By Warren Kozireski —
One leads the staff in objectives whereas the opposite leads in assists and blocked pictures, however both approach sophomores Spencer and Schuyler Flansburg are impacting SUNY Brockport at each ends of the ice…collectively.
The Saratoga Springs natives put on jersey numbers 23 and 24 and play on the identical line collectively as they’ve for a lot of the previous 20 years. Schuyler is a middle and Spencer a proper wing.
“Better part is you get up on daily basis, you say good morning and get the day going and whenever you get to the rink it’s all enterprise,” Schuyler stated. “It’s like enjoying along with your childhood brother out on the pond; it’s plenty of enjoyable.
“Even in juniors most coaches began out separating us to see what we are able to do and midway by the yr the coaches stated, ‘why wouldn’t I put these two collectively.’ We all the time appear to do our greatest after we’re on the identical line.”
“We have now one thing that plenty of gamers don’t with that chemistry,” Spencer stated. “It’s form of humorous how we simply the place one another is and realizing precisely what he’s going to do. It form of helps us out and generally it screws us up, however it’s plenty of enjoyable enjoying with him.
The 2 have performed on the identical staff all through with 4 years with the Connecticut Jr. Rangers prior to school and two seasons earlier than that with CP Dynamo within the capital area. And all these youth hockey groups.
“I really feel like each staff both needs us each or they don’t need us in any respect,” Spencer stated. “It’s all the time been like that and it’s one thing particular. We each have the identical enjoying model although he could also be a bit of heavier.”
“We knew we needed to get greater with some ability; they hound pucks, they skate effectively and shoot the puck onerous and we’d like these guys to be on the scoresheet each night time and when they’re we all know we’ve a superb probability to win,” Brockport head coach Brian Dickinson stated.
“They usually’re actually good character guys too; such a terrific household a very good within the locker room with all people—older guys and youthful guys—and we’ve then for 2 extra years which is sweet.”
Schuyler missed a while (eight video games) throughout his freshman yr with an harm that wanted surgical procedure, so the 2 are considerably nonetheless adapting to the faculty sport collectively.
As of Jan. 24, Spencer sat atop the staff scoring chart with ten factors on 4 objectives and 6 assists whereas Schuyler was fifth with 5 objectives and two assists. Each have an influence play objective.
“He’s all the time been the objective scorer and I’ve been the help man and setup man. Him discovering the ice once more after his surgical procedure and dealing these mechanics out and discovering his confidence once more. As soon as we each hit the identical web page it will likely be one thing particular that lots of people haven’t seen but.”
And each combating for bragging rights at future Thanksgiving dinners about who was the higher participant.
“Initially of the yr we often have an ‘I’m gonna beat you’ facet, however this yr we’ve have a distinct mentality,” Schuyler stated. “He had a scorching begin and he’s going to maintain it going and I simply fortunately acquired on a scorching streak. On the finish of the yr, we’ll get again at one another, however as of now it’s simply been enjoyable.”
“We’ll each say we had been higher, however on the finish of the day I feel we all know we couldn’t have completed it with out one another,” Spencer stated.
(Photographs offered by Brockport Athletic Division)
