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ROBERT MORRIS #20 Robert Morris COLONIALS American Int’l YELLOW JACKETS (3-1-2 · 2-0-2 AHC) (0-8-0 · 0-3-0 AHC) Friday-Saturday, November 6-7, 2015 84 Lumber Arena, Pittsburgh, PA SCHEDULE THE MATCHUP DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIME ROBERT MORRIS QUICK HITS SCOUTING AIC OCT. 11 (SUN.) UNIV. OF GUELPH (exh.) W 5-3 - Robert Morris is ranked #20 in - Gary Wright is in his 31st season OCT. 16 (FRI.) AIR FORCE * W 5-1 the USCHO.com poll and is receiv- as head coach at American OCT. 17 (SAT.) AIR FORCE * T 3-3 ing votes in the USA Today/USA International. He is the Yellow OCT. 23 (FRI.) @ NIAGARA * T 3-3 Hockey Magazine polls. Jackets’ all-time winningest hockey OCT. 24 (SAT.) @ NIAGARA * W 8-2 - Greg Gibson was named the Hock- coach, and, along with Red Berenson OCT. 30 (FRI.) @ UNIV. OF MICHIGAN L 5-3 ey Commissioners’ Association of Michigan, is the NCAA’s longest- OCT. 31 (SAT.) @ UNIV. OF MICHIGAN W 4-0 National Player of the Month for tenured head coach. October, the first Colonials player NOV. 6 (FRI.) AMERICAN INT’L * 7:05 - AIC has been outscored by its’ NOV. 7 (SAT.) AMERICAN INT’L * 7:05 to win this honor. opponents 47-18, averaging 2.3 - Greg Gibson and Dalton Izyk are goals per game to opponents 5.9. NOV. 20 (FRI.) @ ARMY WEST POINT * 7:05 NOV. 21 (SAT.) @ ARMY WEST POINT * 7:05 October’s Atlantic Hockey player The Yellow Jackets are outshot an and goaltender of the month. average of 18 shots per game. NOV. 28 (SAT.) SACRED HEART * 7:05 NOV. 29 (SUN.) SACRED HEART * 5:05 - RMU sports 9 seniors in the 2015- - AIC is losing the faceoff battle, but 16 class, each making an NCAA by a close margin, winning .475 of DEC. 4 (FRI.) @ RIT * 7:05 Tournament appearance, winning faceoffs, to opponents .525 DEC. 5 (SAT.) @ RIT * 7:05 Atlantic Hockey regular season & - Player to watch is Austin Orszulak, DEC. 12 (SAT.) CANISIUS * 7:05 conference tournament titles. who leads AIC with 28 shots, 3 goals, DEC. 13 (SUN.) @ CANISIUS * 7:35 4 assists and 7 points - The Colonials are captained by THREE RIVERS CLASSIC PITTSBURGH, PA. redshirt-senior defenseman Tyson - AIC has not been shut out this DEC. 28 (MON.) PENN STATE % 7:30 Wilson. Alternate captains are de- season, scoring at least two goals in DEC. 29 (TUE.) UML/CLARKSON % TBA fenseman Evan Moore and forward all but one of its’ 8 games, and three LEDYARD CLASSIC HANOVER, NH Brandon Denham. goals in 3 of those games. JAN. 2 (SAT.) DARTMOUTH COLLEGE $ 7:05 - The Colonials return seven of their - Freshman center Shawn McBride JAN. 3 (SUN.) UNION/MERRIMACK $ TBA top nine forwards from the 2014-15 was the Atlantic Hockey Conference JAN. 8 (FRI.) BENTLEY * 7:05 team, all eight defensemen and all Rookie of the Week, scoring 2 goals JAN. 9 (SAT.) BENTLEY * 7:05 three goaltenders. and 2 assists in AIC’s 0-3 week. JAN. 15 (FRI.) @ HOLY CROSS * 7:05 - Robert Morris has scored 26 goals McBride has a four-game point JAN. 16 (SAT.) @ HOLY CROSS * 7:05 in 6 games. streak dating back to the series JAN. 22 (FRI.) MERCYHURST * 7:05 - Junior goaltender Dalton Izyk has finale against Penn State on October JAN. 23 (SAT.) MERCYHURST * 7:05 been named to the Mike Richter 24. McBride has 3G, 3A this season. FEB. 5 (FRI.) @ SACRED HEART * 7:05 Award watch list for the NCAA’s top FEB. 6 (SAT.) @ SACRED HEART * 7:05 goaltender. MEDIA INFO FEB. 12 (FRI.) ARMY WEST POINT * 7:05 - RMU was picked to win the At- RADIO: ESPN Pittsburgh 970 AM, 106.3 FM FEB. 13 (SAT.) ARMY WEST POINT * 7:05 lantic Hockey conference in both preseason coaches and media polls. BROADCASTERS: Steve Kolbe & Mike Prisuta FEB. 19 (FRI.) @ AIR FORCE * 7:05 Zac Lynch was voted preseason all- AUDIO STREAM: 970 ESPN on iHeart Radio FEB. 20 (SAT.) @ AIR FORCE * 7:05 star by the media. WEBCAST: Eversport.TV ($) FEB. 26 (FRI.) @ CANISIUS * 7:35 FEB. 27 (SAT.) CANISIUS * 7:05 LAST TIME OUT AHC PLAYOFFS TIME AND PLACE TBD ROBERT MORRIS AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL Last weekend, RMU notched one of The Yellow Jackets are still searching * Atlantic Hockey Conference (AHC) Game the biggest wins in program history, for their first win of the season after % CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh a 4-0 shutout of #10 Michigan. The dropping last weekend’s home series $ Thompson Arena, Dartmouth College win came a night after the Colonials with RIT 4-2, 6-2. Derek Henderson, let a 3-1 lead in the third slip away in Jackson Dudley, Shawn McBride and a 5-3 defeat Friday. RMU came back Daniel Mele netted their first goals All Times Eastern of the year. Hunter Leisner took the Home Games in BOLD strong Saturday with a 3-goal first All Home Games at 84 Lumber Arena loSs & split time in net with Alex Special events ITALICIZED period & Dalton Izyk shut out Michi- Murray on Friday. Murray played the gan with 34 saves. full game on Saturday. 2015-16 ROBERT MORRIS MEN’S HOCKEY SCHOOL FACTS AT THE POLLS ABOUT THE OPPONENT UNIVERSITY INFORMATION US COLLEGE HOCKEY ONLINE AMERICAN INT’L QUICK FACTS LOCATION Moon Township, Pa. INSTITUTION American International College FOUNDED 1921 (USCH0) 11/2/15 OVERALL RECORD 0-8-0 ENROLLMENT 5,413 CONFERENCE RECORD 0-3-0 AFFILIATION # TEAM (1ST) PREV. NCAA Division I LOCATION Springfield, Mass. CONFERENCE Atlantic Hockey Conference 1. North Dakota (27) 1 FOUNDED 1885 NICKNAME Colonials 2. Providence (18) 3 ENROLLMENT 1,723 COLORS Blue and White with Red 3. Boston College (4) 4 FACILITY 84 Lumber Arena (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 4. UMass-Lowell 7 NICKNAME Yellow Jackets CAPACITY 1,589 COLORS Black, Gold & White PRESIDENT (Interim) David Jamison 5. Quinnipiac (1) 9 PRESIDENT (elect) Christopher B. Howard 6. Minnesota-Duluth 6 FACILITY Olympia Ice Center ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Craig Coleman, M.D. 7. Harvard 11 CAPACITY 1,200 8. Nebraska-Omaha 2 WEBSITE aicyellowjackets.com SPORTS INFORMATION 9. Denver 5 WEBSITE rmucolonials.com TWITTER @AICathletics FACEBOOK facebook.com/RMUHockey 10. St. Cloud State 14 TWITTER @RMUHockey 11. Boston University 8 HEAD COACH Gary Wright 12. Yale 13 ALMA MATER Vermont MEN’S HOCKEY CONTACT Ashley Chase TENURE 32nd season PHONE (412) 855-1541 13. Michigan 10 E-MAIL [email protected] 14. Bowling Green 12 TWITTER @AshleyChaseTV 15. St. Lawrence 16 YOU CAN QUOTE ME MAILING ADDRESS 6001 University Blvd. 16. Merrimack 17 “I’ve played in this rink [84 Lumber Arena] Moon Township, Pa. 15108 since I was about 12 years old with the Pitts- 17. Clarkson 19 burgh Hornets so being able to remember COACHING STAFF 18. Notre Dame NR all those memories of youth hockey while 19. Miami 15 creating more is pretty special. But the best HEAD COACH Derek Schooley part has to be playing in front of family and ALMA MATER Western Michigan ‘94 20. Robert Morris NR friends every night. The ability to stay at TENURE AT RMU 12th Season school and get that “college experience” RECORD AT RMU 170-184-55 Other AHC Teams while being able to stop at home any time to CAREER RECORD Same see the family is the best of both worlds.” RV: Mercyhurt (4) Bentley (3) - Zac Lynch ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH Mark Workman ALMA MATER St. Scholastica ‘93 COACH OF THE YEAR TENURE AT RMU Seventh Season Derek Schooley was named 2014-15 USA TODAY/USA HOCKEY Atlantic Hockey Association Coach of the ASSISTANT COACH Kody Van Rentergem MAGAZINE 11/2/15 Year after the Colonials record-win sea- ALMA MATER SUNY-Fredonia ‘12 son (24-8-5) & regular season champion- TENURE AT RMU Fourth Season ship. Schooley was also among 8 finalists # TEAM (1ST) PREV. for the Spencer Penrose Award, given to VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT Michael Gershon 1. North Dakota (21) 2 the nation’s top coach in college hockey. ALMA MATER SUNY-Brockport ‘09 2. Providence (11) 3 COACHES POLL TENURE AT RMU First Season 3. Boston College 4 4. Quinnipiac (2) 9 2015-16 Atlantic Hockey Assoc. TEAM INFORMATION 5. UMass-Lowell 8 Preseason Coaches’ Poll FIRST SEASON OF MEN’S HOCKEY 2004-05 ALL-TIME RECORD 170-184-55 6. Harvard 11 2014-15 OVERALL RECORD 24-8-5 7. Minnesota-Duluth 6 1. Robert Morris (7) - 97 points 2014-15 AHC RECORD 1st | 19-5-4 8. Nebraska-Omaha 1 2. RIT (4) - 91 points WHO WAS ROBERT MORRIS? 9. Yale 15 3. Bentley - 72 points Born in 1734 in Liverpool, England, T10 Boston University 7 4. Canisius - 64 points Robert Morris sailed to the United States T10 St. Cloud State 13 5. Sacred Heart - 56 points with his father when he was 14 years old. 6. Holy Cross - 55 points Morris became a partner at import export 12. Denver 5 firm Willing & Morris where he made 7. Air Force - 47 points millions. After, he became a spokesman 13. Michigan 10 8. Mercyhurst - 46 points for the Stamp Act opposition, smuggled 14. St. Lawrence -- arms for the new American army & navy, 9. Niagara - 38 points signed the Declaration of Independence, 15. Bowling Green 12 10. Army West Point - 29 points secured financing — often using personal 11. American Int’l - 10 points credit — to fight the Revolutionary War & RV: Robert Morris (2) served as Pennsylvania state senator. He died in Philadelphia in May 1806. 2015-16 ROBERT MORRIS MEN’S HOCKEY AROUND THE AHC MUSKET SHOTS GIBSON’S NATIONAL MARKS 2015-16 AHC STANDINGS Senior forward Greg Gibson was named the nation’s player of the AHC AHC Overall month for October, by the Hockey Commissioners’ Association, the Place Pts GP W-L-T W-L-T first such honor for a Colonials player.