Michigan State University sophomore defenseman Patrick Geary (Hamburg, N.Y.) could be going home permanently one day — to play NHL hockey. "It's super-exciting to be drafted by Buffalo," the 6-foot-1, 185-pound Geary told msuspartans.com following the 2024 NHL Draft in late June. "Growing up in the … [Read more...]
New Jersey native Drew O’Connor is making his mark with Penguins
Drew O’Connor is now a full-time member of the Pittsburgh Penguins — and things couldn’t be much better. “It’s been good,” said O’Connor, a native of Chatham, N.J. “I have a decent amount of NHL experience, and it’s the first time I’ve made the team out of camp. “It’s been lot of fun, battling day … [Read more...]
Freshman Arthur Smith made a big impact in the Princeton net
Arthur Smith had a memorable freshman season between the pipes at Princeton University. Brought in to back up returning starting goaltender Ethan Pearson, Smith (Farmington, Conn.) was pressed into service early on after Pearson was injured, and he saw the lion’s share of the work in the Tigers cage … [Read more...]
Alex Bales thriving in USHL while getting ready to play at Providence
Alex Bales continues to go places. The 5-foot-9 defenseman from East Amherst, N.Y., already has skated regularly in a myriad of American locales, including Detroit, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, New Haven and now Kearney, Neb. His next stop will come later this year in Rhode Island at Providence College, … [Read more...]
Trinity-Pawling is thinking big again
It's back to work for the boys varsity hockey program at Trinity-Pawling School. Last year’s squad at the independent prep school situated 60 miles north of New York City finished 7-15-2 and is seeking to return to its winning ways this season. “One thing last year, at the beginning of the year, we … [Read more...]
Steve Wiedler’s path from Farmingville, N.Y., to Vermont head coach
July 18 is a date new interim University of Vermont men’s hockey head coach Steve Wiedler won’t soon forget. “It was definitely a whirlwind of a day,” the Farmingville, N.Y., native said. It was on that day he discovered he would be replacing Todd Woodcroft, who was let go after three years at the … [Read more...]
