FILLING UP THE SCORE SHEET...

After a rough road trip to the Pavilion in Staten Island - Msg Farrell 6 Burke Catholic 2- the Eagles came out flying against Section 9 D2 opponent O'Neill. Three players : Josh Koerner, Jay Healey, and Richard Hudzik combined for 12 goals and 6 assist; final score Burke Catholic 12 O'Neill 2.

Josh Koerner recorded a season high 5 goals while Jay Healey racked up 8 points with four goals and four assist. Richard Hudzik scored his first hat trick of the season while defenseman Dillon Dolansky joined the offensive party with 4 assist.

Craig Mende, Alex Day, Bailey Goumas, all posted their first points of the season.

Senior Goaltender Austin Spears , inserted as a late game replacement for Eric Hayden, got his first opportunity to play in a varsity game.

Notes: There will be an open skate for all family and friends @ Ice time Friday 18th--4:15-5:15..no Hockey equipment. Rentals s/b available--make sure to tune into Matt & Mike on the internet. Some of the O'Neill game is archived. Just press play.

EAGLES FLY HIGH....TWO SECTION 9 WINS

12/06/2009

The 2009/10 Section 9 campaign got off to a good start with the Eagles posting a 5-1 victory over D2 rival O'Neill and a 5-2 victory over NFA.

A Thursday night contest at West Point vs O'Neill was highlighted by Junior Josh Koerner flashing his excellent speed and energy to record his third hat trick of the young season. Mark McAteer and Richard Hudzik also found the net while Sophomore Goaltender Eric Hayden stopped 14 of 15 shots to preserve the win.

Senior co-captain Jay Healey chipped in with 4 assist.

On the defensive side the Dolansky brothers , Dillon and Connor, played their usually steady game helping limit the Raiders to 15 shots on net.

Sunday's home game continued the Josh Koerner show. Another hat trick and an assist sparked a 48 shot offensive onslaught resulting in the 5-2 victory; Josh is on a torrid scoring pace with 14 goals and 3 assist in the first five games of the season. Jay Healey and Mark McAteer completed the scoring with one goal each.

Junior Mike McAteer continued his fine play on both ends of the ice .

Off to a 4-1 start , the Eagles will now head to Staten Island on Tuesday to play Catholic School opponent Msg Farrell at the Pavillion. Bus leaves at 3:30pm--meet at HS 3:15PM.

OT Loss Closes Tough Holiday Weekend

With a once in a lifetime penalty call--highlighted and studied laboriously in the ref's free time--Lakeland/ Panas took advantage of the gift to tie the score at three and eventually win 4-3 in overtime over the weekend weary Eagles.

With multiple scrimmages and a high paced Lakeland contest on tap for the Holiday weekend, the Eagles played well in their first tough competition of the season.

Friday and Saturday featured the Salmon River Shamrocks, ready and willing to get revenge from last year's loss at the Regionals . Both teams came out swinging - 37 penalties dished out in Friday's game by the men in stripes-with Salmon River surviving the 2-1 scrimmage.

Saturday's Scarsdale Jamboree scrimmage brought more of the same effort and the same results. Shamrocks 2...Burke Catholic 1.

Burke also split scrimmages at the Scarsdale Jamboree with a 3-2 loss to Fieldstone Prep and a 3-1 win over Scarsdale.

Josh Koerner continued his fine offensive play with multiple goals for the weekend along with a solid defensive effort by Dillon Dolanski. Jay Healey,Nick Musco, and Richard Hudzig also chipped in on the offensive side.

The revamped Eagles will now play their first League contests of the season ; O'Neil on Thursday at West Point and NFA at home on Sunday.

Koerner's Energy- Speed Leads Eagles

11/21/2009

Five unanswered goals propelled the Burke Catholic Eagles to a 7-4 victory over Lakeland /Panas.

Junior Josh Koerner continued his fine play,scoring his second hat trick of the season, while senior Jay Healey registered a goal and three assists. Junior Richard Hudzig, sophomore Connor Dolanski , and freshman Nicholas Musco rounded out the scoring for the Eagles. (Connor and Nick's goals were the first of their careers.)

Sophomore goaltender Eric Hayden continued to impress with a fine 25 save effort.

The young defensive unit of Liam Hatch, Yale Gropman, Conner Dolanski, Alex Day, led by Co-Capt Dillon Dolanski are improving with each shift.

Despite the loss of 20 seniors over the past two seasons , the young Eagles seem fit and ready to take on the challenges of the new season. With a tough Holiday weekend on tap, including last year's state regional opponent Salmon River on Friday, they will have their work cut out for them.

Eagles Get First Win..........

Junior Josh Koerner flew out of the gates and into a new season scoring four goals to lead the Eagles to their first win of the year. Final score Burke Catholic 5 Iona Prep 3.

With some quick skating and accurate shooting , Josh ignited a revamped Eagle team that lost 20 seniors over the course of the last two seasons.

Senior Defenseman Dillon Dolanski was rock solid on defense while senior Jay Healey logged major minutes in the victory.

Junior forward Richard Hudzig scored his first goal of the season, while the Mac boys , Michael and Mark , played aggressive two way hockey.

Sophomore goaltender Eric Hayden responded to his first varsity start in goal , registering 17 saves - including a penalty shot - to preserve the victory.

With many new faces in the line-up, the Eagles got off to good start in defense of their Section 9 and Regional titles of last season.

Notes: Seniors Dillon Dolanski and Jay Healey have been chosen by the coaches to wear the Captain's 'C'. Both players are four year members of the team and excellent student athletes. Junior Josh Koerner , a three year member of the team , will be the Assistant Captain.

Burke Catholic Ice Hockey News (10/19/2009)

We have begun our off season work-outs on Mondays after school from 3pm to approximately 4:30pm. Beginning Thursday 10/22 -4:30pm to 5:30pm( and for the next two Thursdays) our fitness program will move to the YMCA in Middletown.
81 Highland AveMiddletown, NY 10940-5413(845) 344-9622Get directions

Laura Baird will conduct spinning(cycle) classes to condition our players for the season. There is a $10.00 charge per/session payable to Al Trezza.
Highly suggested to bring: sneakers- shorts-change of shirt-water*--players to provide own transportation to the YMCA.

On Ice Sessions will begin 11/02/09 for all Varsity and new members to the team.

We will be posting all information on:

Coach Trezza's Official HockeyWebsite.:http://www.burkehockey.blogspot.com/ .

JV NEWS:

There will be a JV team consisting of swing players from the Varsity, JV players from the High School, 7th and 8th graders considering Burke Catholic for High School. Check Web site for details when they are available.

Information Central:
--In school announcements
--Web Page: http://www.burkehockey.blogspot.com/
--Email: burkehockey@gmail.com
--Occassional Text Message for changes in schedule.

I will try to keep everyone as informed as possible. It is the player’s responsibility to stay informed. Contact:::: Coach Trezza: Phone / Text388272::::::::::Email:: burkehockeyhockey@gmail.com
Parent Meeting in November.

Something New::
Burke Catholic Ice Hockey on the Web:: Live Broadcasting of Games on Web: Mike and Matt on the Air.
Check Their Site for all The Info:

Early Season Workouts Begin

9/28/2009 - The Burke hockey team will have their first meeting and off ice practice on Monday 09/28/2009. All players should be in attendance.

Off-ice practices will continue throughout October with cycling and spinning for fitness beginning in three weeks.

The last two seasons have been very sucessful. Pre-season conditioning and off-ice training has played a big roll in the team's accomplishments. With the graduation of nine seniors the opportunities and challenges of this year's team will be substantial.

Alumni Notes:

• Goaltender Dane Wakefield is off to nice start with the Niagra University Club Team. Dane's impressive pre-season earned him his first start of the year -- not bad for a freshman. Check out the team's web page http://www.nuachahockey.com/index.php.

Dane's performance last year was outstanding as he helped lead the Burke Catholic Eagles to their first regional championship and first trip to the state final four.

HEY COACH--WRONG SPORT!!

By Chad Garner CORRESPONDENT

Worcester’s Alex Trezza hits a solo home run in the third inning. (T&G Staff/JIM COLLINS)WORCESTER —

What started out as a promising four-game series for the Worcester Tornadoes turned out to be pretty mediocre.
While the Tornadoes won the first two games against the American Defenders of New Hampshire, they watched the visitors — dressed in camouflage uniforms — salvage a series split with a ninth-inning rally on Saturday night and yesterday’s 7-4 win at Hanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field.
“We went out there and took two to start off with, it’s just a matter of closing out the series,” said Worcester starting pitcher Matt Weagle, who absorbed the loss. “They are a good team. They’re not just going to lay down and die for us, we’ve just got to finish it.”

Worcester took a 1-0 lead in the second inning off New Hampshire winning pitcher Miguel Flores, who was making his first start of the season. Mike MacMillan flicked a single over the first baseman’s head and hustled around to score on Jeff LaHair’s RBI triple to left field that took a bad hop and skipped past Jerod Edmondson.
But New Hampshire struck for two runs off right-hander Weagle. Argenis Tavarez got aboard on a one-out infield single, and designated hitter Rob Riley lined a single to right. Both scored on Boomer Berry’s booming two-run double off the right field wall.

Worcester catcher Alex Trezza got the Tornadoes back even at 2-2 with a towering solo home run to right.

Weagle labored in the third inning, as Edward Ovalle drilled a double off the right field wall and Edmondson followed with an RBI single up the middle. Weagle’s errant pickoff throw to first base allowed Edmondson to scamper to third on the two-base error, and the left fielder trotted home on Tavarez’s sacrifice fly to left for a 4-2 lead.

Clyde Williams drilled a solo homer to right, and Chris Kelly doubled to the left-center gap in the fifth inning, prompting Tornadoes manager Rich Gedman to call to the bullpen. Reliever Nick Conway came in and served up RBI singles to Ovalle and Tavarez.
Weagle allowed six runs (five earned) on seven hits with three walks and two strikeouts in 4-1/3 innings.

“I’m very disappointed in myself, but in five days, I’ll get the ball again, and I’ll make up for it,” Weagle said.
Worcester cut the deficit to 7-3 with a bases-loaded walk to Carlos Sosa in the fifth.

The Tornadoes kept chipping away, scoring one run as the hosts trailed, 7-4, after six innings.
LaHair greeted New Hampshire reliever Keith Renaud, a Southbridge native, with a single to center. Heath Keel walk, and Garrett Olson drilled an RBI double to left.

“I think we have a pretty good squad over here, and we’re not going to let these two games get to us,” said LaHair, who went 2 for 4 with an RBI.

Spring League No...Fall Information

Sorry to inform you ( Ice Time let me know on Thursday)-- we will not be skating this spring.

Ice time will not be having a Spring League -- they were not able to get enough teams to participate- so we will NOT be playing Spring League. We will have a meeting before the school year is out pertaining to next year and summer conditioning. Any information will be emailed to players entering the school next season.

NOTES:
WE will have a JV Team next season.
Word is out: Top HS teams in the State want to play us: Next year's schedule will include Salmon River, Pitsfield, Whitesboro.
Any players that want to participate in Fall Hockey with Coach Gerry Hluchan and Bob Pizzano contact coach Hluchan.. They will have several games and practices for the pre-season depending on the # of players signing on.
. Contact Coach Hluchan if you are interested. GHLUCHAN@YAHOO.COM.


Stay focused in school. All our captains and many of our players were on the Honor Roll this season; proof you can participate in a sport at a high level of commitment while you excel in the classroom. We would like to have the entire team follow suit.

Congratulations to the initial TH-Record All-Stars--which Burke spotted three of the top five players -- four players over-all: Chris Reinfried, Jason Healey, Dane Wakefield, Tommy Mahoney.

Congratulations to all our seniors for a terrific season and the entire team for their 5th place final ranking in the state. http://www.nyshshca.org/

Spring League--CANCELLED

Spring League Information::

All current Burke Players ( sorry no seniors) that are in the school as well as all players signed up to attend Burke in the fall are welcome to participate on our Spring team. We will be playing in the Ice Time League.

Big Dogs and NFA are confirmed. Arlington ,Henrik Hudson, Washingtonville ,John Jay to confirm.

The fee will be based on the number of players that sign up to play. You must confirm with Coach Trezza ( Burkehockey@gmail.com) or Mr. Matusch (matusch18@yahoo.com)that you are playing . Every player needs USA Insurance( everyone should have already registered) - no exceptions.

League Info:::10 games plus playoffs.each team will have 5 games at Ice Time and 5 at Mid-Hudson Civic Center.Ice Time has a Saturday evening slot worked out. Civic Center ice slots will vary.

This will be a good opportunity to get insight on next year's team and for the younger players to get some experience. We will try to get one practice in before we begin the games. Payment will be due before the first game. All Checks made payable to : Gypsy Hockey Club. Play will begin approximately 3rd week of April.

The road to return to Utica starts now.........