NYSPHSAA Will Induct Class of 2022 Hall of Famers

Crunch top Rocket in Game 1

NYSPHSAA Will Induct Class of 2022 Hall of Famers

The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) has announced it will formally induct its Class of 2022 Hall of Fame on July 27th at the High Peaks Resort in Lake Placid, NY. The NYSPHSAA Hall of Fame, launched in 2002, is sponsored by Pupil Benefits Plan, Inc. and Crown Awards.

The Class of 2022 is Fred Ahart (Administrator, Section IX), Jim Amen, Jr. (Coach/administrator, Section VIII), Maria Decristoforo (Official, Section VIII), Dennis

Fries (Administrator, Section V), Molly Huddle (Athlete, Section IV), and Jim Mcgowan (Coach, Section XI). Inductees were chosen using a two-level selection and rating process involving a screening committee and a selection committee. Nominations were endorsed by each inductee’s member section of the Association— a preliminary requirement in the nomination process—before going on to the NYSPHSAA Screening Committee for consideration, then finally to the Selection Committee. Nominations can be submitted by anyone as long as a section endorsement letter accompanies the submission. The NYSPHSAA Hall of Fame is modeled after the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) program which recognizes individuals in the categories of athlete, coach, official, administrator and related contributor.

The 2022 NYSPHSAA Hall of Fame Class will be inducted on Wednesday, July 27th at High Peaks Resort in Lake Placid; reception at 5:30 pm, banquet at 6:30 pm. Tickets and other Hall of Fame information can be found HERE. Inquiries can be directed to Joe Altieri at the NYSPHSAA Office, 518-690-0771, or by emailing altieri@nysphsaa. org. Deadline to purchase tickets is Friday, July 8th.

Crunch top Rocket in Game 1

The Syracuse Crunch topped the Laval Rocket, 5-3, in Game 1 of the North Division Semifinals tonight at the Upstate Medical University Arena.

The win puts the Crunch out to a 1-0 lead in the bestof-five series against the Rocket.

Max Lagace recorded the win in net turning aside 28of-31 shots. Kevin Poulin stopped 26-of-30 between the pipes for the Rocket. Syracuse went 2-for-4 on the power play, while Laval converted on 1-of-2 man-advantages.

The Rocket were first on the board with a powerplay goal 4:11 into the game. Lagace made the save on Danick Martel’s shot, but Alex Belzile found the rebound and chipped it in. Just over a minute later, the Crunch evened the score when Remi Elie found a loose puck and fired it in with a slap shot from the top of the left circle.

Syracuse took the lead with a power-play goal of their own with 1:17 remaining in the first period. Cole Koepke got a stick on Anthony Richard’s shot from the high slot to tip the puck past Poulin.

The Crunch scored again just 1:08 into the middle frame when Richard sent in a rebound from in front of the net, but Laval stole it back at the 15:19 mark while Joel Teasdale was stationed at the goal post to jam in a second chance opportunity.

The Crunch added another late-period goal when they converted on the man-advantage with 1:49 remaining in the second stanza. Charles Hudon took a shot from the right circle that bounced off Poulin and out for Gemel Smith to bat in on the backdoor.

The Rocket came back within one 6:28 into the third period. Jean-sebastien Dea carried the puck into the zone down the left wing and sent a last-minute cross-slot feed for Belzile to pot his second of the game.

Syracuse maintained their lead and Richard scored his second of the night into the empty net during the final seconds of play.