Whiteout weekend has come and gone for Oswego State and it was a complete success as Oswego was able to sweep both Plattsburgh and Potsdam, and it all started with a 3-0 victory over Plattsburgh on whiteout night. The following recap is provided by the Oswego State Sports Information Department.
Another chapter was added to one of the most storied rivalries in college hockey as Andrew Hare registered 27 saves to give the No. 1-ranked Oswego State men's ice hockey team a 3-0 win over fourth-ranked Plattsburgh Friday night in front of a sellout crowd. It was Hare's second shutout of the season that locked the top seed in the conference playoffs for the Lakers, who are unbeaten in seven straight games against the Cardinals.
The result marked the first time since February 13, 1998 that Oswego State posted a shutout win versus Plattsburgh.
After a Plattsburgh interference penalty created a 4-on-4 situation, Tyler Leimbrock got the ensuing faceoff back to Jesse McConney at the blue line. McConney snapped a shot through traffic past Cardinal goalie Mathieu Cadiuex for his sixth goal of the season to get the home team on the scoreboard at 6:06 in the first.
With five minutes left on the scoreboard in the period, Plattsburgh nearly leveled the contest while on the power play, but Laker goaltender Andrew Hare made two consecutive saves to keep the Cardinals from lighting the lamp. Minutes later, Jon Whitelaw doubled the margin to two goals when he was the beneficiary of a series of passes from Luke Moodie and Paul Rodrigues during a 3-on-2 rush.
Plattsburgh gained momentum at the end of the second period, though, when it gained a two-minute, two-skater advantage for the final 42.6 seconds of the frame, spilling over into the third period trailing by two goals. However, the Laker penalty-kill unit and Hare were up to the challenge keeping the shutout bid alive.
Oswego State took a three-goal lead at 7:05 in the third when a Zack Josepher blast from the center of the blue line was deflected by a Plattsburgh defenseman right onto the tape of Chris Ayotte's stick. Ayotte one-timed his shot top-shelf on Cadieux's glove side with 23 seconds remaining on a Cardinal tripping penalty. Whitelaw was credited with the second assist. Plattsburgh tried to make a final charge, but was unable to get any shots past Hare.
Special teams were also a big component of the Laker win, as the power-play unit went 1-for-4, while fending off seven Cardinal power plays.
Andrew Hare moved to 17-2-2 on the year, while Cadieux finished with 25 saves in the losing effort.
for the 3rd straight year Oswego beats Plattsburgh on home ice. last time these two clubs met on senior weekend was the 2009 season when Plattsburgh won it 2-1, so it has been sweet revenge for the Lakers the past few seasons.
Here are the video highlights from Whiteout thanks to WNYO's Mike Keeley:
So that was whiteout night, but there was one more game this weekend and it was senior night on Saturday night against potsdam. Another night another Lakers win, this time by the same score as the night before 3-0. Here once again is the game recap as provided by the Oswego State Sports Information Department.
The top-ranked Oswego State men's ice hockey team posted its second consecutive shutout to close out the regular season with a 3-0 win against Potsdam Saturday at the Campus Center Arena. Andrew Hare registered 19 saves for his second shutout in as many games to send over five seniors in style on White-Out Weekend.
After a quick first period with few whistles, Oswego State stepped it up a notch coming out of the locker room by controlling play in the second period, outshooting Potsdam by a margin of 20-4. Tyler Leimbrock woke up the quiet Oswego crowd when his rebound from the bottom of the near-side faceoff circle went over Potsdam goalie Kevin McFarland's left shoulder under the crossbar at 9:03 while the Lakers were on the power play. Ian Boots and Chris Muise received assists on Leimbrock's 12th marker of the year.
It became a 2-0 contest at 13:23 in the second when Jon Whitelaw wristed a pass that came through the slot on a 2-on-1 chance from Tim Carr just under the crossbar for Whitelaw's 17th goal of the season.
Oswego State appeared to have established a three-goal lead at 12:36 when the puck slid under a sprawling McFarland near the far post, but it was waved off for not crossing the goal line. Potsdam stayed in the game, though, when the Lakers were called for a five-minute major with 2:44 remaining in regulation. The Bears were unable to take advantage of the extra skater, while Matt Singleton tacked on a short-handed, empty-net goal at 19:38 to seal the win.
The Lakers went 1-for-2 on the power play compared to Potsdam going 0-for-3. McFarland played well between the pipes tallying 44 saves in the loss.
Here are the video highlights from senior night thanks to WNYO's Mike Keeley:
This was not only the final regular season game for Oswego, it was also senior night, a good way to say goodbye to the five seniors on this years club, Goalie Paul Beckwith, Defensemen Hank Van Boxmeer and Jared Anderson, and Forwards Ian Boots and Andrew Mather. These five guys have given their hears and souls to this program over the past four seasons, last two for Boots who transfered from Ohio State. It has ben a real joy to watch these guys play hockey the past four seasons, and I can honestly say its been fun getting to watch these guys work, and a real pleasure getting to know the guys off the ice as well. I can probably say this for most fans when I say this.......Seniors THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES!
Oswego State hosts a SUNYAC semifinal game on Saturday, February 25 at 7 p.m. against the lowest-remaining seed after Wednesday night's two conference play-in contests. Tickets are $8 for adults and $3 for SUNY Oswego students with a valid ID. Additional ticket information will be released on Sunday, February 19.
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