HISTORY OF HOCKEY AT AQUINAS
Hockey is one of the oldest sports played at Aquinas. In 1925 a sophomore by the name of Ray "Red" Margrett tried to organize a hockey team. By his senior year he had realized his dream. Mr O'Connell was the first head coach and in 1928 the team record was 5-1-1. For three years Mr O'Connell coached the team with a final record of 15-5-1. Due to the lack of outside competition, hockey became a intramural sport supported by the Basilian Fathers who were faculty members and whose Canandian origins prepared them well for hockey.. Many of them played on famous hockey teams at ST. Michaels College in Toronto. In 1968 Fr. Jack Spratt ,c.s.b. brought hockey back to Aquinas and formed what is now the Monroe County High School League.
TO DATE AQUINAS HAS WON
17 SECTION FIVE CHAMPIONSHIPS
19 LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS
9 STATE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
2 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.
STATE CHAMPIONS- 1998
IN ONE OF THE CLASSIC GAMES IN STATE TOURNAMENT HISTORY,AQUINAS TWICE OVERCAME ONE GOAL DEFICITS TO UPSET HEAVY FAVORITE AND RANKED #1 NEW HARTFORD 3-2 IN DOUBLE OVERTIME. l
LOU FERRARI SCORED THE FIRST TWO GOALS AND MIKE DOHERTY SCORED THE OVERTIME GAME WINNER.
IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AQUINAS WAS HOLDING A 2-1 LEAD WHEN JASON SCHMIDT AND JASON GURNETT SCORED 28 SECONDS APART TO SEAL THE VICTORY. JIM LETTA SCORED THE FINAL GOAL TO GIVE AQUINAS ITS
FIRST STATE VICTORY.
STATE CHAMPIONS 1999
AQUINAS OVERCAME ONE GAOL DEFICITS THREE TIMES TO WIN A HARD EARNED VICTORY OVER LASALLE INSTITUTE OF TROY. STEVE GIONTAS GOAL,BREAKINF A 3-3 TIE AND GIONTAS GOAL IN THE LAST MINUTE PROPELLED AQUINAS INTO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AQUINAS TOOK A 3-1 LEAD INTO THE SECOND QUARTER AND NEVER LOOKED BACK TO WIN ITS SECOND STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A CONVINCING 6-4 WIN OVER #1 RANKED CORTLAND (25-5). AQUINAS FRESHMAN STEVE GIONTA SCORED TWO GOALS FOR AQUINAS (20-3-4) AND WAS NAMED TOURNAMENT MVP.
AQUINAS BROTHERS ON SAME TEAM
1072-73 WAYNE & DOUG ROOD
1973-74- MIKE & DAN HORN
1974-75- WAYNE & TERRY ROOD
1978-79- JOE & TOM O'DONNELL
1980-81 STEVE & JOE BUTTONS
1981-82- STEVE & JOE BUTTONS
1986-87 MIKE(COACH) & JOHN NUCCITELLI
1988-89 - STAN & TONY EWING
1988-89 - CHRIS & JIM SCHULTZ
1988-89 - JOE & BOBBY CARELLO
1991-92 - PAUL & JEFF CAMELIO
1993-94 - BRIAN & JOE GIONTA
1995-96- MIKE & MATT RICH
1998-99 - RORY & SHANE PRESLEY
1998-99 - MIKE & BEN COLLINS
1999-00 - ROB & JOSH GIAMBRONE
1999-00 - GRADY(COACH & COREY MONKS
2000-01 - MARIO & VINNIE NUCCI
2001-02 - RYAN & JASON LASHOMB
2001-02 - JUSTIN & ERIC WILSON
2002-03- BRANDON & GRANT CORSARO
2003-04 - DIMITIOS & CHRIS KOKKINIS
2004-05 - JOHN & MARC MOUSSO
2005-06 - GRANT & CAMERON CORSARO
2006-07 - RYAN & TYLER EDWARDS
2009-10 - BRANDON & NICO GONZALEZ
2010-11- DANNY & MICHAEL BUONAUGURIO
2010-11- BEN & THOMAS CONROY
2015-16 MIKE & JOHN COLLINS
2018-19 BRIAN HOWSE &KEVIN HOWSE
2019-20 CJ &CONNOR MANGONE
2020-21 MARCOS & JACK DAVILA
AQUINAS BROTHER SISTER ON SAME TEAM
2014-2015 CONNOR KENNARD-MAEGHAN KENNARD
2018-2019 WILLIAM KENNARD-MAEGHAN KENNARD
HOCKEY OLDEST SPORT AT AQUINAS 1925
