Since the start of the season, freshmen Peter Kaliscik, Kyle Kudroch and Vick Schlueter have skated together. This past Saturday night at Morrisville, this line had a breakout night. Kyle scored twice, Vick scored goal and had an assist, and Peter also had an assist. Coach Emery was impressed by the performance of his freshmen in the game. He told the Press Republican: "Our freshmen needed a game like this," said Plattsburgh State head coach Bob Emery. "It was good for their confidence to let them see how it's done and get some results. Kudroch and Schlueter worked their tails off."
The freshmen forwards where not the only ones getting their first points of the season. Defensemen Mike Kavanagh and Matty MacLeod also found themselves on the score sheet. Mike had two assists and was a +4 on the night. Matty also picked up his first point as a Cardinal and was a +1 on the night.
If anything, the 8-3 win over Morrisville was a great confidence builder for the younger Cardinals.
Press Republican Story
Next week the competition gets a little tougher. Make sure to check out Jim Loudhorns Uncensored for a preview of this coming weekend’s games at Brockport and Geneseo. Click Here
He’s Got the Power!
Watch out! Phil Farrow is set for his best season as a Cardinal. Phil has scored three goals so far this season and all of those goals have come on the man-advantage, including the two vs. Morrisville on Saturday night. Phil is proving to be a very dangerous player on the power-play. Keep an eye on #25.
Power-Play is good, Penalty Kill needs to get better.
After four games, Plattsburgh has a power-play that is clicking at an impressive 27%. This is not surprising considering that the Cards return the same power-play units they had last season.
The penalty kill on the other hand needs some work. The Cardinals are killing only 72% of their penalties. Ideally, you would like that number 80% or higher. Mike Baccaro, CJ Tozzo, and TJ Cooper were great penalty killers Cardinals last season, and their graduation has had a noticeable impact on the PK this season so far. Fear not the season is still young and I expect the PK group to improve as the season goes on.
CardinalHockey.Net Offensive Player of the Week: Kyle Kudroch
The Freshmen forward scored his first two goals as a Cardinal at Morrisville State this past weekend. Kyle scored the games opening goal and added his second in third period. Kyle finished the with a +3 rating.
Honorable Mention - Phil Farrow - had two goals and an assist vs. Morrisville. Both goals came on the power-play
CardinalHockey.Net Defensive Player of the Week: Mike Kavanagh
The Freshmen defensemen picked up his first two points as a Cardinal at Morrisville State this past weekend. Mike assisted on two third period goals and finished the game with a +4 rating.
Honorable Mention - Nick Rolls - registered two assists vs. Morrisville and a +5 rating. Currently leads team in scoring with 9pts in 4 games.
SUNYAC Standings/USCHO Poll:
After this weekend, Plattsburgh and Oswego are tied for 1st in SUNYAC. The Cards also remain in second place in the recent USCHO Online Poll, with the Lakers moving up to third place behind the Cards. Make sure to check out this week’s poll and the SUNYAC standings HERE
Also, make sure to check out this week’s Around the SUNYAC with RemyB. Click Here
Cardinal Top Five after 4 games:
1. Nick Rolls, Sr. Def. (1-8-9)
2. Dylan Clarke, So. For. (4-3-7)
3. Phil Farrow, Jr. For. (3-3-6)
4. Riley Hill, Sr. For. (2-3-5)
5. Joey Wilson, Sr. For. (2-3-5)
Note: The count down to 100 has begun! Nick Rolls is 13 points away from 100 career points. $5 says he hit’s the century mark before semester break.
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Feature Fan
This week’s feature fan is Jen Bessey. If you are interested in being a Feature Fan, drop me a line at billr@westelcom.com or catch me at the home games.
New Wallpaper!
I am going to try an post a new wallpaper with each weekly review. This week’s wallpaper features senior captain Nick Rolls. Click the small image below to view full size wallpaper then right click that photo and set as background or save to your PC. Enjoy!
Till next week,
Bill
Cardinal Hockey Week in Review for week ending 11/10/08
