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Saturday, March 27
East Ranked No.1 in Final State Poll
The final state varsity rankings have East #1 in New York State
Friday, March 26
East Varsity & JV 2003 2004 Awards
The Williamsville East hockey programs announced their award winners for the past season at the season ending banquet on March 24. Guest speakers were East principal Mr. Neil Miller who praised the team and offered his congratulations. Also speaking were East athletic director Mr. Scott Taylor, who also paised the players and coaching staff. There were also two proclamations from the U.S. Congress and New York State Assembly honoring the team. Erie County Family Court Judge Hon.Sharon Townsend read the proclamations from U.S. Congressman Thomas Reynolds and New York State Senator Mary Lou Rath. which honored the varsity squad for their winning the New York State Public High School Division II state hockey championship. The banquet master of ceremonies was Mr. Joe Guadagnino ,varsity team manager (also known as the Guad Father). "Guad" also was honored with a video presentation which highlited his activity and actions during a typical varsity game. Joe also received high praise for all the work he puts into the hockey program. A video highlite of the teams wins over Glens Falls and Salmon River in the frozen four was also shown. The JV team was honored with a 500 picture slide show presentation, which was compiled byMrs. Patricia Dobson. Head JV Coach Pat Annese congratulated the team on a very successful season (14-6-1 in league play and 16-8-1 overall). It was the third consecutive year the JV squad's record has improved. Annese announced the following award winners: Best Offensive Player- Rick Calzi( center), Best Defensive Player- Lyle Rocker (goaltender), Unsung Hero- Mike Terryberry (center), Most Improved- Chris Wozniak (Winger) , Coach's Leadership/Sportsman Award- John Dobson (center/winger).
Varsity Head Coach Mike Torrillo also gave his players and coaching staff high praise for the very successful championship season. The commitment from everyone was the best he has been associated with while involved with East hockey. Torrillo also noted the championship game against Salmon River in Utica on March 14 was probably the best game he was involved with as a coach. Torrillo the announced the varsity award winners: Team MVP- Alex Durinka (winger), Best Offensive Player- Matt McGlone (center), Best Defensive Player- Jarod Etengoff (goaltender), Most Improved-Jason Tartick (winger), Coach's award-Mike Ross (defense), Flames Award Sportsmaship/Leadership-Mike Calzi. Finally the seniors on the team were honored with a special gift and presentation. They are Captain Graham Townsend, Mike Ross, Kyle Lucey, Joe Ash, Asst.Captain Mike Calzi, Mike Kaminska, Justin Rusek, Asst.Captain Matt McGlone.
Sunday, March 14
Read other accounts of East's week end in Utica
Go to links for reports from the following: Utica Observer Dispatch Buffalo News
Sunday, March 14
EAST VARSITY STATE CHAMPIONS !!!!!!!
Alex Durinka wristed in a shot from 13' out at 2:23 of sudden death overtime to give East a 3-2 victory over Salmon River and most importantly the Div.II NYSPHSAA Ice Hockey Championship. The state title is the first for East hockey and according to school principal Mr. Neil Miller the first ever state title for any team from Williamsville East. East's Anthony Clair opened the scoring at 11:44 of the first period as fired in a rebound after a shot by Mike Calzi. East controlled play for the majority of the period and outshot Salmon River 15-5. In the second period,Salmon River came out aggressively and took the play to East with a physical attack. It paid off at 2:02 when Salmon River tied the score. Matt McGlone put East back on top at 11:17 of the period with Jason Tartick and Durinka earning the assists. Salmon River outshot East 13-7 in the second period. Once again a desperate Salmon River team started out strong in the final period and tied the score at 2-2 after 2:03 of play. East regained the momentum at the 5 minute mark and finished the period with several excellant scoring chances including a shot off the post with 2 1/2 minutes left in regulation. East had a 10-5 shot advantage in the third. In the sudden death overtime period, East continued with their determined effort and it paid off at 2:23 when Durinka netted the game winner. East finished the game with a shot advantage of 34-23. The game was an exciting fast paced affair by two good teams both of which are well coached squads. No fluke goals and plenty of high paced action throughout the game. Alex Durinka was named tournament MVP as well as being named to the all tournament team. Graham Townsend and Matt McGlone were also picked for the all tournament team. Congratulations to all the players on this great win. Also congrats to Head Coach Mike Torrillo and his assistants Derek Gilham, Dan Hartman, and Sean Smith. Also a special thanks to manager Joe Guadagnino for all his efforts and arrangements as the president of off-ice operations for East hockey. Last but certainly not least, special thanks and congratulations to all the parents who supported the team in Utica and the entire season. And a final thanks to East Athletic Director Mr. Scott Taylor for his support and East Principal Mr. Neil Miller. Congratulations also to Williamsville North as they defeated Seton Catholic to win the Div.I NYSPHSAA State Champioship! It was a great week end for Williamsville Central Schools hockey teams.
Saturday, March 13
East Wins 3-1 On to the Div. II Finals
The East varsity defeated Glens Falls 3-1 Sat in Utica in a semi final game in Div.II. The win puts Coach Mike Torrillo's East squad in the finals against Sec.10 Salmon River tomorrow at 12:30 PM in the Utica Auditorium. Jason Tartick opened the scoring at 5:58 of the first period as he cashed in Alex Durinka's pass from behind the net. East outshot Glens Falls 7-3 and held the 1-0 lead after a period. In the second period East's Matt McGlone put the Flames up 2-0 at the 6:33 mark. McGlone's linemates Tartick and Durinka earned the assists. East once again outshot GF 9-5 and 16-8 thru 2 periods. Speedy forward Mike Calzi scored a powerplay goal at 5:34 of the final period from Anthony Clair to make it 3-0. Glens Falls scored on a rebound with 5:08 left to spoil Jarod Etengoff's shutout bid. GF outshot East 8-6 in the final period however, East outshot GF 22-16 for the game. Etengoff was tested only a couple times in this game as the East 'D' gave up few solid scoring chances. Those times when GF did have a solid scoring chance Etengoff was more than equal to the task. East will now play Salmon River on Sunday 3/14 at 12:30 PM at the Utica Aud.for the State Div.II champioship. East senior defenseman Capt. Graham Townsend received the game's sportsmanship award. On a side note: Willimasville North defeated Potsdam 6-3 in the Div.I semi final game played after the East contest. Will North will also play for the Div.I championship on Sunday following the Div.II game. Here's hoping both Will East and Will North can bring both the championships back home!!
Monday, March 8
East Moves On To Semi-Finals
Williamsville East varsity defeated Solvay of Sec.3 5-1 on Sat. 3/6. Mike Calzi with 2 goals led the offense. East advances to the State Sectional Semi-Finals Div.II in Utica,NY on Sat. 3/13 at 12:30 PM vs. Sec.2 Glens Falls. The winner of this game will play on Sun. 3/14 in Utica for the championship. Go East Go!!!
Monday, March 1
East Varsity Players Named to Fed All Stars
The following East varsity players have been named to the WNY Varsity Federation League All Stars. Congratulations to those honored!!
#39-Jarrod Etengoff- 1st team Div. II all star goaltender
#2- Graham Townsend- 2nd Team Div. II all star Defenseman
#3- Mike Ross- Honorable Mention Div.II Defenseman
#11- Mike Calzi- Honorable Mention Div. II Forward
#12- Alex Durinka- Honorable Mention Div. II Forward
#14- Mike Kaminska- Honorable Mention Div. II Forward
#27 Matt McGlone- Honorable Mention Div. II Forward
Also named to the league All Academic Team were:
Graham Townsend
Mike Kaminska
Sunday, February 29
East JV Season Comes to Sudden End
The East JV season came to a sudden end last Friday nite in the teams 5-2 loss to the Marauders-St.Joe's JV. Goal scorers were Bryan Shorthouse (John Dobson, Brandon Annese) and Eric Charlton (Chris Fabozzi).
Thursday, February 26
East Varsity Ranked Third in State
The East varsity is ranked third in New York State Div.II schools as of Feb. 25 rankings. The top 3 teams in Div.II 1- Salmon River 22-2-0 2- Solvay(Sec.3) 19-4-0 3- Williamsville East 17-6-2 6- Skaneatles (Sec.3) 16-9-0 East plays winner of Solvay/Skaneatles game on 2/28 in Clinton,NY
Tuesday, February 24
East JV Plays Marauders-St.Joe's in Playoff Opener
The East JV will play the Marauders-St.Joe's JV on Friday Feb.27 at 5:30 PM at Holiday. During the regular season East defeated the Marauders twice by 2-1 and 3-2 scores. A win by East in this game would send them to round 2 on Sat. 2/28 at 6 PM at Amherst Pepsi Center against Williamsville North JV.
Monday, February 23
St.Joe's Defeats East 6-2
St.Joe's ended the East varsity season in WNY Federation play 6-2 last nite.
Saturday, February 21
East Varisty Edges Wmv.South in PlayoffQuarter Final
The East varsity edged Williamsville South 3-2 last nite in a quarter final game. The victory moves East into the semi final round Sunday at Buffalo State against St.Joe's. East received solid goaltending from Jarod Etengoff and goals were scored by Alex Durinka (2) including game winner and Matt McGlone.
Saturday, February 14
East Varsity Beats St.Francis 3-1
The varsity got goals from Jason Tartick, Mike Kaminska, and Matt McGlone for the win in their final regular season game. Before the game the team's seniors honored their parents in a short ceremony on the ice.
Saturday, February 7
East Varsity Scores Big Win Over Will South 2-1
Goals by Mike Kaminska in the opening period and Matt McGlone at the start of the second period led East to victory. Jarod Etengoff was once again very solid in goal. The victory put East soildly in second place in Div.II of the Fed league. It also puts the varsity into the state playdowns in March. Congrats to Coach Mike Torrillo and his assistants Derek Gilham, Dan Hartman,Sean Smith, Anthony Micucci and Manager Joe Guadagnino and also to ALL the varsity players on a job well done!!!
Saturday, February 7
East JV Beats Amherst JV 8-2
Chris Fabozzi and Kyle Smith both netted 3 goal hat tricks to lead the JV to the 8-2 win over Amherst JV in a non-league game. Fabozzi scored one of his goals short handed and also added 2 assists. Smith had one assist to go along with his 3 goals. Anthony Naples scored a power play goal his first goal and point in JV and Greg Adrian got his first point, an assist, in JV play.
Friday, February 6
East Varsity Trounce Amherst 9-1
East varsity easily defeated Amherst 9-1 last night. Alex Durinka,Mike Calzi, and Anthony Clair each scored 2 goals to lead the way. Jarod Ettengoff got the win in goal. Jason Tartick,Matt McGlone,and Kyle Lucey were the other goal scorers as East improved their record to 9-3-2 in Fed Div.2 play.
Wednesday, February 4
East JV News
The JV squad regular season is over. The squad posted a 14-5-1 record in league play.It is a record for wins and points in the 4 year history of JV play. There will be 3 non league games scheduled before the playoffs start on Feb.27. Just the schedule for dates and times. The updated season JV stats will be posted shortly and a photo album of JV action will also be posted soon. Thanks to Patricia Dobson for the 450+ photos she submitted for use on the site!! Keep checking the league website at www.eteamz.com/nfjv or click on the link in the links section of this site to stay up to date on the playoff picture. Go East Go! and Good Luck in the JV playoffs!!
Tuesday, February 3
East JV 6-2 Winners over St.Joe's
The JV squad finished their regular season last night with a 6-2 win. Their final regular season record is 14-5-1 good for 29 points. The wins and points are a school JV hockey record. John Dobson had 2 goals to pace the attack and single goals were scored by Rick Calzi,Brian Pope,Chris Fabozzi, and Joe Spellman (his team high 10th goal). Lyle Rocker was once again steady in goal.
Varsity & JV Are Winners Saturday
The East varsity defeated Kenmore West 7-4 on Saturday. Alex Durinka scored a 3 goal hat trick and Graham Townsend, Sean Sheeran, Jonathan Toole, and Jason Tartick added singles. Jarrod Etengoff was the winning goaltender for Coach Torrillo's squad. The East JV edged Williamsville South JV 2-1. Joe Spellman and Bryan Shorthouse were the goal scorers and Phil Bermel stopped 8 of 9 shots in goal.
Saturday, January 31
East JV Knocks Off Marauders-St.Joe's 3-2
East JV received 2 goals from Chris Fabozzi and one from Jon Howaniec to defeat the Marauders for the 2nd time in a week 3-2 yesterday. The JV squad has now won 12 games for the first time in their 4 year JV history. Lyle Rocker got the win in goal.
Thursday, January 29
East JV Wins 2-1 Clinches Playoff Spot
The East JV defeated Amherst JV 2-1 last night and clinched their 2nd consecutive playoff berth in the NFJV Assoc. East was led by Joe Spellman's team leading 8th goal and Chris Wozniak"s 2 nd of the year. Phil Bermel got the win in goal.
Timon Edges East 4-3
Timon scored a late short handed goal to defeat the East varsity 4-3 on Sat/1/24. East goal scorers were Alex Durinka, Mike Calzi, and Matt McGlone. Jarrod Etengoff made several great saves in goal.
Saturday, January 24
East JV Defeats St.Joe's Marauders
East JV defeated St. Joe's Marauders 2-1 last nite. Mike Terryberry scored the game winner while Kyle Smith netted the tying goal earlier in the game. Lyle Rocker got the win in goal.
Friday, January 23
East JV Wins 7-6 East Varsity Defeated 5-1
The East varsity lost to St.Joe's 5-1 last nite at the Pepsi Center. Jason Tartick scored the only goal for the Flames. The JV team defeated Kenmore East JV 7-6 at Lincoln Arena last nite. The JV Flames got 2 goals each from Rick Calzi and Kyle Smith and singles from Joe Spellman,Chris Fabozzi and Bram Sheeran.
Tuesday, January 20
Varsity Shuts Out Sweet Home 8-0 JV Trounced
East varsity shut out Sweet Home 8-0 yesterday at the APC in a game originally scheduled for Feb.1. The JV squad was dominated by Timon JV 7-1 at Holiday.
Sunday, January 18
East Varsity Trounces Ken East 6-1
Six different goal scorers sparked the varsity to the win including Sean Sheeran's first varsity goal on a pretty deflection off a pass from Brian Hassler. Other goal scorers were: Townsend, Durinka, Briceland, Tartick, and Ash.
Sunday, January 11
EAST VARISTY WINS WEBSTER TOURNAMENT
East varsity defeated Oswego 2-1 in the opening round of the Webster Tournament on Fri 1/9. On Sat. 1/10 the varisty defeated Fairport 7-2 to win the championship!!
Sunday, January 11
East JV Ties Canisius JV & Shuts Out Wmv.North JV 3-0
On Friday 1/9 East JV tied Canisius JV 1-1. Joe Spellman scored the East goal with Lyle Rocker in goal. On Sat.1/10 East JV shut out North JV 3-0 behind the shutout goaltending of Lyle Rocker. East goalscorers were Kyle Smith,Bram Sheeran, and Tom Brown.
Sunday, January 4
VARSITY WINS 5-2 JV LOSES 2-1
The Williamsville East varsity squad defeated Frontier 5-2 Saturday afternoon at the Pepsi Center. East received 2 goals from Jason Tartick and single markers from Andrew Ross, Sean Briceland, and Mike Kaminska. Jarrod Ettengoff got the win in goal for East as they improved their Fed league record to 4-1-1. The JV squad was edged 2-1 later Saturday night by Bishop Timon JV. Kyle Smith with a power play goal was the the only goal scorer for East JV. Lyle Rocker was strong in goal for the JV Flames. Their record falls to 7-4 as they fall out of first place in NFJVHA play.
North JV Shuts Out East JV 4-0
Williamsville North jumped out to an early 2-0 first period lead and then scored 2 goals in 13 seconds early in the second period to skate to a 4-0 win.
Sunday, December 28
East JV Blanks Amherst JV 2-0
Lyle Rocker recorded his first shutout of the year and East got a big short handed goal from John Dobson to defeat Amherst 2-0 last saturday nite. Also scoring a huge insurance goal was Rory Kahl.
Monday, December 22
East Finishes 2nd in Batavia Tournament
East defeated New Hartford 4-3 in OT Friday nite on a goal by Sean Briceland to win the opening round game. In the championship game East was defaeted by Fairport 5-3 Saturday afternoon. See Game Report for more details.
Monday, December 22
Williamsville South JV Defeat East 4-1
East JV lost their second consecutive game Sunday to rival South JV 4-1. East only goal was scored by Matt Adrian.
East JV Suffers First Defeat
Kenmore West JV handed the JV Flames their first loss 5-4 Saturday nite. East goal scorers were Chris Fabozzi with 2, Kyle Smith, and Mike Terryberry.
St. Francis Ties East 5-5
2 late goals by St.Francis earned them a 5-5 tie Saturday afternoon against the East varsity.
Saturday, December 13
East JV Defeats Canisius JV 4-0
Phil Bermel posted his 3rd consecutive shut out to help East JV to a 4-0 win. Golas were scored by Tom Brown, Chris Fabozzi, Mike Terryberry, and Eric Charlton. For Brown it was his first career JV goal! Bermel has not allowed a goal this season covering 165 minutes of goaltending!!
Thursday, December 11
EAST JV DEFEATS KEN EAST FOR 5 TH IN ROW!
The East JV is now 5 and 0 in league play go for first place in the NFJV. Rob Schifferli scored his first 2 goals of the year to pace the JV. Also scoring were Joe Spellman with a team high 5 goals and Chris Fabozzi netted his first of the year. Phil Bermel recorded his second shutout of the season and has not allowed a goal this year!
EAST VARSITY DEFEATS WILLIAMSVILLE SOUTH
The East varsity Flames defeated Williamsville South 4-2 last nite for their second straight win in Federation play. East got 2 goals from Sean Briceland and singles from Mike Ross and Alex Durinka. Jarrod Etengoff got the win in goal for East.
Saturday, December 6
JV Wins Fourth Straight Game!
The East JV squad defeated St.Joe's 5-3 on Friday Nite at the Amherst Pepsi Center. The junior Flames scored 2 power play goals and 1 short handed goal and received steady goaltending from Lyle Rocker to improve to 4 wins and 0 losses. Goal scorers for East were: Rory Kahl (PP)his first , Matt Adrian his second, Joe Spellman (PP) his fourth, Eric Charlton (SH) his fourth, and Rick Calzi his third.
Saturday, December 6
EAST VARSITY DEFEATS AMHERST
The East Varsity defeated Amherst 5-2 Saturday at the Amherst Pepsi Center. The win evens their record at 1-1 in the WNY Federation League. East goal scorers were Mike Calzi with 2,Mike Kaminska with 2, and Graham Townsend.
Friday, December 5
East Varsity Defeated in League Opener
Timon defeated East 6-3 last nite at the APC.
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