Upcoming USA Hockey Coaches Clinics

Level 1
October 6, 2019
Hofstra University
Hempstead NY

Level 2
October 6, 2019
Hofstra University
Hempstead NY

Level 3
October 6, 2019
Hofstra University
Hempstead NY

Level 4
August 3 & 4, 2019
Hartford/Windsor Marriot
Windsor CT

Two second period goals by  Jacob Wilk lead a 4 goal second period that put Bellmore Merrick ahead to stay in the JV Championship, who defeated the Massapequa Chiefs 5-0 in the contest held tonight at Long Beach Arena. 

In a match-up between the two teams with the best in-season records, this match-up is widely regarded as a preview to a Varsity rivalry in two years time. 

After a scoreless first period, the Bulldogs came out of the gate in the second with a quick goal by Sean Hayes at 1:35, followed up 27 seconds later by the first of two from Wilk, who added a power-play tally 3 minutes later. 

Bellmore-Merrick goalie Michael Sykora was up to the task and turned away all of the Chiefs shots he faced. 

Anthony Khaimov and Ryan Friedman each had a goal and an assist and Kyle Lavelle had two assists to round out the Bulldogs attack. 

The video is available here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnD7h5hfni4&feature=youtu.be

At the Town of Oyster Bay annually hosted classic Saturday night, in front of a packed crowd, the Western Nassau All-Stars saw a late goal by Sewanhaka / Valley Stream player Matthew Bomeisi to jump in front of the TOB All-Stars in a closely fought, highly skilled match. The final score was Western Nassau 3 TOB 2. 

Bellmore/Merrick's Vincent Palagiano added a goal and was named the West's MVP. Farmingdale netminder AJ Frankaitis stopped many tough shots and went the distance for TOB as it's MVP.  

Farmingdale School District is announcing its decision to formally recognize and support the local ice hockey team on a district level. 

Back in March, the Farmingdale Ice Hockey team—which plays under the New York Islanders High School Hockey League—attended the board of education meeting to advocate for ice hockey to be recognized as a varsity sport. However, ice hockey isn’t on the list of sanctioned sports for Section 8 Athletics—as dictated by the state. The granting of a varsity designation goes beyond any district’s control. 

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When the Islanders face-off against the Boston Bruins tonight at NYCB live, he won't be the only player to have played for the Marines in the building. The New York Islanders have invited the NYS Champions Long Beach Maries to participate in a tribute to their victory on the video wall at the 2nd intermission. If you're at the game, please stick around to see it. 

The Islanders High School Hockey League is proud to announce that Tony Marco Jr. of RVC / Malverne has received an appoint to the United States Military Academy West Point.

Tony received Congresswomen Rice’s nomination to USMA West Point and received the official Appointment from the President and the Superintendent of USMA West Point for Admissions for the graduating class of 2023.

Tony is a defenseman for the RVC/Malverne High School team and has been in the league for 6 years. and it is believed that he is the only student in the history of the Malverne School District since the early 1930’s to be appointed to West Point.

We wish Tony all the best on this prestigious appointment.

With a sharp defensive effort lead by the Tournament MVP sophomore goaltender Kieran Byrne, the Marines stifled a tough Roy-Hart/Barker/Medina team to coast to a 3-1 victory to capture the State crown. 

Byrne rewarded the coaching staff call by turning in a powerful effort on all but one of Roy-Hart's attempts. Late in the game, while Roy-Hart dominated in an effort to tie up the game, Byrne stayed strong and dominant with some key saves. 

Declan Conway lead the scoring effort with two tallies and assisted on the Luke Judge put-away goal with 1:25 left in the game to set the stage for the victory. 

This game closed out a 27 game tournament hosted by Northwell Health Ice Arena and the New York Islanders. We would like to thank everyone associated with the tournament and the 1200+ paid attendees who made this all a success. 

Oceanside Sophomores Anthony Cinetti, Steven Farsky, and Michael Waltuch are at the top of the scoring leaderboards with 23 points between them in two games after an impressive first day showing at the NYS Varsity Tournament. 

Heading into Saturday, they are facing an undefeated Orchard Park in the day's opener at 8am. The battle between the two teams has a direct impact on Sunday's seeding. 

In the small schools' division, 10th grader Luca Leighton of Locust Valley / North Shore continues to impress with his speed in a 4 point outburst against cross-town rival Port Washington who LVNS defeated in their only action today. 

Long Beach 8th grader Giovanni Panicola showed why he belongs at Varsity with his two-goal effort against cross-county opponent Manhasset in a game that Long Beach cruised to a win. 

Saturday represents cross-over day in the Small Schools/Mixed Division. 

Bethpage High School Player Derek Zacchino was diagnosed with a form of brain cancer this past summer. His Bethpage High School teammates organized a benefit for Cohen's Children's Hospital and have raised over $16,000 from the sale of T-Shirts honoring the event. 

At the league game on Wednesday, December 19th at 7:30pm there will many opportunities to participate in the cause including many great raffles from great donors such as the NHL, New York Islanders and New York Rangers and many others. 

STICK IT TO CANCER Benefit Hockey Game
Bethpage vs. Oceanside
Wednesday 12/19 - 7:30 pm @ TOB Ice RInk, Bethpage

Also, please see the below link. When you get there, search and find the Bethpage hockey team video and VOTE for Bethpage Hockey. You can vote 1x every day until next Tuesday. We can win up to $3000 grant toward our benefit for Derek and Cohen's. Please share! The winner is being announced on GAME DAY 12/19.)

https://www.teamup4community.org/l-i-holiday-sports-heroes-video-challenge-2018