Inside biggest rivalry within Div. III hockey
Bagels, tennis balls and Herb Hammond. Three terms that mean nothing to the average person, but inside the Plattsburgh State-Oswego State men’s hockey rivalry, they are staples. Hammond was the head coach at Oswego State from 1968-1979, leading the Lakers…
Old, new players prepare for Whiteout
“Nothing quite matches this,” senior Jody Sullivan said. “If you’re lucky enough to be a part of it, it’s a great atmosphere,” senior Josh Zizek said. “This game means a little more than the average two [league] points,” senior Anthony…
Men’s hockey gets 2 league points, still working on defensive zone
The streak of widespread scoring continues for the No. 6 Oswego State men’s hockey team in its 6-3 win over SUNY Cortland on Friday night. There were five different goal-scorers, with Max Novick leading the Lakers, adding two goals an…
Laker Gameday Preview: No. 6 Men’s hockey vs. SUNY Cortland (Game 1 of 2)
In its first regular season matchup, the No. 6 Oswego State men’s hockey team (0-0-0, 0-0-0 SUNYAC) will host SUNY Cortland (0-0-0, 0-0-0 SUNYAC) at the Marano Campus Center. The game will also be both teams’ first SUNYAC matchup. The…
Exhibition games provide Oswego State with things to fix
Forty penalty minutes, 11 different goal-scorers, one power play goal and two wins sums up the Oswego State men’s hockey team’s two exhibition games. The Lakers’ two exhibitions were a 9-1 win over Carleton Place from the Central Canada Hockey…
Oswego State wins second exhibition game over Nazareth, but Gosek ‘not pleased’ with play
The Oswego State men’s hockey team finished its two exhibition games undefeated, but head coach Ed Gosek was “not pleased with how [they] played” against Nazareth College in its 4-3 win Saturday night. Penalties were the issue for the Lakers,…
Laker Gameday Preview: Men’s hockey vs. Nazareth College (exhibition)
The Oswego State Lakers (1-0-0 exhibition) are hosting Nazareth College for the second and final exhibition game of the season. This is the second year in a row that the Lakers will be hosting the Golden Flyers. In last season’s…
Hockey Guide 2019: ‘They realize this is their last shot’: seniors head into final season as Lakers
A “large senior class” is typically six or seven players, according to Oswego State head coach Ed Gosek. During the 2017-2018 season, the Lakers only graduated three players. The next season, there were only four seniors. Entering the 2019-2020 season,…
Hockey Guide 2019: Goaltending will be critical to potential Lakers run
There is no denying the firepower Oswego State has on offense going into this season. The team averaged 3.8 goals per game and 30.1 shots per game in 2018-19 and did not lose much in terms of offensive production. Nine…
Hockey Guide 2019: Lakers host several exciting contests
Oswego State will not have much time to acclimate to the new season before their schedule really picks up. In just the second weekend of the regular season, the Lakers will face off against their biggest rival, Plattsburgh State. The…
