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Seniors Juniors Sophomores Freshmen Hockey Staff Welcome Aboard Welcome to the McMullen Hockey Arena at the Thornton D. and Elizabeth S. Hooper Bri- gade Sports Complex. We are proud of our Midshipmen and the outstanding manner in which they represent our Academy, alumni, and friends. We are excited about the prospects for another banner year for Navy Hockey. The 2011-12 season was a successful one, with the team winning 24 games. This year the high-flying Navy Hockey team looks to capture an Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association championship and advance to the American Collegiate Hockey Association Division 1 National Tournament. Thank you to everyone who supports our team, and let’s all cheer for another successful season. Go Navy! Chet Gladchuk, Athletic Director Sophomores 2012-13 Navy Hockey Team www.navy hockey.net Navy Hockey Media Guide prepared, sponsored and funded by the Friends of Navy Hockey. Cover design by Shane George, [email protected]. Advertising Sales, Stephanie Duncan Troxell. Graphic design and layout by Jill Christine Design & Photography. Copyright © 2012 Friends of Navy Hockey, Annapolis, MD. All Rights Reserved. 2012-13 Table of Contents Team Roster 3 Season Outlook 4 Team Bios 6 Game Schedule 24 Staff Bios 32 NCAA Ick Hockey Officials’ Signals 41 Hockey Facts 42 Song Lyrics 43 2012-13 No. Player Year Position Ht. Wt. Hometown / Previous Team 1 Andrew Mills Junior G 5’10” 175 Williamsburg, MI / Detroit Compuware Midget Major 2 Nick Mantz Freshman D 5’11” 185 Andreas, PA / Hatfield Ice Dogs 4 Joel Pinedo Freshman D 5’9” 170 Hopkins, MN / The Blake School 5 Conor Kearney Junior D 6’0” 200 Wilbraham, MA / Minnechaug Regional High School 6 Nick Hermberg Freshman F 6’1” 200 Sussex, WI / University School of Milwaukee 7 Daniel O’Hear Sophomore F 5’9” 171 Walpole, MA / Catholic Memorial School 8 Thomas Krysil Junior F 5’10” 180 Leominster, MA/ St John’s High School 9 Dustin Oberlander Sophomore F 6’0” 187 Lewiston, ME / Syracuse Stars (EJHL) 10 Matt Lutch Senior F 5’10” 170 Milton, MA / EMJHL Bridgewater Bandits 11 Karl Huey Freshman D 6’0” 175 Lexington, KY / Lexington Stallions 11 Trent Lulow Freshman F 6’0” 160 Ballwin, MO / Chesterfield Falcons 12 Alan Hansen Senior D 5’8” 177 Orlando, FL / Orlando Eagles 13 Eamonn Crumblish Sophomore F 5’9” 155 Dallas, TX / Texas A&M (ACHA M2) 14 Liam Kearney Senior F 5’10” 190 Wilbraham, MA / Minnechaug Regional High School 15 Doug Swezey Sophomore D 6’1” 165 Cohoes, NY / Shaker-Colonie 16 Ryan Kolden Sophomore F 5’7” 150 Aliso Viejo, CA/ Culver Military Academy 17 Cameron Harrigan Junior F 6’3” 195 Portsmouth, RI / Portsmouth High School 18 Derek Frawley Freshman F 6’0” 190 Minnetonka, MN / Minnetonka High School 18 Thomas Sears Freshman F 5’11” 165 Baltimore, MD /Frederick Fury 19 Cole Maetzold Freshman D 6’1” 190 St. Michael, MN / Culver Military Academy 19 Matt Caine Freshman F 5’10” 185 Wilbraham, MA / Springfield Catherdral High School 20 Scott Wood Senior F 5’3” 135 Okinawa, JA / Okinawa Sniperz 21 Curtis Bolinger Senior D 5’10” 195 Lancaster, PA /Lancaster Firebirds AA 22 Steven Knopf Sophomore D 6’0” 175 Severna Park, MD / Washington Jr. Nationals (AJHL) 23 Gil Givens Freshman F 5’11” 165 Post Falls, ID / Spokane Braves (KIJHL) 24 Lucas Stanley Sophomore D 6’3” 205 Mechanicsville, VA / Salisbury School 25 Matt Metzdorff Freshman F 5’11” 165 Waseca, MN / Waseca High School 26 Chris Day Freshman D 5’10” 180 Lyndhurst, OH / St. Edward High School 27 Tommy Reed Junior F 6’1” 190 St. James, NY / Williston Northampton Prep School 28 Aaron Fleming Junior D 6’0” 175 Merritt Island, FL / Binghamton Jr Senators 29 Thomas Buckley Sophomore F 5’11” 180 Cohasset, MA / The Roxbury Latin School 30 Anthony Behr Freshman G 5’8” 150 Windsor, CT / East Catholic High School 31 Paul Roche Sophomore G 6’2” 192 Duxbury, MA / Phillips Exeter Academy 32 Doug Dietrich Senior F 5’9” 185 Pittsburgh, PA / Pittsburgh Hornets 33 Tyler Derderian Sophomore F 5’8” 160 Colchester, VT / Rice Memorial High School 34 Travis Franklin Junior F 5’10” 170 Guntersville, AL / Huntsville Chargers 35 Matt Truninger Freshman G 5’9” 160 Clinton, IA / Quad City Jr Flames 3 2012-13 In 2012-2013, Navy Hockey will showcase one of its most tal- MN), Matthew Caine (Springfield, MA), Trent Lulow (St Louis, MO) ented teams ever, providing Navy fans with exciting, fun to watch and Jon “Gil” Givens (Boise, ID), will also be expected to contribute hockey in Annapolis. Littered with top notch players at every posi- to Navy’s offensive attack. Equally important to Navy’s success will tion, Navy expects to surpass the 24 wins and the #25 national rank- be several hard checking forwards known best for their two way play. ing it had a year ago, and continue its climb toward becoming one Senior Co-Captain Matt Lutch (Milton, MA), senior Liam Kearney of the top teams nationally in Division 1 of the American Collegiate (Wilbraham, MA), junior Travis Franklin (Huntersville, AL), soph- Hockey Association (ACHA). To reach that goal, the Midshipmen omore Eamonn Crumblish (Dallas, TX) and freshman Nick Her- will need to be successful against league opponents in the Eastern mberg (Milwaukee, WI) will balance out Navy’s goal scoring prow- Collegiate Hockey Association (ECHA) and against several other na- ess with their smart, gritty style of play. Adding needed depth to tionally ranked, non-league teams. According to head coach Mike Navy’s forward lines will be senior Scott Wood, a four-year player Fox, “we truly believe this will be a breakout year for us, after several from Okinawa, Japan, sophomore Tyler Derderian (Colchester, VT), years of strengthening our program.” It won’t be easy though, as the sophomore Ryan Kolden (Aliso Viejo, CA), as well as freshmen quality of hockey being played nationally at the club or non-varsity Tom Sears (Baltimore, MD) and Matt Metzdorff (Waseca,MN). level has never been higher. According to Coach Fox, “We are not just trying to keep pace with the huge advances ACHA hockey is On Defense making... our goal is to compete with the best teams in the country Navy’s biggest area of improvement will be on defense with all for a national championship.” With the talent and experience on seven starters returning, three of whom are building on successful the 2012-2013 squad, that goal will certainly be in reach this season. plebe seasons. With some very talented freshmen being added to the mix in 2012-2013, Navy will have the depth and experience re- On Offense quired on defense to make a run nationally in the ACHA. At defense, Offensively, Navy has one of the most electrifying players in the the Midshipmen are led by sophomore Steve Knopf (Severna Park, country in junior Tom Krysil (Leominster, MA). As a sophomore MD), who had 30 points during his freshman campaign. Knopf, last year, Krysil led the entire ACHA in scoring with 54 goals and 31 who is a strong skater with several years of junior hockey experience assists, receiving All-ACHA Third Team and All-ECHA First Team under his belt, was an All-ECHA First Team player as a plebe. A honors. Krysil will again be teamed up with junior winger Tommy tandem of talented and experienced juniors, Conor Kearney (Wil- Reed (St. James, NY) and sophomore center Dan O’Hear (Walpole, braham, MA) and Aaron Fleming (Merritt Island, FL), will return MA). The added playing experience these players bring to the line- to the lineup and bring their strong two way abilities to the blue line up this season makes them a threat to score every time they hit the for a third straight year. The defensive corps will also include se- ice. To stop Navy from scoring, opponents will also need to con- nior Curtis Bolinger (Lancaster, PA), and sophomores Lucas Stanley tend with several other high scoring forwards. Sophomore Dustin (Mechanicsville, VA) and Doug Swezey (Cohoes, NY), who are well Oberlander (Lewiston, ME) had 49 points in just 27 games during known for their rugged play and physical, on-ice presence. Fresh- his freshman year, receiving All-ECHA Second Team honors as a men hopefuls, Christopher Day (Lyndhurst, OH), a very talented plebe. Senior Co-Captain Doug Dietrich (Pittsburgh, PA), sopho- player from St. Edward High School near Cleveland, OH, and Cole more Thomas Buckley (Cohasset, MA) and junior center Cam Har- Maetzold (St. Michael, MN), a two-year Captain for Culver Military rigan (Portsmouth, RI) also have a history of putting big numbers on Academy’s varsity program, will be expected to contribute to Navy’s the scoreboard for Navy. Newcomers, Derek Frawley (Minnetonka, successes this year as plebes. Three other promising freshmen, Joel grams in the upper Midwest. A steady leader on and off the ice for the Midshipmen, Mills will be backed up by sophomore Paul Roche (Duxbury, MA). Roche was a talented prep school goalie at Phillips Exeter Academy and St.Georges School before coming to the Naval Academy. Using his size, quickness and athleticism to stymie op- posing goal scorers, he will be tested with additional playing time this season. As always seems to be the case, the Midshipmen will again be deep at the goaltender position with two new freshmen join- ing the team. Plebes, Ryan Truninger (Clinton, IA) who played for the Quad City Jr. Flames in the NA3HL, and Anthony Behr (Wind- sor, CT) who spent last year at the Naval Academy Prep School, have been impressive in early season play.