The Golden Eagles have just one game this weekend –
but it’s a doozy. They will be making the 40-minute commute to Geneseo on Friday to take
part in one of the greatest rivalries in college hockey.
Coming into the game, the tension and aggression
might be a little dulled as both teams have been buddy-buddy (and rightfully
so) in recent days as Brockport has lent support to the Ice Knights who have
been dealing with Jay Stephanik’s health crisis.
But, once the first whistle blows, I’m sure the guys
will go back to their old hard-fought ways. Both teams are highly motivated –
Geneseo by #PrayForJay, Brockport by aspirations for greatness tasted when they
landed on USCHO’s national ranking radar last week.
Geneseo comes into the match-up unbeaten (2-0-2).
In their first game of the season they tied Oswego and have looked ornery ever
since.
This game will feature lots of fireworks as Geneseo
counters with their own version of our Chase Nieuwendyk in the form of Trevor
Hills who already has 5 goals on this young season. Freshman Arthur Gordon has
been lighting the lamp and looks like an excellent recruit with 3 goals.
This year’s version of Brockport will give Geneseo
fits – they scored 8 goals last Saturday, could have scored many more on Friday
had not Morrisville’s goalie played so incredibly, and they put up 6 against
Cortland (a team Geneseo tied at 1). Brockport will face a wall, though, as manning
the net will likely be freshman Devin McDonald, a real surprise this season
with a .938 save percentage in 3 games.
It sounds like a great match-up. It WILL be a great
match-up. If you can, make the ride to Geneseo. You won’t regret it.
