The 2013-14 Nassau County hockey campaign has been a bit of a roller coaster ride for Oceanside, which enters its Liberty Division regular-season finale Thursday at 9 p.m. against Wantagh/Seaford at Bethpage Ice Skating Rink with a .500 record and a spot in the playoffs already locked.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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2/4/14
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Sports fans across the globe will soon turn their eyes to Sochi, Russia, where the XXII Winter Olympic Games will be contested from Feb. 7 to 23.
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1/30/14
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During any big game in a professional sport, the home team’s crowd makes sure they’re heard to give their team a competitive edge. Although there are no professional indoor elementary school hockey leagues, the gymnasium at the William L. Buck School was still pretty loud on Jan. 14 during the annual District 24 sixth-grade hockey tournament.
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By Brian Croce
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1/22/14
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The High School Hockey League of Nassau County’s 2013-14 season is in full swing and only one of 15 teams carried an undefeated record into January.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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1/11/14
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The Bellmore-Merrick Bulldogs, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s hockey team, was not playing for conference standings or athletic trophies on the evening of Dec. 2 at Newbridge Arena in Bellmore. The squad was playing to bring the holiday season home to underprivileged children.
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By Brian Racow
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12/19/13
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John Tavares, 23, the New York Islanders’ star center, captain and one of the National Hockey League’s leading goal scorers, stood Tuesday morning facing a sea of raised hands wiggling for his attention. A teacher extended a microphone toward one of the eager children, who asked, “Is hockey a difficult sport?”
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By Brian Racow
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11/29/13
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Jake Giannone, mild-mannered Rockville Centre youth, has a not-so-terrible secret: he’s a demon on the ice.
Giannone, 12, plays for the Junior Islanders Peewee Hockey Team, and has been …
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By John Maher
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11/20/13
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With its three toughest opponents remaining on the schedule, Nassau Conference I field hockey co-frontrunner Clarke (11-0) still has work to do despite an outstanding start.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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10/15/13
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The New York Islanders took to the ice on Sept. 12, beginning training camp with shooting and skating drills in their soon-to-be home at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
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By Brian Croce
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9/19/13
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Construction on the Twin Rink Ice Center at Eisenhower Park continues at full steam, as the framework of an 80,000-square-foot indoor facility, outdoor rink and recreation center progresses by the day.
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By David Weingrad
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7/24/13
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