By Budd Bailey College basketball does not have a monopoly on March Madness. College hockey, Atlantic Hockey division, can be quite crazed at this time of the year. Consider the…
Canisius hockey advances to final
Paul Henderson turns 80
By Budd Bailey The grandfather of Canisius hockey player Alton McDermott stood at the bench at the LECOM Harborcenter on Saturday night, waiting for the chance to take part in…
Niagara turns the tables on Canisius
By Budd Bailey It was almost as if the college hockey gods wanted to flip the script on Saturday night. The night before, Canisius had earned a 5-2 victory over…
Niagara hockey downs Canisius
By Budd Bailey As the playoffs approach in March, the pecking order in the Atlantic Hockey Association is quite clear. It’s as clear as mud. Entering the weekend’s play, the…
Book Review: Cujo
Review by Budd Bailey Hockey fans might know about Curtis Joseph’s exploits on the ice, but they may have no idea on what he sort of odds he overcame to…
Canisius slams the door on Air Force
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Canisius College goaltender Jacob Barczewski had a big problem after leading his team to a 1-0 victory over Air Force on Saturday in…
Niagara hockey lets a win slip away
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist For 40 minutes of play in Dwyer Arena on Friday night, all was well with the Niagara hockey team. The Purple Eagles had…
Minnesota Duluth doubles its fun
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Sometimes it’s not the first goal or the last goal of a hockey game that’s decisive. Sometimes it’s the second goal. That was…
Lots of room at the Frozen Four
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist The first thing you noticed when walking into the KeyBank Center before Thursday’s Frozen Four double-header was the empty seats. There were rows…
The Frozen Four arrives
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist We don’t have many chances to see championships awarded in Western New York. The Bills, we assume, will never win a Super Bowl…
Niagara hockey tries to move upward
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist There are a quite a few banners hanging from the rafters of Dwyer Arena on the Niagara University campus. The white ones are…
Ice Griffs earn big win over North Dakota
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Imagine the UCLA men’s basketball team coming to Buffalo and losing to Canisius. Friday night was the ice hockey version of that sort…
Mittelstadt, Borgen join Sabres’ organization
The future of the Buffalo Sabres has started to arrive. On Sunday, it was defenseman Will Borgen. The St. Cloud State defenseman signed a three-year entry-level contract with the team….
Who’s Next? Which Sabres Are Hall of Fame Worthy?
by Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist I’m on the Media Advisory Board of the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame. We take a look at the candidates for the…
