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2014-15 RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE MEN’S HOCKEY GAMES 33 &2012-13 34 | Rensselaer GAME at ONE Colgate / Fordham & Cornell | atStar UAlbany Rink & James / ALBANY, Lynah Rink N.Y. | Hamilton, / Nov. 9, N.Y. 2012 & Ithaca, at 8:30 N.Y. p.m. | Feb. 20 & 21 RPI ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Kevin Beattie - Associate AD, Communications 518.276.2187 // [email protected] Brianna LaBrecque - Communications Specialist 518.276.3749 // [email protected] Perry Laskaris - Sports Information Assistant 518.276.8417 // [email protected] 2014-15 Schedule & Results 9-22-1, 7-11-0 ECAC Hockey October (2-5-0) 10 at #12 Notre Dame | Ice Breaker Tourn. 3-2 Win 12 vs. #1 Minnesota | Ice Breaker Tourn. 3-0 Loss 17 at #16 Denver 3-0 Loss 18 at #16 Denver 4-1 Loss 24 BENTLEY | Family Weekend 5-2 Loss 25 BENTLEY | Family Weekend 4-0 Loss 31 #2 UNION* | Black Friday 6-1 Win Rensselaer (9-22-1, 7-11-0) Cornell (13-7-3; 8-6-2) Colgate (16-11-3; 8-7-3) November (4-4-1) 1 at #2 Union* 2-1 OT Win ENGINEERS BIG RED RAIDERS 7 HARVARD* 4-0 Loss THE FACEOFF 8 DARTMOUTH* 2-1 Win Rensselaer hits the road for its last regular season trip of the season, playing ECAC Hockey games against 14 PRINCETON* 3-1 Win Cornell and Colgate. Both games begin at 7pm and will be broadcast live on WRPI, 91.5 FM. The Engineers 15 #20 QUINNIPIAC* 3-1 Loss swept the Big Red and Raiders in mid-January. Those wins were the last two games of a three-game 18 at UConn | XL Center 1-1 Tie winning streak and RPI has not won since a 3-0 victory over Cornell on Jan. 17. 25 at New Hampshire 2-1 Win 28 at Michigan 3-2 Loss 29 at Michigan 6-0 Loss SLIDING The Engineers have lost six straight games and are currently in ninth place in the ECAC Hockey standings December (0-4-0) with 14 points. They are four points out of seventh place, which is currently occupied by Clarkson and Cornell. 5 at Yale* 5-2 Loss 6 at Brown* 4-2 Loss BACK AT IT 13 #2 BOSTON UNIVERSITY 5-1 Loss 30 at #4 Harvard* 6-2 Loss Junior forward Mark Miller missed nine games due to injury, but has made an impact since his return to the ice, which came against St. Lawrence on Feb. 6. He has a point in three of four games since his return, January (3-5-0) including a goal on Friday against Brown. 2 #6 MIAMI 3-2 Loss 3 #6 MIAMI | Autism Awareness Night 3-0 Loss SCORING STREAKS 9 at #15 Quinnipiac* 4-2 Loss Freshman forward Viktor Liljegren recorded points in both games last weekend, scoring the lone Engineers 10 at Princeton* 5-2 Win goal against Yale on Saturday night. Senior forward Jacob Laliberte scored goals in back-to-back games in 16 #15 COLGATE* 4-1 Win 17 CORNELL* | Time Warner Cable Sports 3-0 Win contests against Clarkson and Brown. It was the second time this season he tallied in consecutive contests 24 vs. Union | Mayor’s Cup - Albany, NY 8-3 Loss with the fi rst time being in the previous contests between this weekend’s opponents. 30 at Dartmouth* 3-1 Loss SHUTOUTS February (0-4-0) RPI has only shutout one opponent this season - Cornell. However, the Engineers have been blanked in 6 at St. Lawrence* 3-1 Loss the scoring column six times. Meanwhile, the Big Red has been shutout fi ve times, and handed out three 7 at Clarkson* 5-2 Loss to opponents. Colgate has blanked six opponents - including three in a fi ve-game win streak earlier this 13 BROWN* | Alumni Weekend 6-3 Loss 14 #15 YALE* | 38th Annual Big Red Freakout! | season. The Raiders have been held off the scoreboard just once in 2014-15, a road loss to Quinnipiac. Time Warner Cable Sports 4-1 Loss 20 at Cornell* 7:00 pm OFFENSIVE LEADERS 21 at Colgate* 7:00 pm Senior forward Jacob Laliberte holds the top spot among RPI scorers with 17 points on six goals and a 27 CLARKSON* 7:00 pm team-best 11 assists. Freshman forward Drew Melanson has 15 points and is tied with Laliberte and Milos 28 ST. LAWRENCE* | Senior Night 7:00 pm Bubela for the team lead with six goals. Senior Matt Neal also has 15 points (5 G, 10 A). * ECAC Hockey Game • All times Eastern • Home games in CAPS • Times subject to change • Most games heard live on BETWEEN THE PIPES WRPI, 91.5 FM, and www.wrpi.org. • Home games broadcast Jason Kasdorf has started 25 games, going 9-15-0 with a .896 save percentage and a 3.06 GAA, while live on RPI TV and www.rpitv.org • Ticket information at Scott Diebold has appeared in 12 games and is 0-7-1 with an .892 save percentage and a 3.14 GAA. (518) 276-6262 & www.rpiathletics.com/tickets. 2014-15 RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE HOCKEY// Page 1 GAMES 33 & 34 | Rensselaer at Colgate & Cornell | Star Rink & James Lynah Rink | Hamilton, N.Y. & Ithaca, N.Y. | Feb. 20 & 21 2014-15 RENSSELAER HOCKEY - NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Sh. Hometown/Previous Team 2 Parker Reno So. D 6-2 195 R Edina, Minn./Edina High School (USHS) 4 Craig Bokenfohr Jr. D 6-4 185 R Spruce Grove, Alberta/Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL) 5 Luke Curadi Sr. D 6-5 265 L Cheshire, Conn./Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) 6 Phil Hampton Jr. D 6-0 195 R Oakville, Ontario/Oakville Blades (OJHL) 7 Zach Schroeder Sr. F 5-9 175 R Prior Lake, Minn./Saint Thomas Academy (USHS) 8 Kenny Gillespie Fr. F 6-0 220 R Morrisville, N.C./Jersey Hitmen (USPHL) 9 Matt Neal Sr. F 5-10 190 L Minesing, Ontario/Stoufville Spirit (OJHL) 10 Curtis Leonard Sr. D 6-3 200 L Napanee, Ontario/Wellington Dukes (OJHL) 12 Viktor Liljegren Fr. F 6-3 200 L Stockholm, Sweden/Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL) 13 Jared Wilson Fr. D 6-3 190 L Calgary, Alberta/Vernon Vipers (BCHL) 14 Riley Bourbonnais So. F 5-11 190 L Rochester, N.Y./Lincoln Stars (USHL) 15 Jacob Laliberte Sr. F 5-8 180 L Rockland, Ontario/Cornwall Colts (CCHL) 17 Milos Bubela Jr. F 6-2 190 R Banska Bystrica, Slovakia/Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) 18 Travis Fulton Jr. F 5-8 160 L Oakville, Ontario/Vaughan Vipers (OJHL) 19 Mike Prapavessis - DAL Fr. D 6-1 185 L Oakville, Ontario/Toronto Patriots (OJHL) 20 Jimmy DeVito So. F 5-11 170 R Bloomingdale, Ill./Lincoln Stars (USHL) 21 Mark McGowan Sr. F 6-2 200 L Toronto, Ontario/Oakville Blades (OJHL) 22 Bradley Bell Fr. D 5-11 190 L Sudbury, Ontario/Sudbury Nickel Barons (NOJHL) 23 Lou Nanne - MIN Fr. F 5-11 180 L Edina, Minn./Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) 24 Chris Bradley Jr. D 6-2 200 L Williamsville, N.Y./Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) 25 Drew Melanson Fr. F 5-11 165 L Paramus, N.J./Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) 26 Mark Miller Jr. F 5-11 185 L Massena, N.Y./Omaha Lancers (USHL) 27 Jake Wood So. F 5-7 170 L Georgetown, Ontario/Lincoln Stars (USHL) 31 Sam Goodman Jr. G 5-8 150 L Weston, Mass./RPI Club Team (ACHA) 33 Jason Kasdorf - BUF Jr. G 6-4 200 L Winnipeg, Manitoba/Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) 34 Scott Diebold Sr. G 6-1 150 L Buff alo, N.Y./Tri-City Storm (USHL) Head Coach: Seth Appert (Ferris State ‘96), ninth season Assistant Coach: Bryan Vines (Denver ‘02), seventh season Assistant Coach: Nolan Graham ‘03, sixth season Volunteer Assistant Coach: Marc Cavosie ‘03, fi rst season Operations Coordinator: Andy Thomas Equipment Manager: Dana McGuane Athletic Trainer: Tera Patenaude Captain: Curtis Leonard ‘15 Assistant Captains: Luke Curadi ‘15, Matt Neal ‘15 & Mark McGowan ‘15 2014-15 RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE MEN’S HOCKEY // Page 2 GAMES 33 & 34 | Rensselaer at Colgate & Cornell | Star Rink & James Lynah Rink | Hamilton, N.Y. & Ithaca, N.Y. | Feb. 20 & 21 THE MATCHUP LAST TIME OUT - RPI Completes Weekend Sweep with 3-0 Win Over Cornell Rensselaer vs. Cornell January 17, 2015 TROY, N.Y. -- Jake Wood scored the fi rst goal of the game, which would prove to be the gamewinner, to lead Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) to a 3-0 win over Cornell in ECAC Men’s Hockey action on Saturday evening at Houston Field House. The victory, which completed a conference weekend sweep for the Engineers, improved RPI’s record to 9-16-1 overall, and 7-6-0 in league play. Cornell drops to 7-8-2 on the season, with a 5-5-0 conference slate. THE BASICS After the teams skated to a scoreless fi rst period, Wood (Georgetown, ON / Lincoln Stars) scored RPI’s fi rst Rensselaer Cornell tally at 7:45 of the second. Wood gathered the rebound from his initial shot that was saved by Cornell 9-22-1; 7-11-0 ECAC Hky 10-11-4; 8-8-2 ECAC Hky starter Mitch Gillam (Peterborough, ON / Chilliwach Chiefs), and slipped it into the net. Goals/Game: 1.84 Goals/Game: 1.92 Assists/Game: 3.09 Assists/Game: 3.56 The Engineers tallied two goal sin the third period to set the fi nal score. Jacob Laliberte (Rockland, ON / Points/Game: 4.94 Points/Game: 5.48 Cornwall Colts) put Rensselaer up, 2-0, at 3:50.