Hockey Equipment Sale at Nichols School

Are Your Closets Loaded With Outgrown Hockey Equipment?


Gently-used Hockey Equipment Sale on Friday, October  22nd  from 3 – 6 p.m. in the Weigel Room (warm room) at the rink.

To prepare for this sale, we are looking for donations of used hockey equipment – everything is welcomed but especially skates and helmets with cages – to offer at this sale. Equipment Drop-off day is Thursday, Oct. 21, from 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 – 5:30 p.m. All proceeds from this sale will benefit the Athletic department. Any equipment left over from the sale will be distributed to Hasek’s Heros in Buffalo. We will need parent volunteers to help with the drop-off day hours as well as on the sale day to organize the equipment and work the sale.  Please contact Debbie Bourne at bourneid@roadrunner.com  if you can help.

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6 Players Compete in College Hockey Summit

Six Nichols hockey players were invited and participated in the USA Hockey College Hockey Summit sponsored by College Hockey, Inc. The summit is designed to bring the top players from the 1994, 1995, and 1996 age group together to expose them to college coaches and to educate players on college recruiting and the college game. Nichols was well represented by Andrew Poturalski (2012), Nicholas Smith (2013), Wilson Vershay (2013), Sean Malone (2013), Mike Ederer (2014), and Troy Dobbs(2014).

More Players Headed to National Camp

This past weekend was the New York Selection Camp of USA Hockey for the 1995 and 1996 birthyears. Players are selected to attend the National Selection Camp held in July for their respective birthyears. Congratualations to the players from Nichols who were selected to represent New York at the National Camp.

1995 - Wilson Vershay and Sean Malone. Alternate - RJ Gicewicz
1996 - Alternate Troy Dobbs.

Nichols Players Selected to National Camp

Congratulations to the three players from Nichols who participated in the 1994 NY State Selection Camp for USA Hockey. Forward Andrew Poturalski and goaltender Brandon Mueller were selected to participate in the National Selection Camp held in July. Defenseman Jack Faso was selected as the first alternate.

Good luck at National Camp.

Nichols Well Represented at USA Hockey State Selection Camps

Congratulations to all of the players who were selected to the NY State Selection camp. These players will compete for a spot to attend the USA Hockey National Camp held in July.

1994 - Andrew Poturalski, Brandon Mueller, Jack Faso
1995 - Nick Smith, Wilson Vershay, Sean Malone, RJ Gicewicz
1996 - Troy Dobbs, Anthony Tirabassi

Good luck at tryouts.

Championship Run Falls Short

The Nichols Prep Hockey teams, appearing in its first championshop series since 2004, fell just short of a CISAA championship falling to St. Andrew's College 2 games to 1. The series was hard fought by both teams, and Nichols came within inches in game 3.

Game 1, held at St. Andrew's, was a learning experience for this young team. The game started well with Andrew Poturalski scoring 59 seconds into the game. St. Andrew's would score to tie the game at 1 after the first period, but it was period 2 where Nichols would gain valuable experience. St. Andrews scored 4 goals in the second over an 8 minute span at the end of the period to put the game well out of reach. Nichols settled down in the third, but was unable to score.

Game 2 at Nichols was a different story. Matt Benedict again gave Nichols an early lead, but St. Andrew's would quickly counter to yet again put the score at 1-1 at the end of the first. The second saw Nichols earn great opportunities, but the teams would head to the locker rooms tied at 1. In the third, St. Andrew's struck first to give them the 2-1 lead. With elimination on their minds, Nichols fought back and Andrew Poturalski scored two goals in the final 10 minutes to give Nichols a 3-2 lead and force the decisive game 3 at St. Andrew's.

Game 3 was easily the best game of the series for both teams. Great scoring chances were traded in the first, but goaltending ruled the period as Nichols and St. Andrew's ended the first in a scoreless tie. Again, each team had their opportunities, and with less than 4 minutes to play in the second, St. Andrew's finally found the net. A minute later, St. Andrew's added a shorthanded goal to take a 2-0 lead into the locker room. Nichols would not disappear as they piled 17 shots on the St. Andrew's goaltender in the third period, but the puck would not cross the goal line and St. Andrew's would win their 5th straight CISAA championship.

It was an incredible series that ended an extraordinary season. Although Nichols took home silver, the players fought hard to the final day. Nichols finished the season with a 24-11-3 record. With 17 players returning to the lineup next season, the future is bright and the expectations are high.