Oswego Ranks #2 in USCHO Poll

November 8, 2010 Poll: Courtesy of uscho.com

1. Norwich (14)
2. Oswego (6)

3. St. Norbert

4. Middlebury

5. Manhattanville
6. Elmira
7. Bowdoin
8. Plattsburgh
9. Gustavus Adolphus
10. Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Whiteout Weekend in the Land of Oz

Oswego, NY - Ace
With SUNYAC play well under way the Oswego State Men will face two tough home games this weekend. The 1-1-0 Potsdam Bears come into town Friday night with an improved program looking to score a big time upset. Potsdam returns two of their top three leading scorers from last season in Todd Hosmer (Jr) and Fraser Smith (Sr), and their goaltender Trever O'Neill (Jr). Oswego is 9-1-0 against Potsdam in their last ten meetings. Oswego should win this game easily but it could be much closer if Potsdam is overlooked for Saturday night's opponent. 

Saturday night features the annual Whiteout Rivalry game at the Campus Center Ice Arena with preseason ranked #4 Plattsburgh taking on preseason ranked #2 Oswego. Oswego comes into this game riding high with big wins over Elmira, Buff State, and Fredonia. The Lakers can put up some major points, led by their top line of Chris Laganiere (6pts), Justin Fox (5pts), and Ian Boots (5pts). They can also play great defense led by senior captains Kevin Huinink and Steve Mallaro, and so far this season Paul Beckwith as been spectacular between the pipes. The Plattsburgh Cardinals are looking to redemption after a blowout loss to Geneseo last weekend. A big win in Oswego would keep them in the national spotlight. The Cardinals return four of their five top scorers from last season and goaltender Ryan Williams is looking for redemption after giving up 5 goals to Oswego in last seasons SUNYAC championship. Either way we are in for one hell of a game. Tickets sold out in record time for this year's meeting and I expect the crowd to be louder then ever, and in true whiteout fashion snow is in the forecast. 

Listen to Leroy in the Afternoon tomorrow for our full breakdown of both games.