History of Hockey at Aquinas

It is a recognized fact that hockey is among the oldest sports played here 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 in1928 the team had a 5-1-1 record. 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 an intramural sport supported primarily by the Basilian Fathers who were faculty members and whose Canadian origins had prepared them well for hockey. At Aquinas, many of them had played on the famous hockey teams at St. Michael's College in Toronto. In 1968 Fr. Jack Spratt, C.S.B. at the request of interested students reorganized hockey and became their coach. Fr Spratt was instrumental in founding the current Monroe County high school Hockey League.

Over the years Aquinas has won 17 section five championships, 19 league championships, 9 state regional championships and 2 state championships.

The current league record is 428-173-48 and overall is 590-275-62.

AQUINAS BROTHERS ON SAME TEAM

1973-74 MIKE HORN-DAN HORN
1974-75 WAYNE ROOD-TERRY ROOD
1978-79 JOE O’DONNELL-TOM O’DONNELL
1986-87 MIKE NUCCITELLI(COACH)- JOHN NUCCITELLI
1988-89 STAN EWING-TONY EWING
1988-89 CHRIS SCHULTZ-JIM SCHULTZ
1988-89 JOE CARELLO- BOBBY CARELLO
1991-92 PAUL CAMELIO-JEFF CAMELIO
1993-94 BRIAN GIONTA-JOE GIONTA
1995-96 MIKE RICH-MATT RICH
1998-99 RORY PRESLEY-SHANE PRESLEY
1998-99 MIKE COLLINS-BEN COLLINS
1999-00 ROB GIAMBRONE-JOSH GIAMBRONE
1999-00 GRADY MONKS(COACH)- COREY MONKS
2000-01 MARIO NUCCI- VINNY NUCCI
2001-02 RYAN LA SHOMB- JASON LA SHOMB
2001-02 JUSTIN WILSON - ERIC WILSON
2002-03 BRANDON CORSARO-GRANT CORSARO
2003-04 DIMITRIOS KOKKINIS-CHRIS KOKKINIS
2004-05 JOHN MOUSSO –MARC MOUSSO
2005-06 GRANT CORSARO- CAMERON CORSARO
2006-07 RYAN EDWARDS-TYLER EDWARDS
2009-10 BRANDON GONZALEZ- NICO GONZALEZ