Oswego State Men’s Club Hockey News

Awards Night

The Oswego State Men's ACHA D1 hockey team held their annual end of season awards dinner at the Tavern on the Lock Restaurant,Fulton,  last weekend.

The following awards, which were voted on by their teammates  were given out at the dinner: the  Rookie of the Year award  was presented to defenseman Matt Brady; forward DJ Mazzoni (West Genesee) was the Most Valuable Player and  sophomore Bobby Drexler earned the Most Improved Player award.  Head coach Jay Peacock presented defenseman Chris MacRae (West Genesee) the coach's award and he also presented senior captain Adam Webster the captain's award.

Oswego had 6 Academic All-Americans on the team this year and those players were also recognized: Derek Farley, Aaron Frohm, Mike Renick, Chris MacRae, James Hollowell and Mike Reid. The team is proud of the fact that they have a 100% graduation rate.

As in previous years, the team dinner is a celebration of the accomplishments of the team and it is a time to honor the seniors on the team. This year's seniors- Adam Webster, Nick Phelps, Mike Reid, Mike Weronski and Chris Cavanaugh, were presented with their senior gifts.  In previous years the seniors received alumni jerseys. However, because the players all have their own Oswego black away jersey, Coach Peacock decided to present the seniors with custom made Seiko watches as their graduation gifts.  The watches are designed with the team logo on the face of the watch. Senior  Deanna Drexler was also presented with a silver and pink  sapphire necklace from the team. She was the announcer at all Laker home games.

The players elected Chris Timmons ( West Islip) as next year's captain. 

Club officers for next year were  voted on.  Mike Renick will again be the President.  He will be assisted by Matt Brady (Vice President), Bobby Drexler  (Treasurer)  and Justin Smith (Assistant Treasurer). Faculty advisor is Bruce Zellar.

The Lakers are an ACHA D1 team and a member of the NECHL. They would like to thank their 2011-2012 sponsors for their generosity this past season: The Student Association of Oswego State University, Taven on the Lock, Uniforms, Etc., Clean Check Hockey, Damn Good T- Shirts, Battle Axe Hockey and Bags for Sports. For more information, videos, pictures and the 2012-2013 schedule, please visit the website at www.oswego.edu/icehockey.