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From Overseas to Fredonia: Why do players ‘cross the pond?’

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Reading Time: 3 minutesMITCHELL HORUCY Asst. Sports Editor For many Fredonia students, coming to school doesn’t even require crossing a state line. However, in the case of Alon Haimovitz and Peter Buerfent, they both had to cross the Atlantic Ocean to find their way to Fredonia.  Alon Haimovitz, a senior on the men’s......
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Blue Devils top EHL All-Stars in overtime thriller

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Reading Time: 3 minutesADA PACHUCINSKI  Special to The Leader With the start of the hockey season, the Blue Devils played host to the EHL All-Stars on Friday, Oct. 20 for an exhilarating scrimmage, leading to a 3-2 win in overtime.  The game garnered enthusiastic support from Fredonia’s student body, with significant appearances from......
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Brian Rigali: skating into new territory

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Reading Time: 3 minutesMITCHELL HORUCY  Staff Writer  The men’s hockey team will have a new coach behind the boards this season, as Brian Rigali joins head coach Jeff Meredith as an assistant coach.  A graduate of the University of Connecticut (UConn), Rigali was a member of the men’s hockey team for all four......
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 Fredonia Blue Devils vs. EHL All-Stars

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Reading Time: 2 minutesPARKER GURNETT Special to The Leader  Fredonia hockey will look to claim the name of “All-Stars” on Oct. 20.  That night, the team will play a preseason scrimmage against the Eastern Hockey League (EHL) All-Stars. The EHL is a hockey league of 23 teams in four divisions, similar to the......
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Pink the Rink returns to Steele Hall Ice Arena

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Reading Time: 4 minutesWILL KARR Editor in Chief At this past Saturday’s game, Fredonia’s men’s hockey players jerseys looked a little different on the ice. The game wasn’t just any ordinary or average game. Rather, it was ‘Pink the Rink.’ Audience members and players came to the rink donning pink as the team......
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[11.09.22] Winter Sports Roundup

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Reading Time: 3 minutesTYLER PACOS Sports Editor Men’s hockey dominates in home-opening weekend Fredonia men’s hockey is back as they traveled to Angola, Ind. for their first two games of the year this past weekend on Oct. 28 and 29. The Blue Devils dropped both of their matches against Trine, losing 5-1 on......
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What’s up with the Buffalo Sabres attendance? [Sports Commentary]

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Reading Time: 2 minutesTYLER PACOS Staff Writer It’s starting to look more and more like another year without playoff hockey in Buffalo. As the NHL inches towards the end of the regular season, the standings are quite definitive now in determining who’s a contender for the Stanley Cup Playoffs and who’s receiving a......
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SUNY Fredonia winter sports recap

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Reading Time: 2 minutesANTHONY GETTINO Sports Editor This past winter season went well for Fredonia. Of the seven teams competing in this period, six teams were able to make their postseason competition. Women’s basketball and men’s hockey were able to play their way into their SUNYAC tournaments. The men’s and women’s track and......
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Fredonia Sports Update (02.19.2022)

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Reading Time: 2 minutesTYLER PACOS Staff Writer Women’s basketball defeats Brockport and Oswego but falls short to Geneseo. The Blue Devils finish the regular season with 12 wins, 13 losses Lauren Mickey totals 41 points on the week, 20 against Brockport Katie Pitcher returns after 4 game absence, scores 16 points in return......
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For the love of hockey: Canadian goaltender drove 30 plus hours in winter conditions to get to Fredonia

Jules Hoepting
Reading Time: 4 minutesJULES HOEPTING  Managing Editor  Moving across the continent to play hockey is just what hockey players do, according to Zach Willms, sophomore sports management major and a goaltender of the Blue Devils Men’s Ice Hockey team, jersey number 33.  Inspired by his dad who was also a goaltender, Willms has......
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