Category Archives: Hockey

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Former teammate on Conacher: ‘Nobody deserves it more’

Posted on March 2, 2012 by

It’s official: Cory Conacher has signed a two-year deal with the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning. News was leaked Wednesday that the posterboy of Canisius hockey had a deal in the works and the Lightning made the official announcement Thursday afternoon. … Continue reading →

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REPORT: Conacher signs NHL contract

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

Reports out of Florida say former Canisius standout Cory Conacher has signed a two-year deal with the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning. The deal may be finalized as soon as Thursday, March 1, the first day he can sign without having … Continue reading →

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Niagara shows Canisius who’s boss

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

I spent my week watching Canisius and Niagara square off, as the Western New York rivals met each of the last three nights. There was hockey on Tuesday, men’s basketball on Wednesday and another hockey game Thursday. Neither Canisius team … Continue reading →

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Quick-strike Niagara beats Canisius in home-and-home opener

Posted on February 15, 2012 by

Chris Lochner and Ryan Murphy scored goals 18 seconds apart early in the second period Tuesday night at Buffalo State Ice Arena to put the Niagara Purple Eagles up 3-0 and sink Canisius into a hole it would never recover … Continue reading →

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