OGDENSBURG NATIVE JIMMY HOWARD LOOKS TO BE BETWEEN THE PIPES WHEN THE DETROIT RED WINGS MAKE THEIR 19TH STRAIGHT APPEARANCE IN THE STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS THIS WEEK STARTING LATE TOMMORROW NIGHT AGAINST THE PHEONIX COYOTES.  HEAD COACH MIKE BABCOCK OF THE WINGS JUST AS INTERESTED AS ANYONE ELSE ON FINDING OUT HOW HIS ROOKIE TENDER FROM THE BURG IS GOING TO MAKE THE MOST OF HIS OPPURTUNITY.  HOWARD HAS A 2.27 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE RANKED 5TH IN THE NHL AND A .924 SAVE PERCENTAGE ALSO RANKED 5TH HEADING INTO THE PLAYOFFS

SPEAKING OF HOCKEY SLU SENIOR GOALTENDER ALEX PETEZIAN SIGNS A PRO TRYOUT DEAL WITH THE ROCHESTER AMERICANS OF THE AHL.  PETEZIAN FINISHING HIS SENIOR SEASON WITH THE SAINTS AS THE CAREER GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE LEADER SETTING THE RECORD WITH A 2.53 GAA.

A MUCH ANTICIPATED MENS DIVISION ONE LACROSSE MATCHUP GETS UNDERWAY TONIGHT AT 7 PM.  NO 2 RANKED SYRACUSE VISITING  NUMBER 10 RANKED CORNELL.  THIS IS THE FIRST MEETING WITH CORNELL SINCE SYRACUSE DEFEATED THE BIG RED IN THE 2009 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

TURNING TO THE PIGSKIN THE NEW YORK JETS ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THEY HAVE REACHED AN AGREEMENT WITH CORTLAND UNIVERSITY THAT WILL KEEP THE BULK OF THE JETS TRAINING CAMP ON CAMPUS FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 3 YEARS