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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…