2015-16 RIT Men's Ice Hockey
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2015-16 RIT Men’s Ice Hockey RIT vs. American International College Friday, October 30, 2015 (Olympia Ice Center - 1,200 - West Springfield, Mass.) - 7:05 p.m. Saturday, October 31, 2015 (Olympia Ice Center - 1,200 - West Springfield, Mass.) - 7:05 p.m. Radio Sports Information - 51 Lomb Memorial Drive - Clark Gym A261 - Rochester, NY 14623 Friday and Saturday’s games can be heard on WITR 89.7, with Chris Lerch and Peter Desrosiers bringing Phone: (585) 475-6154 or (585) 475-5598 - Fax: (585) 475-2617 - Website: www.ritathletics.com you all the action from the Olympia Ice Center. Fans Joe Venniro: Executive Director - [email protected] – Stephen Jaynes: Director - [email protected] can listen online at http://witr.rit.edu/ Television Defending Atlantic Hockey Champions... RIT is the Last 10 Meetings Between All RIT home games are on Time Warner Sports defending Atlantic Hockey Conference Champion, having RIT and AIC channel 26 this season. As always, Gene Battaglia and John DiTullio bring you all the action from the won the league title in 2015. RIT begins its defense of the Gene Polisseni Center. league title with a two game series at American International Date Place Score on Oct. 30-31. 12/9/11 Ritter Arena W, 3-1 Video/Streaming Television 12/10/11 Ritter Arena W, 4-2 All RIT home games and selected road contests will President Destler’s Orange Hair Challenge A Success/First 11/2/12 at AIC T, 2-2 (OT) feature video streaming with audio by America 11/3/12 at AIC W, 3-0 One Network on a subscription basis. For more Gene Polisseni Center Sellout… RIT president Bill Destler challenged members of the RIT and Rochester community 3/8/13 Ritter Arena W, 2-1 information, go to http://www.eversport.tv/ice- 3/9/13 Ritter Arena W, 7-1 hockey/atlantic-hockey. to fill the Gene Polisseni Center for the regular season home 12/6/13 Ritter Arena W, 3-2 opener against Colgate on Oct. 24. Because the game was a 12/7/13 Ritter Arena W, 5-2 sellout, Drs. Destler dyed his hair orange between the second 1/9/15 Polisseni Center T, 3-3 (OT) and third periods. The Polisseni Center holds 4,300 fans. The 1/10/15 Polisseni Center W, 3-2 game was officially announced as a sellout on Oct. 23. 2015-2016 Schedule (0-4-1, 0-0-0 AHC) Tough Weekend... Last weekend, RIT fell on the road at Colgate, 5-2 and back at home, 4-3 on Saturday. Date Opponent Time On Friday, Gabe Valenzuela and Greg Amlong both scored their first goals in a Tiger uniform. Valenzuela 10/3 UOIT (Exhibition) W, 9-1 added an assist, while Liam Kerins tallied his first collegiate assist. In goal, Christian Short made his 10/9 at Clarkson L, 0-6 collegiate debut, stopping 23 of 26 shots. He made seven saves in the first period, 10 in the second, and six 10/10 at No. 19 St. Lawrence L, 1-5 in the final period. The Tigers scored their first two power-play goals of the season in four chances, while 10/17 ^ #10 BOWLING GREEN T, 2-2 (OT) Colgate was 1-for-4. The Raiders held a 28-23 edge in shots. On Saturday, Alex Perron-Fontaine, Amlong, 10/23 at Colgate L, 2-5 and Myles Powell scored, while Mark Golberg dished out two assists. Mike Rotolo made 23 saves, as RIT 10/24 COLGATE L, 3-4 fired a season-high 46 shots, out-shooting the Raiders, 46-27. 10/30 * at American Int’l 7:05 p.m. 10/31 * at American Int’l 7:05 p.m. About American International… American International (0-6-0) enters the weekend looking for its first 11/6 * at Army West Point 7:05 p.m. win of the season. On Tuesday, the Yellow Jackets fell to Sacred Heart by a score of 4-1. Austin Orszulak 11/7 * at Army West Point 7:05 p.m. leads the team in scoring with three goals and six points. Brandon Lubin is tied for the team lead with 11/13 * BENTLEY 7:05 p.m. three assists. American International has allowed 37 goals in sseven contests this season. In goal, Hunter 11/14 * BENTLEY 7:05 p.m. Leisner has a 5.39 goals against average and .870 save percentage, while Alex Murray has a 6.79 goals 11/28 at #4 Boston College 4 p.m. against average and .837 save percentage. 12/4 * ROBERT MORRIS 7:05 p.m. 12/5 * ROBERT MORRIS 7:05 p.m. All-Time Series vs. American International/RIT Has Enjoyed Great Success… RIT is 25-3-3 all-time 12/11 * NIAGARA 7:05 p.m. against the Yellow Jackets, including a 22-3-2 mark since the 2005-06 season. The Tigers have a 12-game unbeaten streak against American International dating back to the 2011-12 season. Last year, RIT went 12/12 * at Niagara 7:05 p.m. 1-0-1 against the Yellow Jackets in Rochester. The Tigers have out-scored the Yellow Jackets, 45-17 during 1/2 * MERCYHURST 4:05 p.m. the 12-game unbeaten streak. 1/3 * at Mercyhurst 7:05 p.m. Josh Mitchell and Dan Schuler both have six points against AIC in their collegiate careers. Mitchell 1/8 * CANISIUS 7:05 p.m. has four goals and two assists in eight games, while Schuler Tale of the Tape 1/9 * CANISIUS 7:05 p.m. has a goal and five assists in seven games. Garrett McMullen 1/15 * at Bentley 7:05 p.m. Overall has three goals in three career games against the Yellow RIT Stats AIC 1/16 * at Bentley 7:05 p.m. Jackets. In goal, Mike Rotolo is 3-0-0 against AIC with a 2.00 0-4-1 2015-16 Record 0-6-0 1/22 * at Sacred Heart 7:05 p.m. goals against average and a .918 save percentage. 1.60 Goals For 2.33 1/23 * at Sacred Heart 7:05 p.m. 4.40 Goals Against 6.17 1/29 * HOLY CROSS 7:05 p.m. 29.0 Shots For 23.8 Goals Aplenty This Weekend?... Scoring could be plentiful 31.8 Shots Against 42.5 1/30 * HOLY CROSS 7:05 p.m. this weekend, as RIT enters the weekend 51st nationally 2 PPG 2 2/5 * at Air Force 9:05 p.m. in scoring defense, allowing 4.40 goals per game, while 5 PPA 7 2/6 * at Air Force 9:05 p.m. American International is 54th and last DI, allowing 6.17 0 SHG 0 2/12 * AMERICAN INT’L 7:05 p.m. goals per game. RIT is averaging 3.75 goals per game against 0 SHA 1 AIC during their 12-game unbeaten streak dating back to 10.2 Penalty Mins. 10.2 2/13 * AMERICAN INT’L 7:05 p.m. 11.8% Power-Play 12.5% 2/19 * at Niagara 7:05 p.m. 2011. 75.0% Penalty-Kill 58.8% 2/20 * NIAGARA 7:05 p.m. 47.0% Face-Offs Won 47.6% 2/26 * MERCYHURST 7:05 p.m. Atlantic Hockey Success... RIT has traditionally excelled in Atlantic Hockey play, with two league championships (2010 Conference Games Only 2/27 * at Mercyhurst 7:05 p.m. RIT Stats AIC 3/4-6 AHC First Rd (Best of 3) TBA and 2015) and four regular season titles over a five-year span (2007, 2009, 2010, 2011). RIT tied for third in the league 0-0-0 Record 0-1-0 3/11-13 AHC Quarterfinal (Best of 3) TBA standings last season. RIT is 141-73-34 all-time in AHC play, 0.00 Goals For 1.00 3/20 ^ AHC Semifinal TBA 0.00 Goals Against 4.00 76-29-19 on home ice and 65-44-15 on the road. 0.0 Shots For 16.0 3/21 ^ AHC Championship TBA 0.0 Shots Against 33.0 Traditionally Western Teams Hold Big Advantage over the 0 PPG 1 Home Games in BOLD Eastern Schools in League Play... Since the league expanded 0 PPA 2 * - Denotes AHC Contests 0 SHG 0 to 12 and then 11 teams in 2011-12, the six Western schools 0 SHA 0 ^ - Game Played at Blue Cross Arena (Air Force, Canisius, Mercyhurst, Niagara, Robert Morris and 0.0 Penalty Mins. 6.0 RIT) have feasted on the eastern schools (AIC, Army, Bentley, 0.0% Power-Play 25.0% Holy Cross, and Sacred Heart). RIT plays its next six games 0.0% Penalty-Kill 0.0% against Eastern teams, having gone 7-5-2 against the Eastern 0.0% Face-Offs Won 63.8% 2015-16 By the Numbers teams in 2014-15. Overall, the Western teams went 43-26-11 against the East last year, as four of the top Record 0-4-1 five seeds in the 2015 AHC Tournament were Western schools. Home 0-1-0 Away 0-3-0 RIT’s Tough Non-Conference Schedule for 2015-16/Last Year Prepared Them Well... The Tigers play Neutral 0-0-1 Overtime 0-0-1 three of their six non-conference regular season contests against teams who were ranked when they After 1st Period/2nd Period played or are currently ranked in the USCHO.com national poll, including No. 4 Boston College, No. When Leading 0-0-1/0-0-1 10 Bowling Green, and No.