On Saturday, Knickerbacker Ice Arena in Lansingburgh hosted LaSalle's annual Cadets For Vets fundraiser, which benefits the Albany Housing Coalition.
The game, which began at 7:45 pm, was the main event of a tripleheader that also included a youth hockey game in the early afternoon.
After the traditional ceremonies, which this year included speeches by veteran and NY Senator Jake Ashby and Troy Mayor Carmella Mantello, a Lansingburgh native herself, the game began, with the winless Jets looking to spoil the party for the Cadets.
If only it were that simple.
Kellen Schreiber got the scoring started when he cashed in a power play goal just seconds into the man-advantage. Patrick Hill put the visitors on the board to tie the game, but Danny Wiese put LaSalle up for good, stuffing on past an overmatched Mason Surprenant to make it 2-1 Cadets. Giovanni Jarvis made it 3-1 right before intermission.
To paraphrase Herman's Hermits, the 2nd period was the same as the 1st, though most of the names were different in the scorebook. The Donohue brothers, Edward & Colin, each tallied a goal. The Jets' Bradley Ives tried to keep it close, pulling the Jets to within 5-2, but Wiese struck again to make it 6-2 heading into the final period.
In the 3rd period, LaSalle coach Tim Flanigan decided to be a riverboat gambler, and lifted starting goaltender Nate Hartkern for senior Alaina Winther, who hadn't played in a while. While Winther gave up three goals, Wiese countered that by adding two more goals, finishing with 6 points total on the night (4 goals, 2 assists), to put the game away. The Cadets, after losing to Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa the night before, kept the Jets out of the win column, 8-5.
Earlier, LaSalle had its annual alumni game, which this year consisted of 2 23 minute halves. Unlike Old Timers' Day games in baseball, for example, many of the players are recent graduates. Michael Nocera (2025) & Tom Ryan (2018) had 2 goals apiece to lead the white team over the blue team, also by an 8-5 score.
The day started with a Troy Hockey Association game between the homestanding Titans and Adirondack. The visitors came away with a 10-3 victory in front of a sparse crowd, as the bleachers wouldn't fill up until LaSalle began their day's events. The Cadets will have a full week of practice before returning to play the "Guilderville" Storm next Saturday at 5:45 pm.
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