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Tuesday, September 18
EAST JV TRYOUT DATES & PARENTS MEETING LISTED
The JV tryout dates have been added to the calender and home page. Alsao a JV Coaches/Parents meeting has been scheduled for Sat. Oct. 20 at 10 AM at The East Amherst Fire Station #1 at 9100 Transit Road. Parents will be able to hear JV Head Coach Pat Annese review the JV program and requiremnents. Parents can ask questions of the coaches and meet the balance of the JV staff. Parking is available across Muegel Road from the fire hall.
Wednesday, September 19
VARSITY TRYOUT DATES ADDED TO SITE
Varsity Head Coach Mike Torrillo has posted 5 varsity tryout dates and they have been added to the home page and calender.
Wednesday, October 17
CHIAVETTA CHICKEN BBQ FUND RAISER
The annual East hockey Chiavetta Chicken BBQ Dinner fund raiser and bake sale is set for Thursday November 15 from 3:30 PM-6:30 PM in the East high school commons. Tickets are $8 per dinner (take out only). We will need quite a bit of help that day serving dinners. More info will follow in the days ahead.
Friday, November 9
JV NICHOLS TOURNAMENT TIMES & DATES ADDED TO SCHEDULE & CALENDER
The JV squad Nichols Tournament info has been finalized. The team will be in the Green division with Canisius,Nichols,and St.Andrews (Ont.) College. The White Div. will consist of Lancaster,McQuaid,West Seneca East, and Williamsville North. The dates and times have been added to the JV game schedule and calender. The consolation game times, semi-finals and final will be held on Sunday Nov.25. All games are at the Nichols Dann Rink at 1250Amherst St at Colvin Bd. in Buffalo. The Sunday times are: Semi Finals: Green Div 1st vs White Div.2nd at 9AM, and White Div.1st vs.Green Div.2nd at 11AM. The consolation games are Green Div3rd vs. White Div. 3rd at 1 PM, White Div. 4th vs. Green Div. 4th at 2:45 PM and the tournment final at 4:30 PM.
Friday, November 16
CHIAVETTA CHICKEN FUND RAISER IS ANOTHER SUCCESS!!!!
Varsity Head Coach Mike Torillo and his staff and JV Head Coach Pat Annese and his staff would like to thank all the parents,players, and friends of East hockey who helped out at the school serving dinners, selling baked goods, selling tickets, delivering meals for a job well done. We served over 1200 dinners in a 3 hour span. Special thanks to Pat Annese for coordinating the ticket distribution and accounting of those tickets, Rosemary Gambacorta for coordinating the volunteer help,a nd to Linda Bradley and Mary Tyx for the baked goods coordinating. Also to super ticket sellers Justin Floss (varsity), Dan Feldman (JV), and Nick Bordonaro (JV). Once again great job everyone for helping the East hockey program!!
Sunday, November 18
EAST JV DEFEATS WILLIAMSVILLE NORTH JV 5-2
Game details can be found by clicking on the score found in the JV schedule folder. This feature will be updated after every game.
Thursday, November 22
JV OPENS LEAGUE SCHEDULE WITH 3-0 WIN
The JV squad defeated Sweet Home JV last night 3-0. Ryan Shaw and Peter Elliott (Ketteman-Feldman) each scord in the first period and Mike Smith (Pressman) scored a big goal to clinch the game late in the 3rd period. Robert Vermilye recorded the shutout in goal making 10 saves.
Friday, November 23
JV SUFFERS TOUGH LOSS/ VARSITY PLAYS 2-2 TIE
UPDATED:The JV team lost a tough one to Nichols 3-2 Friday afternoon in the Nichols tourney. After a scoreless opening period, East scored twice in the 2nd period to lead 2-1. However, 2 early goals by Nichols in the third gave Nichols the win as they held on for the balance of the game. East earned 1 1/2 of 5 points from the game. Goal scorers were Muj Soniwalla( Qiao) and Mark Varin. Robert Vermilye however,had a strong game in goal stopping 19 of 22 shots some of which were screened shots. The team killed off all 4 Nichols power plays.
The varsity played Saratoga in a non leage game Friday to a 2-2 tie.
Saturday, November 24
JV 2-0 WINNER OVER CANISIUS IN NICHOLS TOURNAMENT
The JV shutout Canisius JV 2-0 behind Cullen Hensley in goal earning 4 1/2 of 5 points. East got goals from Justin Birzon (Shaw) in the opening period and Peter Elliott (Varin) in the final period. The team now has 6 points going into the final seeding game tonite against St.Andrews College JV.
UPDATE: The JV lost to St.Andrews College "JV" 8-1 Saturday night. Despite giving up on the average about 50 lbs & 5" per player, East played their opponents fairly even in the opening period ending 1-1 on a goal by Ryan Schmelzer(Sarcinelli,Shaw). But the age (appeared to average 18) & size differential caught up in the last 2 periods. The team will play Williamsville North in the third place game Sunday at 12 noon at Nichols. Scoring details will be posted later today for the past few games.
Sunday, November 25
NORTH JV DEFEATS EAST IN 5th PLACE CONSOLATION GAME
The JV lost to Williamsville North JV 2-1 in the fifth place consolation game of the Nichols JV Tournament. Peter Elliott (Varin,Birzon) gave East an early 1-0 lead but 2 goals later in the first period gave North a 2-1 lead after a period and it ended up staying that score.
Wednesday, November 28
EAST PARENTS HOLIDAY PARTY/SOCIAL
Parents mark your calenders, the annual East Hockey parents only party/social has been set for Sunday January 13,2008 at 5PM at the East Amherst Fire Station. More details as we get closer to the event.
Thursday, November 29
JV TROUNCES NIAGARA FALLS 11-1
Nick Bordonaro scored 3 goals and added 2 assists and Paul Ross scored twice and also added 2 assists to pace the win. Luke Sokolowski and Ryan Schmelzer each scored 2 goals and Dan Feldman had 4 assists as East oushot Niagara Falls 61-5. Robert Vermilye stood in goal for the win. Other noteworthy info : Billy Gaffney was +7, Brandon Ketteman +6,Bordonaro +6. Before the game the coaching staff announced Paul Ross as captain and Nick Bordonaro and Mike Sarcinelli as assistant captains.
Thursday, November 29
VARSITY WINS LEAGUE OPENER 3-1
The varsity defeated Kenmore West 3-1 to open the Federation season. Joey Cantafio(E.Esposito-Bogart) scored with 1:08 left in the second period to give East a 1-0 lead after 2 periods. After Ken West tied the game early in the third period, Eric Bogart scored from the point on the powerplay from Colin Lucey to put East in the lead for good 2-1. Lucey (Kweller) scored an empty net goal to clinch the game. Matt Bradley stopped 22 of 23 shots in goal. Head Coach Mike Torillo annouced Dan Tyx and Eric Bogart as the team's captains for the 07 08 season.
Saturday, December 1
JV OVER WILLIAMSVILLE SOUTH 8-2
The JV improved their record to 3-0 in league play with a 8-2 win over Williamsviile South. Adam Pressman scored 3 goals and added an assist and Nick Bordonaro scored 2 goals and added 4 assists to lead the team. Others scoring single goals were Sean Mahon (2assists), Ryan Schmelzer,and Mike Sarcinelli (1 assist). Paul Ross also had 2 assists. Jake Lewis went the distance in goal for his first win of the season. East outshot South 43-10.
Sunday, December 2
JV WINS FOURTH IN ROW
The East JV won their 4th straight game 3-1 over last years league champs Kenmore East JV. Dan Feldman (Mike Smith) opened the scoring in the first period on the powerplay and Feldman (Sarcinelli-Gaffney) scored another PPG in the 2nd period to put Will East up 2-0 after 2 periods. Adam Pressman clinched the win scoring with 6:29 left. Ken East's only goal came on a 5 on 3 advantage after winning goalie Cullen Hensley made the initial save. Hensley stopped 24 of 25 shots winning his first league game. The team is now 4-0 to start the year. Standings came be viewed on www.nfjv.net.
Friday, December 7
VARSITY OVER AMHERST 5-2 FOR 2ND STRAIGHT WIN IN FED
The East varsity was led by 2 goals each from Mike DeStefano and Eric Bogart to defeat small school rival Amherst 5-2. Jay Hall got the win in goal as East is now 2-0 in the small school division.
Sunday, December 9
JV WINS 5TH STRAIGHT/// VARSITY LOSES TO NORTH
The East JV won their 5th straight game 9-0 over Niagara Falls JV. Ryan Schmelzer scored 2 goals and added 3 assists and Nick Bordonaro scored 2 goals and 2 assists. Other goal scorers were Mike Sarcinelli, Brandon Lucey,Muj Soniwalla,Sean Mahon, and Adam Pressman. Sarcinelli and Lucey also added 2 assists each. Jake Lewis stopped all 6 shots he faced to record the shutout in goal. East outshot Niagara Falls 52-6. The JV has scored 34 gaols and allowed only 4 in their first 5 games.
Williamsville North defeated the varsity 6-2. Eric Bogart had given East an early 1-0 lead but North scored twice to lead 2-1 after a period and 4-1 after 2 periods. It was East's first loss in Federation play.
Sunday, December 9
JV DEFEATS KENMORE WEST JV 4-3 FOR 6 IN A ROW
Ryan Shaw tied the game with 2:28 left and Adam Pressman scored the winner just 25 seconds later to enable the JV team to remain unbeaten after 6 games. After taking the first half of the game off, falling behind 3-1 and being outplayed by Ken West, East came back strong especially in the final period. Pressman's (Schmelzer-Bordonaro)first of 2 goals early in the 3rd period closed the score to 3-2 and Shaw's blast from 30 feet out tied it. Pressman then scored the winner with 2:03 left. Cullen Hensley got the win in goal. Ryan Schmelzer (Gaffney-Elliott) scored a power play goal in the first period. The six straight wins is East's best start ever in the NFJVHA.
UPDATE 12 12 07 - Several Photos from this game added to the JV 07 08 photo album. Pictures courtesy of Jake Lewis.
Friday, December 14
VARSITY TEAM PICTURES- Dec. 19
Varsity Team pictures are scheduled for Wed. Dec. 19 at 3:15 PM before practice at APC. Please remember to bring your order forms. Coach Torrillo will pass them out this weekend.
Saturday, December 15
VARSITY OVER CLARENCE & GLENS FALLS IN WMS SOUTH TOURNAMENT
The varsity defeated Clarence 4-2 last night in the Williamsville South Tournament. Eric Bogart scored the 3 goal hat trick to pace East.
UPDATE- East varsity defeated Glens Falls today 3-0 to win the tournament. Jay Hall made 19 saves for the shutout win.
Monday, December 17
7 STRAIGHT WINS FOR JV/ VARSITY GAME POSTPONED
East JV won their 7th straight league game Sunday 4-3 over Clarence. Billy Gaffney(Ryan Shaw) batted in Shaw's shot with 2:12 left in the game to give East the win. The goal came just 31 seconds after Clarence tied the score at 3-3. East earlier got a pair of goals from Dan Feldman (Ryan Schmelzer) ( Schmelzer, Mike Sarcinelli) and Adam Pressman (Nick Bordonaro). Pressman has a team leading 8 goals. Jake Lewis had his best game in goal stopping 23 of 26 shots. East had 29 shots on Clarence. East is now in first place by 7 points over 2nd place Sweet Home.
The varsity game against Sweet Home at Buff State was postponed due to weather. No make up date at this time. Varsity Practice is on for Monday at 3:30PM.
Tuesday, December 18
JV ADDS SCRIMMAGE GAME
A scrimmage game against Williamsville North JV has been added to the JV schedule. The game will be on Thursday Jan. 24 at 3:30 PM at the APC-feature rink.
Thursday, December 20
BLIZZARD TOURN UPDATE AND ADDED ICE TIME
The Blizzard Tournament we are entered in has all but officially been cancelled in the JV division. This is due to the lack of teams entered. Only Grand Island and ourselves are left as all the Michigan teams have pulled out. We are still attempting to get a game or two in with Grand Island at Hyde Park. In the mean time we are scrambling to fill in the dates. Coach Annese has scheduled a scrimmage game with Williamsville North (see previous post) and we have booked 90 minutes of ice at Nichols on Monday 1/21/08 from 12 noon -1:30 PM. More info as it becomes available. These dates have been added to the website schedules/calenders.
Friday, December 21
GAFFNEY CALLED UP TO VARSITY//EAST DEFEATS WILL SOUTH 5-1
Varsity Head Coach Mike Torrillo and JV Head Coach Pat Annese announced today that Billy Gaffney has been called up from the JV to play varsity hockey. Also last nite East varsity defeated Williamsville South 5-1.
Saturday, December 22
FRONTIER OVER EAST VARSITY EAST EDGES BATAVIA IN OT
Frontier defeated East varsity 4-3 in the opening game of the Batavia Tournament on Friday. East came back the next day to edge Batavia 4-3 in OT to win the consolation game. Eric Bogart got the winner.
Saturday, December 22
JV LOSES FIRST LEAGUE GAME AFTER 7 STRAIGHT WINS.
Lancaster handed the JV team a 4-2 loss Saturday night. Peter Elliott(Varin) scored at 1:29 of the first period but Lancaster tied the score just 20 seconds on a deflection of a defenders skate. It was 2-1 Lancaster after 2 periods and 3-1 midway thru the final period before Paul Ross scored with the goalie pulled to close it to 3-2 with 33 seconds left. Lancaster iced the game with 17 seconds left into the empty net. Cullen Hensley made several key saves in the 2nd period as East successfully killed off 5 straight Lancaster power plays. Lancaster outshot East 26-22.
Thursday, January 3
JV BLIZZARD TOURNAMENT CANCELLED
The JV Blizzard Tournament scheduled for Jan. 19-21 has been cancelled due to lack of JV teams entering the tournament. We have added a JV practice at Nichols on Mon Jan. 21 at 12 noon. A scrimmage game against Williamsville North also has been added on Jan.24 at 3:30 PM at APC.
UPDATE 1-3-08: Another non league game has been to the JV schedule to replace the cancelled Blizzard Tournament. JV will play a game against Nichols JV on Friday Jan. 18 at 6:15 PM at Nichols Dann Rink.
Saturday, December 29
JV OVER TIMON 7-4
East JV got back to their winning ways 7-4 over Timon last nite. Dan Feldman and Peter Elliott each scored two goals to lead East to their 8th win in 9 league games. Ryan Schmelzer had a goal and 2 assists while Nick Bordonaro had a pair of assists. The other goals were scored by Paul Ross and Ryan Shaw. Robert Vermilye stopped 28 of 32 Timon shots to earn the win in goal. The team now has a 7 points lead over 2nd place Sweet Home i n the small school division2 of the NFJVHA.
Saturday, December 29
VARSITY HIGHLITES FROM THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS
East 5 Williamsville South 1-Against Will South on 12/20, East got goals from Mike Esposito,Dan Tyx,Joey Cantafio,Colin Lucey, and Gary Styn. Matt Bradley was in goal and made 17 saves for the win.
In the Batavia tournament, Frontier edged East 4-3 i n the opening round. Goal scorers were: Matt Kweller,Colin Lucey, and Mike DiStefano. Jay Hall was in goal making 15 saves. The consolation game was won by East 4-3 in OT. Eric Bogart got the winner from DiStefano and Tyler Durinka. Earlier goal scorers were: Durinka, Joey Cantafio, and Gary Styn. Steve Bukolt was in goal making 16 saves.
VARSITY UPDATE- In games this past week East played Timon to a 3-3 tie and lost to Kenmore East 4-2.
Thursday, January 3
VARSITY UPDATE
East 3 Timon 3- Goal scorers were Eric Esposito,Eric Bogart and Matt Kweller. Bogart added 2 assists. Matt Bradley stopped 33 of 36 Timon shots.
Kenmore East 4 East 2- Will East goal scorers were Joey Cantafio and Eric Bogart, both in the 3rd period after Ken East built a 4-0 lead after 2 periods.
Friday, January 4
JV SOUNDLY DEFEATED BY CANISIUS 3-1
Canisius outplayed East JV winning 3-1. Nick Bordonaro scored the only goal for East on the powerplay off a pretty pass from Dan Feldman. It was Bordonaro's 8th of the year. Canisius held East to just one shot in both the first & third periods.
Monday, January 7
VARSITY & JV BOTH VICTORIOUS THIS WEEK END
East varsity defeated Webster-Schroeder 5-3 on Saturday behind 2 goals each from Eric Bogart and Joey Cantafio. Jay Hall was named MVP for his play in goal.
East JV defeated Williamsville North JV 4-2 on Sunday. Mike Sarcinelli had the 3 goal hat trick and an assist and Dan Feldman had a goal and 3 assists to pace East. Jake Lewis stopped 17 of 19 shots to make his league record 4-0-0.
Friday, January 11
EAST & SWEET HOME PLAY TO 4-4 TIE
East varsity played a 4-4 tie with Sweet Home last night. Tyler Durinka and Eric Bogart each scord twice.
Sunday, January 13
VARSITY DEFEATS KENMORE EAST 4-2 JV OVER TIMON 6-3
East varsity rebounded with a solid 4-2 win over Kenmore East in an important small school division game. Dan Tyx, Eric Bogart, and Colin Lucey scored third period goals to secure the win. Earlier, Matt Notaro scored his first of the year.
Later, East JV defeated Timon 6-3 to increase their lead over Timon to 7 points. Dan Feldman scored 2 goals and both Nick Bordonaro and Ryan Schmelzer each added 2 assists. Other goals were scored by Paul Ross,Mark Varin,Adam Pressman, and Sean Mahon. Robert Vermilye stopped 26 of 29 Timon shots. And Justin Birzon was credited with his first point in league an assist on Varin's goal.
Monday, January 14
JV WINS 11TH OF YEAR AFTER 8-0 WIN OVER ST. JOE'S WHITE
Nick Bordonaro(Feldman-Mahon) scored in the opening minute of the game as East JV rolled over St.Joes White 8-0. Adam Piekarski scored 2 goals and added an assist and Sean Mahon added 3 assists to pace the scoring. Dan Feldman tallied his team high 10 th goal of the year and Paul Ross, Mike Sarcinelli, Mark Varin, and Brendan Lucey added single goals. Lucey's goal came off a great feed from Ryan Shaw. Cullen Hensley stopped all 6 St.Joes shots for his first shutout in league play. Besides Hensley, Robert Vermilye and Jake Lewis also have one shutout each in goal for East.
Saturday, January 19
TIMON OVER VARSITY JV TROUNCED BY NICHOLS JV
East varsity lost to Timon 4-2 , after leading by 2-0 in the 2nd period. East JV gave up 3 shorthanded goals losing a non league game to Nichols JV 8-2. Nick Bordonaro and Mike Sarcinelli scored for JV.
Wednesday, January 23
EAST VARSITY OVER AMHERST
East varsity defeated Amherst 8-1 on Monday. Eric Bogart scored 3 goals and Gary Styn added 2 to lead East to victory. Dan Tyx and Tyler Durinka both scored on the powerplay and Eric Esposito scored the final goal. Mike DeStefano had 4 assists and Colin Lucey had 3 helpers in the game. Matt Bradley got the win in goal stopping 19 of 20 shots.
VARSITY UPDATE FROM PAST WEEK: In the Timon game, East jumped to a 2-0 lead on goals by Eric Bogart (Lucey) and James Faran ( Lucey-DeStefano). Timon put 27 shots on Matt Bradley while East also had 27 shots. Orchard Park edged East 2-1 as Faran(Tyx) scored the only goal late in the final period. Jay Hall made 31 saves for East
Friday, January 25
ST.FRANCIS OVER VARSITY JV OVER WILLIAMSVILLE NORTH
The East varsity squad was defeated by St.Francis last nite 6-1. Earlier in the afternoon East JV rallied to beat Williamsville North JV 6-4 in a non-league game. After falling behind, 4-1, Ryan Shaw(McMahon) scored with 32 seconds left in the 2nd period to close to 4-2 and Brandon Lucey (McMahon) scored just 20 seconds into the 3rd period to narrow the deficit to 4-3. Shaw(Bordonaro-Mahon) scored to tie at 4-4 at 6:17 and Mike Sarcinelli (Elliott) scored the game winner at 10:10. Sarcinelli (Schmelzer-Mahon) scored into an empty net to clinch with 4 seconds left. Jake Lewis got the win in goal afterholding North scoreless in the final period including a great save on a North breakaway late in the period.
Sunday, January 27
JV Pictures Added to Site
Various JV action pictures added to Photo section under 07 08 JV action
Sunday, January 27
SUCCESSFUL WEEK END FOR EAST HOCKEY
Both varisity and JV had a wiining week end. Varsity defated Niagara Falls 6-2 behind 2 goals from Colin Lucey.
JV defeated Amherst twice, 9-0 on Saturday and 7-1 on Sunday. Jake Lewis got the shutout in Saturday's game and Sean Mahon and Adam Piekarski both scored 2 goals. Nick Bordonaro and Mike Sarcinelli each had a goal and 2 assists. Other goal scorers were Paul Ross,Ryan Schmelzer, and Richy Qiao ( his first career JV goal). On Sunday, Mike Sarcinelli and Mark Varin each netted 2 goals and Ryan Schmelzer contributed 3 assists to lead East. Nick Bordonaro, Adam Pressman,and Ryan Shaw completed the goal scoring. Robert Vermilye got the win in goal. East outshot Amherst by a total of 77-13 in the games. With the win on Sunday, East clinched first place and a first round playoff bye in the small school Div. 2 of the NFJV. East's first playoff game will be Wed. Feb. 27 at 7 PM. The 13-2 record is just one win short of tying the JV record of 14 wins in a season set in 03-04.
Tuesday, January 29
SWEET HOME RALLIES TO DEFEAT VARSITY
Sweet Home came from a 2-1 deficit after 2 periods to edge East 3-2 in varsity hockey make up game. Sweet Home scored on a 5-3 advantage to tie with about 6 minutes to play and scored the winner with 2 minutes left off a 2 on 1 break.
Saturday, February 2
JV WINS 14TH OF YEAR 9-0
East JV shutout St.Joe's White 9-0 as Cullen Hensley recorded his 2nd shutout of the year. East scored 7 times in the second period to put the game away. Goal scorers were two each from Nick Bordonaro and Adam Pressman,with singles to Richy Qiao,Sean Mahon, Adam Piekarski,Chris Pettis, and Ryan Shaw. Pettis scored his 1st of the year and the team's first shorthanded goal of the season. Both Dan Feldman and Qiao had 2 assists each. East outshot SJW 42-5.
Saturday, February 2
VARSITY POSTS 4-0 WIN
East varsity behind the shutout goaltending of Jay Hall beat Niagara Falls 4-0. Senior defenseman Kyle Murray scord 2 goals to pace the offense. The next game for the team is Wednesday Feb. 6 at 7 PM against Williamsville South. Before that game all the team's seniors and their parents will be honored in a pre-game ceremony. Joe Guadagnino will be the MC of the event!!
Saturday, February 2
JV Team Bowling Party
JV has scheduled a team bowling party on Sat. Feb. 23 at 11:30 AM at Transit Lanes. Bowling,fun, food,refreshments will be served. All team members are invited. Adam Pressman has challenged everyone to try and beat him at his favorite sport.
Saturday, February 9
JV POSTS SHUTOUT WIN 3-0
East JV defeated St.Joes Maroon 3-0 for their 15th win and 6th shutout on league play. The 15 th win set a record for most league wins in a season. Nick Bordonaro (Ketteman) scored the fastest goal in East JV history from the start of the game at 8 seconds to pace the win. George Huyler (Bordonaro) scored his first goal for East on a shot from the point and Richy Qiao (Piekarski) scored shorthanded in the final period to secure the win. Jake Lewis posted his 3rd shutout of the year. The team has allowed just 1 goal in the past four games.
Thursday, February 7
VARSITY PLAYS 2-2 TIE/ TEAM SENIORS RECOGNIZED
Williamsville South rallied to tie East 2-2 on senior recognition nite. The senior players on the team honored their parents in a pre game ceremony. The seniors and their parents honored were: Steve Bukolt ( Tim & Mary Ann), Jay Hall ( Jim Hall & Shelley Maraschiello), Matt Bradley ( Peter & Linda), Austin Barnett (Steve & Lynn), Kyle Murray ( Kenneth Murray & Jean Rossi) , Justin Floss (Jeff & Mary Ann), Jon Gambacorta ( Manny & Rosemary), Tyler Durinka ( Ron & Jackie), Matt Kweller (Rion & Julie), Gary Styn ( Gary & Patty), Peter Bouris (Ari & Renee), Mike Esposito (Tom & Susan) ,and Matt Foster (Mark & Linda). Also team captains Eric Bogart (Chris & Lisa), Dan Tyx (Randy & Mary), and Colin Lucey ( Mike & Kathy). Pictures will be posted in the Varsity & JV photo section soon.
Sunday, February 10
JV WINS 8TH STRAIGHT GAME
East JV won their 8th straight league game 10-1 over Williamsville South. Nick Bordonaro led the way with 3 goals and 3 assists, while Ryan Shaw and Paul Ross each scored twice. Shaw's goal was shorthanded as the team has now scored a shorthanded goal in each of the last 3 games. Other goal scorers were Brandon Lucey,Dan Feldman, and Mike Sarcinelli. Robert Vermilye got the win in goal with Cullen Hensley in net for the final period and earning an assist on Feldman's goal. East outshot South 36-8.
Tuesday, February 12
VARSITY PLAYS TO 1-1 TIE /// SR. RECOGNITION NITE PICTURES
East varsity tied St.Francis 1-1 on Monday in the final regular season game. East begins the Fed playoffs later this week. The senior recognition pictures have been added to the Photo section. Click on Varsity Action 07 08 to view these pictures.
Wednesday, February 13
VARSITY PLAYS ST. FRANCIS IN PLAYOFFS
East varsity has been seeded #4 and will play #5 St. Francis inthe first round on saturday Feb. 16 at 3 PM at Buffalo State.
Thursday, February 14
JV RALLIES TO TIE 3-3
Mike Sarcinelli scored from a scramble with 34 seconds left in the game as East JV rallied to tie Sweet Home JV 3-3 in their final regular season league game. Earlier in the 3rd period Peter Elliott (Birzon) scored to close the gap to 3-2. Nick Bordonaro (Sokolowski) scored his 18th of the year in the opening period. Jake Lewis and Cullen Hensley split the goaltending duties. East outshot Sweet Home 26-13. The 16-2-1 record for the year was good for 33 points and a new JV league game regular season record for East. Congrats to the entire team. The team plays a non league game against Timon Saturday and the first playoff game will be on Wed. Feb. 27 at 7 PM at APC.
Sunday, February 17
VARSITY WINS IN DOUBLE OT// VARSITY PRACTICES ADDED
East varsity defeated St. Francis 2-1 in double OT to advance to the quarter finals in the Federation playoffs. Gary Styn scored with 3 seconds left in the second overtime for the win. Matt Bradley was the winner in goal. Next game is Thursday Feb. 21 at 7 PM at APC Feature Rink.
UPDATE: Coach Torrillo has added 2 practices to the schedule : Monday 2/18 at 3:30 PM and Tuesday 2/19 At 7:30 AM both at Amh Pepsi Center.
UPDATE 2: The game against St. Francis will be shown on Time Warner Cable Sports Channel 13 on Tuesday night at 8:30 PM. A highlites video along with the winning goal and celebration can be seen on WIVB.com under their sports tab. http://www.wivb.com/Global/category.asp?C=1710&nav=menu41_4
Sunday, February 17
JV DEFEATS TIMON IN NON LEAGUE GAME
The JV beat Timon at Holiday on Saturday 5-2. Goal scorers were: Paul Ross, Ryan Shaw,Adam Piekarski,Dan Feldman, and Mike Sarcinelli. Jake Lewis and Robert Vermilye split the goaltending duties.
Thursday, February 21
TIMON ENDS SEASON FOR VARISTY
Timon defeated East 6-3 in the Federation small school semi finals. East mounted a determined third period comeback after falling behind 5-1 after 2 periods.
Saturday, February 23
JV TEAM BOWLING PARTY
The JV held their sometimes annual bowling party today. Check out the pictures added in the Photo section.
Saturday, February 23
JV's PETER ELLIOTT HELPING OUT OFF THE ICE
Peter Elliott from the JV team was down in New Orleans the past week, no not partying and enjoying the warmer weather. Peter was helping to rebuild approximately 60 homes that were damaged a couple years back during Hurricane Katrina. He spent the week hard at work while enjoying the warmer weather. A job very well done and everyone at East hockey congratulates Peter for helping others many miles from home.
Wednesday, February 27
EAST JV OVER NIAGARA FALLS 7-1
East JV won their quarter final game over Niagara Falls 7-1 led by Nick Bordonaro's 2 goals and 2 assists and Sean Mahon 2 goals and an assist. After falling behind 1-0 early in the first, Ryan McMahon scored from Richy Qiao just 26 seconds later to tie the game at 1-1. Bordonaro scored late in the period to give East a 2-1 lead after a period. East scored four times in the 2nd period to put the game away. Bordonaro on the powerplay off passes from Paul Ross and Ryan Shaw at 2:22 and just over 2 minutes later, Muj Soniwalla made it 4-1 from Qiao. Sean Mahon and Paul Ross scored late in the period. Ross's goal was scored after a perfect cross ice pass from Bordonaro. Mahon finished the scoring with 1 second left in the game. Robert Vermilye and Cullen Hensley shared the goaltending duties with Vermilye recording the win. East outshot NF 37-14. East will now play Canisius on Friday night at 8 PM in the semi finals.
Saturday, March 1
EAST JV WINS IN SEMI FINAL 2-1
Nick Bordonaro's goal in the shootout and superb goaltending from Jake Lewis enabled East to defeat Canisius 2-1 and move into the championship game for the first time in league history. After a scoreless first 2 periods, which had Canisius outshooting East 14-12, Mike Sarcinelli took a clearing pass from Luke Sokolowski and got behind the Canisius defense to give East a 1-0 lead at 1:36 of the final period. It stayed that way until 2:28 was left when Canisius scored a powerplay goal to tie the game. Canisus outshot East 9-5 in the period and 23-17 for regulation. In the first OT, each team had a couple chances, but failed to convert. In the 2OT, it was much the same. Each team had 10 shots in the OT sessions. The entire game was exciting as well as a nail-biter at the same time. But now it was time for the shootout. East Coach Pat Annese picked Mike Sarcinelli,Nick Bordonaro, and Ryan Schmelzer as his first 3 shooters. Sarcinelli went first and lost control of the puck as he attempted a deke. Canisius player was stopped by Lewis as he attempted a deke. Bordonaro was next and he pulled the goalie and scored on a back handed shot. The next Canisius player shot high over the net. Schmelzer was up for East and battling a puck on its edge was unable to beat the goaltender. On Canisius's last attempt to score Lewis came up with another enormous save and the celebration was on.
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Monday, March 3
ONE GAME SHORT
The Williamsville East JV team fell one game short of winning the NFJV league champioship. Timon defeated East 5-1 Sunday for the championship. After giving their all and thensome on Friday in the 2-1 double OT/shootout win over Canisius, the team was running on empty against a determined Timon team. Peter Elliott got East off early scoring unassisted at 3:40. But that would be it offensively. Jake Lewis was left to himself several times and still made several quality saves while the score was 3-1 Timon after a period. Lewis kept the team's hopes alive for the 2nd period and early in the final period, but the offense couldn't get untracked.
Overall, a great season, East was Div.2 small school champions, Nick Bordonaro was the co-leader in the points scoring race (42 Points) and led the league in assists with 24. Both were NFJV records!! The team record in league play was 16-2-1,best ever for a East JV team. Also in the top 10 in scoring were Mike Sarcinelli (27 Points),Dan Feldman (27 points), and Ryan Schmelzer (24 points). The team led the league in goals with 111, assists with 147 and in powerplay goals with 19. East also was tied for 2nd in team defense with just 31 goals allowed in the 19 league games.
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Thursday, March 13
JV & VARSITY CAREER AND SEASON BEST ADDED TO WEBSITE
Check out the stats in the Stats Folder.
Thursday, March 13
GAME VISION ICE HOCKEY CLINIC
Game Vision Ice Hockey Clinic
Amherst Pepsi Center
August 4-8
$100.00 Game Vision Sports will be offering a hockey clinic run by Dave Smith and Mike Mankowski of the Canisius College Men's Hockey Team and Williamsville East Head Coach Mike Torrillo. The camp will consist of skill development, teaching tactical situations and positional-specific training. The players will receive a jersey as a part of their entry fee and will be mentored by current and former Golden Griffin players throughout the week. Registration is open to the first 40 skaters and 4 Goalies per session.
Birth Year Time Rink
Session #1 99, 00, 01 8:30 – 9:50 am OLY
Session #2 97, 98 10:00 - 11:20 am OLY
Session #3 96, 95 11:30 - 12:50 am OLY
Session #4 94, 93 11:00 – 12:20 pm #1
Session #5 90, 91, 92 1:00 – 2:20 pm #2
Instructors:Dave Smith Head Coach Canisius College Men’s Hockey
Mike Mankowski Assistant Coach Canisius College Men’s Hockey
Mike Torrillo Head Coach Williamsville East Varsity Hockey
Canisius College Varsity Hockey Players ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Please fill out separate forms for each player registered
Registration Information:Players Name: __________________________________
Birth date: ___________
Male: ____ Female: ____ Current Team: _____________ Playing Level: House/Travel
Session #: _____ Position: _________ Jersey Size: Adult XL L M S Youth XL L MAddress: _________________________________________________________City: _________________ State: ___ Zip: ______ Phone: __________________Emergency Contact: _________________ Phone Number: _________________E-Mail Address: ___________________________________________________
Payment InformationMake checks payable to: Game Vision SportsMail to: Game Vision Sports, Mike Torrillo, 116 Amberwood Drive. Amherst, New York 14228Registration is open to the first 40 skaters and 4 Goalies per session.Any registrations received after sessions are filled will be placed on a waiting list.
For Office Use Only: Date rec’d: ____________ Check #: ________Registration #: ________
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