the rest of this year and his college career. 
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by mike posted 10/06/2011
 

The Bobcats completed their first 2 home games of the season with 2 wins over the Philadelphia Little Flyers.  After battling back from a goal scored 7 seconds into the game Saturday the Bobcats went on to outscore the Flyers 14-2 over the next 119 minutes.  Two Players received weekly awards from the league.  Jake Soffer and JD Rassett earned Goalie and Defenseman of the week honors.

Jake Soffer earned his first Goalie of the Week honor with a 2 win 60 save performance this past weekend against the Little Flyers.  Jake stopped 60 of 62 shots he face in his first Atlantic League wins.

JD Rassett earned his first Defenseman of the Week honors with a 2 goal and  2 assists performance.  He played a significant role in this weekend’s games in all situations.  

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by mike posted 09/26/2011
 
Keith Kinkaid kept the Rangers scoreless for thirty minutes of action last week.
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"Former Long Island Gull and New York Bobcat goaltender Keith Kincaid has received the 2010-2011 Ken Dryden Award, emblematic of the being selected as the top goalie in the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC).  In addition, Keith, a sophomore at Union College in Schenectady, New York, is a nominee for the 2010-11Hobey Baker Award given annually to the top Division I collegiate hockey player. Keith’s bantam and midget youth hockey coach as well as his Junior A Bobcats coach was present Bobcats head coach Ed Galiani.

The following is an article published by Union College to its web site honoring its ’10-’11 ECAC awards recipients." 

 

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - Union College men's ice hockey head coach Nate Leaman has been named the ECAC Hockey 2010-11 Tim Taylor Award for Coach of the Year for the second straight season, the conference announced Monday. Leaman tops a list of five individual awards earned by Union at the league's annual banquet, held at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ.

Sophomore goaltender Keith Kinkaid earned the Ken Dryden Award for Goaltender of the Year, while Adam Presizniuk earned Best Defensive Forward honors, Brock Matheson earned Best Defensive Defenseman honors, and Stephane Boileau was named ECAC Student-Athlete of the Year.

Under Leaman's direction, Union has posted a school-record 26 victories, including a program-best 17 conference wins. The Dutchmen earned the Cleary Cup as ECAC Hockey regular season champions for the first time in the team's 20-year Division I history. 

 

Selected to finish third in both the coaches' preseason and media polls, the Dutchmen earned a No. 1 seed in the league's postseason tournament. Union's .718 winning percentage overall is fifth in the country and the highest all-time in school history. 

Kinkaid, a Hobey Baker candidate, posted a conference record of 17-3-2 (.818), leading the league. Overall, Kinkaid set the school single-season wins record this year (25), breaking Corey Milan's previous record of 19 set in 2008-09. He also moved into second on the school's all time wins list with 37 career victories, trailing only Kris Mayotte (46 win from 2002-06) on the list. He is the first Union goaltender to record a sub 2.00 goals-against average after regular-season play (1.90 GAA).

Presizniuk, one of the Dutchmen assistant captains this season, has played a key role as a penalty killer for Union during his four years at Union.  Despite missing six games with a thumb injury, Presizniuk is currently fourth on the team in scoring with 33 points (12 goals, 21 assists). On Oct. 9, Presizniuk set a school record with five assists in a 7-3 win against Sacred Heart. He became the school's all-time leader in scoring and assists in the Division I era on Jan. 7 with an assist against St. Lawrence.

Matheson, the team captain, registered a career-high plus-25 rating in the regular season, and also set career bests with seven assists and ten points. Matheson is one of two Union defensemen to have started all 39 games this season. He is only senior defenseman on a team with the No. 1 scoring defense in the nation (2.10 goals allowed/game).

Boileau, a two-time winner of the Thomas VanArden Dukeheart Award for highest grade point average on the team, is Union's third Student-Athlete of the Year winner in the last five seasons. This season, Boileau is one of 10 finalists for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, and also earned a nomination for the 2011 Hockey Humanitarian Award. Boileau has posted four goals and six assists in 26 games to move among the top 50 point-scorers in school history.

The Dutchmen will await the announcement of the NCAA Tournament field, which will air on Sunday, March 20 at 11:30 a.m. on ESPN2. 

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