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Sunday, January 8
VARSITY AND JV BOTH DEFEATED
The East varsity were beaten by Williamsville North yesterday 5-2. North scored 3 first period goals and never trailed. Alex Durinka scored at 2:14 of the second period to close the score to 3-1 and give hope of a comeback. Assists went to Spencer Barrett and Jason Tartick. However, North talled the next 2 goals to up the lead to 5-1. Kyle Smith scored a powerplay goal assisted by Colin Lucey at 14:02 of the second to close the scoring.
Later, the JV team was defeated by Lancaster 4-3. East opened a 2-0 lead on goals by Tyler Durinka and Justen Floss. Durinka's powerplay goal was assisted by Bryan Shorthouse and Kyle Murray at 2:44. At 7:03 ,Floss scored from Ryan Caudill and Matt Kweller. Lancaster scored a little over a minute later to close to 2-1 after a period. Lancaster tied the score at :24 seconds of the 2nd period but Durinka's second of the game put East back up 3-2. A late Lancaster goal tied it after 2 periods. In the final period, at 2:27, Lancaster netted the game winner when the puck appeared to go in the net after the whistle blew. The game ended with each team having 29 shots on goal.
Friday, January 13
LANCASTER DEFEATS EAST VARSITY ON LATE GOAL
Lancaster scored a power play goal late in the third period to defeat the varsity 2-1 last night.
Saturday, January 14
VARSITY & JV POST WINS IN TOURNAMENT PLAY
The varsity defeated Hilton Friday 5-2 behind 2 goals from Alex Durinka. East will play Gates-Chili today at 3 PM in the championship game.
The JV team defeated West Seneca East JV 3-1 earlier today at Hyde Park. The team earned 4 1/2 points of a possible 5 in tournament play. Mike Esposito(Shorthouse-Durinka) ,Ryan Caudill (Styn-Murray), and James Faran (Kweller) were the goal scorers. Steve Bukolt earned the win in goal. The JV plays Grosse Pointe,MI tonite at 7:30 PM.
Sunday, January 15
VARSITY WINS GATES-CHILI TOURN. JV Advances to Semi Final Tourn Round
The East varsity defeated Gates-Chili on Saturday 4-2 to win the Gates-Chili Tournament. Alex Durinka had a goal and an assist as he was named tournament MVP. Anthony Clair also added a goal and assist in this game. The JV was defeated by Grosse Point,MI JV 4-2 Saturday night. Despite the loss, East accumulated 1 of 5 possible points to move to a cross-over semi final tournament game on Monday at Hockey Outlet. Goal scorers for the JV were Zack Silverberg (Tyx-Caudill) and Bryan Shorthouse (Esposito-Styn).
Monday, January 16
Transit Middle/East Modified Team Wins Opener
The newly created Transit Middle/East modified team defeated Sweet Home modified 4-1 last week.
Tuesday, January 17
VARSITY & JV BOTH DEFEATED
East varsity was defeated by Aquinas of Rochester 3-0 yesterday. Aquinas scored early in the first period to go up 1-0 and the score stayed that way until midway thru the final period. East got into penalty troubles which contributed to the second and third goals against. The JV squad fell behind 3-0 early in the first period to Brighton Prep of Michigan in the semi final game of the Blizzard Tournament. The team woke up after Bryan Shorthouse (James Faran) scored with 7 seconds left in the first period to close to 3-1. Shorthouse scored his second of the game (Gary Styn) at 6:09 of the 2nd to make it 3-2 Brighton. Brighton scored a late goal to regain a 4-2 lead after 2. However,Gary Styn scored a pair of goals in the 3rd period to tie the game. His first came early fromSimon Fedak and Dan Tyx and his tying goal,a shot from the point came with 2 minutes left assisted by Tyler Durinka and Peter Bouris. The game went to a 5 minute OT with Brighton scoring the winner at 3:02 during a scramble in front of the net.
Tuesday, January 17
Buffalo News Article Jan. 17 2006-Featuring Varsity's Kyle Smith
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HOCKEY
Players come with pedigrees
Smith, Playfair, Brownschidle enjoy watching their sons
By JOHN VOGL
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They're just normal dads now, sitting in the stands at high school hockey games to watch their boys play. But they bring more to the rink than most parents, namely the knowledge and history that comes from being a professional hockey player.
Jack Brownschidle, Larry Playfair and Derek Smith were NHL fixtures in the late 1970s to mid-'80s, skating with and for Hall of Famers. They're spending many of these days and nights watching their sons play in the Western New York Varsity Hockey Federation.
"It's always fun to watch when you know somebody playing, and when they're your own kids it's that much better," said Brownschidle, whose sons Matt and John skate for Canisius High School.
Playfair's son Michael is an assistant captain at St. Joe's, while Smith's son Kyle is the third member of the family to take the ice for Williamsville East.
"They're three of the biggest hockey fans in Buffalo as far as current guys, so they're like I was when I was young, which is neat to see," said Derek Smith, who played parts of seven seasons with the Buffalo Sabres and two with Detroit. "But they don't remember our era."
Other than their pedigree, that's another thing the high school players have in common. None was around when their fathers were playing. But all started skating around age 5, and their fathers were influential in getting them on the ice.
"It's definitely nice to have somebody like that who's always there to help you," said Matt Brownschidle, a senior center. "Obviously, he knows what he's doing because he did play in the NHL."
"Just because he's played in the NHL he has a lot of experience teaching me different things," added Kyle Smith, a junior left winger. "That probably gave me a little more advantage over other kids."
Brownschidle and Playfair were assistant coaches on their childrens' teams while they were growing up, and Smith also chipped in. Having their background helped get the kids' attention.
"I think it's probably made it easier helping coach, not just with my own kids but probably with all the kids, really," said Jack Brownschidle, a Buffalo native who played seven seasons with the St. Louis Blues and parts of three with the Hartford Whalers. "Anyone that's played in the NHL, I think kids are going to show them a little more respect for what they say because of the level they achieved. I think they tend to listen more closely."
"It's nice because he can tell us what we're doing right and wrong after the games," said John Brownschidle, who last month became the first Canisius freshman to score a hat trick in recent memory. "It's something to live up to when we're older, that our father was in the NHL."
When it comes to the high school teams, you're not likely to find a stick in the fathers' hands. It'll be a coffee. They are very content to stay off the ice and watch, unless a coach asks them for help.
"The parents have never asked me anything. Actually, it's flipped around," said Canisius coach Terry Miller, who has his own NHL ties as a brother to Los Angeles Kings defenseman Aaron Miller. "Sometimes I'll go, "Do you see something?' But they've never come to me and said, "Try this, do this.' "
"Pete Schneider's record speaks for itself," Larry Playfair said of the longtime St. Joe's coach. "He doesn't necessarily need me telling him what I think he should do."
Playfair is likely the most known of the group, having played defense for the Sabres for parts of 10 seasons and with L.A. for another four, and he's the head of the Buffalo Sabres Alumni Association. Michael Playfair is more likely than the others to have another parent quiz him about his lineage, although the background of all the kids can get known in the rinks.
"I'm pretty much just another guy out there," said Michael Playfair, a 6-foot-3 senior forward who wants to play junior hockey next season. "Occasionally you'll get an extra look because of your name, but I don't try to use it to my advantage."
"Some people know who Michael is and might razz him a bit about his old man, but I think for the most part it's been non-eventful," said Playfair, who, like every parent at the rink whether they were in the NHL or not, hopes his advice has helped. "You'd like to think that you make a difference."
e-mail: jvogl@buffnews.com
| Photo by Buffalo News Photographer James McCoy
Monday, January 23
JV EDGED BY KENMORE WEST
Kenmore West JV edged East 3-2 tonite. Ken West opened the scoring in the first minute but East tied it on a Bryan Shorthouse powerplay goal at 8:09 of the first period. Ken West took a lead of 2-1 after 2 periods but East promptly tied it 2-2 at 2:39 of the third period. Tyler Durinka scored on the powerplay from Shorthouse. Ken West scored the winner with just over 5 minutes left. Both East's Matt Bradley and the KW goalie were sharp in goal in this game. Great effort put forth by the team tonite but a goal short on the board.
Saturday, January 28
Varsity Tied By Timon 4-4 JV Loses to Timon
Timon tied East today 4-4. East opened the scoring by Kyle Smith at 5:50 of the first period with assists to Phil Bermel and Jason Tartick. Timon tied it late in the period and went up 3-1 early in the second period. However, Tartick scored on powerplay goal late in the 2nd period to close it to 3-2. Spencer Barrett assisted. East came out flyihg in the final period and tied it at 3-3 on Barrett's unassisted goal. Just 2 minutes laterChris Fabozzi gave East a 4-3 lead off assists from Anthony Clair and Eric Charleton. Timon netted the tying goal late in the final period.
The JV team lost to Timon 3-2 Saturday evening. Timon opened the scoring with a 5 on 3 powerplay goal in the 2nd minute of the game. In the second period, East ties it at 1-1 with a powerplay goal by Ryan Caudill assisted by Gary Styn. East continued to take penalties and it cost them with Timon scoring another power play goal a couple minutes later. Timon's hustle upped their lead to 3-1 after 2 periods. East came close with Tyler Durinka scoring a powerplay goal off a deflection from a Peter Bouris shot with six minutes left. Mike Esposito also assisted. The loss was the third in a row, all by one goal, in league play as hopes for a first round playoff bye diminshed.
Monday, January 30
JV THUMPED BY ST.JOE'S 6-3
The Marauders-St.Joe's soundly defeated the JV team 6-3. A fairly solid first period on goals by Bryan Shorthouse shorthanded (Durinka) and Gary Styn(Kweller-Fogel) gave East a 2-1 lead. St.Joe's scored 3 times in the second period to take a 4-2 lead after 2 periods. Tyler Durinka's powerplay goal from Kweller & Gambacorta gave East a brief life early in the 3rd period. Another shorthanded goal by St.Joe's upped the lead to 5-3 and East never got close again.
Friday, February 3
JV ADDS NON LEAGUE GAME TO SCHEDULE
JV Head Coach Pat Annese has added a non league game to the schedule to replace a regularly scheduled practice. The game will be against Grand Island JV on Friday Feb. 10 at 7 PM on the feature rink.
Saturday, February 4
EAST VARSITY KEEPS STATE HOPES ALIVE
East kept their state playoff berth alive with a 9-5 win over Sweet Home on Saturday.Capt. Jason Tartick led the way with the 3 goal hatrick and 2 assists. Eric Charleton and Kyle Smith each added 2 goals in the game as well. Jon Toole and Anthony Clair added single goals as East outshot Sweet Home 49-30 in the game. Spencer Barrett added 5 assists and Anthony Clair had 2 assists. East took a 2-1 first period lead and then poured 23 shots on goal in the second period,scoring 4 times to lead 6-1 after 2. Sweet Home closed to 7-5 midway thru the final period before Charleton's 2nd of the game clinched the win.
Friday, February 10
VARSITY DEFEATS WILL SOUTH 3-2
Goals by Jason Tartick,Anthony Clair and the game winner by Alex Durinka led East to a 3-2 victory over Williamsville South. All the goals were scored in the second period, as East kept its state playoff hopes alive. If East defeats Kenmore East Saturday and Williamsville North defeats Williamsville South ,East will qualify for the states. The team will honor their seniors and their parents before thew 3 PM game on Saturday,
Saturday, February 11
EAST HOCKEY HONORS SENIOR PLAYERS
The senior players and their parents were honored in a pre game ceremony before the game on Saturday against Kenmore East. The six senior players honored were: Joe Spellman (parents Tim & Anne Marie), Phil Bermel (parents Brian & Marcia),Rick Calzi (parents Steve & Vanita), captain Jason Tartick (parents Gary & Dale), Alex Durinka (parents Ron & Jackie), and Paul Clair (parents John & Terri). Individual player/parent pictures came be found in the Varsity & JV Photo section.
Saturday, February 11
VARSITY QUALIFIES FOR STATES
East varsity defeated Kenmore East 3-1 today and with the win qualified for the state playoffs. East also earned the #2 seed in the Federation playoffs and will play their first playoff game on Thursday 2/16 at 9 PM at The Pepsi Center. The state regional game will be played at Section 7 on March 4. More info on this game to follow.
Saturday, February 11
VARSITY WINS QUALIFIES FOR STATES
East varsity defeated Kenmore East 3-1 today and qualified for the state playoffs. Anthony Clair, Jason Tartick, and Alex Durinka were the goal scorers. East also earned the #2 seed in the federation playoffs with the win. East will next play on Thursday Feb. 16 at 9 PM at the Pepsi Center in a Federation quarter final game. East will face a team still to be determined. The state regionals will be hosted by Section7 (Champlain area Schools) on March 4. More info on this at a later date.
Sunday, February 12
JV EDGES NORTH ON LATE GOAL BY ESPO
Mike Esposito scored with 1:17 remaining in the game to give East JV a 3-2 over Williamsville North JV. Espo was set up in front by Tyler Durinka and Bryan Shorthouse. North jumped to an early 1-0 lead on a deflection from a point shot by CJ Nocera. Capt. Dan Tyx got East even 3 minutes later with assists to Ryan Caudill and Nick Blum. North regained the lead a little over 2 minutes later and it stayed 2-1 after a period. East goalie Matt Bradley thwarted North the rest of the game especially after Caudill tied it on the powerplay late in the 2nd period. Alex Rogers drew the lone assist. East outshot North 22-16 in the game.
Friday, May 27
PLAYERS/PARENTS MEETING
Head Coach Mike Torillo has planned an important informational meeting for all parents & players of returning players as well as any first time players and any incoming freshman players. This is for both varsity & junior varsity. This will be held on Thursday June 2 7PM at the East High School Commons. All are urged to attend!
Saturday, October 22
IMPORTANT JV TRYOUT INFO
ANYONE INTERESTED IN TRYING OUT FOR THE JV TEAM SHOULD CLICK ON THE TAB IN THE LEFT MARGIN LABELED JV TRYOUT INFO & APPLICATION. THE 4 TRYOUT DATES ARE LISTED ON THE WELCOME PAGE AND IN THE PRACTICE SCHEDULE. JUST A REMINDER THE SAT. NOV.5 TRYOUT IS A 6 AM AS IN MORNING SESSION. ALL NEW AND RETURNING JV PLAYERS MUST ATTEND ALL TRY OUT SESIONS. THE COST IS $40 AND IS DUE BY OCT.25. THERE WILL BE A JV COACHING STAFF/ PARENTS MEETING ON THURS. NOV.10 AT 7 PM AT THE EAST AMHERST FIRE STATION #1 AT 9100 TRANSIT RD CORNER OF MUEGEL RD. PARKING IS AVAILABLE ACROSS MUEGEL ROAD FROM FIRE HALL.
Wednesday, September 21
VARSITY & JV GAME & PRACTICE SCHEDULES
The game and practice schedules for both varsity & JV teams will be added to this site in the next couple weeks.
Saturday, October 22
IMPORTANT VARSITY TRYOUT INFO
COACH MIKE TORILLO HAS ANNOUNCED THE TRYOUT DATES FOR THE VARSITY HOCKEY TEAM. THEY WILL BE ON WED. NOV.2 AT 3;30 PM-4:50 PM, THURS. NOV.3 AT 7PM-8:50 PM , AND TUES.NOV.8 FROM 3:30PM-4:50 PM. ALL SESSIONS AT AMHERST PEPSI CENTER. ALL PLAYERS PLANNING ON ATTENDING MUST DO THE FOLLOWING:
1) OBTAIN THE "AGREEMENT CONTRACT & MEDICAL FORM" FROM THE SCHOOL NURSE
2) COMPLETE THE ABOVE AND HAVE SCHOOL NURSE SIGN IT!
3) BRING THE SIGNED TRIFOLD TO MR. TAYLOR NO LATER THAN TUES. OCT.25.
YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED ON THE ICE FOR VARSITY TRYOUTS WITHOUT SUBMITTING THE TRI-FOLD FORM! IT IS MANDATORY! THOSE TRYING OUT FOR JV ONLY DO NOT NEED TO FILL OUT THIS FORM.
Friday, November 11
EAST HOCKEY CHIAVETTA BBQ & BAKE SALE FUNDRAISER
IMPORTANT INFO FROM MR.JOE GUADAGNINO (off-ice operations President):
East hockey will be holding their annual Chaivetta Chicken BBQ & new to this year a bake sale on Thurs. Nov.17 at East High School. Our goal is to sell well over 1000 dinners! Also we will be having a bake sale at the same time. Everyone is urged to help by baking a dessert and/or helping at the bake sale & BBQ. Before baking anything please contact our bake sale coordinator Rosemary Gambacorta at 741-8797. Nick & Jean Fabozzi and Jackie Rogers are also on the bake sale committee. We really need your help again!! Joe Guadagnino , Head Coach MikeTorrillo and his staff thank you in advance!!
UPDATED INFO- The BBQ and bake sale will take place from 3:15 - 6:15 PM in the Commons at Williamsville East. As we did last year, we are planning on getting both the varsity and JV players together on Sat. Nov.12 to sell chicken dinners door to door. Also, Rosemary Gambacorta has been working with a local retailer that will donate 15% of their gross sales to us. This retailer is tentatively planning on giving Will East hockey players/family and friends exclusive access to their store on Sun. Nov.20. We will finalize the details soon!! Stay tuned.
Tuesday, November 8
JV PRACTICE ADDED TO SCHEDULE JV PARENTS MEETING
JV has added a practice to the schedule. It will be on Thurs. Nov.10 from 9PM-10:20 PM. The JV parents/coaches meeting is Thursday Nov. 10 at 7 PM at the East Amherst Fire Station at Transit & Muegel Rds. Please park in lot across Muegel Rd. The first installment of $200 towards this years player assessment is due. Check the site for the 2005-2006 JV roster on Wednesday. Click the tab on the home page. Also the JV scrimmage on Friday will be against Williamsville North at the same time.
Tuesday, November 8
CHIAVETTA CHICKEN DOOR TO DOOR SALE
The JV and varsity players will go door to door selling chicken dinners on Sat. Nov.12 after the 1 PM JV practice. More details to follow. Please we need everyone's help to make this a success!!
Friday, November 11
MOM'S DAY OUT TO SUPPORT EAST HOCKEY
Join us for an afternoon of shopping at "Absolutely" Best of Everything located at 3070 Transit Rd. West Seneca (across from DeLacy Ford). They feature handbags and jewelry inspired by top designers such as: David Yurman, Burberry, Chanel, Tiffany & Co., and more. The date is Sunday November 20 from 12 PM - 4 PM. Refreshments will be served! They are donating 20 cents from every dollar sold to Williamsville East High School Hockey!! If you are unable to attend this day, please feel free to shop at the store from Nov. 18 through Nov.23. Just obtain a flyer from Jackie Rogers (741-9442) or Rosemary Gambacorta (741-8987) and present it with your purchase. They have a great selection for holiday gift ideas. So come out and join in the fun,bring your family and friends,too! Any questions contact Jackie or Rosemary.
Tuesday, November 15
JV PRACTICES ADDED- JERSEY DISTRIBUTION
The JV has added two practice dates- Thurs. Nov. 24 at 8 AM on the Feature rink and Sun. Dec.4 at 5 PM on the Olympic rink. Following the Nov.24 practice we will distribute jerseys and have a short players meeting. We will also provide a light breakfast.
Friday, November 18
MESSAGE OF THANKS FOR A SUCCESSFUL CHAIVETTAS FUNDRAISER!!
Another successful Chiavettas BBQ Chicken fundraiser was held on Thurs. Nov.17 to benefit Williamsville East hockey!! Great job by all the chicken and bake sale workers,ticket sellers, and bakers of the desserts!!
The following is a special message from Mary Ross, Director of Chicken Sales:
A very special thank you to all of you who worked the BBQ and the bake sale
today...it was extremely successful and is due to all of you who took the
time to either bake, cut tomatoes, sling chicken, salad, rolls and potato
salad, make phone calls, collect tickets, print <file:///\\tickets>
tickets, clean pots and pans, bag chicken, stayed late and clean, hound
people to buy back goods (great job!) or just sat around and talk to
everyone like I do, I thank you! A very special thank you to Brian & Phil Bermel who
came all the way back and picked up the 140 extra chickens, and took them to
St. Lukes. He made some people very happy tonight. I would especially like
to thank the 3 dads and one mom that do not have anyone on the team, but are
always there to oversee the success of our hockey team....you make such a
huge difference and we all thank you from the bottom of our hearts.....A
special thank you to the boys that showed up to help too! Looking forward to
a fun year...Happy Thanksgiving to all! Sincerely....Mary Ross, the chicken
lady
Sunday, November 20
JV Defeats Williamsville South in Scrimmage
The JV squad defeated Williamsville South Saturday night 12-1 in a scrimmage game. Goal scorers for East were Justen Floss-2, Mike Esposito-2, Andrew MacDonald-2, Tyler Durinka, Ryan Caudill, Dan Tyx, Matt Kweller,Mike DeStefano, and Chuck Adamo. Jay Hall, Matt Bradley, and Steven Bukolt each played a period. East outshot South 51-9.
Friday, November 25
Varsity Beats Kenmore West 3-1 in Scrimmage Game
Friday, November 25
VARSITY & JV PLAY TIE GAMES
The East JV played a 2-2 tie against Canisius JV in their season opener today at Holiday. The East Varsity skated to a 1-1 tie against McQuaid in a non-league tournament game at the Amherst Pepsi Center.
The JV squad started off slow in this game but got their game together as the game went on. After a scoreless first period, Canisius opned the scoring off an East turnover late in the second period as they held a 1-0 lead after 2 periods. In the final period the East JV came out flying and tied the game at 1-1 at 6:53 off a one-timer by Gary Styn. Good work down low by Justen Floss and Matt Kweller led to the goal. At 10:19, Mike Esposito gave East a 2-1 lead with an unassisted powerplay goal. Canisius pulled their goalie with 1:25 left and swatted the puck past Goalie Matt Bradley with 1:03 remaining to tie the game. East successfully killed off the final 35 seconds short-handed and were 2 men short for the final 13 seconds. Matt Bradley made several key saves among his 20 saves to keep East in the game especially early in the contest. East talled 24 shots for the game and killed off all 5 Canisius powerplays. East was 1 for 4 on their powerplay.
Jon Toole scored midway through the first period to give East a 1-0 lead. McQuaid tied the game late in the second period. Jarrod Etengoff was once again solid in goal.
Saturday, November 26
EAST VARSITY SHUTS OUT SARATOGA 3-0
Jarrod Etengoff recorded his first shutout of the year and Jason Tartick assisted on all 3 goals as the varsity defeated Saratoga 3-0 in the St.Joe's Tournament. Spencer Barrett opened the scoring at 34 seconds of the first period off assists from Kyle Smith and Tartick. At 13:26, Alex Durinka tipped inTartick's blast from the point to up the lead to 2-0. Anthony Clair also assisted on the powerplay goal. In the second period, Kyle Smith scored on a 2 on 1 break off a pass from Tartick at the 8:03 mark. Etengoff also drew an assist on the goal. East won the St.Joe's Tournament with a 1-0-1 record and earning the tie-breaker by winning the most periods i the 2 games. Jarrod Etengoff was named the St.Joe's Tournament MVP.
Tuesday, November 29
EAST JV EDGES KENMORE EAST JV 4-3 -- T.Durinka & Bradley Star
Tyler Durinka's 2 goals and strong goaltending from Matt Bradley paced the JV to a 4-3 victory over Kenmore East JV last night. Nick Weigel opened the scoring for the JV at 5:52 of the first period off assists from Justen Floss and Dan Tyx. Just over a minute later,Mike Esposito's second of the year put Wmv. East up 2-0 with Jon Gambacorta getting an assist. Ken East closed to 2-1 just 25 seconds later off a defensive miscue in front of the net.
After Ken East tied the score at 2-2 midway through the second period , Tyler Durinka scored a powerplay goal late in the second period. The well executed goal was set up by Mike DeStefano and Gary Styn. Durinka's second of the game and eventual game winner came with 28 seconds to play in the second period with DeStefano and Styn assisting. Ken East closed the score to 4-3 with 3:28 to play in the game but East behind goalie Matt Bradley held off the attack. Ken East outshot East 33-16 in the game. Wmv East was 1-3 on the powerplay and killed off all 6 Ken East powerplays.
Thursday, December 1
Will North Jv Defeats East JV 4-1 in Non League Game
Will North JV jumped out to an early 1-0 lead after 21 seconds and never looked back winning 4-1. East's only goal came on a power play by James Faran off assists by Ryan Caudill and Matt Kweller. Steve Bukolt,Jake Lewis, and Jay Hall each played a period in goal. East killed off all 5 North power plays and were 1-7 on their powerplay advantages.
Friday, December 2
EAST DEFEATS WILL SOUTH 4-1 IN FED SEASON OPENER
East Opened the 2005- 2006 WNY Varsity Federation League schedule with a 4-1 win over Williamsville South last night. Alex Durinka opened the scoring at 3:13 of the 1st period scoring from the slot.Anthony Clair and Andrew Ross assisted. South tied the score at 1-1 late in the period. After an injury delay early in the second period, Clair put East up for good at 2-1 with his first of the year from Alex Durinka. The period ended without any further scoring. In the third period, Jon Toole scored at 1:22 from Clair and at 7:51 Jason Tartick netted his first from Colin Lucey and Spencer Barrett. Once again Jarrod Etengoff was strong in goal. Before the game East named seniorJason Tartick team captain and juniors Jarrod Etengoff and Andrew Ross as assistant captains.
Thursday, December 8
JV FLAMES 5-2 WINNERS OVER WILLIAMSVILLE SOUTH JV
Five different East JV players scored as the Jr Flames improved their record to 2-0-1 in NFJV play. Matt Kweller from Kyle Murray tied the game at 1-1 at 8:49 of the 1st period with his first of the year. Just 9 seconds later Gary Styn put East up 2-1 with assists to Ryan Caudill and Simon Fedak. South tied the score at 2-2 a couple minutes later. The only goal in the second was a powerplay goal by Mike DeStefano assisted by Mike Esposito. East put the game away in the third period as Tyler Durinka tipped in a DeStefano shot,Esposito also assisted on Durinka's 3rd goal of the year.Simon Fedak's 1st of the year assisted by Styn closed the scoring. East outshot South 27-9 as Steve Bukolt and Jay Hall shared the goaltending. Chuck Adamo was awarded as the Jr.Flames hardest working player of the game. The game summary can be viewed by going to schedule and click on the appropriate game.
Friday, December 9
EAST ROMPS OVER AMHERST 10-0 Durinka scores 4 goals
The varsity Flames had a relatively easy 10-0 win over Amherst last night. Mike Terryberry"s first of 2 goals opened the scoring from Chris Fabozzi at 1:49 of the first period.Alex Durinka then scored a powerplay goal from Paul and Anthony Clair at 6:15 and then the romp was on. Durinka scored again, followed by Eric Charlton (Ross) and Ricky Calzi and the lead was 5-0 after a period. In the second,Spencer Barrett (A.Durinka),Fabozzi (Calzi-Charlton), A.Durinka (Bermel), and Terryberry (Ross) all scored as the lead grew to 9-0. At this point East was out shooting Amherst 29-3. Alex Durinka's 4th goal (A.Clair) of the game in the third period closed the scoring. Durinka also added an assist to his 5 point night. Jarrod Etengoff recorded the shut out in goal. The game summary can be viewed by going to schedules and click on the appropriate game.
Sunday, December 11
LATEST OFF ICE NEWS
Just a couple items for all to be aware of in the coming weeks:
1) Both Varsity & JV teams are off to great starts this year!
2) East Hockey Adults Holiday Party is set for Sun. Dec.18 at 7 PM at East Amherst
Fire Hall. Chef Nick Fabozzi will be making a special Fabozzi family dinner!
3) The annual East Hockey food drive for the needy will be on Mon. Dec.19-times
to be announced later. Varsity & JV players & parents help will be needed!
4) Varsity Gold TIcket fundraiser are being distributed to all varsity & JV. For further
info see Joe Guadagnino or Dan Howaniec
5) East Logo Clothing Sale Info and Order Form to be added to site
Thanks again to all and have a great holiday season from the entire East hockey staff!
Sunday, December 11
VARSITY & JV POST 1 GOAL VICTORIES
Both the varsity & JV teams posted victories on Saturday, the varsity winning 4-3 over Sweet Home and the JV a 2-1 winner over Williamsville North JV.
In the varsity win, after a scoreless first period, Colin Lucey opened the scoring from Joe Spellman & Spencer Barrett. Anthony Clair made it 2-0 at 9:42 before Sweet Home scored on 5 on 3 powerplay to close it to 2-1. Andrew Ross just returned to the ice after serving a penalty and scored a short-handed goal off a pass fromMike Terryberry. In the third period, Alex Durinka (A.Clair) put East ahead 4-1 before Sweet Home closed to 4-3. Jarrod Etengoff held off Sweet Home the rest of the way for the win. Sweet Home outshot East 30-25.
The JV, earned a hard fought 2-1 win over North JV. Ryan Caudill scored at 2:15 of the first period assisted by Dan Tyx to give East a 1-0 lead. North's Austin Heusner scored late in the period on the powerplay to tie at 1-1. The second period was scoreless and it appeared the final period would be also until East went on its only powerplay of the game. Gary Styn blasted a shot from the point to score the game winner with 5:33 left in the game. Tyler Durinka got the only assist. Matt Bradley was able to hold off the North attack in the final minutes to secure the win. North JV outshot East JV 24-12 in the game.
The varsity record in FED play is now 3-0 while the JV record is 3-0-1 in league play, both good for first place in their divisions.
Friday, December 16
JV TEAM PICTURES
The JV team photo for this season can be found by clicking onto Varsity & JV Photos and then click 05 06 JV Action!!
Saturday, December 17
East Varsity Defeats Solvay 6-0
The varsity defeated Sec.III Solvay 6-0 behind 2 goals from Anthony Clair and shutout goaltending from Matt Bradley. East will play in the championship of the Batavia Tournament at 3 PM today against host Batavia.
Sunday, December 18
VARSITY WINS BATAVIA TOURNAMENT- SWEET HOME TIES JV 3-3
Alex Durinka scored the game winning goal in overtime to give the East varsity a 2-1 win over Batavia. Anthony Clair scored the other goal while Jarrod Etengoff was in goal for the tournament win.
In the JV game, Sweet Home came back from a 3-1 deficit to tie the game. Justen Floss (James Faran) and Dan Tyx (Jon Gambacorta) scored first period goals to give East a 2-1 lead. Early in the second period,Mike DeStefano scored his second of the season to up the lead to 3-1. Mike Esposito and Tyler Durinka assisted. Sweet Home then scored 2 goals in 30 seconds midway thru the second period to earn the tie. East outshot Sweet Home 35-18 and controlled almost the entire third period but could not put one past a red hot Sweet Home goalie. East goaltender Jay Hall was injured with a minute left in the game after making a couple tough saves to preserve the tie. He was replaced bySteve Bukolt.
Monday, December 19
VARSITY & JV CONTINUE TO ROLL- BOTH WIN BY 7-1 SCORES SUNDAY
The varsity & JV both posted 7-1 wins in games on Sunday afternoon. At Buffalo State, the varsity defeated St.Francis 7-1 and at the Amherst pepsi Ctr the JV beat Amherst JV also 7-1. In the JV game, Tyler Durinka and James Faran each scored 2 goals while Mike Esposito scored a shorthanded goal. Dan Tyx and Matt Kweller also scored. Mike Destefano added 2 assists. Steve Bukolt got the win in goal. For the varsity- Jason Tartick and Alex Durinka both scored 2 goals.
Tuesday, December 20
JV LOSE FIRST GAME OF SEASON TO KEN WEST JV
The JV was thumped 7-3 by Kenmore West on Monday night. Jon Gambacorta (Max Fogel) scored a shorthanded goal in the first period to give East a 1-0 lead. In the 2nd period, Ken West pumped in 5 goals,3 coming on the powerplay to open a 5-2 lead after 2 periods. Gary Styn netted the only goal another shorthanded tally for East. Matt Kweller's powerplay goal fromTyler Durinka and Dan Tyx gave East hope early in the 3rd period but Ken West put the game away with 2 late goals. Matt Bradley, despite having 7 goals against was at his best as he faced 43 shots,35 which came in the first 2 periods. East finished with 22, 16 coming in the final period.
Wednesday, December 21
EAST HOLIDAY PARTY
The 2nd annual East holiday party was once again a good time had by all. Special thanks to master Chef Nick Fabozzi for his pasta,sauce, meatball & sausage dinner. Also to Joe Guadagnino for getting the necessary beverages, Mary Ross,Brian Bermel, Jen Toole, Jean Fabozzi for their kitchen help, and to all who brought desserts to share.
Friday, December 23
East Varsity Edges Canisius 3-1
Alex Durinka (Anthony Clair-Phil Bermel) scored the game winning goal with 6 minutes left to give East a 3-1 win. Durinka's goal came shortly after Canisius tied the score at 1-1. Durinka clinched the win with 7 seconds left with his second of the game from A.Clair. Spencer Barrett scored a powerplay goal from Joe Spellman in the second period. Jarrod Etengoff made several key stops in the final period, including one without his stick, which enable East to win their 5th Fed game of the year with a loss or tie.
Friday, December 23
EAST HOCKEY SCHOLAR ATHLETES-First Quarter
The following student althletes have been named to the honor & merit rolls at Williamsville East High School for the year's first quarter.
Varsity
Honor Roll- Andrew Ross, Kyle Smith, Ricky Calzi
Merit Roll- Spencer Barrett, Jarrod Etengoff, Chris Fabozzi, Jon Klimek. Jon Toole,
Phil Bermel, Alex Durinka, Jason Tartick
JV
High Honor Roll- Jacob Lewis, Peter Bouris, Matt Bradley, Matt Kweller, Nick Blum
Honor Roll- James Faran, Max Fogel, Steven Bukolt, Kyle Murray, Nick Weigel,Mike
Smith
Merit Roll- Greg Davis, Mike Esposito, Matt Foster, Jon Gambacorta,
Andrew Mac Donald, Dan Tyx
Wednesday, December 28
JV Defeats Ken West 5-4 in Non League Game
The East JV erupted for 4 third period goals to defeat Ken West 5-4. After Ken West scored the only goal of the 1st period, Jon Gambacorta (Shorthouse) evened the score at 1:28 of the 2nd period. Ken West took a 3-1 lead into the final period before East scored 4 goals starting with James Faran at 19 seconds into the period. Chuck Adamo from Gary Styn scored a shorthanded goal to tie the score at 3-3. Mike Esposito scored the final 2 goals one at 11:17 to give East a 4-3 lead and what proved to be the winner with 49 seconds left in the game. Ken West scored with 25 seconds left to make it close. Jay Hall got the win in goal playing the third period and stopping 11 of 12 shots displaying a good glove hand. Steve Bukolt and Matt Bradley played a period each.
Wednesday, December 28
Jason Tartick Named to All-WNY Soccer Team
Varsity captain Jason Tartick was named to the all Western New York High School soccer team by a poll of the high school coaches. Tartick a forward for East's soccer team scored 60 goals in his high school career. He set a single season school record by netting 34 goals. Congrats to Jason!
JV ROMP 9-0 OVER ST. JOE'S
Tyler Durinka scored 2 powerplay goals and Justen Floss added 3 assists to pace the JV squad to a 9-0 win over St.Joe's. Durinka's 2 goals give him 7 for the year. Alex Rogers scored his first of the year and Durinka's first goal of the game gave East a 2-0 lead after a period. East outshot St.Joes 20-1 in the period. In the second period, East tallied 4 times with Ryan Caudill,Bryan Shorthouse,Mike Esposito, and Durinka scoring goals. In the final period, Zack Silverberg,Chuck Adamo, and Gary Styn netted goals. Styn now has 5 goals on the year. Max Fogel, Nick Blum, and Kyle Murray added 2 assists. Steve Bukolt played the first 2 periods and Jay Hall played the third to share the shut out. East outshot St.Joe's 46-4 in the game. Jon Gambacorta did not get on the scoresheet but his play in front of the net was instumental in 4 of the goals.
Saturday, December 31
FRONTIER TIES EAST VARSITY 2-2
Frontier rallied twice to tie the varsity 2-2. East took a 1-0 first period lead on a goal by Anthony Clair. It remained 1-0 until Frontier tied the score early in the final period. Anthony Clair scored a power play goal midway thru the period to put East back in front 2-1. However, a couple minutes later Frontier notched the game tying goal.
Saturday, December 31
JV Blizzard Tournament Update
The JV Blizzard Tournament dates have been received and the JV schedule has been updated. JV will play 2 games on Sat Jan. 14(8:15 AM & 7:30 PM) both at Hyde Park. The third game will be on Monday at Hockey Outlet. The time for Monday will not be known until the day before due to team seedings after the first two games.
Tuesday, January 3
JV Defeated 4-1
Lancaster JV defeated East last night 4-1 in a game where you had to be there to believe what went on! East killed off 17 of 18 Lancaster advantages including four 5 on 3 situations.Yet it was only 1-0 Lancaster after 2 periods thanks to the penalty killers and superb goaltending from Matt Bradley. Despite the disadvantages East only allowed 15 shots in the first 2 periods while not allowing 1 shot on goal during one of the 5 on 3 situations. The teams played only about 6 minutes the entire game 5 on 5. Ryan Caudill off assists from Peter Bouris and Bryan Shorthouse scored at 7:41 of the 3rd period to close the score to 2-1 but Lancaster scored just 22 seconds later to clinch the win. Bouris's determined rush down the right side was the key to the goal. Enough said about this one in what could have been a great game by two good teams if only......
Friday, January 6
VARSITY TIED BY ST. JOE'S 1-1 JV WINS OVER KEN EAST JV
The varsity was tied by St.Joe's last night 1-1. Alex Durinka's goal late in the 2nd period put East up 1-0. The only assist went to Jon Klimek. St.Joe's tied the score in the later stages of the game.The tie keeps East undefeated in Fed League play with a record of 4-0-2. Overall East is 9-0-3 this year!
In the JV game, Bryan Shorthouse scored a powerplay goal with only 20.5 seconds left in the game to earn the victory. The goal was assisted by Jon Gambacorta and Tyler Durinka. Matt Bradley's play in goal once again kept East in the game as he made 33 saves in the shutout win. This gives the JV team a 6-2-2 record in league play and 7-3-2 overall. The East hockey program has a record of 16-3-5 this year.
Wednesday, February 15
EAST PLAYS CANISIUS IN FED PLAYOFF GAME
The opponent for the varsity on Thursday Feb.16 will be Canisius at 9 PM on the feature rink. Canisius defeated St. Joe's 3-0 to advance.
Friday, February 17
VARSITY ELIMINATED IN FED PLAYOFFS
9th seeded Canisius defeated East 4-0 yesterday. With the loss East is still in the states and will next play on March 4 at Section 7 site.
Monday, February 20
EAST JV TIED BY ST.JOES 2-2
The Marauders-St.Joe's JV scored a late third period goal to tie East 2-2 last Saturday. The tie put East in a 4th place tie with Kenmore West in Div.1 of the NFJVHA. East got goals from Bryan Shorthouse ( Tyler Durinka and Matt Bradley) and Max Fogel (Matt Kweller-Justen Floss). The playoffs start on Monday 2/27 at 9 PM against Kenmore West.
Tuesday, February 28
EAST JV ELIMINATED IN DOUBLE OT
Kenmore West JV scored at 52 seconds of the second overtime period to eliminate East 2-1 last night in athe opening round of the NFJV playoffs. It could arguably have been the best JV playoff game to be played this season. East took a first period lead at 9:17 on a goal by Justen Floss from Matt Kweller. The score remained 1-0 until 6:41 of the 2nd period when Ken West scored a powerplay goal to tie it at 1-1. The game was evenly played throughout as evidenced by the shots on goal. East outshot Ken West 6-5 in the first period, 8-7 in the second period and 10-7 in the final period. In the first OT, Ken West had a couple more chances and outshot East 5-3. In the 2nd OT Ken West had the only shot and it found the top corner of the goal for the win. Goaltender Matt Bradley kept East in the game at crucial times with several game saving stops. The line of Dan Tyx, Gary Styn, and Ryan Caudill kept the pressure on Ken West numerous times in the game. All in all a solid effort by the entire team!!
Saturday, March 4
EAST VARSITY ADVANCES TO UTICA IN NYS DIV. 2 FINAL FOUR
East shutout Northeastern Clinton today 6-0 in Plattsburgh to move into the final four in New York State Div.2 hockey. East will play on Sat March 11 in Utica against Sec. IX Monroe-Woodbury. Jason Tartick, Anthony Clair, and Alex Durinka each scored 2 goals and Jarrod Etengoff posted the shutout in goal for East. East grabbed an early first period 2-0 lead and put the game away with 3 more goals in the second period. East outshot NE Clinton 39-19.
Sunday, March 12
East Loses to Monroe Woodbury in State Semi Finals 3-2
Wednesday, May 3
EAST HOCKEY BANQUET
The season ending banquet was held on April 30 at Salvatore's Italian Gardens. Both the JV and varsity teams were recognized for the past year's achievements. JV Head Coach Pat Annese reviewed the JV season and presented the following individual awards: Best Offensive Player-Tyler Durinka, Best Defensive Player- Kyle Murray, Most Improved Player- Gary Styn, Coach's Award- Peter Bouris, and MVP- Matt Bradley. Varsity Head Coach Mike Torrillo also reviewed the past season and spoke on the summer skating sessions and off ice training program. All incoming freshman and returning players were strongly encouraged to attend these sessions, as competition for the limited number of openings will be intense. Coach Torrillo presented these individual awards: Best Offensive Player- Anthony Clair, Best Defensive Player- Paul Clair, Most Improved Players- Eric Charleton and Spencer Barrett, Red Pride Award- Chris Fabozzi, Coach's Award- Jason Tartick, and MVP- Alex Durinka. The team's seniors were also recognized and given some gifts. They are: CaptainJason Tartick, Paul Clair, Ricky Calzi, Alex Durinka, Joe Spellman, and Phil Bermel. The following varsity players also received recognized from the WNY Federation League coaches: First Team All-Stars- Jarrod Etengoff (G) and Alex Durinka (W) Second Team All-Stars-Paul Clair (D), Anthony Clair( W), and Jason Tartick (C).
In closing, East Hockey President of Operations Joe Guadagnino(aka god of East Hockey) thanked all the parents from the varsity,JV,and modified teams for their help and continued support of the program. Joe also stated the modified team will be having a pizza party later in May to honor their first season of play. The golf outing committee will also meet later this month to finalize plans for this year's event. Asalways we will need lots of help to pull off another successful event. All future info will be posted on this site as well as thru e-mails, so stay tuned!
Monday, May 8
VARSITY CAREER AND SINGLE SEASON RECORDS UPDATED
The varsity single season and career scoring leaders have been updated thru the past season.
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