The Utica Comets have signed forwards Ryan Schmelzer and Samuel Laberge to AHL contracts.
Posted: Jul 21, 2021 12:38 AM
Posted By: Spencer Davidson
UTICA, N.Y. - The Utica Comets signed a pair of forwards today, inking Ryan Schmelzer and Samuel Laberge to AHL deals for the 2021-22 season, announced Tuesday.
The 24-year-old Laberge, a Chateauguay, Quebec native, spent last season in the ECHL with the Allen Americans where he scored 15 goals and 22 assists for 37 points, tying him for fourth on the team.
He has prior AHL experience, playing parts of two seasons with the Texas Stars from 2017-19, where he had 22 points in 97 games.
Wed May 5 2021 | Patrick Stevens | College
PHOTO COURTESY OF MARIST ATHLETICS
Three months ago, it was anyone’s guess just how much of a college lacrosse season there would be.
College football schedules were snarled, especially the deeper things went into autumn. College basketball was every bit a mixed bag, with even eventual national champ Baylor enduring an extended late-season pause.
Denver coach Bill Tierney had the Pioneers open Jan. 30 against Utah, figuring there was bound to be a postponement somewhere and it would be wise to get games in when he could. Denver had one pandemic-related postponement (at Villanova) but made it up last week to close out Big East play.
Eight automatic qualifiers are up for grabs over the next week.
With the Patriot League Quarterfinals on Tuesday night, there s no reason to turn away from your laptop or TV for the next six days with the amount of action on much of it staggered across the day so you ll be able to see most finishes.
Here are our picks for conference champions a piece that s routinely become bulletin-board fodder on Championship Saturday.
America East
Terry Foy: UMBC
I’m picking the Retrievers because of a combination of home-field advantage, conference tournament experience, close game experience and the idea that defense wins in May (which, in the shot clock era, I’m not even certain is true any longer).
MLAX edges out Canisius in nail biter
Published on April 15, 2021 in SPORTS by Sports Staff
By Nathan Soloman, Sports Assignment Editor Sunday’s men’s lacrosse victory over the Canisius Golden Griffins was a bittersweet one for coach Randy Mearns and his squad. Not just that it was their first victory over the Golden Griffins in program history, but it was also Mearns’ first since leaving Canisius for St. Bonaventure. Mearns spent 19 seasons as the Golden Griffins’ head coach prior to taking the job with the Bonnies in 2017. “It’s great,” Mearns said. “I was just more excited for our guys to actually get on the other side of the equation again.”
Arizona Basketball Coaching Hot Board 2.0
Arizona has made the decision to part ways with head basketball coach Sean Miller and will now look to hire a new coach. The hiring comes at a unique time because of the IARP and the fact that nobody knows what the future will hold.
The Arizona administration will have to navigate the results of the IARP that are likely coming next summer, firing of Miller, and hiring of a new coach. The public eye will likely be on the hire because of how everything has gone down and Arizona will have to convince a new coach that the punishment will not take away from the ability to move forward and build a successful program.