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Canisius travels to Bentley |
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The Griffs hit the road for a pair of Atlantic Hockey games at Bentley on Friday and Saturday. Canisius currently sits in second place in the Atlantic Hockey standings and have won four-straight league games. The Falcons have posted a 2-2-1 league record.
AHEAD OF THE CURVE
• The Griffs are off to a strong start this season. Canisius currently sits in second place in the Atlantic Hockey standings, compiling a 4-1-1 league record.
• Canisius has alrea
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Campus Chronicles: Peter MacDougall |
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It’s that time in the season and The Battle of The Bridge has come and gone. Except this time it was different. Instead of playing in front of a packed house at Buffalo State, we traveled to a sold-out Dwyer Arena to play against the Niagara Purple Eagles. The outcome of the game was also different from last year, a 5-2 loss for the Griffins. In a game where emotions were running high, we were unable to capitalize on our chances and came up short in the end.
We didn’t have too much time to wallow in our sorrows, as UConn was coming to town whether we were feeling good about ourselves or not. As Coach Smith always stresses, it may take us 10, 30, 60, or 65
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Morrison stands tall for Griffs in win |
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If the weekend has proved anything it’s that Canisius College freshman goaltender Dan Morrison gives the Griffs another option between the pipes.
Morrison made some key saves when he needed to as the Griffs scored twice in the third and again in overtime to shock the UConn Huskies, 3-2, and sweep the two game series at the Buffalo State Sports
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Griffs play with something to prove |
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Canisius College came into tonight’s game against UConn with a chip on its shoulder. Still smarting from their embarrassing loss against cross town rival Niagara University on Tuesday night, the Griffs wanted to let everybody know that they are a lot better than what they showed that night.
Mission accomplished.
Canisius used a three goal second quarter as they cruised past UConn, 6-0, at the Buffalo State Sports Arena.
“Obviously we had a little chip on our shoulder from that Niag
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Special teams carries Niagara to victory |
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Lewiston, N.Y. – The Canisius College hockey team lost to Battle of the Bridge rival Niagara on Tuesday night. Niagara took advantage of three short-handed goals to defeat the Griffs, 5-2. Canisius is now 3-3-2 on the season.
“With the three short-handed goals, I don’t know if you see that two times in a season and it happened three times tonight,” said Canisius head coach Dave Smith. “It was bizarre. We had a lot of energ
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Campus Chronicles: Peter MacDougal |
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Without games to look forward to this past weekend, the Golden Griffins tried to see what life had to offer outside of hockey. While practices, workouts and video sessions were focused and productive, there were a few events last week that made an impact on many of us on the team.
Last Tuesday’s presidential election was a historical event and the first witnessed for some of the Griffs from the Great White North. Having little, or no, knowledge of the American politic system d
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Campus Chronicles: Peter McDougal |
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I was told two interesting facts today: The Canisius College hockey team completed it’s first weekend sweep since taking both games at Connecticut on Jan. 27 and 28, 2006 and with the two wins against AIC, tied the number of wins we had on the road all last season. All kidding aside, last weekend’s games were great to be a part of.
The team put together six great periods of hockey and really showed that when we stick to our team systems, we’re a tough opponent to play against. Our penalty kill was perfect on the weekend and the
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Heidinger powers Canisius past AIC |
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Springfield, Mass. – Junior Josh Heidinger (Buffalo, N.Y.) tallied a hat trick and classmate Jason Weeks (Seattle, Wash.) matched a school record for assists in a game to lift the Canisius hockey team to a 4-1 victory over AIC on Saturday afternoon. The Griffs completed the weekend sweep of the Yellow Jackets and improved to 3-2-2 on the season and 2-1-1 in Atlantic Hockey play.
“The hat trick is nice and it was good boost,” Heidinger said. “Any contributions help – one or three – but it is a nice confidence builder. To get a sweep is huge. It is big to get four points on the
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Griffs skate past AIC |
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Springfield, Mass. – The Canisius College hockey team defeated AIC on Friday night, 3-2. The win is the Griffs first league victory of the season and Canisius is now 2-2-2 on the season and 1-1-1 in league play.
“We played exceptionally well in the first and third periods,” said Canisius head coach Dave Smith. “It was a hard-fought victory. It is really rewarding to win a game 3-2. Especially how we played in
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Canisius tto travel to AIC |
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The Griffs return to Atlantic Hockey competition, traveling to Springfield, Massachusetts to play AIC. Canisius played Hockey East foe Merrimack to a tie last weekend and is now 1-2-2 this season. The Yellow Jackets enter the weekend with a record of 0-4-0.
CONACHER CAN’T BE KEPT OFF THE SCOREBOARD
• Five games into the season, opponents are finding out you can't keep sophomore Cory Conacher completely off the scoreboard.
• Conacher leads the Gri
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Campus Chronicles: Oct. 19 through 26 |
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Coming off of a restful Sunday, the Griffs came into the week focused and ready for our home opener versus the Merrimack College Warriors.
After being on the road for the past two weeks, the locker room was filled with a group of guys that were excited to finally play in front of our loyal fans here in Buffalo.
Monday and Tuesday’s p
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Tough sledding for Griffs in opener |
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It was tough sledding for the Canisius College Golden Griffins hockey team as they skated to a 1-1 tie against Hockey East foe Merrimack last night at the Buffalo State Sports Arena.
The more smaller, quicker, Canisius team had a tough time trying to get by the more bigger, stronger Merrimack squad, especially in the neutral zone where the Warriors clogged up the ice.
"There wa
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Griffs host Merrimack on Sunday |
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State Sports Arena for a non-conference game. After playing its first four games of the season on the road, Canisius will play the Warriors in its home opener. Canisius enters the weekend with a 1-2-1 record, while Merrimack is 2-1-0.
GRIFFS TO COMPETE IN SLED HOCKEY FOLLOWING OPENER
• Fans will be able to enjoy two games for the price of one on Sunday.
• Following the Griffs’ opener against Merrimack, Canisius will play the Buff
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On Campus : Oct .12 through 18 |
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Sunday was a day to relax and was used to do some much needed catching up on homework. We were coming off of a split with Ferris State of the CCHA. The Friday night win was a big step for the hockey program at Canisius. The victory was the first for the Griffs against a team from one of the four original conferences (CCHA, ECAC, Hockey East, WCHA).
Monday and Tuesday put us back to work on the ice and in the weight room. Because of Canadian Thanksgiving and Columbus Day we did not have to worry about school work. However, we did spend some time
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Canisius graduates seniors |
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The Canisius College Golden Griffins hosted "Senior Day" Sunday afternoon at the Demske Sports Complex to acknowledge their three student-athletes who will graduate.. Unfortunately for the team, the Manhattan College Jaspers handed the Griffins their first home loss of the season to put a damper on part of the celebration.
After the game, forward Rebecca Shupe, midfielder Maggie Martini and defender Nikki Gabrielli all agreed that they will always remember being part of the team above anything else. "For me it’s hard be
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Holy Cross defeats Canisius, 5-4 |
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Worcester, Mass. – The Canisius College hockey team nearly rallied from a three-goal third period deficit but in the end, the Griffs lost to Holy Cross on Saturday afternoon, 5-4.
“It’s disappointing,” said junior captain Peter MacDougall. “We had some expectations for today but we lost our composure in the second period and it cost us two points tonight.”
Freshman Dave Kost
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Griffs, Crusaders skate to a tie |
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Worcester, Mass. – The Canisius College scored a third-period goal to earn a 1-1 draw against Holy Cross on Friday night. The Griffs are now 1-1-1 on the season and 0-0-1 in Atlantic Hockey play.
"I thought that Andrew Loewen played great," said Canisius head coach Dave Smith. "It wasn’t a 1-1 game in terms of chances but both I thought that both goalies played really well."
Sophomore Cory
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Griffs split weekend sereis |
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Big Rapids, Mich. – The Canisius College hockey team lost a special teams battle to Ferris State on Saturday, falling to the Bulldogs, 5-2. All seven goals in the game were scored on special teams as the two teams split the weekend series.
"I thought we had a lot of good chances," said Canisius head coach Dave Smith. "Our power play had opportunities and it gave us a chance to win this game. Their power play was opportunistic and they w
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Griffs score big win of Ferris State |
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Big Rapids, Mich. – Superb special teams and strong goaltending led the Canisius hockey team to a convincing 5-2 victory over CCHA foe Ferris State to open the season.
“I’m really proud of the demeanor of our team tonight,” said Canisius head coach Dave Smith. “The power play kept the game even in the first period with some timely goals. Then I thought the short-han
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Griffs open at Ferris State |
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Following a 6-2 exhibition victory over the University of Ontario to open the 2008-09 season, the Canisius hockey team travels to Big Rapids, Mich. to face Ferris State in both team’s regular-season opener.
CANISIUS IN SEASON OPENERS: The Griffs look to open their 29th season of play a strong note at Ferris State. Canisius is 8-16-4 all-time in season openers, including a mark of 2-6-2 at the Division I
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Griffs ready to get season going |
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Two years ago, Canisius College hockey coach Dave Smith new his team would be taking some lumps – especially with half his roster underclassmen.
Now, two years later, he hopes all the lumps they took and the lessons they learned will translate into a very exciting season.
As the season gets underway this weekend, the Griffs will be gunning
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Golden Griffins Down Siena, Marist in Opening MAAC Play |
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Canisius College volleyball opened its MAAC season at the Koessler Athletic Center this weekend with two wins.
They downed defending MAAC champions Siena College Saints in come from behind fashion on Saturday before defeating the Marist College Red Foxes on Sunday.
The Golden Griffins dropped the first tw
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Griffs Seeing Double |
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It was a double overtime double header for Canisius College soccer yesterday as the women’s team faced the St. Francis Red Flash and the men took on local rivals the St. Bonaventure Bonnies. At the end of each match, the scoreboard read the same- Griffs 1, Guest 1, 0:00 Period 4.
In the opening game, the Red Flash got on the board in the seventh minute on a free-kick. Senior Alanna Vespa took the kick from just outside the corner of the box and hit the net at the top corner gi
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Griffs battle till the end |
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Despite a literal last-minute frenzy in the offensive zone, the Canisius Golden Griffins dropped a 3-2 game to the visiting Quinnipiac Bobcats Saturday at the Demske Sports Complex.
The game was a tough, physical battle between the two teams and numerous players including Griffin leading-scoring Alan McGreal had to be tended to by the trainers on the field.
McGreal went down
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Canisius kicks off home openers |
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Canisius College’s newly renovated Demske Sports Complex saw its first soccer action of the season as the men’s team took on Bucknell University on and the women faced Howard University.
Although the men eventually fell to the visitors 5-4, they showed an impressive comeback in the final minutes of play. After going down 4-1 to Bucknell with 14 minutes left to play, they bounced back
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Griffins Dream of MAAC Championship |
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The Canisius College women's volleyball team hopes to use lessons learned watching the U.S. women's volleyball Olympic run as inspiration for their upcoming season. But instead of competing for a medal, the Griffins have their sights set on winning the MAAC Championship for the first time.
"The U.S. might have been an undersized team," Cathy Hummel, Canisius head coach, said, "but their relentless effort, hard work and heart got them to compete for a gold medal in a year that was seemin
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New field, same goal |
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The Canisius College men's soccer team arrived to pre-season training camp and found an upgraded field.
This season the Golden Griffins will have the benefit of competing on the brand new A-Turf field where they'll have one goal in mind -winning the MAAC Championship.
"Everybody looks forward to trai
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New coach, new attitude at Canisius |
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It will be a new look for the Canisius College women’s soccer team as Jim Wendling will take over as head coach. Wendling is just the fifth coach in the program’s history.
"(Athletic director) Bill Maher gave me the opportunity to move up to Division I," said Wendling. "I like the challenge of starting and making the program better. That’s what I did at my old school an
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Week of April 12 |
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This week we head into the most important part of our season, our MAAC Conference games! We play Siena and Le Moyne (a non-conference game on Sunday).
On Tuesday, April Fool’s Day: Unfortunately no tricks were played today. This was our dayoff for the week. I had class from 8:30 to 11:15 a.m. and then went over to the Lutheran Church Home where I do
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