The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

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Nov. 25, 2024

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Men’s Hockey

2-time All-American defenseman reflects on abbreviated career as Laker

Max Novick got a late jump on hockey, starting playing competitively when he was nine or 10 years old. While he started skating at three or four years old on a pond near his backyard, he originally started with tennis…

With high-end skating, offensive prowess, Vance makes impact for Lakers

During Carson Vance’s first game with the Oswego State men’s hockey team on Nov. 1, 2019, it was around 43 degrees Fahrenheit outside in Oswego.  In his hometown, Tempe, Arizona, it was 77 degrees when the puck dropped in the…

Tanner Spink was born into hockey family; misses out on senior season

It was pretty obvious from the beginning that Tanner Spink was going to be a hockey player. Spink’s dad, Kenton, is the assistant general manager of the Cornwall Colts in the Central Canada Hockey League. Spink’s twin brothers — Tyson…

Jeff Solow on his journey to Oswego State after being Div. I transfer

Jeff Solow’s time on the Oswego State men’s hockey team was already abbreviated when he stepped onto campus in January 2019. After Solow transferred from Div. I Merrimack College, playing two-and-a-half seasons with the Warriors, the Oswego State coaching staff…

Photo Brief: No Plattsburgh State

It has been a long year since the Marano Campus Center was filled to capacity, decked in white, watching anxiously as the Oswego State men’s hockey team faced Plattsburgh State in the 2020 SUNYAC Semifinals. Now the Marano Campus Center…

6 Oswego State men’s hockey players named to SUNYAC All-Decade Team

Six players from the Oswego State men’s hockey program were named to the All-Decade Team, announced by the SUNYAC on Friday, Feb. 5. Bobby Gertsakis, Mitch Herlihey, Shawn Hulshof, Stephen Johnson, Max Novick and Paul Rodrigues garnered the honor for…

Former Laker joins French hockey team

As the final buzzer blared inside the Marano Campus Center Ice Arena on Feb. 22, David Richer took a moment to look around. He would not have to skate off right away, as he and his 12 fellow senior classmates…

Beat Writer’s Column: Season called off too early

On Oct. 18, 2019, I was laying in bed like an excited child before Christmas morning, just waiting to see what the next day would bring. Oct. 19 was the start of the 2019-2020 Oswego State men’s hockey season with…

Updated: Basketball, men’s hockey schedules are drafts that need approval

UPDATED: Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 7:23 p.m. New information that has been released by the SUNYAC is now reflected in the story. The State University of New York Athletic Conference announced Tuesday, Oct. 6, that men’s hockey, as well as…

Devin McDonald Comes to Oswego State as New Grad Assistant

After spending four years as SUNY Geneseo’s starting goaltender, former Div. III National Player of the Year, Devin McDonald has joined the Oswego State men’s hockey team as its new Festa Graduate Assistant Coach.  McDonald is the third person to…