Allison Gasuik – Nichols School
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| Allison shown signing her National Letter of Intent in mid-November Photo Credit: Charles Lewis / Buffalo News |
Nichols School, located in Buffalo,
New York, has become a North American powerhouse when it comes to
girls prep hockey.
The Vikings were ranked fourth in the
nation for prep schools in the final MYHockey Rankings poll
after finishing the 2013-14 season with an impressive 31-4-3 record.
Nichols also captured the North American Prep Hockey Association and
Conference of Independent Schools Athletic Association titles for the
third consecutive year.
Fortunately for Ohio State and Nate
Handrahan, they will be on the receiving end of two of the finest
players to ever be produced from the western New York gold mine.
The first of the two players that will
be highlighted is Allison Gasuik.
Known for her ability to finish and
her great stickhandling ability, Gasuik is considered to be in the
upper echelon of girls currently playing in the Buffalo area.
Alli spent time in the prestigious
USA Hockey Developmental Camp last summer in St. Cloud, MN, competing
against the top rated girls from around the country for a week while
developing her already remarkable skills in the process.
She also made a run in the USA Hockey
National Championship tournament, reaching the quarterfinals in 2013
with the Buffalo Bisons.
Upon signing day last November, her
coach at Nichols, Scott Welch, shared some words about the seven-time
New York State champion. He was quoted as saying “Alli is
considered a leader by her teammates and the coaching staff. She
possesses incredible hands and ESPN type of moves and has put up
tremendous numbers over her three years with 76 goals, 64 assists for
140 points.” (nicholsschool.org)
An impeccable amount of talent, an
unquestioned drive to succeed, and yet she still has another obstacle
to overcome.
Gasuik had surgery on her hip,
causing her to miss a significant amount of time with Nichols and the
Bisons this past season.
With the work ethic that she has
displayed in order to get to this point in her career, there's no
doubt she'll be ready to don the block “O” on her jersey by the
time fall rolls around.
The fans on Woody Hayes drive will
know soon enough that Allison Gasuik is going to become a household
name.
These videos may be a few years old, but if her hands were this good then, think about what they are now......
(and who doesn't want to watch a few dangles and goals in their free time?)
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