Thursday, September 21, 2017

Schedule Announced for Ridley College Tiger Cup

The schedule is out for the 2017 Ridley College Tiger Cup, and the field will be a competitive one.  Twelve teams will make the journey to St. Catherine's, ON for the chance to take hom some hardware.  The Big Green will have a challenging draw in its first appearance at this longstanding tournament.

9/28 v Le Sommet Faucons (ON)  8:30p
9/29 v Bishops College School (QUE)  6:30p
9/30 v Lake Forest Academy (IL)  8:00a
9/30 v Blyth Academy South (ON)  5:00p
10/1  Crossover TBD

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Big Green Responds with Weekend Sweep

In Game 1 of the home and home series, the line of Cole Donhauser (Sr/Kenmore), Dylan Lugris (So/Buffalo) and Max Fox (Jr/Amherst) combined for 5 goals to lead the Big Green to an 8-1 victory in Syracuse, NY.  Donhauser netted 3 goals on the evening while Lugris and Fox had single tallies.  This was the first Nichols goal for Fox.  Chris Morrison (Sr/Ridgefield, CT) netted 2 goals of his own, while linemate Ryan Leonard (Jr/Orchard Park) scored his first goal in a Nichols uniform.  Robbie Nuchereno (Jr/Williamsville) picked up the win making 22 saves on the evening.  

Game 2 featured another strong performance for the Big Green in an 11-1 victory over the Syracuse Stars.  Dylan Lugris (So/Buffalo) netted 3 goals and linemate Cole Donhauser (Sr/Kenmore) netted two of his own.  Noah Szretter (So/Lancaster)  and Carl Russo (Sr/Tonawanda) each scored their first two Nichols goals while Robbie Maulucci (Jr/Buffalo) netted his first Nichols goal.  Ryan Leonard (Jr/Orchard Park) scored for the second game in a row.  Michael Delehanty (So/Hermitage, PA) picked up his first Nichols win making 17 saves on the day.

2017-18 Season Opener Goes to Jr Sabres

It was a difficult season opener for the Big Green as the fell to cross town rival 5-1 on Saturday night at the Harbor Center.  Dylan Lugris (So/Buffalo) opened the scoring for the season with a goal in the opening minutes of the first period.  The Buffalo Jr Sabres responded in the next shift to tie the game, and the first period would end in a 1-1 tie.  The Jr Sabres scored three in the second to take control of the game and added the final goal late in the third period.  Robbie Nuchereno (Jr/Williamsville) was strong in net making 36 saves on the day.