Unless you’re flying back from New Orleans, you have to be at Hommocks for Rye vs. Pelham.
There are just a handful of rivalry games in Section 1 that you have to witness live and in person – Rye vs. Harrison in football. Lakeland/Panas vs. Yorktown in lacrosse, Mount Vernon and New Rochelle in basketball and Rye vs. Pelham in hockey. I have no doubt the building will be packed.
Here is the recent history …
2/1/12 Pelham 5, Rye 0
1/5/11 Pelham 3, Rye 2
2/27/11 Pelham 1, Rye 0 (Section 1 championship)
2/3/10 Pelham 3, Rye 3 OT
1/13/09 Rye 2, Pelham 1
2/11/09 Rye 2, Pelham 1
3/3/09 Pelham 3, Rye 1
Brian Heyman is going to be pinch-hitting for me tonight, and the game is starting late, so you’re going to have to come back to the blog later on tonight. He will post the story here when it’s written. You can read it in The Journal News on Saturday. Don’t forget to leave a prediction before you go to the game. And get there early is you want to park anywhere close to the rink.
And we shouldn’t overlook Scarsdale vs. White Plains, which has the potential to be very interesting. Big wins late in the season help build momentum going into playoffs and both teams are looking to pick up steam. Keep us posted if you’re going to that one. I’ll retweet the updates I get before they close the airplane door. And let me know if anyone scores against Bunyan or Ketchabaw.
Jan. 31
Scarsdale vs. White Plains, 5:15 p.m. at Ebersole
ETB vs. Pawling, 7:45 p.m. at Trinity-Pawling
Pelham vs. Rye, 8:15 p.m. at Hommocks
Fox Lane vs. RTH, 9 p.m. at Ebersole
Jan. 30
RCDS 5, Kingswood-Oxford 2
North Rockland 9, Stepinac 2
Yorktown 5, Mount Pleasant 5 OT
Somers/North Salem 6, Nyack/Tappan Zee 4
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will both teams be at or near full strenght?
Here’s a playoff update for those interested…
24 of 29 teams have qualified. Of the five that have not, Ossining is the only one that is mathematically eliinated. Here is what the other four need to do to get in:
Sleepy Irving Dobbs – Needs to win one of their remaining games (NTZ, Mamk, LP, or Pelham)
Mt. Pleaant – If they beat BH, they will be in. If not, they need to beat both ETB & WP
Brewster – Needs to win one of their remaining games (Scarsdale, Carmel, Pawling, SNS)
Yorktown – Needs to win one of their remaining games (Mahopac, HenHud, Carmel)
Good luck to all four teams.
Pelham down one key guy
Wow I had no idea Pelham was 4-2-1 over that period. I would have thought the teams were dead even the way some bloggers post about this rivalry
I believe the 2009 March 3 game was also a Sectional Championship game
yes it was- score was actually 3-2
If you go back to ‘08, Rye lost the first power league match 3-2, won the second power league match 7-5 and then won the Setion Champ vs. Pelham 2-1. That would make the recent 5 year history record a 5-4-1 advantage for Pelham with a goal differential advantge for Pelham of 25 to 19 (almost all in last year’s game). That is a pretty darn even 5 year period. In somewhat recent history before that, Rye won the Section in ‘07, but never faced Pelham (who as knocked out early). Pelham won the Section in ‘06 after beating Rye 2-1 in a 3 OT semifinal. Ancient history in Rye’s favor (16 Section Titles) with dominance in the late 70’s thru mid 90s. Mamo took control of DII thru the rest of the century with Pelham emerging in 2000 with their first of 6 Section titles this century. Although Rye has made solid use of their 16 Section titles (getting to Utica 8 times and to the state final once), Pelham has made better use of their 6 Section titles, getting to Utica at least 4 times (not sure what happend in their 2000 and 2005 regional games) including one state final appearance.
history- the 2009 Section final was 3-1 Pelham. It included an empty net goal. Rye lead 1 -0 heading into the third. Dzeniz lofts a puck from the point that the older Benincasa losses in the lights. Rivera got the game winner late on a rebound off a Fleury rush. Rivera again with the empty netter at the end. First DII final at West Point.
Saw fanotgame knocking down telephone poles in Mamaroneck this morning !
Rumor is Hommocks lost power around 1pm today. Any updates?
Hear go/no go by 3pm
Not looking good for Pelham/Rye game at moment looks like no go folks
Its ashame that place was going to be jammed pack tonight and rocking.. question around school was whichfan base would bring more to game..
Someone please post as soon as the game decision is made at Hommocks.
Heard Pelham Rye game cancelled, any truth to this????? this would blowwwwwwwww
how many people we expecting at hommocks if there is a game? want to know how early i should arrive
hey Lou i would figure atleast couple hundred maybe? anyone else want to venture a guess
mikey mikey… so game is called….
So Mike provides a brief history for Pelham Rye, and you go back one year to make it work better or look better for Rye, so I`ll go back further with facts too. Yes you are correct about 2008 but lets spin it back and go back further. In 2007 the to teams did not play because Pelham was up in the power league and Rye was not. In 2006 Pelham defeated Rye in the sectional semi final 2-1 and Pelham eventually made it to Utica losing to State Champs Clinton. In 2005 Pelham beat Rye 7-1 in the regular season and Pelham lost in the state quarters. in 2004 Pelham defeated Rye 3-0 in the regular season and Pelham lost to Fox Lane in the finals. In 2003 Pelham beat Rye 9-3 in the regular season. and Pelham lost to Fox Lane again in the finals. In 2002 Pelham defeated Rye in the regular season and PElham lost in the semis to a division 2 Mamaroneck. In 2001 Pelham defeated Rye twice during the regular season and lost in the section final to a division 2 New Rochelle. In 2000 Pelham defeated Rye twice during the regular season and lost to Plattsburgh in the state regional. In 1999 The teams split the regular season games and Pelham lost the section final to Mamaroneck. So that makes it 14-5-1 Pelham since 99
Not really spinning. I was aware of Rye’s hockey prominence as a student way back when. Honestly had no idea of the mid 90s thru 2005 records other than Cliff’s website showing Setion Champs. Are individual game results somewhere in the history section? I started following HS hockey again in 2006. Thus, the references to the matches since then. Thanks for filling in the blanks.
16 sectioal titles including 9 in division 1 and 7 division 2 still makes them one of the elite programs in the State Period!
Honestly who gives a shit about the past. It’s all a out tonight. (If It happens)
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Big games! Pelham 5 – Rye 2, WP 4 – dale 3
Section 1 hockey has an interesting history, even tough it is history. Have to give Pelham a lot of credit for stepping up! It was all Rye then Suffern then Mam’k. Pelham’s program is right there and for a relatively small school with no town rink they deserve a lot of praise!
is the game on or whattt
Is Pelham playing tonight?
Rink lost power at 930am, as of 330 still out. If they are smart game will be cancelled. Ice is in terrible shape even when they have power.
They have generator keeping ice cold…but need power for lights etc/
game cancelled
hear cancelled
Can we get a conformation if the game is cancelled or not
Officially cancelled?
Any update? It would really be a shame if this game was cancelled
Game is officially cancelled.
Just heard from players on Pelham that the game is officially off
this is why the two teams should play twice in the regular season.
Right, tel that to Rye. They had a few soft games they could have done without. They had North Rockland New Rochelle and ETB. I looked at Pelhams schedule and could not really find too many weak local games, if any at all. There are some, but they are tid into tournaments and trips that they cannot control
Pelham 2
Rye 1 after one . . .
early 2nd period
Talgo stuffs Schauer on breakaway
hynson from Bresolin we’re tird at two . . .
pelham right back as Cullen connects on PP
3-2 Pelham
end to end action . . .
Deyoung stones Benincasa with ten to go in 2nd
Rye on PP
Hommocks is packed
can not even hear the refs whistle
tied at three as
Chin roofs one from top of circle . . .
No one is sitting down in the rink
Rye goes ahead as Collins banks one in from behind the net . .
Pelham knots it at four Morgan off the faceoff top corner
6:25 to go in the 2nd
Lights go out, game is on hold . . .
Lights back on CJ scores with 10 seconds to go Pelham wins
Scarsdale 3 Dubset 2. Nice win for a shorthanded Raider team.
Was that really neccessary?
a little juice for the fans lol