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13-05-2025
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Black Bears hold celebration as reigning FPHL Champions
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – The Binghamton Black Bears' second straight FPHL Championship title came around 72 hours ago, but the celebrations circulating the team and the city have only just begun. Today, outside of Visions Veterans Memorial Arena, a celebration event took place for people to come and show their respect for the team that has made it happen once again on the ice. 'It's still hard to put things in perspective, but I can't wait to re-watch the game, and it's amazing what we've accomplished,' said head coach Brant Sherwood. 'It's all credit to these guys.' Hundreds of people gathered out front of the Arena to cheer on the team, which took to the stage and shared their gratitude for the city, and all had one clear thought of a 3rd in a row in mind. 'We wanted to do this at the start of the season and to reach our goal, and to get it done,' said captain Tyson Kirkby. 'It's unbelievable, like words, like words can't express how we feel.' The Commissioner's Cup was set out on display, and after some words from Coach Sherwood and some players, people were able to take pictures with the Cup and get memorabilia signed by the champions of the Federal Prospects Hockey League. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
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Local pro hockey: Harris helps send Watertown Wolves to next round of playoffs
Apr. 15—WATERTOWN — Led by Junior Harris, the Watertown Wolves are headed to the next round of the playoffs. Harris scored the deciding goal and also assisted on two other scores to help spark the Wolves to a 4-2 triumph over the Motor City Rockers on Tuesday night in a Federal Prospects Hockey League division wild-card playoff game before a turnout of 283 at Watertown Municipal Arena. Advertisement Trevor Grasby and Steven Klinck each generated a goal for the Wolves, who never trailed in the game. Goalie Breandan Colgan made 24 saves to record the win for Watertown, which advanced to the first round of the playoffs. The Wolves jumped out to a 1-0 lead on a goal from Domenic Della Civita with eight minutes and 54 seconds remaining in the first period, with Harris assisting on the tally. Klinck followed with his goal 1:28 into the second period on a tally assisted by Dustin Henning to expand the lead to 2-0. After Brendan Ronan scored 5:02 into the period to draw the Rockers within 2-1, Harris generated his goal with 3:33 left in the frame, with Grasby and Chase DiBari setting up the goal to restore the two-goal lead. Advertisement Motor City again pulled within a goal at 3-2 on T.J. Sneath's tally 5:54 into the third period. But Grasby struck for his goal with 8:57 remaining in regulation, with Harris and Davide Gaeta assisting, for the final margin. Goalie Ricardo Gonzalez made 30 saves in taking the loss for Motor City, which finished in fifth place in the Empire Division. The Wolves who finished fourth in the Empire Division, next play division winner and top-seeded Binghamton in the first round. Watertown will host the first game of the best two-out-of-three series at 7:30 p.m. Friday, with the second game and a third game, if necessary, to be played in Binghamton, both at 7 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Advertisement Last year, Binghamton swept Watertown in two games in the opening round of the playoffs. This season, the league added a wild-card round for the playoffs, with the fifth-place team in each division squaring off against the fourth-place squad. WOLVES' LORD HONORED Watertown Wolves veteran forward Trevor Lord was selected as the league's player of the month for March and April. Lord played 15 games for the Wolves during this stretch and scored 13 goals while assisting on 11 others to generate 24 points. Lord moved up from fourth to finish third in the league in scoring. Lord registered six multi-point games over the 15 games, including posting five points, including four assists, in a game against Danville on March 28. Advertisement He totaled four games where he accumulated three points, including posting three points in each game in a three-game set at Baton Rouge. Overall in the regular season, Lord finished third in the league in points with 85, which included 38 goals and 47 assists, with teammate Grasby leading the circuit in assists with 66. Lord also finished second in the league in power-play goals (12), shorthanded goals (five) and game-winning goals (eight).
Yahoo
28-02-2025
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Watertown Wolves host Carolina for three FPHL games this weekend
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) – The Watertown Wolves will have a busy weekend ahead of them. Watertown (23-13-2) hosts the Carolina Thunderbirds (30-7-3) in a trio of Federal Prospects Hockey League games this weekend at the Watertown Municipal Arena. The Wolves are coming into this set of games after getting a win against the Hudson County Venom and a shootout loss to the Danbury Hat Tricks. The Howl of Support: A look at the Watertown Wolves' dedicated fan base Carolina is first place in the Continental Division and are red-hot with a 13-game winning streak. The last time the Thunderbirds lost was a 4-2 setback to the Blue Ridge Bobcats on Friday, January 17. The Thunderbirds won the first two meetings of the season on December 13 and 14 with 3-2 and 4-0 victories in Winston-Salem, N.C. This weekend's game will be filled with promotions. Friday will be School Spirit Night where students are encouraged to wear high school gear. Saturday night will be Star Wars Night with the Wolves wearing special sweaters. Sunday will have bring your own sign night. Friday and Saturday nights games are at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday's matchup will be at 7 p.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
