Hockey Champs

We Are the Champions - April 2007 Lake E-ffect

Laker Hockey Celebrates NCAA Win with Campus, Community March 29

Photos by Jim Russell ’83

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NCAA Division III National Champions, the Oswego State Lakers, pose with (center, left to right) Paul Santore, representing the Oswego County Legislature; Randy Bateman, Mayor of the City of Oswego; and SUNY Oswego President Deborah F. Stanley in the new Campus Center locker room prior to the ceremony.	SUNY Oswego Laker Derrell Levy ’09 slaps the hands of his young fans as he enters the arena during the hockey celebration.	Men’s hockey captain Ryan Woodward ’07 gives out high-fives to excited fans.
Oswego’s Men’s Ice Hockey Coach Ed Gosek ’83, M ’01 thanks the crowd for their support throughout the season and shares his experiences working with the team. Also on the stage (from left to right) SUNY Oswego Athletic Director Tim Hale, President Deborah F. Stanley, Oswego Mayor Randy Bateman and Paul Santore, representing the Oswego County Legislature.	Team Captain Ryan Woodward ’07 stands before his fellow teammates thanking the fans for their cheers. “You are the best fans around. Keep heckling, keep pushing, it gets the guys motivated,” he said.	The Oswego State men’s ice hockey team presented President Deborah F. Stanley with an autographed photo of the players with their NCAA trophy.
About 1,200 people attended the hockey celebration and cheered for the team’s achievements in the new Campus Center. Students made banners, representing their residence halls, to hang in their seating section.	Teammates laughed and joked with each other while watching a video of clips from throughout the season.	(From left to right) Assistant Captain Tony DiNunzio ’08, Captain Ryan Woodward ’07 and Assistant Captain C.J. Thompson ’08 proudly held their NCAA trophy high for all their fans to see.
(From left to right) Mark Lozzi ’09 and Peter Magagna ’09 hold the trophy as the team forms a circle around them during the hockey ceremony March 29.	Seniors Trevor Gilligan ’07, Captain Ryan Woodward ’07 and Ryan Koresky ’07 enjoy a final moment together with their NCAA trophy.	Assistant Captain C.J. Thompson ’08 signs a hockey sweatshirt of one of his youngest fans after the hockey ceremony March 29.
Derrell Levy ’09 autographs shirts and takes pictures with several Laker fans after the celebration.	Senior Ryan Koresky ’07 autographs a T-shirt for a Laker hockey fan.	Freshman Neil Musselwhite ’10 autographs a photo of the Laker hockey team for a fan.
Freshman Tyler Lyon ’10 signs a hockey jersey worn by an Oswego Lakers fan after the ceremony. A line of fans waits holding their soon-to-be autographed memorabilia.	Sophomore Mike Novak ’09 signs a photograph and talks with a Laker hockey fan.