Beekmantown Game in Press

January 30, 2013

Eagles charge back to beat Bombers

Press-Republican

LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid came out firing in the first period Tuesday evening, scoring three goals to go up by two against the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference-leader Beekmantown boys’ hockey team.

Unfortunately for the Bombers, it was all Eagles after that.

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Brendan Carnright scored two goals, including the game-winner, and added an assist as Beekmantown knocked off Lake Placid, 4-3.

But for Lake Placid coach Keith Clark, the loss marked one of his team’s most complete efforts of the season.

“We had some lapses and they took advantage of our lapses, but I don’t think our intensity let down,” he said. “We made some mistakes and they ade us pay for it. But effortwise, that was our most complete game for sure.”

Eddy Kane got the bombers off to an early 1-0 lead when he scored off a feed from R.J. Reed at the 1:03 mark. The Eagles answered with a score from Cole Carter roughly four minutes later.

From there it was all Bombers for the rest of the period. Dylan Svage and Ryan Meyer both scored to put Lake Placid up 3-1 at the first intermission.

“We came out ready to play, and we got rewarded with an early lead,” Clark said. “In the first half o the game we played with a lot of intensity.”

Halfway through the second period the Brandon Buksa pulled the Eagles within one with the assists going to Carnright and Nathan Foster.

In the third it was all Carnright, as he scored at the 8:21 mark to tie the game and then put it away less than three minutes later.

“It was a good hockey game. They worked their way back into it, but we still played pretty hard throughout,” Clark said. “We had some nice chances in the end to tie it. We plugged away in the last four minutes, but we just couldn’t get the puck to fall.”

Missed chances proved to be the difference.

“We just couldn’t get that fourth goal,” Clark said. “We had a lot of chances, we just couldn’t find it.”

The loss dropped the Bombers to 9-4-2 overall and 2-3-1 in the CVAC. The Eagles improved to 12-3 and 5-1.

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Beekmantown 4, Lake Placid 3

Beekmantown 1 1 2 — 4

Lake Placid 3 0 0 — 3

First period- 1, LP, Kane (Reed), 1:03. 2, Beek, Carter (Bradish), 5:19. 3, LP, Savage (Kane, Thompson), 11:31. 4, LP, Meyer (Kane), 12:48.

Second period- 5, Beek, Buksa (Carnright, Foster), 9:58. 6, Beek, Carnright (Constanty), 8:21. 7, Beek, Carnright (Giroux), 10:56.

Shots: Beekmantown 26, Lake Placid 30.

Saves: Plumadore, Beek, 27. Angelopoulos, LP, 22.

Fulton Game in Press

Lake Placid 8, Fulton 0

LAKE PLACID — Eddie Kane led a balanced scoring attack with two goals and two assists in Lake Placid’s 8-0 drubbing of Fulton in nonleague play.

The Blue Bombers received contributions from Pat Kane, Chris Williams and Ryan Damp, for a 3-0 first-period lead.

Lake Placid continued its dominance in the second when Keegan Barney, Eddie Kane and Kiefer Casler all tallied markers.

Jeffrey Smith, Kamm Cassidy and Tucker Angelopoulos combined for 11 saves between the pipes in the blanking.

“We did a nice job taking care of business,” Blue Bombers head coach Keith Clark said. “It was nice that we got a lot of different guys in the score sheet. It was a total team effort.”

Clark’s squad plays host to Beekmantown Tuesday night in a highly-anticipated CVAC showdown.

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Lake Placid 8, Fulton 0

Fulton 0 0 0 — 0

Lake Placid 3 3 2 —8

First period- 1, LP, P. Kane (E. Kane), 7:29. 2, LP, Williams (E. Kane), 9:54. 3, LP, Damp (Thompson), 14:05.

Second period- 4, K. Barney (Meyer), 3:15. 5, LP, E. Kane (Williams), 5:03. 6, LP, Casler (P. Kane, Damp), 10:37.

Third period- 7, E. Kane (Reid, Thompson), 2:45. 8, LP, Kroes (Casler, Reid), 4:02.

Shots: Lake Placid 31. Fulton 8.

Saves: Smith (3), Cassidy (0), Angelopoulos (5), LP, 8. Ladd, F, 23.

Boys' Hockey Weekly Schedule #12 - 1/28-2/3

Mon 1/28          3:45 PM                     Meet at Rink (32)
                         4:15-5:30 PM             On-Ice Practice (32)


Tues 1/29         4:30 PM                     Meet at Rink (32)
                        4:45 PM                      Off-Ice Warm-Up
                        5:30 PM                      On-Ice Warm-Up
                        6:00 PM                      Lake Placid vs. Beekmantown


Wed 1/30        3:30 PM                     Meet at Rink (USA)
                       4:00-5:15 PM             On-Ice Practice (USA)
                                                          (Skills Practice 4:00-5:00)
                     

Thurs 1/31      OFF


Fri 2/1            6:45 PM                      Bus Leaves LPHS
                      7:45-9:00 PM              On-Ice Practice @ SL Civic Center
                      9:15 PM                      Bus Returns to Lake Placid HS


Sat 2/2          10:30 AM                    Bus Leaves LPHS
                     11:30 AM                    Arrive at Plattsburgh State
                     11:45 AM                    Off-Ice Warm-Up
                     12:30 PM                     On-Ice Warm-Up
                     1:00 PM                       Lake Placid vs. Saranac


Sun 2/3         OFF
                   
                   

NCCS Win in Press Republican

January 24, 2013

Kane nets two in Bombers victory

Press-Republican

ROUSES POINT — Lake Placid scored three unanswered goals, two by Eddie Kane, in the second period Wednesday night and held on for a 3-2 win over Northeastern Clinton in Champlain Valley Athletic Conference hockey at the Rouses Point Civic Center.

The Cougars jumped in front with 20 seconds left in the opening period on Reece Tucker’s unassisted goal.

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But in the second, it was Kane from Shane McNierney and Dillon Savage at :47, Kane from McNierney and R.J. Reid at 7:07 and Keegan Barney on a breakaway, off a Reid assist, at 8:16.

NCCS cut it deficit to a goal when Kastle Birch scored a 7:10 of the third, with assists going to Alex Duffy and Tucker.

“It was a good game,” said NCCS coach Rob Francis. “In the first period, both teams were feeling out one another. Fortunately, we were able to get a goal late in the period.

“They then carried the play in the second period and we had a few breakdowns that they capitalized on. I felt we had more control in the third period. We pulled our goalie, got some people in front, but couldn’t get the equalizer.”

The Blue Bombers finished with a 31-25 advantage in shots on goal. Jeffrey Smith made 23 saves in net for the win and Kyle McCarthy stopped 28 shots for the Cougars.

The Cougars host Shaker-Colonie in a non-league game on Friday and then Saranac Lake in a league game on Saturday.

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Lake Placid 3, NCCS 2

Lake Placid 0 3 0 — 3

NCCS 1 0 1 — 2

First period- 1, NCCS, Tucker, 14:40.

Second period- 2, LP, E. Kane (McNierney, Savage), :47. 2, LP. E. Kane (McNierney, Reid), 7:07. 3, LP, Barney (Reid), 8:16.

Third period- 4, NCCS, K. Birch (Duffy, Tucker), 7:10.

Shots: Lake Placid 31, NCCS 25.

Saves: Je. Smith, LP, 23. McCarthy, NCCS, 28.

Norwood/Norfolk Game in Enterprise

Blue Bombers, Icemen skate to tie

January 22, 2013

By LOU REUTER - Senior Sports Writer (lreuter@adirondackdailyenterprise.com) 

Adirondack Daily Enterprise

LAKE PLACID - In a fast-paced, up-and-down-the-ice hockey game, Lake Placid and Norwood-Norfolk skated to a 4-4 tie Monday in a non-league game at the Olympic Center.

The Blue Bombers scored twice in the second period to break a 2-2 deadlock, but were unable to hold their two-goal edge as the Icemen notched a pair of goals late in the third period, including a tally to tie the game at 4-4 with just 19 seconds remaining in regulation.

Each team put one shot on net during the five-minute sudden-overtime before settling for the draw.

Article Photos

Lake Placid’s Lucas Strack flips the puck up ice while Austin Cousineau gives chase for Norwood-Norfolk during Monday’s game in Lake Placid.
(Enterprise photo — Lou Reuter)

Dillon Savage came up big for Lake Placid, scoring two goals and adding an assist, and Shane McNierney and Eddie Kane also chipped in with a goal and one assist each for the Blue Bombers.

Lake Placid headed into the game after going 0-2-1 in its last three Champlain Valley Athletic Conference starts, and head coach Keith Clark said he was pretty pleased with his team's effort.

"We played more consistently today, we just didn't finish the game," Clark said. "We kind of took our foot off the gas a little bit near the end and they made us pay for that.

"It was an exciting game," Clark added. "Their offense comes from their transition game and we generate our offense by getting the puck down low and going after it. I think both teams did a pretty good job."

McNierney gave Lake Placid an early 1-0 lead when he score 2:52 into the game. The Section X Icemen scored the next two, getting a tying tally from Troy Kovach at the 10:57 mark of the first and a goal from Dan Fyckes less than two minutes later to take a 2-1 edge. Savage then netted his first for Lake Placid with 1:59 left in the first period to send the teams into intermission tied at 2-2.

Savage netted his second goal 59 seconds into the middle stanza for a 3-2 Blue Bombers edge, and Kane followed with a goal at the 3:39 mark to give Lake Placid a two-goal cushion.

The Blue Bombers were blanked the rest of way while the Icemen were able to rally. Brandon Short scored for Norwood-Norfolk at the 11:34 mark of the third to cut Lake Placid's edge to a single goal. Then with their goalie pulled, Cody Smith beat Blue Bombers netminder Kamm Cassidy with just 19 seconds left on what proved to be the final score of the game.

"We really like playing Section VII teams in these non-league games," Icemen head coach Paul Durant said. "They are all strong teams, and you have to come ready to play. This was a really good hockey game that went back and forth.

"I liked how we were able to come back and tie it up," Durant added. "One thing I stress is I don't want to see any quitting in our kids. We didn't quit. It's a long bus ride and even getting a tie makes it a nice trip on the way home."

Both teams used most of their benches in the contest. The Icemen utilized all three of their goalies, swapping their netminders at the start of each period. Cassidy, who is just an eighth-grader, had a solid outing while going the distance in nets for the Blue Bombers. He finished with 20 saves in a game that saw Lake Placid hold a 25-24 advantage in shots on goal. Kyler Macintire, Ryan Thomas and Brandon Richards combined to make 21 saves in goal for the Icemen.

Both teams return to league play in their next starts. The 7-6-1 Icemen will host Ogdensburg Friday while the Blue Bombers, who are now 7-3-2, travel to face Northeastern Clinton on Wednesday.

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Lake Placid 4, Norwood-Norfolk 4

Icemen	2	0	2	0	—	4
Blue Bombers	2	2	0	0	—	4

Scoring

First Period

1. LP, McNierney, 2:52; 2. NW, Kovach (Doran, Smith), 10:57; 3. NW, Fyckes (Cousineau, Pickering), 12:41; 4. LP, Savage, (McNierney, Strack), 13:01.

Second Period

5. LP, Savage (Kane, Barney), :59; 6. LP, Kane (Savage), 3:39.

Third Period

7. NW, Short (Munson, Cousineau), 11:34; 8. NW, Smith (Kovach, Fykes), 14:41.

Shots on goal: Norwood-Norfolk 24, Lake Placid 25.

Saves: NW, Macintire 7, Thomas 5, Richards 9; LP, Cassidy 20.

Alumni Pic Courtesy Alicia Brandes

Boys' Hockey Week #11 - 1/20 through 1/27

Sunday 1/20              4:15 PM               Captains Meet with Coaches
                                  4:30 PM               Meet at Rink (USA)
                                  5:00-6:00 PM       On-Ice Practice (USA)

Monday 1/21              12:30 PM             Meet at Rink (32)
                                   12:45 PM             Off-Ice Warm-Up
                                   1:30 PM               On-Ice Warm-Up
                                   2:00 PM               Lake Placid vs. Norwood/Norfolk

Tuesday 1/22            3:45 PM              Meet at Rink (80)
                                 4:15-5:15 PM      On-Ice Practice

Wednesday 1/23       3:30 PM               Depart from Athletes' Entrance

                                 5:15 PM               Off-Ice Warm-Up

                                 6:00 PM               On-Ice Warm-Up

                                 6:30 PM               Lake Placid @ NCCS

Thursday 1/24          OFF

Friday 1/25              5:30 AM             Meet at Rink (80)
                                6:00-7:00 AM     On-Ice Practice (80)

Saturday 1/26          12:30 PM             Meet at Rink (32)

                                12:45 PM             Off-Ice Warm-Up

                                1:30 PM               On-Ice Warm-Up

                                2:00 PM               Lake Placid vs. Fulton

Sunday 1/27           OFF

Plattsburgh Game in Enterprise

Fast-starting Hornets shoot down Blue Bombers

January 18, 2013

By LOU REUTER - Senior Sports Writer (lreuter@adirondackdailyenterprise.com) ,Adirondack Daily Enterprise

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LAKE PLACID - With a chance to keep pace in a tight Champlain Valley Athletic Conference race, Lake Placid's hockey team stumbled out of the gate in a 4-2 loss to Plattsburgh Thursday at the Olympic Center.

Plattsburgh raced out to a 3-0 lead in the first period, and after the Blue Bombers scored twice in the third to cut their deficit to a single goal, the Hornets clinched the win on an empty-netter.

The game was originally scheduled to be played Wednesday but was pushed back one night due to a wave of illness that swept through the Hornets' lineup.

Article Photos

Lake Placid’s Keegan Barney swipes at the puck carried by Plattsburgh’s Andrew Bechard during Thursday’s game at the Olympic Center.
(Enterprise photo — Lou Reuter)

With the victory, Plattsburgh held its lead at the top of the CVAC standings by improving to 5-1 and 9-3 overall, while Lake Placid fell to 1-2-1 in the league and 7-3-1 overall.

"We all knew how important this game was, and with that in mind, we really asked the guys to be focused and ready to play," Lake Placid head coach Keith Clark said. "That was not the case, and Plattsburgh made us pay. They were ready and we weren't."

Four different players found the back of the net for the Hornets, who got on the board 2:49 into the game on a goal from Alex Matson. Plattsburgh then tacked on two more goals late in the period, with Devin Clarke tallying at the 10:32 mark and Andrew Bechard pushing the Hornets' edge to 3-0 when he scored at the 11:39 mark.

After a scoreless second stanza, and with the clock winding down in the third, Lake Placid finally started to get going on offense. Senior Eddie Kane put the Blue Bombers on the board midway through the period when he took control of the puck near center ice, broke through the Plattsburgh defense and beat goalie Giancarlo Ventre with a wrist shot. The goal was Kane's team-leading 12th of the season and was unassisted.

The game got even tighter when Lake Placid sophomore Nzoni Thompson tipped in a shot at the 10:43 mark with Keegan Barney and Ryan Damp assisting on the play to make it a 3-2 contest. The Blue Bombers continued to press and nearly tied the score with just under two minutes left on the clock when Kane skated over the Hornets' blue line along the left boards, cut to the net and fired a wrist shot that rattled off the goal post.

Lake Placid pulled sophomore goalie Tucker Angelopolous with 1:07 remaining for an extra attacker, but any threat of the Blue Bombers forcing overtime ended when Alex Matson sent the puck from deep in the Hornets' end of the rink into the empty net with 25 seconds remaining to make the score a 4-2 final.

"We needed to win this to hold our position at the top of the standings, and we came out flying," Plattsburgh head coach Jamie Reidy said. "The story of this game was the first period. We created some nice scoring chances and got some bounces.

"Anytime you go into another team's barn and win, that's big, especially against a quality team like the Bombers," Reidy added. "We're still playing with a short roster. We were skating with eight or nine guys in practice this week, and we really appreciate the fact that coach Clark moved this game back a day."

"We had a nice third period, but that was too little too late and that's getting old," Clark said. "In this league, with how tight it is this season, you have to play three full periods."

Lake Placid outshot Plattsburgh in all three periods and held a 26-19 edge in shots on goal. Ventre, who is a freshman, recorded 24 saves to earn the win while Angelopolous stopped 14 shots for the Blue Bombers.

In addition to scoring a goal, Andrew Bechard, who is one of two eighth-graders on the Hornets' roster, notched a pair of assists to finish as the game's top scorer. Fine-Lease and Matson also added an assist each for two-point performances.

Plattsburgh will next be at home Saturday for a non-league matchup against Malone. Lake Placid will also be at home for its next start, which will be Monday against Norwoord-Norfolk with the opening faceoff slated for 2 p.m.

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Plattsburgh 4, Lake Placid 2

Hornets	3	0	1	—	4
Blue Bombers	0	0	2	—	2

Scoring

First Period

1. P, Fine-Lease (E. Bechard, A. Bechard), 2:49; 2. P, Clarke (A. Bechard, Giroux), 10:32; 3. P, A. Bechard (Matson, Fine-Lease), 11:39.

Third Period

4. LP, Kane, 7:12; 5. LP, Thompson (Barney, Damp), 10:43; 6. P, Matson, 14:35, eng.

Shots on goal: Lake Placid 26, Plattsburgh 19.

Saves: P, Ventre 24; LP, Angelopolous 15.

Saranac Lake Game in Enterprise

Red Storm, Bombers play to hockey tie

January 10, 2013

By LOU REUTER - Senior Sports Writer (lreuter@adirondackdailyenterprise.com) 

Adirondack Daily Enterprise

 

SARANAC LAKE - The stands are always packed when the Saranac Lake and Lake Placid hockey teams square off at the Civic Center.

The fans weren't disappointed on Wednesday when the rivals met there for the first time this season, and there was plenty to cheer about on both sides as the teams played to a 2-2 deadlock.

Eddie Kane and Dillon Savage notched goals for the visiting Blue Bombers, Brad Shumway and Quinn Urquhart scored for the Red Storm. Both teams got standout performances from their goaltenders.

Article Photos

Saranac Lake’s Chris Spicer gets upended in the Lake Placid zone during the third period of Wednesday’s game at the Saranac Lake Civic Center.
(Enterprise photo — Lou Reuter)

Saranac Lake entered the game with a depleted roster. Coach Will Ellsworth said he was very pleased with the effort turned in by his team, which was forced to skate with just two forward lines and two sets of defensemen.

"I think this was a moral victory for us," Ellsworth said. "Last year, we were flying high because we could skate with three lines, but that's just not the case this year. With two lines and four defensemen, we're just looking to keep it close and hopefully come out on top in one-goal games.

"It was a playoff atmosphere in here tonight," Ellsworth added. "There was a great fan base, a lot of up-and-down play and not many whistles."

It had been 19 days since Saranac Lake's last game, and the Blue Bombers were coming off a weeklong layoff. Both teams, however, came out skating hard.

After sitting out the last game with a shoulder injury, Kane put the Blue Bombers on top 1-0 with 6:35 gone in the second period when he beat Red Storm goalie Blake Darrah up high on the short side of the net with a wrist shot. Shane McNierney and Connor Preston assisted on the goal.

It took Saranac Lake just 40 seconds to answer when Urquhart beat Lake Placid goalie Jeff Smith on a shot from along the left boards with Christian Thomas and Chris Spicer assisting on the goal.

The Red Storm then took advantage of a power-play opportunity to go ahead 2-1 early in the third period after Savage went to the penalty box on an interference call. Shumway got the goal, scoring just six seconds into the man advantage on a slapshot from the blue line 2:02 into the stanza with Urquhart picking up the assist.

Savage, however, made up for his trip, scoring the equalizer at the 6:24 mark of the third with Kane assisting.

Play was even during the first two periods, with Lake Placid holding a 15-13 edge in shots over the first 30 minutes of the game. But fatigue appeared to set in for Saranac Lake in the final stanza, as the Blue Bombers held a 13-3 advantage in shots down the stretch before the game went into an extra five-minute sudden-death overtime.

The Red Storm outshot the Blue Bombers 5-3 in sudden-death.

With the tie, both teams now have 1-1-1 records in what is looking to be a very tight race in the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference.

Darrah made 30 saves in goal for Saranac Lake and Smith recorded 20 stops between the pipes for Lake Placid.

"It was a good battle. I thought both teams played really hard tonight," Lake Placid head coach Keith Clark said. "It was a typical rivalry game.

"I felt we were in their zone more, but we were having trouble creating quality chances," Clark continued. "Saranac Lake did a great job of blocking shots, and we didn't get to the net effectively. Overall, it was a solid effort by not the result we wanted. This game shows how tight the CVAC is shaping up."

Both teams play their next games on Wednesday in key CVAC matchups at home. The Red Storm will put their 3-2-3 overall record on the line when they host Beekmantown, while the 7-2-1 Blue Bombers will host Plattsburgh High School.

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Saranac Lake 2, Lake Placid 2, OT

Blue Bombers	0	1	1	0	—	2
Red Storm	0	1	1	0	—	2

Scoring

Second Period

1. LP, Kane (McNierney, Preston), 6:35; 2. SL, Urquhart (Thomas, Spicer), 7:15.

Third Period

3. SL, Shumway (Urquhart), 2:02, pp; 4. LP, Savage (Kane), 6:24.

Shots on goal: Lake Placid 32, Saranac Lake 22

Saves: LP, Smith 20; SL, Darrah 30.

CVAC Standings

RESULTS:


Date:       Away:                   Home:

12/5            Saranac Lake 1             Plattsburgh 2


12/11          Saranac 1                      Lake Placid 7


12/12          Plattsburgh 3               Saranac 0


12/19          NCCS 2                       Saranac Lake 4


12/19          Beekmantown 1           Plattsburgh 2


1/2               Plattsburgh 0               NCCS 2

1/3               Lake Placid 3               Beekmantown 6

1/9               Lake Placid 2               Saranac Lake 2

1/9               Saranac 2                      Plattsburgh 4

1/9               Beekmantown 7           NCCS 2
1/11             Saranac 1                      Beekmantown 10
1/16             Beekmantown 3           Saranac Lake 0
1/16             NCCS 2                        Saranac 1
1/17             Plattsburgh 4               Lake Placid 2


STANDINGS: 
Plattsburgh          5-1-0    (10 points)
Beekmantown     4-1-0    (8 points)
  
NCCS                    2-2-0   (4 points)
                                                              
Lake Placid          1-2-1   (3 points)                                                                    
Saranac Lake       1-2-1   (3 points)
                                                
Saranac                 0-5-0    (0 points)



UPCOMING GAMES:

1/23/2013	6:30 PM	Lake Placid Blue Bombers	Northeastern Clinton Cougars
1/26/2013	2:30 PM	Saranac Lake Red Storm	Northeastern Clinton Cougars
1/30/2013	6:30 PM	Saranac Chiefs	Saranac Lake Red Storm
1/30/2013	6:00 PM	Beekmantown Eagles	Lake Placid Blue Bombers
2/2/2013	1:00 PM	Lake Placid Blue Bombers	Saranac Chiefs
2/2/2013	4:30 PM	Northeastern Clinton Cougars	Plattsburgh Hornets

Game Changes - Please Note

Due to conflicts with ORDA the following are game changes to our schedule.  Please note and please help spread the word.

The games listed below are the NEW times/dates for the games listed.  The changes are in RED>

Monday, 1/21 2:00 PM   Norwood/Norfolk Flyers   1932 Arena

Saturday, 1/26 2:00 PM   Fulton Red Raiders           1932 Arena

Tuesday, 1/29  6:00 PM   *Beekmantown Eagles     1932 Arena

Boys' Hockey - Week #9 (1/5-1/13)

Sat 1/5             7:30 AM          Meet at Rink (USA)
                        8-9:30 AM       On-Ice Practice (USA)
                        9:45 AM          Off-Ice (Dress athletically)

Sun 1/6           OFF

Mon 1/7         3:45 PM            Meet at Rink (USA)
                      3:55 PM            Team Meeting in LR
                      4:30-5:45 PM    On-Ice Practice (USA)
                    
Tues 1/8        3:30 PM            Meet at Rink (USA)

                      4:00-5:15 PM    On-Ice Practice (USA)

Wed 1/9        (Dress in Shirt & Tie at School)

                     4:15 PM             Meet in LR (Change to Warm-Up)

                     4:20-4:40 PM     Pre-Game Warm-Up ('80 Rink)

                     5:00 PM             Leave from Athlete's Entrance (Casual Dress)

                     6:30 PM             Lake Placid vs. Saranac Lake

Thurs 1/10     4:00 PM            Meet at Rink ('32)

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Beekmantown Game in Enterprise

Eagles rally past Lake Placid in CVAC hockey showdown

January 4, 2013

By LOU REUTER - Senior Sports Writer (lreuter@adirondackdailyenterprise.com) 

Adirondack Daily Enterprise

PLATTSBURGH - Entering their Champlain Valley Athletic Conference hockey showdown against Beekmantown with their leading scorer out of the lineup, Lake Placid's Blue Bombers got off to quite a start Thursday night.

Just 26 seconds into the game, sophomore Ryan Damp stuffed a puck into the net to give Lake Placid an early 1-0 edge. But the host Eagles answered with the next four goals of the contest, and added two more in the final minute of the game to claim a 6-3 victory at the Ameri-Can North Sports Center.

Trailing 4-1 at the start of the third period, the Blue Bombers slashed their deficit to a single goal when they scored twice in less than two minutes, but the Eagles sealed the win on an empty-netter with 49 seconds left and tacked on one final tally after Lake Placid goalie Tucker Angelopoulos headed back onto the ice.

Article Photos

Lake Placid goalie Tucker Angelopoulos focuses on the puck while teammate RJ Reid (17) attempts to steer a Beekmantown attacker away from the net during Thursday’s game at the Ameri-Can North Sports Center in Plattsburgh.
(Enterprise photo — Lou Reuter)

Six players scored single goals for the Eagles, who improved to 1-1 in the CVAC and 5-2 overall. Damp, Keegan Barney and Connor Preston each found the back of the net for the Blue Bombers, who are 1-1 in league games and 7-2 overall.

"Beekmantown has some real good forwards, and they really got on us at times, especially in the second period," Lake Placid head coach Keith Clark said. "We were tentative.

"I'll give that to our guys in the first period because we had to switch our lineup around and we were getting used to that," Clark added. "We were playing without our top scorer Eddie Kane, but we should have been squared away in the second period."

Damp, a sophomore, gave Lake Placid a quick start when he beat Beekmantown goalie Dustin Plumadore 26 seconds into the game. Carnright netted the equalizer on a power-play goal at the 3:34 mark, then Buksa put the Eagles ahead for good when he tallied with 4:54 left in the opening period.

Kyle Contanty and Nathan Foster scored the only goals of the middle period to give Beekmantown what appeared to be a commanding 4-1 lead entering the final period. In that stanza, they outshot the Blue Bombers 11-4 and held a 24-12 edge in shots at the time, but Lake Placid stormed back in the third period.

Barney, a senior captain, scored an unassisted goal 5:01 into the period to make it a 4-2 game, and freshman Connor Preston tallied at the 6:21 mark to pull Lake Placid within a goal. The Blue Bombers hopes for a comeback ended when Kyle Bisonette notched an empty net goal with 49 seconds remaining, and Austin Bradish rounded out the scoring with 26 seconds left to play.

"We dominated play during the first two periods. The shots on goal were indicative of that," said Beekmantown head coach Justin Frechette. "But I have to give Lake Placid a lot of credit. They dug themselves out a big hole, and I really like how our kids responded to that.

"Any time you get six goals, you have to be happy with the offensive end of things," Frechette added. It's early in the season, but this was a big win for us. The league is really tight this year."

"The third period was a real gut check for us," Clark said. "We were facing adversity. We really hadn't been in a situation like we were down a handful of goals. We played a great third period. We played like we should have, and I think that showed we could skate with anybody no matter who we had on the ice."

Beekmantown outshot Lake Placid 33-21. The Blue Bombers held a 9-8 edge in shots during the final period. Plumadore earned the win in goal with 18 saves while Angelopoulos recorded 27 stops for Lake Placid.

The Eagles play a non-league game next when they host Guilderland on Saturday. Lake Placid's next game will be a CVAC matchup Wednesday at rival Saranac Lake. That game is slated to start at 6:30 p.m.

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Beekmantown 6, Lake Placid 3

Blue Bombers	1	0	2	—	3
Eagles	2	2	2	—	6

Scoring

First Period

1. LP, Damp, :24; 3. B, Carnright (Foster), 3:34, pp; 3. B, Buksa (Foster), 10:04.

Second Period

4. B, Contanty (Carnright), 7:48; 5. B, Foster (Barriere), 11:10, pp.

Third Period

6. LP, Barney, 5:01; 7. LP, Preston (Barney), 6:21; 8. B, Bisonette, 14:11, eng; 9. B, Bradish (Bisonette), 14:34.

Shots on goal: Beekmantown 33, Lake Placid 21.

Saves: B, Plumadore 18; LP, Angelopoulos 27.