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ALUMNI NEWSLETTER 2012-2013 SEASON New Doors Opening

It’s been a difficult and strenuous road for the tough- willed Red Pups of University, but things are finally taking shape and visions are coming true. When the Nash brothers began the program years back, the team was very limited as to which teams they could play and how far they could travel. Since then, the team has been fortunate enough Dougherty Dangles

to receive hard-working and determined athletes, year after year, who love the game of hockey and want to contribute in expanding the program. Thanks to them, Above: the Red Dogs are now not only officially a part of the ACHA, but also an official part of the university as a Our BU Club Ice Hockey boys sanctioned club sports team. Their jerseys now bear represented our school well this past season in the , the curved “Boston” logo on the front. That’s right taking down Harvard in the boys, no more Red Dogs, although the team is still first round to advance to the final against Northeastern. known around campus by that name. BU didn’t capture the title, but competed well.

A Tribute to the Seniors

Every year, new players come in and take the place of the graduated Red Dogs legends. As sad as this can be for both the returning roster and the graduates, it is a great step for these young men who have all moved on to bigger and better things. With that being said, we would like to recognize the newest graduates.

Derek “DP” Pastuszek Brian “Sud City” Meyers President and Captain Forward, #22 Forward, #67 Pawel “P-time” Kalinowski College of Engineering College of Communication Forward, #19 Nick “Doc” Dougherty College of Arts & Sciences College of Engineering Forward, #25 Alfonso “Fonz” Arevalo Nick Horvath College of Engineering Vice President and Captain Forward, #20 Louis “Sweet Lou” Mareschi Forward, #15 Sergeant College Forward, #12 Sergeant College Mike Miller College of Arts & Sciences Steve “Steve-O” Jordan Defense, #14 Jeremy Hynes Treasurer and Captain College of Arts & Sciences Defense, #4 Defense, #23 College of Arts & Sciences School of Management

’12-’13 Season Notesner

There are a lot of reasons to be excited about the ’12-‘13 season. The new leadership is looking to pick up where the old guard left off. Taking over as President will be Nick Ennis (MET ’13), Vice President will be Nick Kontos (SMG ’13) and the new Treasurer will be Bob Klein (SMG ’14). The captains for the upcoming season are Nick Ennis and Nick Kontos. This season will be the first year the team will play in the competitive Patriot East division of NECHA. The Patriot East consists of , Northeastern, UConn, Endicott, and Bryant. This requires us to play our divisional opponents in a home and home each year. Additionally, we have 10 games against top-tier non- divisional opponents and the annual Club Beanpot Tournament. To prepare for the level of play we will need to achieve to be successful this season we have been working hard on and off ice. The schedule and roster for the upcoming season will be posted on the following page. Make sure to check out our blog http://blogs.bu.edu/clubice/ for up-to-date scores and team notes.

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’12-’13 Roster

# First Name Last Name Graduation Height Weight Hometown 9 Nick Ennis 2013 5'11 195 Stoughton, MA 88 Nick Kontos 2013 6'0 180 Cambridge, MA 10 Anthony Sardo 2013 6'1 190 Gloucester, MA 16 Bob Klein 2014 6'4 220 Lafayette Hill, PA 11 Sean McCarthy 2014 5'8 195 Needham, MA 76 Austin Gates 2014 6'2 185 Ludlow, MA 27 David Sit 2014 5'10 180 Edina, MN 29 Eric Raiche 2014 5'7 160 Dover, NH 39 Justin Lundy 2014 6'0 200 Wallkill, NY 6 Josh Lyons 2014 6'0 160 Longmeadow, MA 24 Ryan Simpson 2015 5'7 145 McDonough, GA 31 David Gonzalez 2015 6'0 185 Sunfish Lake, MN 5 Robert Cappucci 2015 5'9 165 Cold Spring Harbor, NY 2 Matt Weintrob 2016 5'6 155 Oak Park, Illinois 17 Mike Gates 2016 5'9 150 East Amherst, NY 3 Zach Fornaciari 2016 6'1 185 Stamford, CT 14 Ryan O'Lear 2016 5'10 160 Montville, NJ

Club Sports News

The Club Sports office has recently launched a facebook page. They do a great job of keeping it up-to-date with all of the club sports happenings at BU, and they show a ton of love to the Red Dogs. Check it out at http://www.facebook.com/BostonUniversityClubSports.

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’12-’13 Schedule

Date Opponent Game Time Rink Saturday, October 6, 2012 vs. RPI 7:00pm Walter Brown Saturday, October 13, 2012 vs. Umass 7:00pm Walter Brown Friday, October 19, 2012 @ Bryant* 7:00pm Smithfield Municipal Ice Rink Saturday, October 20, 2012 vs. UML 8:00pm Walter Brown Saturday, October 27, 2012 @ Vermont 6:00pm Gutterson Field House Saturday, November 3, 2012 @Uconn* TBD Trinity College Rink Saturday, November 10, 2012 vs. NU* 7:00pm Walter Brown Saturday, November 17, 2012 vs. Bryant* 8:00pm Walter Brown Saturday, December 1, 2012 vs. Uconn* 9:00pm Walter Brown Friday, December 8, 2012 vs. Endicott* 8:00pm BBN Saturday, December 9, 2012 @ NU* TBD Saturday, January 19, 2013 vs. BC* 9:00pm Walter Brown Saturday, January 26, 2013 vs. Vermont 9:00pm Walter Brown Friday, February 1, 2013 @BC* 7:30pm Away Saturday, Febraury 2, 2013 @ Endicott* 7:30pm Johnson Hockey Rink Tuesday, February 5, 2013 Beanpot TBD @Harvard Saturday, February 9, 2013 @ Umass 8:00pm Mullin's Community Arena Tuesday, February 12, 2013 Beanpot TBD @Harvard Friday, February 15, 2013 @ UNH 8:00pm Sunday, March 3, 2013 @ Providence 7:00pm

Support

As you all know, the BU Club Ice Hockey Team is a student-run organization, which is funded by team dues and the continued financial support from alumni sponsors, friends and family. Each donation helps the team buy equipment, pay league dues and referees, purchase ice time, cover travel expenses, etc. Every gift gives our student-athletes the chance to play ice hockey, build life long friendships, and carry on the rich ice hockey tradition at . Without the generous support from alumni like you the team would not be able to succeed on or off the ice. To make a contribution, please see the donation form linked below. On behalf of the entire team and alumni family, thank you in advance for supporting Boston University Club Ice Hockey.

To contribute to Boston University Club Ice Hockey online follow the following link: https://www.bu.edu/alumni-forms/forms/ath/ and select "Friends of Club Men's Ice Hockey"

Anyone who wishes to donate via check can mail it to:

BU Club Ice Hockey PERD Office c/o Jason Pride 915 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, MA 02215