JohnHopkins
12-01-2000, 02:00 AM
Thought I'd pass this on...
Chris Welch, perhaps the most talented player on the Buffalo Mission Junior Wings, was named MVP of the Syracuse Invitational Tournament over Thanksgiving Weekend.
Welch led the Niagara College Purple Eagles to the tourny title as the Eagles defeated Cornell, 4-3 in the championship. The day before, they dropped Colgate, 4-2. Both Cornell and 'Gate are expected to be contenders in the ECAC this season.
Welch scored two goals in the title game and was also named to the all-tournament team. He had a goal and an assist in the Colgate game.
Niagara, a member of College Hockey America, is 4-7-3 this season and made it to the second round of the NCAA D-1 tournament last season. This is a rebuilding year for the program.
On Monday, Welch was named co-offensive player of the week in CHA, along with a player from Bemidji State. Welch has five goals on the season. Chris played Junior B ice hockey in St. Catharines last season.
Niagara has come a long way in a short time. This is really only their third full-fledged season in D-1 and 5th in D-1 overall. The first two seasons saw a fairly heavy dose of D-3 teams on their schedule.
The University is located just north of Niagara Falls. The program should only get stronger, with its proximity to the metro-Toronto area. Nice recruiting point: "Do you want to play hundreds of miles away in Minnesota, or play at Niagara, where your family and friends can make an easy 1-hour trip down the QEW to see you play top-level college hockey?"
Sincerely,
John Hopkins
Buffalo Wings
Chris Welch, perhaps the most talented player on the Buffalo Mission Junior Wings, was named MVP of the Syracuse Invitational Tournament over Thanksgiving Weekend.
Welch led the Niagara College Purple Eagles to the tourny title as the Eagles defeated Cornell, 4-3 in the championship. The day before, they dropped Colgate, 4-2. Both Cornell and 'Gate are expected to be contenders in the ECAC this season.
Welch scored two goals in the title game and was also named to the all-tournament team. He had a goal and an assist in the Colgate game.
Niagara, a member of College Hockey America, is 4-7-3 this season and made it to the second round of the NCAA D-1 tournament last season. This is a rebuilding year for the program.
On Monday, Welch was named co-offensive player of the week in CHA, along with a player from Bemidji State. Welch has five goals on the season. Chris played Junior B ice hockey in St. Catharines last season.
Niagara has come a long way in a short time. This is really only their third full-fledged season in D-1 and 5th in D-1 overall. The first two seasons saw a fairly heavy dose of D-3 teams on their schedule.
The University is located just north of Niagara Falls. The program should only get stronger, with its proximity to the metro-Toronto area. Nice recruiting point: "Do you want to play hundreds of miles away in Minnesota, or play at Niagara, where your family and friends can make an easy 1-hour trip down the QEW to see you play top-level college hockey?"
Sincerely,
John Hopkins
Buffalo Wings