Oswego, NY – The Vashaw’s Collision Bantam hockey team of the Oswego Minor Hockey Association defeated Clinton 3-0 recently to capture the championship at the Lake Placid International Tournament.
The 14-under team went undefeated over the weekend tourney against hockey organizations from Troy-Albany, Rhode Island, Sara-Lake Placid and Clinton enroute to their championship win.
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he Buccaneers shutout four of their opponents and only gave up four goals in their five games.
The following provides game summaries of the bantam championship run.
Bantam/14U Division:
Oswego 7 Sara-Lake Placid 4
Oswego kicked off their Lake Placid trip and tourney with a matchup against the home team Sara-Lake Placid at the USA Rink in Herb Brooks Arena. Oswego jumped out to a 4-0 lead on the Lakers before a second and third period rush by the home team notched the game at 4-4.
Oswego would score three goals in the final two minutes of play, however, to get the tourney opening win, 7-4.
Oswego goalie Jameson Stepien had 10 saves in shutout work for the Bucs. Alex Miller recorded seven saves and gave up four goals after relieving Stepien halfway through the second period.
Contributing the offense for Oswego were Adam Greene two goals; Jason Bartlett one goal, two assists; Brady Farrands one goal, two assists; Owen Bartlett three assists; James Law one goal; Adam Plyler one goal; Thomas Rolfe one goal; Dylan Crannell one assist; Ethan Workman one assist; Isaac Michalski one assist.
Oswego 7 Burrillville, Rhode Island 0
The Bucs scored two goals in the first and exploded for five tallies in the second in their preliminary game against Burrillville, Rhode Island to win 7-0.
Alex Miller and Jameson Stepien combined on the shutout win and registered seven saves.
Oswego’s offense was also paced by Brady Farrands two goals, one assist; James Law one goal, three assists; Jacob Barrett one goal, two assists; Jason Bartlett two assists; C.J. Ware one goal; Dylan Crannell one goal; Ethan Workman one goal; Owen Bartlett one assist; Chase Shepard one assist; Caleb Robert one assist, and Thomas Rolfe one assist.
Oswego 4 Clinton 0
Strong goaltending by Jameson Stepien and Alex Miller once again led the Oswego Bantams in their matchup against Clinton. The Bucs jumped out to a 2-0 lead after one and added goals in the second and third to pick up the 4-0 shutout win at the famed 1980 Rink.
Stepien and Miller each recorded seven saves in the win to help secure Oswego’s placement as the top seed in the championship game.
The offense was led by Owen Bartlett one goal, one assist; Brady Farrands one goal; Gavin Guynn one goal; Isaac Michalski one goal; Jason Bartlett one assist; and Adam Greene one assist.
Strong defensive play by Michalski, Guynn, Jacob Barrett, Chase Shepard, Adam Plyler and Ethan Workman helped secure the win.
Oswego 5 Troy/Albany 0
An overpowering offensive attack by Oswego helped secure a 5-0 win in the Bucs matchup against Troy/Albany.
Oswego jumped out 1-0 in the first when Jason Bartlett and Brady Farrands found James Law for his first goal of the contest.
Law would return the favor to Farrands in the second to make it 2-0 Bucs.
Oswego would connect for three more goals in the third period with Law, Farrands, and Gavin Guynn each finding the net on assists from Bartlett (2), Guynn, Owen Bartlett, and Dylan Crannell.
Alex Miller and Jameson Stepien once again combined on their third consecutive shutout win, registering six and nine saves, respectively.
Championship Game:
Oswego 3 Clinton 0
In a rematch of their preliminary game win over Clinton, Oswego took advantage of strong defensive play and goaltending, and power play opportunities to capture the Lake Placid International Tournament championship 3-0 at the 1932 Rink.
Jason Bartlett’s two goals and assist led the Bucs offensive attack. James Law added a goal and assist, and Brady Farrands and Gavin Guynn each added an assist.
Jameson Stepien got the start in net and grabbed 10 saves and Miller came in halfway through the second and registered 11 stops.
The Bucs finished 5-0 in the tournament and their overall season record now stands at 36-14-1. In addition to the Lake Placid tourney championship, they also won the Empire State Showdown in Rochester in October, and the Oswego Power Play Invitational Tournament in January.
The 14u Bucs will travel to the New York State Amateur Hockey Association Tournament in Buffalo this upcoming weekend to cap of their season.
The Vashaw’s Collision Bantam team is coached by Head Coach Dan Bartlett and Assistant Coaches Adam Michalski, Bill Greene, Jr., Josh Crannell, and Joe Garcia.
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