Over the past few months I have been hearing a lot of negativity about the new SU women's hockey team. I have been playing hockey since I was three years old. I have played with current Buffalo Saber Tim Connelly and have also played with numerous guys that are playing in the AHL. Now that I am older I can still be seen at the rink playing with various teams and also coaching young teens. As the rink rat that I am I have seen the talent level to come out NY at the men and women's levels. With that being said I am on Daryl Gross's side and I feel that a Women's team could fair extremely well at Syracuse.
Each summer USA Hockey conducts Select Player Development Camps for young athletes from throughout the country. The athletes are chosen from tryouts conducted within USA Hockey Districts, with some slots reserved for at-large selections. The goal is to attract the best players, in their specific age group, to our national program. This year numerous local players have been invited;
Girls U14 Camp
Katherine Donahue Forward Monroe County Youth Hockey
Emily Janiga Forward Rochester Edge
Cassie Opela Defense Rochester Edge
Mikaela Thompson Goalie Buffalo Bisons
Girls U15 and 16 Camps
Susan Allen Goalie Rochester Edge
Lauren Kirwan Syracuse Stars
Kaillie Goodnough Syracuse Stars
Shelby Moteyunas Syracuse Stars
Girls U17 Camp
Jill Cardella Forward Rochester Edge
Jenni Hamel Goalie Rochester Edge
That is a list of future recruits. Now here is a short list of girls playing in local Colleges.
Morgan Beikirch | ||||||||||||||||||
Mallory Giambra | ||||||||||||||||||
Chelsea Walkland | ||||||||||||||||||
Marissa Dombovy | ||||||||||||||||||
Liz Zorn | ||||||||||||||||||
Brooke Thompson | ||||||||||||||||||
Andrea Blais | ||||||||||||||||||
Shannon Hakes | ||||||||||||||||||
Maggie Welker | ||||||||||||||||||
Cassie Willis | ||||||||||||||||||
Kelly Crumb | ||||||||||||||||||
Amanda Ritzel | ||||||||||||||||||
Katie Stack | ||||||||||||||||||
Nicole Scute | ||||||||||||||||||
Kelly Bills | ||||||||||||||||||
Krystal Cumming | ||||||||||||||||||
Meaghan Guckian | |||||||||||
Jen Taylor | |||||||||||
Amanda Hoy Ashleigh Moorehead ill Cater-Cyker Marissa Dombovy
Now to show the Local Dominance, here are a list of accomplishments for the Stars Program over the past few years; 2008 14U - New York State Champions 2007 14U - New York State Champions 2006 14U - New York State Champions 2005 12U - New York State Champions Oh did I forget to mention that the magazine Now combine the local talent with new SU Coach Paul Flanagan who guided St. Lawrence University to five NCAA Frozen Four appearances in the last eight years, and the future looks extremely bright for the Women. Go Orange
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I'd rather watch the Lumberjack Olympics.
But since SU is in the mood to start up new sports, why don't they:
A) Keep Swimming.
B) Bring back wrestling (A program which produced national champions and MMA star Mark Kerr).
C) Bring in baseball (LeMoyne has it. SU has a softball team. It can be done).
D) Start a men's hockey team.
I went to a small college in Connecticut called Sacred Heart University. SHU fields 33 Division I teams, including the above, fencing, gymnastics, among others. How is it that a tiny school with a fraction of the resources can pull that off while Almighty Syracuse can't figure it out?
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