no. 20 Rensselaer Men’s Hockey 2016-17 Engineers Game Notes Perry Laskaris, Sports Information Assistant | [email protected] | office: 518-276-4187 | cell: 651-308-1065

2016-17 SCHEDULE UP NEXT... UP NEXT... October | 0-3-1 | 0-0-0 Sun. 2 McGill (Exhibition)...... 3-0 W Fri. 7 @ Maine...... 5-1 L Sat. 8 @ Maine...... 4-2 L Sat. 15 @ No. 1 North Dakota...... 5-2 L Fri. 21 Niagara...... 3-3 T Sat. 22 RIT...... 7pm Fri. 29 Union* (Black Friday)...... 7pm RIT (1-2-1; 0-1-1 AH) Union (1-1-1; 0-1-1 ECAC Hockey) Sat. 30 @ Union*...... 7pm Date: Saturday, October 22, 2016 Date: Saturday, October 22, 2016 November | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 Time: 7pm Time: 7pm Fri. 4 Brown*...... 7pm Location: Troy, N.Y. Location: Troy, N.Y. Sat. 5 Yale*...... 7pm Arena: (4,800) Arena: Houston Field House (4,800) Fri. 11 Clarkson*...... 7pm All-Time Series: 6-1 (.833) All-Time Series: 51-34-10 (.589) Sat. 12 St. Lawrence*...... 7pm First Meeting: Nov. 29, 1985 (4-2 W) First Meeting: Feb. 26, 1904 (6-2 W) Fri. 18 Ohio State*...... 7pm Last Meeting: Nov. 25, 2011 (2-0 W) Last Meeting: Jan. 23, 2016 (5-2 W) Sat. 19 Ohio State*...... 7pm Tue. 22 @ New Hampshire...... 7pm LIVE COVERAGE Fri. 25 @ Arizona State...... 7pm Live Stats...... sidearmstats.com/rpi/mhockey Sat. 26 @ Arizona State...... 7pm Live Stats (Media)...... sidearmstats.com/rpi/mhockey/media December | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 RPI Live Audio...... 91.5 FM, WRPI (Troy, N.Y.) Fri. 2 @ Quinnipiac*...... 7pm Online Stream...... www..org/listen Sat. 3 @ Princeton*...... 7pm Play-by-Play...... Perry Laskaris ‘07 Fri. 9 @ Yale*...... 7pm Commentary...... Tom Reale ‘04 Sat. 10 @ Brown*...... 7pm Live Video...... RPI TV Fri. 30 @ Harvard*...... 7pm Online Stream...... www.rpitv.org January | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 Road Live Audio...... witr.rit.edu Tue. 3 UMass Lowell...... 7pm Sat. 7 vs. Clarkson (Lake Placid, N.Y.)...7pm Fri. 13 Harvard*...... 7pm Sat. 14 Dartmouth*...... 7pm Thu. 19 vs. Union (Mayor’s Cup)...... 7:30pm Fri. 27 @ St. Lawrence*...... 7pm Sat. 28 @ Clarkson*...... 7pm 2016-17 FINAL STANDINGS February | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 Fri. 3 Colgate*...... 7pm TEAM ECACH PTS GF GA OVRALL GF GA Sat. 4 Cornell*...... 7pm Brown ------Fri. 10 @ Dartmouth*...... 7pm Clarkson ------2-2-1 15 15 Fri. 17 Princeton*...... 7pm Colgate ------0-2-2 10 16 Sat. 18 Quinnipiac* (Senior Night).7pm Cornell ------40th Annual Big Red Freakout! Fri. 24 @ Cornell*...... 7pm Dartmouth ------Sat 25 @ Colgate*...... 7pm #13 Harvard ------Princeton ------Home games in Bold • * - ECAC Hockey games # - ECAC #4 Quinnipiac ------3-1-1 18 12 Playoff Games • All times are ET and subject to change Rensselaer ------0-3-1 8 17 • Most games can be heard live on WRPI, 91.5 FM, and #12 St. Lawrence ------3-2-0 20 15 www.wrpi.org • All home games broadcast live on RPI TV and www.rpitv.org • Ticket information at Union ------3-1-1 18 17 (518) 276-6262 #16 Yale ------@rpi_hockey • rpiathletics.com • @rpiathletics 2016-17 ENGINEERS No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. S/C YOB Hometown/Previous Team 1 Cam Hackett So. G 6-1 211 L 96 Sault Ste. Marie, Ont./Lincoln Stars 2 Parker Reno Sr. D 6-2 195 R 95 Edina, Minn./Edina High School 3 TJ Samec Fr. D 6-3 212 L 95 St. Paul, Minn./Brookings Blizzard 4 Tommy Grant So. D 6-3 208 R 94 Sparta, N.J./Bay State Breakers 5 Charlie Manley Fr. D 6-0 188 L 96 Orchard Park, N.Y./Estevan Bruins 9 Meirs Moore So. D 5-9 186 R 94 Duluth, Minn./ Victoria Grizzlies 11 Evan Tironese So. F 5-10 170 L 95 Qualicum Beach, B.C./Alberni Valley Bulldogs 12 Viktor Liljegren Jr. F 6-3 208 L 94 Stockholm, Sweden/Fairbanks Ice Dogs 13 Jared Wilson Jr. D 6-3 199 L 94 Calgary, Alb./Vernon Vipers 14 Riley Bourbonnais Sr. F 5-11 195 L 93 Rochester, N.Y./Lincoln Stars 16 Jacob Hayhurst Fr. F 5-8 166 L 97 Missassauga, Ont./Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 17 Todd Burgess Fr. F 6-2 175 R 96 Phoenix, Ariz./Fairbanks Ice Dogs 18 Max Reisinger Fr. F 6-1 199 L 95 Walding, Austria/Minot Minotauros 19 Mike Prapavessis Jr. D 6-2 187 L 96 Oakville, Ont./Toronto Patriots 20 Jimmy DeVito Sr. F 6-0 172 R 94 Bloomingdale, Ill./Lincoln Stars 22 Bradley Bell Jr. D 6-0 200 L 94 Sudbury, Ont./Sudbury Nickel Barons 23 Lou Nanne Jr. F 6-0 179 L 94 Edina, Minn./Sioux Falls Stampede 24 Will Reilly Fr. D 6-3 196 R 97 Toronto, Ont./Nanaimo Clippers 25 Drew Melanson Jr. F 5-11 168 L 95 Paramus, N.Y./Waterloo Black Hawks 26 Jake Marrello Fr. F 5-8 170 L 97 Slingerlands, N.Y./P.A.L. Junior Islanders 27 Jake Wood Sr. F 5-8 173 L 93 Georgetown, Ont./Lincoln Stars 28 Jesper Öhrvall So. F 5-9 163 L 94 Halmstad, Sweden/Fairbanks Ice Dogs 29 Patrick Polino Fr. F 5-9 171 R 95 Buffalo, N.Y./Lincoln Stars 30 Liam McBain So. G 5-9 165 L 97 Tualatin, Ore./RPI ACHA Team 35 Chase Perry So. G 6-3 195 L 96 Andover, Minn./Wenatchee Wild 37 Sam Rappaport Fr. F 5-8 160 L 96 Aspen, Colo./Soo Eagles 39 Alex Rodriguez So. F 6-0 190 L 95 Miami, Fla./Sioux City Musketeers Head Coach: (Ferris St. ’97) Assistant Coaches: Nolan Graham (Rensselaer ’03) & Bryan Vines (Denver ’02) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Marc Cavosie (‘03) Athletic Trainer: Tera Patenaude Equipment Manager: Dana McGuane ENGINEER TIE NIAGARA kill so far this season, including a 7 for 7 opening night at Maine ... RPI is one three teams that has not allowed a RPI erased a 2-1 third period deficit, before seeing a 3-2 power play this season, joining Bemidji State (22 for lead slip away in a 3-3 draw with Niagara on Friday night 22) and Penn State (15 for 15). at the Houston Field House ... Sophomore Evan Tironese had a goal and an assist, while junior Jared Wilson netted his second power play goal of the season ... Sophomore SHORTIES Chase Perry had 30 saves. RPI’s two shorthanded goals are good for second in the na- tion, trailing only Bentley, which has three ... Senior Riley CAPTAINS ANNOUNCED Bourbonnais and Drew Melanson are two of 27 players with a shorty this season ... Northern Michigan’s Robbie Eleventh-year head coach Seth Appert has announced that Payne is the only DI skater with two. seniors Riley Bourbonnais and Jimmy DeVito will wear the ‘C’ for the 2016-17 season, while classmate Parker Reno will serve as the lone alternate. EARLY POINT LEADERS Senior Riley Bourbonnais (goal, assist) and sophomore MODEL OF CONSISTENCY Evan Tironese (goal, assist) are tied for the team lead with two points each ... Seven others have a single point, Dating back to last season, senior captain Riley Bourbon- including freshmen Jacob Hayhurst and Will Reilly, who nais has at least one point in 19 out of 22 weekends, in- have each notched their first collegiate points. cluding all three this season ... Sophomore Evan Tironese picked up right where he left off after getting injured six games into the 2015-16, with 11 points (3 goals, 8 assists) PERRY STARTS THREE in 10 career games. Sophomore Chase Perry started all three games for the Engineers so far this season, going 0-3-0 with a 4.38 goals PERFECT PK against average and an .886 save percentage ... His 37 saves on October 8 were one shy of his career-high, which The Engineers enter the weekend 17 for 17 on the 2016-17 Rensselaer men’s Hockey Notes he set on November 7, 2014, as a member of the Colorado QUICK FACTS College Tigers, at Miami (OH) ... The Redhawks were 3-0 Location...... Troy, NY 12180-3590 winners on that night. Founded...... 1824 Undergraduate Enrollment...... 5,400 PUCKS ON NET President...... Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson Senior Riley Bourbonnais has a team-best 14 shots, while Athletic Director...... Dr. Lee McElroy Athletic Dept. Phone...... 518-276-6685 junior Drew Melanson has 10 ... Junior Viktor Liljegren Athletic Dept. Web Address...... and freshman blueliner Will Reilly have eight apiece...... www.rpiathletics.com Athletic Dept. Twitter Handle...... @rpiathletics IN THE CIRCLE Nickname...... Engineers Freshman Jacob Hayhurst has won a team-high 64.6% of Colors...... Cherry & White his face-offs (31 of 48), while junior Drew Melanson is sec- Home Rink...... Houston Field House ond at 52.4% (11 of 21) ... As a team, the Engineers have Capacity...... 4,800 a 44.5% success rate on the draw, which is good for 47th Rink Size...... 200 x 85 in the country. HOCKEY INFORMATION First Year of Hockey...... 1901-02 (0-1-0) ALL-TIME VS. NIAGARA National Championships...... 2 (1953-54; Rensselaer is 2-4 against the Purple Eagles, including a ...... 1984-85) 4-3 overtime win in their most recent meeting on October Affiliation...... NCAA Division I 23, 2010 ... RPI won the inaugural game between the two League...... ECAC Hockey schools on November 15, 1997, 4-2 at the Houston Field House. 2015-16 Record...... 18-15-7 2015-16 ECAC Hockey/Finish...... 8-7-7/6th Letterwinners Returning...... 17 (10 F, 6 D, 1 G) LAST MEETING Letterwinners Lost...... 9 (5 F, 2 D, 2 G) Alex Angers-Goulet and Josh Rabbani gave the Engineers Newcomers...... 11 (6 F, 3 D, 2 G) a 2-0 lead after one period ... The two teams then traded early third period goals, before the Purple Eagles netted Head Coach...... Seth Appert (Ferris State ‘97) two power play tallies to send the game to overtime, tied ...... @SethAppert 3-3 ... Brock Higgs scored the OT-winner 2:10 in, with Overall Record...... assists to Marty O’Grady and John Kennedy ... Allen York ...... 144-196- (11th Season) made 34 saves for the win. Record at Rensselaer...... Same

Assistant Coaches FOR THE PURPLE EAGLES ...... Bryan Vines (Denver ‘02) Niagara is led offensively by freshmen Kris Spriggs (1 goal, ...... @VinesBryan 2 assists) and Noah Delmas (3 assists), who have three ...... Nolan Graham (Rensselaer ‘03) points apiece ... Four players have two points, including ...... @NGrahamer senior Stephen Pietrobon, who has a goal and an assist. Hockey Operations Coordinator ...... Aaron Quantock ...... [email protected] NIAGARA GOALTENDING Hockey Office Phone...... 518-276-8535 The Purple Eagles have used three in their Hockey Office Fax...... 518-276-8669 first three games, including senior Jacob Teichroeb, who has two starts ... He is 0-1-0 with a 8.06 goals against Athletic Trainer...... Tera Patenaude average and a .724 save percentage ... Sophomore Joe Equipment Manager...... Dana McGuane O’Brien (0-1-1) has a 2.92 goals against average and a .917 save percentage, while Guillaume Therien (0-0-0) has ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS an 9.00 GAA and an .833 SV%. Associate Athletic Director...... Kevin Beattie G’05 Office Phone...... 518-276-2187 email...... [email protected] ALL-TIME VS RIT Cell Phone...... 518-269-2532 RPI is 6-1 against RIT all-time, dating back to their first Sports Information Asst./Hockey Contact...... ever meeting on November 29, 1985 – a 4-2 Engineers ...... Perry Laskaris’07 victory in Troy ... The Tigers got their revenge - and their ...... @PerryLaskaris only win the series - the following year, edging RPI, 7-6 on Office Phone...... 518-276-8417 November 1, 1986. email...... [email protected] Cell Phone...... 651-308-1065 @rpi_hockey • rpiathletics.com • @rpiathletics LAST MEETING Current Roster vs. Niagara Rensselaer earned a 2-0 shutout at RIT on November 25, 2011, with Scott Skaters # Player GP G - A - P Diebold stopping all 25 shots he faced ... Nick Bailen and Ryan Haggerty 2 Parker Reno 0 0 - 0 - 0 netted second period goals for the only scoring in the game. 3 TJ Samec 0 0 - 0 - 0 4 Tommy Grant 0 0 - 0 - 0 5 Charlie Manley 0 0 - 0 - 0 TIGERS LEADERS 9 Meirs Moore 0 0 - 0 - 0 Senior Caleb Cameron (2 goals, 3 assists) leads RIT (1-2-1) with five 11 Evan Tironese 0 0 - 0 - 0 points, while four players have four, including junior Chase Norrish (2 12 Viktor Liljegren 0 0 - 0 - 0 13 Jared Wilson 0 0 - 0 - 0 goals, 2 assists) and Liam Kerins (2 goals, 2 assists). 14 Riley Bourbonnais 0 0 - 0 - 0 16 Jacob Hayhurst 0 0 - 0 - 0 18 Max Reisinger 0 0 - 0 - 0 YES, THAT KERINS 19 Mike Prapavessis 0 0 - 0 - 0 RIT sophomore forward Liam Kerins is the cousin of former RPI forward 20 Jimmy DeVito 0 0 - 0 - 0 Paul Kerins ‘10. 22 Bradley Bell 0 0 - 0 - 0 23 Lou Nanne 0 0 - 0 - 0 24 Willy Reilly 0 0 - 0 - 0 BETWEEN THE STICKS 25 Drew Melanson 0 0 - 0 - 0 Senior Mike Rotolo (1-2-1) has played every minute for RIT this season, 26 Jake Marrello 0 0 - 0 - 0 27 Jake Wood 0 0 - 0 - 0 posting a 3.20 goals against average and a .877 save percentage. 28 Jesper Ohrvall 0 0 - 0 - 0 37 Sam Rappaport 0 0 - 0 - 0 The Last Time It Happened in Rensselaer Hockey... 39 Alex Rodriguez 0 0 - 0 - 0 RPI two-goal game...... Milos Bubela (2 goals) vs. Brown on Mar. 5, 2016 Goalies RPI hat trick/home...... Riley Bourbonnais vs. #2 Union on Oct. 31, 2014 # Player GP GAA SAVE% RPI hat trick/road...... Brock Higgs at Dartmouth on Nov. 2, 2013 1 Cam Hackett 0 -.-- .--- RPI 4+ goals/game...... Matt Murley (4) vs. Massachusetts on Nov. 18, 2000 30 Liam McBain 0 -.-- .--- RPI 3 assists/game...... Mike Prapavessis vs. Western Michigan on Nov. 27, 2015 35 Chase Perry 0 -.-- .--- RPI 4 assists/game...... Chase Polacek at Brown on Dec. 4, 2010 RPI 5 points/game...... Kevin Croxton (3 goals, 2 assists) vs. RIT on Dec. 10, 2005 RPI shorthanded goal...... Jake Wood at Miami on Jan. 3, 2016 RPI two SH goals/game.. Riley Bourbonnais & Drew Melanson at Maine on Oct. 8, 2016 RPI two SH goals/game/player...... Ben Barr at Union on Mar. 8, 2003 RPI penalty shot in regulation.....Mark McGowan vs. St. Lawrence on Feb. 28, 2015 Current Roster vs. RIT RPI penalty shot in regulation/miss...... Jake Wood at #16 Denver on Oct. 18, 2014 Skaters RPI penalty shot in overtime...... Chase Polacek (4x5) at Colgate on Jan. 15, 2011 # Player GP G - A - P RPI empty net goal...... Drew Melanson vs. Union on Jan. 23, 2016 2 Parker Reno 0 0 - 0 - 0 3 TJ Samec 0 0 - 0 - 0 RPI shutout/home...... Jason Kasdorf (44 saves) vs. #8 Cornell on Jan. 16, 2016 4 Tommy Grant 0 0 - 0 - 0 RPI shutout/road...... Scott Diebold (34 saves) at Brown on Feb. 28, 2014 5 Charlie Manley 0 0 - 0 - 0 RPI 35-40 saves/game...... Chase Perry (37 saves) at Maine on Oct. 8, 2016 9 Meirs Moore 0 0 - 0 - 0 RPI 40+ saves/game...... Jason Kasdorf (49 saves) vs. #9 Harvard on Feb. 12, 2016 11 Evan Tironese 0 0 - 0 - 0 RPI consec. shutouts...... Jason Kasdorf (11 saves) vs. Harvard on Feb. 1, 2013 & 12 Viktor Liljegren 0 0 - 0 - 0 ...... Jason Kasdorf (28 saves) vs. #16 Dartmouth on Feb. 2, 2013 13 Jared Wilson 0 0 - 0 - 0 Opp. hat trick...... Joel Janatuinen at #1 North Dakota on Oct. 15, 2016 14 Riley Bourbonnais 0 0 - 0 - 0 Opp. 4+ goals/game...... Austin Smith of #20 Colgate on Feb. 4, 2012 16 Jacob Hayhurst 0 0 - 0 - 0 Opp. shorthanded goal...... Tayler Munson of Alaska on Oct. 17, 2015 18 Max Reisinger 0 0 - 0 - 0 Opp. 3x5 shorthanded goal...... Matthew Peca of #16 Quinnipiac on Dec. 1, 2012 19 Mike Prapavessis 0 0 - 0 - 0 Opp. two SH goals/game.Andrew Ammon & Andrew Calof at Princeton on Jan. 12, 2013 20 Jimmy DeVito 0 0 - 0 - 0 Opp. empty net goal...... Chase Pearson at Maine on Oct. 8, 2016 22 Bradley Bell 0 0 - 0 - 0 23 Lou Nanne 0 0 - 0 - 0 Opp. penalty shot goal...Jesse Winchester of Colgate vs. Jordan Alford on Mar. 3, 2007 24 Willy Reilly 0 0 - 0 - 0 Opp. penalty shot saved.. Nick Cruice of #10 Union by Bryce Merriam on Nov. 3, 2012 25 Drew Melanson 0 0 - 0 - 0 Opp. shutout/home...... Kyle Hayton of St. Lawrence (34 saves) on Feb. 5, 2016 26 Jake Marrello 0 0 - 0 - 0 Opp. shutout/road...... Charlie Finn of Colgate (25 saves) on Feb. 26, 2016 27 Jake Wood 0 0 - 0 - 0 Opp. consecutive shutouts...... Alex Lyon of #11 Yale (29 saves) on Jan. 30, 2016 & 28 Jesper Ohrvall 0 0 - 0 - 0 ...... Kyle Hayton of St. Lawrence (34 saves) on Feb. 5, 2016 37 Sam Rappaport 0 0 - 0 - 0 Overtime win/home...... 3-2 (Viktor Liljegren) vs. #10 Yale on Nov. 13, 2015 39 Alex Rodriguez 0 0 - 0 - 0 Overtime win/road...... 4-3 (Mark Miller) at #15 SLU on Nov. 7, 2015 Goalies Overtime loss/home...... 5-4 (Soren Jonzzon) vs. #1 Quinnipiac on Feb. 19, 2016 # Player GP GAA SAVE% Overtime loss/road...... 2-1 (Troy Crema) at Dartmouth on Feb. 13, 2016 1 Cam Hackett 0 -.-- .--- RPI 10+ goals/game...... 10-7 vs. RIT on Dec. 10, 2005 30 Liam McBain 0 -.-- .--- Opp. 10+ goals/game...... 11-0 at Clarkson on Nov. 22, 1997 35 Chase Perry 0 -.-- .--- RPI win by 5+ goals...... 6-1 vs. #2 Union on Oct. 31, 2014 Opp. win by 5+ goals...... 8-2 at #12 Harvard on Mar. 12, 2016 2016-17 Rensselaer men’s Hockey Notes GIVING UP THE BODY MARCH 26, 2011 Sophomore Tommy Grant has a team-high 10 blocked North Dakota won the most recent meeting between shots, while senior Riley Bourbonnais has seven. the two schools, 6-0, on March 26, 2011, in the open- ing round of the NCAA Tournament, in Green Bay, Wisc. ... Brad Malone (2 goals), Matt Frattin (goal, BACK FOR MORE assist) and Danny Kristo (goal, assist) paced the Fight- The Engineers welcome back their top two scorers ing Hawks, while Allen York made 34 saves for the from 2015-16 in senior Riley Bourbonnais (15 goal, 11 Engineers. assists) and junior Lou Nanne (6 goals, 17 assists), who had 26 and 23 points, respectively. Also returning is the team’s top scoring defenseman, Mike Prapavessis ENGINEERS WIN EXHIBITION (4 goals, 15 assists), who had 19 points. Rensselaer scored a goal in each period en route to a 3-0 victory over McGill University, in its exhibi- tion opener on Sunday at the Houston Field House ... TO BE THE BEST Senior Riley Bourbonnais opened the scoring at 6:43 Engineers visit the defending national champions and of the first period with a rebound put-back at the left first-ranked North Dakota for a single game on Sat- side of the cage ... Freshman Jacob Hayhurst made urday, October 15 ... The game will mark RPI’s first it 2-0 with a 5-on-3 power play tally at 18:43 of the match-up with a defending national champ since the second, before sophomore Evan Tironese capped the 2014-15 season, when the Engineers took 2 of 3 from scoring with a two-man advantage marker of his own . at 0:40 of the third. RPI FALLS AT NO. 1 NORTH DAKOTA FAMILY TIES Rensselaer dropped its only game last weekend, 5-2, RPI freshman TJ Samec is the cousin of goaltender at first-ranked North Dakota on Saturday ... Sopho- Robb Stauber, who the Hobey Baker at the University more Evan Tironese opened the scoring at 3:56 of the of Minnesota, before playing for the Los Angeles Kings first period, before the Fighting Hawks tied it at 1-1 ... Samec’s uncle is Frank Serratore, the head men’s late in the frame ... Two quickly second period tallies hockey coach at the Air Force Academy. gave UND a 3-1 lead, before senior Jake Wood netted his first of the year at 12:31 ... The Fighting Hawks tacked on two in the third, including Joel Janatuinen’s IN THE NHL third of the game ... Chase Perry had 33 saves for the The Engineers lone NHL representative to start the Engineers. season is seventh-year pro Brandon Pirri, who is a current member of the Rangers ... He has 49 ALL-TIME AGAINST NORTH DAKOTA career goals and 31 assists for 80 points in 166 games. Rensselaer’s .100 winning percentage (1-9) against North Dakota is its second worst against any opponent SHOT BLOCKING LEADERS with at least 10 games played ... The Engineers are The Engineers blocked 617 shots last season, which 1-14-1 (.094) all-time against Denver ... RPI’s lone was third most in the nation ... Individually, Chris victory in the series came on November 24, 1984, in Bradley has a team-high 98, which is good for fourth Grand Forks ... The 8-2 win was the first of a school- in the country ... Mike Prapavessis was 13th nation- record 30-game winning streak and 38-game unbeaten ally with 79. streak (36-0-2), which included RPI’s second National Championship. FORWARDS BLOCKING SHOTS Rensselaer forwards blocked an NCAA-best 294 shots 2015-16 VS. NUMBER ONE in 2015-16, thanks to a team-best 43 from Jake Wood The Engineers posted a 1-1-1 record against the No. 1 ... Mark Miller and Zach Schroeder had 39 blocks team in the USCHO.com poll last season, including a each, while Riley Bourbonnais had 36. 2-1 victory over College in their home opener on October 11, 2015 ... RPI tied Quinnipiac, 2-2, after the Bobcats scored with nine seconds left in regula- IN SEASON OPENERS tion on January 21, 2016 ... Rensselaer then fell to Rensselaer is now gone 4-6-1 in its last 11 season QU, 5-4, in overtime at the Houston Field House on openers, dating back to the 2006-07 season ... The February 19, 2016. Engineers lost four straight from 2008-12, before win- ning three in a row ... Last year’s 3-0 defeat at UMass-

2016-17 Rensselaer men’s Hockey Notes HEAD COACH SETH APPERT Seth Appert took over the men’s hock- a National All-America First Team selec- D’Amigo was named the league’s Rookie ey program prior to the 2006-07 season tion, while freshman Jason Kasdorf was of the Year, while classmate Brandon Pirri and has produced a 144-193-47 record in the league’s Rookie of the Year and an All- joined him on the All-Rookie Team. York, that span while consistently having one of ECAC Hockey Second Team honoree. a sophomore, was a finalist for Goaltender the toughest schedules in the nation. Academically, the Engineers posted a of the Year in ECAC Hockey. The Engineers are com- fall 2012 grade point average In 2008-09, Appert’s Engineers swept ing off a season in which of 3.54, which was the high- Dartmouth in the ECAC Hockey Playoffs they finished 18-15-7 est among all of Rensselaer’s on their way to the quarterfinals, where overall and 8-7-7 in ECAC men’s teams and third overall. they were eliminated in a decisive third Hockey ... RPI won the 4th Of the 27 student-athletes on game. The team’s top four scorers were Annual Mayor’s Cup, 5-2, the team, 26 earned Dean’s List either freshman or sophomores and one over Union College at the recognition (3.0 or better GPA), of those first-year players, Patrick Cullen, and including four who had perfect was named to ECAC Hockey’s All-Rookie swept its opening round 4.0 term GPAs. Bailen was se- Team. Two of RPI’s incoming recruits — playoff series with Brown, lected as a National Academic Brandon Pirri and Jerry D’Amigo — were two games to none ... Se- All-America for the second time selected in the NHL Draft by Chicago and nior Jason Kasdorf was in his career. Toronto, respectively. named All-ECAC Hockey The Engineers went 12-24-3 Highlights during Appert’s first two Second Team, while fresh- under Appert during the 2011- seasons include leading the Engineers to man Cam Hackett was se- 12 season, including a 7-12-3 back-to-back titles in the Governor’s Cup lected to the ECAC Hock- record in ECAC Hockey play. Tournament — Rensselaer’s first champi- ey All-Rookie Team ... Kasdorf signed a RPI shouldered a tough stretch to open onships of any kind since 1998 — and gar- contract with the and made the season, but battled back late to make nering points against six nationally-ranked his NHL debut on April 8, 2016. a solid run in the playoffs. Led by Bailen, opponents. RPI has had a nationally-ranked In 2014-15, Rensselaer posted a 12-26-3 Rensselaer posted a 2 games to 1 series win recruiting class and also enjoyed numerous overall mark, including an 8-12-2 record in at Clarkson in the First Round of the ECAC stints in the national polls, including eight ECAC Hockey play ... The Engineers won Hockey Playoffs. The Engineers later fell straight weeks in 2007-08. their opening round playoff series at rival in the ECACH Quarterfinals to area-rival, Individually, Rensselaer student-ath- Clarkson, two games to one. Freshman eventual league champion and Frozen Four letes have earned All-League and All- Drew Melanson, who led the team with 20 participant, Union. Additionally, goalten- Rookie status as well as having a Student- points, was named to the ECAC Hockey der Allen York made his National Hockey Athlete of the Year Award finalist and a All-Rookie Team. Last year also saw for- League debut, playing numerous games Hockey Humanitarian Award finalist. mer player Brandon Pirri have a breakout for the . Specifically in Appert’s first season, the season in the NHL scoring 22 goals as a The 2010-11 season was Appert’s most Engineers captured the inaugural Gover- member of the . successful to date at Rensselaer, as he led nor’s Cup Championship and won at na- RPI went 15-16-6 overall and 8-9-5 in the Engineers to 20-13-5 record, including tionally-ranked Denver – Appert’s first ca- ECAC Hockey during the 2013-14 season. an 11-9-2 mark in ECAC Hockey play. RPI reer win, which came against his previous The biggest highlight was a victory in the made its first appearance in the NCAA employer. Individually, senior defenseman Mayor’s Cup Game at the Times Union Tournament since 1995 last season, facing Jake Luthi earned All-League honors while Center, while the accomplishments of North Dakota in the Midwest Regional in classmate Kirk MacDonald, a forward, Ryan Haggerty, who ranked among the Green Bay, Wisc. Thirteen players record- garnered the USCHO.com’s Unsung Hero leaders in the nation in several offensive ed 10 or more points, while eight notched Award, as well as several national commu- categories, including goals scored, were 15 or more. Leading the way for the second nity service honors. substantial. The junior forward was named straight season was senior Chase Polacek, In 2007-08, Rensselaer’s recruiting class a National All-America and subsequently who repeated as one of the Final 10 players was nationally-ranked, the Engineers cap- signed a contract up for the prestigious Hobey Baker Award. tured the Governor’s Cup and enjoyed a with the . Teammate He also added to his impressive career by long stint, senior forward Andrew Lord Mike Zalewski, a sophomore, also moved being named an ACHA National All-Amer- was a finalist for the ECAC Hockey Schol- onto the NHL following the season, play- ica First Team selection and became just ar-Athlete Award and freshman forward ing two games with the Vancouver Ca- the third player in conference history to Chase Polacek was named to the ECAC nucks. He joined Jerry D’Amigo (Toronto win back-to-back ECAC Hockey Player of Hockey All-Rookie Team. Maple Leafs) as former RPI players to make the Year. Bailen was also named an ACHA In addition to his position at RPI, Appert their major league debuts in 2013-14. National All-America Second Team honor- served as an assistant coach for the 2007 He led the 2012-13 Engineers to a sec- ee, while junior netminder Allen York was a U.S. Under-18 Select Team that competed ond place finish in the ECAC Hockey stand- repeat finalist for Goaltender of the Year in in the Memorial of Ivan Hlinka Tournament ings – the highest for Rensselaer since the ECAC Hockey. and as the head coach of the team in 2008 1992-93 team was also the runner-up. RPI Appert guided the Engineers to an 18- and 2011. He was also a coach in the 2008 had a 12-7-3 league mark and an 18-14-5 17-4 overall record, including a 10-9-3 mark NCAA Pontiac Skills Challenge and was overall record. It finished the regular sea- in ECAC Hockey during the 2009-10 cam- named president of the American Hockey son with a 10-2-0 record, including a six- paign. RPI earned home-ice advantage in Coaches Association (AHCA), which has game winning streak. the First Round of the ECACH Playoffs for almost 1,400 members. Appert, who had his contract extended the first time since 2005-06. As a squad, 10 He is a Past President of the American in May 2013 and is now signed through players recorded 10 or more points, while Hockey Coaches Association. 2020-21, was a finalist for the ECAC Hock- eight notched 15 or more. Junior Chase Appert, the 12th head men’s hockey ey Coach of the Year Award, while two Polacek was chosen as one of the Final coach at RPI, was a four-year letterwin- players also earned year-end league ac- 10 players up for the prestigious Hobey ner and goaltender at Ferris State from colades. Senior defenseman Nick Bailen Baker Award, while earning ECAC Hockey 1992-96, Appert and his wife, Jill, have two was an All-League First Team choice and Player of the Year honors. Freshman Jerry daughters, Addison and Campbell. 2016-17 Rensselaer men’s Hockey Notes 2016-17 RENSSELAER MEN’S HOCKEY STATISTICAL SUMMARY

ENGINEERS RECORD GP W-L-T PTS GF/GA Overall Record 4 0-3-1 1 8/17

Record at Home 1 0-0-1 1 3/3 Record on Road 3 0-3-0 0 5/14 Record at Neutral Site 0 0-0-0 0 0/0

ECAC Hockey Record 0 0-0-0 0 0/0 ECAC Hockey Home 0 0-0-0 0 0/0 ECAC Hockey Road 0 0-0-0 0 0/0

Non-Conf. Record 4 0-3-1 1 8/17 Non-Conf. Home 1 0-0-1 1 3/3 Non-Conf. Road 3 0-3-0 0 5/14 Non-Conf. Neutral Site 0 0-0-0 0 0/0

RECORD BY MONTH RECORD BY DAY GP W-L-T PTS GP W-L-T PTS October 4 0-3-1 1 Monday 0 0-0-0 0 November 0 0-0-0 0 Tuesday 0 0-0-0 0 December 0 0-0-0 0 Wednesday 0 0-0-0 0 January 0 0-0-0 0 Thursday 0 0-0-0 0 February 0 0-0-0 0 Friday 2 0-1-1 1 March 0 0-0-0 0 Saturday 2 0-2-0 0 April 0 0-0-0 0 Sunday 0 0-0-0 0

OFFENSIVE RECORD DEFENSIVE RECORD GP W-L-T PTS GP W-L-T PTS No Goals 0 0-0-0 0 No Goals 0 0-0-0 0 One Goal 1 0-1-0 0 One Goal 0 0-0-0 0 Two Goals 2 0-2-0 0 Two Goals 0 0-0-0 0 Three Goals 1 0-0-1 1 Three Goals 1 0-0-1 1 Four Goals 0 0-0-0 0 Four Goals 1 0-1-0 0 Five Goals 0 0-0-0 0 Five Goals 2 0-2-0 0 Six Goals 0 0-0-0 0 Six Goals 0 0-0-0 0 Seven Goals 0 0-0-0 0 Seven Goals 0 0-0-0 0 Eight Goals 0 0-0-0 0 Eight Goals 0 0-0-0 0 Nine or More 0 0-0-0 0 Nine or More 0 0-0-0 0

FAST FACTS Scored First Goal 0-2-0 Outshot Opponent 0-0-1 Allowed First Goal 0-1-1 Outshot By Opponent 0-2-0 Even Shots 0-1-0 Lead After First Period 0-0-0 Tied After First Period 0-2-1 Games After A Win 0-0-0 Trailed After First Period 0-1-0 Games After A Tie 0-0-0 Games After A Loss 0-2-1 Lead After Second Period 0-1-0 Tied After Second Period 0-0-0 One Goal Games 0-0 Trailed After Second Period 0-2-1 Overtime Games 0-0-1

@rpi_hockey • rpiathletics.com • @rpiathletics 2016-17 RENSSELAER MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM STATISTICS

(as of Oct 22, 2016)

Overall: 0-3-1 Conf: 0-0-0 Home: 0-0-1 Away: 0-3-0 Neut: 0-0-0

TEAM STATISTICS RPIMH OPP ------SHOT STATISTICS...... Goals-Shot attempts...... 8-126 17-148 Shot pct...... 063 .115 Goals/Game...... 2.0 4.2 Shots/Game...... 31.5 37.0 Assists...... 12 25 POWER PLAYS...... Goals-Power Plays...... 2-27 2-26 Conversion Percent...... 074 .077 Shot Attempts...... 23 30 Shot Percent...... 087 .067 GOAL BREAKDOWN...... Total Goals...... 8 17 Power Play...... 2 2 Short-handed...... 2 0 Empty net...... 0 1 Penalty...... 0 0 Unassisted...... 1 1 Overtime...... 0 0 Shootout...... 0 0 Delayed Penalty...... 0 0 PENALTIES...... Number...... 29 31 Minutes...... 61 62 Penalties/Game...... 7.2 7.8 Pen minutes/Game...... 15.2 15.5 Minor...... 28 31 Major...... 1 0 10-minute Misconduct...... 0 0 Game Misconduct...... 0 0 Gross Misconduct...... 0 0 Match...... 0 0 FACEOFFS (W-L)...... 128-158 158-128 Faceoff W-L Pct...... 448 .552 SHOOTOUTS (Made-Att)...... 0-0 0-0 ATTENDANCE...... Total...... 3063 19426 Dates/Avg Per Date...... 1/3063 3/6475 Neutral Site #/Avg...... 0/0

GOALS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 OT Total ------Rensselaer...... 2 3 3 0 - 8 Opponents...... 4 5 8 0 - 17

SAVES BY PERIOD 1 2 3 OT Total ------Rensselaer...... 48 31 48 4 - 131 Opponents...... 34 43 37 4 - 118

2016-17 Rensselaer men’s Hockey Notes 2016-17 RENSSELAER MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM STATISTICS

Rensselaer | Overall - 4 GP ( 0- 3- 1 .125) | Conf Only - 0 GP ( 0- 0- 0 --- ) | Career ------|------|------|------2015-16 Rensselaer Men’s Hockey Statistics -- ## Player POS YR | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS 11 Evan Tironese F SO | 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 | | 10 3 8 11 14 Riley Bourbonnais F SR | 4 1 2 3 3/ 6 0 1 0 0 | | 89 21 22 43 13 Jared Wilson D JR | 4 2 0 2 2/ 4 2 0 0 0 | | 81 11 12 23 23 Lou Nanne (MIN) F JR | 4 1 1 2 1/ 2 0 0 0 0 | | 75 12 23 35 25 Drew Melanson F JR | 4 1 1 2 2/ 4 0 1 0 0 | | 68 14 19 33 28 Jesper Öhrvall F SO | 4 0 2 2 2/ 4 0 0 0 0 | | 43 6 9 15 24 Will Reilly D FR | 4 0 2 2 1/ 2 0 0 0 0 | | 4 0 2 2 27 Jake Wood F SR | 4 1 0 1 2/ 7 0 0 0 0 | | 95 13 14 27 4 Tommy Grant D SO | 4 0 1 1 1/ 2 0 0 0 0 | | 33 2 2 4 16 Jacob Hayhurst F FR | 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 | | 4 0 1 1 9 Meirs Moore D SO | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | | 40 2 5 7 21 Brady Wiffen F SO | 1 0 0 0 1/ 2 0 0 0 0 | | 1 0 0 0 26 Jake Marrello F FR | 1 0 0 0 1/ 2 0 0 0 0 | | 1 0 0 0 5 Charlie Manley D FR | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | | 2 0 0 0 22 Bradley Bell D JR | 3 0 0 0 1/ 2 0 0 0 0 | | 25 0 2 2 2 Parker Reno D SR | 4 0 0 0 1/ 2 0 0 0 0 | | 67 2 10 12 20 Jimmy DeVito F SR | 4 0 0 0 4/ 8 0 0 0 0 | | 88 4 16 20 12 Viktor Liljegren F JR | 4 0 0 0 4/ 8 0 0 0 0 | | 84 12 15 27 19 Mike Prapavessis (DAL) D JR | 4 0 0 0 2/ 4 0 0 0 0 | | 85 5 22 27 39 Alex Rodriguez F SO | 4 0 0 0 1/ 2 0 0 0 0 | | 30 3 5 8 29 Patrick Polino F FR | 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | | 4 0 0 0 35 Chase Perry (DET) G SO | 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | | 19 0 0 0 ------|------|------|------Rensselaer | 4 8 12 20 29/ 61 2 2 0 0 | | Opponents | 4 17 25 42 31/ 62 2 0 3 1 | | ------|------|------## Goaltending (Overall) | GP Minutes GA Saves Shots Save% GAA Record Win% GS SO %Time | Overall 35 Chase Perry (DET) SO | 4 242:56 16 131 147 .891 3.95 0- 3- 1 .125 4 0 99.2% | +: 44:08 18.0% Open Net | 4 2:04 1 1 0.8% | -: 108:13 44.2% Rensselaer | 4 245:00 17 131 148 .885 4.16 0- 3- 1 .125 4 0 100.0% | E: 92:39 37.8% Opponents | 4 245:00 8 118 126 .937 1.96 3- 0- 1 .875 4 0 100.0% | ------|------|------## Goaltending (Career) | GP Minutes GA Saves Shots Save% GAA Record Win% GS SO | 35 Chase Perry (DET) SO | 19 937:50 62 456 518 .880 3.97 1-11- 2 .143 14 0 | ------|------Special Teams (Overall|Conference) | Power Play Penalty Kill Combined PPC/G | Power Play Penalty Kill Combined PPC/G Rensselaer | 2/ 28 .071 24/ 26 .923 26/ 54 .481 7.0 | Opponents | 2/ 26 .077 26/ 28 .929 28/ 54 .519 6.5 | ------|------|------Scoring/Shots (Overall|Conference) | 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOT | 1st 2nd 3rd OT SOG | 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOT | 1st 2nd 3rd OT SOG Rensselaer | 2 3 3 0 8 | 36 46 40 4 126 | | Opponents | 4 5 8 0 17 | 52 36 56 4 148 | | Difference | -2 -2 -5 +0 -9 | -16 +10 -16 +0 -22 | | ------|------|------Game Averages (Overall|Conference) | G/GM A/GM PTS/G SOG/G PEN/G PIM/G PPG/G | G/GM A/GM PTS/G SOG/G PEN/G PIM/G PPG/G Rensselaer | 2.00 3.00 5.00 31.5 7.2 15.2 0.5 | Opponents | 4.25 6.25 10.50 37.0 7.8 15.5 0.5 | Difference | -2.25 -3.25 -5.50 -5.5 -0.5 -0.2 +0.0 | ------|------|------Situational Records | H: 1 0- 0- 1 A: 3 0- 3- 0 N: 0 0- 0- 0 | H: 0 0- 0- 0 A: 0 0- 0- 0 N: 0 0- 0- 0 (Overall|Conference) | E1 +: 0 0- 0- 0 -: 1 0- 1- 0 E: 3 0- 2- 1 | E1 +: 0 0- 0- 0 -: 0 0- 0- 0 E: 0 0- 0- 0 | E2 +: 1 0- 1- 0 -: 3 0- 2- 1 E: 0 0- 0- 0 | E2 +: 0 0- 0- 0 -: 0 0- 0- 0 E: 0 0- 0- 0 | Margin 1: 0 0- 0 2: 1 0- 1 3+: 2 0- 2 | Margin 1: 0 0- 0 2: 0 0- 0 3+: 0 0- 0 | First Goal +: 2 0- 2- 0 -: 2 0- 1- 1 | First Goal +: 0 0- 0- 0 -: 0 0- 0- 0 ------@rpi_hockey • rpiathletics.com • @rpiathletics 2016-17 RENSSELAER MEN’S HOCKEY GAME-BY-GAME SUMMARIES * - ECAC Hockey game; ! Black Friday; DND Did not dress; DNP - Did not play EN GOAL FIRST GOAL GW/GT GOAL OPP PIM RPI PIM OPP SHOTS RPI SHOTS PENALTY KILL POWER PLAY 35 30 1 GOALTENDERS 39 37 DND DND 29 28 27 26 DND 25 0-0 24 23 Brady Wiffen 22 21 20 19 18 16 14 13 12 11 9 5 4 3 2 PLAYERS SCORE OPP DATE

Chase Perry Liam Cam McBain Hackett Alex Sam Rodriguez Patrick Rappaport Jesper Polino Jake Ohrvall Jake Wood Drew Marrello Will Melanson Lou Reilly Bradley Nanne Bell Jimmy Mike DeVito Max Prapavessis Jacob Reisinger Riley Hayhurst Jared Bourbonnais Viktor Wilson Evan Liljegren Meirs Tironese Charlie Moore Tommy Manley TJ ParkerGrant Samec Reno

36/31 5-1 L [#11] [#27] 10/7 1/10 @ME DND DND DND DND DND DND DND DNP G-A 7/7 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 36 30 22 16 –

G-A DNP

40/37 4-2 L [#12] [#11] 10/8 @ME DND DND DND DND DND DND 4/4 #14 0/3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 41 41 13 8 G-A DNP

@#1UND 10/15 38/33 5-2 L [#25] DND DND DND DND DND DND 6/6 #11 0/6 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 38 14 12 12 – G-A DNP

10/21 33/30 3-3 T [#14] [#11] DND DND DND DND DND DNP 2/9 1/9 NIA 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-0 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-0 33 41 20 20 –

G-A 10/22 RIT

G-A 10/28 UNI*! G-A 10/29 @UNI* G-A BRO* 11/4 G-A 11/5 YAL* G-A 11/11 CLK* G-A 11/12 SLU* G-A 11/18 OSU G-A 11/19 OSU G-A 11/22 @UNH G-A 11/25 @ASU G-A 11/26 @ASU

2016-17 Rensselaer men’s Hockey Notes 2016-17 RENSSELAER MEN’S HOCKEY HIGH/LOW ANALYSIS Rensselaer - TEAM GAME HIGHS POINTS...... 9 vs Niagara (Oct 21, 2016) GOALS...... 3 vs Niagara (Oct 21, 2016) ASSISTS...... 6 vs Niagara (Oct 21, 2016) SHOTS ON GOAL.... 41 vs Niagara (Oct 21, 2016) 41 at Maine (Oct 08, 2016) SAVES...... 37 at Maine (Oct 08, 2016) PENALTIES...... 10 vs Niagara (Oct 21, 2016) PENALTY MINUTES.. 20 vs Niagara (Oct 21, 2016) Opponent - GAME HIGHS POINTS...... 13 at North Dakota (Oct 15, 2016) GOALS...... 5 at North Dakota (Oct 15, 2016) 5 at Maine (Oct 07, 2016) ASSISTS...... 8 at North Dakota (Oct 15, 2016) SHOTS ON GOAL.... 41 at Maine (Oct 08, 2016) SAVES...... 39 at Maine (Oct 08, 2016) PENALTIES...... 11 at Maine (Oct 07, 2016) PENALTY MINUTES.. 22 at Maine (Oct 07, 2016) Rensselaer - GAME LOWS POINTS...... 3 at Maine (Oct 07, 2016) 3 at Maine (Oct 08, 2016) GOALS...... 1 at Maine (Oct 07, 2016) ASSISTS...... 1 at Maine (Oct 08, 2016) SHOTS ON GOAL.... 14 at North Dakota (Oct 15, 2016) SAVES...... 30 vs Niagara (Oct 21, 2016) PENALTIES...... 5 at Maine (Oct 08, 2016) PENALTY MINUTES.. 12 at North Dakota (Oct 15, 2016) Opponent - GAME LOWS POINTS...... 7 vs Niagara (Oct 21, 2016) GOALS...... 3 vs Niagara (Oct 21, 2016) ASSISTS...... 4 vs Niagara (Oct 21, 2016) SHOTS ON GOAL.... 33 vs Niagara (Oct 21, 2016) SAVES...... 12 at North Dakota (Oct 15, 2016) PENALTIES...... 4 at Maine (Oct 08, 2016) PENALTY MINUTES.. 8 at Maine (Oct 08, 2016) Rensselaer - INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS POINTS...... 2 Evan Tironese vs Niagara (Oct 21, 2016) GOALS...... 1 Jared Wilson vs Niagara (Oct 21, 2016) 1 Lou Nanne vs Niagara (Oct 21, 2016) 1 Evan Tironese vs Niagara (Oct 21, 2016) 1 Jake Wood at North Dakota (Oct 15, 2016) 1 Evan Tironese at North Dakota (Oct 15, 2016) 1 Drew Melanson at Maine (Oct 08, 2016) 1 Riley Bourbonnais at Maine (Oct 08, 2016) 1 Jared Wilson at Maine (Oct 07, 2016) ASSISTS...... 1 Drew Melanson vs Niagara (Oct 21, 2016) 1 Will Reilly vs Niagara (Oct 21, 2016) 1 Evan Tironese vs Niagara (Oct 21, 2016) 1 Jesper Ohrvall vs Niagara (Oct 21, 2016) 1 Tommy Grant vs Niagara (Oct 21, 2016) 1 Riley Bourbonnais vs Niagara (Oct 21, 2016) 1 Lou Nanne at North Dakota (Oct 15, 2016) 1 Riley Bourbonnais at North Dakota (Oct 15, 2016) 1 Will Reilly at North Dakota (Oct 15, 2016) 1 Jacob Hayhurst at Maine (Oct 08, 2016) 1 Evan Tironese at Maine (Oct 07, 2016) 1 Jesper Ohrvall at Maine (Oct 07, 2016) SHOTS...... 9 Riley Bourbonnais at Maine (Oct 08, 2016) SAVES...... 37 Chase Perry at Maine (Oct 08, 2016) PENALTIES...... 2 Jimmy DeVito at North Dakota (Oct 15, 2016) 2 Mike Prapavessis at North Dakota (Oct 15, 2016) 2 Viktor Liljegren at North Dakota (Oct 15, 2016) 2 Riley Bourbonnais at Maine (Oct 08, 2016) 2 Drew Melanson at Maine (Oct 07, 2016) PENALTY MINUTES.... 5 Jake Wood at Maine (Oct 08, 2016)

@rpi_hockey • rpiathletics.com • @rpiathletics 2016-17 RENSSELAER MEN’S HOCKEY GAME SUMMARIES Rensselaer 3, McGill 0 Referees – Bunyon & Federico; T – 2:15; October 2nd in Troy, N.Y. A – 3,909. Exhibition No. 1 North Dakota 5, Rensselaer 2 McGill 0 0 0 - 0 October 15th in Grand Forks, N.D. Rensselaer 1 1 1 - 3 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game

1st – 1, RPI, Bourbonnais (Liljegren, Bell) Rensselaer 1 1 0 - 2 6:43 (gw). Maine 1 2 2 - 5 2nd – 2, RPI, Hayhurst (Prapavessis, Liljegren) 18:43 (pp). 1st – 1, RPI, Tironese (Bourbonnais, 3rd – 3, RPI, Tironese (Ohrvall) 2:02 (pp). Nanne) 3:56, 1, UND, Janatuinen (Hoff, Shots – MCG 5-14-7–26; RPI 14-17- Poganski) 15:37. 12–43. 2nd – 2, UND, Jost (Boeser, Gersich) Power Plays – MCG 0/13; RPI 2/9. 5:52, 3, UND, Janatuinen (Hoff) 7:10 Goalies – MCG, Gervais-Chouinard (gw), 2, RPI, Wood (Reilly) 12:31. (59:39/43-40); RPI, Perry (60:00/26-26). 3rd – 4, UND, Smith (Wilkie, Peski) 5:39, Referees – Williams & Kenney; T – 2:18; 5, UND, Janatuinen (Wolanin) 8:56. A – 2,408. Shots – RPI 5-5-4–14; UND 13-15- 10–38. Maine 5, Rensselaer 1 Power Plays – RPI 0/6; UND 0/6. October 7th in Orono, Maine Goalies – RPI, Perry (59:56/38-33); UND, Season Opener Johnson (59:50/14-12). Referees – Aaron & Croft; T – 2:18; A – Rensselaer 0 0 1 - 1 11,658. Maine 2 1 2 - 5 Rensselaer 3, Niagara 3 (OT) 1st – 1, UME, Shea (Smith) 6:06, 2, UME, October 21st in Troy, N.Y. Fossier (Pearson, Vesey) 7:32 (gw). Home Opener/Family Weekend 2nd – 3, UME, Fossier (Schurhamer, Byron) 7:30. Niagara 0 2 1 - 3 3rd – 4, UME, Pearson (Vesey) 2:02, 1, Rensselaer 0 1 2 - 3 RPI, Wilson (Ohrvall, Tironese) 2:47 (pp), 5, UME, Fossier (Vesey) 14:45 (ht). 1st – No scoring. Shots – RPI 8-15-7–30; UME 16-7- 2nd – 1, NIA, Plouffe (Kuhn, Hayes) 13–36. 11:05 (pp), 1, RPI, Tironese (Bour- Power Plays – UME 0/7; RPI 1/10. bonnais, Reilly) 11:43, 2, NIA, Curran Goalies – RPI, Perry (59:40/36-31); UME, (Plouffe, Hayes) 12:40 (pp). McGovern (59:57/30-29). 3rd – 2, RPI, Nanne (Grant, Ohrvall) 1:44, Referees – Bunyon & Federico; T – 2:10; 3, RPI, Wilson (Tironese, Melanson) A – 3,859. 14:40 (pp), 3, NIA, Curran 16:46 (gt). Shots – NIA 9-6-14-4–33; RPI 11-10-16- Maine 4, Rensselaer 2 4–41. October 8th in Orono, Maine Power Plays – NIA 2/9; RPI 1/9. Non-League Game Goalies – NIA, Teichroeb (65:00/41-38); RPI, Perry (64:40/33-30). Rensselaer 1 1 0 - 2 Referees – LeBlanc & Mazzola; T – 2:25; Maine 1 0 3 - 4 A – 3,063.

1st – 1, RPI, Bourbonnais 5:35 (sh), 1, UME, Byron (Brown) 15:29. 2nd – 2, RPI, Melanson (Hayhurst) 5:23 (sh). 3rd – 2, UME, Perez (Shea, Smith) 5:50 (ea) (dp), 3, UME, Fossier (Vesey) 9:31 (gw), 4, UME, Pearson (Brown, Hamilton) 19:52 (en). Shots – RPI 12-16-13–41; UME 14-8- 19–41. Power Plays – UME 0/4; RPI 0/3. Goalies – RPI, Perry (58:40/40-37); UME, McGovern (59:59/41-39). 2016-17 Rensselaer men’s Hockey Notes